Lord of War

Sean's night vision ability is not that outstanding, but as a legendary peak powerhouse, he still has the night vision ability he should have.

But at this moment, in front of him, apart from being able to vaguely observe a silhouette that should be a human being sitting on a soft chair and sofa, Sean couldn't even see the other person's facial features clearly.

Obviously at this moment, the outside of the room is illuminated like daylight due to the continuous blooming of magic fireworks, but the environment inside the room is like a black hole that can swallow all light - Sean didn't notice this until now, and he found that his perception seemed to have changed. Slightly dull. But in any case, two diametrically opposed worlds have formed inside and outside the house: darkness and light.

But what really shocked Sean was not this dark environment like a black hole.

It was the two words that the other party spit out from his mouth.

Xu Qing.

A name that should not belong to this world.

Even the people of the Chinas Empire, the strongest overlord of the Eastern Continent, who have the same black hair and black pupils as Sean, and a typical oriental face, their names are basically in accordance with the so-called "Westerner format" in Sean's memory. , that is, the method composed of first name and last name. Moreover, the surname that Xiao En has seen most resembles the ancient Chinese on Earth, and there is only one "Luo" character, and most of the others are still in the form of multi-character structure.

But at this moment, a person who called himself Xu Qing appeared in front of him so abruptly.

Sean's pupils shrank slightly, and his emotions were in an extreme ups and downs.

"As expected, you have met other plane travelers." The man who claimed to be Xu Qing spoke again, "It seems that I have found the right person."

Sean's perception seemed to recover at this moment, and he keenly noticed the word group "travelers from other planes" that Xu Qing said. And in his memory, the only people who could match this vocabulary group were those he had the honor to meet and fight side by side with: Andrew, Bess, and Enkos.

"Who the hell are you?" Sean's muscles tensed, and then relaxed slightly, which was a standard signal that he had entered a fighting state.

"Hey, don't be nervous, I'm not here to fight with you." The other party seemed to sense Sean's muscle message, so he said with a smile, but there was no tension in his words, and there was even a hint of expectation , it seems that Xiao En's reckless attack on him will make him more satisfied, "As for me... I have already told you, my name is Xu Qing. Well... let's be considered a businessman."

"Businessman?" Regarding Xu Qing's statement,

Sean snorted a little.

"Of course, it's just that the products I deal in are different from those of ordinary businessmen in the traditional sense." Xu Qing's voice was a little more smiley, as if no matter when and where, he has a unique calm and confident personality. Temperament, "With me, you can buy everything, no matter what it is."

Xu Qing especially emphasized the term "everything".

"Heh." Sean let out a sneer, and the look on his face obviously didn't believe him, "Everything is for sale?"

"Of course." The man's tone of complacency came from the opposite side.

"Then what about the young shoots of the World Tree?" Sean said coldly.

"The buds of the World Tree?" Xu Qing thought for a moment, then patted his palms, "If you don't tell me, I'm on the verge of dying. I got something a long, long time ago, and I can't sell it. I almost forgot that I have this Plant something."

Hearing the other party's voice and tone, Sean was obviously taken aback, but he didn't completely trust the other party's words.

It wasn't until something was thrown from the opponent's hand, and Xiao En subconsciously reached out to catch it, that he was completely stunned.

What Sean held in his hand was the World Tree seed that had been infused with enough life force and started to germinate.

He doesn't know what the shoots of the World Tree look like, but he has seen the Tree of Life after all, and he has also been resting in the room with the most vitality of the Tree of Life, so he is extremely sensitive to the breath of the Tree of Life. As for the thing that Sean is holding in his hand right now, the life force on it is richer and purer than the life force that Sean felt from the tree of life, and the breath is obviously stronger than that of the tree of life.

There is no doubt that this one looks like a seed that has just begun to germinate, and it is definitely a bud of the World Tree.

"This...how is this possible!" Sean exclaimed, "In this world, there is simply..."

