From Hell to Heaven
The Solar System, Earth.
Inside the manager's office at the Earth branch of Virtual Universe Audit Company.
Sun Ruowei sat upright behind the huge floor-to-ceiling window, her gaze calmly sweeping over an appointment email on the virtual screen in front of her.
The email was formally and politely worded, praising her effective work on Earth and stating that after her next millennium term, she would be transferred to God Base on Outer Battlefield to assume a more important position.
The appointment was signed by her direct superior: "Marquis Black Annihilation" Vissa.
"Hehe~" Sun Ruowei let out a barely audible cold laugh, showing no surprise whatsoever.
This is a common tactic used by powerful forces.
Once you offend them, they will do everything they can to make things difficult for you until you completely submit.
Alternatively, you can sincerely apologize, wag your tail and beg for mercy, become their loyal lackey, and exchange this for a chance to catch your breath;
Alternatively, you can only endure their endless suppression and retaliation.
They had to do it. Because in this dog-eat-dog universe, every power is a piece of meat in the eyes of other powers. The moment they show the slightest weakness or fatigue, they will immediately attract a pack of wolves and be torn apart until nothing remains.
Friendly? Kind?
Under the dark forest law of the universe, that's nothing more than an epitaph for the weak. Kindness only leads to being bullied!
However, Sun Ruowei was not worried.
After all, she was a formal member of the Virtual Universe Company, backed by this towering tree. Even if the Boswa Family were a behemoth at the Venerable Level, they would never dare to openly and blatantly try to kill her within the Solar System, right under the nose of the Virtual Universe Company.
Their most common and insidious tactic is to send her to the most dangerous place through a transfer order issued by her superiors.
Outer Battlefield ----
That was a true meat grinder. Let alone a mere realm lord like her, even an Immortal God would be nothing more than a speck of dust in the universe if they perished there, unable to make a ripple.
If it were an ordinary realm lord, upon receiving such an order, he would probably be terrified and rush to beg for mercy.
Those powerful and influential families enjoy watching their enemies grovel and beg for mercy, manipulating them at will, and then delivering the fatal blow when they are in utter despair.
But Sun Ruowei is no ordinary person.
She is one of Luo Shares's most steadfast shareholders.
With hundreds of thousands of years of accumulation, coupled with the rapid development and high dividends of the Luo Group in recent years, her wealth is steadily growing. Her goal is to gather enough to enter the Initial Universe: a huge amount of wealth requiring 1,000 Hunyuan Unit and 1,000 contribution points.
She has already contributed enough points.
Currently, her total assets have reached over 990 Hunyuan, just one step away from her goal. And once she enters the Initial Universe, she is confident that she can break through to Immortality.
By then, she would have the right to refuse Marquis Black Annihilation's orders. What could a mere transfer order from an Outer Battlefield do to her?
"Hmph!" Sun Ruowei snorted disdainfully and casually closed the appointment email.
The next moment, she skillfully entered the internal stock market system of the Virtual Universe.
In pursuit of higher returns, she leveraged her investment three times through Kensiren Financial Company, investing most of her assets.
Moreover, her investment portfolio is highly diversified, spanning various high-quality subsidiaries of the Luo Group, so that even if one segment encounters problems, the entire portfolio will not be lost.
However, the moment the stock market interface opened, a blinding green light instantly stained her pretty face green.
Today's profit/loss: -10%
Floating loss: -297 Hunyuan "Ah!" Sun Ruowei's pupils shrank suddenly, and the composure on her face vanished instantly. Her heart sank, and a chill ran from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.
"It's okay, it's okay," she kept reassuring herself. "I've encountered this before; it's just normal market fluctuation, a technical adjustment!"
She quickly looked down at the market discussion section, trying to find the reason for the sharp drop.
She quickly found the answer. It turned out that the Luo Group's two core sectors, real estate and energy, had a fierce business conflict with a King Level force called the "Ross Family" in the Jinzhou Universe Kingdom.
"Phew----" Sun Ruowei finally breathed a sigh of relief, her tense nerves relaxing slightly.
It's just a business conflict, nothing serious.
Luo Group's expansion speed is unparalleled in the entire Human Territory. Their products are of excellent quality, and they treat their employees and partners extremely well, understanding the importance of mutual benefit and win-win outcomes.
Therefore, in the business world, they always manage to overtake others and are always successful.
Of course, business competition in the space age is never limited to the marketplace. Great power belongs to oneself, and personal strength is the ultimate voice. No matter how good you are at business, without strong military backing, you are nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter.
