No strange things are allowed to evolve!

Then, he changed the subject again:

"On another note, I originally thought the Holy Temple had gone crazy and wanted to kill me as soon as I showed my face, but if it's you, then it makes a lot of sense."

"Well, now that we've laid everything out, how about we make a deal?"

"What kind of deal?" Jiang Shu asked.

"You'll be my guide during this time, taking me around to see the sights and broaden my horizons. In return, I won't tell my sister you're here. If necessary, I can even cover for you. In other words, no matter what happens, it won't concern you. I think that's what you want, right?" Blueberry Dipping Sauce replied as if she had already thought it through.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shu narrowed his eyes.

He couldn't figure out the blueberry dip's intention.

However, this condition was indeed very much in line with his expectations.

Not only could he remain in hiding, but he might also be able to figure out their purpose and why protecting the world, which is their ideal and belief, has led them to do so many seemingly contradictory things through close contact with the blueberry dipping sauce.

The only problem is that the president also has a list, and if I get too close to the blueberry dipping sauce, it will inevitably cause some trouble.

But Jiang Shu finally nodded.

"It sounds...quite tempting."

Chapter 257 Jiang Shu: I Have a Few Enemies (Happy May Day everyone!)

Anyway, the president just told me to continue as usual and didn't say I couldn't contact the rebels.

If it doesn't say it's not allowed, then it's allowed.

So Jiang Shu agreed to the condition of blueberry dipping sauce.

After they hit it off immediately, the atmosphere became much more relaxed.

The blueberries dipped in sauce immediately looked eager and impatient.

"So what now?" he asked. "How about taking me to see the venue for the competition incubator? To be honest, I wanted to go on my first day here, but since I'm participating in the qualifying rounds and don't qualify for the points rounds, I can't go in unless someone takes me."

It's clear that the blueberry dip is very interesting.

This puzzled Jiang Shu: "But I heard that even those who only participate in the qualifying rounds can participate in the competition and familiarize themselves with the venue in advance. Why won't you be allowed in?"

"It's not that I can't go anywhere, but the only place I can go is the arena, which is pretty boring," Blueberry with Sauce replied.

Jiang Shu was even more confused: "You mean the arena that's currently being used for ranking, right? What's the difference?"

"The difference is huge."

The blueberry dipping sauce was explained as follows:

"The arena setting and mission objectives aren't important; the focus is on the battle. It's not like a points-based tournament; it's about how you conquer the hatchery. I think the latter is clearly more interesting, right?"

"what?"

Jiang Shu was somewhat surprised.

Isn't this what all anti-hatching farms look like?

"You mean..." Jiang Shu scratched his head, "The incubation grounds on the arena are all about exhilarating combat?"

"no."

The blueberry dipping sauce was also unexpected. Jiang Shu seemed completely unaware of the main competition, so she didn't know where to begin explaining and could only try to keep it brief and easy to understand:

"Regardless of the type of incubation site, the main competition will always use an unrestricted but balanced environment, allowing participants to use their abilities freely. The goal is to knock the opponent out of the incubation site. Wouldn't the mission objective then become less important?"

Jiang Shu felt like she understood.

Isn't this the same procedure I used to deal with Jiangbei?

Instead of solving the problem itself, just deal with the person who raised the problem.

However, I don't recall ever hearing that the main competition was like this before...

Seeing Jiang Shu's doubtful look, Blueberry Sauce immediately understood that Jiang Shu didn't just seem to know; he genuinely didn't know that the main competition was a completely different format from the usual competition.

"No way, bro."

The blueberry dip was met with incredulous disapproval:

"I was hoping you would broaden my horizons, but it seems like I'm the one broadening yours now!"

"Nobody told me that either," Jiang Shu said helplessly. "I always thought the main competition would be the same, with two people competing to see who could conquer the incubation site first."

"That would be too slow. Think about it, so many people are participating in the qualifying rounds. If they all compete like this, one match could take up an entire day. There are only so many venues. By the time this year's matches are over, next year's might already be starting."

Blueberry dip shrug:

"Anyway, as far as I know, the main competition is that both sides agree on a location, go straight to the agreed location after entering, and then start fighting. If one side is unable to fight anymore, they will admit defeat and leave."

