The Great Demon King of Internet

Chapter 24, What is the cost of evolution?

Turning off the monitor and voice changer, he calmly leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and rested his mind.

Sitting on the sofa behind him were Yoshiki Satoshi, Onoe Aie, and Shinto Midamiyoshi.

On the other side, Rose was enjoying a meal and toasting with a handsome boy with blond curly hair.

Onoe Aie's expression was hesitant to speak, but he still couldn't help but ask: "Minister, is this approach too radical?"

Setsuna sighed: "The purpose of bringing them to Belgium this time is to help them transform and evolve, not to let them wave handkerchiefs and run happily in beautiful flower fields."

He turned his chair and looked directly at Onoe Aie: "Although Akutsujin has outstanding talent, he has been idle for too long. Sengoku has some talent, but that's it. South and East are average. Their talents are not as good as others, their physical fitness is not as good as others, and if their mental will is not as good as others, there is really no cure. Yamabuki's foundation is still too weak. If he wants to reach the top of the country, it will not work without some special methods. .”

"Because evolution comes at a cost!"

The three of them were silent for a long time.

Yoshiki asked: "Then why are we excluded?"

"This game is so rough that even Akutsu can't hide it. With the IQ of the two seniors, I'm afraid they will see through it soon."

Xindu Mi raised his hands and said, "What about me? I can't see through it."

Setsuna was silent for a few seconds, then stood up and patted his shoulder: "You can't handle it in there."

Xindu Minai is full of beef.

Got it, I'm too bad and can't afford to play high-end games.

Jimushi thought for a while and asked again: "I guess the minister also has arrangements for us."

Setsuna nodded: "Next, you will train with the Greek U14 reserve team. They will be training in Belgium in the near future. I asked my friends to add three more places."

When talking about friends, Setsuna waved to the handsome blond boy. The boy obviously didn't understand neon language, but he nodded politely.

At this time, a middle-aged man dressed as a famous butler came in and whispered something to the young man.

The young man nodded slightly and said to Setsuna, "Okay."

"Thank you!"

Then, the middle-aged man walked up to Jimushi and the others and made a gesture of invitation.

"Two seniors, I'll leave the new rice to you."

"Don't worry, the juniors are fighting for their lives. As seniors, how can we let them focus on their beauty?"

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After they walked away, Ross teased Setsuna: "It really surprises me that a domineering person like you would be hampered by such trivial matters."

"Oh, oh, oh, it's hard to repay a debt of gratitude. However, Miss Rose surprised me. She deserves to be the principal of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels, Belgium. The dying performance just now was really lifelike. Without Miss Rose's help, I'm afraid This scheme will be discovered soon."

Ross spread his hands: "Who told my teacher to be so devoted to your master? I also have a hard time disobeying the teacher's orders. By the way, I have always wanted to ask you, didn't you really feed them dog food just now? Those stinky things .”

"Of course it's sushi, but with some Chinese medicine added, specially prepared by me. It can quickly restore physical strength and a small amount of injuries, but the taste is hard to describe."

The two chatted briefly, and then looked at the noble prince who had been sitting quietly.

He looked elegant, drank fragrant tea, and had an aristocratic demeanor.

Even if I wasn't spoken to, I didn't feel left out at all.

It seems that it is born with radiant light and is naturally the center of the world.

"Zeus, we haven't seen each other for more than a year."

The handsome young man said with a smile: "One year and 115 days."

Ross joked: "In an instant, being thought about like this by a Greek prince, it seems like you are going to be in trouble."

Setsuna said helplessly: "It's hard to take advantage of the free price. I thought it was because Mr. Federer's reputation was big enough. I didn't expect that the Greek royal family cooperated with the Belgian government, and this place is also the property of the prince's family."

Zeus smiled happily: "You are so slippery, it is really not easy to catch your flaws."

"Flaw? Brother Zeus, that pineapple-headed Berti of the German team, Borg's younger brother, but you have caused me trouble. You won't deny this account, right?"

"I owe you for that matter, but borrowing the venue here and placing three places in the Greek U14 reserve team are two favors, and you still owe me one."

"That's reasonable. It seems I won't be able to enjoy my vacation in Belgium leisurely."

