After all, I am an old friend, so I can’t give less than outsiders, right?
Chu Guang originally thought so, but when he saw the acquisition proposal of 1 billion Cr, he was still stunned.
It's okay to buy it with money...
Is that kind of person who will be bought by money?!
In the conference room of the Alliance Building, Chu Guang and Yi Chuan sat in front of the round conference table.
Thinking that the manager was thinking that the money was given too little, Yi Chuan coughed dryly and continued in a low voice.
The price can also be negotiated... In addition, in addition to the amount exposed, we can also deposit a sum of money into your personal account in private.
This situation is not uncommon in Yunjian Province. Many big people in their settlements have bought luxury houses in Ideal City that can overlook the sea of clouds.
Even outside the Yunjian Province, the Giant Rock City, which is far away in Qingquan City, the River Valley Province and is not a partner at all, has previously many big names who would send their families there.
However, because the two sides are too far away, the so-called nobles in the settlements usually cannot produce too many Cr, and at most they can live a life similar to ordinary people in the ideal city.
Alliances are important strategic partners of enterprises, and naturally they are not comparable to Giant Rock City.
The two parties signed a currency swap agreement a long time ago, and its strategic significance naturally exceeds that of the general partners of enterprises in the cloud province.
At least in Yi Chuan's opinion, this is not a taboo that cannot be discussed, but after hearing his hint, Chu Guang's expression became serious.
Mr. Yi, how long have we known each other?
Yi Chuan was stunned.
It's been half a year...what happened?
Chu Guang said in pain.
Do you think I am that kind of person?
Seeing his expression, Yi Chuan was stunned.
Before this guy could speak, Chu Guang continued.
Our alliance is indeed very backward and cannot catch up with your prosperity, but I am willing to stay with my companions.
If this kind of hinders unity, don’t say it again in the future!
Yi Chuan nodded laughing and crying.
Sorry... I was taking the liberty, but this is just a solution we provide, without any offense.
Chu Guang sighed and continued.
I understand that spending money to solve is the most convenient way, and problems that can be solved with gold coins are not a problem, but what we are discussing now is a new thing that may determine the future of the planet under our feet... I will change the question, will you sell immature products to customers?
Yi Chuan subconsciously shook his head.
That certainly won't.
Chu Guang looked at him and said sincerely.
The same is true for us.
We have opened up a new route in the research branch of variant slime mold, and we have high hopes for it, hoping that it will end the wasteland, and hope that it will bring us a better and more harmonious future... In the new world we envision, variant slime mold will no longer be a weapon, but a medium that can help us understand ourselves and the universe.
Because we have so many expectations for it, we don’t want to burn ourselves too early when it’s not perfect.
Yi Chuan nodded to express his understanding, but he couldn't help asking.
But...will not letting more scholars and experts participate more to realize your dreams?
Guessing that he would say this, Chu Guang sighed and said.
Yes, but we know the unreliability of human nature, and we must be wary of it being used for other purposes.Whether this is good intention or malicious, there may be unpredictable consequences... You should have seen what the Jinchuan Province has become now.
Yi Chuan looked at Chu Guang in silence.
So... in what form do you want the cooperation to be carried out?
At least it was not like this buying-out acquisition method. Chu Guang gently pushed the agreement on the table back and continued, I can tell you the bottom line here.
Yi Chuan nodded seriously.
You said.
Chu Guang raised three fingers.
First, the mother nest is not transferred, and "Xiaoyu" must stay in the alliance and must be in our shelter. Only in this way can the mother nest be absolutely controllable.
Second, in order to prevent new mutations from happening, we will not cultivate a new independent consciousness of the mother, thereby avoiding the mother's loss of control.
Third, we will extend a helping hand to areas where the maternal nest needs to be cleared, but the assistance program needs to be dominated by the opinions of our researchers and our people must lead the entire implementation process.
Except for these three things that cannot be compromised, everything else can be discussed.
Simply put, Xiaoyu is like the giant panda in the league.
But its significance is not only about ornamental, but also about the blind boxes on the wasteland that have been sealed by mutant mucus fungi for more than two hundred years.
The unblocked ruins in the center of Qingquan City are enough to allow the alliance to usher in a technological explosion, and there are still many ruins that are not inferior to Qingquan City in the wasteland.
It's not even just the Central continent, or even on land.
The Alliance can share research results for the benefit of all mankind, but for the benefit of the Alliance, Chu Guang must leave Xiaoyu in Sanctuary No. 404.
Through human radio, mental interference and quantum computer technology, Xiaoyu can be freed from a series of natural constraints such as self-limiting and insufficient computing power, and open the sub-bases throughout the planet.
As long as Xiao Yu's body remains in the shelter, these sub-bases that have been opened all over the world will be safe and controllable.
After listening to the conditions offered by Chu Guang, Yi Chuan opened his mouth, but he didn't expect such in-depth things. After all, the company's understanding of Xiaoyu was only on a series of smoke bombs released by Qingquan Daily.
After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help asking.
What about the data interoperability agreement we signed before on the research of variant slime molds?
Seeing the concerns in Yi Chuan's eyes, Chu Guang said with a smile.
