Tomorrow was the Winter Solstice. It was the time of year when the night was the longest. The weather in Xia City hadn't been too good for some time now. At five o'clock in the evening, the sky had clearly darkened. Shadows flickered in the depths of the jungle on the north bank. Add to that the sharp or coarse caws of the resident birds. Those who were a bit less courageous might not have the guts to walk on the forest paths.
However, inside the Gear building in the jungle, the public activity area on the second floor of the basement was brightly lit. Due to the lighting, the side of the waterway near the sandbar attracted quite a few fish and shrimps from the bottom of the lake. They stuck close to the glass wall and bumped into each other. As for whether it was interesting or strange, that would depend on the aesthetic of each person.
None of the people who stayed here paid attention to this scenery. They sat around the bar counter, laughing and joking. The atmosphere was lively.
"Aha, serves you right!"
Xue Lei drank a bit of alcohol. Since he wasn't of legal drinking age, he lacked experience in this area. It was inevitable that he would get a bit drunk. Of course, the most important thing was that the difficulty of the Winter Solstice Challenge had silently melted away. A large chunk of his mind had been swept away, and his bold and cheerful vigor had returned to his body. His voice grew increasingly resonant:
"This is what happens when you want to eat alone.
"Let's not talk about what happens over there. Big bro, I, am going to enjoy the profits from inside!" The one who was grabbing Xue Lei's shoulder was the CMO of Heavenly Crystal Biology R&D Company, Director Xie Junping.
Xue Lei's face was already red from the alcohol. This marketing director, who had been in office for a month, was the one whose face was truly flushed red. His face could practically light up half the bar counter: "Haven't you seen the energy sector these past two days? It's been going straight up and down without any twists and turns! Getting a sum of money at this time is an extreme operation. Intelligence, decisiveness, ability, and luck are all indispensable. Or should I say, ever since I got to know you guys, my luck has been off the charts! "
"Those people from Headquarters are courting death... They actually wanted to hide this sort of thing, and they weren't able to hide it." Xue Lei was already an outstanding member of the Xia City branch. His standpoint was extremely upright. He didn't hesitate in the slightest when he opened fire.
Not many people knew about the storm that had suddenly arisen on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. The intelligence obtained by the Xia City branch only showed that Chan City's ability user headquarters and the Order of Justice had discovered a plane similar to the Deep Blue World for some unknown reason. It was said that the two sides were originally preparing to develop it in secret, but during the course of negotiations, such an important secret matter was inexplicably leaked.
This sneak attack left both the ability user headquarters and the Order of Justice in a rather sorry state. Not only did they have to deal with the inquiries of various powers over the past two days, they also had to question the other party's ability to keep secrets and even their most fundamental attitudes. It was said that after the leak, the high-level talks between the two sides had ended on bad terms many times, and now the negotiations had been put on hold indefinitely, but the impact caused was hard to clean up.
At first, everyone was a little confused, not sure if it was a fact or a rumor. Later on, even more detailed information was released, and there was even a piece of extremely critical and deadly information such as "the party involved does not have the exact coordinates".
At this moment, everyone finally came back to their senses. You two haven't even figured out the situation yet, and you've already scratched each other's faces until they're covered in blood!
It would be a waste not to see a joke, and it would be a waste not to take advantage. At that moment, the big and small investors all entered the market. Regardless of whether they could catch any fish or not, they had to muddy the waters first. The turmoil in the global stock market was just one side of it.
Xie Junping, who was an outsider, had already taken the opportunity to take a bite out of it. Satisfied, he left to watch the show. But there were even more major forces and individual gamblers who were determined to be addicted to gambling for the rest of their lives. They were eager to get a few more pieces of meat on the Pacific Ocean, in the new dimension whose coordinates had yet to be determined.
"It's rare to be so free!" Qin Yikun, who had been diligently performing his duty, still didn't touch a drop of alcohol tonight, but he couldn't help but sigh at this moment.
It must be said that Xia City had been in a state of chaos since the end of September. People from all walks of life rushed in and out of the city. They set up a stage to sing an opera. They tossed and turned with all their might. Now, the tables had turned. Whether it was Headquarters or the Order of Justice, they had both fallen head first into the maelstrom.
From the perspective of the people of the Xia City branch, such a situation was truly like a cold drink in the summer and a hot pot in the winter. It was a comfortable and comfortable situation.
He reached for the ice water in front of him. At this moment, Cat Eyes, who was temporarily acting as the bartender, called out from behind the counter.
"Jerry!"
With a whoosh, a fat brown figure leaped through the gap between Qin Yikun's arm and the counter. It came to a screeching halt when it reached Cat Eyes. It stopped right in front of a cup of fruit juice that had just been concocted.
It was a muskrat. Its iconic long tail was swinging on the table. Its tail was nearly twenty centimeters long. It was taller than the cup when it squatted normally. Since its head was small and its body was large, and there was no clear dividing line between the two, it looked quite fat. But among its kind, this size was still considered underage.
