Chapter 148: Program

Huang Ze knew very well that the woman could not possibly utter anything pleasant. She likely saw that his meet-and-greet was a success, felt it was a rare opportunity, and impatiently jumped out. She intended to use a conversation with him to boost her presence for the master standing behind her.

Of course, it could not be ruled out that this was not a spur-of-the-moment decision at all, but a premeditated and planned attempt to cause trouble for him here!

Naturally, Huang Ze would not indulge her. He directly used magic to forcefully control her vocal cords, depriving her of the ability to speak.

The nearby staff members also rushed over quickly, subdued her, and dragged her away.

"Sorry for the minor mishap."

The black dragon straightened its body, scanned its surroundings, and said in a solemn voice, "Many of you may have heard that I was once enslaved by an evil god, so in my heart, I have an indescribable disgust and hatred for deities."

"And I have heard that quite a few people from the Xia Country still hold illusions and favorable impressions of certain deities. Here, I want to solemnly advise everyone: there has never been any savior, nor do we rely on emperors or deities! Deities are absolutely untrustworthy!"

"We must cast aside our illusions as soon as possible and prepare for battle!"

……

Although a small episode had occurred, the black dragon's meet-and-greet was undoubtedly a massive success. Every audience member present truly felt the dragon's powerful personal charisma, and in just the span of a single evening, they became its loyal supporters.

Of course, the reason this happened was largely because—the black dragon allowed itself to be petted.

Every audience member present had the fortune of touching the black dragon's body, and somehow, a strong thought spontaneously arose in their hearts: This black dragon is definitely one of our own!

The meet-and-greet lasted until past midnight before concluding. Without resting, and without checking how wildly the discussions about him were surging across the internet, Huang Ze went straight to Academician Ding and the others the moment he finished work to inquire about the Illuminati member.

He had a vague intuition that the situation surrounding this woman was probably not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

"Mr. Huang, we are currently interrogating her as well, but she hasn't been very cooperative. She keeps repeating that she will only speak once she sees you."

Liu Weihan said with some helplessness, "So far, we only know some of her basic information: her name is Chen Wenyue, a local of Guicheng, 28 years old, with a graduate degree. Based on our speculation, her status within the Illuminati should not be low... Beyond that, we haven't found out anything more yet."

"Shouldn't our country... place some restrictions on such large-scale gatherings?"

Huang Ze pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked another question, saying somewhat solemnly, "I remember there are many evil rituals overseas that are carried out with the help of large-scale gatherings."

"I am rather worried that if supervision in this regard is not strengthened, it could very well be exploited by malicious individuals to hatch despicable conspiracies."

"Mr. Huang can rest assured about that."

Liu Weihan said, "Our relevant departments actually noticed this issue long ago. Ever since we crossed over into this world, we have maintained strict control over large-scale personnel gatherings."

"Moreover, we previously hired a necromancer to serve as our security consultant. He offered us quite a few pertinent suggestions and warnings, so we are actually very cautious in many aspects."

"That's good..."

Huang Ze nodded, and then asked out of nowhere, "Where is that necromancer now?"

"He went back to the Undead Island in the north. Previously, while conducting academic exchanges with our research personnel, he was accidentally backfired on by a higher mathematics problem, resulting in a cognitive collapse. He had to return to the Undead Island to recuperate quietly."

Liu Weihan replied.

"Is that so? What a pity..."

Huang Ze felt some regret; otherwise, it would have been nice to have a good chat with this necromancer.

In a world where deities exist, no necromancer could ever be an easy person to deal with. After all, they naturally stand in opposition to those orthodox deities and are the public enemies of the vast majority of intelligent life forms—
*(Note: Diamond-Plated Grand Chief)*

Even dragons are no exception, because necromancers love to collect the corpses of dragons, enslave their souls, and refine them into bone dragons.

For an existence that attracts so much enmity not only to have survived destruction, but to be doing quite well in the material realm, it was simply impossible for them not to possess some special skills and methods up their sleeves.

However, a powerful necromancer had actually had his brain fried by a mere higher mathematics problem... This still sounded somewhat comical.

"Mr. Huang, do you want to go see that woman?"

Liu Weihan asked. Although that so-called chosen one of the gods had not yet bathed in the grace of the God of Light to undergo a transformation in her life form, she had clearly become a die-hard fanatic. If she didn't see the black dragon, she might truly refuse to say anything.

"No, let's leave her hanging for a bit. We can't let her lead us around by the nose."

Huang Ze thought for a moment and said, "I have a hunch that this Illuminati is probably not as simple as it looks on the surface. Since she dared to brazenly come looking for me, she must have a plot and something to rely on. If I go into contact with her right now, I might fall into her trap."

"Besides, didn't that imprisoned Light Angel say she wanted to see me... There is no time to lose. Why don't I rush over tonight and meet her to see if I can understand the situation from her first?"

"Mr. Huang's consideration... is not without reason."

Liu Weihan pondered for a moment and said, "However, this matter must be reported to the superiors first and requires their approval."

"That goes without saying."

Huang Ze had no objection. Although he had previously received the endorsement of the leaders and his status and position had greatly improved, he had not let it go to his head or become arrogant. He still maintained a calm mindset, and the necessary procedures still had to be followed.

He had always believed that—people who said 'rules are meant to be broken' were either stupid or malicious; rules were clearly meant to be obeyed!

Of course, these rules had to be the ones established by the Xia Country!

………

The black dragon's proposal was quickly approved by the superiors, and the black dragon was immediately dispatched overnight to the base where the angel was imprisoned.

Because the black dragon came on a whim, the base had not actually prepared for the two of them to meet, and the black dragon was asked to wait patiently for a moment.

However, Huang Ze certainly wouldn't just sit around waiting foolishly. Instead, he had the staff bring over the recent surveillance footage of the angel, intending to get acquainted with this special prisoner first and see how she was doing here.

Not looking at it was fine, but once he looked, Huang Ze was given a massive scare—

What he saw was shockingly a mangy-feathered angel!