After twenty-three hours, Zhou Li and Eluma arrived at their destination—Jordan, the capital of southern England.
After getting off the airship, Zhou Li grabbed the confused Eluma and came to the VIP lounge. Facing the oncoming captain, Zhou Li took out a card engraved with platinum text from his inner pocket and handed it to him beside him, and said to him with a smile: "Keep accounts."
"ah?"
The airship captain looked at the personal seal of Magnum III in his hand and was stunned.
"Don't be afraid, this seal is real."
Zhou Li patted the captain's shoulder and told him not to worry: "I took it out of the Magnum III's pocket with my own hands. There is no way it's fake."
I'm even more scared!
The captain, who did not dare to express his attitude directly, smiled hypocritically, greeted Zhou Li and quickly ran towards the airship behind him, for fear of delaying his time to deliver the seal to the emperor.
"No wonder...ha~~~Zhou Li wants to charter such a good spaceship."
The confused and sleepy Eluma yawned delicately, then grabbed the corner of Zhou Li's clothes with her backhand, and said to Zhou Li in a soft voice: "What should we do first?"
"Change."
"well?"
As soon as she said this, Eluma suddenly stopped feeling sleepy. She raised her head, with surprise in her deer-like eyes, "Are you going to change clothes?"
It is embarrassing to say that as a brave man and a vampire of the new era, Zhou Li only has a few sets of clothes in his wardrobe. For Zhou Li, the Brave Exclusive on his waist is his appearance. With this thing, even if he went naked to attend a high-class party, the nobles would not dare to fart, and they would have to enthusiastically take off his clothes to create a harmonious environment for Zhou Li.
Therefore, the mental impact that Zhou Li said on Eluma when he said the words "change clothes" was no less than the one day when Zhou Li said that he wanted to live in harmony with Magnum III. She looked at Zhou Li blankly, but soon, Eluma became happy.
"Okay, Zhou Li, you have a good figure and you can look good in anything you wear."
Just the words "I want to be healthy" were written on her face, and Eluma, who had always been accustomed to Zhou Li's black suit, suddenly became excited. She tugged at the corner of Zhou Li's clothes, and his energetic appearance was completely different from the sleepy look just now.
"Okay, let's go."
Zhou Li took Eluma to the luxury hotel he had already contacted. They came to the reserved room. The clothes Zhou Li had already purchased and sent someone to place were neatly placed in front of the two of them.
"This set is yours."
Zhou Li handed a set of brown clothes to Eluma.
"Huh? Do you still have mine??"
Eluma took the clothes and was a little surprised, but she still took the clothes and went to her room.
A few minutes later, a brand new Eluma walked out of the room. She put on a brown knee-length plaid dress, paired with a standard British red jacket, looking mature and cute. Eluma raised her head slightly, and the small knitted bonnet covered her long blue hair, trembling slightly with her movement.
"Zhou Li, what kind of clothes are these? They look pretty... huh????"
Black windbreaker, white shirt, leather shoes.
“Didn’t you change nothing?!?!”
Facing Zhou Li's outfit, which could not be said to be completely different from before, but could also be said to be exactly the same, Eluma immediately protested: "We agreed to change clothes, but I have already changed them, why are you still wearing this outfit? "
"I said change clothes, but I didn't say I changed clothes."
Zhou Li buttoned up his shirt, tightened his tie and said to Eluma, "And don't be embarrassed, I've changed my clothes some time ago."
"Didn't you see that I changed into a shirt with a stand-up collar?"
Aluma, who was no longer able to complain, waved her hands. Her original expectations turned into disappointment. She glanced at Zhou Li with resentment, then returned to her cheerful look, and said to Zhou Li with excitement: "Then we are Can’t we go to dinner?”
"It's okay to eat."
Eluma noticed that after hearing the word "eat", Zhou Li's eyes changed visibly, "But before that, I have to tell you something."
"I'm going to hide my identity."
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As the capital of the world's second most powerful country, Jordan has always been the pride and glory of the entire South. In addition to the fact that the birthplace of Yingnan is Jordan, there is another very important reason - the Gospels.