Of course it is effective. We just hope that before this technology matures, we will lead the way to continue to move forward in this new technological route.
After a pause, Chu Guang continued to say, looking at Yi Chuan who was relieved.
We do not necessarily mean the final future, but at present this is the route we have explored that is most promising to solve the current problem. I believe that our scholars and technicians will support them to the end without any interference.
Looking at the shorthand content on the holographic screen, Yi Chuan stretched out his index finger and pinched his eyebrows, and sighed after a while.
I'll report your request to the Council...but honestly, I can't think of a better alternative than 1 billion Cr, maybe you can give me a tip or advice.
The biggest difference between enterprises, legions and colleges on the issues related to the mother nest is that they do not have a large territory, only a prosperous ideal city.
Yunjian Province has maternal nests, but those maternal nests are not on the company's own territory after all.
And based on the self-limiting nature of the variant slime fungi they found, the little population and wild xenogra on the wasteland are not enough to support their crazy breeding like they did two centuries ago.
In other words, the company is very interested in the variant slime mold in Qingquan City, after all, this can unlock blockbuster unexplored areas for them.
However, they actually did not need to solve the problem of solving the maternal nest of Yunjian Province.
This is also the reason why the Council is more inclined to talk to the alliance to a suitable price.
In contrast, the legion, which had captured a vast territory but was helpless about the problems on its territory, was more eager to obtain the technology to control the slime.
The mother nests entrenched in the territory of the Willant people are much more than those of the wandering swamps, cloud-square provinces, and river valley provinces combined...
Now the colleges and enterprises have come to the door one after another. As the news spreads, 80% of the representatives of the Legion will also come to Dawn City soon.
It is difficult to get much concessions by negotiating with those lunatics alone, unless the business and the college are pulled together...
Chu Guang thought for a moment, then suddenly moved his heart and blurted out.
We can establish a multilateral cross-regional cooperation committee to solve the problems related to variant slime molds.
Yi Chuan hesitated and asked.
Is it similar to the post-war reconstruction committee?
Chu Guang shook his head.
No, this committee does not have any administrative binding force, does not involve other areas, and only targets related issues of variant slime mold.All parties can make their own demands at the meeting and discuss them publicly with other members to seek common ground while reserving differences.
If consensus can be reached on the relevant agenda of variant slime mold, cooperation in other fields can also be carried out on this basis.
At least the basis for gaining trust.
Yi Chuan thought for a moment, as if he realized the benefits of establishing this committee, his eyes became brighter and he spoke.
This idea sounds good!Including those requests you made before, I will also give feedback to the Council!
Chu Guang smiled on his face, and he stood up with Yi Chuan who was getting up from the conference table, and stretched out his right hand to him as he walked towards him.
I hope we have a happy cooperation!
……
Just as Chu Guang represented the representatives of the alliance and the company discussing the relevant details of the Symbodia Research Committee, Cindisson, who was locked in a small black room, was being interrogated by the Guards.
What surprised the interrogator in charge of the interrogation was that before they even started the trial, Cindisson, who had just been asked to sit in a chair, gave everything in his mind.
Not just Cindisson.
The same goes for the other six suspects.
They are all traders who make nutritional paste and fertilizer raw materials. This year, they planned to take advantage of the peak of the wave to sell a batch of fruit-solid debris to Free State, but the alliance authorities suddenly issued a document saying that the fruit-solid debris will not be sold.
And it's not just that I won't sell it this time, nor will I sell it in the future.
Seeing the cooked ducks that were about to fly away, these merchants were suddenly furious. They even found buyers, but the alliance told them not to sell them.
So, Cindisson came up with a plan and planned the Qingquan Daily case, hoping to incite the public opinion of Dawn City to put pressure on the alliance authorities.
However, he obviously underestimated the cohesion within the alliance society. This move may have a little use for the former Big Rock City, but for the survivors of Dawn City, doing so will only make them shoot themselves in the foot.
Looking at the three-page transcript, the two people sitting at the interrogation table exchanged glances, and one of them looked at Cindisson and couldn't help asking.
...You are just for this?
Cindisson nodded tremblingly and tried to explain.
This... is not a trivial matter, it is a deal worth more than one billion.
More than one billion yuan of cloth, which is only about ten million to dinars, and only one million silver coins converted into alliances.
The two interrogators didn't know what to say for a moment, so they exchanged glances with each other and exchanged eyes with their eyes.
‘Is it possible that he is lying?’
‘The confessions of several suspects were almost the same, and no other physical evidence was found in the room... This possibility is very small.’
‘Damn… I just thought it was a big case.’
‘%￥！’
Looking at the interrogator whose face became darker, Cindisson felt even more frightened. Finally, he couldn't help but be afraid and asked carefully.
Two big brothers...I, I am really not a spy.
The interrogator sitting on the right said with a dark face.
The existing evidence does not prove that you are a spy, but your actions still have extremely bad effects and indirectly lead to serious losses to the property of the Union citizens.
Another interrogator continued.
