novelhk Chapter 418 Arbitrator
Chapter 418 Arbitrator
"enough."
"Don't rummage through my head, you bastard."
Sand Gold looked at the rubble in his hand, and anger appeared on his face.
"Your brain? It's our brain. You are me, and I am you; we are inseparable."
"The best way to avoid being exposed is to fool yourself first... But honestly, you can't fool yourself. You're lucky you succeeded this time."
Another gold duster walked behind a backdrop and picked up a green stone.
"The jadeite's color remains as pure as ever."
"It's not like aventurine, which is full of trickery and scheming."
"Unfortunately, even that Sunday couldn't tell the difference. It seems that jade can indeed replace placer gold," another placer said mockingly.
“No one is irreplaceable,” Sand Gold said solemnly.
He understood this principle well.
"However, Goldstone, Topaz, Emerald... the three elite Stonehearts, the three cornerstones, risked everything for the little Pinocchio. You are more united than a family."
"I've said it before, three 'chips' are enough—all or nothing."
"Which is it, the former or the latter? We'll soon find out."
Sand Gold was ready; he took out a handful of gravel from his bag.
This is aventurine, but he smashed it beforehand and mixed it into the gift money.
Only in this way can they avoid being investigated by their family.
"Look at it, tsk tsk, how much it resembles your fragmented life. No matter how glamorous its exterior, inside it's still a humble little pebble... This thing is far more important than your life," another gold duster continued to mock.
"You know all too well the consequences of doing this. Do you think the company will let you off the hook for blaspheming the cornerstone of the Kripparll Body?"
“Diamonds have always valued results. As long as the value I can create far exceeds the cost… the process and methods are not a problem,” Sand Gold said.
"Besides, how can I deceive the family without paying a price? It's alright, even if the foundation of 'Preservation' is shattered into pieces, it will still function, although its effectiveness will be greatly reduced, but for me... that's enough."
"I'm really starting to wonder. Why is every step you take a risky one, and why are the options you prepare for yourself always accompanied by a strong urge to self-destruct?"
"Do you really believe in 'the greater the risk, the greater the reward'? I didn't realize you were so loyal to the company."
“Because I have to win.” Sand Gold’s eyes were filled with determination.
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At the Daydream Hotel.
"Gentlemen, it seems I'm not too late... Ugh... What's that taste?"
The moment the black swan appeared, before it could even finish speaking, it was nauseated by the stench in the air.
"Who are you?"
Potio looked at the black swan with a puzzled expression.
"Didn't you ask me to come?" Black Swan covered her nose.
“I hope you like this Asdena White Oak. You really know how to order hard-to-find wines.” Black Swan’s tone was full of complaint.
"liquor?"
Portio noticed the wine bottle on the table.
"Oh, I remember now, you are the Creator of the Star God of Faith and Memory!"
"It's Flowing Light Memory Court!" A thumbs-up symbol appeared on the Black Swan's face.
"I know, I know, it was just a joke." Potio leaned back on the sofa.
Dan Heng, standing to the side, was still foaming at the mouth.
"Is your friend really alright?" Black Swan pinched her nose and sat down to the side.
"And what exactly is this smell? It's not only pungent, but it's also burning my eyes!"
“Oh, just a stargazer,” Potio said casually.
"The Stargazing School?" A look of shock appeared on Black Swan's face.
There are actually people who eat this stuff?
"Then what's wrong with him?" Black Swan pointed at Danheng.
"He ate it."
"He ate it?" The Black Swan looked shocked.
This is a true warrior.
“It seems he won’t wake up anytime soon. Let’s talk about that sea patrolman first,” Black Swan said first.
"Wait a minute." Dan Heng suddenly sat up, startling the two people present.
"Oh my god, friend, are you alright? Weren't you just foaming at the mouth?" Potio exclaimed in shock.
"It's alright, my ability to recover from near-death is still very strong." Dan Heng wiped the still-damp white foam from the corner of his mouth.
“Near death…” The black swan fell silent.
Sure enough, this thing is still just as deadly as ever.
