Elder Astra responded far too quickly; anyone could sense the abnormality in his tone. Shadow Celestial certainly noticed it as well. However, Shadow Celestial did not say anything else. He simply smiled and said, "There is nothing more. You can continue your cooperation with the Abyssal Demon. If you can make Irving pay a significant price in the short term, I will definitely reward you."


    "Rest assured! I will give it my all!" After saying this, Elder Astra left immediately.


    Elder Astra was undoubtedly very pleased. In his moment of joy, he failed to notice the coldness in Shadow Celestial''s gaze as he watched Astra''s retreating figure. Shadow Celestial had confirmed that Elder Astra was concealing very important information. What he could not ascertain was the specific details of the information Astra was hiding.


    However, Shadow Celestial was not particrly anxious. He was in the midst of weaving an extremelyplex plot. After a series of previous events, Shadow Celestial suddenly realized that he was facing an overwhelming number of unexpected situations.


    He not only needed to deal with Irving''s direct threat from the outside, but he also had to confront challenges from within the Night des, including Elder Astra and others. On top of those threats, Shadow Celestial had to contend with powerful monsters in the shelter game world and certain agents of strange powers.


    Some of these strange powers were already familiar to Shadow Celestial, such as the abyssal powers represented by the Abyssal Demon and the blood moon powers represented by Sophia. However, there were other strange powers that he had yet to encounter. The strength of these unknown strange powers would clearly not be much lower than that of the abyssal powers or the blood moon powers.


    Facing so many threats simultaneously was certainly a headache for Shadow Celestial. Therefore, he decided to leverage the situation to his advantage. He hoped to incite hostility among his adversaries, allowing him to use one opponent to eliminate another. Elder Astra was the first person Shadow Celestial intended to manipte. Experience new stories with empire


    Shadow Celestial was determined to provoke a direct conflict between Elder Astra and either Irving or Sophia in the short term.


    "Are you really sure that your n won''t encounter any unexpected situations?" Not long after Elder Astra left, a phantom projection suddenly appeared beside Shadow Celestial.


    "Any n can face unexpected circumstances. What we need to weave is an extremelyplex scheme. While crafting such a scheme, we must be adaptable," Shadow Celestial replied to the phantom projection''s question.


    "You can have enough confidence; however, I won''t be able to assist you for a while. I must go to the real world because I need to stop Irving," the phantom projection said, leaving Shadow Celestial quite puzzled.


    Shadow Celestial furrowed his brow and retorted, "What kind of actions does Irving intend to take in the real world? Although he sessfully took hispanions away, he must have been injured as well, right? Shouldn''t he first rest and recover from his injuries?"@@novelbin@@


    "Irving will definitely take this opportunity to expand his power. One of Irving''spanions is named James. James is from the White family of the City of Warding. He was originally the president of the Green Ivy Company. However, during a previous attack by the Night des, the Green Ivy Company suffered significant losses. James lost the trust of his family and consequently lost his position as president.


    Irving will surely help James regain the presidency of the Green Ivy Company. The power that the Green Ivy Company can wield is considerable. I must stop Irving and James from acting."


    After hearing the exnation, Shadow Celestial did not voice any objections, as he also felt that even if Irving could not directly threaten him in the real world, he should not allow Irving to possess excessive power there.


    "I understand. Do you need my cooperation for your actions? I can have members of the Night des in the real world assist you."


    "No, that won''t be necessary! I can act alone! I also have allies within the White family," the phantom projection said before departing.


    Faced with the other party''s abrupt departure, Shadow Celestial sighed.


    The coboration between Shadow Celestial and the phantom projection did notst long; they had only worked together for less than a week. Moreover, Shadow Celestial was not entirely clear about the true identity of the phantom projection. He was willing to cooperate because the projection could provide him with a wealth of information about the real world.


    Shadow Celestial even spected that the true identity of the phantom projection might very well be a member of James''s family.