In Jordan, there is a unique wonder in the world. Even in a city-state with tens of millions of people, 50% of Jordanian residents are professionals. In this world, the identity of a professional needs to be bestowed by the corresponding professional guild. People without talent cannot become professionals.
What breaks this rule is a gospel that claims to be the "gospel given by the gods". According to Yingnan’s official statement, the Gospels brought equality and freedom to the entire Yingnan and were the foundation of Yingnan’s country. Yingnan claimed that all those who read the Gospels would listen to divine guidance and become professionals in spreading the gospel.
Therefore, Yingnan is the second country in the entire world to mass-produce non-combat professionals. Philosophers, inventors, artists, these non-combat professions that spread widely in later generations and are widely known to outsiders, were mostly popularized in England and South. This also directly led to Yingnan being the first to overthrow the feudal system and establish a parliamentary country. The emergence of inventors allowed Yingnan to vigorously develop the machinery industry and create a unique steel torrent army. Yingnan's humanistic thoughts also had the most profound impact on the entire world.
"Of course, Yingnan was also the first country to use colonial Aboriginal skulls as bowls."
Jordan, known as the Fog City, has a very complex terrain with surprisingly many alleys and paths. In a deep alley, Zhou Li took Eluma for a walk in the drizzle.
"How cruel."
Hearing this, Eluma sighed.
"uh-huh."
Zhou Li shrugged and said nonchalantly: "In fact, the three disasters that swept the world killed far less humans than the wars between humans. Sometimes, direct fighting between the same kind is often the most cruel. This has been the case forever. The unchanging truth.”
"yes."
Eluma did not lament the dark side of human beings, nor did she angrily reprimand those actions. She just sighed with a hint of sadness, and then stopped talking.
"arrive."
After a while, Zhou Li and Eluma stopped in front of a magnificent building. He put the black umbrella he used to show off in the waiter's hand, then took out a gold-inlaid pipe from his pocket and put it in his mouth.
"Don't you know how to smoke?"
In the corridor of the building, Eluma approached Zhou Li and asked softly.
"really."
Zhou Li took a breath of black mist, spit out a mouthful of black mist, and then said with a sneer: "So I am going to give some people some second-hand smoke."
Is there any relationship between the two?
Eluma, who looked dignified and generous on the surface, followed Zhou Li to the second floor of the building with confusion. It is obvious that the second floor of the building is a high-end gathering place. In front of the door that was carved with bronze patterns, a servant in a tuxedo walked up and said to Zhou Li respectfully:
"Hello sir, welcome to the Gulag Hotel."
"Is it time for Sir Mintz's party?"
At this time, Zhou Li was like a low-key and restrained British gentleman, with a magnetic voice: "My name is Folds, and this is my assistant Hua Shen. I am a detective from Newt, and Sir Mintz invited me to join him. banquet."
"Okay, do you have an invitation?"
Facing the attendant's inquiry, Zhou Li frowned and asked in confusion: "Sir Mintz told me that no invitation is required to enter the banquet."
"Ah, special guests really don't need invitations."
The attendant suddenly realized that he saw that Zhou Li was well-dressed and very elegant, and the woman beside him was as beautiful as a fairy. At first glance, he looked like a standard old Yingnan aristocrat of Shangsanqi. Afraid of neglecting the distinguished guest, the attendant briefly checked Zhou Li's identity documents and then put the two of them into the banquet.
"Hey, Zhou Li, who is Duke Mintz?"
"An old nobleman from Yingnan."
According to Yingnan's rules, Zhou Li handed the cane to the attendant and entered the banquet after indicating that he did not carry any firearms. He took twice as much champagne and handed Eluma a glass.
"Did he invite us?"
Facing Eluma's inquiry, Zhou Li took a sip of champagne and poured the rest directly into the flowerpot. Zhou Li whispered to Eluma, "Of course not."
"really."
Having developed a good habit of not being surprised when things change, Eluma was not surprised at all by Zhou Li's behavior. She smiled and took the Yingnan chocolate pie from the maid beside her, and then asked in a low voice: "What are we here for? Is it just to eat?"
"In addition to negotiating investment with those chambers of commerce and nobles, we have another purpose here."
