"Now it seems that maybe we can establish a cooperative relationship with the magician of the World Tree again!"
Hearing Tiankong's hearty laughter in response, Nancy said to Dong Chengling with a little expectation: "Chengling, can we get closer? For example, the reef in front..."
The production team of "The Wandering Traveler Live Broadcast" was undoubtedly lucky - they caught up with the extremely explosive live broadcast content and had the relevant equipment for the live broadcast vehicle. TBS TV station also immediately decided to withdraw all programs and connect their program team for live broadcast.
From today on, they are the ace producers who set the TBS TV ratings record - even if this record is just due to luck, it opens a window of opportunity for them.
This is also a very fortunate thing for countries around the world: they can use scientific and extraordinary means to record the battle between the World Tree Magician and the source of chaos.
Compared with the 'Blu-ray BD version' given by Renesse, the supernatural organizations of various countries attach more importance to this 'unedited broadcast version'.
It's not that they doubted Renase's intention to exaggerate or lower the combat effectiveness of the supernatural forces, but no country would be willing to eat the excrement that Renase had chewed - only by obtaining the freshest source intelligence themselves could they check whether there were any deviations in their own intelligence.
As for Nancy, it means that Dong Chengling can take her to the scene to witness the extraordinary battle - not only is there real-time footage, but even the specific longitude and latitude are available by checking on Google. Dong Chengling, who is learning to cook a new dish, bamboo rat, from the video, naturally has no ambiguity and directly takes her across space to the unknown coast.
Due to Dong Chengling's strength, the limit of long-distance transmission is two people, so only Nancy and Dong Chengling came. Nancy's subordinates can only stay in the office and do logistics these days.
Dong Chengling looked at the sea in the distance and shook his head: "No, the sea is too rough and there is a high chance that you will be knocked over if you stand on it."
The reef that Nancy pointed to was indeed very large, and there was a small platform on it that seemed to be able to accommodate two or three people, but Dong Chengling knew that the surface of this kind of rock that was often polished by the waves must be very smooth, and the sea was so rough that she didn't even dare to say that she could stand steadily if she stood on it.
The battle scene between the magicians and the giant sea monster was indeed some distance away from the coastline, but the fight was so intense that drops of salty and smelly rain fell on the coast. These were the splashes of water caused by the magicians hitting the sea surface and splashing onto the coast.
That’s at least a few hundred meters away!
It was like this in the sky, not to mention the sea. Dong Chengling and Nancy had been standing on the cliff for less than a minute when they saw the waves crashing against the shore more than a dozen times. The sharp-eyed Dong Chengling could even see some fish knocked unconscious by the waves, floating on the sea with foam at the mouth!
It's too dangerous!
Nancy felt a little regretful, but didn't insist on it. She murmured softly: "The magicians seem to be quite friendly to humans. Will they come to the shore to communicate with them later..."
"The Wandering Traveler Live Broadcast" was right next to them, but they hid behind the rocks and didn't meet them face to face - it would be troublesome if they were broadcast live, and they were now considered illegal immigrants, and it would not be nice to tell others about it.
But if the magician really comes to the shore later, even if the Fanying people think it doesn’t sound good, Nancy must let the magician know how nicely the Xuan people speak!
Unlike Nancy, Dong Chengling had no interest in the battle before her that seemed like a world-destroying battle between gods. She turned her head and looked towards the southwest.
200...210...215 kilometers.
The straight-line distance is approximately 215 kilometers.
Compared with being in Xuan Country, Dong Chengling can vaguely sense the positions of the two spiritual coordinates in Fanying here, and according to the sensing method she has summarized, she can also know the straight-line distance to the coordinates.
But that’s all.
Since they hadn't activated the spiritual energy coordinates, Dong Chengling wouldn't interfere, and Nancy was always watching her. Of course, if she wanted, she could avoid Nancy and teleport Ren Suo and the others back, or teleport herself to Ren Suo and the others.
But this is equivalent to tearing the relationship apart. Nancy is actually the bait of the Great Wall. Dong Chengling must always stay beside this bait, neither taking the bait nor getting off the hook, in order to prove her innocence. Otherwise, even if she is a fourth-level cultivator, even if the countermeasure system will not arrest her, her status in the countermeasure system will plummet - the most direct impact may be that she will not be able to obtain the third chapter of "Xuanjun Secret Records".
