It was like being in a classroom in the Ivory Tower.
Under the afternoon sun, the old man on the sofa smoked a cigar and taught his students the wisdom of life and the essence of human nature, teaching them etiquette.
How to visit your enemy in a proper and serious manner.
There was no need for complicated afternoon tea rules, no need for cumbersome conversation skills, and no need to haggle and haggle.
Instead, it was how to take back what they had won in a proper way.
First of all, they had to express their intentions openly and honestly. There was no need to hide and let the other party know why they were here. Then, they had to show their strength and capital to win the respect of others.
Strength and capital?
Huai Shi began to want to laugh.
He had a lot of titles, but he didn't know which one was suitable at this time.
Prince of Paradise? A has-been idol? Who cared?
A member of the Astronomy Club? It might be a death sentence for the demons, but in the present, facing the six-family alliance representing Las Vegas, they would only bind their hands and feet.
King of Danbo? Compared to the glorious City of Desire, Danbo was just an inconspicuous small place.
In addition, he was also a classical music teacher in the Ivory Tower, Russell's secretary, the Abyss Cooking Demon, the Calamity Musician, the Anointed … and even a third-order sublimator that wasn't worth mentioning. But those titles shouldn't appear here.
He wasn't here because of that.
Then what should he say?
He couldn't help but shake his head and laugh softly.
It wasn't until now that he realized that perhaps this troublesome job had already been destined the moment Danbo had been tricked by Russell into getting on the bus.
So, there was no second answer.
For them, there would always be only one person with the greatest strength and capital in the world.
At that moment, he calmly raised his eyes and looked forward. Across the bright and luxurious golden table, he stared at the old opponent at the end and calmly told him.
"My name is Huai Shi."
Huai Shi said, "I'm here on behalf of the Celestial genealogy."
So, in the dead silence, Russell happily stared at those stunned faces. He couldn't help but raise his hand and clap softly, full of joy.
It was simply the perfect opening line!
You really are the best student, Huai Shi. You only need simple pointers to understand the essence of the problem. As long as the responsibility is given to you, you will never disappoint.
You've already seen through the essence.
At this moment, could it be that the ones who came here were an old man and a child? Is it the Ivory Tower? Or Danbo? No, neither of them.
They came here for only one purpose, and they would only run on behalf of the same mission and desire.
That was the only reason why they would come here, before these mortals who were intoxicated by vanity.
Declare to the mortal world that the truth lies!
Just like that, after seventy years, the existence of the Kingdom of Heaven once again appeared in such a formal manner in front of the negotiators.
It was calmly announced by a young man.
It was as if that glorious era had never left. Instead, it had always existed. It had always existed in the world, and it was just a short rest.
But now, those sleeping giants seemed to have woken up with Huai Shi's words.
Standing in the darkness behind the long table, together with Huai Shi, they looked forward.
They indifferently waited for the other party's response.
But a response would not be useful.
The trial would not be postponed.
"… Really, the younger generation will surpass us in time."
In that torturous silence, there was only the sound of Douglas breathing under the oxygen mask. It was so low, mixed with the noise surging in his lungs.
The old man sighed hoarsely, not because of the setback of his plan, but because of himself.
It wasn't until this moment that he realized how wrong he was.
He had originally thought that his greatest enemy was Luo Su. In order to make Luo Su retreat, he had racked his brains to come up with so many measures and countermeasures.
The two favors that Russell owed, the four promises that he made to people, the support from the Ivy League, and the five proposals proposed by Las Vegas.
There was always one that would make him waver. There was always one that would reduce the loss to the level that Las Vegas could bear.
But he didn't expect that all his preparations and measures were useless.
Because Russell casually pushed a young man to the front of the stage.
She had even taught him how to grasp this power right in front of him, step by step!
Now, the nominal power that was enough to cause turmoil was in the hands of Huai Shi, and an opponent more difficult to deal with than Russell became his enemy.
When he announced his identity to him, Douglas even wondered if it was really a young man younger than his son.
Or, was it something more terrifying?
Was it Russell's trick, or was it something else?
He didn't know. Because of this, he became more and more uneasy and angry.
Because from the beginning to the end, Russell, who was at the other end of the long table, never looked at him directly. His enemy didn't take him seriously at all!
Just like seventy years ago …
Even if he walked on the street with a gun in his hand, wore the most extravagant leather shoes and the most high-profile clothes, and drove a luxury car, no one cared because he was just a nobody.
