Arknights is too real, right?

According to his plan, the upcoming schedule would indeed be a bit tight, and he even regretted agreeing to Ergou to watch some football match.

After leaving the administrative building, Zhou Liang asked with his head raised.

"Sir, shall we return to the south today?"

"Yes, but I have one last thing to do before I go back."

"What's up?"

"I'm going to meet someone, oh no, a pair of brothers."

Yandong needs development. Since it wants to develop, it needs money.

Now that the money part has been settled more than half by being "thick-skinned", he knows that Vina will definitely agree to lend him the 50 billion tera coins.

Some people say that money is everything.

But in this world, there is one thing that money cannot buy, and at the same time, it is also an indispensable need for development.

That is, the Source Stone.

Wei Na can lend him money. This is the money Yandong Special Zone borrowed from the Victoria Empire. The procedures are formal and the loan must be repaid. As long as Wei Na signs and agrees, the Imperial Treasury can only give the money.

After all, for Victoria today, 50 billion is really not a lot of money.

But it was impossible for Vina to lend him the Source Stone in the name of the country, let alone give it to him secretly, because this would seriously violate the bottom line of the empire's principles.

The Origin Stone reserve is the lifeblood of a country, and is even related to the operation of the mobile city. Regardless of whether Wei Na agrees with it or not, he himself cannot accept it.

Therefore, he was unable to obtain a large amount of source stones from Victoria officials.

In this case, he needs to find another way.

evening.

In the center of Londinium, a top-floor dining room of a high-end restaurant.

There were five people sitting at the dinner table, namely Xia Feng, Zhou Liang, Tang Hua, and a pair of brothers with obvious and consistent racial characteristics.

Although they are two rugged men, both brothers have long rabbit ears on their heads.

Xia Feng picked up the glass of expensive red wine and said with a smile.

"Lao Pu, Puda, you two brothers are doing well now. You invited me to dinner, but you chose such a high-end restaurant. This bottle of wine must cost tens of thousands."

Yes, these brothers are the Platts brothers, who were also the former directors of the Black Feather Origin Stone Processing Factory.

At the same time, he is also the true core member of Black Feather.

At first, they owed the Haimen Gang millions of dollars due to Puda gambling, so the brothers could only clean toilets in the casino to repay the debt. If they hadn't been accidentally hit by Xia Feng, they might still be cleaning toilets now.

Later, Black Feather's business flourished in an all-round way, and the Platts brothers' Originium private processing technology also flourished.

It was not until the end of the Dark Ages that Black Feather was unilaterally announced to be disbanded, and the Source Stone Processing Factory was officially closed.

Both brothers were also invited by Vina to join the National Academy of Sciences.

After not seeing each other for a year, these brothers have changed quite a lot.

Puda, who used to be shirtless or wearing a vest, now wears a suit, and his brother Prue even wears gold-rimmed glasses.

Puda's character is still very forthright, and when he sees Xia Feng, he is even more kind.

"Hahaha, Brother Feng, of course I have to treat you to a high-end meal. Even if we lose our money, we have to go to the most expensive place."

Prue was relatively calm, but she was still very emotional about her reunion with Xia Feng.

"Xia Feng, I have heard everything about you in the past year. To be honest, I really admire you more and more. Without saying too much, welcome you back to Victoria. Cheers, my brother."

"cheers."

Time will not dilute the deep-seated emotions.

Obviously, in the eyes of the Platts brothers, Xia Feng is not only a benefactor, but also a brother, but also a leader and spiritual sustenance.

We all had our own meal, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.

Tang Hua ate the exquisite stir-fried sandworm meat on the dinner table, smacking his lips and smiling.

"Almost 90% of the sandworms that can be eaten in Victoria now are raised by Xia Feng in Yandong. This is really a blessing to the world. The texture of the meat is so delicious."

Puda echoed like a crosstalk actor.

"That's right, we all know about Brother Feng. We don't want to brag about it. Brother Feng used to be the Terra Origin Stone giant, but now he is the Terra Sandworm giant. Come on, Brother Feng, let me toast you!"

After a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere became more harmonious.

Only Prue didn't say anything more, as if she had something on her mind, or as if she was waiting for something.

In front of the dinner table, Tang Hua continued to show off while smoking.

"Xia Feng is very powerful, but you two brothers are not bad either, especially Lao Pu. Oh no, he should be called Professor Pu now. I heard that your latest research on Originium processing technology won some award."

Prue smiled to herself.

"Heh, you're a professor. He's just getting around with a high salary. We've used those processing techniques countless times during our private processing days."

Zhou Liang, who was sitting with him, heard that the Platts brothers were origin stone processing scientists, and immediately began to instinctively flatter them.

"The two brothers are really talented people. People like me know nothing about Origin Stone processing technology. There are only a handful of such talents in the interior of Yan Country."

Knowing that Zhou Liang was Xia Feng's follower, Puda laughed.

"Hahaha, thank you very much, Commander Zhou. As long as you know how to do other crafts, who would want to deal with the Origin Stone every day?"

"Oh, you are too modest."

After three rounds of drinking, we have basically finished recounting the past.

Finally, Xia Feng wanted to bring the topic down to business.

Of course, he feels very complicated now. Looking back, he admits that from the very beginning, he rescued the Platts brothers in order to use their Originium processing skills.

But as they went through ups and downs together in Black Feather, he already regarded the rabbit brothers as real brothers.

Some reunions could have been more pure, but no one was in the world.

At the dinner table, Xia Feng pretended to be relaxed.

"Lao Pu, have you had a good time in Victoria in the past year?"

"kindness."

Prue didn't say much, but calmly replied with the word "en".

Xia Feng pursed his lips and continued.

"Um. Have you ever wanted to go somewhere else and have a look? It's just a casual chat. I'm just asking."

"have."

After saying that, Prue took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it leisurely, and took a deep breath.

Taking advantage of these words, Xia Feng continued to ask tentatively.

"Then where do you brothers want to go? Are you going on a trip or doing business?"

Prue blew out a smoke ring, which was obviously what Xia Feng called "small talk", but his expression was a little melancholy.

And his next words were as ethereal as the smoke he exhaled.

"Xia Feng, people who live in darkness are always unable to adapt to the light. Even if they forcefully accept the light given by others, they are only bright on the surface. They are always uncomfortable on the inside."

Xia Feng was confused when he heard this.

"Lao Pu?"

The Prunus was mixed with smoke, and the nails on the fingers were in tatters. These were the result of years of processing Originium and being corroded by chemicals.

"Xia Feng, you asked me if I wanted to visit other places. Of course, I have thought about it, especially in the past few months, I have been thinking about it."

"Where do you want to go?"

Prue raised her head and looked calmly into Xia Feng's eyes.

"Yandong."

Looking into Prue's eyes, Xia Feng felt a sudden realization at this moment.

At the same time, there is also a sense of shame.

It turned out that Prue knew what he was going to say from the beginning, and the brothers had already been prepared.

Seeing Xia Feng's reaction, Prue finally smiled.

Then, he opened his collar, reached under his neck, and took out a pendant hanging around his neck.

It was a black feather carved from obsidian, and it was also a token representing the members of the Black Wings.

"Xia Feng, you will always be the leader of Black Feather, and we will always be a part of Black Feather. Between brothers, in fact, you don't have to be so troublesome at all, and you don't have to eat anything."

Raising the corners of their mouths, Prue and Puda looked at each other.

Then, the two brothers looked at Xia Feng together.

"Xia Feng, since you disappeared, we brothers have been waiting for you. Although we don't have much ability, as long as you need it, a phone call, a summons, swords and mountains of fire, never blink of an eye."