Will, the Marshal of Central City, was trembling with a cane. The traces of time were scattered on his face and his skin was drooping. He closed his eyes and dozed off as soon as he came in.
Will's arrival heralded the start of the meeting.
The marshals of all bases gathered together.
They were all sitting together around a round table, yet there was an inexplicable feeling of clear separation.
The conference room was very quiet.
The marshals from the second-line base and the border base did not speak, but looked at each other without disguising their gazes. The auras around them collided faintly, with a kind of tit-for-tat contest, and there seemed to be a deep gap between them.
The marshal sitting in the main seat representing the Central City was ignored by them intentionally or unintentionally. After all, at the spring meeting, the Central City was just a decoration.
"Hey, Wista, you haven't proposed yet?"
The meeting began. First Base Marshal Delbo looked at the seat next to him with a little surprise on his face. His affectionate peach blossom eyes looked at Wista with a teasing tone:
"If you don't mind the gender, you can propose to me and I will agree."
Delpo flirted with Westa and added, "But if we get married, you have to send a few hundred more taboo people to marry into our base, so that I can feel safe."
"roll."
Wista paused while knitting the scarf, and then a chill ran down her spine. "Even if I propose to Wenbol, I won't be with you. Forget it! Besides, I only like women!"
Wenbol, who was suddenly implicated, had veins bulging on his forehead, but he rarely refuted.
There will be competition for resources between the second-tier bases and the border bases. After all, Westa is a collaborator on the same front, which is a little different from Delpo.
"okay."
The wrinkles on Gwen's face deepened a little, and he looked sharply at his ally next to him, "We are in a meeting now, even if you want to joke, you must pay attention to the occasion."
The marshals who had been arguing with each other just now gave face to the old senior and shut up one after another. The conference hall became much quieter in an instant.
Gwen was satisfied. He turned to look at Qin Qi:
"I've heard about the black bone worms at the border base. Are there any unusual movements from other demon worms?"
“Not yet.”
Qin Qi replied calmly, "But for the safety of the base and the central city, we need to be prepared to respond to crises at any time, so the resources for this spring meeting must be tilted towards the border base."
Gwen frowned.
The more resources the border bases have, the less resources their three second-tier bases will have.
"This matter cannot be decided casually."
Delpo's peach blossom eyes slightly raised, he drank a sip of green nutrient solution, and slowly said: "After all, the second-line base is also responsible for the safety of the passage. We don't have many taboos in the second-line base. If there are fewer resources, what will happen to the safety of the people in the base?"
"Don't use the people as a shield. Are those demon bugs in the passage as important as those outside the border base?!"
Wista was so angry that she laughed and didn't even plan to knit a scarf: "The resources in the second-line base are enough for you to protect the safety of the passage!"
"What a bunch of cowards."
It was rare that Wenbol agreed with Westal's words. There was some disdain in his eyes, and his golden hair shone even more brilliantly under the light.
Lu Chuanxi was relatively calm. "My statistics tell me that shifting resources to the border base will not affect the safety of your second-tier base."
Marshal Cheng Di of the Second Base turned very pale after the marshals started arguing. He fidgeted and wanted to interrupt to ease the atmosphere, but there was no place to do so. His movements seemed very awkward, just like an ordinary person who suddenly ran into a battlefield, confused and at a loss.
However, when he heard the word "coward" from Wenbol's mouth, Cheng Di suddenly seemed to have turned on a switch. A hint of madness appeared on his timid face. He bit his fingers like crazy, and he seemed to have lost his mind. He kept asking himself in a trembling voice:
"Coward? Who? Our base?"
The pale man hunched over, his face gradually turned red, his body began to tremble, and he gasped heavily, as if he was sick.
"Little Chengdi's second personality is about to come out?"
Delpo raised his eyebrows. "Now is not the time to ask him to come out, right? Otherwise, we can't have this meeting anymore."
"Fuck! Why don't you stop it now!"
Wenbol had a headache on his face, that was why he was not good at dealing with these marshals from the second-tier bases.
