Chapter 20: Bottoming Out
Rhaegar wiped a handful of dust from his eyelashes, looked down at his torn clothes, and then looked at Qi Xiao on the opposite side, and didn't even think that he had won for a while......
He moved the knotted muscles in his neck and said in a deep voice, "Don't you continue?" ”
Qi Xiao waved his hand, with an uncomfortable expression on his face: "I'm sorry to die, don't fight." ”
"That'...... I won? Rhaegar asked uncertainly.
"You won......" Qi Xiao said affirmatively.
As soon as he wiped his hands, the broken swords on the ground were immediately arranged neatly, and he said with a sad face: "The Longquan sword in Yiwu Small Commodities Wholesale City, the wholesale price is eighty-seven yuan a piece, not to mention that I have to destroy ** hundred swords, sixty or seventy thousand yuan is gone." ”
He raised his head, looked at the incomprehensible look of the American opposite, and pointed to the ground: "More than 10,000 dollars ......"
"Oh!" Hearing Qi Xiao's explanation, Ren suddenly felt much better, and a smile bloomed on his face.
Qi Xiao glanced at Jacques and the magician next to him, and saw that they were all smiling a little gloatingly, and even Alina on the side showed a shallow smile on her face, and couldn't help but sigh and said, "Alas, the pocket money for two days is gone." ”
"Uh......" When several people saw the local tyrant showing off their wealth, they couldn't help but hold back their smiles at the same time, and one of them glanced at Qi Xiao.
"Where did you get so many swords?" Jacques picked up a broken sword from the ground, studied it for a moment, and tossed it aside.
There is nothing to study, Qi Xiao's long sword is a product of industrialization, not inferior, but not much better.
"Taobao." Qi Xiao replied briskly: "Before I arrived, many of these weapons had already been shipped to the United States." ”
"That is, as long as they're nearby, you can call them over to help at any time." The Englishman said thoughtfully.
"So to speak." Qi Xiao nodded, and had the intention to exchange a few more words, but when he looked up, he saw the Americans standing majestically outside the circle, with a cool expression, as if they were waiting for the next challenger.
Immediately, he threw up his hand and said to the Americans: "Don't hold it, now you are the boss." ”
A smug smile appeared on the face of the Americans.
"Boss, where are we going now? Who are we going to cut? Jacques on the side came up like a dog.
"I feel like we've all had a very fulfilling day today and can disband and go home." Rhaegar made the decision as if he were leading.
"Hey, don't you treat yourself when you're the boss?" Jacques asked, looking up.
"I'm not that rich." The American smirked, "Goodbye." ”
"Hey, don't be in a hurry to leave, can you see people in your clothes? Come on, boss, put me on. ”
Qi Xiao enthusiastically took off his suit and put it on Wren's body. Wren hesitated for a moment, but finally acquiesced in this behavior. put on Qi Xiao's tight suit.
"Do you want pants?" Qi Xiao began to reach out and untie the belt of his trousers, "I'm wearing boxer briefs inside, I'm not afraid." ”
"I can change him into a pair of beach pants." The Englishman stared at Rhaeggar's lower body and said, "When I was in Hawaii, I learned this magic from a local magician. ”
"The Hawaiian kind?" Qi Xiao turned around and asked.
"Yes." Ian Yugis nodded, "That's all I do. ”
"That'...... Dealing with wearing one? Anyway, it will be home soon. Qi Xiao turned his head and discussed with Wren.
"Alright then......" Wren looked at his ragged self in embarrassment, turned his head and said to the Englishman, "can you teleport me to Manhattan?" I live in the East Village area. ”
"Well, yes. Is Delancey Street OK? The Englishman asked, and at the same time, he changed a pair of colorful beach shorts to Wren's lower body.
"Yes." Rhaegar looked at himself awkwardly and nodded.
"Oh, goodbye then."
The Englishman tapped the ground with a cane, and Wren's figure in an ill-fitting suit jacket and ** version of beach pants was gradually surrounded by a small star and disappeared.
"Hahaha......" When his figure disappeared completely, Jacques was the first to hold back and laughed loudly, "Qi Xiao, you are really a demon!" ”
"And you, I never thought the British could be so vicious!" Jacques turned his head to look at Ian and laughed, "Oh my God, I've made a bunch of friends. ”
The Englishman on one side also smiled. Hold your cane in both hands.
The remaining four gathered together, smiles fading from their faces, and on their faces, there were inquiring glances.
Qi Xiao sighed, his face became slightly solemn, he looked at the faces of the other three, and confessed: "I can't beat him." ”
"That means none of us can beat him." The Englishman nodded, and added a meaningful sentence.
"Not necessarily, I feel that Alina's strength is special...... Hey, Alina? Jacques turned around, but there was nothing around him, and there was Elina?
"When did he leave?" Jacques asked.
"I didn't see ......" Qi Xiao also turned his head a little puzzled.
"I didn't notice it......" The eyes of the Englishman and Qi Xiao were intertwined, and they both showed a look of surprise in their eyes.
