The huge alchemical field was instantly released from Beowulf's body, covering the room tightly. He looked at Angers in shock, and for the first time he said in confusion and confusion:

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

Ange took out a cigar, lit it slowly, put it into his mouth and blew out a puff of cigar smoke before he laughed and said: "Why are you so surprised? Haven't you already chosen Chu Zihang as your spokesperson?"

Beowulf said without hesitation: "You are the leader of the secret party! There can be as many as a dozen elders, it doesn't matter if there is one less or more, but there can only be one leader! Do you want to give up the throne? To whom? Lu Ming

No? He’s too young!”

"Mingfei is a good boy, but unfortunately..." Angers scratched his head, "He is not suitable to sit in this position for the time being, and the important thing is that he may not want to sit. I feel that even if I pull him and say I will take you tonight

When I go to meet the elders to prepare for my future succession, he will also tell me with an embarrassed look that I have a date with my girlfriend tonight and I really can’t spare the time."

I have a date with my girlfriend tonight, so I can’t find time to meet with the secret party’s elders?

Beowulf's face darkened.

Who are the elders of the Secret Party? What about dating their girlfriends... I don’t know how many people are willing to break up to prove their feelings, just to meet the elders of the Secret Party.

"Hey, why are you competing with girls at your age?" Angers shrugged, as if he guessed what he was thinking.

Then Beowulf's face became even darker.

He suppressed his anger: "That boy named Lu Mingfei, what kind of card do you have in your hand?"

"Ace." Angers whistled and said proudly, "Absolute ace. Didn't I tell you about it at last year's auction?"

Beowulf suddenly remembered someone's performance at the auction last year.

"His bloodline..."

"He is the best, no doubt about it." Angers responded to Beowulf's hesitation with a smile.

"I know." Beowulf sighed, "How can a young man who was able to kill the king of the earth and the mountain last year not be great? Although I don't know what means he used, but he succeeded."

He paused, as if he wanted to say something else, but after a moment of hesitation, he still shook his head and said: "Forget it, you just know what you are doing, so who is the person you chose?"

"It's tentatively decided to be Caesar." Angers said calmly, "To be honest, I've been having a whim recently and my heart is palpitating. The last time I felt this way was when I was negotiating with Henkel at Pearl Harbor in 1941, and the Japanese bomb almost fell on it.

On my head."

"Do you think someone is going to do you harm?" Beowulf's face was as dark as water.

"I'm not sure." Angers said slowly, "Before I came to you, I looked for Henkel, but I couldn't find him. He was missing. Half a year ago, Henkel and I had a secret meeting, and we gave each other

If the other party sends an invitation letter, if something unexpected happens to one party, the other party will come forward as an invitee."

"Henkel is missing?" Beowulf's eyelids twitched.

"There are two advantages to choosing Caesar as the heir. The first is that I don't have to worry about the Gattuso family blocking it. Instead, they will vigorously promote this resolution. The second point..." Angers smiled, "You may

I don’t know, but there is an irreconcilable conflict between Caesar and his family. If there is really something fishy about those old immortals in the Gattuso family, Caesar’s character will never go along with them. He is as proud as Mene back then.

gram."

"You don't have to worry about Gattuso using Caesar's hand to control the entire secret party. Once Caesar comes to power, in order to counteract the family's interference in his life, he will rely on our strength. In a sense, this is a strategy of differentiation.

.”

Ange said calmly.

Beowulf pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "It's too risky, you are gambling, and there is a high chance that you will lose."

"Before returning from Japan, I had a meeting with Caesar." Angers said, "Caesar asked me if I knew anything about his mother. I told him matter-of-factly that I didn't know, but according to our observations, Cato

The Suo family readily accepts this matter."

"...His mother's death is related to the family?" Beowulf was startled, "Even if the Gattuso family really did such a thing, how could they make such a low-level mistake and let Caesar know about it?"

"I was also surprised and asked him where he learned it, but he didn't tell." Angers spread his hands.

Beowulf finally shook his head in denial and said: "It's still too risky. You don't need to establish an heir so early. Even if you want to establish an heir, I don't think that boy named Caesar can beat Chu Tianjiao's son."

"Caesar's biggest advantage lies in his background." Angers said calmly, "In addition, before making this decision, I asked Chu Zihang, Ming Fei and Fingel about their attitudes. I attach great importance to the opinions of young people.

