Leon was no exception when he heard this request.
He had previously learned from Mikhail's memories what kind of system The Family truly was.
Although The Family claimed to treat everyone equally, with no division of class or power,
this was just a word game.
Internally, it was still divided into various ranks with a strict hierarchy.
Octave VI: "Harmony of Emotions."
They could feel the emotions of other family members and the vague guidance of the Voice of the Collective, but only superficially.
Octave V: "Harmony of Words."
They could transmit information to other members through "Resonance" and clearly understand the call of the Voice of the Collective.
Family members who passed a selection could voluntarily give up their physical bodies and merge with the Voice of the Collective.
To put it nicely, it was "merging with the Voice of the Collective."
To put it bluntly, it was becoming a puppet avatar of the "Dream Master."
The 107,336 members previously used to construct The Great Septimus "Harmonious Choir" were of this level.
Octave IV: It is said that Robin belongs to this level.
Octave III: Only those at this level or higher could serve as "Tuners" for the "Harmony Collective Core."
Sunday and the "Dream Master" were both at this level.
"Have you thought it through?" Leon asked.
Most of the core members of "The Family" had been sent to the great beyond along with old Gopherwood when Leon killed him.
But it wasn't certain that every single member of "The Family" was dead.
There were definitely other "Family" members still in Penacony.
However, they were all bottom-tier, and calling them members-in-name-only would be a compliment.
After all, besides the low-octave members who hadn't even reached the family's threshold,
only those at the level of Sunday and Robin were worthy of possessing individual consciousness and a physical body.
For now, the news hadn't spread.
When the Corporation eventually sent people and found "The Family's" power structure either dead or crippled, how could they resist taking a bite out of a juicy piece of meat like Penacony?
Internal and external threats.
These words perfectly described Penacony's situation.
Robin could handle the internal affairs, but she was powerless against the external ones.
They urgently needed a figurehead who could command respect.
"The Family" might send more people over after noticing something was wrong.
But judging from Robin's request, it seemed she was planning to cut ties.
"I'm just that good!" Leon typed a question mark.
He didn't expect his face to be plastered everywhere so quickly.
The little bird didn't know him before.
Ugh, I went through all the trouble of making a smurf account, and now it's blown.
"Hmph, don't underestimate my information network!"
Robin said, mimicking his tone.
Sunday already knew Leon's true identity.
Although she had been kept in the dark before,
there was no reason for her not to know after she and her brother had reconciled.
"You've made up your mind?" Leon asked.
"Mhm."
Robin nodded, then said seriously:
"To be precise, I don't want the Xianzhou Alliance to be the ones in power. I want you, Mr. Galaxy Ranger, to be the one calling the shots in Penacony."
Leon understood what she meant.
She just wanted to use his name as a shield.
To make Penacony the territory of the eighth Arbiter-General.
That is, only in a literal sense, making it the seventh Xianzhou in his eyes.
Pretty much every major power knew whose alias this eighth Arbiter-General was, and no one would be bored enough to provoke this god of plague.
With the extremism of The Hunt.
Under Leon's name, Penacony could even be said to be safer than when it was guarded by "The Family."
Because he was unlikely to meddle in Penacony's affairs, and the Xianzhou Alliance certainly wouldn't.
The best description would be letting it run wild.
So if this was implemented, Penacony's operations wouldn't change much.
It would just be an insurance policy.
This must be what Robin was asking for.
"I'll make a call."
Leon didn't think it was a bad idea.
The Xianzhou Alliance even wired him money on time every month, and he hadn't sent back any local specialties after being away for so long.
Taking so much friendship money without doing a single thing did make him feel a bit guilty.
Might as well gift them Penacony this time.
Although he didn't particularly like this land of dreams, he was already here.
With that thought, Leon took out his Jade Abacus and began to contact the Marshal.
He tapped on the contact's avatar, and after a few rings...
"Yo yo yo, is that you, Hua?"
As soon as the call connected, Leon subconsciously used a friendly tone.
"How rare. This is the first time you've ever called. What big trouble have you gotten into now?"
The voice was female, yes, but it wasn't Hua.
"Hua, has your voice changed that much in just a few days?"
Leon asked, confused.
"This is Jing Yuan," Yao Guang said.
"What? Jing Yuan? How'd you become a chick?"
When he was frequently meeting the Marshal, all seven Arbiter-Generals had greeted him.
They had all stated their names, and that Jing Yuan was clearly a man.
