Chapter 011 Press Conference
"Of course you can." The witch didn't care, as long as she could afford the price. "So, what price are you going to pay?" The witch was very curious about what she would pay.
"I have nothing left except this life which I have 4 hours left." Liu Jimeng didn't know if she could afford the price, but she didn't want to give up this opportunity. "If the witch doesn't mind, I'll take my life."
I once had so many beautiful expectations for life, but now they will never be realized. This life can be exchanged for the opportunity of revenge, it's worth it! I just don't know if the witch can appreciate it.
"Since you are willing, I will take your life." The witch did not complain. "But," she changed the subject, "you must live well before I take it away."
“…”Alive? Can she continue to live?
Liu Jimeng didn't know why the witch didn't collect the price immediately, but she needed a favor, so of course she would do whatever the other party said. So she solemnly promised the witch: "I will."
"Remember, I won't accept a breach of contract. Take your things and go." The witch motioned her to go back the way she came, "Go do what you want to do."
Liu Jimeng tightly grasped the two props, turned around resolutely, and walked towards the chaotic future without looking back.
She stepped out of the door and the sunlight outside was dazzling, as if celebrating her new life.
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"Hashihime-senpai, are you ready? The press conference has already begun."
Duan Shi knocked on the door, interrupting Qiao Ji's thoughts. They were in the lounge of the Great Hall of the People. Outside in the hall were media reporters from all over the world. Everyone gathered together to witness the arrival of a new era.
"Do I have to be on stage?" Qiao Ji was a little reluctant. She didn't like to show up in public, but the people from the Dragon Group begged her to go.
"You know." Duan Shi smiled bitterly. He didn't want to force her, but "you are the most powerful proof. Most of them come here for you. If you don't go out, it may be difficult to explain." Now is not the time to confront the Western countries. He can only put his own people in a difficult position first.
Fortunately, Senior Qiao Ji was easy to talk to, and Duan Shi was thankful again.
"..." Qiao Ji protested silently for a while, and finally let go, "Okay, let's go." Really, she didn't expect to find herself a troublesome job. If it weren't for the plan, she didn't want to deal with the officials.
The host outside was introducing today's speakers. All the seats in the row were full except for the one in the middle. In the middle, a nameplate indicates that this is the location of the world-famous female ghost, Hashiji.
But now the position is vacant, and I don’t know why Hashihime herself hasn’t appeared yet.
When the media below saw that no one showed up, they all started whispering. The purpose of their coming to participate was for this female ghost. The flower grower had originally agreed that she would participate, but now she didn't come. No one knew what that meant.
Just as the situation was getting out of control and the host was at a loss, Qiao Ji walked straight through the wall behind the crowd, and under everyone's attention, she slowly floated to her seat and sat down.
“…” Faced with this situation for the first time, the experienced host didn’t know what to say for a moment. He has never dealt with such supernatural incidents.
At this time, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Minister Meng Pu, who was sitting next to Qiao Ji, reacted in time. He cleared his throat and took the microphone. "Good morning, friends from the press. Welcome to the press conference on the revival of the spiritual energy of Blue Star." He extended his hand to introduce Qiao Ji. "This is Senior Qiao Ji."
Seeing that many reporters could not wait and wanted to ask questions immediately, Minister Meng stretched out his hand and pressed it down, signaling everyone to wait. "Now let me explain to you what the concept of 'rebirth of spiritual energy' is. This is also the reason why Senior Hashihime will wake up."
After hearing what he said, the reporters temporarily suppressed their desire to ask questions. They are also very concerned about this issue, but there is plenty of time for the press conference and there is no need to rush.
"According to Senior Qiao Ji, our planet once possessed the power of 'reiki'. Reiki is everywhere in the air. People can absorb it to practice, and after surviving the heavenly tribulation, they can ascend to become immortals. Ordinary people's souls can also stay in the human world for a short time after death. Animals and plants can also absorb this power to cultivate wisdom and become monsters. The heaven and the underworld both exist. The heaven manages the living, and the underworld manages the dead souls, each with its own duties..."
All the reporters present were concentrating, writing furiously for fear of missing any key information. Internet users from various countries who were watching the live broadcast were so fascinated that they even paused their work. However, no leader reprimanded them because almost everyone in the world was watching this live broadcast.
Foreigners could not understand Minister Meng's speech, so their country's official broadcasts were equipped with real-time translation, which translated Minister Meng's words into their native language and displayed them at the bottom of the screen. Although there was a slight delay and everyone had difficulty reading, they were still able to understand the meaning. As they watched, they had a heated discussion in the comment section.
[Spiritual energy is reviving!] ! Ahhhh! My era, Long Aotian, has arrived! ! 】
[The person above is thinking about eating P, I, Zhao Ritian, don’t accept it! 】
[I, Ye Liangchen, also don’t accept it!] 】
[What are you all thinking? You have to have a strong constitution. Don’t forget that cultivating immortals is all about constitution. For those of us who have eaten almost the entire periodic table, our constitution is probably almost destroyed.]
[...Please don’t pour cold water on me, I still want to hold on to some fantasy]
[What if we all cultivate a body that is immune to all poisons? That’s also a possibility.]
[emmmm, it doesn't sound harmonious, let's not do it]
[Can foreign friends also practice Taoism?] 】
[That shouldn’t be the case. They were not created by Nüwa, and they are not from the same soil as us. But they have God, maybe they can practice magic? 】
[hhhh what is a piece of soil? It is not certain whether it has magic or not. Hitohashi-senpai said, 'she doesn't understand the situation in the West']
[Oh ~ Great God ~ Bless them with magic power]
[The above is really hypocritical, but I like it]
[If we are the only ones who have it and they don’t, who knows what will happen]
[Let them make a fuss, they are so jealous. Besides, when we have all achieved success in cultivation, who will be afraid of them?]
