San Tian Liang Jiao
Chapter 1255 The Glory Professional Alliance - Origins (2)
So, when he took something out of his throat, Feng Bujue wasn't too surprised.
"Heh heh... Poker Face," Benbu said, taking out a wooden object about the size of a solid ball, and looking at Feng Bujue, he smiled, "Do you know what this is?"
Feng Bujue glanced at the thing casually and replied, "A wooden dodecahedron puzzle?"
His description was quite accurate...
Indeed, the thing Benbu took out was basically a dodecahedron puzzle in terms of structure; and the material seemed to be no different from wood.
"Hmph... on the surface, that's right." Benbu continued, "But in reality..." As he said that, he grasped the wooden puzzle with both hands and exerted force suddenly.
In an instant, strange creaking sounds came from between his palms, and his arms trembled from the exertion.
Obviously, Benbu was using a lot of force at this time... at least enough to crush a piece of metal; however, this "wood" in his hand, this puzzle with rotating grooves all around... showed no signs of damage.
"Oh..." Feng Bujue responded after a few seconds, "On the surface, it's a prop used to train intelligence, but in reality, you use it to train your grip strength, huh..." He nodded, "Okay, I think I know why you're sleeping in the park, do you have anything else?"
Brother Jue just wanted to quickly get rid of this guy, and then find a high-level crisis to farm for equipment and skills.
"Hey~ Poker Face, you misunderstood." However, Benbu completely did not realize the impatience and sarcasm in his words, and continued, "This is not a prop for training... but my family heirloom."
"Let me guess..." Feng Bujue followed up, "Did your ancestors leave such a family motto—if a descendant's IQ is not enough to solve this puzzle, he will not be allowed to inherit the family business and will be kicked out to sleep in the park?"
"Pfft..." His joke was really a bit interesting, even Flea Man, who had a relatively stable personality, couldn't help but laugh.
"No, no, no." But Benbu still didn't hear that it was a joke, he replied very seriously, "My ancestor's words were—this is the 'Pangmen Daxian' (Heretical Great Immortal)'s gift, the 'Tiangang Dishasha Box' (Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends Box); whoever unlocks this box can obtain unparalleled divine skills, roam the universe, be invincible..."
"Bring it here and let me see." When he heard the words "Pangmen Daxian," Feng Bujue's expression changed slightly, and before Benbu finished speaking, he reached out and said this.
Brother Jue's "see" of course meant more than just "see," he wanted Benbu to hand the puzzle over to him to look at.
This request... Benbu would not easily agree to.
After all, this was someone else's family heirloom, it was okay to take it out for you to look at, but "handing it over to you to look at" was another matter.
"What? Are you afraid I'll take it and not return it?" Feng Bujue was no ordinary person, he saw through the other party's thoughts at a glance, and continued, "This is the headquarters of the Universal Hero League, and there's a very experienced planet-level hero standing next to you, even if I wanted to steal your things, I wouldn't choose this time and place, right?"
"Uh..." After he said that, Benbu felt that it made sense.
So, after hesitating for a few seconds, the God of War of the Park handed over his family's heirloom to Feng Bujue.
"Oh... I see..." After Feng Bujue took the puzzle, he brought it to his eyes and examined it carefully for a moment, then said, "So... where is the divine skill in the box now? Have you learned it?"
"Huh?" Benbu was stunned by his question, and stammered, "Uh... well... this box has never been opened before."
"You can't solve it?" Feng Bujue asked very simply.
"Hehe..." Benbu laughed again, "Mr. Poker Face, you may be thinking too simply, the solution to this box is much more complicated than an ordinary dodecahedron puzzle; you've also seen... all twelve sides of the box are the same color, which means that it's not a device that relies on color to divide the surfaces like a puzzle, but requires you to use the words engraved on the 132 puzzle pieces..."
"Since you haven't solved it, then what do you want me to do by showing me this thing?" Feng Bujue interrupted before Benbu could finish, "Want me to help you solve it?"