Halfway through the conversation, Sean had already remembered the identity of the other party.

Xu Qing, a mysterious guy who claims to be a businessman.

The other party is obviously not from this world, or does not belong to this plane, so it is not surprising that he has a World Tree sprout in his hand. Maybe the world where the other party is in has a World Tree , and because of this, he obtained such a World Tree bud.

But what Xiao En couldn't figure out was, which plane world did the other party come from?

This obviously looks like the naming method of the Chinese on Earth...

"It seems that you have realized something." Xu Qing's voice sounded again, but this time with his voice, the darkness of the room seemed to be drawn towards Xu Qing's place. The positions converged, and the whole room became bright again in a blink of an eye.

And this time, Sean finally saw the other person's appearance.

This is a young man who looks to be in his thirties. He has the same black hair and black pupils as Sean, and a very typical oriental face, but the most striking thing is his eyes. The aura of words. He was wearing a black casual suit—it looked very out of place with the dress of Miracle Continent. Outside the suit was a large black windbreaker, and on his feet were a pair of military boots.

This man, or Xu Qing, just sat carelessly on a soft sofa, with his right hand resting on the back of the sofa, with his legs crossed, while his left hand was raised flat, causing darkness in the entire room just now. The culprit was condensed into a small black ball, suspended on his left hand.

"Dark Realm, are you interested?" Seeing Xiao En's eyes focused on the black ball in his left hand, Xu Qing said with a smile, "If you want, I can sell it to you at a lower price....It has been completely The third-level rule that has been analyzed can be used immediately as long as you buy it, eliminating all the troubles you need to re-analyze and understand. If you buy it now, you will also receive five years of after-sales consultation and answers."

"Even the rules can be sold?" Sean frowned.

"Of course." Xu Qing still kept a smile on his face, "Don't say it's a law, as long as you can afford enough money, I can even get you a plane world....Of course, as you said This kind of high-level plane is impossible, but the barren plane where no intelligence and creatures have yet been born is no problem."

Clenching the World Tree bud in his hand, Sean was silent for a moment, and finally said: "What is the basis for trading currency?"

"In principle, anything is fine." Xu Qing laughed, but at this moment, Xiao En felt that the other party looked a bit like those devils from the plane of hell, which gave him a very cunning feeling, " Anything, including life, love, kinship, wisdom, even laws, your heirs, your army, etc., as long as you can get it, can be used as a trade item... Of course, in terms of value, Definitely needs to be negotiated."

"So... what if I want to buy this world tree bud in your hand?" Sean said, "What do I need to pay?"

A smile appeared on Xu Qing's face, and as soon as he held his left hand, the black ball that should be the law of darkness disappeared from his hand in an instant, and his whole temperament also changed greatly in this instant.

"I need a message." Xu Qing's whole body was instantly full of aggression like a beast ready to prey, "Just tell me that other plane travelers who have been in contact with you have gone to Where, then this World Tree bud... will be yours."

Sighing softly, Sean shook his head: "Change the content of the negotiation, I can't promise you this. It's not that I don't want to say it, but I really don't know their whereabouts."

Xu Qing stared at Xiao En. He didn't answer immediately, but pursed his lips and frowned.

At this moment, the imposing manner brought by the silent Xu Qing to Xiao En was extraordinarily heavy, it was truly like a mountain.

This feeling is not unfamiliar to Sean, because he has felt it on Alexis, and it is only possible to feel it when the strength of the two sides is already in an absolute gap. A unique aura—especially for Sean who has begun to touch the realm of superpowers, as long as his perception is not deceived. And from this point of view, Sean has already been able to judge that the real personal strength of this so-called businessman who calls himself Xu Qing may not be weaker than Alexis at all.

Even faintly through the sense of coercion brought by the other party, Sean thinks that the other party has a very similar level of force field to Andrew.

