Chapter 348 What is a drama with a strong female lead?
Chapter 348 What is a drama with a strong female lead?
Many days have passed since the tragedy in Shanghai.
Perhaps because they were hurt by Ye Zhou during this period, there was no movement in either the two master-level secret realms in the coastal areas or the card maker group headed by Jinping in the city within the city.
Of course, another possibility is that they are all waiting for an opportunity to give the Ming Dynasty another big blow.
At least Russell is more inclined to the latter possibility.
Say why?
Naturally because.
"Xiao Luo, the latest news from Europa is that most of the members of the Fallen Cult have been captured by Jinping."
At this moment, Bai Yueming was looking at the Shanghai coast, which was still in ruins, with a somewhat grim expression.
Since there was no plan to rebuild Shanghai in the short term, the association naturally did not send civil engineering card makers to clean up.
At present, only a simple defensive structure has been built on the ruins.
However, these fortifications will not be of much use in possible battles between master-level beings. They are more used for early warning to give the cities in the rear more time to respond.
Russell was not too surprised at what his teacher said.
He just said helplessly: "There's nothing we can do. Chris is dead."
Even if they had not been recruited by Jinping, there would be no possibility of repairing the relationship between the Fallen Sect and the Ming Dynasty.
During this period of time, Russell certainly searched for information about the Fallen Sect. It can only be said that they are completely at the two extremes from other evil forces that are deceitful and scheming against each other all day long.
The atmosphere was so harmonious that it didn't seem like a terrorist organization at all.
However, having said that, without the leadership of a master card maker, the Fallen Sect poses basically no threat to the Ming Dynasty.
But there's no way around it, because Jinping's ability is so suitable for taking people under his wing and treating them like dogs.
Bai Yueming sighed silently and did not continue on this topic.
The old man turned his head and looked at the disciple who had matured a lot compared to the first time he met him. He thought for a moment and said softly, "Xiao Luo, Xiao Ye and I mean that you won't have a fixed position for a while. You can go wherever Daming needs support."
Now that Shanghai is gone, Russell, the vice president of the Shanghai Card Artists Association, is basically in name only.
He had no objection to being a firefighter. After all, with his current strength, there was basically no possibility of defeat unless a hall-of-fame level opponent appeared.
As long as you are not dead, you are not defeated.
"I see."
Seeing that Russell agreed, Bai Yueming couldn't help but pat his arm.
The old man wanted to pat his shoulder, but with his hunched body, he couldn't reach it.
"It will be hard work for you from now on, Xiao Luo."
Hearing this, Russell shook his head slightly, signaling his teacher not to take it to heart.
Now that he has received so many resources from the Ming Dynasty, it is only right for him to do more, not to mention that he now has his own ties to this land.
After standing there in silence for a moment, looking at the two master-level secret realms in the distance, Bai Yueming turned around and took Russell back to the fortifications.
As he walked, he said, "Then Xiao Luo, you should prepare for the next two days, and then go to the Shubei Army to find Master Fang and Master Ji."
"The problem of the demon army cannot be delayed any longer."
When unusual movements occurred in Shanghai several times before, the demon army cooperated very well with Jin Ping's actions. It was obvious that the two groups of people, one man and one demon, had become mixed together.
Russell was not surprised that the Ming Dynasty was now preparing to take action against them.
just
"Is Ye Diantang going to take action?"
It's no wonder that Russell asked this. If the Ming Dynasty could eradicate the demon army, which is a thorn in its side, it would have done it long ago. Why wait until today?
It’s because there’s nothing we can do about them.
Now that he is preparing to launch a thunder strike, there must be some changes.
Russell felt that his current strength was only enough to be a troublemaker, but it was definitely unrealistic to annihilate the demon army.
However, after hearing his words, Bai Yueming shook his head slightly: "No, it's the Russian Empire. Their emperor has broken through to the palace level."
“So we want to take back the land that we lost before.”
Hearing this, Russell was stunned. He never expected that the reason would be from Tsarist Russia.
But he soon figured it out. After all, Ming was not the only country in the world facing the threat of the demon army.
The Slavs, who were obviously forced to give up their territory, also hated these monsters.
