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"One month later, this army will go to the Algar defense line." That night, Rhine standing by the bed said so to Cheng Zhen. "And what you have to do is to improve your strength as much as possible within this month."

"One month?" Cheng Zhen was surprised. "However, the agreement at that time..."

"I didn't intend to keep you forever, nor did I intend to take you to the front line." Interrupting Cheng Zhen, Rhine looked at the human youth in front of him and said.

"With your current strength, even if you stay by my side, it won't be very effective."

The heart seemed to twitch slightly, and an indescribable bitterness spread.Cheng Zhen lowered his head slightly to prevent the condescending person in front of him from seeing his current expression.

Rhine said that sentence, as if it meant that he didn't need Cheng Zhen.Although I am glad that I don't have to stay in the emperor's army all the time, so I can't go back to school.But at the same time, upon hearing these words, Cheng Zhen felt an unconcealable sense of loss in his heart.

This sense of frustration of not being needed came from nowhere and filled his heart.He had always thought that he only regarded Rhine Bertutan as the goal and direction of progress, but with more and more contacts between the two, Cheng Zhen gradually found that he could no longer regard Rhine as just a goal.

Whether it's Rhine's concern for him or his own admiration for Rhine's strength, the distance between them is indeed getting closer bit by bit.

However, Rhine, who once said that he would keep Cheng Zhen with a bet, now shows that he doesn't need him.This sense of gap made Cheng Zhen unavoidably uncomfortable.It was as if a person he thought would always care about him suddenly withdrew his attention.

The light golden eyes stared at the young man with his head down, and the star-black hair was reflected in these eyes, as if he didn't notice Cheng Zhen's feelings, Rhine continued.

"I will let the shadow people take you to train together, all you have to do is keep up with their pace."

After finishing speaking, His Excellency the United Front Work Commander left Cheng Zhen's bed and walked towards the door.

"and many more!"

Seeing that Rhine was about to step out of the room, Cheng Zhen hurriedly called out to stop him.

Turning around with a look of surprise, Rhine looked at the boy who called him for the first time.

In fact, at that moment, Cheng Zhen didn't know why he called Rhine to stop, he just did so subconsciously.And when Rhine really stopped at the door and turned to look at him, the black-haired boy didn't know what to say.

After hesitating for a while, seeing that nearly a minute had passed, Cheng Zhen, who was afraid that Rhine would get impatient and leave again, finally thought of a reason to call him down.

"Last time, I really lost the bet. According to the regulations, I must fulfill my promise." The black eyes raised up, and they looked at Rhine steadfastly. "Although I am very grateful to you for allowing me to go back and continue my studies, but in this way, doesn't it mean that I have not fulfilled my agreement and broke my promise!"

Looking at Cheng Zhen, who was a little excited, a trace of surprise flashed in Rhine's eyes, and then, the corners of his mouth slightly lifted, as if showing a shallow smile. "So, what do you want?"

Those strange eyes also looked straight back, as if trying to lock the young man in front of him tightly in his sight.

"I..." He hesitated for a moment, but then Cheng Zhen said firmly. "Although my strength is not enough now, I will work hard to exercise my ability, and then..."

"Then?" Rhine raised her eyebrows, and there was a hint of expectation hidden in her calm voice.

"Then, I will go to you and complete my bet." Finally made up his mind and said it, Cheng Zhen felt that the burden that had been suppressed in his heart had been relieved a lot.

Since meeting Rhine, many changes have taken place in his life.The path I originally envisioned for myself changed a lot unknowingly under the intervention of this man.However, Cheng Zhen did not hate this change.It is not bad to develop according to the established goals, but with the participation of unexpected forces, sometimes things will have amazing new developments.

From the beginning, Cheng Zhenxin's ultimate goal is to find the mother of mankind - the earth.And this goal that no one has been able to achieve for tens of millions of years seems to be too difficult to accomplish.

But Cheng Zhen always felt that maybe with Rhine and with this man for a period of time, there seemed to be nothing he couldn't accomplish.

Perhaps this is the change Rhine brought to him.

His Excellency the Chief of the United Front looked at the black-haired boy in the dark room, and thoughts flashed through his eyes.Reaching out to put on the goggles again, Rhine strode out of the room.

"I'm looking forward to it. At the Algar Line, waiting for your arrival."

The door opened, and the bright light from outside came in for a moment, hurting Cheng Zhen's eyes.And under this ray of light, Rhine's figure seemed to be swallowed into a black shadow and merged into the light.And when Cheng Zhen came back to his senses again, the door was closed, and the room was once again dark.

The only place with light is the faintly glowing lamp in front of the table.

