Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 527 335, the ceiling of math competitions, Qing Chen

”Iʼm very curious, which candidate does Mr. Shadow think has the best chance of becoming the next Shadow?” He Jinqiu asked with a smile.

”How would Mr. Shadow tell us something like that,” the young woman replied with a laugh, ”However, the competition for Shadow is fair and just, whoever wins in the end naturally becomes the next Shadow.”

He Jinqiu looked at Ji Guanya, then at the young woman, and suddenly said, ”Both of you have been Time Travelers for less than two months, yet you have gained such trust from the Inner Worldʼs financial conglomerates to be chosen as representatives for the Outer World. Moreover, you seem quite willing to serve the conglomerates of the Inner World. I wonder, are you really humans from the Outer World... Let me be more direct, has the conglomerate already mastered the true method of reverse time travel?”

In the past, reverse time travel referred to finding a person in the Outer World who corresponds to a major figure of a conglomerate, and then replacing them.

But clearly, He Jinqiu wasnʼt referring to that, he meant natives from the Inner World traveling in reverse to the Outer World!

Itʼs no wonder he was suspicious because the performance of these two didnʼt resemble that of controlled individuals at all.

During the conversation, the gleaming Gold Coin in He Jinqiuʼs slender fingers began to spin faster and faster, like flames and light dancing.

Ji Guanya shook his head, ”Mr. He, you worry too much. I am indeed a native of the Outer World. To me, there may be enmity from body-snatching between the two worlds, but interests that can exist eternally are what ultimately matter. Besides, I donʼt see anything wrong with helping the natives of the Inner World. Apart from Jindai and Deer Island, the other three conglomerates share no difference in ethnic attributes with our Outer World.”

He Jinqiu turned to the young woman from Qingʼs Family, ”And you?”

The young woman smiled, ”I am also a person from the Outer World. As far as I know, there is no real method of reverse time travel. Even if someone could use a Taboo to carry a human back, the person being carried would die.”

”I know this, the Taboo ACE-038 is a coffin, called ʼThe Secretʼs Endpoint.ʼ The owner can put someone else inside of it, and then make the other person forget one of the ownerʼs secrets. As far as I know, itʼs in the hands of Qingʼs Family,” He Jinqiu said with a smile, ”People often say that only the dead can keep secrets, this Taboo is really quite fitting. However, has Qingʼs Family ever attempted to use this?”

”Iʼm not sure about that,” the young woman said with a smile.

Taboos like the container-type ACE-038 do exist in the Inner World, which also explains why certain Time Travelers can bring large equipment back from the Inner World.

But He Jinqiu did not know until then that Taboos could only carry inanimate objects, not living ones.

He hadnʼt had the chance to try it out yet.

”By the way, miss, you havenʼt introduced yourself yet,” He Jinqiu said with a smiling eye, ”Whatʼs your name? It would be good to know for the next time we meet.”

”Mr. He wishes to check my registration directly, right?” the young woman laughed, ”Itʼs alright, my name is Si Nianhua.”

”Does Qingʼs Family want to trade with my Kyushu? We Kyushu donʼt refuse comers,” He Jinqiu said with a smile.

”No,” Si Nianhua shook her head, ”Same as before, Qingʼs Family currently has no such intentions.”

”Alright, then I wonʼt take up more of your time,” He Jinqiu stood up, ”If our positions oppose each other in the future, I wonʼt hold back.”

”Neither will we,” Ji Guanya responded with a smile.

At that moment, the three organizations were in a balance with one another, and none would take action at such a time because dealing with Jindai and Deer Island was the top priority.

But the future was unpredictable.

He Jinqiu picked up his Deer Head Cane, and walked composedly out of the small restaurant.

Once he got into Kyushuʼs business vehicle, he pulled out two 100-gram gold bars from his breast pocket.

The true Gold Coin was growling softly.

The wheat sheath ring on the front intertwined ceaselessly, while the crossed longswords on the back resonated with a metallic clang.

He Jinqiu melted the first gold bar into the Taboo ACE-099, the true Gold Coin, to test the veracity of Ji Guanyaʼs words.

”My debt is paid,”

Eventually, the flowing ripples on the Gold Coin solidified again into the wheat sheath ring.

He Jinqiu then melted the other gold bar into it, resulting once more in the wheat sheath ring.

This meant that both of them hadnʼt lied; indeed, natives from the Inner World couldnʼt reverse travel to the Outer World.

Of course, it was also possible that true reverse time travel did exist; itʼs just that these two didnʼt know about it.

The true Gold Coin could test lies and truth, not directly the truths and rules of this world.

He Jinqiu sat quietly in the back of the business vehicle, deep in thought.

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Inside Los Angeles Foreign Language School.

The math teacher, Tian Hailong, was writing problems on the blackboard.

The homeroom teacher of 11th grade, class 3, had lost a noticeable amount of weight, apparently affected by the tragic death of Zhou Xuanying.

Fortunately, after he returned to Los Angeles City, Xu Zimo, along with a few other students, testified on his behalf, proving that Zhou Xuanyingʼs death had nothing to do with him, thus mitigating more negative impacts.

At that moment, Nan Gengchen passed a note to Qing Chen, ”Chen brother, Iʼve thought of a way to expand Daytime. We can have Luo Wanyaʼs group recruit members; for every four loyal members they develop, they can receive one Empowerment. This way, we can quickly establish a pyramid-like organizational structure, with you as the apex of the pyramid...”