Black Tower Mid-level Zone
The Containment Facility, which held tens of thousands of Uncontrolled Ones, stood at the very center of this zone in the form of a tower, directly connected to the Upper District.
Dense cyberpunk buildings like a forest of steel covered the Mid-level Zone. They also represented the various departmental units that maintained the Black Tower's basic operations and interfaced directly with official employees.
Hidden amid the mist, with only a single river route leading to it, was the Shore Hotel.
It was a special area belonging to this level, providing high-ranking Black Tower Employees and administrators with private spaces for conversation and offices. They could even accept missions and sign agreements directly within the hotel.
At present.
Inside an exclusive guest room on the hotel's top floor.
An executive from the Highest Will, code-named M—Modeling—stood before the panoramic glass, gazing at the neon-drenched city of steel as he gave Han Dong an utterly shocking answer.
"A candidate?!"
If this had not been such a serious occasion, Han Dong would have suspected that the war had given him auditory hallucinations.
Back in the Holy City, a councilor had once approached Han Dong to discuss becoming a Councilor Candidate. He had been surprised then as well... but that surprise was nowhere near what he felt now.
This was a candidate of the Highest Will, a true wielder of power within the Black Tower.
Countless millions of worlds were directly or indirectly controlled by these people. To a certain extent, the sheer scale of their authority exceeded the limits of Han Dong's understanding.
"That's right... with your insight, you should have noticed some details already, yes?
The reason I valued Grave Lord before was also because I was searching for a candidate.
However, while Grave Lord possessed great courage