For some people, the inexplicable vibrations on the Origin Star were really like a big earthquake, but they were only limited to a few small circles. For the public, it was really just a movement of tectonic plates. The consequences, and because there were no casualties, were quickly ignored by everyone.
With today's technology, such a thing can be easily dealt with without causing too much damage, so there is no need to worry.
Of course, those who know the cause and effect of this incident remain silent on the matter.
And because the matter had been dealt with, no one mentioned it again, but everyone who knew the inside story knew that this time the two parties were really at odds.
Although there is no specific understanding of the price they paid, since Zhang Zhong has come forward, it is impossible to deal with this cold-faced devil without enough sacrifice.
Normally, Zhang Zhong is an indifferent person and seems to be just an ordinary housekeeper. But if anyone really thinks so, it can only be said that he is too naive.
Although Xu Luo knew that someone was doing something on the Origin Star before, he didn't know the details. At this time, he still seemed very unfamiliar with this place. It could be said that he was unfamiliar with the place.
When he understood some of these things, it was during a party.
After he came to the Origin Star, after wandering around with Tu Lei and Feng Xiaoxiao, he hid in a hotel by himself. After the earthquake, he was invited to attend a small party.
As the host here, after his friends come to his place, of course he has to be the host.
Faced with Zhang Xinya's invitation, Xu Luo went happily.
Of course, it was mainly because he was confused about the situation here at this time, so he wanted to find out the situation with this local snake.
Although Tu Lei was able to collect some information, to be honest, he had no understanding of the most real side of the world at all, so the information he collected was actually just superficial. , Xu Luo had already discovered all this by looking at the information he provided to him.
For example, Tu Lei clearly understood the best among the contestants, some of their units in the divine domain, and the power of their gods.
It's just that there is no specific level of strength in reality at all.
For Xu Luo, he didn't care at all about the strength of those people in the world of gods. What was more important to him was actually their performance in reality.
He always had a feeling that this time the selection of the All-Civilization League was not what he thought at the beginning. He thought it was simply a confrontation between arms like before, or that they entered the plane world and used their own gods to fight against each other. to show their strength.
Before he knew the truth of this incident, it was natural to feel this way, but at this moment, he already truly knew what the world was going through, and after he himself had become a strong silver man, if he felt this way again, it would really be It's a joke now.
Therefore, if you want to really know some of the relevant information, you have to find other people who really know the inside story of all this.
Therefore, when Zhang Xinya invited him, he did not refuse and agreed directly.
It was also during the small gathering when the group of people talked about the previous earthquake that he realized that there were so many hidden things there.
After all, young people like them don’t have so many scruples when doing things. There are some secrets that adults understand and keep secrets from each other. In their view, they are just some insignificant chats. Of course, the most important thing is Those things definitely cannot be talked about, but some things that have already happened, they discuss among themselves privately, but they are not so strict.
It was after listening to their words that Xu Luo had a certain understanding of the prompts of the Human Federation at this time.
"Speaking of which, the big devil's attack this time is really dark! Mo Cong has suffered a lot now. Of course, Zhang Tianzhi also has a hard time, but who said he has a bad mouth? Anyway, when I saw him injured, I I actually felt very happy inexplicably.”
At this time, at the party, when the two legendary powerhouses who were injured were mentioned, many people participating in the party seemed to be gloating about their misfortune.
They are all children of wealthy families. Relatively speaking, the elders in their families may actually belong to the same camp as the two injured people, but there is a circle between the elders. Young people like them Naturally, he also has his own circle.
Before they really stepped into each other's circle, although there was a certain connection between the elders' camps and them, it was not that close.
Just like the young legendary strongman Zhang Tianzhi before, he actually belongs to the side of the wealthy forces, that is, the war faction, while Mo Cong actually represents the federal president, that is, the peace faction.
"Speaking of which, although Zhang Tianzhi is very powerful and talented, he lacks a brain and has no respect for the real top experts. It would be a good idea to let him learn a lesson this time to save him from being so arrogant. All I can see is the sky."
