Abyssal Wanderer.

"That's of course..."

As Radamandis spoke, the sensors on his body quickly scanned the source of the location signal—the aircraft bearing the logo of Theseus Cargo.

There was no biological reaction inside.

In other words, Theseus wasn't inside?

So that kid just brought the equipment over first?
Where is he in person?
"Yes."

Calculating the current situation and assessing the risks and benefits, Radhamandis readily admitted:

“We have always trusted Carol Christie’s judgment, whether it was her previous decision in the Nord settlement or her current assessment of the Dionysian War.”

Since Theseus is not here, his decision to release the base adjustment factor into Damascus at the risk of sanctions was a complete political gamble that failed miserably.

Not only did they gain no benefits, but they were also likely to be held accountable by the Olympian Order afterward.

It is important to know that it is strictly prohibited in the "agreement" for company directors to intervene in the secular world by injecting level 7 base adjustment factors without permission.

This isn't to say that every company strictly adheres to the agreement; in fact, many companies do similar things privately. But it can only be done privately, and afterwards, all traces must be completely erased.

Now that he has encountered a base adjustment factor of the same specification from Phobos, it is as if everything has been laid bare – all the covert operations and the erasure of traces have become a joke.

Both sides are now almost certain that Jupiter will issue a warning within minutes.

If either side dares to start a war inside the resettlement area, then a precision-guided thunderbolt will directly decompose them into atomic dust.

So...

"The safety of the Sita team will be the responsibility of our security department before they arrive in Teba, Uruguay... Of course, you can try to intercept them en route. But it's better to avoid getting involved personally like this; it's neither compliant nor respectable."

Adjust your mindset, Radhamandi is polite and authentic.

He then conveniently portrayed his act of interfering with the mortal world by injecting base adjustment factors as a helpless act after witnessing the other party's shamelessness.

Intercept my ass...

Hearing the other person's deliberately affected tone, Phobos felt nauseous.

With Neptune's transportation system partially paralyzed, the global logistics network is being operated by Theseus Freight, which has close ties to you. Once outside the resettlement area, there's virtually no chance of interception without the board's personal involvement.

Also, are the people who dived into Pluto mentally unstable? Don't they have any idea what kind of memetic entity Theta is planning to summon?

If the Dionysian archetype were to be given the form of Icarus, then the first thing He would do after ascending to power would be to deal with you!

No... or are they planning to use this method to reverse their terrible public image? It was the same during the second-level crisis in the Nord resettlement area, when they sent Christie to participate in the rescue operation without regard for her own life, which has improved public opinion about Hades a lot now.

In the past, public opinion was worthless, but that will be different once the Dionysian framework is fully established.

In addition, the more crucial question is, how did Pluto manage to track their movements?

The fact that both sides deployed rapid reaction forces almost simultaneously couldn't possibly be a coincidence, could it?

Are their spies really that efficient? They even managed to get this kind of top-secret intelligence.

Or has Pluto now collaborated with the Firebringers or the Council, found the Coordinator of Cassandra or the Sibyl Path, and made a prophecy?

It seems I really need to investigate the relevant information thoroughly when I get back, and I also need to push forward with the internal cleanup work within the company.

These thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, and Phoebus said with a calm, mocking tone:

"Is the reason for choosing to place such a heavy bet on supporting the Cult of Dionysus because you think the memetic entity summoned by Theta can win this war? You're even willing to swallow your pride and try to appease His anger and get forgiveness in advance."

How is this possible...?

Radamanthys thought to himself regarding Phoebus's mockery.

It can be said that after analyzing the memetic entity that Theta was most likely to summon, Pluto, who was deeply involved in the board of directors, could not accept the victory of the Dionysian Cult. If Icarus became the form of the future Dionysian God, then they, who had a connection with the War of Shattered Sky, might become the permanent villains in folk tales.

If that's the case, then the meme entities belonging to the Pluto Deep Dive will probably be used as weekly bosses by civilian rebels.

Unfortunately, Christie didn't care about that at all... or maybe he hadn't even thought of it.

Or perhaps, this was actually her plan? To strengthen the position of New Prison Studio by reshaping the company's image, turning the board's Pluto into her Pluto.

