Chapter 34 The Infinite Boss Invites You to "Eat Melon" 34. Unexpectedly...

At 7:40 a.m., three buses carrying eerie smells and strange traces arrived at Terminal 1 of Baixiang City Airport, bathed in the gradually brightening sunrise.

As the doors opened, a group of passengers, their faces disheveled but their spirits unusually high, scrambled off the train and stood in a neat row. They stared blankly at the spacious and bright airport terminal, their expressions dazed, their eyes glazed over with a hint of horror.

"We've really arrived..."

"We actually made it here..."

"We've finally arrived..."

Three sentences encapsulate the hardships and tears along the way.

Especially in the last kilometer, flocks of birds flew over their bus, raining down bird droppings that covered all the windows!

If it weren't for the mysterious driver's composure and skill—able to drive blindly even without visibility, successfully avoiding and overtaking other vehicles—they would have really met their end on the airport overpass.

That's terrifying, absolutely terrifying.

Upon arriving at Gate 3 of the terminal, everyone, from the management elites of Fengdu Group to the lowly laborers of Xiaoxi Media, felt a profound sense of redemption and liberation.

They turned their heads, looked at each other in disbelief, and then suddenly, as if snapping back to reality, jumped up, hugged each other wildly, and shouted incoherently, "We've arrived!"

"We've overcome all eighty-one tribulations! We've won!"

"We are the champions!"

"Roar roar roar!"

The commotion drew the attention of passersby.

"What are they doing? Filming a variety show?"

"A team-building activity outside the mental hospital?"

"Doesn't the bus say it's from Fengdu Group...?"

"Hey yeah, did you guys see the trending topics this morning? Fengdu Group's bus dared to wade through shit!"

Seeing the Fengdu Group's reputation being damaged, the boss's older brother, General Manager Zhao, couldn't hold back any longer. He quickly gave a signal, instructing the manager to restrain the employees who had turned into monkeys. Then, he grabbed the boss and rushed to Lu Yu and Pei Yanzhi, who were getting their luggage, and shook hands with them enthusiastically: "These must be Master Lu and Master Pei! It's an honor to meet you!"

Pei Yanzhi: "..."

Wait, how did I become a master too? I don't even have a role in episodes 123-8!

For the first time, a look of bewilderment appeared in Pei Yanzhi's eyes.

General Zhao, with his keen senses, asked, "Did I call you by the wrong name?"

Could it be that these two aren't, as the gossip in their company's group chat suggests, a marriage between two powerful individuals from different Taoist sects?

"We have no intention of affecting worldly affairs. President Zhao can treat us as ordinary employees and their families." Lu Yu pushed up his glasses, his expression inscrutable.

President Zhao's smile immediately widened: "Yes, yes, I know. Those two masters... no, President Lu and President Pei, would you do me the honor of visiting our company sometime? Sigh, I suspect there's something wrong with the feng shui... no, the environment. I've been offended by some petty people. Otherwise, how could a perfectly good team building activity turn into this mess so early in the morning?"

"It has to be Mr. Lu, who foresaw this and made preparations in advance. I know this wasn't intentional on your part, but rather a genuine love for this team-building activity. Rest assured, we will not let you go to waste; our sincerity will be absolute! By the way, do you think anything else might happen in the meantime...?"

Lu Yu wanted to say that he should first see the sincerity, but reality did not allow it, because he was not a master at all.

"The team building activity is over, and the trouble is over. No need to say more." Lu Yu forced himself to continue bluffing, then calmly changed the subject, "It's getting late now, President Zhao, you should take everyone inside quickly."

When General Manager Zhao saw that Lu Yu didn't intend to reveal more, although he was disappointed, he didn't insist. Instead, he quickly ordered someone to lead the team to check in, and then pulled his trusted secretary aside to study what Lu Yu meant by "the team building is over, and the calamity will be resolved."

He was already reluctant to go to the team building event because things had gone so wrong, but according to Lu Yu, was it really necessary to go?

Only by going there can we avert this calamity?

Of course, Boss Zhao had considered that Lu Yu was a fraud, and that he had set up a scheme all along to create the image of a master, and then swindle him out of a lot of money.

Firstly, he had already heard of Lu Yu, who was his younger brother's right-hand man. He had also consulted his brother about the situation along the way, and they both agreed that Lu Yu didn't seem like that kind of person. Secondly, if all the unexpected events that had happened on the way were really orchestrated by Lu Yu just to swindle him out of this small amount of money, then he wouldn't dare refuse to be swindled. He couldn't afford to offend such a mysterious and unpredictable person, so he could only go along with it.

