"Now that everyone's here, let's begin."

A deep voice rang out, and the speaker looked around at the members of the council. His gaze lingered on Reinhardt's face for a moment, as if he was wondering why the other man was wearing glasses.

Xin recently started wearing glasses too, and they're the same gold-rimmed ones as Reinhardt's... When did they become so close? Even their tastes are the same?

Despite some doubts, the speaker didn't dwell on it, turned his gaze to Xin, and said, "Xin, tell them in detail what has happened recently."

Xin nodded and recounted the cause, process, and outcome of the 004 Division incident in great detail.

The information he provided also included the cooperation between the Speaker and the One-Wing Organization, but he did not explicitly mention the name "One-Wing," instead referring to it as a "mysterious foreign organization."

After he finished speaking, the other members finally understood the feud between the young man Fan and the speaker.

This guy not only stole the goods the Speaker was sending to Star Memory City, but also destroyed Star Memory City and even killed council member Samael... He's incredibly audacious!

Although so far, the council has not obtained any substantial evidence to prove that the destruction of Star Memory City is related to Young Fan.

But... it's impossible for a G08 node to suddenly appear and destroy the power of Star Memory City in a single day.

Similarly, it's impossible for a player to suddenly appear with enough strength to kill Samael, who is fighting on his home turf, in the "Paradise" instance.

After summarizing and analyzing these illogical pieces of information, a clear conclusion can be reached—the person who made the move is very likely the young man Fan who came from the outer node.

This guy has a proven track record of killing several A-level players at node G02, making him the prime suspect!

After Xin finished speaking, the speaker said at the right moment, "Regardless of whether it is him or not, this person must be eliminated. I will not allow such an arrogant guy to exist on my turf."

"I'll leave this to you. Control him and bring him to me. I'll personally torture him and then tame him into a slave, making him part of my dungeon's power."

“Besides him, arrest all outsiders who have had contact with him and bring them to me.”

"Intelligence on the Mammon Forum indicates that he was accompanied by a woman when he was active in nodes G02 and G03. You must capture this woman... I will let him see with his own eyes what happens when he offends me."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The speaker usually has a very good temper and is extremely approachable when communicating with people.

It seems this time, they're really angry.

"I'm giving you two months to handle this."

The speaker continued, "Alright, now for the second matter. Samael is confirmed dead, and his position can't remain vacant... Come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps sounded outside the palace.

The footsteps approached rapidly, quickly getting closer to the conference table and the chair that originally belonged to Samael.

The Speaker then said, "His name is Savage, from Division 007. Starting today, he will replace Samael and become one of us."

"At the same time, Division 007 will take over the position of Star Memory City."

"This matter is not urgent. After you have dealt with the youth Fan and eliminated the Whale Fall organization, go to the 007 Division and wipe out the resistance forces there, so that the Star Memory City model can be implemented there."

"To rule a region for a long time, what is needed is not only force, but also the binding of interests and pleasures. The Star Memory City model can help us smooth out the rigid rule brought about by force."

"besides……"

He paused, his tone becoming more serious: "If we want to continue cooperating with that mysterious organization, the Star Memory City model is necessary."

"If we want to step out of the G-sector node and extend our influence to the forward nodes, we must cooperate with that mysterious organization."

"If we can use that organization's power, it will greatly reduce the time it takes us to cross the G-sector node."

"So this matter is of paramount importance! The likes of Youth Fan and Whale Fall are just incidental tasks. I'm giving you two months to complete it to allow for some margin for error. You'd better not disappoint me... Understand?"

Everyone nodded in awe.

"Next is the third thing."

The Speaker continued, "District 004 has already begun its fusion process, and it will soon come to an end. As the spacetime track has not yet been repaired, the tickets for the 'Paradise Dungeon' are invalid, and players from each district cannot go there... The fusion process cannot be stopped."

"In that case... let's wait until it's fully integrated, then find some time to eliminate the higher-ups and replace them with our people."

