Chapter 562: Lee Cheong-ja and Mercenary Tao
For Kaito Shirogane to use Gantz to create a Gantz Suit, it required consuming an E-Class Singularity and 2,500 Dimensional Points.
Kaito Shirogane's quote to Song Xian was one D-Class Singularity and 5,000 Dimensional Points.
The Singularity was tripled, and the Dimensional Points were doubled.
For his current resource consumption, he didn't earn that much. Of course, because Dongxia aimed to arm the entire [Azure Dragon Department] with this trade, overall, the amount of resources Kaito Shirogane could obtain was still quite considerable.
Today, he provided 30 sets of equipment. The price of the X-Guns and H-Guns, Kaito Shirogane treated as the payment for that Incomparably Rare quality Sword of Qi, and he erased the Dimensional Point consumption.
This result was also acceptable to Song Xian and the others. Because this part of the resources was actually not paid for by the Special Affairs Bureau, but shared among official Reincarnators like them.
The most awkward point of official organizations lay precisely here: they had no control over the resources in the Space.
Therefore, they couldn't give benefits to these members through resource rationing.
This was also the reason why, in a vast country like Dongxia, among so many Reincarnators, the number of people willing to unconditionally join the official organization was always insufficient.
People purely harboring hot blood and ideals were always a minority. What's more, in a place like the Infinite Dimensional Space with extreme life-and-death pressure, it was even harder for Reincarnators to always act on such hot blood and ideals.
The Special Affairs Bureau naturally also considered many supplementary plans, including giving them many benefits in reality, protecting their families, and so on.
But these things ultimately couldn't help Reincarnators in those treacherous and dangerous mission worlds.
Therefore, seeing Kaito Shirogane willing to use items to offset more resource consumption, Song Xian and the others conversely felt somewhat relieved in a sense.
Not everyone was willing to sacrifice like him and Tian Jie.
Ryo had long guessed this result and just waved his hand, leaving one step ahead.
Song Xian and Tian Jie left Mercenary Tao's personal space with exactly thirty sets of Gantz equipment. Coincidentally, they saw people from over seven or eight teams had already arrived at the stall.
Displaying various materials, probably hoping to build a good relationship with the future big shot, Mercenary Tao.
A guy whose hands were stained with the blood of Reincarnators had conversely become the object of other Reincarnators' fawning. This kind of thing appeared quite absurd.
Tian Jie merely watched this scene indifferently. He swore he absolutely couldn't let Dongxia turn into this state.
He couldn't accept the collapse of order, everything yielding under pure blood and violence...
Goryeo, the March Consortium building. The huge screens on it had already begun continuously scrolling various promotional videos related to [Ability Users].
[Han Baek-ho] had already been positioned as some kind of top card or idol. Images of him transforming into a half-human, half-tiger posture were everywhere.
Even though there had been similar things in various film and television works before, Han Baek-ho's transformation, which allowed cameras to capture various close-ups and details at will, was still completely different.
Goryeo people had an inexplicable obsession and reverence for the image of the white tiger. Therefore, Han Baek-ho was selected and became a role like the face of the group.
The March Consortium now rarely placed advertisements for their new smartphones, display screens, or even chip businesses in various ad slots, rarely continuing to promote them.
Under Lee Cheong-ja's iron-fisted methods, various dissenting voices within the group quickly disappeared. Some people also believed that certain directors were physically eliminated.
In short, the behemoth that was the March Consortium quickly completed its transformation.
The country of Goryeo, under the control of the March Consortium, also rapidly transformed. The citizens completely accepted the existence of the emerging race, [Ability Users].
Moreover, a special national pride emerged, believing that their Goryeo nation was the first to accept and embrace [Ability Users], and Goryeo would play an even more important role in future processes.
In a sense, they weren't entirely wrong.
The March Consortium similarly began researching Gantz technology, as well as other various items and knowledge.
Inside the building, Han Baek-ho, who had now become Goryeo's truly unique top star, surpassing any idol or even baseball player, had a stern expression and took the elevator to the upper floors.
This was the 44th floor, a quite ominous floor.
Stepping out of the elevator, two Reincarnators wearing enhancement suits were fully armed. Han Baek-ho underwent iris recognition before being allowed to enter the interior of the floor.
In a huge conference room, everything, including doors and windows, was sealed dead with new alloys.
When Han Baek-ho entered, the Reincarnators registered in the agency were mostly all there.
As a country fully embracing the agency system, the March Consortium used a combination of threats and incentives to get over fifty Reincarnators to register and join in a short period of time.
These people had varying strengths. The lowest had just entered the Space for less than a week, while the strongest had already entered the Third Ladder.
"Baek-ho, what's this about?"
"Yeah, Senior Baek-ho, did something happen? Why do I always have a bad premonition!"
Everyone's expressions were somewhat uneasy.
Han Baek-ho had good character, and many people trusted him. At this time, they also asked questions one after another.
But although Han Baek-ho was a promotional focus outside, inside the agency, he couldn't enter the center of power. He also shook his head and could only say:
"Be careful with what you say later. With this kind of setup, it's probably not a good thing."
The others looked at each other in dismay.
Tap, tap, tap...
Crisp footsteps, accompanied by a terrifying sense of sharpness, and even mixed with a special aura that made people's hair stand on end.
