Within the dungeon space, Alice, who had just advanced to Lord Boss, was traveling between nearby dungeons.
Just as Yi Tian had said, this was the Yagu Dynasty's territory. There was no shortage of prey in its dungeons!
But just then, a notification appeared before her: [The Boss invites you to join a meeting], leaving her momentarily stunned.
"A meeting? Could it get me out of the dungeon?"
After a moment's thought, Alice accepted the invitation, and her figure instantly vanished!
Inside the Meeting Room, which seemed to sit high above the starry sky.
Bai Qiu Li looked relieved. "Thank goodness you called a meeting in time, Boss. Now Teacher Yuan Shuang should have no trouble dealing with the enemies!"
Yi Tian nodded. He, too, had realized that [Hold a Meeting] was an incredibly powerful lifesaving skill that completely ignored distance!
After all, meetings had no time limit.
They could last as long as he wanted.
In other words, whenever an employee encountered danger, Yi Tian could pull them into the Meeting Room to keep them safe until the crisis outside had passed.
Yi Tian reminded everyone, "If you encounter danger, let me know immediately."
Ning Jing wasn't at the meeting, so Yi Tian planned to send her a separate message once it ended.
When he called the meeting, he had noticed that she was in a state of [Absolute Focus], researching something, so he had decided not to disturb her.
The other employees all nodded. They had never imagined that meetings could save their lives!
But at that moment.
Bai Qiu Li, Ye Xiu, and all the other employees sensed an extremely dangerous presence!
A demon!
Everyone tensed, clearly sensing that terrifying aura from the abyss.
They immediately focused their gazes on it and saw Alice appear in the fifth seat at the Meeting Room's long table.
Alice looked delighted. "I really did get out of the dungeon!"
"Too bad I can't use any abilities here, or use Void Traversal..."
"Don't be nervous." Yi Tian raised a hand to reassure everyone and introduced her:
"This is your new colleague, Alice."
He briefly explained Alice's circumstances. Once everyone heard that she also worked under Yi Tian, their expressions relaxed considerably.
After all, they were all Yi Tian's employees, so calling them colleagues was perfectly reasonable. That made it easier for them to accept one another.
Yi Tian added, "Alice's situation is unusual. For now, she can only operate inside dungeons. If you run into danger in a dungeon, you can call Alice directly!"
Alice nodded. "If there's prey, call me anytime!"
She discovered that she shared a subtle connection with everyone present, probably because they were "colleagues." It was enough for her to locate them in any dungeon.
Wan Jiang suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "Boss! Was Alice the one who killed Nos in the dungeon?"
When Yi Tian nodded in confirmation, Wan Jiang felt as though he had finally found the answer.
Alice had killed a Royal Dragonkin in less than a minute. Her strength astonished Wan Jiang.
Yi Tian took the opportunity to ask, "Alice, did that Royal Dragonkin leave behind any loot?"
"Just these..."
Alice rummaged around and took out a token and thirty crystals.
After she placed them on the Meeting Room's long table, the items moved in front of the Boss's seat at Yi Tian's command.
The crystals were that same Legendary material, dragon marrow crystals!
Yi Tian's face lit up. With forty dragon marrow crystals now in his possession, he should have enough to forge some equipment!
Equipment forged from dragon marrow crystals ranked among the finest of Legendary quality.
The other item, the token, made Yi Tian frown slightly:
[Dragon Ancestor's Secret Realm token: Use this token to open an entrance to the Dragon Ancestor's Secret Realm once. Disappears after use.]
The Dragon Ancestor's Secret Realm?
Wei Yuan did say it was rich in high-quality resources and materials, with countless secret treasures and legacies...
But isn't it on the Yagu Continent? How am I supposed to use this?
After pondering for a long time, Yi Tian put the token away for now.
The Yagu Continent, the Crimson Emperor's Palace.
The enraged Crimson Emperor had smashed one of the palace's eight supporting bluestone pillars with a wave of his hand.
"Nos is dead?!"
"And you still have the nerve to face me?"
The Crimson Emperor kicked the broken pillar, sending chunks of stone hurtling at the Dingcheng army officer who had come to report the news. The officer neither dodged nor evaded them, taking the blows head-on and ending up half-dead.
