The moment Hao Mi was imprisoned and had the option to logout of the game , she did. Rudra knew at that very moment , that he had a very limited time before hell broke loose. Wasting no time , Rudra told every elder to logout of the game and meet inside the Elite tower conference room within 10 minutes.

Naturally everyone complied , within 5 minutes everyone was inside the real world , conference room in the upside. Amelia had also panick called Ethan Grey , who was present in the room as well.

Rudra looked across the room , and said

" The Chinese triads wanted to buy ownership of our guild and turn Purplehaze City , into a centre for their illegal activities inside the VR world. From setting black markets to slave trading to every other illegal activity punishable by the Hazelgroove national law. And wanted to use our guild as a cover for these activities. For me personally , this guild is not for sale and Purplehaze city is my HOME! , I decided to retaliate , and the next fall out of my actions is known by all of you , Hao Mi is imprisoned in our jail . I know I made this decision on my own accord , but I'm here to listen to all of your opinions now . What's our next step

".

Karna sighed , Rudra was just impossible , he had clearly declared war and was now asking for opinion , he did not mind this at all , as finally he agreed with Rudra and his choice , the Elites were not for sale.

Ethan Grey however had a different opinion , as he calmly asked

" How much money did they offer .... ?

".

Rudra replied

" 30 Trillion dollars for 30% , 100 trillion valuation

".

Fatty Kalash spat water from the glass he was drinking , as he looked dumbfoundedly at Rudra ..... Why did he reject such an offer? ITS 30 FREAKING TRILLION ... He was going to faint ... This conversation was too much for him to handle.

Ethan Grey however sighed

" Damn , that's a really good offer , if it were me giving a generous evaluation of the guild , i would put it more at the 80 trillion dollar evaluation. She was really paying premium

".

Rudra remained calm , seeing how Ethan Grey was not panicking hearing the information , and instead asking about unnecessary things , told him he was not really worried.

Rudra asked

" Hao Mi threatened that she would infiltrate the upside and kill my family , that she would ravage the guild upside down ..... What are your thoughts on this Ethan

".

Ethan Grey started to laugh after hearing this , as a tear escaped his eye .... He said

" Let me tell you a story .... There was once a gala , where antiques were on display , bloody overpriced Chinese vases with dragons painted on them , I went there for let's say socializing reasons , that time a woman took fancy to my grey eyes and handsome face , wanted to bed me , but she dressed like a ugly Loli , hence naturally I had no interest in bedding her , but not being able to handle the rejection , the Loli insisted on taking me by force , hence a tight boot lander on her nose fair and square ,breaking it in two pieces. The gala was a social event , where I went at invitation , naturally I was kicked but she was not allowed to assasinate me . That day the girl was humiliated , however she swore to kill me that day. That ugly Loli is Hao Mi , and as you can see I'm very much alive and kicking to this day , hahahahaha

".

Rudra raised an eyebrow .... He had to admit it , Ethan Grey was too damn cool.

Ethan continued

" I'm glad to know the bi*** got fcked by my brother as well , hahahaha , dont worry man , Ethan Grey did not build the safe haven called upside for no reason. It is for the very purpose to fight against the world while being assured of your and your family's safety . Don't worry not a hair will be harmed on those people under my watch , that is my promise

".

Everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Ethan Grey had to say , especially Rudra , now that the biggest thing weighing his mind was no longer a concern the rest could be managed , let them March an army of a million at Purplehaze city. He was not afraid that the city would fall!

Rudra was strong armed into selling 30% of his guild to Ethan Grey , that was true , however it was worth the price to get Ethan's support. Without Ethan and his backend help , the Elites would not be able to soar like they did.

And naturally the Elites delivered too , making Ethan both money and political power in a world where Omega was the biggest market.

Even though his decision was made under duress , Rudra was truly glad to have Ethan as his partner. And the feeling was mutual for Ethan Grey , he absolutely was in love with the True Elites and Rudra , he was not letting his golden goose be threatened under his watch.

Ethan Grey continued

" There are three major mafia groups in the world , that are richer than four of the six trillionare's , and then there are seven noble families , making the worlds power structure of the richest and most influential non government organisations at 16

The three major mafia groups are the chinese triads , the Russian mafia , and the Mexican cartel.

