The Great Engineer Tower.
The first ninety-ninth floor.
Li Kai's office cum bedroom.
After Oda Mai and Miriam's battle had gradually faded away, Yi Lin had arrived.
"I have a new black tea here. It's a ten-year collection. Would you like to try it?"
"I'm not interested in tea … Forget it, anything is fine."
The two of them sat on opposite sides of the coffee table.
"Phew —"
Mrs. Li waited on them.
She waved her hand, and the water in the pot boiled in a few seconds.
The fragrance of the tea filled the air. Li Kai saw Irin's relaxed expression and chuckled. He casually talked about the "100 duels" that Irin had set.
"Who do you think will win?"
Irin took a sip and said calmly, "Little Dance will lose."
"Oh?"
"She has had many fortuitous encounters. Based on initial estimates, her Strength and Dexterity are already Transcendent. Her Will and Luck are also very high. Little Dance can't win. "
"Yes, I think so too." Li Kai pondered for a moment, then said with a smile, "Then, since we have nothing to do, why don't we make a bet to liven things up?"
Irin sank into the soft sofa. He pressed his elbow on the armrest and rested his chin on his fist. He said calmly, "This kind of bet is too boring. You and I should both know that Little Dance has a higher chance of successfully unlocking the 'lock' in these 100 duels."
"No, you misunderstand." Li Kai smiled. "I want to bet on which round Oda Wu will successfully unlock the lock."
"Pfft, you're already so old. Why are you still acting like a child?"
Mrs. Li stood by the door and watched her husband make a bet with Irin. She was both angry and amused. However, she didn't say anything. They were outside, after all, and the man was in charge.
"Hm?" Irin sat up from the sofa and became interested. "Interesting. I'm in."
Mrs. Li was stunned.
She realized that she was wrong.
There were two children here.
…
Before Oda Wu and Miriam's duel.
Irin had Li Kai post a post on the forum.
The content was half true and half false.
The general idea was that the Guild Master of the Knight's Alliance had personally arrived, and his strength was unfathomable. For the sake of the server's future and to reduce the number of casualties, the Apocalypse Guild was prepared to have a fair duel with the Guild Master of the Knight's Alliance. Irrelevant people, please leave Haiting City as soon as possible.
This could be said to be the official statement of the Heaven Awaken World.
The previous rumors collapsed on their own.
Not long after the fight between Oda Mai and Miriam had broken out, this post quickly became one of the top trending topics on the Internet.
The world was already familiar with the two words "Heaven Awaken". It wasn't strange for it to be on the hot search list in various forums.
In other words, it would be a big deal if Apocalypse's posts weren't on the top of the trending list.
Sensible people had sensed the danger and left Haiting City as fast as they could.
As for the ignorant ones, they could only pray for their own good fortune.
Many mini drones were cruising in the air, broadcasting the situation of the duel in real time.
This matter not only caused a huge uproar outside of the Apocalypse Guild, but it also caused an uproar among their own people.
Everyone in the guild was curious as to why Miriam, the Guild Master of the Knight's Alliance, would repeatedly come to Haiting City to cause trouble for the Apocalypse Guild. Was there some secret behind this?
Naturally, rumors and rumors were flying everywhere.
Humans didn't lack curiosity.
Some optimists thought that the Knight's Alliance was preparing to cross servers and invade, but they were stopped by the Apocalypse Guild.
Some conspiracy theorists thought that this was all a show. Otherwise, why would Irin, as the Guild Master, not personally go and fight? Why would he send his underlings?
Another theory was that Oda Mai and Miriam were both women, and the reason why they were fighting was because of the right to choose a spouse.
The internal members of the Apocalypse Guild were more inclined towards the latter theory.
They had personally seen the Guild Master suddenly have a daughter, and not long after, Miriam had come to kill him. This was clearly a classic scene of crossing a thousand miles to find her flesh and blood, and then angrily killing her lover!
Hiss!
Once this thought spread, it couldn't be stopped.
Li Kai had the good intention of letting the members learn combat techniques, so he projected the scene of the duel in high definition in front of the Great Engineer Tower.
In the courtyard of the Great Engineer Tower, there were over two thousand spectating members.