[I'm not afraid of them anymore, okay?]
[After all this time of popular science, can we get some useful information? I want to hear the cultivation method.
[I guess we won’t tell you today. The country hasn’t even started the experiment yet. We have to wait until the country understands everything before it’s our turn.]
[Those in the military are lucky, as they are definitely the first group to come into contact with this.]
[Is it too late to sign up for the army now?]
[Don't think about it, it's too late]
"...Okay, that's the basic situation. My fellow journalists, is there anything you would like to know?" After Minister Meng finished his speech, he put down the manuscript and gave the journalists time to ask questions.
"Please invite this reporter friend here to ask questions." He randomly picked a reporter sitting in the front row. Judging from his clothes, he should be from a flower-growing newspaper.
"Excuse me, Ms. Hashihime, are you a cultivator or just a ghost?"
"A practitioner." Qiao Ji's answer was simple. Before the press conference, the public relations experts from the Dragon Group's News Department had taught her that modern journalists ask tricky questions and that one could easily fall into a trap if one was not careful. She is not familiar with modern situations, so to be on the safe side, don't say too much when answering. The more you say, the more mistakes you make. The simpler the answer, the better. The reporters didn't dare to ask her any further questions.
"That......"
"Okay, please invite the next reporter to ask questions." Minister Meng interrupted the other party's second question. According to the principle of large-scale press conferences, one person can only ask one question and cannot ask questions continuously.
Otherwise, with so many reporters attending the meeting, if everyone keeps asking questions, it will become a personal interview rather than a press conference.
The first reporter was very unwilling, but he had to sit down temporarily. The larger the meeting, the more rules must be followed.
The reporter who got the second chance to ask questions was very excited. He was a reporter from Japan. He was heard speaking in a not-so-fluent Mandarin, and asked excitedly, "Excuse me, Ms. Qiao Ji, why didn't you go to hell after you woke up?"
Previously, Minister Meng only introduced that Qiao Ji had been sealed and therefore could not go to hell, but did not explain why she was still in the human world. It is obvious that journalists in Japan are very concerned about this issue.
"Ghost cultivators and monks are people who practice cultivation. They are not subject to the control of heaven or hell." Qiao Ji felt a little uncomfortable listening to his plastic Mandarin, but she still heard the other party's question clearly.
The reporters then consciously followed the rules. Whoever Minister Meng extended his hand to stood up and asked questions.
Everything began to go in an orderly manner.
"Excuse me, Miss Qiao Ji." This is a reporter from Country Y. Her accent is even heavier and everyone has difficulty understanding her. "How strong are your combat abilities?"
Reporters from various countries looked at the reporters from Country Y and were secretly surprised. You are really fearless to dare to ask such a sensitive question. But it was a good question, it was a good deal for them.
Qiao Ji raised her eyebrows. Even the people from the Dragon Group hadn't dared to ask this question yet, but today an outsider actually dared to ask it directly. But she had nothing to be afraid of answering, so she said directly: "My cultivation is still shallow, and my talent is limited. I am probably at the Nascent Soul stage."
[Miss Qiao Ji is so modest. There are a total of 8 levels below the Immortal, opening - fusion - golden elixir - Nascent Soul - spirit separation - fusion - cave void - Mahayana. She is at the fourth level. I guess there is no one more powerful than her now.]
[Not necessarily. Didn’t Miss Hashihime say that there are still many powerful beings sleeping? What if there are even more powerful ones?]
[Why do you keep calling me little sister? My age is so far beyond your ancestors’.]
[Then look at that little sister's face and call me ancestor]
[...Don't say it, it's quite exciting to shout like this]
[...Uncle police is watching you]
[Ahhh, I just want to know when we can practice! I am not afraid of hardship! 】
[Eight hundred years of Nascent Soul stage, it seems that the talent is indeed average]
[...I really want to say that, but I’m afraid of being scolded. But I can’t help it, so, if you can do it, go ahead! 】
[He is eager to go up]
[I'm afraid it's because I've read too many fantasy novels and thought everyone is Long Aotian. He has been sealed for a long time, and his spiritual energy has dissipated. He has been able to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage. I wonder how good his talent must be.
[That’s right, if it were you, you’d probably be scared to death in two months, just talking nonsense here]
The reporters from Country Y seemed to understand and had no idea how powerful this Nascent Soul stage was. However, considering the level of cultivation that Minister Meng had just mentioned, it should still be very powerful.
"Minister Meng, you just said that not everyone can practice it, and it requires talent. So what means does your country have to test it?" The reporter did not chase Qiao Ji to ask, but he asked Minister Meng a question, wanting to know how the research in the new field of flower planting was going.
"Our researchers are still working hard on this. The ancients used a special stone for testing, but there is no such stone in modern times, so we are still actively looking for alternative methods." After responding to the reporter, Minister Meng spoke to the live camera: "So please don't worry, the country will let everyone start practicing as soon as possible."
[Ahh~ I love my motherland! 】
[Come on, come on, come on!] 】
[I beg the Jade Emperor to bless me with the talent for cultivation and not be greedy, just a single spiritual root will be fine]
[I beg the official daddy to let Miss Qiao Ji give us a class and tell us some precautions for cultivation. We can't practice for the time being, but we can preview it first.]
[Yes, yes, yes!] If classes start, I will definitely not skip them! 】
[Is this possible?] It seems to be the case. How about we write a petition? As long as there are enough people, the official authorities may fulfill our wish? 】
Please take me with you! 】
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