Working as a consultant in the Ultra Universe

"Understood, I will go back and discuss it with the ministers and elders."

Although Inas couldn't see Gu Chen's heart, she could feel the sincerity emanating from him.

Therefore, she chose to believe in Gu Chen, just as Nishida Jiro and the others believed in him.

This is what Inas saw through her abilities.

By this point in the conversation, the atmosphere had become very friendly, and both sides had put away their weapons.

But just as Inas turned to go back, Gu Chen suddenly called out to her, "By the way, Inas, wait a moment, I have something to give you and I want to make a deal with you."

"Ok?"

Inas turned around and looked at Gu Chen with a puzzled expression.

Then, Inas saw Gu Chen casually take out a necklace from his body and hand it to her.

Then, her gaze was drawn to the necklace in Gu Chen's hand.

Without a doubt, this is one of the pieces of jewelry that the Land of Light specially prepared for Gu Chen. Gu Chen usually carries two of these pieces with him, even if they don't serve a decorative purpose, they can still be used as a precaution.

Today is the perfect occasion to put these pieces of jewelry to good use.

In the upcoming operations, Inas's safety will be of paramount importance.

In the original story, Gu Chen wouldn't have needed to go to such lengths to send Inas these protective gear items.

However, in the current world, where darkness is ultimately lurking and stirring up trouble in a turbulent sea of ​​negative energy, Gu Chen cannot guarantee that the elders and ministers under Inas will not be affected by the negative energy.

After all, some of the underground humans will inevitably feel fear when faced with the impending collapse of the underground world.

If those people are just ordinary people, then probably nothing unexpected will happen.

However, if there are people of high rank and power among them, then we must be wary.

Because the greater a person's power, the greater their responsibility, and the wider the scope of their influence.

If they make a mistake at any point, the negative energy they generate will far exceed that of ordinary people, making them more susceptible to being possessed by negative energy.

"Mr. Gu Chen, this is..."

Inas's fair face flushed slightly, but she did not reach out to take the necklace Gu Chen offered.

"This is a defensive piece of equipment that can automatically generate an energy shield to protect your safety when you encounter danger."

Gu Chen began to explain, and then, seeing Inas's flushed face, he added, "Queen Inas, please don't misunderstand. I'm just ensuring that communication between surface humans and underground humans can proceed smoothly."

"And you are the key to this, so I have to take your safety seriously."

"In addition, the Earth is currently experiencing a negative energy disaster, which is a disaster caused by a special energy imbalance. It targets the spirit and will of individual living beings. In severe cases, it can even give life to inanimate objects and cause damage to their surroundings."

"Therefore, I suggest that Queen Inas carefully recall whether there have been any unusual changes in your ministers and elders during this period, such as unusual words or actions."

It's unclear whether Inas listened to Gu Chen's explanation or not, but her attention was clearly drawn to the negative energy disaster Gu Chen mentioned.

"Negative energy disaster?"

Inas frowned slightly, puzzled.

"Yes, if Queen Inas is interested in it, the Earth Defense Force will provide relevant intelligence information free of charge after we formally establish an alliance."

Gu Chen nodded and said.

After listening to Gu Chen's words, Inas's expression gradually became serious, and her eyes revealed a look of reminiscence. She was obviously reviewing what was wrong with the ministers and elders under her command in the past period of time.

Soon after, Inas's expression turned rather unpleasant.

"If it weren't for Mr. Gu Chen's reminder, I might not have discovered the problem."

Inas gave Gu Chen a slight bow with a solemn expression and said in a serious tone.

"really have?"

Gu Chen raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. It was just a casual arrangement, but he didn't expect to actually discover the princes and ministers among the underground humans who were affected by negative energy.

"I'm not sure if it's true or not, but looking back now, some ministers' resistance to surface humans was a bit excessive."

"Although they don't like surface humans, they wouldn't propose a total war, which would be a suicidal move."

"Originally, I just thought they were anxious because of the continuous destruction that surface humans were causing to the underground world and the collapse of the underground world two years later. Now that I think about it, it's also possible that they were affected by negative energy?"

"Does Mr. Gu Chen have a way to determine whether they are specifically affected by negative energy?"

Inas recounted the discordant detail she remembered, and then asked a question.

“Yes, Nishida, give Queen Inas a portable negative energy detection radar.”

Gu Chen nodded, then looked at Nishida Jiro and said.

Jiro Nishida immediately and quickly took out the portable negative energy detection radar from his personal belongings and handed it to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen took the detection radar and then placed it, along with the necklace, into Inas's hand. He continued, "If this radar reacts, it proves that the target has negative energy fluctuations. How to handle it is up to you, Queen Inas."

Inas nodded and accepted the gifts without hesitation.

She first put away the detection radar, and then put the necklace around her neck in front of Gu Chen.

After doing all that, she finally spoke, "Then I'll head back now. I'll have to trouble Mr. Gu Chen to wait for my message."

Gu Chen nodded and said, "That's how it should be, but could Queen Inas temporarily shut down the satellites as a sign of sincerity?"

Inas naturally wouldn't refuse this request.

She didn't really approve of the plan, but she couldn't get everyone in the underground kingdom to listen to her, so she had no choice but to accept it.

However, Inas did not give up. Despite everyone's advice, she came up to carry out the plan herself, hoping to find someone who could break the deadlock.

Fortunately, she met him.

Unfortunately, the current situation has become more complicated than before.

Inas had never encountered negative energy before, so she just hoped it wasn't something too difficult to deal with.

Otherwise, if chaos were to break out in the underground kingdom as the day of planetary alignment draws ever closer, it would not be a good thing.

One wrong move and the underground kingdom could be completely destroyed.

Even if they survive, they will most likely be severely weakened.

That was something Inas absolutely did not want to see.