In the evening, seven forty-five.

Slant Moon Stadium.

It is a super-large building specially built for the Awakener Competition.

As the opening ceremony draws closer, the place is becoming more and more lively.

Especially after many hikikomori and otakus were forced out, this place has become extremely lively.

Not to mention the bustling scene inside the stadium, the beach and surrounding areas outside the stadium alone are extremely lively. There are tens of thousands of vendors of all kinds, setting up stalls of all sizes, constantly serving the million-strong crowd on site.

at this time.

Even without getting tickets to the stadium.

Many guys still choose to come over and join in the fun.

Facing the hustle and bustle here, even the ghostly movements of the distant skeleton arena constantly transmitted by the sea breeze have become easy to ignore...

…

In a corridor inside the gymnasium.

Surrounded by a large group of attendants, Tian Yuanli was explaining something to Xi Shenlian.

As for Qianshan Xuehui and others, they were ordinary people staying in a VIP luxury box and did not follow.

"Don't mess around later..."

"Otherwise, something serious will happen..."

Walking in the corridor.

Tian Yuanli's words were full of advice.

The reason is simple.

Xi Shenlian is about to meet with the other nine referees and some senior officials.

Tell the truth.

This situation made Tian Yuanli a little worried that Xi Shenlian might suddenly go crazy and fight with other high-level awakeners.

And that was the big thing she was talking about.

There is no doubt that if there were to be a fight between high-level awakeners here.

This is definitely a tragedy!

God knows how many people will die...

Face her advice.

Knowing that the other party was doing this for his own good, Xi Shenlian could only respond repeatedly:

"Yes, yes, yes, I promise I will never cause trouble and be a polite and good young man."

Appears to be cooperative.

Tian Yuanli knew that the other party liked to mess things up, but he always kept things within his own capabilities. After listening to Xi Shenlian's repeated assurances, he rolled his eyes silently and could only complain softly:

"I reluctantly believed it."

“Although I don’t believe it completely.”

…

Not long after.

Surrounded by attendants.

At the very end of the corridor, which is the deepest part of the entire Xieyue Gymnasium, a door appeared in the eyes of Xi Shenlian and Tian Yuanli.

When the door was slowly pushed open.

The room with extremely luxurious interior decoration immediately caught the eyes of Xishenlian and Tianyuanli.

But neither of them cared about those so-called decorations, they just silently scanned the figures in the room with their eyes.

Look around.

There were not many people in the room, which covered an area of ​​at least several thousand square meters.

There are only a few dozen.

They all sat around a huge round table.

When they turned their heads together.

Tian Yuanli, who was walking beside Xi Shenlian, had a change in his expression in an instant.

She could vaguely feel that all the guys in the room were awakened without exception.

And almost all of them are far stronger than her.

There were only a few who looked relatively young and immature. They were probably the descendants of the family who were brought here by some participant to broaden their horizons. They might be about the same as her in terms of strength.

Different from Tianyuanli.

Xi Shenlian's gaze didn't change much at this time.

At most, it reveals a hint of interest.

He didn't care at all about the kindness or hostility contained in those glances.

in.

The person sitting at the main seat at the other end of the round table looked at Xi Shenlian carefully, then quickly pointed to two empty seats next to each other and said with a slight smile on his face:

"Welcome, Lord Xi Shenlian and the unknown young lady."

He even didn't forget to rant:

"Although you are a little late."

The speaker is a male awakener.

Judging from his appearance, he is about sixty-five years old.

He has black hair and black eyes, his features are more Asian, and he looks a bit thin.

When the old man spoke, there was a hint of blame in his words.

The reason is simple.

Xi Shenlian was more than forty minutes late.

We were clearly notified to gather for the meeting at 7 o'clock.

But now it's almost seven fifty and he is finally here.

Just a pure walk through~

It's hard to be satisfying.

To this.

Xi Shenlian, knowing that he was in the wrong, did not care about the other party's slight blame.

As he walked towards the two empty seats with his arm around Tian Yuanli, he said calmly:

"I can't help it. Because of what happened before, my girlfriend criticized and lectured me for a while, and I couldn't get away from it at all."

"But I'm just a referee. I don't provide opinions on the rules of the game or hold meetings. It shouldn't make much difference whether I'm there or not."

"And... the most important thing is that I clearly asked for leave before, right?"

Without refuting his statement, the old man continued his sermon in an orderly manner:

"That's what you said."

"But which referees will be in charge of the [Awakening Stage Division] and which referees will be in charge of the [Mature Stage Division] is still up to you referees to decide. We, the organizers, will not deliberately interfere in these matters."

"So it would be better if you come to the meeting in person."

At the end of the discourse.

The old man asked curiously:

"Of course, I am actually a little curious. Does Lord Xishen's girlfriend really dare to criticize and educate you?"

"You don't look like the kind of guy who would accept criticism from others, do you?"

As he asked the question.

The other people present suddenly became a little curious about the matter.

Although it's the first time contact.

There wasn't even any basic conversation between them and Xi Shenlian.

But among all the old guys who have lived for hundreds or even thousands of years, which one of them is not a seasoned veteran?

How many people have they met?

What kind of bad guys, good guys, psychopaths... haven't you seen them?

They only need a few glances to see through the true nature of most people.

For them.

From the first sight, Xi Shenlian was always filled with a very obvious sense of arrogance.

Even when he looked at the many awakened people in the room, he revealed a kind of indifference towards others.

In short, it means [arrogance] and [not taking others into consideration].

Based on the above, there is no doubt that this is a guy who doesn't seem to listen to others...

He is the kind of guy who is likely to do all kinds of stupid things...

Especially when they are quite powerful, such people are extremely likely to become dangerous elements.

Xi Shenlian's actions and performance also directly prove this point.

Don't care what others think.

Don't care about the safety of others.

I feel no guilt after doing bad things.

…

There are so many negative buffs added.

It is hard for everyone to believe that Xi Shenlian would be criticized and educated by his so-called girlfriend.

In their curiosity.

Xi Shenlian replied casually:

“I was indeed criticized.”

"I can't help it. I'm a good man after all."

"I am a good man. I am a good man. There is nothing I can do about it~"

These words almost made Tian Yuanli, who was standing next to him, laugh out loud.

Fortunately she held back.

Even the other people present felt that Xi Shenlian's answer was a bit awkward.

I couldn't help but twitch my lips.

final.

After staring at each other for a while.

They all sighed silently in their hearts:

"This young man has no moral principles and is really a bit shameless..."