Published: February 12, 2025
"Are they all gone?"
Xia Lei stood in a huge stone hall, looking at the figure of a person and a dragon in front of her.
"Yes."
Liang Chuyin walked up beside Xia Lei, also gazing at the sleeping undead fish dragon and the Red Hair.
These two beings connected to each other had suddenly fallen into slumber, and Xia Lei had no choice but to have them placed here.
Underground of Cloud Summit Villa, beneath two laboratories, was this stone hall. It seemed ordinary but was built with immense human and material resources invested by Cloud Summit, and the core members called it the "safe house."
Not only was it extremely defensively strong, but it had also been rigorously tested for toughness using Yama Tree during construction. Even ninth-level life forms could not break through in a short time. Moreover, the place had a built-in drive mechanism that could swiftly exit the mountain through a hidden passage in times of need.
The entire project took over two years from start to finish, with countless superhumans working here as laborers. It was officially completed just a week after Ye Zhongming left.
This served as an escape route for the members of the villa in case of an emergency.
Unexpectedly, it was put to use as soon as it was completed.
Here, not only was there the sleeping undead fish dragon and Red Hair, but also the equipment that Ye Zhongming had left behind and... the earth yellow pill, which had been guarding the equipment all this time.
Perhaps it was in its nature, but Big Yellow waited stubbornly for its master's return in a manner passed down through generations.
Xia Lei wasn’t particularly worried about the undead fish dragon and Red Hair; their slumber should be a step toward evolving into ninth-level life forms.
After receiving the inheritance from Nine-Winged Crow, the undead fish dragon should have become a top-tier life form long ago, but it had yet to take that step, possibly due to the influence of Red Hair.
Now that they were finally asleep, when they woke up again, they would stand at the pinnacle of this planet.
Big Yellow noticed Xia Lei and Liang Chuyin and slowly walked over, lying next to them with its head resting on their laps, still facing its master's equipment, appearing rather dispirited.
Ye Zhongming's departure severed their spiritual connection completely, leaving Big Yellow despondent.
Gently stroking the soft and smooth golden fur of the earth yellow pill while it was in a non-combat state, Liang Chuyin expressed her concern, "Sister Lei, they won’t be willing to accept this. But will your promises to them and the positions you offered become future hidden dangers?"
Under the high pressure of Cloud Summit, Water Steward, Li Daqian, and Commander Mu agreed to join Cloud Summit.
This meant that four of the top twenty major forces in the national district had officially merged.
Of course, joining Cloud Summit was primarily due to yielding to its powerful strength; they would certainly feel discontented. But Xia Lei promised them that in the future, Water Steward's team and the Cloud Summit Merchant Group would jointly establish a new commercial department, with Water Steward as the person in charge, overseeing the commercial operations of Cloud Summit Villa and most of Puxing Town's operations.
Li Daqian would merge Ten Thousand Beast Manor and Cloud Summit's battle beast camp, forming a new Cloud Summit Battle Beast Legion, with him as the first commander, responsible for breeding, training, and improving the battle beasts.
Commander Mu’s team would independently become a core battle team of Cloud Summit, led by Mu Xinfey. He would serve as the chief instructor and leader of the staff headquarters, responsible for training their respective teams and working with Guangyao to support the development of various strategic plans for Cloud Summit.
These positions were critical, touching upon the true power of Cloud Summit, fully occupying its core positions.
Handing such responsibility to a group of individuals who harbored resentment towards Cloud Summit left the future highly uncertain.