However, although it was easy and comfortable to climb the mountain with the crutches provided by others and the paths opened up by others, Dong Chengling was not afraid of overcoming difficulties. There was more than one way to climb the mountain, and even without the "Xuanjun Secret Records", she had the confidence to climb to a higher level.
As long as I'm not walking alone, as long as we can have dinner together every night, as long as there's someone to share all my joy with, that's enough.
Whether they return victoriously or in defeat, Dong Chengling is ready to welcome them.
While Dong Chengling was thinking, Nancy suddenly screamed, hugged Dong Chengling's hand tightly, and said in a trembling voice: "The wave...it's coming!"
Dong Chengling turned his head and saw that the merman sea monster that was originally fighting with the magician seemed to be in impotent rage, waving the sea spear in his hand recklessly, swinging his tail to blow up huge waves, and charging towards the shore!
The magicians immediately flashed and chased after the merman sea monster, tearing off pieces of flesh and blood made of sea water and mud. However, the merman sea monster completely ignored them, and its speed soared so fast that it would hit the coast in a dozen seconds!
The screams of the ordinary people in the live broadcast group and Nancy have been completely drowned out by the explosion sound of the sea - the waves made by the merman and sea monster when sprinting are overwhelming, as if countless torpedoes exploded on the sea surface, as if a fleet is crashing towards them!
Dong Chengling was also startled, but soon calmed down and quickly locked the coordinates of his home, but did not teleport immediately.
Because she saw that the magicians had already dealt a fatal blow to the merman sea monster!
The spells cast by several magicians finally broke through the water armor on the fishman's surface, pierced through the back of the fishman's head, and directly blew its head into foam.
However, the merman sea monster shook its body, suddenly raised the sea spear in its hand, and threw it towards the shore with all its might!
A gray mist suddenly emerged from the sea spear, which made Dong Chengling's heart ring with alarm bells. Goose bumps broke out all over her body, and a chill spread from deep in her bones to her soul - that was a deadly killing move that she absolutely could not contend with!
However, the next second, nine figures appeared in front of them, and in an instant they formed nine layers of defense: "Lava's Defense", "Water Mirror's Shadow", "Thunderwood's Defense", "Sword's White Emperor Formation"...
The mist crashed into the nine-layer defense. Layer upon layer of hard lava walls, ice walls, and thundering wooden doors that appeared out of thin air were silently dissolved like sand sculptures blown by strong winds.
However, the magician's defense was very effective, and the erosion mist began to shift direction and fall into the rock wall below. The rugged and hideous rock wall was like a rotten wood in the face of the mist, and it fell apart at the touch, which was creepy to watch.
The magicians calmly added layer of defenses, trying to keep the corrosive mist out.
At this time, the white-haired male magician gently landed in front of them and asked with a smile: "Are you okay?"
"No, it's okay." Nancy took a breath, suppressed her excitement, and replied politely, "I am Nancy from the Ninth Division of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Xuan Country. Nice to meet you!"
The white-haired magician smiled and nodded, then turned his head to look at Dong Chengling: "Are you not hurt?"
Unlike Nancy, Dong Chengling's first reaction when he heard the white-haired magician speak was confusion - why did he speak Mandarin as soon as he came over?
She remembered that the magicians were all ancient scholars who were proficient in English from various countries. When fighting in the secret realm, all male magicians communicated directly with their assistants in the other country's native language.
This is Fanying, and they both have East Asian faces, but why can he be sure that they are not from Fanying but from Xuanguo?
As for Nancy's sudden reveal of an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dong Chengling was not surprised at all - it was impossible for Nancy to say to the magician, "I am Nancy from the World Tree Task Force." What's the difference between that and saying to a pig, "I am a butcher who specializes in slaughtering pigs"?
There is only one difference: pigs can't understand it, but magicians can!
Although doubt flashed through his mind, Dong Chengling did not ask and replied: "No, thank you for your protection, Your Excellency and the many magicians."
"That's good. If anything happens to you here, I'll be in trouble." The white-haired magician laughed and turned away: "Then, see you later."
