**Morning.**
Xu Que lazily rubbed his eyes.
Upon seeing the time and the messages on his phone, his expression turned to one of surprise.
It was already nine o'clock?
He felt that this had been the best night of sleep since his rebirth.
He opened his messages.
Most of them were from Shen Mengchu, filled with concern and well wishes, which brought a smile to his lips.
As he pondered how to respond, a call from Kun Shao came in.
"Hello, Brother Xu, where are you? Something's happened!"
"Huh?" Xu Que's mind was immediately frazzled. What could possibly have happened so early in the morning?
Before he could speak, Kun Shao continued, "Check the Heaven Rankings. There are so many strong people emerging overnight!"
Xu Que went straight to the window and looked up at the celestial leaderboard.
Upon seeing the [Cultivation Heaven Rankings], [Territory Heaven Rankings], and [Divine Weapon Heaven Rankings], he was stunned...
"Brother Xu, are you listening?" Kun Shao asked.
"Ah, yes, I'm listening," Xu Que replied, scratching his chin as he thought, "Well, it's not such a bad thing. At least so many strong individuals have appeared at once."
"Brother, you really aren't worried?"
"Worried? Why should I be worried?" Xu Que responded, confused.
"Oh my god, I was planning to get a C-level territory, but now the top twenty are all taken! I heard the rewards are especially rich!"
Xu Que was speechless. How had he not realized Kun Shao had such thoughts?
But on second thought, it was his own fault for not handling the situation better. Given the difficulty of those two rifts, sending Kun Shao and his group in would have been tantamount to sending them to their deaths.
"You see those people on the rankings looking all glamorous, but do you know how much they've sacrificed and suffered in terms of losses?" Xu Que asked, intentionally.
"Uh..." Kun Shao fell silent. He had been so focused on getting onto the leaderboard that he had forgotten how dangerous the dimensional rifts were!
"Sometimes, it's not worth competing for the rankings. With me here, you'll definitely go farther than any of those people," Xu Que smiled and reminded him.
"Right, then I'll forget about the territory. When are we going to explore the dimensional rifts in other cities?"
Xu Que pondered for a moment before saying, "I won't go for now, but I do have two dimensional rift locations for you."
"Brother Xu, are you saying you want us to go?" Kun Shao asked, incredulous.
"Yeah, more or less. But I want you to go separately and bring some of your own people with you," Xu Que said.
"What level?"
"Both are C-level," Xu Que said, sitting back on the bed and staring at the spirit beast egg in front of him.
"Alright, when shall we meet?"
"Later, let's meet at the front of Prospect International Tower," Xu Que said, covering the spirit beast egg with the blanket.
"Okay, I'll go get Xian Ge and the others now."
After the call ended, Xu Que got up and walked out of the room. Just as he opened the door, he found a brand-new set of casual clothes hanging on the door.
Seeing the cute stickers and notes on them, Xu Que picked up his phone and sent a message to Shen Mengchu.
"Thank you for the clothes. I'm heading to Prospect International Tower now. If the chairman finishes his matters, please come to the tower for the handover."
On the other end, upon receiving Xu Que's message, Shen Mengchu smiled, handed over her report to Old Zhao, and left the operations command center.
Seeing Shen Mengchu's carefree and cheerful figure as she walked away, Old Zhao picked up the phone and dialed Shen Tianhe.
"Hello, Old Shen, your little cabbage has left."
"Hmm, I know," Shen Tianhe replied, hanging up the phone with a resigned smile.
At 11:30 AM, Prospect International Tower.
By the time Xu Que and the others arrived, the building was nearly empty. Due to the arrival of the Abyss, many employees had abandoned their previous jobs.
As for money, its devaluation was akin to a rocket ride.
"Hello, I'm Xu Que," Xu Que greeted the receptionist with a smile.
"Hello, Mr. Xu," the receptionist said politely, bowing slightly. "Mr. Yue has been waiting for you in his office. Please follow me."
As the receptionist led Xu Que and his group to the 60th floor, they finally realized just how luxurious the building was.
But to Xu Que, these so-called luxuries held no interest. The only reason he wanted the Prospect International Tower was because it would become the unique headquarters of the hunter company in Z Nation!
In his previous life, during the ten years of the Abyss, Magic City underwent countless changes, but the Prospect International Tower was never destroyed by the alien creatures.
One reason was that the top ten hunter companies were based there, so the creatures were usually wiped out before they even approached.
Another reason was the tower's unique geographical location, which allowed it to avoid dimensional rifts. Perhaps some deity had a hand in this, or perhaps it was just naturally fortunate.
As for the third reason, the Prospect International Tower was equipped with excellent communication systems, allowing it to communicate with other countries without requiring official reports. This was why so many hunter companies had chosen to set up their headquarters there.
When they entered a large conference room, a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses was carefully studying Xu Que and his companions.
"Hello, Mr. Xu, I'm Yue Xiaohu!" the middle-aged man extended his hand with a smile.
"Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you," Xu Que smiled politely and shook his hand.
After they were seated, Yue Xiaohu asked directly, "Mr. Xu, I've heard many things about you from the military. I'd like to ask, what is your understanding of this catastrophe?"
"Destruction! Order is gradually being lost, and so-called human settlements will shrink and even perish!"
Hearing Xu Que's words, Yue Xiaohu smiled faintly. "If what Mr. Xu says is true, then I will not give you this Prospect International Tower."
Xu Que wasn't surprised by Yue Xiaohu's response, for these were the same words spoken by the chairman of Shen Yin, Zhou Qingyun, at the time.
"But I can assure you, I will be the last human standing! I will also train the strongest group of humans to overcome this catastrophe, until the day I die!" Xu Que said indifferently.
Yue Xiaohu scrutinized Xu Que. He knew from the moment he read Xu Que's file that their era had ended, and now, the age belonged to the young people of the past year.
"My family has thirteen children of your age. I hope you can take them under your wing," Yue Xiaohu said.
Xu Que remained silent, waiting for Yue Xiaohu to continue.
"Although I don't know where these alien creatures came from, I hope you will fulfill your promise. As a condition, this six hundred billion-dollar building will be yours!"
Xu Que nodded. "On that condition, I'd like Mr. Yue to add one more clause."
"What's that?"
"From now on, the place where your Yue family resides must be arranged by me, and you must trust me without any reservations," Xu Que said.
Yue Xiaohu didn't immediately agree. He tried to read Xu Que's expression, but to his disappointment, Xu Que displayed no emotion.
"Will the quality of life be guaranteed?" Yue Xiaohu asked.
"Except for indulgence in wine and women, all other normal living conditions will be guaranteed," Xu Que replied seriously.
"Alright," Yue Xiaohu nodded and took out a transfer contract. "Sign this, and the building is yours."
Xu Que didn't hesitate and signed the contract.
"Kun Shao, you'll accompany Mr. Yue back to his home, and bring those thirteen young people over," Xu Que instructed.
"Got it, Brother Xu!"
With Kun Shao accompanying Yue Xiaohu's departure, the Prospect International Tower officially became Xu Que's first stepping stone since his rebirth.