At this moment, a master from the Kingdom organization secretly brought five young time travelers. R said to Zhongyu, "Boss, there is evidence to suggest that these people are time travelers."
Zhong Yu threw all the models out and looked at the five people in front of him with great interest: "Are you willing to follow me to conquer this world?"
However, a sudden change occurred, and a young man laughed: "I thought someone had captured my puppet, but it turns out to be the famous Zhong Yu."
Zhong Yu narrowed his eyes slightly: "And who are you?"
“Zongcheng,” the young man said with a smile.
Zhongyu: "...I don't know him."
Zong Cheng: "..."
Zhong Yu really didn't know who the puppeteer was. He had been asleep for a long time, and after waking up, he was busy with Qing Chen. He didn't have time to go back to the Eastern Continent to find out who the puppeteer was.
Zong Cheng smiled and recounted his background, which immediately piqued Zhong Yu's interest: "You are qualified to be my subject. How about coming under my command? I will grant you the title of Duke."
The puppeteer was somewhat exasperated. Was this guy a bit too reckless? Everyone in the world was wary of him, yet this guy dared to promise a dukeship...
After a moment's thought, he decided to feign weakness and fool Zhong Yu first: "As far as I know, the Joker is only two steps away from becoming a new god. The first step is to complete the remaining life-and-death trials, and the second step is to overcome the hurdle of coexisting with cancer. Once he really gets through it, all your plans now will be in vain. At that time, forget about being a duke or marquis; you yourself will be in trouble."
Zhong Yu angrily retorted, "He can kill me?"
Zong Cheng: "If he really becomes a god, could he kill you?"
Zhong Yu pondered for a moment: "Then what do you suggest we do?"
Zongcheng: "He must be in a great hurry now, because his cancer is incurable, so he will definitely have to go through all the remaining life-or-death hurdles soon, and what you have to do is stop him."
Zhongyu: "How am I supposed to know where he went to complete that damn life-or-death challenge?"
Zong Cheng smiled and said, "I know."
Zhongyu had R shut down the puppet body, and he sat alone in the room, deep in thought.
After R returned, he looked at Zhongyu and said, "Boss, we can't trust him completely."
Zhongyu sneered, "He wants to use someone else to do his dirty work, then let's see who the knife is. Also, I want to try to see if I can control all his puppets when I enter their bodies. But I can't try that now; I need to get him to give me the information about the Joker first."
The countdown has reached zero.
Time travel.
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What Qingchen found somewhat unusual was that in the past, when he traveled through time, he would travel from night to night.
But after arriving in North America, it was like going from night to day.
Due to the time difference, although everyone traveled at the same time, the time travelers from the Eastern Continent all traveled at midnight, while it was noon in the Western Continent.
Qingchen looked out the window; it was still a sweltering midday heat there.
Black Spider went out to buy groceries. She bought extra beef shoulder today. When she passed by the cake shop, she hesitated for a moment, but still bought a cake.
When she passed by that clothing store again, she actually went inside.
The salesperson remembered her and, seeing her standing in front of the white dress again, smiled and said, "It really suits you perfectly."
"Really?" Black Spider asked with interest. "You don't think I look good in this outfit?"
The salesperson smiled and said, "You have a great figure and you're beautiful, so you look good in anything. However, a black leather jacket would make you seem too arrogant, and it would deter many people from approaching you."
Black Spider smiled and said, "Wrap this dress up."
She knew she couldn't wear it yet. Even if she were paid, it would take her a very long time to get bulletproof, full-body nano-skin.
But today is a special day, and she suddenly had the urge to buy this dress, hang it in her room, and look at it every day.
Black Spider carried the packaging bag, the shopping basket, and the cake back home. But as soon as he entered 78 Victor Avenue, he saw that Qing Chen had changed into a suit and even changed his appearance.
Qingchen said to her, "Get ready, disguise yourself, we're going out on a mission."
Black Spider paused for a moment: "Now?"
Qingchen nodded: "Don't waste time, we need to arrive at Rose Street at the designated time."
Black Spider sighed inwardly.
Qing Chen looked down at the cake in her hand: "A birthday cake?"
Black Spider smiled and placed the cake on the table: "I told you my real name and birthday, it's today."
“It’s okay, you can come back and eat. This task is very important. You will need to play the role of someone’s date and attend a private dinner with him. Remember to observe him carefully,” Qingchen said.
Black Spider said, "Yes, I understand."
The two went out, discreetly walking through the long streets, and waited in the shadow of the Rose Avenue overpass.
Qingchen instructed, "Remember, you're here tonight to attend the banquet. You don't need to do anything else. I'll call you if I need anything."
Just as they arrived, a hovercar drove up and stopped in front of them. Qing Chen opened the passenger door and got in: "Black Spider, you sit in the back."
Black Spider opened the door and saw Marquis Carter sitting in the back row, smiling at her: "Hello, please have a seat."