Li Changge was in the crowd, selling soft drinks and sunflower seeds, and the sales were amazing.
Ning You and Xing Fei, the two men, were in love and had great chemistry. They spoke one sentence after another, and under the projection, their voices were full of emotion. With their identities as veterans, they were like professional crosstalk actors.
"Look, the Guild Master's expression seems cold, but from her slightly trembling right hand, we can tell that she's definitely very excited. I think that there must be some shocking secret hidden here. "
Ning You said.
Xing Fei quickly added, "Everyone knows that our Guild Master is very strong, and he suppressed the Knight's Alliance to the point that they couldn't breathe. But this is a fact, and there's no need to get excited over such a trivial matter. So, there's only one reason for her to be excited. "
Ning You smiled and said, "We have to mention our Guild Master. Our Guild Master is 19 years old, young, and promising. He's still single."
"He has an obedient daughter," Xing Fei quickly reminded him. Although he had just arrived, he had also heard about this matter. At that time, his first reaction was to see if there was any place where the domestic laws could be used.
Just as Xing Fei said this.
A dog happened to be crying as it flew past the crowd.
Xue Er giggled innocently, waving her small, delicate fists as she chased after the flying dog.
The child and the dog were having a lot of fun. The atmosphere was harmonious, warm, and touching.
"…"
Irin silently walked past the crowd.
No one noticed Irin's presence.
Irin looked at Xing Fei and Ning You, who were beaming with joy and pretending to be live commentators, under the projection. He was expressionless, and he secretly noted it down.
Irin went to the back of the Great Engineer Tower and found Gu Tianqing.
Gu Tianqing still had that elegant fake smile. He wore white gloves and was sitting on a long stone bench under the shade of a tree, rigidly, repetitively, and tirelessly shuffling cards.
"You're here."
Before Irin came close, Gu Tianqing raised his head and smiled, as if he already knew that Irin would come.
"Has anyone ever told you that your face looks like it needs a beating?"
"Really?" Gu Tianqing pondered for a moment and then replied, "Same to you."
Irin sat on the 'air', three meters away from Gu Tianqing. "Tell me, what do you want to do by sneaking in? From what I know about you, you're not the kind of person who is willing to join a guild. "
Gu Tianqing skillfully played with the tarot cards, but he did not draw any of them. Facing Irin's question, Gu Tianqing did not deny it. He just smiled and said, "Once people are tired, they will always want to find a place to rest."
"I'm here, not in a hotel."
Gu Tianqing shook his head and said, "The whole world is the same for me."
"But for me, it's not." Irin crossed his fingers and gently placed them on his knees. One of his hands was wearing a ring. After Irin said the first half of the sentence, he paused for a moment and then continued, "I can tolerate people from other guilds staying here because they can't become an 'unstable factor'. But you can't."
"If your words are a compliment to me, then I feel very honored."
"If you think so, then so be it. Don't talk nonsense. Why did you sneak in?" Irin did not give Gu Tianqing a chance to change the topic.
"Haha," Gu Tianqing laughed again, "But didn't you let me join?"
"Humans are always curious."
Gu Tianqing looked at Irin with a faint smile on his face. He then quickly changed the topic, "Do you believe in fate?"
Irin heard this and instantly became silent.
Gu Tianqing's words made Irin think of many things.
While Irin was silent.
Gu Tianqing continued, "It was fate that led me here."
"To be honest, I can't stand your charlatan tone." Irin sighed softly, "If I didn't owe you a favor in Cangyang City, I wouldn't be able to stop myself from beating you up. You can stay here if you want. Consider it as returning the favor of your divination in Cangyang City. But I'll give you a friendly warning. Don't cause trouble in my territory. Once I find out … I'll kill you. "
When Irin said this, his tone was very calm, but the threat in his words was as clear as the meaning on the surface.
The smile on Gu Tianqing's face did not fade. He always maintained this elegant smile, no matter what he was facing.
After Irin said that, he stood up and was ready to end this strange conversation.
"Do you believe in fate?"
Gu Tianqing stroked the curly hair on his forehead and smiled as he asked the question again.
Irin was ready to leave.
