Chapter 208: Invitation to Join, a Promise
Anson Deer didn't see clearly how many tons of force the Floating Shark King, whose strength reached more than 100 points at that time, exerted in the test room - the reason was simple, it directly blew up the entire wall, including the display screen.
[Completed the hidden mission in the hot air balloon airship - destroying the metal disc.]
[The hidden mission reward has been obtained - 30,000 Evolution Coins, 20 Alien Fanatic Metals (Red Tide Grade Materials). ]
After Anson Lu returned to the room, the task reminder sounded belatedly.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "They have started distributing Red Tide-level materials in the past two days. This is good news. It means that I am not far from getting Red Tide-level chess pieces."
So far, he has obtained a huge amount of legendary materials, unlimited advancement qualifications for chess types, permanent enhancement effects for some main chess pieces, and a small amount of red tide materials in this sequence copy.
Although the harvest was very rich, Anson Lu was not surprised by the praise or criticism. After all, this was a copy tailor-made for him, so he could definitely gain a lot from it.
"In this case, Yuri, Crow, Asuka and others seem to have a chance to encounter sequence copies in the next few rounds of copies." Anson Lu thought.
He thought that if in the next round of dungeons, someone of them refreshed a sequence dungeon for selection, and the number of people in the dungeon did not match the number of their team, or the sequence dungeon could not be carried out in a team, then they would have to temporarily stagger it.
No matter what, based on what he had gained from this sequence copy, the sequence copy was something that could not be missed - if he gave up an opportunity, he might not be able to queue for an exclusive sequence copy later.
"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time." Anson Lu yawned.
He was just about to lie down on the bed to rest when a reminder sound suddenly rang out and an ice-blue message bubble popped up in the upper right corner of his vision.
There are only a few people in Anson Lu’s friend list, so of course he knows who sent this message.
He was stunned for a moment before reaching out and clicking on the bubble.
【Yuri: I’m back.】
After a pause, she sent another message.
【Yuri: You haven't come back yet? 】
Anson Lu stared at the ice-blue light bulb with a smile on his face.
He held his chin with one hand and typed a reply with the other.
[Anson Deer: Soon, we should be back tomorrow. ]
He remembered that Yuri had chosen a team confrontation dungeon, which should have been completed two days ago.
【Yuri: OK.】
[Anson Deer: Are you worried about me? I'm fine, and I don't see any danger for the time being... Well, the copy doesn't say what will happen if you die. ]
【Yuri: Not worried... just a little. 】
[Anson Lu: It's okay, go to bed early. ]
【Yuri: Okay, let’s take a break.】
【Anson Deer: Good night. 】
After sending the message, Anson Lu took a bath and went to rest. Time passed in a flash, and another night of silence passed.
March 5th, morning.
This is already the fifth day since Anson Lu entered the dungeon. Except for the cooperative challenge dungeon in Hokkaido, he has never encountered any other dungeon that takes so long.
[We will arrive at the "Dream Christmas" island in five minutes, please be prepared. 】
The system prompt sounded, and Anson Lu sat up from the bed, opened his sleepy eyes, yawned, and looked out the window with tears in his eyes.
The hot air balloon airship passed through the long cloud layer, and his vision suddenly became clear. He could see a gray island slowly emerging at the junction of the sky and the sea.
The sea and the sky are one color, and the mountains are also a dull blue, interweaving with the pale snow to form an ethereal and transparent painting. The morning sun rises slowly, and the snow burns coldly in the sunlight. The world loses its dead silent dark blue, and the background color of the sky gradually turns white.
"Are you awake? Anson Deer."
Jiang Yiji knocked on the door gently, and the voice came from outside the room.
"Wake up, wait for me to wash up, there's no rush."
"OK."
Anson Lu walked into the bathroom, wiped his face and neck with a wet towel, tidied his messy hair, and walked out of the room. Jiang Yiji was leaning against the wall in the corridor reading a book.
The book he read was "Norse Mythology", translated by Mao Dun.
Jiang Yijie closed the book and looked at Anson Lu: "The last investigation task."
"Yeah." Anson Deer walked up to him and stood against the wall.
