Demon's Self-cultivation

Davis thinks highly of himself and doesn't talk to people easily, so Jojo didn't regard him as a target, and started to contact his men instead.

The people who can be taken by Davis to pick up Mandel back must be his most trusted subordinates, and as the saying goes, "Likes flock together, people are divided into groups", who can trust and be loyal to the pretentious Davis, and only follow his lead. Basically, people who don't know how smart and intelligent they are.

Probably brainwashed by Davis, Davis's subordinates completely regarded Mandel as a puppet who was about to be controlled.Of course, even so, they still obeyed Davis' orders and were fully vigilant towards Mandel, but this vigilance did not implicate Jojo who was traveling with Mandel.

In order to protect the young geniuses, Qiao Qiao's youth class also has a confidentiality procedure, and outsiders cannot easily know the personal information of the enrolled students.I don't know if Davis has any information about Qiao Qiao. In short, in their eyes, Qiao Qiao is just a very ordinary ten-year-old child, and what should a ten-year-old child be concerned about?

With this in mind, Davis’s subordinates would not defend against Jojo, who was playing on the sidelines, when talking to each other. Some people even saw him as cute, and teased him with the snacks they carried while chatting, as if It's as casual as teasing a kitten or a puppy.

——They don't know at all that this little child, whom they don't even care about, listens clearly to every word they say, and those bright and innocent eyes examine every expression of theirs , Every action collects all the clues and gathers them into one truth.

For those who despise him, Qiao Qiao has a sense of superiority in IQ, so he doesn't take the other party's neglect at all.In fact, Qiao Qiao was very happy to cooperate with them in pretending to be stupid, pretending to be greedy, and being easily deceived by delicious food like ordinary children, so as to quietly inquire about more news.

On the contrary, Mandel sometimes feels very distressed when he sees Jojo being "twisted around", and he repeatedly persuades him not to wrong himself because he wants to help him.

Beware of Demon Heart received the kindness of his host, but still went his own way, and Davis's subordinates found that Mandel's face was particularly ugly every time they saw Jojo following them, but they felt that Jojo liked to join them because Greedy, not wanting to scout for Mandel.

Hard work paid off, but within two days, Jojo found out Davis' next plan, turned around and stabbed Mandel in front of him.

After listening to Jojo's report, Mandel frowned slightly: "I also thought at first that Davis would not easily let me go back to the central star. First, the central star is far beyond his control. Once something happens, Dai Weiss can't do it anymore, and secondly, he will definitely not let me enter the Central Military Academy and really grow up..." The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and Mandel stroked his forehead, "Although I have thought of this a long time ago, I didn't expect it. So...his plan is so simple and rude?"

"Should this be 'a scholar meets a soldier, and it's hard to explain why'?" Qiao Qiao sat on the bed, shaking his legs, "He probably thinks he's trying to persuade you, but you probably won't agree."

"...Indeed, he has seen me when I was a child." Mandel smiled wryly. "As the saying goes, nature is hard to change. No matter how much my personality changes, the things in my bones are hard to change."

Qiao Qiao blinked: "What are you going to do now? Do you really want to go back to the base with him, be locked in a specially prepared cage, and be controlled by drugs?"

——Yes, this was Davis' plan, and it was no wonder that his subordinates who knew his plan would neglect Mandel so much.After all, in their eyes, Mandel is basically an iron prisoner, and he may even be destroyed by drugs and become a truly obedient puppet.

This method really saves time and effort, and is cruel.

"You can't catch a tiger if you don't enter the tiger's den. I still want to visit Davis's base. After all, not all of Davis' lackeys are there. What's more, I have already boarded the 'thief ship', and I want to go down again." It's difficult." Mandel's eyes were deep, "As for Davis... I will deal with it carefully, if I give him a glimmer of hope, he probably won't use such extreme measures?"

"That's not necessarily true." Jojo snorted lightly.He hasn't had much contact with Davis, and he hasn't been able to clearly grasp this person's character, but his vigorous ambition is really so that the demons can smell it from hundreds of thousands of miles away.

