Virtual Universe, "Amethyst Island" under the jurisdiction of Ganwu Continent.
This is an incredibly beautiful island, entirely composed of purple crystal, and its total area is about seventy to eighty percent larger than Molten Rock Island.
On the island, there are continuous, undulating palaces made of amethyst. The palaces vary in height and grandeur, with clear distinctions, and the central palace, a towering amethyst structure tens of thousands of kilometers tall, is the most dazzling.
Under the sunlight, this majestic amethyst palace reflects various brilliant colors.
This Amethyst Island is the Virtual Universe Company's Ganwu Branch office. Because the Universe is truly vast, with Ganwu Universe Country alone having tens of thousands of Star Domains, the office location is naturally set within the Virtual Universe.
Inside the tall hall, there is an enormous round table with a diameter exceeding a thousand meters. Beside the round table are three towering thrones, each currently occupied by a person.
"What do you think His Highness Ender is truly thinking? He never visited the Ganwu Branch of the Virtual Universe Company before, but now he's heading directly to Ganwu Star."
The speaker was a burly man somewhat resembling a walrus, with two large, downward-protruding tusks. He wore a luxurious dark blue robe, and wisps of cold aura emanated from his body, as if surrounded by frost.
"I can't tell, but according to the latest information from my intelligence department, His Highness Ender doesn't tolerate any sand in his eyes."
A sturdy man, noticeably short and stout, with a thick golden beard on his face, spoke, "When he went to Yuan Chen Universe Country this time, he sentenced multiple Lorgar Tribe high-ranking officials to death, and he did so even knowing that King Hong Zhi was carrying out the executions."
"Besides that, there was also a branch of the Lorgar Tribe, with 24 high-ranking officials, all sentenced to death for their crimes."
The short, stout man said in a deep voice, "Just from his trip to Yuan Chen Universe Country, six Immortals were sentenced to death, which shows how ruthless His Highness Ender is."
"Six Immortals of the Lorgar Tribe?!"
Hearing the short, stout man's words, the last man, dressed in white battle armor with a pair of white wings on his back, his entire being enveloped in a hazy glow that obscured his appearance, murmured softly, "His Highness truly dares! That King Hong Zhi is an Invincible King level powerhouse."
"Heh, what's there to be afraid of?"
The burly man resembling a walrus chuckled, "His Highness Ender is a Personal Disciple favored by an existence beyond a Universe Venerable, and his Cultivation talent is so strong that he set a record for passing the Universe Level Primal Sky Mountain. With such status, what is he afraid of?"
Ender passing the Universe Level Primal Sky Mountain had already spread among the Human Race's Immortals, and even many hostile or affiliated races knew about this news.
"Indeed, if His Highness Ender wished, he could easily thoroughly investigate the entire Ganwu Branch."
The short, stout man turned his head to look at the winged man enveloped in a glow and said, "Even the Military Department you, Lord Xinli, manage is no exception."
"Therefore, this is the trickiest part!" The winged man, Lord Xinli, said with some irritation, "If it were any other current Domain Master of the Primal Secret Realm, it would be difficult for them to thoroughly investigate the Military Department. Ganwu Universe Country might not cooperate with them, but if His Highness Ender wants to investigate..."
The winged man, Lord Xinli, did not finish his sentence, but the other two present understood that if Ender wanted to thoroughly investigate the Military Department, Ganwu Universe Country would certainly cooperate. After all, his status was there, and no one wanted to offend him.
In fact, everyone knew that Ender was nominally the fourth of the five Leviathans of Humanity of the Virtual Universe Company's Ganwu Branch, but in reality, he was the seventh of the five Leviathans of Humanity of Ganwu Universe Country.
Hmm... literally, the most powerful person besides the five Leviathans of Humanity of the Virtual Universe Company and the Lord of Ganwu!
"Lord Xinli, your Military Department is fortunate. Even if investigated, at most you'd lose your position as department head."
The burly man resembling a walrus said in a deep voice, "My Commerce Department is the real trouble. There are too many chaotic transactions. Even if the accounts are well-made and the evidence destroyed, a serious investigation could easily find problems, and then follow the clues..."
At this point, the burly man shook his head slightly. He hadn't been the head of the Commerce Department for too long and knew how chaotic it was.
The winged man, Lord Xinli, heard this and chuckled, "Heh heh, Lord Chenyi, you've only just taken office. Even if problems are found in the Commerce Department, they were left by your predecessor and are not your concern."
"That's true, but I've been in office for over a hundred thousand years. If it really comes down to an investigation, I definitely won't be able to keep this position as department head."
