"Yes, it's that simple."
On the train, Xiao Xiao still knew nothing and told Lin Bo and others honestly: "Everything I did in Yedi City was based on the perspective of our old president of Black Gate City on the aborigines. In-depth research and calculation of the theory, and I personally only made a trivial attempt and verification based on his theory, but it is obvious that this attempt is very effective."
"The Stranger organization in Night End City felt this pressure, so they finally agreed to trade with me."
"As you can see, the transaction process was very pleasant, and we were all very satisfied, although he said that I was no longer welcome to come over..."
"..."
Lin Bo and others were busy recording and listening, with a somewhat stunned expression: "Is it that simple?"
Xiao Xiao said calmly: "Of course."
"We have only stayed in Night City for such a short time. How complicated can it be?"
"..."
"...That's reasonable!"
Lin Bo tilted his head and thought for a while, then sighed: "Things are progressing much more smoothly than we imagined."
"Fortunately, okay, we all had a great harvest and we didn't cause any big trouble..."
"..."
Xiaosi, who was dozing next to him, glanced at them with disdain, thinking that if these talents earned more, they would have a bumper harvest?
Xiao Xiao was also curious when he heard it, and said: "Then what were you thinking at the beginning?"
"What I thought at first was much more exciting than this..."
Lin Bo suddenly became interested and said: "In the original plan, once we come here, we will probably make things difficult for Ye Di City, right? This group of people is famous for being stingy and stingy, and I guess you will definitely If a small conflict occurs, after all, neither of you is the loser. After the conflict, it will be my turn, and I will mediate for you as the Dante Organization."
Seeing that he was getting more and more excited as he talked, Xiao Xiao became more interested: "How to mediate?"
Lin Bo smiled and said: "Then it depends on who of you takes advantage in this small conflict. If you take advantage in the conflict, then I will favor you and go with you to take advantage of Ye Di City. This will not only help You also took revenge for the losses we suffered before."
"If Ye Di City takes advantage, then I will mediate with them."
"Not only can you gain a good reputation in your search for the fourth element, but you can also take revenge on us in Black Gate City..."
"..."
Xiao Xiao was stunned when he heard this. This plan was so shameless and frank.
The key is that I followed his train of thought and thought about it. Why does it feel so reasonable?
If he hadn't read too much information left by the old president before leaving and saw the Aboriginal perspective, maybe things would have turned out as he wished. It might even have been more serious than he expected, and he would have been at a disadvantage again. , and I can’t get my heart back...
can only say……
Xiao Xiao sighed and said, "Thanks to the information left by the old president."
No matter what, I still have to keep my little secret, so I have an explanation for Lin Bo’s speculation:
The old president is so awesome.
Because the old president has great authority, my affairs are so smooth.
Anyway, he's dead, so he can't come out and explain that he's not that awesome.
"really."
Lin Bo listened and sighed deeply: "I have heard of this old president of your Black Gate City before. There is no simple person in these cities who has reached the status of president. However, I know His greatness is due to the fact that he actually trained such a powerful person as Yang Jia, but now it seems that this person is really academically talented and has a lot of skills."
Xiao Xiao smiled and said to Lin Bo, "Are you ready to do the business?"
"sure."
Lin Bo took out what he had just recorded and said: "The things you did in Night City can be regarded as a very important experimental data. The Dante organization has always attached great importance to these theoretical things. Look at them Even more so than the reinforcement elements.”
Xiao Xiao nodded.
When Lin Bo takes these things and Dante organizes a mission, the reputation will most likely belong to the old president.
However, strictly speaking, what I told them were indeed the theories left behind by the old president. However, through my experience from the perspective of the indigenous people, I also conducted some key data on these theories. There are some modifications, and his own identity is somewhat special. Although he doesn't know what this means, from now on, he has been prepared in advance.
"There's no problem, it's far better than we imagined."
