What investment doesn't carry a risk?

As long as the return is big enough, risk is nothing but a slight frost!

Andras took the lead in standing up to support Bai Fu, followed by the others who one by one raised their hands to cast their votes in favor.

At last, Andras' gaze fell on Hampton, "What do you think, Mr. Hampton?"

"I..."

Hampton's complexion had already turned the color of a pig's liver.

He had joined the Catastrophe Army against Bai Fu, then switched sides to support Bai Fu against the Catastrophe Army after they got beaten down by her. Even if Bloodthorn knew he had no choice, given Bloodthorn's nature, he would probably still hold a grudge against him.

Bloodthorn's grudge notebook—

1. Bai Fu.

2. Fei Ye.

3. Hampton.

What the hell, is there no justice anymore?

After all that maneuvering, did I just dig my own grave?

It's all because of that damn Sima Bloodthorn, boasting that he could definitely kill Bai Fu—oh, Bloodthorn's been without a horse for a long time, never mind then.

Hampton forcefully swallowed his rising anger once again.

He put on a naive smile, "As a director of the Origin Consortium, for the development of the Origin Consortium, of course, I will support it."

Good, a high number of votes in favor!

Andras, basking in reverie, seemed to age backward by several years in an instant.

He took over the conversation from Bai Fu, reflecting on the past of the Origin Consortium and looking forward to its future.

"I hope that with the combined efforts of us all, one day we can make the Origin Consortium the largest in the Edge World!"

Clap clap clap—

In the midst of enthusiastic applause, the internal meeting was declared over, but the undercurrents lurking within the meeting were now even more turbulent.

As soon as the meeting ended, Hampton and other members of the Tem Sect, Bai Fu and Andras' faction, each held a separate meeting.

The Tem Sect members gathered to discuss how to deal with Bloodthorn and how to proceed with the cooperation with the Tem Civilization.

Hampton was shaking with anger but, after much thought, felt that he couldn't just break off cooperation with the Catastrophe Army; if Bloodthorn bit him before dying, it would be troublesome.

"The Catastrophe Army lost two Catastrophe Level members all at once, Bloodthorn is probably furious now, and it won't be easy to talk to him."

"I'll offer him a deal he can't refuse."

The deal Hampton was referring to was the formula for the Rose Flower Potion.

Originally, the formula for the potion was to be given to Bloodthorn after he completed his task, but now, to keep Bloodthorn steadfastly on his side, he had to bleed a little.

Besides the potion formula, he also promised to promptly leak Bai Fu's movements to Bloodthorn.

"Bai Fu is your enemy as well as mine. Together, we can take this opportunity to wipe her out completely, ensuring no future trouble and avenging your deceased brothers and sisters!"

Prior to this conversation, Bloodthorn had truly come to despise Hampton.

But seeing Hampton so decisively send over the Rose Flower Potion formula, the rage in his heart subsided greatly.

"Fine," Bloodthorn said with a malicious look, "You and I are now in the same boat. At a critical time like this, no one can afford to slack off, otherwise, it will be too late for regrets!"

His words were filled with threatening implications; what could Hampton do? Lashing out was not an option, so he could only express agreement.

Damn it, he was most forbearing today; he didn't dare to lose his temper with anyone he met.

It was all Bai Fu's fault!

Bloodthorn was thinking along the same lines as Hampton.

It was all Bai Fu's fault!

A few hours ago, he was worrying about how to take down Bai Fu, but now that he had the formula for the Rose Flower Potion, it was no longer a problem.

"Bai Fu's power is not much different from mine for now, but once I use the Rose Flower Potion, she will have to submit under my feet. Hah, using the power of the Origin Consortium to kill me?"

A malicious gleam shone in the depths of Bloodthorn's eyes.

Including himself, the Catastrophe Army still had four Catastrophe Level members. Compared to Bai Fu's side, it was still a 4v4, but their four would definitely be far superior to Bai Fu's.

This time, the advantage was truly mine.

Unfortunately, to gain this advantage, he had lost two close comrades who had been with him for decades.

"Audric, Qingli, I'll lay Bai Fu's corpse at the foot of your graves as an offering!"

While Bloodthorn urgently gathered materials needed for the Rose Flower Potion, Bai Fu and Andras also seriously discussed details of dealing with the Catastrophe Army.

Bai Fu was quite confident about crushing the Catastrophe Army because she had over two billion experience points unused. Sinking that experience into her power, she could increase her strength by at least twenty to thirty percent, and if lucky enough to get a Rare Prayer Card or a skill, maybe even more.

Right, after a joyous six months with Julia, she was close to stacking her Apostle's Heart to the sixth layer, which would give her an additional 160 points of Inspiration.

"The advantage is mine!"

To further increase her advantage, Bai Fu specifically requested Andras to keep an eye out for Rare Prayer Card Blueprints, special Spiritual Energy application techniques, and Superpower Users of grade A or above.

Andras, returning victorious, did not hesitate to fulfill Bai Fu's request.

Everything was negotiable, everything could be discussed!

The only concern was that Andras feared during the battle with the Catastrophe Army, people like Hampton, if indeed involved with the Catastrophe Army, would definitely covertly pass information to them.

"Let them pass information. By them doing so, I'll be able to find the Catastrophe Army's people. Otherwise, the Edge World is so vast, if the Catastrophe Army deliberately hides, I truly won't be able to find them in a short while."