Somewhere plausible for dramatic karmic upheaval, far enough away to draw the Auditor, but not somewhere whose destruction would bring even more high-level heat directly onto them.
Targeting the Crimson Abacus Syndicate's headquarters with a destabilizing pulse of synthetic karma also held some meaning. Not just a simple diversion. It was also a declaration of war. An unseen, profoundly asymmetric war waged in the Lower Layer markets of Neo-Tian.
Since they're going to further expand the Ascension Spark Loans, the Crimson Abacus Syndicate had to be weakened enough not to allow them to disrupt their operations.
Li Fang met Xie Ruolan's gaze with a hardened expression, "They started this by hunting IronOx. They're getting more than a bounty hunter."
Xie Ruolan nodded with an unreadable expression. This was a game she understood, a game of leverage and calculated destruction.