"Alright, let's get down to business." Potio looked at the black swan.
"Are you his informant?" Dan Heng asked.
Black Swan nodded, her expression somewhat complicated. "I am indeed this...this cowboy's informant."
"Mr. Cowboy?" Dan Heng asked, puzzled.
He continued, asking Portio, "And who is this young lady?"
"The one who remembers".
"The one who remembers?" Dan Heng was dumbfounded.
"So, do you two know each other?" he asked cautiously.
"We don't know each other," the two said in unison.
"So how did you two become informants?" Dan Heng was speechless.
"He's got a treasure, who cares?" Potio said nonchalantly.
"You've already hung up on me twice," Black Swan said, somewhat annoyed.
"Hey, Miss Memory, how's it going? Any information?" Potio tried to change the subject.
“Mr. Cowboy, before you ask that, you should tell me what information you have,” Black Swan said.
"He's my darling. I never pay for watermelons in the north of the city. He wants me to talk first. Believe me or not, I'll shoot you to death?"
As he spoke, Potio pulled a pistol out of his pocket.
"Come on, we, Liuguang Yiting, have never been afraid of anyone."
The black swan was equally unyielding, raising a stack of tarot cards in its hand.
Tensions rose between the two sides, and the atmosphere of hostility continued to escalate.
"Wait!! Stop!" Dan Heng immediately stepped in between them to mediate.
However, neither side took Dan Heng seriously, and a battle between the two was imminent.
Suddenly, a voice from afar interrupted them.
"Danheng? What are you doing here?"
The three of them turned around at the same time and saw Jing Yuan appear on the stairs carrying a small bucket.
"Jingyuan? What are you doing here?"
Danheng looked bewildered. Wasn't it said that all the train crew members were in a dream and couldn't be contacted?
Then why is Jingyuan here?
"Of course I'm here. Himeko was in trouble, so I stayed to take care of her."
"But you, weren't you supposed to be guarding the train? What are you doing at the hotel? Is the train conductor alright?" Jing Yuan asked in return.
"Jing Yuan?" Upon hearing this name, Potio's sniper-like pupils instantly locked onto the white-haired man in the distance.
He is none other than Jing Yuan, the former general of Luofu and the Shence General!
"This is a long story." Danheng looked at Black Swan and Potio, who were still not back in their stances.
"Oh? Miss Black Swan, you're here too."
Jing Yuan then noticed the black swan.
“Mr. Jingyuan, it’s been a long time.” Black Swan immediately put away the tarot cards in her hand and responded with a smile.
"So you two know each other." Dan Heng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"You must be General Jingyuan!" Potio put down his pistol and rushed over immediately.
"Who is this?" Jing Yuan looked at the enthusiastic cowboy and immediately asked Dan Heng for confirmation.
“This is Potio, the Sea Ranger,” Danheng said.
"What?! A sea patrol ranger!!"
Jing Yuan immediately became excited, dropped the small bucket in his hand, and quickly walked over.
The two shook hands in the middle of the corridor, both very excited.
"I've long heard of General Luofu's great name..."
"I've long heard of the renowned sea patrol knight..."
The two quickly became acquainted.
Dan Heng sighed helplessly as he watched this scene.
Sometimes male friendships are just that strange.
“You’re Danheng’s, right?” Black Swan walked up to Danheng.
"How did you know me?" Dan Heng became wary.
“Nice to meet you, Mr. Danheng. I’ve seen you in other people’s memories,” Black Swan explained.
“The one who remembers…” Dan Heng understood what was going on.
With Jing Yuan's arrival, the crisis was temporarily averted, and the four of them sat down at the table to begin their conversation.
"First of all, Danheng, why did you get off the bus?" Jingyuan asked first.
“It’s all because of him.” Danheng looked at Potio.
"It has been confirmed that the woman who calls herself Miss Huang Quan, the Sea Patrol Knight, is a fraud," Black Swan said.
“Just as I thought.” Jing Yuan pondered. “I could tell at a glance that she wasn’t human… a sea patrol knight.”
