Jin Solence: I Knew She Was Up to No Good!

"'Benefits'... coming from your mouth, I find it so hard to believe, Nightless Sky Yong Lian."

After listening to Nightless Sky Yong Lian, Kim Solence remained silent for a while before slowly speaking again.

"Now that you put it that way, I feel like... there might be some hidden trap in this arrangement."

Nightless Sky Yong Lian shook her head and said in a low voice, "Don't overthink it, Old Jin... You're giving me too much credit—not just you, but for the past ten years or so, everyone in City That Never Sleeps, whether it's my subordinates, employees, family members... or even an opponent like you, has always had this misconception: that I seem to be infallible and will never suffer a loss."

"But how could there be such a person in the world? Even if there were, I know very well that I am not one of them—I also make mistakes, I also find myself in dilemmas, I also have to 'give up' some interests, and I also... have to 'choose between two evils'."

"Sending the Nightless Sky Huo Shu to the Solence Family will indeed leave some 'weaknesses' and bring some 'benefits' to you and your family... However, it's not fatal, so I can accept the possibility of that in the future."

Upon hearing Nightless Sky Yong Lian's analysis, Kim Solence laughed.

"To everyone, the idea that you 'never suffer a loss' is not an illusion... Before you became the Family Head, or when you first became the Family Head, you did sometimes have to make some 'trades and sacrifices,' but after you completely took over the Nightless Sky Family... In fact, in which decision have you ever made that actually harmed your own interests?"

"Even if this really is an 'illusion,' and even if it's an 'illusion' you created yourself... Nightless Sky Yong Lian."

"If an 'illusion' keeps being confirmed, then it is the 'reality' until it is shattered."

"So rather than calling your never-losing-money story some kind of 'illusion'... I'd rather call it your 'legendary tale'."

Nightless Sky Yong Lian sighed, "Perhaps, Old Jin, perhaps... but this time is truly different. The situation I'm facing this time is, after all, my 'time is Impending Death.'"

"Therefore, I have to give way to something..."

At this point, Nightless Sky Yong Lian.

"Besides, I might not actually be 'at a loss'; it's just a 'possibility,' isn't it?" Nightless Sky Yong Lian pointed to herself. "Since you enjoy listening to 'legendary tales' so much, then I'll give you a 'legendary' interpretation—perhaps I'm actually confident that after the Solence Family stabilizes, the Nightless Sky Family will also become flawless again, thanks to my chosen heir, my daughter who inherited my Bloodline."

"At that time, even if you possess the 'Nightless Sky Huo Shu' and the 'Nightless Sky Huo Xian,' you won't be able to shake the Nightless Sky Family and the Truth Company in the slightest—after all, the 'benefits' I'm offering you are only a distant possibility."

"Perhaps my farsightedness has progressed to the point where I can clearly see whether this 'possibility' will actually work?"

"So, does it make things a little easier for you to accept now?"

As Nightless Sky Yong Lian spoke, though her words were mostly empty rhetoric, the sheer power of her delivery made it impossible not to believe them.

Kim Solence had heard this kind of thing many times—it was the same way that highly talented and ambitious project leaders were doing when they were giving it their all, trying to get investment and approval from there.

However, this time the target was Nightless Sky Yong Lian, which was indeed quite novel for Kim Solence.

And...

Kim Solence had to admit that Even Nightless Sky Yong Lian, even in terms of oratory and charisma, was stronger than all the other executives he had met, some of whom had become pillars of the Universal Trade Association, combined!

Even if... Nightless Sky Yong Lian may not have needed to use her oratory skills to "persuade" anyone for thirty or fifty years.

After all, sitting in that position, her words were, in most cases, unquestionable "commands."

Only when the decision-making power lies with the audience is it necessary to "state reasons" and "evoke emotions," and only then is it necessary to persuade the other party.

Nightless Sky Yong Lian doesn't need that.

But even abilities that are not needed...

She might not have it either.

So Kim Solence laughed too.

"That sounds much more convincing now, Nightless Yong Lian... I accept your proposal."

"After everything settles down, I will personally take your son to the Universal Trade Association —I will personally examine whether, as you predict, he will still be able to completely prevent me from profiting from the Nightless Sky Family, even with one of the former Head Candidates in the picture."

"I want to see... just how much real ability your daughters, on whom you placed so much hope, can demonstrate after they leave your wing?"

Nightless Sky Yong Lian laughed, "Hey, Old Jin... then it's a deal."

She reached out her hand across the coffee table.

Kim Solence did not shake hands with Nightless Sky Yong Lian; instead, he waved his hand.

"Alright, I've granted your last request... Things are mostly settled, so hurry back to your Nightless Sky Family!"

