Chapter 1 Menacing News

The man's smile vanished instantly, and he said in a deep voice, "When did he go missing? Were there any signs before he went missing?"

Chen Shu shook her head. "There were no signs at all. He had been working diligently under our surveillance, living a peaceful life, forgetting his origins, and firmly believing that he was a member of the Jishi Society."

"But the night before yesterday, he invited a few friends to go fishing by a lake in the suburbs. He didn't come home in the morning. The surveillance personnel rushed to the lake to check and found no traces of fighting, nor did they find any fishing gear. There was nothing by the lake!"

"We asked Abe Marshall's friends, and they said that Abe Marshall claimed to be unwell that night and went home early."

"A premeditated escape!" The man said with certainty. "He has been hypnotized by the Palace Master. It's impossible for him to regain consciousness and break free from control on his own! I've told you many times that Abe Marshall is a very important chess piece. He can help us uncover the truth about the March Mountain collapse. Losing this chess piece will create a dead end on our chessboard, which is extremely unfavorable!"

Chen Shu raised her eyebrows. "Are you blaming me?"

"Blame me, blame me!" The man quickly admitted his mistake, adopting a stance of a good brother not arguing with his sister. "Someone took Abe Marshall away. The best-case scenario is that Tianfa (The Blade of Heaven) took him. The worst-case scenario is that the evil faction found him. If it's the latter—if Marshall breaks free from hypnosis and reveals the relationship between the Jishi Society and me, you will be in danger!"

The man thought for a moment and said, "Notify the organization members to go into hiding in the near future!"

Chen Shu frowned. "What about you if we go into hiding? Who will collect intelligence for you, provide funds? Who will help you secretly form alliances and win over allies! Who will do things for you and handle things that are inconvenient for you to do personally?"

The meaning of the existence of the Jishi Society is to serve this demigod!

Without subordinate organizations, the demigod is just a commander with strength but no army, and a demigod without affiliated forces will definitely be played to death by hostile demigods!

Because they will already be behind in intelligence gathering, and if the demigod wants to set up a situation, scheme against others, and deploy troops, they need helpers.

Now, if it is a time of war, and the Merchant Guild cannot fully trust others, if the Jishi Society members go into hiding again, it will be equivalent to being half-blind!

"Listen to me, hide well. Abe Marshall's disappearance at this juncture gives me a bad feeling!" the Chairman said in a soft and heavy tone!

"Alright, I'll stay in New York County for a while longer!" Chen Shu didn't object any further and changed the subject. "I saw Guan Ya today, and I'm not very satisfied! You know, the Palace Master is the wife I chose for him. I won't recognize any other woman besides her!"

"It's not like he'll listen just because you don't recognize her..." the man muttered softly!

"What did you say?" Chen Shu raised her eyebrows!

"I mean, what about my successor? He will either become the Lord of the Sun or return to the Lingjing (Mystic Realm). There's no such thing as a wife, children, and a warm bed. If he returns to the Lingjing, why would you care who your daughter-in-law is? If he becomes the Lord of the Sun, then you, as a mother, need to broaden your horizons and build an apartment building for him, filled with all your daughters-in-law!" the man said eloquently!

Chen Shu snorted coldly. "My husband cannot have two wives and four concubines, and neither can my son."

At this moment, the phone in the man's poop-yellow pajamas pocket rang. The man took it out and saw, "The successor is calling me. In short, you and the members of the Jishi Society should go into hiding first, at least give me some time to confirm Abe Marshall's state!" After speaking, he put away his phone and with a snap of his fingers~ disappeared from the hotel suite!

In the master bedroom of an abandoned house in Kings County, Zhang Yuanqing was sitting cross-legged on the sofa with a dust cloth pulled aside, frowning as he listened to the unanswered phone!

What's going on? Is the Chairman unable to answer the phone because of something? This is the first time there's been no answer! Zhang Yuanqing was a little worried!

Suddenly, he heard a phone ringing behind him. He whipped his head around and saw a man in poop-yellow pajamas and a silver mask standing by the window, gazing at the city in the night through the crisscrossing wooden planks!

"Perfect, I just came over directly from New York County!" Chairman-sensei said!

Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief and went straight to the point: "Chairman-sensei, I want to report to you on recent intelligence, one of which is very special and important!"

Hearing this, Chairman-sensei turned around and appeared on the sofa opposite Zhang Yuanqing, sitting upright.

Zhang Yuanqing recounted in detail, telling the Chairman about his recent experiences, including entering the Divine Kingdom of the Free Alliance and discovering that the god of the evil faction was Stephen Simpson, a survivor from the alien spaceship, the Haiyan, in 1900, who escaped with a Demon Seed and has been hiding ever since, most likely a high-level member of the Biological Alchemy Society!

