Zhang Lisheng entered the keywords' South Africa, Cape Town, Karado people 'and clicked on the search button. Very soon, millions of messages appeared on the screen in front of him. After taking a closer look, he found that most of them were videos, so he clicked on it.
The video began to move forward second by second. The first thing that he saw was a hall that was decorated with a rich African style that looked quite spacious.
Rows of soft chairs in the hall were filled with a bustling crowd. The camera swept across them. From their attire and temperament, as well as the fact that most of them were fiddling with notebooks and sketchpens, these people should be reporters.
"It's a press conference …" Zhang Lisheng muttered. At this time, he saw the camera turn again and fixed on a wall with a red, blue, and green flag that was completely penetrated by an inverted 'Y' and an oil painting depicting a rising spiral of water vapor. The podium with a microphone inserted in front of the wall inadvertently confirmed Zhang Lisheng's conjecture.
The video continued. Soon, a slender and beautiful girl wearing a traditional African floral dress with her hair wrapped in floral cloth according to the tradition of some African tribes walked up to the podium with an expressionless, middle-aged black man wearing a well-fitting black suit.
At first glance, the girl looked very kind and amiable. Her snow-white skin formed a strong contrast with the dark skin of the man beside her. However, upon closer observation, one could tell from her pure green eyes and noseless nose that she was not an Earthling at all.
"Hello, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Dong Dongna, the spokesperson of the Civil Affairs Department of the Karado Empire.
Here, I'm honored to announce an exciting piece of news together with Mr. Zutura, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of South Africa, "the girl announced in English with a slow and choking tone," The Karlado people will form a close partnership with the South African people … "
When she reached here, she looked at the middle-aged black man beside her and motioned for him to continue.
The black man frowned deeply and moved his mouth closer to the microphone with a gloomy expression. "As a symbol of friendship, the Republic of South Africa will lease the three provinces of East, West, and North Cape Town to the Karado Empire …"
"The Karlado Empire will provide the Republic of South Africa and its forty-five million citizens with food, as well as the necessary medical care," the Karlado maiden said urgently.
The instant her words left her mouth, a bearded Western reporter abruptly stood up and waved his arms as he shouted angrily, "Mr. Zutura, do you mean to say that 20 years after South Africa was liberated from the hands of the apartheid, it has now succumbed to the hands of the foreign world's people and has become a traitor to the entire human world? Is that so?"
In an instant, the hall that seemed like an explosion fell into a solemn silence. Upon hearing the reporter's merciless question, the black man on the podium clenched his teeth. His body trembled as he panted heavily like a bull and slowly said, "Mr. Reporter, it's not up to the South African government to decide whether it's like this or not, let alone the South African people.
We've already sacrificed two million of our people, two million of them. We've done everything we could. That's all I can say to you. "
The video ended here. Zhang Lisheng, who was sitting in front of the computer, became speechless for a long time.
At the age of twenty, his brain was still unable to decipher what kind of inside story and game was behind the rapidly changing international situation that the Earth was gradually becoming a part of the Colossal World. However, he could faintly sense that the South Africa incident had set a very bad precedent.
"Damn Karlado people!" Unfortunately, no matter how bad this matter was, it was not something that the current Zhang Lisheng could interfere with. He cursed helplessly under his breath, but as his train of thought changed, he suddenly smiled self-deprecatingly. "Speaking of which, aren't I also pretending to be mysterious to invade the Hellfire people?
Sigh, this era … Actually, it's just the law of the jungle. "
Muttering to himself, the young man turned off the computer and took a can of iced Coke from the refrigerator before pouring it into his stomach. Then, he strode out of the office and drove to JFK Airport.
Sitting in the lobby of the airport terminal, he stared at the large TV hanging above his head that was constantly broadcasting the large-scale demonstrations organized by the people all over the US who were dissatisfied with the government's refusal to cede their land to the foreign world after South Africa's defeat, as well as the exaggerated comments of the international situation experts. After a long time, he finally received a call from Tina.
"Lisheng, I've arrived at JFK Airport. Come over."
"I've already arrived." The young man stood up from his seat and stretched his body before walking quickly to the airport's outer passage. Very soon, he saw his girlfriend whom he had not seen for many days in the crowd.
The moment the two of them looked into each other's eyes, Tina, who was pulling a small suitcase in her hand, quickly rushed up to her boyfriend. "Baby, I finally get to see you!" She hooked her arms around his neck and gave him a long and passionate kiss with a smile.
Even though he was already used to the girl's intimacy in public, Zhang Lisheng's introverted character still made him feel a little uncomfortable. "Let's go, Tina. I've made a reservation at the Greenland Restaurant."
"You've made a reservation at the Greenland Restaurant? I was just thinking of eating the mushroom soup there. Looks like our telepathy is getting stronger and stronger!" Tina said jokingly as she held Zhang Lisheng's arm and sweetly pulled her boyfriend out of the airport.
