Chapter 102: White Reed’s Shock

Time and space shifted, perspective distorted.

White Reed suddenly appeared atop the Doffie Temple, green-skinned orcs surged again without restraint.

Outside the city, orcs roared, magic raged!

Gray puppets clashed with the green-skinned army, flesh and blood flew, shouts shook the heavens!

Before White Reed could look closely, time and space shifted again.

He appeared at Felix Magic Academy.

He saw plants rapidly grow, sprout, branch, bloom, and bear fruit before magic apprentices.

He saw water and flames wrapped around a graceful girl’s hands, turning into hot steam upon collision.

He saw a skeleton, trembling, stand up under the necromancer’s summons.

Time and space rotated.

Under a dark sky, lightning raged. He appeared on the shoulder of a giant, ten zhang tall.

The giant slightly turned its head, the grotesque face with crocodile skin had only a single eye on its forehead, reflecting his image.

This made White Reed’s soul nearly escape his body, trembling with fear.

The demons from mythology scattered and fled beneath his feet.

In the distance, another giant of similar size lifted its fist, pounding its chest, proclaiming its territory.

The scene in front of him suddenly flashed intensely!

White Reed’s pupils dilated and trembled; the scene beyond common sense nearly suffocated him.

He saw a hundred-zhang skeleton, larger than a city, trampling the endless undead army with swagger.

Saw thousands of warriors march forward uniformly, atop the majestic battle formations raged the Undying Battle Spirits.

Saw countless magic missiles flying out from a glass-like magic shield.

Saw a pale blue Divine Shield shatter, a city spanning over ten li collapsed into ruins.

Suddenly!

All scenes quickly distorted and faded; in the wash of endless color fade, the world before him solidified again.

He returned to his Puen Estate!

The estate was quiet, the night like water.

The guards in the estate patrolled their master’s private domain loyally.

In the distance, Puen City was brilliantly lit.

Akide gazed into the distance with profound eyes; that was the Infir Empire, that was the entire world.

White Reed’s seemingly aged cheeks trembled, his wise and cunning eyes no longer calm.

He suddenly knelt on the hard floor, his voice trembling.

“Eternal great God, White Reed will always be your most loyal servant!”

Yu Sheng’an looked down at White Reed trembling on the ground, unsure if out of fear or excitement.

“I need no servants, nor loyalty. I only believe in profit. This world belongs to the Four Primordial Gods, but since I have arrived, there must be a place for me or even everything. For every job you do, I’ll pay you a wage. This is a transaction, understand, Sir White Reed?”

White Reed trembled even more.

It wasn’t fear, but excitement, resonating on a level of ideology!

“Praise you, great God! White Reed will do his utmost to spread your brilliance.”

“Rise.”

White Reed stood slowly, his eyes increasingly bright.

To have built such an empire from nothing, if not for the entrenched power of the old aristocracy keeping him out.

Given his cunning, ascending to a position beside the emperor, as his chief minister, wasn’t out of the question.

Now, a God appearing only in mythology stood suddenly before him, accepting his allegiance.

His starting point would be elevated countless times, his ambition naturally swelling a millionfold!

He wanted to personally destroy this cursed dynasty.

Make those who used to scoff kneel before the old dog they once scorned, trembling, begging, despairing!

He wanted to exchange this dynasty for the favor of the Gods, step out into this world and seize even greater power!

Just thinking about it made his entire body tremble with excitement!

“Sign it with blood.”

Yu Sheng’an suddenly conjured a Light Screen and flicked it toward White Reed.

White Reed glanced at it and realized this was a contract for servitude.

He didn’t know the binding power of this mysterious contract.

But he knew that since the God preferred he sign this contract over pledging loyalty, its binding force probably exceeded his imagination.

Once signed, there was no turning back.

Yet he signed it without hesitation.

He was a smart man.

With the contract signed, White Reed suddenly felt linked to a sea of life.

Was this the vast divine power of the Gods?

By mere proximity, he gained resources unattainable in a lifetime?

At that moment, White Reed felt like he was back when he started his first workshop, excited, inspired, brimming with confidence!

No, the emotions were even a million times stronger!!!

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Yu Sheng’an left.

Took a part of White Reed’s flesh and soul with him.

He would craft a Flesh Avatar for White Reed’s use.

He planned to spark an industrial revolution in the Kewell Empire, with White Reed as his ideal executor.

For employees, if you don’t exploit them to the fullest, how can you justify the salary paid?

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Clementine also left.

It was her first time leaving Vis Els.

She stood in the solidified teleportation magic well at the base of the ring-shaped magic tower, waving goodbye to her brother with a youthful maid by her side.

Compared to her excitement, Kesan’s expression was somewhat sad yet relieved. As the teleportation light lit up, he just said, “Take care of yourself!”

As his voice fell, his sister’s figure disappeared in the teleportation array, unsure if she heard his advice.

For a moment, feelings of loss swept over Kesan.

Then more noble ladies and socialites, with maids, stepped onto the teleportation array.

With lights coming on and off, they would be sent to various magic towers in the empire, laying the groundwork for the Internet bank network.

After Yu Sheng’an’s outburst, Dundar personally took charge of the bank clerk recruitment.

However, he quickly felt Hardy’s helplessness.

Because the imperial princess Clementine strongly requested to join the training as a bank clerk.

Despite the decline of the imperial family, Dundar had to show some respect.

Moreover, Yu Sheng’an’s intimidation deterred some noblewomen.

But not everyone was foolish; many noble ladies decided to follow Clementine’s lead.

These people’s families were mostly Dundar’s followers.

Is it reasonable not to give one bank clerk spot to his followers’ requests?

After intense negotiation, Dundar found a solution.

He allocated twenty spots to nobles, each could bring a personal maid.

This met Yu Sheng’an’s requirements and balanced the aristocratic interests.

Indeed, Yu Sheng’an said nothing about the list received.

He looked at results, not the process.

The training went smoothly.

The basic content was operating the Internet bank backend.

Here Yu Sheng’an set a prerequisite.

All bank backends could only be accessed within his specified magic tower range.

This was more about preventing enemies from assassinating bank clerks and accessing the bank backend through soul control.

Of course, Yu Sheng’an also prepared some contingencies for extreme cases.

For instance, all employees had to sign a lengthy confidentiality agreement before employment.

The convoluted contract terms were sufficient for most situations.

As bank clerks went to major cities in the empire and took their positions, the Internet bank quietly launched onto the Internet.