Chapter 333
Chapter 334 The Tipping Point
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The teleport portals kept flashing day and night. Every day, new Summoners arrived to form contracts with twisted sentinels.
At the same time, many sentinels tried to promote themselves. They wanted Summoners to choose them.
Two worlds. Two civilizations. They were sharing knowledge and learning from each other.
Research labs rose everywhere. People flooded into the area. The economy grew fast.
Huge wealth poured in.
Because the population grew so quickly, Helen even moved here from the academy. She stayed to keep things stable and prevent accidents.
After all, the Astral Covenant now stood directly against Titan Group.
The new humanoid contract beasts were easy to support. They could eat normal food, just like humans. If a Summoner was poor and only ate mush, the humanoid beast didn’t mind. Some even felt sorry about their Summoner.
“If my Summoner can’t eat good food, it means I’m not working hard enough. I’ll go hunting right now p>
“Don’t worry. I still have some inheritance back at home. I’ll sell it all. Even if our world lacks resources, we can trade for ore here. It’s worth a lot p>
“I come with my wedding gift! Please contract me! I’m 6’2″, have eight pack abs, and I can keep you warm at night p>
“Tsk. Like that’s special p>
Astral Park even became a famous tourist attraction. Everyone walking through looked stunning, like living scenery.
But compared to this prosperity, Titan Group was struggling badly.
Their stock price kept falling.
Pet food sales dropped. The contract material market started shrinking.
The Space Alliance population was exploding, New summoners awaken every day. For a giant corporation, even staying stable in reports could mean danger.
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But Titan Group was declining.
The impact was huge.
Bang!
Inside Titan Group headquarters, Don slammed a file onto the desk.
He let out a cold laugh. “Well? My strategy team. Give me a solution. How do we fix this p>
One year ago, Helen obtained the Bloodcall Circle from an ancient battlefield.
She contracted a terrifying evil god and rose quickly.
The Space Alliance wanted to mass-produce this kind of power. The academy fully supported Helen’s lab.
Titan Group immediately sensed the danger. Their advisors warned Don. These new contract beasts could destroy the market.
Helen’s evil god contract beast didn’t need resources. It fed only on emotions.
It only needed Helen’s love.
That was insane. It was basically a zero-cost business.
If these contract beasts spread everywhere, who would buy pet food? Who would buy custom pet gear?
When Helen announced her results, Titan Group reported her immediately.
Later, when Helen went to the Divine Battlefield, Don followed secretly. He pretended to “accidentally” pull Helen out from inside the evil god’s body. The evil god discovered her and turned her to stone on the spot.
His plan looked perfect. He claimed it was an accident. The academy couldn’t prove anything.
But less than a month later, Helen came back.
And her student created a new Bloodcall Circle. This time it was smaller in scale.
Joanna didn’t even care about academic fame. She didn’t publish it. She only offered private customization:
The advisors let it slide.
But one month ago, Joanna’s program exploded in growth.
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It started as a spark. Now it became wildfire. Nothing could stop it anymore.
No framing. No sabotage. Titan Group faced a crisis like never before.
“Mr. Fletcher,” one advisor said, “Astral Covenant is currently 100% owned by Joanna. Even Helen only has a small share. If we eliminate Joanna, we can swallow the company through investment and mergers.
“We’ve already contacted that interstellar world. Their governments are fragmented. We can smuggle humanoid contract beasts. Our research shows people from that world all have genetic defects. We can artificially convert them into contract beasts.
“That would be cheaper than smuggling contract beasts directly.
“We could enter this empty market and take a share.
“As for Joanna … no need to worry,” he continued. “We received some intel. She’s about to enter the Decennial Tournament. Everyone who goes there is basically walking to their death.
“And if you still feel uneasy, we already placed someone inside her team.” He pulled up a photo.
“This one. A Light Pastor who signed a contract with our group. With our product sales falling, she can’t possibly meet her earnout contract.
“We can use that to threaten her. She’ll help us attack Joanna from the inside. Once Joanna dies, the market will crash. We buy shares cheaply and swallow the whole company p>
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