Chapter 1472: Leverage

Two Guardians walked one in front and one behind, sandwiching Bai in the middle as if they were transporting a prisoner, heading straight towards the palatial complex in the distance.

Along the way, the three of them were silent, with only the Guardian at the back occasionally raising his head to look at Bai’s back with a puzzled expression.

These days, it’s rare to be personally summoned by the Dominator…

As for Bai, he was leisurely moving his steps, as if he were taking a scenic walk, with an intrigued expression on his face — this was not Bai’s first visit here. Yet every time he came, Bai always had a fresh perspective.

The last time it was called disgust…

This time it could be called hatred…

Until the three of them walked side by side into the great hall, they passed through the corridors, the front courtyard, the gardens, and finally reached the Dominator’s current location.

The Contemplation Chamber…

From afar, Bai could see the Dominator’s façade of an old grandfather with a white beard, kind and amiable, but inside lay a vicious heart. Bai’s steps hesitated for a moment, then he entered as if nothing was wrong.

“I sensed the activation of the restriction, so, did you encounter danger?”

The Dominator didn’t even turn his head as he said this, and Bai simply nodded.

“This time, I was extremely unlucky. I didn’t expect that a trivial matter would draw Wen Yu’s attention. He found me and intended to search my memory. Forced into a corner, I had to activate the restriction. I believe it’s inevitable that our cooperation will be exposed.”

“Was it Wen Yu himself who approached you?”

“No, it was merely a powerful Soul Puppet carbon copy. My Skill System is not yet mature or perfect, so even just a Soul Puppet carbon copy of Wen Yu is something I cannot contend with.”

Bai lied to the Dominator without hesitation. Hearing this, the Dominator didn’t say much else, but simply turned around to look at Bai.

“My expectations of you aren’t high. I merely need you to possess strength comparable to Tang Haofei. Of course, matching Wen Yu would be even better. However, from the current situation, it seems you’re letting me down quite a bit…”

“I can do it. When you found me thirty years ago, I said I could do this point! You think I sought the Balu Monster for nothing?”

Bai retorted indignantly at the Dominator and sighed afterwards.

“Now that the Balu Monster has been taken by Wen Yu, I wish for you to intervene and retrieve the Balu Monster from Wen Yu…”

“That’s impossible… after all, he is my first choice at the moment. I can’t harm Wen Yu’s interests for the sake of a backup like you.”

“What if I said that for me, even a Balu sub-body would do?”

“Then that’s much easier to arrange…”

With a few exchanges of questions and answers, the matter was settled — with the Dominator’s influence, retrieving a Balu Monster’s sub-body from Wen Yu was not an issue.

“There’s also the matter of my personal safety… I would like you to help me make an agreement with Wen Yu…”

“Like Tang Haofei?”

“Like Tang Haofei!”

“…”

The Dominator contemplated in silence for a moment, then lightly nodded.

“Actually, I prefer you over Tang Haofei and Wen Yu. Once, you were unfettered, without desires or demands. That life seemed beautiful but wasted your own experience, intellect, and time. Compared to Wen Yu and Tang Haofei, you indeed lack time for growth…”

“I can also talk to Wen Yu about this, but bear in mind, all your movements will likely be monitored by Wen Yu. Your intelligence will have no room to play out; every action of yours will be meticulously analyzed by a group of people. You will be without privacy and lose any space to employ strategies. Hmm, just like Tang Haofei.”

“Therefore, I think this is not a very good choice. Firstly, it will significantly impede your movements, limiting your performance. Secondly… you know Wen Yu’s methods well, just like in the last Sequence Member-Ranking Battle when Wen Yu crippled Tang Haofei. Given the chance, I’m sure he would play foul with you too. Your intelligence will never make up for the disparity in strength between you two.”

“So, I want to offer you another choice…”

“What choice?”

“Stay by my side. Everything you want, I will provide for you. I will give you shelter, safety, and power. Of course, in return, you know what I want.”

Bai was temporarily speechless until the Dominator cryptically said something unrelated to this matter.

“The new Universe of Immortals and Heroes is growing quite smoothly. Based on your request, I’ve added some ingredients. Would you like to take a look?”

This sentence seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel’s back…

Hatred flickered undisguised in Bai’s eyes as he squinted at the Dominator for dozens of seconds before nodding mechanically.

“Take me to see it… Also, I do feel that staying by your side is indeed more conducive to my growth.”

Facing Bai’s gaze, the Dominator remained unperturbed. He looked at Bai, nodding with a smile.

“It’s really for the best that you can come to these realizations.”

…

The elevator was smooth and incredibly fast.

From the underground to the first floor of the Independents Mutual Aid Federation, it took less than a minute.

And when the doors opened, what appeared before Wen Yu’s eyes were the Government Sentinel Unit of the Independents Mutual Aid Federation.

The brief confrontation that just occurred underground released extremely powerful energy ripples, and as one of the world’s top powerful organizations, the Independents Mutual Aid Federation would undoubtedly have noticed.

The Government Sentinel Unit wanted to go downstairs to investigate, but considering that the underground was their boss’s private domain, they could only stand quietly at the elevator entrance, waiting for the next instructions from the higher-ups.

Until the elevator reached the first floor, as the doors opened, Wen Yu’s figure was revealed to all.

For a moment, the Government Sentinel Unit exchanged looks, but the only thing they shared was their retracted hostility and murderous intent.

Wen Yu, the Commander-in-Chief of Yanjing, the king of this world — his face was known to everyone. Even if they were given several extra bouts of courage, they wouldn’t dare act rashly in Wen Yu’s presence.

Fortunately, Wen Yu found a way out for these poor guys.

“The President of the Independents Mutual Aid Federation — Bai, attempted rebellion, plotting to overthrow Yanjing’s rule, has been expelled by me. I now decide to remove Bai’s title as President of the Independents Mutual Aid Federation and hand it over to Akad… wait…”

Halfway through speaking, Wen Yu suddenly frowned, looked up, and then, his figure flashed as he appeared in the Vice-President’s office of the Independents Mutual Aid Federation.

Inside, Akad was sitting in a chair, his expression stiff, like a dull puppet.