Building a sect from scratch.

"Hello? Hello? Can you hear me?"

Aunt Wang's voice came through a virtual screen, clear and distinct, as if she were speaking right next to you, unlike the distorted video conferences displayed by electronic tools on Earth.

Fang Xianyu looked at the hastily assembled internal "software" and slightly curled the corners of her lips.

How familiar! She used something similar more than a hundred years ago.

Elder Lu Ying craned his neck and shouted at the illusory screen floating in mid-air, "Can you hear me? Can you see me?"

Aunt Wang smiled, her eyes narrowing, and said, "Great! I'll get to see Sect Leader Fang! Hello, Sect Leader Fang! It's an honor to meet you for the first time!"

Fang Xianyu simply nodded reservedly: "Hello."

Aunt Wang glanced at the time, then looked up and said, "I'm all set up here! The boss will be here soon!"

Fang Xianyu nodded slightly again: "No rush."

A few minutes later, the door behind Aunt Wang was pushed open, and people began to enter the meeting room one after another.

The conference room was very large, a long and narrow rectangle, and was a temporary setup in an unused room within the project team. A huge conference table occupied the front half of the room, making the space between the chairs surrounding the table and the walls seem rather narrow. The back half of the conference room was densely packed with many folding chairs, each with a bottle of mineral water and a notebook and pen set on it.

From the perspective of the illusory screen in the Taiyin Palace, the recording of the entire conference room should be taken directly in front. As for the view from inside the conference room, everyone can see the screen hanging directly in front of them, and can clearly see the scene in the Taiyin Palace, except for Elder Lu Ying and Fang Xianyu, and the illusory screen floating in front of them.

The feeling was quite magical, as if fantasy technology had come to life. Some scholars and professors who had already sat down and were waiting for the meeting to begin huddled together, whispering and discussing this mysterious "technology".

Soon, over a hundred people entered one after another. The first dozen or so people sat at the conference table, while the rest squeezed into the chairs at the back. The scene wasn't particularly imposing, but it was still somewhat formal.

Aunt Wang temporarily took over as the meeting moderator. While waiting for everyone to be seated, she spoke first with an apologetic expression: "I'm really sorry, Sect Leader Fang, our conditions are limited right now. For the sake of confidentiality, we can only hold the meeting here. Please forgive us!"

Fang Xianyu actually had no experience participating in such a high-level formal meeting, especially one in which people he had only seen on television before were involved!
During her efforts to become the Goddess of Taiyin in the previous cycle, she at most attended boring banquets like the Gathering of Immortals and the Banquet of Ten Thousand Sects, which were devoid of any constructive behavior other than networking and exchanging resources. She never had a real "meeting" like those in modern society on Earth.

As for her time before she transmigrated... she was just an ordinary working person who could only serve tea and water at various informal local meetings!
However, as the only person who controlled the connection between the Guixu Realm and the Zhonghua Family, she tried her best to hide her nervousness and said in a nonchalant manner, "It's okay, I'm more focused on the practical matters."

At the start of the meeting, the leader from China who had come specifically for this occasion politely introduced himself—even though everyone knew that the other party was likely already aware of these things, respect and procedure were still necessary.

Fang Xianyu, having just learned the ropes, introduced herself as well: "It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Fang Xianyu, the Goddess of the Taiyin, and also the Sect Master of the Taiyin Sect." Fang Xianyu was alone, while the Chinese had a whole group of people. By the time they had all introduced themselves, several minutes had already passed.

After Fang Xianyu had roughly recognized everyone, Aunt Wang spoke in a businesslike manner: "...The purpose of this meeting is to exchange information on cooperation between the Taiyin Sect of the Guixu Realm and the China of the Blue Star Realm, including cultural exchange, technological cooperation, and many other aspects... Considering that the needs of the Taiyin Sect should be given top priority in this cooperation, how about Sect Leader Fang raises his requests first?"

Fang Xianyu smiled; she had been prepared for this, even specifically for it.

"Then I will gladly accept your offer. My first request is to cooperate with you to improve the game 'Ten Continents Chronicles', including the background music, character design, expansion pack production, and operation and management."

"..."

As soon as Fang Xianyu finished speaking, the conference room fell silent, and even the whispers suddenly stopped.

Most people looked surprised and confused. Even Aunt Wang couldn't hide the astonishment in her eyes. Only a few people at the front of the conference table remained calm. The leader even smiled warmly.

This is a show of force.

Everyone knows that at such a meeting, the discussion would inevitably revolve around technological cooperation. If the two worlds weren't incapable of exchanging goods, they would probably even be discussing various resource trades. But Fang Xianyu's first request was surprisingly about games, specifically the improvement and operation of those games!
This seemingly low-class and almost ridiculous demand is Fang Xianyu's way of communicating with the Chinese, or a direct warning: I'm in charge.

This is also one of the ways Fang Xianyu plans to take control of the entire meeting.

In terms of political acumen, even if she lived another two hundred years, she still couldn't compare to these people. In terms of diplomatic skills, ten of her combined probably wouldn't be as good as one Aunt Wang or Lu Ying.

The fact that China sent over a hundred people to the meeting, besides representing respect, was also a probing and show of force.
With over a hundred people against her, if she doesn't find a different way to take the initiative, she might really be led by the nose!

Trusting China is one thing, but that doesn't mean you have to be naive and innocent. Politics has no truth, goodness, or beauty, and diplomacy is all about cunning and ruthlessness. Fang Xianyu isn't stupid; how could he possibly hand over all the initiative to someone else?

As the leader smiled, the suddenly frozen meeting room seemed to be put back on, and the atmosphere came alive again.

The request was so specific that there was no need for any approval; Aunt Wang herself could agree directly. She replied, "These points are all easy to discuss. We can immediately set up a team to operate and further develop and improve 'The Chronicles of the Ten Continents' according to Sect Leader Fang's needs!"

Originally, the so-called "first request" would have been resolved smoothly, but unexpectedly, Fang Xianyu said something that made everyone's eyes widen again: "Also, I personally like Master Mai, and I hope to invite Master Mai to create various soundtracks for 'Ten Continents Chronicle'."

Upon hearing this, the conference room went silent again. (End of Chapter)