Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

Liu Xuan had also finished reading the email by this point. She turned her head to look at Lin Qi, then faced Xu Qinghe and said, "Little Sister Qinghe guessed correctly. I’ve been invited to participate in the sub-conferences for a total of three fields: Prosthetic Engineering, Heavy Industrial Engineering, and Extraordinary Items Engineering."

At Liu Xuan’s words, Lin Qi was thunderstruck.

’What is going on?’

’Why is Liu Xuan suddenly... so assertive?’

’This wasn’t her usual style!’

Although her words were assertive, Lin Qi was also busy digesting the information Liu Xuan had just revealed.

’Three fields!’

Given that the Pharmacy Domain seemed to only invite S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers, it was highly likely that Xu Qinghe had come to Red Fruit City to help him get certified as quickly as possible for this very reason.

This meant that invitations were only sent to people who had reached the pinnacle of their respective fields.

Liu Xuan had received three, which meant that, unbeknownst to Lin Qi, she was a top-tier expert in every single one of those fields.

Xu Qinghe’s mouth was slightly agape. She was just as shocked as Lin Qi.

’She had originally assumed Liu Xuan was just an unremarkable scion of a big business and that establishing United Pharmaceutical was entirely down to the good fortune of meeting a gem like Lin Qi.’

’But now it turns out Liu Xuan is a genius too!’

’Though not in the Pharmacy Domain, she was a top talent spanning three different fields.’

’How old is she?’

’She seemed to have just turned twenty.’

’She’s two years younger than I am!’

Liu Xuan tilted her head and said to Lin Qi in a gentle voice, "It’s not really a big deal. At the end of the day, they’re all just subfields of mechanical engineering. The number of S-Class Researchers in these fields is much higher than in the Pharmacy Domain. They can’t compare to how precious you S-Class Pharmacy Researchers are."

These words didn’t seem to be for Xu Qinghe; it was as if she was just reassuring Lin Qi.

Liu Xuan had always kept a low profile, so Lin Qi had assumed her abilities were limited to corporate management.

After all, during the Alliance City summit, Liu Xuan had crushed her peers in the business world and had even wiped the floor with the head of General Biological.

At this thought, Lin Qi’s heart sank even further.

’It’s not just three fields!’

’There’s also the field of business management!’

’It’s a good thing that field doesn’t issue invitations, or Liu Xuan might have gotten another one.’

Lin Qi didn’t speak, but Xu Qinghe did.

"Wow, Sister Liu, you’re so incredible! No wonder the Alliance values United Pharmaceutical so much."

"With Sister Liu at United Pharmaceutical, maybe it can become a top-tier big business spanning multiple fields in the future. Surpassing Liu’s Heavy Industries will be just around the corner!"

Xu Qinghe didn’t detect Liu Xuan’s favoritism at all, nor did she sense even a hint of hostility. She was smiling brightly.

After all, Liu Xuan had just complimented Pharmacy!

’Pharmacy really *is* more reliant on Talent than other fields!’

Hearing those words made Xu Qinghe very happy.

Nearby, Liu Li gave Xu Qinghe a strange look.

’Is this woman really that dense, or is she faking it?’

’She’s so cheerful!’

The three of them started talking about the so-called peace conference, and Liu Li didn’t feel it was her place to interject.

She was the only one in the room who hadn’t received an invitation, which made her feel completely out of place.

Lin Qi asked Xu Qinghe directly, "What is this peace conference? Why are we being forced to attend?"

Xu Qinghe looked at Liu Xuan and said, "You should ask Sister Liu about that. As the head of a corporation, even though United Pharmaceutical isn’t a Big Business yet, Sister Liu has probably heard about the peace conference from her family."

This was indeed a question for a corporate head to answer, but Liu Xuan didn’t rush to explain. Instead, her gaze fell upon Liu Li.

Standing beside Xu Qinghe, Liu Li had already shrunk back unconsciously.

Theoretically, among the four people present, Liu Li’s status should currently be the highest.

Lin Qi and Xu Qinghe were just S-Class Researchers.

