Chapter 73
Without thinking about these terrifying things, Ning Baiquan shook his head and said, "Forget it, as long as you are in the central city, that's all."
As he spoke, he frowned somewhat uncomfortably, coughed twice, then lifted the quilt and poured himself a glass of water.
After pouring the water, he inadvertently looked up and saw the black-haired boy looking at him silently. In the backlight, his emerald green eyes were a little dark, like a cat quietly observing its prey.
Ning Baiquan's breathing stopped slightly.
Even though he knew that he had no hatred against the other party, he still found it difficult to stabilize his momentary fluctuating emotions under such an emotionless gaze.
Su Xingyuan: "Deputy Commander Ning is really ruthless to suffer such a serious injury for the subsequent plan."
“…”
Ning Baiquan's movements stopped instantly.
He finally put away his extremely weak expression, and no more unnecessary emotions appeared on his pale and thin face. Perhaps because he took off his glasses, his eyes suddenly became as sharp as a hawk looking for prey.
Deputy Commander Ning took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and his expression returned to normal.
"How do you know I have a follow-up plan?"
He couldn't help but wonder at which stage he was exposed.
Then, he saw the black-haired boy in front of him raised the corners of his lips and revealed a very refreshing smile.
"I guess."
Ning Baiquan: “…”
The man was speechless for a moment, showing an expression of doubt about his life. He never thought that after being smart all his life, he would be tricked here.
However, he had not intended to hide it from Su Xingyuan.
"It's called the World Hunter Exchange Conference, but not all senior hunters come. Usually, it's just new hunters competing, and senior hunters are there to keep the show in check."
Ning Baiquan said, "We are the host this year, and it happens to be Xue Yinglong's turn to go on stage. In addition, you are not here... I guessed that some people would take action, but I didn't expect them to be so impatient."
Su Xingyuan raised his eyebrows slightly and guessed again: "Is it the person from the Demon King's City?"
If it were them, then it would be understandable that they couldn't keep their cool. If Su Xingyuan had raised the black dragon with great difficulty and it was killed by someone before it could be used, he would definitely go to that person with a knife in hand to talk to him about it.
"You guessed it right."
Ning Baiquan sneered: "There are only Xue Yinglong and I in the country now, and these guys really think they can cover the sky with one hand. First, they seriously injured me, so that I and the Hunter Association can't control the situation, and then provoke the anger of the people and the confrontation of hunters from various countries, and then disguised as our citizens to carry out the attack..."
Everything happened naturally and smoothly.
As long as they can bury all the young hunters from various countries here, their goal will be achieved. It's a great idea to kill two birds with one stone.
Upon hearing this, Su Xingyuan fell silent for a moment.
What a lowly bunch of people... They don't really want to admit that their Tui is the Lord of Hell.
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If someone came to him directly to fight, he might still look up to them, but if someone took advantage of his absence to cause trouble, that just felt weird the more he thought about it.
Ning Baiquan said, "I discovered that they had quietly made such a big commotion in our cemetery, so I borrowed the president's personal power to investigate the information of the Demon King's City. Therefore, when I found that they might take action at the Hunter Exchange Conference, I followed their wishes and got injured, and used their trick against them."
He pointed at his chest and abdomen, where there was a very deep penetrating wound.
"But because the Hunter Association hid an A-level healer, I regained consciousness the next day and started to handle the work of the Hunter Association." Ning Baiquan smiled a little: "You came back just in time. We have cooperated with the Savior Protection Association. This time, I'd like to invite you to watch a good show."
Su Xingyuan added expressionlessly: "Yes, it's a good show that requires me to cover the whole thing."
Ning Baiquan: "...Can't you let me be happy for three more seconds?"
Su Xingyuan blinked innocently.
The next second, he changed the subject: "So An Qian also deliberately stayed in Yinglong Base with great fanfare, in order to create the illusion that I haven't returned yet?"
Ning Baiquan nodded and admitted this, but his expression became unhappy: "After An Qian knew that the Demon King City had taken action against you, he has been running around the country and abroad, bloodbathing those strongholds that he found."
"Including this time, we knew that there were their people among the hunters, but we didn't get the exact information. If the president of the Savior Protection Association hadn't stopped us, the hotel would have been a river of blood by now."
Ning Baiquan raised his head and was startled: "...What's that expression on your face?"
Su Xingyuan smiled thoughtfully and said, "I was thinking, since we know that the people from the Demon King's City are hiding among those who come to join the Hunter Association, why not kill them one by one..."
“It does seem to be an approach that works.”
Whether it is a red name or not, you can find out by cutting it with a knife :)
Ning Baiquan took a deep breath: "...I advise you to be kind."
