I Became the Progenitor Vampire

Lide opened his eyes, and the warm light of the bedroom appeared before him.

After sitting up, he moved his body slightly and turned to glance at the modern furniture around him, feeling an inexplicable sense of alienation.

Having gotten used to everything in "Glory," Earth made him feel somewhat disconnected.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but smile.

In "Glory," he was the Dawn's Lord, holding the fate of millions in his hands, wielding immense authority, where a single command could compel millions of troops to lay down their lives for him.

On Earth, while he was also worth billions and controlled a large company with three or four thousand employees, viewed as a top-tier individual by outsiders, he was merely ordinary compared to Glory.

He slightly gathered his thoughts and stood up, walking to the floor-to-ceiling window in the bedroom. Whoosh—he gently pulled open the deep-colored velvet curtains, revealing the lush villa garden.

However, Lide wasn't in the mood to admire the flowers. He slightly raised his head to look at the sky.

Under the brilliant sunlight, the sky was clear, yet a chilling scene emerged in such fine weather.

Spider-web-like cracks spread across the sky. Although much smaller than those in Glory's sky, the psychological impact on people was tremendous.

This was Earth, the fundamental place for all players, and yet a scene from the game was manifesting here.

The impact on humanity was immense, and describing Earth as panicked would not be an exaggeration.

Lide took a deep breath, his eyes filled with complexity.

He could sense the ancient aura seeping out from the sky's cracks. Although the cracks were small and the ancient aura leaking through was minimal, if this continued, Earth might face the same situation as Glory—ancient descent, the withering of all things.

Eventually, it might even lead to the descent of an evil god.

If those ancient deities appeared on Earth, how would this world stand against them?

Possibly with the strongest BOSS in nuclear weapons, Big Ivan?

His dark, deep eyes stared at the sky's cracks for a long time without a word.

After a while, he finally sighed.

"Whether it's a blessing or a curse, no matter what the future holds, we must face what is to come...

But the appearance of the sky cracks isn't entirely bad. Influenced by them, Earth has already begun to change, for instance..."

With a slight thought, Lide took a step forward.

If anyone were watching, they would be dumbstruck, because the next second, he appeared hovering in the air outside the villa.

He stood aloft in the sky.

Like a deity.

Lide felt the magic power, though sparse, slowly circulating around him, his expression somewhat intricate.

"The invasion of the ancient aura has caused Earth's rules to change, producing magic power.

Even though the current magic power is very thin, unable to compare with Glory, its significance is extraordinary."

Magic power was a very unique substance, invisible but indispensable, much like oxygen.

After pondering for a moment, with a thought, Lide's body whoosh—suddenly ignited with a strong Power of Crimson.

A terrifying and intimidating aura burst forth from his body, spreading uncontrollably all around.

The surrounding flora and fauna, all life at that moment, ceased their activities, trembling in place.

It was the soul coercion from a higher life form, utterly unmatchable.

Feeling the power flowing inside him, Lide extended his right hand and snap—a snap of his fingers ignited a fiery red breath in front of him.

Like a black hole, that red breath instantly attracted a massive amount of surrounding magic power.

Then in mid-air, a bubbling Four Circle Magic—Magma Fireball—began to slowly condense.

The surrounding light distorted under the terrifying high temperatures, and an amazingly powerful force slowly took shape.

In the opposite villa's yard, a husky raised by the homeowner seemed to sense something. It dashed out from the house into the yard, then barked frantically at Lide. After a few barks, it felt the aura was too horrifying and whimpered twice as it shivered and curled up under the eaves, staring at the forming fireball with a look of extreme terror, more comical than any meme.

Lide naturally wouldn't bother with a husky; his own undead were even sillier than the husky...

His gaze fixed tightly on the magma fireball. This Four Circle Magic could be cast in less than a second after he had broken through to Legendary, but it was obviously impossible on Earth.

The magic condensation around him lasted a full three minutes until the magic power completely stopped, then his Four Circle Magic finally took shape.

The magma fireball floated in the air, like a mini sun, raising the surrounding temperature by at least ten degrees.

