After passing off the task of removing Nan Yuan to Wei Rong, Lu Yin gathered his courage and called Big Sis.
“Burp~~, what’s the matter Little Seven?” Big Sis sounded sluggish when she answered the call. More precisely, she sounded drunk.
Lu Yin spoke cautiously, “Big Sis, um, what do you think about becoming an overseer?”
Big Sis belched again. “What a stupid idea. Becoming an overseer means losing my freedom. Mt. Microcosms isn’t fit for human habitation.”
Lu Yin was left without any response to give. Big Sis was basically cursing the Hall of Honor. “Well, the overseers aren’t actually controlled too much, and you can head out if you want. There’s no need to actually stay on Mt. Microcosms.”
“Head out? You think I’m stupid? Why would someone leave? It’s hard to become an overseer, so obviously it’d be best to stay on Mt. Microcosms to dominate others and enjoy the respect that comes with such a status. Only idiots would leave.” Big Sis shared some thoughts she had buried her heart as she spoke incoherently.
“So you mean you agree to become an overseer?”
“Are you drunk? When did I agree?”
“Didn’t you say that you want to stay on Mt. Microcosms to dominate others and enjoy holding a position of respect? Don’t worry, tons of people will show you their respect.”
“Don’t try to tempt me. This lady doesn’t want to be respected, I want to rob people. This is the glorious tradition of Leon’s Armada!”
“Fine, if you stay in Mt. Microcosms, you can rob people, if that’s what you want. Just don’t go too far.”
“You really are an idiot! Why didn’t you just stay at Mt. Microcosms and wait for others to offer you their respects? You’re so stupid. How did you manage to survive until now and even win that war? Ridiculous.”
Lu Yin angrily hung up. Only an idiot would try to discuss things with a drunk. He decided to call her back later.
One day later, Lu Yin’s gadget beeped. Big Sis was calling him.
“Little Seven, why do I have the feeling you hung up on me?” Big Sis immediately asked.
Lu Yin said firmly, “Nope, wouldn’t happen. I would never dare hang up on you, Big Sis.”
“You didn’t?” Big Sis wondered. “Didn’t you call me yesterday?”
“I did call you, but you hung up on me, Big Sis. Think about it, not even a Semi-Progenitor would dare hang up on you. It’s absolutely impossible for me to do that. Just think about it.” Lu Yin was getting nervous.
Big Sis remained suspicious and muttered to herself for a while. “Whatever. What did we talk about?”
Lu Yin blew out a long breath of relief. “We were talking about you wanting to become an overseer.”
“That’s dumb. I’ve never considered becoming an overseer. Don’t think I become some idiot when I’m drunk,” Big Sis admonished.
Lu Yin put on his best salesperson tone. “You said being an overseer on Mt. Microcosms would mean that you can make demands of others and enjoy holding a respectable position.”
Big Sis was taken aback for a moment. She vaguely remembered saying something along those lines.
“You also said that it’s a superior method of robbery. It’s civilized, family-friendly, elegant, and elevates your life goals. You’ll soon surpass Highsage Leon and become the next pirate king.”
Lu Yin’s enthusiasm started to infect Big Sis. “Did I really say all that?”
“Who else would have such ambitious goals?” Lu Yin flipped the question.
Big Sis swallowed. Her eyes started to shine. Surpassing Highsage Leon and becoming the Pirate King with a superior form of looting. Yep, that was definitely something she had said. “Alright, I agree. I’ll have a fun time being an overseer.”
Lu Yin was overjoyed. “Thank you, Big Sis! You’ll definitely leave your legacy behind on Mt. Microcosms.”
“Hahahaha, what nonsense are you spouting? I am a lady!” Big Sis beamed.
Lu Yin flattered her a bit more before saying goodbye and then letting out a sigh of relief. It was done.
Just outside, Ku Wei had been about to submit a report, but his expression had turned somber after overhearing Lu Yin’s conversation with Big Sis. Ku Wei was truly unable to compare to his master in any way. Even when it came to kissing ass, his master was more impressive.
