The Gift

The Virtual Universe, 'Amethyst Island' under the jurisdiction of the Ganwu Continent.

This is an incredibly beautiful island, entirely composed of purple crystal. The total area of the entire island is even larger than that of Black Dragon Mountain Island.

On this beautiful island, there are palaces made of amethyst, stretching in all directions, with each palace clearly distinguished by its height and grandeur.

The most dazzling of these is the Amethyst Palace, which stands tens of thousands of kilometers tall, at the very center of the island.

Under the sunlight, this magnificent Amethyst Palace constantly reflects a variety of dazzling colors.

This Amethyst Island is the office of the Virtual Universe Company's branch in the Ganwu Universe Country.

Because the universe is so vast, this centralized office space was naturally set up in the Virtual Universe.

Right after Yang Wu defeated Bolan and won a spot in the Primal Secret Region Realm, everyone in the entire Ganwu Continent in the Virtual Universe went into a frenzy of celebration. This was the glory of the entire Ganwu Universe Country.

Only here, within this magnificent palace, is there utter silence.

At this moment, inside this magnificent palace, there was an enormous round table with a diameter of over a kilometer. Beside the table were three incredibly tall thrones, each occupied by a towering figure.

"Everything was normal until suddenly a Primal Secret Region Member appeared in the Ganwu Universe Country, and he's only at the Star Level! What should we do?"

The first to speak was an ape-man with downy hair on his face, dressed in an exquisitely beautiful purple robe, around which wisps of purple lightning constantly emanated.

"What to do? Hmph! Bolan was already a peerless genius, appearing only once every tens of thousands of epochs. I didn't expect Yang Wu from the Ganwu Universe Country to be even more monstrous! A genius like him, as long as he doesn't perish, will definitely become the Domain Lord of the Primal Secret Region in a few thousand years!"

A man with dazzling golden hair like the sun, three golden feathers on his head, and an eerily handsome face whispered, "The geniuses trained by our Virtual Universe Company, once they reach the Domain Lord Level, will be sent out to control a region in Cosmic Nation, and there's a high probability they'll be sent back to their hometown!"

"The Domain Lord lords below the Primal Secret Region are not a threat, but Yang Wu is Primal Secret Region Member, and his status within the company is no less than ours."

"Once he breaks through to the Domain Lord Level, he'll definitely come to our Ganwu Branch as Supervisory Special Envoy! At that time, we'll be in trouble!"

"What terrible luck!" The purple-robed ape-man who spoke first frowned and said, "The Ganwu Universe Country hasn't had any outstanding performances in hundreds of Genius Battle, but I never expected that someone would actually break into the Primal Secret Region this time!"

"Haha!" The sinister man suddenly gloated, "Marquis Zidian, you're in charge of the Commerce Department Commerce Department, and there are just too many messy transactions inside! Even if you keep perfect accounts and have destroyed a lot of evidence, if someone were to investigate seriously... I'm afraid that even if you Houzi, aren't imprisoned in the Star Area Prison, you'll be sent to the Outer-Region Battlefield to atone for your sins!"

"You think your Martial Department is clean?" The ape-man stared at the sinister-looking man and sneered, "Those royal families in the Ganwu Universe Country have probably given you a lot of gifts to cultivate geniuses, haven't they?"

"Hmph!" The sinister-looking man sneered, saying, "My Martial Department is always a bit cleaner than your Commerce Department!"

"Marquis Zidian, Marquis Jinyu!"

A gentle voice rang out; it was another barefoot girl, her entire body shrouded in black gauze, who seemed to be able to twist the surrounding space and time.

"Given Yang Wu's talent, as long as he doesn't fall from grace, his appointment to work at our Ganwu Branch is a done deal. Your arguing now is pointless!"

"Fallen? That's right!" A sudden thought flashed through the sinister man's mind. He said, "The Genius Battle has just ended, and the geniuses of this year's cohort probably haven't gone to the company headquarters yet. Otherwise, we could send our men to take down that Yang Wu..."

"No!" the Black Veil Girl exclaimed immediately.

Another ape-man, Marquis Zidian, sneered, "Marquis Jinyu, are you insane? Do you think all the great beings among us are fools?"

"If we really did secretly kill a peerless genius like Yang Wu, unless we did it flawlessly, without leaving a single trace, and even erasing the memories from our own minds, otherwise... we probably wouldn't even have the chance to go to the Star Area Prison!"

