Chapter 221 The Curse of the Branded One (5,000 words)
"..."
In an instant, Xiao Xiao had countless things to say in his mind, but after rummaging through them for a long time, what he wanted to say the most was this:
"Dear companions, we have a clear distinction between public and private affairs..."
"..."
Although I did not get 300,000 points from Ye Di City, even if I did, these are still my points!
The Noah's Ark plan was left to all of us in Black Gate City by the old president. How can I be directly asked to pay for the points?
Does it cost nothing for me to strengthen myself? Does it cost nothing to buy special items to improve myself?
Does it cost no money to upgrade those three dogs?
Does it cost nothing to upgrade the butcher?
Doesn't it cost money to upgrade the record player girl?
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Of course, although countless thoughts exploded in his heart, Xiao Xiao ultimately did not choose to speak them out. After all, he is now President Xiao, and it would not sound good to talk about points. Moreover, these things do not need to be explained by oneself.
, as a human being, these companions should understand these principles, right... If you really don’t understand, then you can think of a solution yourself.
In a word...
Xiao Xiao looked at the people present and said solemnly: "Creating Noah is not the work of one person!"
Of course, the points are not awarded to one person!!
"President Xiao is right."
At this time, Mr. Ye's voice sounded softly: "The Noah plan left by the old president is very important. It is related to the fate of all of us. Naturally, no one person can complete it. If we really want to advance this plan,
We, Black Gate City, and even strangers from other cities need to work together to complete it. As for now, we just need everyone to know the difficulty of this matter..."
"I hope everyone has an attitude, an attitude that has decided to move forward with this plan."
"..."
The surroundings were quiet and no one spoke.
On the other hand, Ruanruan also pouted her lips and said, "That's for sure. Everyone's business will naturally be done by everyone."
"Brother Xiao is our president, so he should take the lead, but we can't rely entirely on him."
"After all, it's millions of points. No matter how much he earns, it's not enough. If he earns several million points in one go, then we can safely let him pay for the entire money, right?...
...Now, we have to think of a solution!"
"..."
Xiao Xiao's expression was slightly tangled, and he didn't know for a moment whether he was an enemy or a friend.
But after hearing her last words, he nodded slightly, with a magnanimous look on his face.
That's right, if I had a few million points, I would have paid out the one million points!
Anyway, I don’t have it now!
"Co-authoring this meeting actually made everyone aware of it?"
The other people listened and could only nod silently, everyone had their own ideas.
At first glance, the old president’s plan sounds illusory, but it is indeed what everyone is looking forward to. No one in Black Gate City, or even in the entire world of strangers, would reject such a plan. However, thinking back,
When Leng Buding heard that this plan required a large number of points, he suddenly started to murmur in his heart. It was really millions of points, which was beyond everyone's imagination.
Just by relying on these aberrant creatures in Black Gate City, how long will it take to accumulate scores and scores? When will it end?
Because of this, I suddenly understood what Mr. Ye meant by saying hello first.
This matter is too big. Foreigners have always lived in small circles, hugging each other for warmth. Maybe everyone has the idea of getting rid of all the nightmares now, but the thought of embarking on such a huge plan still inevitably brings great pressure.
Neither Mr. Ye nor Xiao Xiao meant to force everyone to express their opinions on the spot, which is good.
Otherwise, even if I agree now under the power of President Xiao, I am afraid there will be trouble later.
However, looking at the expressions of everyone present, Xiao Xiao sighed softly in his heart.
In fact, facing this plan, my will is not firm.
The old president seems to be a very serious person. All the strangers have thought about going back and getting rid of all this, but only this old president seems to have been preparing for this down-to-earth. Now it seems that he has indeed
He left behind a very ambitious and lofty idea. Both Mr. Ye and Yang Jia believed in him, but could this plan really work?
Xiao Xiao is not sure.
The escape plan represented by Noah was first based on the falsehood of this world.
But after Xiao Xiao learned some things now, he was no longer sure whether the world was really fake.
Does the so-called hometown really exist?
Or, what if for you, this is your hometown?
In addition, I saw the old president when he was promoted to the lord contract, and I still remember the painful and desperate expression of the old president. Why did he leave only five commandments to his strangers out of ten? Is he now?
Still believe in his plan to stay?
There were too many questions, but Xiao Xiao didn't know who to discuss this issue with.
Neither Yang Jia nor Mr. Ye is suitable to discuss these issues with them.
But, on the surface, I really can't find any other reason to continue to shirk Noah's plan.
That's all it can do.
Anyway, one million points is a terrifying number. Maybe they will shrink away when they hear it?
If you really want to do it, get a few million points first and then talk about it.
Not far from Xiao Xiao, Yang Jia was also looking at Xiao Xiao quietly. On the other end of the phone, Mr. Ye's voice never came to mind, but the neon lights outside the window shone with unusual brilliance, as if one by one.
Looking over, the core of all problems is Project Noah, and it seems that the focus of everyone's attention has fallen on Xiao Xiao, who succeeded Project Noah.
The two people who knew Xiao Xiao's secret seemed a little unsure about it.