    "Regardless, Irving will be tied up in real life for a while. I can quickly construct the outline of my scheme in the shelter game world," Shadow Celestial murmured to himself.


    Although he had sessfully manipted Elder Astra, simply controlling Astra was not enough to guarantee the sess of his n. Shadow Celestial needed to find a way to manipte other individuals as well.


    He had just sent out one of his messengers. The destination for that messenger was, of course, the area directly ruled by the blood moon powers. He still hoped to coborate with Sophia once more. However, there was no certainty that Sophia would agree to work with Shadow Celestial. Her sole purpose at the moment was to free her main body from its seal.


    Sophia''s true form was still trapped in the deepest part of the old headquarters of the Angel Guild. If her main body could not break free from the seal in a timely manner, the Sophia projection that was currently active would gradually weaken until it ultimately faded away.


    In recent times, the Sophia projection had also been executing its own ns. However, her ns were unlikely to achieve sess anytime soon. As a result, the shelter game world quickly returned to a state of calm. Everyone was waiting for the right opportunity to make significant progress in their ns.


    In the real world, Irving and James had already finalized their action n. James''s family was not particrly powerful. The strongest member of his family was only slightly stronger than James himself. When facing Irving, every member of James''s family was utterly defenseless.


    Therefore, James''s n was quite simple. He hoped to bring Irving in front of his family members and have Irving support him in regaining the presidency of the Green Ivy Company. As long as Irving could promise to work closely with the Green Ivy Company in front of the family members, James believed he could gain their support.


    Irving actually had some reservations about James''s n. From Irving''s perspective, James''s n was quite risky.


    "Do you really think this n can seed easily? What if your family members don''t believe that we can cooperate perfectly? What if they cannot be persuaded by you? How do you n to handle that situation? Will you resort to force?"


    Irving directly asked the question that concerned him the most. In his view, if James''s n failed, they would have to go to war with the other members of James''s family. If Jamescked the resolve to use force, Irving would not take action alongside him.


    James''s expression became somewhat conflicted. Although he had some grievances regarding his family, he did not want to turn against all of his family members. He simply wanted to reim the presidency of the Green Ivy Company. During James''s moment of hesitation, Irving remained silent. In Irving''s view, the final decision could only be made by James.


    After pondering for a while, James spoke with determination. "If they disagree with my proposal, then of course we will have to resort to force! While the Green Ivy Company may not be as powerful as the Angel Guild, it still possesses a significant amount of resources. If we cannot utilize these resources, then there''s no need to be polite with them! Even if we have to rely on force, we must take control of the Green Ivy Company''s resources!"


    James''s resolve stemmed from the belief that the current situation was dire. He felt that the various human factions could no longer engage in their petty rivalries. Humanity needed to unite to confront the impending crisis.


    James''s words delighted Irving. He patted James on the shoulder. "Your thoughts align perfectly with mine! Rest assured, if ites to using force, I will act before you do. I won''t let you fight against your own family members directly."


    Irving genuinely admired James. In his eyes, James was not only a wise individual but also someone who took responsibility. Vicky and Benjamin, when faced with a simr situation, would certainly not make such a choice. Vicky was very sentimental and would be unwilling to oppose her family. Benjamin, on the other hand, was quite rigid. He would only follow Vicky''s orders, which meant he would not betray the Smith family.


    "When do we act?" Irving asked James.


    "The night after tomorrow! My family will hold a meeting among its members then. I have already informed them that I will attend. During this meeting, I will present the n we have discussed," James replied, clearly having made all the necessary preparations.


    Irving nodded. "Got it! We''ll meet at the Angel Guild headquarters at noon the day after tomorrow! In the meantime, we can prepare for the uing confrontation. While I don''t think a fight is certain, we must be ready for the worst-case scenario."


    Irving naturally hoped everything would go smoothly, but he also prepared for the possibility of a negative oue. James wholeheartedly agreed with Irving''s perspective. After finalizing their action n, the two went off to make their final preparations.