Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 112 Abyss, Demon Seed, Mech Graveyard

Chapter 112 Abyss, Demon Seed, Mech Graveyard

Leaving the temple, one question lingered in Qin Feng's mind. πŸ’”β™œ 69nj.Β’Smt πŸ”πŸ”₯

Are thrones really that easy to fool?

impossible!

The thrones are all filled with demons. My tricks might fool ordinary demons, but they're absolutely impossible to fool the thrones.

So why doesn't the throne reveal that he is the real mastermind behind the scenes?

There's only one answer: it's not worth the loss!

The benefits gained from exposing the truth are less than the benefits gained from maintaining the facade.

Only when there are vested interests will the throne play along.

To put it another way, if the King of Thrones were to reveal his true identity, the King of Thrones would undoubtedly be in an awkward position, knowing that he is Qin Feng, the World Traveler, and a great enemy of the demon race.

So, should the throne attack or kill him?

Whether it's fighting or killing, Mencius's iron fist will descend from the sky!

Clearly, the King of Qiongqi was not ready to go to war with Master Meng, or rather, Qiongqi did not think he could defeat Master Meng.

At this point, continuing to act, pretending not to have seen through his identity, and even rewarding himself by giving himself a new place to go, such as studying abroad in Xianyang to enhance his resume, would actually be a prudent move.

The problem Qin Feng is facing now is that Master Meng sent him to infiltrate Hongmeng Abyss, but he climbed too fast and was noticed by a big shot, who then arranged for him to return to Xianyang.

Did I end up going undercover for nothing?

If I go back and Brother Zheng asks me about this, he'll say, "Kid, didn't I send you to infiltrate the demon race? How did you end up coming back here?!"

How should I answer that?

At this moment, Qin Feng thought of some absurd novels from his previous life, where a police officer went undercover in a criminal gang and ended up becoming the boss.

After pondering for a while, Qin Feng suddenly smiled and realized that he might have been focusing on the wrong thing.

The most important thing for me is not what I should explain to Brother Zheng, but why I was arranged by Qiongqi to meet Brother Zheng, instead of being sent to Hongmeng Heaven or some other blessed land by Qiongqi.

Qiongqi must have had his own reasons for arranging for him to go back to see Zheng Ge!

Considering the Dao heart of the Qiongqi on the throne, it desires to lead the demon race out of its current predicament and establish a new era for the demon race.

Qin Feng understood. The reason why the King of Qiongqi made him go back was to tell Zheng Ge what he had seen and heard, and to tell Zheng Ge that the demon race had no intention of invading the human race, at least that was the case in Hongmeng Abyss, where everyone was just lazing around and indulging in a life of luxury and debauchery!

In this way, the demon race poses no threat to the human race. So, can we talk about cooperation?

If humans and nature can cooperate, then humans and the earth can certainly cooperate as well!

The true purpose of the King's Throne Qiongqi was to achieve cooperation between the human realm and the realm of immortals with King Ying Zheng.

What can the human realm and the immortal realm achieve by cooperating?

That is naturally the Heavenly God Realm!

The Qiongqi's move was truly a reversal of the natural order! It not only directly interrupted the fall of the great demons that roamed the world, but also sent the boomerang thrown out by the gods flying back!

What you gods can give to humans, my demon race can give just as much! And even more!

Humans can unite with the gods, and they can unite with our demon race just as easily. If the Earthly Immortal Realm and the Human Realm unite, and we stage a celestial version of "Wandering the World," with Master Meng taking on the three founders of the three religions, wow, that scene would be absolutely awesome!

So the question is, is there any possibility that this will happen?

Of course!

And the possibility of it happening is very high!

At least during the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period, humans and demons lived together. The most obvious example is that Nuwa and Fuxi, two of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, were clearly demon emperors, and the human race recognized their status as emperors. Similarly, the demon race also recognized the status of the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor.

The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were worshipped by both humans and demons. From this perspective, the historical foundation for the union of the human realm and the earthly immortal realm is more ancient and feasible than that of the celestial realm.

The demon race has only fallen into a disadvantageous position since losing the alliance with humans after the North Sea. Once the Earthly Immortal Realm and the Human Realm unite and the Three Realms reopen, Qin Feng's promise to Ying Zheng to slay the gods will come true!