Rose's eyes were full of gossip: "What grudges do you two have? Could you please talk about it?"

Setsuna raised an eyebrow: "I don't care, if the prince doesn't mind either."

Zeus looked as usual: "It doesn't matter, let me do the talking."

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Zeus Ilioboros is the hottest supernova in today’s youth tennis.

At the age of 11, he swept all the main selections of Greece's U14 team and reached the top of the European Junior Cup singles competition with a complete victory. He has not lost a single game since his debut.

In order to help Zeus pursue a higher level of tennis, the Greek royal family sought cooperation with the Belgian government, hoping to apprentice with Rafael Federer and learn more advanced tennis skills.

When the Greek royal family invited Federer to discuss related matters, Zeus, who was bored, wanted to go to Federer's private training ground to exercise and saw Setsuna Hata, who had just learned to play for a year and a half, practicing.

At that time, Zeus, who was still relatively middle-aged, watched for a while and couldn't help but intervene to give instructions.

He pointed out that there were many irregularities in Setsuna's movements and told him what methods should be used to enhance the training effect.

Zeus's intentions were good, but as a Greek prince, he was used to speaking from a superior perspective, which felt like a sin of arrogance.

Setsuna has always been a humble and studious person, and he also knows that he has only played tennis for a short time and lacks experience.

So he humbly invited Zeus to give guidance.

Then he played 6:0 and didn't let him score a single point.

Zeus, the middle school boy, has never been beaten by fate. This kind of physical humiliation and mental social death made him almost collapse.

In this way, Zeus returned home that day, and the negotiations ended without any resolution.

Zeus smiled bitterly and said: "Thanks to you, it took me a whole year to get out of this shadow. Because I gave up the game for a year, Berti came to visit me specially and recommended a very powerful German psychology to me. Doctor. I owe him a favor, so I had to tell him about this. However, thanks to your blessing, I broke and stood up again, breaking through to an unprecedented level. I think that if things go smoothly, I may not be able to reach the first year of high school. To be able to reach the current level.”

Setsuna smiled heartily and said: "It turns out to be so serious! If I could do it again, I would be a little more tactful."

Zeus's smile faded and he looked at Setsuna solemnly: "Then it's better to choose a day than to hit it!"

Setsuna said gently: "Okay, let's see how far you, known as the 'God King', have evolved to now. Ross, do you want to be a witness?"

Rose quickly shook his head: "You guys are playing too fast, I can't see clearly, so let's forget it. Besides, I know too much gossip today. If I see any results that I shouldn't see again... tsk tsk, I don't want to be hurt by any of you." A person can hold a grudge alone. Let’s go first~~”    Ross stood up gracefully, waved his hands and left.

"Setsuna-kun, the venue is ready. Come with me."

"please!"

The two walked outside the door and found a big white man covered in tattoos waiting respectfully outside the door. When he saw Setsuna coming out, he stepped forward and called the boss.

Setsuna sighed: "Brother Zeus, please go ahead. I'll have a few words with him and I'll be there soon."

"Well, wait for you."

Standing in front of the big white man, Setsuna looked directly at him for a few seconds. The big man lowered his head in fear, looking very humble.

"George, I'm having a hard time with you. Belgium's U14 team is in a state of flux, and it's not easy for you to persist until now."

"It was the boss who taught me well."

"Your qualifications are limited. Although you have inspired wild shock, it is nothing more than that. It is difficult to climb to the realm of another dimension."

"If the leader can lead us, we..."

Instantly raised his hand to stop what George wanted to say next.

"We had our words first, so you don't have to say this again!"

George looked very lonely: "Okay..."

"No matter what, you can't seek medical treatment in a hurry and stuff everything into the team."

"I get it, boss, I'm going to fire Jimmy."

"Hey, come with me. Zeus and I are going to have a game. You're watching from the sidelines. It's up to you how much you can understand."

George said happily: "Yes! Thank you, boss!"

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In the corridor, Akutsu, Senshi, Nan, and Dongfang were desperately trying to break through.

The challenge rules for Akutsujin's road are very simple. The time limit is 4 minutes, and you must run through the 1-meter corridor without being hit by a tennis ball once. The number of holes where tennis balls are launched will be randomly triggered among the numbers "4, 8, 16, 32".

