Chapter 308: Nexus Regulations 3
Within the Kokang Special Region, the heads of the few major families—who had long controlled the region's finances and even raised private armies, ruling like local warlords—had gathered for a rare meeting.
Just as the 'Four Heavenly Kings' usually consist of five people, the so-called 'Four Major Families of Kokang' actually had five members. Ming Qichang, the current head of the Ming family, rapped on the table. Although the Ming family had risen last, their momentum was currently the strongest, with hopes of dominating the Special Region. Consequently, they were also the most resistant to the current chaos in Wa State and Kokang.
"Bai Lan, it doesn't matter if your father is unwell and couldn't make it, but you have to give us an explanation. Is that 'Crazy Bai' in Wa State a trick your family is pulling?"
Liu Qi's father was the richest man in Kokang. His family had the strongest financial resources and the closest relationship with the Myanmar military. Leaning back in his chair, he lit a cigar and chimed in.
"That's right. We have no objection if your Bai family wants Wa State, but there's no need to be sneaky about it."
Seeing the other families ganging up on her, Bai Lan felt somewhat annoyed. Her Bai family had always been the most powerful of the four, with businesses spanning real estate, gambling, hotels, and telecom fraud. Her father was also the Chairman of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone.
"Heh. If that 'Crazy Bai' really belonged to our Bai family, would you dare interrogate me like this?"
As the eldest daughter of the Bai family, she controlled the family's gray industries like telecom fraud and gambling. Naturally, she was no benevolent soul and retorted sharply.
"You've all sent quite a few people to deal with him over the past few days, haven't you? How did that go? No news from any of them, right?"
"I hired a professional assassin from the dark web, but I lost contact two days ago. Clearly, that 'Crazy Bai' is not a normal person. He's probably one of those recent... what do you call them? Superpowered individuals!"
At these words, the other families fell silent, smoking their own cigarettes. These superpowered individuals with terrifying strength who had suddenly appeared were a great source of annoyance for them.
Previously, a few had appeared in Kokang, loudly proclaiming they would seize the positions of these families, causing quite a stir. Fortunately, the families either used money and beauties to weather the storm or sent people to assassinate them, using large numbers of soldiers to surround and kill them, eventually surviving the ordeal.
Even now, each family employed one or two of these 'special talents.'
Tap, tap.
Since only Bai Lan, the eldest daughter, came from the Bai family, the person with the most seniority and highest status at the table became Wei Ren, who was dressed in military uniform. His Wei family controlled the Border Guard Battalion of the Kokang Special Region, holding legitimate military power. He tapped on the table, waiting until everyone looked over before speaking.
"Each family will find one of those so-called superpowered individuals. We'll strike together. The army will also be dispatched. We'll find that 'Crazy Bai' and talk to him directly. See what he wants."
"That Lin Qinfu is likely just a puppet. Stop sending him money. If it comes to it, just kill him too."
Wei Ren was getting on in years, but his voice was still full of confidence. They had been kings and tyrants for too long; each family had plenty of blood on their hands and had long since ceased to value human life.
Bang! Bang!
Sudden, heavy pounding on the main door made everyone jump. Wei Ren, the 'big shot' who just moments ago seemed to hold the lives of many in his hands, felt his heart palpitate violently from the sudden noise. He clutched his chest, feeling a twinge of pain.
"Whose security is this?! Haven't they been trained?!"
He roared in anger, but in the next moment, a hole was blasted through the closed, luxurious mahogany doors with a loud bang. A hand reached through from the inside, unlocked the door, and then pushed it open.
It was a young man with a baby face, wearing a floral shirt, white shorts, and flip-flops, looking as if he had just come from the beach.
However, as he pushed open the door, the heavy scent of blood from the corridor flooded into the luxurious meeting room.
Bai Lan instantly covered her nose. She was ruthless, but she never did the killing herself. This slaughterhouse-like stench of blood made her stomach churn.
Of the bodyguards and soldiers brought by the families in the corridor, not a single corpse remained intact.
Everyone had been beheaded.
Behind the baby-faced young man with short, curly black hair was a massive white sack, from which blood was continuously seeping.
[Mai] saw that the heads of the so-called Four Major Families had noticed the sack behind him, so he casually tossed it forward.
Thud!
The huge sack, containing dozens of human heads, smashed onto the round mahogany table. The fabric fell open, and heads rolled out one by one.
The faces of these bodyguards and soldiers were all twisted, seemingly having experienced extreme terror. But what horrified the family heads even more was that they hadn't heard a single sound just now.
These terrified people hadn't made a peep, even as their heads were cut off.
In this moment, the power of a [Superpowered Individual] was vividly displayed before them.
Although the few guys they had each hired had shown some strength, they had never demonstrated anything like this.
Mai scanned the room, noting that representatives from all the major families were present. He nodded and spoke.
"This is a greeting gift from Boss Shirogane."
Mai had originally planned to leave Myanmar and return to Dongxia, but he suddenly received contact from Mercenary Tao in the Nexus, asking him to do this job.