Lin Bo's team members were a little excited when they heard this, and said: "In addition, in order to make our data appear important, when we reported it, it can be said that in the process of obtaining this data, we were influenced by Black Gate City and The serious difficulties faced by Ye Di City were all achieved by us enduring the humiliation, acting according to the opportunity, and paying a lot of physical and points costs..."
Lin Bo was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but pat his thigh: "Yes..."
"Anyway, Ye Di City is famous for being stingy, and the Black Gate Society has a very bad reputation..."
"In this way, when we take this report back, it can't be regarded as atonement for our sins, but as a proper meritorious service!"
"..."
Xiao Xiao looked at their excitement and felt happy for them.
I just felt a little awkward in my heart: "You said in front of me, the president, that our Black Gate City has a bad reputation..."
"...Isn't it not good?"
"..."
Lin Bo narrowed his eyes: "Don't interfere with our work."
Does this person not understand how Black Gate City's reputation became so bad?
Xiao Xiao: "..."
I always feel that Lin Bo is a very shameless person.
I just got the points and reports I transferred as a gift, so I’m not so polite to myself...
"What is this?"
Just when they were discussing and putting away the record, the man in the plaid shirt under Lin Bo's hand suddenly felt a little surprised:
"Isn't that too much?"
"..."
The people around him were a little surprised at the same time and looked over at him: "What's wrong?"
"The people in Yedi City are simply too outrageous..."
The man in the plaid shirt turned his tablet over and said: "Look what they said, this guy whose ID is Night Ghost was breaking news on the Internet: What bastard told that big pervert in Black Gate City that we have him here? That guy just came over with nothing when he needed what he needed. He didn’t want to give a single point, so he just wanted to steal the white wolf from our night city with nothing..."
"who is he?"
"He is a big monster who killed hundreds of people in the Hell Organization without blinking an eye!"
"He is an old pervert who single-handedly turned Black Gate City into a restricted area of hell..."
"How could we be his opponent in Ye Di City? That guy directly pushed the chainsaw into our faces and forced us to negotiate terms. Not only did he take away a precious A-level collection without spending a penny, he even blackmailed three of us. One hundred thousand points... It's not that we people in Night City didn't resist, but not only did our perfect defense line be torn apart by him expressionlessly, but even the city we were loyal to..."
"...The city was beaten to tears by him!"
"Is there any heavenly law? Where is the king's law for foreigners?"
"..."
"Um?"
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Xiao saw all the contents of the posts, and he couldn't help but be surprised:
"Why did you tell me about the will of the city?"
"...No, that girl didn't cry either. Instead, she seemed to be gloating..."
"The others are even more outrageous, right?"
"...I obviously only extorted 30,000 points!"
"..."
Lin Bo and others looked at this post and felt a little dumbfounded: "Didn't you spend points to buy it?"
"yes!"
Xiao Xiao said: "I haven't even seen their city will!"
"Why do you sound guilty when you say this?"
Lin Bo and others were startled for a moment, then nodded and said: "There is no need to explain this matter. Every city is a life form, but this life form is at a high-dimensional level. Even the president of his own city wants to see this city. It’s not easy to manifest one’s will, let alone an outsider. This is probably an exaggeration and no one will believe it, but the other things they said..."
Xiao Xiao said firmly: "The others are also fake and slanderous."
"That's true."
The man in the plaid shirt also nodded and said: "More than 90% of the things on the forum are untrustworthy. Everyone is used to it."
"Look, there are people below refuting him now..."
"..."
Sure enough, Xiao Xiao swiped down his mouse and glanced at it, and saw that a hidden account had already replied below: "Speaking of President Xiao, no one knows him better than me. I think The people in Yedi City are obviously talking nonsense. This President Xiao is just a person who likes dancing and dogs. The most egregious thing is to skin the living people..."
"Dancing while killing..."
"I seem to be in a better mood when I'm alone with a dead body..."
"In many aspects, he shows the same temperament and hobbies as the hell organization..."
"..."
"..."
"These words don't sound like refutation..."
