Infinity, I became stronger by practicing with the female characters

After getting this prop, Dongfang Shangcan threw the glass sword in without hesitation.

Then he changed his clothes and went to the laboratory to find Leah who had just finished the experiment.

He made her wear only a white coat and pantyhose that increased her attack speed, and made her cry loudly in front of her many copies.

He took the adamantium knife from her hand and threw it into the sword-raising gourd.

Chapter 116 Communication with the Anding District

After spending a night in the laboratory testing new items with Leah, Dongfang Shangshen returned to work at CCG yawning the next morning.

Amidst the envy, admiration, and affirmation of the other CCG investigators, he skipped directly to the second-class investigator and was promoted from the third-class investigator to the first-class investigator.

Yesterday, with the kind help of the players in the ghoul camp and the ghouls in the ghoul restaurant.

His CCG contribution value successfully reached 5040, just reaching the minimum requirement for promotion to first-class investigator.

The CCG headquarters had just completed the procedures for his promotion to second-class investigator, but upon seeing this, they directly promoted him to first-class investigator.

Next, it will be difficult to be promoted to a senior investigator in a short period of time. Dongfang Shangcan plans to spend contribution points to let CCG create a high-quality gold sword Quinque.

After all, there is still a vacant position in the sword-raising gourd, and it would be a waste if it is not used.

For the entire rest of the day, Dongfang Shangcan stayed in CCG's District 20 branch to adjust his condition.

It was not until nightfall that he drove to a remote forest.

The people in the Anding District, who had received the news from the crow incarnation a long time ago, were already waiting for his arrival.

The bright full moon was obscured by the dense branches of the trees, and the moonlight filtered through the gaps between the branches, casting a shadow on the five figures standing in the forest. The shadows were hazy and unclear, giving people a sense of mystery.

There were five people from the other side. Dongfang Shangcan said that this was a competition of show and they couldn't lose.

So in addition to Leia, Chiba Akiko, Muzan, the masked Kokushibo, Douma and Akaza were pulled in from another dimension.

"It seems like everyone in the Anting District has arrived. SSS-class ghoul, the unkillable owl, Yoshimura Kousen."

Dongfang Shangcan cast his gaze on an old man with squinty eyes standing in the front of the five people.

The old man has a kind and amiable face, yet carries a sense of composure that comes from someone who sees through everything.

Of course, after Dongfang Shangcan said this, he could no longer remain calm.

It is not surprising that the other party knows my name. After all, Dongxiang's face has been accidentally exposed to the other party. It is not surprising that the other party followed this clue to find this coffee shop in Anding District and then found myself.

But if even the fact that he was an SSS-level ghoul was exposed, then things would become serious.

In particular, according to the title the other party gave himself, it was 'the unkillable owl' instead of 'owl', which proves that the other party should have known that there are two 'owls'.

Yoshimura Kousen's squinting eyes opened, and although his eyes did not reveal his bright eyes, his gaze was as sharp as an eagle over the desert, sharp and somewhat aggressive.

Dongfang Shangcan ignored the store manager who showed some murderous intent, and continued to count the names of everyone in Anding District.

"Xuan Irimi, an SS-rank ghoul, codenamed Black Doberman, formerly the leader of the 'Black Doberman' ghoul organization."

The heroic lady with bright eyes, white teeth, regular features, black hair, black pupils, and slightly sharp eyebrows shuddered when she heard Dongfang Shangcan tell her past.

"Furuma Madoka, an SS-rank ghoul, codenamed Demon Ape, was formerly the leader of the Demon Ape ghoul organization."

The man with a suit hairstyle, light hair, a thick nose, and a cynical smile on his face could no longer smile.

"Shiho Renshi, SS-rank ghoul, other than knowing that you were originally in District 4, I really can't remember what your code name is. It seems that no investigator has given you a code name."

Shifang Lianshi, who had silver hair, a handsome face, and wore a simple coat, remained silent.

"Kirishima Touka..."

Facing the girl's blue eyes, Dongfang Shangcan calmly complained, "The Anding District is the weakest, just making up the numbers. After all, a group of five is always more suitable than a group of four."

"You guy!"

Veins as big as a bowl popped out on the girl's forehead, and her anger was immediately evident.

"Oh!"

Kirishima Touka angrily punched the innocent tree next to her, leaving a fist mark.

"It feels like you know everything, Investigator."

