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Chapter 174: Jade’s Test — Evan Was Never a Saint · Oct 13, 2026

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153 Chapter 153: Welt: Looking at Her, There’s No Way She Could Be a Bad Person 2026-10-13
154 Chapter 154: Raiden Bosen Mori Mei! 2026-10-13
155 Chapter 155: Are All Nameless This Reckless? 2026-10-13
156 Chapter 156: I Really Want to Blow That Imposter’s Head Off 2026-10-13
157 Chapter 157: Blade of Nihility, Shooting Star of the Hunt! 2026-10-13
158 Chapter 158: Rules Are Meant to Be Broken! 2026-10-13
159 Chapter 159: The Harmonic Choir — Dominicus Descends! (Please Subscribe) 2026-10-13
160 Chapter 160: Full Authority of the Herrscher of Sentience Unlocked! (Please Subscribe) 2026-10-13
161 Chapter 161: Authority of Consciousness! The Only Cheat in the Dream World! 2026-10-13
162 Chapter 162: The Harmonic Choir! Septimus the Great Appears! 2026-10-13
163 Chapter 163: Step Forward and Kneel, Lost One Wandering Beneath Death’s Shadow 2026-10-13
164 Chapter 164: Shouting About Friendship, Bonds, and Trailblaze, They Charged Right In 2026-10-13
165 Chapter 165: And Then, They Awakened From the Dream 2026-10-13
166 Chapter 166: Penacony’s Dreamscape Will Never Belong to Order! 2026-10-13
167 Chapter 167: The Reckoning — And the Farewell of a Fictionologist 2026-10-13
168 Chapter 168: So What If the Aventurine Stone Shattered? At Least You’re Still Alive 2026-10-13
169 Chapter 169: The Remnants of Order, and Sunday’s Redemption 2026-10-13
170 Chapter 170: Golden Treasure Chest: Noble Phantasm — Enkidu, the Chains of Heaven! 2026-10-13
171 Chapter 171: The Real-World Dilemma, and Penacony’s Future 2026-10-13
172 Chapter 172: Jade: Mr. Evan, Shall We Talk in My Room? 2026-10-13
173 Chapter 173: So Then, Lady Bonajade... What Is the Price? 2026-10-13
174 Chapter 174: Jade’s Test — Evan Was Never a Saint 2026-10-13
175 Chapter 175: Silver Wolf — Where Exactly Are You Taking Firefly? 2026-10-13
176 Chapter 176: Don’t Be Afraid, I Just Want to Get to Know You Better 2026-10-13
177 Chapter 177: Entropy Loss Syndrome? Easy Work! 2026-10-13
178 Chapter 178: A Knight Walking Beneath the Sun 2026-10-13
179 Chapter 179: The Balance Between Life and Destruction 2026-10-13
180 Chapter 180: They’re Hunting Sam—What Does That Have to Do with Firefly? 2026-10-13
181 Chapter 181: Genius Society Member No. 79 — Calderon Chadwick 2026-10-13
182 Chapter 182: An Imprisoned Soul — The Genius Confined Within the Dream 2026-10-13
183 Chapter 183: The Family’s Corruption, the IPC’s Hegemony! 2026-10-13
184 Chapter 184: A Genius’s Invention — The Imaginary Collapse Pulse! 2026-10-13
185 Chapter 185: A Genius’s Final Rest, and Herta’s Invitation 2026-10-13
186 Chapter 186: Mini Herta, Herta, and Big Herta! 2026-10-13
187 Chapter 187: Harvest, Comprehending Reconstruction, and the Imaginary Implosion Pulse! 2026-10-13
188 Chapter 188: I Shall Become a Blade Hanging Above Tyrants and Despots 2026-10-13
189 Chapter 189: The Emperor’s War? No—The War of Schools of Thought! 2026-10-13
190 Chapter 190: Simulated Universe — The Unknowable Domain 2026-10-13
191 Chapter 191: Entering the Unknowable Domain! Facing Polka Kakamond Once Again 2026-10-13
192 Chapter 192: The Scholastic War — The Intelligentsia Guild’s Darkest - 2026-10-13
193 Chapter 193: Another Treasure Chest! Polka Kakamond’s Omniscient Domain! 2026-10-13
194 Chapter 194: The Assassin Called Silence! Domain Expansion: Omniscient Domain! 2026-10-13
195 Chapter 195: Evan Hasn’t Contacted Me for Thirty System Hours 2026-10-13
196 Chapter 196: Authority of the Emanator of Elation — Blind Folly Knows Nothing 2026-10-13
197 Chapter 197: The Scepter System Is Mine! 2026-10-13
198 Chapter 198: Just the Fourth Seat? Easy Enough 2026-10-13
199 Chapter 199: Sometimes, Bullying Phantylia Isn’t Such a Bad Idea 2026-10-13
200 Chapter 200: Tingyun: My Benefactor, I Will Reclaim Everything 2026-10-13

”So then...”

”What is the price, Gul’dan?”

...Wait.

Wrong franchise.

Evan narrowed his eyes slightly as he studied the woman before him.

When it came to Jade, caution was necessary.

After all, her greatest talent wasn’t combat.

It was understanding people.

The human heart was difficult for anyone to decipher.

Yet somehow, in Jade’s hands, it became just another ledger waiting to be balanced.