When talking about Zhang Tianzhi, some people present seemed to like seeing him receive a lesson.
"Zhang Tianzhi is actually a member of our Zhang family. Of course, people may not know me. After all, we are just a small branch. They are the head of the family. But if we really count them by seniority, he should be with me. I am of the same generation, but this guy is very talented. He has reached the level of a legendary powerhouse in his forties, so he has always seemed arrogant. To those top masters of the older generation, I always feel that they are not worth mentioning. .”
Knowing that Xu Luo didn't know much about the situation on the Origin Star, Zhang Xinya next to him quietly introduced the situation to him.
Obviously, there are many people in various families who dislike Zhang Tianzhi, but usually, because they don't have the strength to do anything to each other, they can only hide their dissatisfaction in their hearts, but this time Zhang Tianzhi was unlucky. They couldn't help but gloat.
"Ha! It doesn't matter that the two of them were beaten by the big devil. It was just a little interest. Look at those people. After these two were beaten, they didn't even dare to fart. They usually just If you dare to make some small moves behind your back, when someone really gets angry, they will run faster than a cat."
At the party, a young man couldn't help but mocked coldly.
"Cai Xu, be careful what you say!"
After hearing what he said, someone next to him changed his expression and quickly warned him.
"What are they afraid of? If they dare to do it, are they still afraid of what others say? Who doesn't know that the dirty things they did just have no evidence, and the victims of the other party have not expressed their attitude, so some people think that the matter will be settled. That’s all, but now that it broke out, everyone is dumbfounded, and the price they paid is painful enough.”
"Cai Xu, I know you and Xu Zhen have a very good relationship. We are all very sorry for Xu Zhen's death, but people cannot be resurrected after death. You have to look forward and don't say anything casually that affects yourself."
There was someone next to him who had a good relationship with him and quickly tried to persuade him.
"hehe!"
Cai Xu just smiled, picked up the wine in front of him, and took a big gulp into his mouth. Even though I was choking and coughing all the time, I didn't pay much attention.
Some people nearby couldn't help but shake their heads when they saw his appearance, but they didn't say anything. It was obvious that they were accustomed to his appearance.
"Cai Xu, he is also a poor person."
On the other side, Zhang Xinya couldn't help but sigh when she saw the young man trying to numb herself with alcohol.
"How to say?"
Xu Luo asked doubtfully.
"Cai Xu once had a lover named Xu Zhen. They were actually about to get married, but the Foreign Affairs Department team that Xu Zhen was working on was wiped out.
And I later learned that their information was leaked at that time. In fact, things like Xu Zhen have happened several times in the past few years. Every time, a child of the Xu family died, and everyone knew that something was wrong.
However, the old man of the Xu family did not express any position on this matter, and the elders of each family also explicitly prohibited us from investigating this matter privately, so no one dared to do anything. However, after Xu Zhen died, Cai Xu has been depressed and turned into what he is now. "
"Xu Zhen, Xu family!"
Silently reciting the name, Xu Luo couldn't see any expression on his face, but he just kept this matter in his heart. No matter how he said it, he was also a member of the Xu family.
More importantly, he thought of this time, the spaceship was attacked, and the previous time Xu Mingfeng was secretly attacked, and the other party pointed the finger at his father. This has affected the people around him, and he has no choice but to Don't care.
"Xu family, let's not talk so much about their family's affairs. We will only talk about gossip here today. Regarding national affairs, that is not what we should care about."
At this time, someone directly brought the topic to an end.
"Do you know what conditions the Xu family asked for this time, and what price those people paid to suppress this matter."
After not mentioning those depressing things, the atmosphere at the meeting suddenly became much more relaxed.
But at this moment, someone spoke up to whet the appetite of others.
"Hey, Fatty Zhai, you have become very capable, and you still dare to whet our appetite. If you have any new information, just tell us and share it with us."
One girl couldn't help but tease her and looked at the fat boy who was speaking.
"Oops! Sister Fang Wei, how many times have I told you? Don't call me chubby, don't call me chubby. My name is Zhai Gongrang!"
