Chapter 351 - 242: News of the Round Table Knights (2)
Now, under the leadership of Liu’s Heavy Industries, the repeal of the Successor Bill would soon be on the agenda.
The clandestine methods of the major corporations were likely to return to their most brutal state.
Lin Qi felt Liu Xuan was probably implying more, but their conversations always stopped just short of getting to the heart of the matter.
Lin Qi didn’t probe Liu Xuan for more information, and Liu Xuan wouldn’t press Lin Qi for his secrets.
It was for this very reason that Lin Qi was willing to help Liu Xuan, even to the point of becoming a director at United Pharmaceutical.
On the surface, their relationship seemed to be limited to a mere transactional one.
But only they themselves knew what they truly thought.
While the two were talking, Brother Green Hair stayed obediently in his small room, diligently carrying out his duties as a bodyguard.
Never eavesdropping on a single word!
And certainly not gossiping!
Liu Xuan and Lin Qi talked for a long time, not leaving until a little after one in the morning.
According to Liu Xuan, she still had company matters to coordinate tomorrow, had to make a few trips to the Council Building, and also had an appointment scheduled with Councilman Jin Yuanxi.
Staying at the Alliance Mansion was inconvenient, which was why she was leaving in the middle of the night.
Although Lin Qi found Liu Xuan’s reason illogical, he didn’t give it much thought.
After Liu Xuan left, Lin Qi began to take stock of his situation.
’The cooldown on the [Door] is finished. I can go to the Doomsday World at any time. Based on the state of the Doomsday World when I left, I should have successfully delayed the Blood Moon’s anomaly.’
’The risk of going to the Doomsday World now is within a controllable range.’
As he thought, Lin Qi glanced at a temporary chat window on his Intelligent Brain’s display.
There was currently no activity in the temporary chat for the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps. Guang Ling was probably still preparing the plan.
As for the temporary chat window with Aishwarya...
I’ve placed the file in a level-7 secure network environment as you requested. You should have retrieved it by now, right?
You still haven’t told me how I’m supposed to confirm you have the Ability to remove the Holy Light in three days. If I can’t confirm it, I can’t do more for you.
These two messages were sent this morning. Aishwarya’s efficiency was as high as ever.
Moreover, Aishwarya could tell that Lin Qi was stringing her along by deliberately not replying, so she didn’t keep sending messages to press him.
But by the afternoon, Aishwarya had sent another message.
According to my intelligence channels, the leader of Ninghang Technology has had a dispute with the board of directors. If nothing unexpected happens, Ninghang Technology will be making a move soon. They’ll most likely transfer the core item they’ve hidden in Alliance City.
Additionally, I’ve sensed the presence of a Round Table Knight in Alliance City. If you’re preparing to make a move, I am willing to engage in a deeper level of cooperation.
’A Round Table Knight?’
Ever since Lin Qi had dealings with the Round Table Conference during the Greenfield City incident, he had a much clearer understanding of the organization’s structure.
Only the nine top Knight Professionals of the Round Table Conference could be called Round Table Knights.
Without exception, all of them were Tier Four.
This showed how much importance the European Big Business Alliance placed on the project controlled by Ninghang Technology.
’By this count, the number of Tier Four Powerhouses in Alliance City right now is probably quite high.’
And that wasn’t even counting Alliance City’s eleven permanent council members. These individuals were at least S-Class combatants, with the slightly stronger ones being Tier Four Extraordinaries.
Setting them aside, the number of Tier Four Powerhouses Lin Qi knew had come to Alliance City was already substantial.
Two from the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps: King Arthur and Master Ma.
From the Assassin Alliance, Lin Xin’s teacher, the Tier Four Blood-robed Baili Xueyuan.
These could be considered two and a half friendly units, for now.
Then there was the Round Table Knight he had just learned about.
And at the heart of the entire incident was Ninghang Technology. As a top-tier mega-corporation, it also commanded considerable power of its own.
If a conflict were to break out, the resulting commotion would be anything but small.
From this perspective, a Tier Three ’powerhouse’ like himself would probably only be able to barely protect himself in the overall conflict.