Su Xingyuan spread out his hands innocently and just smiled.
He put himself in the NPC's shoes and thought about it, then said, "However, this matter involves rookie hunters from various countries. If there is no definite evidence, they will definitely be held accountable even if the person dies, right?"
By then, even if the evidence is produced, it will only be considered to be forged.
Ning Baiquan: "This is indeed part of their plan. They want us to suffer in silence. The decrease in the number of hunters and the hatred between countries are what they want to see."
"So, we have to lure them out of their holes and force them to reveal their true colors in front of everyone."
This is also the reason why it would be best for Su Xingyuan to be present. With Su Xingyuan around, Ning Baiquan would be able to carry out this plan without hesitation and believe that the losses could be minimized.
He went through a lot of formalities to unlock the cabinet beside the bed, took out a stack of documents from it and handed them to Su Xingyuan.
"We used those demonized hunters as samples for research and found that the remaining magic power in their bodies was contaminated. The only living member of the Demon King's City that we captured was also confirmed to have impure magic power. It only takes a little induction factor to completely demonize him."
"I asked Jiang Yu in detail about your encounter with the monster in the dungeon. She told me that the monster was holding a pendant in its hand before it turned into a demon."
Ning Baiquan said: "It seems that the hunter who wanted to assassinate you turned into a demon after committing an act of self-harm, but in fact, at that moment, she crushed the pendant."
Su Xingyuan closed the file and vaguely recalled what happened at that time: "I was wondering why I felt that the pendant was a little bit evil."
He really wanted to put the pendant in his backpack at that time, but unfortunately, after the fire burned the monster to ashes, the pendant did not survive, which made Su Xingyuan very regretful.
Ning Baiquan continued, "It's easy to find something with an inducing factor. The limbs of the monster that preached in the urban area of J City had this effect. Because it was the first monster that was transformed from a hunter, we have preserved its corpse."
"Unfortunately, its pollution ability is not enough. It may not be able to turn all members of the Demon King's City into a demonic state at once, thus alerting the enemy."
Therefore, this plan involves risks.
After finishing this information, Ning Baiquan was just about to drink some water to moisten his throat, but suddenly he found that the black-haired boy blinked and showed an eager expression.
Ning Baiquan paused.
He asked very cautiously: "You don't want to try the feeling of pollution, do you?"
If Su Xingyuan had this idea, he really wouldn't be surprised at all.
He would only feel another familiar suffocation.
It was as if the door to a new world had been opened to Su Xingyuan. He clenched his right hand into a fist and pounded it on the palm of his left hand, looking as if he had suddenly realized something:
"That makes sense. We can give it a try. I'll go to the Demon King's Castle some other day and try to join in."
Ning Baiquan didn't quite understand this logic: "Why do you want to join the Demon King's City?"
The Pleiades Principle says, of course:
“Because they are a professional team.”
Ning Baiquan: “…”
It's well-founded and cannot be refuted.
In fact, Su Xingyuan’s idea was very simple. Ordinary pollution could no longer affect him, so he could only try this kind of professional team.
"If you're looking for contaminants, I might have one."
The black-haired boy said with a grin.
"I can guarantee that the effect is top-notch. Do you want to try it in advance?"
Ning Baiquan was very moved but refused: "After hearing what you said, I still can't do it."
Su Xingyuan: "Okay. The price is one thousand magic crystals. Thank you for your patronage."
Ning Baiquan was a little surprised: "Why are you so cheap this time?"
After all, if it is really a high-level pollutant as Su Xingyuan said, then its preservation alone would be a problem. That thing would indiscriminately contaminate anything it is with.
Even if this kind of thing is extremely polluting, it is often worth a lot of money.
He thought Su Xingyuan would directly ask for a five-digit number.
The black-haired boy lowered his eyes: "How could you think of me like that?"
Ning Baiquan: "The money has been transferred."
Black-haired boy: "Okay, I'll send the photos to your phone."
Ning Baiquan paused while operating the phone.
He slowly raised his head: "Photo?"
photo? ? ?
He noticed an icon for a picture loading. "There's only one?"
Su Xingyuan: "Didn't I just say one?"
He said very generously: "Of course, if you want, I can give you another one."
Ning Baiquan took a deep breath and gritted his teeth: "...One thousand magic crystals for one photo."
From what he said, it is still possible to produce countless photos at any time.
Why don't you go and rob? ?
He looked at the black-haired hunter's flawless face - such a beautiful skin, such a cruel heart!
Su Xingyuan seemed to see what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Of course I also have a strong polluting object, but I accidentally broke it. You can use it as a puzzle when you are bored. I won't sell it for the time being."
