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Chapter 486. The God Without Origin (Two Chapters Combined)

"Om..."

Accompanying these words was a burst of dazzling golden light and the crisp sound of coins clashing.

The voice was extremely pleasant to hear. Jiang Jianxin saw the illusions around him gradually fading away, while the veiled lady next to him suddenly collapsed.

Jiang Jianxin was slightly taken aback, then lifted her veil, only to see a face that had been dead for a long time and had even turned blue.

The strong scent of perfume still lingered in Jiang Jianxin's nose, but he suddenly understood why she was wearing such a strong perfume.

—To cover up the stench of the corpse.

The hallucinations ended, and the people around them put down their guns and weapons in a daze. Then they looked around and saw a woman lying on the ground, her face already turning blue.

She was a renowned collector, and almost everyone present recognized her name instantly, prompting a scream that echoed throughout the hall:
"The renowned collector Rong was killed at the auction!!"

Countless wealthy people rushed towards the door, and some of the bolder ones even took out their phones to take pictures.

Quickly step back and create distance between yourself and her.

My intuition told me this.

Jiang Jianxin realized what was happening and hurriedly straightened his mask and wig, raising both hands to back into the crowd, trying to distance himself from the deceased woman.

"Tap...tap...tap..."

The sound of high heels echoed at the doorway.

A woman in a white suit and a scarecrow mask appeared at the door, followed by a densely packed group of black-clad accountants from the finance department.

"Please do not leave yet."

The girl in black behind her waved her hand.

"Om————"

An invisible force pressed everyone to the ground, rendering them immobile as they stared in terror at the woman in the white suit.

"Sir financier... what is this...?"

One of them stammered.

The woman in the white suit smiled through her mask, her tone gentle:

"We are very sorry for what happened today. To express our apologies, Rose Group has arranged free medical services and psychological counseling for everyone. Please cooperate and go next door for counseling first."

Everyone stood there stunned, and whispers came from inside the room:
"Is the Rose Group really that kind?"

Wow, how thoughtful!

"What exactly happened just now? What was that voice...?"

"Is it necessary to send so many people for psychological counseling?"

"..."

The murmurs continued, and the accountants in black behind the financiers sprang into action, forcibly leading the wealthy people to the next room.

Jiang Jianxin stood there quietly.

She knew why financiers did this.

The sudden uproar at the auction, and even the death of a world-renowned tycoon, inevitably had an impact on the Rose Group itself.

It has always made money from the rich. If a rich person dies at its event, it will inevitably generate public opinion and may even lead to a decrease in revenue.

The arranged psychological counseling and free medical care sound nice, but in reality, they definitely involve some form of forced hypnosis and information blackout. If nothing unexpected happens, the experts responsible for brainwashing from the Rose Group are right next door.

This unexpected turn of events was truly something Jiang Jianxin hadn't anticipated.

She thought the person behind the scenes was there to harm her, but she never expected that they would suddenly turn their attention to the Rose Group.

Do you think this entity behind the scenes is an enemy of the God of Wealth?

Jiang Jianxin asked the truth in his mind.

This one incident alone isn't enough to tell.

The answer is the truth, as it is stated.

While Jiang Jianxin was communicating internally, the accountant behind the financier had already taken all the other wealthy people away.

Only Jiang Jianxin and the financier remained in the room.

The woman wearing the scarecrow head first apologized:
"I'm so sorry, I know this is an auction of the Sword Master's collection, it's our fault for not supervising it properly."

Jiang Jianxin removed the mask from his face and came to the dead veiled woman, looking at her pale and stiff face.

"What are your thoughts on today's events, sir? Do you really believe it's solely due to your inadequate oversight?"

The financier understood the meaning behind her words and couldn't help but scrutinize Jiang Jianxin more closely.

She felt that the girl in front of her was different from the one she had met in the military camp.

Her eyes became more composed and wise, with an indescribable sense of composure.