"It seems that our combat strength is still very secure."
In the evening, Qi Xiao wore a shirt and whistled in his mouth, and walked back to his home in Brooklyn.
Zhao Qianyu was writing something in front of the computer on the coffee table, and when he looked up, he saw Qi Xiao returning, so he asked jokingly: "Hey, how do you feel about meeting the other four transcendents for the first time today?"
Qi Xiao picked up the wine glass, poured himself a glass of liquor, thought about it, turned his head and replied, "I saw that the four of them were stupid, and I expect the four of them to be like this when they see me." ”
At the same time, in a café in the Bronx, the Englishman was sitting on opposite Jacques, facing an older woman.
The woman wore an unfashionable top hat with a black veil that covered the upper part of her face, revealing only a slightly stern and stereotypical face.
The lady took the spoon and slowly turned it in the coffee cup, then she raised her head and said in a low and elegant voice: "There is a lot of suspicion of the transcendent in the people now, we must deal with the affairs of New York as soon as possible, and then deal with the affairs on the other side of the door." ”
"Can you imagine how those people would react if the whole truth were made public?"
"When the world knows about your superpowers, everything will change, and the human psyche and cognition will be fragile, and it will take a lot of work."
"Human beings are always prone to fear of things they can't understand." Jacques leaned sideways, put one hand on the couch, and said casually.
He saw the lady and Ian Yugis looking at him, and added, "Actually, I'm the same." ”
"Actually, many years ago, when I first heard about you, I thought," the lady looked up and said softly, "what do you mean to humanity?" Are you qualified to regulate this society instead of the law and the military? ”
"It's a gift, or a sword of Damocles......"
"Actually, I don't think you need to think about it that much, because it's useless." Jacques took a sip of his coffee and unceremoniously interrupted the reverie of the lady opposite.
"Hehe, before the opposition starts agitating the people and smearing me, we'd better get things straight." The lady smiled gently.
"Ma'am, have you noticed that the press has not commented on this?" Ian Uguez asked politely.
"Most journalists are laymen, and it's hard for them to have a deep understanding of what this means to humanity, and it's hard for them to even know that it's Thursday." The lady glanced at the mage's cane standing next to her and said nonchalantly.
"But it's actually Wednesday." Jacques asked curiously.
"Oh...... I forgot that this is the United States. The lady shrugged her shoulders and smiled lightly.
Then she took a sip of her coffee, looked at the two of them, and asked, "When will we be able to get started?" ”
Ian Yugis laughs, "Actually, we don't need to be so nervous. Don't you know it's not a big deal at all? ”
"Oh? Young mage, you may not know it, you are a hammer, with power in your hands, and fearless, and all difficulties are iron nails in your eyes. And I'm going to run a country, even...... More places. ”
The young magician smiled disapprovingly: "The appearance of the transcendent has been paved for hundreds of years, human beings are not as fragile as you think, everything you worry about, nothing will happen, they just need time to digest this matter." ”
"And the press is an anxious group, and they will be more ambiguous and speculative about the appearance of superheroes. In their eyes, we are exceptional, beyond the boundaries of the law, even if it does not conform to the laws of today's society, we can be allowed. In their eyes, we are a guarantee of news hotspots, and that is enough. ”
"You can't expect more self-dissolution and self-reflection. Journalists are not particularly good at reporting facts. ”
"Heroic exceptionalism, that's a good term." The lady nodded appreciatively. "Then if there is an incident against the transcendentals, how should I defuse it?"
"I think if anyone asks questions, you can reply as follows, this matter is under our control, it is suspected of being confidential, and there is no comment." Ian Ugis replied in a serious manner.
"If you are happy, you can even say that all the affairs of the transcendent are under our strict control, and no matter who raises any question, you can answer it like this, as long as we don't deny it, then no one can do anything."
"As long as this war ends, everything will return to the way it was, and humanity will continue to live as it should live."
"What's the difference between control and tight control?" The lady asked quietly. "Under control means that you don't interfere in this matter at all, and under tight control, it means that you are trying to find a way to control it." Ian smiled evilly and replied lightly.
"It's lying to my people."
"But that's what politics is, Prime Minister."
The air inside seemed to be silent for a moment, and the lady looked out at the few bodyguards standing at the door, turned around and said, "Okay, I don't have much time, talk to me, how about that Chinese?" I heard he had a big fight with Chuck's son? ”
"Yes, he lost, but it wasn't ugly, and he should have been prepared to lose beforehand." Ian Ugis replied.
"So he'...... Can it be a world-changing ...... A key point? The lady carefully chose her words.
"I'm afraid not for the time being, I don't see that he has a desire to do so."
"Oh......" The lady exhaled slowly, with a hint of regret in her tone.
"So, what role do you think he will play in the future?"
"There will be both cooperation and struggle between the transcendents, and he will be the ...... of this fragile alliance Fuse. ”
"The world doesn't have his part, it's just us—not the case."