CHAPTER 1138: CHAPTER 878 SECTION 1 PEACEFUL TIME

Hot summer, June.

Xu Yang stood in the bathroom, arms outstretched. High-powered ultrasonic cleansing waves swept over his body, leaving him spotless in seconds. In an instant, the annoying sweat droplets and grease disappeared, saving a lot of time.

"I can’t believe we’ve achieved such incredible progress. Nestor Corporation’s rapid expansion is like a wildfire. Our goal consists of six words: Towards fairness, towards freedom," Xu Yang said, looking at himself in the mirror.

His hair was neatly combed by two mechanical hands, ensuring he wouldn’t look too shabby leaving the house.

"What on earth is the Seven Seals doing?" Farosa questioned, "Why don’t they strike back? Why do our enemies surrender wherever we go? Why are the secret agents fleeing?"

"Too many problems mean no problems at all. The enemy is cowardly like rabbits, as if they knew we would come and retreated in advance. We can’t start a large-scale war, but we dominate the world market. Numerous companies send cooperation invitations, the whole world seems like it’s opening its doors to us, ready for the taking. Nestor Corporation’s reputation is at its zenith; upon hearing these five words, people feel inspired." Xu Yang turned around, putting on a soft white bathrobe.

It clung to his body, the texture soft, making him feel like a fish wrapped in cotton.

Farosa was dissatisfied, "You know this is impossible."

"You’ve been browsing nothing but these news pieces on your phone these past two days," Xu Yang chuckled.

"News is just what the media edits, and words are miles apart from facts. I need to find out what the Seven Seals are doing, or I’ll never be at ease. But thinking about it, if I continue to worry like this, we won’t have any space for happiness," Farosa sighed.

"It doesn’t matter, you’re right; keeping our nerves tight is fine, we always need to be wary of an enemy’s stab in the back." Xu Yang reached out and stroked Farosa’s chin.

"But what could they possibly do? Send a fleet across the sea like targets? Or open a portal, sending an Angel Legion for us to cut down? Even Idith has left the White Elephant Continent without a trace, leaving his subjects and citizens running around like headless chickens," Farosa smiled, enjoying Xu Yang’s touch.

"With Idith gone, the vast White Elephant Continent has become an unprotected area. Last week, when Nestor Corporation arrived, we saw endless refugees and displaced persons. Easter is already preparing to set off to White Elephant Continent to save lives and Silphy will also appear. Do you want to go?" Xu Yang asked.

"I only want to know that Silphy is safe. In my view, Easter can certainly be embraced by the people, becoming an extraordinary woman. I could send a clone to reach them," Farosa said, intertwining her fingers.

"...Maybe Silphy will write you another poem; Farosa, you certainly brought daytime to the witches, their quality of life has increased tenfold," Xu Yang laughed.

"Let’s not worry. If we don’t find out what the Seven Seals are up to, even the brightest day can instantly turn to night," Farosa stretched out her hand, the star glow slowly radiating in the air.

"Whatever the Seven Seals are doing, it’s surely related to the crisis in the Star Realm. It’s obvious, they must have secret intelligence related to the ’Starry Objects’, giving them an advantage in information," Xu Yang spoke thoughtfully, unfolding the trouble.

"The momentum is with us; the Seven Seals have almost given up resistance, one after another, their contracts with mercenaries are dissolved. The Western Seaboard Pact’s corps hide in ports and military bases. Faced with our frontier forces, most of the enemy immediately flew the white flag, signaling that the Seven Seals have cut off their support. This means 40% of regions and companies in the world have completely defected to us, and the intermediate 30% is inclined to follow," Farosa waved her hand, starlight forming a splendid picture.

"Maybe your prophecy will result in the complete surrender of the Seven Seals," Xu Yang said.

"It’s not that simple; remember we couldn’t find Honma Noriko’s ghost in the Netherworld? It’s too strange. I must see the future myself," Farosa frowned.

"I bet you’ll see many scary things again this time," Xu Yang said.

"You win." Farosa closed her eyes, "I indeed see specters everywhere, eerie voices. But my current mental state still does not meet the conditions; go, Xu Yang, help me find some of the most expensive Purple Spice, I’ll first adjust the rhythm of breathing and soul shining frequency here, about three hours."

"I’ll wait," Xu Yang passed through the automatic door onto the corridor.

Nestor Headquarters is clean and tidy, layout highly organized, the facilities complement each other seamlessly. Employees working here are all radiant. To work at the heart of the entire Nestor Corporation, this honor is enough to make one proud.

With the launch of Heberon, Nestor Corporation has made significant strides. Previously stagnant technology research projects are now restarted with more momentum than before.

Today, pure academic institutions find it challenging to invest heavily in complex research projects, most have to be spearheaded by companies. With Nestor Corporation’s donations, a wealth of materials has been sent to the "Peach Blossom Plan," providing scientists from all cooperating forces with valuable models and reference opinions.