"Heh... not at all~ not at all..." Benbu put on an unfathomable look, and said, "Actually... after generations of research by our family, we have discovered that this 'Tiangang Dishasha Box' doesn't matter even if it's not opened, because its 'outer layer' also contains the principles of martial arts; as long as you turn the puzzle pieces on the surface of the box into a certain combination, and move according to its shape and meaning, you can comprehend the corresponding moves from it. And the moves combined in this way are almost endless..." He continued in a rather proud tone, "To tell you the truth, many of the 'ultimate moves' in my 'Super-Practical Style' were comprehended from the box."
"Oh..." Feng Bujue replied absentmindedly, while quickly rotating the puzzle in his hand with his flexible fingers, "In that case... you want to study this with me?"
"Hehe... that's right." Benbu replied, "I've already heard that you're an Earthling from a parallel universe, right?" Without waiting for Brother Jue to respond, he continued to himself, "I've always heard about the achievements of Earthlings in the field of fighting skills, or rather in 'martial arts'—because Earthlings themselves are very weak in combat, they have developed countless techniques and schools of combat.
"However, it is impossible for me to learn from those Earth martial artists; when the power, speed, and reaction of someone is too low, it is impossible to tell if their moves are skillful in a real fight.
"And simply 'discussing martial arts' based on theory... is of limited significance, and will not greatly improve the actual level.
"Fortunately, I have now met you... Mr. Poker Face, judging from your performance on Park Star, you are obviously a master, and you have physical abilities far superior to ordinary Earthlings, making you an ideal martial friend."
When Benbu said this, Feng Bujue's hands suddenly stopped.
Immediately afterwards, a "buzz—" sound was heard, and the "Tiangang Dishasha Box" in Brother Jue's hand floated up by itself, and a faint light was emitted from its rotating grooves.
"Okay." The next second, Feng Bujue muttered in a very ordinary tone, "Solved."
His words left Benbu and Flea Man dumbfounded, and they didn't react for a long time.
While the two were in a daze, the box had already unfolded from the inside like a flower...
It could be seen that the treasure was suspended in mid-air, slowly turning into a flat shape, and the 132 puzzle pieces moved edge to edge, deforming and reorganizing the entire plane... Finally, the "Tiangang Dishasha Box" became a five-pointed star-shaped plate, and the words on the plate also formed a whole.
"Uh... what happened..." It wasn't until Brother Jue handed the plate back to Benbu that the latter came back to his senses and asked.
"Didn't I say, I unlocked the box." Feng Bujue repeated calmly.
"How... how did you do it?" Benbu's words were not smooth, and his eyes were full of shock.
"It's not a particularly difficult thing..." Feng Bujue casually replied, and then explained, "The real difficulty in unlocking your 'Tiangang Dishasha Box'... is not that each piece on the surface has a unique pattern, but in... how to find the 'only correct' original arrangement."
He paused, and then said, "I just confirmed that the one hundred and thirty-two small surfaces are engraved with the names of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits, the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends, and the Twenty-Four Solar Terms; considering that the box is a dodecahedron and the number of these three types of puzzles are not equal, my first idea was naturally to divide these three major categories equally among the surfaces... which would be three Heavenly Spirits, six Earthly Fiends, and two Solar Terms per side, just enough to make up eleven pieces.
"In addition, I also found during the inspection that... the central puzzle of each surface is a Heavenly Spirit, and all twenty-four of the remaining Heavenly Spirits, excluding those twelve, are 'corner pieces,' which gave me even more confidence in the 'equal distribution' hypothesis.
"So, I started trying with this as the goal...
"Turning the puzzle part is actually the simplest; because I already know how to solve the five-magic cube (i.e., dodecahedron puzzle), in fact... puzzles like this with unique patterns on each piece are easier to solve than those classified by color.
"So..."