"Then add me as a friend." Jiang Yijie smiled. "I've explained to you before that the top officials of China are basically aware of the facts of the 'Moscow case'. That is to say, those who are qualified to investigate my friend list will not have any substantial impact even if they know that you are on my friend list."
"OK."
Anson Lu didn't refuse and took the initiative to send a friend request.
[Player "Jiang Yijie" has accepted your friend request. ]
There were no civilian spectators in this instance, so there was no need to worry about someone checking the video and discovering that he, an internationally wanted criminal, had hooked up with the captain of the Chinese national team, so adding him as a friend was just a small problem.
Just as Jiang Yiji said, the Chinese authorities are already aware of the truth, so there is no need to worry.
The reason why Anson Deer was so cautious before was mainly because he learned from the crow that there was an item in the mall. Once purchased, he could check the current location of any friend. If someone in the friend list bought this item and used it on him, he would know that the latest base of the Hell Lighthouse was in a small town in Norway.
However, even if Jiang Yiji knew this, he would not bring anyone to the door.
"Okay." Anson Lu closed the list.
Jiang Yijie checked the name in the list, coughed twice and said, "Now I should be the only one who has you as a friend besides the internal members of Hell Lighthouse."
Why do you seem so proud? Captain, you are so old... Anson said blankly:
"Well, I guess so. I don't think I added anyone else."
"Haha, I'm honored."
"After all, we are all Chinese. Captain, I still trust you. Don't sell me out."
"In fact, even if I sell you out, if people from other national teams or law enforcement teams find you, what can they do to you?"
"Indeed, it is impossible for them to kill me. At most, they want to find a chance to lock me up as a show." Anson Lu looked away nonchalantly.
"Yes, and Lorenzo is here. He is not an ungrateful person. Even if he can't do anything openly, he will definitely guarantee your personal safety in secret."
"So, what exactly do you want to say?" Anson Lu looked at him helplessly.
"What I mean is that there is actually no need for you to hide. With the ability of the Chinese government, we can create a certain public opinion environment for you and allow you to return to the public's sight openly."
"What about Russia? Aren't they eager to chop me up?"
Jiang Yijie said slowly, "The Russian side is not important. We just need to release the video of the Arctic dungeon and expose to the media that the players who were killed were the key to Cosimo's death in the dungeon. Then, we can glorify your behavior as 'you couldn't control your emotions for a moment and you didn't hesitate to dirty your hands to avenge the betrayed hero'. In the end, no matter what the nature of the matter is, the people will stand on your side. Under such a public opinion offensive, no country will dare to take action against you at will."
"But what about Lorenzo?" Anson Deer sighed. After going around in circles, things returned to the starting point.
If the identities of the dead Russian players were revealed, anyone with a discerning eye would be able to intuitively see Lorenzo's anger towards them, and ultimately public opinion would once again be unfavorable to Lorenzo.
Jiang Yijie said calmly:
"It doesn't matter at all. Let those people on the Internet guess. Anyway, our Chinese authorities have almost dealt with all the evidence. Lorenzo's crimes will not be exposed, so all the public opinion is meaningless."
"And then?" Anson Deer tilted his head.
"Then, I hope you can lead the Hell Lighthouse and join the Chinese national team."
“…”
"Anson Deer, I'm serious."
"You think I'll accept that?"
"Yes, I believe that within the next two months, you will be able to return to people's attention." Jiang Yiji said to himself: "Now the heat of this matter has not died down yet, and it will be almost there in April or May. By then, you can lead the members of Hell Lighthouse to conduct a cooperative challenge dungeon. This is the best way to prove yourself."
"We'll see when the time comes."
"That is to say, you didn't refuse."
"Rather, I have no room to refuse." Anson Lu sighed, "I can't rely on the law enforcement team or the national team of other countries to whitewash myself."
From the outside, it seems that he and the law enforcement team have fallen out, and countries all over the world have a say in the law enforcement team, making it very difficult to cooperate with them.
As for the national teams of other countries, that is even more impossible. There is no way he would ignore the Chinese officials who trust him unconditionally and go cooperate with other countries.
At this moment, Jiang Yiji's face was full of joy, with an unconcealable smile in his eyes.
He knew very well in his heart...how much encouragement the joining of the world's number one player, who is also China's number one player, would bring to the members of the Chinese national team.