With the Russian mafia being the overlords of the underworld , followed by the chinese triads and the Mexican cartel being the weakest. However ,make no mistake even the Mexican cartel has more assets than me the fourth richest trillionare if we count money alone. However as they are illegal in nature , there is no exact amount as to how much do they have , it is only an assumption based on the economy floating.

However this does not mean that the Mexican cartel is more influential than me , or the chinese triads have more power than me. In Japan I am supreme , japan is my territory , and japan Is a nuclear country , hence my political power places me above the Mexican cartel , but under the Russian mafia and Chinese triads.

I won't bore you guys with the world power structure and its specifics , but currently you need to understand that the Sheikh of Dubai , the Rothschild in England , and the other noble families are also a very dominant force in world politics.

Japan is not my puppet state. But I have near immunity in Japan , as I drive nealry 40% of the country's GDP , have me gone and the population will starve. The same goes for others. Hence with me warning the state , the immigration of the Chinese traids into the country itself will be a huge challenge. Plus the areas and entry points to the upside will be heavily guarded. So you do not need to worry

".

Ethan Grey's explanation really opened Rudra's eyes , the world of the trillionare's was really different , they were playing at a stage where money and power were all deeply convoluted.

Ethan then dropped a huge bombshell that Rudra never knew or expected , he said

" The main reason as to why I doubt the chinese triads will even send a single man to upside is because of my secret. Not bragging but quite literally , they are scared of harming a single hair on me. Like if they do , they know that the triads will go six feet under

".

Now this shocked everyone in the room .... who the hell was Ethan Grey ... And if that was the case why was Hao Mi soo oblivious too all this?

Ethan saw everyone's perplexed expression and said

" See although on paper it seems like the triads are three branches of one organization it is not really the case. Hao Mi is the weakest of the three traids and has the least say in the general direction of the organisation. The real boss is Lu Shu. And Lu Shu knows he can't offend me , because of my lover

/ mother of my child

".

Rudra's eyes widened at this information .... Ethan Grey had a child? .... And a lover.... Such information had never reached Rudra's ears ... Ethan did not appear to be a family man at all...

Ethan sighed and said

" The boss of the Russian mafia is my lover , in the same gala we bedded each other , I have a five year old son

".

Amelia covered her lips to hide her smile .... Ethan was annoyed because of this relationship , it was a secret very few people knew.

Ethan said

" the woman is too clingy , soo is the kid , but never mind , she has her use , her temper is such that if anyone dares come to the upside the Russian mafia will literally slaughter the chinese traids alive. Soo there it is , one more reason why they can't declare open war on you ... Chill out man Rudra with me here the sky won't fall !

".

Rudra was thoroughly impressed .... Ethan Grey was truly the one big boss!

Ethan continued

" That being said , I can't do anything about whatever she will do to you guys in-game , I'll leave the meeting at this point , I think you gamers are more capable of talking about such matters , but let me warn you , at her inability to send men to the upside , and the degree of humiliation she has suffered , her threat is not to be taken lightly. The men that serve her are as good as the Assassin's that are under **G , these are not the average Joe , hence I assume that their threat during war is not to be taken lightly either.

That's it for me , peace out

". Saying soo Ethan Grey casually walked out of the building ...

Only when he left did people even sigh loudly .... Such was his presence and pressure .

Now that Rudra was truly feeling easy at mind about his family's safety , he turned his attention back to the issues inside the game . He now knew that the moment that the cooldown of the safety period ended , there would be war at Purplehaze city's footsteps. The guild was on a timelimit. They needed to gather as much strength as they could at this period. As conflict was now inevitable.

Karna cracked his knuckles and asked Rudra

" Okay now that that's out of the way , what's the plan guild leader?

".

Rudra looked around the room , and he was glad to see that noone threw him any accusing glances , that asked him , why did you drag us into this mess? Only determination , to help and move on.

Rudra took a deep breath and started to say

" Okay guys listen up , we are on the clock , Here is the plan .....

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/ Bonus chapter for hitting the Power Stone target , an extremely long one at that .... Enjoy!

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