"Little brother." At this moment, Chen Hongde's voice sounded in Sei Itō's ear.
"Mr. Chen." Hearing the greeting, Sei Itō quickly turned around to look at the other party, cupped his fist, and replied in Chinese.
On the side, Bartlett and Adam Hill, who were watching Chen Hongde and Sei Itō together, both frowned. No one knew what they were thinking.
"Little brother, are you Chinese?" Chen Hongde also said in Chinese.
"Yes." Sei Itō nodded and said. Not to mention that his soul was a genuine Chinese, even the father of this body was also a genuine Chinese. He was not afraid of any investigation at all.
"Since you are all Chinese, little brother, you can be with us during the operation in a while. We can take care of each other." Chen Hongde said with a smile.
"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Although Chen Hongde said that he was letting Sei Itō follow the Freemasonry team because he was Chinese, how could Sei Itō not understand that the other party was recruiting people? However, Sei Itō, who also wanted to use the Freemasonry as a temporary shield, didn't mind and nodded without hesitation.
"You're welcome." Chen Hongde smiled, then looked at Sei Itō and continued, "I'm a little older than you. If little brother doesn't mind, you can call me Uncle Chen."
"This … Okay, Uncle Chen." Sei Itō first showed a hesitant look on his face, then called out.
"Okay." Chen Hongde responded loudly.
"By the way, where is little brother working now?" Then, Chen Hongde continued to ask.
"I'm still an idle person for the time being. I take missions in the Bounty Union when I have nothing to do." Sei Itō replied.
"Oh? With your skills. You haven't joined any organization yet. That's surprising. "Hearing Sei Itō's answer, Chen Hongde's eyes flashed and he said with a slightly surprised expression.
"How about it, do you want to join our Freemasonry? I believe that with your strength, you will definitely be able to obtain an important position. Not only will you be able to avoid the trouble of running around for missions and money, but you will also be able to enjoy the resources of the Guild and increase your cultivation speed, "Chen Hongde continued before Sei Itō could say anything.
"Forget it." After Sei Itō heard this, he deliberately showed a contemplative look. After more than ten seconds of silence, he shook his head slightly and refused.
"What's wrong?" Hearing the rejection, Chen Hongde frowned slightly and asked.
"After joining the organization, you can get help from the organization's resources. However, it made me feel like I was being kept in captivity. I'm afraid that when the time comes, not only will it not make me feel comfortable, but it will also affect my cultivation. After all, it's hard to explain things like inner demons, "Sei Itō explained.
"I see …" After a few seconds of silence, Chen Hongde sighed with regret, "Forget it. But if you want to join any organization. The doors of our Freemasonry will always be open for you. "
"Okay. If I really want to join any organization, I will definitely consider the Freemasonry first. "Sei Itō promised with a serious face.
Chen Hongde nodded and chatted with Sei Itō again. Until more than ten minutes later, he was called over by his men.
"Master Chen, is it necessary for you to spend so much effort to rope in a child?" After dealing with the matters of his men, the burly middle-aged man beside Chen Hongde, who was about 1.8 meters tall, wore thin clothes, and had a crew cut, said.
"Don't underestimate that kid, he's not simple." Chen Hongde said with a meaningful expression on his face.
"Do you remember what Bartlett said when he introduced him to us?" Then, Chen Hongde looked at Sei Itō, who was still standing alone, and asked the three men beside him with a puzzled look.
"He's alone, but he can make Bartlett, who controls a large organization, feel troubled and compromise. Do you think he's simple?" After seeing the thoughtful look on their faces, he said.
"Also, have you noticed another situation?" Chen Hongde asked the three men again.
"What?" The man with the crew cut asked back, confused.
"Master Chen, are you talking about the return gift?" The other man, who was about 1.75 meters tall, was slightly thinner than the man with the crew cut, and looked like a southerner, said thoughtfully.
"That's right. Through a simple gift in return, he not only closed the gap between us, but also unraveled the trap that Bartlett laid when he introduced us. He also planted a seed in the hearts of us, Bartlett, and that Adam. Such intelligence and methods, hehe …" Chen Hongde chuckled.
"Really?" The man with the crew cut patted his head with his thick palm and said in confusion.
"Can't you use your brain?" The thin man at the side rolled his eyes at the tall man.
