This time, they finally arrived on the ninth floor safely. Li Haner and their suitcases were still at the entrance of the stairs. The six of them found their own rooms and lay down on the big bed on the winter solstice, lazily not wanting to move.

But he, the head of the regiment, had something to do. After thinking about it, he picked up the phone on the winter solstice and told Song Zhicun about what happened just now.

Song Zhicun heard that they had beaten up both the British and French teams, but he didn't say anything, but said, "I'll let someone do the appeal here. You can continue the meeting, don't worry about it."

"Song Bureau, it was our impulsiveness that caused you trouble." Winter Solstice didn't think it was bad to beat someone, but he still had to pretend to be good in front of the leaders.

Song Zhicun laughed: "If you beat it, you will beat it. I have been to the exchange conference, and I know what they say even if you don't tell me. In this world, the strong are respected. We have only participated in five sessions. After all, the foundation is not deep. I don't understand our strength, I don't understand the advantages of not understanding, but because of this, I will look down on us, which requires you to give full play to the outside world. But this time you offended people, they will definitely target you next, You have to be careful yourself."

Winter Solstice smiled bitterly: "Don't worry about having a lot of debts, let's do this first."

Putting down the phone, he slept for a while, got up to take a shower and changed his clothes, and there was a knock on the door.

Standing outside the door was William, the deputy head of the American regiment who had just met.

William smiled and said, "I didn't disturb you, did I?"

Winter Solstice: "Yes, I'm going to eat."

William: "Exactly, I didn't eat, shall we?"

Winter Solstice said: "Sorry, I may need to be with my team."

William's face may be thicker than the walls of this hotel, but he didn't change his face when he heard the words, and still smiled: "Don, don't be like this, what happened just now really has nothing to do with us, as the organizer, we can't use it. Such a naive way to play tricks on other teams, otherwise what prestige will there be in the future? You can't vent your anger against them on me!"

Winter Solstice pouted: "What do you mean by saying this now?"

William smiled and said: "Indeed, we have to look forward, but about this exchange and competition, we must know more news in advance than other countries, how about we communicate together? Our team leader asked me to come here, but also hope to each other. There is an opportunity to collaborate."

Dongzhi glanced at him: "Have dinner together?"

William's smile immediately brightened several times: "Of course!"

On the winter solstice, Liu Qingbo and others were called up, and William asked them to go downstairs for dinner, and asked William to list some delicious restaurants nearby.

I have to say, being thick-skinned is good, and you don’t want to hit people with a smiley face. After such a meal, William gave them a lot of news, and everyone’s impression of him has changed a bit. I’m sorry to put on a cold picture. Face.

As the organizer and deputy head of the delegation, William did know a lot of gossip.

For example, there are two powerful new members in the French team this year. One of them assisted the 51 team in eliminating the plague demon last time. The other is said to have a noble background. The family is a demon hunter for generations, and his ancestors also had several archbishops. , with close ties to the Vatican.

Therefore, in Chinese words, the French have become squeamish this year, and they feel windy when they walk. They are the second batch of people to stay in the hotel, and then they have launched two pranks on the cultivators in Russia and Northern Europe, but this is also The persimmons are soft-pinching. The French have heard of the mystery and horror of the head-turning technique in Southeast Asia, and they dare not provoke the head-turning masters in Southeast Asia.

As for the Winter Solstice and the others, the French leader did not instruct the members to play pranks on them. It was George in the team who was pursuing British Grace. He heard that Grace said she hated Chinese people very much, so she called a few friends and wanted to give the Winter Solstice a treat. They were a "lesson", but who knew they were beaten badly.

"George has lost a lot of blood, and he has been sent to the hospital for treatment. Although his life can be saved, it is estimated that he will not be able to participate in the next competition!" William showed a little gloating when he was watching a good show, "But this matter is all over the place. They made up their own minds. Their leader, Gai Lan, is the man you met just now. He regretted it a little after he went back. He specially asked me to tell you. It is recommended that both parties use the appeal channel. It is fair to compete. Competition is better."

