The phone calls have become constant, and this has become the norm. Every time Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi return from the spirit world, they spend more than half an hour chatting with friends and relatives to report that they are safe.
Bai Xiaowen called his sister Xiaojun, Sister Zheng and several classmates from Jinghai University. As for Li Beihai, it was left to Li Shuyi to make the call.
"Huh, we've all been notified. The school's foodies unanimously requested a dinner party," Bai Xiaowen shrugged, "But what I want to do most right now is to rest, so the dinner party has been postponed to next week."
"Ah..." Li Shuyi called softly, "My dad said that we should go there tonight."
"What are your orders, Lord Taishan?" Bai Xiaowen said with a smile.
Li Shuyi lightly punched Bai Xiaowen: "My grandpa is back and wants to see you in person."
"Your old man? The last president of the Super God Guild?" Bai Xiaowen jumped up from the sofa, "Okay, let's go tonight."
In fact, the White Phoenix Team's subsequent days in the world of Aaron's plane were mainly to clean up the "Battle of Silver Star Island" mission and clear out the remaining resistance forces. The battle was not fierce, and Bai Xiaowen was not like the previous times when he entered the plane.
The world is so tense, so I have plenty of energy now and don't need a break urgently.
To say the least, if the old man of the Li family wants to fight against him, even if Bai Xiaowen is so sleepy that his eyelids touch his eyes, he still has to crawl over.
The old man of the Li family is the real head of the family, a dragon that never sees its tail. To be honest, as an elite profession, Li Beihai can have such a stable position in commanding the Super God Guild, and the influence of the old man is definitely behind it.
The two of them took a bath, played in the water, and spent the afternoon having fun.
After packing up, the two drove out of the Jinghai University campus.
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Li Beihai's home.
Li Beihai stood in front of his desk, lowering his head to accept the scolding. He was obviously as big as a brown bear, but under the majesty of the old man from the Li family opposite, he looked like an enlarged version of a quail.
"In the past year, nothing you promised me has been fulfilled... Nowadays, the influence of the guild is getting weaker and weaker. Let alone Jinghai City, even in the base city, the Super God Guild's words are becoming less and less strong.
What happened? What was once a vibrant quasi-A-level guild fell to this point..."
The old man shook his head repeatedly.
Just as Li Beihai was about to defend himself, the old man blocked his words in advance:
"Don't mention Ling Feng's matter to me. How many years have passed? The Super God Guild is still here, but you can't breathe easy?"
Li Beihai lowered his head and said: "I haven't been able to find any good ideas in the past few years. But don't worry, the guild should improve this year..."
"You mean Bai Xiaowen, right? I've heard of him and watched some of his battle videos," the voice of the old man from the Li family was still calm, but there was an underlying dignity, "There's nothing wrong with him being a good young man.
However... I have heard some bad things. You gave him the authority to build an independent team, right?"
Li Beihai secretly murmured in his heart, he knew that this matter would have to reach the ears of the old man.
However, Li Beihai still had to argue: "Dad, Bai Xiaowen is a rare genius in ten years. He is only eighteen years old this year and has already dominated CUAAA. He is known as the number one player in the college league. His future is limitless. If we accept death, we will embrace it."
If you stick to the so-called bottom line, it will be difficult to retain talents..."
Mr. Li coughed lightly: "Of course I understand what you are saying, and I will not interfere in the specific affairs of the guild. But I want to remind you, don't forget Ling Feng's past experience. What do you think about this young man...
Are you sure? I don't want you to make the same mistake a second time."
Li Beihai raised his head and said calmly: "Xiao Bai is different from Ling Feng. Moreover, even if Xiao Bai wants to leave, I will not stop him."
"Why?" Mr. Li asked in surprise.
"Because Xiaobai has reached this stage entirely through his own hard work. It's not like Ling Feng taking up a lot of the guild's resources," Li Beihai said straightforwardly, "They don't owe us anything in the first place, but they owe us nothing.
It's quite helpful, I think... there is no reason to restrain him."
Mr. Li narrowed his eyes and said, "It is said that this Xiaobai and Shuyi are talking about being friends?"
"Yes, but I have no intention of relying on Shuyi to tie him up. I don't want to get involved in young people's affairs. Let everything take its course." Li Beihai said.