So, should I persuade the king to accept this proposal?

But what if Qiongqi is just playing tricks?

Qin Feng shook his head. He didn't need to embellish the story. All he had to do was say what he saw and thought about in Hongmeng Abyss. Zheng Ge wasn't stupid; he was very shrewd!

All that's left is the interaction between the Emperor and the Throne. All I have to do is act as a messenger for these two big shots, nothing more.

"Kid, let's go!" The Seven-Headed Ubume senior walked over carrying a suitcase. "There shouldn't be anything forgotten, right?"

Qin Feng said, "That's all! Let's go, Seventh Master!"

The seven-headed Guhuoniao pointed ahead, "My spaceship is over there. Let's leave the spaceport first, and then I'll use the 'Universe Reversal' technique with the spaceship! We'll be able to reach Xianyang very quickly!"

Qin Feng glanced back at the bustling airport terminal, a hint of longing in his eyes. As he passed an elevated pedestrian overpass, he took another look. πŸ’˜πŸ˜‚ βž…βΎπ“Όπ‡ΰΈ’π•.ℂㄖ𝕄 πŸŒ·πŸ’²

Two couples stood on a pedestrian overpass below the airport, looking down.

The young man with long silver hair looked dashing and heroic, while the beautiful older woman with black hair wore a miniskirt and white stockings; the two of them were very eye-catching.

Tu Shanxue asked with great interest, "What are you looking at, Brother Sheng?"

Qin Feng pointed to the backs of an old man and a young man below the stands; those were the Seven-Headed Guhuoniao, Master Qi, and their true form.

Tu Shanxue covered her lips and chuckled, "This young man's back view looks a lot like a dog's!"

Upon hearing these familiar lines, Qin Feng was suddenly struck by a wave of emotion.

The only difference from this familiar scene is that I am both in the audience and on stage!

The main body possesses royal power and strategic brilliance, while the clones wreak havoc on all sides.

The art of persuasion is essential, but so is the ability to break through the heavens with martial prowess.

His main body will develop in a low-key manner, concealing its true strength, while his clone will make a name for itself and spread its fame far and wide!

When the final battle arrives, with minds united, we will wreak havoc on all sides!

Qin Feng felt relieved and smiled brightly, "He's just a dog."

Tu Shanxue stared intently at Qin Feng's face. "Great Sage, you look so handsome when you smile! Why do you always have such a serious face?"

Their faces were almost touching, nose to nose, getting closer and closer, until Qin Feng finally pushed them apart with a palm strike. "Let's go!"

Tu Shanxue shouted, "We've gone the wrong way! This way! The mission hall is this way! This time we need to clear the seventh gate! We need to get a perfect rating!"

Qin Feng said, "Okay!"

Tu Shanxue said, "Can't you smile for once? Like before, you're acting like a robot, it's so boring!"

Qin Feng pried open his mouth with two fingers. "Look! Does it look good?"

Tu Shanxue laughed heartily, saying, "Speaking of which, the Demon Realm Trial we're participating in this time is a mecha challenge, so you need to be prepared for the worst! It's not that just because your mecha is strong enough, you'll get good results! Although you're quite powerful yourself..."

Being with Tu Shanxue, Qin Feng felt the vitality and joy of his peers. This feeling of passion, the same as that of his peers, was something he had never experienced with those powerful demon kings.

Only at times like these does Qin Feng feel truly alive.

Those who are immersed in intrigue all day long will inevitably be swallowed up by it, and those who scheme every day will become part of the scheme.

When you become part of a scheme, you lose yourself and become an NPC!

And I am not an NPC assisting Qin in unifying the world; I am a living, breathing human being!

The elevation of one's realm, the process of becoming stronger, the friendship of fellow travelers, and the hatred of those who go against the tideβ€”these are all things I should possess.

My main body was too successful and smooth, causing me to miss out on these opportunities and directly advance to the level of an old monster. My clone shouldn't have done that.

Just like the saying that the Sword Immortal Wang Xu always had on his lips, for some things, the result is not important, the process is the most important, and the key to experiencing life is to experience life.

