Chapter 21: Acceptance
"When?"
Huo Zhun stopped, looking incredulous.
"Yes, it's time, your illness has no cure, but what if it comes in the long run?"
Jiang Chen's face was mysterious.
"I said, I'm a time merchant who walks the world, I buy from people who are willing to sell their lives, and at the same time, I resell them to other people who need and can afford them. ”
"How is that possible?"
Although Huo Zhun was a genius in computers, Jiang Chen's words were obviously beyond his comprehension.
"Don't forget how I saved you. Jiang Chen saw that Huo Zhun still didn't believe it, so he opened his mouth to remind.
Huo Zhun remembered the scene just now when the world seemed to be frozen, and his breathing suddenly became short.
He remembered why he had chosen to come here in the first place, not just because of the tension between the two parties.
Deep down, listening to his parents tell all kinds of myths and stories in his childhood made him feel that his parents' Oriental hometown was full of mystery. Deep down, he felt that this land in the East would bring him miracles more than the God of the West.
Of course, he always knew that it was just his fantasy.
But today, the behavior of the mysterious man in front of him reminded him of the fantasy in his heart.
He swallowed his throat and asked hesitantly:
"Is what you said true?"
Seeing Huo Zhun like this, Jiang Chen knew that he had already believed most of it, and smiled slightly.
"If Mr. Huo still doesn't believe it, I have a way, I wonder if Mr. Huo is willing to try?"
"What method?" Huo Zhun hurriedly asked.
"Mr. Huo has about five years left to live, if you believe me, I can extract two years of your life first. ”
"Then, I'll give it back to you. ”
"The purpose of this is to let Huo Xian experience it. ”
Jiang Chen threw a proposal to Huo Zhun.
Huo Zhun hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and agreed.
"Then, the contract is made. Jiang Chen said softly.
Huo Zhun only felt a mysterious power enveloping his whole body, and he felt that his body was being pulled away from something.
I only saw that the muscles of Huo Zhun's legs had atrophied at a visible rate, and one hand had begun to become stiff and thin.
Obviously, the stripping of time made Huo Zhun immediately worsen his condition.
The paralysis of his legs caused him to slump in his chair, and Huo Zhun watched the strangeness of his body. He immediately shouted to Jiang Chen in horror:
"No, no, no, help me!"
When time was extracted, Jiang Chen opened the time realm, and the strangeness in the tea house was not discovered.
Seeing Huo Zhun like this, Jiang Chen knew that his goal had been achieved, so he immediately snapped his fingers, and the time that had just been extracted returned to Huo Zhun's body.
The body that had been shriveled by illness became full again in an instant, and the pain had just come in like a tide, and now it had immediately faded.
Huo Zhun touched his body in disbelief, gasping for breath to calm himself. He now believed that what Jiang Chen said was true.
"Time is my means. ”
Looking at Huo Zhun's embarrassed appearance, Jiang Chen said slowly.
"I ...... What should I do?" calmed down a little, Huo Zhun asked eagerly.
"Very good, Mr. Huo. Do you know why I found you?"
Seeing that things had finally come to the point, Jiang Chen was very satisfied.
"The reason is simple, join us. ”
"Joining you?" Jiang Chen's words made Huo Zhun feel a little sudden. "You ...... Who is it?"
"Grow, grow, will. ”
Jiang Chen said word by word.
"We are an organization that is active behind the stage of history. ”
"The person who founded the Immortal Society is the world's number one time merchant...... Jiang Chen took out the rhetoric that persuaded Wei Donglai in the first place.
After listening to Jiang Chen's words, Huo Zhun's breathing, which had just calmed down, became rapid again.
As a genius, he has naturally heard that there are many mysterious organizations in the world, and the power of those organizations is very huge, and they can even affect the operation of the world behind the scenes.
It's just that he didn't expect that one day he could also meet and even join this kind of organization!
"For ...... Why, why me?" Huo Zhun asked with difficulty.
"Because of your talents, Mr. Huo, the organization hopes that your talents will be used by us. ”
"So, Mr. Huo, what is your answer?"
Jiang Chen deliberately lowered his voice and pretended to be profound.
"I do!" Huo Zhun did not hesitate at all.
"Ding! Initial mission completed!"
The familiar prompt sound of the system sounded in his ears, Jiang Chen smiled, he had already got the result he wanted.
"Very good, then from today onwards, you are a member of the Immortal Society No. 18796, and the president is myself. At present, you are still a first-class member, and the only benefit is to have a discount on the purchase life. Lifespans can be purchased or used as a reward for serving the organization. Highest membership level...... It is level eight. ”
These words set off a storm in Huo Zhun's heart.
The president, who looked very young in front of him, was almost equivalent to a god in his heart.
"As members of the Immortal Society, it is necessary to help each other, and at the same time, to restrain each other and keep secrets. Do you understand?" Jiang Chen added.
Huo Zhun nodded immediately, he was a smart man and understood the importance of secrecy for this kind of organization.
"Then, as a welcome gift for joining the organization, Mr. Huo, I will give you a year. "The experience of being a businessman in his previous life made Jiang Chen know how to capture people's hearts.
