Shi Qingzhu was dressed in a smart women's suit. She sat there with a cold expression and kept away from strangers. Even the waiters did not dare to approach.
"Uh... Minister Shi, are you here too?"
Zhang Ze was stunned for a moment and greeted Shi Qingzhu.
Shi Qingzhu glanced at Zhang Ze and others, and said calmly: "This exchange meeting is of great significance. Principal Ran is worried, so let me come and see you...sit down."
Everyone looked at each other and sat down one after another.
Because Shi Qingzhu was too cold, Zhang Ze, Lin Junyang, Tang Qiaowei and Sun Ruotong did not want to be next to her. Only Shang Qiuyu sat calmly next to Shi Qingzhu.
The two of them sat together, giving people an inexplicable feeling of being a perfect match.
They all wear glasses, are both aloof, and enigmatic... In short, they have too many similarities.
The banquet has not yet started, and everyone is chatting casually.
Shi Qingzhu took out a book and glanced at Shang Qiuyu inadvertently, and found that the book he was reading was the same as hers.
"...You also like to read the book "Leviathan"?"
Shang Qiuyu raised his head, adjusted his glasses, nodded and said, "Well, I've read it for the fourth time. There are many arguments in it that I appreciate."
Shi Qingzhu raised her eyebrows and asked with interest: "Tell me, what are the arguments?"
"Let's talk about the first part first, about people." Shang Qiuyu talked eloquently: "In the article, human life is regarded as a mechanical movement, and it is also believed that seeking advantages, avoiding disadvantages, and self-protection are the fundamental principles of human nature. This theory is very New, but original... There is also a second part, On the Country..."
Shi Qingzhu closed the book and stared at Shang Qiuyu from behind his lenses with admiration in his eyes.
Lin Junyang and others sitting opposite were as confused as if they were listening to a book from heaven.
No one can understand the world of academic masters...
After everyone arrived, the welcome banquet kicked off.
The person in charge of the organizer took the stage to speak, and the content was all in the same official language, which was not interesting.
The only thing that interests everyone is the process and competition rules of this exchange meeting.
That’s right, it’s said to be an exchange meeting, but in fact it’s still a competition.
Competition item one: theoretical knowledge.
Participants are required to answer a questionnaire, which mainly focuses on the demon realm, monsters in the demon cave, the use of weapons and how to deal with enemies, etc.
The test lasts for 60 minutes, with a full score of 100 points, and the final ranking is based on the group score.
Competition event two: actual combat.
The essence is still a knockout competition in the arena. Everyone draws lots to determine the opponent. The winner advances, the loser is eliminated, and the final winner is the champion.
Competition item three: Team synthesis.
The organizer planted a flag on the top of an extinct volcano in the center of the island, and teams from each country climbed up from the foot of the volcano. The team that got the flag won.
The entire exchange meeting is expected to last for three days, and one project will be conducted every day. As long as two firsts among the three projects are achieved, the final champion will be awarded.
After the organizer finished explaining, there was a buzz of discussion in the audience, obviously everyone was discussing.
After the chatter gradually died down, the organizer just announced the winning rewards for this exchange meeting.
"A special trophy, a bonus of 50 million, and the right to have dinner with the leader of Great Xia..."
Lin Junyang muttered: "Only the 50 million bonus attracts me."
"Tch! What..." Tang Qiaowei was not satisfied either, "I thought there would be some good things, that's all?"
"Winning glory for the country...is also an honor." Sun Ruotong said weakly from the side.
Zhang Ze nodded: "Yes, we must take first place this time, don't let those foreigners look down on us!"
"Well, I'm very satisfied to see that you are very motivated." Shi Qingzhu moved his eyes over and said: "While I have time now, let me introduce to you the more difficult representative team. We met in the competition, and I have something in my heart." Points.”
"The first is of course the M country team. They have won five consecutive championships and are very strong."
Everyone followed Shi Qingzhu's gaze and saw Chen Feng sitting with the three men and one woman from before. However, those four people didn't seem to have a good impression of Chen Feng, and they basically ignored him while joking around.
"The person who trains the M country representative team is Duncan Austin. Yes, he is the only fifth-level Demon Realm strongman in the world." Shi Qingzhu said calmly: "There are no weak soldiers under a strong general, except for that Chen Feng , the other four people are not fuel-efficient."
"The second most difficult team to deal with is the German team. According to the information, those five people are all from military schools. They have a strong collective consciousness and their grades are among the best. Don't underestimate them."
