"Head of the Lu Family."
Alkaid said, "This is our first eting."
"In recent tis, everywhere is in need of rejuvenation, and the need to maintain stability requires greater effort. There has been so much to attend to that I have not been able to visit Chairman Alkaid sooner. This was my oversight,"
Lu Tianhe, the Martial Saint, was very formal in his deanor.
"It's no problem; you've done well to ensure that not even the slightest unrest occurred in any of Dayu Country's provinces,"
Alkaid said.
While speaking, he led everyone towards the conference room.
However, just before entering the conference room, Lei Yun ca over: "The family head has arrived."
Alkaid paused and then said to Lu Tianhe and the others, "You go in first."
He turned around and went back to the entrance of the villa.
He didn't have to do this.
No one would have thought it amiss.
Nevertheless, he did it anyway.
Honoring the virtuous and the talented.
Soon, Su Chiming was seen arriving, guarded by Su Hua who had achieved Grandmaster status.
Getting out of the car with him was Lin Xia, who after handing over the Bu Zhou Group completely to Su Yaoyu, was called back to continue handling various matters by his side.
Seeing Alkaid again, the woman serving as the Secretary-General of the Secretariat seed sowhat incredulous.
Although they had only been apart for several months, seeing Alkaid again...
She felt as if ages had passed.
After all, the last ti they t, he was using the group's venue to hold a eting with representatives of the nine noble families, but this ti...
Had he beco the controller of Dayu Kingdom?!
Especially with the international situation and the news...
It seed like he had stepped out of Dayu Kingdom, and even out of Zhongzhou, extending his reach towards the Red Star Empire at the center of the world?!
"Alkaid, what's happening?"
As soon as Su Chiming saw Alkaid, he imdiately asked, "It seems that Kong Fang, along with the forces of the Snow Dragon Federation, is exterminating Red Star forces, spreading out in all directions from the capital and aiming to take over the entire Red Star Empire?"
"Yes,"
Alkaid replied, "You need to get ready; we might be moving."
Imdiately, a look of utter disbelief surged in Su Chiming's eyes, "You can't be telling ... after jumping from the Tian Nan capital to the Dayu imperial city, the next step is to jump directly to the Red Star Imperial Capital?"
"If you're prepared, it's not impossible,"
Alkaid responded with a smile.
"Buzz! Buzz!"
At these words, Su Chiming felt as if his brain had been struck by a hamr, roaring loudly. For a mont, he couldn't hear anything else.
It took a while before he widened his eyes, staring at Alkaid—who was smiling and seed not to be joking—and then...
His throat moved, and his voice suddenly beca sowhat stamred, "What do you an, 'if you're prepared, it's not impossible'?"
"Just as you understand it,"
Alkaid said, "I have an agreent with Snow Dragon, not to ntion other things, as long as you are ready, you can take over Red Star at any ti."
Even though Su Chiming had braced himself, hearing Alkaid bluntly state this fact still made him open his mouth unconsciously.
He wanted to say sothing.
But in the end, he couldn't utter a word.
When he first t Alkaid and confird that he was indeed a nineteen-year-old Grandmaster, he had anticipated that Alkaid would lead the Su Family to soar to the heavens, but he had never imagined that they would soar to such heights!
Replacing the Liao Family as the controller of Dayu was one thing, but then...
He was racing along the path to the heavens at breakneck speed, never looking back, and now, he was about to lead the Su Family to replace Red Star and beco the world's dominant power?!
World dominance!
Half a year ago, he was just an old financier on the verge of retirent in the Tian Nan capital, and now he was poised to step onto the world stage and contemplate ruling the world...
It was beyond his wildest dreams.
The leap in levels was just too fast.
He couldn't keep up.
He couldn't keep up at all.
"Alright, let's talk more inside,"
Alkaid said as he led the still dazed, unresponsive Su Chiming into the conference room.
As he entered the conference room, everyone stood up and their gazes turned towards him.
"Sit down,"
Alkaid instructed, gesturing for the representatives of the nine noble families to settle down.
Imdiately, all the representatives of the noble families sat down.
Their assistants quickly took out their notebooks to record the proceedings of the eting.
Alkaid glanced at Lei Yun.
Soon, she turned on the projector, and a map of the Artifact Nurturing Realm appeared in everyone's field of view.
The Eastern, Southern, Western, and Northern Continents, as well as their location in Zhongzhou.
Among the five continents, the largest in terms of area is the Western Continent, which occupies over one-third of the globe.
The most prosperous economically are the Southern and Northern Continents, precisely the Northern Continent.
This is the stronghold of Red Star.
Under the rule of this world leader, it has remained the political and economic center of the world for hundreds of years.
The remaining Middle and Eastern Continents...
Zhongzhou is sowhat better, with Dayu Country and White Tower, two of the top ten economies. As for the East Continent, it is known as the Third World.
Although not small in area, it is made up of dozens of different countries.
The larger ones are about the sa size as Dayu Country, while the smaller ones have only a few million people.
Moreover, their internal developnt is rather poor and backward.
So countries' annual GDP is only a few billion Red Star Currency.