"You kid...are really not a candidate to be the president! You are far worse than the youngest member of the Xiang family." Mr. Li said, but there was not much reproach in his words.
Li Beihai smiled habitually and was about to mumble over when he suddenly heard the doorbell ring.
"It's coming, it's coming." Mother Li, who was watching a virtual reality movie in the living room, shouted.
"I'll open the door. Shuyi and Xiaobai must be here." Li Beihai quickly slipped out of the study.
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Bai Xiaowen finally met the old man of the Li family.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Li is not actually old. He looks about forty years old, in his prime. His figure is well-proportioned and strong. Standing together with Li Beihai, they look like brothers rather than father and son.
As for the difference, Bai Xiaowen could only find out through careful observation that Mr. Li had some gray hair on his temples.
This is actually reasonable. Compared with ordinary humans, awakened people are in a process of continuous evolution and continuous leaps in life levels. A strong awakened person can last for a long time at the peak of his prime.
"Grandpa!" Li Shuyi called out, but she seemed a little restrained.
"Well, Shuyi is back... You are hungry, let's eat first! Let's talk after eating." Mr. Li was full of energy.
The life assistant brought the prepared dinner to the table, and the family, including Bai Xiaowen, ate together. The dinner was quite sumptuous, with many rare and rare ingredients. It was obvious that Li Beihai had put a lot of thought into preparing this meal.
Bai Xiaowen secretly glanced at Li Shuyi and saw that she was still a little restrained, and her words and movements were a little more careful than usual.
Bai Xiaowen was a little awakened. It seemed that Li Shuyi and her grandfather rarely met each other and were quite alienated from each other. Thinking of this, Bai Xiaowen also paid more attention to his dining etiquette and tried to minimize his presence...
The meal was finished in silence.
The food was taken off the table and the symposium began.
"Shuyi, we haven't seen each other for a year, right? How are you doing? Has this guy ever bullied you?" Mr. Li was so angry that his opening remarks put Bai Xiaowen in the spotlight.
Bai Xiaowen felt a little guilty. It was difficult for him to see through Mr. Li's strength. He was stronger than Li Beihai anyway, but he didn't know how much stronger he was.
"No way, Xiaowen is so kind to me." In front of the old man, Li Shuyi naturally tried her best to say good things about Bai Xiaowen. In order to prove this, she also showed the "purified divine power residue", "This
I’m afraid Grandpa Dongxi has never seen it, Xiaowen helped me get it. I will take part in the hero trial soon, and if I succeed, I will become a hero."
This top-notch item that can help elite awakened people change to the hero profession caught everyone's attention when it appeared. Not only Li Beihai, but also Mr. Li was surprised.
"It's actually such a good thing?"
Mr. Li's eyes widened, "At the awakened stage... you can actually get the crystal of divine power? Well, it's not a crystal, it's a residue... But it's very rare, let alone one that has been purified."
"Has the old president transcended the stage of awakening?" Bai Xiaowen keenly caught this thread.
Mr. Li nodded: "Well, I am an evolver."
"Then can I ask a few questions?" Bai Xiaowen said.
"A lot of information about evolved people needs to be kept secret from you awakened people, so it's hard to say too much. You can try to ask, and if it doesn't violate the confidentiality rules, I can try to answer it." Mr. Li said.
Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "The rules are dead, but people are alive, and they will definitely find a way around them. In this way, my question will be simplified as much as possible. The old man only needs to answer yes or no... If you encounter that kind of even yes
If you can’t say anything no matter what, just keep your face expressionless.”
Mr. Li was startled for a moment, then he laughed and said, "You have a sharp mind, okay, you can ask."
Bai Xiaowen asked the first question: "Does the old man usually live on earth?"
"no."
"Are you coming to Earth for vacation this time?" Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes.
"yes."
“Can’t all evolvers live permanently on the earth?”
"yes."
"So...where will the evolved people live?" Bai Xiaowen immediately asked this question.
Mr. Li smiled, neither nodding nor shaking his head.
Bai Xiaowen suddenly realized: "The way I asked the question was wrong. Is there such a place that is independent of the earth plane and consists of many territories that can accommodate the lives of all evolved people and above?"