"If this drags on any longer, and someone discovers your movements, I'll have to hold another press conference to explain why I met with you privately... Although I promised to help you deter the other three families, I don't intend to really be tied to your Nightless Sky Family for the next thirty years."

Nightless Sky Yong Lian her head. "I never said I was leaving, Kim Solence."

Hearing Nightless Sky Yong Lian call him by his full name so unusually, Kim Solence frowned. "What do you mean? You're not planning to have lunch here... Are you really going to stay here forever?"

Nightless Sky Yong Lian shook her head.

"I don't have any 'lunch' to eat either..."

As she spoke, she took out her personal Communicator.

Although it was a special edition specially made for her by the Truth Company, with only one available in the entire City That Never Sleeps, it actually didn't look much different from a regular high-end customized Communicator.

They all consist of a screen and a few buttons.

Nightless Sky Yong Lian's gaze fell on a message notification that had popped up on the Communicator more than ten minutes ago.

User 'John H. Arthur' has sent you a new file.

Under Kim Solence's confused, doubtful, and slightly fearful gaze, Nightless Sky Yong Lian gently tapped the keys.

"We arrived a little early, but... overall, it was just right."

"Clatter."

She opened the file that had been transferred to her.

As the "Chosen of Wisdom," her abilities were activated, and technical texts and formulas that were difficult for ordinary people to understand flooded into her mind and consciousness.

Even the most outstanding Alchemy Master and the most brilliant alchemical researchers would need months to grasp the basics of alchemy...

At this moment, in Nightless Sky Yong Lian's mind, it was easily analyzed, learned, and mastered!

Because...

This knowledge was created by her own hands.

What Lin Yu sent at this moment... were, of course, the research results personally developed by Nightless Sky Yong Lian, which pointed directly to the World Origin and the Deity Domain!

This "knowledge," which had been gradually deduced by Nightless Sky Yong Lian and then Oblivion, returned to her consciousness, still carrying the freshness of something she had just discovered a minute ago.

Even before the splash from Archimedes' leap from the water vat had landed, Nightless Sky Yong Lian had already realized the danger of this knowledge and sealed it away.

Now...

The splashing water droplets finally landed on the floor.

The alchemical building housing the bathroom... collapsed with a deafening roar!

"I see... That's amazing! I truly am a genius in this world!"

"And you... you too--Did we actually create something this amazing?"

Nightless Sky Yong Lian laughed loudly, his Divine Power surging throughout his body.

Behind her, strings of characters and alchemical symbols flashed and materialized out of thin air, forming a dense Wall of Truth, like a giant blackboard!

And this is just a tiny, insignificant page in a book that "reveals the truth."

Kim Solence's expression Cataclysm, because he sensed...

At this moment, Nightless Sky Yong Lian is communicating directly with the "God of Wisdom" behind the Nightless Sky Family, the life she believes in.

The "God of Wisdom" responded to her, projecting his Deity majesty and even a part of his Divine Kingdom Projection this place.

This almost led Kim Solence to also communicate with the "Alchemy God" he worshipped, and to have Him Divine Descent upon the place.

After all, Kim Solence's first reaction was...

"Did Nightless Sky Yong Lian come all this way just to kill me?"

But now he realizes that things are worse than he imagined.

Because what Kim Solence could sense was... although he didn't know what Nightless Sky Yong Lian had done, at this moment the Divine Power of the "God of Wisdom" and the Divine Kingdom Projection were undergoing drastic changes.

It looks as if Nightless Sky Yong Lian did something to the Deity she worshipped!

Secondly...

Another obvious change is the Life Energy and soul aura emanating from Nightless Sky Yong Lian.

Kim Solence could sense that Nightless Sky Yong Lian wasn't killing him.

She wanted to exert some kind of influence on the "God of Wisdom" she worshipped.

And, more importantly...

She seemed to be planning to die in her office.

Considering this possibility, Kim Solence had to admit...

He now truly wished that Nightless Sky Yong Lian was there to assassinate him.

"Nightless Sky Yong Lian... you've been waiting for me here!"

The requests I made earlier were just an appetizer.

Now, Kim Solence finally understands the purpose of Nightless Sky Yong Lian.

The "death date" that Nightless Sky Yong Lian spoke of was not, like the previous Chosen of God the Nightless Sky Family, a silent death for some reason.

The way she chose to die would inevitably cause a stir throughout the entire City That Never Sleeps, and even the whole world.

All the powerful individuals will immediately sense her death and understand what she did.

No one in the Nightless Sky Family could help her cover up this commotion... or rather, in the entire Barren Realm, there were definitely no more than five people who could help her conceal this Deity- level fluctuation.

And as the Family Head of the Solence Family, and the Chosen of God of the Alchemy God...

Undoubtedly, it is one of them.