After hanging up the phone, Feng Qi immediately decided to leave for Victory City.
Next, Victory City will hold a memorial service for Jiang Nanqiu. After that, a top-level meeting will be held to discuss and decide the successor of the miraculous item "Five Power Gem" left by Jiang Nanqiu.
When facing the inquiry from Wang Ye, the decision-maker of Victory City, on the phone, the first thing that came to Feng Qi's mind was Zhang Daowen and Lu Yue.
As the recognized leader of the human race, he has the power to determine the identity of the heir to the Five Power Gemstones.
But he can't do that.
After all, Victory City has only joined the Human Alliance for more than 40 years, and there are only a few million believers in Victory City who can borrow their talents.
Doing so will inevitably cause some dissatisfaction.
So you still have to go through the process that needs to be done.
That night, Feng Qi got on a special plane and headed to Victory City.
Compared with the trip to Victory City more than forty years ago, Feng Qi discovered that the number of fields on the route from Star City to Victory City had increased significantly.
According to this trend, the distance between Star City and Victory City will become farther and farther in the future.
On the plane along the way, Xiaoyou was very curious about why he went to Victory City.
Facing Xiaoyou's inquiry, Feng Qi told the story of Jiang Nanqiu, and in the end couldn't help sighing with emotion. After all, life cannot escape the ending of birth, old age, illness and death.
After listening to his story, Xiaoyou nodded in understanding:
"So the boss is going to have a meeting to decide who will inherit the Five Powers Stone?"
"Um."
Hearing his affirmative answer, Xiaoyou put down the two energy guiding rods in his hands, rolled up his sleeves and exposed his flat biceps:
"Boss, what do you think of me?"
Feng Qi glanced at Xiaoyou and couldn't help but roll his eyes:
"not so good."
"Okay." Xiaoyou nodded decadently, silently picked up the energy guide rod placed on his thigh, and continued to weave the space bracelet.
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Arriving in Victory City, Feng Qi attended Jiang Nanqiu's memorial service.
Many of those present were members of the Tongtian Company.
Nominally, Jiang Nanqiu is a retired veteran and a spiritual mentor who travels around major cities, but behind the scenes, even his relatives do not know the identity of the No. 2 person in charge of Tongtian Company.
This secret is known only to the top members of the Dawn City Alliance.
At that time, Feng Qi also thought about letting Jiang Nanqiu try to practice the flesh and blood sacrifice, but Jiang Nanqiu's body was aging very seriously, coupled with the various diseases caused by his early battles on the front line, it was difficult to cure with current medical methods.
When a batch of promotions began, Jiang Nanqiu had difficulty even walking.
At this time, he couldn't practice flesh and blood sacrifice at all.
But Feng Qi did not give up. He tried to let others help Jiang Nanqiu guide the flow of energy and blood in his body, and tried to practice flesh and blood sacrifice.
This method still failed after trying it.
He was not surprised when he learned the news of Jiang Nanqiu's death, but felt sad.
On the night after the memorial service, Feng Qi participated in the highest meeting of Victory City. The theme of this meeting was the identity of the heir to Jiang Nanqiu's five power gems.
According to the regulations of Victory City, relics belong to descendants.
But the Five Powers Gem obviously cannot be classified as a relic or heritage. It is a sacred object that belongs to all mankind, and its ownership will affect the future development of mankind.
At this meeting, six people were included in the list of candidates for succession.
They are Mu Qing, Zhang Daowen, Lu Yue, Li Shouqing, Xia Rui and Xie Tian.
Among them, Mu Qing, Zhang Daowen, Li Shouqing, and Xia Rui are all among the top ten war gods in the world.
They are existences that stand on the ceiling of human combat power.
Although Lu Yue has never gone to the front line, his status is very special. He is the chief combat instructor of the only two top universities in mankind.
The last one, Xie Tian, is the current head of Tongtian Company and is now 84 years old.
His achievements have not been announced to the outside world, but Feng Qi knows very well that Xie Tian has secretly guarded Victory City throughout his life, resisting many invasions by latent forces in the realm, and has contributed a lot to the development of Victory City.
How to make a decision? At the beginning of the meeting, everyone turned their attention to Feng Qi.
The decision-maker who presided over this meeting also set his sights on Feng Qi. He nodded solemnly and asked:
"Lao Feng, all of you here are your juniors. What do you think of this meeting?"
"I don't have any opinions at the moment. You can continue the meeting and I will observe."