After the little fat man muttered something dissatisfied, he did not whet their appetites anymore, but told the information he knew.
Seeing that other people's attention was focused on him, the little fat man was extremely satisfied. He felt that he was the most handsome guy in the room at this moment.
"I also heard this news from my uncle. You must not spread it, otherwise, my butt will burst into flames!"
Hearing his words, the others couldn't help laughing. Uncle Zhai Xiaopang loved him very much, so this boy was very well-informed and could often bring them a lot of gossip.
"Talk, talk, we definitely won't tell anyone."
Others quickly signed up.
"I heard that after the blood refining pool opens this year, there will be a total of fifty places, but you all know that every time the blood refining pool opens, thirty of the places have actually been allocated, ten for each family. The remaining twenty places will be competed for by all the young people in the federation, and the top twenty will be qualified to enter."
"What news do you have from the old almanac? The thirty places have been allocated long ago after the opening of the blood refining pool. Who doesn't know? Isn't it just the twenty places that are competed for in the annual All-Civilization League?"
The All-Civilization League is actually divided into four parts. There are three parts for high school and three grades. After reaching college, the competition becomes extremely cruel.
Because all four grades of the university compete in the same competition, and the twenty places are divided among the four departments, which means that only the top five will be qualified to enter the blood refining pool. You can imagine how cruel the competition is.
"Of course I know this is an annual practice, so why don't I tell you a piece of news that you haven't known all along?"
Zhai Gongrang smiled proudly.
"Let me tell you, this year, the Xu family has twenty places."
"Twenty? Where did you get twenty? Isn't it just ten?"
Some people subconsciously retorted, but they quickly reacted.
Since Xiaopang categorically said that there are twenty places, usually, they only have ten places. Now that the extra ten are considered, it seems that it is not difficult to imagine how they came about. .
"You're saying that they paid the price of their quota and apologized to the Xu family."
Some people make bold guesses.
"I heard that the second master of the Zhang family passed away some time ago."
At this moment, someone next to him asked Zhang Xinya
"Yes! The second master of the Zhang family has indeed passed away!"
Regarding these well-known news, Zhang Xinya did not deny it.
"I heard that the eldest son of the Cai family also died young!"
"Indeed, the fifth master of the Wu family is gone too."
Everyone was communicating as if they were playing riddles.
For people who don't know the inside story, listening to the conversation between them is like listening to a book from heaven. Only those who truly understand the inside story will feel huge waves in their hearts after listening to these words.
Because the death of these people is not just their death.
During this period of time, someone died in almost every family, and some even had more than one. More importantly, it was very strange. After these people died, the family did not pay funerals to them, but simply dealt with them. It's as if no one in the family has died.
In the past, they actually hadn't thought that much. After all, human civilization was at war with alien races and other worlds. Deaths were actually very common. People often died in every household.
But what is unusual is that this time there are large-scale deaths. More importantly, if they died in battle, they died for the Human Federation, which will be widely reported, and the funeral will be held with splendor. This is the glory and they deserve it.
But after these people died, they were buried hastily. There was no news at all to the outside world. It was just that they were well-informed and had well-connected people in each family. Without announcing the funeral secretly, outsiders were actually It's hard to know that someone in someone else's family has died.
But regarding this point, the young people present had a tacit understanding and did not discuss it. They just wanted to know that someone in that family had died.
At this time, Xu Luo unconsciously stirred the coffee in front of him with a spoon, but he had other thoughts in his mind.
Either sooner or later, but it was only after the previous battle that people began to die on a large scale. If there was no connection, Xu Luo wouldn't believe it at all.
"What are you thinking about? So absorbed!"
At this time, everyone changed the topic and started talking nonsense. Zhang Xinya looked at Xu Luo curiously.
"Could it be your sweetheart?"
"No, I was just wondering where the blood refining pool you were talking about is."
Xu Luo smiled but did not show his emotions.
"The blood refining pool!"
Mentioning this name, Zhang Xinya had a strange expression.
"It is a magical place, and it can also be said to be one of the most important places in our human civilization."
