Extraordinary Pedigree.

Chapter 787 [Abnormal Capital·Crisis Sequence——]

Hanks took over the topic promptly, his eyes moving among the crowd.

He turned slightly and pointed to the third participant:
"The two of you getting to know each other will surely bring many exciting possibilities to our cooperation. Next -"

His tone was as smooth and calm as ever, but Xia Xiu's eyes were fixed on the person he was pointing at.

He was a middle-aged man wearing a sophisticated lawyer's robe, his hair neatly combed to one side, exuding an elegant professional aura.

However, unlike the previous two abnormal capital representatives, the presence of this person caused Xia Xiu's body to react instinctively.

A chill ran down his spine and throughout his body, and he felt as if he was under some incomprehensible threat.

This was a feeling that Xia Xiu had rarely experienced since becoming the [Crown].

This feeling of coldness did not come entirely from fear, but rather from pure alertness, as if some unknown existence was watching him with a pair of eyes hidden in the void.

He had never had such an instinctive physiological reaction to a human being:
A cold, tingling sensation quickly climbed up my spine, and my hairs stood on end, as if I was facing some unspeakable threat.

He suppressed the sudden feeling, but the discomfort was still like a leech in his bones, unable to be shaken off.

The man stood up slowly. His movements were extremely smooth, as if they had been rehearsed thousands of times.

The smile on her face was impeccable - it was literally perfect; from the curve of her mouth to the look in her eyes, it seemed as if it had been precisely designed by a program.

However, it is this overly standard "perfection" that makes people feel deeply uneasy, as if...

——There is some kind of alien entity hidden under this human face.

"My name is Kimberg."

The man spoke in a deep and magnetic voice.

He gently extended his hand to Xia Xiu, his smile still impeccable.

“Representative of Kinberg-Leitz GmbH.

I am honored to meet the famous Fourth Sword Bearer of Heaven here today."

His eyes staring at Xia Xiu were like an unfathomable ocean, surging with indescribable waves.

Xia Xiu's golden pupils shrank slightly. He looked at the hand in front of him, as if it was not an ordinary human hand, but a heterogeneous structure wrapped in a human appearance.

A moment passed silently, and he finally stretched out his right hand and shook hands with the other person.

"Compared to me, your name is truly world-renowned - the abnormal agent of the financial street."

Xia Xiu smiled slightly, and at the moment of shaking hands, Xia Xiu felt a faint coolness coming from the other person's palm. It was not icy cold, but a kind of "texture" that was invisible and intangible like air.

It brings to mind an undetectable toxin or a lurking shadow.

[Abnormal Capital Crisis Sequence: Jinberg-Leitz Co., Ltd.——]

The company's philosophy is:

"Law and order, regardless of reality—"

How to describe this company?

"An abnormal financial and legal services company that specializes in providing professional insurance, legal consulting, financial services and resource management support to abnormal individuals, organizations and clients involved in abnormal affairs.

The company provides clients with cross-dimensional and cross-timeline assurance and support through complex and anomalous contracts, while leveraging anomalous capabilities to optimize its business operations.

This is the first impression people get when they talk about it, and this is how it looks in people's eyes.

——It looks very weird and absurd.

But, that's exactly what it is.

As abnormal capital classified as [Crisis Sequence] by the Kingdom of Heaven, their danger lies in the fact that they cannot be contained.

They provide customized abnormal legal systems to the world, designing exclusive legal systems for clients to ensure that they enjoy the greatest rights and interests in specific fields.

For example, special thaumaturgical laws were created for anomalous cities like Three Portlands.

Specially designed contracts with mesmerizing and thaumaturgic effects to ensure that every clause is legally binding.

At the same time, we provide consultation on cross-dimensional and cross-reality legal disputes.

[Kinberg/Leitz], these are the names of the company's two founders, and also the source of their danger.

Of the two, the exact time of birth of Kinberg is unknown, with the earliest records showing it appeared during the Glorious Era.

Yes, it is older than heaven.