After hearing Feng Qi's reply, the host of the meeting nodded and continued the meeting.
In Feng Qi's view, among the six candidates for this meeting, Mu Qing is undoubtedly the strongest human being in the world, but he is also the one who must be eliminated first.
After all, Mu Qing already possesses the miraculous scarlet power.
When it comes to the use of miracle items, there are no examples of successful miracle compatibility. The Messenger of Destiny heard information about the compatible use of miracles in Destiny City and recorded it in the faith database.
But the prerequisite for miracle compatibility is that two miracles cannot have the same effect.
One of the functions of the five power gems is to strengthen the body, and the same is true for the power of the scarlet rune gems.
The two enhancements are applied to Mu Qing at the same time, and there will be no fusion. The inevitable result is that one power covers the other, which will also cause a huge operating load on the body.
So Mu Qing ruled it out first.
Just as Feng Qi expected, Mu Qing was excluded from the meeting as soon as it started.
Putting Mu Qing on the candidate list is more like a symbolic respect. After all, Mu Qing has made outstanding contributions to human civilization.
Eradicating the latent power crisis in Winter City, integrating the scavenger groups, and building the Winter Dawn military headquarters... Every achievement is worthy of being recorded in history.
The meeting lasted until early morning, and the candidates were left with only two contenders.
They are Xie Tian of Tongtian Company and Zhang Daowen, the commander-in-chief of the United Military Headquarters.
They have all made great contributions to the development of mankind. Based on their merits, everyone is eligible to inherit the five power gems.
In response to this issue, the meeting launched a continuous discussion.
At this moment, an old man stood up at the decision-making table.
His face is thin, his rough skin is covered with deep wrinkles left by the years, his eyes are deep, like two sharp knives, and there are several obvious scars on his arms, as if he has experienced fierce battles in his life.
prove.
His hair has become sparse, with a few strands of white hair remaining. Although he is old, his body standing there is tall and strong, and his brows reveal majesty.
These characteristics form the first impression of being resolute, courageous, and powerful.
Just from his appearance, you can think of his iron-blooded career.
The old man spoke at this moment, and his hoarse voice echoed in the conference hall:
"I give up the right to inherit the Five Power Gemstones. In my opinion, Zhang Daowen is more suitable to inherit the Five Powers Gemstones than me. I am old and my blood and energy are getting thinner. According to the calculations of the Scarlet Research Institute, even if I practice flesh and blood sacrifice, I will not be able to inherit the Five Power Gemstones."
He can only live to be 300 years old, but Zhang Daowen is different. This era is just the starting point of his growth, far from his future... Whether it is from the perspective of personal development potential or the future development direction of the human race, Zhang Daowen is more suitable than me to inherit the Five
Power gem."
The old man who said these words was none other than Xie Tian.
He is 84 years old and is one of the first members of the Blood and Flesh Sacrifice list.
But as Xie Tian said, flesh and blood sacrifice can only prolong life, but cannot rejuvenate one's youth.
Practicing flesh and blood sacrifice at his age is far less effective than those practiced by members of the new generation.
Faced with Xie Tian's active refusal, the scene was silent for a long time. Finally, the decision-maker who presided over the meeting asked Xie Tian:
"Mr. Xie, are you sure you have made this decision?"
"Sure."
"I declare the meeting to be over, and the successor of the Five Powers Gemstone is confirmed to be Zhang Daowen."
The host did not hesitate. Although he may have many thoughts in his heart, he announced the results of the meeting without hesitation.
At this point, Zhang Daowen no longer has any competitors and becomes the second successor to the Five Powers Gem after Jiang Nanqiu.
Returning to Star City, Feng Qi brought back the five power gems.
But he did not test the detailed data of the five power gems, because it was in the relevant test database, and they were all the results of the evaluation by Victory City's research institution.
The five power gemstones are mainly divided into five parts, namely:
A black gem that enhances strength. When turned on, one's own strength will increase to the maximum.
The blue gem that increases speed will no longer be affected by any resistance after it is turned on, and the movement speed will increase to the limit.
The red gem with a spell amplification effect will increase the efficiency of the spell to the extreme after it is turned on. Any spell can be automatically outlined and released with just one thought.
A green gem with perfect self-healing ability. Although the physical defense will not be improved in any way after it is turned on, it will not be damaged by any injuries. All injuries can be healed in an instant.
The last golden gem represents infinite energy. Even if the energy in the body is exhausted, it will be recharged in an instant.
