The Last Sentinel

The interviews on the projection screen have ended, but the real-world interviews are far from over.

"Sir Sentinel, do you have plans to go to the Black Tower for training?"

"Let's talk about that later!"

"Sir Sentinel, I've heard you're dating the royal elf princess of the Amino family. Is that true?"

"Defamation! This is defamation! Which journalist are you?! I'll remember you, just wait for the lawyer's letter!"

"Sentinel, I heard you robbed a Hydra caravan on the Grand Line, thus completing your first capital accumulation. Is that true?"

"I robbed a Hydra caravan, why don't you take your food and wash it, and think carefully about what kind of bullshit you're spouting! Hydra is infamous, and I robbed them? Even if I did, I was doing it to uphold justice for Wei Yang!"

"Today's press coverage is over. Are all the bodyguards dead? Time to get back to work!"

In the rest room, Hua Xiaobai tossed his cloak and mask aside and gulped down a glass of ice water. The intense chill stimulated his blood vessels, and Hua Xiaobai felt a sense of peace and tranquility.

As it turns out, the current environment is much harsher than it was back in Perfect World.

The people here are so cunning, each one more shrewd than the last. It's impossible to find a kind-hearted angel investor like Anthony.

Although he had been in Xu Zu for some time, he was still just hanging around on the artificial asteroids on the outer periphery of Xu Zu and had no right to enter the core star system of Xu Zu, let alone infiltrate the noble class of Xu Zu.

There are only two ways to enter the powerful and influential ranks of Xu Zu!

Both of these roads are related to the Black Tower.

The first path is to shine brightly on the Black Tower talent leaderboard, just like Charlie Darwin!

The second path is to have a powerful backer who is highly regarded on the list of top combat talents!

If you don't have either of these, then you are not worthy of entering the core circle of the Void Ancestor. No matter how eloquent you are or how pure your bloodline is, you will not be able to get in.

Hua Xiaobai lit a cigarette, deep in thought. The current situation was very unfavorable to him.

He has now successfully fueled the Silicon Prince's burning ambition for the Silicon Throne!

However, I currently lack the strength, resources, or benefits to get the Silicon Prince to turn this ambition into action!

You have no ability, no money, why should anyone listen to you! Do you really think everyone in the world is like Anthony?

What I urgently need right now is resources and strength!

According to the normal procedure, he should report to Ye Feng, his backer, and request start-up funds.

But Hua Xiaobai knew very well that their hometown was dirt poor, and Ye Feng had to resort to robbery to keep the business afloat. Where would they get the money for him to squander outside?

As the saying goes, even a clever cook can't cook without rice. This is exactly the case with Hua Xiaobai. No matter how eloquent he is, he can't get anything done without a single grain of rice in his hand!

Some might ask, doesn't the fairy princess have resources?

Yes, there are resources, but the Fairy Princess's resources can only ensure that Hua Xiaobai has enough to eat and drink and lives a life of luxury and indulgence.

As for you, a newbie, wanting to start a business, I'm sorry, but the Elf Royal Family only gives me a small stipend each month, which isn't enough to start a business. If you want to start a business, you'll have to raise the money yourself.

"Where am I supposed to get the money?!"

"I'm dirt poor, I'm in a real bind!"

Before he knew it, Hua Xiaobai had smoked a pack of cigarettes and his eyes fell on a box on the table.

Hua Xiaobai picked up the box, her hand trembling violently. The box was covered with alien script, which roughly translated as: "Elven Royal Family, Imperial Offering, Strengthens the Foundation and Nourishes the Vitality, Truly Powerful, Secretly Refined by the Galaxy, Divine Oil of Wonder, Replenishes Qi and Strengthens the Vitality, A Treasure for Men, Infinitely Wonderful, Keep a Bottle on Hand for Endless Benefits."

Hua Xiaobai's current comfortable life is purely due to the overexertion of her health and body.

Although the silver-haired elf princess is indeed pure, lovely, and stunningly beautiful, the allure of beauty is a graveyard for heroes, and lust is a double-edged sword.

If this continues, Hua Xiaobai doesn't know if she can hold on until she sees her boss.

Just then, a grayish-white, distorted halo of dark matter appeared in front of us!

"who!"

Hua Xiaobai stared warily at what was in front of her, instinctively about to call for her bodyguard.