At this time, the defensive barrier created by the other eight female magicians had completely brought the corrosive mist into the sea surface. Each of them was standing on feathers or lying in the strong wind, with different postures and styles, waiting for the return of the white-haired magician.
"magic--"
Without waiting for Nancy to persuade them to stay, the magicians disappeared into the air with a gust of wind, leaving only a wisp of white feather that rolled in the air and was swept into the sea by the salty and wet wind.
Nancy looked at this scene stupidly and sighed heavily: "I missed it again. When will I be able to talk to the people in the Fairy Palace and the World Tree..."
Dong Chengling smiled and was about to say something to comfort her, but at this moment a sigh with a hint of regret sounded not far away:
"It seems that I am a step late."
Hearing this voice, Dong Chengling's face suddenly changed. She turned around and saw a blond man in a white windbreaker coming out of a car, smiling and walking towards them.
Nancy was also slightly startled when she saw him: "Mr. Leopold, why are you here!?"
"I actually prefer you to call me Brett, that's what my friends call me. I feel uncomfortable when you call me Mr. Leopold." Brett shrugged and said, "I came to Fanying two days ago. I came here to appreciate the magnificent scenery of 'parents don't know, children don't know', but I didn't expect to encounter the disaster that is the source of the chaos..."
Nancy said: "Fortunately, the magician of the World Tree appeared in time and eliminated the disaster. Otherwise, if a sea monster of that size rushed into the city, it would definitely cause a lot of casualties."
"Yeah... Fortunately, there are the magicians of the World Tree, otherwise I might not be able to deal with the source of chaos of that level." Bright rolled up the golden hair beside his ears with his hands and said respectfully: "If it weren't for them, the Demon King would have succeeded again..."
Dong Chengling raised his eyebrows: "Demon King?"
"Yes, the Devil. Miss Dong Chengling, although the Devil may not be your friend, these things are ultimately the evil deeds of the Devil." Brett glanced at Dong Chengling and said, "Maybe there may be followers of the Devil nearby... If we can find followers of the Devil, our chances of catching the Devil in Fanying will be even greater."
Dong Chengling and Brett had met five days ago. As an important witness and strategic talent, the Countermeasures Bureau would never allow people from other countries to question her, except for the Watcher - because among those who knew that Qiao Muyi's escape was related to Dong Chengling, in addition to the Countermeasures monk, there was also the Watcher who accompanied her.
Therefore, under the supervision of the countermeasure monk, Bright had a brief exchange with Dong Chengling. The content of the exchange was nothing more than explaining the horror of the demon king and hoping that Dong Chengling could do his best to help...
And when Dong Chengling was communicating with Brett, she always felt that something was wrong: although Brett spoke appropriately and his pronunciation was normal, there was always a chill in Dong Chengling's mind reminding her that she couldn't trust even a single punctuation mark of the man in front of her.
Dong Chengling was very wary of Bright, but this did not prevent her from obtaining information from him: "The Demon King is in Fanying?"
"Yes, we have confirmed that the Demon King is in Kanto," Bright nodded and said with a slightly sad tone, "At the same time, Qiao Muyi, the first suspect, has her wanted order spread all over Fanying, and everyone knows about it. If possible, I really hope that she is not the Demon King and is not in Fanying. Otherwise, she will definitely feel very uncomfortable."
"Uncomfortable?" Dong Chengling was a little confused.
"Convenience store clerks, hotel waiters, ramen shop clerks...even passers-by who pass by may report her, hurt her, and insult her for their own benefit."
Brett said compassionately: "She has no one she can trust in Fanying. Everyone is her enemy. She has no place to live and no shop to eat... If she really was in Fanying, she would either hurt others to survive or flee miserably in the open air.
No matter what the result is, I don't want to see it. It would be great if she could come back and prove her innocence, and we can go find the real demon king."
Dong Chengling narrowed his eyes and asked, "Then where did you find the Demon King?"
Brett smiled, looked at Dong Chengling and Nancy and said, "This is confidential information... By the way, you two entered the country illegally through teleportation spells, right? Go back quickly, I will keep it secret from the Spirit Hall."