Cheng Di is a timid guy on weekdays and is not suitable to be a marshal at all, but his second personality is a very powerful and crazy existence with high martial arts value. If he is not controlled well, he will destroy the entire conference hall by accident.
If you think about it carefully, his three companions at the border base are not very good, but they will not give him so much headache. If Wenbol really has to choose one, he will definitely choose his ally without hesitation.
It's all thanks to the support of peers.
Wenbol cursed inwardly and signaled Delbo to act quickly.
"All right."
Delbo shrugged and accepted the task resignedly.
From the time the discussion about black bone worms began until now, the conference hall has hardly ever been quiet. It has been noisy from beginning to end. No wonder outsiders are not allowed to participate in this meeting.
Except for bringing up the topic at the beginning, Qin Qi remained silent throughout the entire process, as if he was a bystander, not paying any attention to what was happening in the conference room, and lazily playing with the simulated eyeball in his palm.
But those black eyes scanned every marshal present without leaving a trace, including Delbo, Cheng Di, and Gervin...
He took in everyone's performance. Finally, Qin Qi lowered his eyelashes with a gloomy expression.
No one can guess what he is thinking.
An informal meeting ended in a bad mood, which seemed not much different from previous years.
The marshals seemed to have prepared themselves mentally, and they looked a little uneasy when they left, but it wasn't anything particularly unpleasant.
Everyone knows that the meetings in the next few days will be tough battles for them, and today's is just a test.
When Qin Qi and Westa walked out side by side, Yaxiao and the butlers were already guarding outside the door.
"We'll talk about it tomorrow if there's anything."
Wista waved his hand and said tiredly with the housekeeper Yan Chi: "I am really tired after this meeting. I don't know when we can reach a conclusion."
Yaxiao stood beside Qin Qi and realized belatedly that this meeting was not going well.
According to the plot, the daily routine of the marshals at the spring meeting was to argue over various issues and fight for resources. One issue often took a long time, so it was normal that the first day of the meeting had no results. He slightly turned his head to look at the villain's expression.
Well, I can't tell anything.
Yaxiao looked away again.
After leaving the council hall, the group returned to their temporary residence. Qin Qi called a few subordinates to handle the work, while Yaxiao left the office with a look.
He stood outside the door and thought for a while, then turned around and went to Emily's office, intending to play with her.
The bad news is that Emily isn't there.
As soon as Sheng Cheng saw Yaxiao, he felt terrible, as if he was once again in the fear of being overwhelmed by the heavy tasks. Of course, he still put on a decent smile on the surface.
"Yaxiao, why are you here?"
Sheng Cheng said tactfully: "Emily and Wittedin asked for leave to go out and buy things, and will be back later."
"OK."
Yaxiao nodded, looking at Sheng Cheng thoughtfully, and then said in his heart: [Fourth Uncle, is there anything unusual about Sheng Cheng today? ]
[No, Sheng Cheng behaved normally and did not contact anyone else.]
[knew.]
After returning to the system, Yaxiao looked at Sheng Cheng with a bright smile on his face: "I want to ask if you have time recently."
Sheng Cheng suddenly froze, and had a bad feeling. Sure enough, the next second he heard the boy's restrained and polite voice enter his ears:
"Can you help me look up some information on a few questions?"
Sheng Cheng: …
As the housekeeper's assistant, what could he do? Of course he forced himself to put on a professional smile and agreed.
After getting the approval, Yaxiao seemed much happier. He curled his eyes and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I will send the questions to your email later."
"It's okay. This is my duty."
Sheng Cheng responded through gritted teeth.
After arranging the task, Yaxiao left the office with ease, intending to go back to find the villain.
Since Sheng Cheng has time to go to the Dark Night Club at night to carry out the plan, he must also have plenty of time to help him look up information.
The tail behind Yaxiao shook slightly.
This must be an easy thing for him.
That evening, Sheng Cheng's mailbox was filled with a pile of information that needed to be checked. He roughly estimated that it would take seven days to finish it even if he worked day and night.
