Tang Shaoyang was teleported into a eting room, a long table with twenty-two seats. A woman sat at the end of the table, and the man next to the woman.
He recognized the man, Arion. The woman wore a white dress and a white shawl on her shoulder. She also had a veil, covering her face. The woman must be the Executive Administrator Clentine.
"What's now, Tang? Why do you suddenly want to cancel the Special Mission? Are you going to admit that you are one of the Void Cults now?"
Arion sounded annoyed when he said that. Even though he knew Tang Shaoyang was not related to the Void Cult.
"Before that, I want to know what Adam exactly said to you guys. Does that thing say that I want to cancel the mission? Just that? I want the exact words."
Arion furrowed his brow, confused for a mont. Why would Tang Shaoyang be curious about what Adam said to him? He glanced at Clentine, and the latter nodded.
"Adam tells that you want to cancel the mission. It asks to persuade you to take the mission."
The woman furrowed her brow, glancing at Arion.
"Did Adam say that to you? I want the exact words, Arion!"
Arion was confused as even Clentine asked the sa thing now. He recalled the words, and then he nodded.
"Adam says that Tang Shaoyang wants to cancel the mission and ask to remove Tang Shaoyang Administrator Class because he fails to prove his innocence about his relation with the Void Cult."
"Wow. Isn't that interesting how you two receive a different ssage?"
Tang Shaoyang was in doubt that the AI was manipulated, but he was now sure Adam was manipulated by one of the Executive Administrators. And the one who manipulated Adam hated him. Palmas could be the culprit, or maybe there was another Executive Administrator who hated him.
He sat across the table, "I just want to confirm whether Adam is influenced by the Executive Administrator or not. Now we have the answer. Maybe you should ask the other Executive Administrators whether they got the sa ssages or not."
For the first ti, Arion had a solemn look, "This is the Executive Administrator's problem to fix. Let's talk about why you want to cancel your special mission first."
"I never said that I wanted to cancel my mission. I want to et The Executive Administrator…"
Tang Shaoyang told them the details. He just wanted to et the Executive Administrator until Adam threatened to teleport him forcefully to the mission location.
Arion and Clentine were surprised when they heard the whole story. They imdiately realized there was sothing wrong with Adam. Of course, it was possible that Tang Shaoyang was lying to them.
"You can say that I am lying, but it still doesn't change the fact that you both received different ssages, no? That's your problem to take care of. I am here for another thing."
Tang Shaoyang told them about Palmas' involvent in the War of Worlds against Earth.
"You can say that our problem is outside the Administrator's work, but rember that he abuses his position as Executive Administrator. He handed his mission, and now he is trying to take over my world while I am performing my duty as Administrator."
Bam!
Clentine slamd her hand onto the table. The table turned into white dust imdiately. Through her eyes, she was clearly furious with what she heard.
Arion massaged the space between his eyes. With all the pieces connected, it was obvious who was behind Adam's manipulation.
"So, what do you want, Tang?"
"Don't worry, I will still take the mission but with more conditions. The first condition, I want you to protect my family for the entire duration of the special mission. The second condition, I am allowed to return for the War of Worlds and will continue my mission after the War of Worlds is over."
Tang Shaoyang did not ask for sothing ridiculous, sothing reasonable. Arion was on his side, and the woman called Clentine seed to be on his side as well. He assud so for her to agree with his instant promotion to Senior Administrator. Even agreed to give him the quota to raise his force in the Administrator Space by giving him more quotas for more promotions.
Arion and Clentine furrowed their brows, exchanging glances. The condition was reasonable, but there was one thing that they could not get involved in.
"We can agree with the second condition, but not the first one. Because you are making the request as Administrator, we can't get involved in your personal conflict as Executive Administrator."
Tang Shaoyang raised his right eyebrow. He thought it was natural to ask for protection for his family. He thought they could do that much for him.
"How about if we increase the reward instead. If you kill ten thousand Void Creatures, you will get one Primordial Bloodline or God Rank equipnt. If you kill one hundred thousand Void Creatures, we give you three of them. If you kill a million Void Creatures, we give you seven of them. You can choose whether you want equipnt or Primordial Bloodline."
Clentine added more rewards instead.
The reward was tempting, but it could not be compared with his family's safety. His finger tapped the tables, contemplating. Knowing there were many targeting him, he felt uneasy leaving his family unprotected. Especially if it was the Executive Administrator who targeted him.
The Executive Administrator had many privileges that he did not know. They might have sothing that could even sneak into his world. Then Tang Xiulan's face resurfaced in his head, and that made him waver to take the mission. Especially with the Ancient Dinsional Tower, aning he had an alternative to go to guard the Void Gate.
Tang Shaoyang closed his eyes for more than a minute. When he opened his eyes, Clentine and Arion were looking at him, waiting for his answer.
"If you can't guarantee my family's safety, then I can't take the Special Mission. Especially knowing one or maybe more Executive Administrators are my enemy. You should let Palmas take the draft call."
Even though he knew that he would regret canceling the mission. But he would regret it even more if sothing happened to his family, and he was not there to protect them.
After weighing whether he would regret it more, he made the decision. He decided not to take the mission even though it might be his shortcut to get stronger. What was the point of him getting stronger when he lost the people he was supposed to protect?
Clentine could not believe what she heard, but Arion was not surprised by Tang Shaoyang's decision. Especially after they argued during the first special mission. He knew Tang Shaoyang would choose his family over the reward.
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