"How is the 'sowing' going?"
"Not bad. Everything's going relatively smoothly so far."
"Any reactions? Has anyone set their sights on you?"
"No. I've kept a pretty low profile. They probably all think I'm a businessman now."
Leaning against a towering tree, Lu PingAn spoke calmly.
In the plaza some distance away, the Fishmen Lord Shakeda kept making rounds. Once the local Landlord, he seemed to have grown accustomed to serving as a guard in the face of a stronger outsider.
This was the Pearl of the Deep Sea, the massive undersea city of Sha Wusuo La Damuxi.
It had also become an important starting point for Lu PingAn's group's plans.
At the heart of a plaza stood a crystalline tree radiating a pale blue glow, its roots driven deep into the earth.
The tree's foundation had sunk to unfathomable depths, while just the portion aboveground covered most of the surrounding plaza and occupied the space overhead.
Liu XiYan, once known as Oboro Moon Lord, had taken root here.
"...You did well. At least our current boss is very satisfied with the quality of those 'seeds,' especially the few you focused on."
"Heh, disgusting. Is It still watching?"
"It probably can't observe directly, but It can indirectly observe the overall momentum of their fates. Have I told you before? As the strong rise in power and authority, the momentum of their fate grows as well. How did you do it? It said that several individuals had 'fortune' beyond the expected upper limit. That counts as overturning the hierarchy of fate."
You know what my Revive ability is capable of. I picked up a few good ones this time.
At that moment, although he was leaning against the tree and speaking with a familiar "friend," Lu PingAn did not reveal everything.