Feeling the relentless power within the fireball, Lide was not pleased.

"The power has decreased by about 30%, and the condensation time has increased from less than a second to three minutes... Now, my power on Earth is approximately equivalent to a Level 10 Advanced Mage of Glory. Not to mention Legendary, I can't even reach a Level 15 Grand Mage."

A Level 10 Advanced Mage, same as his power when he first entered Glory.

"However, with the changes on Earth, it might not be long before I can regain my Transcendent power." Lide smiled. If he regained his Transcendent power, he wouldn't need to worry about his own safety at all. With his abilities, unless facing Big Ivan directly, heavy artillery strikes would be ineffective against him.

However, another question intrigued him deeply; which of his bodies, Glory's or Earth's, was his true self? As he had broken through to Legendary, his body on Earth had also become a Blood Clan Ancestor like in Glory, ready to reveal his true Bloodline form on Earth whenever he wished.

If the rift on Earth continued to widen, would Glory connect with Earth, and if his true self could descend upon this region, would his body still sleep?

"Let it be, whether it's an avatar or the true self, it's all me, is there a need to decide which hand is more important? Would I chop off my right hand just because the left is more important?" Unable to find the answer, he couldn't be bothered to think further. The boat will go straight to the bridge head naturally. His Legendary senses did not warn him, but he vaguely sensed this was a great opportunity. It seemed the union of the two worlds might be a chance for him…

"Ah... Ghost!!"

Below, a scream piercing through the sky snapped Lide back to reality, and he looked down to see an extremely beautiful young woman staring up at him in terror, obviously frightened.

Fortunately, it was broad daylight, or she might have been scared out of her wits at night.

Seeing this, Lide's lips twitched. He had ignored outsiders, but now he immediately withdrew the Power of Crimson and waved his hand to dissolve the magma fireball. With a friendly smile, he greeted the girl, "Hello."

After the greeting, he stepped forward and his figure disappeared into thin air.

The girl below was terrified because she saw a mysterious figure glowing red and floating in the sky, but she didn't expect that after he withdrew the red glow, he would be so handsome. Especially the smile and greeting at the end diminished much of her fear inside.

Once Lide disappeared, she slowly came back to her senses. "I didn't think there would be such a handsome ghost... No, such a handsome young man can't be a ghost, maybe he's also a professional from Glory?"

The girl's eyes lit up with the thought. Recently, with the appearance of the sky rifts, previously extraordinary players from Glory had shown remarkable talents. Many people had been seen performing feats like blowing up their neighbor Wang's wall to drag out a wife, climbing up to the twentieth floor of a building alone at midnight to work overtime... and similar incidents were not uncommon.

It wasn't strange anymore to see someone who could float in the air...

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After returning to the villa, Lide quickly washed up and went straight to the underground garage of the villa, took an automated unmanned vehicle, and drove out.

He had been waging wars in Glory for a while and hadn't returned to Crimson Moon for quite some time.

Communication with Zhao Yue and others was solely reliant on Glory's communication channels.

Thinking about this company that he had high hopes for, but barely used a few times, Lide couldn't help but feel a bit sentimental.

It wasn't that Crimson Moon was unimportant, but rather, he was growing too fast, leading to Crimson Moon being of little help to him.

However, nearly two years had passed since the first public test, and after the Ancient Evil God's descent, the experience players could gain greatly increased, and their levels soared.

The first batch of elite professional players trained by Crimson Moon had already reached level 10, maybe next war, they could utilize the players' power.

Previously, when leading players into battles, those players could only serve as cannon fodder. Who were his opponents? Each one was a powerful map boss.

Underworld, Centaurs, Green City, Abyss, there weren't many wars suitable for player participation.

But now, with players' levels increased, things were completely different.

Ultimately, this world still spoke through strength; without strength, even truths were worthless.

After fastening his seatbelt, Lide glanced at his phone, which didn't have many missed calls. Because there were communication channels in Glory, Zhao Yue and the others were not as urgently in need of contacting him, only a few calls were made in the past couple of days.

Not in a rush to contact Zhao Yue, he logged onto the official forum of Glory with a bit of curiosity.