The roads to the south and east are similar. You must cooperate to pass the 5km field within 1 minutes without triggering any traps.

The road to Qianshi is only 500 meters long, but tennis balls of different colors must be accurately hit into the corresponding holes. The time limit is also 5 minutes. The holes that launch tennis balls and the holes that receive tennis balls will appear in random directions, with the number ranging from 1 to 3 groups.

If it fails, the record will be reset to zero and you will have to start from the beginning.

It can be said that every road is extremely challenging.

Nan and Dongfang must have a tacit understanding of running positions. After one person reaches a safe node, the other must also reach another safe node simultaneously to unlock the subsequent path.

Akutsujin needs to predict the launch trajectory and rebound trajectory of each tennis ball, try to avoid most of the tennis balls, and if he can't avoid it, use a tennis racket to block it. However, the speed of each tennis ball is around 200Km/h, and it is so powerful and heavy that it is not easy to avoid them all without missing a beat.

Qianshi's side seems to have fewer serving holes, but he needs to make good judgments and observe where the serving holes and receiving holes appear in the first place, and then see the color of the tennis ball clearly to hit it accurately to the target location. The speed of tennis is also 200Km/h, which is also a relatively difficult speed for Sengoku, who has extremely developed dynamic vision.

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As time went by, Akutsujin had completed four rounds.

Despite his monster physical fitness, he had to stop and rest for four consecutive 1000-meter runs.

The challenge arranged by that guy is particularly insidious. There will be no difficult service attacks at the beginning of the run, usually 4 or 8, constantly relaxing the challenger's vigilance. It's not until you get to the end that the difficulty increases exponentially, to 32 serves.

It's like arranging 9990 dominoes. It seems that 10 dominoes have been stacked. When the last dominoes are reached, a sudden mistake occurs, knocking down all the previous ones, resulting in all previous efforts being wasted.

Faced with this kind of challenge, some people may still be able to persevere after failing once or twice. How many people can endure it after three or five times?

Moreover, the running in the front and middle sections must also be highly concentrated, because there may be a sudden increase in the number of serves and a sudden attack. In the second round, Akutsujin was hit hard. When he ran to 600 meters, he was accidentally brushed by one of the 16 serves and had to start from the beginning. Therefore, it would be naive to think that you can retain your energy in the front and middle stages and then focus on it in the latter stages.

"Did you get hit 25 times in the fourth round?"

"In the next round, I will reduce the number to less than 20 times!"

"Bastard, wait for me!"

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"Damn it! Some places are clearly not traps, but they have an electric shock effect and will paralyze the body for a moment."

"Dongfang, our movement must be more precise. The changing rules of traps here are very similar to the offensive and defensive switching of the Australian formation."

"Nan, I've noticed it too, but some locations are very difficult to move. We need to keep the time accurate within 1 second!"

"We have to touch the node with the racket without taking over. Once it is paralyzed, it means failure."

"Observe carefully, there is a certain connection between the changes in traps and the changes in light and dark of wall tiles. This may be a breakthrough point!"

"Come on! Hold on!"

Nan and Dongfang encouraged each other and launched an attack on the trap tunnel again.

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"Failed again!"

"Okay, start over!"

"Are the locations of the teeing hole and the receiving hole, and the color of the tennis balls, random in each round? Damn it, the experience of the previous rounds cannot be used as a reference at all."

"Moreover, the form of the serve is also random. Some balls are power balls, some are high-speed balls, some are spin balls, and some are change balls."

"If I only rely on dynamic vision, it would be difficult for me to make accurate judgments in such a short period of time."

"Where is the breaking point?"

"There is no other way. Let's try to use my luck, intuition and feel to judge."

"Otherwise, you will definitely be eaten alive here!"

Even though he failed four times in Qianshi's fifth round challenge, he was still full of energy.

This time he did not observe, but relied on his own feeling to hit two sets of serves of different colors into the corresponding frames.

Just rely on the moment of catching the ball to feel the nature of the serve, and return the ball in different ways to deal with power balls, speed balls, spin balls, etc.

"I am the lucky Sengoku!!!"

The seeds of evolution take root and sprout in everyone.

(End of this chapter)