"So you're saying the incubator's worldview, goals, and everything else are unimportant? Just go straight to Europe and America?" Jiang Shu asked.

“Definitely Europe and America.” Blueberry with sauce nodded matter-of-factly: “Who cares about your foreplay? They’ll just go in and get right to it.”

"So what's the difference between the real world and the hatchery?" Jiang Shu asked again.

“Of course there is,” Blueberry Dipping Sauce explained. “Whether you get injured or killed in the hatchery, you’ll recover immediately after leaving. The winner can go straight to the next match, and the loser won’t be affected. It’s not only safer, but it also saves recovery time.”

“That makes sense…” Jiang Shu nodded slowly.

Now Jiang Shu had no more doubts, but she began to have suspicions about the blueberry dipping sauce.

"Hey, I get the feeling you're not doing so well here," Blueberry Dipping Sauce bluntly stated. "It's fine if you don't know anyone or the maps, but you don't even know the basic rules, isn't that a bit...?"

He began to wonder if appointing Jiang Shu as the tour guide was a mistake.

"This isn't even a basic rule, is it?"

Jiang Shu felt that the blueberry dipping sauce interpretation was too selective and arbitrary.

"Isn't it only possible to enter this kind of match if you're qualified to participate in the tournament? Isn't it normal that I didn't know that?"

This gave the blueberry sauce a clue: "Oh, so you're saying you haven't even qualified to participate in the competition yet, right?"

Jiang Shu paused for a moment, then said, "I'm working on it."

Blueberry Dip, staring at Jiang Shu's unwavering gaze for a long time, suddenly sighed speechlessly and inexplicably began to comfort Jiang Shu: "That's normal, it's my fault for having too high expectations of you."

All I can say is that the first impression you left on me was so amazing that it gave me the illusion that you could conquer any place you went.

But upon closer reflection, this is actually normal, since failure is a constant throughout life.

Moreover, it's already quite remarkable that you've progressed so quickly from a novice entering the incubator for the first time to a promising evolver who has completed your first sublimation.

Although I don't understand why the blueberry dip is starting to make random remarks at zero frames per second.

But Jiang Shu still cooperated by saying, "Long live understanding."

"So, coming to this point, bro, you're doing so badly now, why do you think our plan has a part specifically targeting you?" Blueberry Dipping Sauce changed the subject, asking seriously, "Do you have any leads?"

"?" Jiang Shu frowned. "Wasn't your comment a bit hurtful?"

"I'm a straightforward person, don't mind me." After learning that Jiang Shu wasn't doing particularly well these days, the blueberry dipping sauce seemed to have a slightly different attitude.

Although he didn't look down on Jiang Shu because of this—after all, he was a well-mannered and respectable person with strict family upbringing and no snobbishness—he certainly wasn't as careful about his words and actions.

If I had to describe it, it would probably be like seeing a long-lost good brother, only to find out that the other person hasn't really made it big. You feel a secret sense of relief, but also a bit indignant for your brother, and then your mood gradually relaxes from tension.

So, Blueberry with Sauce patted Jiang Shu on the shoulder: "It's okay, bro. At worst, we'll become maggots together and wriggle around."

“No problem.” Jiang Shu didn’t explain anything.

Actually, compared to his current situation in the final arena, being a neglected maggot might be much better.

"So when are we leaving?" the blueberry sauce urged again.

"It's still early. The qualifying matches won't start until midnight. You don't even know that?" Jiang Shu retorted verbatim.

But the blueberry sauce wasn't angry at all. It simply explained, "I really didn't know, because as soon as I got to the door, the gatekeeper saw that I didn't have a pass and told me to get lost. He didn't tell me when it would open."

"Did I tell you to get lost? How can you be so rude?"

"Oh, not really. They were actually quite polite on the surface, but I could tell from their eyes that they were telling me to get lost."

"Well, you could say that."

"So when it's time, you'll take me to broaden my horizons, right?"

"Hmm..." Jiang Shu smiled, as if she had thought of something happy. "If you want to go, then let's go together."

Several hours later.

The blueberry dipping sauce, which had been so lively and cheerful at first, gradually wilted.