Just last night, protesters burned down the warehouse of Tujia Printing Factory. Today, newspapers in the city were out of stock, and the estimated losses were probably millions of silver coins.Even if you are not a spy, you can't escape the crime of inciting vandalism.
When he heard that the protesters actually ordered the printing factory, Cindisson's cold sweat suddenly appeared, which was completely different from the script he originally thought.
He couldn't even think about what would happen if he fell into the hands of those people.What made him even more panic was that now I was afraid that everyone knew that he was taken away from the Highway Town Hotel.
In other words, they already knew who he was...
I admit the compensation!I'll lose money!With his handcuffed fists tightly secured, Cindisson begged, I am willing to pay double compensation, as long as you are willing to let me leave here... I promise I will never do such a thing again!
The interrogator laughed and cast a contemptuous look at him.
Do you regret it now?What have you done long ago?
Another interrogator said in a teasing tone.
The crime of incitement to sabotage is a public prosecution case, and there is no reconciliation. Economic compensation can be exempted from labor, but a sentence of more than ten years cannot be escaped.If you want me to say, it would be fine if you are really a spy, maybe you can still strive for leniency.You are doing this stupid thing for millions. We just want to help you find opportunities to make contributions, but there is no place to find them.
After working all night in vain, they caught a little mouse. Both of them were speechless and vented their anger on this guy.
Seeing that pleading was useless, Cindisson completely tore off the compromised mask and shouted at the two people at the interrogation table with a stern expression.
I am a merchant in the Free State of Bugra, I am not your citizen, and you have no right to arrest me!I, I want to meet your manager!
Looking at his ugly appearance, the two interrogators laughed.
You still want to meet the manager?
No matter where you are, even if you are a relative of the Legion Marshal and you will still be punished by law if you break the law on our territory.
Cindisson's eyes were filled with fear, but he couldn't help but say in a threatening tone.
Are you...n't you afraid of causing diplomatic disputes?
Looking at this guy who was in trouble, both interrogators laughed.
diplomatic?What do we have to talk to you about?
If you are not convinced, let your army come and try it.
Hearing this sentence, Cindisson immediately collapsed on the chair like a deflated ball, his eyes filled with gray despair.
Of course, the army of the Free State would not be dispatched for a small role like him. Even if his confidant outside could help him hire mercenaries who could get money to do business, those stragglers would definitely not be opponents of the Alliance Army.
I heard that a long time ago, the Legion's eyewitness in the Free State had bribed the mercenaries there and tried to attack the north of the alliance, but was beaten to pieces.
It is said that those guys are not in the league's regular army.
Both sides are not opponents of the same dimension at all.
He seems to be in a prison...
……
On the other side, the Great Rift Valley, the City of Origin.
The man sitting in the reception room was quietly looking down at the settlement outside the floor-to-ceiling window, with faint mockery on his lips.
Old, depressed, depressed, dead, like a sleepy sunset... He could think of all negative descriptions, which could be accurately placed on this settlement.
This settlement, known as the City of Origin, was once the earliest settlement on the wasteland, and even older than the ideal city on the East Coast.
However, with the dissolution of the post-war reconstruction committee, the current settlement can no longer see its former glory, and only a little afterglow remains on the barren yellow land.
This settlement looked like an old man with one foot half into a coffin, and his body exuded a frowning stinking corpse.
However, when he saw the chief secretary walking out of the room in a white robe, the man still nodded slightly with a respectful and humble expression on his face.
The chief secretary stared at him expressionlessly, like a priest, saying in a solemn and unfeeling voice.
Please follow me.
The man nodded slightly again, without verbal communication with him, followed his footsteps through the open door and walked into the conference room where the obsidian table was placed.
An old man with white hair and beard was sitting upright at the chief of the conference table.
That old man is the master of the Great Rift Valley.
The man bowed slightly and said politely.
Dear Chief Sir, what instructions do you have?
The old man, known as the chief, did not speak immediately, but said in a kind tone.
Please sit down.
The man nodded and pulled a chair to sit down at the end of the conference table.
His name is Odo, and he is the mayor of the Free State, and this position is equivalent to the lord of the common survivors' settlement.
The previous mayor was impeached and stepped down because of Bugra's secret support for the atrocities of the Legion in Luoxia Province. The newly appointed mayor is an absolute pro-enterprise faction, supporting the Free State Parliament to implement reforms closer to the corporate management system.
Although people have been accusing him of taking away the black money from Sigma, the owner of the Flint Group, he is still an approachable leader in the eyes of many citizens of the Free State.
The same is true for the chief sitting at the conference table.
Compared to the mayor who was rebellious and armed with him and the legion eastward expansion team, he admired this humble young man more.
He is young, capable, and courageous, and his pupils are clear, like a burning torch.
The old man did not like the companies that had betrayed the War Construction Committee, nor did he agree with the choices of those rebels, but he admitted that those people had something worth learning.
Looking at Odo, who was sitting at the conference table with a humble attitude of asking for advice, the old man spoke slowly.
I heard that Qingquan City's mother nest has been eradicated by the alliance, and it seems to be a young force that has just been established, and their leader is the manager of Shelter No. 404.
Odo nodded respectfully.
