The atmosphere in the conference room had grown so tense it was about to snap. Then, the next second, Tai Yu laughed.
"Just kidding! Think about it—how could something like this possibly be mortgaged through official channels?
"People did approach me, but none of them could clearly explain where they came from. The Initial Awakening Society might even be stirring up trouble among them... Don't worry, I know where to draw the line."
Your sense of proportion is worlds apart from most people's!
Farul grumbled inwardly. He did not think it was a joke at all; it felt more like an open threat.
Though there were no Deep Blue World employees present, everyone surely had multiple intelligence channels connected to that side. The news might reach them before the meeting even ended.
Then it would depend on how Deep Blue World—well, mainly Great Lord Zhong Kai—reacted.
The meeting continued. At least on the surface, Tai Yu truly treated it as a joke. He quickly returned to business and continued assigning and coordinating work.
Farul listened carefully, trying to discern Tai Yu's subsequent plans from it.
The other arrangements were nothing much, but when he heard that Priest Kannan was being assigned to continue "proctoring" the logistics personnel, his eyelid twitched... The results had already been obtained, yet they still had to go through such a pointless exercise. Clearly, it was meant to conceal something.
In other words, there was someone in the Special Task Force whom Tai Yu did not trust.
Well, obviously. There were four Celestials and four priests in the Special Task Force. There was probably not a single person who could form mutual trust with Tai Yu.
But Tai Yu had always presented himself as frank within the Special Task Force. For him to suddenly limit who