Elysia arrived at a particularly well-developed city by airship.
The airship landed on top of a tall building with the Shencheng Pharmaceutical logo.
After getting off the airship, Elysia saw a capable young woman with short gray hair and rose-red eyes.
Upon seeing Elysia, the young woman walked up to her and extended a hand.
"Hello, I am Natasha Sciola, a consultant for Shencheng Pharmaceutical's Shenzhou Branch. You must be the inspection officer from Schicksal."
"Yes, that's me! I didn't expect the Shencheng Pharmaceutical Branch consultant to be such a beautiful older sister. I'm Elysia, a Valkyrie from Schicksal's Far East Branch," Elysia said as she shook hands with Sciola.
"I also didn't expect Schicksal to send such a young Valkyrie for the inspection, but this just goes to show how excellent Miss Elysia is," Sciola said, appraising Elysia.
"Mhm, Elysia is indeed very excellent! But isn't Miss Sciola also excellent? After all, you've managed to secure a consultant position in such a large enterprise," Elysia said with a smile.
"Well, thank you for the compliment, Miss Elysia. However, it would be better if we went to the reception room first. It's best to be careful while standing on top of a tall building," Sciola said, gesturing for Elysia to follow.
Sciola was very curious about this Valkyrie, wondering why Mr. Gray Snake valued her so much.
Within the organization, Gray Serpent was the most mysterious person apart from the Lord, because no one knew how many bodies he truly possessed.
Originally, the inspection was just a formality, with Schicksal sending some reserves to go through the motions.
This time, Gray Serpent, for some unknown reason, actually sent a formal Valkyrie for the inspection.
"Miss Sciola, you don't need to worry about safety issues. After all, no matter what, Elysia is a Valkyrie, so she won't be in danger so easily~" Elysia said, following behind Sciola.
"But it's always best to be careful. There are quite a few companies eyeing Shencheng Pharmaceutical's position," Sciola said as she walked.
When they reached the elevator entrance, Sciola took out a magnetic card and swiped it on the panel next to the elevator.
"But no other company can steal it, can they? Shencheng Pharmaceutical has accumulated a lot of public support over the years, hasn't it?" Elysia said, while sensing the surrounding data network.
It had to be said, World Serpent was truly deeply hidden.
Putting everything else aside, just the firewall settings alone, if Elysia hadn't directly assimilated the firewall, she would have probably been discovered by now.
"Those who are targeting Shencheng Pharmaceutical will always have their methods, won't they? For example, if Miss Elysia were to get injured here, then they would have a reason to hold Shencheng Pharmaceutical accountable to Schicksal, wouldn't they?"
As soon as Sciola finished speaking, the elevator doors opened.
After the two entered the elevator, just as the elevator doors were about to close.
A bullet shot through the gap in the doors and into the elevator.
The two inside the elevator immediately dodged to either side, and the bullet embedded itself directly into the elevator's inner wall.
Looking at the bullet, Elysia's mouth twitched.
"Miss Sciola, are the people targeting Shencheng Pharmaceutical always this reckless?" Elysia didn't know how to comment.
She had just arrived here, and they were already so eager to attack her. Did they think Shencheng Pharmaceutical was foolish, or did they think Valkyries were easy to bully?
"This is at most just a mercenary hired by those people. This kind of thing happens every day," Sciola said with a sigh.
"But don't worry, there won't be any more assassinations inside the company," Sciola said, looking at the floor number displayed on the elevator.
Just as Elysia was about to say something, the elevator stopped.
"Alright, please follow me, Miss Elysia. Next, I will take you to meet the current person in charge of the Shenzhou Branch," Sciola said, walking ahead.
"Mhm, I'm also curious what the person in charge of such a large enterprise looks like," Elysia followed behind Sciola.
She curiously looked at the various office areas beside them.
The people in the office areas were all working relaxed, and when they saw Sciola, they even greeted her warmly.
After passing through the work area, they arrived in front of a conference room. Sciola opened the door and then stood to the side.
"Alright, Miss Elysia, the person in charge is currently waiting for you inside the conference room." Sciola made a 'please' gesture, then quietly watched Elysia.
"Mhm." Elysia nodded, then walked into the conference room.
After she entered the conference room, the conference room door immediately closed.
Elysia curiously looked at the black figure in the conference room who had her back to her.
"Welcome, Miss Elysia." The black figure turned around.
This figure wore a mask that only revealed his right eye, and the mask also had a design of two daggers.
And the exposed right eye glowed red; it was a bionic eye.
He looked at Elysia, who showed no surprise at all.
"Miss Elysia, you show no curiosity about my appearance. Have you learned about me from somewhere?" Gray Serpent said, standing up.
"Curiosity? I guess a little, but, aren't you, the person in charge of Shencheng Pharmaceutical, going to introduce yourself?" Elysia casually pulled out a chair and sat down.
"That would be my oversight. I am the person in charge of Shencheng Pharmaceutical's Shenzhou Branch. Miss Elysia doesn't need to concern herself with my name; you can just call me Gray Serpent," Gray Serpent said emotionlessly.
"Gray Serpent? That's really not a cute name. But, why did you go to such great lengths to have Elysia come here? Is there something you need?" Elysia said, tapping her chin with her finger.
"I merely wished to meet the person named Elysia," Gray Serpent said, looking at Elysia.
"So, after meeting the lovely Elysia, what then? You can't possibly say you really just wanted to meet Elysia, can you?" Elysia looked at Gray Serpent curiously, or more accurately, she looked at Gray Serpent's body curiously.
It was a pure mechanical prosthetic body.
"No, I only came to meet you because Miss Elysia's name is exactly the same as a great person I admire, and even your appearance has over eighty percent similarity."
"Oh? Is that so? Then Elysia is truly curious! Mr. Gray Snake, do you have a photo of that person? Elysia would really like to see it," Elysia said, showing an interested expression.
"Sigh." Gray Serpent suddenly sighed.
"Miss Elysia, you should be very clear about my origins, and even the information of the one you are imitating. Could I ask you to remove your disguise?" Gray Serpent stood up and looked at Elysia.
"Elysia isn't disguised, oh. This is Elysia's true appearance," Elysia said with a smile, shaking her head, denying Gray Serpent's claim that she was disguised.
"Raven, act!" Gray Serpent suddenly said to Elysia's back.
The conference room door instantly opened, and then Raven's figure appeared behind Elysia.
But then, Raven, who was holding a hand blade, was directly pinned down by Elysia.
"Warning your opponent before a sneak attack means it won't succeed, oh~" Elysia said with a smile.
"Is that so?" Following Sciola's words.
Following Sciola's words, Elysia and Sciola's positions changed.
Now, Elysia was pinned down by Sciola.
"Raven, check if she has a disguise," Gray Serpent said to Sciola.
"Mhm."
Then Sciola struck Elysia with a hand blade, knocking her unconscious, and then checked Elysia's body for any signs of disguise.
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