"No sea patrol knights are like that."
“Right, General Jingyuan? He’s so precious. Isn’t this tarnishing the reputation of us wandering knights?” Potio agreed.
"So, you've come here looking for her?" Jing Yuan asked.
“No.” Potio shook his head. “To be precise, we’re here to stop her.”
"Stop her before she gets into any trouble under the guise of a sea patrolman."
“I understand…” Jing Yuan nodded repeatedly.
“I stepped out of the dream for this very reason,” the Black Swan added from the side.
"Indeed, this is a very serious issue."
"Jingyuan, since you've been at the hotel the whole time, why did the front desk say they couldn't reach you?" Danheng asked.
"Contact me? Never?" Jing Yuan shook his head.
He kept an eye on the information, but the hotel staff never contacted him.
"It seems the hotel is unwilling to let you in." Black Swan no longer had a clear idea of what was going on.
It seems the family has sensed something and intends to completely block the path to entering dreams.
"I guessed it."
Jing Yuan, as the Shence General, did not intend for anything to turn out like a black swan.
Although the news of the robin's death did not spread widely, the family must have known about it.
Therefore, in order to avoid any further unforeseen circumstances, the hotel was sealed off in a blanket manner.
"Then how did you get in?" Jing Yuan asked, puzzled.
"I used Eve's ID card." Dan Heng placed Eve's ID card on the table.
"Because I couldn't contact you, I had to come in using Eve's identity."
“He’s a real treasure, this little card really works,” Portio exclaimed from the side.
“Director Eve, then that’s not surprising.”
Upon hearing this, even the Black Swan seemed to agree.
“Eve, she…” Jing Yuan’s tone trailed off.
"What's wrong with Eve?" Danheng suddenly became anxious.
"I've received word that Eve has disappeared without a trace," Jing Yuan sighed.
Dan Heng's eyes widened. "How is that possible?"
The black swan beside it echoed the sentiment, saying, "That's absolutely impossible."
“Director Eve is the strongest person I have ever seen. She is even more familiar with dreams than the Memoirs. In dreams, even the Memoirs’ envoys cannot do anything to her.”
"But that's just how it is."
"I can't contact the dream world; it's the dream world that's sending the message out."
Jing Yuan rolled up his sleeve, and a miniature, chibi-style Yi Yu Mi Yin appeared beneath his clothes.
"This is... [death]?" Black Swan recognized it at a glance.
Do you remember that it was captured by Eve back then?
So its presence here means...
A bad feeling arose in Black Swan's heart.
"I was carrying a bucket just now to feed it. I asked the hotel for a bucket of food because the baby has come out, so I thought I should feed it something, right?"
Jingyuan took a piece of memory essence from the small bucket next to him and fed it to Mianmian.
"Um... General Shence is really in high spirits." Potio was a little unsure of what to say.
It seems that in his memory, the first thing the people of Xianzhou did when they found a small animal was to feed it.
"It seems this enemy is not so simple..."
Black Swan pondered for a moment, quickly organizing the current clues and discovering that things were far more complicated than she had imagined.
"Then, Himeko, she..." Dan Heng fell silent as he spoke.
"Himeko's condition is relatively stable at the moment, but we can only find a solution after Eve returns." Jingyuan also sighed.
He always felt that he was the one who ruined the Starry Sky Train; it seemed that troubles began the moment he boarded the train.
“Memory, do you have any ideas now?” Potio asked.
"Taking you all into a dream is no problem, especially since you've obtained the hotel's permission, but..."
"Just what?" Dan Heng asked.
"My helper hasn't arrived yet."
As soon as Black Swan uttered those words, a deafening roar suddenly echoed through the hotel.
A dazzling beam of light, like lightning, pierced through the entire hotel from top to bottom and landed steadily in front of them.
They squinted, and through the light, they could vaguely make out a figure dressed in white, holding a gleaming longsword, standing on the cracked marble tiles.
"He's here." The Black Swan confidently raised its head.
"Arbitrator, Equilibrium Envoy, Adekt."
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