Lord: Sequence Master

In the mysterious study, Rosen shared the data of the God Hunter's Eye with the Main God Computer.

Whatever is in your mind, the God Hunter's Eye can see it clearly.

The entire computer screen was divided into dozens of small screens, each of which was broadcasting live. It included all the directors of Paradise Pharmaceuticals, all the directors of Titan Heavy Industries, and the Glory Foundation, and even Damon's parents in the middle.

These directors were inconsequential, as the strongest among them was only Sequence 3, incapable of detecting the God Hunter's Eye's surveillance. However, Damon's parents, one a Sequence 0 and the other a Sequence 1, were both aware of the spying. Despite their efforts, no matter what tricks they tried, they could not locate the person behind the mysterious study.

For a few days, Damon's parents hid from place to place, afraid to take any significant action.

Being able to push a Sequence 0 to this extent gave Rosen a sense of relief.

His purpose for hiding here and spying with the God Hunter's Eye was simple: he wanted to uncover all the secrets hidden by the directors.

For example, he discovered that a director of Paradise Pharmaceuticals had set his sights on a treasure collected by another director. To secure it, he secretly ordered someone to kidnap the other director's most beloved youngest daughter. However, an accident occurred during the ransom exchange, resulting in the child's death.

If this scandal were to become public, the two directors would either fight to the death or become lifelong enemies.

This is the kind of leverage that could force a director to stand by his side in critical moments.

All the directors of Paradise Pharmaceuticals were ruthless and heartless. Even Lucia, who appeared gentle and considerate in front of Rosen, had manipulated countless people behind the scenes. The advanced medical technology of Paradise Pharmaceuticals was built on human lives.

As these directors climbed higher in rank, they likely couldn't even count the number of conspiracies and schemes they had executed.

Of course, once such deeds were done, they would never mention them again unless they had no other choice.

Simply relying on the God Hunter's Eye to spy only allowed him to collect evidence of these directors' future crimes. Capturing past crimes was far more difficult unless the directors foolishly brought them up themselves. Therefore, Rosen was also prepared to frame them.

For example, when a director entered the location where he kept his treasure, Rosen used the God Hunter's Eye to photograph those treasures. After capturing the images, he uploaded the data and, after some time, downloaded them into the homes of other directors. Unless the original owner voluntarily returned the treasures, the evidence would remain incriminating.

As time passed, Rosen amassed more and more evidence in his hands.

Finally, three years later, Rosen visited the first director, Fleet McMattie.

Fleet stared at the spiritual videotape in his hand, his face dark as he inserted it into an extraordinary video recorder.

The recording showed Fleet personally instructing his men to kidnap the youngest daughter of another director.

This was captured using a photographer's recording technique. Even his spirituality was imprinted into the footage—it couldn't be faked.

If this recording were to be exposed, Fleet would face catastrophic consequences.

As he mulled over ways to eliminate this threat, Rosen calmly revealed even more damning evidence of Fleet's misconduct.

This time, Fleet completely surrendered. If all this evidence were exposed, there would be no place for him in Paradise Pharmaceuticals. His only hope now was that Rosen wouldn't push him into utter desperation.

"I hope you can nominate a new director," Rosen said casually.

This request brought Fleet some relief.

A few days later, Fleet proposed adding a new director to the board.

The new director was originally a senior executive, second only to the board, responsible for Paradise Pharmaceuticals' Intelligence Department. He had been on the brink of becoming a director for some time. Recently, he had somehow obtained a large amount of confidential information from Titan Heavy Industries, which dramatically boosted his credibility and influence.

His promotion was seamless, and the appointment passed without much resistance.

For several months after the new director took office, Paradise Pharmaceuticals remained unusually quiet.

Rosen didn't stop at snooping into the secrets of the directors; he also delved into the private affairs of senior executives just below them. He had previously caught the new director with a fatal weakness and planted the Seven Deadly Sins Seeds deep within the Ancient Sequence Tree.

When those seeds of corruption had rooted too deeply to be removed, Rosen approached Fleet and asked him to nominate a new director.

At this point, Rosen was like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, ready to strike. The Seven Deadly Sins Seeds became his tool to manipulate the company's upper echelons whenever the opportunity arose. However, the directors themselves couldn't be controlled in the same way. Each director held partial authority over the Rules of Paradise Island, a semi-finished kingdom of God.

Moreover, most veteran directors were at Sequence 3, making them incredibly difficult to manipulate through brute force alone.

