In Zongman, he transformed into Fu Hua at the beginning

Gao Jianli turned back thoughtfully.

Xiadie's words were indeed a blessing, but they seemed to carry a certain... host feeling, and did not sound like a blessing from a fellow 'wanderer'.

However, seeing that Xiadie had no intention of continuing to speak, Gao Jianli did not ask any further questions. He just smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words."

The two of them didn't talk much, one was disappointed that the other didn't ask, and the other was disappointed that the other didn't want to say more.

But at least both sides have confirmed that the other side is not their enemy, which is the biggest gain.

Knowing that Xiadie didn't want to reveal too much of her identity just like himself, Gao Jianli no longer showed any special treatment, or rather, he had already turned back into the original Gao Jianli. After hearing a report from Xiadie from another perspective, he said goodbye to Xiadie and returned to his office.

As to whether Gao Jianli knew about the conversation between the two just now, Xiadie was not sure.

But she felt that Gao Jianli probably knew it.

After walking out of the Hunter Association's gate, Xiadie was about to go home when she saw a man in a red coat and neat glasses coming towards her.

"Long time no see, Butterfly Hunter."

It’s Choi Jung-in.

"Long time no see, sir."

Xiadie smiled at him and nodded.

"Thank you for helping our vice president this time."

The smile on Choi Jung-in's face was still a little fake, but his words were sincere. Whether for public or private reasons, he didn't want anything to happen to Cha Huiyi.

But his next words immediately revealed his purpose: "I didn't expect such an accident to happen today. A magical beast suddenly appeared in the city. It seems like a premeditated attack. However, targeting the car hunters was indeed a miscalculation on their part."

It sounds completely irrelevant, as if he is guessing without knowing the situation, but if he guesses 90% correctly, it will naturally make others think that he is also an insider.

Cha Huiyi wouldn't break the rules so easily, so the association must have agreed that he had the right to know.

Unfortunately, his guess was completely irrelevant, so in this situation, Xiadie naturally had no way of following his words and trying to get him to answer.

"..."

Seeing that Xiadie was silent and just smiling, Cui Zhongyin knew that he was wrong. He knew too little information and could only rely on unreasonable directions. After all, this was an incident covered up by the association, so it couldn't be too reasonable.

But reasonable guesses are easy, while unreasonable ones are extremely difficult. Therefore, Choi Jung-in didn't feel too disappointed and smoothly transitioned to the next topic: "After all, Che Hunter is not alone. He also has a reliable friend like Xiadie Hunter... Speaking of which, including this time, Xiadie Hunter has already helped Hantes for the second time. It can be said that it is a kind of fate."

"I'm sorry, sir, but I have no plans to join the guild at this time."

"Don't get me wrong, Butterfly Hunter. Although I really hope you can join us, I'm not the type to be relentless and pursue you."

Choi Jung-in smiled and said, "But I still hope you can give me a chance to thank you personally."

Xiadie was somewhat helpless. She said that she would not pursue the man relentlessly, but in fact, she did just as much.

However, thanks to him blocking various actions of other guilds, she only had to face Hunts' relentless pursuit.

"Thanks are unnecessary. Helping friends is something I want to do."

Xiadie said.

Unexpectedly, Cui Zhongyin did not insist this time, but nodded regretfully: "Okay, then I will keep this friendship in my heart for the time being."

"..."

If Xiadie didn't know that he was acting, she would really feel embarrassed.

Knowing he couldn't get any information out of him, Choi Jung-in didn't intend to stay any longer. But since they were already meeting today, he casually asked, "By the way, does the Butterfly Hunter know about Qizhou Island?"

"It's the island that fell a few years ago due to an S-class out-of-control portal."

Xiadie naturally knew this. This was the biggest scar in Country H in the past ten years. Countless mid-level hunters, many high-level hunters, and even an S-level hunter had died there.

However, even with so many sacrifices, the portal to the island has not been closed, and to this day, it remains a restricted area for humans.

That battle was also an indelible pain for the S-class players of Country H.

"In the coming days, we intend to restart the suppression operation on Qizhou Island, and we need as many forces as possible to do this."

When this topic was brought up, the smile that was always on Choi Jung-in's face faded a lot, and his eyes seemed to be flashing with flames.

"It's not just about saving the S-class's reputation and territory, but more importantly... time waits for no one."

Choi Jung-in said: "Not long ago, we captured a bug that had evolved the ability to fly across the ocean. After it killed seven citizens and two D-rank hunters, it was killed by three B-rank and A-rank hunters working together."

