"yes."
"I am Cheng Yu." Ah Da nodded and asked cautiously: "Excuse me, is Mr. Dodge unable to attend the appointment at 1:10? Or... we are unable to meet him all day today? I...I It means, if that's okay, I can wait until he's done with his work and then I'll meet him again."
The receptionist smiled, but refused ruthlessly: "Sorry, I don't have time all day today."
Ada, that is, Cheng Yu was very disappointed, but he still held on to a glimmer of hope and said, "If Mr. Dodge is free tomorrow, I can come over again tomorrow."
The receptionist smiled and said: "Mr. Cheng, if you want to continue to make an appointment with Mr. Dodge, please follow the normal procedures to apply. I can't just make the decision and agree."
The so-called normal procedure is to first send an email to Mr. Dodge's assistant and wait for review. After the review, the assistant hands it to Mr. Dodge. Mr. Dodge thinks the content of the other party's email is more interesting. After he nods in agreement, the assistant will reply to the applicant, and then Arrange another time to meet.
…
After this whole process, you basically have to wait for the first half of a year before you have a chance to meet Master Dodge.
Cheng Yu had previously made an appointment with Master Dodge according to normal procedures, but he was so unlucky that on this day, Master Dodge happened to be temporarily busy and unable to meet.
If you miss this time, you have to go through the process again... until when will it be scheduled?
Cheng Yu could no longer hide the disappointment in his heart. He looked disappointed and said, "But... can you help me accommodate?"
The receptionist shook his head and said, "No."
A fire suddenly burned in Cheng Yu's heart, but he couldn't vent it at all. Offending a well-known Horcrux maker was more serious than offending a world-renowned mecha maker.
He cannot bear the consequences.
Henceless—Cheng Yu could only leave the Dodge Research Institute with a heart full of loss and disappointment.
Mickey Dodge is a Horcrux maker. The so-called Horcrux maker, as the name suggests, is a person who can make Horcruxes. As mentioned before, whether they are natural Horcruxes or artificial Horcruxes, their numbers are very rare. The conditions are very difficult and cannot be easily obtained by humans. However, there is a group of people whose mental magnetic field is very compatible with Horcruxes. As long as they master the appropriate methods, they can rely on this advantage to artificially create Horcruxes.
As mentioned before, Horcruxes can effectively improve human mental power, and can even break down the barriers between levels, allowing a person with an original talent of E to have the opportunity to upgrade to F level, E level, D level, C level, etc. Class B... Therefore, even artificially made and consumable Horcruxes are rare treasures.
In this world, not everyone is willing to become a combat talent, drive a mecha, and step onto the battlefield to fight against star beasts and enemy troops... But absolutely everyone wants to be a person with high mental and physical strength!
Because there are so many things in life that require high mental and physical fitness. If you cannot meet the required threshold, you will only be blocked from the door...
so what?
There is also a saying circulating in the interstellar world: A mecha maker can be found, but a Horcrux maker cannot be found.
This also reflects the lofty status of the Horcrux maker.
Mickey Dodge is such a high-status and famous Horcrux maker. There are too many people who want to make an appointment to see him, who are willing to hold up a lot of money in front of him, just asking him to reward him with a favor and tailor-make a Horcrux that suits them.
Cheng Yu has very low talent. Although he comes from a wealthy family, his mother only comes from a prominent family in a remote planet, which invisibly lowers his status. Despite this, Cheng Yu is actually not short of money. He went to great lengths to meet with Mickey Dodger, mainly because he wanted to ask Master Dodger to customize a Horcrux for him—
However, he had no connections to directly contact Mickey Dodger, so he could only queue up and make an appointment in advance. This time he made an appointment after waiting in line for more than a year.
Can-
After waiting in line for so long, I could only say a few words lightly, and I didn't even get to see Master Dodge's face. The time, energy, and money invested in the early stage were all wasted in one go.
Cheng Yu said in his heart that it was impossible not to complain.
The receptionist kept smiling and continued: "Mr. Cheng, if you have nothing else to do, please leave first."
The reception hall is not a place where people can stay for a long time, so the receptionist has begun to politely issue orders to expel guests.
"Okay." Cheng Yu smiled, but his heart was as stiff as ice.
Just as he turned around and was about to leave, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Master Dodge walking out of a lounge. He walked lightly in one direction with a smile on his face.
Cheng Yu followed that direction and took a look, his face darkened.
turn out to be-
Master Dodge refused to meet him and went to meet the distinguished guest in person. It turned out to be his half-brother Cheng Kun.
Cheng Yu's mother died when Cheng Yu was two years old. His father subsequently remarried to a daughter of a high-ranking family who matched him. After that, his stepmother gave birth to Cheng Kun. Unlike Cheng Yu, Cheng Kun was gifted since he was a child. Outstanding, now just over twenty years old, he is already a genius with both mental and physical strength! He is very prestigious among the younger generation of the entire league.
However—in private, Cheng Kun is a narrow-minded person who cares about every dollar he spends.
this-
Cheng Yu suddenly realized that his meeting with Master Dao Qi had obviously been deliberately sabotaged.
Not surprisingly.
Not surprising at all.
Although the two are brothers, they were not born from the same mother. Coupled with his father's preference, Cheng Yu was in a very awkward situation in the Cheng family. On the surface, Cheng Kun was very respectful to his brother, but in fact he made things difficult for Cheng Yu at every turn.
In the more than ten years since they became brothers, under the same roof, Cheng Yu and Cheng Kun had numerous conflicts, large and small.
Cheng Kun was keeping track of everything in his mind, and when he got the chance, he would torment Cheng Yu.
Cheng Yu had no intention of staying in the Cheng family and being abused. When he became an adult, after getting his share of the family property, he left the family and made a living on his own.
After that, he had almost no interactions with the Cheng family, his father, stepmother, Cheng Kun and others.
Cheng Yu didn't expect that his younger brother was still sending people to keep an eye on him, destroying the possibility of his mental and physical advancement... because Cheng Kun wanted to make him a permanent waste.
Not far away, there is a picture of Master Daoqi and Cheng Kun enjoying themselves...
"Mr. Cheng, please leave quickly." Seeing that Cheng Yu still didn't leave, the receptionist directly issued an eviction order.
Cheng Yu left the Dodge Research Institute with a dark face and a heavy heart.