But Gu Tianqing's question.
Yi Lin stopped in her tracks again.
Irin smiled at Gu Tianqing and said his answer, "I don't believe in fate."
"What a pity."
"In fact, it doesn't matter whether you believe in fate or not." Irin looked at Gu Tianqing's emotionless eyes and asked in reply, "There are countless possibilities in the future. Your divination, or any other type of precognitive ability, is just telling you the most likely future direction. If your divination tells you that you will die at a certain time, a certain place, what will you do? "
"Death …" Gu Tianqing closed his eyes and took a deep breath. There was a strange look of intoxication on his face. It was as if he was a smoker who had quit smoking for a long time. There was a smoker standing in front of him, and he had an expression of enjoyment as he inhaled other people's second-hand smoke. "Everyone will face death. Only death can make life complete. No matter how bright the fireworks are, if it doesn't end, we will never miss the beauty of it when it's in full bloom, right? "
"You haven't answered my question."
After Gu Tianqing finished lamenting, she looked straight into Yi Lin's eyes and nodded. "If my death is unavoidable, I will open my arms before I die and use the last few seconds to savor the taste of 'death'. Believe me, this taste will definitely make you addicted. "
"Forget it, I won't let myself have the chance to savor this' taste '. I'll leave it for you to savor."
After saying that, Irin left without looking back.
He only came to confirm the purpose of Gu Tianqing, this "unstable factor", to sneak in.
Just as Irin said, in Cangyang City, although Gu Tianqing had his own request, he was able to remind Mo Rendi of the betrayal, which could be considered as selling Irin a favor. According to Gu Tianqing's personality, it was fine if he didn't remind him and just watched from the side. Therefore, Irin admitted that he owed Gu Tianqing a favor.
Moreover, although he was an uncontrollable factor, it was undeniable that Gu Tianqing's ability could come in handy in certain special situations.
Therefore, Irin chose to let Gu Tianqing in.
Actually, it wasn't a big deal.
After Irin left.
Gu Tianqing was still sitting alone on the stone chair under the shade of the tree. With a constant speed, he shuffled the tarot cards in his hand again and again.
Suddenly.
One of the cards was shaken out.
Gu Tianqing took off his gloves, gently rubbed it for a moment, and flipped it open. On the card, there was a ferocious "Grim Reaper".
"No," Gu Tianqing closed his eyes, smiled slightly, and said in a foreign language for no reason, "You will."
…
After Irin and Gu Tianqing finished chatting happily, he returned to Li Kai's office to drink tea.
At the same time, the two casually chatted about the direction of the guild's development.
They chatted casually, a little seriously, but not too seriously.
There were some ideas that Irin didn't say, he was afraid of scaring Li Kai.
Moreover, that was the matter of the Snow Mountain base, Irin managed it alone.
As for Li Kai, Irin gave him a lot of authority.
As for the Great Engineer Tower, almost everything was handed over to Li Kai. Irin simply proposed his own ideas, and Li Kai was responsible for the specific implementation.
Unknowingly, 12 hours passed.
On the way, Irin even had a meal.
For a long time, he was busy cooking. Irin also hadn't tasted other people's cooking for a long time. Although the taste wasn't great, it was comfortable.
And in Wang Tiandi's interspatial storage, Irin stuffed a lot of food.
When Xue 'er was hungry, she would naturally punch the dog and make him hand over the food. Irin didn't have to worry about this.
Ever since Wang Tiandi took the initiative to share the work of taking care of the child, the burden on Irin's shoulders was reduced by half. This dog was well raised, wonderful, wonderful beyond words. Irin expressed his deep gratitude to Wang Tiandi in his heart.
Those who had never taken care of a child wouldn't understand the bitterness of taking care of a child.
In particular, this naughty child could send Irin flying more than ten meters with one punch.
Irin's gratitude in his heart lasted for a few seconds.
He returned his attention back to business.
After dinner.
The sun was setting.
Night fell.
Oda Wu and Miriam's duel lasted for an entire day, and now it was night.
"Boom!"
In the distance, another building collapsed.
In the room.
A three-dimensional holographic projection of the entire Haiting City floated between the two of them.