Zhou Li leaned on the window sill, looking at the elegant men and women who had risen on the dance floor, narrowed his eyes, and said softly: "I'm very curious about the Gospels."
"ah???"
Eluma immediately looked at Zhou Li in surprise, then covered her mouth, poked her head around to make sure she was not noticed, and then said eagerly to Zhou Li: "Have you set your mind on the Gospel?"
"Um."
Zhou Li knocked on the window edge and made a dull sound: "Being able to give others professional status... the Gospels should be able to do more than that."
In fact, Zhou Li did not tell the whole story. His main purpose in wanting to access the Gospels was Eluma.
In the last message Mr. Muqi left for him, Mr. Muqi told Zhou Li that Eluma's soul was incomplete, and it was even possible that half of her soul was missing.
If people in this world lose one-third of their souls, their bodies will gradually collapse. Mr. Muqi, who cut most of his soul into pieces, also used soul wood to maintain his body, and used his professional abilities to stabilize his body to avoid death. Even though Eluma is missing half of her soul, there is nothing unusual about her. This is a miracle anywhere.
Mr. Muqi told Zhou Li that it was difficult for Eluma to maintain her current state forever. Sooner or later, Eluma would die due to the vacancy in her soul. In the last lesson of life, Mr. Muqi left Zhou Li a hope.
Gospel.
In the last message, Mr. Muqi told Zhou Li that when he was studying the soul, he was invited by Jordan in Yingnan for academic exchanges. At the exchange meeting, Mr. Muqi, who has not yet become the leader of Muqi, received an invitation from Yingnan. The mayor of Jordan in Yingnan said that as long as Mr. Muqi is willing to work for Yingnan, Yingnan will let him face the illusory soul and let him see the truth of the soul.
For the sake of his country, Mr. Muqi flatly refused the invitation. Yingnan was generous and didn't say much. He just told Mr. Muqi that he could contact Yingnan at any time if he needed anything in the future. What made Mr. Muqi really pay attention to the gospel was a clever word.
"This is the hotel where Mr. Muqi once stayed."
Zhou Li pointed at the splendid hotel and said to Eluma beside him: "Once, Mr. Muqi received several top students from the University of Jordan in the hotel. These top students asked Mr. Muqi for a lot of advice about A matter of the soul. During the conversation, Mr. Muqi discovered something."
"Among those top students, there is a boy. His soul seems to be unusual."
The dance has reached a fever pitch, and many people are looking for their dance partners. Zhou Li had been leaning against the window sill for a long time and continued to Eluma who was listening: "The boy's name is Most, and he is a top talent in the dual disciplines of biology and soul. When exchanging souls, Mr. Muqi cast An ability he had just learned. When the ability was being used, Mr. Muqi discovered that the boy named Most seemed to have a part of his soul that did not belong to him."
"Later, Mr. Muqi found Most and asked him if he had encountered any soul-related events. Most was hesitant and vague about this. However, just when Most couldn't stand Mr. Muqi's inquiry, When it seemed that the truth was about to be revealed, Jordanian defense forces suddenly appeared and took Mostert away.”
"ah?"
Eluma on the side opened her mouth slightly, and asked Zhou Li as if she had thought of something: "Is there any connection between Most and Yingnan's national secrets?"
"It's possible, but unlikely."
Zhou Li shook his head and continued: "Most did not disappear. He returned to school the next day to continue classes. But Mr. Muqi soon noticed something was wrong. Most completely forgot about the conversation that night. He also forgot what he had communicated with Mr. Muqi.”
"But Mr. Muqi traced the clues left by Most before he was taken away by the defense forces to his home. In Most's home, Mr. Muqi found a sentence."
“The Book of Fortune…the operating table of the soul.”
The moment Zhou Li said these words, the lights dimmed instantly. Thick fog penetrated the walls and filled the banquet venue, and soon darkness fell.
The next second, the wolf howled. In the moonlight outside the window, a silver monster with a wolf head, sharp claws and human body slowly walked out of the shadows. What he held in his hand was the head of the protagonist of this banquet.
Duke Mintz.