Liu Qingbo sneered: "It was they who made the first move. Now that they are beaten, they want to cry and find their parents? It's beautiful!"

William shrugged: "I'm just in charge of bringing the words to you. It's up to you whether you want to do it or not. But those ghosts were not created out of thin air. There are many murderous spirits on the third floor, so this time the entire third floor is covered It's empty and no one lives, they just took advantage of it, and I have to thank you on behalf of the hotel for helping them solve a big problem, and it seems that they can spend the next year in peace again."

These are just trivial matters, the winter solstice is more concerned with the competitive link.

"William, how much do you know about competition?"

"Not much, but maybe a little more than you. After all, we are the organizer, and it is impossible to keep it completely secret."

William thought he was cute and winked, but no one seemed to eat his, and Liu Qingbo waited impatiently for the next paragraph, looking like he would be beaten if he didn't say anything, William had no choice but to say: "Athlete In the end, there is only one winner, but there must be various difficulties and dangers in the process. It may be difficult to complete with a single team. We hope to form an alliance with you, what do you think?"

Solstice repeats his words: "Alliance?"

William smiled slyly: "There is a limited alliance, in the process, if we need to cooperate, we can't shoot at each other until the difficulty is solved, how about it?"

Winter Solstice: "Why did you find us?"

William smiled and said: "Because you are the most potential in all the teams at present, the others are too weak, like the group of descendants, although they are very powerful, they are not good at fierce battles, it is hard to imagine that they can give some The monster of great strength lowered its head."

The winter solstice suddenly showed the same sly smile: "So, you must know what the content of the game is?"

William said: "I don't know much. I only know that the arena this time is on an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean."

Winter Solstice: "We already know this news, it can't be considered a secret, and it can't be counted in your agreement."

William: "... Dong, you are so shrewd, you should be a businessman, it's a waste to do this."

Solstice says flattery is of little use to him: "You can go on."

William: "Then the subject may have something to do with the golden apple."

Winter Solstice: "What golden apple?"

William: "In Greek mythology, the earth goddess Gaia gave Zeus and Hera a wedding gift. Later, Eris took the golden apple to incite the discord between He, Athena and Aphrodite, the god of beauty."

Winter Solstice suddenly said: "It's a very famous story, I remember it. You mean, the golden apple may be the last prop we are looking for?"

William snapped his fingers: "Smart!"

Winter Solstice: "This news is useless to us. The props are what we are looking for. Even if you don't say it, the organizing committee will definitely announce it before the competition starts."

William: "Well, the Senluo Islands are made up of four uninhabited islands. In the Atlantic Ocean, they are shrouded in fog all year round. There is a research base of the 51 group, and it is difficult for ordinary ships to enter, but this is not for us. Question. Have you heard of Gullinkambi?"

He dipped his finger in water and wrote this English on the table, and Liu Qingbo and the others knew it immediately after a search on the Internet.

This thing is transliterated as ancient Lincoln ratio. It is a creature in Norse mythology, like a big black rooster. It is said that its cry means that the final battle is coming, so it is also regarded as awakening the "twilight of the gods". .

William said: "It is said that the planner this year is a Western mythology lover, so the competition process will incorporate a lot of elements of Greek mythology and Norse mythology, such as this ancient Lincoln. There is also Harpy."

Harpy, Harpie, a banshee monster in Greek mythology.

Winter Solstice was surprised: "Where can I find so many ancient monsters?"

Even in China, it's not easy to find a Wuzhiqi as a trial. Besides, Wuzhiqi's spiritual intelligence is not weaker than that of humans. It is a matter of choice whether to cooperate or not.

William shrugged: "As long as you find them, give them satisfactory conditions, make a deal with them, let them stay in that archipelago for a period of time, you can get rich rewards. This is very understandable, right? Just like your Chinese Dragon, to ordinary people is a legend, but you know it must be real, don't you?"

Winter Solstice is speechless.