Researchers work on the artificial island with single-minded focus, abandoning secular biases, solely dedicated to expanding the cognitive boundaries of human civilization.

Heberon is more advanced than all conventional computers and earlier quantum computers, it’s a supercomputer among supercomputers, comparable to the "Eden" system of the Seven Seals.

The scene of entering Heberon that day, Xu Yang recalled it as only dreamlike and magical. Every time he thought of Heberon, a particularly intense impulse would arise from the bottom of his heart. However, at present, his mind and body are overloaded, and he needs careful adjustment to have the next opportunity to open Heberon.

"Mr. Web Monitor~"

"Uncle Xu!"

"Hello, boss." People in the Nestor Corporation greeted Xu Yang as he passed by.

Xu Yang watched them pass in front of him, each rushing about with their own matters to attend to, having no time for idle chat.

101, 102 were packing their things, preparing to move into a new house. Mizuiro Yoshioka was organizing and updating half the world’s Witch archives, while Nakamura Mizuki was re-measuring each room as if inspecting her territory.

Moreover, many people were not present there. Xu Yang knew well that Pan Ruiyi was patrolling overseas with the Riot Control Mobile Unit, Lila was in the office, Kanako was nurturing her pregnancy, Rinne had returned to the network control center at Jialong Slope, Du Qianqian had returned home to see her parents, Shallow Dream was studying in the Taixi Continent, Seeking Shadow was at the Bureau of Secrets, and A40 was dueling with a Quantum Warrior.

Also, Xu Cheng and Bubble were studying and playing on the Divine Radiance. Xu Yang took a deep breath, feeling a sense of ease.

Everyone has their own wonderful lives now... that’s great.

Xu Yang returned to his workspace; before bringing spices to Farosa, he wanted to unwind a bit.

His living conditions were akin to those of a billionaire, and his influence had reached the pinnacle of the world, with only a sparse few being comparable to Xu Yang. What Xu Yang possessed surpassed wealth; he had the means to obtain wealth.

Strangely enough, at this stage, he was actually more relaxed than before because numerous people were engaged in handling all specific and precise affairs. At such a high level, what he needed to do was more macro and abstract, discussing ideals and top-level designs for the world and civilization, and could freely talk about the future.

He poured himself a bit of wine, for with the Digital Mind, alcohol was merely a compound generating one-way happiness and would not impair his thinking.

Xu Yang took a sip of the fine brew, with a label from Nestor Corporation’s Gold Medal Brewery outclassing the world with wine derived from grapes grown by the special agriculture of the Forest Master.

Outside the window, the vast Shangjing, which originally looked like a jigsaw of colorful urban complexity, now seemed to Xu Yang like a flattened sheet of paper, no longer having as much complex depth as before. It wasn’t just Shangjing but the entire world, which now appeared quite transparent.

At this weight, the joy Xu Yang could derive became narrow; the only thing that brought him particular pleasure now was piling up stakes.

He could no longer find interest through reading, as all valuable reading materials had already been scanned and browsed by Xu Yang.

Music’s stimulation power on him was weak. News gossip and odd stories also seemed superficial, as Xu Yang had traveled above and below the world, witnessing more remarkable things.

So, is this the end? Has it reached the end? Has his legend reached the summit? Xu Yang pondered. A flickering, swelling pride surged within him, but Xu Yang knew the essence of pride was self-deception, and he had always been able to foresee the collapse of things when they were at their most prosperous.

Thus, he suspected that the Seven Seals were making moves behind all this, hiding deep within the New Taixi State, carefully plotting, feigning weakness, and waiting for a chance to turn the tables.

But as Farosa said, what could they ultimately do?

Conventional force projection was meaningless, extraordinary combat power had been countered by Farosa, and there’s a long 5-year truce period. After 5 years, Nestor Corporation could comprehensively surpass the Western Seaboard Treaty Organization in productivity, military, and technology.

Xu Yang opened his drawer, and Lila had placed a refined box here. The entire box was made of platinum, adorned with large, bright amethysts on the outside, heavy. However, the items inside were ten times more valuable than the outer packaging—Purple Spice.

"Dad!" Xu Cheng strolled in.

She came to her father’s room to get something and ended up seeing him here. That’s wonderful.

"Why aren’t you studying hard?" Xu Yang leaned back.

Xu Cheng! That’s wonderful; he really missed her. A flash of light in his life, surpassing many of his other achievements. Just seeing Xu Cheng made Xu Yang forget all kinds of troubles and worries.

"Hehe." Xu Cheng playfully fiddled with the airplane models in Xu Yang’s collection near the shelf. "I can even fly the Divine Radiance now; that’s way more useful than studying."