Chapter 2827: Round Table Council

Chu Chuyan had already been nervous because of those transparent glass windows, and the abrupt appearance of a hologram caused her body to tense up further. She was a conservative person, and she'd only agreed to this because they had been separated for too long.

Little had she expected someone else to catch them in the act!

It was only a young woman, but it nearly made her faint. What maddened her further was that Zu An was still moving slowly!

You have successfully trolled Chu Chuyan for +119... +119... +119...

Zu An gasped. He felt as if the world’s tectonic plates were furiously crushing against each other, causing the volcano to erupt furiously.

He hadn’t expected Isabella to contact him at a time like this.

And why did the hologram call come on without my permission?!

Isabella was in an adorable pink room that appeared to be her bedroom.

It’s a relief she’s alone...

Isabella stared at the scene in shock. Naturally, she had set alerts and notifications in the spaceship she'd given to Zu An, so she was alerted when the spaceship began navigating toward the Contract Galaxy. She was so excited that she'd immediately contacted him to chat.

Who knew she would witness such a sight as soon as the call connected?

That big sister is gorgeous! Is she big brother Zu’s wife, who has been sealed under the Oblivion Bridge? But her current appearance looks nothing like the frosty mountain immortal that big brother Zu described her to be.

Big brother Zu is terrible. He fooled around with big sister Firework as well.

Her face swiftly reddened as various thoughts filled her mind.

Just like that, the three of them stared at one another, and the atmosphere grew increasingly bizarre.

Isabella was a scion from a powerful clan, after all. She reacted fast and remarked, “Hm? Why isn’t the call connecting properly? It must be because we’re too far away. Forget it. I’ll do it again later on. Maybe the signal will be better then.”

Zu An burst into laughter.

Her acting is so terrible that anyone can see right through it. But this helps to preserve the dignity of those involved here.

Chu Chuyan’s face reddened like an apple. “It’s all your fault! I’m so embarrassed!”

“Don’t worry. I’m sure you looked beautiful.”

“???” Chu Chuyan was so angry that she wanted to turn around to bite him, but she was unable to do so in her current state. “You’re still doing it?!”

“We’re already doing it. It’d be more infuriating if we sullied our reputation over nothing.”

“...”

Chu Chuyan felt like she was losing her mind.

Ah Zu is getting more audacious!

But the earlier shock, embarrassment, and stimulation overwhelmed her with unprecedented sensations. In her daze, she ended up going along with him.

It was only when the storm passed that rationality took over. As soon as she snapped out of it, she dashed back to her room in embarrassment, refusing to respond to Zu An no matter how he called for her.

Zu An looked at the claw marks on his body and chuckled. He knew how easily embarrassed Chuyan was. The earlier situation was indeed too much for her to bear. She needed time to process and calm down from it.

So, Zu An tidied up his clothes, made his way to the link bridge, and instructed Aphrodite to make a hologram call to Isabella. Moments passed, but no one picked up. It was only on the third call that Isabella finally picked up.

“Oof, the signal is really bad.” Isabella looked around Zu An’s environment, fearing that she would see something she wasn't supposed to.

Zu An burst into laughter.

Her acting skill is horrendous. She needs to take some lessons from Firework.

But there was no reason to expose her here. He cleared the air with a cough and said, “Isabella, I didn’t think we would meet again so soon.”

“I also thought it would be a long time before we met again.” Isabella breathed a sigh of relief when Zu An skipped over what happened earlier.

That’s weird. I’m not the one fooling around, so why am I feeling so jumpy?

“Did anything huge happen in the Universal Conglomerate recently?” Zu An asked vaguely. He couldn’t casually reveal the intelligence he had received from a universal deity.

“Hm?” Isabella was stunned. She racked her mind, and her expression grew unnatural. “There is indeed something huge. Big brother Zu, I’ll tell you about it when you arrive.”

Zu An nodded. Some secrets were too confidential to be revealed via a remote call. Who knew if someone else was eavesdropping on their conversation?

“Can you share the internal structure of the Universal Conglomerate with me? I tried asking Aphrodite, but she said that she doesn’t have the clearance to reveal confidential information.” Zu An believed in gathering information about where he was going to head to beforehand, or else a dangerous situation could easily become a hopeless one.

𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

“What do you want to know, big brother Zu?”

“What is the current situation surrounding the members of the Round Table Council?”

The Universal Conglomerate operated across many universes, connecting countless worlds together. This behemoth was governed by the members of the Round Table Council, with each of them being top powerhouses in the Myriad Worlds.

Since Zu An was traveling to their headquarters, it was inevitable that he would bump into them.

“Ah, it would be difficult for someone on the outside to acquire such information.” Isabella smiled. Her expression slowly grew serious as she began sharing what she knew.

“The Round Table Council comprises seven people. First Elder Oberon is a stern figure known as the Hand of Order. He is a devout worshiper of the Deity of Order, and he believes that order is the foundation of all civilizations. He is a conservative and obstinate old man. I have been a bit afraid of him since I was a child.” Isabella stuck out her tongue as if recalling being lectured by him.

“Second Elder Hermes is a strong-willed, resilient, and proud man. He manages our Conglomerate’s commercial operations. He views anyone who undermines our commercial activities as an enemy.”

Zu An chuckled. “The Universal Conglomerate does need someone like that.”

“Big brother Zu, you need to be careful around him. The Second Elder is a devoted man. There’s nothing he hates more than people who aren’t devoted to their partner. You mustn’t provoke him,” Isabella warned.

Zu An was stunned.

She must have been shaken up by the earlier sight...

Isabella continued, “Second Elder Hermes is very handsome, and he commands an incredible disposition despite his old age. Countless women have professed their adoration for him, but he remains unmarried to date. It’s rumored that he fell in love with a woman when he was younger, but that woman suddenly went missing, and he couldn’t let her go.

“He’s also the one who created Aphrodite. It’s rumored that he modeled it in the image of his old lover.”

Zu An nodded. “Aphrodite is indeed beautiful. I can see why he’s unable to forget her.”

“The Third Elder is my father. You have met him.” Isabella’s face suddenly reddened. “What’s your impression of him?”