Chapter 154 The First World

"You're here, Nannan!"

Tang Lingnan spotted Lu Chudan from afar and waved excitedly. They entered the station together and took a dedicated passage directly to the waiting room. Besides them, there were a few other students sitting around.

"It's you!"

A tall boy stood up and took off his headphones. The familiar face was Zuo Kaiyu, whom he had met several times before.

Tang Lingnan and Lu Chudan looked at each other, then walked towards Zuo Kaiyu and sat down next to him.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that the other two students in our school would be you. This is such a coincidence."

Zuo Kaiyu sighed sincerely.

"The other two, are there only three of us in Quanzhou University?" Tang Lingnan's eyes moved slightly.

"That should be the case. I heard from my roommate that there are only three students from Quanzhou University this year, and the others are from other universities in Quanzhou." Zuo Kaiyu touched the back of his head and quietly pointed to the other people who were some distance away.

Tang Lingnan looked around calmly. There were less than ten people sitting in the huge waiting room. Apart from the three of them who were obviously sitting together and knew each other, the other students were sitting far away in their own seats, doing their own things.

"dumb"

A small, shiny black head suddenly popped out from beside Tang Lingnan, startling Lu Chudan and Zuo Kaiyu.

The small crow jumped onto the armrest next to the seat, tilted its head and looked at them, not seeming to be shy at all.

"So cute! Nannan, is this your new pet?" Lu Chudan was eager to try and wanted to reach out and touch the little crow's feathers.

Before he could touch it, the crow flapped its wings and nestled back into Tang Lingnan's arms.

"Well... barely." Although she didn't know whether it was okay to keep a crow as a pet.

Lu Chudan calmly put down her hand and asked curiously, "What about your Xiao Hei?"

"He..." Tang Lingnan sneered, "I don't know where he's gone to be, don't worry about him."

She wasn't angry at the guy who left without saying goodbye.

Lu Chudan glanced at the little crow sitting obediently in Tang Lingnan's arms, and touched her chin thoughtfully. She always felt that her best friend's personality had changed slightly after she was discharged from the hospital, and she always attracted strange people.

Well, it's not a bad thing anyway.

After all, they were from the same school, so they had a lot of topics to talk about when it came to their school. And since they were all young people, the three of them started chatting quickly.

After two more students entered, no one else entered until the announcement sounded for them to enter the station. Tang Lingnan counted them and found a total of nine people.

After entering the carriage, Tang Lingnan unexpectedly saw a familiar person again.

Cheng Kaige took off his sunglasses, revealing his white teeth: "Hi, hello everyone, I am responsible for protecting your safety. If any of you get hurt, I will be heartbroken, okay."

"Don't be like this..." That's too greasy, Teacher Cheng.

Tang Lingnan complained silently.

They put away their luggage and just found their seats to sit down when Cheng Kaige stood up and a screen slowly fell behind him.

"Now, please allow me to introduce the true face of the world to everyone. Please welcome with applause!"

The students were very cooperative, and even with a small number of people, they created an atmosphere of thunderous applause. When the applause died down, someone raised his hand and asked, "Teacher, what is the true face of the world? Isn't it the revival of spiritual energy?"

Cheng Kaige coughed tactically a few times. "Ahem, everyone signed a confidentiality agreement before coming here. Actually, spiritual energy revival is only the first layer. In fact, the deployment of everything today began ten years ago. The reason is simply because of that cross-world communication ten years ago."

The expressions of the students present changed slightly.

Cheng Kaige looked at them and thought of himself back then. When he first heard about this, his jaw dropped. Even his childhood sweetheart, who always pretended to be expressionless, could see the shock hidden behind his glasses.

It was a communication that changed the world. There has always been a question lingering in people's minds: if aliens really visit one day, will they bring heaven or hell? If aliens want to colonize the planet, will humans choose to survive or perish, to compromise or resist?

People from another world may be no different from so-called aliens.

Fortunately, the communication seems to be friendly, because it is translated into the same meaning in various languages: Hello, Earth.

