Chapter 2660 - 2661: Two Conditions
Chapter 2660: Chapter 2661: Two Conditions
Saint Diss Headquarters.
When Xue An and his party followed Wei Rulan back here, Qin Yu, An Qing, and others, who had been eagerly waiting, couldn’t help but be overjoyed.
To be honest, these past few days have been filled with anxiety for them.
Although An Qing was familiar with Wei Rulan, so much time had passed and so many things had happened. Who knew if this old friend had changed?
If she just found an excuse to stabilize them before plotting something nefarious, they would be in a rather passive position.
Fortunately.
All these worries vanished upon seeing Xue An.
"Mr. Xue!" Qin Yu and An Qing stepped forward to greet him respectfully.
Xue An raised an eyebrow slightly, smiling, "You are quite well-informed, even more than me it seems."
The two were quite embarrassed because they really didn’t know how to respond to Xue An’s comment.
They initially planned to take this opportunity to seize the time-space stone and then take credit in front of Xue An.
But they ended up achieving nothing and even had to rely on Xue An to save them.
However, Xue An didn’t pay attention to their embarrassment and instead focused on Du Fan, Yu Ming, Yu Ran, and others not far away.
Especially when his gaze swept past Yu Ming, Yu Ming was startled and felt his hair stand on end.
This was a natural reaction of the body when sensing extreme danger.
Especially for someone like Yu Ming, who excelled in Sword Dao, this reaction was even more intense.
His mind was in shock and disarray.
Even though he had already elevated Xue An’s power in his mind as much as possible, it was still beyond his imagination.
Although it was just a simple glance, the supreme sword power implicit in it shocked Yu Ming.
As his expression flickered uncertainly, he heard Wei Rulan chuckle.
"It seems these people are indeed Mr. Xue’s friends; it wasn’t in vain for them to wait here so long for you!"
Xue An did not comment, he simply asked, "Where is the item?"
Wei Rulan smiled, "Please follow me!"
With that said, Wei Ruyan pushed her wheelchair and proceeded down the corridor.
Xue An stepped forward. Just as Zhang Tianyou was about to follow, Wei Rulan’s voice came through.
"I’m sorry, I want to discuss some matters with Mr. Xue alone, so please wait here for a moment."
As she finished speaking, an invisible barrier prevented Zhang Tianyou and Huyue from proceeding further.
Zhang Tianyou was alright, but Huyue was in a hurry, unable to say anything, so his eyes turned red with urgency as he wanted to break through the barrier.
At this moment, Xue An’s voice also came through.
"No need to rush; wait here for a while, and I’ll be back shortly."
As he spoke, the seal on Huyue’s voice was also lifted.
"Damn it, Old Xue, you’ve tricked me again!"
Huyue yelled in frustration, but he dared not disobey Xue An, so he reluctantly retreated to the side to wait.
As they traversed the long corridor, Xue An followed Wei Rulan and her sister into a secret chamber.
The walls here were made of thick lead panels, isolating it from all external interference. This chamber was so simple that, apart from a table and a few chairs, there was nothing else.
As they entered, the heavy door closed slowly behind them. Then Wei Ruyan took an oil lamp from under the table and lit it.
The dim candlelight flickered within the secret room.
Then Wei Rulan spoke slowly, "Please have a seat, Mr. Xue!"
Xue An sat down unhesitatingly and spoke in a calm tone, "It seems Miss Wei had this prepared well in advance."
Wei Rulan smiled helplessly, "I had no choice. Mr. Xue has annihilated the Starlink’s all avatars on Earth, so you naturally understand how terrifying this AI is. It’s possible to be infiltrated wherever there is a power supply, so it’s safer to discuss matters here."
Xue An nodded slightly, "Where is the item?"
This time, Wei Rulan did not evade. She spread her hand, revealing the time-space stone.
Seeing this item, Xue An’s gaze sharpened slightly, then he looked at Wei Rulan.
"What do you want?"
Wei Rulan laughed and placed the time-space stone on her lap.
"Mr. Xue is indeed trustworthy. Given your power and being in this secret room, if you wanted to seize it by force, my sister and I couldn’t stop you. Yet, Mr. Xue still abides by his promise, which is commendable."
Xue An did not respond.
He indeed never intended to forcibly take it.
Firstly, he wasn’t that kind of person, and secondly, he quite admired Wei Rulan.
After all, whether in the unaltered world or in this current timeline, this girl has always possessed intelligence and resilience beyond normal people.
So in response to Wei Rulan’s words, he merely smiled faintly.
"No need for compliments, just get straight to the point: why did you bring me here, being so serious? What exactly do you want?"
"What I want is quite simple, just two things!"
"First, I don’t care what you’re going to do with this stone, but once you have it, you must help me eradicate the Federal Credential Bureau and the Starlink behind them!"
Xue An nodded and said without hesitation, "You didn’t need to say that; I would naturally do it. What’s the second?"
"The second is, I want you to help me expand Saint Diss, making it the paramount force throughout the entire galaxy, even the entire universe!"
Hearing this, Xue An looked deeply at the girl in the wheelchair opposite him. Even across a distance, he could clearly see the burning ambition in her eyes.
As if afraid Xue An might refuse, Wei Rulan immediately explained.
"There’s no need for suspicion. I’m not asking this because I want to seize something. I just can’t bear to see the efforts of many years come to nothing!"
"After all, to create Saint Diss, my sister and I suffered a lot and barely managed to establish the current favorable situation, so we can’t just give up."
"When you say years of effort, do you mean using brainwashing techniques to control your subordinates?" Xue An asked calmly.
Wei Rulan wasn’t surprised that Xue An knew this, and she remained very calm.
"Yes, that’s exactly what I did, but I had my reasons!"
"Those who joined Saint Diss are mostly desperados. These people would be a huge threat wherever they go, and it would be a pity to just kill them. Moreover, even if I kill one wave, it’s useless; it would only cause the remaining fugitives to spread again."
"Hence, I decided to use brainwashing techniques on these heinous people to make them reform and become my trusted tools, making full use of them!"
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