In the top floor office of the Limitless Financial Group's branch in the Flickering World …
A huge virtual star map floated in the middle of the room, showing the current distribution of the free competition zone. The Supercluster Alliance occupied a large area of the core and middle ring of the four Star Clusters. Its territory was dyed red and clearly marked, and it was expanding toward the blue areas that represented the other organizations.
Sorokin stood with his hands behind his back, staring at this star map with flickering eyes.
"This will be the second advanced civilization armed conflict incident that will affect the entire universe after the Crimson Tide … There are business opportunities everywhere!"
After solving the crisis with Traveler, the Limitless Financial Group turned around and hugged the thighs of Radiance and Ethereal, so they had to contribute in this storm. At the same time, this was a reasonable opportunity to make money from the war. As the head of the financial group, Sorokin naturally would not miss it.
"During the proxy war phase, the business of selling materials, arms, and other resources can be promoted. Those organizations that are on the side of the three Universal Civilizations need to replenish their supplies on the spot. This is the first business opportunity … but this is just a small profit. The real profit lies beyond the chessboard, which requires an entrance ticket.
I should be able to qualify, "Sorokin mumbled to himself, feeling a little excited.
If he could grasp the real profit of this incident, the size of the Limitless Financial Group could be increased, and a skyrocketing stock price would not be a dream.
Beep beep!
While he was fantasizing, his personal communicator rang. It was a call from Black Star.
Seeing the name of the caller, Sorokin's expression changed slightly.
Now that he saw Han Xiao's name, his heart would always tremble subconsciously.
However, he adjusted his emotions very quickly, put on his signature fake smile, and answered the call.
"Your Excellency Black Star, my dear partner, how do you have time to contact me today?"
"I have something to cooperate with you." Han Xiao went straight to the point. "The conflict between the three Universal Civilizations and the Supercluster has finally broken out. This is my chance to settle the score with Modo. Everyone knows that I'm going to deal with Modo, and we should have the same interests in this regard, right?"
Sorokin's eyes sparkled, and he smiled. "That's right. Putting aside my relationship with Radiance and Ethereal, Traveler sold me out. I have a score to settle with the Modo Civilization behind him."
Until now, he still thought that the Modo Civilization was the one behind Traveler. He completely believed Han Xiao's lies and blamed the Modo Civilization for this.
"Since we have the same goal this time, there is a basis for cooperation. You are a commercial organization, and it is not suitable for you to participate in armed conflicts, so I need you to provide a large amount of funds and supplies. Is that okay?"
"The Black Star Corps' influence in the Flickering World is far greater than mine, yet they still need me to provide war resources?" Sorokin raised his brows.
"The more war materials, the better. Anyway, I don't mind having too much." Han Xiao was not embarrassed at all.
Although he was not short on money, spending other people's money to fight a war was definitely more comfortable than spending his own.
Sorokin clenched his teeth and cursed in his mind, but the smile on his face did not change. "Sure, I'm more than happy to fund the war against the Modo Civilization."
"I'll get the officer to send the list of supplies over later. Just give it to me accordingly."
"… Okay." Sorokin clenched his teeth and smiled.
"There's another thing. With your foresight, you must be able to see the business opportunity of the second battlefront."
Sorokin's heart skipped a beat. He had a bad feeling about this. He asked tentatively, "You mean …"
"Stop pretending. The conflict between the three Universal Civilizations and the Supercluster will affect all aspects. Although the free competition zone is a target, the three Universal Civilizations will not just focus on this. They will definitely open a second battlefront and target the foundations of these Supercluster civilizations in the explored universe. They will use political, economic, and other sanctions to pressure them … and there is a huge business opportunity in this."
Han Xiao said slowly.
The Flickering World was the center of the storm, the main stage of the armed conflict. However, there was another battlefront outside the chessboard, which was the three Universal Civilizations pressuring the Supercluster Civilization, making the Supercluster Civilization tired of dealing with them. This would indirectly create an advantage for the free competition zone battlefield, forcing the Supercluster Civilization to give up as soon as possible.
The business opportunity lay in the economic sanctions. Under the targeting of the three Universal Civilizations, the business world of the Supercluster Civilization would be shaken, and a large number of enterprises would be unlucky. This would be the opportunity for the other universal tycoons to enter the fray, like a group of sharks that smelled blood, biting off a piece of meat from the Supercluster Civilization.
The Limitless Financial Group was now close to the three Universal Civilizations, and they were a top tycoon themselves. Naturally, they had the right to enter the fray. Han Xiao had his eyes on this opportunity and was prepared to take a share of the pie.
At the same time, this plan was also to better complete the Kunde Race mission.
The mission required him to cause huge losses to the Modo Civilization. Killing the other party's army was one aspect, and destroying the Modo Civilization's financial stability and causing huge economic losses was also the direction of the mission requirements. By doing both, the mission success rate would be increased again.