"Isn't this place huge!" The radiant fox spirit pointed around, exhaling a fragrant breath as she lay beside her. "Let me tell you a secret: this is the only place in Hongmeng Abyss that they've been willing to spend a fortune on renovations! The Demon Realm Trials are Hongmeng Abyss's biggest business! The four bosses of Hongmeng Abyss have made a fortune off this dungeon entrance!"

Qin Feng looked at the mission hall, which was five stories high, and found everything that his original body had never seen before. At a glance, he could see a huge projection on the giant projection screen.

"Second level of the Demon Realm, looking for two newbies, led by an experienced player. Requirements: cultivation level below the second realm; mechs: Yellow Rank low grade or higher; melee or ranged combat is acceptable! We'll give away Demon Seeds to the veterans, no special offers!"

"A luxury convoy for the first level of the Demon Realm! Tickets are worth 200,000, guaranteed to get you all the way! Any demon seeds you find can be split!"

"Elite team for the third level of the Demon Realm. 500,000 deposit required to join. Need one melee fighter and two ranged fighters. Mechs must be of Yellow Rank High or better! I'm a third-level elite support player, having cleared the third level 150 times with a perfect rating! No trash here, don't come looking for trouble! The final Demon Seed is decided by dice roll!"

"Looking for a team to explore the fourth level of the Demon Realm? Any experienced players willing to lead the expedition? Price is negotiable, we don't care about the grade of the demon seeds we drop. Name your price..."

Qin Feng looked further down; there were almost no teams on the fifth floor, and he hadn't even seen the sixth or seventh floors. 🌷🍧 βž…9sπ”₯α‘Œπ—.Ⓒ𝓸𝕄 πŸŠβ™¨

This clearly shows that the further down you go, the more difficult it becomes.

Within the same level of the Demon Realm, tasks are also graded by completion level, ranging from bottom to top: Poor, Pass, Good, Excellent, Outstanding, and Perfect!

Perfection means that you have reached a level of omniscience and omnipotence in this area.

What Qin Feng didn't understand was what a demon seed was!

Qin Feng looked at Tu Shanxue, who had gone to accept the mission. As the overall champion of three Demon Realm Hunts, she should know this.

Tu Shanxue was too busy to answer questions right now; she was immersed in the atmosphere of being a master and enjoying the cheers of all the mecha pilots present.

"Young Miss Tushan has arrived! Everyone get out of the way!"

"Is this the three-time champion, Miss Tu Shanxue?! Just one look and you can tell she's ruthless and stunningly beautiful! To die at Miss Tu Shanxue's hands would be a real treat!"

"I heard that Miss Tu Shanxue is looking for elite teammates to fight on the seventh floor. I wonder if she has found any yet? I am a melee mech pilot with ten perfect ratings on the fifth floor, at the first level of cultivation. Would Miss Tu Shanxue be interested in me?"

"Ten perfect ratings on the fifth floor? What garbage! I got 30 perfect ratings on the sixth floor! Even Miss Tu Shanxue didn't fancy me, why would she fancy you?"

"Miss Tu Shanxue holds the record for a hundred perfect ratings on the sixth level. Her familiarity with the sixth level of the Demon Realm is no less than her familiarity with her own boudoir! She can get perfect ratings with her eyes closed. You good-for-nothings who couldn't even get an excellent rating have the nerve to be nominated as Miss Tu Shanxue's partners?"

Tu Shanxue returned quickly. "Here! Your documents are ready!"

Tu Shanxue's cheerful figure stood with Qin Feng, and for a moment, the entire mission square was filled with jealousy.

"Who is this guy?! What's he doing with the young lady?!"

"Judging by her appearance, Miss is quite proactive! Miss, your image is shattered! In my heart, you were a cool and aloof goddess! I object to this marriage!"

"I also object!!"

"This guy has long, silver-white hair, silver eyebrows, and blue eyes! Could he be a member of the Howling Moon Silver Wolf clan?"

"The Howling Moon Silver Wolf is considered a prestigious clan among the demon race, especially since a Howling Moon Sky Wolf appears every hundred years, which is said to be a divine beast on par with the Howling Celestial Dog!"

"In that case, the Howling Moon Silver Wolf and the Kingdom of Qingqiu are actually quite a good match!"

