Chapter 252: No Ghost, Let's Have Some Priest Laughter
Chapter 252: No ghost, some priest jokes (6k)
The days passed in this seemingly calm but actually turbulent atmosphere.
Russell sat outside the president's office, looked at the orange sunset outside the window, stretched and said, "It's time to get off work."
Although he knew that the Guiyi Sect must be hiding something, Russell was helpless for the time being because the other party had not revealed their true intentions.
In this case, life must go on, and he can only ask his men to increase patrols to see if they can find any clues.
It is easy to block an open spear, but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow.
This is also the pain point for the association, which is a large company with a huge business.
"Dong dong dong."
However, just as Russell was about to get off work, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Russell was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that someone would come to look for him at this time: "Come in."
But when he saw the person coming, Russell was stunned.
The person who came in was Lao Wang, a clerk from the Human Resources Management Department.
"Where's Director Yu?"
He felt a little strange at this time. Logically speaking, even if the Human Resources Department wanted to find him about something, it should be Yu Hengrui who came in person.
"Did he slip away again?"
Russell thought so in his heart.
Thinking of the injured middle-aged man who often left early, this was the only reason he could think of for a moment.
Obviously, Lao Wang was also aware of his director's good style. He just smiled awkwardly at this time, and then handed a document to Russell: "Director Yu has recently taken sick leave and has not come to the headquarters for several days."
"This is the attendance record of the association headquarters this month. It still needs your approval, President."
Russell was stunned and took the document subconsciously: "Gold-level card makers can also get sick?"
Although the middle-aged man who is the director of the Human Resources Management Department was indeed injured, it is still difficult to make a gold-level card maker sick.
If this happened before he traveled through time, it would be reasonable to say that he caught a cold as autumn had just begun.
Russell just thought that Yu Hengrui was making excuses for himself to slack off.
But no matter what, not coming to work for several days in a row is a bit too much.
He decided to visit the other party later to find out what was going on.
As for why Lao Wang came to find him, he could now understand it. After all, Yu Hengrui was not there, and he and Lu Yan were the only ones who could make the decision.
After looking through the document in his hand, Russell signed his name on it, but did not give it to Lao Wang immediately. Instead, he asked him curiously, "Is the sick leave rate of the Logistics Department a bit high this month?"
The Logistics Department is the department in the association that is responsible for miscellaneous tasks. Its staff are basically ordinary people and Iron-level card makers.
Russell just discovered from the data that the number of absentees in the logistics department this month, or to be exact, in recent period, has increased significantly compared to before.
Hearing this, Lao Wang scratched his head and said, "Maybe I didn't pay attention to the temperature in the recent autumn and caught a cold?"
He is only responsible for statistics and he doesn't know the specific reasons.
Because most of the reasons given by those who are absent are just because they are not feeling well.
Russell curled the corner of his mouth. He didn't expect that Lao Wang would directly say what he had just thought about criticizing Yu Hengrui.
He handed the document back to Lao Wang with a headache: "Okay, you go back first."
Looking at Lao Wang who hurried out of the president's office, he couldn't help but sigh: "If the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked."
"It would be great if Liu Yu took over the Human Resources Management Department."
Russell always felt that the entire human resources management department had been led astray by Yu Hengrui.
After Lao Wang left, no one else stopped Russell from leaving get off work. He packed his clothes and prepared to visit Yu Hengrui, whom he had not seen for several days.
There's no need to prepare flower baskets or anything like that, just use the little spider's rations.
Although Spider-Man might protest if he knew about this.
"Ding dong."
Looking at the quiet villa in front of him, Russell rang the doorbell.
Soon, the door of the villa was opened from the inside: "President."
However, when Russell saw the person who opened the door, he was shocked: "Director Yu, why are you like this?"
The Yu Hengrui that appeared in Russell's eyes at this time had a haggard face and a shriveled body, and looked like he would not live long.
Yu Hengrui smiled bitterly and stepped aside: "President, please come in and talk."
When they arrived in the living room, Russell saw that the middle-aged man wanted to pour him a glass of water, so he quickly stopped him.
He was afraid that the other party would just stick out his tongue.
Soon, several ghost soldiers gathered around the two of them.
After a moment, Yu Hengrui took a sip of the hot tea in his hand and said, "President, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
Russell frowned and held out his hand to stop him from speaking: "Stop talking about small talk."
"What's the matter with you?"
Hearing this, Yu Hengrui was silent for a moment, then pretended to be relaxed and said: "It's an old problem. There is a period of time like this every year."
It was no secret in the Donglaika Association that Yu Hengrui had been seriously injured, but Russell only found out now that he had become such a horrible state.