I heard about this, too.
A satisfied smile appeared on the old man's face and he slowly spoke.
It seems that you have not forgotten your mission, and I am very pleased.The mutational slime is one of the most important threats in this wasteland. We have made many attempts over the past years, but unfortunately, until the post-war reconstruction committee was disbanded, we failed to truly solve it...
Odo respectfully listened to the old man telling the past, but he felt a little dissatisfied and disdainful in his heart.
In his opinion, the war two hundred years ago was stupid enough in itself. A group of people turned the two worlds into ruins for inexplicable beliefs, and everyone had to live a hard life together.
Now that it has become like this, it is hopeless.
A group of old people who have already lie in the grave are unwilling to bring failure and shame into the grave to reflect, and they have to chatter and point fingers at them, young people.
To put it bluntly, he didn't care about any mutant slime mold, nor was he interested in worrying about the thing for the wasteland tourists outside, let alone why he had to care about their lives or death.
Wouldn't it be better to let them die?
After all deaths, there will be no wasteland.
However, looking at the old man's approval, Odo still agreed against his will for his supporters.
...This is indeed an amazing miracle, and they have a lot to learn from.
The old man nodded slowly and looked at the young child in front of him with his turbid pupils.
I'm glad you can think of this... Let's talk about it for a long time, I'm worried that I'll be idle for a long time if I don't pay attention. My time is not worth your precious youth to wait.
He paused, and he continued in a gentle tone.
I hope you do something.
Odo sighed in his heart, and it was indeed coming again, but he continued to say with a respectful expression and humility.
Please give me instructions.
The old man slowly spoke and continued.
You and them are survivors of the Valley Province, but I noticed that you are not very close, which is unwise. I hope you can get along more harmoniously and carry out more cooperation on issues faced by all mankind... For example, now is a good opportunity.
Odo was stunned for a moment and said with a wry smile.
We... are not against cooperation, but it is hard to say whether they are willing or not.
It's still the same as before, this old man never considers the status quo when he comes up with ideas.
The Free State of Bugra and the Alliance are competitors in regional affairs. The diplomatic relations between the two sides were not harmonious from the beginning, and there were even frictions.
Not to mention whether they can establish friendly diplomatic relations with the alliance, the key is that in their diplomatic strategic map, the alliance is not a worthy partner at all.
Even its existence was a mistake from the beginning.
The bone chewing chaos should have destroyed everything from the central to the southern part of the valley province, paving the way for the southward expansion of the free state, which is inconvenient to do it.
The previous mayor even planned to meet with the Legion in Qingquan City.
As a result, because of this alliance that emerged from somewhere, it hosted refugees who fled and defeated the eastern expansion of the bone-Jiao Bone Tribe and the Legion, so that their plans completely turned into vain and hundreds of millions of investments were wasted.
Although Odo is not a pro-League faction, or even a pro-enterprise faction who is completely contrary to the political views of the former mayor, one thing they are the same, that is, their desire for real freedom.
The survivors of Bugra are reluctant to be puppets of a grave.
However, whether it is seeking help westward or eastward, the alliance entrenched in the southern part of the valley province is the biggest obstacle.
Odo wishes that the alliance would blow up into a ball of fireworks tomorrow. How could it be possible to establish cooperation with the group of wasteland tourists on an issue they don’t care about at all.
They even prefer to contact the Torch Church in the south!
But these cannot be said, and it doesn't make any sense to say them.
The old guy was too old, and he couldn't listen to other people's opinions at all, nor did he care about what others cared about.
There are only dying fantasies in those muddy pupils and unrealistic desires for the past.
His greatest sin is that he has lived too long.
People shouldn't live that long.
You have to try it, right?
Unknown that the child in front of him was cursing in his heart, the old man smiled faintly and continued in a gentle tone.
Go and try it, just treat it as the topic I assigned to you.If you pass the test, I will increase the energy supply to you by 15% over the next five years.Of course, if you can't complete it, I can only regretfully raise the energy prices for the next three years appropriately... I hope you understand that I persuade you in this way, which is a necessary supervision.
Although Bugra Free State also has its own solar, wind and geothermal power generation facilities, these renewable energy sources alone cannot support the consumption of the entire settlement.
The Great Rift Valley provides more than 70% of the energy consumption of the Free State, which is one of the reasons why this city never sleeps can rise from the wasteland.
After more than ten generations, he did not understand what the young men now think, nor did he know how to communicate with them, but using energy as a bargaining chip to convince them to be obedient has always been a good idea.
A century and a half ago, those who could pity needed to use energy to make fire and keep warm. A century and a half later, their children needed to use energy to support luxury life.
No matter how they use those energy sources, it seems to him the same.Moderate rewards and punishments can motivate children.
This method has been tried and tested.
These legacies belong to them after all, and he is just guiding them properly.
As the old man expected, the young man slowly lowered his head and said respectfully.
Keep your teachings in mind, we will try it.
A gratified smile appeared on the old man's face.
However, his turbid pupils did not pay attention. While Odo lowered his head and said this, he couldn't help but clench his fist hidden under the table...
This humiliation.