But Russell immediately began to have new doubts: "Since the Tsar has been promoted to the palace level, why don't they just do it themselves?"
“Why drag us into this?”
"Or are they planning to find someone to share the risk?"
If Russell remembered correctly, there was no Hall of Fame level in the Demon Army, so Tsarist Russia, which had Hall of Fame card makers, could obviously crush the enemy.
There is absolutely no need to let the Ming Dynasty have a share.
Hearing this, Bai Yueming showed a strange look on his face.
He sorted out the information he had obtained, and then said, "On the one hand, it is indeed due to the reason you mentioned, Xiao Luo."
“There is another aspect.”
"Although the Tsar has been promoted to the Palace level, there are no suitable materials to make cards, so the combat effectiveness is low..."
At this point, the old man gave Russell a look that said "you know what I mean."
Russell suddenly understood, and then curled his lips: "I wonder why they are so kind."
There is no doubt that the Tsar without matching cards can only be regarded as a large master level.
He is not qualified enough to challenge the veteran hall-of-fame players like Ye Zhou and Edley.
As if seeing what Russell was thinking, Bai Yueming casually explained to the Tsar: "The upper limit of his system is only the master level, so there is nothing we can do about it."
"I guess she's probably also having a headache about what kind of cards to make for the Palace level."
Because he had fought with Sheng Hanzu, Russell knew that the upper limit of Slavic mythology was roughly at the master level. After all, cards like [Black God] and [White God] were only at the diamond level.
And you have to know that not everyone can change systems as easily as Russell. Most card makers just struggle within one system throughout their lives.
Not knowing what Russell was thinking, Bai Yueming ended today's topic by saying, "Okay, let's stop talking. Xiao Luo, go back and prepare first."
"Then go to Hamiwei to find Master Fang and the others."
Hearing this, Russell nodded slightly: "Okay."
Having said this, he turned and left the fortifications.
The joint combat meeting against the demon army was held in Hamiwei of the Ming Dynasty.
This was also for Tsarist Russia to demonstrate its sincerity, after all, they were the first to propose it.
"Your Majesty, my men said that the Ming people have arrived."
In a luxurious study, a man in red court costume was reporting softly to the graceful woman in front of him.
Catherine III, who was resting with her eyes closed, slightly opened her eyes: "I understand, then inform them that the meeting will be held tomorrow." "Yes." The man responded in a low voice, and then hesitantly said, "Your Majesty, I think the Ming Dynasty does not want to cooperate with the Empire."
"After all, according to my subordinates, they are only waiting for a diamond-level card maker."
Hearing this, Ekaterina sneered disdainfully, and then lazily rested her right hand on the armrest of the chair: "Do you really think they are waiting for that diamond-level card maker?"
"It's just to cover up the truth."
"Such a big thing happened in Shanghai. They have to clean up the mess there first."
Hearing this, the man was stunned for a moment, and then he complimented: "So that's how it is, you are worthy of being His Majesty."
Seeing this, Catherine was too lazy to point out the little thoughts of the minister in front of her. She didn't think that this well-mannered minister in front of her would not be able to see such a simple thing.
Everything was just to please her.
Thinking of this, she yawned in boredom: "I'm tired, you go down first."
"By the way, remember to ask Petrovna to be prepared. Don't embarrass the empire tomorrow."
The man bowed slightly and replied, "Yes, I will inform His Highness to be prepared."
After saying this, he quietly left the study, leaving Ekaterina alone to stare at the falling snow outside the window.
After a long while, she frowned a little tiredly: "Ye Zhou, Adley."
"Hall of Fame"
Ekaterina paused, then sighed heavily. She could only say that building a palace-level card deck was much more difficult than she had imagined.
Day two.
Hami Weika Association Headquarters Conference Center.
Russell sat at the conference table with Fang Wenlong and Ji Weirui.
"Master Fang, Master Ji."
"Have you two ever dealt with the Tsar?"
While the Russians had not arrived yet, Russell asked softly to the two master card makers beside him.
Hearing Russell's question, Fang Wenlong nodded slightly: "I have dealt with him before, and the Tsar is not someone who is easy to deal with."
"Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to control such a large empire with just a woman."
He did not mean to discriminate against women. It was mainly because Catherine III's experience was too legendary.