Following the collapse of that building, the corresponding building in the holographic projection flashed red three times and then dimmed.
"This area is almost gone."
As she spoke, Mrs. Li handed over a cup of hot black tea with a smile. The tea leaves had been changed again and again, and this pot was freshly brewed.
"Thank you, Mrs. Li." Li Kai took the black tea and took a sip. In the holographic projection, with the Great Engineer Tower as the center, some areas were almost in ruins. But Li Kai's calmness at this moment gave the impression that the building that collapsed didn't belong to him. He didn't have the slightest pained expression.
Irin smiled. "After the two of them collapse these buildings, the demolition work in this area is almost done."
"About 20% of the buildings are not the ones that need to be demolished."
"It's okay. Aren't there two talents in the newly built civil engineering department this morning? Let them move their muscles a little. "
"That makes sense." Li Kai chuckled. "Xing Fei's ability allows him to reuse 'raw materials'. This will save a lot of manpower in demolishing the buildings. They really are talents! "
The two of them looked at each other. Thinking of the previous conversation, they couldn't help but laugh.
On the side.
Mrs. Li couldn't help but cover her forehead. She couldn't look anymore and walked out of the room.
"Speaking of which …"
Irin walked to the wall. From here, he could clearly see the scenery outside. Irin focused his gaze in the direction of the most intense turbulence. With his back facing Li Kai, he said, "Their duel is almost over. Right, Brother Li, you lost a long time ago. Remember, you have to accept your loss. "
Speaking of this, Li Kai rubbed his nose gloomily.
The current score between Oda Wu and Miriam was 16: 48.
The two of them had bet on how many victories Oda Wu would be able to successfully unlock her attribute lock.
Whoever said the closest number would win the small bet.
Li Kai bet 15 times.
Actually, when Irin said his bet, Li Kai guessed that he had lost. Because he had been tricked.
The rules were set by Irin.
At that time, the two of them had said:
"I'm in. Let's bet on a Rare item. Brother Li, how many victories do you think Xiao Wu will be able to unlock her attribute lock? "
“20？”
"Are you sure?"
"15 victories. I'm sure."
"Don't go back on your word." Irin smiled brightly. "I bet that Xiao Wu will become a Transcendent by Miriam's 50th victory."
At that time, Li Kai was dumbfounded.
He quickly realized that he had fallen for Irin's word trap.
Irin had asked himself when Oda Wu would be able to unlock her attribute lock.
Irin's own guess was that Oda Wu would be able to unlock her attribute lock by Miriam's 50th victory.
"Actually, it doesn't matter how many times Xiao Wu wins. Because she will lose without a doubt. Right now, there is still a gap between their strength. " Irin looked into the distance and smiled. "Xiao Wu is a very competitive person. Her desire to win is even stronger than her desire to live. She probably hasn't realized this herself. She always thought that she was only pursuing the pure peak of swordsmanship.
"But there is nothing in this world that is completely pure.
"It is precisely because she feels that this state of mind is too pure that she has not broken through her 'limit'.
"That's because a pure pursuit, search, and exploration mentality can't give her enough pressure."
"What she lacks is not accumulation. What she lacks is a strong opponent. An opponent strong enough to arouse Xiao Wu's competitive spirit.
"And in this kind of duel, as time passes and she loses again and again, the anxiety, disappointment, and frustration that Xiao Wu has forgotten for a long time will gradually increase Xiao Wu's pressure.
"This pressure will reach its peak when Miriam wins her 50th victory and is about to win her 51st victory. It will reach its peak — 'Boom!' It will explode. "
At that moment.
Accompanied by a mournful cry, Irin and Li Kai's expressions turned solemn.
In the distance.
A strangely shaped shadow rushed into the sky.
That shadow was even darker than the night.
In the shadow, there seemed to be a hideous face that was wailing in pain, twisted and wailing.
Upon closer inspection, there seemed to be numerous eyes that were gradually opening in the face.
It was clearly just a shadow. But the strange scene in the shadow made Irin and Li Kai's scalps go numb.
A moment later.
Yi Lin slowly heaved a sigh of relief and said three words.
"I won."
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