In the ancient Egypt of the glorious era, it was first called "Golden Osiris"; in the first ancient city of Oletin, in the earliest written laws, it was the "Golden Savior", the earliest creator of commercial law; in the era of the Hanged King of the Daevite Empire, people called it "The Balancer of Londinium", and they described it differently, ranging from a kind-hearted trickster god, an extremely lucky gambler, to various venture capitalists.

It is seen as reckless by the public, but it always makes money in the end.

During the early war when Heaven drove out the existing gods, they submitted a contract to Heaven.

That is a...

——Insurance policy regarding the war of killing gods.

[Policy: B666·God's Wrath
Applicable to all angels who deal with religious anomalies. Applicable to all heavenly personnel.

Payment conditions: For every 5000 people in the area, one inferior religious holy artifact (a creation of a god) will be delivered every year.

Contents:

If Celestial is killed by a divine or divine-derived entity; and said entity uses its power to dispose of your:
Soul/Identity Matrix Erasure/Mind Ghost/Psychic Echoes, other such remnants; enter into a specific punishment such as:
When it comes to the realm or authority of divine entities such as Hell, Tartarus, Niflheim, Hellfire, and the Mouth of Amit;
Jinberg-Leitz will intervene so that your eternal soul can go to the [Human Pan-Consciousness Cluster Ocean] under natural conditions, and return to the human sea without being polluted. 】

The resolution meeting of the Kingdom of Heaven at that time signed a contract with Jinberg. In order to expel the existing gods, they chose to cooperate with the [Crisis Sequence].

In modern times, it has been active since the founding of the Eddiesi Federation. It participated in the independence war between the Fog City Colonial Army and the New Federation Army. It is a secret friend of the first president of the Federation.

It is one of the founders of [Financial Street].

The purpose of the company it founded is to fill the legal and financial management gaps in the anomalous field. They call themselves the "law firm" and "financial bank" of the anomalous world.

Their services include handling legal issues, financial disputes and tax-related matters for unusual individuals or organizations.

Their keynote is one of complacency, complexity, balance of payments, and ultimately positive significance for the complex human system.

The models and parameters are completely unknown and impossible to process.

From a certain perspective, this is scarier than [Factory] or [MC&D]. [Ginberg-Leitz] seems to be on the good side right now, and it is undoubtedly benefiting its partners - but for how long, and why?

——Outsiders can’t tell the difference at all.

They almost never actively fight for a better world, but they will provide assistance to those who fight.

Examples of direct intervention include supporting the establishment of the [Financial Street] by the Eddiesi Federation and providing think tank technical means.

At the same time, they have drawn up several insurance policies for the end times set by the Kingdom of Heaven.

Unlike other deviant capitals, their goals do not include continued expansion or high profitability.

Nor do they aim exclusively to create a better world.

They just want to survive and continue to provide "risk services".

There are several important contracts between Heaven and [Ginberg-Leitz].

The contents of the policies range from the commonplace to the largely financial and the rare and exotic.

Some of the policies overlap with Heaven’s own emergency preparedness, but for these two risk-averse organizations it is always better to be prepared.

Some policies are even known to the world, such as the following one that was published by the Kingdom of Heaven within the genealogy and is well known to the outside world:
[Warranty Policy·A1·Broken greenhouse reset.

Payment conditions: Confidential.

Policy Contents:

If the biosphere is depleted, Kimberg-Leitz will provide a suitable gas mixture to restore a breathable atmosphere for humans, as well as selected species that are not available in the Heavenly World Seed Bank to restore the biosphere.

Their policies, as noted above, leave little room for complex explanations of what is and is not covered, preferring greater coverage at a higher cost.

But when it comes to implementation, they will strictly follow the original text of the contract.

What is their nature?
The financial departments that have come into contact with them throughout the ages in the Kingdom of Heaven have called them:
——Substantiated legal/financial concepts.

They symbolize the absolute power of laws and rules.

They are not entities, but concepts, universal laws, and systems in operation.

Their full name in Heaven is: [Crisis Sequence·Ginberg-Leitz Chaos System].

They provide services for order, but their models operate in a chaotic and unobservable way.

This system, defined as a crisis sequence, seems to have reached some kind of deep "symbiotic relationship" with the universe and intelligent creatures, mainly humans.