"

"What's their attitude?"

"Chu Zihang and Fingel thought deeply for a while, and then told me that this is indeed the best choice at the moment. As for Mingfei..." Ange looked slightly weird, "He said this is really great. In the future

He doesn’t need to worry about failing the exam. Oh, and by the way, Caesar’s grade points are on the same level as Mingfei’s.”

Beowulf: "..."

After silence, he sighed: "Who are you entrusting your future to?"

Angers looked a little embarrassed and said: "Although it may sound a little unreliable, it is still very reliable."

Beowulf suddenly said: "It sounds like they have a good relationship?"

"Yes, they are comrades-in-arms." Ange smiled, "Just like us."

"The next generation heir of the Gattuso family is actually a warrior?"

"Otherwise, where would their ambition come from?"

"Have you... thought about it?"

"Almost." Angers nodded slowly, "There are still some details that need to be confirmed, and I also need to talk to Caesar again."

"Then do it." Beowulf said calmly.

He felt Ange's determination and no longer offered any advice, but calmly expressed his support to him.

"Are you going back to prepare for the meeting?"

"There is still some time, don't worry, I may have to go to Egypt."

"Egypt?"

"Our people over there said they found a meteorite that just fell. I want to go take a look."

"Meteorite?" Beowulf was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered something, "By the way, what is the origin of that comet above your head a few days ago?"

"I heard from the Equipment Department that it is somewhat similar to the Julian Star in history, but we are not sure. After all, we all thought it was a non-periodic comet before this. There is no reason for it to return to the solar system and pass by the Earth."

"Julian...Star of Caesar?" Beowulf took a deep breath and asked, "I don't know if it's a good sign or a warning of bad omen."

…

…

Chu Zihang took Xia Mi to rent a Porsche 911 at a car rental shop.

After Chu Zihang finished the formalities, Xia Mi jumped up and down in front of him, eyes widened and said: "Brother, our plan has come to nothing."

Chu Zihang looked at her quietly and said nothing.

"There is no coastal highway in Chicago, so you can't take me chasing the sunset along the coastal highway. It's a pity, but I'll remember it and make up for it later." Xia Mi reached out and pinched his nose.

Chu Zihang suddenly realized.

There is no sea in Chicago, but the vastness of Lake Michigan always makes people subconsciously ignore this.

"By the way, I just heard an interesting story. Have you heard of the Chicago oyster story?"

Chu Zihang thought for a while and said: "In 1954, biologist Brown dug out a batch of oysters from the beach in Connecticut and brought back this story to Chicago?"

Xia Mi sighed: "You are really a small encyclopedia."

Chu Zihang said calmly: "Professor Schneider told this story in class."

"Oysters will open and close with the rise and fall of the tide. The biologist is a biorhythm researcher. He specially brought oysters from the sea and raised them in an aquarium in a Chicago basement thousands of miles away from the sea.

.”

"Everything was normal in the first two weeks. The oysters still lived according to their previous rules. Sometimes they retracted and sometimes opened their shells to catch plankton in the seawater and feed themselves. Everything followed the instructions of the distant Conateigue coast.

The ebb and flow of water, that is their hometown.”

"But two weeks later, something inexplicable happened."

"These oysters from Connecticut still rise and fall like the tide, but their behavior no longer follows the ebb and flow of Connecticut's tides, nor is it Florida, nor is it California, nor is it Dover, nor does it conform to anything science knows.

A tide table."

"After repeated calculations, the biologist suddenly realized that they were actually following the high tide time in Chicago, but..."

"There is no sea in Chicago."

The thrill of birth at that moment made even Xia Mi, who had just learned this story, couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body again.

She shifted her gaze slightly, looking at the vast blue sky outside the car rental shop, and whispered: "There is no sea in Chicago, but they imagined a sea."

"These oysters live in an aquarium in the basement, and the tank is filled with artificial seawater. According to the biologist's speculation, perhaps the oysters sense the changes in air pressure, and infer the time when the tide should come."

Chu Zihang whispered.

"Are oysters so smart?" Xia Mi tilted his head, his black hair hanging down.

Chu Zihang raised his hand to hold up her fallen hair, shook his head and said: "According to the biologist's speculation, no oyster is doing all this consciously. Their ancestors have lived on the seaside for a long time.

Hundreds of millions of years ago, this should be an instinct imprinted deep in their genes."
To be continued...