The King of Black Fog

"Choose the second one."

"Are you sure you want to choose the second one, and not count 'As You Wish', picking an Emperor's Magical Treasure?"

"Let me remind you again—once you confirm this choice, during future tasks, using 'As You Wish' will greatly lower your evaluation, possibly resulting in failure."

"Confirm."

"Alright." The kimono-clad flight attendant operated on her panel.

"Now you can choose your reward, and also, the permission to buy a flight ticket has been unlocked for you. You can purchase flight tickets at metro and ship ticket counters."

On Li Changzhou's panel, images appeared one by one, showing those Emperor's Magical Treasures, along with descriptions.

The artwork was exquisite, even capable of showing three-dimensional images, allowing viewing from various angles, apart from that, no different from the design of a third-rate mobile game.

After all, it's a value game from Earth, using an Earth-style.

"I have the Primordial Divine Tree, no need for extra weapons, do any of you fancy one?" Li Changzhou asked the other three.

"I have the Chaos Bell." Turquoise Pool shook her head.

"I chose the Demon Refining Skill of the Nuwa Clan as task reward, after returning, I plan to refine the small Jade Cauldron into my Heavenly Will Treasure." Yang Qinglan also declined.

"It's yours." Li Changzhou looked at his sister, "Choose, which one?"

"I want them all; they're all so cool." Li Qianxia began daydreaming.

Li Changzhou analyzed for her: "In terms of power, Jiuzhou Cauldron, Xuanyuan Sword, Hou Yi's Divine Bow, Fuxi Eight Diagram Map, Demon Refining Pot; in terms of mystery, the multicolored Five Phoenixes, Mountain and River Map, and the Heavenly Destiny Banner, the rest are average."

"Hmm—" Li Qianxia fell into contemplation, then quickly came back to herself, said to the attendant serving her, "I'll choose the Roc Essence Blood then."

"Do you really not need bloodline? Replacing with Roc Bloodline, you can have as much Roc Essence Blood as you want, and your power will greatly increase." The attendant reminded her.

"No need, no need, my bloodline is stronger than the Roc."

"Alright."

A small bowl appeared out of thin air, filled with black-golden blood, which was a drop of the Roc's Origin Essence Blood.

With this drop, Li Qianxia's Visualization will be greatly enhanced, significantly speeding up the time to achieve the Heavenly Position.

Turquoise Pool also made her choice, selecting a fierce beast soul from a Green Bird to enhance her magical power.

Actually, the rewards for the three of them were average. Although the task was completed, 'As You Wish' played a large role, resulting in a medium evaluation.

Chang'e was different; she directly obtained a Wilderness Moon, soon she could comprehend Heavenly Will and become Taiyin True Monarch.

She purposely glanced at Li Changzhou, as if saying—since you didn't give it to me, I took it myself, and it's better than yours now.

As for Xiao Luobo, she got a Bronze Lamp burning with Sun God Fire, unmatched in power, able to melt a thousand-meter mountain into magma with a single breath.

Where had she ever seen such a powerful treasure? She loved it so much she was bouncing around on her seat.

"Made up your mind yet?" Li Changzhou urged Li Qianxia.

Li Qianxia extended a finger: "Pick and point, ride horses and fight, whoever gets pointed follows me. If you don't follow, you're a puppy."

"Brother, you're a puppy!" She skipped everything and finally pointed at Li Changzhou.

Li Changzhou directly chose the Heavenly Destiny Banner for her.

The reason was simple.

"It can be used as a spear."

Xiao Luobo watched her finger, then pointed it around the six people, muttering, and clear drool was visibly about to spill from her lips.

She pointed at Turquoise Pool.

Turquoise Pool smiled and watched her.

Xiao Luobo retracted her finger, put it in her mouth and chewed on it.

She was thinking about using the Bronze Sun Lamp to burn Turquoise Pool's clothes, the crisis sense made her body's whole being ache.

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The Earth's headquarters, second meeting room.

The meeting room was very ordinary, with an oval conference table, hollow in design, green plants nestled inside, blooming flowers quietly exuding a delicate fragrance, like a small garden.

Upon closer inspection, there were also streams, waterfalls, flying birds, wild beasts, rainforests.

[Court View]: B+ level item, can incorporate mountains and rivers inside, beings with intelligence below 2 and ability below 5 can also be collected.

Surrounding this court view, the presidents of the major branch companies (including the Cangqiong Goddess - Beia Triss), five group leaders, and the Ocean Goddess - Zheng Qing, sat at ease.

