Showroom

 In the silence, Charles finally recovered from his shock. He looked around in disbelief.

"You…made this?"

Gaius laughed at himself. "Me? I was just a logistics supervisor in this, a supplier. If they wanted blood, I'd give them blood. If they wanted a knife, I'd give them a knife. If they wanted everything, I'd give them everything.

"My job was to satisfy all their requests with all costs. The nations opened the paths for me and the Sacred City vouched for my soul. Everything I was doing was for humanity. That's what they all told me."

Gaius smoked his pipe and said quietly, "The one who truly controlled and was responsible for this program was known as the best of the School of Mind in this millennium. He was once one of the nine Eastern royals, a complete Deva. You might have never heard of his name before—Ye Lanzhou. He was the most terrifying creature I've met."