"It's a pity that the Black Flag Chamber of Commerce doesn't have many missions with meteorite stone as the reward. I thought it would be a good channel."
Looking up at the clock on the wall, Lin Lichuan found that it was almost six o 'clock. Looking out the window again, the sky was already bright. Lin Lichuan didn't want to sleep anymore. He got up and washed up, ready to go to the dojo.
Anyway, with his current physical fitness, it wouldn't matter even if he didn't sleep for four or five days.
After eating breakfast on the way, Lin Lichuan arrived at the dojo on time at eight o 'clock.
As soon as he walked into the dojo, he saw Ren Kuanyong was practicing martial arts inside. Every move and every style was rhythmic, and the sound of whistling was constant. It looked quite powerful.
"Good morning, Dojo Master."
"Good morning, Ah Chuan, you came quite early."
Ren Kuanyong stopped practicing and took the towel next to him to wipe his sweat while smiling at Lin Lichuan.
Lin Lichuan looked around and didn't see Ren Yanan's figure. He couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Where is Yanan?"
"That girl left early this morning, saying that she is going to the mountains to practice."
Lin Lichuan was slightly surprised. Ren Yanan's action was as strong as always. Yesterday she said that she was going to the mountains to practice, and today she already left.
Well, it seems that I can only wait for her to come back.
Fortunately, Hyorinmaru, Sky's Wrath, and Wheeze were enough for the time being. There was no need to rush to draw another Zanpakuto.
After a pause, Lin Lichuan glanced at Ren Kuanyong who was calm and asked curiously: "Dojo Master, did Yanan go alone?"
"Yes, she went alone."
"You're not worried about her going to a remote place like the mountains alone?"
Lin Lichuan knew that Ren Yanan was accompanied by Xie Yuanguan, so he wasn't worried. But looking at Ren Kuanyong's face, it was obvious that he didn't know, but he still looked very relieved.
Hearing this, Ren Kuanyong waved his hand and said casually: "What's there to be worried about? That girl has never suffered a loss since she was a child. All the thieves and robbers she met ended up in the hospital. Instead of worrying about her meeting a bad guy, it's better to worry about whether the bad guy can be sent to the hospital in time."
“.....”
Lin Lichuan was speechless. It seemed that Ren Kuanyong was not completely unaware of his daughter's heaven-defying luck.
However, he didn't seem to have any intention of using his daughter's good luck for profit. He was a good father.
"By the way, Ah Chuan, after today's shift, you don't have to come back for the rest of the month. Take a vacation and enjoy the New Year. After the New Year, you can come back for a part-time job," Ren Kuanyong said.
"Okay." Lin Lichuan nodded. He could take advantage of this time to rest.
"Then, Hall Master, I'll go back to work."
"Go."
Lin Lichuan went to the backyard and prepared clean towels for the students to use later. The moment he stepped into the backyard, he saw Monkey and a few senior brothers from the dojo gathered in a corner. They were having an intense discussion as usual.
Similar scenes could be seen all the time.
People who practiced martial arts were generally energetic. Therefore, Monkey and the others often gathered together to brag and chat when they had nothing to do. From time to time, they would quarrel while chatting, which would then evolve into a fight. Both sides would spar, and because of this, they were often scolded by Ren Kuanyong.
Lin Lichuan was not surprised by this. He was about to ignore it and walk past, but as he listened, he involuntarily stopped in his tracks.
"… If it were up to me, we should just fight them to the death."
"How are we going to deal with them?
Those are the two strongest countries in the South. We can't even defeat one of them, let alone two. "
"What else can we do?
This is different from before. Tania and the Thousand Yards have already declared war. They've already shed all pretense of cordiality. What else can we do other than fight? "
"Sigh, that may be the case, but that bunch of bureaucrats from the Federation don't have the guts. Didn't you see the news? They're still asking for negotiations at this time. They don't even dare to fight. They're just too cowardly."