Sooner or later, he will give back twice as much!
Chu Guang originally thought so, but when he saw the acquisition proposal of 1 billion Cr, he was still stunned.
It's okay to buy it with money...
Is that kind of person who will be bought by money?!
In the conference room of the Alliance Building, Chu Guang and Yi Chuan sat in front of the round conference table.
Thinking that the manager was thinking that the money was given too little, Yi Chuan coughed dryly and continued in a low voice.
The price can also be negotiated... In addition, in addition to the amount exposed, we can also deposit a sum of money into your personal account in private.
This situation is not uncommon in Yunjian Province. Many big people in their settlements have bought luxury houses in Ideal City that can overlook the sea of clouds.
Even outside the Yunjian Province, the Giant Rock City, which is far away in Qingquan City, the River Valley Province and is not a partner at all, has previously many big names who would send their families there.
However, because the two sides are too far away, the so-called nobles in the settlements usually cannot produce too many Cr, and at most they can live a life similar to ordinary people in the ideal city.
Alliances are important strategic partners of enterprises, and naturally they are not comparable to Giant Rock City.
The two parties signed a currency swap agreement a long time ago, and its strategic significance naturally exceeds that of the general partners of enterprises in the cloud province.
At least in Yi Chuan's opinion, this is not a taboo that cannot be discussed, but after hearing his hint, Chu Guang's expression became serious.
Mr. Yi, how long have we known each other?
Yi Chuan was stunned.
It's been half a year...what happened?
Chu Guang said in pain.
Do you think I am that kind of person?
Seeing his expression, Yi Chuan was stunned.
Before this guy could speak, Chu Guang continued.
Our alliance is indeed very backward and cannot catch up with your prosperity, but I am willing to stay with my companions.
If this kind of hinders unity, don’t say it again in the future!
Yi Chuan nodded laughing and crying.
Sorry... I was taking the liberty, but this is just a solution we provide, without any offense.
Chu Guang sighed and continued.
I understand that spending money to solve is the most convenient way, and problems that can be solved with gold coins are not a problem, but what we are discussing now is a new thing that may determine the future of the planet under our feet... I will change the question, will you sell immature products to customers?
Yi Chuan subconsciously shook his head.
That certainly won't.
Chu Guang looked at him and said sincerely.
The same is true for us.
We have opened up a new route in the research branch of variant slime mold, and we have high hopes for it, hoping that it will end the wasteland, and hope that it will bring us a better and more harmonious future... In the new world we envision, variant slime mold will no longer be a weapon, but a medium that can help us understand ourselves and the universe.
Because we have so many expectations for it, we don’t want to burn ourselves too early when it’s not perfect.
Yi Chuan nodded to express his understanding, but he couldn't help asking.
But...will not letting more scholars and experts participate more to realize your dreams?
Guessing that he would say this, Chu Guang sighed and said.
Yes, but we know the unreliability of human nature, and we must be wary of it being used for other purposes.Whether this is good intention or malicious, there may be unpredictable consequences... You should have seen what the Jinchuan Province has become now.
Yi Chuan looked at Chu Guang in silence.
So... in what form do you want the cooperation to be carried out?
At least it was not like this buying-out acquisition method. Chu Guang gently pushed the agreement on the table back and continued, I can tell you the bottom line here.
Yi Chuan nodded seriously.
You said.
Chu Guang raised three fingers.
First, the mother nest is not transferred, and "Xiaoyu" must stay in the alliance and must be in our shelter. Only in this way can the mother nest be absolutely controllable.
Second, in order to prevent new mutations from happening, we will not cultivate a new independent consciousness of the mother, thereby avoiding the mother's loss of control.
Third, we will extend a helping hand to areas where the maternal nest needs to be cleared, but the assistance program needs to be dominated by the opinions of our researchers and our people must lead the entire implementation process.
Except for these three things that cannot be compromised, everything else can be discussed.
Simply put, Xiaoyu is like the giant panda in the league.
But its significance is not only about ornamental, but also about the blind boxes on the wasteland that have been sealed by mutant mucus fungi for more than two hundred years.
The unblocked ruins in the center of Qingquan City are enough to allow the alliance to usher in a technological explosion, and there are still many ruins that are not inferior to Qingquan City in the wasteland.
It's not even just the Central continent, or even on land.
The Alliance can share research results for the benefit of all mankind, but for the benefit of the Alliance, Chu Guang must leave Xiaoyu in Sanctuary No. 404.
Through human radio, mental interference and quantum computer technology, Xiaoyu can be freed from a series of natural constraints such as self-limiting and insufficient computing power, and open the sub-bases throughout the planet.
As long as Xiao Yu's body remains in the shelter, these sub-bases that have been opened all over the world will be safe and controllable.
After listening to the conditions offered by Chu Guang, Yi Chuan opened his mouth, but he didn't expect such in-depth things. After all, the company's understanding of Xiaoyu was only on a series of smoke bombs released by Qingquan Daily.
After hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help asking.
What about the data interoperability agreement we signed before on the research of variant slime molds?
Seeing the concerns in Yi Chuan's eyes, Chu Guang said with a smile.
