mysterious forerunner

Chapter 359 Arrogance
Astrid's face was full of surprise, and then she looked at her master deeply, extremely convinced.

That arrogant and presumptuous bureaucrat from the mysterious agency came to apologize to me and humbly begged me to go back.

Astrid was very angry when she left just now.

Given her personality, there is no way she would just leave like that, and she would definitely create some "unhappiness" for Ed Nelson.

But at that time, her master signaled her to leave immediately, and she dared not disobey.

Astrid also didn't dare to have any opinions about her master because of this matter. But Astrid was a little puzzled. According to her master's character - he would kill people like the Pope at will - why would he let Ed Nelson, who had evil intentions, go so easily?

He should be taught a lesson.

It turns out that the master had already calculated all this!
Astrid still looked at her master, and Stanley said secretly: It is true.

Zhang Qingxiang said calmly, "Let go if you want to, and go back if you want to? Don't you have any dignity, Valkyrie?"

Astrid immediately nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "That's right!"

Then she tilted her head and thought seriously: "What request should I make..."

Zhang Qingxiang shook his head repeatedly. It turned out that this Nordic girl really couldn’t think of any “harsh” conditions at the moment!

Astrid was essentially an anarchist, and before this incident, she was very reluctant to deal with the government.

Zhang Qingxiang was about to help her put forward a few conditions, when Stanley cautiously asked, "Sir, if you trust me, I will help the Valkyrie negotiate?"

Zhang Qingxiang glanced at him, nodded and said, "Okay."

Stanley then said into the phone: "The Valkyrie won't forgive you."

Then he simply hung up the phone.

"Hey--" Astrid said anxiously: "I haven't made any requests yet."

Zhang Qingxiang raised his hand and pressed it lightly, asking Astrid to calm down.

Jörmungandr finally found an opportunity. He curled his body into the shape of a spring, and with a bang, he jumped from Astrid's shoulder to the back of his master's hand. Then he turned on the spot, wrapped his arm around his master's wrist, and rubbed his master's palm with the big bump on his head contentedly.

It’s still more comfortable to be around the master.

Stanley continued driving. Less than a minute later, Ed Nelson called again: "Stanley, you are also a member of the Europa Mystery Agency."

Stanley said calmly, "I don't need you to remind me of my identity. I have tried my best to lobby for you, but your performance just now was too bad. Her Excellency Valkyrie is just kind, not stupid! Your dirty little thoughts make her feel sick."

Ed Nelson was silent for a moment before he said, "I know I did something wrong. Please tell the Valkyrie that I am willing to accept any conditions!"

Seven strange fallen angels lined up neatly in the air, then spread their arms together, and a black and purple radiation ring wave spread out. Dozens of agents were captured by the ring wave, their bodies trembled constantly, their eyes were pale, and black feathers grew rapidly from their bodies!

Ed Nelson was extremely anxious. If he didn't invite the Valkyrie back, it would be too late.

Stanley said, "I'll give him another word of advice."

Then Stanley hung up the phone again. Ed Nelson cursed loudly and dodged the seven-fingered hand's slap in the air with difficulty.

With a loud bang, a huge handprint twenty meters long appeared on the ground!

Ed Nelson was between life and death at all times. It felt like time was extremely long, but in fact only three minutes had passed. Stanley called back and Ed Nelson quickly answered the call: "How is it?"

Stanley said: "Ms. Valkyrie can forgive you. The conditions are: cancel the wanted order against her, serve as a special director of the European Mystery Agency Federation, with an annual salary of 10 million Euro coins, have the right to use any secret items of the Federation at will, and the annual allocation of mysterious resources must be the highest in the Federation!
Finally, and most importantly, every time Her Excellency the Valkyrie fights, regardless of whether it is a mission of the Federation or not, all her gains are at her own disposal, and the Federation has no right to interfere!"

"This..." Ed Nelson was very embarrassed. This condition was too high.

"This..." Astrid was stunned. This was too much to ask. Would the Federation agree to it?
She couldn't help but look at her master, feeling that Stanley was going to ruin her "contract".

But the master gently stroked Jörmungandr with his fingers, and he was calm and not panicked at all.

Stanley said regretfully: "This is the best condition I can get for you. I'm sorry, I really tried my best."

Stanley hung up again.

Astrid was speechless for a moment: "Isn't it too strong?"

Stanley answered seriously: "You deserve this treatment. And this is just the most basic request, they will definitely agree to it.

There are some conditions that I haven't mentioned, such as forming a guard directly under your jurisdiction, and having a veto over all resolutions of the Federation.

