Chapter 3122

Su Xiao would not easily summon the demon insect swarm into the Alliance world, both because it might trigger a warning from the Void Tree and because this place is unsuitable for the demon insect swarm's development.

Given the demon insect swarm's 'appetite,' even if it devoured all the spirits in this world, it could not develop into a large scale; forming a demon beast legion would already be good, and the idea of demon flame dragons filling the sky is absolutely impossible.

Today is the fifth day since Su Xiao activated the main quest; the time limit for the second stage of the main quest is ten days, so calculating this way, wanting to form a temporary alliance to attack the continent where the Taytu civilization is located—that is, the Western Continent—is obviously too late.

Currently, the known continents in the Alliance world total three: the Southern Continent, the Eastern Continent, and the newly discovered Western Continent.

The Southern and Eastern Continents are close; according to geologists' surveys, they found that the Southern and Eastern Continents were originally one continent, but later, unknown what 'split' them—yes, split—the bay at the split is too neat, not like the result of long-term crustal movement.

The newly discovered Western Continent is far from the Southern Road where Su Xiao is; even the nearest sea route would take an ironclad warship three days to reach there.

The mission time limit still has over five days left; subtracting the three days needed for sailing, the remaining time may be insufficient to complete forming a temporary alliance, mobilizing troops, and attacking the Western Continent.

Su Xiao sat behind his desk, his eyes showing some hesitation; he is now an eighth-rank contractor, and regarding the insufficient main quest time limit, he is no longer as helpless as when he was low-rank, but wanting to extend the main quest time limit, the cost he would pay, even for Su Xiao, is deeply painful.

As an eighth-rank hunter, Su Xiao indeed has a way to extend the main quest time limit, which is an advantage he has accumulated, but the cost is too high.

To increase the main quest time limit, there is a known method: paying spatiotemporal power to the Reincarnation Paradise.

Between Paradises, spatiotemporal power is traded; in the previous world, Su Xiao once acted as a bandit in spatiotemporal power trades……cough, as a third party in spatiotemporal power trades.

Through the Reincarnation Mark, for every 10 ounces of spatiotemporal power paid to the Reincarnation Paradise, the main quest time limit can be extended by an additional day; theoretically, this is a huge loss, as spatiotemporal power has many uses and is extremely hard to obtain, and moreover, this extension has a limit—at most, the main quest time limit can be extended by three days.

But Su Xiao feels he might not lose this time; if he truly forms a temporary alliance and attacks a continent, the gains will absolutely exceed imagination.

The Western Continent is difficult to handle; not to mention that Taytu the Great Emperor is there, the remnants of the near-evolved-into-existence nematode's sub-bodies still linger on the Western Continent.

Even without their core body, these nematodes remain terrifying; don't forget, the Abyssal Hole is in the Western Continent, releasing Abyssal Power; those nematode sub-bodies have likely absorbed Abyssal Power and thus likely transformed into independent individuals.

Su Xiao currently has 217 ounces of spatiotemporal power; he plans to use part of it, although he still does not know how to use this to gain many benefits, but keeping more is always correct; these spatiotemporal powers are all obtained from opening world-level treasure chests.

Time is precious; after forming a plan in his mind, Su Xiao put on Bubu Wang and Bahamut, then stepped out of the office.

Descending to the fifth floor, Deputy Belloque had already been waiting there for a while; Su Xiao instructed him to meet with Kinsley's nephew, who is now a representative of the Alliance Council.

Belloque's chosen deputy, namely the pure-looking girl Goya, at this moment had red-rimmed eyes, appearing indifferent to everything, with a look of being weary of life.

In the corridor, Bahamut saw her expression and wanted to smile a little; earlier, when cooperating with Kinsley, Kinsley had told Su Xiao that Goya was his arranged spy, and they had agreed on a matter: Su Xiao would not kill Goya, and Kinsley's side guaranteed that the blood of fate in Aichi and the silver-haired youth's bodies would not be lost.

Kinsley has always cared for his subordinates; after no longer being fully opposed to Su Xiao, Goya's situation became awkward—she could not easily be recalled, nor could she continue as an internal spy.

