"Everything went smoothly. We have already negotiated with the Yaoqing General and can sign the contract soon."
"These Abundance Folk possess devices capable of resisting Emanator attacks. Without our intervention, Yaoqing Xianzhou would have to expend considerable effort, and unnecessary casualties might occur."
"As far as I know, General Fei Xiao is an intelligent person who understands trade-offs."
In the corner, Jade was reporting her work progress to her superior.
Because the company and Yaoqing Xianzhou have deep cultural ties, Yaoqing Xianzhou's culture is already synchronized with the company's.
Planting people inside is incredibly easy.
Every time Yaoqing Xianzhou launches a campaign, the company receives news.
Then they send people to follow nearby.
If Yaoqing wins, that's that.
If they encounter trouble, they immediately appear before the Yaoqing General to discuss reinforcements and spoils of war.
In the past few months, Yaoqing achieved great victories every time, leaving no opportunity.
This month, they finally suffered a setback.
Thus, Jade, a senior cadre of the Strategic Investment Department, was ordered to come and negotiate.
As soon as the contract is signed, this deal will be a massive profit.
"Hmm, small investment for huge returns. You did very well."
On the other end of the line was the head of the Strategic Investment Department, Diamond.
He is an Emanator of Preservation.
Hanging up the phone, Jade took out the prepared contract, made some revisions, and happily took the contract to find Fei Xiao.
In her view, this deal was solid and absolutely wouldn't run into problems.
At the same time.
The operations conference room.
The group of commanders, who had initially felt confident because of the company's reinforcements, were now frowning anxiously.
Every one of them had a grim expression, looking anxious, as if their parents had died.
"Jiaoqiu, haven't you figured it out yet? What exactly is wrong with the General?"
Moze was normally gloomy, but now he looked even more sinister.
"I don't know, I can't check at all—" Jiaoqiu covered his forehead, sighing deeply.
Because their pillar of strength, the Heavenly Strike General, had fallen into slumber.
Moreover, the most critical thing was—Fei Xiao had entered an ethereal state, visible but intangible.
Anything used to touch her would phase right through.
It was like a hologram—if Fei Xiao hadn't just been banging the table a second ago, they would have certainly thought it was a prank.
Everyone had extreme trust in Fei Xiao.
They believed she would never play a prank before a major battle.
Therefore, she must have run into trouble and something was definitely wrong with her.
Yet, this was a problem that no one present could solve.
In desperation, Jiaoqiu had no choice but to invite Jade, asking the company personnel to see what was happening.
"Hiss—"
Jade gasped sharply.
She thought to herself: I don't know either.
Seeing Fei Xiao's state, she herself was completely baffled.
She had never seen this before; even the company's database had no records of related symptoms.
This situation could only be a hologram, but the Xianzhou people denied it, insisting it wasn't.
Jade had no solution for this.
"The contract hasn't been signed yet—"
And no one else had the authority to make this deal.
It wasn't that she worried the Xianzhou people would renege, but not signing the contract was against the rules and wouldn't hold up legally.
This was a deal for half a planet, and Jade didn't want to drag herself into trouble.
Let's wait until Fei Xiao returns to normal.
Thus, the Company's fleet and the Yaoqing starship cluster waited quietly.
In the conference room, a large group of people were desperately trying to find a way to restore Fei Xiao to normal.
What they didn't know was that Fei Xiao was currently having a dream.
She dreamed of her childhood, the Fallen Land, the Borisin, her Foxian compatriots, and a Mysterious man---in the dungeon of a Borisin hunting pack in the Fallen Land.
Oliver prepared to break out of the door.
He needed to go out and verify if things were as he had surmised.
If his deduction was correct, this script truly began during Fei Xiao's childhood.
Just as he was about to act, voices came from the dungeon entrance.
"This little thing actually experienced a bloodline regression."
"What a pity, this little thing is so fair and tender. I've been craving her body for a long time; steaming her would definitely make her fragrant."
"You dare eat the Chief's property? Are you tired of living?"
The voices grew closer.
The light of the torches cast the shadows of two wolf men.
Clang, clang~
Oliver also heard the sound of iron chains dragging on the ground.
Finally, they arrived in front of Oliver's cage.
He saw two wolf men standing before the cage.
The one on the left was dragging a thick iron chain.
A girl was tied to the end of the chain.
Behind her was a long trail of blood.
It seemed the girl had been dragged all the way here.
"Huh?"
"When did this cell get an extra slave?"
The wolf man on the right pointed at Oliver, asking in confusion.
The wolf man on the left stared closely; it truly was an unfamiliar slave.
"No fox ears, and no Tail---"
Sniff, sniff~
Both wolf men simultaneously stretched their necks, sniffing Oliver's scent through the iron door.
"Bro, this lowly slave smells so good---the Chief didn't say he wanted him, right?"
"We can eat this one. Let's eat him secretly, brother."
The two wolf men were genuinely too greedy to resist.
The wolf man on the left picked up the chain and flung it aside.
The girl wrapped in the chain was also violently flung away, hitting the ground with a dull thud.
The girl didn't make a sound, and it was unclear if she was dead or unconscious.
Clang!
The iron door was opened.
The two wolf men entered Oliver's cage, preparing to feast.
Oliver felt a wave of disgust as he watched the two beasts bare their teeth, drooling at him.
"Scram!"
He uttered a soft shout.
Vast Imaginary Energy was released along with the sound wave.
It instantly detonated the two wolf men.
Splat!
Blood exploded, splattering against the wall with a sound.
Oliver walked out of the cage.
He raised his right hand and snapped his fingers softly.
Snap!
With a crisp sound, all the torches suddenly burned fiercely, instantly illuminating the entire underground cavern.
Oliver approached the girl who had been flung away by the wolf man, crouching down to examine her closely.
White fur, fox ears, no Tail.
And that beautiful, slightly heroic face—wasn't this the future Heavenly Strike General, Fei Xiao?