I didn't bring it up because Ed Nelson can't make the decision. When you join the Federation, I will assist you and gradually get the power that should belong to you!"

Zhang Qingxiang smiled with satisfaction, he indeed made the right choice.

Astrid's mouth dropped open in shock, unable to utter a word.

Are you dreaming?
But at this moment, Stanley's phone rang again, and Ed Nelson said impatiently: "I agree, I agree to everything! Your Excellency Valkyrie, please come back immediately, otherwise we will all be finished!"

Stanley smiled at Astrid and said, "Look."

Astrid was extremely excited. Apart from anything else, the annual salary of 10 million Euros alone made her full of energy!
This money will allow her to immediately arrange the best life for her family.

She really cares about her family, and she is really poor.

As the mystery of the entire earth world continues to deepen, professionals will become richer and richer. But at this stage, most "wild" professionals have little money.

The reason why Shi Luo established the [Civilian Professionals Guild] and was able to attract a large number of wild professionals to join was because the guild could act as a matchmaker for them, help them complete commissioned tasks, and receive high rewards.

Apart from those professional criminals who have no bottom line in committing crimes, wild professionals have few ways to make money at this time.

Astrid is obviously not that kind of person. She is wanted by the Federation because of the trouble-making Guilliam.

"Let's go back quickly." Astrid clapped her hands. She was very motivated when she was paid more.

Zhang Qingxiang stretched out his hand, and the [Sword of the Fearless] flew from Astrid's back into Zhang Qingxiang's hand.

Zhang Qingxiang took a deep breath, and his strength of the second level of [Domination Realm] was realized - the range he could dominate expanded to nearly a hundred kilometers.

The battlefield in the mountains is still within this range.

Zhang Qingxiang waved his hand, and the [Sword of the Fearless] flew into the air and turned into a meteor!
whoosh-

Rumble…

[Sword of the Fearless] was flying in the air, gradually emitting the sound of wind and thunder.

Stanley had already placed Zhang Qingxiang in a very high position in his heart, but he still did not expect that Zhang Qingxiang would be so terrifying.

On the battlefield in the mountains, Ed Nelson and others were indeed in a desperate situation.

Although the seven-fingered monster was very ferocious, they could still deal with it by joining forces. But the black-feathered monster completely controlled them, and they didn't even know what the other party's true form was!
How to deal with this?!
Until the sword broke through the air and pierced into the void with a hissing sound.

A huge wound appeared in the void, and countless black feathers the size of ants gushed out like blood.

There was a huge shadow around the wound, flickering and disappearing like a short-circuited screen.

Ed Nelson saw that the shadow had extended into dozens of long feathers, which were suspended above the heads of the agents who had not yet been controlled, including himself!
He shuddered, feeling extremely frightened.

The black feathers of the seven fallen angels and the other agents who had been controlled fell off in pieces, and the whiteness in their eyes was slowly fading away.

Seven Fingers was startled. He pressed his two big hands on the ground and squatted on the ground like a toad. His eyes shook rapidly from side to side, then he turned around and fled towards the distant mountains.

"Don't let him run away!" Ed Nelson shouted, but who can stop him at this time?

Suddenly, a huge snake came flying over, bit the monster with seven fingers, and swallowed it with a crunching sound.

The agents cheered and Jörmungandr raised his head proudly.

Ten minutes later, an off-road vehicle roared over and the Valkyrie got out of the car arrogantly. Jörmungandr cooperated reluctantly and swam to Astrid's feet and crawled down.

The agents cheered.

Ed Nelson walked up to the Valkyrie and bowed deeply: "Sir, please forgive my ignorance."

The injuries on his body have not yet been treated and he looks extremely miserable.

Astrid waved her hand: "It's all in the past."

Zhang Qingxiang did not show up from beginning to end, and chatted with Sherika and Blood-Eyed Crow Luke in the car.

But Stanley followed Astrid closely, appearing loyal.

Astrid came under the hexagonal eyes and stared at them for a moment. She heard the master's voice in her ears and continued:

"Call the professionals in the Federation who are best at magic circles to seal this thing first."

Ed Nelson asked, "You can't destroy it either?"

Astrid listened to her master and said, "Destroying it will cause even more damage!"

"This..." Ed Nelson wanted to say more, but Astrid had already repeated her master's words firmly: "You can't do this. Let the highest official in the Federation come and talk to me!"

"Yes." Ed Nelson immediately backed down.

Shezhika was a little curious and asked softly in the car: "Sir, can't we really destroy this thing?"

Zhang Qingxiang shook his head slightly and did not answer.