Although Liu Xuan was the head of a corporation, United Pharmaceutical had not yet become a Big Business.

Liu Li, on the other hand, was a bona fide heir to a Big Business. Her status was by no means low!

As the heir to a Big Business, how could she lose her nerve?

Liu Xuan gave Liu Li a meaningful look.

Liu Li instantly understood her sister’s meaning.

She quickly straightened up from her slouch, her voice a little louder. "Let me explain! I know about this!"

As Liu Li spoke, some of her Momentum returned.

"The peace conference is typically initiated by the [Intercontinental Political Super Alliance]. Its purpose is to control the intensity of global warfare and maintain world peace."

"The primary members of the Super Alliance are the Big Business Alliances from each major political zone. However, the ones who truly influence the Super Alliance’s decisions are the Intercontinental Giant Corporations that back these alliances."

"As far as I know, since the Super Alliance was founded, the peace conference has been held a total of four times. This will be the fifth."

"The specific format of the conference is different each time, but it all boils down to competing for [Weight] in a relatively peaceful manner. The Big Business Alliances that possess more [Weight] will have greater decision-making power at the final meeting."

Hearing this description, Lin Qi immediately had a rough understanding of the conference’s context and purpose.

The impetus for convening this conference was the ongoing corporate warfare across the globe.

Although the Asian Administrative Region was relatively peaceful at present, according to reports from Cyber Media, the rest of the world was on the brink of all-out war.

Over fifty percent of Big Businesses were mired in the bog of corporate warfare.

On top of all this, the Europeans were conducting a Witch Hunt.

The Witch Hunt further intensified the global corporate wars.

This was especially true after the incident in Alliance City. Aishwarya, a permanent council member of the Asian Political Zone Big Business Alliance, raised the banner for Wizard Professionals, which nearly turned the Asian Administrative Region’s Alliance City into a global gathering place for them.

How could the Europeans possibly take that lying down?

As a result, the Asian Administrative Region had also begun to experience turmoil recently.

The great battle in Red Fruit City earlier was one of the aftershocks of this matter.

In places Lin Qi couldn’t see, more numerous, more intense, and even higher-level battles were taking place.

"So, we elites from various industries have become weapons in this ’peaceful war’ model, forced to participate in the conference to compete for Weight on behalf of our respective Big Business Alliances?"

"Is... is it really safe? People don’t die, do they?"

Lin Qi posed a new question.

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

This model, meant to replace high-intensity warfare and redistribute global interests—would all factions really play by the rules?

The Cyber World was, in essence, a world where the strong preyed on the weak, all within a framework of "rules."

But there were many factions with the ability to transcend the "rules."

Every Intercontinental Giant Corporation was one of them.

How many Intercontinental Giant Corporations were there in the world?

Nearly a hundred!

These top-tier factions, wearing the skin of the Big Business Alliances, schemed against each other and instigated one major incident after another.

On the surface, it seemed all corporations, even the Big Business Alliances, followed the rules.

But the Intercontinental Giant Corporations themselves were not bound by those rules.

Lin Qi’s question was one Liu Li couldn’t answer.

But Xu Qinghe could.

Xu Qinghe looked at Lin Qi as if he were an idiot and said, "Of course... it’s not safe!"

"Every time a peace conference is held, it’s a festival for the criminal underworld. Mercenaries often make a fortune, but they also suffer heavy casualties."

"You, me, Sister Liu—we could all become targets for some Mercenary Corps."

"[Weight] is crucial for every political zone’s Big Business Alliance, and after the conference, every Big Business can exchange the [Weight] they’ve acquired from the Big Business Alliance for substantial benefits."

"Especially a newly-minted S-Class Pharmaceutical Researcher like you, or a multi-talented genius like Sister Liu. You’ll make for easy targets, you know!"

Xu Qinghe looked at Lin Qi, putting on a fierce expression.

But this posture seemed to put Lin Qi and Liu Xuan at ease.

’The silly girl is just trying to scare us!’

’Her acting is a bit over-the-top!’

Xu Qinghe looked from one to the other and, seeing that neither of them was affected, was momentarily stunned.