Knight Asylum

Damn it, is it because I'm full that the only thing on my mind is lust? You must not lust after your roommate!

Red pinched his face hard, regaining his sanity through the pain and turning his attention back to the movie.

It just so happens that the movie has reached its climax, telling the core content of the series from the heroine's perspective.

"Ophino does not know what love is, let alone how to love."

“The way they love their dead as they resurrect them is to kill.

"So don't fall in love with Ophieno, and don't let Ophieno fall in love with you. One day, they will lose control of their nature."

"You killed my dog!"

"Bang bang bang-"

Three gunshots, accompanied by flying dust, and the person who was supposed to be dead in the morgue suddenly opened his eyes and revealed an evil smile. The film announced the end and informed the existence of the next one, while also indicating the most essential and terrifying part of the Orphinoth series of horror movies.

Humanity will never be able to escape from Ophino.

Staring at the cast list sliding upwards, Red thought of Hiroshi Izawa.

At the beginning, even though Hiroshi Izawa turned into the appearance of Orphino, he could still be sure that Hiroshi Izawa was a human being, a cowardly person, but he could not see it later. All he could see was a weirdo named Orphino, as if it was really as described in those horror movies about Orphino. There was always something whispering in Orphino's brain, and then at a certain moment, the person who just awakened into Orphino was persuaded and became the real Orphino.

[Have you ever looked in the mirror? You don’t look like a human being!]

Red looked at the water cup on the table, his eyesight was much better than before, so he could clearly see his blurry voice reflected in the cup. As the movie screen changed, different lights fell on the cup, and his figure gradually became blurry and turned into the appearance of Kuuga. Red remembered Hiroshi Izawa's hysterical questioning while he was holding his shoulder.

He was not as determined as he appeared.

The look given to him by the captain of the detention team, Aoi, and other detention personnel answered Hiroshi Izawa's question.

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The Supreme Conference ended, and the Knight Plan was determined to become Selvi Turia's current main project with the support of more than half of the funders. The proposal for the permanent containment of Z-01-Red Leonardo was rejected by U, and the Hongshang Foundation did not make any statement and it was temporarily shelved.

Iida straightened his collar and left in a casual manner. He was in a good mood.

Although Red was not permanently detained as he wished, it was only a matter of time. The Hongshang Foundation was fundamentally different from other sponsors. Even the headquarters of the Enoch Group was outside [S·L] and they only dared to interfere with [S·L] through channels. So although they would put pressure on Selvi Tulia, they would not put too much pressure. They were also afraid of losing Selvi Tulia, but the Hongshang Foundation was different.

Faced with the sudden appearance of [S·L], Mitsuo Hongshang waved his hand and directly moved the headquarters of the Hongshang Foundation into [S·L] and built a brand new monetary system in [S·L] with tremendous force. The Hongshang Foundation is not just a simple fund. The Hongshang Foundation not only has its own scientific research center, but also has its own secret force. It is the only one among all the sponsors that does not need Servier Thuria. It is not an exaggeration to say that the sponsors are willing to work together to build Servier Thuria in order to check and balance the Hongshang Foundation.

But what the funders didn't expect was that Hongshang Fund not only didn't want to get rid of Servi Turia, the competitor, but even invested in it enthusiastically...

Then he greedily took away 60% of the profits brought by the investment, so the sponsors did not pin their hopes on Mitsuo Hongo, because the result would only be that Mitsuo Hongo would eat up everything, and the Hongo Foundation would not invest resources in Kuuga's power that it could not control at all, so as long as other sponsors communicated with each other behind the scenes and hinted that they could secretly transfer Rick's ownership to the Hongo Foundation, Red would still be permanently detained.

By then, all U will have left is a FAIZ belt. A belt with high EQ means stability, while a belt with low EQ means mediocrity.

After returning to his office, Jingtian just sat down when the holographic projection in the office automatically turned on, illuminating half of the office with dense and subtle light. It was clearly night, but the sun appeared. The exquisite murals were replaced by floor-to-ceiling windows that showed the bustling city, and a tall and strong figure appeared in front of Jingtian.