The boss slipped away from General Manager Zhao, clicking his tongue in amazement: "It has to be you, Lao Lu. I thought I wouldn't be able to get my brother's team building for free this time, but I didn't expect you to be so good!"

"By the way, I heard that true disciples of your Taoist sect regard money as dirt and have no desire to be tainted by this worldly filth. How about this, to reduce your karmic burden, I'll give you that 500 yuan raise from before..."

Lu Yu's face was icy: "If you dare to deduct money, I'll stab you in the back."

After saying that, he pushed his suitcase and followed the group with Pei Yanzhi to check in.

The shopkeeper froze for a moment: "...It's just five hundred yuan." He muttered to himself, then his eyelids twitched wildly, and he quickly chased after him, his belly protruding. "Hey, Old Lu, Young Master Lu, Master Lu, you wouldn't be stabbing me in the back with a needle, would you? I was just saying it casually, you wouldn't really be that stingy, would you? No way, no way..."

After a period of chaos, at 8:30, the team-building group finally passed through security and customs, arrived at the boarding gate, and successfully sat down.

"I was so scared! I thought I was going to lose my passport, have prohibited items found during security checks, or be thrown into a small room for questioning..."

"Me too!"

"But surprisingly, it went relatively smoothly..."

Colleagues whispered among themselves.

"Now all that's left is boarding, everything should be fine, right?"

"That's not necessarily true. We still have to fly. If something happens in the air, then we'll be in real trouble, and all we can do is pray to the heavens and the earth."

"How could that be? Don't jinx it!"

"I just checked online. Our team building trip might have some bad luck at the beginning, but things will turn around and go smoothly afterwards. Don't worry, hahaha..."

Before the laughter had even subsided, an airport announcement came on: Lu Yu and his group's flight was delayed, with the delay time unknown.

The colleague who had been laughing loudly was suddenly stunned.

President Zhao immediately jumped up and rushed to the corner where Lu Yu and Pei Yanzhi were, "President Lu, President Pei, look..."

Lu Yu looked at Pei Yanzhi.

Pei Yanzhi half-closed his eyes and raised his fingers in a calculating gesture, looking very otherworldly and ethereal at first glance.

After a moment, he lowered his hand and said calmly, "It must be the work of a villain who drugged the crew. The entire crew has diarrhea and is still in the restroom. The airline is currently sending a new crew, but the new crew also encountered an accident and is late."

General Manager Zhao worriedly said, "What are we going to do? If no one can fly the plane, we can't leave even if we want to."

“It’s alright,” Pei Yanzhi smiled, and took out a white porcelain bottle from his pocket. “Go to the restroom near gate 57, find the crew, and give them this bottle of pills. Their diarrhea will be cured in no time, and it won’t delay takeoff.”

"Pills?"

Mr. Zhao carefully caught the porcelain bottle, his face showing surprise. As expected of a master, he actually had such a pill that could stop diarrhea immediately after consumption. It was a pity that it was not something that could preserve youth or make one live to be a hundred years old, otherwise he would have gone bankrupt to ask for one.

Disappointed, General Zhao sighed inwardly and quickly left.

Lu Yu: "..."

To be honest, pretending to be a charlatan is probably the most suitable thing for an S-level player in the game world who has no background or education but possesses extraordinary skills. Lu Yu had also thought about this back on White Horse Star. But the premise is that the player has to be strong enough, otherwise, given the pollution and strangeness of the game world, pretending to be a master would easily backfire.

Of course, the key reason why Lu Yu, who wasn't too worried about his own abilities, didn't choose this identity back then was that Smile Game doesn't allow players to engage in professions involving the extraordinary.

“Many S-level players have considered becoming fortune tellers, including me, but the game doesn’t allow it,” Pei Yanzhi said, resting his chin on his hand and turning to look at Lu Yu with a smile, as if he had read Lu Yu’s thoughts. “Even if it were allowed, the risks would be too high and it would attract too much attention. That wouldn’t be good for the players.”

Lu Yu gazed at his eyebrows and eyes, which resembled distant snow-capped mountains, paused, and said, "Indeed, he is too eye-catching."

Pei Yanzhi recognized the flattery in the words, his eyes crinkled into a smile, and he peeled a lollipop, handing it to Lu Yu.

Taking a bite of the candy from Pei Yanzhi's hand, Lu Yu asked again, "Was that pill from earlier a strange object?"

“Yes,” Pei Yanzhi nodded gently, “It was specially prepared for our trip by the mad scientist to deal with situations like the one we are in now. The strange creature is called ‘Eat Me and I’ll Get Constipated’, so using constipation to treat diarrhea is just the right thing to do.”

