"Hello, my name is Ke Yiming, nice to meet you."
At Quenching Castle, Lu Heng met a person, someone who greeted him proactively.
When Lu Heng saw this person, he was stunned for a second, which made this self-proclaimed Ke Yiming show a hint of a puzzled expression in his eyes.
The reason Lu Heng was stunned was that this Ke Yiming was the Superpower User in his memory who gained the Fourth Transition Rank [Death God’s Deputy] from the Sea Demon World.
However, that was in a previous life.
In this life, because of Lu Heng’s intervention, there was a significant change in the Summoners entering the Sea Demon World.
Lu Heng had not seen this Ke Yiming in the Sea Demon World; he was most likely not summoned there.
Of course, Lu Heng had not seen all the Superpower Users summoned into the Sea Demon World, so he couldn’t be one hundred percent sure.
During the one second of being stunned, many questions floated through Lu Heng’s mind.
Why did this person suddenly come to him?
Has he already acquired the Fourth Transition Rank?
If he has obtained the Fourth Transition Rank, would it still be [Death God’s Deputy]?
Ke Yiming extended his hand, initially intending to shake hands, but seeing that Lu Heng didn’t make any move, he raised his hand higher and waved: "Hello."
"Hello, do you need something?" Lu Heng decided to ask directly, which was much simpler than guessing.
"Let me introduce myself; I am from the Liwei Mercenary Group, and there are some cooperative matters I would like to discuss with Mr. Lu." Ke Yiming maintained a smile, looking very sincere.
In the previous life, this Ke Yiming was the first publicly known person to obtain the Fourth Transition Rank, so his fame was quite high.
Just like in memory, this person was part of the Liwei Mercenary Group and held a high position.
The Liwei Mercenary Group was one of the top three mercenary groups in Da Xia, strong in both connections and power.
Lu Heng, upon hearing about a cooperation discussion, replied in a normal tone: "I’m not in charge of business matters; you can find the appropriate people to talk to about that."
"However, as far as I know, matters concerning Quenching Castle are all decided by you." Ke Yiming still maintained his smile.
Strictly speaking, decisions concerning Quenching Castle could only be made by Master Gulu.
However, Master Gulu usually listened to Lu Heng, so what he said was not wrong.
Lu Heng was not interested in the cooperation he mentioned but was interested in him as a person.
After all, he was the first publicly known person in the previous life to obtain the Fourth Transition Rank, which indeed sparked curiosity.
"Can we sit down and chat for a while? It won’t take much of your time." Ke Yiming requested.
Lu Heng considered it and then took him to a tea room in Quenching Castle, where after sitting down, he asked: "Can you now reveal your purpose?"
Inside the tea room with just two of them, speaking was naturally much easier.
Ke Yiming began to get to the point: "The second Quenching Furnace has appeared at Quenching Castle. Although no one has confirmed it, everyone knows that this Quenching Furnace was snatched from the Lion Heart Empire... uh, should say it was moved."
Lu Heng didn’t mind his choice of words; indeed the trip to get the Quenching Furnace was a clear grab, but it wasn’t taken away, it was taken back.
The difference in one word makes a world of difference.
"So?" Lu Heng’s face showed no emotion.
Ke Yiming continued, "Perhaps you don’t know how many financial conglomerates and capital groups have invested in the Grace Quenching Service Company of the Lion Heart Empire. Investing in this company was essentially investing in this Quenching Furnace, but the Quenching Furnace is now missing."
Lu Heng did not interrupt and continued to listen to him talk.
"These financial conglomerates and capital groups are extremely powerful. You might think they’re not making any moves now, but once the time is right, they will definitely take action." Ke Yiming began to analyze the situation.
It had to be said, his analysis was correct, but Lu Heng had long since considered these matters and didn’t need reminders.
Therefore, Lu Heng was interested in seeing if he could say anything meaningful afterward.
After analyzing the situation, Ke Yiming continued: "The Liwei Mercenary Group, where I belong, has secret channels to obtain foreign intelligence, so we know some insider information.
"I hope to cooperate with Mr. Lu. If we join forces, the Liwei Mercenary Group can provide you with such intelligence and also help you handle some foreign affairs."
Lu Heng himself is the head of Dragon Power and can even obtain intelligence through the Southern War Zone.
Of course, the more intelligence, the better, and it can also be cross-verified.
However, Lu Heng had doubts about the level of intelligence he referred to: "What kind of intelligence do you mean? If it’s superficial intelligence, then it’s worthless."
Ke Yiming leaned in a bit and said, "Let me reveal a bit of information then, there is a financial conglomerate family that has connections with a Demon King from the Abyss World. Moreover, intelligence indicates that their target might be you."
When Lu Heng heard this information, he frowned slightly.
If this intelligence is true, then it is indeed very dangerous.
As for the Superpower Users of the Human World having connections with Demon Kings from the Abyss World, that is not surprising.
The Abyss World and the Human World are not entirely separate worlds; there are many methods to exchange information.
For instance, Yuan Yaoyao can contact the Sikes Civilization through the Black Feather Spirit.
Quenching Castle can also connect with the Copper Furnace Kingdom of the Black Iron Dwarves, all of which are abilities for information exchange across worlds.
Therefore, it is normal for one or two Superpower Users with special communication abilities to emerge within these financial conglomerate families and capital groups.
However, a family from the Human World having connections with a Demon King from the Abyss World could pose significant risks.