Chapter 176: The Disaster Pointing to the Future
"How should I put it? Although I expected this, seeing your reaction still makes me feel like the sky is falling. Is our first stop on land going to be a big failure?"
Zhang Chun came back to his senses and saw that the man in the donkey mask across the table who suddenly said the word "ocean" was depressed and cried with his hands covering his face, but considering his appearance, he looked quite funny.
... He is very skilled in using absurd and strange actions to adjust the atmosphere around him. Wearing a hood may also be a way to cover up his facial expressions. It is impossible to analyze his true thoughts through his words and expressions. He is indeed an old hand at "negotiation".
"Since you know our attitude towards the gods and are so honest with them, aren't you afraid that we will take direct action?"
Zhang Chun leaned back in his chair, and when he spoke again, he had returned to his usual calmness.
And? This reaction also makes the other party appear "normal" again? .
"Because my next goal is to make you trust me as much as possible. If I reveal Lady Elaine's identity at that time, I'm afraid you will feel disgusted by being deceived and betrayed, which will be extremely detrimental to our future cooperation."
The man in the donkey hood - Sawyer rubbed his rough hood, which looked like he was wiping tears, then raised his head, spread his hands, and said in an uncomfortable frankness, "Greedy people can be tempted with treasures, stupid people can be deceived with lies, smart people can be won over with what they need, and you... Excuse me, I am a negotiator, I have no fighting power, I need to rely on my mouth to find a way out for Lady Elaine's plan. So, I must design it according to your weaknesses - ah, sorry, because I just promised to be as frank as possible, so I accidentally said the truth... Wow... You won't be angry, right?"
Zhang Chun frowned, almost laughing at what he said. "Come on, tell me how you plan to target my weaknesses... But I have a reminder, you don't have much time, and I don't have much patience, so put away your pretentious attitude."
"Pretentious? That's too much. I am a rare person who is consistent in what I say."
Sawyer approached the table, raised his index finger, and said seriously, "A week ago, Lady Elaine predicted that the land in this world would completely disappear in two months, so she sent a team of messengers to persuade you to make preparations in advance and cooperate with us to build a shelter on the seabed. And in my imagination, you are one of the few high-ranking people who will not treat my words as a daydream and kick them out."
The house was dead silent.
Zhang Chun, with his back to the window, stared at Sawyer quietly. Contrary to his previous shock when he heard the word "ocean", his reaction to the news that "the land will be destroyed in the future" seemed a little too calm.
Sawyer felt something was wrong, and asked tremblingly, "Don't you care that this world will be destroyed? This is simply too cruel—"
"That's too empty," Zhang Chun interrupted him in time. "You didn't mention the time, source, location, and method of the destruction of the land. I find it hard to believe what you said. Besides, you should understand that the underwater shelter sounds more like a trap."
"Ah, that is? Because——"
"That's the end of our conversation. Go find Jing Heng in the ruined city. If he thinks you can be trusted, then we can talk again."
…
Sawyer stood in front of the closed door, stunned for a while, scratched his rough donkey hood, turned around and walked to where his companions were, and said to the therapist colleague who seemed to have a good relationship with him: "Sure enough, we failed at the first stop. Is it? Is it? Because of this ugly hood? Should I take it off during the next negotiation... Ah, but? I really can't act. My overly vivid expressions are a small problem that I can't say is a? weakness? or? characteristic? It really puts me at a disadvantage at the negotiation table."
Fellow therapist: "Is the expression... very vivid?"
Sawyer: "Am I the type to make a little girl laugh?"
Fellow Therapist: "Please don't fool yourself, Master Sawyer."
They chatted one sentence after another, and although the negotiations with Zhang Chun were not going smoothly, they did not seem anxious or nervous.
Soon they arrived at the end of the village and reunited with another group of companions who were surrounded and on guard.
Sawyer made a long story short, saying they still needed to go to the ruined city.
"..." One of the men riding on a white horse had a puzzled expression. He glanced at Sawyer, gently pulled the reins, and turned the horse's head towards the back mountain. "Everyone, let's go?"
People in white robes mounted their horses one after another. The team in Huangshi Village responsible for alert received the signal and slowly made way for them. They watched these mysterious people of unknown origin running towards the back mountain. In a blink of an eye, they seemed to blend into the air and disappeared.
Zhang Chun sensed the breath slowly dissipating from the ground and couldn't help but frown. The breath he had just sighed out was caught in his throat by a figure that suddenly appeared outside the window.
"You did? You deliberately let them go to find Boss Lion?"
The young man, who was covered in a floor-length black cloak and fell into the shadow outside the window like a ghost, raised his hand coldly in front of his neck and made a knife-wielding gesture. There was a scarlet light in his eyes, and he said grimly, "Do you want me to kill them?"
Zhang Chun was startled: "...Are you in a bad mood?"
"Yes? The King of Darkness is back again."
Zhang Chun tried to breathe in, but ended up choking on his saliva. He coughed non-stop and shook his head vigorously, saying, "No, no, just stay in the village and don't run around."