That's less than the annual profits of a single Bu Zhou Group.
"Once the situation in Red Star stabilizes, the Su Family will take control of Red Star."
As soon as Alkaid began to speak, he provided a straightforward answer to the question everyone was most eager to know.
Even though many had already received related news from various sources, they couldn't help but gasp in shock at his words.
In the eyes of so, disbelief was evident.
"Taking control of Red Star..."
Li Cunyu's heart trembled, "Would the Snow Dragon side agree to...?"
"This was content we negotiated before taking action."
Alkaid said calmly.
Jiang Sheng, Lv Tianhe, Li Cunyu, Xu Dengfeng, and others exchanged glances, involuntarily associating their thoughts with the Primordial Chaos Martial Saints like Jiang Bairren, Jiang Banzai, and Thunder, who seed to have disappeared without a trace during the Snow Dragon Empire's operation.
They then thought of the ans Alkaid used to crush the Liao Family...
Were all these people... beheaded by Alkaid!?
Was he responsible for beheading the upper echelons of Red Star, while the Snow Dragon Federation ensured the eradication of the Jiang Family's remnants in Red Star and control over the Red Star Empire?
But...
This...
How is this possible!?
All of a sudden, Lv Tianhe thought of sothing, stood up, and asked with great respect, "May I ask, Council Speaker Alkaid, have you... grasped the mysteries of the universe and stepped into the Celestial Realm?"
Alkaid gave a glance to this Martial Saint of the Lv Family.
His reaction was quite quick.
Although he had not yet forged a Celestial Body, even if pitted against a Celestial like Xie Boen in a direct confrontation, the one to co out victorious would certainly be him.
Therefore...
"You might understand it that way."
Alkaid replied.
With that, all Grandmasters and Martial Saints in the room beca enlightened.
Celestial!
Alkaid had beco a Celestial!
It all made sense now.
This explained everything.
The Celestial of the Snow Dragon Federation was said to have encountered so accident, and it might well be that Alkaid was now the only Celestial in the world.
Receiving such treatnt as the world's sole Celestial...
Was only too normal.
One could even say that the Snow Dragon Federation was very astute.
However, once they understood this, everyone's gaze towards Alkaid took on a sense of wonder.
Celestial.
How did he beco a Celestial so quickly?
Although he had displayed astonishing combat power against the Liao Family not too long ago, in their perception, it was rely at the level of a Divine Intent Martial Saint.
So little ti had passed, and now a Celestial!?
"I know the purpose of your visit..."
Alkaid spoke: "However... if you wish to gain benefits for your respective families, you must show your capabilities... "
As soon as he finished speaking, Lv Tianhe was the first to solemnly declare: "From this day forward, the Lu Family is willing to follow Council Speaker Alkaid's commands without question."
On the other side, Jiang Sheng also reacted.
In fact, his response was faster and more complete than the Lu Family's: "The Jiang Family is willing to take Council Speaker Alkaid as our leader and beco an affiliate family under Council Speaker Alkaid."
This decision, which almost completely sold their family to Alkaid, montarily startled Lv Tianhe.
But then, seeing Alkaid's youthful face, he instantly realized sothing.
Celestial!
A Celestial in his twenties!
Such an existence, even if placed within the Artifact Sect, belonged to those who would be prioritized for training, and in the future, might even compete for the title of True Disciple!
No matter whether he chooses to go to the Artifact Sect in the future or stays in this world due to obstructed paths, one can foresee that for the next few decades, the whole world will be under his rule.
Although he is just rising to power and doesn't have many capable people around him yet, these families need to express their stance now; in another ten or twenty years, once Su Family descendants rise under his ntorship, what room will there be for the major families then!?
On the other hand, if they could seize this opportunity...
Even though they would serve the Su Family, their future achievents could match those of the twelfth leading Red Star noble families, catapulting them above many nation's royal families.
Having grasped this, Lv Tianhe also quickly changed his statent: "The Lu Family is also willing to take Council Speaker Alkaid as our leader and follow his commands."
With the Jiang Family and the Lu Family having expressed their positions, the remaining families reacted swiftly, one after another voicing their intentions to serve.
In an instant, a eting for delineating territories turned into a loyalty pledge scene.
This spectacle, caught by Su Chiming who had just managed to regain his senses, made the corners of his mouth twitch...
He couldn't keep up, not at all.
At this mont, he wished he could post online to ask.
What does it feel like to be eclipsed by your grandson?
What's it like to wake up and beco the head of the world's leading family?
...
Alkaid was unaware of Su Chiming's wild thoughts at the mont.
While he was sowhat surprised by the self-awareness of the noble families, he indeed needed people right now, since the Su Family mbers were not yet fully grown, so he had to rely on external forces to maintain control over Dayu and Red Star.
Therefore, he did not reject these families' pledges of loyalty.
And with the complete allegiance of these noble families, coupled with the guidance of the Su Family, Dayu Country was bound to undergo earth-shattering changes, and after so deliberation, the group decided to change the nation's title.
Following Alkaid's proposal, the new national title—Xia Yu.
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