Catherine, who was quietly standing behind Red, was so shocked that she couldn't stop shaking. Looking at Red, who sat calmly at the head seat, she didn't know what to think. Today's events were completely unexpected. She felt that her young master was extremely mysterious now. No, he was her Patriarch now!
While thinking all this, she felt someone patting her shoulder. Looking up, she saw the most handsome man she had ever seen looking at her calmly. Instantly, her whole face and neck became as red as an apple.
"Catherine, are you alright?" He asked her.
"Y-Yes, Patriarch, I am fine!" She hurriedly replied.
"That's good then." He snapped his fingers and increased Catherine's cultivation to Martial King - 3rd Stage.
"From now on, you will be the acting president of my Vaelanor Group. Vice President Kevin and others will help you with all the issues you might have."
He thought that this could also be a reward for Catherine, as she was the only one truly loyal to him and he didn't need to control her.
[... Host, are you sure that this is a reward for Catherine and not a way for you to dump all your work on them so you can enjoy your free time?]
'Hush, system, don't question my righteousness. This young master is caring and just in everything he does. How can I not reward a beauty who helped me?'
[Yes, yes, Host, you are an embodiment of righteousness and you are not tempted by beauty and riches. Monks around the world should stop worshiping Buddha and should make statues in your name.]
Red's expression darkened instantly. Thinking about bald monks looking at him and worshiping him made him shiver with disgust.
'Damn system, see if this young master doesn't materialize you one day just to spank your ass!'
[....]
"W-w-w-what did you say? P-patriarch!?"
Looking at Catherine, who was now looking at him with wide eyes filled with disbelief, he ignored the system and replied.
"Hmm? Didn't you hear what I said? From now on, you will be the acting president of my Vaelanor Group."
Catherine, who had just calmed down from having her cultivation increased so much in an instant, couldn't believe what she heard.
"Eh?... Eeeeeeh?"
"Don't look at me like that, this is your reward, and I don't have time to manage this company so you are the best person for this."
"B-but, Patriarch! I am not qualified for this position! I fear I won't live up to your expectations!"
"Don't worry about that, Vice President Kevin will help you with everything you need. Right, Kevin?"
Kevin hurriedly stood up and bowed more than 90 degrees.
"Yes! I will listen to your commands, Patriarch, and I'll do my best to help President Catherine with her duties!"
Red turned back to face Catherine.
"See? Everything will be fine."
Catherine didn't know what to say. She was so worried about this meeting today and now... now everything was like a dream. Not only did nothing bad happen, she also managed to increase her cultivation and became the most important person in the family business of the Vaelanor Group!
The Vaelanor Group was one of the four great families of the Arcadian Empire! She looked up at her Patriarch and felt like he was a god who descended from the heavens. The more she looked at him, the more she felt like she should worship him!
Taking a deep breath to calm down, she bowed more than 90 degrees, just like Kevin.
"Yes! Patriarch! Thank you for your trust, and I'll do everything to make you proud of me!"
Red helped her stand up straight and patted her shoulder.
"Okay, I like to see you spirited and confident."
Turning around, he started thinking and said, "You can inform other the other great families and the palace about my cultivation."
"Yes, Patriarch!" everyone said in unison.
"Okay, then, time for me to go. Catherine, be sure to call me if you have any problems." Patting Catherine's shoulder again as a reassurance, Red walked towards the door to exit the building.
......
After exiting the building he entered his car again. Now that everything in the company was finished, he was free to do anything he wanted and enjoy his life!
"Young master, where should we go?" Asked the driver.
"From now on, I'll be the Patriarch of my Vaelanor Group and family. Address me like this in the future."
The driver was startled for a moment but hurriedly said, "Understood, Patriarch!"
He was not informed what had happened earlier in the company, but he was always loyal and would listen to commands.
"Let me think where to go..." Red started thinking about where he should go next.
Opening his drink compartment to take a cold cola, he noticed that he had already drunk the few cans that were there.
'Damn, should I go to the store.'
[Host, this system can replicate anything in this world, did you forget?]
Red slapped his forehead. He thought he was becoming stupid!
'System, give me a can of cold cola.'
In the next second, he was holding an ice-cold can of cola in his hand. With a big smile on his face, he opened the can and started to drink.
While drinking his drink, he felt a weird sensation. Looking up at the sky through a window of his car, he could feel something up there, far away in the sky. It felt like someone was calling.
'System, what is that?'
[Host, the other Primordial Chaos is calling you.]
'Why?'
[That being is trapped in a blank dimension and is unable to come out. When you transmigrated here, that being was still in a deep sleep in that dimension, but when you awakened your Primordial Chaos bloodline, it somehow sensed you and woke up.]
'So... calling me for help? Didn't you say that there is only one Primordial Chaos being left and that one consumed other Primordial Chaos beings? And what is a blank dimension?'