However, judging from his appearance, he didn't appear to be very special, nor did he seem to be very resistant to this plan.
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They unanimously put away this topic. Everyone talked about the operating status of Black Gate City during this period and the ending after the attack on the Hell Organization. In fact, for any city, the current status of Black Gate City is already good.
It's surprising, but probably because the discussion on the first step of Noah's plan started today, everyone in Black Gate City seems to be a little depressed.
Old Zhou at the bottom of the bridge said goodbye first, and the Orochi sisters also left immediately. Of course, they said on the surface that they would go back and figure out how to earn more points. Then, Ruanruan seemed to have many things to ask Xiao Xiao, but Yang Jia also
Under the gaze of her, she sadly went downstairs and followed Ling Ping to the Red Eye Club. Her favorite was the Iceberg Bar before, but it is actually the same now.
I always feel that the atmosphere of this bar is different from others, and it suits her very well.
It’s just that she always felt that the waiters in the Bingshan Bar seemed to have very long legs, especially the girls who always exposed their long legs in front of her intentionally or unintentionally. The content of their usual chats was about whose legs were so long.
centimeter……
Since then, fewer and fewer people have come.
I was thinking that if I had the chance, I should complain to Xiao Xiao and change my chatting habits in the bar.
"I really didn't expect that you are already a fourth-stage enhancer..."
After everyone left, Yang Jia walked to the wine cabinet, poured a glass of wine, sat down, and seemed a little emotional.
Xiao Xiao saw that she had chosen the wine and added ice, so he took it over and looked a little curious:
"In the circle of strangers, what is the level of the fourth stage of strengthening?"
"..."
Yang Jia looked at her empty hands with a slightly stunned expression, and then helplessly continued to pour herself wine and said:
"Lord level!"
"..."
Xiao Xiao was extremely surprised when he heard this: "The fourth element has been strengthened, but it can only be considered a lord level?"
It seems that those with more than 10,000 points are considered lords, but now I have strengthened an unquenchable heart worth 30,000 points in one go. In addition, according to Lin Bo and others, the unquenchable heart is very important to an insight like myself.
, the role is different from others, that is to say, although it is indeed 30,000 points, this unquenchable heart plays a far greater role in me.
"The strength of the strangers is divided based on points."
Yang Jiadao: "One to one hundred is a novice, one hundred to one thousand is a veteran, one thousand to ten thousand is considered an elite, then, according to custom, the lord level is divided into ten thousand to ten
It can be said that your growth rate is different from ordinary people, but I have to remind you that there are actually quite a few people who have reached the lord level in the foreigner circle."
"On average, the stranger guild presidents in various cities have reached this level. Most of the captains in Dante's organization are also at this level. Even Lin Bo... don't look at him like that. He is also at the lord level, and many years ago
It already is.”
"Of course, because his performance within the Dante organization is mediocre and he can't get bonuses, he has no hope of promotion."
"..."
"The Dante organization is like this, so the hell organization is almost the same?"
Xiao Xiao secretly thought about the strength of the three captains, White Demon, Black Demon, and Shanggui, whom he had met before, and remained silent. If special items were not included, the strength of the three of them was indeed terrifying, and calculated in this way
Come to think of it, theoretically speaking, I am actually far from being a big shot in the circle of strangers, but why do I feel like I have encountered all the problems?
"Is there anything else?"
As he was thinking about it, he suddenly turned around and asked Yang Jia: "If it exceeds the one hundred thousand range, what does it count?"
"Taboo."
Yang Jia answered directly: "Those who exceed the 100,000 points range are usually regarded as taboos. Just like strangers who have strengthened the fourth element, they will begin to receive attention and dissatisfaction from the city. The same goes for those who exceed 100,000 points.
At that time, they could no longer live in the city as stably as other foreigners, and could only gather in certain places."
"Of course, the foreigners with taboo titles are already very mysterious, but there is another group of people you need to pay attention to."
"..."
Xiao Xiao was slightly startled: "What?"
"The Branded One."
Yang Jia slowly took a sip of wine and said: "All branded people are very dangerous."
"Um?"
Xiao Xiao was a little surprised when he heard this: "Isn't that you?"
"Yes."
Yang Jia nodded and said: "I am the Branded One, and so is the captain of the Hell Organization codenamed Wound Ghost. Although he did not show anything special that time, you need to remember that in the future, as little as possible
Deal with the Branded."
"Those who don't know better think you are planning to distance yourself from me..."
Xiao Xiao looked at Yang Jia with complicated eyes and said, "Would you like to talk to me a little more?"
"have nothing to say……"
Yang Jia glanced at Xiao Xiao on the sofa. Although the man still looked a bit dusty, he still looked good-looking under the soft light in the office. He nodded slightly and said, "In other words, it's too complicated.
, it cannot be explained in one sentence, you can understand it as: the fourth stage intensifiers and taboos are all in trouble because of the vigilance of the mysterious source."
"As for the branded ones, it's because... they are too close to the mysterious source."
"..."
Xiao Xiao repeated Yang Jia's words, trying to understand: "It's too close..."