"Yes." Mr. Li smiled.
Bai Xiaowen glanced at Li Beihai and Li Ma next to him: "President, aunt, can you step aside for a moment?"
Li Beihai and his wife looked confused, but Mr. Li seemed to have guessed Bai Xiaowen's intention, and immediately waved his hand and said: "Lefen avoids it, Beihai stays. Beihai knows the information Xiaobai wants to say."
Ma Li nodded, stood up and left.
Bai Xiaowen felt that he was close to the core of the problem. He stared at Mr. Li's expression and said word by word: "Is this place called... Star Alliance?"
Mr. Li smiled and said: "Yes, it seems that you also know about Star Alliance. If you had known this, you wouldn't have bothered to test it. The confidentiality rules of the spirit world rules, sometimes it is really unnecessary to take off your pants and fart."
"Which territory is the old man in?" Bai Xiaowen also smiled and continued to ask.
"Well, you can't say that." Mr. Li laughed.
"Okay... then, has the old man ever heard of the Keweier Territory?" Bai Xiaowen asked.
"No, of course this is normal," Mr. Li asked strangely, "Have you offended someone from the Star Alliance?"
"That's right. There was a conflict while performing a... special mission. I can't reveal the details of the mission," Bai Xiaowen said.
Mr. Li thought thoughtfully: "This purified residue of divine power must be the reward for your special mission."
"That's right," Bai Xiaowen said, "I don't know much about the Star Alliance, but judging from the fact that most people on the earth don't know this term, this organization's influence on the earth should be limited. Therefore, I did not give up at that time.
In order to get the rewards of the mission, I chose to go to the end with a few awakened people from the Keweir leader and finally got this item. I think it is worth it."
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen continued: "If I make a mistake in judgment and the Star Alliance's influence on the earth is beyond imagination, then it may not be worth it."
"It's worth it. Why isn't it worth it?" Mr. Li said with a smile, "I haven't heard of the territory, so its strength is probably limited. In fact, the Star Alliance is just a title. You can understand it as the League of Nations, the World Trade Organization, etc. in the AD era."
Bai Xiaowen understood that the Star Alliance is just a loose alliance, not a strong unity. He said knowingly: "From this point of view, the Star Alliance's influence on the earth should be limited, and there are still constraints from various forces internally.
"
"Yes, the Star Alliance has a convention. The major territories have agreed not to destroy the current hard-won stability of the Earth... In fact, the Earth is the 'root' for the Star Alliance," Mr. Li said, "Star Alliance
Each family of evolvers has more or less left a branch on the earth to maintain its influence on the earth. Just like me, an insignificant little evolver, I have also left a branch of the Super God Guild on the earth.
What?"
Bai Xiaowen suddenly realized that Li Beihai was not a single descendant, but just one of the descendants of Mr. Li. No wonder he seemed a little different.
Li Shuyi cried out "Ah": "That guy named Richard, he kept talking nonsense to us, saying, 'There are gods above the Star Alliance, and there are all living beings below the Star Alliance', and he also said that he could say anything casually.
Can decide the appointment of the head of a base city..."
Mr. Li shook his head: "The former proverb does have this saying. But the latter sentence is just nonsense. Let's not talk about him as a small awakened person, even the evolved lord of the 'Keweier Territory'.
It takes a lot of effort to do this. Removing the head of a base city is such a big move. It can only be done after many parties struggle and check and balance each other. How can a little kid make a decision in one sentence?"
"Can evolved people freely travel back and forth between the Star Alliance and the Earth?" Bai Xiaowen asked.
"Of course it's impossible. This kind of opportunity to go on vacation on Earth is rare. It's much scarcer than tickets to the spirit world. You may not be able to get it once a year. In addition, evolutionists are not invincible on Earth, and their strength will be limited until they awaken.
The level of the 10th level... Unless faced with the same high-level invading creatures that cross the boundary, the evolver will get temporary permission from the rules of the spirit world and exert its full strength." Mr. Li explained in detail.
"Thank you, old man, for clarifying my doubts." Bai Xiaowen thanked him sincerely. Originally he was dubious about Richard's nonsense, but now he felt more confident.