Iida's expression changed and he immediately stood up and bent towards the back.

"President."

The person who appeared in front of him was the current president of Enoch Group, Li Jae-young.

"Director Ida, I really underestimated you. I thought your goal was simply to kill Z-01-Red Leonardo, or to force him to go berserk," Li Zaiying lowered his head slightly and gently rubbed his index finger and thumb. "I didn't expect the target was the Knight Project. But you're right. If you don't please all the sponsors, you won't be able to replace U."

"The position of director is not for only those with ambitions," Iida's face changed, but he did not panic.

"But your actions this time have gone too far. Let's not talk about exposing the problem of security quotas. If Murakami Gorge has anticipated this and sent Lucky Clover, even our containment team will not be able to defeat them. If this really happens, what are you going to do?"

"That's why I sent out the traitor from Orphino who was sold to us by the Zhinao Group," Ida smiled, "Murakami Kyo won't waste time on such a traitor."

"You are quite good, Director Iida. So? What good will it do for me to let you become the supreme commander of Servitua?" Li Zaiying said dimly.

"The King of Ophieno."

Li Zaiying paused and turned his head slightly, "Do you know what you are talking about?"

"The King of Orphinoth does exist, and he can solve the problem of Orphinoth's transformation into sand. If the Intelligent Brain Group can find the King of Orphinoth, Orphinoth's biggest lifespan problem will be solved."

Jingtian did not say anything further, but he knew that the young and shrewd president of the Enoch Group in front of him was aware of the pros and cons.

"You have a point. We must get the King of Orphino before the Intelligent Brain Group does." Li Zaiying retracted his gaze and waved his hand, "Forget about this matter. Let's do our best as Director Jingtian."

As soon as he finished speaking, the holographic image was interrupted with a snap, and the entire office fell into darkness again.

Jingtian let out a long breath, sat back in his chair as if exhausted, and raised his hand to support his forehead.

"monster……"

Chapter 18: Ruffians from the Public Relations Department

When Red woke up, the first thing he saw was a face that was very close to him, as if confirming something.

"what happened?"

Red yawned loudly and looked at his phone to check the time.

It was already half past nine, and the horror movie about Orphino was still playing on the screen. It seemed that the brightness and volume were set too low, so he fell asleep unknowingly. Only then did Red notice that Qiao had put on his coat and was about to go out.

"Where are you going?"

"What is it to you, man? Don't walk around everywhere, okay?" After saying that, Qiao stood up, picked up his backpack and left the dormitory without looking back, leaving Reid alone with a question mark on his face.

"what……"

Red tilted his head, stood up and looked around. Qiao seemed to have tidied the room, but some of the mess from last night remained.

"Anyway... let's clean up first."

Red raised his hand and patted his forehead, then stood up and took the bed apart and put it back in place. It took him about twenty minutes to completely restore the dormitory to its previous condition. Just as he went to the bathroom to brush his teeth, the door of the dormitory opened with a bang, and a long, white leg stretched out.

"Ah~ Red, you got up really late. Were you too tired yesterday? You seem to be full of energy, although your attitude is as bad as ever."

A voice that made Red feel a chill came from the side.

That’s right, it was Seryu who came.

"Gurgle, cough, cough - is there something wrong?" Reid spat out the water in his mouth and looked helplessly at Seleu who was leaning against the bathroom door frame.

"Hehe..." Seleu didn't answer Red's question. Instead, he held his chin with his right hand, stepped forward to Red, stretched out his left hand and slapped Red's face to pry open Red's lips, staring straight at Red's white teeth, "I have good news for you. You don't have to brush your teeth anymore. Every time you transform into a Kuuga, the energy released by Aguru will refresh you from head to toe."

"is it?"

Red pushed Seleu's hand away, pulled off the towel and prepared to wash his face.

"Is there anything else?"

"Wow - in fact, U held a supreme meeting just last night. At the meeting, the sponsors all proposed to permanently contain you, and the reasons they gave were very convincing." Seleu shrugged and stared at Red. It was a pity that Red was still rubbing the towel calmly without any sign of panic.

"You don't seem surprised at all. That's permanent detention," Seleu said somewhat unwillingly.

