What era is it, still traditional card making

Normally, there is nothing wrong with what Ning Shanhai said.

After all, they are just a group of college students. What does natural disasters have to do with them?

but,

  Ye Qiong is obviously not in a normal situation now.

He pointed at himself and said:

"Have you forgotten? I'm a member of the Investigation Bureau. Isn't it normal to be called to investigate natural disasters?"

  Ning Shanhai looked at Ye Qiong suspiciously, then replied:

"You've already escaped from prison. Can the Bureau still recognize you?"

"Of course, didn't you just talk to Director Li on the phone?"

"Okay, then remember to tell Teacher Xu."

Ye Qiong nodded to show that he understood, and then returned to his room after chatting for a while.

Aponius' voice came:

"Mr. Branch Gatherer, don't you think it's a bit strange?"

"What's weird?"

"If I remember correctly, this little fat guy should just be a businessman. How could he be related to the director of the Investigation Bureau? Also, it's too abnormal. Logically speaking, with what you have done, the human leaders will never let you go so easily.

But until now, only two groups of people have attacked you, and then you returned here smoothly without even a single person following you.

Isn't this a bit too trusting?"

Even if Aponius didn't say anything, Ye Qiong could still sense these strange things.

  According to Li Qingtian, maybe it was because he was recognized by the will of the race that others showed great kindness and trust in him?

As of now, he has just returned and the information he has obtained is too little.

If you want to know the truth of the matter, you need to dig deeper.

Lying on the bed, he unlocked his phone screen, found Xu Ze's phone number and dialed it.

  After a short wait,

The call was answered.

  Xu Ze's voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Hello, Ye Qiong?"

His voice was full of hesitation, and it was obvious that he had not expected that his student who had disappeared for a long time would call him at this time.

"it's me."

After confirming that it was Ye Qiong who called, Xu Ze's voice suddenly became anxious:

"Where have you been all this time? I can't get through on the phone. I asked Ning Shanhai but he just said he didn't know. There are only three days left before the National Card Master Competition. Is everything okay with you?"

Xu Ze said a lot of things in a row.

  Ye Qiong listened patiently and then responded:

"Teacher Xu, I became a member of the Investigation Bureau some time ago. You should know this."

"You were sent to complete the investigation mission?"

"That's about right. As for the National Card Master Competition, I called you this time to tell you that I may not be able to go. The Investigation Bureau has an important task to do next, so I don't have time to participate in this competition for the time being."

"There are so many people in the Investigation Bureau, what's the big deal about them targeting a college student like you?"

  "Maybe it's because those who are capable get more work?"

"Come on, there are so many talented people in the Investigation Bureau, how can you be the one?"

After saying this, he paused for a while, and then opened his mouth to confirm again:

"Really can't go?"

"Really, Mr. Xu, why would I lie to you?"

  After hearing this, Xu Ze stopped forcing it. The reasons Ye Qiong gave were reasonable. How could he force the other party to participate in the competition under such circumstances?

"Okay, then you just follow the Investigation Bureau and be careful when encountering things. Don't be reckless. Do you understand?"

"clear."

"Also, when can you return to school? Give me a specific time. The school leaders are very unhappy with your absence for so long."

"Um..a month?"

"Give me an exact time."

"I will definitely be able to come back within a month."

Xu Zeshen sighed. He was quite helpless to have such a student.

Obviously with Ye Qiong's abilities, he would have been able to win many honors for the school, but who would have thought that he would be intercepted by the Investigation Bureau.

  After that, after a few brief instructions,

He hung up the phone.

Ye Qiong put his phone aside, feeling quite melancholy. He didn't know why, but he always felt a little uncomfortable.

Maybe it’s because he has become accustomed to life in the Blue Continent.

Close your eyes and come to the space of consciousness.

  I looked around and found that everything was the same as before I came to the Blue Continent.

In the center is the scabbard of the Sword of Dawn, on the left is the black dragon, and on the right are the spirits of the three goddesses of fate.

  Ye Qiong had just entered the consciousness space when the demon dragon beside him seemed to sense something and opened his eyes.

Then he looked at him with a hint of hostility.

"Human, you..."

"Long time no see, Dakaha."

If it were normal times, the dragon would definitely not respond well to this human's greeting.

but now,

  Dakaha could clearly sense the dangerous aura emanating from this human.

Even the God King back then could not give him this feeling.

"Human, what on earth happened to you?"

  Clearly, Dakaha has been living in the other person's body all this time, so why does it know nothing about the changes in this human?

"Sure enough, have you lost that memory as well?"

Ye Qiong was not surprised by this. He came to the three goddesses of fate and asked:

"Lacus, Chloe, you also have no memories of the Blue Continent?"

The two goddesses shook their heads and replied:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Branch Gatherer, we really have no memory of that period."

Aponius then spoke:

"However, although we don't have that memory, our senses don't lie."

She looked at Ye Qiong very seriously, and then said:

"Mr. Branch Gatherer, we have seen the changes in you. If it were the you before, you would never have ignored the ability of the fantasy realm so easily. The most important thing is that you have changed a lot.

In the past, you made me feel more like a powerful human being, but now you are more like a god high above the clouds, and your emotions have become even weaker."

Ye Qiong turned his head, looked at Dakaha, and asked:

"Do you feel the same way?"

Before the other party even opened his mouth, he already knew the answer.

"It seems to be true."

"Human, you." After returning to Blue Star, he did not deliberately hide his changes.

  Emotion, strength, and experience brought by years,

These changes are extremely intuitive. Anyone who knows Ye Qiong's personality a little bit can notice these changes at the first time.

