Gregowen and Hasse would be in charge of the selection of the "sightseeing and research (being studied) team". Hao Ren only gave them a place to be selected and time to wait for the notice before he was ready to leave. When he got up, he saw the cat girl snoring lazily in front of the fireplace. She had curled up into a small ball, her fluffy ears trembling slightly in the direction of the fire, and her tail wagging gently at a very slow speed. She looked like she was about to fall asleep. The excitement and restlessness she had when she first arrived were nowhere to be seen.
A warm fireplace and a soft blanket were like a drug addict for a cat. If she was given some catnip, Hao Ren had no doubt that the cat would immediately pledge to join the demon hunters.
"Rollie," Hao Ren stepped forward and tugged at the cat girl's tail. "Let's go."
"Big Boss Cat —" The cat girl wriggled lazily, her voice sounding like she was in a dream. "I've decided to make up for my morning, afternoon, and evening sleep, meow …"
"Oh, you're dozing off at this time," Hao Ren's eyebrows twitched. "Let's go. We're done here. Now we can go catch the codfish."
Rollie lifted her eyelids slightly, her voice sounding even more ethereal. "What's codfish? I don't want it, meow."
Hao Ren suddenly coughed. "Ahem … You were so excited to catch the codfish before we came. How did you end up like this in such a short time?"
Nangong Sanba patted him on the shoulder. "Mr. Landlord, let me tell you, cats are very fickle creatures, and women are also very fickle creatures. When these two species come together, she can change 72 times. Do you know that?"
Hao Ren thought for a moment and felt that there should be no animal rights or women's union activities near the North Pole. So he bent down and grabbed Rollie by the belt and lifted the dumb cat up. Ignoring the latter's struggling, Hao Ren put her on his shoulder. "Let's go. We have to go to Athens. After the handover with the Shadow Council, we'll go to Holletta. Today's schedule is tight. We don't have time to reason with a cat."
Rollie was enjoying the fireplace when she suddenly felt the world spinning around her, and then the warm fire left her. She immediately kicked and struggled. "Put me down! Put me down! Big Boss Cat, you're in trouble, you're in big trouble! I want to warm myself, I want to warm myself, meow — "
Before the dumb cat could finish her "meow", she was swallowed by a white beam of teleportation light.
Gregowen and Hasse looked at each other with a wry smile and shook their heads slightly. "That ancestor is really troublesome every time he comes."
"But this is also a good thing," Hasse said. "Hao Ren has been on the move. Perhaps as you said last time, the day when The Plane of Dreams will be fully stabilized will come. Those of us who do not belong to this world will sooner or later return to our homeland — at least some of our people will choose so. This planet ruled by humans isn't suitable for us. We can survive here, and we can even survive very well, but we will never become an independent civilization or a complete country. I've been thinking about this recently. I plan to participate in the visit to The Plane of Dreams. "
White Flame lowered her head and pulled out the game console from her pocket. "I want to see it too, but I don't think I'll leave here in the future. The Plane of Dreams is a place that has a lot to do with us, but I don't belong there."
The wrinkles on Gregowen's face seemed to have smoothed out a little. "There are also young people like White Flame who are content with the same place. It seems that our business on this planet will have a successor."
The old demon hunter was thinking about the foundation of the demon hunters on Earth that had been passed down for thousands of years.
White Flame continued to fiddle with the game console. "I heard there's no wifi there."
Gregowen was speechless.
On the other hand, Hao Ren and his team had arrived at the Athens' Sanctuary in the Shadowy Divide. They had also sent a message here in advance. Since Vivian had a more substantial seat and influence in the Shadow Council, many things had been conveyed in advance by Vivian through her spokesperson, Hessiana. All the members of the Shadow Council were already aware of Hao Ren's arrangement, and Hao Ren was only there to confirm it.
Compared to the demon hunters who still had to participate in a series of follow-up tests, the ordinary otherworldlings had to participate in the test. They only needed to select a list of people to participate in the otherworld expedition.
To save time, Vivian had asked Hessiana to send the message in advance. She also made a few rigid criteria and asked them to draft a list in advance so that Hao Ren could confirm it directly when he arrived. In summary, there were only three criteria:
The first was the moderate. This time, they would be going with the demon hunters and going to an otherworld where otherworldlings were everywhere. The otherworldlings who had been fighting on Earth for 10,000 years were basically enemies of the otherworldlings. Even if the Mythological War on Earth had ended, the accumulated habits were still hard to change (for example, werewolves would hit vampires with bricks when they saw them, and night demons would hide in the shadows when they saw werewolves). So, the participants this time had to be moderate so that it would be easier to manage.