But the Luo family has Luo Feng!
Behind that peerless genius who appeared out of nowhere stood the Chaos City Lord, the King Zhen Yan, the Ganwu Kingdom Lord, and the entire Virtual Universe Company! With such a powerful figure in charge, most of those rivals who coveted the Luo Clan would eventually choose to shake hands and make peace, sitting down to make money together.
As long as Lord Luo Feng is here, the future of the Luo family represents infinite possibilities and light!
Although there had been no news of Lord Luo Feng for over four thousand years, Sun Ruowei was absolutely certain of it. She recalled an ancient proverb she had learned on Earth: "If it doesn't cry out, it will astound the world when it does; if it doesn't fly, it will soar to the heavens when it does!"
Perhaps, in the next moment, Lord Luo Feng will rise again like a comet. He may have already passed through the Primal Tongtian Mountain, World Lord Rank, and become the youngest peerless genius in human history.
Then, his strength will increase rapidly at a visible speed, and in the blink of an eye, he will become Immortal God of the Human Race, or even King-Rank Immortal, a supreme Venerable!
By then, the value of the Luo Shares she holds will skyrocket, and Sun Ruowei will be completely rich!
"Hehehe----" Thinking of this, Sun Ruowei couldn't help but let out a heartfelt, hopeful laugh.
"Um?
"
Just then, the smile on her face suddenly froze.
A new news item, flashing a red alert, suddenly popped up.
[Breaking News! The Ross Family has announced that its powerful backer, King Jiantuo, attempted to contact Luo Feng, the patriarch of the Ross family, for peace talks, but Luo Feng has remained silent. Given that Luo Feng has been dormant for over four thousand years, it is widely speculated that Luo Feng has likely perished!]
Sun Ruowei's face turned deathly pale instantly, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
"No—it's impossible!" Her fingers frantically opened the stock market interface again.
This time, the green was even more intense and glaring.
Today's profit/loss: -20%
Floating loss: -600 Hunyuan. Immediately following, a cold system notification sounded:
[Kensiren Financial Company reminds you: Your financial account's floating losses are nearing the liquidation line. Please add margin as soon as possible; otherwise, when the loss reaches -30%, we will forcibly liquidate your account!]
Sun Ruowei sat there in a daze, her mind blank.
It's over.
Everything is over.
Her dreams, her hopes, her hundreds of thousands of years of hard work, all seemed to vanish into thin air with Luo Feng's "fall." The next moment, she dared not hesitate for a moment, her fingers moving like lightning as she frantically clicked the "clearance" button on the screen.
After all the stocks were sold off, she trembled as she began to calculate her total assets. After deducting the leverage interest from the financial company and adding the loans she had taken out for investment with the Virtual Universe Company —her total assets were reduced to less than 200 Hunyuan!
200 Hunyuan ----
We're five times short of the goal of 1000 Hunyuan! This amount of money isn't even enough to get us to the threshold of the Initial Universe!
Sun Ruowei felt a sudden dizziness, and her vision blurred. She slumped into her chair, her eyes vacant and filled with despair.
Just then, another system notification sounded.
[Beep! Several companies you've invested in have simultaneously released important announcements!]
Sun Ruowei raised her head, her gaze sweeping unfocusedly across the screen.
[Luo Group solemnly declares: Our ancestor Luo Feng is currently in deep seclusion in the Initial Universe, focusing on cultivation, and is not facing any life-or-death crisis. We urge all investors not to believe or spread rumors, and to view market fluctuations rationally.]
In addition, our group has recently established a strategic partnership with the Ganwu Secret Realm, the Virtual Universe Company Ganwu Branch, and "Cosmic Galaxy Milky Way King Anle".
The future of the Luo Group is bright!
[Signing documents][Image][Image]
"Huh?!" Sun Ruowei's eyes widened suddenly as she stared at the documents bearing the special official seal, which were absolutely impossible to forge.
She quickly reopened the stock market interface.
This time, the glaring green disappeared. In its place, a straight line of red stretched upwards!
Luo Concept Stocks surged like rockets, instantly recovering all losses and even staging a strong reversal, rising by 10 percentage points in one go!
She remained silent for a long time, then her gaze returned to the cold letter of appointment, followed by a glance at the frantically flashing red numbers on the screen. Finally, an indescribable fervor and determination ignited in her eyes.
"Since that's the case—"
Her fingers flew across the virtual screen.
Ten times leverage!
Go all in on long positions!
Believe in Luo Feng, and you will gain eternal life!
"Rush!!!"