"That's right! They're a perfect match, a match made in heaven. Who are you monsters to object?"

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Qin Feng and Tu Shanxue have already gone far away.

Qin Feng flipped through his mecha pilot certificate and asked curiously, "Can I ask what a Demon Seed is?"

Tu Shanxue pointed to the demonic seeds required by the teams on the quest log and chuckled, "A remnant of mecha energy clusters, you can think of it as a mecha enhancement orb! It's a fruit-shaped thing about the size of a human head, ugly in appearance! It has thick scales, just like a demon's eyeball! Once this thing is integrated into the mecha, it will enhance the mecha! The mecha will advance and become stronger!"

Qin Feng raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

Tu Shanxue said seriously, "Of course it's true! However, there's one drawback."

Qin Feng asked, "What are the shortcomings?"

Tu Shanxue laughed and said, "If too much of this energy cluster is absorbed, the mecha will go out of control and the mecha pilot will become demonized."

Looking at the large lines of people requesting demon seeds, Qin Feng asked, "Then why are so many people scrambling for demon seeds?"

Tu Shanxue spread her hands. "It's very simple. Not everyone is as rich as you and me. If poor people want to play with mechs, they have to pay a price that others can't, such as the corruption of their souls! And although this has negative effects, it's said that a related drug has been developed. As long as you take the drug regularly, you basically won't develop mental illness!"

Qin Feng looked at Tu Shanxue suspiciously; this fox spirit's words really couldn't be trusted!

If it's really as she said, why have I seen more than a dozen mental hospitals on this one street?

The density of mental hospitals in Hongmengyuan is comparable to that of restaurants in Daqin!

And with so many mental hospitals, there will definitely be a lot of mental patients!

Qin Feng asked, "So, is your mental illness related to absorbing the demonic seed?"

"Nonsense!" Tu Shanxue exclaimed. "With my wealth, why would I absorb a demonic seed? What a joke!"

Qin Feng didn't speak, he just looked at Tu Shanxue.

The wolf's silvery-white eyes stared straight at her. Tu Shanxue seemed to have her thoughts exposed, and could only stomp her foot and say, "Fine, I admit I've eaten a few demonic seeds, there was no other way! If I hadn't become demonized, I wouldn't have survived at all! The seventh level is very difficult!"

Qin Feng asked, "What exactly is in the Demon Realm, and why are so many mecha pilots obsessed with it?"

Tu Shanxue spread her hands and said, "The Demon Realm has many secrets, the most important of which is a legend about Jiang Ziya."

Qin Feng asked with great interest, "What kind of legend is there about Jiang Ziya?"

Tu Shanxue paced back and forth, "Legend has it that Jiang Shang forged a large number of divine mechs to help Ji Chang win. These divine mechs later..."

Qin Feng seemed to understand. "You mean, these mechs were later buried in the Demon Realm?"

"What are you thinking!" Tu Shanxue poked Qin Feng's cheek with her little finger. "Those divine mechs are the foundation of King Zhou's kingdom! Humanity's most precious existence, sweeping across the nine heavens and ten earths, even celestial beings must give way! How could they possibly appear in the Demon Realm! Even if the human race destroys them all, they will not let them fall into the hands of the demon race!"

Qin Feng asked, "Then, what in the Demon Realm can connect with those divine mechs?"

Tu Shanxue said, "That's because when Jiang Ziya was forging the Divine Mechs, he actually had many failed attempts! The Great Zhou's forging of the Divine Mechs was definitely not a one-off event, but rather a very long process. This process was carried out in secrecy by the Celestials. This was originally the Celestials' ultimate weapon, their most treasured possession! In the process of developing such an ultimate weapon, it was inevitable that there would be failed attempts. And the Demon Realm was a mech graveyard where Jiang Ziya and his gods piled up their failed attempts!"

"The Four Fiends of the Primordial Era are the ultimate beings of the Hongmeng Abyss! They know many secrets. Over the years, the Hongmeng Abyss has lacked resources and inheritance, and it was on the verge of decline. Therefore, the four fiends joined forces and discovered this Demon Realm, which has driven the development of the Hongmeng Abyss as a new industry, especially the development of mental hospitals, which is terrifying! The number of mental hospitals in the Hongmeng Abyss is more than the combined number of mental hospitals in the other seventeen blessed lands of the Earthly Immortal Realm!"