It was already very close to Xie Junping and Xie Junping. Xie Junping was especially startled by it. But when Xie Junping turned his head and saw the big fat fellow in front of him, not only was he not annoyed, he laughed out loud instead. "See? I told you that this little fellow isn't an ordinary creature. I was screwed over by it back then … "
As he spoke, he reached out to touch it. However, the muskrat, who had been named Jerry, still maintained an extremely high level of vigilance. It twisted its body and circled to the other side of the cup. It even revealed its sharp incisors at Xie Junping.
"Tch, narrow-minded!"
Xie Junping still wanted to tease this little fellow, but Cat Eyes had already given him an order. "Send it to your mother."
As Cat Eyes spoke, she gestured with her hands and pointed at the end of the counter where Rui Wen was sitting silently by herself.
Jerry's flat head twisted back and forth twice, and its tail swung along with it. In the end, it actually lowered its body. Its front claws hooked onto the joint between the stem and the base of the cup. Its fat belly stuck to the table, and its long webbed hind legs exerted force. It advanced with difficulty towards Rui Wen in a nearly gliding manner. Its appearance was enough to make one howl.
If Xue Lei had not pulled him back in time, Xie Junping really would have rolled over in laughter.
This wasn't the first time Qin Yikun had seen such a situation, but he still could not help but click his tongue in wonder. "This isn't the intelligence a muskrat can have … Are you sure there aren't any abnormalities?"
"The laboratory didn't find anything. Besides, as long as Rui Wen likes it, what problems could there be?"
What logic!
Qin Yikun was dumbstruck and speechless. The 'feeling faction' and the 'reasoning faction' couldn't be said together no matter what.
At this time, a call came through. After Qin Yikun took the call, he said a few words and then stood up. He turned his head and said, "Leister, help me move a few things."
Xue Lei stood up. Xie Junping was not to be outdone. He swayed as he stood up, raised his hand, and said, "I'll help too."
Qin Yikun swept a glance at Xie Junping's physique. He didn't hold too much hope towards the results of this short month of training, but he still gave him a bit of face. He laughed and said, "Two people is enough. We'll be back soon."
He pulled Xue Lei and rode the elevator up.
Xie Junping was still a bit drunk. He was distracted for a moment and didn't follow. He could only sit down resentfully as he watched the elevator close. But when he turned his head, he saw Cat Eyes concentrating on mixing drinks. Rui Wen and Jerry were also in their own country. They didn't seem to care about anyone else. He felt that it was boring … uh, he was also a bit scared.
It was true that he liked beautiful women. Disregarding Rui Wen, Cat Eyes's image was very much his cup of tea. But the more he came into contact with the inner world, the more he understood the depths of it. It was best for him to stay as far away from such dangerous people as possible.
Xie Junping simply got up again. He waited for the next elevator and went up as well.
It was alright on the second underground floor, but when he reached the entrance hall of the first floor, the cold wind of the winter night blew and he couldn't hold on much longer. Finally, he still had a bit of reason left. He rushed to the edge of the small plaza in front of the door and vomited into the underbrush.
Afterwards, his condition was much better. The strict training and training he had undergone during this period of time also showed results. He only wore a thin sweater and stood outside, but he didn't feel that cold. He surveyed his surroundings and borrowed the light from the door to illuminate the area. He could actually faintly see the depth of the jungle six to seven meters in front of him.
Even though it was still hazy, there were only two living things in that area, a bird and a beast. Neither of them could escape his senses.
According to Dean Wan's words, he was already able to synthesize sound waves, smell, heat radiation, and many other perceptual differences. He was able to distinguish living things from the surrounding environment.
According to the inner world's terms, this was spiritual sense.
At this step, even though it was far from being an awakening, it could be said that he possessed a certain amount of "extraordinary strength".
Xie Junping could even barely tell that the bird that was slightly moving up and down on the branch was a crow. Of course, it was far inferior to Ink.
It seemed that his spiritual sense had improved again in the past two days.
It was really smooth sailing!
"Yay!" Xie Junping clenched his fists and jumped a few times in the cold wind to vent the excitement in his heart. Perhaps because his movements were too large, the crow at the edge of the forest tilted its head, as if it was sizing him up.
Xie Junping whistled at the crow, but it didn't respond. Instead, at the end of the forest path on the other side of the plaza, Xue Lei's voice rang out.
"Hey, why are you outside?"
"I wanted to help, but I didn't expect you to run so fast!"
Xie Junping complained half-truthfully, but the next moment, he saw the sturdy and heavy metal box on Xue Lei and Qin Yikun's shoulders that was half the height of a person. The rest of his words turned into a strange cry.
"F * ck me!"
"This isn't grass, it's a precision component that's about to be destroyed by our Teacher Luo. I think his credit limit must be in the negatives again. "
"That's not necessarily the case. The SVIP model usage fee is still quite considerable. Lei Zi, you put on the bracelet at the first moment. It's inevitable that a full man doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man. "
Qin Yikun unloaded the box that weighed several hundred kilograms from his shoulder like he was taking off his school bag and placed it in the hall. Only then did the box's load-bearing pulley come into play.
Xue Lei did as he was told. Xie Junping came over and curiously touched the outer shell of the box, but he couldn't tell what it was.
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