Secondly, they had to have a certain amount of influence within the other races. This otherworld expedition was not as simple as a sightseeing trip. For the otherworldlings, it was more important to let their people know that their own race was not at odds with the other races from the beginning. It was also to let them better understand the fact and meaning that the otherworldlings came from the otherworld. It was useless for those who did not have a certain amount of influence to participate in the expedition.
The third point was to be able to take a beating. Vivian had clearly pointed out that with so many races that had been beaten to a pulp, it would be an unprecedented operation with the demon hunters. The probability of disobedience, violent conflict, and leaving the team without permission was almost certain. Therefore, when such a situation occurred, Vivian, the Countess of the Crimson Moon, as the team's order maintainer, would firmly implement the 'beating to death' policy. So, the members of the team must be able to take a beating.
All the members of the Shadow Council thought that the Countess' arrangement was reasonable and in line with the will of the people. They then gathered the most disliked members of their respective races to try to muddle through.
Obviously, they did not intend to cooperate with Hao Ren's call at all. Or rather, they had not understood the meaning of Hao Ren's call.
Fortunately, Hessiana had been on guard against them. She had notified them in advance, and Vivian had asked them to withdraw the list and make a new one.
The new list was drafted very quickly. Basically, within half an hour after Vivian sent the list back, the representatives of the various families and other sanctuaries had submitted the new list, which was said to be an "urgent internal discussion." Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the list was actually prepared in advance. The major families had probably expected that Vivian, the living ancestor, would not be easy to fool. So, they had prepared such a backup plan. These people knew the Countess of the Crimson Moon quite well. They knew that although the old lady would not recognize her family and destroy the world when she was sleepy, she was usually relatively easy to talk to. As long as they cooperated in time, they would basically not be beaten up.
In the council hall of the Shadow Council headquarters, Vivian quickly skimmed through the list in front of her. Then she looked up and looked around at the faces in the council hall. As the Speaker, Ymir was placed in the chief seat in the form of a head. Beside him were the patriarchs of the major families, race leaders, and representatives of the sanctuaries. Of course, Hessiana was also among them.
Except for Ymir, who always had a faint smile on his face, and Hessiana, who was trying to get closer to Vivian, most of the councilors looked awkward, nervous, and a little helpless. They did not seem to have a good understanding of the cause, effect, and significance of the plan to return to the Plane of Dreams. For this sudden, almost like an order, these old guys, who were used to giving instructions, were a little uncomfortable.
"I just came back from Coldpath," Vivian said. Her voice eased the awkwardness a little, but the content of her words made the atmosphere weird. "Do you know, dealing with those demon hunters makes me feel better than dealing with you guys?"
A high-ranking vampire said awkwardly, "My dear Countess, your words …"
"Because they are only one race, and there are seventeen of you here. They have only one voice, and you guys are divided into seven or eight factions even within your own families to strangle each other. I'm only a saint in name, but I mean what I say. I'm almost at the same level as the Speaker here, but you guys can give me two copies of the list!" Vivian threw the list on the table. "Do you really think that I don't know what's going on inside your family just because I'm free outside? I don't know the names of you little bastards, and I don't know the situation of the people on the list? "
Most of the councilors kept quiet out of fear. They were basically the representatives of the families who had come up with a list to fool others. Zeon Lucas, the head of the Lucas Family, bowed slightly and said with a smile that never changed, "Then, Countess, this list …"
Vivian paused for a moment, and then she heard Hessiana whispering through the vampire telepathic bond. "Lady Vivian, Lady Vivian, there's not much problem with the list now!"
Vivian's face did not change. She nodded slightly to the group of nervous family representatives. "The list now has more rules, but I don't want to find anyone trying to fool me. You have to know that even if I don't appear in any of the sanctuaries, I have a way to know what's going on in the parliament. I know you like the back of my hand. "
As she spoke, she swept her gaze across the room and paused for a moment on the face of every councilor that she did not like. She did not know any of them!
Lily poked Hao Ren's arm and whispered, "Battie sure knows how to brag."
Hao Ren and the Nangong siblings nodded in unison. "Yeah, yeah."
Rollie was still lying on the table. "I want to warm myself … I want to sleep … I want to eat fish …"
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