"Game companies allocate limited resources to nodes, and having another person share the pie is not a good thing."

"However, this matter is not urgent. Division 004 doesn't even have any A-level players right now, so there's nothing to worry about. You guys should take care of the other two matters first..."

Next, the speaker mentioned some details.

The meeting was drawing to a close after more than half an hour.

The council's gaze finally fell on Xin: "The intelligence investigation is now in your hands. Find out all the members of Whale Fall. There is no place for such an organization to survive on my turf!"

"Don't worry, Speaker," Xin said with a smile. "I know what to do."

“Well,” the Speaker said, “that’s enough for now, meeting adjourned.”

The first to react after the words were spoken was the A-level player from Division 007—the newly joined member Savage.

After he stepped back a few paces from his seat, he noticed that no one else seemed inclined to get up, and he looked at them with a puzzled expression.

The speaker, seated in the main seat, frowned upon seeing this scene.

Five seconds passed, and the council members still did not react.

The speaker said with a hint of impatience, "We'll talk about other things after you've completed the tasks I assigned you. Meeting adjourned."

"..."

The crowd remained silent, as if they hadn't understood.

Seeing this, the speaker narrowed his eyes, a dangerous signal flashing in them: "What...do you mean?"

“Speaker,” Xin replied with a smile, “I think you’re being a bit too volatile. Young Fan only stole a few batches of your goods, and you’re already thinking of killing his whole family and even eyeing his girlfriend… Tsk tsk, that’s not good, not good at all.”

“That’s right,” Reinhardt pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and laughed, “We should be more amiable and kind to others. Being short-tempered is the worst thing we can do. I don’t think someone who can be easily controlled by their emotions is qualified to be our speaker.”

"What a coincidence. I thought so too."

Duke Kane elegantly produced a pair of gold-rimmed glasses from somewhere, put them on his nose, and chimed in, "Emperors take turns, and today it's my turn. I feel that only someone of my virtue and talent is qualified to sit in this position of Speaker. As for the others... well, they're just chickens and dogs, completely unaware of their place."

At this moment, Quentin Pompeii, who had a rather fierce and burly appearance, suddenly shouted at the Speaker, "Who do you think you are! How dare you spout nonsense and oppose our goals?"

The strongest player in Division 002 pulled out a pair of gold-rimmed glasses from somewhere and put them on, which contradictorily gave him a refined scholarly air.

He continued to shout, "You old bastard, I think you're already courting death!"

"Hehe, don't be so irritable, my fellow countrymen."

Javier Hillen pulled out a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, put them on, and elegantly curled the corners of his mouth. He spoke in a calm and unhurried tone: "The ignorant often possess an arrogance and conceit that ordinary people cannot comprehend. This phenomenon is quite common. Our Speaker is, after all, a country bumpkin. He's used to being a pimp, so it's normal for him to be a little arrogant. I think we should just kill him and be done with it. I'd even find it a bit distasteful to have such a person as a fellow countryman."

"You can't say that."

Another person put on gold-rimmed glasses: "A leaf before the eyes obscures Mount Tai. His current arrogance and conceit, as well as the surging sinful desires in his heart, all stem from humanity's original sin. Humanity has so many flaws; if an individual becomes incredibly powerful, the unlimited release of their flaws can easily create hell. That's why we must save the world, isn't it?"

"That's right. When facing evil people, we should give them a good wake-up call so that they can become stepping stones for our great cause. Although the Speaker is a bit disgusting, we can't discriminate against him. For the sake of our great cause, we must be tolerant of everything."

The remaining members of parliament all put on gold-rimmed glasses.

Then, they all turned their attention to the speaker.

Faced with these strange gazes from multiple people, the speaker felt a chill run down his spine and a sense of panic crept over him.

It was like a paranormal event, sending chills down your spine... No, it wasn't just like, it was a paranormal event!

The newly joined member, Savage, from Division 007, was also gripped by panic.

