Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Inside the metal door is a large office, at least 200 square meters in size.

A middle-aged man who looked honest and kind, with a large belly, sat behind the only desk in the room, gently wiping something in his hand.

The chairman of the gene company looks different every time he appears in public.

This time, he did indeed look different from when Ye Ge met him in her original form last time.

"Chairman," Karl said respectfully, "the person has arrived."

"Hmm." The middle-aged man put down what he was holding, then looked up at Ye Ge with a scrutinizing gaze, staring at him for a full four or five seconds: "You are Xingminglong?"

"What do you think?" Ye Ge shrugged. "You're trying to recruit me into your company, surely your subordinates would have at least given you my photo?"

The middle-aged man paused for a moment: "Indeed, geniuses are all very individualistic. You and that Ye Ge are the same in this respect."

Night Song: "..."

Middle-aged man: "Please sit down."

Ye Ge didn't stand on ceremony; she pulled out a chair and sat down opposite the middle-aged man.

"Stop with the nonsense and get straight to the point," Ye Ge said casually.

"Okay, everyone's time is precious, so this is good."

The middle-aged man gave him a deep look: "I have already ordered someone to investigate your information. Star Dragon, a second-level Saint Realm expert. You are the illegitimate son of Queen Verona of the Western Dragon Clan. Your father is a male demon kept by your mother. After the hybridization, a genetic mutation that broke the bloodline barrier occurred."

Ye Ge exclaimed in surprise, "You got my information so quickly?"

In reality, this information was entirely distributed to the company's informants at his behest, Marshall.

The middle-aged man calmly said, "Of course, don't underestimate the company's power and influence."

Ye Ge nodded: "Tsk, he does have some skill."

“I also know that you are a Descendant.” The middle-aged man paused, “But I have some doubts. I’ve never seen you before.”

"The map of all races is so vast, there are many people you haven't seen before."

"That's true. It's normal that I haven't seen you before, but with your strength and talent, it's really puzzling that you have no reputation among the myriad races."

Ye Ge smiled and said, "What's so hard to understand? I'm an illegitimate child in the royal family, and I'm not supposed to be seen in the light of day."

"But as an Invader, how have you managed to remain silent and endure until now?"

"Why not?"

"..."

The middle-aged man was silent for a moment: "I admire your character."

Ye Ge smiled again and continued, "Although I've always kept a low profile, I'm not completely isolated from the world. I know exactly how your company's board of directors was established."

This statement is actually a double entendre.

As Ye Ge spoke, she stared into the middle-aged man's eyes, trying to discern something from his gaze.

"Oh, so it seems you have a basic understanding of our company's business." The middle-aged man's expression was completely calm and unwavering. "Then I don't need to give you any further introductions." He simply picked up a folder from the table, opened it, revealing a contract, and pushed it in front of Ye Ge.

"Since you know about our company, you should know that the company's board of directors is an alliance of invaders from all over the world."

The middle-aged man said, "I am now formally inviting you to join the company and become a member of our board of directors."

Ye Ge picked up the contract and casually flipped through it.

Just like when we tried to win him over...

Once he signs this contract, he will own 2% of the gene company's shares and become a genuine shareholder.

"You're transferring 2% of your shares to me unconditionally? There can't be such a good deal, can there?" Ye Ge flicked the contract with her finger. "What are the conditions?"

“Once you join the company, we’re all in the same boat.” The middle-aged man leaned back. “You will gain all the rights of a company shareholder, understand the deepest secrets of this world, jointly conquer and control the entire map of all races, and… cooperate to defeat our common enemy as descendants.”

"Defeat our common enemy, the Descendants?" Nightsong narrowed his eyes.

“But becoming a shareholder of the company means you are also a member of the company,” the middle-aged man said. “The contract includes a penalty clause. If you betray the company one day and leak its internal secrets, you will be severely punished by the power of the contract.”

"What kind of punishment?" Ye Ge asked curiously.

"Your extraordinary level will drop directly to the Yellow Realm." The middle-aged man said expressionlessly, "Of course, the same applies to me and all shareholders. Shareholders are not loyal to the chairman, but to the company. This agreement can be said to be a force that checks and balances each other among shareholders. Even if I, the chairman, were to betray the company one day, I would still be punished."

Night songs are sung in silence.

I see......

It was precisely because of such mutually restraining agreements that the middle-aged man was able to gain the trust of so many players and form alliances during the Beast Wars.

Although one of the options in Helios's mission is to seize power, seizing power does not count as betraying the company; it simply means killing the chairman and becoming the chairman himself.

"If that's the case," Yege asked curiously, "that Sun Wheel Clan member Muraki we met in the Bone Forest, wasn't he originally one of your company's employees? Why is he fine even after leaving the company?"

Last time in the Bone Forest, Muraki's strength didn't seem like he had dropped in level at all.

"..."

The middle-aged man remained silent for a while.

To be honest, he didn't know either...

Muraki himself should be bound by two shackles: one is the curse mark of the demon clan, and the other is the agreement between the company's shareholders that restrains each other...

Logically speaking, Muraki should be the least likely person to betray, yet he did.

"Does this mean there's a bug in this agreement that can be exploited?" Ye Ge continued to ask.

"...I don't know." The middle-aged man said coldly, "Even if there is, I don't recommend you block it. If you really dare to betray the company, even if the agreement can't punish you, the company will definitely not let you off the hook."