Qin Feng crossed his arms, his long, silvery-white hair flying in the wind. "Is that all?"

Tu Shanxue said, "What do you mean? Isn't that enough of an explanation?"

"That's not enough," Qin Feng said. "The four great ferocious beasts of the primordial world are promoting an industry on such a large scale, and none of the eighteen blessed lands and grotto-heavens are restricting it. In fact, the Qingqiu Kingdom has even taken the initiative to lead the research and development!"

"This is enough to show that this is not a project that the four ferocious beasts started on a whim, but a project that everyone in the Earthly Immortal Realm worked on together after coordination."

"The fact that everyone is working on such a massive project can only mean one thing: the development of this mecha might be a constraint on both the gods and humanity!"

Tu Shanxue stared at Qin Feng. "Aren't you overthinking this?"

Qin Feng retorted, "I'm simply stating a fact. Back then, the gods didn't actually intend to reveal the Divine Mech. If they hadn't ultimately been unable to defeat King Zhou and Wen Zhong, who betrayed the gods, the Divine Mech would never have appeared!"

"In the end, King Wu of Zhou led his mecha to fight a great battle against the North Sea. In the end, both the North Sea and the divine mecha were defeated, and the great battle of that year had no ending."

"The only thing that is certain is that the demons of the North Sea have perished, and all the divine mechs have disappeared."

Why would the gods abolish all their most relied-upon ultimate weapons?

Tu Shanxue looked at Qin Feng, "Why?"

Qin Feng smiled at Tu Shanxue, raised his hand and gently pinched her cheek, "When will a person destroy what they create? Think about it carefully from your own perspective."

Tu Shanxue paused for a moment, then blurted out, "Anything beyond my control must be destroyed!"

"Brilliant!" Qin Feng said. "The biggest reason why the gods destroyed the divine mechs is that they had exceeded the gods' control. You could even say that the divine mechs were capable of destroying King Zhou of Shang and the North Sea, and could just as easily flatten the Heavenly Realm! They could just as easily wipe out the gods!"

"The gods will not allow anyone to wield powerful weapons capable of killing them! Therefore, destruction is the only option!"

"The ancestors of the Four Fiends and the Eighteen Blessed Lands also realized this, which is why they spared no effort in promoting mechs, forging mystical weapons, and popularizing mystical weapons."

"Using the ultimate weapon of the gods to destroy the gods would be a very interesting and reliable plan!"

"After all, mechs are just an ultimate weapon. You gods can use them, and so can my demon race. Back then, you used your divine mechs to sweep across the North Sea, and I used mine to sweep across the Heavenly Realmβ€”it's the same principle!"

Tu Shanxue listened to Qin Feng's words, then looked at the silver-haired wolf boy in front of her with a startled and unfamiliar expression. "You, when did you become so smart! I hadn't even thought about these questions, yet you hit the nail on the head! This, this is simply unbelievable!"

Qin Feng turned around. "I've always been smart, you're just too stupid to realize it."

"Damn it!" Tu Shanxue was furious. "Let me tell you, you can act all high and mighty here, but once we enter the Demon Realm, you'd better watch your mouth! Otherwise, you'll regret it!"

Qin Feng said, "I know! When are we driving?"

On the Tushan Ski Trail, someone said, "Wait a minute, my supplies haven't arrived yet!"

Qin Feng walked to the hibernation pod next to him, lay down inside, and said, "I'll get a massage for a while. Wake me up when we enter the Demon Realm!"

Tu Shanxue retorted angrily, "You're such a troublemaker!"

Just then, a voice appeared beside Qin Feng, "You two, are you going to the seventh floor for an adventure?"

Qin Feng and Tu Shanxue looked in the direction of the conversation.

The speaker was a simple-looking young man from the Bull Demon Clan. He had dark skin, a kind face, and wasn't very old. Although he had a human body, he had a bull's nose and horns, giving Qin Feng a sense of dΓ©jΓ  vu of the young form of the Giant Demon King from his previous life in Fantasy Westward Journey.

