Fabricating Lies

"Our king says he's past his prime and no longer a threat; he's just hiding his base very well!"

In the Scarlet Alliance State, the highest-ranking groups currently only occupy two areas with the largest population flow, while the four Twilight Years Mansion are filled with sixth and Seventh Sequence groups.

In the past two months, a large number of people have North Rehe to Sequence Holder.

The reason Zhang Xuezhou's place is relatively quiet is simply because most people gather near Zuo Denggao's research institute.

In that area, there were not only Sequence Holder seeking to sign contracts, but also a group of young Sequence Holder joining in the fun, and Zhao Tianhua and others choosing the location to jointly research and demonstrate sequence locks.

Zhao Tianhua and the others' behavior in North Rehe was normal. Not only were there many high- Sequence Holder had quickly acquired sequence locks, but if anything went wrong with their sequence locks, they could also seek after-sales service.

For various reasons, the North Rehe has become a hub for a large number of high- Sequence Holder, making it more vibrant than ever before.

Even though this is a relatively special research restricted area, a large number of people come here through various connections, making it almost look like a large residential community.

"We have a huge number of people patrolling, researching, and searching here," Zhang Xuezhou boasted. "Just go out and take a look; they're all our people!"

There are definitely a lot of people!

"Unfortunately, we haven't found anything after decades of searching!"

"Even your king couldn't find it?"

"Perhaps he has more important things to do and can't afford to waste time here!"

Zhang Xuezhou and others had already set up a non-existent Alliance States controller for the Void Furnace in Qinmeng, and he and Ren Yisheng and others had also discussed the matter in Dongshan.

This virtual object is extremely important, as it ensures to the greatest extent possible that the Virtual Furnace will not develop any ambition to become its master within the Scarlet Alliance State.

It is a fact that Mengtesi Badun and Genas have seized real power in the country, and both the Thousand Islands Alliance and the Scarlet Alliance State have suffered widespread disasters due to the fire meteor creatures.

Although times are constantly moving forward and various forces are constantly improving, there is no guarantee that these beings will not possess any special abilities.

"If you can help us, you will surely gain the friendship of our king," Zhang Xuezhou said confidently.

"Hehe!"

Xu Lu chuckled softly.

Zhang Xuezhou knows his face too well; he even knows what every change in the muscles on his face represents.

"You want to see our king?" Zhang Xuezhou asked after thinking for a moment.

"Yes," Xu Lu nodded in response, "I hope to establish a long-term and stable partnership with him!"

Ren Yisheng and his group managed to deal with the Void Furnace, successfully making their own image insignificant in the Void Furnace's eyes, thus ensuring that there would be no lingering problems when they received the fire. After all, the lower the value, the less likely they are to be controlled.

However, this also resulted in Ren Yisheng and others lacking authority in their words, and they even had to temporarily send the virtual furnace to North Rehe.

Ren Yisheng Ren Yisheng his group were not seen at the B13 Research Institute. This might be because they wanted to maintain a low profile and thus waited outside.

After a brief exchange, Zhang Xuezhou had a general understanding of what had happened in the past few days.

"Our king's code name is Huang Daotuer," Zhang Xuezhou said solemnly. "He took control of this land 136 years ago, changed the country, and entrusted us with many development matters. He rarely appears in public, and to be honest, we don't even know where he is right now!"

"Is that so?" Xu Lu said disappointedly, "Then he should at least meet with your Alliance States at a certain time, right?"

"Absolutely," Zhang Xuezhou nodded. "As long as we achieve enough results, the King will descend upon the Alliance States!"

"When was the last time you saw Zodiac Tull?" Xu Lu asked.

"About four years ago, a fireball-like creature caused a huge disaster in the Thousand Islands Alliance, hatching humans into moths on a large scale. The King appeared once at that time and then sent us to the Thousand Islands Alliance to deal with the related matters," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"A large-scale hatching of humans into moths?"

Qinmeng's virtual furnace was clearly unaware of what was happening in the Thousand Islands Alliance.

Zhang Xuezhou's introduction, which even mentioned Presenel's real name, made Xu Lu gasp.

"You recognize him?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully.

"I don't recognize Presenel, but I can vaguely guess who his master is," Void Furnace said gravely. "He's a powerful underground lord, perhaps named Emma Billipol, or perhaps Jadetro. They possess immortality and the ability to regenerate from a chrysalis, worship the Dragon God for protection, control many underground creatures, and have extremely close ties with the Shadow Creatures!"

What are Shadow Creatures?

Zhang Xuezhou was very interested in the underground lords, but he was even more interested in the shadowy creatures.

From the information Hu Yu provided, he had heard Hu Yu talk about the Shadow Clan.

"Shadows are eerie creatures that prefer to live in the darkness," said Void Furnace. "They ignore the darkness that obscures their vision, hide extremely well, and become very difficult to deal with once a conflict arises. If they can advance further, they could potentially become underground lords!"

"So that's how it is?"

"The Presenel you mentioned is a servant of the Underworld Lord, and he also belongs to the Shadows," said Void Furnace. "Compared to the Shadows, his master is the most terrifying!"

How powerful is it?

"My current guess about their true identities isn't accurate, but it should be these two. They are revered as sorcerers, capable of resurrecting any slain creature and even making them their loyal servants. They possess immortality, existing between life and death, and even after death, they might come back to life at some point!"

Zhang Xuezhou made up a story about Huangdaotuer, while Xulu was an underground lord he had heard of in a serious introduction.

"Zodiac Tours..."

Xu Lu had never heard of Zodiac Tull, but he was indeed wary of the Underground Lord.

Upon learning that the Shadow of the Thousand Islands Alliance had been killed, he couldn't help but gasp. He felt that Huang Daotuer, whom Zhang Xuezhou and the others had described, was ruthless and merciless, and that the other party didn't even care about the Shadow's master.

This either means that Zodiac is very strong and doesn't care about retaliation at all, or that the underground lord of the Thousand Islands Alliance has been killed, stripped of his immortality and completely dead, or has not posed a threat for decades or centuries.

Whether it's the former or the latter, these are beings that the Void Furnace cannot afford to offend.

Compared to some giants, the younger generation like Xu Lu is quite far behind, and he doesn't have the confidence to fight against them.

Xu Lu also understood why the North Rehe region was being constantly searched and investigated, with everyone determined to find the fire meteor creature that had crashed there.

Clearly, this is Zodiac's territory, and it cannot be violated, not even by the Thousand Islands Alliance next to the Scarlet Alliance State.

After a moment of mental reflection, Xu Lu felt much calmer after defeating Zuo Lianguang.

"The ability to achieve immortality and rebirth from a pupa, and also receive the protection of the Dragon God?"

The concept of the furnace was complicated, and Zhang Xuezhou also became somewhat solemn after listening to the introduction of the furnace.

He had always believed that the matter of the Thousand Islands Alliance was over, after all, Presenel was dead, and they had witnessed a finger bone and obtained a crystal that would explode upon high-speed collision in the Gebala Cave Corridor.

Zhang Xuezhou and the others believed that both the Shadow and its master were dead.

If the rumors Xu Lu heard are true, then the situation in the Thousand Islands Alliance may not be over yet.