As soon as Chen Xing walked to the door, someone came out. The corner was so narrow that the two of them almost collided. However, Chen Xing was agile and avoided it first.
"I'm sorry, I walked too fast and almost bumped into sir. Please forgive me for any offence."
What came out was a handsome young man, wearing a decent dress, who nodded slightly and apologized to Chen Xing.
"It's okay. I was walking too fast and it was my fault."
The other party was the first to admit his mistake, so Chen Xing naturally had to treat him politely.
The handsome young man showed a sunny smile, nodded to Chen Xing again, and then left.
At this time, Chen Xing noticed that the other party was carrying a black leather suitcase. As the other person left, that strange sense of resonance gradually disappeared.
He couldn't help but frown, and in order to confirm his thoughts, he quickly walked into the store, took out a photo of a small skull, and asked the old man who was wiping the antiques behind the counter.
"Oh, sorry, this soul boy skull was just bought."
"Yes, that's right, that's the young man who went out just now. He was very generous and bought several items from me at once..."
Chen Xing immediately chased him out without saying a word. Less than a minute had passed just now, and the young man hadn't gone far yet. Chen Xing quickened his pace and soon caught up with him near the white dragon statue.
"Hello, sir, how can I help you?" The young man who was stopped responded to him very politely.
"That's it..." Chen Xing glanced at the other party's suitcase and said, "My request may be a bit presumptuous..." He said while taking out a photo of a small skull, "Introduce yourself, I am the Red Dragon Principality Chen Erliu, the mayor of Orchid Town, the purpose of coming here this time is for this little thing, but it seems that you bought it."
The young man's eyes stayed on the photo for a few seconds, and after confirming it again, he replied, "I'm sorry to disappoint you. I did buy this antique just ten minutes ago."
"Can you, can you let me take a look..." Before the other party could say anything, Chen Xing explained, "I am a decent nobleman and I won't have any evil intentions. I just want to see if I have a fate with it. "
Hearing Chen Xing's request, the young man did not hesitate, squatted down, opened the suitcase, and introduced himself, "My name is Lancer Mordrake, Mr. Mayor, you can just call me Lancer." .”
Chen Xing was a little surprised by the friendliness and trust of the other party. After all, this was something worth millions of gold coins. Although this is a satellite signal coverage area, there are still some people who are crazy and take risks.
"Lance, thank you." Chen Xing said seriously. No matter what, I must thank the other party for their trust.
"Is this what you want to see?"
Lanster opened the red cloth wrapping it, revealing the white skull.
The moment their eyes touched, Chen Xing felt an indescribable sense of intimacy, as if he had met a close friend in the vast sea of people, and the resonance from his soul was extremely strong. In just an instant, the two spiritual energies merged, like salt falling into water, and they could no longer distinguish each other.
"That's it, that's it!"
Chen Xing couldn't help the surprise on his face. After experiencing these days of disappointment, I finally met someone who resonated strongly with me. I couldn't control my emotions for a while and spoke out what was in my heart.
He held it in both hands and couldn't put it down, and said, "Friend, no, brother, if you can't transfer this thing to me, I don't care how much it costs." He looked left and right, a little bit unable to put it down.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor, this is something our young master specifically wants. You need to ask him himself." Lanster bowed and said with an apology on his face.
"Who is your young master?" Chen Xing asked.
"Our young master's surname is Lan. Blue Lan is from the Eastern Continent and lives here." Lanster replied.
"Can I meet this Mr. Lan?" Chen Xing asked again. By this time, he had calmed down. To have such a magnanimous servant, the identity of the master must not be simple.
"Yes, but certain conditions need to be met." Lanster bowed again, humble and polite, but also aloof and aloof.
"What conditions?" Chen Xing asked.
"If you can enter the top eight in the martial arts competition in three days, you can enter the White Dragon Palace and meet our young master."
"Martial arts competition?" Chen Xing frowned. There are indeed many similar competitions in this world, but they are mostly found in underground casinos.
As if seeing the confusion in Chen Xing's eyes, Lanster immediately explained, "Our young master wants to get to know the future strong men on the Red Earth Continent in this way. The winner will receive a generous reward."
"I sensed the psychic energy fluctuations of a strong guard-level person in you. The conditions for participating are below the quasi-lord level, which you fully meet."
"You mean, as long as I participate in the competition and enter the top eight, I can get this thing?" Chen Xing asked.
"This is one of the prizes of the competition. If the competition is not about to start and there is no time to change the prize, I would be happy to convey your request to our young master. Our young master has a bold personality, and maybe I will give it to you directly. Now I can only change it. I'm sorry for causing trouble to you." Lanster bowed and apologized.
