After two and a half hours of flight, the plane successfully arrived at the Imperial Capital Airport. For some unspeakable reason, Chen Chu called a car in advance. As soon as the two got off the plane, Chen Chu led Lin Yan to the underground parking lot.
Sitting in the spacious business car, Chen Chu was finally able to stretch his legs.
"Senior, do you come to the capital often?" Lin Xi suddenly asked.
Chen Chu was slightly stunned and looked at Lin Yan: "Why do you ask that?"
"I see you are quite familiar with the airport. The airport is so big that I almost got lost inside. Especially the parking lot. Everything looks the same, but you found it in no time." Chen Chu hardly even looked at the road signs. The two of them went straight to the parking lot after getting off the plane.
"I grew up in the imperial capital and went to Jin City for college." Chen Chu said.
"So you are from the imperial capital. No wonder we are so familiar. But why did you go to Jin City for college? For physics major, the Imperial Capital University is the No. 1 one." Lin Xi asked casually.
"I didn't pass the exam." Chen Chu said.
"Ah?" Lin Yan was embarrassed by the question. In her impression, Chen Chu was both powerful and smart, as if he could do anything well. Moreover, Song Ranran had told her that Chen Chu had published a professional paper that was said to be very impressive, so she had never thought that Chen Chu would not be able to get into Didu University. But looking at it from a different perspective, Didu University is the top-ranked university in the country, and few people can get in. It is normal that he cannot get in.
"It's okay." Chen Chu said indifferently, "I study physics just for interest, and Green Leaf University is also very good."
"Yes, our school is also a 985." Lin Yan quickly puffed out her chest, "It will be well-known if we tell others about it."
The topic was over, but the awkward mood was still there. Lin Yan didn't dare to say anything more. She took out her phone and opened the official app, intending to use her free time to look at the information in the forum. She could learn other information slowly, but she had to supplement the information about the subspace, so that if she was swallowed again one day, she would not be at a loss like the previous two times.
Chen Chu turned his head and looked out the window. He hadn't been back for five years, and the sky in the imperial capital seemed to be a little bluer.
The car drove straight onto the highway from the airport and drove for an hour before finally stopping at a resort in the suburbs of the imperial capital. The resort was surrounded by mountains and rivers and had a beautiful environment. Before Lin Yanren even entered, she could feel the luxury and comfort inside.
"We booked the entire resort for a meeting?" Lin Xi really couldn't imagine how much it would cost to book such a large resort.
"Yes." Ordinary people are naturally not allowed to enter the meetings of the supernatural world.
"The headquarters is so rich."
Chen Chu smiled and said nothing.
"I feel like we shouldn't have come in economy class. This environment is only worthy of first class."
"Then let's buy first-class tickets when we go back." Chen Chu suggested sincerely.
"Will it be reimbursed?" Lin Wei asked in a low voice.
"Yeah." Chen Chu nodded.
"Then buy it." Since the company will reimburse me, it would be inappropriate not to take advantage of this opportunity.
"It's so funny. Where did this poor guy come from? He has the nerve to ask the company for reimbursement for such a small amount of money." A harsh voice suddenly sounded behind Lin Xi.
Lin Xi frowned and looked in the direction of the voice, and found that it was two women in white uniforms. The one who spoke was a girl with dyed red hair. When the girl saw Lin Xi looking at her, she gave Lin Xi a look of disdain and pulled her companion away.
"Wait." Lin Yan was angry, "Did you forget to bring your tutor when you went out?"
"How dare you call me uneducated?" The girl looked at Lin Yan angrily.
“People with good manners won’t interrupt or curse at others casually.” Lin Yan doesn’t like to cause trouble, but that doesn’t mean she is afraid of it.
"You... an F-rank, why are you so arrogant?" The girl was so angry that her supernatural power fluctuated while she shouted. A ball of fire suddenly ignited in her palm. She waved her hand and was about to throw it towards Lin Yan's head, "I'll burn all your hair!"
