The time for the scheduled meeting arrived.
Moni's phone was ringing off the hook because the meeting time was approaching, but the representatives of various factions didn't even know where to go.
Moni didn't know what the Dark Council wanted to do either, so he could only try his best to appease them.
However, with only fifteen minutes left.
The representatives of conglomerates and enterprises waiting in various places suddenly found themselves enveloped in a black mist; just as they were panicking, a person wearing a white smiling mask walked out of the mist.
The masked person reached out and pulled, actually opening a door within the black mist, and gestured an invitation to them.
Many conglomerate representatives had bodyguards with them, but no matter how they shouted, no one responded; it was as if the entire World only consisted of the black mist, themselves, the masked person, and that door.
Fortunately, those who could become representatives of large enterprises and conglomerates had decent psychological resilience, so after a mental struggle, these people walked through the door.
"Harris?"
"Jack?"
"You're here too!"
After walking through the door, the representatives found themselves suddenly in a luxurious hall, as if they were attending a banquet, and the other representatives were all there as well.
This allowed their racing hearts to settle; seeing familiar faces always brings peace of mind.
Everyone also understood that this must be the handiwork of the Dark Council.
"It's... so incredible!" a conglomerate representative exclaimed.
Although they were all elites in their respective industries, they were still at the level of ordinary people; facing such magical events, they were both shocked and excited.
Those with quick wits had already begun to scan the surroundings, finding that this hall had no doors at all and was completely sealed.
Someone took out a wPhone 1, but there was no signal at all.
After communicating with each other, they found that everyone had been invited by that person in the white smiling mask; some had even been brought here from the middle of a crowd without anyone noticing.
"The Dark Council is truly mysterious and powerful." everyone marveled.
This invitation method was both a display of strength and a warning, making them set aside certain ulterior motives.
As for the possibility that the Dark Council was a group of Awakened?
None of the representatives felt it was an issue. They didn't support the awakened one act because they truly hated the Awakened; the conglomerates only hated the Awakened who were beyond their control.
So, regarding cooperation with the Awakened, as long as there were benefits, everything was negotiable.
Seeing that everyone had developed a sense of awe for the Dark Council, Fang Yuan, who was secretly watching the screen, nodded in satisfaction.
It was worth the effort.
Of course, the so-called black mist, the opening door, and the person in the white smiling mask were all fake.
Although Fang Yuan knew magic, he wasn't yet advanced enough to cast a spell on only one person without affecting the others around them.
He actually used his Telepathy ability.
First, he used Professor X's ability to make the people around the representatives temporarily freeze, then used the White Queen's ability to create illusions for the representatives.
As for opening the door?
Look into the portals of Kamar-Taj.
With such a combination, what he provided to the representatives was an extremely shocking entrance experience.
Some enterprise representatives who had originally thought this was just another amateur setup now immediately adjusted their mindsets.
An amateur setup?
This was clearly a powerful force crossing the river!
At this moment, Fang Yuan appeared disguised as Black Mask, with Moni Scana by his side.
Moni looked very excited because he realized he had hit the jackpot!
The stronger the Dark Council was, the greater the credit for him as the one who relayed information to the major powers!
"This is a public meeting; representatives of all factions can participate," Black Mask said to everyone, as if they had already held many meetings.
"However..." He changed his tone, "Only council members have the right to vote!"
The atmosphere among the crowd stiffened; although they didn't know anything yet, everyone could understand that the position of a council member was extremely important.
Because Black Mask had such a powerful presence, no one dared to speak up and ask anything.
But the more it was like this, the more excited everyone became.
So mysterious, so powerful!
This was almost the consensus in everyone's heart.
It couldn't be helped; the people in this place just fell for this kind of mystification.
"Will the council members please come forward."
Fang Yuan pointed his hand toward the three most prominent seats at the front of the hall.
Moni did not hesitate and was the first to take the seat on the left.
His council position was personally given by Black Mask; after sitting down, Moni couldn't hide the smile on his face.
The factions behind many representatives present were stronger than his, yet he was able to become one of the three leaders, which greatly satisfied his vanity.
The second person to step out was the representative of the Morgan Consortium.
No one would object to this, because the Morgan Consortium was one of the top conglomerates in the United States, and the Morgan representative was naturally their leader.
But as for the third council member, everyone felt a deep sense of resentment.
Because this person came from a medium-sized conglomerate; many people present had deeper backgrounds than him, but when the slots were being allocated, the representatives hadn't paid much attention, so he had managed to snag it.
Now that everyone knew the importance of this seat, they were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred toward this representative.
"Alright, the meeting is about to begin. Since this is your first time participating, I am responsible for reminding you of a few things."
Black Mask's words made everyone tense up, and they quickly focused all their attention on listening.
Watching the conglomerate representatives listen to him as obediently as elementary school students, Fang Yuan felt quite a sense of accomplishment.
"First, only council members are allowed to speak during the meeting."
"Second, the identities of everyone in the meeting are confidential; even if you know someone's identity, do not speak it out casually during the meeting."
"Third, voting in the meeting requires great caution, because the results of the vote must be observed by everyone. If anyone violates a resolution..." Black Mask slowly scanned the room, making everyone feel uneasy, "You won't want to know the consequences."
Seeing everyone tense up, with even the Morgan Consortium representative's brow furrowed, Fang Yuan then continued: "Of course, there is a fourth point."
"After joining the Dark Council, you can apply for the council's resources. Technologies that are ahead of their time, similar to Vought Corporation's mobile phones—the council has matching resources for all of them!"
"What?"
"Is that true?"
Fang Yuan, disguised as Black Mask, nodded firmly: "That's right. There is a list of public resources on the table; you can take a look first."
"Of course, if you want those resources, you must make a contribution!"
The representatives were in an uproar. The reason Vought Corporation had forced them to band together was precisely because Water Technology and Water Manufacture were too advanced, squeezing their living space.
Even the Morgan Consortium was the same; the Vought Group's emerging industrial technologies conflicted with their development goals, which was why Morgan wanted to go after Vought.
Now the Dark Council actually had technology similar to Vought's?
Opening the resource list, everyone gasped. Black Mask really hadn't lied; every item on the list was ahead of the current era, and they wanted every single one of them!
The Morgan representative was the first to speak: "Don't worry, we will definitely abide by the council's rules!"
After saying that, he stared intently at every representative present, and the others quickly chimed in.
Are you kidding? Who would object when there are benefits?
Too many rules?
With so many benefits, what's wrong with having a few more rules?
Fang Yuan laughed to himself. Push-and-pull and fishing—he was a professional!
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