After calmly washing his face, Red hung the towel back, turned to face Seryu, put his hands on his hips, lowered his head for a moment, and then complained, "If I really have to be permanently detained, I can't wash my face here calmly. Make way."

With that, Red squeezed out.

"Eh...you are smarter than I thought, but the proposal to permanently detain you has not been rejected, but is being reconsidered," Seleu raised his eyebrows.

"Reconsider?" Reid blinked.

"Yes, actually, your Agul waist was not mined by Selvi Tulia, but mined and sent to [S.L] by Hongshang Foundation. According to the agreement, Hongshang Foundation owns the ownership of this Agul waist belt. We were planning to deny it," Selyu shook his head with regret, "but we were tricked yesterday, so we can only admit that Hongshang Foundation also owns your ownership. If Hongshang Foundation decides to permanently shelter you, then... you will be permanently sheltered."

"Hongshang Fund? Is it the Hongshang Fund of the world's richest man?" Reid reacted and widened his eyes.

"Yes, yes. We have already arranged a meeting between you and Hongshang Fund. It will be around half past ten. I think you have almost packed. Let's go directly."

Seleu grabbed Red's wrist and dragged him out of the dormitory. By the time Red reacted, he was already standing in the central elevator.

"Eh!!!"

Red opened his mouth wide, fished out the [S·L] survival guide he carried with him, and turned to the page about the O coin, the currency in circulation in [S·L].

[Please do not attempt to take the O coin away from [S·L]. Once discovered, you will be sentenced to more than ten years in prison and forced labor.]

The currency circulating in [S·L], the O coin, seems to have magical energy. It can only be used as a simple currency in [S·L], but outside [S·L] there are countless people who crave an O coin, so an extremely strange phenomenon occurs.

The number of O coins in [S·L] is increasing and depreciating wildly, while the value of an O coin outside [S·L] is increasing wildly, and for some reason, even now, there is no situation where the O coins are too big to be buried somewhere. You have to know that they are large coins, not banknotes.

Of course, what Reid cares about now is not these, but the appendix to the guide.

[Only O coins produced by Hongshang Fund are legal currency]

And now he is going to meet the owner of the O coin.

"Hey - are you okay? Let me make it clear first, this meeting is not only important to you, but also to Servius Tulia," Seleu waved his hand in front of Reid's face, and waited for Reid to come back to his senses before reminding him, "It is very important, a matter of life and death, understand!"

Reid nodded vigorously immediately.

"Ha... If possible, I'd really like to go with you, but now I have a lot of important things to do. But don't worry, I've arranged for a reliable old man."

Led by Seleu, Red came to the underground parking lot outside the Selvi Tulia building, where a man in his forties, wearing a suit and gold-rimmed glasses, was looking down at the Rolex watch on his wrist with his brows slightly furrowed. When he saw Seleu appear, he immediately raised his voice in dissatisfaction.

"Why didn't you come five minutes earlier? The person we are going to meet next is the founder of the Hongshang Foundation, Hongshang Mitsuio! With your attitude, you can't even get into the door of the Hongshang Foundation, let alone meet with President Hongshang!"

"Let me introduce you. This is the head of PR department of Selvi Turia. Oh, by the way, what's your name?" Selyu turned his head to look at the man and sneered.

The man's mouth twitched fiercely, and he lowered his voice, "My name is Asano!"

"Well - it's this guy." Seleu yawned and patted Red on the back. "Don't worry, you are the protagonist of this meeting."

Asano then glanced at Red, glancing up and down at him, as if he had guessed the price of Red's clothes. Asano quite deliberately and calmly adjusted his expensive collar, and glanced at his Rolex watch again, "Excuse me, I'm the only one needed for this meeting. I'm a professional. Letting such a low-class guy come forward is no different from provoking Hongshang Fund. I don't want such a stain on my resume."

"What do you mean?" Seleu narrowed his eyes.

Asano's perfunctory attitude made her think of many possibilities.

"I am Selvi Turia's PR director."

Asano sneered, and a stretched Lincoln slowly drove out and stopped behind him. The driver who looked quite professional pushed the door open and politely opened it.

