All of us are one

Chapter 21 Revenge Promotion Ceremony

"Just how many spam emails did you send the professor that made him stop replying to your emails even though they've been read?" Arthur asked, both amused and exasperated.

"Not many." Jiang Yanming recalled that he had only sent four emails in a single day at most.

"How about I put in a good word for you? I can still put in a good word for you with the professor," Arthur asked.

"No need, I'll handle it." Jiang Yanming smiled. "As long as the gift arrives, the professor will naturally have no objections."

"Whatever you want." Arthur shook his head helplessly.

Lucy listened from the side, and seeing that Jiang Yanming refused to help, she didn't say anything either.

"Jiang, what are you planning to give the professor?" Lucy asked.

"It's a secret for now," Jiang Yanming said with a mysterious smile, "but you'll find out in time."

Arthur stared at Jiang Yanming for a moment, then sighed softly, "You have indeed changed a bit, but I can't quite put my finger on how."

Lucy couldn't help but look at Jiang Yanming and realized that he had changed, and the change was very subtle, seemingly a change in temperament.

"Is that so..." Jiang Yanming smiled upon hearing this. "It seems that my changes are not yet obvious, which is a good thing."

He is influenced by memories of multiple identities, but the influence is not yet obvious, which is indeed a good thing.

jingle……

A slightly jarring ringtone sounded; it was Jiang Yanming's phone.

"Jiang, you really should change your phone ringtone." Arthur sighed helplessly; he had brought this up many times before.

"Excuse me, I need to go outside to take this call."

Jiang Yanming picked up his phone and saw that it was a call from Furen, the president of the Demon Hunter Guild. He told Arthur and the other person, and quickly walked out of the private room.

"Thank goodness." After the call connected, Chairman Fu Lun's anxious voice came from the other end, "Jiang, you finally answered the phone."

"Found out?" Jiang Yanming walked towards the bathroom, seeing several burly men in black wearing headsets along the way.

"Yes, I've found out what the monsters are trying to do. They want to perform a revenge advancement ritual!" Guild Master Furen hurriedly said. "This advancement ritual is very special. It requires killing the enemy and using the enemy's internal organs as advancement materials. And we demon hunters are the monsters' greatest enemies."

"So we're still in danger?" Jiang Yanming asked.

"It's more than just dangerous, the situation is worse than before!" Guild Master Furen said anxiously. "This kind of revenge ritual is used by high-level monsters to advance to monster lords. Once a monster lord is born, the situation will be completely reversed, and we will have no choice but to seek help from the authorities!"

"So what are you going to do?" Jiang Yanming frowned slightly.

"We must find a way to stop the monsters, otherwise, if their plan succeeds, we demon hunters will suffer a fatal blow."

President Furen gritted his teeth and said, "So I need your help. You and I are the last official demon hunters of the Tiger Faction and the Owl Faction, respectively, and we are targets that demons must hunt down."

"The two of us working together can lure monsters to us on their own, and they will even have to jump into the trap knowing it's there. This is our only chance to win."

"This plan isn't very good," Jiang Yanming said, expressing his disapproval.

"There's nothing we can do. Our strength as demon hunters has declined significantly, and the monsters are adept at hiding their tracks. Finding the location of their rituals is just too difficult!" Chairman Furen's voice was filled with helplessness.

Jiang Yanming remained silent, deep in thought.

Chairman Furen was right. With only a few dozen witchers, it would be difficult to find the hidden monsters, after all, the world is too big.

"Alright, I'll come back to see you in a few days," Jiang Yanming reluctantly agreed.

"Come directly to the Witcher Headquarters. I will notify all Witchers to return to headquarters. This will be the burial ground for monsters," Chairman Furen said excitedly.

"That's all for now. I'll contact you later." Jiang Yanming hung up the phone after saying that and washed his face.

"I need to take care of the professor as soon as possible!" He looked at himself in the mirror, a glint of cunning in his eyes. "If possible... tonight would be best!"

Jiang Yanming returned to the private room and found that silver cutlery had been set on the table, and there was also a dessert on the plate.

"Jiang, have a taste," Arthur exclaimed.

"Hmm, not bad." Jiang Yanming picked up a spoon and tasted it; the sweet flavor suited his taste perfectly.

"The chefs Lucy brought along, how could their skills be anything but good?" Arthur introduced with a smile, "They are all top-notch chefs in the industry."

Jiang Yanming nodded slightly, offering no comment.

More than ten desserts were served afterwards, most of which were light in flavor, with a subtle sweetness and the aroma of fruits and vegetables, rather than the cloying sweetness of excessive sugar.

During this time, Lucy noticed that the desserts suited Jiang Yanming's taste, and even took the initiative to introduce what fruits and vegetables were used in the desserts, which surprised Arthur quite a bit.

After dessert, fruit and black tea with milk are served, signifying the end of afternoon tea.

After drinking tea, Jiang Yanming and the other two sat in the private room and chatted.

jingle……

A slightly jarring ringtone sounded, and Arthur looked helpless, too lazy to even mention changing the ringtone.

"Arthur, Lucy, that's all for afternoon tea today." Jiang Yanming picked up his phone and saw that it was his senior brother calling. He rejected the call and got up.

"Mm." Lucy nodded slightly.

"Goodbye." Arthur shook his head and stood up.

"Oh, by the way, there might be fireworks tonight," Jiang Yanming said with a smile, then quickly left the private room.

"Fireworks?" Arthur asked, puzzled. "Is today some special holiday?"

Lucy remained silent, gazing at the door of the private room, seemingly lost in thought.

……

"Senior Brother, have you made up your minds?"

As soon as Jiang Yanming left the restaurant, he took the initiative to call his senior brother, Kotak.

"Yes, come to the martial arts gym." Kotak nodded. "We'll talk in person."

"Okay." Jiang Yanming agreed, hung up the phone, and drove to Jingtao Martial Arts School, which was also located in the bay area.

……

Twenty minutes later.

Jingtao Martial Arts School, fourth-floor lounge.

Jiang Yanming entered the lounge and met his senior brother Kotak and his team representative, Liya.

"What's your quote?" Jiang Yanming asked directly, sitting on the sofa.

"Twenty million," Lia replied. "That's because the team is considering that you're responsible for providing the electronic shielding devices and electron pulse rockets, and that Kotak himself won't be taking a cut."

"Twenty million?" Jiang Yanming frowned slightly. "Excuse me for being blunt, but your price is a bit high. I'm the one in charge of the main deal."

"This price isn't high, considering the risks we've taken," Liya, a seasoned negotiator, replied directly. "Taking action in the Gulf region risks being wanted by the authorities, blocking incoming rescue personnel, and could also result in casualties within our team."

Jiang Yanming remained silent upon hearing this.

Undeniably, the opposing team was indeed taking a risk, but he simply couldn't come up with 20 million Naals; the shares of Jingtao Martial Arts Academy were worth at most four or five million Naals.

"Our team is interested in your electronic shielding device and electronic pulse rockets, how about this..." Lia offered a suggestion.