Crimson Moon had a dedicated department watching the official forums 24 hours a day, compiling the most valuable news every week and sending it to him through Glory's channels.

If he was away, Harrison would receive it, and Lide had instructed that Earth information must be adapted for Glory's locals so they could understand, meaning Crimson Moon was also providing Dawn City with information.

Of course, the transmission of news was mutual, and the senior leaders of Crimson Moon would also receive intelligence provided by the Dawn City's intelligence center. This complemented the communication channels between Earth and Glory.

This method had brought significant benefits to both parties.

At this moment, Glory's official website forum had become a global focus, especially after the appearance of sky rifts, with various countries closely monitoring the forum at all times.

Posts were countless, with people posting frantically every second.

Lide glanced over, originally expecting these posts to be pessimistic, since the sky was cracking, but ultimately, he underestimated these internet trolls.

"Is there a Death Cannon? Doomsday's coming, is there a big brother to blast one last Death Cannon, cry cry cry, like chubby, drip me, I weigh 320 pounds and have a waist circumference of 200."

"The world's ending, I'm planning to build a shelter, started digging a basement yesterday, and broke through today, but this morning the downstairs neighbor came looking for me, and I realized I live on the second floor, wondering why last night I heard a woman calling useless stuff, couldn't last three minutes..."

"Hahaha, get ready for destruction, foolish Earthlings. The great Galactic Dominator ruling the Kakabolo Star System is about to descend, everyone must die! But the god is merciful, now if you convert to our Kakabolo God Sect, you can safely survive the doomsday, those wanting to convert can contact me QQ489... referral fee only 80% now~"

"I think I'm getting stronger, what to do? Yesterday while being coquettish with my boyfriend, I accidentally punched him and sent him flying onto the wall, now he stubbornly wants to break up with me..."

"Holy crap, I cast the Small Fireball Skill, hahaha, I'm literally a fairy. The only problem is, I was having too much fun last night and accidentally burnt down the house, now I'm wondering which bridge is warmer in winter."

"..."

The various troll posts had Lide's lips twitching, truly the world won't perish as long as trolls exist.

However, there were also a few meaningful posts that gave him food for thought.

Among them, the post by the player known as the first player, Broken Sword Knight, had the highest value.

Broken Sword Knight: Haven't posted for a long time, mainly want to discuss today about the sky rift and the arrival of the Ancient.

You all probably know about the rift that appeared in Earth's sky, right?

If you are a spellcaster, you should clearly feel the ancient power emanating from the crack.

It goes without saying about this power, anyone who has entered Glory should know how terribly it can corrode life.

The only relief is that the ancient power is still very diluted at this moment, and it would need a long time to cause harm to Glory.

But foreseeably, in the not too distant future, Earth will invariably become increasingly dangerous.

Once the ancient power becomes dense to a certain degree, those infected ancient monsters will all become our common enemies.

You all should be aware of these dangers so I won't talk too much, as for how to repair the rift, the only known method is to find the fragments of the Destiny Tablet.

This is a message transmitted from the Sun Goddess, I'm not sure if it's useful, because this item is too advanced, without being legendary, don't think about getting involved.

If anyone gets a piece of the Destiny Tablet, please contact me. I am willing to send the most powerful army to protect you, and I could even have the Undead Monarch protect you!

Besides this, I want to discuss the connection between Glory and Earth with everyone.

If someone had previously said that Glory was a real world, I think most people wouldn't have believed it.

People are more inclined to believe that this is black technology developed by our country, although this game can improbably enhance the physical abilities of players.

But now, whether Glory is a real world probably doesn't need to be discussed anymore.

Then, the question arises, what connection is there between Glory, this multi-dimensional plane, and Earth?

Based on the information I have personally obtained, I have the following viewpoints for your reference.

First, Earth is a part of Glory. Just like the identities set up for us by Glory, Earth is a Lost Plane that also once belonged to Glory.

Now that Earth has reconnected with Glory, it has naturally attracted the attention of the Ancients. According to the information currently known, I believe this hypothesis fits very well.