"Is this picture you? This picture isn't you at all!"
"I am Yao Guang, General of the Yuque."
"By the way, I'm very much looking forward to that girl from the Fu family roping you, the wandering prodigal son, back to the Yuque to beautifully succeed my position."
Yao Guang was originally a civil and military official.
Unlike the other six public-facing Arbiter-Generals, she always remained behind the scenes, divining grand strategies for the Marshal.
In other words, the General of the Yuque was a position in name only.
If Leon were to truly lead a Xianzhou ship, he would undoubtedly be the most suitable to succeed her.
"Where's Hua?"
Leon told her to cut the chatter; he had something to ask her first.
"The Marshal is generally only responsible for making decisions."
"I'm the general who handles the Marshal's behind-the-scenes work. Just tell me what you need, and I'll pass it on to her."
Yao Guang told him to get on with it.
When the Marshal wasn't around, she was the Marshal.
"I'm gifting you a territory, want it?" Leon asked.
"A territory?"
Yao Guang didn't know why he suddenly brought this up.
"Are you talking about designating a certain region as Alliance territory?"
"Something like that."
"That might be a bit difficult."
Yao Guang indicated they couldn't accept it.
"The Xianzhou are nomadic."
"Therefore, it's unlikely we can truly accommodate any territory. Friendly relations within the Alliance only exist as allies."
Their goal was to wipe out The Abundance, not to idly add territory and get involved in the messy politics of nations.
Nominal allies or those who want to join the Xianzhou to fight together are welcome, but expecting the Alliance to formally annex a region is out of the question.
It's not that they couldn't, it just wasn't necessary.
Annexing territory wouldn't bring any profitable changes to the Alliance.
It would just be more trouble.
"What if it's under my name?" Leon asked more clearly.
"Under your name?"
Yao Guang understood what he meant.
"Oh, so you want to use the title of an Arbiter-General to protect a place, right?"
"Yes, exactly."
"Then put it under your name if you want."
Don't ask where the principles went. The answer is: the power of the Reignbow Arbiter's chosen is limitless!
"No problem, I approve."
Leon's words and actions represented Lan.
"I asked the Marshal too, she said she has no objections."
Lan can do whatever Lan wants to do!
Even the Marshal certainly wouldn't have any objections.
How could their master possibly be wrong? It must be this unwritten rule that's wrong!
Needless to say, effective immediately, it's abolished!
"Where are you offering protection?"
Yao Guang still didn't know what grand mess he'd stirred up.
On the other end of the Jade Abacus, Yao Guang paused, then made a sound of confusion:
"No, seriously dude, Penacony, for real?"
"You mean Penacony, the Planet of Festivities?"
After a moment, Yao Guang confirmed again and again.
"Should be. Doesn't seem to be a knock-off."
"What about the people from 'The Family'?"
This was the key reason Yao Guang was so surprised by the news.
"The Family"—their strength was not to be underestimated.
Each "Emanator" was an incarnation of "The Harmony," possessing a wisp of "Xipe's" divine consciousness. Simply put, it was an "Aeon" fighting by proxy.
Because of this, in a 1v1 direct confrontation,
an Emanator of "The Harmony" was not inferior to any other Path.
Even "The Nihility" was no exception.
"I killed them."
"You mean you just finished trashing the Corporation's HQ, and then you went and flipped The Family's nest right after?"
Can't argue with that, that's true "The Hunt" speed!
"You turned two major factions upside down in one day. I gotta say, that's a little insane."
Yao Guang could only suggest that the "Lord Ravagers" abdicate.
From now on, if you can't kill two Emanators at the Corporation's HQ and fight your way out, then kill an Emanator of The Harmony on your way,
don't even call yourself part of "The Destruction." It's embarrassing!
"What did The Family do to you?"
If it truly concerned him, the Xianzhou Alliance was not afraid to wage war on both fronts simultaneously.
But honestly, fearless or not,
the Corporation and The Family.
Even for the Alliance, when facing both of these factions at the same time,
the chances of a complete victory without asking Lan to intervene were quite small.
And Leon, by himself,
had completely dominated both factions, achieving something many "Emanators" couldn't do in a lifetime.
From this alone, one could see just how terrifyingly powerful he was.
My god, Lord Leon!!!
Draw bow, nock string, release arrow.
An absolutely epic one-two-three combo that made The Family and the Corporation cry in fear. It was all technique and execution, maxed out!!!