Had they been Half-Dragons or members of other races, the Crimson Emperor wouldn't have cared how many died.
But every Royal Dragonkin was a future pillar of the Yagu Dynasty. None could be lost!
Especially with the Race Championship approaching, this undoubtedly meant they were down one contestant.
What enraged the Crimson Emperor even more was that the Dragon Ancestor's Secret Realm token he had awarded Nos must have been lost as well!
Every one of those tokens was worth a fortune!
Only those with a token could obtain the hidden treasures within the Dragon Ancestor's Secret Realm, or even special abilities passed down by the ancient Dragon Ancestor.
The entire Yagu Dynasty could only obtain five tokens each year, and now one was gone!
A Half-Dragon mage serving as an adviser below the throne spoke:
"Your Majesty, those treacherous humans must have done something in the dungeon to cause its abyssal transformation, leading to Prince Nos's..."
The Crimson Emperor gave him an icy look. "Do I need you to tell me that?"
"Your Majesty is wise..."
Of course the Crimson Emperor knew Great Xia had tampered with things, but he couldn't get his hands on those responsible.
That thought only made him angrier.
Just then, a messenger arrived with a report:
"Your Majesty, an envoy from the Void Insect Race has come to discuss a joint conquest of Great Xia."
At this, the members of the other races in the palace exchanged glances and whispered among themselves.
Cooperation between two different races was commonplace, but the Void Insect Race was sinister and deceitful. The Yagu Dynasty did not think highly of them.
The Crimson Emperor snorted disdainfully. "Crawling vermin from the gutters dare dream of allying with dragons?"
"Tell them to get lost!"
Even after losing Nos, the Crimson Emperor still thought nothing of Great Xia, given the Yagu Dynasty's deep reserves of strength.
Why would he need allies to deal with a mere Great Xia?
The Crimson Emperor snorted. "Tell the Azure Emperor to send people over. The Race Championship isn't my responsibility alone!"
In the wilderness north of Qingcheng.
Facing Jiang Yuan Shuang's full might, the Godfall Cult's followers suffered countless casualties.
Their losses exceeded those from all their previous missions combined!
Had the Godfall Cult's followers simply fled, perhaps so many wouldn't have died.
But they still suspected that Bai Qiu Li had merely hidden in some kind of space and would return after a while. They could hunt her down then.
Just as Wei Yuan had said, the Godfall Cult was a bunch of lunatics.
Clinging to that idea, the Godfall Cult held out for a long time.
Their initial conviction gave way to despair, and only when the cult had nearly been wiped out did some finally flee in fear for their lives.
By then, most of the Godfall Cult's followers had died by Jiang Yuan Shuang's sword.
It had served as an opportunity to root out an anti-human organization.
The meeting ended.
Yi Tian reappeared inside Wei Yuan's car, arousing the latter's curiosity.
"Bai Qiu Li really is safe now. Your way of protecting people is pretty unusual."
Yi Tian's ability to pull people into a space was truly rare.
Wei Yuan even thought it was a little unfair!
Yi Tian smiled, then took out forty dragon marrow crystals and asked, "Wei Yuan, are these enough to forge equipment?"
Wei Yuan looked thoughtful at the sight. "You can even bring back the loot?"
He had guessed that Yi Tian had found a way to kill Nos, but he hadn't expected him to retrieve the items Nos had left in the dungeon as well!
This large batch of dragon marrow crystals was worth a considerable fortune.
"Enough to forge two pieces of Legendary equipment. I'll find you a smith... What equipment slots do you want them for?"
Wei Yuan wasted no words. He took the dragon marrow crystals and agreed to help.
Turning Legendary materials into equipment required at least an Epic smith, as well as plenty of supplementary materials, but that probably wouldn't be a problem for Wei Yuan.
Yi Tian thought for a moment. "Accessories, I think."
Compared with armor and weapons, accessories such as necklaces and rings were rarer and more valuable.
Wei Yuan nodded in agreement, then took Yi Tian back to Green Mountain Apartments.
Night fell, and stars studded the sky, scattering flecks of cold light.
Before they parted, Wei Yuan said earnestly, "The selection of contestants for the Race Championship is tomorrow. I'm leaving it to you all."
Yi Tian waved back over his shoulder. "Don't worry!"
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