Oh my god! Why did they suddenly start to attack, and they even used supernatural powers. It was too late for Lin Yan to hide, so she could only subconsciously hold her head and turn sideways. At the same time, a slender and strong arm brushed her cheek and stretched out to block the flames flying towards her.
The deep red flame was easily held in Chen Chu's palm. The flame was still burning fiercely, but Lin Xi could no longer feel any heat.
"Don't play with fire casually." Under the other party's horrified gaze, Chen Chu clasped his hands together and easily extinguished the flame.
"Grade A?" The red-haired girl's face turned pale.
"Apologize." Chen Chu retracted his arm and glanced coldly at the red-haired girl.
"Sorry... I'm sorry." In the supernatural world, the strong prey on the weak, and this phenomenon still exists even within official organizations. This is why the red-haired woman laughed at Lin Yan when she felt that her energy was weak and only F-level. Because she knew that even if she laughed at her, the other party would not dare to do anything. And as long as she didn't hurt the other party's life, the law enforcement team would not bother to care.
Similarly, if she encounters someone stronger than herself, the law enforcement team will not care as long as the other party does not harm her life.
Chen Chu seemed satisfied. He withdrew his gaze and looked at Lin Xi.
Caught off guard by Chen Chu's gaze, Lin Xi came back to her senses abruptly, turned her head away, and stood there feeling uncomfortably.
"What do you think?" Chen Chu asked.
"ah?"
"Do you accept their apology?" Chen Chu asked.
Did they just apologize
Lin Yan looked at the two pale girls. The two girls seemed to know that Lin Yan didn't hear them just now, and they apologized again and again: "I'm sorry, we were wrong, please forgive us."
"Don't use your supernatural powers to hurt others in the future, okay? You are too vicious to burn my hair." Lin Xi scolded.
"I'm sorry, I won't dare to do it again." The red-haired girl no longer had the arrogance she had just now, and could only apologize continuously.
"Okay, let's go."
The two girls looked at Chen Chu nervously, and when they saw that he didn't react, they ran away cautiously.
"Let's go in." Chen Chu picked up the suitcase again and strode ahead.
Lin Xi followed behind, looking at Chen Chu's tall back, with the scene of Chen Chu raising his hand to help him block the flames echoing in his mind.
"Lin An?" Chen Chu walked to the lobby door and saw Lin An still standing there in a daze, so he called out in confusion.
Lin Yan said "oh" and ran over quickly. The two of them walked through the magnificent lobby and came to the front desk to check in.
"Please show me your invitation letter." The lady at the front desk said politely.
"Here." Lin Yan quickly took out the invitation letter from her bag and handed it over.
"Wait a moment." After checking, the front desk clerk quickly operated on the computer and handed over two room cards: "1801, 1802."
Chen Chu took the room cards, handed one to Lin Yan, and asked casually, "Did you reserve this room?"
"No." When Lin Xi received the notice to go on a business trip to the capital, she only had enough time to pack her luggage and buy a plane ticket. She didn't even have time to check the specific address of the resort, let alone think about booking a room.
"That's what Assistant Tan booked." He booked two rooms. He wasn't afraid of being found out at all.
After checking in, the two took the elevator to the eighteenth floor. The hotel elevator was semi-transparent. Chen Chu looked at Lin Yan, who was looking around with great interest. After thinking for a while, he reminded her, "The supernatural world values strength, and those who can come here to participate in the material exchange conference are all the more outstanding supernaturals from each branch. When you go out alone, try not to conflict with others. If you are bullied, come back and tell me."
Although Lin Yan has some powerful items, her combat experience is far less than that of other superpowers. Chen Chu is afraid that she will suffer when she goes out alone. For example, in the situation just now, if he hadn't been there, Lin Yan's hair would definitely not be saved.
Come back and tell me? Is he trying to support me? Lin Yan thought to herself, but she responded obediently: "I know, I'm not stupid. I'm an F-level player, so I can't beat anyone."
Chen Chu smiled and said, "So you knew. I saw you were so fierce just now, and I thought..."
"Was I fierce just now?" It's over. Did I look like a shrew just now
"Not really, I just looked like she was about to pounce on me." Looking at the look on Lin Xi's face just now, someone who didn't know her would think that her ability level was higher than the other person's.