Hello, World.

After one secret meeting after another, the countries finally reached a consensus on the plan and carefully communicated with the source of the signal in the most friendly way possible.

The other side was very generous. It was then that the nations of Earth, like ignorant frogs in a well, finally peeked out and gazed up at the boundless sky. It turned out that there were more worlds beyond their own; there was a trans-worldly peace organization called the Stargate Council, dedicated to building pathways of communication and mutual assistance between the various worlds.

What makes the countries on Earth feel more familiar is that there are always similarities between these worlds and themselves, just like different branches growing from the same big tree, in terms of culture, beliefs, etc. It is like seeing another possible self.

Despite the gentle tone, Earth remained apprehensive. Weak nations lack diplomacy, and this principle largely applies to inter-world relations. For Earth, whose technology and psychic abilities were only just beginning to emerge, suddenly connecting to this massive network was like 2G colliding with 10G; it was completely crushed in every way.

But it was impossible for Earth to give up this opportunity. There was an organization with such noble ideals between worlds. If we missed it, there would probably be no other.

"...After evaluation, Earth, as a Level 4 life form, was deemed eligible to join the Stargate Council. With a majority vote, Earth successfully became a member of the Council. The Council only recognizes one force per world, which is the origin of the Global Anomalous Bureau."

"After joining the parliament, we also have the power to trade with other worlds, but..." Cheng Kaige touched his nose, "Most of the Earth planets accept poverty alleviation and aid projects from other worlds."

"This is a good thing." Zuo Kaiyu punched his opponent, "We are weak to begin with, so it's only natural that we can take advantage of them."

Hearing this, Tang Lingnan couldn't help but look at Zuo Kaiyu in surprise, and adjusted her impression of him slightly.

This is the truth, of course, but sometimes, accepting your own weakness is harder than anything else.

Some less sensitive students don't pay much attention to these things. What they want to know more is: "Teacher, do the immortals and gods in the legends really exist?"

"Of course, that's a power beyond our imagination. Not only immortals and gods, but also dragons, phoenixes, elves, mermaids... these legendary creatures actually exist. Perhaps the ancestors who recorded these legends had actually seen these godlike creatures, which is why they wrote down such magnificent legends."

Myths may not just be myths, but real history.

A group of students aged eighteen or nineteen, who have not yet entered society, are innocent and naive. When they first see how big the world is, they do not realize how insignificant they are. Instead, they will ignite the ambition to conquer the world. This is why the bureau attaches importance to young people.

In an era of change, we need the spirit and courage to fight and take risks more than ever before.

Cheng Kaige looked relieved and was about to say a few words of encouragement, but unexpectedly, the train body suddenly shook violently, and Lu Chudan almost hit the back of the chair in front of her. The world seemed to be shaking.

This is...what happened

Tang Lingnan steadied himself and protected the little crow with his arms, feeling a little uneasy.

The train was slowing down. She looked up, her pupils shrinking. "Oh no, Teacher Cheng, look at the roof!"

Looking up, snow-white hyphae drilled in through the cracks in the train, quickly spreading along the body of the train, and scattering invisible spores.

A hint of mockery flashed in the little crow's clear red eyes. He exhaled a breath of black air and cleaned up all the spores that fell around Tang Lingnan.

But he has always been too lazy to care about other people.

One of the students accidentally inhaled the spores, his eyes rolled back and he passed out.

Cheng Kaige realized something was wrong and shouted, releasing his spiritual energy to instantly destroy the spores. He had originally wanted to set fire, but his control wasn't strong enough to take care of the students in such a small space, so he had to settle for the next best thing, which was less effective.

"Try to hold your breath and move closer to me!"

The students who were still awake immediately ran towards him. Cheng Kaige put the students under his protection and said coldly, "Come out, you cowards!"

A sinister laugh echoed in the train. Cheng Kaige stared at the small figure that suddenly appeared, his face as gloomy as water. "Deep Blue is trying to openly challenge the bottom line of a great power, right?"