Gold combined with red magic gems is simply a magical skill.
These five gems can be removed and used individually, but if they cannot form a whole set, the effect will be significantly weakened.
Among them, the infinite energy mode of the golden gemstone once made Victory City think it had found a way to use infinite energy.
However, test results show that the Infinity Stones cannot activate independently and must be controlled by someone.
In other words, if you want to obtain infinite charging, you must have someone constantly driving the power of the golden gem to create a steady stream of energy.
But Victory City gave up after trying this method.
Because the power of each gemstone will put a load on the body when used after being integrated with the body. No one can use the unlimited charging of golden gemstones without limit. After using it for a period of time, you must rest.
Before going to Victory City, Feng Qi thought about taking apart the five power gems and using them, turning them into five incomplete miraculous items.
But this idea was finally abandoned.
Zhang Daowen's combat mode is more inclined to the art style, mainly fighting by controlling the power of extreme cold.
The gems suitable for Zhang Daowen include golden charge gems, red spell amplification gems, green perfect self-healing gems, and blue speed gems. There is only one power gem that is not suitable for Zhang Daowen's combat mode.
But it doesn't make much sense to separate the power gems individually.
Power gems cannot improve one's own defense, and the increase of one's own power by powerful power offensive is very limited.
When encountering a domain creature with long-range curse ability or long-range spell strike ability, no matter how powerful it is, there is a danger of instant death.
This is different from Mu Qing.
The scarlet gem gave Mu Qing all attribute bonuses, giving her an almost invincible physical body and infinitely increased strength, and she was not afraid of any type of enemy at all.
Mu Qing even comes with a mysterious scarlet shadow that can cause mental damage.
Pure strength improvement simply cannot reach Mu Qing's height.
After comprehensive consideration, he felt that there was no need to remove the power gems, and giving the five gems as a whole to Zhang Daowen could significantly improve his combat effectiveness.
With the power gem, Zhang Daowen's shortcomings in melee combat will also be made up for.
If a powerful enemy comes close, Zhang Daowen, a magician, can instantly switch to power form and deliver a fatal blow to the opponent.
What is certain is that Zhang Daowen, blessed with miraculous power, will have unlimited potential in the future.
Even if faced with the threat of the combat power of the Black Moon Legion holding the Miracle, Zhang Daowen, who controls the Miracle, will still have a chance to counterattack, or even counterattack.
For example, encountering the miraculous seal of the Sky-Splitting Lord.
Only those with miracles can use the power of miracles to resist. Even if they are sealed, they have a chance to break free. But without miracles, no matter how strong they are, they will be sealed indefinitely.
As long as the God of Splitting Heaven does not take back the seal, there is no possibility of breaking free.
Back to Star City, Zhang Daowen was not in Star City at this time.
Miracle was of great significance, and whoever was sent to escort Miracle to the Western Supply Area would be at risk. He immediately called Zhang Daowen and asked him to return to Star City.
That night, Zhang Daowen returned.
When the knock on the door rang, Xiaoyou stood at the door waiting eagerly with a happy expression on her face, and immediately opened the door.
I saw Zhang Daowen, who had changed into casual clothes, standing at the door.
"Sister Xiaoyou."
After saying hello, Zhang Daowen looked up at Feng Qi, who was busy in the room wearing an apron, with a smile on his face:
"Uncle Chess."
"Come in, I'll cook you a table of your favorite dishes."
Looking at the steaming dishes on the dining table, Zhang Daowen felt warm in his heart.
"Hey, you came really late. The boss didn't let me eat first. I'm so greedy."
Xiaoyou hurriedly returned to the dining table at this time, jumped on the chair and began to wait excitedly for Feng Qi to sit down.
After taking off his apron, Feng Qi came to the dining table and sat down, then smiled and said:
"Let's eat."
The last time a similar scene occurred was decades ago.
At that time, Zhang Daowen was just a kid who followed him around. He usually ate in the restaurant, but occasionally he would cook a table of his own dishes for Zhang Daowen and Xiaoyou.
This situation is usually initiated by Xiaoyou, who wants to eat the food cooked by the boss, expressing that he misses the taste of childhood.
So there are a few days every month where he specially cooks dishes for Xiaoyou and Zhang Daowen.
Zhang Daowen also likes his cooking.
It’s not that his cooking skills are very good, Zhang Daowen often enjoys the warmth brought by family affection.