The murderous aura lingering around Fangcun Gongshan dissipated unconsciously, and he looked at Dongfang Shangcan with an inexplicable expression.

"I don't know everything. I only know what I know. It just so happens that I know more about you." Dongfang Shangcan shrugged and continued.

"For example, your wife Yuna. Your daughter, the founder of the Bronze Tree, the one-eyed ghoul, the popular author Takatsuki Izumi, and Yoshimura Aite, codenamed One-Eyed Owl. I know her story very well."

Now Yoshimura Kousen could no longer hold back. His bright red eyes appeared and Yuhe stretched out from behind him.

"V Organization?" he asked.

"No, I'm just an ordinary person who has mastered special channels and wants to overthrow the Hexiu family."

Dongfang Shangcan still had a smiling look on his face, as if the terrifying murderous intent of Yoshimura Kousen, an SSS-level ghoul, did not exist.

The two looked at each other from a distance, their sights seemed to cross countless spaces and collide directly with each other.

As two invisible forces clashed, the air seemed to stagnate, as if the sky would fall and the earth would collapse in the next second.

Just when both sides thought that the leaders of both sides were about to fight.

Yoshimura Gongshan suddenly restrained his aura, and retracted his eyes and teeth, turning back into the gentle old man.

Seeing that the other party had restrained his momentum, Dongfang Shangcan, who respected the elderly and loved the young, did not continue to oppress the other party.

While restraining his momentum, he asked curiously, "Oh, don't you want to test it out?"

"I know the V Organization. If they really had so many experts, Tokyo wouldn't be as peaceful as it is now. I deeply apologize for attacking you, my employee."

Yoshimura Kousen held down the reluctant Kirishima Touka and bent down to apologize to Dongfang Shangcan.

After gaining the understanding of the Eastern Merchants, he looked up and asked, "Mr. Investigator, can you tell me why you invited us here?"

Dongfang Shangcan was too lazy to beat around the bush with the other party or test the waters. He said directly:

"So that humans and ghouls can live in peace in the future without having to kill each other, I want to cooperate with you."

What Dongfang Shangshen was actually talking about was Fangcun Gongshan’s dream.

Under his gentle guidance, which was subtle and meant both to teach by words and deeds, this dream has now become the dream of everyone in the stable zone, except for a certain rebellious girl who hasn't fully figured it out yet.

"It's easy to say, but how can humans and ghouls coexist so easily?"

Before Yoshimura Kousen could speak, Kirishima Touka retorted excitedly, recalling the tragic deaths of her parents and her brother who left her.

"If it's not easy, then why don't you do it? You have to try to know the truth. If you give up because you think it's too difficult, then you won't be able to accomplish anything." Dongfang Shangcan retorted lightly.

Looking at Dongfang Shangcan's calm expression, Kirishima Touka opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know where to start.

"A question: What is needed to make two races that have always been hostile to each other live in peace and cooperate with each other?" Without waiting for the people to answer with a thoughtful look on their faces, Dongfang Shangcan spoke to himself.

"Is it love? No, humans and ghouls look similar, so it's normal for them to fall in love. But in this environment, this love is cursed.

Is it based on justice? Of course, that's not right. The relationship between humans and ghouls isn't simply one of good and evil. Instead, each has its own stance, each has its own sense of justice, and it's a complex relationship.

Is it based on friendship and bonds? Wolves and sheep don't have bonds, and even if there are some exceptions, it won't affect the group as a whole. If you tell your friends that you've made friends with someone from the same group, they'll just think you're crazy.

With words? Changing someone's deeply held values with words alone only happens in movies and TV series. I have a senior whose beloved wife was devoured by a ghoul. How do you convince him to let go of his hatred and embrace his enemy?

......"

Chapter 117 Black Death

"Relying on force to force humans to the negotiating table? Not to mention the difficulty of uniting all the ghouls, if it really develops to the point of all-out war, I don't think the dominant race will choose to coexist peacefully instead of killing all the other races or keeping them in captivity..."

Dongfang Shangcan's tone was calm, as if he was stating an established fact.

As the other party spoke, the expressions of the people in the stable area became more and more silent.

"But..." After taking a deep breath, Dongfang Shangcan's tone became excited.

"In this world, there is still a kind of existence that can make hostile races live in peace and cooperate with each other."

"What is it?" Kirishima Touka asked anxiously.

