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At dawn the next day, everything in Oranck City was as usual.

Very few among the lower populace knew what had happened at White Manor.

A high-sequence Extraordinary had intervened, blocking all information regarding White Manor and the White Family, so even if ordinary people saw the ruins of White Manor, they would subconsciously ignore its existence.

However, within the Extraordinary world and high society of the Victoria Kingdom, this was unquestionably an earth-shattering event.

The Victoria Royal Family, symbolizing royal authority, was stymied in the hands of the new Union, even making some secret compromise and concession, which left everyone incredulous.

Only the top aristocrats who knew what truly happened that night felt a chill down their spine.

In this era where the True God sleeps, who besides the Seven Major Gods Church can contend with this Mr. Lu within the Union?

Everyone began to realize that this new organization called the Union was about to step onto the stage of the kingdom's history.

...

Inside the Union building, Lu Yan sat by the window, his peripheral vision sweeping past the lower floors of the Union building.

There, Elizabeth Victoria, dressed in plain clothes, was in discussion and negotiation with Sain and other Union executives, learning about the general situation of the Union.

Even though she shed her luxurious dress, and her eyes and hair color were hidden by extraordinary items, it was still hard to conceal Elizabeth's transcendent aura.

Sequence 5 strength was nothing in the royal family, but within the current Union, she was undoubtedly the strongest.

Moreover, with Lu Yan's appointment, both Sain and the other Union executives showed great respect for Elizabeth.

Retracting his gaze from below, Lu Yan sank into thought.

Pushing the ambitious Princess Elizabeth Victoria to the position of Union President, seemingly out of step with her status, was by no means a whim of Lu Yan.

That move had quietly settled in Lu Yan's heart the night before when Elizabeth calmly and ruthlessly analyzed the pros and cons, with every word hinting at her coveting and planning for that supreme throne.

At that moment, he saw not just a princess remaining rational in desperate times, but a qualified collaborator who could forsake vanity for power, embrace "heretical" strength, even a pawn with the infinite potential to leverage the entire power structure of the Victoria Kingdom.

Lu Yan knew well that he was but a fleeting guest in this enigmatic version.

His authority, his strength, the protection he could offer, all had a clear deadline—six months.

Six months might not be short for a mortal, but to cultivate a force capable enough of standing firm in the turbulent Extraordinary World, with the potential to challenge the Church, supporting the faith of the Divine Court and Underworld guild, is exceedingly difficult.

After half a year, when he departs, the nascent Union will, like a sapling deprived of the shelter of a towering tree, face the world's storm and stress alone.

Indeed, with Lu Yan's now demonstrated, terrifying strength, enough to crush a Demigod and grasp the Scepter of Royal Authority, he might leave behind enough outstanding prestige before departing, deterring many forces from daring to lightly challenge the Union in short order.

But prestige is inherently hollow; deterrence dissipates over time—the only way to safeguard the Union is for it to possess sufficiently strong power on its own and have a leader who can transform that strength into an effective shield, rooted locally.

He examined his current team; Sain's performance was okay at present but merely the tallest among dwarfs, and his limit on the Path to the Extraordinary was limited.

Even if Lu Yan broadened his limits, ultimately he could only stop at Sequence 6, which, in the eyes of true major forces, might just be a slightly stronger ant.

As for Anna, the little girl he introduced into the Underworld Sequence, her potential was undeniable.

However, potential is, after all, just potential. Both the Path to the Extraordinary created by Lu Yan and Anna's future promotions require time and resources.

Eliminating those two options, Lu Yan's gaze naturally fell on Elizabeth.

After much deliberation, Princess Elizabeth seemed the most suitable choice for the present and even the future.

The reason is simple: this is a typical contract based on mutual interests and needs.

Elizabeth wants to ascend the throne occupied by her father for over a hundred years, releasing her ambitions.

In her current situation, even if Prince Charles were removed from the line of succession, her ambition is like a castle in the air in the face of strict inheritance laws and powerful vested interest groups.

She desperately needs a strong force, capable of breaking conventions, an external support sufficient for her to possess the force to overturn the chessboard in the future throne competition.

And Lu Yan, who holds the Scepter of Royal Authority, possesses crushing Demigod strength, and has expressly stated he can influence the throne change, is undoubtedly the strongest and most reliable thigh she can hold onto.

On the other hand, Lu Yan and his Union also need Elizabeth.

Currently, under Lu Yan's strong intervention and support, the Union is about to complete the integration and annexation of the entire Oranck Industrial District.

This not only means the Union controls this city's most important economic lifeline and a vast worker base, but also means its influence will be like a prairie fire, unstoppable, starting from Oranck and gradually sweeping through the entire Victoria Kingdom, possibly even extending to neighboring kingdoms.