The Old Ferrari 448 Pista sped away at high speed under my control, while looking occasionally towards the shoulder of the road hoping to spot the Jeep Hammer driven by James.
Moments later, I saw it. The Middle Jeep Hammer pulled over with its hazard lights on on the shoulder of the road.
I didn't pull over, but passed them on the shoulder, lowered my speed and coded them with my horn to get going. they immediately stepped on the gas and led the way.
After a winding road, up and down through the mountains, Hammer's Jeep headed towards the exit toll gate. I followed them from behind.
The Jeep Hammer led the way to a skyscraper building that towered about 1320 meters high, and a stone carving in front of the gate read "Ziudith Interprise".
Ziudith Interprise was built on the border of two regions symmetrically.
The gate automatically opened, it seemed like the security had coordinated with this old man named James Orlon.
There were dozens of guards with heavy rifles ready to guard each side of the building. The Jeep Hammer and Ferrari Pista entered the basement.
Inside the basement, I still have to go down 7 floors in a spiral, with each floor 10-15 meters deep into the ground.
'I don't know what will happen if the air conditioning is turned off in a place like this? Will I have to get out of the car later?' Just thinking about it was annoying and inconvenient.
Finally we reached the last floor with only 5-7 meters between the ground and the ceiling.
A bunker with a one-meter-thick, 10-meter-wide steel door covering two sides began to open.
The three of them got out of the car, and I finally couldn't help but get out of the car. sure enough, the air here was very tight and the heat was about a few degrees hotter than the surface above.
This building is different from mining, which is dug at an angle close to horizontal, allowing surface air to enter. while this underground building is dug vertically with its spiral path and the lack of air support equipment found here, making it very difficult for air from the surface to enter.
'I wondered, what would it be like to be inside this tightly sealed bunker at a depth of nearly 100 meters?'
Upon entering the bunker, I was surprised by the coolness of the air inside the bunker. It's more like being inside an 'Ice Cave?' I guess.
Remembering some words that James had said before, I wondered to myself. "Is this going to lead to what James said earlier, "You'll definitely be interested", right? I think so.
The three of them had my back and continued to lead the way into a well-lit hallway. the hallway itself was winding and the further in the colder it got. there were some crystallized parts of the hallway walls.
A few tens of meters ahead there was a very bright light, like the end of the hallway.
After penetrating the light, I was both dumbfounded and amazed.
"Is this.. Heaven?" I reflexively mumbled, as if I had never seen anything like this before. Even though in the Subliminalverse, I had often seen heaven-like scenes in the 7 Kingdoms of Heaven.
The difference is, this heavenly scene is on earth...
'since when is there a heaven on earth...?'
"hahaha.. Mr. Nine is joking. This is not in heaven. Because in terms of spatial location, this is still on earth. It's just that inside the space is like heaven." The old man James laughed and denied my mutterings.
"I was wondering if Mr. Nine knows what heaven is really like?" James asked while playing with his beard with his eyes slightly closed.
"I know because I've visited several levels of heaven similar to meeting a figure." I answered honestly according to the experience in my imaginary world.
Actually, I wanted to laugh and cry when I said this, I was comparing it to Heaven in Subliminal Verse? How ridiculous of me.
"Oho? Then what is the beauty value for this space?" asked James excitedly.
"I think it's similar to the third level," I said calmly.
I'm actually embarrassed to death if I explain where I got this assessment from. "Just from my imagination." Should I say that if asked?
"Not bad." James smiled.
"How and why did this room come to exist deep inside the building?" I asked a little curious look on my face.
"Actually, we named this space 'Autarky Sphere' and it appeared about 5-6 years ago. At that time there were many anomalies occurring in the earth, and the Qi source in the earth became dense like in the legends of the past."
"The Autarky Sphere is based on the 'World of Freedom' in which there are various kinds of creatures, that are born from the imagination of anyone through the 'chosen human' chosen by the Autarky Sphere itself."
"Not only within the Autarky Sphere, the creatures, plants and others within it can also be brought out to the earth's surface by the 'key holder' of the Autarky Sphere."
"So in other words, I can get the benefits of the Autarky Sphere when I am near this Keyholder?"
"That's right Mr. Nine. And because it has an extraordinary Qi density even denser than the surface of the earth, even micro-organisms like germs that are born inside the Autarky Sphere can become invisible monsters with the power to kill Dragons."
"Oh..? interesting...!" I responded with a calm face. but actually in my heart I was dumbfounded and immediately imagined (germs that can kill dragons).
'How horrible is this Autarky Sphere?'
"I'm so disappointed, that I was too old when I got this kind of opportunity, because it's impossible for me to get the immortality path at my current age. It's too late for that."
James explained with his hands at rest and a sad look on his face at the end of his explanation.
"I see. So, what was the reason you brought me here?" I asked straight to the main point.
'Why is he disappointed to be old? Be disappointed that you didn't die young!'
"Follow me, Mr. Nine." James gave the signal.
"Well, I hope this doesn't disappoint me."
James walked down to the bottom of the Autarky Sphere room. At the bottom of the surface, there was a laboratory-like room with a super high security level with infinite voltage electric wires powered by the energy of the Autarky Sphere itself.
"Please wait here for a moment, sir." Said James inviting me to sit on the cloth sofa in the laboratory. Then, James and his two bodyguards entered the laboratory room, and disappeared into a room whose door shape was similar to an elevator.
A few moments later, James and his two bodyguards Moji and Loji came out of the elevator door followed by a beautiful woman behind them. they came out of the laboratory and approached me on the terrace.
