Everything Is a Tactical Conversion

When Wang Lei saw that the real man A Tuo was not afraid of Soda Bean Juice, he stopped dwelling on the fake VIP card. He gave Liangbing a glass of iced GouGou Juice, then gave A Tuo a glass of iced watermelon juice. He remembered that A Tuo had a famous scene where he sliced watermelons. He probably liked watermelon.

Liangbing was quite pleased with GouGou Juice's purple color and mildly sour taste, and directly asked,

"What fruit is this? Good stuff. Get your Queen two tons."

Wang Lei did not answer Liangbing's question directly. His hands continued preparing food as he countered,

"Morgana... Liangbing, you actually still dared to come to Hua Xia. So, are you here to experience Earth life today?"

As Liangbing watched Wang Lei cook, it really looked like a diner chatting with a chef. But what she said was somewhat dangerous. "Heh, what would the Queen dare not do? You don't think a single Raiden Ei could scare me away from Hua Xia, do you?"

"Mm, I understand. The welcome ceremony I arranged last time wasn't exciting enough. Liangbing, you didn't enjoy yourself enough."

"Enjoy my ass. Hua Xia has no records of a god called Raiden Ei from beginning to end. This was all your doing, Wang Lei."

"Don't talk nonsense, Liangbing. If you hadn't immediately tried to kill the villagers of Huang Village, I couldn't have been bothered with you. You treated the people of Earth Civilization like ants, so of course I had to make you understand that Earthlings are not ants."

"Hmph. In that respect, you succeeded. Otherwise, the moment I saw you, I would have transported the Demon Claw over and smashed you with it. Did you think I would easily let what happened last time slide? But if you're willing to join the Demons, Wang Lei, we'll let bygones be bygones. I can even make you the Demons' second-in-command. I learned from Super God Academy that you're actually an Interstellar Merchant who can even travel beyond the Known Universe. That's why Earth has no records whatsoever of Raiden Ei."

Wang Lei had been mentally prepared for this. Telling Du Kao was equivalent to telling the entire universe. But inwardly, he cursed furiously. Du Kao really was useless beyond belief. It had only been a few days, and every bit of information he had shared had already leaked out.

Still, this was information Wang Lei would eventually need to reveal to the Known Universe anyway. After all, he would only possess more and more things that did not belong to this universe. Sooner or later, he would need to provide a reason for why he had so many things. Otherwise, who knew what the gods of the Super God Universe would do in order to uncover his secrets.

So Wang Lei showed no panic at having his secret exposed and calmly replied, "Liangbing, you're overthinking it. As long as you haven't given up on invading Earth, we will never be friends. At most, we can temporarily cease hostilities like today. As for being an Interstellar Merchant, that's true. But I refuse to trade with you. I don't know about anything else, but I do know you're so poor now that you're practically selling your pants. Everything the Demons have now relies on Styx's Carl for funding. If I weren't certain that Carl had already become a Phantom Body and lacked that capability, I'd suspect you'd sold yourself to him."

Liangbing immediately flew into a rage and shouted,

"Bullshit! Why would I be interested in that dead pervert Carl? That bastard even abandoned his own physical body. What else could he not abandon? We're just partners, partners! Where did you hear that rumor, Wang Lei? I'll tear the person spreading rumors about me into eight pieces!"

Liangbing was genuinely anxious. Her reputation could not be ruined because of Carl. Wang Lei was from a backwater planet, yet even he had heard that she and Carl were involved. Who knew what the rumors had become throughout the universe?

Wang Lei was the sort who loved making trouble when watching a spectacle, so he directly said, "Liangbing, you can't blame others for thinking that. Look at the identity you set for yourself in Hua Xia for today's little day trip. A public relations hostess? Do you really not know how people here view that profession? A Tuo, you can go back and look up how ordinary people evaluate that profession. If someone set it up for your Queen rather than her choosing it herself, you absolutely wouldn't be wrong to slash them once."

Upon hearing this, Liangbing cursed inwardly. That grandson A Tai must have tricked his Queen again. But now was not the time to discuss that, so she decisively changed the subject.

"The identity I set in Hua Xia? Right, I forgot. Earth is your home planet, and Hua Xia is what you consider your motherland. Sorry. In our eyes, planets are used as geographical references. We generally don't narrow it down to countries on a planet. How about this? As long as you join the Demons, Earth, including the entire Chiwu Star System, will be under your control. The Demons won't touch a single inch of it. We can even help you drive away the invading Taotie Demons right now."

Wang Lei felt that Liangbing was thinking too much. He knew very well that her main purpose in coming to Earth was still to revive her Demon army and completely bury Divine Keisha here.

Liangbing had actually nearly completed the revival of her Demon army. As for eliminating Divine Keisha, ownership of Earth did not affect that goal.

