Chapter 652: The Rebellious Son in the North

  Chapter 652 The rebellious son in the north

  After all, we are old friends, so we 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 stunned.

  Buying with money is fine…

  Am I the kind of person who can be bought with money? !

  In the conference room of the Alliance Building, Chu Guang and Yi Chuan were sitting at the round conference table.

  Thinking that the manager thought the money was too little, Yi Chuan coughed dryly and continued in a low voice.

  ”The price can be negotiated… In addition, in addition to the amount on the surface, we can also deposit a sum of money into your personal account privately.”

  This situation is not uncommon in Yunjian Province. Many big figures in the settlements have bought mansions overlooking the sea of ​​clouds in Ideal City. Even outside Yunjian Province, in the Giant Stone City, which is far away in Qingquan City, River Valley Province and is not a partner at all, many big figures have sent their families there before.

  However, because the two sides are too far away, the so-called nobles in those settlements usually can’t afford too much Cr, and at most they can live a life similar to that of ordinary people in Ideal City.

  The alliance is an important strategic partner of the enterprise, and naturally it is not comparable to the Boulder 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 the enterprise in Yunjian Province.

  At least in Yi Chuan’s view, 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 more than half a year… What’s wrong?”

  Chu Guang said with great sorrow.

  ”Do you think I’m that kind of person?”

  Seeing his expression, Yi Chuan was stunned.

  Before this guy could speak, Chu Guang continued.

  ”Our alliance is indeed still very backward and can’t catch up with your prosperity, but I am willing to stay with my companions.”

  ”Don’t say such words that hinder unity in the future!”

  Yi Chuan nodded with a smile.

  ”Sorry… I am presumptuous, but this is just a plan we provide, and I don’t mean to offend.”

  Chu Guang sighed and continued.

  ”I understand that spending money to solve the problem is the most convenient way. Any problem that can be solved with gold coins is not a problem. But what we are discussing now is a new thing that may determine the future of the planet under our feet… Let me ask it another way. Will you sell immature products to customers?”

  Yi

  Chuan shook his head subconsciously. “That’s definitely not the case.”

  Chu Guang looked at him and said sincerely.

  ”It’s the same for us.”

  ”We have opened up a new route in the research branch of mutant slime mold. We have high hopes for it. We hope that it can end the wasteland and bring us a better and more harmonious future… In the new world we envision, mutant 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 is not perfect yet.”

  Yi Chuan nodded to show his understanding, but still couldn’t help asking.

  ”But… wouldn’t it be more helpful to realize your dreams if more scholars and experts were involved?”

  Guessing what he would say, Chu Guang sighed and said.

  ”Yes, but we are well aware of the unreliability of human nature, and we must be vigilant against it being used for other purposes. Whether it is out of good intentions or malice, there may be unpredictable consequences… You should have seen what Jinchuan Province has become now.”

  Yi Chuan looked at Chu Guang in silence.

  ”Then… in what form do you hope the cooperation will be carried out?”

  ”At least not in this kind of buyout and acquisition,” Chu Guang gently pushed the agreement on the table back and continued, “I can tell you our bottom line.”

  Yi Chuan nodded seriously.

  ”You say.”

  Chu Guang raised three fingers.

  ”First, the mother nest will not be transferred. ‘Xiao Yu’ must stay in the alliance and must be in our shelter. Only in this way can we ensure that the mother nest is absolutely controllable.”

  ”Second, in order to prevent new mutations, we will not cultivate new mothers with independent consciousness, thereby avoiding the mother’s loss of control.”

  ”Third, we will lend a hand to areas where the mother nest needs to be cleared, but the assistance plan needs to be based on the opinions of our researchers, and our people must lead the entire implementation process.” ”

  Except for these three non-compromises, everything else can be discussed.”

  Simply put, Xiao Yu is like the “giant panda” of the alliance.

  It’s just that its significance is not only for viewing, but also to unlock the “blind boxes” on the wasteland that have been sealed by mutant slime molds for more than two hundred years. The

  ruins unlocked in the center of Qingquan City are enough for the alliance to usher in a technological explosion, and there are still many ruins on the wasteland that are not inferior to Qingquan City.

  Not even just the Middle Continent, not even just 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 this Xiao Yu in Shelter No. 404.

  Through human radio, mind interference and quantum computer technology, Xiaoyu can get rid of a series of natural constraints such as “self-limitation” and “lack of computing power” and open “sub-bases” all over the planet.