"Third place is the White Bear Country team. The last champions are the ones who are cruel and ruthless. I give you a piece of advice. If you want to defeat these people, you must be more ruthless than them!"
"Finally... Fusang, Yin Yang Kingdom, and Tai Kingdom are all similar. If I have to say which one is stronger, let's choose Fusang."
Shi Qingzhu curled his lips, looking disgusted, and said: "This national team is average in strength, but has many tricks and loves to play tricks. As you can see, the men are very handsome and the women are very beautiful. It’s a special arrangement, everyone understands it.”
While he was talking, Zhang Ze noticed that a beautiful girl with long straight black hair from the Fuso team was looking at him, and then showed a charming smile.
"Hey! I'm warning you! Don't be careless!"
Tang Qiaowei glared at Zhang Ze with a straight face and said, "I'm keeping an eye on you for my sister! Humph!"
Zhang Ze was speechless for a while and just glanced at her. This girl Tang Qiaowei was too sensitive.
After lunch, it was free time for everyone to enjoy the island scenery.
Shi Qingzhu took Zhang Ze and others to visit the volcanoes on the island to understand the terrain in advance.
There are many people who do this, but since the teams are competing and they don't know each other, almost no one says hello.
Zhang Ze stood at the foot of the volcano and looked up. This extinct volcano is about 300 meters above sea level. It is said that you can overlook the mainland from the top of the mountain.
The weather was hot and after climbing the volcano, Tang Qiaowei clamored to go swimming at the beach. Seeing that Shi Qingzhu had no objection, she immediately grabbed Sun Ruotong, put on the swimsuit she had prepared before, and went straight to the sea.
Zhang Ze, Lin Junyang and others did not bring swimsuits, so they basked in the sun and took a walk on the beach.
"Hello."
Zhang Ze heard someone greeting him from behind. He looked back in confusion and found that it was the girl with straight black hair who smiled at him at lunch today.
She was wearing a bikini and a black swimsuit, with a hot figure and a pair of slender white legs, which attracted the attention of others.
"Hello, do you want to see me?" Zhang Ze was quite surprised. He didn't expect that this Fusang girl spoke such standard Chinese.
The girl nodded and smiled: "It is fate that we can attend the exchange meeting together. My name is Madoka Chihiro. Nice to meet you."
As she said that, she stretched out her hand to Zhang Ze, but Zhang Ze did not shake it.
"Oh, I'm glad to meet you too." Zhang Ze said casually and turned around to leave.
Shi Qingzhu had already warned him to be careful about the "honey trap" used by the Fuso delegation, so he would naturally be wary of it.
Madoka Chihiro was stunned for a moment, apparently not expecting that Zhang Ze was not interested in her. She hurriedly grabbed Zhang Ze and said delicately: "Um, can I ask you a favor?"
"What's the deal?" Zhang Ze raised his eyebrows.
"Can you help me put on sunscreen?" Madoka Chihiro held a bottle of sunscreen in her hand, pretending to be praying, and her watery eyes kept firing at Zhang Ze.
It's a pity that Zhang Ze already has someone in his heart, who is insulated from Madoka Chihiro's discharge.
At this time, Lin Junyang ran over and shouted excitedly: "Zhang Ze, let's go build a sandcastle! I've wanted to play with it since I was a child, and now I finally have the chance!"
Zhang Ze's heart moved and he said with a smile: "You came just in time. Miss Qianxun needs someone to help her put on sunscreen. I have to go to the hotel to rest now, so you can help her."
Madoka Chihiro's expression froze, and Lin Junyang next to him looked excited.
As a single man, he was already happy to be able to apply sunscreen on beautiful women.
"Okay, okay! I promise to help Miss Qianxun wipe her whole body in place! You can rest assured and rest, hahaha!"
Madoka Chihiro looked at Zhang Ze's retreating figure, her teeth almost shattered.
When she saw Lin Junyang next to her with a lustful expression, she couldn't help but shudder and hugged her body tightly.
"Um... I suddenly don't want to put on sunscreen anymore. Goodbye!" After saying that, Madoka Chihiro left Lin Junyang with a disappointed face and ran away in embarrassment.
At night, everyone returned to the hotel to rest.
Zhang Ze had just finished talking to Liu Yueying on the phone. She was still living in the same room in the seaside town. Liu Sanping gave her a lot of money, which was enough for her to live on, but without Zhang Ze and her friends around, she felt very lonely.
Standing in front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows, Zhang Ze looked at the coast. His room was in a good location and he could see the entire coast.
Tang Qiaowei shouted that she wanted to switch with him, but Zhang Ze didn't agree.
"Huh? Those people are..."
