Gao Wu: After transforming into a soft girl, I became a calamity?

When the three reappeared in the office, Qian Xiong had vanished.

Chen Li stared at the shadow beneath Jiang Mian's feet and subconsciously swallowed.

Just now, he watched as Qian Xiong was swallowed up by this shadow and disappeared without a trace.

It was probably just "eaten up".

Generally speaking, low-level calamities or mutated beings cannot devour targets of a higher level than themselves.

If you try to force it in, not only will you fail to digest it, but you will also explode and die.

It is indeed quite astonishing that someone at the fifth rank could completely devour a sixth-rank opponent in one go.

"As expected of a pinnacle calamity..."

Jiang Mian patted the non-existent ashes off her skirt with both hands.

That mad dog before was manageable; I could easily handle it with a few words.

Qian Xiong was indeed quite thick-skinned; even after being dragged into the shadows, he managed to withstand her flames for more than ten seconds.

For ten of those seconds, he was even in a frozen state under hard control.

"Regretting getting on my 'pirate ship'?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Li was startled and bowed respectfully, clasping his hands in greeting:

"No, no, no!"

"Don't be nervous. I ate him because he was courting death. Now that you've chosen my side, you're one of my men."

Jiang Mian looked at him and smiled gently:

"I am not like those mindless calamities, you can rest assured."

Upon hearing this, Chen Li panicked even more.

It is precisely because it has a brain, and is itself at the pinnacle, that it becomes even more unfathomable.

He forced himself to remain calm, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and tentatively asked:

"Then... Alliance Leader Xu, next, you..."

Jiang Mian walked behind the desk, cast a solidified shadow on the large leather chair, and then sat down.

She leaned back and said casually:

"Let's talk about the specifics of the alliance first."

Is this about getting down to business?

Although Chen Li believed in his heart that this person only wanted to control the alliance and "borrow" resources, and was unlikely to take charge personally, he still said seriously:

"The alliance currently has approximately one thousand registered members, including twelve at the fifth rank and several at the fourth rank and below..."

Jiang Mian propped her head up and roughly summarized:

The birth rate of patients with this disease is very low, but the mortality rate is extremely high.

Even though this underground city brings together the infected from three core base cities, its total population is only around eight thousand.

With over a thousand official members, the alliance is indeed a large organization.

After all, there are many more people who are just nominally employed, like interns in some companies, who are slow to become permanent employees.

However, the lifeline of inhibitors is in the hands of No. 1 Pharmacy, so no matter how many people use them, it won't help; in fact, it will only increase dependence.

Moreover, the league is not his sole authority.

Any major issues, such as changes in the alliance leader, will need to be discussed separately, especially since the other six ranks cannot be bypassed.

It would be almost impossible for Jiang Mian, an "outsider," to directly become the leader of the alliance.

But she doesn't care.

We can simply eliminate all the discordant voices and control them using our abilities.

Jiang Mian was most concerned about the alliance's alien manufacturing department.

She possesses an inexhaustible supply of Calamity Cores, as well as remains from which the cores have been extracted.

After leaving Base City No. 7, Jiang Mian gave Hong Liu and Xuan Huang an order:

Hunting calamities, regardless of rank.

Considering the possibility of selling these cores in exchange for other resources in the future, Jiang Mian did not allow them to focus solely on marine disasters.

Many disasters have also occurred on some large islands.

It seems to be randomly generated, with all sorts of paths, but by now it's probably already been cleared away.

Now, Jiang Mian's space has been completely filled with core materials, and the remains will be thrown back into the sea to be used for the next batch of "sea goods".

If these "trash" items could be used to exchange for useful resources, that would be even better.

Who is in charge of the recycling and utilization of the wreckage?

"Armory."

Chen Li paused for a moment, then introduced:

"Of the three sixth-tier members of the alliance, besides me and Qian Xiong, there is also Lü Yan, who is in charge of this place."

Before Jiang Mian could even ask, he cleverly provided the other party's information.

"He is Sequence 43 [Netherworld], the only [Calamity] path among the sixth tiers of this underground city."

"Oh?"