Time flowed like water, and in the blink of an eye, several years had passed. Including Rosen and Greta, the number of directors at Paradise Pharmaceuticals had increased from 11 to 20. Among these, seven new directors had been nominated and promoted by various older directors.

Yet, despite the surface calm, the old directors knew this sudden expansion was anything but normal.

Even without speaking to one another, they tacitly understood that each of them must have been threatened or coerced by Rosen.

Whenever they tried to meet privately to set aside their grudges and unite against Rosen, a silent warning would arrive—a subtle gesture, a cryptic message. It was enough to remind them that Rosen was always watching.

No matter how hard they tried, even with their authority over the Rules of Paradise Island, they couldn't uncover the identity or location of their mysterious observer.

To employ such terrifying surveillance techniques, the observer would need to be at least Sequence 1, or perhaps even Sequence 0.

Whispers spread among the veteran directors: Could the World Government be backing Rosen?

But if the World Government truly had a hand in this, weren't they worried about sparking a conflict with Chaos City?

On this day, after three months of silence, the Board of Directors convened once again.

"I nominate myself to be the chairman. Please raise your hands if you agree."

Rosen stood calmly, his voice steady and cold as steel.

Without hesitation, the seven new directors raised their hands. The seven veteran directors who had nominated them followed suit, albeit reluctantly. Including Rosen's own vote, the motion had more than enough support—it exceeded the two-thirds majority required for the chairman's nomination.

But securing votes was only the first step.

To officially become the chairman, one had to be a Sequence 1 Doctor—a level of power Rosen didn't possess.

But Rosen had something even more powerful: the Main God Computer.

The power structure of Paradise Pharmaceuticals was rooted in its Board of Directors, but even the directors were bound by the Rules of Paradise Island—a framework established by the company's founder.

Each director wielded control over 5% of these divine rules through a Director's Authority Key.

If someone could collect all twenty keys, the Main God Computer would have the power to forcibly override the Rules of Paradise Island and centralize control.

When the vote passed, the remaining five directors sat frozen, their faces grim and pale.

Among them, Lucia and Judith—two of the most striking directors—could only stare at Rosen in shock and disappointment. They had admired him, even adored him, but neither had imagined that he harbored such ambitions.

They certainly hadn't anticipated that he would manipulate 14 directors, both old and new, without them realizing it.

But once a board resolution is passed, not even a director can defy it.

Any director who refused to comply could be expelled through a board vote. And with Rosen commanding two-thirds of the votes, there was no room for dissent.

One by one, the directors handed over their Authority Keys—fragments of divinity left behind by the Founder of Paradise Pharmaceuticals.

When Rosen received the twenty Authority Keys, he fused them together, creating a complete Godhead.

Without wasting a moment, he left the board meeting, retreating to his mysterious study with his prize in hand.

As the heavy door closed behind Rosen, the nineteen remaining directors exchanged silent glances.

While Rosen was away, they came to an unspoken agreement.

A new resolution was made

Becoming the Chairman of Paradise Pharmaceuticals wasn't as simple as securing two-thirds of the directors' votes. That was merely Condition One.

Condition Two required one to become a Sequence 1 Doctor—a feat few could achieve.

But the most crucial requirement was Condition Three: obtaining recognition from Chaos City. This condition wasn't written down, nor was it openly discussed. Only the veteran directors knew of its existence.

Sooner or later, every director would encounter Chaos City—a mysterious and enigmatic place shrouded in secrecy.

Only by personally visiting Chaos City could one understand the true nature of the Chaotic Sea.

The Chaotic Sea, once abundant with resources, had become barren over time. Today, even the most powerful individuals in the Three Major Companies could only hope to reach Sequence 3.

If one wished to ascend to Sequence 2, one would have to find a way to leave the Chaotic Sea entirely.

Yet, it wasn't always like this. In the past, the Six Major Forces of the Chaotic Sea were far mightier. There had been individuals who reached Sequence 1, and even Sequence 0.

However, not all these powerful figures had left the Chaotic Sea. Many had instead entered Chaos City.

For them, reclaiming control over the Six Major Forces would have been effortless. This was why Rosen could never truly claim the title of Chairman—those ancient powers would never recognize him.

In his mysterious study, the Main God Computer worked tirelessly in the background, utilizing the Sequence 1 Godhead to invade the Rules of Paradise Island.

