Chapter 257: Chapter 146: Everyone Makes Contact, Pleading to be Carried...
"Off we go~~"
Grabbing Shen Yue’s hand, Xiaohong skipped happily toward Villa 42. She had to get back quickly to properly review the abilities she had inherited. At the same time, she needed to plan how she would "perform" for Shen Fei in the Secret Realm. For this Secret Realm, her goal wasn’t the competition or her ranking; it was all about Shen Fei. Her Succubus Power, her unique abilities—this time, she would unleash them all without holding anything back!
"What’s got you so happy?" Shen Yue asked curiously, looking at the excited Xiaohong.
"Come on, let’s go~~"
Xiaohong’s eyes crinkled into smiling crescents as she pulled Shen Yue along, breaking into a run.
After Shen Yue and Xiaohong left, Shen Fei immediately called Gun’Er, the Vice Gang Leader of the Heaven-Reaching Gang. He knew what Gun’Er wanted to ask, so before his second-in-command could even speak, Shen Fei rattled off his instructions.
"Gun’Er, tell everyone to calm down! Everyone, prepare to participate. Everyone who has inherited an ability, including their family members—if they can get into the Secret Realm, they’re all going in!"
Before hanging up, he added another specific warning. "Oh, and one more thing! Tell everyone not to get involved in Yu’s betting pool. They can’t win!"
Yu’s betting pool was on who would be the champion. However, Shen Fei’s name wasn’t even on the list of potential candidates, and he didn’t want the members of the Heaven-Reaching Gang getting mixed up in it.
CLICK!
In Rice Field Village, Gun’Er had been helping Mrs. Shen with the crops for the past few days, producing a large amount of grain. He was stunned that Shen Fei had hung up before he even got a chance to ask a question. In truth, besides asking about the mandatory Secret Realm, he had also wanted to ask Shen Fei about what happened at the stadium in Country F. Unfortunately, he never got the chance.
CLICK!
After hanging up on Gun’Er, Shen Fei took a second call from Li Yunlong. The man was, after all, still the director of the Qing City Tourism Management Office, even though he hadn’t inherited any abilities. He’d worked tirelessly, and while he hadn’t made any major breakthroughs, his effort alone was commendable.
Originally, after the New Olympic Games ended, Shen Fei knew that Li Yunlong would definitely seek him out to ask many questions—not just about Qing City but also about Country F, and on behalf of the main Tourism Management Office headquarters as well. Shen Fei had been wondering how he was going to dodge all that, but he hadn’t expected the sudden Version 4.4 update, which brought a mandatory Secret Realm for everyone. Just like that, he no longer had to worry about how to answer. Everything was now about the Secret Realm! All other matters could be postponed, and some things, once put off, just fade away.
When the call connected, Li Yunlong’s tone was very polite. "Fei! Is it convenient for you to come to Peter’s Castle? There are some things I’d like to discuss!"
"Probably not," Shen Fei replied, shaking his head. "My communicator is blowing up right now; all kinds of people are trying to contact me!" He had a huge number of incoming call requests and had only answered two. He really didn’t have the time to go.
"Alright, then I’ll get straight to the point," Li Yunlong said, understanding that Shen Fei was busy. "Here’s the thing: I’m planning to retire from my position as director of the Qing City Tourism Management Office. I was wondering if you might be able to take over?"
After hearing Shen Fei’s predictable refusal, Li Yunlong asked again, "Then who do you think should get the position? I offered it to Old Shen, but that guy wouldn’t take it either!"
When it came to matters in Qing City, nothing could be considered truly legitimate without Shen Fei’s approval. That was why Li Yunlong hadn’t even consulted headquarters on this, choosing to ask Shen Fei first.
"Why are you retiring?" Shen Fei asked, confused. "There’s no need. Someone must have told you about this mandatory Secret Realm! There are items among the rewards that can allow you to activate an ability..."
Shen Fei didn’t understand why Li Yunlong was in such a hurry to retire, or more accurately, why he was retiring so suddenly.
"Sigh... let’s not get into the reasons." Li Yunlong didn’t answer the question. Instead, he continued to press the issue of stepping down. "Do you have any suggestions for a successor?"
"In that case, I think Zhang Qiqiang would be a good choice."
The potential candidates were just the handful of honorary and vice directors. Knowing from his previous life that Zhang Qiqiang had managed that small Base City very well, Shen Fei gave his answer directly when Li Yunlong pressed him. The Qing City Tourism Management Office would be in good hands with the more capable and experienced Zhang Qiqiang. Of course, Li Yunlong’s own contributions were undeniable. If he got the chance, Shen Fei would send him a Personal Panel Activation Scroll.
Having received an answer that was more or less what he’d been hoping for, Li Yunlong asked another question. "By the way, do you have any advice for this mandatory Secret Realm?"
"Participate, of course," Shen Fei said, ending the call. "It’s mandatory for everyone. We don’t have a choice not to participate."
After Li Yunlong, Shen Fei quickly took calls from Wang Dapang, Zhang Qiqiang, and a few others. He discovered that they were all calling to ask about teaming up.
The mandatory Secret Realm in two days was divided into individual, team, and special competitions. No one even bothered thinking about first place in the individual competition, but when it came to first place in the team competition, everyone was hoping to ride on someone’s coattails.
Shen Fei didn’t rush to agree. "Just focus on preparing for now," he told them. "We don’t know the specific format for the team competition yet—if it’s a 5-man, 10-man, or 40-man tournament, or if it will be a massive competition with teams of hundreds or thousands. There’s no way to predict it ahead of time. We also don’t know the event rules, so teaming up in advance might not even be useful."
He truly didn’t know the competition format. If it turned out to be a 3-man team competition, he wouldn’t be able to carry many people.
BEEP!
After dealing with Wang Dapang and the others, Shen Fei accepted a call request he hadn’t expected at all: one from the Immortal Emperor, Zhao Li.