"I was just too angry just now, and... I didn't expect her to use her supernatural powers right from the start." If Lin Yan knew that the other party was going to burn her hair with fire right from the start, she would definitely take out the ruler first.
He is so vicious that he must be beaten with ten rods.
"From the moment you enter this resort, everyone around you is a superpower. Superpowers have different values from ordinary people, and many people's personalities are affected by their superpowers. For example, fire-type superpowers tend to have hot tempers and impulsive personalities. Ice-type superpowers tend to have colder personalities. Curse masters are paranoid and venomous," Chen Chu analyzed.
"No wonder the King of Wu is so sharp-tongued." Lin Xi didn't feel that the King of Wu was paranoid, but she felt his sharp tongue.
"Hey, Assistant Tan sent me an email." Lin Yan clicked it to check, and after reading it, she looked at Chen Chu with a very complicated look.
What's wrong
"Look for yourself." Lin Wei handed over the phone.
Chen Chu took it curiously and saw that Assistant Tan’s email read like this.
[Lin Yan: The shopping list is in the attachment, just buy the things according to it. If you encounter any problems in the process, don't ask me, go ask Chen Chu. Chen Chu is more useful than me. As long as Chen Chu is there, you can walk sideways in the meeting. Remember, you are representing the face of Group 6. You can lose face, but Group 6 cannot. If you lose face, go find Chen Chu and cry.]
“…” Chen Chu took a deep breath and suppressed his boiling anger.
Assistant Tan, you are so casual about your retreat. You can find time to send an email during the retreat? Aren't you afraid of going astray
"Can I really walk sideways?" Lin Wei asked cautiously.
Chen Chu glanced at her and said, "How do you want to act so arrogantly?"
"I'm just kidding. Don't worry, I promise not to cause trouble." Lin Xi quickly assured.
"Just stop crying." Chen Chu's tone was full of helplessness, and he returned the phone to Lin Yan. At this time, the elevator just reached the 18th floor, and Chen Chu walked out with his suitcase.
Lin Xi was a beat late in catching up, her mind full of Chen Chu's last words.
Just don't cry. Does that mean as long as you don't cry, it's okay to cause trouble
"We're here." Chen Chu put Lin Yan's luggage at the door of room 1802, and then went to room 1801.
Lin Yan took out the room card, opened the door and entered the room.
Such a high-end resort, the room layout is naturally not bad. When you push the door and enter, you will see a huge floor-to-ceiling window. The afterglow of the sunset shines in from the balcony, dyeing the ground golden. Exquisite furnishings, soft big bed, atmospheric table lamps, and a huge bathtub in the bathroom all declare the comfort of this room.
Lin Xi suddenly had the urge to tear down her own house and renovate it like this.
Lin An couldn’t help but take a photo and posted it on her Moments: Our company’s business trip standards.
Combined with the nine-grid layout, the hotel's environment is displayed vividly.
There were immediately a lot of likes and comments below.
Xu Ruan: Wow, this has to be a five-star hotel. My crappy company only allows a business trip of 300 yuan at most, so I can only stay in a budget hotel. I'm so jealous.
Chu Feifei: The bathtub is so high-end, it even has massage function.
Ning Yadan: The hotel environment is so nice, are you on a business trip or on vacation
Song Ranran: Your company is OK, this room is at least 3000 per night. Where is it? I'll come find you.
Lin Yan leaned back on the soft sofa, replying to messages with a smile. At this time, someone in Group 6 @ed her.
Aquaman: [@林媗, did you go to the Supernatural Material Exchange Conference?]
Lin: [Yes.]
Aquaman: [Why are you gone? Where is Assistant Tan?]
Lin An: [Assistant Tan said he wanted to go into seclusion.]
Qingkong: [What a coincidence, you are in seclusion at this time?]
Wu Wang: [Did you go there alone?]
Lin Yan: [And Chen Chu.]
Dirt King: [Oh.]
Qingkong: [No wonder.]
