[Lena: Thank you very much. The supplies you sent are exactly what we urgently need!]
[Lena: On behalf of all the citizens of the Republic, I'd like to thank you all once again!]
Kiana: It's nothing. These things are just a drop in the bucket for us.
[Shinobu: Since we're all in this group, we're family. There's no need to be so polite.]
[Stelle: That's right! So call me big sister from now on, and I'll support you!]
[Victor: ???]
Early in the morning, Victor had just finished his cultivation practice and opened the chat group. The moment he logged in, he saw the girls chatting away.
When he spotted Stelle's bold declaration, he couldn't help but feel speechless.
[Rin: Hey, Victor's finally online! Look, a newcomer joined too! Why don't you use your money power to show this newcomer your strength?]
[Ding! Victor sent an exclusive red envelope to Lena!]
[Victor: Lena, the points I gave you can be considered an initial investment. As for how to spend them, I suggest you purchase cultivation techniques and related abilities.]
Since he'd already given Jibril's red envelope the night before, Victor only sent one to Lena this time.
[Kurumi: Regarding this, we've already explained it to our new sister in advance.]
[Lena: Yeah, thank you, Mr. Victor!]
Lena didn't refuse Victor's gift. Based on what the other group members had already told her, she had a pretty good understanding of both the chat group and its members.
Especially this Mr. Victor, the strongest person in the entire chat group! He knew information about the worlds where most group members lived. He was also incredibly wealthy, a real tycoon. Every time a new person joined, he'd give them red envelopes worth millions or even tens of millions of points.
He was a genuinely good person.
[Victor: Practice hard. Perhaps you can use this power to completely end the war and overthrow the rule of those brain-dead leaders in your country.]
[Lena: I will, and I'll definitely live up to your expectations, Mr. Victor!]
Victor: It's not about living up to my expectations, but about not disappointing the expectations of the Colorata.
Although Victor had only watched the anime 86 - The Non-Existent War Zone once, he'd been deeply impressed by some of its settings. The country where the heroine Lena lived, in particular, he still remembered the messed-up system very clearly.
The nation was made up of multiple ethnic groups, with the ruling class being a subspecies of the Alba called the Celena. The Celena had fair skin, silver hair, and silver eyes, all three traits marking them as nobility. If someone was missing even one of those three characteristics, they were classified as Colorata and treated as subhuman.
A few years ago, the country had gone to war with its neighbor. The neighboring nation, relying on its technological advantages, developed an unmanned combat robot called the Legion, which quickly occupied and devoured most of the Republic's territory.
In response to the Legion invasion, the Republic also developed similar weapons and declared that a war that no longer relied on human lives had finally arrived. But in reality? Their "unmanned combat robots" had always been manned. And those who piloted these robots were the Colorata.
In the non-existent 86th District, located outside the country's administrative districts, a group of young Colorata men and women worked tirelessly day and night as living, breathing "drones."
Meanwhile, the Celena hid in the safe rear areas, leading luxurious lives of drunken indulgence and empty dreams.
To be honest, when Victor first watched the anime, he'd been shocked by the discriminatory policies the country enforced. The nation was on the verge of extinction, yet those high-ranking officials continued suppressing the Colorata. He couldn't fathom what went through their heads, coming up with such idiotic policies during such a critical period.
[Lena: Yes!]
On the other side of the chat group screen, Lena had already purchased the Return to Origin Art, an immortal cultivation technique.
Thanks to the group's enlightenment feature, she instantly mastered the practice formula. At the same time, an introduction to the immortal cultivation power system appeared in her mind. Although the introduction was short, only two lines, it revealed the sheer power of the cultivation system between those words. It was so powerful that it went beyond anything Lena had ever imagined.
She tried practicing for a while. Although she hadn't drawn Qi into her body yet, she could already feel tremendous changes in her physical condition. Sensing the powerful force contained within her body, Lena clenched her fists and made up her mind.
"I'm going to overthrow this country and establish a new regime! I want to be the queen of this nation... no, the queen of this entire planet! I want everyone in the world to live a peaceful and happy life!"
"Are you serious?"
Suddenly, a voice came from behind her, making Lena panic. If what she'd just said got out, she'd undoubtedly be charged with treason. Her strength was still so weak at this point, being labeled a traitor would be disastrous!
But when she turned around and saw who it was, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's you, Annette. You scared me to death." Lena patted her chest.
The person who'd appeared was her good friend Annette, whose real name was Henrietta Penrose.
"Hey, Lena, are you serious about what you just said?" Annette stared at her, and her words carried a seriousness and earnestness that had never been there before.
Lena was silent for a moment, then nodded firmly. "Yes, I'm serious. I will overthrow this country, establish a new regime, and ensure that everyone lives a happy life!"
"Including the Eighty-Six?"
"Yes. Including them."
Annette lowered her head. The reflective lenses of her glasses obscured her eyes, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking. After a long silence, she raised her head again. Her eyes were red and tearful as she looked at Lena.
"Thank you! Whether you succeed or not, please let me help you!"
"Of course! Let's work hard together!"
Lena pulled her best friend into a warm embrace. Then she opened the chat group again.
[Lena: Mr. Victor, can I teach the Return to Origin Art to my best friend?]
Lena's best friend? Upon seeing this, Victor carefully recalled the characters from the anime. It took him a moment to remember who she was talking about.
[Victor: The person you're talking about is Annette?]
[Lena: Yes!]
Just as the others in the group had said, Mr. Victor really did know information about the worlds the girls in the group lived in!
[Victor: Yes, Annette is a trustworthy person. She might become your right-hand woman in the future.]