This is also the reason why Zhang Daowen chooses to work hard to grow up. He wants to protect the beauty in his heart and does not want it to become a fleeting bubble.
"The taste of childhood, this bite reminds me of the tragic experience on the way to the challenge of ascending to the gods. Remembering the bitterness and remembering the sweetness, I will have ten bowls today."
Putting the fried meat into his mouth, chewing it and swallowing it, Xiaoyou let out an excited cry.
"Uncle Qi, you haven't cooked for so many years, but your cooking skills are still so good." Zhang Daowen also nodded and praised at this time.
"Eat more if you like. After you finish eating, we'll talk about business."
"Um."
An hour later, Zhang Daowen finished his meal. Only Xiaoyou still took a bite with a hesitant expression, then rubbed his belly for a while, and continued to take another bite with difficulty.
In Xiaoyou's eyes, the act of wasting food is unforgivable.
This is related to my experience during the Ascending Challenge line. At that time, food was very precious and I was often hungry.
Years of experience have formed Xiaoyou's habit of never wasting food.
In Xiaoyou’s words at that time:
"Boss, don't stop me. I can still eat. After I finish this meal, I might not be able to eat the next meal. I have to save more time for the next meal."
"Xiaoyou, wash the dishes after eating."
"Okay, I'll take a shower after eating." Xiaoyou nodded with difficulty, and then continued to rub her belly.
Feng Qi stood up at this moment, took out a box from the cabinet, opened it and placed the box in front of Zhang Daowen.
I saw five diamond-shaped gems placed in the box, which are the miraculous five power gems.
"Uncle Qi, this..."
"Senior Jiang Nanqiu passed away a few days ago. I didn't inform you of this news. Now you are the heir to his power and will become the next holder of the Five Power Gem."
Seeing the change in Zhang Daowen's expression, Feng Qi knew what he was thinking.
Then he smiled and shook his head and said:
"This is Victory City's decision. You don't have anything to worry about. Just accept it."
"I see."
The hesitation on Zhang Daowen's face turned into determination, he stopped refusing and immediately accepted the five-power gem.
"Try the effect."
Zhang Daowen nodded, then took the lead in picking up the black power gem and used his consciousness to contact the black power gem.
Suddenly, the black power gem turned into a stream of light and merged into Zhang Daowen's body, emerging on his chest.
Zhang Daowen activated the function of the black gem at this time, and his body was immediately wrapped in a thin layer of transparent black energy, and his aura increased steadily.
"Uncle Qi, the power-increasing effect of this black gem seems to be related to the strength of my body. The stronger my body, the stronger the power the gem gives me."
After clenching his fist and feeling the change in his strength, Zhang Daowen's eyes showed surprise.
"Keep trying other gems."
Then Zhang Daowen reached out and picked up the red magic gem, absorbed it and embedded it. Suddenly, Zhang Daowen's body surface energy turned red.
There is no need to form seals. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Daowen's consciousness automatically appears in front of him, and the light spots of spiritual energy appear in front of him, quickly outlining the trajectory of the spell.
"The effect of this gem is to automatically outline the spell, and the completeness of the outline has reached perfection."
Hearing these words, Feng Qi couldn't help but nod.
The outline of normal spells is generally not perfect, and there will be some deviations, which is related to proficiency.
Especially when fighting, it is easy to get distracted and lead to imperfect outlines of spells, which affects the power of the spells.
This red gem can give the holder the perfect spell outlining ability, bringing the power of the spell to its extreme without the need for a cumbersome spell outlining process. All it takes is a thought, and the subsequent spell outlining will be completed automatically.
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Zhang Daowen then tested the blue speed gem, the golden charging gem, and the green self-healing gem, and integrated the five gems into his body. Zhang Daowen now had a complete miracle item, and his strength was improved several times.
Moreover, the power of the five power gems will further increase with Zhang Daowen's growth.
After completing the test, Zhang Daowen could not hide his excitement.
Seeing this scene, Feng Qi felt sincerely relieved. Zhang Daowen was like his own child in his eyes.
I often feel sorry for Zhang Daowen’s efforts.
Seeing the happiness in Zhang Daowen's eyes, he was also happy for Zhang Daowen.
At this moment, Xiaoyou on the side burped, stood up from the chair, rubbed his bulging belly, looked at Zhang Daowen and said with a depressed expression:
"Little brat, tomorrow I will write a 10,000-word speech. The title is: Love from my old father."