The burly man, Lord Chenyi, shook his head again, then changed the subject, "On the contrary, Lord Miyun's Intelligence Department has far fewer problems than ours. Even if thoroughly investigated, it would likely just be a symbolic punishment, and with a little effort, he could keep his position as department head."
"It's not that easy." The short, stout man, Lord Miyun, sighed, "The position of branch department head, who isn't being targeted by a group of people? There's a spot for every person, and as long as a problem arises during one's tenure, a whole bunch of people will step in to remove me."
Lord Xinli and Lord Chenyi also fell silent upon hearing this. The position of branch department head in a high-level Universe Country was indeed highly sought after, wielding immense power, far stronger than that of an ordinary Marquis-level Immortal. Who wouldn't want it?
Among the Human Race's 1004 high-level Universe Countries, there are only about 11,000 positions for the five Leviathans of Humanity' branch department heads, while the number of Marquis-level Immortal in the Human Race is countless times that of 11,000. Naturally, many people are eyeing these positions.
Moreover, the position of department head also controls a large amount of resources. Even if only one ten-thousandth or even one hundred-thousandth is taken from it, it's enough to fill one's pockets.
The winged man, Lord Xinli, said, "We must find a way to befriend His Highness Ender and prevent him from thoroughly investigating the Ganwu Branch, otherwise all three of us will lose our positions as department heads."
The burly man, Lord Chenyi, said, "Indeed, we cannot afford to provoke him; we can only befriend him."
If it were just an ordinary Domain Master member of the Primal Secret Realm being stubborn and wanting to investigate their three departments, they might still be able to teach the other party a lesson, make them retreat in the face of difficulty, and then everyone could live in peace after some benefits were exchanged.
But facing Ender, with his extremely powerful identity and background, they couldn't even entertain such thoughts. Once they made a move, it would be suicide!
"I've devised a plan; take a look." The short, stout man, Lord Miyun, said, and a light screen appeared before them.
After reading the plan on the light screen, the winged man, Lord Xinli, nodded, "This plan is good; let's proceed with it."
"I agree. The three of us will jointly extend the invitation. I believe most Immortal will not refuse." The burly man, Lord Chenyi, also agreed.
"Good, since you two have no objections, then we'll proceed according to this plan." The short, stout man, Lord Miyun, smiled.
...
Ganwu Universe Country, Ganwu Star.
This is an ancient, vast, and prosperous planet, with a diameter reaching hundreds of millions of kilometers, surrounded by numerous spaceports and space cities.
At every moment, spaceships travel back and forth between various spaceports and space cities, or arrive at and depart from the enormous Ganwu Star, and countless more ships fly in from the endless Star Domain, or leave to head into the depths of the Star Domain.
After three days of travel, the silver-white sword-shaped Universe spaceship arrived at Ganwu Star. As the spaceship of King Sealing Mace, a powerful individual under the Lord of Ganwu, it had unobstructed passage and smoothly arrived on Ganwu Star.
The silver-white sword-shaped spaceship docked above the bustling city. With a "hiss," the hatch opened, and Ender and Mullie flew out.
Ender said to King Sealing Mace at the hatch, "Thank you, King Sealing Mace."
King Sealing Mace smiled, "It's just a small matter on the way."
After bidding farewell to King Sealing Mace, Ender watched the silver-white sword-shaped spaceship depart, then flew towards the bustling city below, filled with towering buildings.
...
Ganwu Universe Country is a Universe Country under the Virtual Universe Company, so the Ganwu Branch occupies an extremely vast area. The sprawling city on the ground is the actual base of the Ganwu Branch, where tens of thousands of Virtual Universe Company members reside. Seeing the two flying down from high altitude, a team of Universe Level warriors went to meet them. One of them shouted, "This is the Virtual Universe Company Ganwu Branch. Who are you?"
Mullie did not respond, but instead released a pressure only possessed by Immortals and above, directly enveloping the team of Universe Level warriors.
Suddenly enveloped by the Immortal's pressure, the questioning Universe Level warrior was greatly startled and exclaimed, "An... Immortal!"
"It's the pressure of an Immortal!"
Below, a passing World Master Level sensed this pressure and immediately flashed to stand in front of the team of Universe Level warriors. He endured the pressure and released his World Projection, enveloping and protecting the people behind him.
The World Master respectfully said, "Esteemed Immortal, may I ask why you have come to our Virtual Universe Company Ganwu Branch?"
Mullie glanced at the World Master, then introduced, "This is His Highness Ender, currently serving as the Supervisor Envoy of the Virtual Universe Company's Ganwu Branch!"
"His Highness Ender?"
Hearing Mullie's introduction, the World Master's heart was startled. This was His Highness Ender, the second-place finisher in the previous Pinnacle Genius Battle, but how had he changed so much?
