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"This is actually quite delicious. I feel like we could copy and paste a copy for our future desserts."

Li Ji turned to Shu, who was standing nearby, and held a small spoon to Shu's mouth, saying, "I should have given you a portion earlier, would you like to try some?"

Shu followed beside Li Ji and naturally peeked out slightly to eat the crème brûlée on the spoon.

She tapped her chin with her finger, thinking as she said, "Hmm... this might be a little too sweet. I think it could be improved a bit. Xi would probably really like this flavor."

After mentioning Xi, Shu seemed to recall the message Li Ji had just sent, "By the way, Doctor, after you sent me that message, I asked Nian, but she didn't reply... Did she do something again?"

Shu's expression showed some helplessness.

Since she arrived here, she hasn't paid attention to the New Year and the New Year for some time.

These two people would still cause trouble when she was around, but now that she's been away from Rhodes Island for so long, who knows what childish antics might happen.

“Your older brother and sister are both here, but they don’t really discipline their younger siblings. Doctor, if you have extra spots, please consider bringing them over as well. That way, I can feel more at ease.”

"It's nothing. Nian is just making plans for her and Xi's lifelong happiness. As the younger sister, she naturally has to ask her older sister for her consent first. Maybe she's just too embarrassed to answer you."

Li Ji, in a good mood, took another bite of dessert and replied with a sly smile.

"And there's no need to worry for now. At least for the next few days, she shouldn't be idle. We've found her some things to do."

"Could it be... that she's being sent to prepare for filming a movie?"

Shu clearly knew about her younger sister's obsession with this, and also knew that given Nian's personality, she would definitely add some strange things to the plot.

She wasn't worried that the story she had experienced would be changed...

Shu was mainly worried that the storyline involving the person in the painting—that is, Xi—would be turned into some strange script by Nian, which would inevitably lead to another fight between the two of them.

"Well, let's leave it to her for now, since we're busy on our side."

Li Ji readily admitted to what happened that year. He also knew what Shu was worried about, and gently waved his hand in reply, "Once this is over, I'll go back and take over. I guess she can only prepare props and actors during this time."

"Well then, I'll have to put in a lot of effort for you, Doctor."

……

The two walked slowly side by side down the corridor, passing by hotel staff and special envoys coming and going.

This seemingly ordinary stretch of road made Li Ji feel exceptionally relaxed.

Sometimes, the way to improve someone's mood is very simple. It might be eating a bite of your favorite sweet treat, or strolling down the street chatting about everyday things...

Before long, the two arrived at the door of the conference room.

Although the meeting is still some time away from starting.

But at this moment, the conference room was already more than half full and very lively.

Some groups that seemed to know each other well were huddled together chatting and laughing, while others who didn't seem to like joining in the fun were quietly whispering in their seats.

Just as Li Ji was about to find a seat at the very back as usual, he seemed to hear someone call out to him in surprise from behind.

"Wanfeng!?"

"Ok?"

He turned around, searching for the source of the sound, only to find a very familiar-looking person standing up in the front row, accompanied by his teammates, and walking straight over.

And that person was none other than Raven, whose live stream traffic was used by Li Ji last night.

"How could I encounter this...?"

In his memory, Raven's livestream account profile included her team name and existing achievements.

One of the sentences mentioned that the Azure Wings they led should be the third strongest in Gaul, right...?

Can third place substitute for first and second place in the competition?

Although Li Ji wasn't really in a position to say that—after all, his team was one of the few here that had just been promoted to the Special Grade.

"I was just saying you looked familiar, and it really is you!"

Raven greeted Li Ji, "And who is this behind you?"

"Shu, you should be considered an administrative assistant today, right?"

Raven nodded, and after they bowed to each other, she looked at him with a resentful expression and said:

"You told me yesterday you were a newbie team... and a newbie team comes to Phantom and Crimson Lone Diamond's operation meeting, huh?!"

"I was just stating a fact. Aren't we a newbie team?"

Li Ji raised his eyebrows and answered without any surprise. After speaking, he quietly told Shu to go to the back row and save a seat in case there was nowhere to sit later.