She responded calmly, "Hello."
Carter said, "Since it's our first meeting, let me introduce myself. I am..."
“No need. Marquis Carter is the current Director of the Food Service. His wife is related to the Roosevelt royal family, and they have no children,” Black Spider fluently relayed the information.
Carter smiled and said, "It seems you know me well. It's an honor to have you as my date tonight. You're beautiful."
“Hmm,” Black Spider looked out the window.
The airship travels through the steel forest and arrives at the 101st floor revolving restaurant of the Berkeley Tower 12 minutes later.
At the restaurant entrance, well-dressed aristocrats presented their invitations, while luxury cars filled the parking lot.
After the airship landed on the parking lot, Qingchen got out like an attendant to open the door for Carter and Black Spider.
When she got out of the car, Black Spider's expression was somewhat indifferent. Qing Chen looked at her and said, "Smile more naturally."
Black Spider smirked, "Will this work?"
"Make it more natural."
Just then, Black Spider suddenly froze. She saw a hovercar land in the parking lot next door, and the person who got out of that car was none other than Marquis Wendy, whom she would never forget, even if she turned to ashes.
She suddenly looked up at Qingchen and realized what he was going to do today.
Chapter 956, Birthday Gift
The Berkeley Tower is brightly lit, and its magnificent structure at night resembles a giant cruise ship shimmering with light, stretching across the seventh district of the central city.
The revolving restaurant on the top floor is not connected to the other floors. You can't take the elevator up from the ground floor; you can only take a hovercar and land on the parking lot after you get permission.
At this very moment, on the rooftop of the Berkeley Tower, socialites are arm in arm with their male and female companions for the evening.
The Marquis Wendy, in his sixties, was not as sleazy as one might imagine. On the contrary, he was 1.87 meters tall, refined and elegant, with his hair combed back and looking very energetic. He was wearing a tailcoat and exchanging pleasantries with familiar celebrities.
"You want to kill him?!" Black Spider asked Qing Chen in astonishment.
When she returned with the birthday cake, she actually hoped to have a quiet birthday celebration.
But working people should be prepared to be working people. Even if you find hope in life, even if you hope that robot girl and your boss will celebrate your birthday, you must put aside all your plans when your boss says you have to carry out a mission.
However, I feel a little down.
From the moment Black Spider bought that dress, she decided to let go of her former self. So when Qing Chen asked her to play the role of Marquis Carter's companion, she was somewhat frustrated, as if she thought everything was about to change, but in reality, nothing had changed.
However, at this moment, she suddenly realized that things had changed.
The moment Black Spider saw Marquis Wendy, she knew this would be the most special birthday gift of her life.
Qing Chen said with a smile, "If you raise your voice any louder, everyone will know that I'm going to kill him."
Black Spider seemed a bit flustered, not at all like the executioner of the Arbiters organization he once was.
She lowered her voice and said, "Marquis Wendy has bodyguards with him, both of whom are A-level gene warriors... I'm not saying you can't kill them, but you can't possibly kill them silently, can you? Besides, this is the Central Royal City, and there are Virtuosos watching him. If you make a move, the Virtuosos will definitely come."
The Fate Weaver is the most crucial obstacle.
Those virtuosos kept a god-like perspective on each marquis, and the moment they made a move, it would be immediately detected.
Qing Chen can kill Marquis Wendy, but what happens after he does?
Black Spider had long wanted to kill Marquis Wendy, who had violated her mother, but she knew she couldn't.
Qing Chen smiled and said, "This is not something you should worry about."
Black Spider asked, "Then what do I need to do? Actually, I also have an informant at this banquet tonight. I just saw her."
“No, you don’t have to do anything tonight,” Qingchen said.
Black Spider suddenly whispered, "Thank you."
"No, no, no," Qingchen shook his head, "I didn't do it for you."
"Huh?" Black Spider was taken aback.
“The Marquis Wendy is just a suitable target. He is Carter’s superior, and once he is dead, Carter can rightfully take over the power of the Food Department,” Qing Chen said. “Most importantly, I want to see some pledges of loyalty tonight.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Qing Chen turned to Carter and asked, "Are you ready?"
Black Spider was shocked to realize that Qing Chen wanted Carter to pledge his loyalty to him tonight!
But when did this boss begin infiltrating the Roosevelt kingdom?!
How did you do that?
Carter took a deep breath: "Ready."
"Let's go then, just be natural," Qingchen said with a smile.
Black Spider got out of the car and took Carter's arm, this time with complete naturalness, unlike before.
Qing Chen followed behind the two men, just like a true follower.
Carter chuckled and asked in a low voice, "Madam, what should I call you?"
Black Spider smoothed his hair, smiled broadly, and said in a low voice, "I'm the boss's man. Do your job well and don't ask questions you shouldn't."