  As long as Xiaoyu’s body stays in the shelter, these sub-bases 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 a deep thing. After all, the company’s understanding of Xiaoyu only stayed on a series of smoke bombs released by the Qingquan Daily.

  After hesitating for a moment, he couldn’t help but ask.

  ”Then what about the data intercommunication agreement we signed before… on the research of mutant slime mold?”

  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 this new technology route to continue to move forward.”

  After a pause, looking at Yi Chuan who was relieved, Chu Guang continued.

  ”We may not necessarily represent the final future, but currently this is the most promising route we have explored to solve the current problems. I believe in our scholars and technicians, and I will support them to go 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 brow, and sighed after a while.

  ”I will report your request to the Council… But to be honest, I can’t think of a better alternative than 1 billion Cr. Perhaps you can give me a hint or suggestion.”

  The biggest difference between the two major forces, the Enterprise and the Legion and the Academy, on the issue of the mother nest is that they do not have a large territory, only a prosperous ideal city.

  There are mother nests in Yunjian Province, but those mother nests are not on the territory of the Enterprise after all.

  And according to the self-limiting expansion of the mutant slime mold they discovered, the small population and wild alien species in the wasteland are not enough to support their crazy reproduction like two centuries ago.

  In other words, the Enterprise is very interested in the mutant slime mold in Qingquan City. After all, it can unlock a large area of ​​unexplored areas for them. However, they don’t have an urgent need to solve the mother nest in Yunjian Province.

  This is also the reason why the Council is more inclined to negotiate a suitable price with the Alliance.

  In contrast, the Legion, which has conquered a vast territory but is helpless with the problems on its own territory, is more eager to obtain the technology to control the slime mold.

  There are more mother nests in the territory of the Weilant people than in the Wandering Swamp, the Cloud Province, and the River Valley Province combined…

  Now the academy and the enterprises have come to the door one after another. As the news spreads, the representatives of the Legion will probably come to Dawn City soon.

  It is difficult to get much concessions by negotiating with those lunatics alone, unless the enterprises and the academy are brought in…

  Chu Guang pondered for a moment, and suddenly his mind moved, and he blurted out.

  ”We can set up a multilateral cross-regional cooperation committee to solve the problems related to the mutant slime mold.”

  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, nor does it involve other fields. It only targets the problems related to the mutant slime mold. All parties can put forward their demands at the meeting and discuss them openly with other members to seek common ground while reserving differences.”

  If a consensus can be reached on the relevant agenda of the mutant slime mold, cooperation in other fields can also be carried out on this basis.

  At least a foundation of trust is obtained.

  Yi Chuan thought for a moment, and seemed to realize the benefits of establishing this committee. His eyes became brighter and he spoke.

  ”This idea sounds good! I will give feedback to the Council, including the demands you raised before!”

  Chu Guang smiled, and stood up with Yi Chuan who stood up from the conference table, and stretched out his right hand to him who was walking towards him.

  ”I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation!”

  …

  Just as Chu Guang was discussing the details of the “Symbiotic Slime Research Committee” on behalf of the Alliance and the representatives of the enterprise, Cindyson, who was locked in a small black room, was being interrogated by the Guards. To the

  surprise of the interrogator in charge of the interrogation, Cindyson, who had just been invited to sit on the chair, confessed everything in one go before they started the interrogation.

  It’s not just Cindyson.

  The other six suspects are the same.

  They are all merchants who make nutrient pastes and fertilizer raw materials. This year, they planned to take advantage of the peak of the wave to import a batch of fruiting body wreckage and sell it to the Free State, but the Alliance authorities suddenly issued a document stating that the fruiting body wreckage would not be sold.

  And not only this time, but also in the future.

  Seeing that the cooked duck was about to fly away, these merchants were furious. They even found a buyer, but the Alliance told them that they would not sell it.

  So, Cindyson came up with a plan and planned the “Qingquan City Daily” case, hoping to incite public opinion in Dawn City and put pressure on the Alliance authorities.

  However, he obviously underestimated the cohesion within the Alliance society. This trick might be a little useful for the former Big Stone City, but for the survivors of Dawn City, doing so would 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 Cindyson and couldn’t help asking.

  ”… Are you doing this for this?”

  Cindyson nodded tremblingly and tried to explain.

  ”This… is not a small matter. This is a business worth more than 10 billion.” More than

  10 billion Bu Yuan, converted into dinars, is only about 10 million, and converted into silver coins of the Alliance, it is only about 1 million.

