From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 463 The Collapse of the Creator's Organization

Time entered the abyss in April of the third year.

It's already winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

Binhai City, which hasn't seen snow for many years, experienced a light snowfall today.

Snowflakes fall to the ground and melt before they can gather into a pile.

However, the coldest time is when the ice and snow melt.

A month has passed since the incident involving the bloodline prince.

The Great Xia government, acting in the name of the Dragon Might Mercenary Group, released details of the Bloodline Prince incident, once again reminding the world of the impending "Bloodline Invasion Crisis."

Perhaps it was the death of Prince Will Berg, the bloodline prince, that prevented the bloodline population among humans from experiencing a surge like in the previous life.

At this point in the previous life, an organization called the "Human Evolution Project" would appear and announce its human evolution plan.

This project is called the "Human Evolution Project," but it is actually the "Bloodline Conversion Project."

Subsequently, there was a period of explosive growth among bloodline groups in humans.

The course of events has changed in this lifetime.

According to the original timeline, the Berg family should have been behind all of this.

In this lifetime, the Berg family has perished with the death of Will Berg, and naturally, this "Human Evolution Project" no longer exists.

After the downfall of the Berg family, an organization called "The Swordholders" rose rapidly and became hostile to the Creator Organization.

In addition, Longwei has made it clear that he is hostile to the Creator Organization.

This caused the Creator's organization to begin to shrink its power and go into hiding.

After making his stance clear, Lu Heng showed no mercy to any member of the Creator Organization; he killed them all on sight.

As Su Muyu's perception abilities grew stronger, the 013 Black Crow's stealth techniques became ineffective.

Therefore, as long as Black Crow 013 dares to appear in the vicinity, Lu Heng will kill him immediately if he is discovered.

In the past month, Lu Heng has killed more than four black crows.

These black crows seem to be able to reproduce indefinitely, and their numbers are currently unknown.

The Academy of Sciences' biological laboratory has conducted detailed studies on this black crow and has confirmed that it is not a species found on Earth.

It is called "Black Raven" simply because it looks like a raven, but upon dissection and research, this thing cannot even be classified as a bird, but rather as an abyssal species, which can be classified as a demon.

Lu Heng surrounded Will Berger but didn't kill him directly, partly because he wanted to get information about 013 Black Raven from him.

Unfortunately, Will Berg ultimately chose to commit suicide, taking all his secrets underground.

Although Will Berg is dead, Lu Heng knows the identity of another core member of the Creator Organization.

That is Gordon Jacob, the actual controlling shareholder behind Elmerv Biopharmaceuticals.

Elemer Biopharmaceuticals is the company that produces SPA super-powered drugs and uses them to control super-powered mercenary groups in multiple countries.

Gordon Jacobs is not only the de facto controlling shareholder of Elmerv Biopharmaceuticals, but also a major shareholder of Kate Capital and BlackRock.

Lu Heng had met him on a cruise ship and knew that his number in the Creator Organization was 9.

Number 9 is a relatively late number among the top 10 core members, but should know a lot of secrets about the Creator Organization.

Therefore, the first task after the Swordholders were formed was to find Gordon Jacob.

Since the destruction of the Planta family, world-class capitalist families have begun to hide their whereabouts to avoid being found by powerful superhumans.

In this era, order is on the verge of collapse, and newly emerging powerful superhumans begin to challenge the rules of the old world.

However, in the human world, the civilization system remains intact, and the monetary system still exists.

Both crystal cores and extraordinary resources have relatively fixed prices.

While top-tier extraordinary resources are difficult to buy with money, mid- to low-tier extraordinary resources can be purchased with money.

As long as resources can be bought with money, world-class capital can control the power of superhumans.

In particular, the emergence of the SPA super-powered drug allows superhumans to experience a surge in combat power in a short period of time, maintaining their peak performance for two years.

Although the side effects are severe, any superhuman who has used the superpower drug cannot escape its control.

Therefore, the capitalists and conglomerates that control extraordinary resources and super-powered drugs have a large number of superhumans working for them.

Even after converting their wealth into extraordinary resources, capitalist families like those in the ASE Alliance still wield the power to influence the world order.