If this is the case, then the personal strength of this businessman named Xu Qing can even be said to be completely above Alexis.

This is also why Sean had to give up the idea of ​​robbing the buds of the World Tree from the other party.

As for relying on the news of betraying Andrew and others in exchange for this world tree bud, Sean is not the kind of person who has no shame or bottom line. He can use other methods, or means to obtain a bud of the world tree, but all these methods and means will definitely not include betraying his friends.

The silence was like a mountain, weighing on Sean almost out of breath.

Beads of sweat had begun to appear on Sean's forehead.

"Okay." As Xu Qing spoke again, the pressure of silence disappeared without a trace, "I believe you really don't know....If that's the case, then let's make another deal alright."

Xu Qing's words are full of a unique temptation. Just like those devils in hell, they can always find the inner weakness of the talker, and then eat away at the other party's psychological defense bit by bit.

"What kind of deal?" But Sean, after all, still couldn't easily give up the bud of the world tree.

"Allow me to scan this plane world." Xu Qing said, "Then I will leave a beacon in this world. This beacon is a bridge of communication between you and me, and it is also... our transaction certificate. The former It is my transaction request, and the latter is a necessary part of the transaction, if you do not agree, then our transaction cannot be established, and you cannot use the buds of this world tree."

"I hope you can explain two questions." Sean frowned and thought for a while before speaking.

"Excuse me." Xu Qing resumed his previous relaxed posture like a nobleman.

"Why... scan the world?" Sean asked the first question.

"This is the content of our transaction. I need...all the data of this world, but I am a very impatient person, so I will not spend a lot of time to understand all the constructions of this world, including history, humanities, and technology. Wait, so I can only gain an understanding of this world through the special means of scanning." Xu Qing thought for a while, as if he was organizing his words, and then said after a while, "I said, I am a businessman, you Do you know what a merchant is? It’s the kind of merchant who transports a special product from one place to another for sale, but what I sell is a special product between different planes.”

Having said that, Xu Qing pointed to the bud of the World Tree in Xiao En's hand, and then continued: "Just like there is no bud of the World Tree in your world, I can bring you some buds from other plane worlds. Come to the world tree shoots. And I also believe that your world must have things that other plane worlds don't have, but I don't know enough about this world, so I can't be sure what special products your world has that can bring me benefits. That's why I need to scan."

"Similar to... a specialty survey?"

"Almost." Xu Qing shrugged, "I am a plane merchant, and I trade specialties in the plane world space. In my opinion, any kind of thing can be traded, even you I also think that the army under my command is a kind of material that can be traded."

"Army can also be traded?" Sean raised his brows, "How?"

"It depends on the situation. It is generally divided into the nature of employment and the nature of buyout." Xu Qing explained, "In terms of employment, it means that I hire this army from you to complete a mission for me, and the distribution of spoils and personnel Compensation for war damage, etc., will be negotiated before I hire... And if it is a buyout, then how I want to use this army is my business."

Sean nodded slightly, and then continued to ask: "You just said that everything can be traded?"

"Yes." Xu Qing nodded, "Technology, soul, power, laws, knowledge, etc., are all within the scope of trade. ... But the value of these things also varies from person to person. For example, for a For a scientific researcher, the most valuable thing is his technology and knowledge, and for a saint, the most valuable thing is his soul....With different values, the goods that can be traded are naturally different .”

"I see." Sean nodded again, "Then the second question, what is the beacon?"

"To put it simply, it is a transaction certificate." Xu Qing's answer this time was obviously much faster. Obviously, this is not the first time he answered this question, "It's the same as you allow other caravans to trade in your city. .This beacon is the certificate that you allow me to trade in this plane. Only after setting up the beacon, can I bring products that do not belong to this world into this world and make them work, otherwise What I bring into this world only works if the same rules allow it."

"This involves the composition of the plane, right?"

"Yes." Xu Qing nodded, expressing his high appreciation for Xiao En's ability to understand everything so quickly.

