Mr. Tradeo laughed when he heard Zi Fang’s comment. “That would require the Zi family to join the Hall of Honor. Then, we would have to work for them in the future.” 

“But wouldn’t it also be bad for us to work with Lu Yin?” Zi Xianxian asked. She knew Lu Yin quite well, and she understood that he would never help Amethyst Exchange unless it could benefit him somehow. 

Mr. Tradeo shook his head. “That was just a suggestion, as no one in the Outerverse can help us aside from the Hall of Honor, Shamrock Enterprises, the Mavis Bank, and Lu Yin. 

Zi Tianchuan felt a headache appear the moment he thought of Lu Yin. Ever since Lu Yin had first established the Great Eastern Alliance, the Outerverse had never had a moment of peace. Lu Yin’s climb had been very smooth thus far, and he was even the person who had caused the Zi family to fall into their current crisis. However, Mr. Tradeo was also correct; Lu Yin had indeed saved the Zi family. Zi Tianchuan’s emotions vacillated between anger and gratitude when it came to the youth. 

Only the absolute top forces in the Outerverse were capable of saving the Zi family at this time, but Zi Tianchuan had no desire to be controlled by the Hall of Honor, and neither did he wish for their family’s company to combine with another force like the Mavis Bank. Thus, his best choice at...