The last order Goya received was to stand by, fulfill what her current identity should do, stop all intelligence gathering, and destroy the intelligence already collected.

This order left Goya confused, and even more confused later, as she actually got promoted, becoming the Legion Commander's assistant, that is, the Legion Commander's little secretary.

Goya felt bitter inside; she only wanted to know when her infiltration mission would end; if she were promoted again, she would become the Legion Commander's deputy! A top position in the second echelon of the Containment Institution; if promoted further, she would be the Legion Commander's alternate and the Legion Commander!

Not long after, the event that made Goya completely recall her life happened: she received an order from her direct superior in the Eclipse Organization, namely Hua Zewo of Ring 8, who told her that all her identity documents and positions in the Eclipse Organization had been erased, meaning she is no longer a spy, no matter from which angle, she is merely the Legion Commander's assistant.

The event that made Goya most doubt her life occurred half an hour ago, when she heard from her superior Belloque that the Eclipse Organization's leader, Kinsley, had died.

Upon hearing this news, Goya only felt a thunderclap on her head; she, as an internal spy, had not even sent back a single piece of information, let alone toiled and suffered, turned from enemy to friend, and worse, her original leader had died; if Goya's psychological endurance were not strong enough, this girl would have already cried out snot, life……really too hard, too hard indeed.

"Goya, Kinsley is dead, are you very sad?"

"No, I broke up yesterday."

Goya sniffled; she no longer cared much about whether she had been exposed; her idol died, her organization abandoned her, she has become emotionless.

Su Xiao arrived at the first-floor hall; Am and Liechao were there, the Death Holy Grail had already been moved to the headquarters of the mechanism, and regarding the extraction of the Death Holy Grail's liquid, there is no longer a need to do it in Youke City; at this critical juncture, no one would pay attention to this.

Su Xiao drove to the Council Hall; upon arriving at the square in front of the Council Hall's main gate, he found several cargo trucks already parked there, carrying white flowers.

"Mr. Bai Ye, you've come."

Kinsley's nephew stepped forward to greet him, wearing a full black formal suit, with a white flower pinned to his chest; appearing calm on the surface, his eyes were actually filled with bloodshot veins.

"Is everything arranged?"

"Yes."

Kinsley's nephew fell silent and walked into the Council Hall; Su Xiao had just entered the main gate when he saw a portrait with a diameter of 1 meter and a height of about 1.2 meters.

"The portrait is too small; change it to a larger one."

"Mr. Bai Ye……"

Kinsley's nephew finally could not hold back, his eye sockets turning red; in his view, this is seeing people's hearts in adversity; those who used to flatter Kinsley have now jumped out, almost declaring themselves kings, while Kinsley's former enemies have personally come to organize his memorial service.

One hour later, the setup in the Council Hall was completed; flower baskets lined the walls; aside from the four-meter-wide central aisle, both sides were filled with seats.

In front stood Kinsley's full-length portrait, placed on the ground as there was no alternative; this portrait is too large, over four meters wide and reaching eight meters high; before it is an empty coffin, and beneath the portrait, several meters thick are covered with white flowers.

A lady dressed in plain white clothing stood before the portrait, holding an infant in her arms; this is Kinsley's wife and child.

The fact that Kinsley is not dead is known to few: namely, Ring 8·Hua Zewo, a detained intelligence officer, Su Xiao, Xiang Bubu Wang, Am, Bahamut, and Liechao.

Besides this, even Kinsley's wife does not know he is still alive; therefore, the atmosphere of the memorial service is exceptionally sorrowful.

This memorial service is very necessary; Su Xiao intends to use it to establish a temporary alliance; with Kinsley's status, his memorial service will draw all the major figures from the Southern and Eastern Continents.

As expected, before the memorial service even began, the Finance Minister of the Containment Institution, Lady Xiu Lin, arrived.

Lady Xiu Lin wore a black dress, appearing dignified and luxurious; not gorgeous at first glance, but the more one looks, the more feeling it evokes.

