The heavy mahogany double doors of the main amphitheater opened with a smooth, silent glide. A cool breeze carrying the light scent of polished wood and fresh flowers drifted through the grand entrance. Evan, Seraphina, and Elena walked side by side down the plush velvet carpet toward the front. The auction auditorium was a grand, three-tiered amphitheater of polished mahogany and bright gold trim. Overhead, hundreds of warm spotlights shone down on the tiered seating, highlighting rows of global billionaires. The massive room hummed with the quiet, tense murmur of the world's most powerful corporate leaders. Evan took his seat inside the private front-row Presidential Suite overlooking the main stage. Seraphina sat gracefully to his left, her silver dress catching the golden light like liquid starlight. Elena sat to his right, placing her sleek intelligence tablet directly onto the dark marble console. Across the narrow central aisle sat Chancellor Alexander and Victor Rivers in th

The sharp chime of the golden gavel echoed through the silent amphitheater for several seconds. The entire audience of five hundred global titans watched with breathless awe as the historic transaction was finalized. Down on the main stage, the Chief Financial Officer picked up the gold-trimmed digital storage case with deep reverence. Two armed security guards in tailored suits escorted the banking director down the center aisle. They walked straight up the carpeted steps toward the Presidential Suite where Evan was seated. The CFO bowed low at the entrance of the box, presenting the sleek metallic case with both hands. "Chairman Rivers, the master transfer has been fully confirmed and sealed by the global banking network," the officer said with profound respect. "This case holds the original master patent deed, legal sovereignty certificates, and technical root-keys created by your father." "By the highest laws of international commerce, this technology belongs solely and permanent

The golden morning sun rose over the capital, burning away the remaining storm clouds. At 9:00 AM, the grand plaza of the National Energy Dispatch Center was completely packed. Hundreds of live broadcast reporters and international energy delegates gathered before the entrance. Thousands of camera lenses pointed toward the massive glass towers of the government facility. Everyone in the city waited with racing hearts for the historic promise from the night before. Today was the official day when the country's ancient energy monopoly would be completely replaced. The heavy security gates opened smoothly, allowing the official government delegation to step inside. The spacious central control room was filled with dozens of humming quantum computers and diagnostic screens. Minister Arthur Vance stood proudly beside Evan, Olivia, and Seraphina before the master switchboard. The giant digital console glowed with a deep, pulsing blue light across its wide touchscreen. Minister Arthur Vanc

The icy wind blew hard across the high mountain rocks. Cold white snow fell from the dark gray clouds without stopping. In the center of the pass, a giant steel tower hummed with ugly red lightning. The tall tower shot red sparks into the heavy power cables above. The dark energy choked the clean golden light that carried heat to the city below. Fifty armed guards in thick metal armor stood around the snowy base. The guards carried heavy plasma guns that glowed with bright blue light. Their warm metal suits hissed in the freezing wind, keeping them safe from the bitter cold. They laughed loudly together, sure that no ordinary person could ever reach this lonely pass. "Nobody is foolish enough to climb this mountain in a blizzard," one guard chuckled. "Even if an army comes up the road, our guns will blast them to pieces." "We hold the throat of the whole country right here in our hands." High above the snowy ground, Lady Cynthia Rivers stood on a warm glass platform. She wore a spo

Evan turned his back on the weeping Cynthia Rivers, walking calmly toward the waiting black transport jet. Within three hours of the northern pylon's destruction, a massive legal storm struck the capital city. Grand Director Elena Frost and Grand Marshal Titus arrived at the Federal Supreme Court with ironclad evidence. They submitted thirty years of intercepted corporate communications, illegal extortion logs, and weapons smuggling records. The twelve High Justices reviewed the undeniable proof with deep outrage and immediate unity. The Federal Supreme Court issued an emergency decree declaring the Imperial Rivers Conglomerate a Hostile Anti-Competitive Monopoly. The historic judicial order was signed live on national television, broadcasting across every single network. The entire legal foundation of the northern empire was dismantled in a matter of minutes. All mountain utility corridors, automated foundries, and corporate mining assets owned by the Main Clan were permanently nat