Day 3 of Week 37, Year 1035 of the New Century, CEO's Office, Red Silicon Star System Regional Headquarters, Deep Blue World.
Behind the broad desk, Zhongkai sat calmly in the floating Boss's chair, composed and at ease.
Since he had taken the main seat, Shi Wo, the office's original owner, could hardly ask him to get down. Sitting somewhere else would be even stranger, so he could only stand.
It was awkward, stifling... and despairing.
Once he had lost his seat, power naturally slipped away as well.
Even though Shi Wo had already achieved a considerable degree of "awareness," facing this situation for real was still difficult.
Great Lord Zhong Kai had arrived in the Red Silicon Star System on Monday. For the next two days, he had received visits and banquet invitations from all sides, only getting down to business now.
But Shi Wo understood clearly: this Great Lord, famed for his "severity," had spent the past nearly thirty hours gathering information through every possible channel and from multiple angles. The intelligence he had already grasped was likely far more accurate and comprehensive than what Shi Wo was currently reading.
Shi Wo had accompanied him throughout, knowing there was no room for deception. That only made him more despondent.
Zhongkai's hair was pale and sparse, almost platinum blond. He was thin, and sitting in the Boss's chair, he seemed a full size smaller than Shi Wo.
Yet his build did nothing to diminish his bearing. Simply sitting there quietly made Shi Wo unconsciously struggle to breathe. Especially those eyes of his—like translucent pale-green glass, lacking the warmth of the living. Just looking at them made Shi Wo feel a chill seep through his lungs.
Zhongkai was reviewing the materials Shi Wo and his subordinates had compiled, mainly those