This symbiosis is profound. The reason why the Kingdom of Heaven had its own "Financial Street" in the past is due to a deep-rooted causal relationship with this system.

The most widely circulated historical content in the Terra Extraordinary Non-Official History Circle expresses a certain unspeakable relationship between it and the Kingdom of Heaven. The content is as follows:

[In the past, an independent supranational normal organization called the Kingdom of Heaven emerged, and its relationship with the entire Terra Occult Alliance regime was changeable.

But [Kinberg-Leitz] and Heavenly Kingdom have long had a positive working relationship.

This relationship comes in part from an ancient tradition of strict contractual observance that can be traced all the way back to the founding of the Kingdom of Heaven and even to its predecessor organizations.

Kinberg had the opportunity to become one of the founding members of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it ultimately retained its independence and the ability to provide risk services and insurance to the anomalous world. If it joined the Kingdom of Heaven's Resolution Assembly, it would inevitably lose all of this.

The characteristic of unofficial history is that it is wild enough, but one thing that cannot be denied is that if one wants to find many reasons and origins to prove that the Kingdom of Heaven has remained so powerful since its birth, the above fragment is one of the most convincing guesses.

At this moment, the identity displayed by Kimberg standing in front of Xia Xiu is just one of his/her/its many personalities.

According to rumors, not all of Kinberg's personalities are human-like, but not all of them are cold and machine-like.

The authenticity of these rumors is difficult to verify, but at least now, the Kimberg that Xia Xiu is facing does not seem like a real human being.

Kinberg still maintains that impeccable and perfect smile.

His expression did not change at all, as if it was a mask carved on his face, accurate to the curve of every muscle.

He was slowly withdrawing his hand from Xia Xiu's. His movements were graceful and measured. His calm demeanor, as if he was following some kind of program, made people feel uncomfortable.

"Your Excellency is so complimentary."

He spoke in a low, steady voice, as clear as cool metal striking glass, with every syllable precise, not a cent more or less.

He said to the fourth sword bearer in the Kingdom of Heaven:
"I am just an agent, and Your Excellency is the one who is expected to reshape the rules of the Ivy League War."

His tone was extremely calm, without the slightest emotional fluctuation, neither flattery nor hostility, but it carried a disturbing sense of inhumanity.

That sense of disharmony was pervasive, like a cold mist in the air that lingered for a long time.

Obviously, facing this Jinberg who exudes a strong sense of inhumanity, Xia Xiu's attitude is completely different from his response to other abnormal capital.

As a secondary derivative of the crisis sequence, an agent of the Financial Street, and the rumored "sponsor of heaven", Kinberg's complex existence and special status make it impossible to guess with simple logic.

Xia Xiu, on the other hand, was calm and composed at this moment. It could even be said that he displayed a rare enthusiasm, as if he was facing an "ally" worthy of close friendship.

The atmosphere in the conference room seemed to change subtly with their conversation.

Xia Xiu's gaze remained on Kinberg's face the entire time, his golden eyes flashing with a deep light, as if he was analyzing or testing him.

The corners of his mouth raised slightly, with a meaningful smile.

“I wonder how I’m rated in your company?”

Kinberg still maintained his signature perfect smile, without a single flaw on his face. He neither complied nor resisted, as if he was a calm and precisely operating instrument that would only faithfully follow the established rules.

"Superlative," he replied.

"Do people in the company think so highly of me?" Xia Xiu asked, his voice low and relaxed, but with an elusive meaning in his tone.

"So, what level of policy are they willing to offer me?"

This statement is understated, but it accurately touches upon the core of the existence of Kinberg-Leitz Ltd. – the insurance policy.

That core service, covered with countless layers of chaotic logic and unobservable rules, is also the bridge that allows them to maintain a symbiotic relationship with the forces in the abnormal field.

Kimberg's smile remained unchanged. He nodded slightly, his voice gentle but with a certain unquestionable authority:
"You have a precise understanding of your own value. This is the basis for our cooperation. As for the level of the insurance policy..."

He paused for a moment, as if calculating the weight of each word.

"It depends on how much you are willing to pay and whether you can afford the cost of our assistance."

Gu, the New Year countdown is about to begin, and the new year is coming again——