"Mr. Nine, sorry for making you wait so long." James bowed.
"No problem, all of you are welcome." I said nonchalantly inviting them to sit down as if I was the host.
That's Oldman Smiled while Moji put on a flat face. except for Loji, his vengeful face was very visible because his right palm had previously been crushed by me.
The three of them sat on the 4-set leather couch opposite to where I sat, whereas the beautiful woman sat on the 1-set leather couch to my right side.
'This woman.. I seem recognized?'
"Hello. so, are you Mr. Nine an acquaintance of James?"
When I heard her voice, I was even more certain that this was the girl I helped earlier on the cross-province highway.
"Hello. yes, I am Mr. James's acquaintance Nine."
"Ah I forgot.. Introduce, my name is Namira Ziudith, I am the CEO of this company as well as the key holder of this Autarky Sphere." Namira offered her hand to shake.
It felt bad if I didn't get introduced too, so I replied by saying.
"Hello Namira Ziudith, I'm Nine Light and just an ordinary person." I introduced myself, threw a smile and shook her hand.
'Just a commoner? F*ck with your bullshit!' Loji cursed in his heart when he heard the word commoner come out of the mouth of the person in front of him.
"May I ask what you use on your face so that I can't see it?" the woman asked suddenly bringing her face very close to mine.
"What beautiful eyeballs..." I was amazed by her beauty especially her eyeballs, making me mutter involuntarily.
"Pardon?" Namira said confused while tilting her face.
"How cute..." I muttered reflexively when I saw her behavior.
"huh..? W-what do you mean...?" Her face instantly turned red with embarrassment when she heard my mutterings.
"Ah nothing! What did Miss Namira want to ask you? Sorry I wasn't focused enough, hehe." I regained my senses and chuckled.
"I-I wanted to ask, why can't I see your face? There's too much light on your face so I can't see clearly..." Said Namira embarrassedly.
"Oh.. even so, have you really forgotten me?" I frowned while smiling to tease her.
"O-of course not! I clearly remember the clothes you were wearing.. I mean I felt familiar with your clothes." Namira made the statement nervously and a little unwilling to admit.
"Alright.. alright. Close your eyes now, and you will be able to see my face after opening them." I smiled at this woman's innocence.
'Isn't she's the CEO? Can she manage his company well?'
Namira who heard Nine telling her to close her eyes immediately agreed and said.
"Really? Then, can we start now?" Namira smiled and got excited.
"Sure, you can start closing your eyes now" I assured her.
After Namira closed her eyes, I deactivated 'Light Blur Unseen' so that she could see my face.
Need to know, that the effect of 'Light Blur Unseen' is very sticky and imprinted. Once someone has seen me using this face blur skill, they will forever be unable to see my face if I do not deactivate it individually.
"Now open your eyes." I told her gently.
Namira looked at my collar and said.
"Woah.. you're s-so-ordinary, apparently." Namira looked embarrassed as she said that and looked away immediately.
'This woman doesn't even know how to lie?' I naturally recalled her when she fainted standing up a moment ago, I couldn't help but laugh and finally let loose.
"Pfftt.. Hahaha... You're so funny!" I burst out laughing. While Namira seemed to realize the previous incident could only look down in embarrassment.
It had been a long time for me to be able to laugh out loud like this, "Thank you Miss Namira!" I suddenly said.
"What for? Please don't call me Miss, just call me Nami." Namira suggested with some embarrassment.
"Alright, Nami. Then you can also call me 'Nine' instead." I smiled and she smiled too.
After that, the old man in the middle of the chair in front of me who had been listening began to speak.
"Are you finished, ladies and gentlemen?" A finishing sound came out of James' mouth.
I almost forgot that there were still three other people here, I didn't even realize I had been ignoring them for a while.
"Sorry old man, James. So what are we going to do next?" I immediately changed the subject and put on a flat face again.
James looked at Namira and said.
"What do you think Miss? Haven't you seen her abilities yourself?"
"Yes, I think she's suitable." Namira replied firmly, her face also began to get serious when talking to James.
Then James ordered some people to bring a container and put it beside the table.
When the container was opened, it revealed a 30x30cm Black Cube. The moment I saw it, my head became sore and groaned. "Arrgghhh...!" James immediately asked.
"What's wrong Mr. Nine?" "Nothing." As the pain disappeared, I suddenly remembered that this was the Big Black Cube that hit me and the Rainbow Deities at the Sky Civilization Altar. But this might be the shrunk version.
"Where did you get this thing?!" I said in a serious tone and it was the first time James had seen me serious.
"It's.. I can't say, but it will be handed over to you if you agree to our request."
"What wish?!" I replied irritably.
Instantly the terrace in front of the laboratory became silent...
"What's wrong with you guys?" I asked the four of them. However, it was clear that James seemed to be preparing himself, while Namira looked downcast.
"Sir, Nine. I, James Orlon. Elder of the Orlon family in China, as well as a loyal subordinate of the Ziudith family. the Orlon family has served the Ziudith family for over a hundred years." After explaining some background, he continued.
"I hereby request Mr. Nine, to take care of Miss Ziudith who is the only child and sole heir of the Ziudith family as well as the key holder of the Autarky Sphere."
"That's it? That's easy. Or is there anything else?" I underestimated it and sounded like I was opening another offer. I took the tea on the table and drank it.
"In that case, can you marry Miss Ziudith?" James said with a pleading face.
'Gush!'
A jet of tea came out of my mouth, sprayed the faces of the three people in front of me, when I heard about marriage.
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