William said: "However, the unpredictable factor is also here! Although those monsters have intelligence, they don't cherish human life at all, and they don't know how to stop, so once a battle occurs, our lives are easily endangered, I bet , The number of deaths in this year's competition will definitely be more than before, I suspect that the people of the organizing committee have been kicked by the donkey, why is it our turn!"

He complained indignantly, seeing the winter solstice they all looked calm, could not help but suspect that they knew nothing about the origin of these monsters.

"You don't know you haven't heard of Harpy, do you?"

The winter solstice shook the phone: "I know, the Internet is so developed now, doesn't the legend say that it is afraid of the sound of copper banging, and then you can bring a few more copper utensils on your body."

William: "Please, the legend is a legend, who knows if it's true or not! Well, what do you think of the cooperation I just said?"

Winter Solstice said: "I'll discuss it with my partners first, and I'll answer you later."

William: "Then answer me before going to bed at night."

The Winter Solstice is puzzled: "Is it necessary to be in such a hurry? Isn't there a few more days for the meeting?"

William said: "You don't understand. The signal on that island is not good. Basically, there is no need to make phone calls. If you agree, we will provide a special communication method, only between our two teams."

Winter Solstice: "Okay then."

After sending William away, the winter solstice asked the companions who had been silent.

"What do you think? Xiao Zhang, say something."

Zhang Song: ... He has the urge to murder the head of the regiment.

"The British and the French are unreliable, and the Yankees are not much better. In case they have an accident, we rush to rescue them. When we have an accident, they pretend to be dead again, and we can't help them!" He said in a stern voice.

Liu Qingbo likes to sing the opposite of Zhang Song the most, so he said: "But even if we agree, we have nothing to lose, the Yankees must know more than us, and there must be some news that has not been revealed. If we meet, we can Walk with them all the way, cooperate to remove obstacles by the way, wait until the end to fight again, get the props, isn't it better than our own headless flies?"

Winter Solstice turned his attention to Li Haner and the others.

Li Han'er thought about it, and then said: "Liu Daoyou's words have some truth."

Liu Qingbo was triumphant: "Just listen to me!"

Yang Shouyi and Liu Size said, "We don't have any opinions, the head of the regiment will decide."

At the end of the winter solstice, promised William first, and then went to the island to see the opportunity again.

While they were eating, other teams also came to eat one after another.

The French can’t play pranks, and the news that they were beaten up by the Winter Solstice may soon spread. When most people pass the Winter Solstice table, they look at them strangely, and many people take the initiative to come and say hello. Russia The girl Anna brought her friends, as well as the Nordic team who had been abused in the same way to watch them, of course, in a friendly greeting mode.

During the winter solstice, they felt that they were almost becoming rare animals in the zoo. They didn't eat much for a meal, and they were patronizing greetings and greetings. They had to deal with these people's strange questions from time to time. For example, do oriental people know magic? The top group of people, let's say that all the cultivators in the east are riding dragons to fly in the sky, and so on, which makes the Winter Solstice and others laugh and laugh.

It can only be said that these people's understanding of the East is really not enough.

However, the winter solstice and the others were obviously worth it. At least for a few days after they stayed in the hotel, no one dared to provoke them again.

But there is no human being, and it does not mean that creatures other than human will also cease to exist.

Late at night is when the hotel "carnival".

The winter solstice and Liu Qingbo chose rooms with balconies by the swimming pool. As a result, in the middle of the night, I heard laughter and splashes from the swimming pool. Liu Qingbo was so noisy that people ran to the balcony and shouted, "Shut up for me. ”, it did stop for a while, but just as he lay down on the bed, the frolic started again, but the hotel had been wrapped up by the organizer, and there was not even a figure by the pool, it was pitch black, of course not. There will be people throwing a party.

If it were an ordinary person living here, would have been frightened long ago, and maybe it would have a huge psychological shadow on the city of Los Angeles from now on.

But unfortunately, this time it was the unlucky turn of those unknown creatures.

The Englishman who lived on the seventh floor threw a few crosses and went down. The swimming pool was quiet for about half an hour, and then returned to his old ways.

