Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 729: 429, Pikachu does not like to stay inside the Pokeball_2

Zard, inside the Little Dinosaur, wore a Bluetooth headset, his gaze searching all around.

Originally, he was supposed to keep an eye on Liu Dezhu and Nan Gengchen, but those two got chased away by the matrix, and he lost his target.

So, Zard simply started to look for his own boss.

Over the Bluetooth headset, Huan Yu coldly said, “With that free time, you might as well go back to your hotel room and practice for a while, make yourself useful sooner.”

Zard said nonchalantly, “Cultivation can’t be rushed, man. I’m not missing much.”

At that moment, a yellow Pikachu stood still in one spot at the conference center, staring straight ahead…

…at a Time Traveler wearing a red hat and holding a Pokeball in his hand, who was also staring straight back at him.

For an instant, Huan Yu felt like that guy wanted to catch him in the Pokeball.

Why would anyone cosplay as that character, just because there are dozens of Pikachus in the conference center?!

Huan Yu calmly said to the Time Traveler opposite him, “Don’t you know Pikachus don’t like to stay inside Pokeballs?”

Zard burst into laughter over the headset, “Boss, how come you know so much?! What on earth do you watch at home?! Your brother might not even have watched the whole Pokémon series!”

Huan Yu was stunned; he’d forgotten that the Bluetooth communication was still on…

At that moment, he suddenly felt an urge to kill.

What kind of damn Federation conference was this, not holding a proper meeting but causing all this mess?!

He was a serious antagonist, so why was he attending this kind of conference?

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In a lamb hot pot restaurant in Zheng City, eight members from the Sanjiangkou sat around a table. One of them stared blankly at the clear broth, “Can this hot pot actually develop any flavor?”

The boss of Sanjiangkou smiled and said, “This is a northern specialty. They like to eat lamb hot pot to warm up in the wintertime. After the water boils, you should put the lamb in first. You can judge the quality of the meat by the color of the soup. Good meat will leave the soup clear after boiling, but poor meat will make this clear water murky.”

“Is that so?”

“Speaking of which, boss, shouldn’t we also get uniforms? Look at how nice Matrix’s black uniform looks, and Red Leaves’ navy blue isn’t bad either,” one member of Sanjiangkou said. “I didn’t realize it before coming, but once here, I found out there are so many Time Travelers gathered together, and the things I’ve heard about the other organizations are really impressive. It seems Sanjiangkou hasn’t done anything sensational yet.”

The boss of Sanjiangkou appeared embarrassed, “No rush. We’re keeping a low profile for now. With Li Changqing gone from City No.1, we’ve got a good chance to grow.”

This boss, named Zhang Yuebo from Wucheng, happened to become a Time Traveler by a stroke of luck. Previously the captain of a quite famous amateur soccer team in Wucheng, he was fair-minded and capable, so he became the president of Sanjiangkou.

However, Time Travelers from Wucheng had been severely suppressed.

The associated City No.1 had been thoroughly plowed by the Li Family’s Li Changqing; many Time Travelers were controlled by the Li Family, leaving the rest to live bitterly.

So when other Time Travelers came to Zheng City, they all seemed incredibly powerful, frequenting the most upscale restaurants.

Meanwhile, Sanjiangkou ended up eating lamb hot pot without even reserving a private room.

While other Time Travelers were attending the conference, they seemed more like they had come to see the world.

Actually, Li Changqing wasn’t specifically targeting Time Travelers; she had just crushed all the forces in City No.1 too harshly and incidentally dealt with the Time Travelers along the way.

One of the Sanjiangkou members curiously asked, “Boss, do you think the Time Travelers controlled by the Li Family will also attend the Federation assembly?”

“Definitely,” Zhang Yuebo pondered and replied, “After all, they control too many Time Travelers, and you have no idea who is one of them. We still need to be wary of the Inner World consortium’s capabilities, not just the Li Family but also people from Jindai, Deer Island, Chen Clan, Qing’s Family, I suspect they’re all here. So everyone should be careful, and especially avoid getting targeted by the Li Family. If there are people from that ruthless woman Li Changqing here, we’re in big trouble.”

As they spoke, the door to the lamb hot pot restaurant was pushed open, and more than twenty people streamed in.