He was just here to go through the motions, meet the seniors, and get acquainted with them, so how... how did he encounter such a bizarre situation!?

What on earth is going on?!

Is it too late for him to run away now?

The next second, his player panel popped up.

The Speaker's A-level instance has been unlocked.

Savage's face showed despair.

Oh no, we can't escape now!

He looked toward the head of the conference table and found that the speaker had disappeared.

Xin then stood up and smiled at Savage, saying, "Little friend, don't be afraid. We'll be a family soon, including the Speaker."

Savage: "..."

Don't come here! !

Savage tried to run, but found that the space was blocked, and he crashed headfirst into the spatial barrier.

How could this be...? The items were restricted after the dungeon opened, so how could someone still seal off the space...? Could it be spatial psionic energy!?

The members of the Twilight Council even possess such rare psychic abilities... No! That's not right! These people aren't even council members!

These people... seem to have all become the same person!

The matching glasses they were wearing looked both eerie and terrifying at that moment, making his hair stand on end!

"Sigh, the opening of the instance has blocked the effect of the Jade Record." Reinhardt stood up and sighed softly, "If we want the Speaker to join us, we have to subdue him first."

“That old bastard is really good at causing trouble! Can’t he just sit quietly and wait for his mind to reform itself?” Quentin Pompeii frowned. “Subduing him isn’t difficult, but what if we accidentally kill him? We researchers aren’t good at fighting, and we’re not very good at controlling our strength.”

"There's nothing we can do about it. The Speaker is quite capable, but the time was too short to convince him to join us willingly," Duke Kane sighed. "Transmitting power through so many nodes, even with the Emerald Record, will be much less effective... We'll just have to take matters into our own hands."

“This copy is prepared for the younger generation,” Xin said with a smile. “Consider it as a chance for them to get familiar with our home stage in advance.”

Having said that, he mobilized his mental power, activated his A-level psionic energy, and a large number of clones appeared in the elegant palace.

“That’s true,” Reinhardt laughed. “Just loosen up your shins a little.”

As soon as he finished speaking, his A-level psionic energy was activated, and a large number of his clones appeared.

The other members also activated the same A-level psionic energy, and a huge number of clones instantly filled the entire palace. Even the air seemed to be filled with the aura of the members' clones.

Each clone possesses power on the same scale as the original.

Savage was surrounded by a dense crowd of parliamentary members, and a chilling coldness rose up his spine.

Even as an A-level player, he was so terrified that his shoulders trembled.

The speaker, who was hiding, also saw this scene through his copy privileges. His fear deepened, and he became somewhat hysterical.

He realized... this time, he might really be finished!

The longer a person lives and the more they enjoy, the less they want to die.

He's the underground emperor of node G08!

There are so many wonderful things waiting for him to plunder and enjoy, how could he die here!

Which link is the problem?

How could such a monster have gotten attached to him?

Why...?!

"Let's get to work, my fellow countrymen."

Xin's lips curled slightly: "I smell fear... Heh, let's not let our new compatriots suffer for too long, that's basic courtesy."

All for oneself, and oneself for all.

Anyone can become Dr. Zhuang and use Dr. Zhuang's abilities.

Dr. Zhuang can become anyone and use anyone's abilities.

……

The time-space track was quickly repaired.

Zone 004 was reconnected to the outside world, and communication channels were reopened.

The news quickly spread through the Mammon Forum.

In a short time, a large number of players from other zones entered Zone 004 by taking the train with their tickets.

Even in Fan Xiao's hometown, the 010 division, many players came to try and snag some cheap dungeon items.

With more people, there are more conflicts.

Within a few days, numerous crimes occurred in Radiant City and the original Star Memory City.

Just when everyone thought the situation in the zones was going to get increasingly chaotic... a massive and terrifying battle broke out.

The reason was that someone was causing trouble, and a voice shouted "You're asking for death" came from within Radiant City, thus triggering a battle.

Thunderous explosions echoed continuously in the sky.

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