"Alright, Old Man Xu. Tell him later," Cui Xiaodong pondered and pointed at Zhang Lisheng. "Boy, I'm warning you. You do have some ability, but there are many people who are capable in our team.
To tell you the truth, this hotel is now under our control. There's no way for you to force your way out just now … "
Since Zhang Lisheng had obtained the True Book, he could not fall out with Old Man Xu's companions. For this reason, he no longer refuted Cui Xiaodong's words.
After a while, Cui Xiaodong finally stopped nagging and breathed a sigh of relief. Waving his hand, he signaled Old Man Xu to take the young man away.
"Alright, Team Leader Cui. Now that you've finished talking and reading, I'll bring him to eat." Old Man Xu smiled and patted Zhang Lisheng's shoulder. "Let's go, boy. We've been starving for the entire morning. Let's go eat." Then, he strode towards the hotel's restaurant.
On the way, the old man told the young man about their disguise, flying thousands of miles from China to the Congo in the name of China National Mining Corporation's employees.
They flew from the Congo to Tanzania.
Then, they flew directly from Tanzania to Johannesburg.
Right now, they were going to take the highway from York City to Cape Town. The only mission of the team temporarily organized by the Chinese government was to sneak into the supernatural realm from Cape Town.
The restaurant of the Africa Home Hotel was square. The floor was covered with large white tiles. Other than the four neatly arranged ceiling lamps, there were also paintings of the African wilderness, York City mines, modern factories, and skyscrapers.
Its area was more than 300 square meters. It looked like it could accommodate more than 500 people dining at the same time.
"If other people heard about this, they would definitely not believe it. They would definitely think that they've encountered a big fraud group, but when the government looked for me, I believed it immediately.
Isn't it just a hole in the round sky and flat earth that leads directly to the foreign world? The ancestor of our witchcraft cultivation is Lady Nuwa, and she lost her life for the sake of mending the sky. "After walking into the restaurant that provided a sumptuous buffet, Old Man Xu began to ramble on about something else." I think it's almost the same this time, just that the scale is a little smaller.
Come to think of it, this is a good thing for us who cultivate witchcraft. For example, this time, the entrance to the supernatural realm is in someone else's territory, so we can't send any troops over. It's not easy to use our weapons either. Moreover, who knows what the supernatural realm is like? No matter how strong an ordinary person is after training, he or she would still be at a loss if they go there. In the end, who would benefit from it? Hehe … Well, it's us who benefit from it.
The official status of a cadre automatically fell to me … "
"Uncle, how long have you been a wizard? Why do you still care about the cadre status?" Upon hearing the old man's words, Zhang Lisheng, who was holding a plate of steaks, ice cream, cakes, and other high-calorie and high-fat delicacies, could not help but ask in confusion.
"So what if you can make a living by becoming a wizard? You're also a wizard, and you even have such good skills. Don't you still have to travel thousands of miles to come to Africa to work?
No matter how great your ability is, do you dare to show it usually? Those righteous sects are already living with their tails between their legs, so we, the rats, have to shrink our heads … "
Upon hearing Old Man Xu's grumbling, Zhang Lisheng suddenly recalled that when his father was still alive, other than the fact that nobody dared to provoke him in his hometown, he was just an ordinary citizen in the eyes of others when he left the county town. He had lived to such an old age, but he had actually died under a taxi.
After he had become a wizard, when he first arrived in the US, he had also once racked his brains for the blood of his wizard gu. If it was not for Tina who came up with a genius idea to let him open a slaughterhouse and form a virtuous cycle, he might have already been burdened to death by the wizard gu.
Thinking about it seriously, the young man was shocked to realize that without opportunities and financial resources, it would be difficult for him to achieve anything even if he only had a top-notch true inheritance of a secret method. Since ancient times, it was not uncommon for a single coin to make a hero out of nothing.
"Boy, you sure can eat a lot! What are you thinking about?"
Zhang Lisheng, who was lost in his thoughts, was awakened by Old Man Xu's words. He looked at the plate that he had subconsciously filled up and said with a smile, "Uncle, you've also practiced martial arts before, but you still don't know that martial artists can eat a lot."
"You're right." Old Man Xu held his own plate that was not inferior to the young man's and chuckled. Bringing Zhang Lisheng to the table at the corner, he sat down and began to gorge himself.
Zhang Lisheng accompanied Old Man Xu to eat for a while and suddenly asked, "Uncle, since we're the rats crossing the street, why did the government not let those righteous sects explore the supernatural realm but looked for you guys instead?"
"That's a good question! Boy, you have a brain!" The old man was stunned. Chewing hard, he said in a mysterious whisper, "But think about it, there's no rule that only South Africa can have a gate to the supernatural realm …"
"You're saying that our country also has a gate to the supernatural realm, and the righteous sects have been organized by the government to explore there?"
"I didn't say that, but the Great Monk Shi Yongxin, the vice president of the national Buddhist Association and a representative of the National People's Congress, has said publicly that Buddhism pays attention to the boundless world and that there are many worlds outside of this world. The destination of the Buddhists may be other planets, so such a publicity campaign … Hehe …"
"Then, since we have it ourselves, why did we still send people to South Africa?"