"If you were to ask further, the reasons would naturally be quite complex."

After a moment's consideration, recalling the rumors Jun Yunqi had told her about Jiang Jianxin, the financier stated directly:
"Something has its eye on the Rose Group, or perhaps it's the God of Wealth."

Jiang Jianxin asked:
"Do financiers know what this is?"

The financier bluntly stated:

"I can't tell, in short, it has no element."

This statement is simple and direct: the God of Wealth's arrival just now precisely used money to expel this thing's control methods.

Jiang Jianxin rubbed his forehead, about to say something, when the financier brought up another topic:
"By the way, I heard that Sword Master recently broke through a polluted area located in the old street of Haidu."

Jiang Jianxin nodded and said:
"Yes."

She paused for a moment, then looked at the financier and said:

"The Rose Group is quite well-informed."

The financier smiled and said:
"That's too kind. Actually, the red cross mark in the contaminated area was painted by Rose Traffic."

Jiang Jianxin slightly raised his eyes to look at her, and the woman in the white suit continued:

"The marker was detected to have been opened and closed multiple times, and Rose Transportation actually sent people to investigate..."

However, at that time, the sea city was in turmoil, and the water system war had blockaded the entire southern part of the sea city.

The humidity was at the invincible limit of the water system, so the people sent by Rose Transportation did not dare to enter the water system's territory rashly, for fear of being mistaken for local armed forces and killed by mistake. Therefore, they waited behind the water wall for a long time.

After Yin Ju led the main force into Haidu, they followed. When they leisurely arrived at the old street, they discovered that the contaminated area had already been cleared out.

There was a sword mark three feet deep in the ground at the scene, exuding a chilling aura.

It's obvious who did it.

The people sent by Rose Transportation inspected the contaminated area and checked the reason why it was initially sealed off.

The original contaminated area was severely eroded by unidentified external pollution, which even eroded a second layer of space within the contaminated area.

This unidentified pollution could potentially spread to the outside world, so Rose Transportation directly used a red pen to draw a seal, imbued with the power of the God of Wealth, and sealed it off.

However, this seal only sealed the inside and not the outside, and thus it was opened today.

Fortunately, the Sword Master handled it very well, and the internal source of pollution has been completely eliminated.

The men sent by Rose Transportation took two iron shovels, filled in the sword marks Jiang Jianxin had made, and then left.

The financier recounted the whole story to Jiang Jianxin, who was stunned.

"So, that contaminated area wasn't originally like this; it was just eroded later?"

The financier nodded and said:

"The pollution that eroded it was suspected to be spiritual pollution from a high-ranking deity."

She opened her hands and told Jiang Jianxin another important thing:

"...Not all gods spread their faith by recruiting believers and running religions; some gods prefer to pollute, parasitize, and directly erode."

The financier said meaningfully:

“I know that the Crown Princess sent you to the headquarters of Vulcan Domain Rose Medical to recuperate. If nothing unexpected happens, you should also know about Vulcan’s silence.”

Jiang Jianxin nodded.

"Do you know why Vulcan went silent?"

The financier posed a question.

Jiang Jianxin paused for a moment.

She learned of Vulcan's silence from two members of the Vatican, but she did not delve into the reasons.

Because she was busy with her third playthrough at the time, she didn't pay much attention to that.

"No."

Jiang Jianxin shook his head.

The financier smiled slightly:
"Its papacy and sphere of influence have been so severely corrupted and eroded by the spiritual pollution of this parasitic god that a large number of believers have been lost, forcing it to remain silent in order to preserve its strength."

"I don't know if you've ever seen the society of Vulcan before it fell into darkness; it was extremely strange and deformed."

Jiang Jianxin instantly recalled many mind-blowing things he had encountered when he first arrived in that world.

In the Vulcan realm, there are openly cannibalistic shops where heretics are executed and eaten. The society is extremely xenophobic, and some poor people disappear and end up on the dinner table. This cruelty led her to believe that Vulcan was a god who did not value human life.