His thoughts drifted for a moment. Lin Qi hadn’t finished reading Aishwarya’s messages.
He continued reading.
I still haven’t been able to find any evidence of Jin Yuanxi’s crimes, but I suspect Si Li, the head of the Si Clan, might know something. The problem is, Si Li has fallen into Jin Yuanxi’s hands.
In her earlier message, Aishwarya had said she couldn’t do more.
But it seemed the news of the Round Table Knight had put considerable pressure on her.
She was desperate to have the Holy Light removed to avoid a Tier Four-level conflict that could lead to her, a Tier Four Wizard, being completely annihilated.
Unfortunately for her, Lin Qi wasn’t actually interested in evidence of Jin Yuanxi’s crimes.
A major reason he had dragged Jin Yuanxi into it before was to muddy the waters for Aishwarya, while also adding pressure on Ninghang Technology.
Lin Qi had no intention of making the permanent council member fall from power.
Completely bringing down a permanent council member was far more troublesome than dealing with Ninghang Technology.
Aishwarya was clearly focusing her efforts in the wrong direction.
’Making her anxious is enough.’
’As for proving I have the ability to remove the Holy Light, I can move that up a bit. After all, the summit ended faster than I expected.’
’It probably won’t be long now before Ninghang Technology’s situation blows up.’
Although he thought this, Lin Qi had no intention of replying to Aishwarya.
He’d just continue to let her stew. As long as she had the Holy Light, she would always be under his control.
Besides, Guang Ling was under a lot of pressure too. There was no need to add unnecessary data complications for them.
He closed the two temporary chat windows.
There were no urgent matters to attend to in the Cyber World at the moment.
In that case, it was time to go to the Doomsday World for some Meditation to adjust his condition.
At 1:58 AM on March 24, 2089, with a mere thought from Lin Qi, the power of the [Door] activated, taking him to the Doomsday World.
The moment he arrived in the Doomsday World, Lin Qi activated his Spiritual Vision to check the changes in the sky.
The scene was still the same as when he had left the Doomsday World.
The ice-blue chains had vanished without a trace after touching the Moon’s surface. The sky now looked no different from usual.
Only now did Lin Qi finally feel at ease.
He continued to use his Spiritual Vision, checking on the situation in a corner of the Mo University Camp.
A group of nine people lay quietly on the ground, still unconscious.
These Moon Worshipers, who had come to the Mo University Camp to cause trouble, seemed to be merely asleep, showing no signs of waking.
Next, Lin Qi checked on the status of the Mo University Camp members.
Everyone was hidden inside the buildings as Wang Ziru had instructed.
Ding Yang and Wang Qiang were also sitting in the first-floor conference room.
The first-floor conference room was thick with smoke. Both men were puffing away to ease their nerves.
The feeling that an anomaly could occur at any moment, that they might have to face life and death in the next instant, put immense pressure on them both.
They didn’t have Spiritual Vision, so they were unaware of the Blood Moon’s specific situation and had to wait for news from Headquarters.
Lin Qi figured that Headquarters had probably also noticed the Blood Moon’s state, but communication in the Doomsday World relied on the railway, which meant relying entirely on old green locomotives.
The news would likely take some time to arrive.
Lin Qi, on the other hand, felt no pressure and began his Meditation immediately.
’Tier Three isn’t enough. Whether in the Cyber World or the Doomsday World, Tier Three is just the entry level.’
’I need to get stronger as fast as possible. If I can, after I’m stronger, I need to have a direct conversation with the Doomsday World’s Headquarters.’
The intelligence about the Blood Moon was too important. Lin Qi didn’t want to remain passive in the Doomsday World for long.
He’d bought two months this time, but what about the next?
What if next time, the Blood Moon suddenly undergoes a change without any warning?
Would he really be able to protect himself with his current strength?
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He meditated for a solid twelve hours, only stopping when he felt a sense of resistance from his Spiritual Power.
Lin Qi had only just broken through to Tier Three, and it would still be some time before he reached the Second Stage of Tier Three. All he could do was persevere.
He could continue meditating at half efficiency, but the reason Lin Qi stopped was that a camouflaged vehicle from Hongshan Camp had just entered the Mo University Camp.