79: Gift

The base camp of the "Gale" Pirate Group, Qinglan Star.

Using a similar method, Zhang Huaiyuan arrived in Morsa's room once again.

However, this time it was in true reality, not a virtual projection world.

"Are you nervous, Your Excellency?"

A voice with a hint of a smile sounded: "In fact, what happened in the virtual space before might not be impossible. If a Transcendent is determined to hide their abilities and has never used them on any occasion, then even I would not be able to discover them."

"A little."

Zhang Huaiyuan gently tugged at the brim of his black cloak to hide himself more thoroughly, his mind repeatedly mulling over the information provided by the Statue of Liberty regarding those vice leaders and some important high-level personnel.

Having already seen those people's abilities in advance with True Sight, he naturally did not worry about such accidents.

In comparison, how to imitate a pirate leader well without making them suspicious was actually a severe challenge.

After all, the time left for him was too short.

Fortunately, Morsa liked wearing this cloak that covered his entire body, so at least there was no need to worry about failing in facial expression management.

"There are five minutes left until the meeting starts, Your Excellency. You should set off."

"Hmm... No rush. Morsa is not a punctual person. Let them wait for a while first."

After waiting for another ten minutes, Zhang Huaiyuan calculated his rhetoric in his mind, then pushed the door open and walked towards the conference room.

"My Lord."

"Leader."

On the way, many "Gale" maids and guards saluted and greeted him from afar.

Their faces seemed to carry some fear, especially when Zhang Huaiyuan looked their way; their bodies could not help but tremble.

"Morsa is not a person with a good temper usually, and added to the failure of the Pact of Peace, it is no wonder these subordinates are so afraid."

Zhang Huaiyuan thought for a moment and quickly understood the reason.

Not paying much attention, he walked straight to the door of the conference room, took a deep breath, and pushed the door open to enter.

"Hmm?"

The scene he imagined of a group of vicious pirates sending their attention simultaneously did not appear.

Instead, he saw more than twenty of them, all Transcendent of at least A-rank, currently closing their eyes tightly, each wearing a disc-shaped object on their ears.

Trigger-based virtual integration device.

"Your Excellency, as I said before, an intelligent lifeform usually will not make a choice with a probability lower than ninety-nine percent."

The Statue of Liberty's voice suddenly sounded in his ear: "Since it cannot be determined whether they have hidden abilities, then arrange the location in our territory."

"That is indeed a good method... However, won't they be suspicious? They shouldn't have held meetings in this way before, right?"

"Do you think that after the Pact of Peace ended, why would they be in such a rush to hold a meeting, or rather... who is the most impatient to vent their anger?"

"Morsa, perhaps... But he is already dead. Come to think of it... Hmm, it should be the one behind the 'Gale', Star Alliance Security Management Center vice president Buyade?"

Zhang Huaiyuan quickly thought of the answer.

The "Gale" was eliminated in last place. Besides Morsa, naturally, Buyade, who had the greatest interest at stake, was the most furious. And his identity was naturally not suitable for him to come in person, so relying on the virtual space was the best method.

"That is correct, so I just went with the flow and provided the other party with some convenience."

"Uh... Oh no, since it was convened by the big boss behind the 'Gale', wouldn't my delay cause a big problem..."

Zhang Huaiyuan's expression paused, feeling somewhat annoyed.

"Do not worry, Your Excellency. I created a virtual projection of 'Morsa', and he is currently inside enduring the fury."

"In other words... actually, I don't need to do anything?"

A look of astonishment appeared on Zhang Huaiyuan's face.

"That is correct, Your Excellency. Your intelligence should not be wasted on these trivial matters. Of course, if you want to experience the feeling of being scolded, I can also transmit you into the virtual space."

The Statue of Liberty's voice carried a hint of teasing, as if she found Zhang Huaiyuan revealing such an expression very interesting.

"That will not be necessary..."

Zhang Huaiyuan finally understood why the Statue of Liberty was not worried at all before that he would expose himself; it turned out she had already arranged everything.

As for why she didn't tell him in advance and let him be nervous for nothing for a while.

It must be because she had a little bit of petty emotion regarding him pretending not to have seen through the replacement of the intelligent assistant earlier.

"You have really evolved to be more and more like a real lifeform."

Zhang Huaiyuan shook his head with a laugh and said: "Then what should we do now?"

"Now, of course, it is to go and take over the spoils that belong to you."

"It is your spoils."

Zhang Huaiyuan smiled and corrected: "I didn't do anything; most of it is your credit."

The Statue of Liberty was silent for a moment, did not say anything more, and just silently marked a route.

The distance from the conference room was not far, and from the display, it seemed to be underground.

Zhang Huaiyuan walked quickly along the guidance for half an hour and arrived at a place like a graveyard.

Looking through True Sight, he could discover that under many graves, an ice coffin was placed, seemingly still freezing Transcendent who had not completely lost their lives.

Obviously, these were the rations Morsa had prepared for his own Transcendent abilities.

Ignoring these, Zhang Huaiyuan walked straight to an inconspicuous mound in the corner, took out a hand cannon and blasted the surface, revealing a metallic luster.

Judging from the shape, it seemed to be something similar to a small Warp Device, which required a biological password to activate, and trying to crack it by force would be very difficult.

However, with the Statue of Liberty here, naturally, there was no need for such trouble.

In just a moment, the permissions inside had already been transferred to the new owner.

As Zhang Huaiyuan reached out to touch it, a spatial fluctuation flashed by, and when the light disappeared, he had already appeared deep in the earth's core.

More than a dozen warehouses that were not very large appeared before his eyes, each marked accordingly.

"Transcendent-class equipment..."

"Out-of-print luxury goods..."

"Cash..."

"Suspected valuables..."

"..."

"Although the 'Gale's' overt assets are not small, except for maintaining the necessary expenses of the Pirate Group, the vast majority have to be handed over to Buyade behind the scenes, and there is not much that can be flexibly used."

The Statue of Liberty spoke at the right moment: "And here is Morsa's private warehouse. It is all the wealth he has accumulated bit by bit over the past hundred years, which no one else knows about, and it can be used at will. These, perhaps, can help you grow faster."

"Thank you."

Zhang Huaiyuan did not check these riches immediately, but smiled at the light screen that lit up on his wrist:

"I also have a gift to give you, as compensation for my concealment earlier."

"Hmm...?"

The light screen flickered slightly, seemingly not expecting the other party to say this.

Zhang Huaiyuan transmitted a piece of knowledge in his mind into the integrated device on his wrist.

That was a theory he had secretly created earlier using his ability.

Named "De-entity High-level Server Research", the goal was to create a server with powerful efficiency that was not easily restricted, which could truly liberate intelligent lifeform.

"The progress of this research is still very low. I originally wanted to perfect it a bit more before bringing it out. However, relying only on my personal ability, this might require a long time."

Zhang Huaiyuan lowered his head, his expression radiant, his voice becoming gentle and firm:

"So, are you willing to complete this project with me?"