"I received a favor from someone, so I'm paying it back a little."
Leon said, glancing at the ticket out of the corner of his eye.
Before, the gold barely covered half the ticket, but now it was well over halfway.
One could only say that Aha's rewards for jobs related to "Aeons" were truly generous.
Thinking about it now, He must have been closely watching the situation in Penacony as well.
A total of five "Aeons" had been present.
If word of this got out, Penacony would probably go from the Planet of Festivities to some high-risk zone overnight.
The kind where only "Emanators" are allowed entry.
Hearing this answer, Yao Guang was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
"You really are full of spirit."
Who would make an enemy of half the universe for some trivial matter?
"This is how we of 'The Hunt' roll."
Leon would, and every practitioner of "The Hunt" would.
"Next time something like this comes up, you don't actually need to ask. The Xianzhou Alliance will unconditionally support all your decisions."
No matter what Leon did, the Xianzhou Alliance was his strongest backup, the most loyal followers of "Lan."
"I will report this matter to the Marshal. I believe an announcement will be released soon."
Yao Guang understood that his call was to ask the Alliance to help issue a notice.
"Hey, you called me bro, so what's there to say?"
Leon nodded, then thought of something and asked again.
"Oh right, what's the deal with that Celenova?"
Yao Guang, who was just about to continue reporting Leon's big news to the Marshal, paused her move to hang up because of his question.
"Oh, that."
Hearing his question, Yao Guang told him the truth.
"The Marshal heard you were being troubled by Phantylia and thought, how could we let you be provoked by them?"
"So, she prepared to kill a 'Lord Ravager' to show everyone through action that the Xianzhou Alliance's previous words were no joke."
"It just so happened that Celenova had a grudge against you, so she was chosen."
Phantylia, who was listening nearby, turned red with anger.
Heliobus profanity
Come back, Celenova, a vivid reminder, my proudest belief, not afraid even after being repelled by Leon!!!
"Leave her for me to deal with myself."
It seemed Leon had an irreconcilable feud with that gambling fox, which apparently was settled after he killed her simulacrum.
But it didn't matter.
Once a Lord Ravager, always a Lord Ravager.
And Lord Ravagers were all high-quality experience packs for increasing one's practice on a "Path."
Because the number of monstrous things they'd done was countless.
Sooner or later, he would encounter victims of their actions.
If there was a grudge to be found, there was Path progression to be gained.
At that time, Leon would profit immensely from killing them.
"We won't steal your prey."
Yao Guang said she would inform the Marshal of this as well.
After that, the two hung up.
"It's done."
Leon put away his Jade Abacus and said to the little bird.
"Mhm, mhm, then let's hold the inauguration ceremony!"
Robin nodded and said with a beaming smile.
Leon didn't feel right refusing.
Penacony would have to be managed by the little bird from now on.
He wasn't cut out for it, nor did he want to stay in this sickening dream.
For the little bird to manage it, the remaining higher-ups had to know that his deterrent presence was real.
Now he was truly taking office in Penacony, so to speak.
...
Dewlight Pavilion.
Today, the heads of the Five Great Families gathered together.
Everyone had a premonition that something major was about to happen at a time like this.
"Head of the Oak Family, why are you not seated?"
The head of the Hound Family, Don Wyatt, couldn't help but frown at the scene before him.
Sitting in the main seat was an unfamiliar young man.
Normally, that should be Sunday's seat.
But now, he and his sister, the two most authoritative figures of the Oak Family, stood on the man's left and right sides respectively.
It seemed they were silently expressing their stance.
"Hahaha, this gentleman doesn't look simple at all."
The head of the Alfalfa Family, Oti Alfalfa, said as he sized up Leon with the sharp eyes unique to a merchant.
"My dear Robin, what is the meaning of this?"
The head of the Iris Family, also a member of the Sky-Ring Clan, Meschis Iris, asked, sensing the solemn atmosphere.
"Teacher Meschis, Penacony has a new master as of today."
Robin's words stunned all four family heads.
"...What do you mean, a new master?"
Don Wyatt's brow furrowed even deeper.
Hearing this, old Oti's gaze, which had shifted away, returned to Leon.
"Oh? Could it be that Penacony is to fall under this gentleman's name?"
Robin nodded.
"...Where is the Dream Master?"
Meschis sensed something was wrong.
"He's dead. I killed him."
The Dream Master was, after all, the one who raised the siblings, so he wouldn't make them say it themselves.
