Cosmic Demon

Chapter 204: Fuxing Academy, undercurrent surges!
There were many young faces in the VIP room.

Their average age is in their early twenties, but their vitality remains above the baseline of 95 points.

It can be predicted that in the next few years, these boys and girls who are dubbed as "geniuses" will be the most dazzling professional talents in Hengzhou.

"He is Qin Shi?"

"correct."

"Don't you know him?"

"This guy never showed up even after getting the first place. He's too low-key. This is the first time I've seen him alive!"

"Tsk tsk, you look even more naive than me..."

In more than ten minutes, a total of twenty people came into the VIP room.

Their eyes all turned to Qin Shi, who was holding a water cup and talking to the big man Yan Ren.

Secretary Huo, who had returned to the VIP room, saw this scene and was stunned for a moment.

The words "the stars are shining and the sun is shining across the sky" popped into my mind.

It seems that the minister made the right bet.

Student Qin has already begun to show his potential.

Holven walked up to Qin Shi with a smile on his face and said:
“The top 100 contestants from other cities have all come here today. The registration process was a bit long and delayed us for a while.

About fifteen minutes later, the Governor's special car arrived outside the airport, and we went directly to the State Guesthouse to check in."

Qin Shi crushed the paper cup and threw it into the trash can at his feet, then said:
"Thank you, Brother Huo."

Xia Hong and Xia Ying gathered around and muttered:
"Sister, it's the state guesthouse in Central City!"

Xia Ying's eyes sparkled.

"You look like a loser! Have you never stayed in a hotel in your life?"

Xia Hong was very disappointed with her friend.

"I just checked online. The state guesthouse in the central city is not open to the public. The dining standards are quite high, and minerals can be supplied."

Xia Ying said with a pout.

"We are lucky enough to be able to benefit from Qin. Logically speaking, it is impossible for anyone other than the champion to receive such treatment."

Xia Hong was also surprised after hearing this, and was looking forward to staying in the hotel that was only open to high-ranking officials of the administrative district and military heroes.

"Envy! Brother Qin, I can only follow you to the hotel arranged by the Central City Education Department."

Yan Ren scratched his head. No matter how luxurious the hotel was, it couldn't compare to the State Guesthouse located near the Governor's Palace.

From security to service, it is definitely the first echelon in Hengzhou.

"It's okay. If you want to come in for a visit, I can give you a room card later. It's a one-time card, but it's only valid for 24 hours."

Qin Shi said softly.

Yan Ren rubbed his hands excitedly and laughed heartily:
"Thank you, Brother Qin! If you come to Zhoucheng to play in the future, remember to tell me and I will ask my dad to treat you well!

Zhoucheng is not as prosperous as the central city, but it also has its own characteristics, such as hunting in the enclosure, camping and barbecue.

My dad built a large paddock modeled after the ranch world, and it will be operational in a few years.”

It’s so great to be a landlord’s son!
Qin Shi's mouth twitched, and he asked curiously:

"Xiao Yan, when you say big, how big is it?"

"About 200,000 square kilometers. We bought the wasteland through bidding, fenced it off with an electric fence, and then let livestock graze and plant trees."

Yan Ren spoke in a nonchalant tone, as if it was just a piece of uncultivated field in the countryside.

Damn dog owner!

Xia Hong and Xia Ying, brother and sister, looked at each other and came to a conclusion.

The vast mountainous area where the Gu people live is not this big.

"If I have the chance, I'll go and broaden my horizons."

Qin Shi nodded. His younger brother Yan Ren’s personality was quite to his liking and he could be a friend that he could get along with.

"You must come! The animal milk we produce is so delicious that you will want more! Paired with barbecued meat, it's simply unbeatable!"

Yan Ren introduced enthusiastically.

"Student Yan, can I go?"

While several people were talking, Qin Ge, who had never left, suddenly interrupted.

His delicate face, with his innocent smile, gave people a sense of harmless intimacy.

"of course."

Yan Ren glanced over and said:

"But you have to pay for the tickets."

He can tell the difference very clearly.

Brother Qin is a friend, it’s free.

I'm not familiar with Qin Ge, so I have to make money from him.

"OK, thanks."

Qin Ge, who claimed to be from Yancheng, smiled at Qin Shi and said:

"Student Qin, can you give me a room card for the State Guesthouse? I really want to broaden my horizons."

Qin Shi frowned. He looked like a good kid, but was actually a social phobic who liked to get along with everyone?

He shook his head and politely refused:

"Sorry, there is only one temporary room card."

For some reason, the keen perception brought by the inner world made Qin Shi always feel that this young man named Qin Ge was very strange, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

It feels like a thin fish bone stuck in the throat, which is very unpleasant.