"Have you been to the hospital?"
Hearing Russell's question, Yu Hengrui laughed dumbly: "Of course, President, do you think I am not afraid of death?"
"But the doctors didn't find anything, they just said it was the same as in previous years."
The doctor that Yu Hengrui is looking for is definitely not an ordinary person, but a card maker with medical cards.
After examination, the doctor did not find anything unusual and just told him to have a good rest.
But he was well aware of his situation, and there was only one possibility for his condition to suddenly deteriorate.
"I might be almost time."
His calm voice reached Russell's ears.
The teacup in Russell's hand trembled slightly, and he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
In fact, he was not very familiar with the middle-aged man next to him. This time he came to visit him just to warn him and tell him not to go too far.
But who could have imagined that this would be the case?
Russell drank the tea in the cup and prepared to leave.
At this moment, he caught a glimpse of a family portrait hanging on the wall. Yu Hengrui in the photo was smiling brightly, which was completely different from the middle-aged man Russell had in mind.
". Director Yu, have a good rest and don't think too much."
"I'll let Lao Wang take care of the HR department's affairs first, so don't feel burdened."
After saying this, he put down the teacup in his hand and left the villa.
Outside the villa, Russell looked at the already dark night sky and couldn't help muttering, "That looks like my teacup."
Shaking his head, Russell thought that losing a few teacups was not a big deal to him, and he didn't take it to heart.
What he was thinking now was that Yu Hengrui's current precipitous decline was a bit strange, after all, he was a gold-level card maker.
And you have to know that during the time when Russell came to Donglai, Yu Hengrui basically did no heavy work. The only time he led a team was the night Sima Huai was assassinated, but in fact he did not encounter any enemy.
Russell always had a vague feeling that something was strange, but he couldn't find the specific source.
"tsk"
He kicked the stone at his feet in annoyance.
Looking back at the quiet villa, Russell left the place instantly.
In the underground space, Li Shuo stood in front of the blood pool and looked at the young man who had completely lost his human form in mid-air. He couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile on his face: "Son, don't blame me"
Then, he looked at Cliff who was standing beside him: "When can the next sacrifice be made?"
Cliff looked down at the tablet device in his hand expressionlessly, "Don't worry, we can make the final sacrifice after it is fully hatched."
"But don't go out during this period of time. After all, your fighting ability is limited at the moment."
"I'm afraid you'll be beaten to death by Russell."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man in the red robe couldn't help but twitch his cheek.
Although he knew that Cliff was telling the truth, and that he was indeed a little embarrassed when he came back last time, it was still too harsh to hear.
As if to take care of his feelings, Cliff immediately added: "But when the plan is completed, not to mention Russell, even those master card makers will probably not be your opponent."
As a scientific researcher, it is a skill that one must possess to be able to paint a big picture.
After all, a researcher who can’t make a PPT is not a good researcher.
If you can’t even draw a pie in the sky, how can you expect your boss to invest in you?
Hearing this, Li Shuo's expression lightened up a bit, but he also knew that Cliff was just making empty promises, so he sneered, "You don't have to coax me, I know it in my heart."
"But Russell"
"Once the plan is complete, if we encounter him, we will kill him."
"It doesn't matter if I don't meet him."
Li Shuo was not a fool. He knew in his heart that based on the noise he might make in the end, if he didn't run fast enough, he might have to face off against the high-level card makers of the association.
The high-level card makers here refer to those above diamond level.
But Russell.
It's just a gold-level ant, and he can kill it with a flip of his hand once the plan is completed.
Glancing at the middle-aged man beside him, Cliff curled his lips and said, "Just keep it in mind."
Li Shuo did not reply. After taking a few glances at the monster in the air, he turned around and left the place under the leadership of Dangun.
After returning home, Russell took out the [sub-machine] as usual. He would check every day to see if Jinping had issued any orders.
【Five: Come here.】
【Five: Address.】
When Russell saw the message, he couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't expect that Gu Wu would contact him.
【Six: I'll be there soon.】
After briefly replying, Russell frowned, put away the sub-phone, and rushed to the address sent by Gu Wu.
After the beginning of autumn, the sea breeze gradually blows on the beach with a little chill.
In the darkness, a flame flickered.
"call"
The fire suddenly went out, and a faint voice came: "Why haven't you arrived yet?"
The next moment, a figure suddenly appeared on the beach.
"Fifth brother."
It's Russell.
After receiving the message from Gu Wu, he rushed to the coordinates sent by the other party without stopping.
Finally, the man in the black suit was found on a small island far away from the coastline.
Fortunately, Spider-Girl and Flillian can use space magic to travel faster, otherwise Russell would probably take some time to get there.