"I've already paid you back, Mr. Russell. I've paid a huge price for this negotiation. I've even shown you so much sincerity. Why do you still want to humiliate me?"
He raised his turbid eyes and asked in a hoarse voice, "Do you think that as long as I bring up the name of Heavenly State's lineage, I should raise my hands high and offer Las Vegas to you with both hands?"
Russell smiled. He just rested his chin on his hand and didn't say a word.
It was as if he didn't hear anything.
Huai Shi, on the other hand, didn't seem to care about the consequences. He was eager to try. "Next, I guess I should tell them the consequences of refusing?"
"Aren't you going to try to make a promise?"
Russell thought for a moment and shrugged. "Forget it. Although I skipped a part, it doesn't matter. Negotiations are flexible. You should try."
"You're that assured?" Huai Shi asked.
"Yes." Russell smiled. "I'm that assured when it comes to you."
Huai Shi thought for a moment and asked, "So, it's settled?"
"It's settled."
Russell nodded, not caring at all.
He casually pushed everything to the gambling table. They had a tacit understanding.
But everyone only felt that it was ridiculous.
It was hard to understand.
There must be something wrong with this old thing's brain. How could a normal person have such a negotiation method? Just a word of disagreement and disagreements and a round of poker?
As for the consequences they talked about?
Was there a need to use pale words to explain it?
One was one of the few Level Five Sublimators in the entire territory, the ruler of the Ivory Tower. After the fall of the Kingdom of Heaven, he held on to the last bit of foundation and even began to try to revive it. The other was a Disaster Sword who had a lot of blood debts since his debut. He had outstanding meritorious deeds and mountains of corpses behind him. He was the favorite of the Astronomical Society and a special military officer who was known as the strongest tool in history!
One dared to think, and the other dared to do.
One dared to teach, and the other dared to learn.
When the golden wind and the jade dew met, it was better than countless things in the human world. When these two lunatics got together, was there anything they did not dare to do?
An old man and a brat who was not even twenty years old came here empty-handed, and then opened their big mouths to the rulers here.
They wanted to swallow everything and leave nothing behind.
They would not compromise for anything!
This was not a negotiation at all, but a naked declaration of war!
If they could not achieve their goal, they would use all means, and even … an all-out war between the two sides!
"Don't you people of the Utopia speak reason at all!"
At the other end of the long table, Douglas gasped hoarsely, his eyes widened in anger, and his sharp voice was so loud. "We have made our greatest efforts and sacrifices for peace!
But do you really think that we are weak and can be bullied?! "
"Las Vegas is not afraid of war, both of you."
He retorted hoarsely, "We will never sit still and wait for death. This city is our blood, sweat, and tears, and we will never take half a step back.
You can give it a try. If you want to fight to the death, then so be it! Even if we have to bleed to the last drop of blood and spend the last cent of our savings, we will never bow our heads! "
"Why do you have to be so pitiful, old man?"
Huai Shi laughed and did not even bother to lift his eyelids. "It's as if we asked for your opinion from the beginning, as if you weren't talking to yourself from the beginning."
"Today, you bowed your head not to pay for the mistakes of the past, but to protect everything you have now."
He said, "I have seen many people like you."
"In Dongxia, we call such people deadbeats. They rely on their relationships and connections to occupy things that do not belong to them. They despise the law, belittle the efforts and dignity of others, and think that they have mastered the rules of this world, but they are not.
If one day the hammer falls, they will become incomparably humble and pitiful again. They will have sincerity and restraint, and they will begin to yearn for peace again.
It's as if all this is not what they should bear — "
Thus, looking at his livid face, Huai Shi told him coldly, "The reason why you admit your mistakes is just to avoid losses.
You say you are sincere, but in fact, you only think about yourself.
You took us to the military base in America and gave us some prepared leftovers so that we, the uninvited guests, would leave quickly. You think you are showing your sincerity.
However, from the beginning until now, I have not even heard a word of 'sorry' from your mouth. "
"However, now that things have come to this, you actually say that we are unreasonable?"
Huai Shi shook his head and laughed. "For so many years, the truth has been there, but no one has said it. Now that we've brought it here, has it suddenly become precious? "
"If you want reason, Mr. Douglas, I will give you reason."
Huai Shi told him coldly, "Together with 'war'."
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