  The two interrogators didn’t know what to say for a moment, and exchanged glances.

  ’Is it possible that he was lying? ‘

  ’The confessions of the suspects were similar, and no other physical evidence was found in the room… This possibility is very small. ‘

  ’Damn… It’s just a trivial matter, and I thought it was a big case. ‘

  ’%￥#@! ‘

  Seeing the interrogator’s face getting darker and darker, Cindyson became more and more panicked. Finally, he couldn’t help but be afraid and asked carefully.

  ”Brothers… I, I’m 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 behavior still caused extremely bad effects and indirectly caused serious losses to the property of the citizens of the alliance.”

  Another interrogator continued.

  ”Just last night, the protesters burned down the warehouse of Tujia Printing Factory. Today, newspapers are out of stock in the whole city. The estimated loss is probably millions of silver coins. Even if you are not a spy, you can’t escape the crime of inciting sabotage.”

  When he heard that the protesters actually set the printing factory on fire, Cindyson broke out in a cold sweat. This was completely different from the script he had originally thought of.

  He simply couldn’t imagine what would happen if he fell into the hands of those people. What made him even more panic was that now everyone was afraid that he was taken away from the Highway Town Hotel.

  In other words, they already knew who he was…

  ”I admit the loss! I will pay the money!” Cindyson clenched his handcuffed fists and pleaded, “I am willing to pay double the compensation, as long as you are willing to let me leave here… I promise that I will never do such a thing again in the future!”

  The interrogator laughed and cast a contemptuous look at him.

  ”Do you regret it now? What did you do before?”

  Another interrogator said in a teasing tone.

  ”The crime of inciting sabotage is a public prosecution case. There is no reconciliation. Financial compensation can exempt you from hard labor, but you can’t escape a sentence of more than ten years. If you were really a spy, it would be fine. Maybe you could get leniency. You did this stupid thing for a few million. We just want to help you find an opportunity to make meritorious service, but there is nowhere to find it.”

  After working all night for nothing, they caught a little mouse. Both of them were speechless and took out their anger on this guy.

  Seeing that pleading was useless, Cindyson completely tore off the mask of compromise and shouted at the two people at the interrogation table.

  ”I am a merchant from the Free State of Bugera. I am not your citizen. You have no right to arrest me! I, I want to see your administrator!”

  Seeing his ugly appearance, the two interrogators laughed. “You are the

  only

  one who wants to see the administrator?” “We don’t care where you are from. Even if you are a relative of the legion marshal, if you break the law in our territory, you will still be punished by law.”

  Cindyson’s eyes were full of fear, but he couldn’t help but say it in a threatening tone.

  ”You… aren’t you afraid of causing diplomatic disputes?”

  Looking at this guy who was at his wit’s end, the two interrogators laughed.

  ”Diplomacy? What can we talk about with you?”

  ”If you don’t accept it, let your army try it.”

  Hearing this, Cindyson immediately slumped in the chair like a deflated ball, with a dark despair in his eyes.

  Of course, the army of the Free State would not go out for a small character like him. Even if his confidants outside could help him hire mercenaries who were paid to do things, those scattered soldiers would definitely not be the opponent of the Union Army.

  I heard that a long time ago, the Legion’s spies in the Free State bribed the mercenaries there and tried to attack the northern part of the Alliance, but they were defeated.

  It is said that those guys did not run into the regular army of the Alliance.

  The two sides are not opponents of the same dimension at all.

  It seems that he is going to be in prison…

  …

  On the other side, the Great Rift Valley, Origin City.

  The man sitting in the reception room was quietly looking down at the settlement outside the French window, with a hint of sarcasm on his lips.

  Stale, depressed, depressed, lifeless, like a drowsy sunset… All the negative descriptions he could think of could be accurately placed on this settlement.

  This settlement, called Origin City, was once the earliest settlement in the wasteland, even older than the Ideal City on the east coast.

  However, with the dissolution of the post-war reconstruction committee, the settlement today can no longer see the glory of the past, and only a little bit of afterglow remains on the barren yellow land.

  This settlement is like an old man with one foot halfway in a coffin, exuding a frowning corpse stench.

  However, when the man saw the chief secretary in a white robe walking out of the room, he still showed a respectful and humble expression on his face and nodded slightly.

  The chief secretary looked at him expressionlessly, like a priest, and said in a solemn and emotionless voice.

  ”Please follow me.”