In different plane worlds, except for the two core laws of time and space, the power of other laws actually varies, and some plane worlds even lack the power of other laws. The most famous of these is the elemental plane: for example, on the elemental plane of fire, apart from the core laws of time and space, the highest law is flame, and this plane does not have any water-related laws at all. rules.

According to Xu Qing, if you want to bring the water of life to the elemental plane of fire, and in order to ensure that the water of life can still function and not just quench thirst, then you must The Elemental Plane needs to set up a beacon.

"However, once the beacon is set up, other people in this plane can also make deals with me, and you are not the only one who has this power. ... I must make this point clear to you." Xu Qing reminded again, "To set up a beacon, I must obtain the consent of a child of the plane like you, but once the beacon is set up, any creature in this plane world is eligible to trade with me .”

"You know my identity?" Sean blinked. He always thought that his identity was well hidden.

"Of course, otherwise, how could I come to you directly." Xu Qing smiled, "But you can rest assured that I have set up a force field of causality around this house. It can be said that this house has been completely stripped from this plane at this moment. , your superior cannot hear the conversation between us."

Xu Qing's words caused Xiao En to fall into deep thought.

He always felt that Xu Qing's appearance had a very strong purpose, and he could even say that there were seven truths and three falsehoods in the other party's words. He could clearly feel that the other party's desire to scan this plane world was not just to understand the materials that can be regarded as special products in this world as he said, but had some other purpose, but he couldn't figure out this What exactly does Xu Qing really want.

Even the fact that the other party wanted him to provide information on Andrew's whereabouts at the beginning, he felt that it was probably just an opening statement.

The only thing Sean can be sure of is that Xu Qing in front of him really has no malice towards him.

"What kind of plane can you treat as a trading partner?" After a long silence, Sean still couldn't sort out the purpose of this man named Xu Qing, so he turned to ask another question.

"According to the standard procedure, the object I can trade must be the plane world where self-will was born." Xu Qing seemed to be considering the wording, this time his answer took a little longer than before, "So saying Well, when all normal plane worlds are just born, there will be no plane will. The so-called plane will is a kind of consciousness that is gradually formed after a plane has been developed for countless years. ... And like this The plane without the will of the birth plane, I call it the barren plane, that is to say, there will be no life at all on this plane, and there are only resource things like... minerals, and a plane like this On the other hand, I can take possession of it at any time, and then treat it as my trade item. Of course, the premise is that I still have enough protection energy."

"Shelter energy?" Sean heard a new term.

"It's not so easy to find a barren plane like this, and even if you find it, someone might snatch it from you. Don't you think I'm the only plane merchant?" Xu Qing laughed at himself. Smiled, "I have today, and to be honest, I have experienced a lot of tempering. ... It's a bit far away. Anyway, you simply think that it is a kind of storage space. Make sure I can incorporate such a plane into my storage space."

Sean nodded, signaling Xu Qing to continue.

"...Then, the kind of plane that has already given birth to will, I call it the primary plane." Xu Qing thought for a while, and then said, "This kind of plane has already begun to give birth to life, such as what kind of animal Well, plants, and even...human beings." After thinking for a long time, Xu Qing used the term "human beings": "However, a plane like this is actually very weak. If I want to , I can completely erase this will of the plane, and also include it in my list of trading items."

"You seem to have mentioned before that the plane I am in is a high-level plane."

"Well, yes." Xu Qing nodded, "The reason why the elementary plane is elementary is that this plane has no self-protection ability at all. But if this plane is allowed to continue to develop, then the people on this plane will Human beings will create their own civilization, perhaps with technology as the main force, or magic as the main force, or even various strange energies as the main force.... I can't help this kind of low-level plane The will of the plane is erased, but I can communicate with the will of the plane, and according to the limit levels of different planes, I divide these planes into three levels."

