"What do you mean by that?" Ying Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly. "Or are you saying you want to borrow some of the evil god's power from us?"
"Hmm? The power of the evil god can be borrowed?" Tu Shan Hong Hong's expression changed slightly.
Rick appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil.
"That's normal! In the Misty Space, the power of the Evil God is more like a currency, right? After all, it can directly make people stronger."
Asuna Yuuki spoke up as a matter of course. After thinking for a moment, she added, "I even feel that if you want to travel to other worlds, you don't need to trade precious things from your world to the council chairman. You could just give the council chairman the power of the evil god, and that might work."
“Isn’t that a bit of an exaggeration?” Ah Xing retorted. “Essentially, the power of the evil god was given to us by the council chairman… You’re trying to exchange something given to you by the council chairman for it? That’s not a right way to think.”
"No! I think Ms. Asuna is right." Conan's expression gradually became serious. "The things we usually give to the Speaker, the things that are considered precious in our world, are useless to him, aren't they?"
"Perhaps even our world was created by the Speaker of the Council... If that's the case, then aren't we exchanging our world's precious items for things given to us by the Speaker of the Council?"
The Hall of Mist fell silent once more at this moment.
(End of this chapter)
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Chapter 490 The Unexpected Situation Encountered by Asuna Yuuki!
"Conan-kun, your deductive reasoning skills are as impressive as ever." Aizen spoke with a smile, then turned and nodded in Su Han's direction. "Greetings, Chairman of the Council."
"The Speaker of the Council is here!" Huang Rong's face lit up with surprise, and she turned around to greet him. Su Han was too elusive; whether he appeared or disappeared, there was no trace of him. Most importantly, unless one deliberately looked at the Bronze Throne, she couldn't detect Su Han's presence.
It was as if Su Han himself was part of the misty space.
Of course, if Huang Rong noticed Su Han and looked directly at him, she would feel an extremely terrifying sense of oppression and mental pollution emanating from him...
Not watching and watching have become two extremes.
As everyone greeted him, Su Han remained noncommittal. After scanning the crowd, he simply controlled Number Ten to speak, "Miss Tu Shan, Mr. Rick! How have you been lately?"
"Huh?" Rick was stunned for a moment, clearly not realizing why Number Ten had deliberately brought him up despite his efforts to keep his presence low.
Despite the thoughts swirling in his mind, his words remained calm: "Very good! My human tribe has built a safer underground fortress. And we've also obtained ample food!"
"The machine that built the underground fortress was kindly provided by Mr. Batman... Most importantly, I am now teaching my people Armament Haki and Observation Haki."
After a brief pause, Rick continued, "Now, even without participating in the battles on the continent, if we lie low for about ten years, humanity will likely agree that it will truly possess the ability to protect itself."
"Continue to lie low? You don't seem like that kind of person." Tony Stark looked Rick over with interest.
“Yes,” Rick readily admitted, as there was no point in hiding such things in the council. “I am now laying out the plan that Mr. Batman gave me.”
"Hmm... is it that plan involving the combined mechs?" Saeko Busujima's voice held a hint of doubt. She had initially thought Rick wouldn't adopt the plan Batman had offered. After all, even with minimal losses, the plan would still result in the deaths of some mechs.
Rick is definitely not that kind of heartless person!
Seeking help in the council might leave him indebted to many people, but given Rick's character as revealed in the story, as long as there are no real casualties... Rick won't hesitate to do whatever favors he owes.
But now it seems... she guessed wrong?
“Just use a few methods at once!” Even though Rick couldn’t see Saeko Busujima’s expression, he knew what she was thinking and chuckled. “Anyway, it doesn’t take much effort.”
"...Is this what a wise man is?" Sawada Tsunayoshi expressed his heartfelt admiration.
“That’s perfectly normal!” Daigo Madoka took a deep breath to calm himself down. He said softly, “The reason why many people think that wise men never make a mistake is probably because they have dozens or even hundreds of contingency plans for a single issue.”
"It is precisely because we have taken all aspects into account that we will not fail."
Rick narrowed his eyes slightly. He thought for a moment, then turned his head and changed the subject, "So, what about Miss Honghong?"
"...Me on my end! It's the same as always. I recently fought with the Poison King of the Southern Kingdom and barely managed to reach some agreements with him, right? Next, I'm preparing to fight a few other demon kings! We'll unify the demon realm first, and then consider the human side." Tu Shan Hong Hong's voice was calm.
After a brief pause, she seemed to remember something and spoke again, "Oh, right, there's one more thing. I've gathered some intelligence on the human side! I discovered that Wang Quan Baye and Dongfang Huaizhu haven't met yet. I'm thinking about whether to rewrite Wang Quan Baye's tragic fate! And while I'm at it, should I also probe the creatures outside the circle?"
"Outside the circle... Ah, if you really decide to take action against them, Miss Tushan, you must be extremely careful." Tokisaki Kurumi said with a smile, but her eyes seemed somewhat deep. "After all, in the original timeline, the Masked Organization of Wangquan Baye was likely more powerful than the Weird Ones outside the circle, but in the end, they were still tricked."
“Mental health issues? The Council will protect you! No need to worry.” Bruce Wayne suddenly spoke up.
"It's just psychological damage, right? Could it be that you're also immune to illusions and the like?" Sakata Gintoki became interested.
“Indeed,” Waver sighed softly. “I once fought a young version of Madara Uchiha on the day of the final battle! His genjutsu… was useless against me.”
"...A younger version? Hmm?!" Huang Rong instantly sensed something was wrong, her expression becoming subtle. "Can we choose different time periods when fighting enemies?"
Zhang Sanfeng frowned, scrutinizing Huang Rong repeatedly. Even Huang Rong felt uncomfortable, shrinking back slightly. "What happened?"
"It seems you rarely use the Day of the Final Battle." Zhang Sanfeng sighed deeply. If Huang Rong were diligent, with her cleverness and resourcefulness, how could she not have figured out the functions of the Day of the Final Battle?
The opponents drawn upon on the day of the final battle... are modeled after the star-shaped events in the storyline!
And anyone who appears in the story's star can be materialized, regardless of whether they are three, five, or fifty years old... and their strength is exactly the same as that of people of that age who appear in the story's star.
However, Zhang Sanfeng has now accepted and trusted Huang Rong, and is gradually letting go. Therefore, he doesn't say much about the qualities Huang Rong is currently displaying.
"You two are really interesting!" Accelerator looked at Zhang Sanfeng and Huang Rong with great interest, and suddenly laughed wickedly.
He paused briefly, then said slowly and deliberately, "It almost feels like they're grandfather and grandson."
“Indeed! I feel the same way.” Xiaoyu nodded in deep agreement. After thinking for a moment, she added, “Although if we look at the actual timeline of history, Huang Rong is old enough to be Zhang Sanfeng’s grandmother or even great-grandmother.”
"If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute." Huang Rong's cheeks puffed up instantly as she glared angrily at Xiao Yu.