The power struggles in the Hong Kong Line Battle, Qianning Lu's betrayal, the Hunter Guild's plan to have him seduce Donna to plot for the Thor Suit harvest, the last piece of the Holy Plate fragment, and the map of the Vatican Treasury!

He only concealed the fact that he had his avatar use a "honey trap" to get to know Catherine intimately.

Chairman-sensei sat silently for a long time, about fifteen minutes, then he sighed deeply.

"Your intelligence has cleared up many of my doubts. I'm referring to the extraterrestrial visitor. No wonder the Free Alliance can plot everywhere and lead in everything, because they have a god behind them."

"God knows all the secrets of the Lingjing, but the Lawful faction has no administrator!"

"So that's the truth about March Mountain!"

With a god personally guiding the Free Alliance, of course they can lead in everything and gain the upper hand.

"That's a bit unfair!"

Zhang Yuanqing nodded and then asked, "March Mountain? The one that collapsed in the earthquake in '07?" He had heard about this from Hades.

Chairman-sensei said, "Mmm."

"In '07, the Marshall family gathered celebrities from all walks of life in the First District at March Mountain for a meeting, claiming to have discovered a secret, a secret that could change the world order. On the day of the meeting, March Mountain collapsed, and everyone who attended the meeting died, with no survivors. The Free Alliance did this, and to this day, the major Lawful organizations still don't know what secret the Marshall family discovered. The Free Alliance is always one step ahead of us!"

"A god is guiding them from behind. This is an advantage that the Lawful faction cannot match. There are many similar situations, and even more hidden beneath the surface. Alas, the only one who can truly play against a god is the Lord of the Stars in Beijing, but I can't understand his chess moves. In recent years, it seems like he hasn't done anything, but also like he's done a little bit of everything!"

"Forget it, let's not talk about him. I'll help you keep an eye on the parts of the Thor's Set. If the situation in the Lingjing allows, I'll take them out directly, but if the price is too high, then forget it."

Some equipment appears directly in the Lingjing dungeons, while other equipment is hidden. Only by passing the dungeon and meeting the score requirements will the equipment be rewarded to the Lingjing Xingzhe (Mystic Realm Wanderer) during the settlement.

He can forcefully take any item that appears directly in the dungeon, but the price is very high!

For a Sacred Emissary realm item, no, even a Sovereign realm item is as useless as chicken ribs to a demigod. It's not worth paying the price to forcefully take it. The loss will definitely be greater than the gain, unless that item has a special purpose!

"Thank you, Chairman." Zhang Yuanqing smiled, thinking, "It's good to have a big shot as a backer!"

Immediately, he tentatively asked, "What about Donna's mission?"

Chairman-sensei asked in return, "What are your thoughts?"

Zhang Yuanqing had thought about this question many times and answered without hesitation, "I think we can take this opportunity to destroy an important stronghold of the Free Alliance and destroy the Golden Bed!"

"If that happens, you won't be able to continue working undercover in the Free Alliance!" Chairman-sensei said!

Zhang Yuanqing shook his head. "If the operation is successful, then there's no need to go undercover! According to the information Qianning Lu provided, the Free Alliance started developing spies on a large scale after Ling Tuo advanced to demigod and became half a Lord of the Moon! And the spy management model of the Free Alliance is one-way contact by the Sovereign. That is to say, as long as we hunt down the Sovereigns of the evil faction, we can gradually find the spies lurking in the Lawful organizations without needing a list! Chairman, unless you want the list of elders from back then!"

"But I believe that there aren't many of those elders left. After more than a hundred years, most of them have either returned to the Lingjing, died of old age, or died in infighting. Compared to that, destroying the stronghold is more important. Not only is there that Golden Bed that can distort cognition, but I heard Qianning Lu say that at the Free Alliance gatherings, people can indulge their desires to their hearts' content. Donna is the most beautiful woman in New York County, so there will definitely be many Sovereign-level figures participating. When the time comes, we'll wipe out these Sovereigns and the Golden Bed in one fell swoop. The gains will be even greater!"

The Chairman listened silently and said, "Oh!"

Zhang Yuanqing waited for a moment, seeing that he didn't continue, and asked blankly, "What does 'oh' mean?"

"'Oh' means 'oh'. Could it mean 'ah'?" The Chairman shrugged. "You are the future Lord of the Sun. Since you've decided, then do it according to your own ideas. Don't ask me about everything. What we expect from you is a companion, not a subordinate!"

It's still necessary to consult the Gold Master, Zhang Yuanqing thought, "Then it's decided!"

Chairman-sensei smiled and said, "Then good night!"

The two of them snapped their fingers at the same time, and the two of them turned into starlight and disappeared on the spot!

The next day, ten o'clock in the morning!