"The growth limit of the plane is within the tenth level, I call it the first-level plane; and the plane with the limit of the fifteenth level, I call it the second-level plane; the eighteenth level, I call it the third-level plane. The first-level plane...Earth, I believe you should be familiar with it? Today’s earth is already a third-level plane after it has developed enough power to enter the galaxy.” Xu Qing said, “In fact, a The growth limit of the plane is not static, and very few special planes will have relatively large fluctuations."

Speaking of this, Xu Qing couldn't help but frown slightly: "Like the earth, it was a high-level plane at its peak. However, in a long period of history in the middle, the earth even degenerated to the point where it can only be called The level of a low-level plane....But our kind of plane merchants have a rule, that is, they are not allowed to include the plane world where the plane merchant was born into the transaction list....However, even if I did not become a plane merchant at that time , I believe that not many people would dare to attack the earth."

"Why?"

"Because the earth once reached the level of the legendary plane, even though it degenerated later, there are still very terrible old monsters."

Sean keenly noticed that Xu Qing had used the new term twice in a row: "Advanced plane, high-level plane, and legendary plane... What's the difference?"

"Advanced planes refer to plane worlds that have broken through the eighteenth-level growth limit. Like the plane world you are in now, the growth limit has reached the twenty-second level, so this is a very high-level plane. Even if you enter the rhythm of plane wars, it is generally difficult to conquer such a plane." Xu Qing shrugged, but he couldn't see what kind of attitude he had towards high-level planes, "and the so-called high-level A plane is an enhanced version of a high-level plane. It usually refers to a powerful plane whose growth limit exceeds the twenty-fifth level. This kind of plane has basically embarked on the road of plane wars. After all, if one plane world is to become a legendary plane, then the only way is to plunder the original power of other planes through plane wars."

"Legendary plane?"

"To put it simply, a plane whose growth limit is between eighteenth and twenty-fifth ranks is an advanced plane, and between twenty-sixth and thirty is a high-level plane. Those that break through thirty ranks are legendary planes. "Xu Qing made a brief summary, "The growth limit of a plane is not just based on personal strength, but a very comprehensive consideration.... But this point is too troublesome to explain, you are not a bit If you can’t understand it, I won’t bother to explain it.”

Sean was a little dumbfounded.

"Okay, I've already told you the answers to the questions you want to know, so now, are you willing to make a deal with me?" Xu Qing still said with a smile, but the look on his face showed that there was a kind of The smell of threat: I have already wasted so much drool explaining these plane knowledge to you, if you dare to refuse, I will not let you go.

"It sounds like I'm not bad." Playing with the World Tree bud in his hand, Sean pondered for a moment before choosing to compromise, "But I think you should be clear that I'm a child of the plane, if you do something Things that harm this plane..."

"Don't worry." With a happy look on Xu Qing's face, he stood up, patted Sean on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Our plane merchants are the most trustworthy, and we will never do anything harmful. The original matter of your plane, after all, this is also our eating tool...Moreover, I can guarantee that you will not regret it in the future if you promise me this matter, maybe in the not-too-distant future, you will be able to obtain You've done an incredible job."

"I hope." Sean sighed helplessly. He realized at this moment that he actually had no choice from the beginning.

"Then, let's say goodbye here, I still have a lot of things to do." Xu Qing waved to Sean, but before leaving, he still threw a metal object to Sean, "Fantasy stone, you can do whatever you want." Change the shape of your mind, don't lose this thing, this is the only way you can get in touch with me."

"Everyone you trade with?"

"How is it possible." Xu Qing gave Sean a look, "This thing is very expensive, and only a spokesperson for the will of the world like you can get it. After I set up a beacon, other people in this world may also I make transactions, but the transactions between me and them are basically a one-shot transaction, unlike you, there is no after-sales service or even other contacts."