That World Master had also watched the arena duels of the Pinnacle Genius Battle in Ganwu Universe Country. Logically, he should have been able to recognize Ender, that Genius.
But the truth was, because Ender had become a Core Region member of the Virtual Universe Company and had Cultivated and grown for several centuries, his temperament had undergone a drastic change. Additionally, he was currently using an avatar, so to outsiders, the change naturally seemed significant.
"Greetings, His Highness Ender. I did not know of Your Highness's arrival. Please forgive me."
The World Master carefully observed, confirming that Ender was very similar to his memory, and with the endorsement of an Immortal-level powerhouse, he finally believed that the person in front of him was indeed Ender.
Ender spoke, "Let's go. Take me to see Lord Chenyi, Lord Miyun, and Lord Xinli."
"Uh..." The World Master hesitated for a moment, then transmitted, "Your Highness, Lord Chenyi, Lord Miyun, and Lord Xinli have been waiting at the main gate to welcome Your Highness since three days ago."
"Welcoming me at the main gate?" Ender asked in confusion via transmission.
"Your Highness, formal welcomes are always at the main gate. I heard from above that Highness would enter through the main gate." The World Master transmitted.
"How come I didn't know about this?" Ender felt surprised.
"This..." The World Master didn't know how to answer, so he tentatively asked via transmission, "Your Highness, should I ask?"
"You may ask." Ender said.
"Yes." The World Master responded, then contacted his superior.
...
Ganwu Branch, at the main gate several hundred thousand kilometers away, Lord Chenyi, Lord Miyun, and Lord Xinli, along with many high-ranking officials from the Ganwu Branch, were waiting there.
Since learning that Ender had left Yuan Chen Universe Country, they had been waiting here precisely to show him enough respect and their goodwill.
"Sir," at this moment, an Immortal transmitted to Lord Chenyi, "His Highness Ender has already arrived at the branch."
"Hmm?" Lord Chenyi, who received the transmission, felt puzzled. "Didn't they say His Highness Ender was coming to the main gate? How did he suddenly enter the branch?"
Feeling puzzled, Lord Chenyi transmitted to Lord Miyun, "Lord Miyun, didn't you say His Highness Ender was coming to the main gate? How did I just receive news that His Highness Ender has already entered the branch?"
"Ah? Didn't Lord Xinli say His Highness Ender was going to enter the branch through the main gate?" Lord Miyun, who received the transmission, also looked confused, so he transmitted to Lord Xinli to inquire.
"I also heard it from Lord Chenyi, didn't he say he wanted to welcome His Highness?" Lord Xinli was also surprised, and then inquired with Lord Chenyi.
Just like that, after the three of them asked around, they immediately found themselves in an awkward situation. It turned out that none of them knew Ender's exact whereabouts.
"Let's go, His Highness Ender has arrived at the branch, we'll go over first."
Subsequently, the three of them led the high-ranking officials and flew towards Ender's location.
Soon, this team, whose weakest member was a World Master who had gained Law recognition, arrived at Ender's current location.
Lord Chenyi, Lord Miyun, and Lord Xinli, upon seeing Ender, smiled and said in unison, "Welcome, His Highness Ender, to the Ganwu Branch."
The high-ranking officials of the Ganwu Branch bowed slightly and said, "Greetings, Supervisor Envoy."
"You are too kind, Lord Chenyi, Lord Miyun, and Lord Xinli. Let's go to the conference room."
Ender looked at the three Marquis-level Immortal at the head. He had read their profiles: the elephant-like Lord Chenyi, the dwarf-like Lord Miyun, and the winged-human Lord Xinli. These three Marquis-level Immortal were all members of major branches of the Human Race.
"Good."
Lord Chenyi and the other two responded, then began to converse via transmission on the way to the conference room.
"He just arrived and is asking us to the conference room. What is His Highness Ender planning to do?"
"I don't know. I hope he's not going to thoroughly investigate the Ganwu Branch."
"Sigh, let's take it one step at a time. His Highness Ender doesn't play by the rules at all."
While conversing, the group arrived at the conference room. However, only the three Great Giants of the Ganwu Branch, Ender, and Mullie, who was responsible for protection, entered.
Inside the spacious conference room, the four sat down, while Mullie stood behind Ender.
Ender was the first to speak, "I have read the information on the three of you before coming to the Ganwu Branch."
Lord Chenyi, Lord Miyun, and Lord Xinli felt nervous upon hearing this, fearing that Ender's next sentence would be to announce a thorough investigation of the Ganwu Branch.
"You have done very well in the Ganwu Branch, much better than your predecessors." Ender continued, "So I have nothing else to say, but..."
At first, the three of them felt joy in their hearts, but when they heard Ender change his tone, their hearts immediately tightened.