Inside the meeting room in the Aerospace Base Weird Domain, the atmosphere was heavy.
Master Wen Hao's brows were tightly knitted, his fingers lightly tapping the windowsill out of habit.
The Doomsday Phone floating before him displayed posts on the Sequence User Forum about the "Weird Bride appearing in Lin City."
"Shengnan, what do you think?" he asked without turning around.
Jiang Shengnan stood behind him, her expression equally serious. "Master, we've all witnessed the Weird Bride's strength. Tens of thousands of Weird gathered at the Yi City Battlefield, including quite a few Fifth-Tier Weird, yet they all bowed to her supremacy, and she was given the title of 'Weird Queen.'"
"After obtaining the Innate Yin Jade, her strength must have advanced even further."
"Every move an existence like her makes affects the entire situation. Is her occupation of Lin City simply a matter of claiming territory, or does she have another agenda?"
"The secrets between her and General Meng might be the key to unraveling some of these mysteries."
"That's exactly what worries me." Master Wen Hao turned around and sighed.
"General Meng opened the entrance himself to let her in, then died at her hands. Before, we thought she'd also died in Yi City, so perhaps we could set this matter aside for the time being. But now... she's still alive, and she's openly occupied a city. This matter is like a festering sore. Until I get to the bottom of it, I won't be able to eat or sleep in peace."
He paused, a trace of resolve flashing through his eyes. "One Fifth-Tier Weird Crystal is a steep price, but if it can clarify the truth behind General Meng's death, or even just tell us some of the Weird Bride's intentions, it'll be worth it."
"More importantly,