"It's been tough," he said.

"This is what I should do," Yafeiluna, with her exotic red hair, also said with a smile.

"You'll still have to work hard for a while longer. I need to make a trip to the Divine Will Great Wall. I leave everything on Earth in your hands, except for the fifteen rules set by Turquoise Pool. For the rest, you can make your own decisions without hesitation, especially when dealing with those who cling to the old national systems. To eliminate harm, decisiveness is key—you strike when you must."

"Understood," Yafeiluna nodded.

Yafeiluna was injured in the battle on Mars and had been working despite her injuries. That's why Li Changzhou didn't take her, an immortal of the first rank, to the Divine Will Great Wall.

Secondly, the situation on Earth was not yet stable, and indeed, an immortal was needed.

"Choose any S-grade item for yourself. If the Pope appears, or if there's a new first-rank immortal, try to negotiate; if you can't, then leave. Your safety is the most important thing. Wait for us to return."

"Please rest assured, my lord. I will definitely safeguard Earth!" Yafeiluna declared firmly.

Li Changzhou raised his hand and interrupted, "Your safety takes precedence over the rule of Earth. That is an order. Now, go and choose your items with Qing Lan."

"You can take two if there's something you particularly want, but I wouldn't recommend it. In real life, it's fine; it just burns through more resources. But in the instance, the more items you have, the more difficult the tasks become. You need to strike a balance."

"Yes."

After Yafeiluna left, Turquoise Pool said while watching him, "You seem quite concerned about her," as she handed him the "Dicator Series·Sand Table."

Under Turquoise Pool's gaze, Li Changzhou easily activated the sand table.

The silver metal ball floated up from his hand, splitting into five.

As the five metal balls floated high enough in the air, growing as large as car tires while still round.

The smooth surfaces of the spheres began to bulge and indent, forming oceans, mountains, cities, and plains...

The five spheres represented Earth, the Moon, Four Seasons Star, Magic World, and a part of Cangqiong Star.

The scenery on the sand table came to life, and as Li Changzhou willed it, the sphere representing Earth spun and enlarged, bringing the Qing Lan Bookstore on Yanhe Road amidst a light drizzle vividly before their eyes.

Turning his gaze away from the Qing Lan Bookstore, Li Changzhou then looked towards those areas flickering with red lights—there were quite a few of them.

Japan, Osaka.

A glass panel on the roadside Shinsaibashi sign shows a figure dashing by, pale-faced as if fleeing.

"There, over there!" On the ground, a Daoist holding a compass led a group in pursuit.

In the sky were paper cranes flapping noisily, surging like a tide, then suddenly rushing into a mirror.

United States, Detroit.

A patrol car burned like a bonfire by the roadside, glass shattered all around, and among the glass debris lay dead bodies.

"The hooligans, let's go!" a girl glared as she paralyzed a police officer, then turned and roared at her frenzied companion.

Bang!

A sniper bullet pierced the hooligan's head.

"Damn it!" A bat flew out from the shadows, swift as lightning, crashing into the body of the hooligan.

The wound on his head began to heal; the hooligan shook his head, picked up a nearby truck, spun around in place twice, and hurled it away.

With a loud explosion, a corner of a distant building billowed with black smoke.

Inside the building, the sniper descended the stairs, reporting, "Sniping failed."

"Retreat, the players are coming."

"Let's go, hooligan!" the girl shouted desperately, snapping her comrade back to his senses.

"Quick, over here!" In the distance, another companion lifted a manhole cover, revealing the scent of fresh grass wafting out—leading to a grassland.

The girl rolled through the cars, avoiding a hail of bullets, and darted into the manhole.

The hooligan swung two cars fiercely, forming an impenetrable shield, and once in range, leaped forward.

Boom!

The hooligan was flung out; in the whooshing sound, figures of dozens of players suddenly appeared all over the ground, rooftops, telephone poles, and corners.

"The hooligan! The bat!"

The girl tried to rush out, but the teammate lifting the manhole cover abruptly shut it tight.

A player walked over and started to lift the manhole cover, revealing the stench of sewage below.

