Unspeakable bubbles

"It's still not enough!"

Gerald took a deep breath: "I also intend to give up the floating fortress!"

"..."

Now, many people hesitated.

Seeing this, Gerald revealed a sinister smile: "What, reluctant to part with it? You don't actually think we can still operate the floating fortress from now on, do you?"

"Of course not!"

Someone immediately said, "No one standing here is that naive, but..."

He glanced at the middle-aged man's corpse and asked in confusion, "Isn't the Supreme Authority already dead? If he's dead, who can still operate the floating fortress?"

"Yes, yes, it's not that we're reluctant to part with it. But wouldn't handing over the unusable floating fortress to Viper have the opposite effect?"

"After all, they don't know the ins and outs of this, and they might think we're up to no good..."

"Don't worry."

Gerald interrupted them, saying expressionlessly, "Three years ago, that person gave me second-level access."

"If you want to activate the floating fortress, I can do that too."

"..."

Everyone looked at the leader's corpse, then at Gerald, and a chill ran down their spines.

The second authority over the floating fortress—that's an immense level of trust.

Not to mention the care the chief has given this younger brother over the years...

Even so, how could you bring yourself to do it?

If it weren't for these extraordinary times, these officials would probably be targeting Gerald next!

Working under this kind of person?

I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight!

"Commander-in-Chief, are you satisfied with the three great gifts I just mentioned?"

Gerald stood respectfully in front of the little girl, showing no disrespect whatsoever for the young Dark Lord before him.

"Um"

The little girl made a sound that was difficult to understand, and her face showed no emotion.

"Gerald, I heard that the leader of Black Star is actually your brother?"

Shura glanced at him sideways: "How does it feel to kill your own brother?"

"I don't feel anything. Actually, I've disliked him for a long time."

Gerald lowered his head and said meekly, "He has none of the boldness of Black Star's chief. He brought this upon himself."

"...I heard that the chieftain has treated you very well."

Upon hearing this, Qianbian, who was standing behind the little girl, suddenly spoke up.

"We had considered the possibility of a split within Black Star, but we never imagined it would be you who started it."

"I never imagined you would handle things so 'beautifully'."

It's clear that Qianbian also harbors a strong aversion to the guy in front of him.

"With the Commander-in-Chief's divine might, Gerrard would never dare to be disobedient."

"The Viper's dominance of the dark world is a foregone conclusion. Since that's the case, why shed blood in vain?"

Gerrard choked up as he said, "I'd do anything to avoid any greater sacrifice."

"As long as I can save the lives of the vast majority of my brothers in the organization, even if I bear the infamy of killing my brother, I, Gerald, will have no regrets!"

"..."

"Ha, you're so righteous..." Qianbian sneered, wanting to retort, but saw the little girl wave her hand.

"OK OK."

"Thousand Transformations, Asura, stop!"

She glanced at Gerald and said calmly, "Gerald, you've saved Viper a lot of trouble, no matter what. I'm asking you, what reward do you want?"

"Commander-in-Chief!"

Without a second thought, Gerrard knelt down on the ground.

"I have long admired the Commander-in-Chief. I don't want any reward, I only ask that the Commander-in-Chief give me a chance to serve!"

"Okay, then you'll follow Shura from now on."

"Yes, yes, thank you, Commander-in-Chief, thank you, Commander-in-Chief."

Gerrard squeezed out a few tears, looking extremely grateful.

"You can go down now. I'll send someone to take over the floating fortress."

Without my authorization, what you get is just an empty shell.

'Dark Commander, if you want to use the floating fortress, you can't get around me!'

With that thought in mind, Gerald outwardly replied respectfully, "Yes, sir!"

No sooner had he left than Shura, Qianbian, and Krov knelt down on one knee.

The three men said in unison, "Commander-in-Chief, this man cannot be allowed to live!"

Section 407, Chapter 406: Dreamy Musings

"Gerald is selfish and ungrateful. Sooner or later, he will be a menace."

Krov hadn't said anything before, but now his reaction was quite intense.

"He could even kill his own brother who had done him a great favor. Commander-in-Chief, there's absolutely no need to keep someone like that alive!"

"kindness"

The little girl seemed very sleepy. She lay back in the chair and said softly, "Open the box."

Box?

Krof was taken aback, then opened Gerald's 'gift'.

As a chill wafted out, the head of Black Star's leader appeared before everyone.

"He is Gerrard."

The little girl pointed at that head in mid-air, and his appearance instantly underwent a miraculous change.

No longer that unremarkable middle-aged man, but—Gerald!

"this?"

Qianbian's expression changed: "Commander-in-Chief, I've examined this head, and according to the blood sample analysis, it is indeed..."

"Black Star obtained a technology from the ruins. If they are blood-related brothers, they can use that technology to deceive everyone and no instrument can detect it."

The little girl's voice was somewhat ethereal: "Gerald had deep feelings for his brother, and was even willing to die in his place."

"Are you saying that the 'Gerald' we met was actually Black Star's leader in disguise?"

Shura's face revealed murderous intent: "That treacherous fellow, I'll go kill him!"

"etc."

The little girl called out to Shura in a sleepy voice, "You're always in such a hurry, Krov. What will happen if we kill him now?"

as a result of……

What would be the consequences of killing a mere imposter Gerrard?

No, no, since the Commander-in-Chief asked that question, there must be a deeper meaning behind it.

Think about it carefully, Krov, think about it carefully!

After a long silence, Croft finally spoke: "In any case, this 'Gerald' has shown that he is trying his best to get closer to the Viper, and he has indeed given three great gifts."

“Killing him now…no matter what explanation we give, the negative impact will be huge.”

“Viper is now the overlord of the underworld. If we do something like discarding a used tool after it has served its purpose, people will be more cautious when dealing with Viper in the future.”

Croft spoke more and more slowly, and said in a deep voice, "The Viper used to follow the path of tyranny, but now, it's time for it to follow the path of benevolence."

"Hmph, you mean, in order to follow the so-called 'righteous path,' we can't touch this obviously treacherous guy?"

Thousand Changes glared at Croft: "Before Viper was as powerful as it is now, it was still unrestrained. Now that we are the overlords of the dark world, why are we so timid and hesitant?"

"Besides, didn't you want to get rid of him immediately in the first place? Why are you saying it's not possible now!"

Krov smiled wryly and shrugged: "At first, I thought it was too simple."

"The viper can no longer do whatever it wants!"

"Why not?"

Shura interjected, "Now, who in the dark world can stop us?"

"There is indeed no dark world, but..."

Krov didn't continue, and worry appeared on his face.

"..."

Qianbian and Xiuluo fell silent, having already deduced something from Krov's words.

"Let's solve the problem at hand first."

The little girl said with difficulty, "I sent Niu Niu and Zero over to the floating fortress."

“Kill all of Black Star’s high-ranking officers, no reason needed.”

“Gerard, let’s just treat him as Gerrard.”