"That's right, it's too infuriating!"
Hearing this, Lin Lichuan stopped in his tracks, turned around, and walked towards the crowd. He patted Monkey's shoulder and pointed at the newspaper in his hand. "Monkey, let me have a look at the newspaper."
Monkey rolled up his sleeves and was about to argue with the person who spoke. When he heard this, he immediately stuffed the newspaper into Lin Lichuan's hands, then turned around and threw himself into the argument.
Lin Lichuan flipped open the newspaper to take a look. On the front page, there was a striking headline printed in large bold letters.
'The Mauritanian Empire and the Thousand Yards Business Alliance have declared war at the same time. The Federation is in danger!'
Below was a dense row of words. Lin Lichuan skimmed through ten lines at a glance. The general idea of the content was that the Mauritanian Empire and the Thousand Yards Business Alliance had declared war on the White Crown Federation yesterday. The reason was that the Federation's border troops had secretly crossed the border and ambushed and massacred one of their patrol teams.
Of course, anyone with a discerning eye would know that this was just an excuse. Moreover, the Mauritanian Empire and the Thousand Yards Business Alliance had no intention of hiding it. The two countries had actually used the same reason for declaring war for the first time. It was obvious that they were telling the White Crown Federation that they were going to beat them up. They were extremely arrogant.
On the morning of the second day after the declaration of war, which was this morning, the armies of the two countries had respectively crossed the Federation's eastern and southern borders and quickly occupied a border city.
The White Crown Federation's response was also very confusing. The parliament did not immediately mobilize the army to retreat or defend. Instead, they did not move and allowed the Mauritanian Empire and the Thousand Yards Business Alliance's armies to slowly advance. They did not resist at all. Instead, they sent representatives to the border and announced to the public that they were negotiating with the two countries.
After reading the entire content of the report, Lin Lichuan could not help but feel confused.
It was no wonder that Monkey and the others were so indignant. The mysterious actions of the Federation's upper echelons were truly incomprehensible.
Even if they could not win, they would have to negotiate. At the very least, they should have mobilized the army to stop the other party. Otherwise, their own territory would be lost before the negotiations were over.
He really could not understand what those bureaucrats were thinking.
.....
Orchard City.
In an old two-story apartment in the suburbs.
Shun Dao pulled out the blade and wiped it on the corpse's clothes to wipe off the blood on the blade. Then, he took a cigarette box and lighter from the table beside him and lit one up before taking a puff.
Huff!
Faint smoke came out of his mouth and spread into the air. It mixed with the thick smell of blood and formed a strange and pungent smell.
A young man with a slightly thin body wearing a linen shirt and long pants walked into the hall. He was greeted by the strange smell in the air and coughed continuously. It took him a while to catch his breath.
"I say, Brother Knife, how many people have you killed?"
The young man frowned and carefully avoided the corpses and flowing blood on the floor as he walked toward Shun Dao.
"There are a total of 103 people in the entire stronghold. They're all done. Neat and tidy," Shun Dao answered casually and shook the cigarette in his hand. "This cigarette is not bad. It's a high-quality product."
The young man glanced at it and looked away with disinterest. Then, he asked, "Brother Knife, I heard from Liu that you're going to Linyang City?"
"That's right. Mr. Mu just called me a few days ago and told me to leave after I'm done here."
The young man wanted to say something but hesitated. After thinking for a while, he said, "Then you have to be careful. I heard that Linyang City is very strange. The organization has already lost eight members there. Recently, two of them were even unlucky enough to be smashed to death by a meteorite."
"What are you afraid of? It's not like you don't know my ability. I can avoid any dangerous situation. Otherwise, Mr. Mu wouldn't have sent me."
Flicker Blade disapprovingly waved his hand and sneered, "Besides, what's so strange about it? It's just that someone is targeting us behind our backs. Don't let me find out which daring bastard is behind this, or else I'll cut off his head!"