Another person had died, and this one was another branch manager.
Xue Tinghai's death had not caused much of a stir because he had died inside the elevator.
But Zhu Xiaoning's death created an enormous impact because she used Tianhai Power one last time before dying.
Ripples began spreading from the left corridor on the fifteenth floor, and an invisible wave swept through Tiannan Academy, expanding outward in ring after ring.
This use of Tianhai Power was not directed at ghosts. It affected only the living.
Yet Zhu Xiaoning's final announcement before her death was enough to spread from the fifteenth floor to E-3 Building, then from E-3 Building to Tiannan Academy, and finally, with Tiannan Academy as the center, into the hearts of staff members across the city.
No one had ever used a manager's authority—or Tianhai Power—in such a manner.
A branch manager's final use before death could actually appoint the next manager. This was unprecedented, and its implications ran deep.
Thus, this announcement had to be delivered to every staff member, both inside and outside the mission.
At that moment, all missions across the Top Ten Branches paused for ten seconds, as every branch's will simultaneously announced the news to all staff members.
"The former manager of Branch No. 10, Zhu Xiaoning, has died. The next manager of Branch No. 10 will be Ji Li, manager of the Seventh Branch."
One person serving as the manager of two branches was unheard of.
The Top Ten Branches were in an uproar. Large numbers of staff members not participating in missions spontaneously gathered to discuss the matter.
Among them, the Seventh Branch and Branch No. 10—the two parties involved—were the most turbulent.
Within the Seventh Branch, Tong Guan, Xiao Qian Duyue, Mei Sheng, and several others held a