Zhang Ze discovered that a small boat slowly approached the shore. A group of people got off the boat and quickly rushed into the woods by the sea.
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Ze opened the door and walked out.
…
Sol carried an eight or nine-year-old little girl on his back and quickly shuttled through the woods, followed by five companions.
"Master Prophet, there is no need for you to come here in person for this operation. It is too dangerous." Sol said as he walked.
"It's okay." The little girl on the back spoke, her voice was clear and sweet, and the moonlight reflected on her body, revealing a delicately carved pink face.
"I hope I can see him..." the little girl secretly thought in her heart: "If I remember correctly, he should be on this island now."
The group of people walked through the dense forest very quickly and arrived at the foot of the volcano in a short time.
Thor looked up, nodded to the people behind him, and rushed forward first.
As soon as they went up the mountain, Zhang Ze appeared behind a big tree, his brows furrowed.
"What are these people doing? Why do they want to climb a volcano? They look so agile and they don't look like tourists."
Zhang Ze decided to go up and have a look, so he took a breath and ran up the mountain.
Soon, he came to the crater, found a boulder as a cover, and observed the actions of those people.
I saw the strong man carrying the little girl on his back hiding behind a rock with his companions, staring closely at the crater.
There were seven or eight people standing there.
These people all had their faces covered and could not see clearly under the moonlight, but they all knelt down facing one person.
No, it should be said that he knelt down to the white cat on the man's shoulder.
Under the moonlight, Zhang Ze's pupils shrank!
"It's Zheng Hao!"
At this moment, Zheng Hao looked at the people kneeling in front of him with an indifferent expression, and said to the white cat on his shoulder: "They are all from Shuguang? What are they doing here?"
The white cat tilted his head and said, "Perhaps, they are also here to activate the Demon Cave. Haha, Takahashi and Bazel move very quickly. Do you want to take credit from me and get the reward?"
"What reward?" Zheng Hao asked curiously.
"God's Gate Pass, you can use it to enter the Kingdom of God." The white cat glanced at Zheng Hao and said in a seductive tone: "Do you want it?"
Zheng Hao snorted and said, "The better the thing, the higher the price. Am I right?"
"Of course, otherwise, how can its value be reflected?"
The white cat said to the people kneeling in front of them: "Let's all disperse. Go back and tell your leaders that I have arranged new leaders here in Daxia and let them do their jobs."
"yes!"
Everyone responded loudly and left quickly.
The white cat turned his head and suddenly looked at the rocks where Sol and others were hiding, and said coldly: "Besides us, there are a few little bugs here."
"I found it too." Zheng Hao turned his head and shouted: "Come out! Stop hiding."
Sol and the others looked at each other and slowly walked out from behind the rocks, while he left the little girl behind the rocks.
"Who are you? Why are you hiding here?" Zheng Hao looked at Saul and others with dangerous eyes.
Thor said solemnly: "We are the people who deal specifically with your Dawn! Justice and truth are on our side!"
The white cat scratched his ears and chuckled: "It's the Salvation Army... our sworn enemy of Dawn!"
Zheng Hao looked confused: "The Salvation Army? What is it again?"
"It suddenly appeared three years ago. It is said that the top commander behind it is called a prophet, and he can predict what will happen in the future!" White Cat said slowly: "It sounds exaggerated, but they did successfully predict several major events and interfere with It’s very annoying!”
"I think they may have come here today to prevent us from activating the Demon Cave." White Cat sneered: "Their prophets must have predicted that I would wake up after the Demon Cave was activated, so they sent them here."
Zheng Hao twisted his neck and his bones made a rattling sound. His eyes showed murderous intent and said, "I will help you get rid of the Salvation Army and kill the prophet. You give me a pass."
"Deal!" The white cat raised a pair of forelimbs, clapped his hands like a human, and said, "I believe that with your unlocked strength, there will be no problem!"
On the opposite side, Thor said in a deep voice: "Bird, Gao Sen, you go to the Devil's Cave to install bombs, and the others and I will deal with them!"
Suddenly, two strong men rushed out from the side, trying to bypass Zheng Hao and enter the crater.
But Zheng Hao was faster than they expected. The two of them felt that their eyes were blurred, and Zheng Hao was blocking the front.
"die!"
A mace as long as an arm appeared out of thin air in Zheng Hao's hand, and he hit the strong man named Bird hard on the head!
Extremely fast! Bird can't dodge at all!
Click!
The sound of cracking bones!
Bird didn't even let out a scream, his head was smashed, and red and white things were scattered all over the floor!