Second, Glory was once a branch of Earth that disappeared for unknown reasons. Later, we found the way back—this way is through the game pods; each game pod is a spatial pathway to Glory.

However, eventually, for various reasons, the Ancient Evil God found Earth through these game pods, leading to the current situation.

This guess doesn't have much factual basis and is purely my own conjecture based on the information I've obtained, so take it as you will.

Third, according to the official website of Glory, the purpose of limiting the release of game pods is to delay the arrival of the Ancient Days. This suggests that the arrival of the game pods is related to the Ancient Days coming. Could it then be assumed that the ancient days are bound to come, and that the officials of "Glory" also knew about this?

We can further speculate that the more people use game pods to enter Glory, the more likely it is to hasten the Ancient Days' arrival.

The principle could be like spatial coordinates—the more players enter Glory, the more coordinates are left behind, making the connection between Glory and Earth more conspicuous, and thus easier for the Ancient Evil God to discover.

However, since the officials of "Glory" are aware of this, yet still allow us to enter Glory through game pods, then it must be that the arrival of the Ancient Days is inevitable. Since they're coming anyway, might as well intensively train a group of players who can adapt to Glory.

Personally, I see a very high probability in the third point. If the official website could provide more explanations, I think it would be better.

Also, those of you who have different opinions about these points are welcome to discuss them.

The Ancient Days have come, and surely the future will change. If you want to prosper in this era of great strife, it will still depend on everyone's own efforts.

There is no need to panic too much—Earth is not made of mud. When the time comes, bayonets will shine; who prevails over whom is still uncertain.

The replies below are numerous and number in the millions.

First floor: The big boss is indeed awesome, damn impressive! (voice crack)

Second floor: Holy shit, from what you're saying, the officials of Glory really are deceiving us, hiding secrets even in these situations.

Third floor: I strongly suspect that Jian Sword is a staff member of the official team, otherwise how would he know so much?

Fourth floor: Big carving cute sister seeking a patron, can be cute, can be noble, can attack, can defend, can wear black silk or white silk...

Fifth floor: Great changes are imminent, alas, it's hard to know whether they are good or bad for us.

Sixth floor: I heard the government is already counting the number of players, seems like they're considering recruiting players into the army...

Seventh floor: So, Glory and Earth will be able to connect in the future? Holy shit, can I finally bring my kemonomimi to Earth?

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After reading the post, Lide frowned. It had to be said that this sword's knight, acclaimed as the top player, indeed had a keen sense no ordinary person could match.

These views had given him quite a few insights.

While Lide was delving deeper into the forum, the car quietly came to a stop.

"Master, we have reached the destination..."

The smart system automatically reported.

Lide, who was awakened, put down his phone, his face slowly regaining its calm.

No matter what shocking or bizarre events occurred, one core aspect never changed—power.

As long as you possessed power, no matter how the future changed, you could stand tall.

After composing himself, he opened the door and got out of the car.

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As soon as Lide stepped out of the car, he saw the "Crimson Moon Club" sign. It was still working hours, so there weren't many people entering the company.

Lide didn't linger at the main entrance and directly walked into the company.

The receptionists, several tall and attractive girls, instantly lit up when they saw Lide.

Their faces lit up with excitement, and the most mature among them even wore a flirty smile.

"Mr. Lide, good afternoon."

"Mr. Lide, long time no see."

"Mr. Lide..."

As Lide listened to the chirpy voices, his expression remained unchanged and he nodded with a smile, leaving without uttering a word.

His graceful demeanor caused the receptionists to slow their breathing—a bit too handsome.

By the time his figure was almost out of sight, the girls burst into excited gossip.

"I told you Mr. Lide has the highest looks in the whole company, you didn't believe me, now look at you all, eyes shining, like you want to devour him..."

"I heard Mr. Lide doesn't have a girlfriend... Shall I introduce him to you?"

"Come on, do you think Mr. Lide would be interested in us? Just look at who Mr. Lide is, Crimson Moon is worth at least five billion now, he's a top-tier tycoon..."

