Bai Hao stopped after one punch. He looked at Ding Meng with a hint of admiration. "Brother Ding is not only powerful, but also humble and steady. I haven't seen a young talent like Brother Ding for many years."
What he really admired was not Ding Meng's strength, but Ding Meng's demeanor. Young people nowadays liked to show off, as long as they had a little bit of strength, they would want to show it to the world. However, Ding Meng did not do so. Once he punched, Ding Meng took Ding Meng's punch, which meant that Ding Meng respected him as an elder. Therefore, Ding Meng did not fight back directly. He did not embarrass Bai Hao, nor did he embarrass himself. It could be seen that Ding Meng was usually very low-key.
A 25-year-old spirit general came all the way here to join the Long Voyage Alliance, yet Yu Mingzhe still wanted to test him. You guys are really a bunch of blind people. Bai Hao thought in his heart, but he definitely wouldn't say it out loud. He just turned his head and glanced at the training clothes. "I'm afraid you don't have the qualifications to compete with him."
The exercise clothes were now convinced. "Yes!
Yes, yes, yes!
Elder Bai is right! "
Bai Hao said, "Everyone, disperse. Do what you need to do."
He looked at Yu Mingzhe again. "President Yu, do you have any questions now?"
Yu Mingzhe laughed and said, "Welcome to our big family, Brother Ding."
He did not know martial arts, but he was not stupid. There were less than two people in the entire Long Voyage Alliance who could take Elder Bai's punch without getting hurt. If this kind of talent was not kept and taken in by other sects, the bosses would probably hammer his eyes blind. The key was that Ding Meng was young and had unlimited room for growth. This was his capital.
Bai Hao said, "Brother Ding, come to my office for a chat!"
His office was in a simple small room on the south side of the hall. It was about 20 square meters in size. There were simply tables, chairs, sofas, and other facilities. It did not even have three cabins, which was really shabby.
However, this environment was very good for Ding Meng and the others, especially Elephant and Leopard. They had never sat on a velvet sofa before.
It was not until everyone was seated that Bai Hao murmured, "I also received a notice from Commander Kadiga, so I made a special trip back to meet you. If it weren't for the matter of Green Wood Department, I don't think Brother Ding and you would have joined us. The Long Voyage Alliance really invests little in cultivation."
Jun Ling asked curiously, "But Old Mister, you've always stayed in the Long Voyage Alliance."
Bai Hao smiled and shook his head. "Miss Xiaojun, you don't understand. I'm 189 years old this year, and that's about it. I'm just waiting to retire here. The world now belongs to you young people."
Jun Ling understood this logic. After cultivating for close to 200 years, he was still at the combat master level and had yet to break through to the warlord level. This kind of aptitude could only be considered average. There was not much point in continuing to cultivate.
Bai Hao then explained, "Actually, I only returned after receiving a notice from the higher-ups. Coincidentally, I bumped into you guys and decided to pass this matter to you guys."
Ding Meng asked, "What is it?"
Bai Hao said, "The alliance is running a project recently. I don't know the specifics of the project, but they want to recruit a group of people from the six major sects. I suggest you guys give it a try."
This kind of recruitment opportunity often appeared within the Holy War Alliance. Usually, it was some special or tricky tasks. After completing it, one could increase their qualifications and get extra rewards.
However, this kind of task generally had nothing to do with the Long Voyage Alliance. There were too few warriors in the Long Voyage Alliance. For example, the guy in the exercise suit and the burly man just now thought that they were talents and insisted on participating. As a result, they were rejected. Instead of increasing their qualifications, they had to pay a lot of money.
Of course, Ding Meng was generally not interested in these tasks, but Jun Ling and the others were very interested. They were new here and were curious about everything new.
Ding Meng explained calmly, "Actually, it's just like when you were on Madison. You go out to hunt, bring back the skeletons you get and sell them to the professor. The professor will make equipment for you. It's that simple."
Bai Hao said, "But this time it's not simple. The alliance needs to go through a selection process first. The person in charge of this project is Lin Aoxue of the Water Cherry Society."
Ding Meng frowned and said, "Who is Lin Aoxue?"
"Well, you'll find out later."
Bai Hao was a little helpless. After all, Ding Meng and the others were outsiders and did not know the specific situation of the six major sects. "Anyway, you just need to know that Lin Aoxue is one of the bosses of the Water Cherry Society. That's enough, right?"
Ding Meng immediately understood. Since the boss of a sect was personally in charge of this matter, why would there be a selection process? It was probably a big deal.
Bai Hao continued, "Our alliance has never had many people participate in this kind of activity. However, the Water Cherry Society is our ally, so it's unreasonable for us to not send anyone. At least, we have to send someone to the selection process, right?
As for whether or not they can be selected, that's not important. "
This was the Long Voyage Alliance. They had to give face to the Water Cherry Society. In any case, the boss of the Water Cherry Society was personally taking part. Could it be that they could not even send a small fry?
Ding Meng said, "Alright, then let's go and give it a try!"