[Yes, Host, that one is the only one left after consuming others. A blank dimension is an empty dimension without anything. No energy, no life force, nothing. When normal beings enter such a dimension, their energy and life force get sucked dry in an instant, and they stop existing. That being must be very powerful to be able to exist in that dimension for so long and still be alive.]
'Oh, interesting. And that being is now calling me for help and thinks that I would help it?'
[Well, it is a last-ditch effort, Host. If you don't help it, that being will eventually run out of energy and life force and stop existing. After so much time there, that being won't be able to come out by itself.]
'What do you think I should do?'
[It's your choice, Host. You can decide to ignore it or go and help it.]
'You said I'm more powerful than that being?'
[Yes, Host, you are countless times more powerful based on Chaos Incarnate realms, not to mention that, as a lot of time passed in the blank dimension, that being only has a part of its strength now. Even if it was at its full power, you would still be countless times stronger as the progenitor.]
'Chaos Incarnate realms? What is that?'
[Based on the order of cultivation realms, there are mortal cultivation realms, celestial cultivation realms, and god cultivation realms. Beyond god cultivation realms is the Paragon realm, and that would be the limit of most living beings. However, there is one realm above that, and the name is Chaos Incarnate. That realm is only accessible by the Primordial Chaos beings.]
[The Paragon realm is divided into 9 stages, and those are called stars... so 1-Star Paragon, 2-Star Paragon, and so on. The Chaos Incarnate realm also has 9 stages, and those are called galaxies... so 1-Galaxy Chaos Incarnate, 2-Galaxy Chaos Incarnate, and so on. Unlike other beings at lower realms, the Chaos Incarnate realm can only be advanced by consuming other chaos beings or pure chaos energy.]
'Okay, so how strong is that other Primordial Chaos being?'
[That being is a 9-Galaxy Chaos Incarnate at full strength. However, at the moment, its strength is comparable to a 1-Galaxy Chaos Incarnate.]
[That being is technically a creator of the worlds and galaxies around us, Host. From the burst of chaos energy, the Primordial Chaos beings were born, and when the Primordial Chaos beings are in a deep sleep, they release energy that creates realms, worlds, and living beings. That being must have spent millions of years in the blank dimension.]
'Hiss! The creator of these worlds? A 9-Galaxy Chaos Incarnate at full strength?'
[Host is actually one realm above it at full strength, and you are the only one in existence with access to that realm. It's called the Progenitor of Chaos realm. I took the liberty of naming this realm, but if Host is not satisfied, you can change the name. At full strength, you can freely control chaos energy so you can easily destroy or consume that being.]
'Damn! I became so cool? I like the name, keep it. So there are no problems if I go and meet this being. If I enter that dimension, can I exit?'
[Yes, Host, you can enter or exit that dimension freely.]
'Then there is no need to worry. Let's go and see what that being wants.'
[Ding! Teleporting in 3... 2... 1...]
Red only saw that everything around him became as pitch black as the bottom of the abyss. He could vaguely see that there was some barrier in front of him.
'This must be the barrier of that blank dimension.'
[Ding! Cultivation unlocking... Martial Emperor - 3rd stage ===> Progenitor of Chaos.]
[Ding! Cultivation unlocking finished.]
'Such power, incredible!' Red felt like he could do anything. The amount of energy was ridiculous! He felt like all energy in existence were under his control.
'Good, now let's enter this dimension and see what that Primordial Chaos being wants.'
Red felt comfortable and took a step inside of the barrier. At his current power level, he could've activated his Eyes of Chaos ability to see through the barrier, but in his excitement, he forgot. It felt easy and effortless to cross the barrier, but nothing could have prepared him for what he saw next.
Arriving on the other side of the barrier, inside of the blank dimension, the first thing that he saw in front of him was an enormous purple black hole, surrounded by countless galaxies swirling and warping around it. He felt that someone was watching him from that direction.
'System, is this the Primordial Chaos being that we talked about?'
[Yes, Host, this is the true form of this being. If weaker beings saw this scene, they would instantly lose their minds and be destroyed.]
Red opened his mouth to speak.
"You are the one who called me?"
What he received in response was an archaic voice in a completely different language that, somehow, he understood.
"Please help me to get out of this dimension, and I will reward you."
[Host, this is the language of chaos. As a being of chaos, you naturally understand it.]
Uninterested in talking in this language for now, Red waved his hand and sent a ball of white light towards that being. That ball of white energy contained information about his language and basic information that he had about the modern era. He was not interested in discussing anything with an ancient being who had been trapped in a dimension for millions of years. Could it talk with him normally like this? Definitely not.
The being on the other side, noticing that the little ball of energy was harmless, consumed it immediately.
Whoosh! The colossal form of the being started shrinking more and more with purple energy until it solidified into the form of a woman.
'!!!!!!'
Red was instantly mesmerized. He had never seen a woman as beautiful as this. He hadn't even thought it was possible to be so beautiful.
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[A/N: I hope you liked this chapter! If you have any suggestions, please comment.]