"...The matter of the Divine Will Great Wall should be reported first and then handled, as a matter of course," said the former Director of the American Special Affairs Bureau, Miles, speaking in Xia Yu, "However, as for the loan, I see no necessity for it."

"I agree." Sweeney, the president responsible for the Magic Star, sat up straight, "It's just a loan, not a grant. As long as there is strict screening during lending, the benefits will inevitably outweigh the expenses."

"I'd like to remind you all," said Yafeiluna, "All the taxes of the headquarters are the president's money, not the company's funds. Issuing loans without permission is against the rules. I firmly believe this matter must be reported and allowed before implementation."

"Of course, it has to be reported," said the former director of the Special Warfare Bureau of Xia Country, Guo Fu, with an approving look.

He then changed the subject, saying, "But it also depends on the situation. The value game is a race against time, and now with the pressure of the Divine Will Great Wall, it is urgent to quickly enhance the strength of the vast number of players. The president has been in seclusion for a long time. By the time it's reported, it may be too late."

"Will you take responsibility if something goes wrong?" Yafeiluna questioned.

"Don't say things like that. Here, everything has to be voted on. I don't have the authority to take on that responsibility." Guo Fu laughed twice.

Everyone silently cursed the old fox in their hearts.

After a vote, it was decided that the matter of the Divine Will Great Wall would be reported first and then specifically dealt with, and the loan issue could be directly implemented.

Even Beia Triss agreed to the loan.

Relying on the adventurers' guilds of the Magic World, Cangqiong Star now also has a batch of players.

Starting late originally wasn't a problem, after all, the tasks in the value game were 'evenly matched.'

But now, with the external pressure from the Divine Will Great Wall, using a large amount of Game Coin to purchase equipment and skills, and rapidly enhancing strength has become the top priority.

The same is true for all the other major companies.

Even the development team needs money to purchase rare items and enhance combat power.

Paying salaries is always one of the never-ending challenges; of course, private players don't need them to pay salaries, but internal company players can't work for free.

After the meeting ended.

Guo Fu and Sweeney didn't rush to leave, standing by the window of the conference room, looking out at the azure Earth.

Because the young Martial Saint helped Sweeney conquer the Magic Star, the relationship between the two sides was very close.

"Ultimately, it's the thinking of a mistress, unable to break free from a mistress's mindset," said Sweeney.

"It's exactly because of such thinking that she can sit here," Guo Fu took a puff of smoke, "With this mindset, I guarantee, even if you change this table of people ten times, the one presiding over the meeting would still be her."

Sweeney glanced around, seeing no one else in the conference room.

He lowered his voice, "Old Guo, I don't quite understand the overall strength of the Six Great Stars. What do you think, this time against the Divine Will Great Wall, we..."

Guo Fu raised his hand, gesturing for silence.

"Sweeney, it's okay to talk about Yafeiluna, and it doesn't matter if you publicly defy her, but we must have faith in the president, and we absolutely cannot doubt the president's ability. In this era of miracles, he is the miracle itself."

Sweeney said nothing, pondering silently.

Guo Fu shook the cigarette in his hand, waiting for the smoke to dissipate, completely obscuring their faces before speaking.

"I'm not asking for your loyalty, just advising you not to seek your own death. Others can leave, but those of us entrusted with significant tasks by the president shouldn't even think about it. That person... will repay every meal and avenge even the smallest grievances; it's not wise to provoke him."

Sweeney's body trembled slightly.

"I understand."

Guo Fu crushed the cigarette in his palm.

"I understand your pressure," he said, clutching the cigarette and shoving it into his pocket, "Relax, as they say in Xia Country, 'If the sky falls, there's a tall one to hold it up,' not to mention the company charter will protect us, and the president will surely shield us."

The army of the Divine Will Great Wall descended.

Allowing players from the Six Great Stars to migrate to the Divine Will Great Wall.

Migrants will receive 100,000 Game Coins, and all residential living arrangements will be taken care of. They can choose from beautifully scenic planets.

Apart from this, there are no other announcements. However, on the belt beyond Neptune, namely the Kuiper Belt, from where one looks like a small pinhole on a backdrop, countless warships are arranged, each one with firepower enough to destroy the entire Solar System.

And all these weapons are targeting Earth.

This is not the focus.

The focus is that on these warships that resemble islands, each owner is a Third Rank Divine Will, equivalent to the Emperor Position of Wilderness, the Heavenly Position of Primordial.

"The foundation of the clan must not be leaked!"

"Even if it comes to the last person standing, 'Star-devouring Dragon Clan' must be reclaimed!"