Of course, the world order is indeed changing, and changing very quickly.

There will always be powerful individuals with superpowers who break through the old order and become the new rule-makers of the world.

To reach this level, one needs to possess the power to instill fear in the capitalists and tycoons of the old era.

To date, no more than three organizations of superhumans have been able to break through the rules of the old era.

Lu Heng is the strongest among them, and also the one most feared by old-era capitalist families and conglomerates.

……

Especially after the downfall of the Berg family, all the capitalist families that were able to set the rules in the old era saw the situation clearly and went into hiding.

The Jacob family, including the controlling family behind Elmervé, has also gone into hiding.

Unfortunately, a month after Will Berg's death, the Swordholder found Gordon Jacob.

On an island in the White Eagle Sea, Lu Heng pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Gordon Jacob, looking at him calmly.

Gordon Jacob quickly backed down: "I agree to whatever you want, as long as you don't kill me."

Lu Heng asked in a normal tone, "Your number in the Creator Organization is 9, if I remember correctly?"

Gordon Jacob nodded quickly: "Yes, I'm number 9."

Lu Heng then asked, "I need to know the identification numbers and identities of the other core members."

Gordon Jacob quickly replied, "Will Berg is number 7."

"anything else?"

"The Caven family is number 6, and the Phoenix family is number 3..."

Gordon Jacob revealed the identities of most of the core members of the Creator Organization, but there were still a few numbers left unmentioned.

"The overlap between your organization's members and the ASE Alliance is quite high," Lu Heng said with interest.

Gordon Jacob answered tremblingly, "A little, but not all. Families that have fallen on hard times are not eligible to be invited."

Lu Heng then asked, "What about numbers 1, 2, and 4?"

Gordon Jacob shrugged and replied, “I don’t know those three. It’s true, I don’t know the identities of every member of the Creator Organization.”

"The reason I know the numbers of the Calvin and Phoenix families is because they both belong to the ASE Alliance, so we're quite familiar with them." Lu Heng didn't need to worry about him lying; he could simply use [Subconscious Intrusion] to verify the authenticity of the information he provided.

"And what about 013? What is his/her identity?"

Gordon Jacob shook his head and replied, "I'm not familiar with 013 either. All I know is that it's a raven that organizes communication among its members."

Lu Heng frowned slightly and pressed on, "You don't know 013's identity?"

Gordon Jacob shook his head again: "I really don't know."

"So who do you think knows 013's true identity?"

"Well... if anyone would know 013's identity, I think it would only be No. 1 and No. 2, but I don't know the identities of those two numbers."

"Who do you think Number 1 and Number 2 are? Since there is such a high degree of overlap between the families of the Creator Organization and the ASE Alliance members, could Number 1 and Number 2 also be in the ASE Alliance?" Lu Heng guessed.

Gordon Jacob slowly shook his head: "I've thought about that too, but I think it's unlikely. I've never actually met Number 1 and Number 2, and it's unlikely that the member families in the ASE Alliance are Number 1 and Number 2."

"Because the ASE Alliance members I didn't mention all belong to families that are in decline. If any of these families is number 1 or number 2, based on their numbers, their families must have risen again."

This explanation is indeed reasonable.

The ASE Alliance has existed for over a century.

Over such a long period of time, new families will naturally rise, and some families will decline.

Just like the Berg family, which was once a top family in the ASE Alliance, but due to inbreeding within the family, the heirs suffered from various hereditary diseases, causing the family to gradually decline.

It wasn't until Will Berg came along that the Berg family was brought back to its heyday.

Given the power wielded by the Creator Organization, if any declining ASE Alliance family were number 1 or number 2, that family would inevitably rise again.

From this perspective, it is unlikely that No. 1 and No. 2 are members of the ASE Alliance.

Lu Heng fell silent and began to think about the information he had learned today.

Gordon Jacob quickly offered his solution: "I am willing to submit to you. From now on, my family will donate one billion dollars annually to you and your superpowered organization."

Upon hearing this number, Lu Heng looked at him with great interest and asked, "What currency is 1 billion?"

