Reborn with Infinity Money System, I was Worshipped by All Universes!

"Ding! Due to the presence of an upper plane universe individual near the host, today's special item now has a chance to include materials from the upper plane universe. Special rewards now have an extremely low probability of containing upper plane universe materials!"

As Velen's voice fell, the system promptly issued an explanation.

"So that's what's going on!"

Velen's eyes lit up with understanding.

"Still, what a pity. The top-tier potion ingredients from the upper plane universe... Their quality is on a completely different level compared to those used in ordinary potions. And now they're appearing as part of daily special items?"

"Since that's the case, let's go ahead and host the second Fruit Fight Tournament here at the fortress!"

Now fully aware of the situation, Velen quickly came up with an idea to resolve the special item situation for today.

This would also help him maximize his luxury point gains.

Meanwhile!

"You two, tell me—how many fortress servants do we currently have in our fortress?"

After Kris departed, the Darknight Sovereign approached Apollo and Blackgold Sovereign and asked without hesitation.

By now, he had already come to terms with his fate of being enslaved as a fortress servant.

That meant knowing how many others shared his fate was of paramount importance to him.

"Darknight Sovereign, as of now, there are only three fortress servants—including us," Apollo replied calmly. "I am Apollo, from the Sanctuary of Light, and this is the Blackgold Sovereign from the Sanctum of Shadows. Looks like we'll be working together in the fortress for the foreseeable future."

When Darknight Sovereign heard that, his expression stiffened.

"What!"

"You're the Sunlord Apollo from the upper plane universe?"

"And he's the Blackgold Sovereign, also from the upper plane?"

Realizing who these two were, Darknight Sovereign couldn't suppress the astonishment on his face.

Now he could confirm one thing with absolute certainty—his grand-disciple's guess had been spot on.

If someone wasn't a Sovereign-level powerhouse, Velen would never have bothered capturing them!

"I can't believe my downfall happened all because my useless mentee was too weak!"

He let out a bitter laugh at the thought.

If Sivan had been a Sovereign too, he probably would've been captured as well.

"Apollo, I don't know much about Lord Velen. Anything I should be cautious about?"

After calming down, Darknight Sovereign asked again, clearly trying to learn how to survive under their new master.

He understood well the importance of reading the room when living under someone else's roof.

"Lord Velen is a flamboyant tycoon, obsessed with extravagance and showing off his wealth," Apollo explained with a knowing smile. "If he ever needs us to do something, we must carry out his orders exactly as given."

"The rest of the time, we just focus on our assigned tasks—but we must never forget our position."

"In this fortress, we are merely servants. Even a rabbit outranks us here!"

Apollo laid out the situation plainly for the Darknight Sovereign.

"Flamboyant tycoon, huh…"

"Well, items from the lower plane universe may be seen as trivial in our eyes, so that's not too hard to accept."

"But knowing my place is indeed important. I guess I'll have to get used to this new identity quickly."

Darknight Sovereign nodded thoughtfully at the advice.

"All of you, head to the fortress at once!"

"Senator Ethan, go notify the others—have everyone gather outside the fortress hall!"

Just then, Velen stepped out from Jerry's temporary residence and shouted instructions to the crowd.

Inside the Fortress Hall—

"What did you say? Another fortress servant?!"

When Anastasia heard that Velen had captured yet another servant, her facial muscles involuntarily began twitching.

At this rate, maybe Velen should just take over her position as fortress lord.

Why was he casually cramming more and more people into her fortress?

Huff!

Taking a deep breath, Anastasia looked at Velen, visibly on the verge of breaking down.

"Velen, my dear mentee... I've given up on stopping you from expanding the fortress. But could you at least recruit a few capable individuals? Even senators would be fine!"

She sighed again and continued, "You know the state our fortress is in. If you keep this up, we're going to become the only fortress in all of Chaos City with more servants than subordinates and senators combined!"

"Mentor!"

"Your reminder is spot on. I will absolutely work toward that goal!"

"If we can't beat them in the number of subordinates, and we can't match their senators, then we'll overwhelm them with our servant count!"

"A high number of servants is a kind of victory too!"

Velen responded with an utterly sincere expression.

???

Spot on?!

That's not what I meant!

Anastasia nearly snapped. She was this close to drawing her sword and slitting her own throat.

How on earth did she end up with such a chaotic mentee?

"Mentor, I understand what you meant... But the fortress servants I've recruited aren't ordinary!"

"I'm building a protective umbrella for you, a high-tier being from the upper plane universe!"

"You just don't understand, Mentor!"

Seeing how close Anastasia was to a breakdown, Velen could only sigh internally.

He was being misunderstood again!

Huff... huff... huff...

After a series of deep breaths, Anastasia finally calmed down and asked, "Velen, just how many fortress servants are you planning to recruit?"

"Mentor, that depends on fate. After all, suitable fortress servants are hard to capture—no, I mean hard to encounter!"

Velen smiled as he explained, choosing his words carefully.

He had no intention of randomly capturing a group of god-rank powerhouses from the upper plane universe.

If the opportunity came, he'd act. If not, he'd wait.

???

He's even picky about who to make into a servant?

Anastasia was utterly speechless now.

"Fine."

"Whatever. I clearly can't control you. Do whatever you want with the fortress."

"Just don't end up collapsing it."

But as she said that, a thought suddenly occurred to her.

She looked back at Velen and asked, "So what did you come to see me about?"

"Mentor, I'd like to host the Second Fruit Fight Tournament at the fortress!"

Hmm?

Hearing that, Anastasia's eyes sparkled. She immediately asked, "Will there be any... behind-the-scenes arrangements this time?"

???

Behind-the-scenes?

Velen stared at Anastasia's eager face, dumbfounded.

When had he ever rigged the tournament?

"Wait a minute..."

"Back during the First Fruit Fight Tournament, the people who got hit the most and least were... Mentor and the rabbit. And in the end, instead of punishing them with Marrow Cleansing Pills, I rewarded them with basic potion ingredients…"

"Did everyone seriously think I rigged it?!"

Realizing the misunderstanding, Velen hurriedly looked at Anastasia and said:

"Mentor, I swear on everything—the tournaments I organize are always fair, impartial, and absolutely transparent. There's no way I would ever rig the results!"