"Get out of the way! Don't block the path."
"What are you all still standing here for? Hurry and run!"
"The Cloud Knights are on official business. All irrelevant personnel, please retreat quickly and seek shelter in a safe place. This is not a place for you to linger."
Just then, a squad of Cloud Knights, who had arrived at top speed, quickly pushed aside the lingering crowd who had stopped to watch the commotion, while also dispatching some personnel to disperse the masses.
However, when the Cloud Knights who rushed over saw the location of the incident in the central area, and noticed a certain figure who had completely brought the situation under control, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
It was actually Master Alchemist Nan Li. Then everything was fine!
These Cloud Knights who had rushed over had thought there would be a fierce battle ahead.
Not only were ordinary citizens afraid of the Mara-Struck, but many among the Cloud Knights were also afraid.
But because of their duty, protecting the Xianzhou was their mission as Cloud Knights.
Next, this arriving squad of Cloud Knights set up a cordon, dividing themselves to guard the four directions, surrounding the area where Nan Li was located, preventing ordinary citizens from entering.
Of course, Nan Li's entire treatment process did not last long.
As soon as he retracted his sword-finger, the leading Cloud Knight hurried over to him.
"Master Alchemist, you've worked hard."
"Hmm, it was just a small matter."
Nan Li clapped his hands, then turned to continue giving him instructions.
"Please send a few people to take him to the Dan Ding Division for follow-up treatment."
"Yes."
Saying this, the leading Cloud Knight turned to look at a few colleagues who were maintaining order not far away and called out loudly, "A few people over there, carefully take him to the Dan Ding Division."
"Yes!"
As soon as his voice fell, four or five Cloud Knights ran over, carrying a stretcher.
They then carefully placed the patient who had just fallen Mara-Struck onto the stretcher and rushed towards the Dan Ding Division.
"Alright, you all can disperse now. Go about your business."
"Yes."
Upon receiving Nan Li's command, the leading Cloud Knight, along with his colleagues, first maintained order at the scene.
After confirming that no chaos would be caused, he led his team away from the area.
"Tsk, recently, due to work-related reasons, more and more Xianzhou people are falling Mara-Struck.
"This is really increasing my workload. It seems I really need to deal with certain individuals."
Don't be fooled by how easily Nan Li dispelled the man's Mara-Struck state; in reality, it was only because the person had been Mara-Struck for a very short time, and the degree of transformation was not deep.
If it had been discovered later, even if he personally intervened, it would have been a rather troublesome matter.
If the Mara-Struck were truly that easy to resolve, it wouldn't be one of the most difficult problems currently facing the Xianzhou.
The main thing is that Nan Li has to handle so many things in the Dan Ding Division, from top to bottom.
Many times, he hasn't been able to free up his hands in time to deal with matters like the Mara-Struck.
"It seems I need to find someone to help me share the workload."
Nan Li already had a candidate in mind for who to ask for help.
Ling Sha, a medical practitioner of the Vidyadhara.
A disciple of the former Master Alchemist, who, due to her master's involvement in political strife and subsequent exile, transferred to serve under the Dragon Lord of the Zhuming Xianzhou—[Yan Tingjun].
Moreover, she has unique insights into how to alleviate the Mara-Struck, and her proficiency is very deep.
However, before that, he decided to first have Jing Yuan find some of those beasts that had gratuitously increased his workload recently and make them suffer a bit.
Just as Nan Li took out his jade amulet, intending to contact Jing Yuan, Qingque sent him a message.
"Master Alchemist, where are you? Didn't we agree that you'd help me save a seat?"
It was then that Nan Li realized what he had forgotten.
However, he wasn't embarrassed at all.
After all, he hadn't verbally agreed at the time.
If he didn't say yes, then it meant he hadn't agreed.
"Too many things, I got busy and forgot."
"Oh, I see. Then would you like to learn how to slack off with me?"
"In my position, it's not easy to slack off."
"That's true."
Qingque also realized that her 'no initiative, no refusal, no responsibility' slacking technique was indeed a bit unsuitable for Nan Li, who was in power.
"Then are you still coming to play cards today? I'll save a seat for you."
"You all play. I have some other matters to attend to."
"So busy... Good thing I'm just a transparent little Diviner of the Divination Commission, hehe~"
"Seeing you so happy, do you want me to talk to Fu Xuan about giving you a promotion?"
"No, no, no! I won't 'hehe' anymore. Master Alchemist, you're busy. I'm going to play cards with them. Bye!"
Seeing the little sparrow on the other end of the jade amulet frustrated, Nan Li couldn't help but smile slightly.
Teasing Qingque occasionally was quite fun.
And being with such a vibrant young person made him not feel the fact that he was already an old man.
Closing the chat interface with Qingque, Nan Li clicked on Jing Yuan's avatar and initiated a voice call.
Not long after, the call was connected.
"Hello, Jing Yuan."
"Why are you contacting me at this time?"
"Let's have dinner together tonight, and we can talk about work matters."
"What matters?"
"It's about the many people on the Xianzhou recently falling Mara-Struck due to work-related reasons."
"Ah, that matter. I've been getting headaches over it recently too."
"So, the usual place?"
"Alright, the usual place."
The place Nan Li and Jing Yuan had agreed upon was actually a hotpot restaurant.
That hotpot restaurant not only had good food but also commendable service.
The two had chosen it many times for gatherings and discussions.
On the other side of the jade amulet, Jing Yuan, who had put down his jade amulet, began to close his eyes and rest.
As soon as he thought of the Mara-Struck matter Nan Li had just mentioned, his originally closed eyes suddenly opened.
"It's also time to manage those people in the company."
Because of the Third Abundance War, the Xianzhou Luofu, still recuperating, needed cooperation and assistance from external forces.
And the Interastral Peace Corporation was the largest of these benefactors.
However, with the passage of time and the Xianzhou Luofu's concessions, the 'capitalist' culture brought by the Interastral Peace Corporation gradually began to gain a foothold.
Especially in recent years, the company, having tasted success, began to intensify its exploitation, gradually no longer treating its grassroots employees as human beings.
"Later, I'll discuss the general approach with Nan Li, then tomorrow I'll finalize the regulations with the Sky-Faring Commission, and then have the Earth Entrust Division fully cooperate."
The Xianzhou Luofu hadn't made such a big move in a long time.
Now, the lion that had rested for many years, it was time for him to awaken... That evening, as Nan Li and Jing Yuan were eating hotpot and having a secret meeting, a topic on the Xianzhou network quietly rose to the trending searches.
"One Palm Disperses the Mara-Struck, Master Alchemist, I am a Xianzhou person!"
Clicking on the topic link, one could also watch a video.
The content of the video was precisely the scene of Nan Li subduing and treating the Mara-Struck Xianzhou person in the evening.
And the publisher of the video was named—Xiao Guizi on Luofu.
"Holy moly, Master Alchemist is awesome!"
"I support Master Alchemist becoming the next speaker of the Xianzhou Luofu. Who agrees, who disagrees?"
"I agree with both hands!"
"I agree with both hands and both feet!"
"I agree... cough cough! I agree!"
"Master Alchemist, we revere you. Lead us to charge forward one more time!"
And a certain orange-haired girl who caused all this, looking at the rapidly increasing video views, felt a bit dizzy.
"Is immense fortune about to fall upon my Guinaifen's head? Haha!"
"I need to quickly share this with Chang Chang."