——Davis has been hiding in desperation for too long, and he probably doesn't want to wait any longer.

I have to say that Davis' plan really pissed off Jojo.He finally found such a host that suits his wishes, and he has worked so hard to raise it for so long, and now he finally sees the dawn of hope, but he never thought that a fool like Davis would dare to drug his host to make him a fool!

——This is simply plucking the beard of a demon!

After hearing the news, Little Demon really had the urge to rush directly in front of Davis, crush his consciousness, and turn him into a fool too.

—No, maybe this is indeed a good idea...?

"What if he locks you up as soon as you set foot in the base?" Xiao Xiaomo squinted his eyes, with malicious thoughts constantly swirling in his mind.

"Then... we need to ask for foreign aid." Mandel and Qiaoqiao looked at each other, and they understood each other's thoughts without even discussing.

"Asester is a star thief, is it believable?" Jojo tilted his head.He didn't have much contact with Asester, but he labeled this straightforward-looking big man as "cunning" early on.

"Star Thieves are not only robbers, but also 'businessmen'. Robbing passing ships is dangerous and time-consuming. In order to live better, they also often take on some inhumane tasks and earn large commissions." Mandel rubbed his chin, "As long as the price is right, he should be willing - then, it depends on what he wants."

Looking at Jojo, who was frowning and thinking, and seemed to be worried, Mandel's tone was very apologetic: "Sorry, I didn't expect Davis to plan like this at all. Even though I have made a lot of preparations, I still overestimated it." Myself, let you take risks with me." After a pause, he added in a low voice, "Of course, I also underestimated Davis' ruthlessness."

"Brother Mandel, you don't need to apologize. It's clear that I followed here on my own this time, and it has nothing to do with my brother!" Jojo retorted briskly, jumping off the bed, "Then shall we go to Asester now?"

Mandel nodded, and led Jojo to open the door.Unexpectedly, just after they left the room, they happened to meet Davis with his chin slightly raised, walking through the corridor.

Seeing Mandel and Jojo, Davis showed a smirk, bowed his head politely, but when he was about to pass by the two, he suddenly stopped, and looked around vigilantly and incomprehensibly .

"What's the matter, Uncle Davis?" Mandel asked suspiciously, and Jojo also blinked and looked at him strangely.

Davis frowned, raised his hand and touched the back of his neck: "No, it's nothing, thank you for your concern."

After all, he continued to walk forward, but he didn't notice the strange light in Qiao Qiao's eyes at the moment he left.

After the chance meeting with Davis, Mandel went directly to the captain's cabin where Asester often stayed.

Seeing the arrival of Mandel and Jojo, Asester was not at all surprised, but instead smiled happily: "Come in and sit down! I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"...Did you know we were coming?" Mandel paused as he entered the door.

Asester raised his eyebrows, but did not answer Mandel's question.He carelessly poured a glass of wine and pushed it in front of Mandel: "Try it, my treasure! I'm not willing to give it to others! Seeing that you have had a good fight with me these two days, let you grow long." Experience!" After finishing speaking, he turned his head and looked at Qiao Qiao, who was also looking eagerly at the wine glass, sneered, stretched out a big hand like a cattail fan, and rubbed his head hard, "You have no part! The underage Just give me milk, little mouse! Oh, by the way, there is only good wine on my battleship, but no milk for baby dolls!"

Every time he sees Asester, the little demon who gets personally attacked: "........."

I secretly rejoiced that I didn't choose Asester as the host, otherwise I'm afraid I would have violently murdered the host long ago.The little devil silently tidied up his messy black hair, and at the same time gave the culprit who kept killing him fiercely, which caused Asester to burst out laughing.

Unhappily watching Jojo and Aseste seem to be tit for tat, but actually revealing an inexplicably intimate interaction, Mandel took a sip of the mellow wine and interrupted: "Mr. Aseste, what you just said What means?"

Hearing what Mandel said, Asester, who was teasing the little mouse, finally gave him a little attention: "Of course I know what you are coming." He snorted, "If you are smart enough and want to live If you go down, sooner or later you will come to me and propose cooperation."