Before he could open his mouth to speak, Anson Lu added, "Besides, I still owe you a lot. Indeed, after Moscow, you guys were responsible for handling a lot of the mess."
"It doesn't matter. The final result is good, and that's enough." Jiang Yiji said hurriedly.
"Captain, the airship has arrived, what are you still talking about?" Mo Xiaoyuan's voice came. When he saw Anson Deer, his dead fish eyes narrowed immediately.
It seemed that he still held a grudge about what happened last night.
"Go call Tong Muli first..." Jiang Yijie said, "I don't know if she is staying in bed again or putting on makeup."
"Okay, call her right away."
After Mo Xiaoyuan finished speaking, he walked to the end of the corridor with an expressionless face and kicked open the door of Tong Muli's room. Then the quarrel between the two began again, disturbing everyone's peace of mind early in the morning.
Jiang Yiji smiled helplessly.
"Have you ever paid attention to that kid's hand injury..." Anson Lu bumped his shoulder and asked in a low voice: "How much training does he have to do every day to toss the arm of a 'player physique' like that?"
He was really curious in his heart. The sniper rifle provided by the "Soul-Burning Gun" sequence should have brought considerable recoil and physical burden to the player.
Despite this, Mo Xiaoyuan can still maintain three hours of training every night, which is simply incredible.
Jiang Yijie whispered back, "I know, but I can't stop him. He just likes to fight like that."
"When I first saw him, I thought he was a lazy dog."
"Xiao Yuan will leave that impression on people." Jiang Yijie shrugged and said calmly: "But when it comes to things that really need to be done, he will never be vague."
"To be honest, it's a bit unexpected." Anson Lu raised his eyebrows.
"To him?"
"I'm talking about you." Anson Lu rolled his eyes at him. "I didn't expect that you would be so cruel to your own people. He has tortured himself like that, and you still don't give him a good warning."
"I just don't want to dampen the enthusiasm of my subordinates." Jiang Yijie said slowly: "It's normal to want to do one's part for this country and the world. Now that humanity is facing such a difficult time, it really needs to fight hard. There are many players in the team who work harder than him."
After a half-second of silence, he smiled and said:
"After all, not everyone is a genius like you. Sometimes, what you can do easily, they may have to work a hundred times harder to achieve the same effect."
"So, starting from this point." Jiang Yijie seemed to be thinking, "In fact, it was a wise thing for you not to join the national team or the law enforcement team at the beginning. People's hearts are complicated, and a dazzling existence like you is bound to attract the jealousy and hatred of others. In this way, it would be better for you to complete the first and middle stages alone, and then we can join forces in the end."
"No, no, no, I'm not as smart as you think. I'm just too lazy to deal with some people and things. If I join the official team, my life will definitely be much more troublesome than it is now."
Anson Lu curled his lips and continued, "But it's almost the time for the Snow Dragon to descend in a month or two. You can join them then. It won't have much of an impact."
"Although it was an accident, in the end it was the safest way." Jiang Yijie smiled, "The same goes for the people in the 'Hell Lighthouse'. From the investigation, it seems that they are not sociable people either."
"Yes, especially the Icelandic girl." Anson Lu scratched his nose with a blank expression, "She is like a robot. She will only obey other people's orders without thinking. She will never resist being manipulated."
After a half-second of silence, he said calmly, "I didn't want to cooperate with the authorities before, just to avoid the same situation from happening again."
Jiang Yiji was slightly stunned, then turned to look at Anson Lu's cold profile. His brown eyes, which were somewhat gloomy, were particularly eye-catching in the dimly lit corridor.
"The girlfriend you mentioned before, is she the one?"
"Ah, you actually guessed it." Anson Lu was stunned, "No, how did you guess it?"
"I can tell from your expression. I've never seen you care so much about something."
"Really?" Anson Lu tilted his eyebrows.
Jiang Yijie smiled and said, "Don't worry. I guarantee with my life that as long as I am here, the members of you 'Hell Lighthouse' will not be oppressed by the official authorities."
"Alright, alright. It's already the ninth or tenth round of the dungeon. How can we be wronged?" Anson Lu shrugged. "Please take good care of me then, Captain."
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