Chapter 22: Sealed Indefinitely
Both sides still had a lot of questions left to ask, but Xu Tao ended their discussion for now.
"Let’s continue this tomorrow. For now, you should all stay in this room and spend the night," he said.
Since the Lost System’s quest wasn’t completed even after Xu Tao let the "wanderers" enter the Log House, that meant the system meant what it said—as is. To make "houses," plural, for them too.
Xu Tao left the cultivators under their respectful bows, heading downstairs.
From the lull in their conversation, he could tell that Jehanne was also done talking to her subordinates. Xu Tao arrived, glancing once. Their eyes met, and a wordless interaction commenced. Both sides nodded.
"Gervais, Thierry, Etienne, Benoit, Armand—you five should choose a vacant room upstairs and use it," Jehanne called each of them by name and commanded. "Make sure not to start a fight with the other residents, or I’ll punish you directly. Understand?"
"Yes, Saint Joan!"
All five saluted simultaneously before marching away, loudly, just as soldiers would.
Xu Tao watched them pass by his side, heading upstairs—though he didn’t miss the sharp glare of one of them. The one he almost punished some time earlier.
"Looks like the talks went well?" Xu Tao asked as he approached. "Then? How did it go?"
It’s not like they exchanged information about what to ask beforehand. However, with their intelligence, it wasn’t hard to figure out what they needed to know first and foremost.