646: Chapter 646 Unexpected Encounter

Xiao Weiqing smiled and said with his arms crossed, "I say, Manager Nise, this request is a bit unreasonable, not to mention what I might gain from it."

"You are asking me to give up the championship outright while also requiring my cooperation—you're certainly counting on a good deal."

Manager Nise smiled and said, "Don't think I don't know that the championship holds no meaning for you."

"As for those rewards, while they are astronomical figures for ordinary Star Lords, or even for a Dominator, they are nothing to members of your Holy Land, especially powerful members of the Sixth Heaven. You value completing your missions more."

Xiao Weiqing raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that this Manager Nise knew quite a bit about their Holy Land.

Manager Nise seemed to see through Xiao Weiqing's thoughts and added, "After encountering Reilly, I specifically had people look into it."

"That time, when Reilly won the championship, our Fighting Arena suffered significant losses. Therefore, this time, the finals must not have any unexpected incidents. You help me, I help you, and we can achieve a win-win cooperation."

Xiao Weiqing thought for a few seconds and said, "How do you want to cooperate?"

"It's very simple. After you enter the finals, lose to the contestant we arrange."

"As a reward, for the person you are looking for, the Fighting Arena can arrange for you to meet in the group stages. I assume your mission is to kill some criminal, right?"

Although Nise used an interrogative tone, he was very certain.

"It seems Manager Nise really understands the Holy Land well."

Nise shook his head and said, "Having suffered losses, one naturally becomes more cautious. Everyone who comes to the Fighting Arena to participate in the Unlimited Fighting Tournament is riddled with crimes and deserves to die. You certainly aren't here to catch up with an old friend."

"Who are the contestants arranged by the Fighting Arena?" Xiao Weiqing asked.

"Xie En of the Human Race, and Mark of the Mechanical Race."

"Two of them?" Xiao Weiqing thought to himself that this old man was truly cautious.

Nise nodded and said, "Yes."

"You trust me that much? What if I get eliminated during the group stages?" Xiao Weiqing asked.

He believed that Nise could not possibly see through his true strength. Since that was the case, why was Nise so certain, and why was he so insistent on cooperating with him?

"Although I cannot see through your true strength, I believe that no one who comes out of the Holy Land is mediocre, otherwise, coming here would just be seeking death."

"Furthermore. Seeking to cooperate with you is simply the plan that maximizes profit. If you really can't even pass the group stages, then the finals will proceed according to the normal plan, and the Fighting Arena will still be guaranteed a profit in the end."

Xiao Weiqing nodded slightly.

"Since Manager Nise is giving me such Face, it would be ungrateful of me to refuse again."

Hearing this, Nise smiled and said, "So, who are you looking for? I'll arrange for you to be in the same group."

"No need. You just need to ensure that we meet before the finals."

Nise was puzzled. "Is there a difference?"

Xiao Weiqing said, "Just place the monthly champions of January, March, May, June, and August, along with me, in the same half of the bracket."

"Why? Wouldn't it be better to just place you in the same group?" Nise asked.

"If you are placed in different groups, what if the person you are looking for gets eliminated during the group round-robin?"

"Manager Nise, you don't need to ask about that."

Nise stared at Xiao Weiqing for a few seconds, then finally nodded, "Qin Weixiao, you are truly cautious. Since that's the case, we'll do as you say."

Nise was very clear that the reason Xiao Weiqing did this was because he didn't want him to know who he was looking for, or perhaps even whether he was actually looking for someone at all.

As far as he knew, the Holy Land's S-rank missions involved hunting down members of the Human Race, Yao Race, and Mechanical Race, though in most cases it was the Human Race. After all, within the Human Race's sphere of influence, the mission difficulty was much lower.

The Holy Land would also not let the Geniuses they cultivated go to the Yao Race or Mechanical Race territories to risk executing missions.

"Then, Manager Nise, happy cooperation." "Happy cooperation."

Xiao Weiqing stood up to leave, then thought for a moment and added, "Manager Nise, there is one more thing. After the matter is concluded, I want to take Mecaff and Ade away."

Nise did not agree immediately; he operated the virtual interface in his hand and pulled up the two people's profiles.

Half a minute later, Nise nodded, "No problem."

Two insignificant people—if they leave, they leave. One could only say that being noticed by Xiao Weiqing was their good fortune.

Xiao Weiqing nodded slightly and left the office.

Only Nise remained in the office. Nise pulled up the profiles of the 5 contestants Xiao Weiqing mentioned and examined them one by one.

Among them were three from the Human Race, one from the Yao Race, and one from the Mechanical Race.

"Could it be one of these three Human Race contestants?" "I hope Qin Weixiao keeps his promise and nothing unexpected happens."

As the nominal person in charge of the Fighting Arena, Nise was filled with helplessness.

After Xiao Weiqing signed up for the Unlimited Fighting Tournament finals, the number of gamblers placing bets skyrocketed. Now, the odds for betting on Xiao Weiqing to win the championship were frighteningly high.

Even though he had already had people adjust the odds several times in a row, the number of people placing bets had never decreased.

If Xiao Weiqing really won the championship, the Fighting Arena's losses would definitely be even greater than the loss three years ago.

As for saying it was a loss, that was purely Nise playing the victim.

For so many years, the Unlimited Fighting Tournament finals had never lost money; it was only a question of earning more or less.

But for Nise, earning less was a loss. As the person in charge of the Fighting Arena, he also had performance metrics to meet.

Behind the Fighting Arena were Undying Realm powerhouses from the three races. There was more than one faction eyeing his position, and his competitors, as well as the Yao Race and Mechanical Race, were watching like tigers, all waiting for him to make a mistake.

If it happened again like it did three years ago, he would definitely come to a bad end.

… On the other side. Xiao Weiqing, having reached a verbal agreement with Nise, was in a great mood and could now only wait for the finals to arrive.

Returning to the hotel lobby, Xiao Weiqing felt a scrutinizing gaze and immediately turned his head to look.

In an instant, Xiao Weiqing's pupils constricted, and he subconsciously wanted to strike, but fortunately, he realized immediately that now was not the time.

"What are you looking at?!" Xiao Weiqing shouted at a wolf-Yao.

This wolf-Yao was none other than Xi Gu, whom Xiao Weiqing had been yearning for. At this moment, he was with someone, seemingly discussing something.

Xi Gu's eyes narrowed, revealing killing intent. "How bold, to dare release killing intent against me." Xiao Weiqing's Face filled with anger as he walked toward Xi Gu.

"Sorry, sorry, it's a misunderstanding." "This Human Race brother, please don't mind; Xi Gu didn't mean anything else." Xi Gu's companion stepped out to smooth things over.

Xiao Weiqing's expression hardened, and he glared at the person who spoke. "As a member of the Human Race, how can you associate with the Yao Race?"

Xi Gu slowly stood up, and a fight seemed about to break out.

"Don't, you two, let's talk this over. Brother, it's a misunderstanding. Xi Gu is different from other Yao Race members; he once saved me."

"Xi Gu…?" Xiao Weiqing feigned sudden realization: "I know who you are!"

Upon hearing this, Xi Gu's pupils constricted imperceptibly, immediately returning to normal, but it was still noticed by Xiao Weiqing.

"You are the monthly champion of the May Unlimited Fighting Tournament, aren't you?" "So what if I am?" Xi Gu finally spoke, his voice somewhat low.