After hearing Luo Shu's idea, Megumi Kato stared at his face for a long time before letting out a soft sigh. "I'm suddenly starting to understand why you like watching short videos of cats so much, Director."
At her words, Luo Shu immediately gave Megumi Kato a scrutinising look and asked, "Why?"
He just genuinely liked cats, the kind you watch from afar without owning one yourself. Was there a problem with that?
Just then, Megumi Kato provided the answer in her gentle tone. "When it comes to satisfying curiosity, you and a cat are almost identical."
'She's basically saying my curiosity will be the death of me, isn't she?'
Luo Shu's face twitched at her words. "I'll take that as a compliment, I suppose."
He turned his head to look at Megumi Kato, who was following beside him with a placid expression, clutching her folder. He did not continue the topic of cats; instead, he changed the subject. "From the current situation, although the Prime Minister still retains his own personality, he is effectively under Evangeline's remote control."
"Considering there are security personnel in the Cabinet who could discover Evangeline's actions, we must move quickly. It's best to have everything settled before anyone has a chance to react."
"With that in mind, not covering up what Giada did and instead using the Prime Minister's authority to dispatch powerful experts to investigate is a logical and reasonable development."
Hearing Luo Shu's words, Megumi Kato nodded gently as she listened, taking note of everything he said and preparing to send it to Lacus and the other high-ranking members of the SDS.
"But if we do that, how will the attack Miss Giada carried out be covered up in the end, so that she isn't implicated?"
At her question, Luo Shu walked towards the lift and said nonchalantly, "That's simple. We find a suitable scapegoat and pin it on them. That'll be enough."
At this, Luo Shu quipped with a playful expression, "For example, our very proactive Chief Cabinet Secretary."
Hearing this, Megumi Kato turned her head in confusion and glanced at Luo Shu, who was pressing the button by the lift doors. "What's wrong with the Chief Cabinet Secretary?"
Luo Shu could not help but chuckle, shaking his head. He stepped into the lift, turned around, and said to Megumi Kato, "That proactive gentleman is already preparing for the Prime Minister to step down."
"Oh..." Megumi Kato was taken aback for a moment. She took small steps to follow Luo Shu into the lift and said, somewhat puzzled, "But isn't the Prime Minister still alive and well?"
"With such a major attack, on top of the official financial deficit caused by the ice disaster Serafall stirred up, the Prime Minister's resignation is almost inevitable once the matter is exposed."
"And since it's not election time, it's natural for the current faction to select another person to take over as Prime Minister."
At this, Luo Shu shook his head and said with some feeling, "From that perspective, our Chief Cabinet Secretary's thinking isn't wrong. But unfortunately, his actions conflict with my plans."
"But His Excellency the Prime Minister will definitely have to step down in the end, right? In that case, the Chief Cabinet Secretary..."
Megumi Kato looked at Luo Shu curiously, a little intrigued as to how he planned to handle the two of them.
In response, Luo Shu just gave a playful smile. "Betrayed by his most trusted confidant, our Prime Minister insists on dragging the Chief Cabinet Secretary down with him. I think many people would enjoy that drama."
"..."
Hearing Luo Shu's explanation, Megumi Kato could not help but sigh softly. "I feel like the Director is always especially quick-witted when it comes to these kinds of malicious ideas."
"I'll take that as a compliment, I suppose."
After saying that, Luo Shu paused and added, "But what I said earlier is just my idea. To actually implement it, I'll still need to communicate with Lacus and the others."
"After all, I need them to exert some pressure in America to coordinate with my actions."
As Luo Shu said this, his eyes suddenly narrowed as he felt a notification appear in his mind.
[New Familia member Giada Kukulcan added. 1 point of Spiritual Essence gained. Monthly fixed points income increased by 10,000 points...]
Seeing this message, Luo Shu said with some regret, "As expected. Even though she's controlling familiars and has reached the Demigod Rank in terms of combat power, she's still been rated as Hero Rank by the Divine Pantheon?"
Thinking about Giada's situation, Luo Shu felt it was a bit of a shame, but that was how the Divine Pantheon judged it, and there was nothing he could do.
Shaking his head, Luo Shu turned his attention to the abilities Giada had awakened.
At that moment, a special notification appeared before his eyes.
[New Familia member Krul Tepes has gained 1 point of Spiritual Essence. Monthly fixed points income has increased by 10,000 points.]
[New Familia member Evangeline A.K. McDowell has gained 1 point of Spiritual Essence. Monthly fixed points income has increased by 10,000 points....]
After these two consecutive messages flashed by, a special notification lit up.
[Due to more than five Familia members sharing similar symbolism and the same race, symbolic Class derivation has begun.]
[Vampire race has been anchored. Life symbol has been confirmed. Synchronous awakening has commenced.]
[Congratulations, Host has obtained the High Tier racial Class system, Vampire!]
The moment this message popped up, a large amount of information flooded into Luo Shu's mind.
[Mongrel (Common)]
[Main Materials: One portion of Vampire Noble essence blood, one portion of blood fusion grass.]
[Vampire (Excellent)]
[Main Materials: One portion of Vampire Pureblood essence blood, five drops of Vampire Noble essence blood, one seed of juvenile familiar.]
[Vampire Noble (Elite)]
[Main Materials: One drop of Primogenitor essence blood, two mature familiars.]
[Vampire Pureblood (Hero Rank)]
[Main Materials: One drop of Primogenitor King blood or one portion of Primogenitor bloodline essence, two complete familiars.]
[Primogenitor (Demigod)]
[Primogenitor King (Apostle)]
[Progenitor (Angel Rank)]
A massive amount of information poured into Luo Shu's mind, though the detailed specifics only extended up to the Demigod level. Information about higher levels remained vague, as if certain conditions were still lacking.
However, at this point, Luo Shu's attention wasn't focused there but rather on the information regarding the Demigod Rank.
[Primogenitor (Demigod Rank)]
[Main Materials: One Heart of Nature, three familiars at Demigod life level.]
[Ritual: Establish one's own primogenitor clan with a total population of no less than 10,000. Command the clan to occupy a territory and construct one's own primogenitor royal court.]
Seeing this content, Luo Shu couldn't help but ponder:
'More than five Familia members of the same type directly trigger the derivation of a suitable Class... Are there five vampires in the Familia?'
Thinking this, Luo Shu paused. It seemed there really were.
Giada, Krul, and Evangeline made three. Shizuka Hio, who had joined earlier, made four. The remaining one would be Kei Shirogane, who had been transformed into a vampire by an Abyss Artefact.
Well, now, to think there was such a safety net mechanism? Gathering five Familia members of the same race could deduce a path all the way to Angel?
Luo Shu didn't know if this was a hidden feature of the Divine Pantheon, but one thing he was sure of.
That was, the vampires within the Familia probably wouldn't lack for Classes from now on.