After hearing Russell's voice, Gu Wu didn't say anything nonsense, but just put his hand on his shoulder: "Relax, I will take you to see the adults."
As he finished speaking, Russell found himself in a luxurious study in a trance.
Gu Wu bowed his head and said respectfully, "Sir, I have brought Xiaoliu here."
Russell also bowed his head and greeted, "President."
At the same time, a hoarse voice sounded in the room: "Long time no see, Xiaoliu."
"You caused quite a stir in Donglai some time ago." Hearing this, Russell was startled: "I wonder what the president is talking about?"
It's not that Russell is playing dumb. It's mainly because he has been busy in Donglai recently, so he didn't know what specific thing Jin Ping was referring to for a while.
Jin Ping seemed to be swallowed at this moment, and then he said with interest: "Didn't you lead your men to assassinate the president of Donglai before?"
"You have done a good job. Keep working hard and strive to reach a high position in the association soon."
Russell was stunned. He didn't expect that this matter would reach Jinping's ears, and this master card maker seemed to think that he took action in order to seize power.
"It's all thanks to you, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to eliminate Sima Huai so easily."
But now that Jinping had said so, Russell naturally could not refute and immediately followed his words.
Then, Russell asked, "I wonder why the Lord called me here today?"
But just as he asked this, Gu Wu on the side gave him a deathly look.
Russell frowned slightly, not knowing where he had said the wrong thing.
"madman."
He cursed in his heart.
Russell suspected that it might be because he took the initiative to ask.
After a long while, Jin Ping finally spoke up: "Okay, Xiaowu, Xiaoliu's attitude is normal. After all, he is also a busy man in the association now."
Hearing this, Russell didn't know for a moment whether the hook-nosed old man was helping him out or being sarcastic.
Fortunately, the other party did not continue the topic: "The main reason I called you here today is that it is almost time for you to meet our partners in the Qiling Association."
"Remember not to use this face. I'll help you cover it up, too."
Partner?
It was the first time that Russell knew that the Qiling Society also had partners.
You must know that this group of lunatics in the Ming Dynasty and the Guiyi Sect, which is also an illegal organization, are incompatible.
As Russell thought this, he changed his face into Lu Xi's appearance.
At this time, Jin Ping stood up and walked to Russell, patting him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, it won't take much time, and it will definitely not delay your association's affairs."
"Yes."
What else could Russell say at this time?
Sighing inwardly, he followed Jinping out of the room.
As soon as I walked out of the room, what came into view was a city that was not very prosperous.
"Where is this?"
Russell stared blankly at the blond-haired, blue-eyed human walking past him.
It is obvious that this is no longer the Ming Dynasty.
At this time, Gu Wu whispered beside him: "This is Luosuos."
Where is Rosas?
Russell couldn't think of where this place name was for a moment.
But then Gu Wu's words made him suddenly realize: "Those foreigners like to call"
"Tu'ao."
After hearing this name, Russell looked at Gu Wu in shock: "Fifth brother, can you teleport so far?"
However, contrary to what he said, what really shocked him was that there was a gathering camp of illegal card makers in Australia.
But when I think about the fact that this place was originally a place of exile, it seems
Nothing strange about that?
Gu Wu glanced at the young man beside him speechlessly. He really wanted to open his head to see what he was thinking. "The president's room has a built-in teleportation ability. Open the door and we will be here."
"I just took you to the president's room."
While they were talking, the three of them had already arrived in front of a city within a city.
A castle built of stone.
Jinping walked to the front of the castle and knocked on the wooden door slowly.
The next moment, a huge human face suddenly appeared on the door: "Who?"
After seeing the appearance of the old man with the hooked nose in front of the door, the man was momentarily speechless, and then he said flatteringly: "Master Jin, the other two masters have been waiting for you for a long time."
Then, the wooden door slowly opened, revealing a wide corridor.
Russell hurriedly followed Jinping into the castle.
Gu Wu whispered at this time: "Don't talk later, the adults will handle anything."
"Also, no movement except on foot is allowed in this castle. You have to remember this."
Hearing this, Russell nodded slightly to indicate that he already knew.
Soon, the three of them arrived in front of a huge metal door inlaid with countless gems.
Jin Ping pushed open the heavy door without changing his expression and walked in first.
Russell and his entourage followed closely behind.
"You're finally here, old dog Jin."
As soon as he entered the door, Russell was startled by the words he heard.
Which warrior is so brave that he dares to jump directly into the face of this old madman Jinping?
Following the sound, I saw a delicate little boy with a nasty smile on his face looking at Jin Ping who had just entered the room.
There were several white men and women around the little boy, looking at the three people coldly.
