"...We are ready to serve you at any time, My Lord."
Topaz and the others didn't ask anything else. For such a great existence to take so much time to personally meet them was already an immense honor.
Under these circumstances, it would be impolite to refuse again.
"However, My Lord, the ten of us know too many secrets of the Company. I'm afraid they won't let us leave easily..."
They were, after all, core senior executives of the Company. While they might not know every single secret like the back of their hand, they at least knew the gist of most of them.
If they wanted to switch sides, this issue would still need Myth·Celestial Court to negotiate.
"That's easy to handle."
Hermes looked with a smile at the girl who had appeared beside him at some unknown point—this miracle who had transitioned from an Emissary of Nihility to the Path of Pure Beauty.
After her transformation was complete, every inch of her skin glowed. Now, she was truly, incredibly strong.
Her power was growing every moment. As the first Envoy of Pure Beauty, as long as she could withstand it, the Path of Pure Beauty was wide open to her.
And as a former Emissary of Nihility who had walked to the deepest reaches of the Path of Nihility, how terrifying was it that Raiden Mei had not turned into nothingness?
One percent!
One percent of the Path of Pure Beauty—that was Raiden Mei's current strength. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her a minor Aeon!
Furthermore, although she had switched to the Path of Pure Beauty, IX clearly didn't care.
The Path of Nihility, walked to its limit, remained a part of Raiden Mei.
Nihility and Pure Beauty acted as two halves of a Taiji.
With Hermes acting as an anchor, Raiden Mei no longer had to worry about falling into the abyss of self-annihilation.
Now, she simply stood there, one hand grasping one of the myriad facets of IX, while the other, as the first Envoy of Pure Beauty, wielded the Great Power: Pure Beauty—Perfect World. These contradictions overlapped to construct the current, breathtakingly beautiful Raiden Mei of the Oblivion River!
Hermes gave the girl her instructions with satisfaction: "Mei, take a trip to Eldelpont and express my opinion."
"While you're at it, go ahead and clean out those Company executives who aren't acting human enough."
The matter of the Interstellar Peace Corporation should finally have a conclusion.
With a little modification, it would still be a very useful organization!
"Oh, and you few should go along as well to take over the Company and stabilize the situation. Don't let any chaos break out."
"Particularly the Credit issuance system—it must be completely under our control. I'll have a use for it later."
???
Jade and the other two looked at each other in bewilderment. Weren't they just discussing switching jobs? How did it turn into taking over the Interstellar Peace Corporation?
Ignoring the confusion in the hearts of Jade's trio, Raiden Mei nodded calmly. The Interstellar Peace Corporation was the hegemon of the universe, with a territory so vast it was called the widest in the cosmos.
It could pull out a galactic fleet that obscured star systems at any time?
It had a Preservation Emissary presiding over it?
Talk to me about those things after you manage to survive a single strike from my blade!
Mei drew her Tachi and made a gentle slash.
Space-time yielded at this moment, and all things returned to that absolute nothingness.
Raiden Mei didn't know the location of Eldelpont, but she didn't need to. The Great Power known as Perfect World would automatically guide the other side of the space-time rift she cut to the location she required... Today, the Interstellar Peace Corporation was still sunny and cloudless for ten thousand miles.
Coincidentally, today was the Interstellar Peace Corporation's mandatory annual press conference for the entire universe—
To condemn Myth·Celestial Court for the illegal detention of the Preservation Emissary, Talavan Keen.
"Welcome, journalists. First, we will explain the results of the negotiations between the Interstellar Peace Corporation and Myth·Celestial Court regarding Lord Talavan and his fleet, which have lasted for an amber era..."
"Regarding the weapons of mass destruction used by Myth·Celestial Court against the Interstellar Peace Corporation in the last amber era, the core executive of the Company, Preservation Emissary Talavan Keen, and his fleet suffered an incredibly cruel outcome: approximately 49,972,342,364 employees belonging to the Company were turned into NPCs in the game dungeon [Infinite Fleet System], and the Preservation Emissary Talavan was imprisoned."
The Preservation Emissary, Diamond, expressed his views with a cold expression.
Every time he saw this data, Diamond would have sleepless nights. What a cruel reality!
If they had simply been killed in action, that would be one thing. Diamond would oversee the Company in issuing sufficient pensions, and time would heal the grief of those employees' families. But now?
Their family members were all in that game dungeon called [Infinite Fleet System], turned into NPCs like puppets on strings!
How could these families ever let this go?
These employees came from every level. Their families' networks of relationships even spanned the entire Company from top to bottom, possessing powerful influence that could even affect Company decisions!
Their outcry was something even Diamond had to take seriously and respond to directly.
This was the horror of the superweapon: Reality Gamification.
It wasn't about how much destructive power it had, but rather how clearly and plainly it expressed this incredibly cruel reality to the entire The Universe—
If you still don't understand, you can go play [Infinite Fleet System] a few times; you'll understand eventually!
"Here, I appeal to the countless intelligent lives of the The Universe: to protect the dignity and human rights of these innocent lives, do not enter [Infinite Fleet System] to play so-called dungeon games anymore!"
"The Interstellar Peace Corporation also strongly protests the atrocities of Myth·Celestial Court. This is a provocation to the entire cosmic Order and a blatant trampling of universal morality..."
"Our side strongly urges Myth·Celestial Court to lift the effect of the so-called [Infinite Fleet System] as soon as possible to let these poor children be free. In this regard, the Company will absolutely not give up on these innocent employees and will inevitably continue to negotiate and discuss with Myth·Celestial Court..."
*Rrip—*
Just as the press conference was gradually coming to an end, the sound of space tearing and vibrating came from above Eldelpont.
Raiden Mei's figure appeared in the sky above the planet Eldelpont.
Following her was the entire planet being nearly 'frozen' under the vast and endless power of the Path, leaving only a sliver of consciousness to look in horror at that person who was so beautiful it felt unreal under the shroud of Path power!
"You are... an Emissary of Pure Beauty?!"
Diamond's power suddenly erupted as he stared at this sudden, strange Emissary, roaring, "Leave now, and the Company can still let bygones be bygones. Otherwise..."
"You will face the Company's relentless counterattack to the death!!!"
Raiden Mei remained silent and directly swung her blade.
This strike was one no one could dodge or avoid. It was enough to silence all things, and within that silence, the most beautiful blade light bloomed, incomparably brilliant.
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