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Chapter 316 A Shared Vision

The meeting was held as scheduled the following day.

Just as Chen Xuan had predicted, the execution team was not qualified to enter. After escorting the captain into the conference hall, they went to the adjacent lounge to wait for orders.

The security cameras in the lobby transmitted the footage to Chen Xuan's laptop in real time.

He could see that only one person, Shocanon, represented the limited agency at the table.

"How's the picture quality?" Lin Qing asked through her earpiece.

To ensure communication and access to hotel resources at any time, she did not return to the branch but remained in her room.

"It's a bit blurry, and there are frame drops... It feels like a live broadcast from the 3G era," Chen Xuan commented. "But at least it's still legible."

"There's nothing we can do. This is a secure transmission that can bypass most electromagnetic detection devices. Just bear with it."

"You've already hacked into the hotel's control system, can't you use their antenna to send signals?"

“It is possible, but doing so will inevitably leave traces,” Lin Qing replied. “Unless you want to raze their building to the ground like you did with the Demon Company before.”

"Should we do it this way?" Liuli asked eagerly.

"Then forget it." Chen Xuan decided to skip the image quality issue. "Can you see Honglian and the others?"

“I can’t see them. There are no cameras in the lounge.” Lin Qing switched between several monitoring points. “But there’s nowhere else for them to go. I’ll spot them as soon as they enter the corridor.”

At this point, at the host's invitation, Xiao Canon stepped onto the podium to speak.

"Greetings to the esteemed organizers and our valued partners."

"I would like to thank Mr. Zhao Zhilei of Ronghua Group for providing me with this valuable opportunity for exchange. My name is Xiao Kanong, and on behalf of Weixian Group, I would like to discuss further cooperation with you."

"First, I want to set a core theme for the negotiations: survival."

"You should all have a basic understanding of the world I live in. There are many backward and undeveloped areas there. With the power and influence of our organization, it wouldn't be difficult to transform them into spaces where you can live..."

"Damn it, this was never recorded in the files!" Lin Qing exclaimed in disbelief. "The authorities want to give demons free passage so they can come to our world anytime? This is simply... absurd!"

What is a demon? It's a being with special abilities!
If we let them traverse the eroded space, wouldn't that be equivalent to a large influx of wanderers?

This is tantamount to violating both the principles of "maintaining world stability" and "limiting the proliferation of capabilities," which is undoubtedly undermining the very foundation of the organization!
Even Lin Qing had strong doubts about the conditions offered by Xiao Kanong.

"Goodness, if this gets to Honglian's ears, she'll probably stand up and slap the captain twice on the spot." Chen Xuan, always eager for drama, said, "This isn't something he can decide alone; the headquarters has definitely approved the plan."

"The rate at which the top brass of the organization is degenerating is faster than I imagined..." Lin Qing frowned, her tone grave. "To be honest, I don't know whether to be happy or sad. As long as this video is uploaded online, the Weixian organization itself will fall into chaos."

In particular, the devil had just committed a bloody tragedy at the Fifth Ring Machinery Park.

"...I believe that our cooperation will be a win-win situation."

"In the future, the two sides can even join hands to explore more worlds, maximize each other's living space, and the ultimate goal is to win the ultimate challenge of ascension!"

Xiao Canon delivered a passionate speech on stage.

The people sitting around the long table applauded in praise.

Chen Xuan's heart skipped a beat.

Ascension—this word has appeared again.

The ability description includes ascension.

The three demons that died mentioned ascension.

Even government agencies are using this term now. ...This is unlikely to be a coincidence.

"Did you hear it?"

"I heard that." Lin Qing was equally surprised. "But this doesn't make any sense at all. The demon's confession said that the Mother of Flesh and Blood will eventually turn all living beings into her own flesh and blood, and the only way to escape is to ascend. But the Mother of Flesh and Blood is a thing of this world. What does it have to do with the Dimensional Mechanism?"

The ascension that Xiao Kanong spoke of... seemed to be a challenge that existed in both worlds.

And even demons can understand what he's saying!
By this time, Xiao Canon had returned to his seat, and a handsome young man had taken the stage.

"Thank you, Mr. Xiao, for your remarks, and thank you to the Weixian Agency for recognizing our clan. However, there's no point in just chatting. Given Mr. Xiao's sincerity, on behalf of the Yupan Group, I'd like to present a few items to make our discussion more practical."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door on the other side of the conference hall opened, and more than ten waiters pushed in four small carts covered with red cloth.

"By the way, can you detect Xiao Kanon's abilities?" Lin Qing asked.

“No, he’s too far from the camera.” Chen Xuan had already tested it before; the barcode scanner’s working range is about fifteen meters. He could scan all the customers in the store from his seat at the bar. If he needed to scan through the screen, the target would have to be within a meter, which is why previous remote transactions were always done right in front of the camera. “Unless you can get the camera in his face.”

"I see. Let me think of a way..."

"Wait, are you really going to make the surveillance camera fall down?" Chen Xuan asked in surprise.

“How could that be?” Lin Qing scoffed. “I was thinking of finding an opportunity with these attendees. Their phones have built-in cameras and are connected to the hotel’s network. If I could hack into them, I could get a seat for close observation. You know… not everyone is familiar with electronic devices.”

Chen Xuan understood immediately.

It's like how some people can remain unscathed online for ten years, while others can download a bunch of viruses from just a few resources. The attendees are mostly wealthy and powerful people; few of them are into tinkering with their phones, so maybe we can catch one that slipped through the net.

The young man over there had already signaled to the waiter to unveil the red cloth.

Each of the small cars had a glass box prominently displayed on it.

In the center of the box is displayed a "treasure".

Although Chen Xuan couldn't quite make out what those treasures were, he instantly realized, considering Elori's information and the fact that these people were actually demons, that everything displayed in the glass case was a rare and wondrous item.

"These items... are all on your wish list, so I probably don't need to introduce them one by one, right?" The man looked at Xiao Kanong and said with a rather arrogant tone.

“They are indeed the rare items that the organization wants to obtain,” the latter readily agreed.

"But don't expect the Jade Plate Group to sell all these treasures to you at once. What we need... is not a blank piece of land."

“We can discuss that. But…” Xiao Kanong looked around, “Are you all planning to negotiate one by one? Forgive my bluntness, but the contracts signed first will most likely be better than those signed later… It’s not that we’re biased, but the resources available to the organization are limited, and we can’t provide them indefinitely.”

"Mr. Xiao, you don't need to worry about that. We'll handle the internal arrangements ourselves. If you think you can use such tricks to make us compete with each other, you're probably overthinking it," said an elderly man sitting in the middle of the long table.

“Mr. Qi, how could I think that way?” Xiao Kanong smiled helplessly. “I was just considering everyone’s interests. After all, for the organization, it is natural to hope that this cooperative relationship is as deep as possible.”

“Very good.” The man called Mr. Qi said expressionlessly. “In addition, no matter which company the organization wants to obtain the artifact from, they must sign a contract with us.”

"contract?"

“That’s right. Contracts are just agreements for ordinary people’s transactions. Since we’re talking about business that will influence the course of the world, then the means of making agreements must be on a higher level.”

As Mr. Qi finished speaking, four people in the conference hall stood up, and together with the young man representing Yupan Company, a total of five people raised their right hands.

In an instant, a lot of snow-like noise appeared on the screen, as if it had been interfered with by something!
In the extremely blurry image, a scroll of documents appeared out of thin air above the right hand of the five people.

Incredibly, the moment they gripped the documents in their hands, the interference signal vanished instantly.

(End of this chapter)