On the desktop, several live surveillance screens flickered and glowed.

This surveillance method was something Rosen had adapted from Damon's mother. It wasn't effective against Sequence 0, but against Sequence 1, it was nearly undetectable.

As long as the Godhunter's Eye didn't maintain continuous focus but instead observed in intermittent glances, even Sequence 1 would struggle to notice they were being watched.

Naturally, Rosen had always been curious: Where had all the veteran directors gone?

After accessing the internal network and gathering their names and photographs, he used the Godhunter's Eye to spy on them.

He discovered a pattern:

Many had died.

Most had left the Chaotic Sea.

A select few had stayed in Chaos City.

Through this fragmented surveillance, Rosen gradually uncovered several secrets about Chaos City.

The Lighthouse of Chaos, a Sequence 2 Artifact, wasn't the core of the True God's Seal.

The Lighthouse of Chaos sealed the Chaotic Sea, while Chaos City itself served as the seal of a True God lying beneath the sea.

At the center of Chaos City resided a City Lord. But contrary to previous assumptions, this City Lord wasn't Sequence 1, nor Sequence 0—he was a True God.

However, this True God seemed to be in a state of eternal slumber, suppressing another True God deep beneath the sea.

This dormant True God rarely awoke, yet the influence of his presence was undeniable.

Both the World Government and the Giant Clans, along with other alien races, sent vast amounts of resources to Chaos City every year.

The sleeping True God couldn't possibly exhaust such massive supplies. The surplus was distributed among the retired directors of the Three Major Companies.

But resources alone weren't enough to explain why these once-powerful individuals chose to remain trapped in Chaos City, effectively turning it into their gilded cage.

There had to be other benefits. Other secrets.

Although Rosen was keeping them under surveillance, unraveling such mysteries would take far more time.

Days passed.

Finally, the Main God Computer completed its task. It had fully invaded and taken control of the Rules and Authority of Paradise Island.

Paradise Island operated under three divine authorities:

The Authority of Life

The Authority of Light

The Authority of Space

Among these, The Authority of Space was essential for any divine kingdom. Meanwhile, the Authority of Life and the Authority of Light were incredibly well-suited to the Doctor Sequence.

By mastering all three Sequence 1 divine authority, Rosen effectively gained complete control over Paradise Island.

As long as he remained within Paradise Island, even a Sequence 1 powerhouse would find it nearly impossible to challenge him.

Unknowingly, Rosen had already arrived at the Chairman's Office.

This office wasn't just a workspace—it was the Control Center of Paradise Island.

At the center of the room floated a three-dimensional projection of the entire island.

By manipulating this projection, Rosen could alter the very fabric of Paradise Island in real-time.

With a single glance, he could observe every corner of the island, from its bustling city districts to its quiet, shadowed alleys.

Rosen checked the office and found that basically nothing that could be moved was left.

Obviously, the next three generations of chairmen had taken away all the good things.

There was only a folder on the desktop.

Rosen directly picked up the folder and chose to open it after entering the mysterious study.

These were some secrets left by the previous chairman about Paradise Pharmaceuticals and several other major forces. Among them, the biggest secret of Paradise Pharmaceuticals was that the chairman's office hid the nine artificial angel soldiers left by the first chairman to guard Paradise Island.

Rosen left the mysterious study and observed the angel sculptures in the chairman's office.

This was a special seal that allowed the angel army to preserve its peak power and remain in the world forever.

There were nine angel sculptures in total, and nine angel arms in total.

Although the number was small, all of them were Sequence 1.

It was a pity that these nine angel soldiers could not leave Paradise Island and could only execute the chairman's orders in the world within the island.

Rosen was a little disappointed at first, but then he thought, if he could take these angel soldiers away, how could they be kept under his control until now? They would have been taken away by the previous chairmen long ago.

With nine Sequence 1 combat forces, no one could enter Paradise Island unless they were Sequence 0.

Rosen took out a nautical chart of the chaotic sea area, marked it, and prepared to move the entire Paradise Island over there.

Under the power of the divine power of space, the entire Paradise Island disappeared silently near the Island of Despair.

When it reappeared, it was already close to the Lighthouse of Disorder.

If the Chaos City was responsible for suppressing the True God, the role of the Lighthouse of Disorder was also to squeeze out the sealed True God. The steam rising into the sky around the Lighthouse of Disorder was the release of the True God's power. Occasionally, special steam life would be born near the Lighthouse of Disorder.