Gordon Jacob quickly replied, "White Eagle coins, of course it's White Eagle coins."

Converted at the exchange rate, that's seven billion Daxia coins, which is indeed a considerable sum.

The key point is that this was given away for free; there's no need to offer him any help.

Lu Heng did not immediately grant his request, but instead asked, "How are meetings conducted within the Creator Organization?"

Gordon Jacob quickly replied, "Online meetings, they're all online now, with dedicated meeting lines."

Lu Heng ordered, "Then you should start a meeting now. I need to greet the bigwigs in our organization."

"Okay...okay...shall we start now?"

"Yes, right now."

“It’s an emergency meeting that was convened on short notice, so the number of attendees will be relatively small,” Gordon Jacob quickly explained.

"It's alright, those who don't participate will suffer even worse consequences." Lu Heng gave a very kind smile.

Gordon Jacobs immediately arranged for an online meeting.

An assistant quickly brought over a laptop.

He rubbed his hands together, waiting for the online meeting to connect.

About ten minutes later, a nine-square grid appeared on the laptop screen. Several squares lit up one after another, but none of them showed a human face. Instead, they all displayed a totem emblem.

Gordon Jacob pointed to the totem emblems and explained, "This is the emblem of the Caven family, featuring an eagle's eye. The presence of this emblem indicates that a representative of the Caven family attended this emergency meeting, but it doesn't necessarily mean that their patriarch was present."

For such world-class capital families, there are many family members. Although there is a leader, there are also factions within the family, and many things need to be discussed and decided in family meetings.

Therefore, when participating in an online meeting organized by the Creator, it is not necessarily the head of the family who participates, but it is certainly the core members of the family.

Three squares in the nine-square grid lit up one after another, and the third one lit up was a phoenix pattern.

Lu Heng had probably already guessed who the phoenix pattern represented.

Gordon Jacob confirmed the guess: "It's the Phoenix family crest."

After three squares light up, no more squares for messages are lit.

"Only three?" Lu Heng couldn't help but smile.

Because these three include Gordon Jacob.

In other words, besides him, only two other families attended the meeting.

Gordon Jacob shrugged and explained, "Because my number is relatively late, I don't have much influence."

Lu Heng glanced at the Phoenix family crest number 3 and said with a smile, "Very good. I would like to trouble the two of you who are attending the meeting to inform the other families who are not present. My name is Lu Heng, number 028. I will visit those who are not attending the meeting today another day."

Not long after these words were spoken, more message boxes began to light up.

In the end, six squares were lit up, with only squares 1, 2, and 4 remaining unlit.

Lu Heng looked at the families who later entered the conference room and chuckled:

"It seems everyone is willing to cooperate. I don't need to introduce myself again, right? All of you Creator's superiors should know me."

Silence, long silence.

No one responded to that statement.

Lu Heng continued, "I am very happy to meet you all today. The purpose of this meeting is very simple. I hope you will all express your opinion and disband the Creator Organization starting today."

The silence continued, and no one made a statement.

Lu Heng looked at the six lit-up family crests and then said, "Thirty seconds to express your opinion. Those who disagree represent those who oppose."

"If the dissolution of the Creator Organization does not pass unanimously in the end, I will activate Plan B, which is to physically dissolve the organization."

The meaning of this statement is already very clear.

Time passed by second by second.

Ten seconds later, the Phoenix emblem changed, transforming into a camera view that revealed Lawrence Phoenix's image.

Lawrence Phoenix sat in his study with an open copy of the Tao Te Ching lying face down on the table beside him.

He said in a hoarse, aged voice, "Without Number 1 and Number 2 present, even if the six families here unanimously vote, they cannot disband the Creator Organization. But I can state that from today onwards, the Phoenix family will no longer participate in any of the Creator Organization's actions. In addition, the Phoenix family will donate a sum of money to the Swordholder every year; we will discuss the specific amount later."

This statement essentially means withdrawing from the Creator's organization.

Subsequently, six families, including the Novi family (number 5) and the Calvin family (number 6), successively stated that they would no longer participate in the Creator's organization's actions.

This statement signifies that the Creator Organization is now defunct in name only.

(End of this chapter)