As far as Fang Wenlong knew, Ekaterina was not a card maker until she was in her twenties.
The reason for this is naturally related to the Tsar’s political system.
As the saying goes, there can be no two suns in the sky, and no country can have two masters. In fact, the emperor of this generation of Tsarist Russia was originally Catherine's husband Peter V. Peter V was a master card maker, so Catherine was not allowed to become a card maker.
Logically speaking, Peter V should have lived longer than Catherine no matter what, but as things happened, he died halfway through his life.
If things develop normally next, it should be to find a card maker of the highest level from the side branches of the Russian royal family to inherit the throne.
But the strange thing is that in the end it was Catherine who inherited the throne.
You have to know that she was still an ordinary person at that time.
Therefore, there has been a rumor circulating in the outside world that the entire upper class of Tsarist Russia are all slaves of the Empress.
But since Fang Wenlong had dealt with the other party before, he knew that this was just a rumor.
However, the subsequent developments were somewhat magical, because no one expected that Ekaterina was actually a genius card maker.
It only took more than ten years to advance from an ordinary person to a master level.
As the empress became more and more powerful, fewer and fewer people in the entire Russian Empire dared to disobey her, until finally they were all at her mercy.
After listening to Catherine's glorious deeds, Russell opened his mouth and didn't know what to say for a moment.
His only thought now is that he should learn from those "happy dramas with strong heroines" in his previous life, instead of sending princes to marry and giving legal claims to his enemies.
But speaking of it, Catherine II in history was already very remarkable, at least much better than a certain monument without words.
Just as Russell and the other two were talking, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and three white men dressed in extremely luxurious clothes walked in.
Seeing this, Russell and the other two stood up immediately.
Fang Wenlong, the only Ming official who had dealt with Tsarist Russia, greeted the leading woman on the opposite side, "Your Majesty Catherine, long time no see."
Then he began to introduce each other to Russell and Ji Weirui.
"Xiao Luo, Xiao Ji, this is Her Majesty Catherine."
Hearing this, Russell greeted him neither humbly nor arrogantly, and then began to look at the latest hall-of-fame card maker promoted by Tsarist Russia.
At this moment, Ekaterina also discovered that Russell was incompatible with Fang Ji and the other two master card makers.
She couldn't help but frown slightly, thinking silently in her heart: "What does Daming mean by this? Why did they send a diamond-level person to listen in?"
The key point is not that he was sitting in the audience, but that Russell was sitting at the conference table, as if he was on an equal footing with the two masters beside him.
Of course, Catherine was not so stupid as to mock the young man opposite. There was no grudge between the two sides. At most, she felt that the Ming Dynasty was a little unruly.
Let’s not talk about the truth for now. What if the person behind that young man is the top card maker of Ming Dynasty?
Her Majesty the Queen is not going to do anything that would offend people for no reason.
After a brief greeting, the three Russian tsars sat down.
What made Russell a little strange at this time was that the girl among the three people opposite did not sit at the conference table, but instead found a chair and sat quietly behind Ekaterina.
Not only him, Fang Wenlong and Ji Weirui also felt strange.
As if she had sensed the doubts of the Ming party, Ekaterina said, "Petrovna is my disciple. I just want her to see the world today. She will not participate in the content of today's meeting."
She paused, then turned her gaze to Russell: "I have no intention of targeting you, please don't misunderstand me."
Hearing this, Russell couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
Of course, he could sense that the girl was a diamond-level card maker like him, and he could also sense that Her Majesty the Queen was telling the truth.
After hearing Ekaterina's words, Fang Wenlong instantly understood the reason and laughed, "Your Majesty has misunderstood. Xiao Luo is the backbone of our Ming Dynasty."
"Um"
"You can think of him as a slightly weaker master card maker."
Hearing this, the three Russians were stunned, but then they looked at Russell with some surprise.
Ekaterina and another master card maker were fine, they were able to control their emotions and expressions.
Petrovna's scheming was obviously not as deep as her two elders, and at this moment the girl's curiosity was almost clearly visible on her face.
She opened her sapphire eyes and looked Russell up and down, obviously observing what was different about this young man who was also a diamond-level card maker like herself.
(End of this chapter)