However, once Earth became the battlefield between Angels and Demons, whether their conflict would affect Earth was no longer something Liangbing could control. It was already difficult enough for her merely to avoid defeat against Divine Keisha. She definitely would not have the spare capacity to control the scope of the damage.

So Wang Lei placed the freshly made breaded pork cutlet rice bowls before Liangbing and A Tuo, saying,

"A special dish, The Only Truth. Please enjoy. A friendly reminder: after eating this, people will unconsciously tell the truth. Anyone who doesn't want to speak honestly need not eat it."

Liangbing shook her head, indicating that Wang Lei's attempt at testing her was too childish. Even if Wang Lei placed a bowl of truth serum before her, she had nothing to fear. Truth serum was completely ineffective against a Fourth Generation God Body. Not to mention that she had watched him make the dish.

Not only Liangbing, but even A Tuo, who had always remained wary of Wang Lei, did not take his words seriously. To test the food for his Queen, he took a bite as quickly as possible. Then, as if he had not eaten in days, he devoured the entire bowl. After finishing, he held out his bowl without the slightest embarrassment and said,

"Another bowl."

Wang Lei could only helplessly prepare another bowl for A Tuo. In fact, when he had served the dishes just now, he had used the obstruction of their sightlines to switch them with system-exchanged dishes that carried special effects. Now he happened to give A Tuo the food he had originally made. In terms of taste, Wang Lei believed his own cooking was even better than the system's.

At this moment, Liangbing beside A Tuo could hardly stand watching any longer. Although the rice bowl tasted excellent and she was very satisfied, feeling that A Tai had at least not slacked off when recommending this restaurant, A Tuo's appearance of someone who had not eaten his fill for several lifetimes was too embarrassing. So she bluntly said,

"A Tuo, have you never eaten good food before? Why are you wolfing down a rice bowl like that?"

Liangbing had merely made a casual jab. Under normal circumstances, A Tuo would definitely have put down his bowl and chopsticks without saying anything. But A Tuo had eaten the special dish now. He would still be alert about crucial information, but in everyday conversation, he would definitely speak the truth without hesitation.

"My Queen, I really haven't eaten food this good in hundreds of years. First, we were constantly fighting Angels, then we were hunted by Angels. You know our rations can only barely be swallowed. Only when we occasionally pass through prosperous planets can we get a little meat. The brothers haven't had a proper meal in a long time."

Liangbing's body stiffened after hearing A Tuo's complaint. It had been so many years. It seemed that ever since A Tuo had followed her, he had never complained even once. And unless the Demons truly had nothing left, they had never lacked food or clothing because of her. Liangbing began to doubt whether she had led the Demons down the wrong path.

But Liangbing was Liangbing. The moment that self-doubt arose, she instantly noticed that something was wrong. Seeing Wang Lei across from her struggling not to laugh, she immediately said viciously,

"Wang Lei, impressive methods. I didn't expect you really had a drug capable of affecting a Fourth Generation God Body. Did you acquire this from the Unknown Universe too?"

Wang Lei immediately shook his head and firmly denied it. "Liangbing, you can doubt other things about me, but you cannot doubt my professional ethics as a chef. The dishes served to customers will never contain anything besides food and seasonings. I warned you both already. The food I make has special effects. This is one of my abilities, and my original ability. Otherwise, I wouldn't have become a chef."

Liangbing did not doubt Wang Lei's explanation. Compared to a drug that could affect a Fourth Generation God Body, she was more willing to believe it was Wang Lei's ability. After all, with god-making technology developed to this point, someone had researched every strange ability imaginable. Perhaps Wang Lei was one of them. She said in surprise, "What? Wang Lei, you're actually a god of cooking! That's truly surprising! I thought you were a god proficient in the Quantum Domain."

After hearing that, Wang Lei used Aether Edit to clean the kitchen. Grease and wastewater instantly became quanta and were sent into the sewer. Then he said to Liangbing, "That doesn't mean I'm not a god proficient in the Quantum Domain. By the way, are you done eating? If you are, pay up and leave. Remember, I won't concern myself with other places for now, but in Hua Xia, you're not allowed to lay a hand on ordinary people."

Liangbing's eyes turned dangerous as she coldly said, "Heh, you're actually trying to control your Queen now. What if I insist on acting?"

Wang Lei was equally straightforward, meeting Liangbing's gaze as he said,

"Simple. For every Hua Xia person you kill, I'll kill one Demon. And I'll delete that Demon's genetic information at the quantum level, making it impossible for their genetic data to be uploaded back to Demon One. They will never be revived again. Oh, and if you want to continue retaliating, even if you directly destroy Earth afterward, I won't show up again. But I will mobilize all my resources to hunt down the Demons. As for you, I can only say that if I spare no expense, I can call over at least seven experts on Lord Ei's level. I hope you have enough Demon Claws."