His tone was filled with hatred and anger, as well as a deep-seated fear: "Although this is the only case at the moment, we must consider whether this type of individual has become the norm, and...if this growth ability affects more than just flight..."

If you continue to ignore it, the other party will become stronger and stronger without you noticing.

"I'll be there."

Xiadie had no reason to refuse.

"Thank you."

Cui Zhongyin was still immersed in anger, but Xiadie's nod made him feel much better.

After all, Xiadie is not a native hunter of Country H, nor does she have the pain and hatred of Country H towards Qizhou Island. Even there are S-level hunters in Country H who do not intend to participate in the crusade, so it is normal for Xiadie to be unwilling to get involved.

But she agreed, which made Choi Jung-in feel a little touched.

No wonder he can get along so well with Cha Huiyi. Compared to himself and others, perhaps only these two girls can be called real heroes.

Chapter 37: Sword Guild.

The decision to attack, or to retake Qizhou Island, had been secretly prepared long ago. Although it was Cui Zhongyin who initially pushed for it, the Hunter Guild also went with the flow and nodded reluctantly.

This was not a decision that could be made lightly. The Hunter Association was not ruled by the president alone, but during the years that Gao Jianli was in office, he almost turned it into a one-man show and did not make any wrong decisions.

This skill and decision-making ability is also one of the reasons why Choi Jung-in respects Ko Gun-ri.

Two days after Cui Zhongyin privately confirmed Xiadie's attitude, Xiadie received a transfer order from the association when she walked out of the underground city with Han Songyi.

Although it was a transfer order, the sentence above, "It cannot be refused without serious reasons," carried a sense of powerlessness, which sharply reduced the authority of the transfer order.

There is no way. After all, although the Hunter Association is nominally higher than the guilds and is the official authority of Country H, in reality, it does not have enough high-level combat power to deter others, and its position in front of the guilds is very passive.

The highest-ranking person in the association is the president Gao Jianli, an S-class hunter, but his old age has greatly affected his strength. He has a trump card that will bring about his death sooner every time he makes a move, and this trump card cannot be used easily.

The association can now reach a balance with the guilds because Gao Jianli is still alive, so the guilds are willing to check and balance each other. Once Gao Jianli is gone, it is hard to say what will happen.

It would not be surprising that the association at that time became a mere decoration with no real purpose.

But this has nothing to do with Xiadie.

Looking at the transfer order in her hand, she responded without hesitation.

The next morning, Gao Jianli held a press conference to announce the fourth recapture operation of Qizhou Island, and emphasized that this time Country H was not fighting alone, but was fighting together with the hunters of DFN (Japan). The number of S-level people in this operation reached sixteen.

In fact, Gao Jianli didn't really want to launch the operation to retake Qizhou Island now.

Having just received the Fang King, he felt a sense of urgency and was eager to get more information from the Fang King and the actions of the kings.

But... they can wait, but DFN cannot. Although they don't know why, DFN is extremely concerned about this operation originally proposed by Country H. They are so concerned that they don't seem to be here to help others, but rather to rush to help them.

Although DFN has entered the ants' attack range after they grew wings, but... I always feel that something is wrong.

Gao Jianli wanted to refuse, but he couldn't.

There are eleven S-class members in a sword-drawing guild in DFN, while there are only seven S-class members who can fight in the entire country of H.

The gap was too big, and Gao Jianli couldn't delay for long, and the time he delayed might not be meaningful. In the end, he decided to cut the Gordian knot and quickly resolve the issue of Qizhou Island before finding a way to deal with the king's affairs.

One day after the press conference, Xiadie was invited by Gao Jianli to the Hunter Association headquarters.

This was the second time Xiadie entered Gao Jianli's office.

"I'm sorry I didn't get the chance to explain this operation to you until now."

Gao Jianli brewed tea early this time. After pouring two cups himself, he placed one cup in front of Xiadie.

"fine."

Xiadie shook her head.

"Actually, I didn't plan to invite you to join this operation at the beginning."

Both of them understood what Gao Jianli meant. Xiadie had been in Gao Jianli's sight from the very beginning. Although Gao Jianli was willing to trust her, it was impossible for him to put her in an important position just because of his personal trust before she opened up.

It would be fine if he was in the association, but he really couldn't reach Qizhou Island.

But now that both of them have maintained a certain level of trust in each other, Gao Jianli no longer needs to be so cautious.

After taking a sip of tea, Gao Jianli continued, "We've already discussed the plan for this operation with the DFN. Simply put, we've decided that the larger DFN hunters will release their magic power as bait to attract the ants on the island, while the H-country hunters will take this opportunity to penetrate the ants' nests and kill the queen ant that produces them."