"..."

Raven thought about it calmly and it seemed there was no problem.

That ID card from yesterday couldn't be faked; this guy really is a newbie.

But Yan Kingdom is a large country, and it's not stupid. How could it possibly send a novice to replace Xuanxian Dao and Yingming Pavilion to participate in a rift that could potentially yield huge benefits?!

But the fact that he is a newcomer cannot be denied.

With just that one simple sentence, Raven felt like his CPU was getting a little hot.

But soon, her teammate spoke up from behind and asked:

"Captain, is this the team you encountered yesterday?"

A woman with long brown hair stepped forward and warmly shook Li Ji's hand, saying, "Hello, hello, I'm Qingquan. Yesterday, our captain even held a small meeting for us to introduce your team. To use that Yan country saying again...?"

She imitated the raven's mannerisms and said in Yan language, "That's right, it's called 'Look at other people's children!' I never thought I'd actually see other people's children today. I've heard so much about you."

"Clear spring!"

The raven cawed softly from behind, its voice low but incredibly penetrating, causing Qingquan to pout and pull her head back. "The team leader's spoken, let's talk next time~"

"Sorry, that's our vice-captain, that's just how she is."

Raven spoke to Li Ji with a hint of apology, then glanced back cautiously, as if searching for something.

Although the movement was unintentional and the amplitude was very small, Li Ji still noticed it carefully.

Looking at the raven's appearance, Li Ji roughly understood what she was doing, and then said:

"If you're looking for Logos, he's on vacation today and didn't come with me."

"Ah... I see. Shall we sit down and talk? It might not be very convenient standing here. We can also discuss information about this rift."

The number of people in the conference room was increasing, and Li Ji and Raven were standing near the door, which was rather awkward.

However, as the host team, the French team will definitely be seated in the front row at the meeting...

Having spent almost all his school years in the back row, Li Ji still felt a bit resistant to the front row, especially in this situation.

Fortunately, everyone felt that the meeting was quite important, so they almost all crowded in the front row. The back row was not as sought after as it was in school, and Shu sat in the back row without much resistance.

"Unfortunately, there weren't many seats left, so I'm still too late."

Li Ji pointed to the full front row and said with a hint of regret.

If he could obtain some intelligence, Li Ji might be more willing to chat with the raven in front of him, but he could finish the integrated strategy of Phantom and Crimson Lone Diamond with his eyes closed, and he had already finished all the corner markers.

Unless there are any major changes to the rifts in this world... there's no reason for him to have less information than these people.

Just as Li Ji was about to refuse Raven, another unfamiliar voice came from behind.

"I never expected the two of you to know each other. I really didn't expect that."

An elderly man with white hair, wearing a white undershirt and a dark coat, walked in from the doorway.

He smiled at the two of them and said, "However, the meeting is about to begin. Today's situation is a bit urgent. If you two still want to catch up, please wait a while."

Before Li Ji could speak, the raven beside him spoke first.

"Yes, Prime Minister, this way please."

Raven took two steps back to make way for the Prime Minister, and then suddenly said to Li Ji with a blank expression, "Then let's talk again next time."

"What's wrong? Why is her expression changing so drastically?"

Although Li Ji felt a little strange, it wasn't something he needed to worry about.

Since the other party didn't intend to continue the conversation, Li Ji was happy to have some peace and quiet.

……

After the Prime Minister took the stage, the people below quickly returned to their seats.

"I apologize for the hasty timing of this meeting, but it was urgent and I had to inform you all."

As the French Prime Minister spoke, the image was projected onto the white screen behind him.

"We originally planned to enter the crevice tomorrow, but a small accident happened today..."

He pointed to a newly taken set of photos on the white screen. The originally smooth crack had now turned blood red, which meant that the crack... had entered a state of mutation!

"Among the defenders of the Rift, there was a traitor who had joined the Fusion Faction... He somehow activated the previously calm Rift."

The Premier walked to the center and bowed deeply to the crowd below.

"We may need to ask everyone to enter early."