"Boy, it's our own land, but it's someone else's land. It's not the same thing. This is called 'watching the pot while eating from the bowl'. Let's prepare it first, just in case." Old Man Xu smiled slyly and no longer said anything.
At this time, Zhang Lisheng had already understood that the old man was temporarily recruited by the Chinese government, so he could only roughly guess the whole thing. For this reason, he no longer asked any more questions and picked up a piece of steak with his chopsticks. When he was about to put it into his mouth, he suddenly smelled a faint stench that was hidden in the aroma.
Frowning, the young man looked in the direction of this strange smell and saw a bald man who was as thin as a bamboo pole with a height of more than 180 centimeters. His face was smeared with oil paint, looking like a hip-hop veteran, as he walked into the restaurant with mechanical steps. With a blank look in his eyes, he picked up a plate and began to pick the food slowly.
"Don't look at me, boy! Don't look at me! That's … That's Consultant Zheng in our team! B-Don't look at me like that! "Old Man Xu said in a trembling voice when he saw the bald man walking into the restaurant and Zhang Lisheng's eyes following him.
At this time, the young man's body also began to tremble slightly. He slowly retracted his gaze as his face turned pale. He could only feel that the wizard power in his body was boiling to the point that it was about to transform on its own. With great difficulty, he asked, "He's a Rank-12 Wizard?"
"Perhaps it's more than that. That's just one of his living corpses. Don't stare at him anymore. A living corpse can accommodate the owner's soul to transform into a clone …" Old Man Xu buried his head in the plate nervously and continued to warn him.
However, Zhang Lisheng could not hear what the old man was saying at all. To him, being able to meet a Grand Wizard's living corpse that he had only seen in ancient books would bring unimaginable benefits to him in the future.
Just like a blind man who was originally touching an elephant, a vague light suddenly appeared in front of him. Even though the light was insignificant, it was a qualitative change. Just this alone was worth it for him to take the risk to go to the supernatural realm.
The two of them were so shocked by Consultant Zheng's living corpse that they lost their composure. It was only until the bamboo-like bald man walked out of the restaurant stiffly with a few slices of bread, a bowl of porridge, and a plate of dessert that they finally snapped back to reality.
Not long after, Zhang Lisheng gradually calmed down and suddenly said, "I can't believe that there's still such a powerhouse in our Chinese witchcraft. With such a great ability, Consultant Zheng wouldn't have to live a life of hiding in the past, right?"
"Not to that extent. I heard that Consultant Zheng has long been a director researcher of a research institute under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He's a proper divisional cadre, equivalent to a county magistrate."
"He can appease the next Grand Wizard just like that?!"
"No matter how powerful a wizard is, he's still not as powerful as a missile or an atomic bomb. The country has already sent people into space, so what else can he do?"
Old Man Xu's words sounded very reasonable, but Zhang Lisheng still faintly felt that something was not right. After pondering about it, he suddenly asked, "Uncle, you're cultivating the Gate of Sacrifice, right? What level have you broken through to? What kind of incantations have you obtained?"
"Y-You! Man! How dare you ask this? We've never been through life and death with each other, so how can you even ask this?!"
"Didn't I think that since we've already joined the team, we should get to know each other better?" Zhang Laosi knew that he had been asking carefully to get information from the old man's mouth, but in the end, he had still violated the taboo.
"Understand what? How can I understand such a thing? Even your family's Captain Hu, who came to lead me on behalf of the country, doesn't know what level I'm at and what kind of incantations I've obtained. At most, he only knows what my expertise is, so how dare you ask me directly?
Don't tell me that you're from an unorthodox background and don't know anything at all? "
When Zhang Lisheng saw that he could no longer hide it, he could only tell the truth. "My ancestors have been old men from Western Sichuan for generations, but my father really didn't teach me much about these witchcraft rules …"
"No wonder you're so ecstatic when you obtained the True Book. I thought you were as naive as I was when I was young, thinking that man can conquer nature …" A strange expression crept upon Old Man Xu's face before it turned pale again. "Forget it, that's all in the past.
Sigh, let me teach you a lesson. Young man, don't be arrogant. You can only be happy when you're content. Seize this opportunity and live a peaceful life in the future … "
Upon hearing the old man's self-deceiving nagging, Zhang Lisheng smiled noncommittally and did not continue to talk until they were done with their meal.
After leaving the cafeteria, Old Man Xu brought the youth to his group's activity room. On the way, he reminded him, "Our team is divided into six groups. Each group has at least four people and at most six people. Our group used to be stuck in the middle with five people.
Other than me and Team Leader Cui, there's also a demobilized special forces soldier called Liu Qiang. He's very enthusiastic and there are similar people in every team, so there's no need to say anything.
Then, there's Xu Mo. She's a girl in her twenties and she's a man of few words. She walks the path of the Witchcraft's Gate of Life, so it's not a bad thing to have a good relationship with her. She might even save your life at a critical moment.
The last one is Jin Fusheng. He's tall and handsome. Just like us, he's also from the Witchcraft's Gate of Sacrifice. However, it's obvious that he walks the path of close combat, but he only knows a little simple wrestling. He's stupid and has a very arrogant temper, so just ignore him. "
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