Of course, the person who came was this madman who couldn't communicate!

The man with dark tattoos on his face, codenamed "Evil Child," smirked evilly: "Provoke me, and when my God descends, the entire Earth will become my God's paradise!"

He licked his lips and said, "These seedlings are good. Let's use them as sacrifices for this worship of the gods. The gods will surely be very pleased."

"Wishful thinking!" Cheng Kaige shouted angrily.

The evil boy's smile became even more wicked: "Just because you are here, you dare not use your famous skill - Red Flame, unless you don't want the lives of those guys behind you. In this case, why do you fight with me?"

Cheng Kaige's face became even uglier. What the evil boy said was right. This venue was too restrictive for him, not to mention that there were many more ordinary people on the train.

The evil boy laughed loudly. Under the traction of the mycelium, the two classmates who were originally unconscious were manipulated to stand up and walked towards Cheng Kaige tremblingly.

So insidious.

Tang Lingnan cursed the enemy's shamelessness inwardly. He didn't dare to get close, so he controlled others to get close. And Cheng Kaige would never use heavy hands on those two classmates. This was really troublesome.

She racked her brains to think of a way to break the impasse, but unfortunately she had not yet truly stepped into the door of cultivation. In the final analysis, she was still an ordinary person and could not do anything at all. Now she was even a drag, making Cheng Kaige, the only fighting force, feel helpless.

Several other ordinary people expressed despair. Even before the truth about spiritual energy was revealed, Deep Blue's name had become a household name. This most brutal and terrifying cult on Earth, under the name of their supposed god, had committed countless brutal terrorist attacks, deeply affecting countless nations, yet they were unable to eradicate them.

If they really fall into Shenlan's hands, they will have no way out.

Just as the situation was becoming increasingly hopeless, a deep, pleasant male voice rang out: "I really need to re-evaluate the possibility of cooperating with this world."

This world was far too dangerous for his precious sister, and he was worried.

"Who!" The evil boy looked around fiercely. His mycelium did not tell him that there was another person here.

Just as everyone was looking for the person who made the sound in shock, Tang Lingnan was stunned and looked down at the little crow in his arms.

So familiar...

Endless shadows spread from the soles of Tang Lingnan's feet, bit by bit devouring the fungus layer that had completely covered the train. Faced with the shadows, the originally unscrupulous fungi had no power to resist at all.

The evil boy's expression changed drastically. The mycelium was his ears and eyes, and was filled with extremely strong neurotoxins. Even cultivators below level D would die if they were touched by it. He was extremely powerful, but now in front of the shadow, he was as weak as a baby.

He made a prompt decision and pulled out a half-man-high mirror from his space ring. He narrowed his eyes and said, "This is a divine object bestowed by my God. No matter who you are, you will only..." die!

Before he could finish his words, the shadow spread at an accelerated speed, swallowing both the man and the mirror, not caring about the title of the so-called divine object at all.

The man's voice was gloomy: "You talk too much nonsense."

When the shadows dissipated, a man in a black trench coat was seen with his back to them. He tapped the "magic mirror" lightly with his finger, and the mirror instantly shattered into pieces and turned into flying smoke.

Once again reduced to a background figure, Cheng Kaige scratched his head. He felt like he was in Mercury retrograde lately, constantly encountering formidable enemies. But he also seemed very lucky, as a powerful figure always appeared out of nowhere. After some thought, he decided to wear red shorts from today on to improve his luck.

"Boss...eh"

Cheng Kaige was suddenly pushed from behind. He watched Tang Lingnan, who should be a gentle girl, push him away and pounce on the dangerous man.

"Hey, what are you doing..."

He suddenly swallowed the rest of his words, and saw the big man who easily dealt with the bad boy turned around and caught Tang Lingnan steadily. His handsome eyebrows softened in an instant, and he gently stroked Tang Lingnan's hair.

Tang Lingnan sniffed, buried his face in this familiar embrace, and shouted:

"elder brother……"