According to his plan, the next schedule will indeed be a little tight, and he even regrets a little bit that he agreed to Ergou to watch a football game.

Leaving the administrative building, Zhou Liang poked his head out and asked.

"My lord, shall we return to the south today?"

"Yes, but I have one last thing to do before I go back."

"What's the matter?"

"I'm going to meet someone, oh no, a pair of brothers."

.....

Yandong needs development, and since it wants to develop, it needs money.

Now that the money has been settled by "being thick-skinned", he knows that Vina will definitely agree to lend him the 50 billion terara.

Some people say that money can make ghosts grind, and money is omnipotent.

But in this world, there is one thing that is difficult for money to buy, and at the same time, it is also an indispensable need for development.

That is, the source stone.

Vena can lend him money, this is the money borrowed from the Victorian Empire by the Yandong Special District, the formalities are formal, there is borrowing and repayment, as long as Vena signs and agrees, the Imperial Treasury can only give money.

After all, for today's Victoria, 50 billion is really not a lot of money.

But it is impossible for Vena to lend him the source stone in the name of the state, let alone give it to him secretly, because this will seriously violate the bottom line of the empire's principles.

The Source Stone Reserve is the lifeblood of a country, and it is even related to the operation of the mobile city, not to mention whether Vina agrees or not, it is impossible for him to accept it himself.

As a result, he was unable to obtain a large number of source stones from official Victoria.

In that case, he needed to find a different way.

.....

Evening.

Lentinium city center, a box on the top floor of a high-end restaurant.

There were five people sitting at the dinner table, namely Xia Feng, Zhou Liang, Tang Hua, and a pair of brothers with obvious and consistent racial characteristics.

Although they are two rugged men, both brothers have long rabbit ears on their heads.

Xia Feng picked up the glass containing the precious red wine and said with a smile.

"Lao Pu, Puda, you brothers can mix now, say invite me to dinner, actually choose such a high-end restaurant, this bottle of wine will cost tens of thousands."

...

That's right, these two brothers are Platts brothers, and they are also the heads of the former Black Feather Source Stone Processing Factory.

At the same time, it is also a real core member of Black Feather.

At the beginning, because Puda gambling owed millions of dollars to the Haimen Gang, the brothers could only clean the toilet in the casino to pay off the debt, if it wasn't for the Xia Feng accidentally bumped into it, I'm afraid it is still sweeping now.

Later, Black Feather's business rose in full swing, and Platts Brothers' source stone private processing technology also shone brightly.

It wasn't until the end of the Dark Ages that Black Feather was unilaterally disbanded by him, and the Source Stone Processing Factory was officially closed.

The two brothers were also invited by Vina to join the National Academy of Sciences.

.....

I haven't seen each other for 1 year, and the brothers have changed quite a lot.

Puda, who used to only wear a shirtless or a vest, wore a suit, and his brother Puru even brought gold wire glasses.

Puda's personality is still very bold, and when he sees the summer breeze, he is even more kind and has nothing to say.

"Hahaha, Brother Feng, of course you have to eat at a high end, even if you are bankrupt, we have to come to the most expensive place."

Puru is relatively calm, but he is still very emotional about the reunion with Xia Feng.

"Xia Feng, I've heard everything about you in the past 1 year, to be honest, I really admire you more and more, don't say too much, welcome back to Victoria, my brother, cheers."

"Cheers."

Time does not dilute emotions that go deep into the bone marrow.

Obviously, in the eyes of the Platts brothers, Xia Feng is not only a benefactor, but also a brother, but also a leader and spiritual sustenance.

.....

The meal was all by myself, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.

Tang Hua ate the delicate stir-fried sandworm meat on the dinner table, and said with a smile.

"Almost 90% of the sandworms that Victoria can eat now are raised by Xia Feng in Yandong, which is really beneficial to the world, this meat, tsk, really fragrant."

Puda echoed like a comedy actor.