"yes."
Yang Jia whispered, looked out the window, and said: "Maybe it's some kind of spiritual compatibility, maybe it's because he was chosen from the beginning, so he was branded. This makes the branded person sometimes not have to be like other strangers.
Follow the iron law of step-by-step strengthening, but it also determines that at some point, they will be affected by a mysterious influence that is far greater than other people, and they can't help themselves."
Xiao Xiao suddenly realized something and hurriedly asked: "Then have you also been affected by this?"
In fact, before coming back this time, he was planning to have a chat with Yang Jia.
In previous conversations with Lin Bo, he had realized that many people in Dante's organization seemed to be dissatisfied with Yang Jia. This was understandable. Although Yang Jia woke up in Black Gate City, she was not from Black Gate City.
Man, I went to the Dante Organization very early.
But after the incident in Black Gate City, she resolutely gave up everything organized by Dante and returned to Black Gate City.
Unfortunately, she did a lot of things, but did not benefit the Dante organization.
It's strange that the people above are satisfied.
"I haven't been affected by anything in a long time."
After listening to Xiao Xiao's words, Yang Jia just sighed in a low voice and said: "But what I can tell you now is that I am probably the person who wants to leave this world the most, so I am actually not very satisfied with the Dante organization in my heart.
Some of the practices make me agree with the old president even more. He is the only one who has always wanted to save everyone from suffering, so I am willing to stay in Black Gate City and do my part."
Xiao Xiao didn't know why, but he suddenly thought of someone through her tone of voice.
The man who was favored by death and wanted to die at the beginning made him slightly nervous.
Yang Jia, on the other hand, looked at his eyes and suddenly smiled: "You don't have to worry about me, I just know what I want."
Xiao Xiao felt a slight movement in his heart when he saw her leaning against the desk, holding a wine glass in her hand.
Yang Jiazhen is a very beautiful woman. She is different from the impression she had in high school. She is a concrete and living person. However, her alienated temperament and appearance of being incompatible with this world create a strange feeling.
Although she is a bit reckless and her appearance is slightly worse than mine, the feeling of being always reliable and trustworthy is so rare.
This attitude caused a slight change in Xiao Xiao's mood.
"Maybe it's because I've been in this world for too short a time and don't know much about it, so my thoughts are often confused..."
He slowly looked at Yang Jia: "But I'm ready to figure it out now. I've got the Unquenchable Heart. In theory, I can start trying to get a glimpse of the core of this city. So, when I
Once you understand all these things, then..."
He considered it slowly, and it seemed that he had something to say that was suitable to be spoken at this moment.
But at this moment, the pager in the room suddenly rang.
Xiao Xiao frowned, looked at the pager, and found that the store manager's big round face appeared inside.
Dissatisfied, he asked: "What's the matter?"
Although I like to sit in the office when I have nothing to do, it does not mean that I am willing to run this bar. I just come here to take a look at my property. If there are problems in the store, the store manager will solve them. If someone makes trouble, let the security guard solve it. Funding issues
When you are looking for an accountant or a pink girl to help, why should you have to have the pager call you when you are busy?
"Mr. Xiao, there is a strange person coming to find you..."
The store manager didn't realize that Mr. Xiao was angry at all, so he leaned into the pager and said.
"Find me?"
Xiao Xiao frowned. Did he drink too much and mistake himself for a male publicist?
"Yes, I just told you that I wanted to find you."
The store manager said: "Ask him and don't tell him his identity, just say he is from the Black Goat Club..."
"...Sounds like a fellow traveler!"
"..."
"Black Goat Club?"
Xiao Xiao was suddenly surprised when he heard this name.
When I came back this time, I originally wanted to investigate the Black Goat Club, but they actually came to visit me?
Before I could ask anything, I saw the pager pointed at another man. The man was in his thirties, wearing a wrinkled suit, and his beard was not cleanly shaved. Logically speaking, his facial features were regular, but he was full of facial features.
With the word "unlucky" written all over his face, he was facing the pager as if he was resigned to his fate, and said hello to Xiao Xiao: "President Xiao, I'm here to deliver the invitation letter!"
"Invitation letter? Is the new store opening? Just give it to me directly. Our Mr. Xiao is not very involved in this..."
While the store manager was still speaking curiously, Xiao Xiao already replied in a low voice: "Let him come up!"
"All right!"
The store manager had no choice but to turn off the pager and pointed the direction of the elevator to the man in the suit.
The man in the suit took a deep breath and looked back at the bar again. Maybe he worked too hard and had not been to a place like this for a long time, but with so many years of investigative experience and working on the high-risk front line all year round,
The instinct he formed made him realize that none of the guests in this bar were simple, and even the chaos of demons was not enough to describe them.
"They actually have the nerve to call me a weirdo?"
He muttered to himself, entered the elevator, and watched the red numbers change little by little.
Every change means that he is one step closer to the most terrifying guy in Black Gate City.
The man in the suit couldn't help but feel his throat tighten and his palms tremble uncontrollably.
The elevator was going up, but he clearly had the feeling that he was entering hell step by step...