Armor: I can only summon the general

The sun was setting and the family dinner in the dumpling restaurant had already begun. Tomorrow was the national competition, so Aunt Hui and Minci took it very seriously and both gave their best and prepared a sumptuous meal.

Of course, as the signature feature of the dumpling restaurant, Aunt Hui once again made dumplings that most people have never seen before.

The last plate of dumplings was served on the table, and today's dinner officially began.

"Come on, come on, everyone, please start eating. The food won't taste good if it gets cold."

At Aunt Hui's warm invitation, Xinnan and others picked up their chopsticks to pick up food.

"Hey? Xizhao, why don't other people come? Don't they have time?"

Aunt Hui's sudden question made Xi Zhao put down his chopsticks quickly, turned around and replied with a smile:

"I'm sorry, Aunt Hui. I sent them a message, but they were all busy and couldn't come. I can only convey my thoughts to them. Please forgive me."

"Oh, so that's how it is. It's my fault too. Young people all have their own things to do. If you don't have time, forget it. It's the same thing if you come another day."

Aunt Hui smiled and felt relieved. She used chopsticks to pick up a dumpling for each of Xinnan and Xizhao.

"Try the dumplings. Today's dumpling filling is very special. Xizhao should also try it to see if it suits your taste."

"Thank you, Aunt Hui."

Xizhao smiled and said thank you, picked up the dumpling, took a bite, then frowned and chewed carefully.

"Hmm~ This dumpling filling is really special. Is the crunchy one bamboo shoots? Or is it black fungus? There's also chicken in it, but what's the sticky one at the end?"

Xinnan on the opposite side suddenly smiled happily. It was normal that Xizhao couldn't taste it, but it was unreasonable that he couldn't taste it either.

"Xi Zhao, try it carefully. Our city D is close to the sea. It can be said that our location is unique. There is nothing we can't eat, whether it's flying in the sky or running on the ground or swimming in the water. Think about it again."

After being reminded by Xinnan, Xizhao finally came to his senses and started thinking about seafood. After tasting it carefully, he finally got the answer.

"Is it sea cucumber? I haven't eaten it much, but I think the taste is quite similar."

Minci also smiled and gave an affirmative answer.

"Yes, it is the sea cucumber. This dumpling has a lot of meaning. The bamboo shoots represent rising step by step, the chicken represents a stunning success, and the last flavor, the sea cucumber, symbolizes victory. I hope Xinnan can win the championship tomorrow."

When Xinnan heard Minci's explanation, he felt mixed emotions, but he quickly suppressed his thoughts and smiled as brightly as usual.

"Aunt Hui, Minci, thank you for your continued support. I will work hard."

"We all believe in you, Xinnan."

Aunt Hui nodded repeatedly with satisfaction and gently raised the cup in her hand.

"Come on, let's raise a toast to Xinnan and wish him to win the championship trophy tomorrow."

"cheers!"

Everyone raised their glasses and clinked them together, then the eating session officially began.

Even though Hua He was not here today, Xi Zhao did not disappoint Aunt Hui's kindness, and there was almost nothing edible left on the plate.

Aunt Hui kept smiling as she watched Xizhao eat. She saw the shadow of Huahe in him, but the difference between him and Huahe was that Xizhao ate much more elegantly.

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The sky gradually darkened. Outside an unknown factory in City D, Zhang Jian was folding his arms and admiring the sunset. Next to him was a fat man possessed by the evil soil. The other three guardians were in the factory.

Evil Earth held a piece of lettuce in his hand and chewed it happily. When he finished the last leaf, he finally let out a long sigh of relief.

"Ah~ This Earth grass tastes unique if you taste it carefully. After all, every universe is different, and our mission is to drag them all into darkness. Sometimes, when you think about it, isn't it nice to have something different?"

Zhang Jian on the side sneered, facing the sunset and gently closed his eyes, letting the afterglow of the sunset shine on his face.

"If everyone thinks like you, even if we are given another 5,000 years, we will still be spinning around on Earth. Unfortunately, the Shadow Emperor won't give us any more time.

Since you are so attached to this planet, then don't stay here. Go and experience what you call different when you have time. If you don't go now, you will never have another chance."

"Oh? What do you mean, Brother Evilfire? I have never seen you so negative in thousands of years. Why are you saying this at this critical moment? Is there any deeper meaning behind this?"

The fat man frowned, his face full of confusion. This is the advantage of being an Earthling, at least people can see what you are doing when you make an expression.

In response, Zhang Jian just sneered a few times, slowly opened his eyes, and looked at the sunset in the sky again, but this time his eyes were filled with loneliness and vicissitudes.

"We haven't taken over the Earth in these thousands of years. Have you ever thought about the reason? We represent the Shadow Universe, but we are repeatedly frustrated here. Do you think it's just as simple as our incompetence?

If you ask me, this is a game between two universes. We have conquered many universes before, and we were always successful in conquering them, but we have been wandering here for five thousand years. Don't you understand the meaning behind this?"

"Hiss...Brother Evilfire, are you saying that the Shadow Universe is not as good as this Bright Universe?"

There was hesitation in the fat man's voice, as if he was unwilling to believe this fact, but Zhang Jian nodded slightly to express his affirmation.

"For thousands of years, although we occasionally made some progress, we always ended in failure. We finally made it to the great 4,999th year, but we encountered more setbacks.

If you think about it, we haven't won a war in thousands of years, and this defeat seems to be destined. Why are you making a fuss? Besides, I'm not the only one who is depressed."

As he spoke, Zhang Jian shifted his gaze towards the factory. The fat man quickly followed his gaze and was immediately even more surprised.

"This... this, this, this... Could it be that Brother Ejin also..."

"Heh, I felt something was wrong with him before, but I couldn't tell what was wrong. Today, when I saw the sunset on Earth, I finally figured it out. It turns out that Brother Ejin had sensed something a long time ago, but he just didn't say it out loud."

Zhang Jian stared at it for a while, then looked away and continued to look at the horizon. The fat man sighed with a cold face.

"Oh! So that's how it is. Brother Ejin knew long ago that we couldn't win, so he always talked about destiny. It seems that this is our destiny."

The fat man's voice reached Zhang Jian's ears, but he did not make any response. He just continued to look at the sun in the distance, with a hint of anger in his eyes.

After a long while, he finally sighed: "Even if this is my fate, I will still try again. It doesn't matter if I lose. Let's work harder and let this long life of ours have a glorious ending."

The two people outside sighed at the sunset, but the atmosphere inside the factory was completely different.