Du Danping.

When Lu Ban heard the name, he felt it was not unexpected.

He had heard from Xia before that she knew that Du Danping had appeared in the wilderness. Now, since his mission had been disturbed, the possibility of encountering Du Danping would inevitably increase greatly.

Now, all we can say is that Lu Ban has a sense of a closed loop of fate.

Because he witnessed Du Danping's deeds during the mission, he began to look for the melody fragments left by Du Danping. After experiencing many foreign lands, he is finally coming to Du Danping.

Lu Ban saw Shuang Xin stand up and walk towards the room, so he followed her.

There was no door in the room. Looking over Shuangxin's shoulder, Lu Ban saw a person sitting inside.

The man was wearing a well-fitting suit, his hair was neatly combed, and in his hand was a document from old times. He was concentrating on reading until Frost Heart spoke, then he looked up.

"Mr. Du, this is Mr. Lu Ban who once led me into the promised land."

Shuang Xin spoke and took a half step to the side to let Lu Ban come to the door.

Lu Ban saw the other person's appearance clearly. He was as handsome and elegant as Du Danping in the photo. Compared with the flat image, Du Danping's facial features appeared more three-dimensional and profound.

If you add in his outstanding musical talent and the mysterious aura that comes with being God's chosen one, it's hard not to be moved. No wonder Song Yunyan, a rich girl, was so infatuated with him back then.

When he saw Du Danping, Lu Ban had a lot to say, but he was choked for a moment.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, come and sit down."

Du Danping patted the seat beside him.

Shuang Xin left, and Lu Ban and Feng Yu walked into the house. This was a reading room, usually used for prestigious scholars to study books alone.

The room is not big, but the lighting is very good. There is an open window, and the sunlight shines through the window sill onto the book, casting a hazy light.

In terms of age, Du Danping and Lu Ban are about the same age.

But Lu Ban always felt that this person was much older than himself.

"I have met many chosen ones, and you are indeed different."

Du Danping looked at Lu Ban's body, as if he had seen through that his human form was just a disguise and his real body had turned into a pool of melted flesh and blood.

He felt a little unbelievable. In this state, his sanity should have been negative long ago. It was miraculous that he could still maintain normal thinking.

According to Du Danping's experience, those who have lost their human form and twisted into monsters are usually already extremely crazy, or they are no longer human, but gods or their followers like the Old Ones.

Therefore, Du Danping's sight fell on Feng Yu standing aside.

It was obvious that this lady was not the chosen one, and Du Danping realized immediately that Feng Yu was not even human.

Could it be that this chosen one has become a follower of alien creatures?

Moreover, there was an even more special aura on Lu Ban's body, which reminded Du Danping of some guys who wandered between foreign lands seeking chaos and distortion.

If he hadn't known that a chosen one from the same group as himself would come, Du Danping might have thought that Lu Ban was an enemy.

"Who is this?"

Du Danping decided to be cautious.

"This is Feng Yu, the woman who can become my mother."

Lu Ban introduced it as a matter of course.

"Mother?"

Du Danping looked at Lu Ban, then at Feng Yu, thinking that these two were playing a big game.

"Don't mind me, I'm just a traveler."

Feng Yu looked at Du Danping with a smile, which made him feel a subtle chill.

"I see... Let me put it this way, my mission is to help the academy become the winner of this election, and at the same time get rid of any cultists that may exist in Utopia."

Du Danping said concisely.

"Help the academy?"

Feng Yu raised her eyebrows. Although she was not quite sure about the relationship between Lu Ban and Du Danping, it seemed that if Du Danping chose to help the academy, then Lu Ban would most likely choose this camp as well.

And the academy is obviously the hardest to win.

"Yes, I have been here for three months. In reality, it should be more than a month. Fortunately, I made arrangements in advance and told the people around me that I went to the mountains for further training and collection of materials, otherwise Yun Yan might be worried."

Du Danping nodded, and when he mentioned Song Yunyan, his expression became much softer.

Perhaps it was this lover in his hometown who supported his sanity as he traveled through these foreign lands.

“It’s difficult for the academy to win.”

Feng Yu said.

"Indeed, over the past three months, I have roughly grasped the movements of each camp through dealings with the people in the Senate. Currently, the Wild Wolf Guard and the Yellow Sand Brotherhood have the highest support rate, followed by the Quicksand Council. The number of supporters of the Academy is less than 5%, and the vast majority of them are members of the Academy itself and their families."

Du Danping said simply.

"But my mission is to help the academy win."

"Do you have any strategy?"

Lu Ban asked, he did not mention anything about Song Yunyan. For Du Danping, the fate of death was still in the future and could not affect the present.

"The Academy now has the best opportunity. That is to take advantage of the appearance of the Promised Land and obtain some precious resources from it. Using these resources, we can gain the support of the Senate and have a chance to win."

Du Danping said.

"The Senate holds a considerable number of votes in the election, and they also have the power to decide the future development direction of Utopia. As long as we can win the support of the Senate, it is possible to turn defeat into victory."

"It doesn't sound like it's a complete democracy here either."

Lu Ban commented.

“Even if true democracy exists, it will not be in the wilderness. Everyone here is different. Some are powerful, while others are weak. Humans are born unequal. The pursuit of democracy is just a distortion of utopia.”

Du Danping explained.

If it were an ordinary world, then democracy does have a foundation for existence, but in a world like a foreign land or a wasteland, the one-sided pursuit of democracy is stubborn.

Everyone's strength here is different. Some are strong and can survive in the desert and among monsters, while some are weak like mortals. It is impossible for ordinary people and extraordinary people to have the same power and the same number of votes.

The rules of utopia themselves stipulate democratic voting. Therefore, saints of previous generations interpreted this rule and derived the existence of the Senate, achieving centralization above democracy without violating the rules.

"From this perspective, even if this election must be fair, just and open under the rules of Utopia, there are shortcuts?"

At this time, Lu Ban thought of a brilliant idea.

"If that's the case, I think I have a way to help the academy win."