The room fell silent once again.
After a long while, Don Wyatt was the first to break the silence.
They were also members of The Family, albeit at the bottom tier.
But they were well aware of The Family's deep foundations.
"Xianzhou Alliance, Arbiter-General of the Reignbow Arbiter."
An "Emanator."
Though they had expected it, when Leon actually said it,
everyone's heart was still rocked by a tidal wave!
"It's a change of master, but I'm just putting my name on it."
Leon continued, "I will not interfere with any of Penacony's decisions."
"So do as you please, but you'd better not let me find out you're scheming behind my back."
Leon scanned them.
"'Revenge' is the most just thing in the world."
"Because it will fall upon everyone who deserves it, and the revenge of 'The Hunt' is even more so."
Leon's meaning was clear.
The "Dream Master" hasn't even been dead for a week. If you want to join him in the resurrection queue, he won't stop you.
The head of the Nightray Family, Sir Whittaker, was the first to declare his defection.
His faction never had a good impression of The Family anyway; they were just forced by circumstances.
During his leadership, the Nightray Family had once been independent of "The Family."
When the construction of the twelve moments was nearing completion, they were suppressed and persecuted for refusing to convert to "The Family."
After Tuldor's retirement,
the second family head, Fischer, agreed to join "The Family" to protect Origami University and the remaining dreamweavers.
Now that a better leader than "The Family" had arrived, you'd have to be crazy not to agree.
"My my, so you are the legendary eighth Arbiter-General, sir. I've heard so much about you."
Old Oti quickly realized his identity.
"Rest assured, the Alfalfa Family will be loyal to you from this day forward, I guarantee there will be no dissent!"
The weight of the Xianzhou Alliance was no less than that of The Family.
Not to mention this eighth Arbiter-General had a limitless future and fewer rules and regulations than The Family.
They had to agree!
"You called me a friend, so what's there to say?"
Don Wyatt was clearly moved by him calling him a friend.
"You can have the entire Hound Family!"
[+1 Freljord Bottle Cap]
Oh, my bad, auto-loot is turned off.
Leon thought to himself upon hearing that sound.
"What I love is the land of Penacony, not The Family."
Meschis stated that who the leader was made no difference to her at all.
"OK, meeting adjourned."
Leon stood up, preparing to show March 7th around and then leave.
It was a secret inauguration anyway, so it wouldn't cause a big stir.
"But five great families is a bit redundant."
Before leaving, Leon made one last move to establish the little bird's authority.
"From now on, only the Oak Family will be primary. The rest are just four auxiliary departments."
The meaning of these words was already very clear.
The Oak Family represented his will in Penacony. "Defy them and you can wait for death."
Today, the entire universe was shaken once again.
Because not long ago, the Xianzhou declared:
[As of today, Asdena is officially under the jurisdiction of the Xianzhou Alliance, as the "Xianzhou" commanded by the eighth Arbiter-General.]
This was another major event following the Corporation attack incident brought to light by the previous video.
If the Xianzhou hadn't put "Xianzhou" in quotation marks,
many people would have thought Penacony was about to move and take flight.
As it stood, it seemed to be a designation, not a literal Xianzhou ship.
The intended meaning was practically written on their faces.
Penacony is protected by someone who has become a god, a 'god-shield' for short.
Many people were curious about how "The Family" would react.
After all, everyone knew it was the territory of "The Harmony."
Now that it had been taken by "The Hunt," could they tolerate it?
But in the end, there was no response from The Family. One could only say they were very composed.
To be honest, this "The Harmony" is really something else.
Both "The Hunt" and "The Destruction" are fighting to NTR it.
Even "The Beauty" has to admit defeat; it possesses a charm that no other Path has.
Meanwhile, in Penacony.
Leon had almost finished showing March 7th around.
They had taken plenty of photos, and just as they were about to leave, the Jade Abacus in his pocket forcibly lit up.
Big Herta: Get to the space station, ASAP. Someone's looking for you.
He took out the Jade Abacus, and his eyes fell on a chat interface with a certain contact.
Your Man God: ?
Leon typed a big question mark.
Looking for him? Who could be looking for him?
"Oh my god, who doxxed him again!"
Big Herta: Someone traced my previous communication to find the source of the information, and sent me a signal. Hmph,
their skills are decent, better than those people from the Genius Society.
Your Man God: What signal.
Big Herta: Strictly speaking, it's a signal for you. A distress signal. You've got a new job.
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