"Ah, it's such a pity, the guys who pursue me, if only they had half of Mr. Lide's looks or one-tenth of his wealth, I'd clean up and show up at his doorstep overnight..."

"Dream on, one-tenth of that wealth is still several hundred millions..."

A group of lively and attractive girls joking around attracted quite a few passing gentlemen, who were very interested. Some self-proclaimed handsome and successful men came forward to say hello and asked for WeChat contacts, but the outcomes were quite unsatisfactory.

With such brilliance before them, these originally decent men seemed dull and lackluster, leaving a few unsuccessful ones puzzled, completely unaware they had been outclassed...

The various departments of Crimson Moon were not located together, and the Professional Player Department even rented two additional buildings in this industrial park to accommodate enough space for gaming pods.

Lide was not planning to inspect other departments, striding with confidence, he headed straight to Zhao Yue's office amidst respectful greetings along the way.

Although he hadn't been to the company in a while, for the old staff, a boss as handsome as him was easy to recognize, no matter how long apart.

Being attractive and successful, it was odd not to draw attention.

Knock, knock, knock~

He gently knocked on the door of Vice President Zhao Yue's office, looking at the door handle with a slightly weird expression, suddenly recalling the last time he had broken the handle...

Creak~

The door opened, and a round face with a hint of baby fat appeared.

"Mr. Lide?!" Cheng Lu's eyes were full of surprise, "You actually came to the office..."

Lide, looking at his direct assistant, twitched the corner of his mouth. What do you mean, 'I actually came to the office'? It's my company; I come whenever I want, right?

"You all have been working hard these days, the company operations are excellent, I am very satisfied."

"Mr. Lide, you always say that..."

Cheng Lu sounded a tad melancholic; she was Lide's assistant, handling most of the work that Lide should have dealt with in his absence.

Effectively, she did the work of half a president but was still getting an assistant's salary...

"Please come in first, Mr. Zhao is still in a meeting and hasn't returned."

But who can complain when the other person is the boss, and the assistant salary was satisfying enough after all.

Lide smiled and stepped into the house, taking a seat on the sofa with Cheng Lu, who immediately began making tea.

Before he had even warmed the seat, a rapid tap-tapping sound of high heels approached from a distance.

Moments later, a fiery red figure entered through the open door.

Zhao Yue, dressed in a bright red business suit, was momentarily taken aback upon seeing Lide, but then approached him with great surprise and greeted him.

"Mr. Li, you've finally decided to come back."

Her tone, like Cheng Lu's, carried a hint of playful resentment.

Lide, with his thick skin, pretended not to hear.

"Yes, the development of Crimson Moon has been quite good during this period, I'm relieved with you all here, please sit first."

He quickly changed the subject.

"What were you discussing in the meeting just now?"

When the conversation turned to business, Zhao Yue's expression immediately turned serious. She stepped forward, opened a folder of meeting minutes, and placed it in front of Lide before sitting down.

"Mr. Li, the meeting just now was about discussing the next phase of Crimson Moon's development.

As you know, the rift in the sky has had a huge impact on the entire human society, and Crimson Moon could not avoid it.

Even yesterday, official representatives specifically asked about our knowledge on the matter and also requested our assistance in the investigation, telling us to report any relevant information immediately..."

Lide's expression sharpened slightly.

"So, the authorities are also unprepared for this event? Then who exactly developed 'Glory'?"

"From the personnel who questioned us, I really did not see any preparation on their part, though it could also be due to their low level.

The origin of Glory is still a mystery, the whole world is exploring, but I estimate that 'Glory' really wasn't developed by the officials.

Of course, it could also be a smoke screen released by the officials, and it might be difficult to ascertain in the short term..."

Lide nodded knowingly. If the officials had no knowledge of it, he wouldn't believe it, but if it was entirely orchestrated by them, it would not be realistic either. With such technology and capabilities, they would have unified Earth and colonized the Milky Way long ago, rather than indulging in games.

"Let it be, this matter can't be figured out by outsiders in the short term, we just need to stay updated.

For now, our task is to rally all the strength of Crimson Moon, striving to become even stronger before the great disaster arrives.