Xiao Xiao's eyes looked a little confused: "In addition, why is this ID hidden on purpose?"
The mood is somewhat confusing.
Ever since Yang Jia gave him this forum, he hasn't seen anything good on it. It stands to reason that his reputation has been so badly tarnished, so he should go up and explain it, or turn around and go back to Ye Di City to ask what happened. However, when he thought about the several problems before him now, Xiao Xiao felt that these things were not important anymore and he should put the overall situation first.
First, he has obtained the Unquenchable Heart, which means that the investigation into the Black Forest should begin.
This company, which is well-known among the aboriginal people and seems to have great influence, what exactly did it do to me in the first place, and what are they doing now, the pioneer plan that they were involved in without their knowledge, and What's the impact?
Second, should the old president’s Noah plan really be pushed forward?
This old president is indeed remarkable. He is a foreigner, but he has conducted a lot of research on aboriginal theories.
And now judging from my own verification, most of these studies are actually true...
But it's only mostly true.
After all, the old president is a foreigner and has his own limitations in many places. Can his plan to stay really succeed?
But if he doesn't implement this plan, how will Mr. Ye and Yang Jia explain it?
These two people joined forces to push themselves into the position of the old president of Black Gate City. They also concealed and guarded against each other, but it was obvious that the two people had the same attitude towards the old president. They waited for the advancement This has been planned for a long time, right?
And finally, the most important thing...
...Mysterious road guide.
...What role does it play in this matter, and what is its relationship with Miss Record Player?
…
Mystery!
All of this is like a huge fog, shrouding the sky above Black Gate City.
How to see through the truth in this fog?
The answer is actually very simple, just walk in.
Now, I am qualified to step into this fog and begin to unravel it all.
It's in your own hands to keep your heart alive.
According to the calculations of Dante's organization, as long as he gets this thing, he can enter the fourth stage of strengthening the seer.
In the third stage of the Insight, I have already seen many things that other strangers are not able to see. So, this is already powerful enough to offend the city in the fourth stage, but what kind of things will it allow me to see? The answer?
"It's time..."
While Xiao Xiao was thinking about these things, Lin Bo and others put away the report and closed the forum page.
They knew there were more important things and avoided them one after another.
Only Lin Bo looked at Xiao Xiao and reminded him: "We will be back in Black Gate City in about an hour. We can't wait any longer."
"You mean not to extinguish the heart?"
Xiao Xiao looked into his eyes and asked softly.
"yes!"
Lin Bo said: "I told you before, Black Gate City won't like you looking for the fourth element, because this means that your ability will exceed her bounds, and you will have the power to fight against her and get a glimpse of it. There are some secret powers that she doesn’t want you to know, but you have made a decision before and successfully went to Night City and brought this key thing back..."
"Then, you'd better complete the strengthening before returning to Black Gate City."
"Otherwise, the city will of Black Gate City will not guarantee what it will do to this heart when you enter the city."
"..."
"..."
"This is all developing too fast..."
Xiao Xiao sighed silently, since he walked out of the bedroom, many things had developed too fast.
It’s so fast that I don’t give myself time to prepare.
But fortunately, I have the ability to think explosively and can slow down time to think about all this.
So what if it’s fast?
So what if it offends the city?
Four years ago, I was struggling painfully in my bedroom. I couldn't distinguish between reality and illusion, and I couldn't live like an ordinary person. I was fighting against the huge fantasy and unknown origin every day, like an ant weighing on me. He dug desperately through the mountain on his head just to find an escape passage for himself, but who would have thought that after coming out, there would be another bedroom?
A series of thoughts seems very long, but in reality, only a short time passes.
The answer is absurd.
Xiao Xiao suddenly felt that he was ridiculous. He had always wanted to get rid of this unknown and mysterious torture.
Now that I have the opportunity to officially step into the mystery, I am still hesitant?
Hesitate!