"That's, we all know about Brother Feng, don't blow it, don't blow it, Brother Feng used to be a giant of Terra Source Stone, and now he is a giant of Terra Sand Worm, come, Brother Feng, I will toast you!"

After a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere became more and more harmonious.

Only Pru didn't say anything more, as if he had something on his mind, or as if he was waiting for something.

At the dinner table, Tang Hua continued to talk with cigarettes.

"Xia Feng is very powerful, but you two brothers are not bad, especially Lao Pu, oh no, it should be called Professor Pu now, I heard that your latest research on source stone processing technology has won some awards."

Pru smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Heh, what kind of professor, it's just a mess with a high salary, those processing techniques, we have used countless times as early as the private processing period."

Zhou Liang, who was sitting with him, heard that the Platts brothers were scientists in source stone processing, and immediately began to instinctively flatter.

"The two brothers are really talents, people like me don't know anything about source stone processing technology, and this kind of talent is also one of the few in my country."

Knowing that Zhou Liang was Xia Feng's follower, Puda laughed.

"Hahaha, Chief Zhou has won the award, but if you know how to order other skills, who wants to deal with the source stone every day."

"Heh, you're too modest."

.....

After three rounds of wine, the old narrative is basically finished.

Finally, Xia Feng wants to get down to business.

Of course, he has mixed feelings now, and if you look back, he admits that from the beginning he rescued the Platts brothers in order to use their source stone processing skills.

But with the ups and downs they later experienced together in Black Feather, he had already regarded the rabbit brothers as real brothers.

Some reunions could have been purer, but the people were in the rivers and lakes.

At the dinner table, Xia Feng pretended to be relaxed.

"Lao Pu, in the past 1 year, you have been okay in Victoria."

"Yes."

Puru didn't say anything, just calmly replied with the word "En".

Xia Feng pursed his lips and continued.

"That...... Do you want to go to other places to see, harm, it's just small talk, I'm just asking. ”

"Yes."

With that, Pru took a cigarette out of his pocket, lit it leisurely, and took a deep breath.

With this conversation, Xia Feng tentatively continued to ask.

"Then where do you brothers want to go? Travel, or do business. ”

Puru spit out a smoke ring, which was obviously Xia Feng's so-called "small talk", but his expression was a little melancholy.

And his next words were like smoke spitting out, a little ethereal.

"Xia Feng, people who live in darkness are always not suitable for the light, even if they forcibly accept the light given by others, it is only bright on the surface, and in the heart, they are always uncomfortable."

The summer breeze listened to the clouds in the fog.

"Lao Pu?"

The smoke was mixed with Puru, and the nails on his fingers were torn, all of which were left over the years by the corrosive effects of the source stones.

"Xia Feng, you asked me if I wanted to go somewhere else, of course, I did, especially in the last few months, I have been thinking about it."

"Where do you want to go?"

Puru raised his head and looked calmly into Xia Feng's eyes.

"Yandong."

.....

Looking at Puru's eyes, at this moment, Xia Feng had a feeling of sudden realization.

At the same time, there is also a kind of self-shame.

It turned out that from the very beginning, Pru knew what he was going to say, and the brothers had been prepared for a long time.

....

Seeing Xia Feng's reaction, Puru finally smiled.

Then he pulled open his collar, reached under his neck, and pulled out a pendant that hung around his neck.

It was a black feather carved from obsidian, and it was also a token representing the members of the black wings.

"Xia Feng, you will always be the leader of Black Feather, we will always be part of Black Feather, between brothers, in fact, you don't have to be so troublesome at all, and you don't have to eat anything."

Raising the corners of their mouths, Pru and Puda glanced at each other.

Then, the brothers looked at Xia Feng together.

"Xia Feng, since you disappeared, our brothers have been waiting for you, although you don't have much ability, but as long as you need it, a phone call, a summon, a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, never blink."