It was she who refuted Dongfang Shangcan's view that humans and ghouls wanted to live in peace, and it was also she who was anxious to know how to make the two races live in peace. Maybe this is what is called tsundere.

Without keeping the girl in suspense, Dongfang Shangshen said directly:

"Enemy! A common enemy for both sides. An enemy that will lead to the extinction of both humans and ghouls if they don't work together. Since ancient times, bringing in a third party to create a common enemy has always been a good option to balance the conflicting parties."

"That's easy to say, but how are you going to create a common enemy for humans and ghouls?"

Kirishima Touka admitted that the method proposed by Dongfang Shangcan was feasible, but it did not seem like an operation that could be completed.

"I have my own way. I called you here just to prevent you from interfering with my plans. And if I ask you to, I hope you can take action."

After pulling out the sword-raising gourd, Dongfang Shangcan no longer dared to look down on other players as he did before.

If that player hadn't been so fragile, he would have been directly blown to death by Mo Yu's avatar.

Facing a sword attack that increased its power 100 times in a single blow, Dongfang Shangcan estimated that he couldn't save his scapegoat. Of course, the player might have only recently acquired the sword-raising gourd, and the attack power multiplier hadn't yet been fully applied.

In this case, helpers are very necessary, at least to help with injuries.

"To put it bluntly, the world is sick, and to heal it, people need to die.

I need a war that is just right to heal the world.

Many people and ghouls will die in this stage, but the ending I expect will come in the end.

I won't use the righteous and condescending rhetoric that these casualties are the price of peace, the birth pangs before peace arrives. Many ordinary people simply want a peaceful life, a harmonious family, and lasting happiness.

My actions will deprive them of their happiness and trample on their world. I think this is the most despicable, hateful and damnable behavior in the world. But for my ideals and for the tomorrow I look forward to, I will still do it.

Dongfang Shangcan stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky, his whole body revealing a will that could not be shaken by any words or threats.

Seeing him like this, Yoshimura Kousan suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart and asked, "Why are you telling us this? Or, in other words, what do you need us to help you with?"

"You are the puzzle piece I chose, the bridge that connects ghouls and humans..."

......

In this quiet night, Dongfang Shangcan and Fangcun Gongshan formed an alliance during a relatively harmonious conversation.

The Oriental Business Conference will provide food that can be eaten by ghouls to the people in the stable area.

This allows them to expand their influence among ghouls and convey their ideas of peaceful coexistence with humans to more ghouls.

They will provide combat power, defeat the enemy, and stand on Dongfang Shangcan's side when he needs it.

Leah, who was sitting in the driver's seat driving the car, glanced at Dongfang Shangcan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, holding his chin with one hand and staring at the scenery outside the car window in a daze.

"Who is the third-party enemy you plan to introduce?" Leah asked curiously.

"There are three ways. The first depends on the progress of your and Shinobu's research, and whether you can recreate the dragon I mentioned. The second is to have a summoned warrior use the item, the Blood of the Demon King. If she can become the Demon King, she can replicate Muzan's actions in the Demon Slayer world. Train a group of subordinates to attack humans and ghouls.

However, this method relies heavily on luck, as there's only a 50% chance of becoming a Demon King. Simply becoming an Upper Rank Demon would waste both the user's talent and the bottle of Demon King Blood.

The last option is for me to lead the puppets and summon warriors to personally play the role of the third-party enemy.

However, I am a little worried that the players in the ghoul camp will do some outrageous things.

It's likely that they took Kano Akihiro, the ghoul research expert, away with me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been unable to find him. With him on board, your research should progress much faster."

Dongfang Shangcan rubbed his brows in distress. This was the case with reincarnation missions in a derivative world with many active players. The longer it took, the lower the advantage of foresight would be.

"Actually, we don't necessarily need Akihiro Kano's participation. If you can steal the CCG's information, it can also speed up the research progress." Leah comforted.

The ghoul and Quinque research data stored by CCG uses a local area network and is not connected to the external network. Some of the materials are even in paper form.

This means that the artificial intelligence Red Queen cannot obtain this information by invading these computers.

However, it's not that there is no chance.

Dongfang Shangcan tapped the windowsill with his fingers. Recalling the plot of the original novel, he quickly came up with an idea.

Three months passed in a blink of an eye.

During this period, District 20 became much more peaceful because of the existence of the Anding District Cafe.