The order to expel him was obvious, so Dong Chengling stopped asking questions, took Nancy's hand, and prepared to go home to cook.
Before leaving, she glanced again at the sky in the southwest—the sky in that direction had already turned dark.
At this time, she heard Brett sighing behind her, "What will she choose? Will she hurt others for survival, or will she endure hunger and cold, not even being able to find a place to live, hiding everywhere... It seems that it will start to snow in Fanying these few days, right?"
Hearing this, Dong Chengling's expression remained unchanged, and he even curled up a smile at the corner of his mouth. He left with Nancy in a graceful manner.
She believed that Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi would never end up taking these two paths.
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"…So, this is the only room left?"
Even though he knew this plot in the game, Ren Suo was still very upset when it actually happened.
After the two of them arrived in Hidan City, the first step was naturally to find a place to stay. However, there were not many hotels in Hidan City, and they were all full. Ren Suo had no choice but to contact hotels in Takayama City. Finally, after searching around, he found a hot spring hotel with vacant rooms.
They took the train and bus for more than an hour and arrived at Shirakawa Village, one of the Okuhida Onsen villages. They found the hot spring hotel and went to the front desk to inquire, but were told that when they called to inquire just now, the last double room had already been occupied.
However, there were no double rooms available, but the hotel waiter told them that there was a couple's suite - which was more luxurious and comfortable than the double room, and had a private hot spring in the suite, and the hotel provided a luxurious dinner that would be delivered to the room.
——Hey, hey, hey, this is different from what we agreed in the game!
There was clearly only one double room in the game, how come it has now become a couple's suite! ?
Ren Suo looked at Qiao Muyi with a pained expression and sighed, "Is that so... what should we do? There are quite a lot of hotels here, should we go around and look around..."
Qiao Muyi didn't waste any time talking to him. She just took out her wallet and gave him the money, which was very domineering.
Then she reached into Ren Suo's pocket and took out his driver's license - it was stolen from a 23-year-old young man who lost his memory in Quezhuang three days ago.
Qiao Muyi took out a resident registration card - also stolen, from a 22-year-old young woman who lost her memory in Quezhuang three days ago.
Yes, among the three young people who took ugly photos of middle-aged people that day, one was actually a woman...
The hotel receptionist took one look at them, had no objection to their credentials, and took them to the best room in the hotel.
After the waiter left and they entered the room, Qiao Muyi explained, "Let's stay here. Changing places will only increase the possibility of being exposed."
Ren Suo took off his shoes and stepped directly onto the tatami in the living room, muttering, "But this way..."
"Don't worry, I don't mind, why should you mind?" Qiao Muyi said unhappily, and walked into the room to take a look. The more she looked, the more satisfied she became. Suddenly, she pointed at the courtyard and exclaimed in surprise, "It's snowing!"
"What, it's snowing!?" Upon hearing that, Ren Suo immediately followed Qiao Muyi into the courtyard. Sure enough, he saw tiny snowflakes falling lightly from the night sky, and he couldn't help but exclaim.
After the two southerners who had never seen snow happily turned around in the yard for a few laps, Qiao Muyi was the first to realize that she must have looked very funny, so she suppressed her joy, sat back in the house, and quietly sat by the table, watching Ren Suo dancing because of the flying snowflakes - it was really funny!
Ren Suo turned around a few times and felt a little satisfied - mainly because the snow was very light. If the snow was heavier and there was some accumulation, he would definitely build a snowman to fulfill his childhood wish.
"Come back and sit down. I've made some tea." Qiao Muyi in the room called him in. Ren Suo went in and took a look. He said sarcastically, "You call brewing tea with a tea bag using hot water?"
"It's good to have something to drink." Qiao Muyi snorted as she blew on the hot tea. "It's nice to live here, right? I can go play in the snow directly, watch the snow in a warm room, and later I can watch the snow while taking a hot spring bath."
"Yeah, yeah." Ren Suo nodded repeatedly without any objection.
The two of them enjoyed the indoor heating, drank hot tea, looked at the wind and snow in the courtyard, and thought about the sumptuous dinner that would be coming up. They felt that all the tiredness from a day's travel was swept away, and silly happy smiles appeared on their faces.