Not long after, Dean Wei Ke also arrived, similarly dressed in a black formal suit; after nodding at Su Xiao, he found a seat.

Besides these two, all members of the Eclipse Organization's monastery, the Merchant Guild Alliance, had already arrived; those with status entered the Council Hall to take seats, or stood by the walls, while lower-ranking members guarded the open space outside.

The leaders of the Southern Alliance and Eastern Alliance also arrived—these are four old men, representing the two major conglomerates, the true controllers of the two alliances; in reality, they are not just a few people, but two vast interest chains; each side's twelve legislators are agents of these two interest groups, but not representatives.

The memorial service officially began at noon; Su Xiao stood a few meters before the portrait, wearing a white flower on his chest; the venue was quiet, with only occasional low conversations; people often walked past Su Xiao's side to offer flowers before the portrait.

Goya knelt before the side of the portrait, crying so hard she could barely catch her breath.

Xiang Bubu Wang, Am, Bahamut, and Liechao stood beside Su Xiao, all expressionless; the atmosphere in the venue was sorrowful and solemn.

Buzz, buzz~

The vibration came from Su Xiao's pocket; he took out the communicator, saw the displayed signal frequency, his face stiffened, then immediately cut off this communication.

Indeed, the one contacting Su Xiao was no one else but Kinsley; Su Xiao now has no time, as he is presiding over Kinsley's memorial service.

Buzz, buzz~

The vibration came again from Su Xiao's pocket; his eye corner twitched imperceptibly; he took out a metal thin sheet, put it in his mouth, bit it with his back teeth; Kinsley's voice, transmitted via bone conduction, appeared in Su Xiao's ear.

"Bai Ye, I this side……hiss hiss (signal unstable), Great Emperor……hiss hiss~"

「……」

Su Xiao hung up the communication, the dead don't talk much.

Bahar: 'Boss, whose communication?'

Bahar sent a message through the team channel, and as a temporary member, Liechao also saw the message, his gaze turning to Su Xiao.

In the team channel:

Su Xiao: 'Ginsley.'

Ignoring Bubu Wang: 'Hahahaha woof~'

Bahar: 'Ginsley faked his death.'

Bahar: 'Am, your expression should be sad, more mournful.'

The team channel became lively, not far away Goya was crying so hard he was about to go into shock, which made many people glance sideways repeatedly, especially the high-ranking members of the Eclipse Organization, who didn't know Goya's true identity, and at this moment they were all puzzled in their hearts, wondering who this was, how he could be more grief-stricken than them.

Just having sadness is not enough, there also needs to be an event that touches everyone's nerves. Three hours ago, Su Xiao had already discussed with Ginsley how to do it, it was Ginsley who proposed the plan, placing a not-so-powerful explosive in his own coffin, which, on top of external troubles, added internal worries, creating the appearance that he had just died and someone from the Southern Alliance came out to provoke.

Su Xiao calculated the time in his mind, feeling that the small explosive should detonate soon, this assistance from a divine teammate, he accepted it.

Buzz, buzz~

The vibration sound came again from Su Xiao's pocket, which tickled Liechao's funny bone, but she couldn't laugh, her expression twisted for a moment, she knew Ginsley wasn't dead, so she felt that at this memorial service, there was an inexplicable sense of humor.

Seeing this, Bahar kicked Liechao with his eagle claw and said in a low voice: 'Be more mournful.'

Just as Bahar's words fell, suddenly a bang came from ahead, Ginsley's coffin exploded, wood chips flying everywhere, some even spiraling upward.

With a slap, the huge portrait not far from the coffin slapped onto the ground, smashing Goya underneath, and a few seconds later, the venue fell into a terrifying silence.

'Who is it!'

A man with wild hair strode forward, he was one of Ginsley's confidants, named Haohuo, he did not follow Ginsley to the Western Continent this time because he was responsible for protecting Ginsley's wife and children.

Haohuo's body surged with gold-black demonic flames, appearing as if he would devour anyone, from his expression he seemed determined to find the true culprit who blew up the coffin and tear him to pieces, actually, this is quite difficult, this idea was proposed by Ginsley himself.