Jiang Mian raised an eyebrow.

The only one?

Or is it a fire-type [natural disaster]?

The sequence isn't very early, and the patient is already infected with the disease, so the buffs are maxed out.

To have developed to this level, one must possess both considerable strength and good luck.

But now it seems that I was just lucky.

At least it won't take as much effort to subdue the other party.

"Okay. I understand."

Jiang Mian raised his hand in greeting.

"Go and call a meeting with them first. I'll handle the rest."

Chen Li was stunned.

Deal with? Deal with what?

Should we get rid of those who disagree?

Even with this speculation, he still chose to do as instructed.

"yes!"

Chen Li turned around and walked towards the door, his footsteps gradually fading into the distance.

Yu Xiaoxiao had been holding back for a long time, but finally couldn't resist coming over.

She knows her own limitations. She's good at flattery and putting on a good show, but when it comes to serious matters, she's clueless.

The best option is to keep quiet in this situation and not try to get attention.

"Boss~ Did you use that just now?"

"There's no need."

Jiang Mian shook her head.

She knew that Yu Xiaoxiao was referring to the previous modifications and control.

Due to the versatility of the power of "Formlessness," she can manipulate other people's bodies across different paths.

However, Chen Li not only reached the sixth level, but also followed the [Nightmare] path, making his mental state much more stable than that of ordinary disease patients.

If we were to do that, it would probably take a very long time, and it wouldn't be worth it.

However, since the seeds of conflict had already been sown, Jiang Mian was not worried about the other party resorting to underhanded tactics.

Seeing Yu Xiaoxiao's hesitant expression, Jiang Mian smiled calmly.

"Is there anything else you'd like to ask?"

Yu Xiaoxiao subconsciously shrank her neck, hesitated for a moment, and asked:

"That person just now, really... was..."

She made a swallowing motion.

Seeing this, Jiang Mian couldn't help but laugh:

"Would you like to give it a try?"

"No, no, no! I was just asking, just asking, hehe..."

Yu Xiaoxiao quickly shook her head, her two white ponytails swaying back and forth like rattles.

During their brief time together, she summarized a key point:

Once you become the boss, you should be pretty safe as long as you don't do anything reckless.

"Hehe, let's go."

Jiang Mian stood up, took long strides, and walked towards the door.

"Go and take over the position of alliance leader."

Yu Xiaoxiao quickly followed, silently offering a prayer for the alliance management she had never met.

Hopefully they won't be ungrateful.

……

Inside the meeting room, everyone took their seats.

Chen Li sat in the main seat, his hands resting on the table, seemingly resting with his eyes closed.

"Leader Chen, this notification came quite suddenly!"

A fierce-looking man in the second seat to his right spoke up.

The tone seemed respectful, but it was anything but polite.

Chen Li lifted his eyelids and glanced at it.

Qian Daqiang is only at the fifth level of strength, but he relies on his seniority and doesn't treat me, the alliance leader, well.

He looks exactly like his younger brother, Qian Xiong.

However, what he didn't know was that his biggest backer was already dead.

Qian Daqiang wasn't even a high-level sequence, and he was able to reach the fifth rank purely by time, thanks to Qian Xiong.

After all, there are very few people with this disease, and it is extremely rare for two brothers to have it as well.

Chen Li curled the corners of his lips and ignored him.

"you--"

Qian Daqiang caught a glimpse of the mocking smile on his lips and was about to explode when he realized that his younger brother was not present.

It would be unwise to cause trouble now.

After a short wait, a tall, white-browed young man pushed open the door and entered.

He looked at Chen Li, frowned, but said nothing, and silently sat down in the seat next to him.

From then on, every seat was taken.

Chen Li glanced around and stood up from his seat.

Just when everyone thought he was about to say something, he simply stood to the side.

In the blink of an eye, another person appeared in the position of leader of the alliance.

A woman in a black dress, with a gentle face and a reserved demeanor, seemed like an ordinary person.

She scanned the entire room, her dark golden eyes gleaming faintly, exuding an inexplicable sense of oppression.

The meeting room fell silent instantly; you could hear a pin drop.