[Secret World] is getting closer and closer, and has begun to overlap with the Earth world.

The Church of the Heavenly Father did the most wrong thing at the most wrong moment.

The channel they opened was equivalent to establishing a channel between the [Secret World] and the Earth World in advance.

If it was a few months earlier, the "distance" between the [Secret World] and the Earth world would still be far, and there would be no problem in destroying the Hexagonal Eye.

But now, directly interrupting this passage would instead cause a "space collapse", and the space structure inside would be completely chaotic, but not completely isolated!
The space collapse in this state can be seen as... a sea area with reefs under the water and storms on the surface.

Although it is full of risks and forcing your way through is a life-threatening situation, there is still hope of reaching the other side safely. Keep your eyes on the hexagon, this passage has an upper limit, and this upper limit is under the control of the master.

The one that Zhang Qingxiang killed before was the last overlord that squeezed through this passage.

The Master Space Collapse has not passed the upper limit - the Elephant Lord will constantly drive his monsters to explore the way, and after finding a safe route, He will descend without hesitation!

In this era, an elephant lord has descended upon the earth... Stop playing around and just wait to die.

Zhang Qingxiang had no way of explaining these situations in detail to others, so he simply stopped talking about them.

In this attack, 31 of the 200 agents were killed, including two who were good at magic circles.

There were only three originally, and now only the sixth-level one is left.

He spread his hands: "I can't do this alone."

Astrid said, "I can stay here for now."

Ed Nelson no longer dared to have any evil thoughts. He quickly bowed to express his gratitude, then dragged his bruised body to the side to call the first vice president of the Federation.

Europa likes to play the trick of taking turns to be the banker. The same is true for the Federation of Mysterious Agencies. The president is rotated among various countries, but the one who actually holds power is the first vice president.

A [Doctor] chased after Ed Nelson and treated his injuries.

As a result, the two of them did not cooperate well, and when a secret healing technique was used, Ed Nelson hissed in pain, and his whole body shook and became weak.

He couldn't blame the doctor, but he felt extremely regretful: Why did I do this?
To torture the Valkyrie is actually to torture myself.

Twelve hours later, thirty professionals skilled in magic arrays arrived, including a sixth-level one.

Ed Nelson finally breathed a sigh of relief and dragged his already weak body to rest.

Astrid's prestige was high, and everyone in the camp bowed and greeted her when they saw her.

Astrid responded with her usual grace - it felt incredibly awkward.

First of all, she felt guilty and thought that all this was not what she deserved.

Secondly, she was originally a wild girl, and he felt itchy all over when she was so gentlemanly. But if she wasn't so polite...it seemed inappropriate.

Astrid finally reached Zhang Qingxiang's tent and ducked inside: "Master..."

Zhang Qingxiang frowned, then he realized that Astrid was just like Jörmungandr, calling him master!
"What should I do next?"

Zhang Qingxiang said: "Work hard in the Federation. With Stanley's cooperation, you will become the most powerful woman in Europe..."

Zhang Qingxiang thought for a moment and said, "I will leave Jörmungandr to you. If you need it, you can borrow the Sword of the Fearless from me."

"At least within two years, if a powerful monster emerges from the Hexagonal Eye, only you can deal with it."

"Make good use of this and strive to reach the same level as Jörmungandr within the next two years..."

Astrid was dumbfounded and stammered, "You mean you want to leave? Leave me alone? I can't do that. I'll be exposed..."

Zhang Qingxiang patted her shoulder and said, "With Jörmungandr and Stani here, you won't be exposed."

Zhang Qingxiang suddenly remembered another factor: "How is your practice of the secret technique of [Heavenly Soldier Armor] that I taught you going?"

Astrid said "oh" and performed a secret technique, and the heroic armor appeared on her body.

"Not bad." Zhang Qingxiang rarely gave a compliment.

The Nordic girl's qualifications were actually quite good, and she was promoted to the fifth-level [Witch] entirely through her own efforts.

Zhang Qingxiang also taught her several secret skills to help her.

But Astrid still felt guilty, and said pitifully, "Master, are you really going to leave?"

Zhang Qingxiang thought about it and left her his phone number: "Call me if you have anything."

Astri took the number and looked at it, and found it a little strange, as it was somewhat different from Europa's number.

She suddenly realized: "You are not Ou..."

Zhang Qingxiang interrupted her with a wave of his hand: "I will leave after the magic circle is completed."

……

Zhang Qingxiang really overestimated the efficiency of the Europeans.

More than 30 professionals who are good at magic circles, including two level six, have been trying for two days but have not been able to build this magic circle.