In the future, I want to make Crimson Moon so prominent that no one can ignore it, that nobody dares to ignore it..."

Seeing the fire in Lide's eyes, Zhao Yue felt a shiver.

With Lide's support, Crimson Moon developed at an unprecedented rate among all player guilds in Glory.

She deeply understood how exaggerated and terrifying this man's influence in Glory was. Having dealt with Dawn City for a long time, she had almost deduced Lide's true identity.

She was the vice-president of Crimson Moon, and her intelligence went without saying; a fool naturally could not have won Lide's approval.

If, before the sky rift appeared, Lide's power in Glory might not have been too impactful, but after the sky rift appeared, everything changed.

If a real connection between Glory and Earth were to materialize in the future, this man could potentially become one of the highest echelons of power, a person everyone would look up to.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yue slightly bowed her head, hiding the unusual gleam in her eyes.

Lide didn't observe so closely; he was still contemplating the future developments of Crimson Moon.

Currently, without a doubt, Crimson Moon ranked first among all guilds in Glory, followed by the second-ranking, the Black Contract Guild, single-handedly founded by the second-generation Bloodline Stanley and prepared to colonize Earth.

He had a share in the Black Contract Guild to control the players, meaning he had control over the top two ranking player guilds.

Therefore, the power in his hands should not be underestimated.

However, how to best utilize this power was crucial; otherwise, it was just sitting idle, which was dull.

At that moment, Zhao Yue seemed to remember something and hesitated.

"Mr. Li, lately many major conglomerates have been wanting to acquire Crimson Moon... because we've developed too well, those conglomerates can't compare to us."

"Acquisition?" Lide furrowed his brows.

"Yes, I rejected it outright, but I'm worried that some people might use other influences to pressure us, especially after the appearance of the sky rift."

Zhao Yue's expression was somewhat grave, "So during this period, you must be careful about your safety."

Lide nodded slightly.

Those conglomerates had their reasons for wanting to buy out Crimson Moon; it wasn't that they hadn't invested a substantial amount of money, but rather their limitations prevented them from developing further.

After all, not everyone could get full support from the Crimson Mage Tower, a pivotal force in Green City, like Crimson Moon did right from the start.

In fact, right after the public beta of the game, when players realized the game could influence reality, many large conglomerates began to pour substantial funds into the game.

But the wealth of these conglomerates on Earth was immense, yet they couldn't convert it into power within Glory. They wanted to exchange money, but which player had money to exchange at the beginning?

Crimson Moon was different, with a tycoon like Lide, resources were not an issue.

Together with the support from Anos City, the main city of the players, it was no exaggeration to say that Crimson Moon was absolutely the top-ranking among all player guilds, unrivaled by any.

However, this news did spark a bold idea in him...

Zhao Yue didn't give him time to speak and continued.

"Whatever changes occur, our own strength is the most crucial."

"So we plan to expand our professional players again soon, aiming to increase the number of professional players to 8,000..."

8,000 people?

Lide glanced at Zhao Yue. This was no small number.

Currently, after several expansions, Crimson Moon had not yet reached 4,000 members, including the other two departments — the Data Analysis Department and the Game Commodity Trading Department.

But that still wasn't enough to satisfy his appetite...

"No problem, we can take bigger steps and expand directly to 10,000 people.

We can massively recruit those players who already have a certain base, and we must make them sign contracts with us in both reality and the game."

Lide spoke and directly increased the number to 10,000 people.

It wasn't that he didn't want to recruit more, but the environmental constraints on Earth.

The loyalty of the personnel, various treatments, and all sorts of messy issues were very troublesome; recruiting too many hands could be very difficult to manage. A scale of tens of thousands was already dramatic enough.

Professional players on Earth were not like the native inhabitants of Glory; just paying them salaries was far from sufficient.

Crimson Moon's current model was to recruit full-time professional players as the core, then mainly part-time professional players who could not come to work at Crimson Moon but had signed contracts, and lower-level players or those who had not signed contracts as a reserve force.

At this moment, the entire guild of Crimson Moon had already surpassed 400,000 members, but only a few thousand were core players.