The Japanese onmyoji who lived on the fourth floor released several shikigami. The shikigami began to run around the pool, fighting with those unknown creatures. The result was even more noisy, which attracted the dissatisfaction of the residents. The onmyoji had to take the shikigami back. go.

In the end, the American who lived on the tenth floor fired a few shots at the swimming pool. After the screams, it was peaceful for most of the night.

Winter Solstice heard that their bullets are all special, and it is said that some exorcism materials are added, but the formula is naturally kept secret, and the Americans have never disclosed it to the public. Always be at the forefront of the world.

Winter Solstice and Liu Qingbo had no intention of appearing in the limelight. Thanks to the Americans, they slept well all night, but the next morning, Yang Shouyi, Li Haner and others were in a bit of a bad mood. Only after asking did they realize that they had spent a good night. Like an American blockbuster night.

The pool died down, but not elsewhere.

When Yang Shouyi took a bath, he let out a tank full of blood. He drained the water without changing his face. He showered with the shower head. Halfway through the shower, the water in the shower head also turned into thick blood. A woman appeared in the mirror with a face full of blood. Ferocious wanted to throw it out, but Yang Shou put a sword on the washstand, and the murderous aura of the ancient sword immediately forced the fierce spirit in the mirror to dare not make it again.

"I washed it again for a long time after killing me, and I still feel that my body has a bloody smell!" At breakfast, when everyone talked about the experience of last night, Yang Shouyi couldn't help complaining that he was a bit clean, and then he ordered it in the room. The sandalwood was used to suppress the bloody smell.

Winter Solstice asked: "Then how did you solve it later, did you kill her directly?"

Yang Shouyi: "No, she found that she couldn't do anything to me, so she changed from being vicious to crying, and told me a lot of things, as if to say how she died tragically, and wanted to find an enemy, you know. My English is not good, and I didn't understand a few words after listening to it for a long time, so I asked her to go to the seventh floor to find the British, and I said they understood, and she left happily."

puff!

Zhang Song spit out a sip of coffee.

Liu Qingbo, who was sitting across from him:...

Although Zhang Song lowered his head in time, the coffee still splashed onto the cup and plate in front of Liu Qingbo.

"Zhang Song, you are insane, how can people eat this!" Liu Qingbo said angrily.

"Calm down, calm down, the image of the country, just let someone change it!" Dongzhi held back a smile to reassure him, shaking his shoulders, not because Zhang Song was spraying coffee, but what Yang Shouyi just said. "You're doing well, Lao Yang. It seems that the group of British people definitely don't want to sleep peacefully last night. Liu Si, fellow Daoist Li, haven't you met anything?"

Liu Si smiled and said, "Those things probably sensed that I was not human, so they didn't come to me."

Li Han'er said lightly: "I seem to have encountered a lecher who peeped at me in the shower and changed clothes, and was sent directly to their god with a talisman."

Zhang Song yawned. He didn't sleep well last night. The main reason was that there was ping-pong-pong noise from upstairs. He didn't know if the Americans were fighting with the fierce spirits, or if the fierce spirits were opening up. party

During the conversation, a group of people walked towards each other, and there was the familiar red-haired woman Grace in the crowd.

They looked up at the winter solstice, and the British people were all sluggish, and their eyes were blue and black. They didn't need to think about it.

Just when Grace and others passed by them, Liu Qingbo suddenly sneered: "Some people didn't sleep last night, don't worry, they will definitely sleep worse in the next few days!"

Grace stopped abruptly and grabbed the back of Liu Qingbo's neck suddenly. The movement was so fast that no one could see it clearly. Only the winter solstice closest to her saw that her fingernails were very long, like a sharp blade that was too fast to catch the air. Contact ignites a whitish white gas.

But Liu Qingbo dared to scold people, and he was naturally prepared. He suddenly ducked to the side, tore off the tablecloth, his wrist shook, and all the cups, dishes and dishes on that table were lifted up and dumped in Grace's direction!