“Who is it?” Lu Yin called out.
Ku Wei’s expression instantly changed. “Master, it’s your beloved Little Wei!” he announced as he entered the room.
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In the Neoverse, on Mt. Microcosms, someone emerged from the Arbitration World, which drew the attention of Mt. Microcosms’ protectors. The man who had appeared was Qing Shaohuang.
During the chaos in the Divine Venom Dynasty, Qing Shaohuang had been taken away by the Chief Justice to be put to trial. In the end, though the emperor had not been convicted of colluding with the Neohuman Alliance, there was no denying that Yuan Taishi had been his subordinate. Qing Shaohuang had been interrogated, and ultimately banned from ruling Venom Flowzone for the rest of his life. He was instead being sent to the Starfall Sea to serve as a guard for 10,000 years.
Having even a passing association to the crime of colluding with the Neohuman Alliance was still a serious offense, and this was why it was practically impossible for Qing Shaohuang, despite having a power level of nearly 800,000, to remain unpunished. This demonstrated the Hall of Honor’s attitude towards the Neohuman Alliance, and Qing Shaohuang was only being allowed to live because they could not find any motive for him to join hands with the Neohuman Alliance. If even a single shred of evidence had been found, Qing Shaohuang would have been instantly eliminated, even if things were later proven to be false.
Another reason he was being sent to serve at the defensive line was due to the manpower shortage in the Starfall Sea.
“Depart for the Starfall Sea,” a voice rumbled from Qing Shaohuang’s own shadow. It was the Judicial Commissioner, Shadow of Death. He was responsible for ensuring Qing Shaohuang arrived at the Starfall Sea.
“Judicial Commissioner, may I first see my son?” Qing Shaohuang asked.
“Do so quickly.”
“Thank you, Judicial Commissioner,” Qing Shaohuang said gratefully. He contacted Qing Sheng, who was still in the Lockbreakers World.
Qing Shaohuang’s trial had already finished long ago. After he had been found innocent of any collusion, he had been imprisoned. However, he had not been kept isolated from news of the universe. He had managed to determine Qing Sheng’s location, and had also been following along with what had been happening with the Great Eastern Alliance.
Qing Shaohuang had been arrested and investigated entirely because of Lu Yin, so the Envoy had constantly been paying close attention to the Great Eastern Alliance.
He had been ecstatic when he had first heard that the Great Eastern Alliance was going to take over the defense of the Outerverse against the Astral Beast Domain’s invasion. As an Envoy, he had fought in wars against the Astral Beast Domain, so he was aware that they were not an easy opponent. He had thus believed that the Great Eastern Alliance would suffer terrible losses regardless of victory or defeat.
Sure enough, just as he had expected, the war had escalated, and at one point, the number of Envoys participating in the fighting had exceeded thirty. Even Empyrean Imprinters had shown up, which had been truly shocking.
It was expected for the Astral Beast Domain to have such powerhouses, but why did the Great Eastern Alliance have such powerful experts as well? Only later had Qing Shaohuang learned that the Second Nightking was following Lu Yin.
After learning that the Second Nightking was one of Lu Yin’s subordinates, Qing Shaohuang had nearly gone insane. That bastard Lu Yin had sent the Second Nightking to negotiate with Qing Shaohuang to attack Lu Yin while he had been in the Divine Venom Dynasty, but the Second Nightking had actually been working for Lu Yin the entire time! What an immoral and shameless bastard!
The Second Nightking, Yuan Shi, Ya Mavis, Liu Huang, Jiu Shen, and other powerful individuals had then appeared one after another to support the Great Eastern Alliance. Qing Shaohuang had felt his willpower to get revenge slowly drain away. How could he do anything when faced with such a powerful opponent?
Qing Shaohuang had also learned that the war in the Outerverse was over, and that the Great Eastern Alliance had taken control of the eastern weaves. Even the Sixth Mainland had been forced to accept a loss. The former emperor had thus buried his hatred even deeper in his heart even as he cursed his own weakness. For the moment, he was far from being Lu Yin’s opponent.