"Okay! Okay! Leader, I will definitely go! I will definitely go!" Zhang Zhihe nodded excitedly, rubbing his hands together, his face full of anticipation.
"I want to see for myself who this master is. If he really is... then I'll truly have my eyes opened!"
In the warehouse, Xu Kuo felt reassured as he absorbed the knowledge, skills, procedures, and precautions about various close-ups, medium shots, and even small-scale stage magic tricks that had suddenly appeared in his mind.
This knowledge seemed to be innate to him, and he possessed it with unparalleled clarity and proficiency.
He had also checked the prop set that came with the system. They were all well-made and commonly used magic props, enough for him to perform a few wonderful little tricks at the party and fool those audience members who hadn't seen much of the world.
As for Sheng Xu, he has other magic tricks waiting for him.
With these, we should be able to handle the New Year's Eve party without any problems.
However, when he tried to communicate with the system again to see what new changes had occurred after the upgrade, especially the way to obtain points, he discovered a problem that made him frown.
A prompt is clearly displayed on the system interface.
[After this upgrade, the host's level will increase, and system functions will be expanded. Note: The valuation mechanism for antique items has changed; they will no longer be directly redeemed with points.]
Antiques can no longer be directly exchanged for points?!
Xu Kuo suddenly felt somewhat at a loss.
This was his main source of points, and now it's gone.
Now that this path is blocked, what will happen if we want to upgrade the points system, exchange for more powerful skills or items in the future?
This system has been upgraded, but why does it come with such a side effect?
Xu Kuo muttered to himself, his brows furrowed.
This system is becoming more and more like a riddle.
What are the new ways to earn points?
Does it mean... to complete certain specific events?
Never mind, there's always a way out, and things will work themselves out.
The most important thing right now is to deal with the "trap" at the New Year's Eve party. If I give myself away, I'll be in big trouble.
After all, the disappearance of these antiques was due to his system, which couldn't withstand Sheng Xu's investigation.
Fortunately, although the system ruined the source of points, it also "generously" gave away a complete set of magic knowledge and props.
Thinking of this, Xu Kuo calmed himself down a bit.
He walked out of the warehouse and saw Tan Wang and Niu Erbao guarding outside.
These two men are now Xu Kuo's right-hand men.
"Master, are you alright? Those security guards just now..." Niu Erbao rushed to greet Xu Kuo as he came out, his face filled with worry.
Xu Kuo waved his hand, a mysterious smile on his face: "It's nothing. Come on, follow me. By the way, Erbao, go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy me a big piece of red cloth, the thick kind that doesn't let in light. Tanwang, go outside and pick up a few stones about the size of eggs, and bring them back."
"Huh? Buy red cloth? Pick up stones?" Tan Wang and Niu Erbao looked at each other, completely bewildered.
What's going on here?
Despite their doubts, trusting Xu Kuo, the two didn't ask any further questions, simply agreed, and immediately went their separate ways.
Not long after, Niu Erbao came running back, panting, holding a large piece of brand-new red cloth in his hand. Tan Wang also came back carrying several pebbles of similar size and shape.
"Brother Kuo, here's what you wanted."
Niu Erbao handed the red cloth to Xu Kuo, finally unable to contain his curiosity, and scratched the back of his head: "Master, what do you need this for? This red cloth is festive, but this stone... do you mean you want to use it to throw at someone?"
Xu Kuo took the red cloth and the stone, weighed them in his hand, and already had an idea in mind: "Smashing people? That's too petty. Watch closely, today I'll show you what a...miracle" really is!"
He picked up a stone and placed it on a relatively flat open space in front of the warehouse.
“Watch,” Xu Kuo gestured to the two men, “I can make this stone disappear without a trace right under your noses!”
"What?!" Niu Erbao's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "Make the stone disappear? Master, are you out of your mind? This... how is this possible?!"
Tan Wang also frowned. Although he had witnessed many of Xu Kuo's "miraculous" abilities, such as his superb medical skills and his seemingly precognitive business acumen, he was still impressed.
But to make a real stone disappear out of thin air? That's just too outrageous!
He felt that Xu Kuo was definitely teasing them.
"Don't blink." Xu Kuo didn't explain. He took a deep breath, and the techniques and key points of the "disappearance technique" instilled by the system flashed through his mind.
He picked up the large red cloth, his movements seemingly casual but actually precise, following the magic trick procedure, and suddenly slammed it over the stone!
The red cloth fell down, completely covering the stone.
Tan Wang and Niu Erbao craned their necks, staring intently at the red cloth, trying to see what Xu Kuo was up to.
Xu Kuo's eyes narrowed, and he uttered a soft command: "Go!"
call--!
He suddenly ripped the red cloth off!
Beneath the red cloth...it was completely empty!
The stone that was lying there quietly just moments ago has truly vanished! It hasn't even left a trace!
Niu Erbao and Tan Wang were instantly stunned.
"Where's the stone?!" Niu Erbao rubbed his eyes, his heart filled with shock.
He rushed forward and touched and patted the open space, even stomping his feet on the ground. The ground was hard, with no pits or traps in sight!
Tan Wang also stepped forward quickly and carefully examined the red cloth that Xu Kuo had lifted, turning it inside out, but there was nothing there! He then looked at Xu Kuo's hands and sleeves, which were also empty!
The stone just vanished into thin air!
"My goodness! Master! How... how did you do that?!" Niu Erbao's eyes were filled with shock and fervor as he looked at Xu Kuo.
"That's magic, just an illusion." Xu Kuo shrugged casually, but a huge weight had been lifted from his heart.
It seems the system's offerings are indeed effective; at least they can easily fool naive people like Niu Erbao and Tan Wang.
Seeing the still shocked expressions on their faces, Xu Kuo smiled slightly and reached into his empty pocket to rummage around.
"Don't rush, there's more."
The next second, under the even more incredulous gazes of the two, Xu Kuo took his hand out of his pocket, opened his palm, and a lively little sparrow with bright feathers was tilting its head, curiously looking at the world!
"A bird! A live bird!" Niu Erbao jumped up this time, pointing at the little bird in Xu Kuo's palm, babbling incoherently, "Master! You... when did you hide a bird in your pocket?!"
As he spoke, he curiously opened the pocket that Xu Kuo had just taken out something from, peered inside, and even reached in and rummaged around—there was nothing inside except some fabric fibers!
It's so smooth and flat that it's difficult to hide even a bird feather, let alone a bird!
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