Brother Jue had already handed the unlocked "Tiangang Dishasha Box" to Benbu at this point, and shrugged his shoulders, revealing an indifferent expression.
"The puzzle that has plagued my family for hundreds of cosmic centuries (Note: The centuries mentioned by Benbu refer to 'cosmic centuries') has finally been solved!" Two seconds later, Benbu, who only understood a little of Brother Jue's explanation, simply put those words behind him, and immediately raised the five-pointed star-shaped board, roaring to the sky.
"What are you yelling about..." At this moment, Feng Bujue was standing less than a meter away from him, with only a door frame between them, so Brother Jue was sprayed with a face full of saliva, "If you want to yell, go further away and yell... don't yell in my door... hey!"
Before he could finish speaking, Benbu raised a hand and tightly grabbed his shoulder, and said with tears in his eyes, "Mr. Poker Face! I, Benbu Taizan, will repay this kindness with my life!"
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An hour later, Universal Hero League Headquarters, Sweet Wine Park.
At this time, two people were sitting on a park bench.
One of them, who was shining all over, was Tin Foil Man—Kertas Nieto.
Of course, he was shining not because he was using some special ability, but because the light in this park was very good...
The other man sitting next to Tin Foil Man, however, was full of sorrow, and his whole person looked gloomy.
Even the tone of his voice was extremely somber: "The matter... is roughly like this."
"Hehe..." Tin Foil Man laughed immediately after listening to Feng Bujue's narration, "So... Benbu went to participate in the hero level test?"
"Yes." Feng Bujue replied, "He said he wanted to become my assistant, and hoped to become my partner one day."
"What do you think about that?" Tin Foil Man asked again.
"I refused him on the spot." Feng Bujue replied.
"What did you say to him?"
"Get lost."
"I'm asking... what kind of 'euphemistic' way did you use to express the meaning of 'get lost'?"
"Get lost."
"Um..." Tin Foil Man decided to bypass this question, and instead recited, "Actually, I think this is a good thing, Benbu is indeed has the strength of a planet-level hero, and besides having an unusual obsession with fighting skills, he doesn't have any unstable factors; if he sincerely wants to become a hero, our Universal Hero League is definitely very welcome."
"I don't care if he joins." Feng Bujue said, "I just don't need any assistants."
"Don't worry about that." Tin Foil Man replied, "The establishment of a hero assistant and a hero partner both require the two parties to jointly submit an application and pass the review."
"Sounds a bit like getting married..." Feng Bujue said, and immediately quipped.
"Hehe... yes, almost." Tin Foil Man laughed, "In fact, many hero partners end up developing into couples."
"Is that so..." Feng Bujue squinted his eyes, "Then I can't let Benbu succeed even more."
"That's your freedom." Tin Foil Man said, "But... if it were me, I wouldn't discourage his enthusiasm like that." He said in a very approachable tone, "I... would first accept Benbu's proposal to become my assistant, and then guide him onto his own path of heroism. When he truly becomes a 'hero,' I will find a suitable time to dismiss him from his assistant position, at which point, he will naturally understand my good intentions."
"Oh, I see..." Feng Bujue listened, rolled his dead fish eyes, "Then are there any beautiful heroines in the league who have the same awareness as you... you know, the kind with high looks, wearing tight-fitting clothes that expose their breasts and legs, and have super hot bodies... if there are, please list them for me, I have a strong feeling that I need their guidance."
"Hahahaha..." Tin Foil Man was immediately amused by Brother Jue, "Alright, Brother Poker Face..." He paused, "Jokes aside... to be honest, you and Toad Man are very similar... even if you team up with others, you always value personal space very much... because you both have too many secrets."
Tin Foil Man's sentence was obviously loaded with meaning.
Feng Bujue also keenly caught this point: "I don't understand what you're talking about." He chose to deny it with a cold attitude, and threw out a suggestion for a trade, "However... taking Benbu, this 'newbie,' to do a few tasks or something, I think I can accept that."