Working as a consultant in the Ultra Universe

“Choose two as hostages, and tie up the rest.”

Seeing that the men in white robes had all been knocked to the ground, Gu Chen then gave the order.

Nishida Jiro and the others immediately sprang into action, quickly disposing of the group of white-robed men according to Gu Chen's instructions.

"Alright, now we don't need to hide our presence anymore. Turn on the spotlights, it's time to meet the mastermind behind all this."

As Gu Chen spoke, he walked past the crowd and took the lead into the depths of the passage.

Upon hearing this, Nishida Jiro and the others exchanged curious glances, not quite understanding the intentions behind Gu Chen's series of orders.

However, they didn't ask any further questions. Since Gu Chen said so, he must have his reasons.

Then searchlights lit up the helmets of Nishida Jiro and the others, illuminating the road ahead for Gu Chen.

Immediately afterwards, they took the two white-robed men who had been hit by the electric shock bullets hostage and followed Gu Chen deeper into the passage.

Before long, the scenery inside the passage began to change noticeably.

The most noticeable thing was the faint light coming from the other side of the passage, and secondly, increasingly obvious artificial traces appeared on the walls of the passage.

As they got closer to the exit of the passage, a series of footsteps came from there.

Judging from the sounds, there seemed to be a lot of people gathered at the exit of the passage.

"consultant?"

Noticing the commotion, Nishida Jiro couldn't help but look at Gu Chen and ask a question.

"Don't worry, it's all within my expectations."

However, Gu Chen remained calm and composed, not slowing his pace at all despite the footsteps coming from the exit of the passage.

Seeing Gu Chen's appearance, Nishida Jiro and the others stopped asking questions and tightened their grip on their weapons, ready to fight at any moment.

Soon, Gu Chen and the others saw a small crowd appear at the exit of the passage, forming a battle formation and waiting in ambush.

Upon seeing this, Nishida Jiro immediately quickened his pace and moved ahead of Gu Chen, placing the two captured white-robed men at the very front.

If a firefight breaks out later, these two white-robed men can still act as human shields, even though the team members are all wearing barrier generators, which are powerful defensive weapons.

Finally, Gu Chen and the others emerged from the passage and arrived at an underground palace with a distinctly man-made style.

Ahead of them, a group of people in white robes were holding weapons that looked like guns, pointing them at the group of people who came out of the passage.

However, whether due to orders or the prisoners in Gu Chen's hands, they did not fire immediately.

Gu Chen and the others also stopped moving forward after leaving the passage.

The two sides seemed to be deadlocked at this moment.

However, the next second, Gu Chen suddenly shouted, "Queen Inas, please come out and meet me."

Upon hearing this, the people in white robes were startled and looked at Gu Chen, who had suddenly shouted, with suspicion and uncertainty.

They were surprised that Gu Chen, a surface human, would know about the new queen that their subterranean people had recently chosen.

Jiro Nishida and others were equally surprised.

They had been working at UGM for quite some time, but they had never heard of any country whose leader was named Inas, let alone a queen, and who would build such a palace underground.

After calling out, Gu Chen didn't speak again, but waited silently.

A moment later, the heads behind the white-robed man began to move, making way to both sides to create a passage that extended all the way to the front.

Immediately afterwards, Nishida Jiro saw a woman in an exquisite white robe and a golden crown slowly walk out from the crowd of white-robed people and come to Gu Chen and the others.

With a curious look on her face, she looked at Gu Chen, who had called out her name earlier, and asked in surprise, "How do you know my name?"

In response to Inas's question, Gu Chen smiled slightly and said softly, "I think I do know a little about the subterranean people."

"Underground Man?!"

Before Inas could react to Gu Chen's words, Nishida Jiro and the others exclaimed in surprise.

Sakata Jiro looked Inas up and down before questioning, "But this so-called queen doesn't look like a subterranean person at all."

Shirato Jun nodded in agreement, "That's right, it looks exactly like a human."

"That's because the subterranean people are also human, but some of the subterranean people we encountered before had their eyes degenerated due to prolonged lack of exposure to light, while others were simply not human."

"After all, 'subterranean people' is just a general term for intelligent life living below the Earth's surface. There are more detailed divisions within the subterranean people."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen explained to Nishida Jiro and the others.

However, Inas frowned, looking at Gu Chen warily, and said in a deep voice, "But this does not explain how you know my name. Our subterranean people have never appeared in front of you surface humans."

Upon hearing Inas's words, Aoshima Ichiro also realized what she meant and asked in surprise, "Yes, Advisor, so how did you know all this?"

"Because I am your advisor, and your rank is too low to have access to this classified information."

Gu Chen immediately found a reason that no one could refute, thus silencing everyone.

Since it involved matters of authority, no one could continue to ask further questions.

"So, have you come here to declare war on us subterranean people?"

Inas listened to Gu Chen and the others' conversation, and only spoke coldly after they finished.

“No, we’re here to talk to you.” Gu Chen shook his head, then said to Nishida Jiro, “Release them both.”

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Nishida Jiro immediately pushed the white-robed man in his hand away, and Shirato Jun did the same.

“I’ve tied the others to the very back of the passage. You can check it yourselves later.”

"I think what I've done is enough to prove that we have no ill intentions towards you, right?"

Upon seeing this, Inas's expression gradually softened, but she still maintained a basic level of vigilance towards Gu Chen and the others.

"I don't think there's anything we can talk about."

After signaling to her subordinates with her eyes to bring the captured white-robed man back to their camp, Inas turned her eyes slightly and spoke.

"No, it's about a war involving 80 billion people worldwide, and I think we have to talk about it."

Gu Chen looked at Inas with a firm gaze and shook his head.

"80 billion people?!"

Jiro Nishida and the others gasped in surprise, all shocked by what Gu Chen had said.