The hall was as silent as death.
The remaining eleven core members of the organization were all frozen with fear, their heads lowered even further. They did not dare show the slightest abnormality, afraid they would be next.
Fu Wuhen swept a faint glance over them and clapped his hands.
Then he picked up the wine cup on the table and drained it in one gulp.
"You all saw that?"
"With me, there is no doing your best! There is only getting it done!"
"Complete it, and you are my brothers. We share the glory!"
"Fail, and this is your fate!"
His gaze moved back and forth over the people below. Everyone it passed over trembled with fear.
A moment later, Fu Wuhen's gaze landed on the gray-robed old man on the far left, the first one who had spoken.
"Elder Luo Zhan, how about I leave this matter to you?"
The old man named Luo Zhan shuddered all over, and his expression abruptly turned ugly.
"My Lord..."
"I am currently responsible for managing many affairs in the Qiyuan Star Domain. I am overwhelmed with work, so I fear... it will be difficult for me to attend to such an arduous task in the short term!"
Fu Wuhen narrowed his eyes.
"Difficult to attend to? Or are you deliberately shirking it?"
Luo Zhan's expression changed. He hurriedly rose from his chair, came to the center of the hall, and knelt on the ground.
"Please see the truth, my Lord!"
"Ever since this old man submitted to your command, I have worked diligently and conscientiously, never daring to slack in the slightest!"
"How would I dare harbor any other thoughts?"
"Right now, the mining of many ore veins across the Qiyuan Star Domain requires comprehensive coordination, and a major matter like