CHAPTER 1140: CHAPTER 880 THE UNVEILING OF 7 SEALS

"You even deceived me, and it wasn’t until the substitute failed that you contacted us. It took us quite some time to understand your intentions," Rubazio chuckled.

"The key to this matter lies not in deception, but in choice. I actively uploaded my persona, creating a double, but indeed my company and assets were handed over to her - that ignorant double. The double, as I expected, was obsessed with assets, unable to rival Nestor Corporation, and Laughing Star was just a clown. I don’t need money or assets. I feel very free in the New Taixi State, having transcended my former self," said Honma Noriko.

"But you still went through the trouble of preparing this meeting," said Rubazio.

Now Honma Noriko has nothing, no property under her name, all handed over to the double and then transferred away by Kojima Kanako, but Honma Noriko seems utterly unfazed, exceptionally carefree.

"Because I am a member of the Seven Seals, I must fulfill my rights and consider the future of the Seven Seals," Honma Noriko said.

Rubazio nodded and withdrew.

Honma Noriko passed through the glass doors to meet the senior members of the Seven Seals.

The Trendy Island Building where she was located was on the East Coast of the New Taixi State, personally invested and constructed by Honma Noriko a hundred years ago. Selecting this location for the meeting makes her feel quite reassured.

The New Taixi State’s Pale Legion is responsible for security activities. They disdain outsiders like Honma Noriko, while Honma Noriko looks down even more on their ignorance.

Before entering, the maids sprayed expensive perfume on Honma Noriko, a complex compound containing nerve erosive agents, enough to enthrall the mentally fragile into a trance over Honma Noriko.

Upon entering the narrow meeting venue, Honma Noriko immediately felt the people’s gaze focusing on her. Most displayed solemnity and tension, while a small portion were fixated on her youthful, flawless physique.

She was tall and strikingly beautiful, and initially, it was this appearance that captivated the noble families of Shangjing.

Good looks aren’t expensive or rare, but they serve as a basic stepping stone, giving her the opportunity to showcase her astonishing intellect and talent. She believes that the ugly have no chance to climb upwards, while a woman like Honma Noriko, who rose from abject poverty to the pinnacle of the world, naturally possesses an alluring appearance.

"We are losing ground," Honma Noriko quietly stated the reality.

"...Indeed," said Bissons, the president of Fuyin Global Investment Group. His bald head disgusted Honma Noriko, as did his bizarre white beard, which made her feel as if facing dense weeds. The members of the Seven Seals each had their quirks, made eccentric by their excessive power and influence.

"Do you have any means to defeat Nestor Corporation?" Honma Noriko turned her head.

"Means? They have Farosa, a Godslayer Weapon, and Easter has switched to their side. Zenith and Moon’s Mond are their staunch allies. The Northern Archipelago is their fortress, Xia is their business partner, from Jialong Slope to Spice Coast are their industrial parks, the Great Northern Region cooperates with them, and the Agave Continent - our backyard, has been invaded by the Colonel’s forces, Hot Tree Continent is in utter chaos," sighed James Warren, the billionaire of the Namisis Group.

He wore a gray suit with a red tie, always appearing in the news with a smiling, amiable demeanor, yet today in this building, he appeared particularly irate, surrounded by numerous beautiful women, contrary to the ascetic lifestyle he advocated to the public.

The others sighed in silence.

Honma Noriko, draped in a bathrobe, examined the fragile and pitiable members of the Seven Seals in her eyes.

They were elites among global enterprises, besides, there were many self-proclaimed perfect people from the New Taixi State, whose genes have become distinctly different from the general populace, forming the "elite humans."

Some people go to great lengths to embellish the differences between the superior and the inferior, but Honma Noriko very clearly understands the difference between humans and swine.

The swine are nearly illiterate, scum, greedy and selfish, merely slaves driven by genes.

Honma Noriko was willing to pledge allegiance to the Seven Seals to investigate the "elite among the swine," yet the performance of these elites only compounds Honma Noriko’s disappointment.

It seems pigs are pigs after all; Honma Noriko struggles to find kindred spirits.

She can only take an alternative path to achieve victory.

"What about you?" Honma Noriko looked at Dilnai and Idith.

They are extraordinary creatures, and not just any extraordinary, but truly the two pinnacle entities closest to gods. She hopes to learn from these creatures.

"Unless we go to war today, our odds of winning will diminish," said Dilnai.

Her voice echoed with a faint resonance in the hall, reverberating in the souls of people, like a multitude of inquiries.

"I want to fight," said Idith. He is defiant and wants to tear Farosa to pieces; this hatred is eternal and irreconcilable.

"But our forces cannot cooperate. The West Coast Pact has a peace agreement with Nestor Corporation, prohibiting war for at least five years. We might launch some proxy wars, but it would be insufficient to shake the foundations of Nestor Corporation," said Rubazio’s envoy wisely.

Honma Noriko found a chair and sat down. She spoke in a lazy tone: "We’ve just heard some current news, but we need to clarify more: due to Xia’s comprehensive cooperation with Nestor Corporation, Vanguard Associates Group lost its investment target, suffering continuous losses; Namisis Group’s security business has been eighty percent taken over by Nestor Corporation; my Xisheng has completely collapsed, fully surrendered; giant corporations exist only in name; the Corporate Alliance still refuses to cooperate with us. The Seven Seals is becoming laughable."