He was dressed in a simple blue short shirt. He was a big guy who was over three meters tall. He stood there awkwardly, rubbing his two three-finger hands together, and cautiously looking in the direction of Tu Shanxue and Qin Feng.

Tu Shanxue looked at the young man from the Bull Demon Clan and asked, "Who are you?!"

The young man from the Bull Demon Clan said awkwardly, "I'm the second oldest in my family, and everyone I know calls me Niu Er (Second Brother Bull)."

On the Tushan Ski Trail, "You should know we're going to the seventh level! Do you know how dangerous the seventh level is?"

Niu Erdao said, "I know, I've also achieved a perfect score of 100 times clearing the sixth level! I'm a warrior who leans towards support! You can think of me as a tanky support! The kind that can absorb damage..."

Tu Shanxue spread her hands, "The sixth level's perfect 100-time ranking has over 3,000 people since the Demon Realm opened! But the fastest record is mine! Little Niu Niu, you're really good, but our team doesn't need support; we're a ranged and melee-focused team!"

Niu Er said sincerely, "Perhaps you could consider me. I have a special talent: I am not negatively affected by the demonic seed, and I am naturally immune to mental illness!"

Tu Shanxue asked with great interest, "No matter how many demon seeds you absorb, won't you develop a mental illness?"

Niu Er nodded, "Yes! It's a secret, the secret to my ability to clear the sixth level a hundred times with perfect scores! I can continuously devour demon seeds without being affected by them!"

Tushan Ski Resort, "Really?"

"Really!" Niu Er exclaimed. "The fortune teller from my hometown told me that my birth chart is chaotic, destined to make me a troublemaker. He said I should go out and explore more, and I'll definitely achieve great things in the future! So I came to Hongmeng Abyss and have been wandering around the Demon Realm for almost ten years! Miss, please give me a chance! I really want to go and see the seventh level!"

Tu Shanxue laughed so hard her body trembled. "Are the fortune tellers in your hometown really that amazing?"

Niu Er was sweating profusely. "It's true! He's the most powerful one in my hometown, Jilei Mountain! He even told my fortune and said that I would have a wife in the future, and that she would have a fan that could beat me into being henpecked."

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng, who was in a rest cabin on the side, suddenly sat up!

Tu Shanxue looked at Qin Feng, who had suddenly sat up, and was taken aback. "Are you alright?"

Qin Feng looked at Niu Er with a beaming smile and asked, "Isn't there a place called Banana Cave near Jilei Mountain?"

Niu Er's eyes widened in shock as he stared intently at Qin Feng. "You, how do you know there's a cave called Banana Cave in my hometown, Jilei Mountain? Have you ever been to Jilei Mountain?"

How do I know about Jilei Mountain?

Nonsense, I'm a time traveler!

According to Journey to the West, at the 800-li Jilei Mountain, lived the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, the Mighty Bull Demon King, one of the Seven Great Sages of the Demon Clan!

Who doesn't know this? Who doesn't understand this?

He's known as the top dog in the Three Realms, someone even Sun Wukong would call "Big Brother"!

The leading figure in the post-demon era!

At this moment, he's just a little calf!

At this moment, Qin Feng looked at Niu Er, his heart filled with excitement. To be able to meet the Great Sage Equaling Heaven of the Demon Clan was truly a twist of fate!

Although Tang Sanzang and the Monkey King have not yet appeared, the Bull Demon King, who is the eternal tree of the demon race, has actually been born. If we don't make good friends with him and become sworn brothers, wouldn't it be a waste to have transmigrated?

At that moment, Tu Shanxue said from behind, "You're not thinking of taking him along, are you?"

Qin Feng laughed nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter if I bring them! Having another close-combat ace will reduce the pressure on me!"

Tu Shanxue was clearly unhappy; obviously, Niu Er, that idiot, had affected her and Qin Feng's little world of two demons.

Qin Feng, however, was too lazy to say much to Tu Shanxue. Women were like clothes, and brothers were like limbs!

From this day forward, Mighty Bull Demon King will be my beloved friend, brother, and sworn brother!

Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the future Sun Wukong. Get along with him more. After the Qin Dynasty unified the country, there will be the Chu-Han Contention, then the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and then the Tang Dynasty when Sun Wukong was born!

Planning ahead is always a good idea!

(End of this chapter)

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