He suddenly raised his head and looked at the carriage. There were many people in the carriage. From the perspective of foreigners, they were all asleep. From the perspective of aboriginals, they were awake. According to the theory left by the old president, The reason why most people see these people sleeping after they leave the city is because the strangers are moving away from the power of their city...
The space outside the city is not dominated by any city, but borders and interweaving zones appear.
Therefore, the maternal power that affects the strangers all the time will also shrink its influence and simply make the strangers invisible.
However, these are not what Xiao Xiao wants to study.
He just pondered for a moment and called out a name in his mind: "Miss Record Player!"
Soon, the looming electromagnetic hoarseness and melody appeared, echoing in the minds of everyone in the carriage. When they were in Ye Di City, probably because the distance was too far, Xiao Xiao could not summon the power of the record player lady, even if it was It didn't work against the armed forces of Ye Di City, but now that we are close to Black Gate City, Miss Record Player's power has returned to Xiao Xiao's control at this time.
As the melody sounded, the aborigines in the carriage began to be affected, their eyes became confused, and they stood up and walked out of the carriage.
But in Lin Bo's eyes, it was Xiao Xiao who looked at him and saw that the dense flesh and blood in the carriage and the aborigines sleeping in the flesh and blood melted at the same time, and then bit by bit, he exited the carriage. An empty area was left.
It was as if, when Xiao Xiao looked at him, all his willpower retreated.
Xiao Xiao was left with a clean space.
After Xiao Xiao finished doing this, he slowly opened the gift box and looked at the beating heart inside.
The palm of his hand slowly moved towards his heart, and he said in a strange tone:
"Strengthen...not extinguish the heart!"
"..."
In an instant, Xiao Xiao's palms felt unusually hot.
The expression of this heart, the never-extinguishing flame, suddenly exploded and filled the entire carriage.
Even Lin Bo, who deliberately stayed in the carriage to avoid problems during Xiao Xiao's strengthening process, was startled by the flames. He felt a kind of spiritual burning, and he jumped up suddenly, and instantly He retreated to the edge of the carriage and raised his hands to shield his eyes.
"Plop" "Plop"
Immediately afterwards, both he and Xiao Xiao heard the sound of violently beating hearts.
At the same time, what they didn't know was that at the same time that Xiao Xiao shouted those words, Black Gate City at this time had been coexisting with the aborigines and foreigners in Black Gate City, but there was something that no one could see. This kind of thing seemed to be pulled away from the city at this time, and in a world similar to the reality of civilians, it was like a rapidly spreading shadow, quickly heading towards this train...
If it were described accurately, it would be that part of the soul of Black Gate City was leaving the body to welcome the train.
Wherever this shadow passed, all thoughts were shut down, including some relatively weak mysterious sources in the foggy sea. They wandered around, looking for their hosts, but stopped when the shadow approached. The fate of thinking.
Until this shadow quickly enveloped the train, and everything in the train stopped moving.
Including Xiao Xiao and Lin Bo.
It was as if time had been pulled away and everything became blurry. There was only Xiao Xiao and the heart placed on his lap.
The fire above the heart beats quietly.
Xiao Xiao's handsome face also looked pale and fragile under the reflection of the flames.
The shadow coming from Black Gate City turned into a vague humanoid shape. She slowly leaned down, pulled the clothes off Xiao Xiao's chest, and then slowly cut open his chest. , took out something strange and obviously different from a real heart inside his chest, and without hesitation, even with a little disgust, crushed the thing into pieces.
Then, she slowly put the heart in the box into Xiao Xiao's chest.
That heart seemed so consistent with Xiao Xiao's.
"The property has returned to its original owner..."
She looked at her work carefully, as if admiring a beautiful piece of art.
Then, she melted again and turned into a blurry black shadow. She gradually detached from the train and returned to Black Gate City ahead of schedule.
…
…
"finished?"
A curious voice asked about the realm where no one could peek.
"Um."
The helpless voice replied: "He is even wary of me, but he doesn't know..."
"Only I can install this heart for him..."
(End of chapter)