Wang Lei was bluffing. He had absolutely no way to deal with Liangbing as she was now. But everything could be converted into tactics. At worst, he would throw himself headfirst onto the Path of the Hunt.

Wang Lei's only advantage was that Liangbing did not know exactly how he had gotten an expert like Raiden Ei to act for him. Nor did she know whether his claim that he could call over seven Fourth Generation God-level combatants on Raiden Ei's level was true. Who knew how many gods existed beyond the Known Universe?

Besides, fooling people required mixing truth with lies. Most of what Wang Lei said was actually true. In any case, Liangbing could not find a flaw in his microexpressions.

On top of that, Wang Lei's Dark Plane Information was still impossible to see through, while analysis of his body produced nothing but errors.

So Liangbing truly did not dare gamble. She was currently at the critical stage of eliminating Divine Keisha. It was not worth fighting Wang Lei to the death now.

Moreover, Liangbing had never doubted that people pushed to the brink would do insane things. After all, she was that kind of person herself.

Wang Lei's meaning was very clear. If Liangbing harmed Hua Xia people, he would harm Demons. After all, Liangbing was the only Demon Wang Lei could not handle right now. Even if the other Demons came in groups of three or five, Wang Lei could kill them all in one go. At worst, he could use quantum teleportation to go elsewhere and defeat them one by one.

And from the moment Wang Lei said she was forbidden from attacking Hua Xia people, Liangbing had already begun modifying the Micro Wormhole transport algorithm. But the interference here was far stronger than it had been in Huang Village. She still had not succeeded.

Furthermore, Wang Lei could use quantum teleportation, and Liangbing currently had no means of attacking at the quantum level. Even if she transported the Demon Claw over, there was a high chance she would be unable to keep Wang Lei here. If she acted now, she would have to face Wang Lei's subsequent retaliation.

Most troublesome of all, she still did not know exactly how Wang Lei traveled beyond the Known Universe.

Even if she killed him on the spot, what if he had left contingencies behind, or belonged to some organization? If the young came, then the old came afterward. Forget seven Raiden Ei-level experts—if only two came, Liangbing asked herself whether she would be better off turning around and running.

So, seeing that threats were of little use, Liangbing prepared to take a softer approach and directly said, "Hmph, you underestimate the Demons too much. But forget it. You're only twenty-four, still a child, so I won't argue with you. Once you slowly leave the cradle of your home planet, you'll understand the cruelty of the universe. You've interacted with Angels, haven't you? Angels are wonderful. Unfortunately, Keisha is a bitch. She has blocked the path of progress in the Known Universe. So, Wang Lei, heed your Queen's advice and stay away from Angels. Their Justice Order won't last much longer."

Wang Lei merely shrugged without speaking, but inwardly he thought disdainfully, If I don't get close to Angels, should I get close to Demons instead? Demons are all rough men, while Angels are soft, sweet girls. Even an idiot knows which to choose.

Seeing that Wang Lei would not be swayed, Liangbing ultimately restrained her impulse to attack. A small act of impatience could ruin a grand plan. Compared to Divine Keisha, Wang Lei was not worth shit. Once she found a way to restrict quantum teleportation later, it would be his death day.

Although Wang Lei had no killing intent, he was also considering how to counter the Demons later. Once the Demons helped him kill Du Kao, they would have completed their historical mission.

When the Taotie began their full-scale invasion, the Demons would not even have any value left to exploit. He needed to prepare early and find a way to force them to leave Earth.

The two sides fell into silence, each harboring their own schemes. In the end, Liangbing stood up, ready to leave. She had come to experience life today. She could not give up halfway because of Wang Lei.

As for A Tuo, he was left behind to pay the bill. Wang Lei did not deliberately make things difficult for him. Once he confirmed that Liangbing had gone far away, he lifted the Stellaron's interference so A Tuo could at least contact Demon One and transfer money to settle the bill.

Meanwhile, Wang Lei had secretly recorded the interface data A Tuo used to contact Demon One. If he got the chance later, he could use it to screw the Demons over.

Of course, Wang Lei intercepted A Tuo's Dark Iron Greatsword again. Seeing that Wang Lei refused to return it, A Tuo was so angry he wanted to hit someone. But considering that he could not beat Wang Lei at all right now, he could only return to Demon One in frustration, constantly reassuring himself that with Carl supplying the Queen with resources, they could afford to lose one Dark Iron Greatsword.

The Only Truth was Shikanoin Heizou's special dish. Its description stated that it had the special effect of making people pour out the secrets in their hearts. Although the dish was originally a pork cutlet sandwich, in Shikanoin Heizou's hands it became pork cutlet rice. It probably referenced the trope in film and television where Japanese police give suspects pork cutlet rice.