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"Tap tap tap..."
Hurried footsteps flashed through the floor.
Sensitive guests looked out the window to check the situation.
But only saw a purple figure flash by.
At the end of the corridor.
A woman faced a bare wall, showing a helpless expression.
"Another dead end?"
"Shouldn't this be the staircase to the upper floor?"
Acheron checked the time on the nearby billboard.
The scheduled meeting time had already passed.
But it wasn't that Acheron was deliberately late.
It's just that all the hotel floors looked the same!
She got lost!
Following her instincts, she walked to the other end.
After passing through a corridor.
It suddenly opened up.
In front of her was a lounge area.
At the end, it looked lively and colorful, seemingly a bar.
"Have I already walked out of the guest room area? Where is this?"
To avoid unnecessary trouble.
Acheron had been trying to avoid crowds along the way.
Now she had the urge to ask someone for directions.
Although her identity might scare them...
Suddenly.
A voice came from a broadcast outlet on the wall.
"What I am about to say next may have a considerable impact on all of you..."
Acheron immediately recognized it.
It was Sunday.
So she stopped looking.
And sat down at the nearby tea table.
It's all the same.
She could listen here too.
"As I mentioned earlier, another faction within the Family belongs to Order..."
Order, huh...
Acheron wasn't particularly surprised.
But for the others,
this was undoubtedly explosive news!
Inside the bar,
the once lively atmosphere became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone wore subtle expressions,
while practically pressing their ears against the broadcast speaker!
Sunday paused briefly before continuing, "But has the Family truly strayed from Harmony? I don't believe so."
"Because... both the Dreammaster and I are Pathstriders of Order."
As soon as these words were spoken,
the crowd was as if struck by lightning!
Everyone seemed to have been hit by a paralysis spell!
The bartender was pouring a drink,
but the liquor had already overflowed from the glass, spilling onto the floor, unnoticed by him.
Boothill had previously planted a listening device,
but many didn't hold much hope of hearing any useful intelligence.
Yet, in just over ten minutes,
such explosive news came through the broadcast!
After a deathly silence,
Aventurine's voice rang out, "Mr. Sunday, what exactly did you just say? I didn't quite catch it."
"Do not doubt my words, Mr. Aventurine."
"I said this is a candid conversation."
"If you need confirmation, I can repeat it."
"Both the Dreammaster and I are Pathstriders of Order."
"What! Damn it! So you're the mole?"
As Boothill's voice fell, the sound of a bullet being chambered was heard.
Welt's voice then spoke, "Sorry, this news is indeed a bit too... unexpected. We really need some time to process it."
Now it's confirmed!
Boothill had infiltrated the meeting hosted by Sunday.
The content of the broadcast was real!
It was an ongoing meeting within the Family!
"Damn, this news is too explosive!"
"Order! I would never have guessed it would be Order!"
"I've already recorded it, gonna post it online later!"
"Is Sunday out of his mind? Why would he suddenly admit to such a thing?"
"The Family is doomed!"
Though they couldn't see, only hear,
through the changes in tone,
everyone in the bar could almost imagine the tense atmosphere on site!
Sunday had shown his true colors now!
However.
The expected intense confrontation did not occur.
Sunday's tone remained calm and composed: "I believe everyone must be wondering—why would I reveal this information that seems so detrimental to myself?"
"All of this is thanks to the game Honkai: Star Rail."
"It showed me another possibility."
"Even the ignorant and weak, the ordinary masses..."
"Can still understand and embrace the meaning of happiness through the game's storyline."
"So..."
"I will now tell everyone in Penacony—"
At this moment.
Not just within the bar.
Sunday's voice echoed simultaneously across all major areas of Penacony!
Whether in hotel rooms or facility zones...
In the streets and alleys of the Dreamscape at every hour...
The power of Harmony was on full display.
Sunday's voice reached the ears of every inhabitant of Penacony!
Many thought it was an emergency!
Panic spread across their faces.
They froze in place.
Listening intently to what Sunday had to say next!
"In 4 system hours, I will open an ideal paradise in Penacony."
"Unlike the existing Dreamscape of Penacony."
"In this ideal paradise, everyone will attain the life they've always dreamed of."
"No longer facing painful choices, the weight of life, or a Confounding future..."
"Friends who hear this message, please judge carefully. Words are pale and powerless, unable to fully depict the ideal vision..."
"Those who wish to enter this paradise need only remain in Penacony."
"As for those who do not wish to experience it, I will not force you. You have 4 system hours to leave."
In the meeting room.
Sunday let out a soft sigh.
Even he.
After making and executing this decision.
Couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy.
It must be said.
This decision was bold!
Even the Dreammaster thought it was somewhat insane upon hearing it!
One misstep.
And it would spell disaster for the family!
It would be akin to destroying their own fortress.
But!
Sunday still went through with it!
Because he knew.
Even if he continued to hide the truth, the upcoming storyline would eventually expose his and the Dreammaster's true identities and plans!
Rather than being branded as the villain at that point.
It was better to lay all the cards on the table now!
This was, without a doubt, a high-stakes gamble!
Sunday believed.
Given Yu Ling's style.
The upcoming storyline wouldn't simply label him as the villain outright.
Instead, it would gradually reveal his perspectives and ideals...
The choices he had faced, the changes within his heart... would likely be portrayed through the storyline.
Just like Aventurine's story arc.
In the end, it would pose a question—
The beautiful dream of Penacony could only be saved by an Order that enforced the strong to protect the weak, unifying the happiness of all under a single Order to avoid injustice!
Sunday believed.
There was nothing wrong with this!
It was a necessary process on the path to righteousness!
"4 system hours is enough to complete the main storyline this time."
"When the storyline about [me] unfolds, how many will agree with my ideals, and how many will willingly enter this paradise?"
"I'm looking forward to it."
A glint flashed in Sunday's eyes.
Based on his understanding of human nature.
After he had laid all his cards on the table.
He believed that those who supported him would definitely not be few!