"It's me!"

A familiar figure, black pupils—the person walked out of the dark matter passage, sat opposite Hua Xiaobai, and crossed their legs.

After seeing clearly, Hua Xiaobai was overjoyed and threw herself onto the man's lap. "Boss! You've finally shown up! If you hadn't, I would have been ready to die! Waaah—"

To Hua Xiaobai's surprise, she pounced on the sofa with a burst of enthusiasm, passing right through Ye Feng's figure.

Hua Xiaobai was stunned, and exclaimed in astonishment, "No, boss, this is a projection! When did dark matter channels become able to directly transmit projections? Is this a newly developed technological achievement?"

Ye Feng glanced at the box in Hua Xiaobai's hand: "Not bad, looks like you've been having quite the ladies' night lately! You've even put this thing in use!"

Hua Xiaobai awkwardly hid the medicine box behind her back and said politely, "Boss, what is this...?"

Ye Feng spread his hands and said, "I've broken through."

Hua Xiaobai blinked. "Breakthrough! How did you break through?"

Ye Feng thought for a moment, then pointed to a promotional image of a dark, ancient cosmic tower on the wall and said, "This must be the famous Black Tower!"

Hua Xiaobai said, "Yes, this is the Black Tower that spans the Milky Way and stands tall in the desolate universe! But what does it have to do with your breakthrough, Boss? Could it be that you went to attack the Black Tower?"

"No, no—" Ye Feng waved his hand and said, "I did not go to the Black Tower, and I will not go to the Black Tower."

Hua Xiaobai asked, puzzled, "Boss, why not go to the Black Tower? If you don't go to the Black Tower, you won't gain the recognition of Xu Zu and Wei Yang; without their recognition of your strength, you won't be able to enter the upper echelons of power! With your qualifications, you could easily defeat Charlie in no time and become the new dark horse king if you entered the Black Tower. You should definitely give it a try!"

Ye Feng asked, "Do you know what the Black Tower is?"

Hua Xiaobai shook his head: "I heard that the Black Tower has a mysterious origin and is related to the Void Ancestor behind it."

Ye Feng said, "The Black Tower, in essence, is a trial realm formed by the primordial will. To put it bluntly, it's an assessment system. You go in to be assessed by the Void Ancestor, and at the same time, you'll be labeled as a Void Ancestor. When you walk out of the Black Tower, you've already formed a contract with the Void Ancestor and become one of his high-level henchmen!"

Hua Xiaobai exclaimed in surprise, "Is that so? No wonder the Ancestor of Xu was pushing the Black Tower so hard, and even creating a Black Tower ranking list. Was it to recruit henchmen for them?"

Ye Feng said, "This is a very standard procedure. After all, the Void Ancestor needs to maintain his dignity and rule. This is yet another new era dominated by extraordinary individuals, and the Void Ancestor has done nothing wrong! As for the Black Tower itself, I don't dislike it at all; in fact, I admire it quite a bit!"

Hua Xiaobai felt like her brain couldn't keep up with her boss's pace. One minute you were analyzing how the Black Tower profited from human suffering, and the next you were saying you admired it. Seriously, what exactly are you trying to say, boss?

Ye Feng tapped the armrest lightly with his fingers and said unhurriedly, "After this breakthrough, I understood many of the true nature of the universe, and I also realized a principle: it's faster to overthrow the Black Tower and get rewards than to go through the Black Tower trial to obtain them."

"It's like during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, there was a candidate who said that capturing Chang'an was easier than passing the imperial examination!"

"Therefore, I believe that to truly obtain the treasures within the Black Tower, what we need to do is not enter the Black Tower trials, but rather, overthrow the Black Tower!"

"How to overthrow the Black Tower?"

"We must first learn from the Black Tower!"

"To become a sacred trial ground for secret realms, like the Black Tower!"

"So, I've come to see you this time for no other reason than to establish a secret realm trial sanctuary. This sanctuary will be more exciting than the Black Tower, with a higher death rate and a higher drop rate!"

"You need to help me start a company conglomerate in Xuzu, help me with advertising, and attract customers!"

"I'll give you all the peripheral service business of the new Secret Realm Trial Grounds!"

"I will become the new Black Tower!"

"And you will become the new Black Tower guild!"