It was normal for Abonias and Dakaha to notice these changes.

  The only question then is,

Did Cornelia, Sabrina, Aquinas also lose their memories?

Ye Qiong estimated that most of them would not remember what happened during that period.

After all, it was just a simulation.

How could they possibly interfere with the real world?

  In other words, Ye Qiong may be the only one who possesses that memory soon.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he quickly adjusted his mood and continued to speak:

"I have understood the specific situation. The first thing we need to consider is the arrival of the Invisible Ones."

When Aponius heard this topic, he immediately spoke:

"Mr. Branch Gatherer, I have an idea about this issue."

"You said."

"Is it possible that we can join forces with the Dragon Mother in the Hanging City to ambush the incoming Hidden Ones?

As far as I know, the Dragon Queen seems to have always been wary of the Origin Witch's plan. If we deliberately guide her, maybe we can make the Dragon Queen connect the coming of the Invisible Ones with the Origin Witch."

"No, the Dragon Mother and the Hidden Ones have one thing in common, that is, they are both hostile to the Witch of Origin. In other words, they have a common enemy. Can we really turn them against each other under such circumstances?"

"Prophecy. The Dragon Queen's actions have always been in accordance with the prophecy."

When Ye Qiong heard this, he immediately became interested and asked:

"What prophecy?"

"When the Thirteen Calamities die, salvation will be achieved. The reason why the Origin Witch helped the humans of Blue Star to kill the Earth Crusher was to follow this prophecy.

  The current Dragon Queen does not believe in any natural disasters except the Master. If the Invisible One rashly breaks into her territory, she will definitely become suspicious and wonder if it is the work of the Witch of Origin.

As you know, the Dragon Queen has suffered many losses at the hands of the Witch of Origin and has become a frightened bird.

He will never allow the Invisible One to enter the Blue Planet. After all, the Invisible One, as a natural disaster, is too variable. "

  After hearing this, Ye Qiong lowered his head to think for a while, then replied:

"If the Dragon Mother can't trust the Invisible One, can she trust me?"

"I don't know. I can't see into the future of a natural disaster. What I just said is just a hypothesis. It's up to you, Master Gatherer, to accept it or not."

  After a brief silence,

Ye Qiong gave his answer.

"Okay, I'll go to the Hanging City tomorrow. It just so happens that I have many questions I want to ask Him."

After making the arrangements, he chose to leave the consciousness space.

  After leaving,

The consciousness space fell into silence for a long time.

After a long time, Lux, who was the most active, spoke timidly:

"Big sister, don't you think that Master Gatherer has become scary since he came back?"

Upon hearing this, Aponius asked:

"What's so scary about it?"

"Just like"

  Lux couldn't come up with a suitable adjective for a while.

Chloe, the smartest little sister, answered:

"Just like I waited for that God King?"

"That's right, that's right!"

Lux hugged her youngest sister affectionately.

"As expected of my smartest Chloe, you easily understood what I wanted to say."

Chloe ignored her sister and let her rub her cheek. She looked at Abonias and said:

"Sister, do you think the current Master Gatherer is really trustworthy?"

  Upon hearing this, Aponius showed a rare hesitation.

After a moment's silence, he shook his head and replied:

"I don't know, but at least for now, Mr. Branch Gatherer has no hostility towards us."

Chloe heard this, shook her head, and then replied:

"Sister, I'm not talking about how Mr. Gatherer feels about us. What I want to say is whether he can really save us from our destined fate instead of dragging us into an even crueler abyss.

You should have noticed it, right? The shadow that is wrapped around Mr. Branch Gatherer,

Although I don't know what his true form is, it is definitely not something we can deal with.

If the Master of the Twig Gatherers has no solution, then we will."

Aponius spoke in time to stop Chloe:

"Okay, let's end this topic here. Mr. Branch Gatherer has helped us a lot. How can we choose to abandon Mr. Branch Gatherer just because of some bad luck?"

"What's the real reason?"

"This is the arrangement of the Witch of Origin. I am more willing to believe her than the illusory fate."

Hearing this, Chloe didn't say anything else.

After Ye Qiong returned to reality, he lay on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

He had a rare dream.

  My consciousness was sinking, as if I had fallen into the deep sea.

In the dim light, he saw a shadow entwined around him.

After seeing the other party's true identity,

Ye Qiong couldn't help but feel helpless:

"You really are haunting me, the last king."

His words did not receive any response, and the shadow continued to eat away at his consciousness.

  In less than a minute,

He felt as if he was drowning.

The shadows continued to merge with him, and the power of nothingness invaded his body.

Ye Qiong knew that the changes in his body were not a good thing, but at this moment he could not resist it at all.

He could only allow the power of nothingness to corrode his consciousness and body.

He really wanted to wake up from this dream, but no matter how he struggled, he could not escape from this deep sea.

  Time is passing slowly,

Before I knew it, it was dawn.

Ye Qiong opened his eyes. His pillow was already soaked with sweat.

After waking up, he was gasping for breath and his heart was beating very fast.

  At this time, the voice of Aponius came:

"Mr. Branch Gatherer, are you having a nightmare? No, wait, a being of your level shouldn't be dreaming."

At this moment, the goddess of fate was also a little confused. The spiritual power of the Master of the Branch Pickers was at least at the god level.

With this level of mental strength, is it really possible to dream?

"It was indeed a nightmare. I dreamed of the enemy in the Blue Continent."

"The last king?"

Aponias had an excellent memory and immediately remembered who the enemy was. At the same time, she also vaguely guessed what the shadow that was entangled with Lord Branch Gatherer was.

"Yes, it really is haunting." (End of this chapter)