Paradoxically, the civilian areas of the Vulcan Domain have many thermal power plants, which are operated by the Vatican. The main employees of these power plants are poor people and beggars. The entry threshold is very low, and although the wages are meager, they can maintain their basic living standards.

The energy provided by thermal power plants is supplied free of charge to the lower classes; only the wealthy areas need to pay for it.

Divinity is one-dimensional, not as complex as humanity. Good gods will carry out their good intentions to the end, and so will evil gods. Gods in the middle will have their own laws to follow, just as the God of Wealth regards "money" as the core.

The combination of those two conflicting events in the Vulcan domain seems rather strange for a single deity.

—But if these two things were done by two different gods, then it's easy to explain.

"I understand what you mean. The Vulcan has fallen into silence due to corruption, and the mastermind behind it all wants to seize the Vulcan's domain, but..."

Jiang Jianxin stared at the financier without saying anything more, because what followed was something both of them already knew.

Having received advance notice, the God of Wealth, in order to expand his business empire and obtain more money, brazenly joined this game.

Gods don't need money. If the mastermind behind it all is a god, then financial matters are most likely not even part of their strategic thinking.

Such a loophole allowed financiers to buy at the bottom, disrupting the entire game and even securing a direct victory.

"There are people with the essence, but no god of the essence..."

Jiang Jianxin looked at the financier and said:
"You've really offended that thing completely."

The financier said dismissively:
"So what if I've offended you? As long as the rose is eternal, the God of Wealth will never perish. The power of money is not something to be trifled with."

Jiang Jianxin looked at the corpse on the ground and said:
"This must be a major collector. How do you plan to handle the ensuing media storm?"

The financier smiled and said:
"We won't accept dirty water that isn't ours."

Several accountants who had returned from next door came in and together carried the body downstairs. The woman in the white suit was about to leave when Jiang Jianxin suddenly called out to her:
"I'd like to have a talk with Chi Piao, one of your subordinates."

The financier readily accepted the advice:

"I'll have her come to see you in a bit."

The sound of high heels gradually faded away, leaving Jiang Jianxin alone in the auction hall.

She sat alone in the chair, looking at the messy auction scene.

Her desire to see Chi Piao was not a whim, but rather stemmed from the two incidents involving blue and white porcelain vases, and her intense curiosity about some of the secrets buried deep within the former Black Pupil Pharmaceuticals.

She even felt that if she wanted to understand the real plan of the mastermind, she had to understand what exactly happened to the heir of Black Pupil Pharmaceuticals back then.

Zuo Siquan didn't actually have much contact with her fiancé, and she didn't know some of his real secrets.

Upon closer examination, the only person who could know what Black Pupil Pharmaceuticals had actually done, besides the Crown Prince himself, was the deceased schemer Xu Huan.

He is the brains and strategist of Black Pupil Pharmaceuticals, having supported this force for many years and deeply trusted by the Crown Prince. He must be able to glean some insights into certain matters.

After Xu Huan passed away, some of his past was dug up by his fellow strategists. For example, he was suspicious and aloof, and his close advisors were frequently changed. Few people in the strategist department of Black Pupil Pharmaceutical knew his background.

Over the years, the only person he has been close to is Chi Piao, the master of drifting, who is responsible for protecting his safety.

The latter is illiterate and has limited knowledge, which means there are some secrets that can be confided in her. Perhaps some ordinary conversations between the two can uncover the secrets behind Black Eye Pharmaceuticals.

Just then, Chi Piao walked in. She was wearing the black uniform of the finance department and seemed to have long been accustomed to working at the Rose Group. She nodded slightly when she saw her and said:

"The financier said you were looking for me."

Jiang Jianxin gestured for her to sit down first, then got straight to the point:
"I'm very curious about your story, or rather, your relationship with the conspirators. Could you tell me more?"

　Family members are still writing one more chapter.

　　(End of this chapter)