It's not because the enthusiasm has faded.

In fact, his enthusiasm had been steadily rising before he made that request to Jiang Shu.

He has always been like this since he was a child, very curious about everything new and keen on adventure.

When Jiang Shu agreed to his request and allowed him to watch an Asian match up close—a match that was neither European nor American, but rather had a storyline—his already rising enthusiasm almost reached its peak.

Aside from fighting the hatchery, there's nowhere else you can see what's happening inside from a god-like perspective, and Blueberry Dip Sauce has been eagerly anticipating this unique experience.

This is one of the reasons he came to the church early – he wanted to enjoy this front-row, immersive movie-watching experience before the points competition ended.

Therefore, he readily agreed to all of Jiang Shu's small requests for blueberry dipping sauce without hesitation.

For example, "If someone asks who you are, you have to say you're my brother, so no one will say anything when I bring you in," "I have a few enemies here, so they might not be very nice to us, but don't be afraid, just fight back, don't embarrass me," "Don't act like you were just now, like everything is new and exciting. Put on a little act, and everyone will think you're an expert and won't say we're country bumpkins," and so on.

These requirements seem perfectly reasonable for blueberry dip.

Although he said he would be a maggot to Jiang Shu, he would still be unwilling to actually be treated like one.

"Isn't it just pretending to be an expert? I'm good at that. Just put on an arrogant attitude, look down on everything, and act like a dead person with a sense of superiority."

"Yes, yes, yes." Jiang Shu was very satisfied.

Seeing that his idea was appreciated, the blueberry dip was very satisfied.

But from the moment he followed Jiang Shu into the final arena, everything began to slowly deviate from his expected path.

Just as the blueberry dipping sauce was still a bit of a pleasant surprise, she whispered to Jiang Shu, "Wow, you're doing pretty well. I didn't expect you to be competing in the final arena."

Immediately, someone jumped out and started mocking Jiang Shu.

This kind of sarcastic remark isn't just being mean-spirited; it's hostile, which is evident in the blueberry sauce.

Adhering to the agreement made with Jiang Shu in advance, Blueberry Dipping Sauce immediately stood in front of Jiang Shu and replied sarcastically.

Seeing this, even Jiang Shu felt a warm feeling in his heart and was very gratified.

This guy really goes all out when something's going to happen.

Blueberries dipped in sauce engaged in a heated debate with the group of scholars, but those who had been making sarcastic remarks, seeing that they couldn't win the argument, angrily asked, "And who are you?"

Blueberry with dipping sauce naturally claims to be Jiang Shu's younger brother.

Then there are those incomprehensible phrases like "fighting tigers requires brotherhood," "brothers united can break gold," and "this is the bond between us."

Throughout the entire process, Jiang Shu didn't utter a single word; he just stood there, arrogant and dismissive of everyone.

This was exactly as planned, so the blueberry dipping sauce struck the same pose, hands behind its back, head raised, mouth tilted to one side, and began pointing and commenting on everything in the final arena.

Then, the blueberry dipping sauce revealed just how many "opponents" Jiang Shu had mentioned.

"Alright, alright, it seems yesterday helped build your confidence. You even brought your younger brother along today, right?"

"Are you prepared to lose face in front of your brother?"

"Don't go too far, I've been putting up with you for a long time!"

As everyone gathered around, the blueberry dip finally realized something was wrong.

Logically speaking, only those who harbor hostility should be considered enemies, right? Just bystanders who are just joining in the fun shouldn't be so emotionally agitated, right?

But why is everyone so hostile?

Blueberry with sauce started to panic: "No... bro... are these the 'few' enemies you were talking about? What did you do?"

Jiang Shu smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just declared war on the entire final arena. It's normal that they have some complaints about me because I mocked and belittled everyone here on equal terms."

"You call this a complaint?!" The blueberry dipping sauce came to learn, not to be learned by others.

After discovering that Jiang Shu was not just a harmless maggot, but a maggot ravaging a sea of ​​dung, Blueberry Dipping Sauce began to try to reconcile: "Everyone, calm down, I'm not actually his brother."

"You fart!"

"You all have the same ugly face!"