Furthermore, the death of the Kunde Race leader was still fresh in his mind. From a purely emotional point of view, Han Xiao also wanted to beat Modo up as badly as possible.
Sorokin was very unwilling, and he said with a troubled expression, "I haven't decided to intervene yet. Furthermore, you're already a VIP of the three Universal Civilizations. You can enter the fray even without me. Why do you need to use my channels?"
"Your channels are better." Han Xiao chuckled without blushing at all.
His Germinal Financial Group could indeed enter the fray independently, but compared to the Limitless Financial Group, the Germinal Financial Group's business scope was still a little smaller, and it was not as good as the Limitless Financial Group's channels. This way, he could even borrow their strength to develop, so why not?
Of course, to Sorokin, this was equivalent to stealing his business. He felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly. He could not wait to get his factories to produce punching bags in the image of Black Star and vent his anger on the spot.
"That's not good …"
Sorokin was unwilling and wanted to beat around the bush.
However, at this moment, Han Xiao's tone changed subtly.
"Speaking of which, when I was looking up information recently, I found a historical figure that interested me."
Sorokin was stunned for a moment. He did not know why Han Xiao suddenly changed the topic and started chatting for no reason.
He was confused, but he suppressed the impatience in his heart and pretended to be curious. "Who is it?"
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and stared at Sorokin meaningfully.
"Rovell Sissock, a Primordial One nicknamed Soul Emperor. I wonder if you've heard of him?"
"… I've heard of this person. How did he pique your interest?"
"Aiya, when I was looking up Primordial Esper Abilities some time ago, I saw an Esper Ability Entity called Soul Flame and became interested. I looked it up and found out that the last host was this Soul Emperor. It was nothing much at first, but not long after, I happened to meet the current host of Soul Flame and learned a shocking piece of news from him. It turned out that this Primordial One Soul Emperor did not die in a war like the information stated. His spirit escaped and hid. Due to the uniqueness of his ability, he might have been alive until now … Furthermore, I found out that his ability is very similar to yours. Don't you think it's amazing? "
"Hehe, it's just a coincidence … But a Primordial One that survived until now? That's quite impressive. "
"Hmm, I also think it's a coincidence … So, let's get back to the topic. Our cooperation in this matter is actually a win-win plan. Isn't it good to get a bigger share of the pie together?"
"Hmm, that makes sense. Alright, you've convinced me. It's settled then. When the time comes, I'll open up the channels to help the Germinal Financial Group enter."
"Haha, then I wish us a happy cooperation. I won't disturb you anymore."
"Okay, happy cooperation."
After the communication ended, the smile on Sorokin's face disappeared instantly.
Kacha!
Sparks flew, and the communicator was crushed into a piece of scrap metal.
"This guy actually found out about my background!"
Sorokin's expression was uncertain.
'Soul Emperor' Rovell Sissock, that was his earliest identity!
Although he did not reveal anything when he spoke just now, his heart was actually in turmoil.
If it were not for Sorokin's strong mental fortitude, and if he had not been mentally prepared to have his identity exposed, his expression would have changed drastically on the spot, and his identity would have been exposed.
Sorokin did not believe that Black Star could see through his identity with one hundred percent certainty. He must have made the connection because of some information, so he spoke to test him.
So much time had passed, and he had already changed many identities. It was impossible for the other party to have solid evidence.
Purely in terms of identity, even if the other party knew that he was Soul Emperor, it would not matter. There were no grudges with the identity of Soul Emperor. Even if there were enemies, they would have long disappeared in the river of history.
However, what Sorokin was afraid of was the chain reaction caused by his identity being exposed. If the three Universal Civilizations and the various Beyond Grade As knew that he was actually a Primordial One who had lived until now, they would definitely be wary and wary. Then, how could he maintain his weak image and continue to pretend to be weak?
Furthermore, he was most likely the only Primordial One who had survived until now. The three Universal Civilizations would definitely make a move. Sorokin felt his scalp tingle just thinking about it.
Han Xiao had the evidence, so Sorokin could only agree to Han Xiao's suggestion.
"Although Black Star probably doesn't have any evidence, if he continues to investigate, he might find out all the identities I've used …"
Sorokin's expression changed slightly.
His identity as Soul Emperor was still okay, but his other identities were not so clean …
In fact, the Tragedy of the Pinnacles incident that wiped out all the Beyond Grade As had his shadow behind it!
Although the clues were basically cut off after so many years, if someone found out, the consequences would be unimaginable!
He only wanted Black Star to think that the identity of Soul Emperor was enough to blackmail him and stop investigating.
"Even if I change my identity, there's always the risk of being exposed. Only by getting rid of Black Star can I solve this once and for all …"
Sorokin's expression was uncertain.
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