Upon hearing his best friend's words, Qing Buyu's pupils suddenly shrank and his face showed shock.
Unlike ordinary civilians who are not even aware of the existence of the "Devil King", Qing Buyu knows something about the "Devil King" - not only because she can get some information from her childhood sweetheart, the bigger reason why Qing Buyu pays attention to the "Devil King" is because she once escaped from the hands of the "Devil King".
At that time, she was just a teenage student. When she was traveling to another star system, she happened to run into the "demon king" who appeared on the bustling streets of humans. At that time, she was far away from him and could only vaguely see that he seemed to be a handsome boy. Then, the next moment, like a terrible giant claw easily crushing a fragile salt pillar, the whole street turned into ruins with terrible wailing and breaking sounds. The reason why she was able to escape by chance was thanks to a life-saving supernatural card she had worn since childhood.
This incident left a huge shadow in Qing Buyu's heart. The merchants and passers-by who were chatting and laughing with her a second ago turned into dust in the disaster a second later. The boundary between life and death has never been so blurred. She went through a long period of psychological treatment before gradually getting out of the fear at that time.
It was after she recovered that Qing Buyu began to collect information about the "devil king", hoping that this devil would get the punishment he deserved one day. When she learned a few years ago that he had died in the joint suppression of the military forces of the twelve galaxies of the Federation, she was really relieved, but she didn't expect that today she would learn the bad news that he was not dead yet.
Neither of the two people in the room spoke. After a long silence, Qing Buyu spoke slowly.
"So... this is why you insisted on heading to the Thirteenth Galaxy even though your injuries have not healed yet?"
The man nodded and looked out the window subconsciously.
This room is located just above the backstage, and there is a small window next to the men's seat. Looking out from the one-way glass, you can see the whole backstage. Compared with the silence and dullness in the room, the artists and staff running around backstage seem more lively and energetic.
"I also tried to fit in with them, but I couldn't do it." The man murmured, "Aqing, thank you for arranging everything for me, but I think maybe the front line is more suitable for me." He gently pressed the black card with his hand, his frown relaxed slightly, and a sigh escaped from his mouth.
"Although I am glad to have found her again, I hope her appearance has nothing to do with the Demon King's movements."
Qing Buyu didn't say anything, because she knew that the "hope" the other party was talking about was really just a wishful "hope" - the other party had disappeared for six or seven years, and appeared again just when the "Devil" showed signs of revival. How could such a coincidence happen in the world?
"Speaking of which, I've heard some strange rumors recently." The man suddenly said, "It's about the card pool transformation. I wonder if your Qingyu Group has heard any news about this?"
Qing Buyu's heart skipped a beat, and he said calmly, "Card pool modification? Are you saying that someone is trying to create a superpower card pool artificially?"
"You really know?" A strange look flashed across the man's face, staring into Qing Buyu's eyes, "Is your family also trying this?"
"That's not the case." Qing Buyu shook his head and said frankly, "But we are indeed paying attention to it secretly, and such an experimenter has already appeared on the Blue Star. The name that person has been announced to the public is 'Ning Qiyuan', but we don't know his background well. We can only preliminarily determine that he is from the Gemini Galaxy."
It was precisely because of the family's secret attention that Qing Buyu and the others noticed Ke Jin. After all, in Ning Qiyuan's pool combination experiment, Ke Jin was the only one who not only was not defeated by the opponent, but also defeated the opponent.
"Do you think this matter is strange?" Qing Buyu asked, "Do you suspect it has something to do with the 'Devil'?"
"Whether it is related to the 'Demon King', I am not sure at the moment." The man frowned, "But this matter itself is very strange, isn't it? As we all know, the superpower card pool can only be produced naturally and cannot be artificially modified. The only effective means of artificial intervention is to let the 'Chosen One' revive those already dormant superpower card pools, and this is also based on the existence of the card pool itself. And as far as I know, similar card pool modification experiments have appeared in many places in the twelve galaxies of the Federation, and they are all carried out in secret. A large number of similar behaviors suddenly appeared in the same period of time. I don't believe that there is no person or force behind this."
"Is the military paying attention to this matter? What do they think?" Qing Buyu asked.
The man showed a subtle expression on his face. "As far as I know, they are still very concerned, and even take it very seriously. After all, when the 'Demon King' appeared, the saying that 'the supernatural card pool can be artificially created' was popular in the Federation Galaxy. However, the way to promote it at that time was devout belief, but this time it is a card pool experiment. Although it seems different, for those of us who participated in the 'Demon King Incident', it will still have a bad association, so..."
He paused slightly and spoke to Qing Buyu in an extremely serious tone.
"No matter what others do or say, you, the Qingyu family, must not get involved in this matter. Do you understand?"
Qing Buyu looked back at his childhood sweetheart quietly, and after a while, he gently nodded.
"Okay, I understand."
***
It was the next day that Ke Jin learned that Qing Buyu spoke up for his card pool in public.
"Qing Buyu?" Facing the Dai sisters' question, Ke Jin nodded in surprise, "Yes, I do know her."
The two sisters showed an expression of sudden enlightenment at the same time. After they went back home last night, they thought it was strange that Qing Buyu spoke up for a little-known artist like them, so the next day they came to Ke Jin to ask about what happened yesterday. Sure enough, the second Miss Qing must have spoken up for Ke Jin's sake.
"But I only met her once, and we didn't have much contact." Ke Jin wondered, "There's no reason for her to give me face..."
Although the other party expressed willingness to cooperate during the last meeting, I did not agree immediately. I just asked for some information, hoping to make a decision after we have a deeper understanding of each other.
However, because of Duan Zihan's matchmaking, Ke Jin still has a good impression of Qing Buyu. Among the many investors who are interested in cooperating with him, Ke Jin is currently most inclined to cooperate with Qing Buyu. However, he did not expect that the other party is so optimistic about his card pool and publicly justifies himself. After all, the two parties are not in a formal cooperative relationship yet. Does the other party really have great expectations and sincerity for future cooperation?
Although Ke Jin was confused in his heart, he had to admit: after learning about this little episode, he had a better impression of Qing Buyu. Even Gu Qianqian and the others praised Qingyu Group after learning about this, and believed that cooperating with Qing Buyu was a good choice.
Unfortunately, everyone was very busy during the exhibition. Not only was Ke Jin unable to spare time, but Qing Buyu was also busy with work and did not make any public appearances. So until the end of the exhibition, when Ke Jin was about to leave for Chikongzhou, the two did not meet again. However, the two parties had agreed that Qing Buyu would personally take people to Chikongzhou in a week, and then they would discuss the cooperation in detail.
On the day Ke Jin and his team returned to Chikongzhou, before they had recovered from the excitement and exhaustion of the Seven Continents Exhibition, they were completely shocked by a sudden piece of news -
——Ning Qiyuan suddenly announced that he would leave the Azure Star, and at the same time, transferred the management rights of the "Origin Gourmet Card Pool" in his hands through an "open auction".
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