Jade.

A gemstone.

Just like her name suggested.

The woman possessed skin as flawless as polished jade itself.

Smooth.

Pale.

Almost translucent.

Beautiful enough to make one lower their guard.

Evan walked into the room.

Pulled out a chair.

And sat directly across from her.

Neither spoke.

For several seconds, silence filled the room.

A faint fragrance drifted from Jade’s body.

Elegant.

Refined.

Yet compared to that subtle perfume—

The smile she wore was far more dangerous.

It carried the sensation that at any moment she might swallow someone whole.

Not because of strength.

But because of method.

If Evan remembered correctly—

Besides the power of the Bonajade Exchange...

Jade also wielded a thorn-covered whip.

A truly dangerous woman.

The atmosphere grew strange.

Then Jade broke the silence.

”I never expected that the genius sought by countless factions across the universe...”

”The eighty-fifth member of the Genius Society...”

”Would actually be a Nameless.”

”And coincidentally present in Penacony.”

She smiled.

”Greetings, esteemed genius.”

”I am Jade.”

”One of the Ten Stonehearts of the Strategic Investment Department.”

Unlike Aventurine’s talent for gambling...

Jade’s authority was different.

She could see desire.

It was one of the powers granted by her Cornerstone.

One of the reasons she had entrusted part of her stone to Aventurine during the Penacony operation.

Through it, she could observe the desires hidden within countless dreamers.

Yet now—

For the first time in a very long time—

She was confused.

Because she couldn’t see anything.

Nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

According to Aventurine’s reports—

Evan carried the attention of multiple Aeons.

The blessing of Aha.

Recognition from Nous.

Potential ties to Fuli.

Several different Paths intertwined within a single soul.

Such a being should have possessed desires beyond imagination.

Yet Jade saw none.

It made no sense.

Everyone had desires.

Even gods.

So why couldn’t she find Evan’s?

”Lady Jade...”

Evan smiled lightly.

”Or perhaps I should call you Lady Bonajade.”

”That title carries quite the reputation across the cosmos.”

He leaned back.

Crossing one leg over the other.

”But I’m curious.”

”What business does Lady Bonajade have inviting me into her private chambers?”

”Interesting.”

Jade’s smile widened slightly.

”So you know who I am.”

”It seems Jarilo-VI is not nearly as isolated as people claim.”

”I’ve heard from little Yelena.”

”Apparently it’s a poor, frozen world with very little value.”

”Though she also mentioned that two geniuses have been supporting it.”

”And...”

Her eyes sharpened.

”One particular genius left behind a technology valuable enough to attract the IPC’s full attention.”

She paused.

Then asked directly.

”Mr. Evan.”

”This Plasma Spark technology...”

”Oh?”

”So that’s what this is about.”

Evan finally understood. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

Then laughed.

”There’s a rumor about you, Lady Bonajade.”

”You always seek to maximize profit.”

”The Silverchain System.”

”A once-in-several-Amber-Era ionic storm gave you the opportunity to force an unwilling star system into the Credit network.”

”In the frontier regions, people tell stories.”

”When someone falls into complete despair...”

”When they’re willing to sacrifice everything...”

”They pray to the IPC.”

”And if fortune smiles upon them...”

”A lender who never refuses will appear.”

Evan looked directly into Jade’s eyes.

Then slowly recited:

”Welcome to the Bonajade Exchange.”

”Who are you?”

”What do you seek?”

”And then...”

”You wait.”

”Waiting for the desires of the galaxy to flow into your hands.”

The room fell silent.

For once—

Jade didn’t know how to respond.

She simply stared at him.

Carefully.

Quietly.

Analyzing.

Every genius she had ever met possessed weaknesses.

Ruan Mei cared only about life sciences.

Herta cared only about research.

Screwllum cared about mechanical civilization.

All of them could be negotiated with.

Traded with.

Leveraged.

Yet Evan...

Was different.

After a long pause, Evan finally continued.

”As for Plasma Spark technology...”

”I have no intention of handing over the core technology to the IPC.”

”The moment you acquire it, you’ll industrialize it immediately.”

”So the core data has already been distributed.”

”Bronya has a copy.”

”Herta has a copy.”

”Svarog has a copy.”

”The IPC is welcome to invest.”

”But not own it.”

Jade remained silent.

Listening.

”I assume Topaz has already submitted the feasibility report.”

”So the company should understand its value.”

Evan smiled.

Then casually added:

”Of course...”

”You could always try taking it by force.”

”I’ve actually been curious.”

”Just how powerful is Diamond these days?”

The moment those words fell—

A terrifying pressure filled the room.

Jade’s pupils contracted.

She had met Diamond countless times.

A true Preservation Emanator.

One of the most powerful individuals within the IPC.

The reason the Ten Stonehearts existed at all.

The man striving toward the throne of the Lord of Wealth.

A position beneath the Aeons themselves.

Yet now—

The aura emanating from Evan was not weaker than Diamond’s.

Not even slightly.

And most importantly—

She still couldn’t see his desires.

Not even a trace.

Which meant something terrifying.

Every power she possessed to manipulate greed, ambition, temptation, and longing—

Was completely ineffective against him.

For the first time in many Amber Eras...

Jade discovered a client she could not negotiate with.

Because negotiations required desire.

And the man sitting before her...

Appeared to have none.

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