Of course it is effective. We just hope that before this technology matures, we will lead the way to continue to move forward in this new technological route.
After a pause, Chu Guang continued to say, looking at Yi Chuan who was relieved.
We do not necessarily mean the final future, but at present this is the route we have explored that is most promising to solve the current problem. I believe that our scholars and technicians will support them to the end without any interference.
Looking at the shorthand content on the holographic screen, Yi Chuan stretched out his index finger and pinched his eyebrows, and sighed after a while.
I'll report your request to the Council...but honestly, I can't think of a better alternative than 1 billion Cr, maybe you can give me a tip or advice.
The biggest difference between enterprises, legions and colleges on the issues related to the mother nest is that they do not have a large territory, only a prosperous ideal city.
Yunjian Province has maternal nests, but those maternal nests are not on the company's own territory after all.
And based on the self-limiting nature of the variant slime fungi they found, the little population and wild xenogra on the wasteland are not enough to support their crazy breeding like they did two centuries ago.
In other words, the company is very interested in the variant slime mold in Qingquan City, after all, this can unlock blockbuster unexplored areas for them.
However, they actually did not need to solve the problem of solving the maternal nest of Yunjian Province.
This is also the reason why the Council is more inclined to talk to the alliance to a suitable price.
In contrast, the legion, which had captured a vast territory but was helpless about the problems on its territory, was more eager to obtain the technology to control the slime.
The mother nests entrenched in the territory of the Willant people are much more than those of the wandering swamps, cloud-square provinces, and river valley provinces combined...
Now the colleges and enterprises have come to the door one after another. As the news spreads, 80% of the representatives of the Legion will also come to Dawn City soon.
It is difficult to get much concessions by negotiating with those lunatics alone, unless the business and the college are pulled together...
Chu Guang thought for a moment, then suddenly moved his heart and blurted out.
We can establish a multilateral cross-regional cooperation committee to solve the problems related to variant slime molds.
Yi Chuan hesitated and asked.
Is it similar to the post-war reconstruction committee?
Chu Guang shook his head.
No, this committee does not have any administrative binding force, does not involve other areas, and only targets related issues of variant slime mold.All parties can make their own demands at the meeting and discuss them publicly with other members to seek common ground while reserving differences.
If consensus can be reached on the relevant agenda of variant slime mold, cooperation in other fields can also be carried out on this basis.
At least the basis for gaining trust.
Yi Chuan thought for a moment, as if he realized the benefits of establishing this committee, his eyes became brighter and he spoke.
This idea sounds good!Including those requests you made before, I will also give feedback to the Council!
Chu Guang smiled on his face, and he stood up with Yi Chuan who was getting up from the conference table, and stretched out his right hand to him as he walked towards him.
I hope we have a happy cooperation!
……
Just as Chu Guang represented the representatives of the alliance and the company discussing the relevant details of the Symbodia Research Committee, Cindisson, who was locked in a small black room, was being interrogated by the Guards.
What surprised the interrogator in charge of the interrogation was that before they even started the trial, Cindisson, who had just been asked to sit in a chair, gave everything in his mind.
Not just Cindisson.
The same goes for the other six suspects.
They are all traders who make nutritional paste and fertilizer raw materials. This year, they planned to take advantage of the peak of the wave to sell a batch of fruit-solid debris to Free State, but the alliance authorities suddenly issued a document saying that the fruit-solid debris will not be sold.
And it's not just that I won't sell it this time, nor will I sell it in the future.
Seeing the cooked ducks that were about to fly away, these merchants were suddenly furious. They even found buyers, but the alliance told them not to sell them.
So, Cindisson came up with a plan and planned the Qingquan Daily case, hoping to incite the public opinion of Dawn City to put pressure on the alliance authorities.
However, he obviously underestimated the cohesion within the alliance society. This move may have a little use for the former Big Rock City, but for the survivors of Dawn City, doing so will only make them shoot themselves in the foot.
Looking at the three-page transcript, the two people sitting at the interrogation table exchanged glances, and one of them looked at Cindisson and couldn't help asking.
...You are just for this?
Cindisson nodded tremblingly and tried to explain.
This... is not a trivial matter, it is a deal worth more than one billion.
More than one billion yuan of cloth, which is only about ten million to dinars, and only one million silver coins converted into alliances.
The two interrogators didn't know what to say for a moment, so they exchanged glances with each other and exchanged eyes with their eyes.
‘Is it possible that he is lying?’
‘The confessions of several suspects were almost the same, and no other physical evidence was found in the room... This possibility is very small.’
‘Damn… I just thought it was a big case.’
‘%￥！’
Looking at the interrogator whose face became darker, Cindisson felt even more frightened. Finally, he couldn't help but be afraid and asked carefully.
Two big brothers...I, I am really not a spy.
The interrogator sitting on the right said with a dark face.
The existing evidence does not prove that you are a spy, but your actions still have extremely bad effects and indirectly lead to serious losses to the property of the Union citizens.
Another interrogator continued.
Just last night, protesters burned down the warehouse of Tujia Printing Factory. Today, newspapers in the city were out of stock, and the estimated losses were probably millions of silver coins.Even if you are not a spy, you can't escape the crime of inciting vandalism.