"What a pity, I missed a good opportunity to broaden my horizons."

Qin Ge smiled shyly and finally walked away tactfully.

"Xia classmate."

Qin Shi called Xia Hong.

"Hey, did Qin call me? What's up? Is there something you want to say?"

Xia Hong stood up immediately like a rabbit with its ears erect and rushed to Qin Shi.

Xia Ying was enjoying herself in the massage chair, looking at her useless sister.

I couldn't help but sigh secretly:
"What did you adjust it to for my sister?"

Qin Shi walked to a corner against the wall and asked softly:

"Student Xia, you Gu people have extraordinary sensitivity. Did you notice anything unusual about Qin Ge?"

Xia Hong was quite smart. After hearing that, she did not look at Qin Ge immediately. Instead, she glanced at him slowly and calmly, her gaze fleeting like a dragonfly skimming the water.

Then she picked up the paper cup again, and under the pretense of collecting water, she approached Qin Ge and quietly investigated.

"It's hard to tell. His vitality is very gentle, even a little weak, but his aura is very steady, like a gurgling stream."

Xia Hong recalled carefully that the Gu people all had a unique perception of the "life" in nature, and she was particularly outstanding, better than the average member of the tribe.

The vigorous and solid breath of life in the Qin Dynasty was like a raging fire, pure and hot.

It was a scene Xia Hong had never seen before, so it was particularly attractive.

"Are you sure it's a human?"

Qin Shi asked again.

Most alien creatures either stay in polluted areas or near the rifts in the underworld.

Normally, they are unlikely to appear in urban areas.

On the one hand, there is the suppression and search of the Iron Curtain defense; on the other hand, for alien creatures, the normal world is too "barren" and lacks rich energy factors, and is not considered a "habitable environment." "That can be confirmed."

Xia Hong nodded seriously.

“But it’s weird.”

Qin Shi raised his eyebrows:

"What do you think is strange?"

Xia Hong frowned and looked distressed:
"I don't know, but it just feels weird."

She couldn't help but grab the water cup and secretly observe Qin Ge by drinking water tactically.

Then asked:

"Student Qin, don't you think he is 'perfect'?"

Qin Shi didn't understand and gave him a puzzled look.

“Human beings are not perfect beings. Only when the body is constantly transformed can the inharmonious parts be removed. This is a process of ‘carving’.”

Xia Hong explained:
"Take you, Qin, for example. Because you took the path of breaking the limits of the old martial arts, which is to sublimate your physical body to the extreme, your mortal body is almost perfect and is transforming towards the 'flawless' level.

But that person is very strange, his perfection is not without any flaws, but "flawless". I can't find any flaws in him, every point is just right.

It’s like, it’s like…”

Xia Hong tapped Guangjie's forehead and was about to say something but was stuck.

"It's like playing a carefully crafted character in a game."

Qin Shi leaned against the wall, calmly looking at Qin Ge who was sitting alone.

The latter seemed to notice it and smiled at him.

"Yes! That's the feeling! He's like a puppet made by a pair of skillful hands. I can't find any flaws in him!"

Xia Hong agreed greatly and nodded repeatedly.

"Thank you, Xia. Just consider this a secret between you and me. Don't tell anyone else, and don't go into it any further."

Qin Shi recalled that when he dealt with Qin Yixiong in the Netherworld, he saw abnormalities in the other party's soul.

A monster with a scorpion tail?

“It seems that the Qin family is not very clean. Putting aside the ‘gray means’ in doing business, there are even darker places.”

Qin Shi took note of it silently and decided to discuss it with Lao Chen someday when he was free.

Anyway, he had a feud with the Qin family in Yancheng and had some grudges against each other.

If it can be easily knocked down, it would be a good thing.

"A perfect person."

Qin Shi muttered in his heart.

In the blink of an eye, fifteen minutes had passed.

Holven led everyone out of the VIP room, to the private passage, and boarded the Governor's Palace's special car.

The atmosphere in the room became lively only after Qin Shi disappeared at the airport.

The other young geniuses all raised their voices unconsciously.

"Staying at the State Guesthouse is the best treatment."

"I'm number one! The champion! Do you understand?"

"It seems normal to me. I don't feel any pressure."

"The value of breaking through the professional barrier is beyond words! Is Zhou Yuanchen oppressive enough? He was still eliminated!"

"Tsk, if you're so amazing, why wasn't you chosen as the supernova of the central city..."

Qin Shi was not listening to the gossip as he had already boarded the Governor's Mansion's special car.

The ordinary black official car drove out of the underground passage, and the vast central city appeared.

