Chapter 1651: A Price That Can’t Be Refused
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In the face of the Deity Realm warriors’ burning gazes, Lu Zhongqi appeared worried and anxious. He sat there for a long time before he spoke in a tone of someone reminiscing the past. “I have dozens of grandsons and granddaughters. Siya is the most special one among them. She’s also my favorite.
“To this day, I still can’t forget when she used to sit on my lap obediently and study the ores with me as a child. She would wear a dress and have her up in braids.
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“The studies of crystals and prospecting are too boring for a child. Most of the Lu family’s third generation lack the time to concentrate. They would rather train in the more intense and interesting spirit arts than inherit my mantle.
“Only Siya stayed by my side the longest and allowed me to teach her by hand.
“At that time, I never expected the little girl with eyes full of brilliance and a unique talent for crystals, would… would become what she is today.
“But no matter what she’s become, she’s still my granddaughter and a member of the Lu family at the end of the day. Her blood is the same as ours.
“Now, are you trying to say that she’s a monster in human skin?
“What am I, who taught her with my own hands? What is the Lu family that raised such a monster? A family of monsters?”
Lu Zhongqi had always been known for his magnanimity.
He never refused to share his insights about crystals and spirit energy with his peers in the superhuman circle.
However, when he opened his eyes wide and they shone with a brilliance that was more dazzling than the exploding crystals, even the proud Yun Feidian could not help but take half a step back and swallow his saliva with difficulty.
“President Lu, I’m afraid that you’ve misunderstood what I meant.”
Yun Feidian hurriedly bowed. “The real Ms. Lu Siya is certainly not a ‘monster in human skin’ but a heroine who should be respected by thousands of people because she fought for Dragon City until the very end.
“In the past, she was not only Dragon City’s best new prospector, but she also made great contributions to the Abnormal Beast Research Department with her professional skills. She was an unknown hero who was active on Dragon City’s secret battlefront. She protected the happiness and peace of countless families with her life.
“With that said, it’s precisely because she was too outstanding that she was targeted by the evil monster mastermind. The monster virus was injected into her body, and it completely corroded her brain.
“From that moment on, the real Ms. Lu Siya had sacrificed herself for our great civilization.
“The person who’s appearing in front of the world right now is not Lu Siya at all. She’s not your biological granddaughter. It’s just a demon with Lu Siya’s body.
“President Lu, even if it’s just to stop Ms. Lu Siya’s body from being controlled by the monster to do all kinds of evil things that she would never have wanted, we should take down the demon as swift as lightning.
“Once the matter is completely settled, we should restore Ms. Lu Siya’s reputation and grant her supreme glory. Then, we should give her a glorious burial and let her story spread throughout Dragon City!”
The Deity Realm warriors looked at each other and nodded.
Indeed, no matter how rebellious Lu Siya was, she was still a member of the nine great cultivation families.
The dignity of the nine great cultivation families still needed to be protected.
Yun Feidian felt that the matter could be handled with dignity without leaking any information.
Even so, Lu Zhongqi remained unmoved.
The president of Dragon City’s Crystal a.s.sociation was like a wooden sculpture that had turned into a withered tree, digging his roots deep into the ground.
Even though Lei Tianming and the other senior members coughed dryly a few times and stepped forward to help, Lu Zhongqi did not relent.
Yun Feidian rolled his eyes and thought of the key point.
“This matter has been blown up so much that the Azure Alliance is stirring up trouble. Of course, that’s one thing, but Universe Corporation hasn’t handled it properly either. They even want to trouble the nine mega corporations and drag the eight of us down with them. That’s also a very important factor.
“Don’t tell me that Universe Corporation wants us to clean up their huge mess for free?” Yun Feidian said coldly.
“In my opinion, judging from Universe Corporation’s current situation, it’s not suitable for them to occupy such a large share in Dragon City’s crystal stone mining and smelting field anymore!
“It doesn’t matter if Shen Yuanbao is willing or not. The Shen family has to give up at least half of their pie no matter what!”
His words made the eyes of many Deity Realm warriors flicker.
That’s right. Universe Corporation had deliberately made a big deal out of it. They wanted to drag the rest down with them. How could things end so easily?!
Moreover, if Shen Yuanbao had truly been attacked and he was seriously injured or even dying, Universe Corporation, whose strength had declined to the point that it did not even have a Deity Realm expert, would not have the right to occupy so many crystal ore veins!
It was priceless.
Even a small piece of it was enough for the eight mega corporations to increase their performance and continue to expand.
After some thought, more of the people present began to understand what Yun Feidian meant.
The mining and smelting fields in Dragon City were part of a situation where the two forces were competing.
Once Universe Corporation was severely injured, Sky Pillar Corporation would certainly reap the benefits and become a unique mining overlord in Dragon City.
Yun Feidian wanted to use it to gain Lu Zhongqi’s support and offset the possible negative impact on the Lu family from the fact that Lu Siya was actually a monster in human skin.
It was not a low price.
Nevertheless, after weighing the pros and cons repeatedly in their hearts, they all felt that the price was worth it and necessary.
In any case, the nine major families had to come to a consensus first to completely deal with Lu Siya, as well as the Azure Alliance, and calm down the riffraff.
As for the mining and smelting of crystals, would the mighty Sky Pillar Corporation become unstoppable and eventually surpa.s.s the eight mega corporations?
Well, based on Lu Zhongqi’s personality and the abilities he had shown in the past, there was no such possibility.
Hehe, Sky Pillar Corporation would only keep those crystal veins temporarily.
Once the matter was completely settled, the eight mega corporations aside from Sky Pillar Corporation could still join hands to force Lu Zhongqi, the good man, to spit out everything he had consumed!
Oh right, at that time, Shen Yuanbao, who had suffered a great loss, would definitely not let the chance go.
Then, everyone would turn to support Shen Yuanbao and let him fight Lu Zhongqi until both sides suffered heavy losses.
It would be best if both Universe Corporation and Sky Pillar Corporation were finished. Strategic materials such as crystal ore veins would be jointly controlled and shared by various mega corporations. That was the way to ensure the long-term peace and stability of Dragon City’s civilization!