Radamanthys's mind was also filled with countless guesses.

Minos' original plan was to control Theseus to summon a memetic entity, so that he would ally with Theta in the early stages of the Dionysian War. Then, Minos would take over his body at the appropriate time and eventually eliminate Theta or her memetic entity by backstabbing her.

Even if we can't achieve final victory, we must at least ensure that Theta doesn't win.

But now that we're in this situation, we're completely stuck...

Was this something Theseus had planned? Or was it just a coincidence?

Suppressing his doubts, Rhadamanthys retorted directly:

"I think the people who respect the Dionysian Cult the most are you... Even you chose to intercept and kill Theta, do you think your company's contestants can't defeat her? Why resort to such a risky method?"

Phoebus was furious upon hearing this—not because he felt slighted, but because the other party was absolutely right.

After numerous simulations, if Theta were to actually summon the memetic entity Icarus, then the memetic entity they had meticulously prepared for over many years would likely be restrained in some ways by the ideology it represented.

Or rather, mutual restraint.

Although they won more often than they lost in the simulated battles, the board of directors wanted to eliminate even this slight disadvantage as much as possible.

As expected, I decided to kill him anyway...

Looking again at Sita, who was standing not far away with a wary expression, Phobos thought to himself.

At least destroy her humanoid interactive interface that carries a lot of frontal combat capabilities, so that she can participate in the Dionysian War in an incomplete state... Anyway, she has already been exposed, and since she is going to be punished anyway, the punishment cannot be taken for nothing, right?
If I strike at my fastest speed, I should be able to succeed in one hit. Then I should immediately destroy the Base Adjustment Factor and cease hostilities before Rhadamanthys makes his move, preventing the situation from escalating further.

But just as He was calculating and preparing to act immediately...

Through the communication channels of the Dark Web, He and Rhadamanthus simultaneously received a warning message from the King of Gods.

As for the specific content of the message, how should I describe it... the wording was extremely harsh, and the threat in the words was terrifying.

If I remember correctly, the last time similar wording appeared was during the lunar eclipse, in a message Jupiter publicly sent to Diana's lunar development company.

So the two directors exchanged a silent glance, and then almost simultaneously detonated their base adjustment factors.

The two leaders tacitly committed suicide, leaving only the Wolf Poison Squad and the Milmidon Commando Unit, two elite units of the company, staring at each other blankly.

"The basic situation has been clarified..."

Sita turned the shielded helmet on the table, looking rather helpless.

Even after the two base adjustment factors self-destructed, controlling the remaining corporate troops was not an easy task for her—these guys were all equipped with shielding gear against the Nyx Factor, and their firepower was enough to destroy most of Sector E.

Although she was confident she could win if a fight broke out, she knew she would be seriously injured and could only limit the battlefield to area E-5 at most.

But these are extraordinary times, and she doesn't want to cause such a commotion—especially if it results in a large number of innocent casualties, which could potentially affect her compatibility with the meme entity Icarus.

Fortunately, after a standoff, the other side inexplicably surrendered on its own.

After being disarmed, Sita finally managed to extract enough intelligence from the minds of these two groups and figure out the ins and outs of the matter.

"Although I often say that none of these companies are any good..."

After listening to Theta's account, AR said indignantly:
"But these guys have absolutely no bottom line! Sending board members to take action like this, they've really lost all sense of shame!"

As she spoke, she glanced at the Wolf Poison troops who had been dismembered into human stumps and said viciously:
"Especially these Pluto corporate dogs, they actually intend to lead our new followers of the Holy Trinity down the wrong path and turn them into puppets to be manipulated... There should be a limit to how disgusting people can be!"

AR's statement surprised Theta, who had originally intended to agree with her.

No... Did the mortician know that he was already a believer in the Holy Trinity?

Also, compared to that new believer whose future is still uncertain, shouldn't you be more worried about me being nearly beheaded by Mars's board of directors?

Thinking about this, Xita opened her mouth, but ultimately decided to give up on complaining.

She followed up on the other person's main point of focus:

"Actually, from the perspective of interests, Pluto and Mars could have cooperated... In any case, their ultimate goal was to get me out of the game. I just didn't expect that we would run into each other by chance, and since neither side had any mutual trust, it turned out that we escaped a disaster."