It is like a metropolis leaping out of the ground, with high-rise buildings standing side by side and towering into the sky.

There are densely packed, spider-web-like traffic routes around them.

At first glance, it looks like the lair of some super-large creature, exuding a cold and solemn feeling.

And above these steel forests, there are aerial islands floating in the clouds.

Some of them adopt retro style, with vague glimpses of flying eaves and corners, and the design of a circular corridor and rainbow bridge.

It’s like the heaven in mythology!

"Junior Brother Qin, this is the structure of the central city."

The quieter Senior Sister Yu spoke softly:

"The people you see bathing in the sun belong to the middle class here. They go in and out of the buildings, work for big companies and big forces, and rent super high-rise apartments nearby. Their greatest pleasure every day is to look down from above and then fantasize about moving into a more luxurious house."

Qin Shi, who was sitting in the back row, listened. This place, as the heart of Hengzhou, did not seem as beautiful as the students of Xinyi Middle School imagined.

“The real bottom layer is underground. The central city has specially planned multiple layers of underground space with sufficient depth, and has designed a complete water circulation system and simulated lighting system.

The industries with the most underground space are processing industries. Although the iron curtain defense level of the central city is very high, Hengzhou must maintain an overall electronic blockade and cannot upgrade technology, so a large number of workers are still needed. "

Listening to Senior Sister Yu's narration, Qin Shi felt complicated. The dormant star god made it difficult for Hengzhou to take off, and human resources inevitably became consumables.

"Senior Sister, you've been to Haizhou and Dijing. Super first-tier administrative districts should be different, right?"

Qin Shi was very curious about what would happen if there was no "Star God" time bomb that restricted Dongxia Original from lighting up the technology tree.

"If we look at the city's appearance and material supplies, there may be differences. But the social structure is similar. In fact, because of the development and advancement of technology, resources are more concentrated in the upper class."

Yu shook his head slightly, looking at the colorful lights passing by outside the window:
"Many people believe that the Nine Marshals have been silent for too long, causing the country they created with their own hands to gradually deviate from its original direction. The four major national associations have a strong atmosphere, such as the Southwest United and North China Imperial Capital. In recent years, the Renaissance Society has emerged."

Qin Shi raised his eyebrows, as if he had thought of something, but he didn't say anything and let his senior sister continue.

"They will publish the articles and speeches that the Ninth Marshal has published in the past, especially the several volumes of works by Qin Marshal on strategy, war, and overthrowing the ancient empire, and then distribute them everywhere, inviting students who are also interested to join the society."

Yu Weiwei spoke in a calm tone, but every word and every sentence made Qin Shi feel that a storm was about to come.

There is no doubt that the four major countries are creating a wave.

Considering the students enrolled here, most of them are gifted students.

If there is a leader, the spread of this trend of thought will probably be very fast.

"The Renaissance Society. What are their demands?"

Qin Shi asked.

"Reform. They call themselves the Reformists. They believe that if the nine marshals take turns, each awakening from their slumber and commanding Dongxia for a thousand years, this machine will gradually rust and decay, becoming the same as the ancient empire."

Yu pursed his lips slightly and said:
"They hope to abolish the current 'great council system', abolish the council, and build a new Dongxia with joint elections."

The corner of Qin Shi's mouth twitched. They were indeed the chosen ones of the four great nations. They were really brave.

If this happened in ancient times, everyone would be considered a rebel and would be shot in a line.

Dongxia currently has nine generals on duty, and then eight hundred people hold a meeting to discuss all matters, and then nineteen people are selected from them to form a council to make the decisions.

Before the Qin Dynasty, he used spiritual resonance to learn the secrets of the royal families of various clans and Emperor Tianming Xu.

Therefore, I can understand why the Ninth Marshal established the system of great discussions and created a deliberative court to play a role in communication.

You can't just tell the billions of citizens of New Dongxia that although the ancient empire has been overthrown, the royal family bearing the name of Zhu still exists, right?

That would have a huge impact on the stability of New Dongxia.

"Nine thousand years is indeed too long. Even though there are nine commanders taking turns, they are mostly sleeping in the Heavenly Crystal Coffin and cannot take care of this child who is running wildly in the Milky Way."

While Qin Shi was sighing, the Governor-General's special car passed through a series of iron gates equipped with monitoring equipment and arrived at the State Guesthouse.

He and Yu Weiwei got out of the car one after the other. Before they had time to take a closer look at what the state guesthouse, which was rumored to receive upper-class people, looked like, they heard a cold snort.

"Are you the first in the Hengzhou Top 100? You look very ordinary, much worse than Brother Yu Li."

(End of this chapter)