It sounds a bit strange, but it doesn't seem wrong?

Lu Yu, with a lollipop in his mouth, sighed again, acknowledging the advantages of having such a large and professional team. Although the budget was limited and the team members were somewhat eccentric, it was a qualitative leap compared to his experience as a lone commander with only the first fragment.

At 9:50, the flight, which was delayed by 20 minutes, finally took off smoothly.

The flight took more than seven hours, and after calculating the time difference, we arrived at Hiroland Island at around 11 p.m. local time.

After the plane took off, the colleagues were still a little uneasy, but seeing that Lu Yu and Pei Yanzhi were obviously more relaxed when boarding, they felt relieved.

According to Fengdu Group, this team-building event was a close call, but they managed to ward off bad luck and attract wealth. They wouldn't give up easily! Besides, the two CEOs and two masters are still on the plane. If they're not afraid, why should we be? They're definitely going to this team-building event!

Lu Yu and Pei Yanzhi were indeed not afraid.

Leaving aside Lu Yu's certain control abilities, just considering Pei Yanzhi's spatial power, even if the plane had its arm cut off and was about to crash, it could still land smoothly with 100% certainty.

They had assumed the others would be scared and choose to cancel the team-building activity at the last minute, especially the wealthy and influential CEO Zhao and the extremely frugal Lao Mi. Therefore, one of their backup plans was to skip the team-building activity altogether and travel at their own expense. But to their surprise, until boarding the plane, not a single person uttered a word about not going.

Perhaps this is the effect of the so-called plot power in Smile Game.

Lu Yu pondered

To curry favor, General Zhao secretly upgraded Lu Yu and Pei Yanzhi to cabin class.

However, after boarding, the two went to the economy class to check and make sure there were no players or anything else going on before returning to the business class, lying down side by side, and starting to enjoy themselves.

Players who could afford the airfare and planned to go directly to Helioland Island to grab the fragments, such as Ji Chengchuan and Dream Catcher, all went to other nearby cities last night and took other flights. They had no intention of running into Lu Yu and Pei Yanzhi right now. The huge flight was spotless, except for passersby and the team-building group.

Yes, even Jiang Yan and others who had become one of their own did not join them.

Because they have other tasks.

“They should be making their move by now,” Lu Yu said softly, gazing at the sea of ​​clouds outside the porthole. “Keeping the players afraid of me, making them hide and conceal themselves, won’t help us achieve our goal…”

Pei Yanzhi smiled, raised his wine glass, and lightly clinked it with his: "The appetizers for this morning are over, it's time for the real battle for the Godhood fragments to begin."

Around the same time.

Not far from Baixiang City, in the capital of Hedong Province, near the airport boarding gate, Jiang Yan frowned as she looked at Ji Chengchuan and the others sitting diagonally opposite her, and gave her teammates a wink.

Lao Bai and the others understood, and without saying anything, they took out their phones and started typing.

In today's world where everyone is glued to their phones, this is such a common sight that no one would give it a second glance, except for Ji Chengchuan, who woke up from his nap as soon as Jiang Yan and the others appeared, deliberately keeping his eyes closed, but secretly keeping an eye on their every move.

Sensing that Jiang Yan and the others had all picked up their phones, undoubtedly to discuss some secret operation in an encrypted group, Ji Chengchuan subtly curled the corners of his lips, moved his hand resting on one of his admirers, and casually made a gesture.

Almost simultaneously, a young man who had arrived before Jiang Yan and the others, and who was sitting back-to-back with Jiang Yan, engrossed in playing games, suddenly raised his hand and adjusted his baseball cap.

The movement of his baseball cap caused a small tuft of hair to curl up at the back of his head, and beneath that tuft, a row of tiny, jet-black eyes appeared on the back of his head. They trembled eerily twice and stared intently at Jiang Yan's phone screen.

Soon, Ji Chengchuan's phone vibrated.

He opened his eyes, swiped to look, and saw only one line of message on the screen.

[Vice President, the Elementalists are discussing how to stop you during this fragment battle. They say they don't want to confront you, but they've already sided with Lu Yu and been branded, so there's nothing they can do. Also, their conversation in the group seems to be hinting at something amiss.]

Ji Chengchuan moved his finger: [What's wrong?]

[They seem to be saying that they didn't expect the Boss to be a paper tiger. Even with the fused divine fragments, his abilities can only be passively activated and are still limited. Now that they've been tricked onto this pirate ship, there's no way to get off; they can only go all the way down this path. Pei Yanzhi and Crimson Dawn are probably going to suffer huge losses too.]

Ji Chengchuan's gaze sharpened, and his sleepiness vanished instantly.