Mai didn't want to offend Mercenary Tao. Also, knowing the approximate strength of the Reincarnators employed by these families, he didn't refuse.
Wei Ren's heart felt slightly better now. He growled in a low voice:
"What exactly is the meaning of this?!"
Mai still wore an indifferent smile on his face. He walked up to them, sizing up the luxurious surroundings, his fingernail dragging across the mahogany tabletop.
Although his Strength and Agility attributes weren't exceptionally high, they were far beyond those of ordinary people. Just his fingernail tore through the tabletop, producing a screeching sound.
He seemingly inadvertently made eye contact with Wei Ren, and his spiritual power activated instantly. Wei Ren's face went pale, and a splitting headache assaulted him. He felt as if a large hand were constantly churning inside his brain.
"Ah! What are you doing?!"
[Warning, Reincarnator OP47488533, you have used the ability 'Psychic' on a non-Reincarnator in the real world. You have violated Nexus Regulation No. 3.]
[You have triggered a Purge Mission (Regulation 3): Please eliminate all informed witnesses within 10 minutes. Current number of witnesses: 1.]
The smile remained on Mai's baby face. He was already very familiar with Nexus Regulation No. 3. Using abilities that transcended common sense in front of non-Reincarnators in the real world would be judged as a violation.
However, the punishment and the scale of the Purge Mission varied completely depending on the ability used.
The more an ability deviated from the baseline of reality and was difficult for ordinary people to understand, the more severe the punishment, and the higher the probability that witnesses would be judged as 'informed.'
Techniques like energy blasts, summoning abilities, and transformation abilities usually incurred more severe penalties.
Previously, someone had used elemental magic in a city and was witnessed by hundreds of people. In the end, they were directly erased by the Nexus.
But for mental abilities like the one he used, the punishment was much lighter. Basically, only the person affected by his ability would be judged as a witness. And since he never left survivors, he didn't need to worry about Nexus punishment.
Even lighter penalties applied to Taijutsu users and shooting specialists, who faced very few restrictions.
Representatives Liu Qi and Liu Hong of the Liu family tried to stand up, but were pressed back down by a powerful force on their shoulders.
That force was completely beyond their ability to resist.
When Mai passed by Bai Lan, he even deliberately lowered his head to sniff the scent on her neck. The terror he felt facing Mercenary Tao was matched only by the ease and relaxation he felt in front of these ordinary people.
He was starting to like this kind of errand.
Humans, indeed, always enjoyed abusing the weak.
"Wei Ren, aren't you very clear in your head about what our Boss Shirogane wants to do~"
"Why ask when you already know?"
He placed a hand on Wei Ren's head. The force was so great that the man's body couldn't stop trembling.
"Boss Shirogane says Wa State is his. Kokang can remain with you. The condition is that you are not allowed to leave the Kokang area for six months."
Ming Qichang's expression shifted. This condition wasn't strict; it was incredibly lenient. None of their families had wanted to occupy Wa State anyway; Kokang was enough for them to manage.
As for the latter condition, it was inexplicable. Not allowed to leave the Kokang area? Only a fool would leave!
Their roots were here. They had bribed the Myanmar government. Who would give up this life of a local emperor?!
Although they had seen the terror of this superpowered individual today, they wouldn't be scared witless. At worst, they would just recruit a few more superpowered individuals later...
They had money, beauties, casinos, hotels—everything to make a person addicted to pleasure. He didn't think these superpowered individuals could change the overall situation.
Just like those soldiers—what was the use of being good at fighting? No matter how good they were, they were just weapons.
Mai also didn't understand Boss Shirogane's intentions, but he was only responsible for delivering the message.
Seeing that no one objected, he continued:
"Also, since you sent quite a few people to Boss Shirogane's side earlier, Boss Shirogane demands that each of your families pay 100 million Dongxia coins in compensation. Just arrange the payment with Lin Qinfu."
"Don't say I didn't warn you. If Boss Shirogane takes action himself, he won't be as merciful as I am. Ha~"
He released Wei Ren's head and turned to leave. While the others looked at each other in dismay, Wei Ren suddenly stood up shakily, then slammed his own head violently onto the mahogany table.
Bang!
Bang!
He bashed his head again and again until, with a squelch, both his head and the hard table shattered simultaneously. Dark red blood and yellowish-white matter flowed out, and he finally stopped moving.
This scene completely terrified Bai Lan and the others, who scrambled away from the table, trembling.
Only Ming Qichang managed to maintain a shred of calm. He was the first to leave the luxurious hotel. On his way out, he saw that all his men had also been beheaded.
Wiping away his sweat, he dialed a number.
"Hello, Miss Hongye? This is Ming Qichang. The Ming family agrees to your conditions."
"Yes, we agree to all the conditions you mentioned!"
"Besides the craftsmen, technicians, and agricultural personnel you asked for, I will find another 100 women suitable for childbearing and send them over."
After witnessing the power of those superpowered individuals today, he no longer harbored any doubts about that woman—the one who had scared the superpowered individuals employed by his family witless with just a single meeting.
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