The Black Book: Seven Deadly Sins-Chapter 159: Black Technology

"Thank you."

With a polite nod, Zhu Haomiao strolled forward with a peculiar expression, increasingly feeling like he was playing a real-world online game.

Was the organizing committee deliberately creating this divide between reality and the Illusion Realm to prevent [the Lost]?

While speculating inwardly, Zhu Haomiao glanced at the staff maintaining a professional smile and nodded imperceptibly.

With only a moment's hesitation, he "recognized" himself, indicating that even an ordinary Transcendent wouldn't find it difficult to see through the "Psychology Invisibility" at this distance.

But if he distanced himself by tens or even hundreds of meters, this person probably wouldn't find it so easy to notice him...

As thoughts swirled in his mind, Zhu Haomiao quickly arrived at the Chinese gathering point and saw a familiar figure.

"Senior Brother Wang!"

Upon hearing a voice that was both familiar and strange, Wang Hua turned his head, looking bewilderedly at the teen greeting him, confusion furrowing his brow.

It took him a full two seconds to relax his tightly furrowed brows, his eyes widening in disbelief.

"Junior Brother Zhu?!! How did you... huh? No, that's not right..."

Looking left and right, pondering carefully, Wang Hua astonishingly discovered that the eyes were still the same, the nose was still the same, but when they came together, he suddenly couldn't recognize the face!

He couldn't recognize it!

"Hehe, I used some Concealing Secret Technique."

Zhu Haomiao casually dismissed it with a sentence, then quickly got to the point.

"By the way, Senior Brother Wang, how's the situation going? I haven't come too late, have I?"

Seeing the teen's eager and excited appearance, Wang Hua realized, sizing him up with a complex gaze.

What Concealing Secret Technique is this?

This is clearly interference and distortion at the level of cognition, a mythical-level advanced operation!

Noticing a glimpse from the subtle phenomena, Wang Hua clicked his tongue but dared not ask further, going with the flow.

"You've come just in time; our front line has been a bit tight these past few days."

With that, he took Zhu Haomiao's hand and headed straight for a special passage.

"Come, I'll take you to the command center for a look."

With a hint of curiosity, Zhu Haomiao followed Wang Hua all the way down, passing through layers of Transcendent barriers, finally arriving at a sci-fi hall completely inconsistent with the 19th century.

The gigantic screen covered most of the dome, displaying a detailed map of the Peninsula and various densely packed icon data.

For a moment, Zhu Haomiao felt like he had arrived at an aerospace launch center or a spaceship command room from a sci-fi movie!

And in the center of the hall, a more vivid three-dimensional holographic projection occupied a vast space, surrounded by commanding figures who were exchanging discussions.

Just then, Zhu Haomiao suddenly noticed small figures fighting each other in the three-dimensional projection, his pupils slightly contracting.

"Senior Brother Wang, is that a real-time projection of the battlefield?!"

"Yes, the organizing committee has brought the entire battlefield under surveillance, ensuring that no exciting moment is missed."

"......"

What kind of divine technology is this?!

In an instant, Zhu Haomiao realized that the technological level in reality might be much higher than in his previous life during the same period.

Even if the universality of the Laws is not strong, even if just one technology from the Illusion Realm is applicable in reality, it's still tens of thousands of "black technologies"!

Not to mention the various functional oddities of [True Object]!

Amid the boy's shock and gasp, Wang Hua quietly patted his back and whispered.

"Junior Brother Zhu, Senior Brother Feng is delayed with matters back in China, and as a small Gold here, I lack presence, so help me hold the fort."

"Ah?!"

Looking around at the figures surrounding the three-dimensional real-time projection, sweeping over their chests all adorned with Purple Gold Dominance Badges, Zhu Haomiao blinked in confusion.

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How can I help you hold the fort?

But before he could figure it out, Wang Hua strong-armed him into the central position.

"Wang Hua, who is this?"

A young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes looked at Wang Hua and Zhu Haomiao beside him, his eyes holding curiosity.

Beside him, a stunning woman with a tall figure glanced at the Golden [Dragon Emblem] on the pair's chests and coldly snorted.

"This is the operations command center, don't bring just anyone in! What if a spy sneaks in?!"

The woman's voice was neither loud nor soft; the other Hegemony-level Transcenders around noticed the scene, exchanging amused glances, clearly enjoying the spectacle.

"Hehe."

On the other side, Wang Hua grinned, ignoring the woman's sarcastic tone, introducing Zhu Haomiao while holding his hand.

"Junior Brother Zhu, let me introduce you; this is Comrade Cui Zhenyu from North Korea."

"Comrade Cui Zhenyu, this is our number one seed contender from the Chinese District this year—Zhu Haomiao."

Upon hearing this, Cui Zhenyu's initially friendly smile paused momentarily; after a brief surprise, he extended his hand with a solemn and serious expression.

"Very pleased to meet you, Comrade Zhu Haomiao."

"Hello."

With courtesy, Zhu Haomiao shook hands with Cui Zhenyu, noticing the change in everyone's gaze towards him.

Reverence, fear, apprehension, astonishment...

It was as if... they were looking at a monster.

Am I some Voldemort?

Even my name can't be mentioned?!

With an odd expression, Zhu Haomiao frowned, inexplicably recalling the scene when Feng Zhaobai introduced him to Judy Pores last time.

She also solemnly and respectfully initiated a handshake with him...

But before the boy could understand, Wang Hua introduced the stunning tall woman next to him.

"Junior Brother Zhu, this is Miss Li Zhenxi from South Korea."

"Hello."

Similarly, Li Zhenxi extended her hand with a serious and respectful demeanor, lacking her previous arrogance and hostility, with a hint of slight humility and nervousness.

"Hello."

Following convention, Zhu Haomiao shook hands politely with her, blinking suspiciously.

A Hegemony-level Transcender from South Korea in a northern command center?

Is this reasonable?

Glancing at Wang Hua, who was proud and elated, Zhu Haomiao suppressed his doubt, maintaining a harmless shy smile.

"Come, Junior Brother Zhu, let me introduce you to the frontline situation."

With that, Wang Hua waved his hand, and the three-dimensional holographic projection in front of him suddenly lifted, leaping from a specific battlefield to a God's-eye view from space.

Then, semi-transparent red and blue blocks appeared near the 38th parallel, forming a jagged situational awareness map.

"Red is ours, blue is the enemy's. Each block represents strategic points, big and small. Capturing a strategic point gives a one-time large war contribution, while defending one grants continuous daily war contributions."

"Among the surviving contenders, the ranking of War Contribution determines the progression to the next stage."

After briefly introducing the competition rules, Wang Hua shifted the topic.