(Early April 2027, XX Group Global Strategic Defense Command Center / Li Banjia’s exclusive "Enlightenment Chamber" / Synchronized across multiple global locations)
Since the "Tianyuan Counterattack" began several weeks ago, the command center of the XX Group has been a place where good news and alerts interweave, sounding like a symphony of ice and fire. In the financial markets, the vanguard hedge funds of the MIU (a top-tier multinational monopoly capital and technology oligarch alliance) were battered and left in tatters by the XX Group, in coordination with their "Middle Eastern oil patrons." In the realm of technological public opinion, the sudden rise of the "Kunlun Standard" has left giants like Company N choking on their own ambition, while the "Taoli Project" has acted like a precision hoe, beginning to loosen the MIU’s stranglehold on talent.
Everything seemed to be moving in the right direction, and a sense of cautious optimism permeated the command center. Yet, Li Banjia, sitting in his "Enlightenment Chamber," dared not relax for a moment. He tapped his fingertips against the [Imperial Jade Seal (Replica, Basic Tier)], his brows slightly furrowed.
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