The Mingguang Talisman of the Winter Solstice and Li Haner's Talisman shot almost at the same time, and the two Talisman Fires rushed towards Grace. She kept attacking Liu Qingbo, and at the same time she reached out to wave the two Talisman Fires. The moment she touched it, it slammed open, and Grace cried out in pain, and then the cups and dishes smashed her head and face, and then shattered into pieces.

Grace's comrades wanted to take action when they saw it, but the man who looked like the leader stopped drinking.

"Stop for me!"

In the restaurant, other teams hula la around.

The Russians took the lead: "We have all seen it, it was the British who moved first!"

"Yes, that English woman!"

Winter Solstice grabbed the front and said: "Did you hear? It was your companion who attacked my companion first. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been injured! Yesterday was once and today is again. You are planning to kill us in advance, and then directly Win a championship? Sorry, you might have to kill a few more teams to get there!"

The head of the other party turned blue and white for a while. Yesterday, there were few witnesses, and most of them were French. They still have room to clear their suspicions. Today, in front of everyone's eyes, they can't justify it. He knows that Grace died because of her sister's accident. He hated these Chinese people deeply, but he also warned the other party not to do it privately, but she couldn't help it.

"Grace, sorry!"

Hearing the commander say this, Grace still had a cold face: "I don't! I wish I could send all these yellow-skinned pigs to hell! They shouldn't exist on earth!"

Liu Qingbo sneered: "It's terrible, it turns out that she is not only racist, but also wants genocide!"

The head of the British regiment took a deep breath and asked his companions to forcibly pull Grace away, and said to the Winter Solstice: "Sorry, our partner is too impulsive, she just can't control her mood, we will reconsider letting her continue to participate. Competitive Possibilities!"

Liu Qingbo sneered: "You must let her continue to participate in the competition, otherwise we will not find the opportunity to teach her again!"

The other party was obviously calmer and smarter than Grace. He still politely apologized, and expressed his willingness to compensate for all the losses caused by the restaurant just now. , on the contrary, Grace was burned by two talismans just now, and her arm was still bleeding when she was pulled away.

Such a low profile made the people watching the fun realize that there was no fun to watch, and they dispersed.

"After all, this is a personal behavior, we can understand it, but we also hope that this kind of personal behavior will end on her. After all, the exchange conference is here for friendship, and the arena should also compete fairly. What do you think?" Winter Solstice said.

The other party smiled and stretched out his hand: "Of course, we will resolutely stop Grace's behavior. My name is White, nice to meet you."

Winter Solstice shook hands with him: "Just call me Dong. But Grace has been with us twice, I hope you understand that without the third time, my companion has a bad temper, and maybe Grace will die next time. As head of the regiment, I don't think we want that to happen."

"You're right, leave Grace's matter to me. I hope it won't affect the friendship between our two countries or teams." White's self-discipline is very good, and he didn't get angry when he heard this almost provocative remark, but he did It may be that the other side is deep in the city.

The winter solstice smiled at him: "Of course!"

The opening was full of gunpowder flavors, but ended in a peaceful way. The onlookers expressed their disappointment. Many people watched the fun and did not think it was a big deal. They wished that the two sides could fight. .

Everyone had just eaten half of their breakfast, so they could only sit down at a different table. Liu Qingbo said in a bad tone: "Head of the regiment, who did you just say has a bad temper?"

Isn't it just about you, Dongzhi thought to himself, but he said, "Of course I'm talking about myself!"

The young master Liu, who was slapped by the hair, has no opinion.

Looking at the hot omelette and milk that were served again, the winter solstice said with a smile, "Finally, I can have a peaceful meal!"

The author has something to say:

Small theater unrelated to the text:

The indictment of the hotel's evil spirit.

Fierce Spirit A: Yesterday, I met a group of people who came to stay at the hotel. Woohoo, I've never seen something so scary. My buddy just peeked at an oriental woman taking a bath, and was beaten up to go to see Satan!

Fierce Spirit B: Who told you to provoke the Orientals, they don't understand English, so I went to the British last night to play, hehe.