"Yes!" The Black Veil Girl covered her chest with her hand, as if she had been frightened by the strange man's words.

"Marquis Jinyu, how could you have such a crazy idea? To secretly murder Primal Secret Region Member, especially a peerless genius like Yang Wu, who is rare even in tens of thousands of eras! This is a grave crime of betraying one's clan!"

The blond, sinister-looking man's pupils constricted sharply. He had simply wanted to nip a minor threat in the bud, so how did it escalate into accusations of betraying his people?

Then, the sinister-looking man chuckled awkwardly, "I was just saying it casually, you two don't need to take it seriously! Let's think about how to deal with this. In any case, we must keep our positions!"

What are the prominent positions of the three giants of the Ganwu Branch of the Virtual Universe Company?

The three of them held important positions, their status even comparable to that of King Level Immortal, so naturally they were unwilling to give them up easily!

"Wake up, everyone!" the Black Veil Girl reminded them. "Judging from Yang Wu's performance in this year's Genius Battle, he has definitely attracted the attention of the higher-ups at headquarters. Even the Alien Race would find it difficult to kill him, let alone us. So we absolutely cannot lay a hand on him!"

"Moreover, he's currently only a minor Star Level. It'll probably take him several thousand years to reach the Domain Lord Level. That's plenty of time for us to win him over!"

"Marquis Heiyan is right!" the purple-robed ape-man Immortal said with a smile, "Even if Yang Wu is a peerless genius, he's only at the Star Level right now, so his judgment is definitely extremely limited! We can probably win him over by giving him some benefits!"

"Yes!" Marquis Jinyu nodded in agreement. "That's a good idea! But how exactly do we do it?"

Suddenly, the Black Veil Girl pointed into the void, where a screen appeared displaying a detailed plan.

"This is the solution my subordinates came up with; you can take a look."

"Oh? This Yang Wu is actually a disciple of Jinguang Marquis?" Marquis Jinyu suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Although these three giants paid some attention to the Genius Battle, they wouldn't go so far as to pry into the background of every genius, so they naturally didn't know Yang Wu's identity before.

After all, if Yang Wu hadn't Primal Secret Region Member, even with his status as the Jinguang Marquis, he wouldn't have been worth their excessive attention!

"It seems we'll have to take better care of Jinguang Marquis from now on!" Marquis Zidian, said with a smile. "This Jinguang Marquis is really lucky. He was only recently Marquis and he's already received such a disciple with astonishing talent!"

"However, Marquis Heiyan, isn't this gift you prepared a bit too extravagant!" Marquis Zidian suddenly frowned and said, "A perfectly evolved 'Kashi' larva of Metal Lifeform —that's worth 30,000 Hunyuan Unit! Yang Wu only received 10,000 Hunyuan Unit as a reward for winning first place in the Genius Battle!"

"Yes, Marquis Heiyan." The strangely handsome Marquis Jinyu frowned and said, "Thirty thousand Hunyuan Unit, even ordinary Immortal Expert can't produce that! Yang Wu is only at the Star Level now, there's no need to give him such a valuable gift!"

Although 30,000 Hunyuan Unit are nothing to these three giants, they are clearly unwilling to spend so many resources to win over a Star Level genius right now.

After all, a genius is just a genius; there's still a risk of falling from grace on the path to maturity!

"I don't think it's much!" The Black Veil Girl smiled and glanced at the two of them, then slowly said, "After this Metal Lifeform 'Kashi' undergoes perfect cultivation, the resources it will need to grow to the Domain Lord Level or even the World Lord Level will be incredibly astonishing! At that time, will Yang Wu still be able to escape our grasp?"

As for the Immortal Level, Marquis Heiyan didn't mention it at all!

Because even if all the assets of these three giants were combined, they still couldn't perfectly cultivate this Metal Lifeform 'Kashi' to the Immortal Level!

Suddenly, Marquis Zidian's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "As expected of Marquis Heiyan, this is a really good idea."

If Yang Wu really accepts this gift, he will likely not only turn a blind eye to some of their actions in the future, but there is also a high probability that he will continue to associate with them.

When those in power and those in charge of oversight unite, things will naturally be much easier!

The Black Veil Girl smiled gently and said, "Then let's arrange it this way."