Through the explanation given by the previous chairman, Rosen already knew who the true god who suppressed the chaotic sea was.

This was a miraculous life at the level of a true God, and also a very rare conceptual God. It was not an intelligent life that naturally cultivated to become a true God, but because the concept of steam was too powerful, a true God life was born out of thin air from the concept of steam.

The concept of god itself was extremely rare, not to mention that it had become the only eternal and immortal miraculous life in the world.

It couldn't be killed, so the only option was to seal it.

The Steam God did not have much intelligence, but his strength was among the best among true gods.

If the Steam God had not been crazy enough to vaporize all matter in the main world, he would not have been sealed by several powerful clans in the end.

However, even with the seal in between, the Steam God could continuously vaporize the substances near the seal.

In the beginning, the chaotic sea was real seawater, but now the seawater had turned into special water vapor. The original seabed soil, rocks, metal minerals, and other substances had also gradually turned into a gaseous state, and then merged with the water vapor to form special extraordinary steam.

If the vaporized matter possessed super strong spirituality, it was possible to form a special steam life.

The core material of the divine blood awakening potion that Rosen had customized previously was the steam heart core of steam life. Paradise Pharmaceuticals no longer had this in stock, and the steam heart cores collected by Titan Heavy Industries were also used to refine extraordinary ships.

So if he wanted more divine blood awakening potions, he could only hunt the steam life forms on his own.

The area around the Lighthouse of Disorder was where steam life appeared most frequently. Through the God Hunter's Eye, Rosen had confirmed that there was steam life here, but it had just been born and had not yet fully formed. So he planned to come here and wait in advance.

Everything was going smoothly at Paradise Pharmaceuticals, and Rosen was also simultaneously infiltrating Titan Heavy Industries.

He released tens of thousands of hill dwarves from the Ancient God Realm. The leader among them was the eldest son of the previous Hill Dwarf King, who was also the current Hill Dwarf King. Although he was only in Sequence 4, he had inherited the forging hammer that fused all of Wan's power.

...

Titan Heavy Industries Headquarters, located inside Titan Fortress.

The entire Titan Fortress was like a giant burning fireball, and its core part was a small metal star, which had been completely transformed into a Titan Fortress war weapon with a level as high as Sequence 2.

If Paradise Island was good at defense in the chaotic sea, Titan Fortress was unparalleled in destruction.

At this time, a board meeting was also taking place inside the Titan Fortress.

After Rosen became chairman, he sent a transaction list to Titan Heavy Industries.

Tens of thousands of hill dwarves were exchanged for a Sequence 3 Titan Furnace from Titan Heavy Industries.

This was Titan Heavy Industries' most precious extraordinary creation, and only a few of them had been lost in the past 20,000 years.

However, tens of thousands of hill dwarves would be even more valuable to Titan Heavy Industries.

So there was no problem with the transaction, and the real purpose of convening the board of directors was how to deal with the threat from Paradise Pharmaceuticals.

No matter how Richard, a Sequence 6 painter, had become the chairman of Paradise Pharmaceuticals, as long as he occupied the right position, this was definitely Sequence 1-level power.

Titan Heavy Industries, which was now in decline and had no chairman, had to discuss how to deal with the current situation.

"I propose to restart the Mechanical Titan Project..."

"It seems that this is the only way. I agree..."

"I agree..."

Under the threat of Paradise Pharmaceuticals, all the directors of Titan Heavy Industries began to work together to restart the Mechanical Titan Project.

The Titan Fortress was indeed powerful, but it could not exert its peak power without the Chairman.

Therefore, Titan Heavy Industries had long planned to manufacture a large number of Sequence 3 Mechanical Titans in order to compete in quality with quantity.

However, the Mechanical Titan's body was easy to manufacture, and the soul problem was easy to solve, but the core energy source, the Titan Furnace, had a limited output and could not be manufactured in large quantities—unless the energy power of the Titan Fortress was borrowed. However, in this way, the Mechanical Titan could not leave the Titan Fortress too far.

If it could only be used for defense, the value of the Mechanical Titan would be greatly reduced.

Every time they made a Mechanical Titan, they lost a lot of money. If a new chairman had not been born in Paradise Pharmaceuticals, Titan Heavy Industries would never have done such a loss-making thing. After all, the losses were the spiritual fruits of all the directors.

Soon, Titan Heavy Industries put all its efforts into producing mechanical titans.

(End of chapter)