Speaking of this, Xu Qing thought for a while, and then said again: "Actually, occasionally there are people who I admire, there is still the possibility of contacting again, and maybe they can develop into regular customers. But even so, I Generally, fantasy stones are not sent out, but communicated in another way. ... Anyway, this thing is very expensive, you just need to be careful not to lose it, if someone else picks it up, it will expose your identity as a child of the plane, That's no fun."

"It seems that you know a lot about the Son of the Plane." Sean curled his lips.

The son of the plane is the legal agent selected by the will of the plane, and is responsible for things that the will of the plane cannot handle. The core job content is to prevent the loss of the original source of the plane. But all the children of the plane, because they are favored by the will of the plane, their own fortunes are very strong. As a person involved in the world, it can be said that they are the type of cheating. The identity of the son cannot be easily revealed.

And once it is exposed, then the son of the plane must change from a person involved in the world to a monitor, and can no longer interfere in all affairs of the plane world, and must also start training and selecting successors. And once a new person involved in the world is selected, then as the plane monitor of the old man, he must leave this plane world, just like Jibril had to leave after Xiao En officially took over.

Another reason why Xu Qing doesn't want Sean to become a monitor is that once Sean changes from being a person involved in the world to a monitor, then all the agreements he has made with Sean will be invalidated. The most important thing is that the function of the beacon will be lost. disappear.

"I have come into contact with several sons of the plane before, and you are not the first." Xu Qing said softly, as if it reminded him of some memories, his face was not very good-looking for a moment, "No matter what, we are now The transaction has been established, if you have anything you want to trade, you can find me through the fantasy stone.... I am short on time, so I will go to work first."

After all, without waiting for Sean to reply, Xu Qing's figure just disappeared in front of Sean.

The next moment, the causal force field covering the entire room completely disappeared, and Xiao En's perception was completely restored at this moment.

He glanced down at the World Tree bud in his hand, and found that the seed was still carefully protected by Sean. Everything was telling Sean that the communication between him and Xu Qing just now was not a dream. Although Sean still had some doubts about Xu Qing's motives, after confirming that the will of the world had not communicated with him, that is to say, Xu Qing did not do anything that would damage the original power of the world, Sean decided not to bother about it. Weird businessman.

Sean thought that he and he had just made an ordinary transaction, and he also believed that he would never have any contact with this businessman again in this life. After all, he is the son of the plane and the emperor of the Void Empire. Apart from being unable to unify the entire plane world, he can do whatever he wants, and as long as there is enough time, no matter whether it is a wild land or an underground deep forest, he will eventually A new world tree will grow.

Time is on his side.

After thinking this through, Sean turned around and opened the door, and walked quickly towards the house where Heathery lived temporarily.

...

On the other side, after Xu Qing left the Void Palace, he immediately set up a beacon to ensure that the world had established contact with him, and then he started running non-stop.

In just one night, Xu Qing had already traveled to many places in this plane.

But if Sean could walk with Xu Qing, then he would find that all the places Xu Qing went to that night were places where Andrew had been seen. It even includes the mysterious place where Sean communicated with the will of the world for the first time, as well as the former site of the floating island that is now empty.

Obviously, Xu Qing really came after Andrew.

And his last stop was where Andrew and the others left.

Standing in this place that originally belonged to the Millennium Covenant Empire, Xu Qing's face looked very serious: "This smell...is it the abyss plane? It's really tricky. Those chaotic lunatics over there will not allow me to enter at will. Tsk, Luo Cheng, Luo Cheng, you will really cause me trouble."

After talking to himself for a while, Xu Qing frowned, and said in a deep voice, "You've been with me all night, is there anything else to worry about?"

A human-shaped silhouette completely composed of black mist appeared in front of Xu Qing just as Xu Qing's words fell.

This black mist quickly shaped itself into Sean's appearance, but unlike Sean's awe-inspiring temperament, the Sean made up of black mist in front of him was naturally indifferent.

Xiao En, made up of this black mist, is the will of the world of the Miracle Plane. (To be continued.)