That smell was quite pungent, making people feel very uncomfortable.
Han Baek-ho was actually very familiar with it. He knew that was [Demon Aura]!
A special smell that would only emanate after strengthening a Yokai bloodline.
It wasn't simply a smell; [Demon Aura] was also an energy. When the Demon Aura was strong enough, merely releasing it could kill other living creatures on a large scale.
The mechanical doors opened. A woman with waist-length hair, wearing a white suit jacket, walked in wearing high heels over ten centimeters tall.
Han Baek-ho kept his head down, only feeling that even those high heels exuded a sharp aura, seemingly able to stab him to death at any time.
Killing intent... very strong killing intent!
This meeting today is really dangerous!
His scalp went somewhat numb. This brief one or two weeks of contact made him clearly realize that the new helmsman of the March Consortium was a woman far more cruel and resolute than Lee Seon-hwa.
Moreover, she was strong, stronger than everyone present!
Jin Yue'an, with red hair and wearing black-rimmed glasses, also appeared after a long time.
Han Baek-ho could be considered Jin Yue'an's former team leader; he discovered her. Therefore, at this time, Han Baek-ho looked at Jin Yue'an, hoping the other party could give him some information through a look or mental suggestion.
But that woman who used to wear thick lenses now showed her sharpness completely, her gaze similarly sharp. Even in those pupils, a luster like a yellow jewel flashed.
That was... Mystic Eyes!
Clack!
The high heels stopped. A fine sword light actually scattered from beneath Lee Cheong-ja's feet, causing others to exclaim.
Only [Cha Hyun-tae], sitting in the front row, still sat with an air of composure. He was the only Reincarnator in the agency who had entered the Third Ladder.
Despite being over fifty, an issue like age was completely not a problem for Reincarnators.
"President Lee, what exactly do you want to do with such great killing intent?"
Lee Cheong-ja indifferently swept her gaze over this old thing who thought too highly of himself. She didn't speak, merely signaling with her eyes for Jin Yue'an to speak.
Jin Yue'an stepped forward, took out a tablet, and said:
"It is regrettable that someone in the agency has betrayed us, seeking profit by selling intelligence about our own people."
"We will jointly witness the fate of the betrayers here."
Jin Yue'an subsequently began to call the roll.
"Kim Jun-ho, Park Min-young, Lee Chul-hyun..."
She called out six names in a row, already exceeding one-tenth of the agency's members. Because the March Consortium controlled all the information of these people, inside the agency, they were addressed directly by their true names.
These few people stood up with somewhat panicked expressions and spoke up to defend themselves.
"No, I didn't betray the agency!"
"I just described the characteristics of that Mr. Bai. That guy isn't a member of the agency, isn't he!"
A man spoke loudly, and immediately another woman with curly hair chimed in:
"Yeah, what's wrong with giving out information about a guy like Mercenary Tao? If someone else can kill him, wouldn't it be a good..."
Hum!
Emerald green sword light lit up instantly. The hand of Cha Hyun-tae gripping his scepter subconsciously tightened, but the light of magic hadn't lit up yet.
A woman's head flew up accompanied by soaring fresh blood, rolling onto the ground with a smack.
What a fast sword! Cha Hyun-tae's heart tightened.
Lee Cheong-ja thrust the nano battle sword in her hand into the ground, looking indifferently at the other few people.
"Betraying him is equivalent to betraying me."
"Do you have anything else to explain?"
Han Baek-ho's face was pale. Shin Hye-jin, like him, was a Reincarnator pushed out by the March Consortium for promotion, having quite a reputation in the outside world.
But President Lee Cheong-ja actually didn't hesitate at all to behead such a "billboard-like" Reincarnator with one strike...
The intention he originally had to plead for the others also faded a lot at this moment.
Seeing that the others didn't defend themselves, Lee Cheong-ja raised her sword again. The few people exchanged glances and all violently burst into action instantly, rapidly executing various abilities.
But as the terrifying sword light lit up, only a pungent smell of blood and mangled corpses falling to the ground remained.
After completing the purge, Lee Cheong-ja left straight away, leaving Jin Yue'an to clean up the mess.
Lee Cheong-ja took the exclusive private elevator back to her office. She closed the office door and stood by the window overlooking the grand view of the Goryeo capital.
In her nasal cavity, the smell of blood from killing people still lingered, but she didn't change her clothes.
She pinched that white suit jacket and even took a deep breath.
That unfamiliar yet familiar smell of blood gave her a strange sense of comfort.
She clenched her right hand, and the Gantz Sword immediately extended its nano blade. Lee Cheong-ja stroked the sword, her eyes seeming to sigh, seeming to reminisce.
She admitted, she was actually missing the days with that guy.
Those days mixed with agitation, fear, and blood made her feel unprecedentedly alive.
And now, was she going to be shackled in the affairs of this tiny country...
Beep beep, beep beep.
Her phone rang. Lee Cheong-ja's heart stirred. She picked up the phone and saw the familiar number, feeling as if her spirit even lightened a bit.
Ahem, clearing her throat slightly, completely lowering her tone to become cold.
"Hello?"
"Woman, I want to turn [Paradise] into a public space in the real world. Go promote it for me. All Reincarnators can come to [Paradise] to trade."
"And I, Mercenary Tao, will provide them with shelter."
(End of Chapter)
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