Zhang Yuebo whispered, “I’ve seen one of them before; he is Li Yi from Zheng City’s own Longhu Commune—these people all look to be Time Travelers. It’s said that Longhu Commune has merged with Taicheng’s Bright Commune.”

Bright Commune was the organization Qing Yuan belonged to. After Longhu Commune merged into it, it became a “branch”.

Qing Chen walked in as if he hadn’t noticed the people from Sanjiangkou at all, and said to the members of Longhu Commune behind him, “Everyone, take a seat. Since you’ve come from afar, it’s on me—let’s have a meal together.”

The members politely said, “Thank you, Second Boss.”

The people from Sanjiangkou bowed their heads to eat, and upon hearing this title, they immediately glanced at Qing Chen, thinking to themselves that he must be an important figure in Longhu Commune.

At this moment, Li Yi whispered to Qing Chen, “Second Boss, what exactly are you planning to do with these people? The Third Boss asked earlier, he still has use for these people…”

Qing Chen glanced at Li Yi, “Li Yi, how long have you been with Longhu Commune?”

Li Yi answered, “Two months in the Outer World…”

Qing Chen said, “Do you think you have better prospects following Wang Zhenbei or following me?”

Li Yi was momentarily stunned, then hurriedly said, “Of course, I have a better future following you.”

“So you know what to do, right? You can just listen to Wang Zhenbei’s words, but my matters are what’s really important,” Qing Chen said, “I’m planning to build my own team. Are you interested?”

Li Yi was puzzled, “Why?”

Qing Chen nonchalantly said, “I believe Bright Commune only needs one boss.”

Li Yi was shocked, “Isn’t the Big Boss your father?!”

That was one of the reasons Li Yi had fully cooperated with Qing Yuan; Bright Commune was originally founded by Qing Yuan’s father, so there wasn’t any power struggle within. Sooner or later, Qing Yuan would take over.

After all, Qing Yuan was an only child; there was nobody to contest him.

Therefore, Li Yi couldn’t comprehend why Qing Yuan wanted to push his own father out of the picture. Internally, he exclaimed, “Why would His Majesty rebel?”

Isn’t the kingdom already yours?

On the other hand, Qing Chen thought to himself that it was no wonder the Time Traveler collaborated so readily with Qing Yuan and that Qing Yuan wasn’t discovered by Qing’s Family. It turned out his father had also traveled through time.

Generally, the probability of both father and son’s names coinciding with those in the Inner World was extremely low, and names changed later on didn’t count; thus, it was rare for both father and son to time travel.

Not only had Qing Yuan’s father traveled through time, but he also founded the Time Traveler Organization with the sole purpose of supporting his son to become the Shadow and later to help him become the Qing Clan House Master.

Looking at it this way, Qing Yuan indeed seemed more like a protagonist template!

Qing Yuan himself must think he is the protagonist among the time travelers, right?

This information was incredibly important for Qing Chen.

Qing Chen patiently explained to Li Yi, “My father imposes too many restrictions on me, and he’s still in robust health. I don’t want to be a puppet.”

Li Yi’s mind conjured up a grand drama of succession and palace intrigue, and he yelled excitedly inside.

However, he hesitated, feeling that it was really not good to be involved in such matters. If things went awry, he feared he might end up dead.

Besides, he always felt that something wasn’t quite right…

At that moment, a member of Sanjiangkou stood up to go to the restroom.

Qing Chen smiled at Li Yi and said, “It’s okay, digest the information I just gave you for a bit. I’m going to the restroom.”

He walked towards the restroom, where the member from Sanjiangkou had just finished urinating and was washing his hands.

Qing Chen glanced at him and then slipped into a cubicle.

The member from Sanjiangkou was initially planning to leave the restroom, but as if possessed, he stealthily approached the cubicle door.

He heard ‘Qing Yuan’ inside softly speaking on the phone, “I’ve seen the people from Sanjiangkou. Based on my estimate, there shouldn’t be any experts within their organization. Our Bright Commune is planning to join forces with Jindai and Deer Island to crush Time Traveler in one fell swoop, or perhaps we should make an example of Sanjiangkou first?”

The face of the Sanjiangkou member changed drastically, and he hastily walked out.

When Qing Chen came out of the restroom, the table where the Sanjiangkou group had been was already empty…

Meanwhile, Li Yi had finished preparing the lamb meat for Qing Chen, completely unaware of the impending disaster facing Longhu Commune and Bright Commune.