"Ptooey!" The player spat into the manhole, stood up, and looked at the hooligan across the way.

"Developer team, Internal Security Science Branch Three, according to the company's internal statutes, I notify you—surrender and you may live; lead us to your friends and you can make a meritorious deed, becoming..."

Boom!

The car smashed in.

From beneath the car, a burst of fierce flame shot out, transforming back into the Security Section player, unscathed.

"Target refuses to surrender, initiate capture protocol."

"Whoosh!" Dozens of players swarmed up, and in just one exchange, the thug died, the bats died.

"With everything so hectic, who has the time to capture anyone?" The Security Section player looked up, feeling the sky oppressive, as if those lofty Immortals were watching him.

Remembering the five frozen cities, a chill ran down his spine, and he tightened his coat.

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"Well done," Li Changzhou said to the presidents of the various branches and the five heads of the development team.

Against his plans, the president of the Western Europe branch was not Yafeiluna. Turquoise Pool believed that, being an Immortal, it was beneath Yafeiluna to take on the role—overqualified and the position was too low.

She only let Yafeiluna decide the candidate for president of the Western European branch.

Li Changzhou had no objections, of course.

Among the attending presidents, apart from those from Earth, there were the kings of the Magic World, the Central King of Four Seasons Star, and Beia Triss of Cangqiong Star.

These individuals looked at the five spherical sand tables behind Li Changzhou, and Wang Donghua was passing down notifications about the riots.

Li Changzhou continued:

"Some of you may think all this is my plan, that I'm craving power, craving wealth. I don't like to lie and there's no need to lie here; I'll tell you directly that ruling the world means too much responsibility, too much trouble for me. I prefer to keep to myself. All this is a last resort.

"Therefore, I hope that all company territories can return to peace as soon as possible, work together in unity, and survive in the Value Game, the competition of the cosmos.

"To achieve this goal, deal with those who have troubled us and make others aware of the consequences they face for provoking us will save us a lot of trouble later on, avoiding more massacres.

"But remember, killing is a necessary means, not an end. I'm not a monster who revels in slaughter."

To prevent anyone from harboring any delusions, he added, "Not yet, anyway."

"As long as you can help me achieve this goal, then power, wealth—all of it is yours."

"That's all I have to say. For specifics, I'll leave it to you to handle. You're more adept at this than me."

Li Changzhou then severed the communication.

"I was even planning to have you do a global broadcast," Turquoise Pool said.

"Try to downplay my existence as much as possible. I hope that one day when I'm gone, Earth, no, this whole world can still band together and face the future united."

Turquoise Pool laughed, "Might as well hope for you to live forever."

"Such hope is indeed slim," Li Changzhou also laughed, then said, "Are you healed? Ready to go to the Divine Will Great Wall."

"There's still a bit left to heal. My chest hurts; can you take a look for me?" Turquoise Pool pulled apart her clothing at the front.

She was wearing a white suit today, with a shirt underneath, her shirt puffing slightly and waist slender.

"Shall I give you another rub?"

"Sure, but be gentle."

Li Changzhou reached out, and Turquoise Pool, not expecting him to actually go through with it, hurriedly closed her clothes.

Li Changzhou smiled, his hand never coming down.

"Still need a rub?" He smiled and asked.

"Pah!" Turquoise Pool let out a fragrant breath on his face and scolded with a laugh, "You're not a virgin anymore, so you're daring!"

"I'm a married man, don't mess with me."

"Me," Turquoise Pool tilted her head, gazing at him with a smile, "I like men who are married."

"..." Li Changzhou had nothing to say; he distinctly remembered that she used to like virgins.

But he couldn't say that. If he did, she would surely reply—"Can't you tell? It's you I like."

Although cliché, coming from a stunning beauty like Turquoise Pool, any man would turn into a grinning idiot, not caring how much the dowry would be.

Teleportation swept in from the side, engulfing them both.

To Bi, he had only used 'Teleportation' to say one thing—"When you become an Immortal, you can have the Earth if you want it."

Of course, that was just to placate a child.

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