When he heard that the protesters actually ordered the printing factory, Cindisson's cold sweat suddenly appeared, which was completely different from the script he originally thought.
He couldn't even think about what would happen if he fell into the hands of those people.What made him even more panic was that now I was afraid that everyone knew that he was taken away from the Highway Town Hotel.
In other words, they already knew who he was...
I admit the compensation!I'll lose money!With his handcuffed fists tightly secured, Cindisson begged, I am willing to pay double compensation, as long as you are willing to let me leave here... I promise I will never do such a thing again!
The interrogator laughed and cast a contemptuous look at him.
Do you regret it now?What have you done long ago?
Another interrogator said in a teasing tone.
The crime of incitement to sabotage is a public prosecution case, and there is no reconciliation. Economic compensation can be exempted from labor, but a sentence of more than ten years cannot be escaped.If you want me to say, it would be fine if you are really a spy, maybe you can still strive for leniency.You are doing this stupid thing for millions. We just want to help you find opportunities to make contributions, but there is no place to find them.
After working all night in vain, they caught a little mouse. Both of them were speechless and vented their anger on this guy.
Seeing that pleading was useless, Cindisson completely tore off the compromised mask and shouted at the two people at the interrogation table with a stern expression.
I am a merchant in the Free State of Bugra, I am not your citizen, and you have no right to arrest me!I, I want to meet your manager!
Looking at his ugly appearance, the two interrogators laughed.
You still want to meet the manager?
No matter where you are, even if you are a relative of the Legion Marshal and you will still be punished by law if you break the law on our territory.
Cindisson's eyes were filled with fear, but he couldn't help but say in a threatening tone.
Are you...n't you afraid of causing diplomatic disputes?
Looking at this guy who was in trouble, both interrogators laughed.
diplomatic?What do we have to talk to you about?
If you are not convinced, let your army come and try it.
Hearing this sentence, Cindisson immediately collapsed on the chair like a deflated ball, his eyes filled with gray despair.
Of course, the army of the Free State would not be dispatched for a small role like him. Even if his confidant outside could help him hire mercenaries who could get money to do business, those stragglers would definitely not be opponents of the Alliance Army.
I heard that a long time ago, the Legion's eyewitness in the Free State had bribed the mercenaries there and tried to attack the north of the alliance, but was beaten to pieces.
It is said that those guys are not in the league's regular army.
Both sides are not opponents of the same dimension at all.
He seems to be in a prison...
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On the other side, the Great Rift Valley, the City of Origin.
The man sitting in the reception room was quietly looking down at the settlement outside the floor-to-ceiling window, with faint mockery on his lips.
Old, depressed, depressed, dead, like a sleepy sunset... He could think of all negative descriptions, which could be accurately placed on this settlement.
This settlement, known as the City of Origin, was once the earliest settlement on the wasteland, and even older than the ideal city on the East Coast.
However, with the dissolution of the post-war reconstruction committee, the current settlement can no longer see its former glory, and only a little afterglow remains on the barren yellow land.
This settlement looked like an old man with one foot half into a coffin, and his body exuded a frowning stinking corpse.
However, when he saw the chief secretary walking out of the room in a white robe, the man still nodded slightly with a respectful and humble expression on his face.
The chief secretary stared at him expressionlessly, like a priest, saying in a solemn and unfeeling voice.
Please follow me.
The man nodded slightly again, without verbal communication with him, followed his footsteps through the open door and walked into the conference room where the obsidian table was placed.
An old man with white hair and beard was sitting upright at the chief of the conference table.
That old man is the master of the Great Rift Valley.
The man bowed slightly and said politely.
Dear Chief Sir, what instructions do you have?
The old man, known as the chief, did not speak immediately, but said in a kind tone.
Please sit down.
The man nodded and pulled a chair to sit down at the end of the conference table.
His name is Odo, and he is the mayor of the Free State, and this position is equivalent to the lord of the common survivors' settlement.
The previous mayor was impeached and stepped down because of Bugra's secret support for the atrocities of the Legion in Luoxia Province. The newly appointed mayor is an absolute pro-enterprise faction, supporting the Free State Parliament to implement reforms closer to the corporate management system.
Although people have been accusing him of taking away the black money from Sigma, the owner of the Flint Group, he is still an approachable leader in the eyes of many citizens of the Free State.
The same is true for the chief sitting at the conference table.
Compared to the mayor who was rebellious and armed with him and the legion eastward expansion team, he admired this humble young man more.
He is young, capable, and courageous, and his pupils are clear, like a burning torch.
The old man did not like the companies that had betrayed the War Construction Committee, nor did he agree with the choices of those rebels, but he admitted that those people had something worth learning.
Looking at Odo, who was sitting at the conference table with a humble attitude of asking for advice, the old man spoke slowly.
I heard that Qingquan City's mother nest has been eradicated by the alliance, and it seems to be a young force that has just been established, and their leader is the manager of Shelter No. 404.
Odo nodded respectfully.
I heard about this, too.