Bai Hao smiled and said, "With your strength, it shouldn't be a problem."
Ding Meng said, "Then where should we go to apply?"
Bai Hao said, "This matter has been assigned to me. I'll send the name list of the seven of you to the Mainframe right now. When the time comes, the Water Cherry Society will send someone to pick you up."
As he spoke, he turned on his personal A.I. on the table and prepared to enter the name list. It was fine if he did not turn on the A.I., but once he turned on Xiao Ai, she could read the information in the A.I. Xiao Ai's copying ability was definitely not as good as Little Rascal's, but it was not a problem for her to hack into the system and read some basic information.
In just thirty seconds, Ding Meng had a general understanding of the Water Cherry Society.
This sect controlled an extremely abundant amount of energy. The main system of Planet Divinity's Mainframe was supplied by the Water Cherry Society. The Water Cherry Society had more than five hundred thousand members, far more than the Long Voyage Alliance. Of course, it still could not compare to the top four sects.
The Water Cherry Society also faced the same development problem as the Long Voyage Alliance. As Planet Divinity's Mainframe continued to expand, an energy crisis could occur at any time. Thus, the Water Cherry Society had focused on energy research and development in recent decades, constantly sending out fleets to explore and mine, transporting back large amounts of precious resources.
The reason why the sect ranked at the bottom wasn't because they didn't value martial artists, but because the majority of the Water Cherry Society's members were women. Out of the 500,000 members, 430,000 were women. The main reason was that the Water Cherry Society's upper echelon was made up of five women. Once women banded together, they would naturally reject the opposite sex. By the same logic, the Holy War Army and the Blue Light Group also had their own opinions about the Water Cherry Society. Their opinions were a common problem for men: what could a bunch of women accomplish?
The Water Cherry Society did not participate in any long-distance missions or large-scale military operations. This made the Holy War Army and Blood War Hall, who had always revered strength, feel a little disdainful. These women were indeed timid and afraid of death. In the end, they still had to rely on the men when it mattered.
Every time the Water Cherry Society held an event or celebration, they would always come up with new tricks. However, no matter how much the top sects complained, they could not do anything about this group of women because they controlled Planet Divinity's most important energy source. If they could cooperate, they would cooperate as much as possible.
However, this was all superficial information. Putting aside the factors of sects and development, the bachelors and widows of the other five sects all secretly yearned for the Water Cherry Society because there were so many beautiful women there. It was a man's paradise.
The God Wars Starfield was similar to the Holy Grail Federation in this regard. They did not advocate monogamy, nor did they explicitly oppose polygamy. As long as you had the strength, having a group of wives was not a problem. As long as you had the charm, having a group of husbands was a piece of cake. In this day and age, the rich would eventually get married, while the poor would witness it with their own eyes.
Of course, Ding Meng's interest was definitely not in these aspects. His goal was very clear: starships and energy sources. Since the Water Cherry Society was known as an energy sect, he would go and take a look. It would be best if he could find something useful.
The Water Cherry Society was far more efficient than everyone imagined. As soon as Bai Hao uploaded the list, it took less than two hours for the Water Cherry Society's reception spaceship to arrive at the plaza of the Long Distance Building.
This was also a small transport spaceship. The person who walked out of the spaceship was indeed a beautiful woman, and a natural one at that.
The beautiful woman took the initiative to introduce herself. "Hello, you must be Mr. Ding Meng. Nice to meet you. I'm Ai Le from the Water Cherry Society's General Affairs Department in Zhizhou City. You can call me Le Le. I'm responsible for your itinerary. It's an honor to be able to serve our ally on this mission."
Ai Le was even taller than Ding Meng, and she looked to be around 35 years old. Although she was also young, it sounded awkward to call her "Le Le", so Ding Meng could only shake her hand humbly. "Hello, Sister Le. We were asked by the Long Distance Alliance to participate in your recruitment. Sorry to trouble you along the way."
"It's no trouble at all!"
Ai Le made a friendly gesture. "Everyone, let's get on the spaceship first. The recruitment location is still in the inner ring, so we still need to fly for a while."
That made sense. Ding Meng thought to himself that he could only see the real situation of the God Wars Planet Ring within the tenth ring. A sect like the Water Cherry Society should be within the tenth ring as well.
However, as soon as the spaceship took off and everyone sat down in the lounge, Ding Meng saw how unpredictable the Water Cherry Society was.
Ai Le seemed to be very happy to be able to receive Ding Meng and his group. She said with a smile, "Mr. Ting, Miss Jun, we'd like to attend the banquet arranged by President Lin to show our support for this event."
"This …" Ding Meng was a bit confused. Weren't they going to participate in the selection process?
How did it suddenly become a banquet?
Ai Le smiled and explained, "Because the five major sects have sent many famous people to participate in this event, our Water Cherry Society should receive them with high standards."
This … Ding Meng thought to himself that they weren't famous people, right?
Ai Le didn't seem to notice this problem. She continued to smile and said, "So, I'd like to make a friendly suggestion. Mr. Ting, can you change your attire?"