Back in Dominion City, the luxurious main palace echoed with elegance. Tall marble pillars stood proud beneath golden chandeliers, and minions in butler uniforms moved with silent discipline. In the grand garden, sword clashes rang out—a practice duel was underway.
Standing in the middle of the training ground was the beautiful maid commander, Yue Qing—a woman with silver hair tied in a long ponytail, golden eyes full of focus, and a tight maid uniform tailored for combat.
She was once a S-class assassin, now summoned and reborn as Su Mu's personal Maid Commander.
Minions circled around, watching as she easily took down six elite warriors in under a minute with a flowing combination of blade and kicks.
"Again," she said coldly, tossing a bloodied cloth aside. "You call this elite?"
> [Ding! Host spent ¥7.8 million on combat training programs and elite maid armor for Yue Qing.]
[Cashback: ¥780 million deposited.]
Inside the palace, Su Mu was watching the feed with a pleased smile. Beside him, Lian'er sipped tea, her eyes unreadable.
"Yue Qing is terrifying," Mei'er said while lounging on a velvet couch. "I think she enjoys violence a bit too much."
"She's loyal," Su Mu replied. "That's what matters."
Suddenly, a virtual screen popped up.
[URGENT NOTICE: One of the largest underground organizations in Southeast Asia—Crimson Serpents—is investigating Dominion City's emergence.]
"Have we been exposed?" Su Mu asked, voice calm.
"No," Lian'er replied. "But they're curious. And dangerous."
Su Mu stood up, eyes cold. "Then let's give them a reason to fear."
Within hours, Yue Qing led 500 cloaked minion assassins to wipe out a Crimson Serpent outpost. No one survived. No traces were left.
> [Ding! Mission complete. Spent ¥12 million on black ops.]
[Cashback: ¥1.2 billion received.]
The next morning, the Crimson Serpent leader received a box.
Inside, a single maid hairpin… soaked in blood.
A message was carved on the lid: "You looked this way. Don't do it again."
Yue Qing returned silently to Su Mu's side, kneeling before him.
"Mission complete, Master."
Su Mu nodded, his empire growing, his legend spreading quietly.
And now, the world had heard its first true whisper of fear.