Tribulation of Myriad Races

Wan Tiansheng was still in disbelief. Then again, with how much Su Yu was investing in this plan, what was the point in lying about this? Thus, it was likely that Su Yu had indeed never been to a ruin before.

Wan Tiansheng shook his head helplessly.

Whatever.

It did not matter anymore.

He continued working on the fake ruin. But the more he looked at the fake ruin, the more tempted he became to rob it.

Sigh. How rich. Two carrier treasures…no, three, to be precise.

Among the myriad races, numerous Sunmoons had spilled their blood just to obtain even one carrier treasure. With the investment of multiple carrier treasures, this fake ruin would essentially be a real ruin, with the only difference being the lack of ability to hide one’s dao affirmation.

But that was not something one would be able to notice before actually attempting to affirm one’s dao in the fake ruin.

While Wan Tiansheng was working on the fake ruin, Su Yu was still busy conversing through his mask. At the moment, he was busy cursing as he said, “Enforcer White One, why are you so patient with those dogs? Just tell them to hand order their intelligence network and the list of their spies. We don’t need them serving as the intermediary. We want direct control.”

“They’re refusing…”

“So be it. Who the fuck do they think they are? Enforcer White One, I believe we need to establish our dominance through force in the Human Realm. To speak the truth, we do clash with the cult in some of the services we provide. If they’re not tactful enough, we’ll simply wipe them out. After all, they also provide information peddling and assassination services. They are practically our competitors. If we can’t swallow them up, we should simply eliminate them.”

Takeover or destruction. This was the style a transnational company like them should assume. This was how they were supposed to preserve their market dominance. Just look at what the marquis had been doing before this. He had monopolized Great Xia’s market, earning massive profits with his Xia Trade Company.

“They are too secretive and they have their own experts as well. It won’t be that easy to wipe them out…”

“We only need to kill some of them to establish our dominance. We can’t really kill them all. The rest can remain as our employees. If those people remain stubborn, we will kill until they concede.”

Su Yu was getting impatient. White One was a fool. He didn’t even feel like talking to White One anymore. Did he need to teach White One something so simple? He was no expert businessman, but he had learned a lot from example. During his time in Great Xia, he had learned nothing except haggling, scamming, and forgetting his sense of shame.

If they could afford to provoke the opponent, they should definitely provoke that opponent. If they couldn’t afford to provoke the opponent, they should avoid doing so. In short, they should bully the weak and fear the strong. How did White One grow to such a level without understanding something so basic?

Left with no choice, White One could only say, “Profound Nine, let’s do it this way. I’ll connect you with the eighth elder. You can liaise with him directly.”

A promotion!

Yes, he still wasn’t an elder. But his status had risen yet again! In the past, he had to communicate with the eighth elder through White One. Now, he could do it directly. An enforcer elder could be considered a big shot in the pavilion. Someone standing at the top of the organization.

As a Pseudo Invincible, he was as strong as some of the stronger prefects. Su Yu’s status in the pavilion had increased rapidly. In the pavilion, only the department heads ranked above the enforcer elder.

Su Yu even started getting nervous, but soon, he calmed down. This was no big deal. He was no country bumpkin. He had met plenty of big shots, including actual Invincibles. Pseudo Invincible? The old man beside him was also a Pseudo Invincible capable of killing Invincibles. If he didn’t fear even Old Wan, was there a need to fear the enforcer elder who wasn’t even by his side?

Meanwhile, Wan Tiansheng glanced at Su Yu. He suddenly had a feeling the kid was badmouthing him. Whatever. He decided to be generous and let the kid off this time. Perhaps the kid had suddenly remembered that he had yet to stamp his seal on the kid’s receipt.

When Su Yu demanded his stamp earlier, he had distracted the kid by crushing the carrier treasure. This massive debt was better left for Great Xia. He was too poor for this. He reckoned he wouldn’t be able to afford this debt even if he sold his own life.

***

Su Yu was naturally not thinking about that. Before long, he found himself connected to a new frequency.

“Profound Nine, a white mask of the Profound Department, greets the enforcer elder.”

Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. Human Realm’s branch.

The eighth elder replied, “There is no need for any pleasantries. Profound Nine, according to White One, you wish to eliminate the Myriad Race Cult? You need to understand that the cult was established by the myriad races. When you hit a pet, you have to take the master into consideration as well.”

Su Yu gave a simple reply, “We can hit the master as well. Elder, what is the motto of our pavilion? Do we need to fear the myriad races? Have we never killed any of them before? As long as we’re paid, we will accept any mission. All sorts of services are available. Do the myriad races not hate us? Of course they do. If possible, they won’t hesitate to eliminate all of us.

“But why are we still around? Not because we fear them. Not because we’re their dogs. Rather, we’re still around because they need us. Not long ago, when our headquarters was exposed due to Su Yu, what did the myriad races do? Elder, do you really believe that they will show mercy if they find our headquarters? We don’t fear anyone because we’re too hard to detect. We’re fearless. We run the biggest intelligence network among the myriad races. That’s not because we’re the strongest. We’re not around because we have been polite toward them. We’re not around because they have decided to spare us.

“How many of our white masks and even elders have perished in their hands due to their traps? They will never hesitate when an opportunity arises to kill us. Eighth Elder, allow me to be frank. Your indecision is quite suspicious. If not for your high status, I might even suspect that you have long been corrupted by the myriad races. We are still around not because we fear there. We are around because of what we can do. Because they still need our services!”

Su Yu even took the chance to berate the elder slightly.

Naturally, the elder was slightly displeased. But upon thinking about it, he decided to let it go. This up-and-coming youngster was right. There was a limit to their patience.

“Are you interested to leave the Profound Department and join the Enforcement Unit?”

“No. The Enforcement Unit is too unrealistic. Due to a lack of contact with the myriad races, its members are too stiff in the way they operate. I’m sick of White One’s rigidity when doing things. He has to report everything before making a decision. Things can change at any time out in the field. It is impractical to wait for further orders before doing anything.”

The eighth elder thought about it and nodded in agreement. Perhaps it was true that this was not the type of task suitable for the Enforcement Unit. Their people were more suited for internal affairs or even assassination missions, but not something that required flexibility.

“There is some sense to your words. I’ll assign more authority to you. In Great Xia, you can contact all white masks directly. They will all act under your command. Profound Nine, the pavilion only has some simple requirements. Control over the flow of information, chaos, and profit.”

The elder asked, “Can you do this? The Great Xia branch has suffered massive losses so far. Your branch has accepted a lot of missions recently, but those missions are not enough to compensate for our previous losses there.”

Su Yu smiled and said, “You need to first invest before making a profit. If you’re unwilling to invest, how can you make a truly large profit?”

“Sure. From now on, you will be the chief commander for all our operations in Great Xia. Everyone, including White One, will be put under your command. Maximize the profit we can gain from the Human Realm.”

“No problem.” Su Yu agreed easily. He said, “I’m in the middle of verifying the authenticity of the ruin. This information alone is enough to make us a huge profit.”

“Are you in Nanyuan?”

“Yes.”

Su Yu answered with zero hesitation. They could claim that they couldn’t see him in Nanyuan, but he could also claim that they were simply too incapable. That was why they couldn’t even detect him. It was up to them to believe him or not.

After a slight hesitation, the eighth elder contacted First Profound and asked, “First Profound, stop what you’re doing. Head to Great Xia and assist Profound Nine in secret. Keep me updated at all times.”

“Sure.”

First Profound agreed easily. Him? Helping Profound Nine? Was that even necessary? The kid was already doing well enough. If they helped him more, he might even find the chance to sell them all off.