When the two of them came to the airport parking lot and got into the car, the girl began to ask curiously what kind of danger Zhang Lisheng had suddenly encountered a month ago and how he resolved the crisis.
Zhang Lisheng was already used to not hiding anything from Tina, so he tried his best to tell the truth in words that the girl could understand. In the end, he said, "That's it. Not only did I successfully avert the danger by relying on the stupidity of those guys, I even took the opportunity to double the strength of the Tudenan tribe."
"They're not stupid, it's just that they believe in their own strength too much. According to what you said, these people can conquer the entire Shrimp B1 Island with just more than ten of their companions and do something that an entire fleet of the US army can't do, so they do indeed have a reason to be proud."
"You're wrong, Tina. If those wizards are willing to perish together, they can indeed kill all the aborigines and spiritual monsters on the island. However, isn't it easier to use a few missiles with nuclear warheads to achieve this? In fact, if they were to launch a surprise attack, they would only need a nuclear submarine to wipe out all the creatures on Shrimp B1 Island. However, that's not 'conquest' but 'destruction' instead."
"You're right, Lisheng." Tina pondered for a while and nodded in agreement. "I can't believe that there are actually so many God's descendants who are more powerful than you in China.
Speaking of which, both of you are actually distant relatives. "
"In that case, the blood relationship between relatives is too distant. Speaking of which, according to Darwin's theory of evolution, the origin of all modern creatures is a big protein in the ocean. We're also distant relatives." Zhang Lisheng turned the steering wheel and smiled as he replied.
The girl shook her head and said seriously, "I'm not joking, Lisheng. According to the rules of Dungeons & Dragons, how powerful a God's descendant is is closely related to the closeness of their blood relationship with the god.
Isn't there a similar genetic diminishing effect in biology as well? I think that your blood relationship with the god must be closer than theirs. You're smarter and have more potential than them. In the future … "
Zhang Lisheng, who had never considered this issue before, was stunned for a moment. When he recalled that he had not become a Rank-1 Wizard even after spending ten years, he suddenly felt that other than the deviation in his cultivation method, perhaps there was another reason for his poor aptitude in cultivating witchcraft. Perhaps there was another reason for his rapid progress later on.
He frowned deeply and murmured thoughtfully, "According to what you said, Tina, my blood relationship with the god may be very far away, much further than those people …"
Just like this, the two of them chatted until they arrived at the restaurant. After enjoying a sumptuous dinner, Zhang Lisheng, who did not want to bother calling his subordinates to pick him up at the airport tomorrow morning, brought his girlfriend back to the office of the factory on the outskirts of New York and lingered until late at night. The girl fell asleep on the huge and comfortable sofa, while Zhang Lisheng spent the long night cultivating his secret method.
Early the next morning, when the rising sun had just shone on his body through the glass wall, the young man opened his eyes. The mysterious smoke behind him slowly dissipated as he carefully got down from the sofa and walked into the bathroom quietly.
After taking a shower in the bathroom, Zhang Lisheng strolled out and was surprised to find that Tina had already woken up. Wearing his clean shirt, she was frying the steak in the open kitchen at the corner of the office with a sizzling sound.
When the girl heard her boyfriend approaching, she turned around and smiled sweetly. "Good morning, dear! You're awake so early! Wait for a while, breakfast will be ready soon."
"Tina, I can't believe that you know how to cook as well!" Zhang Lisheng shrugged.
"Oh baby, I'm not as delicate as you think. I can't cook a big meal, but I'm still very good at frying steak and making eggs. What do you think of the taste?" As the girl spoke, she cut a small piece of fried meat in the pot with a knife and directly forked it up before waving it in front of Zhang Lisheng's mouth.
Zhang Lisheng bit the piece of meat and chewed a few times before commenting with a smile, "Not bad, the taste is neither salty nor bland …"
As he was speaking, the office door was suddenly pushed open. Then, a graceful figure walked in quickly. "Lisheng, you're back?"
When Zhang Lisheng saw the figure entering his sight, he froze right away and secretly cursed himself for being brainless. Tina, on the other hand, had a smile on her face as she said in a cultured manner, "Good morning, Miss Maddie.
It's very impolite of you to barge into the boss's office without knocking on the door. Please don't do it next time. "
When Maddie saw Zhang Lisheng's naked body and Tina, who was only wearing a shirt, standing very close to each other in the kitchen not far away, Maddie's expression turned grave right away.
However, she did not allow anyone to apologize and turned around stiffly to leave the office. "I'm sorry, Miss Tina. I'm Mr. Lisheng's secretary. The boss hasn't seen him for a few months and has left a lot of things to deal with. For this reason, I saw his car moving this morning and thought that the 'office' is the place to handle official business, so I didn't think too much and just came in directly."
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