AR sighed upon hearing this and said:
"Yeah...we're really lucky. Even if we didn't have this coincidence, we would have been finished. Even if we didn't have this collaboration between the two companies, we would still be finished."

Sita nodded in agreement, but at the same time, she had some doubts.

luck……

Was it really just luck?
It's important to understand that the reason Pluto's forces were able to launch a surprise attack on Damascus at this time was because the morticians had brought the equipment equipped with locators ahead of time, and their arrival was perfectly timed to coincide with Mars's operation.

This situation... from a probability perspective, isn't it too much of a coincidence?

Thinking of this, Sita asked:
"By the way, did you tell the mortician about the situation here?"

AR nodded and said:
"He already said that he's been apologizing on the communication channel. He said he never expected that the equipment provided by the Abyss Studio would actually have a Pluto locator built in... He kept apologizing, which made me feel a little embarrassed."

Sita hesitated to speak.

No... this could only be a coincidence.

If an embalmer were to be able to devise such a meticulous plan, what would he need?
He needed to know in advance the classified operational plans of the Pluto Deep Dive and the Mars War, and he also needed to know that a locator had been installed in his equipment.

He also needed to be able to schedule Theseus's cargo shipments so that the aircraft would arrive in Damascus precisely at the same time as Mars's operation.

Furthermore, he would need to be able to discern the personalities of the two directors and determine whether they would choose to cooperate under those circumstances.

Let alone a Deep 3 Theseus Pathfinder like him, even his boss Christie doesn't have that ability.

Despite her attempts to convince herself of this, Sita eventually couldn't help but ask AR:
"Could you send me the voice recording of your conversation just now? I want to check if he's lying."

AR looked at Xita with a puzzled expression.

"Are you saying that all of this was planned by the mortician? How could that be... and what would he be after?"

She said so.

"It's always better to be careful."

Sita herself probably felt the question was too stupid, and in the end, she could only manage to come up with this one sentence.

AR pursed his lips, but ultimately sent the recording anyway.

"I didn't detect any signs of lying in the topological representation, did I?"

She asked.

Sita listened to the voiceprint waveform three times in a row, and finally slowly shook her head.

"No, the topological structure is perfectly normal and matches his words perfectly... Unless someone with an Orpheus path taught him how to lie, he is telling the truth."

She said so.

That makes sense... If morticians really have this ability, there's only one explanation—AR's faith is correct, and the Theseus Path can indeed connect to the Holy Trinity and give them revelation.

Thinking about this, Sita couldn't help but laugh.

You can't say that to AR.

Seeing AR looking at her warily, Sita quickly said:
“I apologize, I apologize… I was too careless before, and I underestimated their limits. If I hadn’t been lucky enough, even if Mars’s actions hadn’t killed me, they would have at least completely trapped me here.”

At this point, she couldn't help but feel a wave of fear.

This previous wave of incredible good luck probably used up all the luck he had for the entire Dionysian War.

She gave an exaggerated shiver and continued:
"Let's stop the preparations here and pack our things to head to Thebes... Once we're in the Bacchus Order's territory, those companies won't dare to play dirty tricks anymore."

Upon hearing the other person's words, AR seemed to have thought of something and said:

"Speaking of which, Christie just came over to apologize... She must have heard about the situation from the mortician. She said she'll go back and settle accounts with Radamanthys later. She also arranged transportation for us, specifically choosing a route that's transported entirely by Titan-class megastructures to prevent us from being attacked again... Hmm, isn't that the same route the mortician mentioned?"

At this point, AR paused for a moment.

Sita sensed something ominous from the changes in the other party's topological representation.

"Wait a minute, I don't think so..."

Before Sita could stop him, AR exclaimed excitedly, as if he had discovered a new continent:
“I’m suddenly starting to think what you said before makes some sense. This might not be a coincidence after all. But given that the mortician didn’t lie, is it possible that… all those ‘coincidental’ actions the mortician did earlier were actually unconsciously inspired by the Holy Trinity to be accomplished?!”

At this moment, thousands of kilometers away, Jiang Zhou, traveling alone in a spacecraft, suddenly felt a strange pang of unease. (End of Chapter)