After the catastrophe of the ancient disaster, the small towns around the southern province were destroyed, and those scattered players began to gather towards the major cities, with Green City and Anos City, the player main city, being the focal points for players around the Nolan Empire.

Now, Anos City had squeezed in over a million players, who, upon arrival, would selectively join certain guilds in search of shelter or benefits, and Crimson Moon, being the most powerful player guild, naturally absorbed the most people.

"Yes, Mr. Li, I will arrange this immediately," Zhao Yue nodded.

After contemplating for a moment, Lide voiced the bold idea that had just surfaced.

"Mr. Zhao, the ancient days have already eroded Earth, and the future may bring many unpredictable threats.

We need to prepare early."

Zhao Yue was slightly stunned, "What do you mean?"

"Immediately arrange for someone to buy a piece of land in the suburbs and build our Crimson Moon headquarters.

After all, with so many significant guilds, we should have a headquarters of our own instead of always renting someone else's building."

Lide said meaningfully.

"In the future, this headquarters might shelter us through crises."

"Indeed, that's the logic..."

Although it was said to be building headquarters, Zhao Yue instantly understood Lide's true intentions.

Establishing headquarters was real, but the main goal was to build a base truly belonging to the Crimson Moon to resist the unknown cataclysm.

Such a base was simply impossible to have within the city.

Seeing Zhao Yue understood, Lide couldn't help but give a slight smile, dealing with intelligent people was straightforward.

"How much funds do we still have on the books?"

"One hundred and twenty-eight billion..."

Hearing Zhao Yue's reported figure, Lide's face was filled with surprise.

More than one hundred billion in cash??

That was no small figure.

Seeing Lide's puzzled look, Zhao Yue gently explained.

"Mr. Li, due to the approaching of the ancient disaster, players have a strong demand for weapons, equipment, and magic scrolls, but they lack the currency in Glory.

So, our game merchandise trading department set up a website for cash transactions of Glory items, and we directly sold equipment to players in RMB, which brought us significant income during this period..."

Hearing this, Lide could not help but remark on the players' spending power.

Hundreds of billions of fund, and all in such a short time? That was even faster than what he made from selling Gold Puck.

"Alright, let's go ahead with the arrangements then. Once a suitable location is chosen, spare no expense, I want to see our headquarters completed in the shortest time."

"Additionally, Earth has magic now, I will find some diagrams of advanced magic arrays in Glory for you, have someone confirm if we can build it on Earth."

"Mr. Li, trust me, I won't let you down."

Zhao Yue smiled confidently, the voluptuous woman now exuding a formidable aura.

Lide nodded.

Since the cataclysm had arisen and nobody could stop it, they might as well face it with the strongest posture.

If he could establish Dawn City in Glory, why couldn't he do the same on Earth?

"One last thing, prepare to arrange matters for the players of the Crimson Moon. Next, I will harness the power of the Crimson Moon."

An army built over a thousand days is for a moment of battle.

The sword that he had forged, the Crimson Moon, was also time to be unsheathed.

"Mr. Li, all personnel of the Crimson Moon are at your command," Zhao Yue said with a gentle smile, her demeanor resolute.

As a top assassin who had already reached level 14, she never feared battle.

"Very good."

Lide smiled contentedly.

"Report to me now if there's anything else that needs my attention, in two days I'm returning to 'Glory', with other important matters awaiting me..."

Zhao Yue had guessed Lide's identity by now and naturally knew what mattered most, immediately starting to report.

In the following two days, Lide appeared punctually in the office building of the Crimson Moon, diligently dealing with the backlog of trivial issues.

This made many girls eager to try their luck, frequently finding excuses to approach him.

However, to the girls' disappointment, in just two short days, their perfect idol had once again disappeared, which left those girls lamenting... why couldn't such a handsome man belong to them?

After the busy two days, Lide handed over the task of establishing the Crimson Moon's main base to Zhao Yue, then directly returned to Glory.

The Twelve-winged Blazing Angel was about to emerge... His anticipation was profound, and he couldn't afford to miss such an important event.