A satisfied smile appeared on the old man's face and he slowly spoke.
It seems that you have not forgotten your mission, and I am very pleased.The mutational slime is one of the most important threats in this wasteland. We have made many attempts over the past years, but unfortunately, until the post-war reconstruction committee was disbanded, we failed to truly solve it...
Odo respectfully listened to the old man telling the past, but he felt a little dissatisfied and disdainful in his heart.
In his opinion, the war two hundred years ago was stupid enough in itself. A group of people turned the two worlds into ruins for inexplicable beliefs, and everyone had to live a hard life together.
Now that it has become like this, it is hopeless.
A group of old people who have already lie in the grave are unwilling to bring failure and shame into the grave to reflect, and they have to chatter and point fingers at them, young people.
To put it bluntly, he didn't care about any mutant slime mold, nor was he interested in worrying about the thing for the wasteland tourists outside, let alone why he had to care about their lives or death.
Wouldn't it be better to let them die?
After all deaths, there will be no wasteland.
However, looking at the old man's approval, Odo still agreed against his will for his supporters.
...This is indeed an amazing miracle, and they have a lot to learn from.
The old man nodded slowly and looked at the young child in front of him with his turbid pupils.
I'm glad you can think of this... Let's talk about it for a long time, I'm worried that I'll be idle for a long time if I don't pay attention. My time is not worth your precious youth to wait.
He paused, and he continued in a gentle tone.
I hope you do something.
Odo sighed in his heart, and it was indeed coming again, but he continued to say with a respectful expression and humility.
Please give me instructions.
The old man slowly spoke and continued.
You and them are survivors of the Valley Province, but I noticed that you are not very close, which is unwise. I hope you can get along more harmoniously and carry out more cooperation on issues faced by all mankind... For example, now is a good opportunity.
Odo was stunned for a moment and said with a wry smile.
We... are not against cooperation, but it is hard to say whether they are willing or not.
It's still the same as before, this old man never considers the status quo when he comes up with ideas.
The Free State of Bugra and the Alliance are competitors in regional affairs. The diplomatic relations between the two sides were not harmonious from the beginning, and there were even frictions.
Not to mention whether they can establish friendly diplomatic relations with the alliance, the key is that in their diplomatic strategic map, the alliance is not a worthy partner at all.
Even its existence was a mistake from the beginning.
The bone chewing chaos should have destroyed everything from the central to the southern part of the valley province, paving the way for the southward expansion of the free state, which is inconvenient to do it.
The previous mayor even planned to meet with the Legion in Qingquan City.
As a result, because of this alliance that emerged from somewhere, it hosted refugees who fled and defeated the eastern expansion of the bone-Jiao Bone Tribe and the Legion, so that their plans completely turned into vain and hundreds of millions of investments were wasted.
Although Odo is not a pro-League faction, or even a pro-enterprise faction who is completely contrary to the political views of the former mayor, one thing they are the same, that is, their desire for real freedom.
The survivors of Bugra are reluctant to be puppets of a grave.
However, whether it is seeking help westward or eastward, the alliance entrenched in the southern part of the valley province is the biggest obstacle.
Odo wishes that the alliance would blow up into a ball of fireworks tomorrow. How could it be possible to establish cooperation with the group of wasteland tourists on an issue they don’t care about at all.
They even prefer to contact the Torch Church in the south!
But these cannot be said, and it doesn't make any sense to say them.
The old guy was too old, and he couldn't listen to other people's opinions at all, nor did he care about what others cared about.
There are only dying fantasies in those muddy pupils and unrealistic desires for the past.
His greatest sin is that he has lived too long.
People shouldn't live that long.
You have to try it, right?
Unknown that the child in front of him was cursing in his heart, the old man smiled faintly and continued in a gentle tone.
Go and try it, just treat it as the topic I assigned to you.If you pass the test, I will increase the energy supply to you by 15% over the next five years.Of course, if you can't complete it, I can only regretfully raise the energy prices for the next three years appropriately... I hope you understand that I persuade you in this way, which is a necessary supervision.
Although Bugra Free State also has its own solar, wind and geothermal power generation facilities, these renewable energy sources alone cannot support the consumption of the entire settlement.
The Great Rift Valley provides more than 70% of the energy consumption of the Free State, which is one of the reasons why this city never sleeps can rise from the wasteland.
After more than ten generations, he did not understand what the young men now think, nor did he know how to communicate with them, but using energy as a bargaining chip to convince them to be obedient has always been a good idea.
A century and a half ago, those who could pity needed to use energy to make fire and keep warm. A century and a half later, their children needed to use energy to support luxury life.
No matter how they use those energy sources, it seems to him the same.Moderate rewards and punishments can motivate children.
This method has been tried and tested.
These legacies belong to them after all, and he is just guiding them properly.
As the old man expected, the young man slowly lowered his head and said respectfully.
Keep your teachings in mind, we will try it.
A gratified smile appeared on the old man's face.
However, his turbid pupils did not pay attention. While Odo lowered his head and said this, he couldn't help but clench his fist hidden under the table...
This humiliation.
Sooner or later, he will give back twice as much!
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