Zhang Yuanqing attended the internal meeting convened by Miss Chris to organize and formulate the action plan for the next three days!

Now, the Sacred Emissaries of the evil faction have suffered a great defeat, and almost all the peak Sacred Emissaries have died. Given the current situation in New York County, the three major evil organizations have no more than three peak Sacred Emissaries on the surface!

The Lawful organizations must strike while the iron is hot and carry out a cleanup, forcing the Sovereigns to take action by hunting down Sacred Emissaries.

To put it bluntly, it's using Sacred Emissaries as bait. Whether the bait can survive depends entirely on whether the one holding the rod has the strength and skill, as well as the self-preservation ability of the Sacred Emissaries themselves!

As someone who possessed two Sovereign-level items, Jumang (Wood God) on the surface became the most suitable bait!

The divination of the Star Observers showed that the role of Jumang was fraught with crises. This was part of the reason!

Zhang Yuanqing readily agreed and took the opportunity to ask Tianfa (The Blade of Heaven) to help find the parts of the Thor's Set as a condition of exchange, which was approved by Chris!

Just after lunch, Zhang Yuanqing received a call from Single Knight. "Bring your capable people to No. 5, Block 1, Kings District, Flat Island. We're storming a maze today!" Zhai Cai's voice was solemn with excitement!

"Roger," Zhang Yuanqing hung up the phone!

Flat Island is a narrow island in the suburbs of New York County, located at the mouth of the Deson River, surrounded by many small islands ranging from a few hundred to several thousand square meters!

To the east, one can vaguely see the long-renowned "Statue of Liberty", and to the west is part of New York Port!

Flat Island belongs to the tourist area, with pleasant scenery, spacious roads and cable cars, and large tracts of detached villas. There is lush vegetation. Flat Island is not open to the public.

The detached villas on the island are for the exclusive use of the wealthy of the Free Federation for vacations. Few people usually live here!

But there is a property company stationed on the island to maintain the facilities and mansions!

Zhang Yuanqing, acting as Guan Ya, gathered Sun Miaomiao, Zhao Chenghuang, Hongjige (Red Rooster Bro) and Tianxiaguihuo (All Under Heaven Returns to the Fire), boarded the island by yacht, and arrived at No. 5, Block 1, Kings District by the property company's shuttle bus!

From a distance, Zhang Yuanqing saw Single Knight, wearing a black mink coat in the hot weather, waiting at the door of the villa with a thin cigarette in his mouth!

When the shuttle bus stopped, Zhai Cai extinguished the cigarette butt in the trash can at the open entrance, scrutinizing the people on the shuttle bus!

"Everyone's here. When are we starting?" Zhang Yuanqing went straight to the point. He had already told his teammates about the mission of this operation before coming, and he had also introduced them to Zhai Cai.

Zhang Yuanqing's original words were: "Zhai Cai is a Sovereign who likes to wear mink coats and speaks rudely. It's best not to provoke him, after all, he's a Sovereign!"

"First of all, thank you for your help. Some of the maze's levels require multi-person cooperation! But I'll remind you one more time, the Level 4 little guys can go home! Level 5 will be life-threatening, and I may not be able to guarantee your safety, because the villa you are about to enter is called the Pan God Maze, which is a Sovereign-level rule-type item!" Zhai Cai said, "There's still time to turn back!"

The Pan God Maze is Winnie's grandfather's item. Old伯伦特 (Bo Lun Te) has been living in seclusion in his villa since retiring from Tianfa (The Blade of Heaven).

Because of this item, plus Winnie's status as the granddaughter of the Chief Prosecutor, even the Free Alliance doesn't dare to easily trouble her.

Seeing that no one left, Zhai Cai nodded in satisfaction. "This time, we're going to sneak into Old 伯伦特's maze to steal something. I only want the fragments. All other valuable items, such as tools and antiques, are yours!"

Hongjige (Red Rooster Bro) and the others were already rubbing their hands excitedly!

"No, no!" Zhang Yuanqing corrected. "We can only steal valuable things like materials and tools that Old 伯伦特 doesn't need!"

According to the information provided by Winnie, Old 伯伦特 likes to use the maze as a storage room, throwing anything, regardless of its value, into the maze!

After all, the inventory slots are limited, while the internal space of the maze is almost infinite!

Therefore, there are many treasures in the maze that Old 伯伦特 no longer needs, and of course, there are also some valuable Sovereign-quality materials. Those things can't be touched, partly because they're worried that Old 伯伦特 will angrily hunt them down, and partly because Tianzun (Celestial Venerable) still has some morality!

Stealing the Holy Plate fragments is a last resort. There's nothing wrong with picking up other people's unwanted trash, but Sovereign-quality things are out of the question!