Armor: Terrifying, this Xing Tian is too ruthless.

"Please have some tea."

Meizhen handed two cups of tea to Li Haotian and Li Youer.

Li Haotian glanced at the store's interior, lingering for a moment in the direction of the restrooms, which was the entrance to the ERP Research Institute.

"Let's get straight to the point. I have other things to do. I'll give you ten minutes." Li Haotian hadn't forgotten that his purpose in coming to Xingfu City was to obtain the fragments of the Gengnu Vajra Pestle.

They spent a lot of time dealing with the mutant beasts, but they didn't have that much time for the ERP Research Institute.

Mei Zhen's delicate brows furrowed slightly, but her smile remained unchanged. She said, "Alright, then let me first tell you about the mutant beast you encountered today."

"The alien beasts are not the alien creatures you encountered before. They come from a place called the Shadow Realm, which, according to our current research, is another universe."

The Shadow Universe seeks to invade our universe, and these alien beasts descended upon our planet thousands of years ago.

To resist the invasion of the Shadow Universe, five Light Stones fell from the sky and also came to Earth.

The ancestors, influenced by the five Light and Shadow Stones, gained the ability to summon armor. With the combined efforts of the five armored warriors, they sealed away all the alien beasts.

Now, the seal has loosened, the Shadowlands have returned, and our planet is in grave danger.

Meizhen recounted a long story about the origins of the alien beasts and the Five Elements Armor, but seeing that Li Haotian remained silent, her brows furrowed even deeper.

Why did the other party not react at all when they heard that Earth was in imminent danger?

Meizhen had no choice but to continue, "Haotian, I hope you can join us and fight against the invasion of the Dark Shadow Realm with Xinnan to protect our planet."

Li You'er was shocked after hearing this, never expecting that there were other dark forces on this planet that wanted to invade Earth.

But Li Haotian remained calm, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

He already knew all of this information.

"You have three minutes left," Li Haotian said calmly, glancing at the time.

After rambling on and on about various things, he was then invited to join the ERP system?

There is no sincerity.

Mei Zhen sighed inwardly. She had vaguely anticipated this while she was talking, and she was afraid that it would be difficult for the other party to invite her.

However, she did not expect that after hearing what she said, she would not be affected at all.

"Haotian, you are also an Armor Warrior. I have heard of your legend. In order to protect Hope City, you eliminated a terrible alien creature."

I imagine a hero like you wouldn't just stand by and watch the Shadowlands attack our planet and our people, would you?

Meizhen's words made Li Haotian frown. Was she trying to pressure him with the idea of ​​righteousness?

A cold smile crept across his lips: "You think you can get me to work for you with these kinds of words? Meizhen, your sincerity is laughable."

"I think we have nothing more to talk about, let's leave it at that."

Li Haotian didn't even drink the tea before getting up.

Li You'er remained silent, quietly standing to the side. When she saw Li Haotian get up, she naturally followed suit.

"Wait a minute, Haotian!" Meizhen called out to Li Haotian.

Li Haotian turned around: "What else do you want to say?"

"I'm inviting you to join us not so you can work for me, but for the sake of humanity on this planet. I must make that clear," Meizhen said earnestly.

"And then what? Just because I'm protecting this planet, does that mean I have to join you?" Li Haotian sneered.

"By joining us, you can get our help. Believe me, the Shadow Realm is very powerful. Only by joining forces with us can we defeat it," Meizhen said.

"Get your help? What can you do for me? A high salary? Or can you give me greater power?" Li Haotian questioned.

Meizhen retorted, "Every penny of the research institute's funding needs to be used wisely. I can't offer you a high salary, but I can help you apply for welfare benefits."

Our research institute has a dedicated training room. You can give me your summoning device for research and analysis, and I can create a customized armor training system for you to help you improve your strength!

Li Haotian couldn't help but burst into laughter after hearing this.

"Life welfare benefits? Is that all? Do I need that little bit?"

Study my summoner? Collect data on my armor, and then conveniently control the summoning privileges?

"So, if it no longer aligns with the interests of your ERP Research Institute, you can forcibly revoke the armor's summoning power at any time? Confiscate my armor? Huh?!"

Li Haotian's barrage of questions left Meizhen completely bewildered.

"How...how can you look at us like that!?" Meizhen was also angry, pointing at Li Haotian with great indignation.

"This is my attitude towards people who have no sincerity." Li Haotian's tone became much colder.

He thought the other party could promise him many benefits to win him over, but it turned out that was all there was to it.

What a laughable ERP research institute.

Li Haotian shook his head, then led Li You'er out the door.

Meizhen quickly followed, calling out to Li Haotian's retreating figure, "Xingtian, are you really that unwilling to join us?!"

"No one can force me to do something I don't want to do. I will protect this planet in my own way, and you'd better not get in my way."

Otherwise, whether it's a monster from the Dark Realm or an armored warrior, I'll beat them all up without hesitation!

Li Haotian turned around, his gaze icy as he stared at Meizhen, and said with utmost seriousness, "Remember, this is a warning!"

After saying that, he got on his motorcycle and drove Li You'er away from Happy Castle.

Watching Li Haotian leave quickly, Mei Zhen stomped her foot in anger, her face full of indignation and confusion: "How could this person be like this?!"

"Mijin? Who upset you?"

At this moment, Dongshan walked over with his cousin Wu Qidong.

He had been studying the venom that the alien beast had spat out when he received a call from Wu Qidong saying that the alien beast had attacked him.

He immediately stopped what he was doing and went to pick up Wu Qidong.

The two first had a meal at a restaurant, and after a brief reminiscing, Dongshan brought Wu Qidong to meet Meizhen.

"It's nothing. And who is this?" Mei Zhen was reluctant to mention Xing Tian again, but when she saw Wu Qidong, her eyes were filled with curiosity.

"His name is Qidong, and he's my cousin," Dongshan introduced.

"Hello, I've heard about you from Dongshan. Meizhen, the head of the ERP Research Institute, you're very capable!" Wu Qidong said.

Meizhen forced a smile and said, "Since you're Dongshan's cousin, please come in."

"By the way, Meizhen, the one who attacked us earlier was Qidong. I'd like to take him for a check-up to see if he's injured," Dongshan suggested.

Meizhen nodded: "Okay, let's check it out then."

She understood Dongshan's words and suspected that Wu Qidong might be a descendant of Wuxing Village.

"I'm really fine, so I don't need to get checked," Wu Qidong said somewhat reluctantly.

"That won't do. Listen to me, a check-up is necessary." Dongshan pushed Wu Qidong into the examination room.

"Lie still and don't move. We'll let you know when you're ready."

Wu Qidong had no choice but to lie down.

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