Chapter 12: I'll Treat You to a Meal When You're Free~

"You don't need to come to the Guide District for the next few days. You've just been discharged from the hospital, so focus on resting. In your spare time, look over the materials I sent you. Once you feel prepared, you can contact me, and I will conduct your assessment."

Upon hearing the word "assessment," Lu Meng instantly felt drained.

The wretched bane of exams!

May the world be free of testing!

"Understood."

Lu Meng's voice was a bit listless. "So, what should I do now..."

"Now?"

Marta drew out the word, a teasing tone in her voice. "You may go back and rest."

Lu Meng's eyes widened slightly. "Go back and rest? Are you sure that's okay?"

Doesn't she have to work?

Watching her adorable reaction, Marta couldn't help but chuckle. "Yes, go ahead."

"If you have any questions, send me a message on your optical computer, Xiao Meng~"

Lu Meng wandered out of the Guide District in a daze, only then looking back in confusion.

Wait, is this right?

Getting sent home to rest on the first day of work... this—

Paid leave? This is too good to be true!

No, wait!

Lu Meng suddenly realized something: she hadn't asked Director Elt how much her monthly salary would be!

What should she do now?

Should she ask Guide Marta?

Forget it, forget it. She had just left Marta's office; if she asked about her salary now, wouldn't it make her seem like a very careless person?

However, Lu Meng felt she was truly careless to the core; she hadn't asked a single question about money in this world.

She wondered how much food cost in this military district?

Could she go out to play during her time off?

She also had no idea if there were many fun things to do on this planet.

Never mind, she’d go back and rest for now!

Doesn't she have an optical computer? She'd surely find out once she looked it up.

Besides, there was food at home; she wouldn't starve for the time being.

And those little dresses at home were still waiting for her to come back and shower them with affection!

At the thought, Lu Meng couldn't keep the corners of her mouth from curling upward.

But then again, she seemed to be lost.

She was certain she had followed the same route she took to get here, so why did it seem like she was getting further and further away from her apartment?

Should she ask Wen Er?

With that in mind, Lu Meng sent a message to Wen Er.

[Are you busy?]

Wen Er replied quickly.

[Not busy. What's wrong?]

[I'm lost, wuwuwu.]

"Captain? Captain? Are you alright?"

Adi noticed his captain's expression shift and couldn't help but call out.

He had just seen the captain pause for a moment; could he be replying to a message on his optical computer?

Hearing his voice, Wen Er turned to look at him. "I'm fine."

Fine?

Adi didn't think so at all. "Is there some kind of emergency?"

Wen Er didn't pay attention to what he said, instead raising a hand to signal him to wait. His expression looked rather stern, and Adi immediately fell silent.

Wen Er: [Send me your location so I can see.]

After sending that, he thought for a moment and added: [Find the function icon on our chat page; click it and you'll see the location.]

Lu Meng fumbled around and sent him her location.

A short while later, Wen Er sent back a meticulously drawn map. It clearly marked which intersections to turn at and how many meters to walk to reach the next junction; even the buildings were replicated to scale.

Lu Meng: [!!! You’re amazing, Wen Er!]

Wen Er: [It's nothing. This is very simple.]

Lu Meng: [Hehe, it is! You're super amazing! I suddenly messaged you—did I disturb you?]

Wen Er: [No.]

Lu Meng: [That's good, that's good. Thank you so much! I'll treat you to a meal when I have time as a token of my gratitude!]

Seeing the message she sent, Wen Er's eyes paused.

He typed and deleted his reply several times.

In the end, he replied with only one word.

Wen Er: [Okay.]

Reason told him he should refuse, but he found he couldn't bring himself to say it.