"Ridiculous! How can we allow those who are friends or foes to move freely in our territory?!" The black-haired boy frowned, turned his head to look at Zhang Chun whose face was flushed, and sighed deeply, "I understand. The moon waxes and wanes, and people are born, grow old, get sick and die. Since you are not feeling well, why don't you abdicate as soon as possible... Wow!"
Zhang Chun raised his hand viciously and pressed it on the boy's head, ruffling his black hair into a mess, perfectly dispelling the other person's gloomy and cold temperament.
"My hairstyle——"
The young man took two steps back and tried to put his hair back to its original shape.
Zhang Chun then forcibly changed the topic, "According to my observation, the sea tribe team led by Sawyer does not have much malicious intent, but it is definitely not honest and trustworthy, so we have to look at Jing Heng's intuition again."
"Boss Lion's... intuition?"
"His intuition is more terrible than his thinking ability."
Chu Xiuyan was shocked and said, "The legendary natural black super intuitive feeling?"
"It can already be called a supernatural power."
Zhang Chun sighed.
Chu Xiuyan pinched his chin and thought seriously. After three seconds of thinking, he said, "Uncle, your chances of killing Lion Boss and taking over the position have dropped again. As expected, we should still seek external help."
"At least for now, Jing Heng and I are still allies, don't mess around..." Zhang Chun suddenly thought of something, "Wait, you didn't do anything when the sea tribe left, right?"
Chu Xiuyan patted his chest and said proudly: "I'm standing right here. I'm so far away, how can I do anything?"
Zhang Chun: "...You look too excited."
Chu Xiuyan: "...Tsk, I'll go find my aunt to help me customize a headgear."
At the same time, the sea clan team had already entered the dream and was far away.
Sawyer, the donkey-hooded man who successfully brought back his beloved horse "Aina", suddenly signaled everyone to stop, looked around the white mist in a strange way, and said, "Do you feel that the surroundings are too quiet..."
"Where is this? The dream world, naturally quiet."
The person next to him answered.
"No, I am? Meaning..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a slight noise, like a cool breeze blowing gently.
But? As soon as I was distracted, the pure white environment around me was suddenly filled with a layer of light gray.
Sawyer made a prompt decision: "Exit the dream world first."
However? The next second after retreating, the white horse "Aina" suddenly jumped forward, and Sawyer was thrown out unexpectedly and fell directly to the ground... into the hole in the ground.
"ah?"
He looked up blankly at the top of his head. He was covered in dust and looked dirty and extremely embarrassed.
The pothole was not big, and Sawyer could just stand up and climb out. Then he turned his head and saw a dozen potholes on the ground behind him. A group of horses were standing on both sides of the road, snorting loudly, seeming to be quite disgusted and helpless.
"...No, right?" Sawyer looked at his companions who had almost fallen into the trap and were just climbing out of the pit in the same way. He sighed, "As a non-combatant, I have a legitimate reason to fall into the trap, but you are all elites."
As expected, as soon as he finished speaking, the guy who didn't fall into the trap and was known for his strictness shouted angrily, "You, you guys! Too lax! Do you all think this is a picnic?! Get out of here! More training, this must be more training--"
Sawyer was? Being pulled out of the pit by his companions, he brushed off the dust on his body, looked at the holes on the ground, and said thoughtfully: "It seems to be? That gentleman's prank... But speaking of it, digging a pit is? Not? A bit? Too damaging to the image, exactly? Who taught him? The man named Zhang Chun? He doesn't look like him, or? You can't tell a person by his appearance? How strange..."
He got back on his horse while muttering to himself. Seeing that the guy, who was not on good terms with him, was still scolding him, he could not help but remind him, "Fuen, we don't have much time. Are you still scolding me? Let's talk about it when we get back."
The man named "Fu En" rode on his horse with a sour face, looked at him coldly, and said, "Just? Inviting the leaders of the major bases on land to come to the sea to attend a meeting. What's your intention in making such a big detour?"
Sawyer opened his mouth, but felt that it was troublesome to explain, so he said casually: "This is? Lady Elaine's order."
Fu En's expression became serious, "I see. I understand."
You know nothing, Sawyer thought absentmindedly.
at the same time.
Yellowstone Village.
The black-haired young man who was jumping on the big table in the living room of the village chief's house also raised his arms and shouted: "This is for the future of the world! Uncle, for the future of the world! How can I, the protagonist, be excluded! The world-saving team is about to set out again! No matter what, don't think of abandoning me——"
Zhang Chun: "Get off the table first! Don't step on the table!"
He frowned and explained a lot to the young man, but the other party just listened to the last sentence "To prevent it from being a trap, you have to stay in the village to support us", and then started to make a fuss.
Forget it, or? Let's first think about what response Jing Heng will have.
Then, early the next morning, the communicator that had restored its signal upon returning to the forest received a call from the ruined city.
"Ahahahaha, because they looked too suspicious with all that dirt on them, I put them all in jail, hahahaha!"
Click.
There were several cracks on the communicator in Zhang Chun's hand.
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