Aquaman: [That’s what I said.]
Lin Yan was confused: [What are you guys talking about?]
Aquaman: [@Everyone, can we buy things now?]
Qingkong: [That’s right.]
Dirt King: [It seems so.]
Initial: […]
Aquaman: [@林媗, can you buy something for me? I’ll transfer the points to you. ]
Lin Yan: [Didn’t you report this to Assistant Tan before?]
Aquaman: [I forgot.]
Lin Yan: [Okay, if anyone wants to buy it, please send it to me now. I will sort it out and we can go buy it together tomorrow.]
As soon as Lin Yan said this, a bunch of things came up in the group. Except for Chen Chu and Assistant Tan who was in seclusion, everyone had something to buy.
"So many." Lin Ping was shocked. She thought that even if everyone forgot to report, it would only be one or two things at most. As a result, these people almost sent her another list.
Lin Yan had wanted to take a bath in the tub, but now she didn't have time, so she took out her computer from her suitcase, sorted out everything, and reorganized a shopping list. By the time she finished, it was almost nine o'clock.
Lin Xi was very hungry. Thinking it was already past mealtime, she called the front desk.
"Hello, is there anything to eat now?" Lin asked.
"Would you like to order food to eat in your room or in the restaurant?" the receptionist asked politely.
"Is the restaurant still open now?" Lin Xi asked in surprise.
"Yes, there is a cafeteria on the top floor, open until 12 o'clock."
"Then I'll go to the restaurant to eat by myself." Lin Yan hung up the phone, changed her shoes and went out. It would take a while to order food and get it to the room. She was so hungry that she couldn't wait.
Lin Yan swiped her card and took the elevator to the top floor. Because it was past mealtime, there were not many people in the restaurant, but there was a lot of food on the table. Lin Yan filled a large plate, took a glass of juice, found a seat by the window, and enjoyed it alone. When she was almost done eating, she suddenly heard someone talking next door.
"I heard that there will be a Cursed Eye at the auction the next day." Cursed Eye? Lin Yan heard the familiar term and looked curiously at the next room. Sitting next to her were three young men and women in silver-gray uniforms. Lin Yan could not feel the energy fluctuations and did not know their ability levels, but she discovered a characteristic, that is, everyone who came here seemed to be wearing uniforms, and only she and Chen Chu came in casual clothes.
Was it because he came in such a hurry that Assistant Tan forgot to give him the uniform
"I must take a picture of the Cursed Eye." The second person who spoke was a gentle and pleasant female voice, so beautiful that people couldn't help but want to look at the owner's face.
There was a curtain between the two tables, so Lin Xi couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly, but she guessed that someone with such a beautiful voice must be a beauty.
"The Cursed Eye is only useful to Curse Masters. No one will compete with us for it."
Grab? Is there only one Cursed Eye? This thing is on the list that the Dirty King gave me. I wonder if I can grab it.
Lin Xi knew nothing about this exchange meeting. Before coming, Assistant Tan only gave Lin Xi a shopping list. Lin Xi assumed that everything here could be bought. She never considered the possibility that she might have to compete with others for things if there were not enough.
"By the way, how many keys will be put up for auction this time?"
"I heard there are ten."
“This should be snatched up by many people.”
"Although many people want the key, it can only be acquired by S-level psychics. How many S-level psychics are there in the entire official organization? The teacher gave me the authorization, and we will definitely be able to get it when the time comes."
Key? Is it the key to the space gate? It doesn't seem to be on the purchase list. Didn't they say it was a strategic material? Did Assistant Tan forget to sort it out
Lin Yan thought about it, lowered her head and asked in the group: [I heard that there are keys to the sub-space in this exchange meeting, does anyone want to buy it? ]
Aquaman: [What do you want that for?]
Lin Yan: [Isn’t it said to be a strategic material? I heard that many people want to grab it.]
Qingkong: [That's someone else, we don't need them.]
Aquaman: [That’s right.]
Lin Yan: [Didn’t Assistant Tan say last time that he had applied to the headquarters for several months but still hadn’t received it?]