Sheng Cheng: …
He's only rested for ten days, but so many problems have accumulated
Sheng Cheng was filled with depression and couldn't get rid of it.
The only thing to be thankful for was that Yaxiao, the seemingly weak but actually ruthless but cruel butler, did not ask him to give him the result in one night, but gave him ten days.
Although time was still tight, he could still find time to carry out the task assigned to him by the adults.
—Nothing is too difficult for your Excellency's most loyal servant.
Sheng Cheng took time off from his busy work and just arrived at the third floor of the Dark Night Club when he bumped into another young man with black hair and blue eyes the next second.
Sheng Cheng: Am I cursed
"You're here too?"
The young man with the scorpion braid seemed quite surprised by Sheng Cheng's arrival. He looked back and asked, "Didn't your colleague follow us?"
"Well, he's busy."
Sheng Cheng's expression recovered quickly. He had to have a reasonable reason to follow his colleagues to the club in the first place. Now that he has joined the club, he no longer needs his colleagues.
The astronomy enthusiasts on the third floor of the club were still chatting animatedly. When the person in charge, Sheldon, knew that the two of them were coming, he took the initiative to introduce them to them.
Although he had bandages wrapped around his eyes, due to advanced technology, even if he could not see temporarily, he could use instruments to directly create images of external objects in his brain.
"You're all interested in astronomy?"
Sheldon was like a pure astronomy enthusiast. He seemed somewhat relieved to see two members who had come here yesterday come again today.
"Yes, the third floor is much more interesting than other floors of the club." The smile in Yaxiao's eyes deepened, and the corners of his mouth curved.
Sheng Cheng came here to observe whether Sheldon had betrayed the organization. He had no interest in the starry sky or anything like that. However, in front of Sheldon, Sheng Cheng naturally would not refute.
Originally, Sheng Cheng had planned to talk to Sheldon alone and ask him questions in a subtle way, but the young man with scorpion braids next to him was too clingy.
Until it was almost closing time, Sheng Cheng didn't find a chance to be alone with Xie Erduo.
Sheng Cheng tried hard to suppress his murderous intent. He was certain that he and the blue-eyed man had a grudge against each other, but for the sake of his plan, Sheng Cheng had to endure it and leave here temporarily.
There is still time, he can't be impatient or lose his composure.
Sheng Cheng warned himself in his heart, turned around and left with everyone else.
When the retreat time was up, the rolling shutter door slowly fell and locked automatically. Sheldon, who had been staying on the third floor, turned around and took the elevator into the basement.
"Did you find out?"
Sheldon's tone was a little cold.
“Their information is all here.”
The man with glasses nodded. He put out the cigarette butt in his hand, his face a little grim: "I don't know if our organization's affairs have been exposed."
They all gathered together to avenge the Seventh Base, but who would have thought that their compatriots from the Fifth Base would lose contact before they could take action. This had to make them alert.
Sheldon thought more than the man.
Everyone in the organization hates Qin Qi. Although he is considered a senior member of the organization, Sheldon has always been suspicious of Qin Qi's destruction of the Seventh Base. He has been investigating clues recently, but still has not figured out the clues.
"This guy is Sheng Cheng from the Sixth Base. Be on high alert for now."
"Another man named Crowstep..."
Sheldon stared at the survivors' files of the Seventh Base above him and said, "I'll test him again. If he's fine, I'll let him join the organization."
On the other side, Yaxiao had returned to his room. He changed into his pajamas and noticed something. He turned and asked, "Fourth Uncle, how is it?"
[Someone is indeed investigating the host's identity. ]
The system retrieved the data from the operation test, and it raised its hand to adjust its reading glasses: [According to your instructions, I have already set your Great Demon vest to be a survivor of the Seventh Base living in the Central City. ]
"That's good."
Yaxiao's tone was somewhat excited, his blue eyes curved into crescents, and he became more and more interested in what would happen next.
(End of this chapter)