First of all, the two sixth-level masters have different ideas and often quarrel with each other.

Secondly, other professionals are unwilling to "work overtime" when setting up magic circles!
The Hexagonal Eye is extremely dangerous, and powerful monsters may appear at any time. Of course, we must do everything possible to build a sealing magic circle as quickly as possible.

But isn’t Her Majesty the Valkyrie here? If a monster comes out, kill it one at a time. If two come out, kill them both!
Then there is no need to call it together.

We need to talk to the union. If people work overtime, should they be paid higher wages?
They really went to discuss this matter with Ed Nelson, and they asked for a huge amount of money!
These professionals come from different countries in Europe. Although they are all members of the federation, they actually have no sense of belonging to the federation and think that it is natural to get high salaries for working overtime.

In fact, the Federation’s funds are also very tight…

Zhang Qingxiang cursed viciously in his heart, you capitalist giant babies!

But Zhang Qingxiang had no choice in this matter because he was indeed not good at magic circles.

Zhang Qingxiang actually knew all the stories about the Western mysterious field, such as where a powerful secret object was born and the true identity of a true god.

But the technical skill of magic circle is really limited to understanding.

Zhang Qingxiang waited patiently for another two days, but these guys had only completed 70% of the work. Zhang Qingxiang was really impatient and called Astrid over: "Be more domineering!"

"These idiots keep delaying forever!"

Astrid rubbed her hands together: "Okay!"

"I've been pretending to be a gentleman with them these past few days, and I'm already tired of it."

"Master, just wait and see. I promise that from now on, they will be as diligent as cattle and horses!"

At six o'clock in the afternoon, the professionals got off work again.

Astrid stood aside with her arms folded, saying nothing.

At around eight o'clock, an eighth-level giant bird strangely rushed out from the hexagonal eyes.

The professionals panicked and hid in the tents, reaching out their hands: "Go and ask the Valkyrie—"

Astrid didn't move. "Don't yell at me. I need to rest. I don't get overtime pay. Why should I work overtime when you don't?"

Everyone was dumbfounded!
The giant bird spit out strange saliva, which was like special glue, sticking seven or eight professionals to it and making them unable to move, and then picked them up and threw them from a height of several hundred meters... seriously injured!
Ed Nelson begged desperately, and Astrid finally took action.

After killing the strange bird, Astrid held the big sword in her arms and looked coldly at those professionals.

Needless to say, those guys who are good at magic circles came out obediently to set up the formation.

Zhang Qingxiang cursed: "You cheap bastard!"

After another day and night, the magic circle was completed.

Zhang Qingxiang left quietly.

From beginning to end, Ed Nelson and others did not notice the existence of this person.

After he was a child, no one asked who he was. He was always by Sherika's side. What was his identity?
As soon as Zhang Qingxiang left, the Federation’s first vice president Wilkins arrived.

Wilkins keenly smelled the "business opportunity"!
The effect of this hexagonal eye is very similar to China’s forward base.

If the monsters rush out, we can organize professionals to surround and kill them, and we can still get precious secret materials.

But the number is not as much as that of China.

When Base 184 was established, the Federation had not yet been formed.

After its establishment, pioneer groups from various European countries often helped each other in the name of the Federation in their outposts.

Now Wilkins feels he has the confidence to renegotiate the agreement with the Chinese side.

The "fees" charged by China are really too high.

After Wilkins saw Astrid command Jörmungandr to kill an eighth-level monster with his own eyes, his confidence in Astrid increased greatly.

"Sir," Wilkins was very excited, and his attitude towards Astrid became more humble: "Your strength is unmatched in the world!"

"I never thought that the world's number one professional would be in our Europa!"

Astrid shook her head vigorously: "I'm not the world's number one professional!"

At least I can't beat the master. Even if Jörmungandr listens to me and I have the [Sword of the Fearless], I still can't beat him.

"No, no, no," Wilkins was very excited. "You are too modest. In my opinion, even Mr. Zhang Qingxiang from China is not your opponent!"

Wilkins stroked his chin and thought: Relying only on the six-cornered eyes to renegotiate with China does not seem to have much deterrent power...

"Sir," Wilkins said, "are you interested in visiting China?"

"Huh?" Astrid was puzzled. Why did they suddenly ask me to go to China?

"Zhang Qingxiang of China is very powerful, and he acts very domineeringly." Wilkins was indignant: "He often relies on his own strength to force us to sign some unequal agreements.

If you can visit China, compete with him, defeat him, and severely strike down his arrogance, it will be a great encouragement to the whole of Europe!"

(End of this chapter)