However, Jinping's performance was different from what Russell expected. He just laughed strangely and said, "Chris, was your mouth also blessed by a priest when you were a child? Why does it stink so bad?"
The little boy called Chris's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Old dog Jin!"
At this time, Russell looked at Gu Wu beside him with an inquiring look. Gu Wu nodded silently, confirming his guess.
"Do priests in this world also like to bless little boys?" Russell was speechless.
Just as the two were about to fight, a somewhat helpless voice sounded at the side: "We can't stand your two men's trouble here, just let it go for my sake, okay?"
Russell turned his head and saw that the person who spoke was a brown-skinned woman wearing a feather crown on her head.
"Since you said so, Skinner," Chris saw that someone had given him a way out, so he glared at Jinping and stopped talking.
The brown-skinned woman named Skinner continued, "What's the matter with President Jin this time? Why are you calling us in such a hurry?"
"Would you like to introduce the new kid to us?"
Jin Ping brought Luo Su and Gu Wu to a long table and sat down at the main seat. "Lu Xi, this is the new genius we recruited into the Spirit Begging Society. We brought him here to meet you all to prevent the Dragon King Temple from being flooded."
Russell also found the nameplate representing himself at this time.
The question is why he was able to find it, because the energy nameplate floating in the air had a six written on it in languages including but not limited to Ming language, English, and Indian.
He sat down obediently.
By this time, Russell had discovered that Chris and the Skinner had the same aura as Jinping.
they
They are all master card makers.
In this situation, he naturally acted like an ostrich, since Gu Wu had just told him not to speak anyway.
As for why there is no barrier to communication between people who are obviously not from the same country.
Russell thought it was because of the cards.
He secretly glanced at the people present and found that there were several card makers with unknown auras sitting next to the other two master card makers.
Of course there are a lot of empty seats.
Just like numbers one, two, three, and four on Russell's side are all empty.
Of course the worst thing was that there was no one behind a long table.
Chris pulled the corner of his mouth and stared at Russell, making him feel cold: "Just for this?"
But before Jinping could say anything, the Skinner looked at Chris helplessly and said, "Okay."
"President Jin must have something else to do."
As she finished her words, the pressure on Russell suddenly eased.
Jinping then continued, "And that's it."
"Several master-level secret realms appeared in Antarctica at the same time, and there are even palace-level secret realms incubating."
"As far as I know, Bai Yueming and Wei Zheng have been stuck there. I'm afraid they won't be able to get out in a short time."
"in addition."
"The palace-level secret realm that Ye Zhou suppressed in Daming should be almost gone."
The words of the hook-nosed old man instantly plunged the scene into dead silence.
After a while, the Skinner said thoughtfully, "I was wondering why I haven't sensed Adli's Supreme Mecha God recently. It seems he has also gone to Antarctica."
Chris frowned and said, "I don't have any problem."
"and many more!"
Then he seemed to realize something and suddenly looked at the only empty table: "No wonder Marcus didn't come."
"He went to Antarctica too?!"
Russell was at a loss at this moment.
He didn't expect to hear his teacher's name here.
However, at this time he also realized why his teacher did not reply to his message. It was not because he was hindered by some secret realm in the Ming Dynasty, but because something happened in Antarctica.
"But does the matter in Antarctica require the teacher to rush over from Daming?"
In addition to wondering where his teacher had gone, Russell also realized another thing at this time.
That is, there might be another reason why Jinping brought himself along, which was to use this opportunity to give him a warning.
It may be that Russell's growth rate has exceeded the other party's expectations, or it may be that he simply wants to give him a warning.
In short, his current mood is definitely not good.
At this time, a smile appeared on the Skinner's face: "Thank you for the news, President Jin."
Hearing this, Jinping stood up and said, "Since you have no other news, we will go first."
But Chris snorted coldly: "Old dog Jin, have you forgotten the rules?"
"That boy hasn't passed the test yet, has he?"
Seeing that Chris not far away seemed to be pointing at him, Russell looked at Jinping beside him in confusion.
Hearing this, Jinping glanced at Russell beside him and said, "I'm just going to take him for testing, why are you in such a hurry?"
"I'm glad you haven't forgotten." After hearing what Jinping said, Chris stopped talking.
A moment later, Russell stood on a huge battlefield with a question mark on his face. In front of him were three cards with the identity of the Qi Ling Society.
In the distance, a demon was floating.
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[Name: None]
[Title: Test Subject]
[Level: Gold]
[Dropable Materials: Soul of Nothingness]
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Glancing around at the people watching the battle on the platforms, Russell looked at the identification message from Spider-Man and couldn't understand why the situation had turned out like this.
(End of this chapter)