"College?"

Cleopatra frowned slightly.

There are also people from the college participating in this election, but compared to other camps, the college is the least competitive force.

Utopia has been exploring external ruins for a long time. All the ruins of the old civilization within a month's journey have been cleared out. Going further out will require double the resources and supplies, and the loyalty of the explorers cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, now in Utopia, both the upper class and the people are becoming more and more conservative.

In the era when utopia was just established, most people still lived with the idea of ​​being able to go back to the past and return to the glorious old times. At that time, people were more positive, and even in the face of death, they would spare no effort to explore, generation after generation.

But after so many years, the original ambitions have long been wiped out in the sandstorms. After being passed down for dozens of generations, except for those who were fortunate enough to experience the saints of that year, most of the remaining people are ordinary people who just want to live a good life now and are unwilling to spend extra costs to explore those unattainable things. The support rate of the academy can be seen from this.

Now that the college has come to find me, what plans do you have?

She thought for a moment and let the other person in.

At the same time, the smoke gradually became thinner, as if it had blended into the environment.

Cleopatra soon met her visitor.

This was a handsome young man, even from Cleopatra's point of view, he was quite handsome, especially in this wilderness where the average person was only in their teens and full of immaturity and naivety. This mature yet youthful appearance was enough to capture the heart of any girl.

"Hello, respected Lady Cleopatra, I am Lu Ban, a traveler from outside Utopia. I am here on behalf of the academy and hope to discuss the future of Utopia with you."

Lu Ban swept his eyes across the room, and soon he discovered something wrong in the air.

[My name is Crazy Poison, from the Fog City]

[What they are best at is deceiving people and spreading poison, both of which are terrifying]

[He is in every corner of the air, it is best not to be hostile to him]

[Fortunately, he couldn't use his best fighting method in this city]

It is obvious that the chosen one of the foggy city is in this room.

Lu Ban once obtained a mask that could transform him into a Fog City Man. He knew that the Fog City Man could dilute himself and hide in the air. Even now, the Fog City Man existed in every corner of the house, and even flowed into his lungs and merged into his body with Lu Ban's breathing. This ability was extremely convenient for poisoning.

Lu Ban didn't have to worry about Kuang Du drugging him. After all, such behavior was obviously not allowed in Utopia. Even if Kuang Du was determined to trade one-on-one with him, Lu Ban could melt himself and become immune to the toxin.

This is also why the fighting method that Mad Poison is best at cannot be used in Utopia.

"Let me think about your purpose. Do you want to rely on us, or do you want to obtain resources for the academy to explore the ruins in the future?"

Cleopatra looked at Lu Ban and took a sip of the light red liquid in the glass slowly.

Lu Ban glanced at her cup, thought of the wine brewed by honey bugs, and suddenly couldn't help laughing.

"why are you laughing?"

Cleopatra frowned slightly. Although this man was handsome, his words and manners were not elegant. Instead, they seemed a bit vulgar. Now he laughed inexplicably. Was he fooling or mocking her?

“I thought of something happy.”

Lu Ban replied, suppressing his imagination and restraining his expression.

"What's up?"

Cleopatra demanded.

"Please don't mind it, sir. It has nothing to do with my purpose."

Lu Ban answered and then continued.

"I'm just curious, what means does the Yellow Sand Brotherhood want to use to win the election by cooperating with outsiders?"

"Outsiders? We, the Yellow Sand Brotherhood, have always taken care of traveling merchants. These merchants have brought resources to Utopia, and we have also promised to develop commerce."

Cleopatra explained.

"No, I'm not referring to those traveling merchants, but some beings from outside this world, completely different from us."

Lu Ban continued calmly.

Hearing Lu Ban's words, Cleopatra raised her eyebrows.

This person is very direct in his words, which is extremely rare in business.

What made her feel even more surprised was that he actually knew that there were beings from foreign lands visiting the Brotherhood of the Yellow Sands. Even the people around Cleopatra didn't know much about this. How did this man know about it?

She wanted to evade the question, but just as she was about to speak, Cleopatra suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

This feeling was like the premonition of crisis she had when she encountered monsters in the wilderness before she became a saint, as if she was being targeted by some monster that surpassed human limits.

Suddenly, Cleopatra realized that she had walked into the "trap" that Lu Ban had just set.

What Lu Ban said to himself at the beginning was, "To discuss things concerning the future of Utopia."

This was just a simple greeting. If it happened in other occasions, there would be no need to worry about any consequences. But this was in Utopia, where everything had to follow the rules.

In Utopia, the act of negotiation represents business negotiation and has the connotation of a contract.

And in negotiations, "cheating" is not allowed.

If Cleopatra wanted to deceive Lu Ban, she would definitely be punished accordingly.

I almost fell into the trap.

It’s not like Cleopatra hasn’t encountered such a situation before, but the reason she was able to become a saint in the Brotherhood of the Yellow Sands was because of her own abilities.

Even if you cannot lie to deceive the other party during a negotiation, lies are not the only means of deceiving the other party.

Taking advantage of information gaps to create inequality and using partial truths to mislead others, in Utopia, this kind of rhetoric is something that every businessman in the Yellow Sand Brotherhood must master.

"Those beings will not harm Utopia now. As long as I am here, the city will not be in danger."

Cleopatra replied.

What she said was indeed true. Even if the agreement reached between the two would pose a threat to the city in the distant future, at least, while Cleopatra was still there, the people of Fog City could not harm the city.

"As for our method, it is naturally to rally people's hearts and gain the support of the majority of the people and the Senate."

"By giving them poison?"

Lu Ban asked again.

His words silenced Cleopatra.