"I will do the job perfectly in my own way, of course..."

Asano glanced at Reid again and sneered.

"Just because work is work doesn't mean I will accept unreasonable work requests."

After saying that, Asano turned around and got into the Lincoln sedan, calmly picking up the glass of champagne handed to him by the beautiful woman who had been waiting inside. The driver politely closed the car door without even looking at Reid and Seleu from beginning to end.

Looking at the extended Lincoln that was driving away, Red slowly turned his head to look at Seleu, whose forehead was bulging with veins and who looked as angry as a demon. After thinking for a while, he complained, "The salary of your PR department in Selvi Tulia seems to be very high."

“Is this the time to complain about this?!”

"Uh...it seems that the old man you arranged is not very reliable."

Seryu took a deep breath and ignored Red, pacing back and forth while pinching the bridge of his nose.

When he reached the third circle, Seleu cursed unwillingly.

"Damn it - these opportunistic guys, don't they think that the U is going to collapse? Red! Drive to the Hongshang Fund right now! Car! Where's the car! Mobile Pegasus!"

With a roar, a light lit up in the dim underground parking lot, and a motorcycle slowly drove out from the corner and stopped between Red and Seleu.

"Red, you have only one chance to go to Hongshang Fund! Even Selvi Turia had a hard time getting this meeting opportunity! You must not let that bastard get there first! I'm going to find U! Damn it! A bunch of opportunists!"

After saying that, Seleucus stretched out his long legs and rushed out.

Looking at Seryu's back, Red blinked and looked down at the motorcycle that Seryu called Mobile Pegasus. As if noticing his gaze, the armrest with the helmet hanging on it turned towards Red's direction.

Chapter 19 Internal Division

Classical music was playing in the extended Lincoln. Asano was holding a glass of champagne and shaking his head gently as if he was enjoying the classical music. But in fact, he was not as relaxed as he appeared. In fact, it was quite the opposite. He was very nervous. So nervous that he did not taste the champagne in his hand from beginning to end, but just kept shaking it.

Of course, this tension was not due to the "betrayal" of Serviera. As the director of the public relations department, he had already sorted out the pros and cons of many news before they spread. For example, regarding the Knight Plan, as the director of the public relations department, he saw at a glance the possibility of this plan and what kind of changes it would bring to the entire Serviera.

The Knight Plan seemed to allow Serviera to take the initiative, but one must know that those who agreed to the Knight Plan were the sponsors who prevented Serviera from taking the initiative. Now that the sponsors have agreed, there is definitely no chance at all. As the director of the public relations department, he has to think carefully about his future.

Help U? No, in front of those terrible sponsors, U is just a simple and very smart person. Since U is allowed to sit in the position of the highest commander of Servi Turia, the sponsors must be sure to control U. On the one hand, he can help U with the public relations problem. After all, he has to rely on performance to improve his value in the eyes of the autonomous people.

But asking him to convince Hongshang Fund to provide a guarantee for Selvi Turia while giving up the ownership of Z-01-Red Leonardo?

I'm afraid he's crazy!

Hongshang Fund is the most terrifying and greedy of all the sponsors of Selvi Turia. It would be fine if they asked Hongshang Fund to give up its ownership, but they also want Hongshang Fund to work for free?

Asano felt that U was playing a trick on him.

No matter how you think about it, you should immediately give up the ownership of Z-01-Red Leonardo and let Hongshang Fund decide everything.

"Are you okay?" The female companion saw Asano's inner struggle and cautiously tested him, "Are you okay this time?"

"Of course it'll be okay. I'm the director of the public relations department of Selvi Tulia. How many annoying things do you think I've dealt with for Selvi Tulia?" Asano sneered and clenched the wine glass in his hand.

"His clothes combined are not even enough to wash my tie once, and he actually wants to meet with President Hong Shang like this?"

"You're actually going to sacrifice your future for that monster? Don't be ridiculous."

Seeing that Asano was really angry, the female companion hurriedly sat next to Asano and blew into his ears, whispering flattering words. Asano's expression then improved a lot, but before long they heard the driver's voice.