"Aiya, it's not like you don't know that I hate these twists and turns." The tall man grinned.
"Then do you still remember the way that kid returned the gift?" The thin man shook his head speechlessly and asked.
"Of course I remember the return gift that is unique to us." The tall man replied.
"Using Chinese, and the fist salute used between warriors, plus that kid's appearance, how can the westerners who are naturally repulsed by us Orientals not have any thoughts?" The thin man continued to ask.
"Aiya, that's true! That kid is really sinister. "The tall man finally reacted and his expression changed slightly.
"Moreover, he's alone and has no ties. His strength isn't weak among us either. If he joins any one of us, he might put pressure on the other two parties. Now that he's obviously showing his closeness to us, wouldn't the Knights of the Round Table and Bartlett who suddenly felt the pressure have some thoughts?" The last of Chen Hongde's trio, a well-proportioned middle-aged man who was also about 1.8 meters tall, continued.
"If that's the case, Master Chen, you shouldn't go over there. Isn't this clearly making our Freemasonry into a target?" The crew cut man who thought of something looked at Chen Hongde with a puzzled expression.
"You're right, but this kind of thing isn't something that they won't think about if we don't do anything. So instead of doing nothing and still letting them guard against us, why not do something and settle the matter directly? It's better to increase our safety in the next operation." Chen Hongde, who knew the crew cut man's character very well, didn't mind his words which seemed to be doubtful of his leadership. He explained with a smile on his face.
"Then what's the result?" The crew cut man asked.
"Half-and-half." Chen Hongde shook his head slightly and said. Then, he turned to look at Bartlett and the Knights of the Round Table on the other side and said, "Alright, let's ignore him for now. Anyway, that kid will join our team in a while. I believe that with his intelligence, he won't do anything that will harm others or himself. When the time comes, we just need to guard against the two groups of people over there."
"Understood." The three people on the side responded in unison.
…
Just like that, the time that Bartlett mentioned finally arrived as one person and three groups waited with their own thoughts.
"Is everyone ready?" Bartlett, who was holding the key, asked Sei Itō, Chen Hongde, Adam Hill, and the three groups of people who came with him. After everyone nodded in confirmation, he turned his head and looked at the newly completed three-tiered altar not far away. With the temple key in one hand and a heavy sealed bag in the other, he walked up to the altar step by step.
"Whoosh …" Half a minute later, Bartlett who walked up to the altar broke the sealed bag in his hand. In an instant, a large amount of bright red liquid spurted out from the broken bag and splashed onto the top of the altar. It then flowed outwards along the complicated patterns on the altar.
At this time, Bartlett who had casually thrown the broken bag aside grabbed the two ends of the key and raised it above his head. He looked up at the key in his hand and chanted a strange incantation with a heavy and solemn voice.
At first, everything was normal, but after more than ten seconds, a wave of void ripples spread out in all directions with the key in Bartlett's hand as the center, rushing into the distance at an extremely fast speed.
Not long after this continuous ripple, a magnitude three to four earthquake suddenly came from under everyone's feet. Most of the people who couldn't defend themselves in time lost their balance and started swaying unsteadily.
This tremor lasted for five to six minutes, but it still showed no signs of stopping. Instead, it seemed to be getting more and more intense.
However, just when the earthquake reached magnitude six on the Richter scale, a pitch-black spatial rift suddenly appeared in the night sky with a cracking sound. Then, a strange pressure came from the spatial rift and spread to the bottom of everyone's hearts. Everyone couldn't help but become serious.
Then, the spatial rift became bigger and bigger. Cracks in the spatial rift spread out in all directions at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the same time, a huge and heavy pressure came from the spatial rift and spread to the bottom of everyone's hearts, exerting a mental burden on everyone.
Under this pressure, two members of the team groaned on the spot due to their insufficient mental strength. They fell to the ground with pale faces and endured the mental whipping with a pained expression. Although the others didn't fall to the ground like those two, their faces were also pale. A layer of sweat gradually appeared on their foreheads.
However, no one paid attention to their own conditions at this moment, because at this moment, a huge sharp horn emerged from the spatial rift. Then, like the bow of a ship or a train, it pulled a pyramid that was twice the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza out of the spatial rift.
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