Hearing the words "treat it as a puzzle", Ning Baiquan felt completely calm.
It sounds a bit outrageous, but for Su Xingyuan, that's normal.
He found a pair of special glasses and put them on. Just as he was about to lower his eyes to check the loaded picture, a hand blocked the screen.
"Deputy Chief Ning."
A voice that seemed to contain a smile sounded above his head, but it also carried an unquestionable certainty.
"If you believe in my character, I will never ask for an exorbitant price."
Therefore, this photo worth one thousand magic crystals is completely worth its price.
Ning Baiquan understood his subtext.
He slowly took off his glasses and turned off the screen of his mobile phone.
"I understand. I won't let anyone see this photo except for those hunters who need to be induced into demonization."
Su Xingyuan liked this kind of NPC who understood things at once and was very obedient. He took his hand back and said with a smile, "See you when the show starts."
Now, it's time for him to watch Xue Yinglong make a fool of himself.
*
The main venue of the Hunter Exchange Conference.
The venue was converted from a specially built Hunter Stadium in the center of City A, jointly funded by the Hunter Association and Tongtian Tower. It was paved with materials that could absorb magic power, and some extremely strong ores mined from the dungeon.
On the four platforms in the east, west, south and north directions of the venue, there stands a senior hunter who can open a defensive barrier to protect the spectators in the audience seats from harm, and to stop the hunters in the venue from continuing to cause harm when they get too aggressive.
Before coming here, Su Xingyuan returned to his home, found Leafa, and asked, "Is there anyone with broken arms and legs here?"
Leafa: "Do you need them right now?"
Su Xingyuan: "No, I need their hands and feet."
Leafa: “……?”
Although Leafa was a little confused, out of trust in her lord, she turned around and went into the house without hesitation and took out a box.
"This is my arm that was accidentally poisoned when I was brewing a new potion. I chopped it off to save my life." The blonde girl said casually, "If you need it, just use it. I guess there will be plenty in the future."
In this magical world, body tissues cannot be given to others easily, otherwise it will be troublesome if they are cursed.
But Leafa believed that Su Xingyuan would not curse her.
Su Xingyuan didn't expect that Leafa had a ready-made potion. He glanced at her intact arm for a moment and said, "If you get injured again in the future, you don't have to make recovery potions every day."
The blonde girl smiled. "Thank you for your consideration, my lord, but I feel very valuable to be able to make potions for you, and I am happy to do so. By the way, this robe was made by the only elemental magician in the kingdom, and he asked me to give it to you."
Su Xingyuan took the robe handed to him by Leafa.
[Name: Elemental Robe]
[Description: Has the effect of repelling insects and cleaning itself; increases elemental attack and defense by 5%; has the trait of [Toughness]]
——The last thing with the trait of [Tenacity] was the magical fishing rod that caught a dragon.
Such a description instantly made Su Xingyuan curious, and he simply put on the robe.
This robe is indeed made by an elemental magician, and it looks especially like equipment for the mage profession. Perhaps taking his eye color into consideration, the robe was decorated with dark green, which finally made it look less like a death god's school uniform.
After thanking Leafa, Su Xingyuan brought her arm back to reality and took out the prop [Strange Mask].
【Name: Strange Mask】
[Description: Connect a limb of the creature you want to imitate to the mask. After putting on the mask, you will appear to others as the creature you are imitating.]
[Note: When the player is in combat, the disguise will automatically become invalid]
So, when the hunter in a black wizard robe who was walking towards the ticket gate was stopped by the ticket inspector, he took off his hood, revealing the face of a still young girl.
Although she is beautiful, she is not the focus of attention of various forces.
Some of the eyes that were vaguely looking over at him immediately turned away in boredom.
Su Xingyuan felt it, but didn't care, he was immersed in role-playing.
When Leafa used this face, it looked very energetic and her eyes were tough, but Su Xingyuan knew how to play a weak role, so when those blue eyes were raised, they looked very innocent.
The staff's extremely tense expressions over the past few days due to the assassination finally eased a little:
"Please show me your relevant documents."
The stadium is not big. In order to prevent accidents from affecting ordinary people who have no ability to protect themselves, ordinary people can only watch the live broadcast. Only hunters of level D and above can enter, and naturally they need to show their hunter qualification certificates.
Su Xingyuan obediently took out the still warm fake certificate.
The staff felt that the certificate had a warm effect, as if it had just come out of the printer, and began to doubt their lives.
...It must be an illusion.
No matter how you check it, this is a certificate issued by the Hunter Association. It couldn't be more real.
Even if he had a hunch that something was wrong, the staff could not refuse to let him in without reason and had to let Su Xingyuan enter the venue.