Chen Xing nodded, expressing understanding, and then asked, "The conditions for participating are below the quasi-lord level. In other words, the highest level to participate is the great guard level. Can you understand it this way?"
"Yes, Mr. Mayor, what our young master wants to get to know is not the strong people now, but the strong people in the future."
After confirming again, Chen Xing probably understood the intention of this "Mr. Lan". To put it bluntly, it is to identify good prospects in advance and attract and invest in them. Compared with those who have achieved achievements, those who are still developing are more likely to be satisfied.
"Okay then, I'm going to participate in the competition. I believe I have a chance to get a ranking, but before that..." Chen Xing emphasized, "Please tell your young master to leave this thing to me."
"This..." Lanster looked hesitant, as if he wanted to say it but was embarrassed to say it.
"What's wrong? Is it inconvenient?" Chen Xing asked.
"According to the rules of the competition, if there is no repeated demand among the top eight, it is yours, but if someone wants it the same as you, you must decide the winner and the winner will get it."
"I understand, no one can grab it, but if someone grabs it, they must defeat all opponents." Chen Xing repeated, and Lanster nodded in agreement.
After a while, Chen Xing followed Lanster's prompts and came to the registration point at the main entrance of the White Dragon Palace.
A banner was hung above with balloons - The Unparalleled Martial Arts Competition.
There is a big sign at the registration point, which states the conditions for participation, which are roughly as follows: a strong guard or below, no age limit, no gender limit, no weapons or spirits are allowed to be used during the competition, and you can only fight with fists and feet.
There was a circle of people outside, including tall, strong, bald men in leather vests, elegant young nobles, female mercenaries in fancy outfits, girls wearing boxing gloves, and energetic, young men. All the tough old men in their seventies were eager to try, and the registration atmosphere was very enthusiastic.
"Sola, who is this Mr. Lan?" Before signing up, Chen Xing asked the mastermind about the identity of the organizer.
[It is not recommended to obtain the other party’s information]
"Why?" Chen Xing asked strangely. This is the first time Sora has opposed his request. Is there anyone with higher authority than him?
[There are two reasons...]
[The first reason, top secret]
[According to the highest rules established by the Human Survival Committee, the Clearnet system cannot interfere excessively with human society. Any major privacy involving large-scale political changes is classified as the highest level secret, and even king-level powerful people cannot access it]
[Second reason, unknown danger]
[According to the records in the database, the subject of your investigation is likely to have the same ability as you and can predict the existence of danger to a certain extent. If you know the secret of the other party, you will bring a strong sense of crisis to the other party when you meet, leading to hostility and even assassination]
[If the master insists on exploring to the end, Sora will provide detailed information as agreed before]
[Please select whether to obtain information, yes/no? ]
Chen Xing hesitated again and again, but finally clicked "No" and listened to Sola's suggestion.
If the other party really has "danger perception", or even a higher level of "extraordinary perception", then he'd better stay away from it.
Black Tower scholars believe that the precognitive ability is that the person involved can feel the "power of time and space."
In their view, there is an invisible force that drives the movement and changes of all things. This force is called the "original force", also known as the "original force".
By sensing the source of power, one can predict the short-term future through the laws of the operation of all things, thereby avoiding danger.
If it is true as Sora said, after he obtains the other party's secrets, he will feel a strong sense of crisis.
The other party seemed to have a very high status. He had already made enough enemies, but he didn't want to make new ones. Anyway, the purpose of his visit was just the skull of the unknown humanoid creature. He would withdraw as soon as he got the thing. There was no need to add any extraneous details just for the sake of curiosity.
Even if the other party's true identity involves large-scale political changes, what does it have to do with him, the mayor of a marginal town?
Just take care of your own one-third of an acre of land. If you have free time, you might as well study more profitable businesses.
Why bother worrying about national affairs while eating a three-and-a-half-yuan box lunch?
"I want to sign up, what information do I need to provide?" Chen Xing stepped forward and asked.
"How dare you sign up with your small body?" a strong man next to him laughed.
Chen Xing ignored the other party and looked at the registration personnel at the registration point. There is no shortage of stupid people in this world, and there is no need for him to teach them a lesson every time.
"Hmph, that's pretty cool!" the strong man sneered, "You'd better pray that you don't meet me in the game, otherwise I will twist off your head and use it as a stool."
"Very good, I remember your words." Chen Xing turned around and said lightly.
For a moment, the strong man felt tremendous pressure, and the other person's eyes seemed to be staring at the prey of a wolf. Perhaps it was an illusion, he shook his head, left a cruel message "Just wait", and then walked away.