After a year's time, Huo Zhun felt the stiffness and paralysis in his left leg gradually disappear. Looking at the frenzy and excitement in Huo Zhun's eyes, Jiang Chen just smiled.
"It's time to go. ”
Leaving the tea house with Huo Zhun, Jiang Chen was just about to leave on his own, when he saw the two agents who had been thrown away before walking towards this side.
It's a real nuisance.
Jiang Chen thought helplessly. He immediately turned around and left with Huo Zhun and walked to a secluded place, Jiang Chen slapped his backpack, and a small electronic component fell to the ground.
"Tracker! when?" Huo Zhun immediately recognized what it was.
Jiang Chen didn't say much, and the two agents had already followed. The person who came was not good, and Jiang Chen did not hesitate.
"Time accelerates. ”
……
During the night, the two agents found themselves tied up and left in a secluded and uninhabited place.
After wasting a lot of effort to break free, the two looked at each other, knowing that the matter was beyond their control, and instead of continuing the task, they decided to go back and report the matter and wait for instructions from headquarters.
……
After separating from Huo Zhun, Jiang Chen put away the mastery on his face, and he was not in a hurry to let Huo Zhun realize his previous thoughts.
Because, compared to these long-term arrangements, at this moment, the reward of the system's initial task made Jiang Chen more concerned.
He walked to a sparsely populated path, forcibly pressed the excitement in his heart, and clicked on the system's task interface:
Initial Mission: Recruit Huo Zhun to join the Immortal Society
Task Status: Completed
Do you settle tasks? Yes/No
Jiang Chen directly clicked "yes".
"Ding! The initial task is completed, the system progression progress is increased: 5%, and the task reward: random, has been distributed. ”
After a few moments, the system beep rang in my ears again.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for a new feature: Primary Time Observation!"
Time observations?
Jiang Chen was a little curious about the new features. He immediately exited the task interface and clicked into the function interface to view.
Sure enough, the interface of the original four options now has a fifth option: Time Observation (Elementary).
Jiang Chen curiously went in to check the instructions.
Time Observation (Elementary): After use, the host can view a five-second future of the selected object in front of them.
Predicting the future?
Jiang Chen immediately tried his new abilities on the street.
He noticed a child pinching a balloon in the distance.
"Time Observation!"
For a moment, Jiang Chen seemed to "see" that the child tripped over a stone on the ground, and as a result, he let go of the balloon in his hand.
At the end of five seconds, Jiang Chen came back to his senses, and he looked at the child in the distance. Count five seconds silently in your mind.
"Five. ”
The child continued to walk.
"Four. ”
Looking at the balloon in his hand, the child did not notice the stones on the ground in front of him.
"Three. ”
The child still wants to walk on his own.
"II. ”
The child did not pay attention to the stone under his feet for a moment, and was tripped up, and the adults on the side hurriedly pulled it, and the child did not fall.
"One. ”
But as soon as he let go of his hand, the balloon floated away.
Jiang Chen retracted his gaze and didn't care about the child's crying after throwing away the balloon.
It seems like a good ability, but five seconds, isn't it a little short?
Jiang Chen frowned slightly, a little helpless.
But since it is primary, there should be the possibility of upgrading, thinking of this, Jiang Chen's heart is a little balanced.
"Ding! Quickly complete the initial mission and earn achievements. Reward a year of discretionary time. ”
Suddenly, there was a new beep in the system.
New Rewards!
Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, and then understood, it seems that if the task is completed well, there will be some additional rewards.
This news made Jiang Chen very satisfied.
After completing the initial task, Jiang Chen probably had a preliminary understanding of the system.
The system is not only the basic four functions, but can be extended. The condition for expansion is to complete the task given by the system, but how this task appeared, Jiang Chen is not clear for the time being.
The reward of the task should be related to the level of the task, like this mission, there is only a D level, so the level of new abilities obtained is only beginner.
The initial ability of the system is already very rebellious, and there can be other abilities!
All of a sudden, Jiang Chen seemed to see that a road had been paved in front of him, which could lead to the peak of the world.
The regret of dying young in his previous life has always been pressed on the bottom of Jiang Chen's heart, and it is gone at this moment.
Just as Jiang Chen was fantasizing about how to show his skills in this world, his mobile phone suddenly rang.
picked up the mobile phone and saw that it was Lu Shanshan calling, and Jiang Chen connected the phone:
"Hey, Shanshan, why are you a big star suddenly free to call me?"
"Hmph, Brother Jiang Chen, don't you have my sister in your heart? I finally met once that day, but you didn't even call me later. ”
The girl on the other end of the phone spoke in a somewhat resentful tone, and seemed unhappy.
"No, how could it be?" Jiang Chen hurriedly refused, but his heart was weak for a while, and he almost forgot about Lu Shanshan.
"Then, brother, there is a rehearsal for my concert tonight, do you want to come and see it?"
"Okay, okay, I'll be there. Jiang Chen's heart was humble and he agreed repeatedly.
"Okay, Brother Jiang Chen, I'll see you that night. Hearing Jiang Chen's promise, Lu Shanshan suddenly became excited again.