Capital City, Disnend amusement park, shooting gallery.


    The spherical gallery was already packed to the brim, both at the registration area and the stands, it was a scene of people crammed together.


    Ye Huan and Lilith queued for a whole hour and a half at the registration topete before they could enter the gallery.


    "Why are there so many people, if I''d known it would be like this, I wouldn''t havee." Lilith greedily breathed in fresh air, wearing a mask already made it hard to breathe, and in the crowded area just now, she almost suffocated.


    "It''s still not toote to leave now."


    "Leave for what, after finally getting to go out with you? If we leave now, you''ll have topensate me for the hour and a half we wasted in line!"


    Ye Huan, looking serious, frowned and said, "If we skip the shopping andpetition and just go to the movies or something, I canpensate you, twice even."


    "Not leaving, I want you to win that bouquet for me as a gift!" Lilith hummed, she was justining just now, without any real intention of leaving.


    That bouquet of pink romance, she was determined to get it!


    The two walked into the gallery''s interior and soon reached the shooting range.


    The range was covered with sand, located at the center of the gallery, with an area as big as two ser fields, one half being the participants'' preparation area and the other half popted with many targets for shooting.


    The preparation area had the footprint of approximately one ser field yet still felt a bit cramped.


    Ye Huan and Lilith went to a rtively spacious, though inconspicuous, corner area.


    They nced around and discovered that ny percent of the participants had brought their male or female partners with them.


    The remaining ten percent were mostly burly men, looking very rugged and over two meters tall.


    They were hunters who made their living by hunting on the prairie!


    Apart from them, the remaining individuals who came alone were those few men being interviewed by media reporters.


    These men had an air of confidence, seemingly assured of their victory.


    Clearly, the hunters and these men came for the championship, while most of the pair participants were just here for fun.


    "Ye Huan, they are..." Lilith found these interviewed men familiar, feeling like she''s seen them somewhere before.


    Ye Huan had seen these men on television, so he recognized them immediately, stating, "They are all members of the Huaxia national shooting team, who have won numerousurels at the Olympics, each one is a top-notch marksman whose shooting skills rival elite special forces."


    "That''s impressive." Lilith was a bit surprised, fluttering her sparkling eyes as she asked, "How confident are you against them?"


    Ye Huan smiled and said, "Rest assured, I stick to my word. If I say I''ll win that bouquet for you, you''ll get it, because I sure don''t want to endure a shopping trip again."


    "Even though I really don''t like what you''re saying."


    "But still..."


    "Smooch."


    Lilith, through her mask, pecked Ye Huan on the cheek, giving him a thumbs-up and said, "Good luck."


    Ye Huan was speechless.


    "Young man, you seem very confident, huh?"


    Suddenly, a deep male voice was heard.


    A corpulent, pot-bellied middle-aged man strolled over with his hands behind his back, his hair slicked back, wearing a Rolex gold watch. Clearly, he was a wealthy businessman.


    Ye Huan frowned slightly, "And you are?"


    The middle-aged man ignored Ye Huan, instead, he extracted a business card from his jacket pocket and handed it to Lilith with a gentlemanly air, saying:


    "Beautifuldy, allow me to introduce myself."


    "I am Liu Daming, chairman of Capital City''s Daming Building Materials Group, my assets aren''t much, just around ten billion."


    "I own five vis, fifteen housing units, and more than twenty luxury cars priced over a million each..."


    "If you came to talk nonsense, then you can leave now." Without letting Liu Daming continue, Lilith said coldly.


    Liu Daming was taken aback, displeased with Lilith''s cold tone, but restrained himself from reacting.


    "To be honest with you, beautifuldy."


    "This shootingpetition has participants including prairie hunters, national team yers, all of whom are highly skilled, level five shooters and above."


    "May I ask, what level shooter is your lover?"


    Liu Daming asked with a smile.


    Huaxia had introduced the shooting certificate over a decade ago for better management of people who need long-term firearm use.


    Everyone who frequently requires firearm use, including military and police personnel, needs to obtain this certificate from relevant agencies.


    Before issuing the certificate, shooting skills are tested and the level is indicated on the certificate based on the results.


    The levels range from one to seven, with one being the lowest and seven the highest.


    Lilith turned her gaze to Ye Huan.


    Ye Huan shook his head lightly, having wielded guns mostly in the Dark World, he hadn''t bothered to get such a certificate upon returning to Huaxia.


    Liu Daming wasn''t aware of this, he merely assumed Ye Huan didn''t have a shooting certificate.


    In Huaxia, those without a shooting certificate generally don''t have long-term gun-handling or shooting training experience.


    Liu Daming was genuinely intrigued by the rare situation.


    A gunman without a certificate who actually wants to make it through so many pros to win a pink romance?


    He inwardly scoffed.


    Yet outwardly, he maintained a refined demeanor, merely "kindly" smiling as he reminded, "Young man, many participants in this shooting tournament are, like you, without certificates. However, those with a real chance of winning are few. For instance, the Olympic champion from thest edition—Pieter Daxing, and those who hunt for a living, they are level five or even level six shooters with exceptional shooting skills."


    "What are you trying to say?" Ye Huan sensed the insinuation in Liu Daming''s words, asking coldly.


    Liu Daming smiled, "Young man, I''m pretty straightforward, not very pleasant in how I speak, so don''t me me. What I meant is that for a gunman without a certificate, the odds of clinching the championship are virtually zero."


    "I just find it troublesome, didn''t go to get that certificate. Also, whether I win or not, doesn''t seem to concern you, does it?" Ye Huan asked coldly.


    Lazy?


    Liu Daming maintained a calm exterior, but inwardly scoffed once more.


    It''s not a matter ofziness or not, in Huaxia anyone proficient in gun use, or receiving prolonged shooting training must obtain a shooting certificate, or else it''s illegal!


    Sneering internally, Liu Daming confirmed through Ye Huan''s "lie", one thing for sure.


    That this guy was indeed an impostor trying to puff himself up, bragging about winning the pink romance, likely just to win over the woman beside him.


    Talking about winning or not having no connection to him?


    Liu Daming chuckled inwardly.


    It wasn''t a concern initially, but since it rtes to that woman, it became one!


    Liu Daming, relying on his keen eyesight, even with Lilith concealed by sunsses and a mask, deduced from her lively jade eyes, masked yet prominent high nose, slender waist with curvaceous figure, and cascading blonde hair, that Lilith was indeed a stunning western beauty.


    Such prime western beauties were rare and must be wooed, shouldn''t let her be tricked away by this kid.


    Moreover, from what the beauty wanted, she seemed to fancy the pink romance.


    Just as well…


    "Miss, you do really want the pink romance, right?" Liu Daming still smiled gentlemanly and asked.


    "What''s it to you?" Lilith''s voice was cold.


    "Well, let me remind you kindly, miss, that in thispetition filled with pros, an uncertified shooter can''t possibly win, and therefore can''t win the pink romance for you. Also, I mentioned the strength of those level six shooters, and almost everyone believes the champion will emerge among them."


    "But to be honest, the champion is definitely not among them!"


    "Because a man has arrived who will absolutely be this tournament''s champion!"


    Liu Daming pointed at a stoic man fifteen meters away, "Standing atop the world shooting scene, one of Huaxia''s handful of level seven shooters—Li Bing!"