Looking in that direction, Cheng Zhen seemed to be able to imagine it.Not long ago, the man who had just left sat quietly at the table, waiting for him to wake up.

What kind of mood is he waiting for?

Since the brief meeting with Rhine that night, Cheng Zhen has not seen the United Front Work Leader so far.It seems that because of the battle situation in Algar's defense line, Rhine has been busy working, and even the members of the Shadow Squad rarely see him.

Cheng Zhen himself has been busy with training, and rarely thinks about that day again.Until today, when I met Leiber by chance, I recalled the scene of that night again during the chat.

"So, if it wasn't for an accident at the front line, he would probably keep you here forever?" After listening to Cheng Zhen's short narration, which omitted subjective emotions, Leiber frowned.

The heart beat a beat faster, Cheng Zhen shook his head and said. "I don't think Your Excellency will keep me here forever. In my opinion, he didn't intend to send me to the General Council from the beginning. The new bet to bring me here should just want to further train me ability. For that, I'm grateful to him."

"He is not a person who would care about others innocently." Leiber continued his analysis calmly. "And the reason why he has done so much for you must be because of you. There is something he wants to get." As he spoke, he looked up and down and started to really come.

"Get it?" Cheng Zhenwei was stunned.He really didn't think about why Rhine did this series of things that were of no obvious benefit to him.However, in Rhine's own words, he wanted to cultivate an opponent worth looking forward to.

Thinking this way, Cheng Zhen told Leiber about this guess.

"Is that so?" The biological brother of His Excellency the Chief of the United Front frowned, looking suspicious.

"I can't imagine that he can get other benefits from me. Perhaps it is the wish of every strong man in a high place to cultivate an opponent for himself."

"Even so, the vast majority of people in the Shadow are at the potential level. Does he think that you will be one step closer to the emperor level than them?" Leiber questioned. "Compared to you, Randall's strength is now closer to the emperor level."

"I'm afraid no one will know this. In short, the only thing I can do now is not to waste this rare opportunity and hone myself as soon as possible." Throwing away some other thoughts in his mind, Cheng Zhen focused the immediate goal.

"So, what about you? Leiber, do you often train here?"

Leiber nodded. "Basically every vacation, I will go to the Storm Fortress for training."

Is this the benefit of being Rhine's younger brother?Cheng Zhen couldn't help being a little envious when he saw Leiber say these words with a natural expression.

"Then you are already used to the training with the Shadow Squad."

Hearing what Cheng Zhen said, Leiber looked at him in surprise. "Training with the shadow? Have you been with the shadow recently?"

After finishing speaking, looking at Cheng Zhen who didn't quite understand, Leiber continued to explain. "Shadows don't often stay in the fortress, they usually go out on missions. Even in the fortress, the training grounds and training methods of the shadows are different from other mech pilots. The same training ground, and the reason why I didn’t meet you before is because you were all with the shadow people.”

Speaking of which, Leiber's voice seemed to be a little lower.

"After all, you are all potentials, and your level is different from ours."

Cheng Zhen was a little dumbfounded. Speaking of which, the reason why he was able to break through and reach the potential level was thanks to the battle with Leiber.And looking at Leiber who was a little lost in front of him, Cheng Zhen didn't know how to comfort him.For people with strong self-esteem, the comfort from the conqueror is the thing that hurts them the most.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Cheng Zhen to be troubled.The psychologically strong Leiber himself has returned to normal, the chief of the Golden Clan said seriously.

"In this case, I should train harder and catch up with you as fast as possible. I don't want to be left behind by you, Cheng Zhen."

Seeing the confident and serious Leiber, Cheng Zhen smiled. "I never thought that I was before you."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

"That's right!" Cheng Zhen suddenly raised his voice and shouted as if he suddenly remembered something. "Liber, do you know about Shadow's outdoor training?"

"Outdoors... is the training for fighting in the storm? I know a thing or two, what's wrong?" Leiber wondered.

A gleam flashed in the black eyes, Cheng Zhen smiled.

"Maybe, I can think of a way for us to train together."

The author has something to say: This chapter is full of codes and suddenly fills in the brain...

Lai Boer: I want to catch up with you, not to be dumped by you.

Cheng Xiaozhen: Then I'll find a way to make us stay together. (The two cute creatures look at each other and laugh)

In the small black house of Laigeguan...

Leiber has violated the precepts again, Amitabha—all benefactors, please forgive him.

(Preview: Ah Wai was very happy not to continue cheating, and perfectly exposed the real situation of a certain night, and then Lai Ge continued to make soy sauce—how could it be swollen, no soy sauce! When Cheng Zhen abducted Leiber At that time, what is Brother Lai doing?)