"Since you have already guessed it, what do you mean?" Mandel asked in a deep voice.It's so easy to talk with smart people, you don't need to spend a lot of time, and both parties can understand each other.

"Before you ask me this question, you should know that Davis is my employer now." Asester shrugged his shoulders, took a swig of his wine with a "gudong", "My task is not to ask the means method, let you honestly enter his crappy base—since I took money from my employer, I won’t turn back halfway and damage my reputation.”

Silently swearing, "What kind of reputation does a star thief want?" Mandel's expression remained unchanged: "I know this, and I can guarantee that I will obediently enter Davis's base and cooperate with you to successfully complete the mission." Putting down the wine glass, Mandel Crossing your fingers, you put on a posture of serious negotiation, "As for me hiring you to work for me after you complete the task and terminate the employment relationship with Davis, this should not violate your regulations, right?"

"It is indeed not a violation." Davis's smile deepened, but he did not let go, "but the question is... what will you pay me? Davis asked me to take you from the China Alliance to the base, such a I received a large commission from him for the small task of leading people along the way. And what you asked me to do was far more than just running errands. I guess it would take a real fight—this The price will be multiplied several times or even dozens of times. With all due respect, I don't see that you can pay enough commission at all."

When Asest pointed out the poor fact that he was penniless, Mandel was really speechless.However, he didn't give up so easily. After all, since Asester was willing to sit down and talk with him, it meant that he did have something he was interested in.Saying so much now is just for posturing and taking the initiative in the negotiation.

However, no matter how clearly Mandel saw it, he still couldn't get rid of his weak position. He could only try his best to appear confident and never show timidity.

"I really have nothing now." After calming down, Mandel said slowly, "But there is a historical story in the Huaxia Alliance called 'Rare goods can live', I wonder if you have heard of it."

"...What the hell?" Aseste didn't hear the reply he expected to hear, and he was a little confused and impatient, "I haven't been to school since I was a child! Tell me about the history of the Huaxia Alliance? I haven't even heard of it." heard about it!"

Mandel was quite helpless, and just about to explain, he was interrupted by the little devil who finally found the opportunity: "Uncle Asester, you are so stupid! I know this story!"

There are not many opportunities to mock Asester for being uneducated with confidence. After finally saying something, Qiao Qiao was proud and quickly told the whole story.

His utterance was clear and sharp, and the stories he told were simple and concise, coupled with his melodious voice, no matter how impatient Aseste was, he still listened to the story patiently and understood Mandel's meaning.

However, Aseste showed no sign of being persuaded at all: "Come on! Don't fool me with such outdated historical stories! I'm not interested in power at all, and I don't intend to create a king. What should I do? 'Father Zhong'!" After a pause, he looked at Qiao Qiao, "By the way, how did this guy named Lu Buwei die in the end?"

Qiao Qiao glanced at Mandel secretly, and blinked innocently: "...well, he was forced by King Qin's jealousy in the end, and committed suicide by drinking poison."

Asester sneered, and looked at Mandel: "So, are you planning to treat me like this?"

"No, that's not what I meant..." Realizing that he probably gave the wrong example, Mandel stroked his forehead.

"Okay, I don't care what you mean, anyway, I have no interest in your struggle for power!" Asester interrupted Mandel, "I am a star thief, and I have no intention of changing my career in my life! After a pause, he continued to argue impatiently with Mandel, fearing that the other party would go too far in a direction he was not interested in, so he simply put forward his request, "I only want one thing, and you give it to me. I'll take your mission, if you don't give it, we'll just break up, don't even need to talk about it!"

"...What is it?" Hearing Asester's determined words, Mandel had a bad premonition in his heart, and his face was slightly ugly.

However, Aseste, who was dedicated to winning love with a sword, didn't care about his thoughts at all, and raised his finger unceremoniously to the bewildered Little Demon, with an extremely strong tone, "I don't care how you explain to Xu Zhengjie, just say It doesn't matter if I snatched him away. In short, I want to raise this little mouse to play with!"