Xu Luo didn't interrupt, just listened to her quietly.
"As the name suggests, the blood refining pool is a place that can refine our blood and remove impurities in it. It can greatly temper our bodies and at the same time lay a solid foundation for entering the gold level in the future."
"The Blood Refining Pond is a place that eats people!"
At this moment, someone's voice came from the side.
Xu Luosheng looked over and saw Cai Xu, who had been drinking at the other end, walking over at some point.
"Hello, Apokolips Cai Xu!"
"Hello, Blue Star Xu Luo!"
Seeing the other party greeting him, Xu Luo also introduced himself generously.
But Cai Xu's words gave him a bad guess.
"Don't listen to his nonsense."
Zhang Xinya glared at Cai Xu fiercely and started to explain.
"The main components of the blood refining pool are brought back by the masters of human civilization who hunted the ferocious beasts and strong men in other worlds. Some rare materials that can catalyze the blood are also added to it, but apart from these In addition, if we fight with a foreigner, if we can kill the opponent's master, we will bring the body back and put it into the blood refining pool."
"Why didn't you say there are humans in there too!"
Cai Xu was drinking wine by himself, but the words he spoke were as cold as the snow in June.
"Humph, it's not a secret!"
Zhang Xinya didn't hide it either.
"The foundation of the blood refining pool is actually the corpse of a strong human being as a support. He is used as a filter to filter the blood of other creatures, and then releases the pure blood for young people to absorb. In addition, some accidental deaths of humans, Or those who have died of old age and voluntarily donate their bodies will also be placed in it.”
"Volunteer?"
Hearing this sentence, Cai Xu sneered, but said nothing further.
Xu Luo looked at Zhang Xinya beside him with questioning eyes.
Zhang Xinya had no choice but to explain.
"Before entering the blood refining pool, the Federation will sign an agreement with everyone who enters. No matter what level they reach in the future, they must contribute one-tenth of their blood energy to the blood refining pool to maintain the operation of the blood refining pool."
After listening to her explanation, Xu Luo understood that now the federation has invested in cultivating you, and you will need to repay it in the future. However, many people are afraid that they are unwilling to repay their debts during their lifetime, so they can only repay them after their death.
However, Xu Luo had no idea about this.
After receiving benefits, there is nothing wrong with making compensation. The reason why human civilization does this is not for personal selfishness, but to make civilization stronger.
If you really don't agree with such conditions, you don't have to enter it.
If everyone only wanted to get benefits from entering it, then the blood energy in the blood refining pool would have been absorbed long ago, and it would be impossible to open it every year.
At this time, Xu Luo frowned and remembered something.
When he commanded the Zerg to fight, many tribes were defeated by him. At that time, he discovered that there was a place with very rich energy in each tribe.
"I remember there is a holy pool in another world!"
"good!"
Zhang Xinya nodded and admitted frankly.
"The original blood refining pool was inspired by the holy pools of people from other worlds. However, their holy pools are basically just for baptizing them. They rely more on turning on the ancestral totems to increase their strength. The holy pools are just It’s just pure energy.”
"Our blood refining pool is pure Qi and blood. There is no energy in this world. If you want to become stronger, you can only do it in this way. Facing the oppression and invasion of alien civilizations and people from other worlds, if you want to To protect our homeland, we can only become stronger by any means necessary."
Although it is a very cruel thing to throw one of your own people into the blood refining pool and become a resource for others to grow, there are many people who really do it voluntarily.
They were very happy to be able to contribute something even after death.
This is especially obvious among the people in the military department.
They defended their home and country, and truly sacrificed their lives after death!
Different people have different opinions on this matter, it's just about their own choice.
The Federation will not force anyone. If you don't want to, you can not enter the blood refining pool, or you can donate one-tenth of your blood to pay off your debts while you are still alive.
How to do it is just everyone's own choice.
If you really don't want to die after death, it doesn't matter. After paying off the debt, just let the family take the body back.
Some people can't stand it, but the current situation is like this, so what can we do if we can't stand it?
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