RNP Chapter 223, First Ring of the Quest
Chapter 223, First Ring of the Quest
Chapter 223, Third Ring Quest
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The notification indicated that the third quest email had arrived.
Suk gently opened the email. After quickly reading through its contents, his brow furrowed slightly.
"Master?" Anla, who was happily munching on a fruit bigger than herself, held it on her shoulder, but noticed that his expression had changed.
"Sigh—" Suk sighed, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "Although I had expected this, this Virtual Universe Company really knows how to give me a hard time."
"Third Ring Mission: The three department heads of the Commercial, Military, and Armed Departments at the Virtual Universe Company's Liuyun branch have been in their positions for many years. Due to the overly bloated and complex departmental structure, some oversights are inevitable, and it is difficult to monitor all aspects. Some individuals, harboring侥幸心理 (a sense of侥幸, or a belief that they can get away with something), have committed some illegal acts, becoming black sheep and damaging the interests of the Virtual Universe Company. 42 of them have now been identified."
There are 4 immortal gods and 38 realm lords.
"Udedin Batman: An immortal deity, subordinate to the Ministry of Commerce, primarily responsible for commercial affairs across eight major star regions, including the Liuxi Star Region, Guangxi Star Region, Zang Star Region, etc. During his tenure, he secretly abused his power to commit the following violations... To cover up his crimes, he repeatedly resorted to silencing witnesses, framing others, and fabricating charges, not only damaging significant company profits but also severely violating the regulations of the Virtual Universe Company..."
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Hu Yanzheng: An immortal deity belonging to the Martial Department, he once engaged in underhanded dealings for personal gain, secretly selling numerous slots for cultivating elite geniuses to various families in the Flowing Cloud Universe Kingdom, profiting from this for a long time...
Titanic: An immortal deity serving in the military, he is narrow-minded, abuses his power for personal gain, frequently retaliates against subordinates who fail to offer him tribute, and colludes with others to appoint unqualified individuals to important positions... Furthermore, he was found to have committed serious dereliction of duty and shown signs of cowardice during a border war mobilization...
Kadirea: An immortal deity, formerly a high-ranking official in the business department of the Virtual Universe Company, later leaving the company to join the Flowing Cloud Universe Kingdom.
She is currently one of the Eight Hundred Kings, but it has now been discovered that during her previous reign, Cardireia committed numerous acts that severely damaged the interests of the Virtual Universe Company, involving many aspects, to the point where she must be held strictly accountable and dealt with...
Wu Ke: Realm Lord, subordinate to the Ministry of Commerce, who uncovered the crime of secretly sending people to intercept and kill customers of the Virtual Universe Company....
Vasilybert: Realm Lord, subordinate to the Martial Department, secretly involved in various shady dealings such as the slave trade, acting as a protector for multiple slave trading organizations. He dispersed the Demon Realm planets to his many subordinates for management, seemingly unrelated to him, but in reality, the slave trade was widespread on those planets...
"Mission Requirements: The Virtual Universe Corporation has ordered the current Inspector General, Eloi, and the three ministers to capture these 42 individuals. They have now been apprehended and imprisoned on the capital planet, Liuyun Star. Suk, you must immediately proceed to Liuyun Star... to conduct a trial for these 42 individuals. The judgment outcome for an Immortal God could be 'Service in Extraterrestrial Battlefields,' 'Millions of Years in Prison,' 'Hundreds of Years in Prison,' or 'Not Guilty.' The judgment outcome for a Realm Lord could be 'Death Penalty,' 'Service in Extraterrestrial Battlefields,' 'Millions of Years in Prison,' 'Hundreds of Years in Prison,' or 'Not Guilty.'"
The fate of these 42 people is in your hands, Suk. You can make a judgment according to your own ideas!
The method of their punishment is entirely up to you, Suk.
Please remember: When you arrive on Flowing Cloud Star, Suk, you must activate the virtual universe network synchronized teleportation. You can only deactivate the synchronized teleportation after the trial is complete.
In the study.
Suk frowned, deep in thought. This part of the mission wasn't too surprising for him, as he already knew the original plot.
He had anticipated this, but the fact that he was tasked with judging the people of the Virtual Universe Company, who were all subordinates of the three department heads, and that an immortal god was even involved with the eight hundred kings of the Flowing Cloud Universe Kingdom, truly surprised Su Ke.
"Thank goodness, I'm not being asked to judge those three giants," Suk said helplessly.
Fortunately, none of the four immortal gods who were on trial received the death penalty, so they didn't have to force themselves to make a choice.
The realm lords are not a major concern; the most troublesome are the four immortal gods, all of whom I know, some being high-ranking members of the Flowing Cloud branch.
They occasionally met or interacted, and Kadileya even attended the welcome banquet for Eloi when he served as the Inspector Envoy... Of course, her relationship with Suk wasn't very good; they were quite distant.
If Suk were to truly harden his heart and judge according to the rules, or according to his own conscience, it would be very easy for him.
He didn't care about being hated by these realm lords, or even immortal gods.
The key issue is that these people are all subordinates of the three giants. Even if you don't respect the monks, you have to respect the Buddha. You have to consider the owner before beating a dog. The three giants are all influential people, standing at the top of the Liuyun branch. Countless people are watching them. The news of his public trial of these 42 people will inevitably be impossible to hide. When he gives a ruthless trial, he will feel satisfied, but the three giants will also be slapped in the face...
Perhaps they could tolerate it out of consideration for Eloi, but over the years the three giants had been very accommodating and friendly to the couple, always ready to help them. They had also done their best to collect various life forms and materials from different races when he asked them to do so. Just for that reason, Suk, who owed them a favor, couldn't very well turn his back on them and do something too ruthless.
"If the sentence is too harsh, it might displease the three giants. After all, Virtual Universe Company said that the severity of the punishment is entirely up to me, and the three giants must know that. On the other hand, if the punishment is too lenient, it will not only be inconsistent with the rules of Virtual Universe Company, but also go against my conscience." Suk tapped his fingers lightly on the table, caught in a dilemma.
The Virtual Universe Company clearly knew about this relationship, yet they still forced him to do this task, obviously forcing him to make a choice.
Whether to judge impartially and strictly according to the rules of the Virtual Universe Company, or to judge according to one's own selfish desires and impose a heavier sentence, or to consider external pressure and relationships with others and impose a lighter sentence, it all depends on Suk's own thoughts.
In the virtual universe, Suk didn't go to Sky Tree Island at the Liuyun branch, but instead arranged to meet Eloi in the public area of Yuxiang Mountain.
"So you know about the third mission the Virtual Universe Corporation gave me?"
"I just found out." Eloi nodded and looked at Suk. "This Virtual Universe Company is so domineering, forcing you to judge the personnel of the three departments, and even the immortal king of the Flowing Cloud Universe Kingdom is being handed over to you for judgment. This is blatantly forcing you to offend people."
Of the 42 people, 41 belonged to the three departments, and the three leaders of the three departments were the three bosses of the Liuyun branch, who were also Su Ke's direct superiors.
The only one who broke away from the Virtual Universe Company, Kadileya, is now one of the eight hundred marquises of the Flowing Cloud Universe Kingdom. She is the kind of person who is very good at social maneuvering and has a good relationship with quite a few of the eight hundred marquises.
Trying them would be tantamount to Suk offending the entire Liuyun Universe Kingdom all at once.