Su Xingyuan took back the hunter qualification certificate and threw it to the bottom of his backpack.
Of course the staff couldn't see any clues. He had asked Ning Baiquan to print it, so it was of course authentic and high definition. The information is fake, but the way it is manufactured couldn't be more real.
Su Xingyuan, who was known as "C-level professional pharmacist Leafa", found his position calmly.
Next to him was a young man. When he saw Su Xingyuan appear, he was obviously surprised. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Um... did you come to the hunter exchange meeting today?"
Su Xingyuan: "We were all in the underground city before, so we missed it... Where is the exchange meeting going now?"
The young man immediately said excitedly, "Then you have missed a lot! The format of this year's exchange meeting is different. It is held in the form of free challenge. Hunters participating in the exchange meeting can choose opponents to challenge by issuing a challenge."
"If you defeat a hunter of a higher level than yourself, you can directly obtain the qualification certificate for that level!"
Su Xingyuan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did anyone succeed?"
"That's right. So everyone has been eager to fight these days, and the schedules are filled with letters of challenge... But the one who has challenged the most people is President Xue Yinglong. So far, no one has been able to defeat him in a duel!"
After saying that, the young man frowned again: "But... there are too many people challenging him. It's a bit like a round-robin battle. To be honest..."
This is very immoral.
Originally, everyone had a tacit understanding not to challenge the same hunter too many times in one day, but it seemed that because Xue Yinglong was a powerful S-level hunter, those people ignored this unspoken rule.
But the rules are here, and we can't change them just because too many people challenge a hunter.
And when such immorality is mixed with news like Ning Baiquan being assassinated and injured, it becomes particularly intriguing.
Everyone was excited online, but few people in the conference hall showed any surprise.
"Isn't there a team battle this afternoon?" Su Xingyuan said slowly, "We'll know then whether it's a coincidence or a targeting."
The young man glanced at him subconsciously, somewhat surprised that he would say this in the stadium:
"How dare you say you don't want to live? Be careful that those senior hunters with sharp hearing hear you."
If this didn't happen, those who challenged me would feel uncomfortable. If this really happened... then it's even more unspeakable!
The higher the level of the hunter, the fewer good-tempered he is. However, if a hunter is too strong, even if he kills someone, no one will do anything to him because he is still needed to help in the strategy portal. Therefore, being cautious in words and deeds in such occasions is the default rule for everyone.
Players are not aware of this rule.
He raised his eyes as if inadvertently, and met the gaze of a man sitting on the high stands. Then, under the other's gaze, he slowly curled the corners of his lips.
It was as if he didn't even realize what he had just said.
On the podium, the middle-aged man who happened to hear that sentence withdrew his gaze, his lips moving as if he was asking the assistant beside him.
"who is she?"
The assistant looked in the direction the man had just been looking.
The blonde girl had lowered her eyes again, her soft golden hair falling from her hood, her body completely hidden by the large wizard's coat.
"She is not on the list of hunters who need attention," the assistant operated on the tablet twice, "I checked her hunter qualification certificate and found that she is only a C-level pharmacist."
The middle-aged man snorted coldly: "Sure enough, he is an ignorant fellow."
His gaze fell on Xue Yinglong, who was further away and had an expression that showed no clues. He knew that the other party must be under both physical and mental pressure at this moment.
"Mr. Yamabe."
A voice attracted his attention. It was Xu Banmeng who temporarily replaced Ning Baiquan's control position.
The woman smiled and said, "Look at me, I was really busy. The challenge had already started, so I hurried over here."
The afternoon session is basically a challenge from Country J.
Yamabu's face looked a little unhappy, but he didn't dare to get angry at Xu Bangmeng. A person who has achieved her level of business already has the power to cause turmoil in a small country with just a wave of her hand.
"You are very busy, and work is of course more important... After all, you are just taking over Mr. Ning Baiquan's position temporarily, and this is not your responsibility. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame the guy who assassinated you."
Xu Banmeng opened his folding fan with a "swish" sound, covering the lower half of his face, leaving only his smiling eyes exposed, and did not respond.
"The A-rank hunter Miura Higashi from Country J is going to challenge——"
"S-rank hunter Xue Yinglong!"
There was no applause in the venue, only dead silence.
It was as silent as a solemn cemetery.
Su Xingyuan wanted to laugh, but he held it back.
Yamabe's face darkened slightly, and when his eyes slid towards the audience, he happened to see the twisted and slightly sarcastic expression on the blonde girl's face.
Yamabe: “…”
He waved his hand and wrote a line on a piece of paper for his assistant to see.
The assistant nodded and stepped back.
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