Qingkong: [I guess he has withdrawn his application.]
Lin: [Why?]
Dirt King: […]
When Lin Yan saw the Dirty King, she immediately said: [Dirty King, the Cursed Eye seems to be auctioned off. I wonder if I can get it.]
King of Dirty: [When the time comes, you can ask Chen Chu to hold up the sign.]
Initial: […]
"I heard that group six arrived today."
Group 6? Lin Yan paused while typing. Did they mean group 6 referring to her
"People from Group 6 come every year, but Chen Chu has never been here once."
Do they know Senior Chen Chu
Lin Xi leaned back quietly, intending to listen more.
"Those people in Group 6 are really shameless. If it weren't for Chen Chu, they wouldn't have such high scores to participate in a conference of this level."
Lin Xi frowned: Why is this person so jealous? Why are we embarrassed? Senior Chen Chu is also from our group 6. What's wrong with him taking advantage of us? He said it as if Senior Chen Chu is one of your people. However, it sounds like not every department is qualified to participate in this conference.
Lin Yan only got her official employee account this morning, and she didn't know much about the internal situation of the official organization. If she knew, she would know why these people said that Group 6 took advantage of Chen Chu.
The annual supernatural material exchange conference invites the top 30 departments with the highest points in the official organization. A small department like Group 6, which has less than 10 people in total, is not eligible to participate. But Chen Chu is S-level, and departments with S-level members can be invited to the conference regardless of their points. Moreover, many things at the conference can only be purchased by S-level people, so the people in Group 6 frantically submitted purchase lists after knowing that Chen Chu participated in this conference.
"Will Chen Chu never come back? He took the exam to go to Jin City..."
Did you take the exam on purpose? Wasn't it because you couldn't get into Didu University? There is a story behind it.
Lin Xi's gossiping spirit was burning, and she wished she could squat at the next table to listen.
"He will come back. The Soul Locking Tower subspace most often covers the Imperial Capital. In order to remove the curse, he will definitely come back."
curse?!
What does it mean? Senior Chen Chu is cursed? No way, Senior Chen Chu is S-level, who can curse him
"No matter if he comes or not, next time the Soul Locking Tower opens, I will definitely go in and help Chen Chu find the item to break the curse."
Soul Locking Tower, a tool to break the curse? So Senior Chen Chu is really cursed, and the solution is in this subspace called Soul Locking Tower. But Senior Chen Chu is already S-level, is there any subspace that he can't go to
Lin Yan thought about it and sent a private WeChat message to Wu Wang: [Is Senior Chen Chu cursed?]
Dirty King: [Who told you that?]
Lin Yan: [I overheard this, it seems to be an old acquaintance of Senior Chen Chu in the Imperial Capital.]
King of Dirt: [I don’t know. I didn’t sense any curse from Chen Chu.]
Lin Yan: [Do you know the Soul Locking Tower?]
King of Dirty: [Did the other party mention the Soul Locking Tower?]
Lin Yan: [Yes, it is said that the item to break the curse is in the Soul Locking Tower.]
King of Dirt: [The Soul Locking Tower is an S-level subspace. This subspace is not big, with only a seven-story building. Each floor is locked with a curse master, so it can also be called the Cursed Tower. Everyone who enters the building will be cursed, but the props to remove the curse are also in the building. If Chen Chu is really cursed, it should be a seven-story curse.]
Lin: [Is it amazing?]
Dirt King: [Very!]
Although she knew that there was little hope, Lin Yan couldn't help but ask: [Can't you solve it?]
King of Dirty: [Let me tell you this, if I can unlock it, I will basically be invincible.]
It sounds like a terminal illness.
"Let's go, it's almost time to go back to bed."
Hearing the sound of a chair being moved from next door, Lin Xi quickly straightened her sitting posture and waited for the other party to leave before relaxing.
For a moment, Lin Yan wanted to knock on Chen Chu's door and ask if Chen Chu was really cursed. But after thinking about it, she held back. With Chen Chu's ability, if he couldn't solve the problem, it seemed that she couldn't help.
(End of this chapter)