Aurecia came back to herself from a crushing wave of dizziness and suffocation, her blue eyes filled with fear.
"Thank you... thank you for the praise, Master."
Su Yi released her chin. "Straighten yourself up. Let's go."
"Yes... yes, Master."
She forced herself to stand, then began expertly fixing her makeup, dress, and accessories.
Unfortunately, the signs of disarray were not so easy to hide.
Anyone could tell what the Starsea Princess had just been through.
When Su Yi led the limping Aurecia out of the private room, Haixi "happened" to be walking over.
He glanced at Aurecia and smiled. "Mr. Gheros, it looks like you enjoyed your 'meal.'"
Su Yi nodded in satisfaction. "I did. I'll accept this gift."
"And I can agree to what you asked."
Haixi's eyes lit up. "Thank you—"
Su Yi drew him aside. "My dear Mr. Haixi, you're a clever man."
"So I'll get straight to the point. I plan to expand my gang's operations to Red Sun Star."
"I need Aurecia to keep using your company's Starsea Princess image to make things easier for me."
Red Sun Star was crucial.
Once the turmoil in the Dark Universe subsided, people would indeed be able to travel normally again.
But the Void Abyss would also grow stronger than ever before.
Every human planet would then face a threat of Void Abyss contamination a hundred times worse than the one they faced now.
Collapse, loss of control, and contamination, followed by desecration, corruption, and betrayal.
These would become problems every human had to face.
And the key to Su Yi's response lay on Red Sun Star.
A person who could change the situation would emerge there.
Its strategic position also meant that several major battles would be fought there in the future.
It was a place