Xiadie's eyelids twitched slightly: "Brave and selfless."

To the point of being suspicious.

Her comments were also the point of doubt and concern in Gao Jianli's heart. If he did not care too much at the beginning, then the fierce attitude of DFN after he explained that he wanted to delay the battle of Qizhou Island had to make him suspicious.

"Warcraft is humanity's greatest enemy, but perhaps the Butterfly Hunters don't know that the number of people killed by Warcraft every day and every year is less than one percent of the number killed by humans themselves."

There was a complex light flashing in Gao Jianli's eyes.

So, this time you asked me to come along not only because you trust me more, but also because you want to find a nanny, right?

Xiadie complained in her heart, but her face showed determination: "Sir, please rest assured. I will not let the shadow of death cast a shadow over my companions on the battlefield."

But the final interpretation of what this companion is is in the hands of Xiadie herself.

Gao Jianli naturally understood this, but that was enough. Based on his current understanding of Xiadie, he was sure that Xiadie was a person with a kind heart and universal values. Anyone who was excluded from the definition of a partner by Xiadie would not be worthy of Gao Jianli's grief even if he died.

After the two of them finished talking about business, there was actually nothing more to talk about, so Gao Jianli simply invited Xiadie to go to the training ground together.

The S-class hunters are now undergoing pre-war training there. Although Xiadie has been active as a hunter for some time, the only S-class hunters she has actually seen and known are Cha Huiyi and Choi Jung-in. It is Choi Jung-in's fault that this situation has occurred.

During this period of time, he was almost transformed into a tentacle monster, and most of his time was spent helping Xiadie fend off other people.

Although his fundamental purpose was to hope that Che Huiyi could poach Xiadie.

But now they have to fight as a group. In this case, even Cui Zhongyin can't stop Xiadie from getting to know other S-level hunters.

Xiadie was not very interested in meeting other hunters, but when she heard that Che Huiyi was there, she did not refuse. It just so happened that she also had a gift for Che Huiyi in the next two days.

With the help of the association president's special elevator, the two of them quickly arrived at the training room floor. Xiadie had been here once before to test her strength, so it was not unfamiliar to her.

The vibration of magic continued to sound in the air. When Xia Die and Gao Jianli entered the S-class training room, they saw a burly man with wild hairstyle and beastly eyebrows, wrestling with another bearded uncle with an afro and wearing karate clothes.

"That's the White Tiger Guild's president, Bai Luhao, and the Renown Guild's president, Ma Dongxu."

Although he knew that Xiadie must know them, after all, they were all celebrities, Gao Jianli still introduced them.

Choi Jung-in, who had been watching the game here early, greeted the two of them after seeing them. When he was about to walk over, he heard the sound of the door below opening.

Looking at the neat formation of one man in front and nine behind, Gao Jianli said, "They are the hunters from the Sword Guild sent by DFN for support."

Chapter 38: Sparring.

"DFN...?"

Xiadie had actually heard of this term once, but she was actually quite unfamiliar with it.

Choi Jung-in assumed she wasn't familiar with the DFN guilds, so he explained, "The Sword Drawing Guild is the second-largest guild in Asia. The one in front is their president, Goto Ryuji. Legend has it that he's the only one in Asia who can rival Country Z's Seven-Star Hunter, Liu Zhikang."

As for Country Z, Xiadie is more familiar with it.

But judging from the context, DFN might be the Japanese Hunter Association in this world?

As for why the Hunter Association can order the guild to come to support... In fact, it is normal for the Hunter Association to order the guild. Country H can only say that the association does not have the ability to control the guild.

Gao Jianli is too old after all.

While Xiadie was looking down, the Japanese hunters below were also looking up after watching the fight between Bai Luhao and Ma Dongxu.

Goto Ryuji's expression always remained calm and dignified, but at this moment he frowned and looked carefully in the direction of Xiadie.

"The one with purple hair is...?"

Goto Ryuji looked at his assistant beside him.

"That's one of the recently promoted S-rank hunters, Xiadie. He's not a native hunter from Country H, but happened to register as a hunter in Country H while studying abroad."

The assistant had naturally gathered all the necessary intelligence on Country H: "In fact, there is another S-rank who registered shortly after Xiadie. It seems that he became S-rank after his second awakening, but there is very little information about him."

"Second awakening? Sounds interesting."

"What's Xiadie's code name? It's not her real name, is it? Oh, is it a name from Country H that she came up with?"