  The man nodded again, without speaking to him, followed his footsteps through the open door, and walked into the conference room with an obsidian long table.

  An old man with white hair and beard was sitting at the head of the conference table.

  The old man was the owner of the Great Rift Valley.

  The man bowed slightly and said politely.

  ”Dear Chief, may I ask what instructions you have?”

  The old man called the chief did not speak immediately, but said in a kind tone.

  ”Please sit down.”

  The man nodded and pulled out a chair at the end of the conference table and sat down.

  His name is Odo, and he is the mayor of the Free State, a position equivalent to the mayor of a general survivor settlement.

  The previous mayor was impeached and removed from office because Bugla secretly supported the Legion’s atrocities in Luoxia Province. The new mayor is an uncompromising pro-enterprise faction – that is, he supports the Free State Parliament to implement reforms that are closer to the corporate management system.

  Although people have been accusing him of accepting black money from Sigma, the boss of the Firestone Group, he is still an approachable leader in the eyes of many Free State citizens.

  The same is true for the chief sitting at the conference table.

  Compared with the previous rebellious mayor who was behind his back and linked shoulders with the Legion’s eastward expansion faction, he appreciates this humble young man more.

  He is young, capable, and courageous, with clear pupils, like a burning torch.

  The old man does not like the companies that once betrayed the War Construction Committee, nor does he agree with the choices of those rebels, but he admits that those people have something to learn.

  Looking at Odo, who was sitting at the conference table with an open mind, the old man slowly spoke.

  ”I heard that the mother nest of Qingquan City has been eradicated by the Alliance. It seems to be a young force that has just been established. Their leader is the manager of Shelter 404.”

  Odo nodded respectfully.

  ”I heard about it too.”

  The old man smiled with satisfaction and continued slowly.

  ”It seems that you have not forgotten your mission. I am very pleased. Mutated slime mold is one of the main threats in this wasteland. In the past years, we have made many attempts. Unfortunately, until the post-war reconstruction committee was disbanded, we have not been able to really solve it…” Odo

  listened respectfully to the old man telling the old stories, but with a hint of disapproval and disdain in his heart.

  In his opinion, the war two hundred years ago was stupid enough. A group of people turned two worlds into ruins for an inexplicable belief, and everyone had to live a hard life together.

  Now it has become like this, which is even more stupid and hopeless.

  A group of old things who have already lied in the grave are unwilling to take their failure and shame into the grave to reflect on themselves, and they still keep on nagging at these young people.

  To put it bluntly, he didn’t care about mutant slime molds, nor was he interested in worrying about the wastelanders outside, and he didn’t understand why he had to care about their lives.

  Wouldn’t it be better to let them die?

  If they all died, there would be no wasteland.

  However, seeing the old man’s approval, Oddo still echoed his supporters against his will.

  ”…This is indeed a great miracle. They have a lot to learn from them.”

  The old man nodded slowly, staring at the young child in front of him with turbid pupils.

  ”I’m glad you think so… To make a long story short, I’m worried that I haven’t noticed and have been in a daze for a long time. My time is not worth your precious youth to wait.”

  After a pause, he continued in a gentle tone.

  ”I hope you will do something.”

  Oddo sighed in his heart, and it came again, but he still maintained his respectful expression and humble attitude and continued.

  ”Please give me your orders.”

  The old man slowly opened his mouth and continued.

  ”You and them are both survivors of the River Valley Province, but I noticed that you are not very close. This is unwise. I hope you can get along better and cooperate more on the problems faced by all mankind… For example, now is a good opportunity.”

  Odo was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly.

  ”We… are not against cooperation, but it’s hard to say whether they are willing.”

  As before, the old man never considered the current situation when giving advice.

  The Bugera Free State and the Alliance are competitors in regional affairs. The diplomatic relations between the two sides have not been harmonious from the beginning, and there are even quite a lot of 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 object to befriend.

  Even its existence was a mistake from the beginning.

  The Bone Chewing Rebellion should have destroyed everything from the central to the southern part of the Valley Province, and paved the way for the Free State, which was “not convenient to do it by itself”, to expand southward like a raging fire.

  The previous mayor had even planned to meet with the Eastward Expansion Faction of the Legion in Qingquan City.

  As a result, because of this alliance that came out of nowhere, it took in the refugees and defeated the Bone Chewing Tribe and the Eastward Expansion Faction of the Legion, so that their plan was completely shattered, and hundreds of millions of investments were wasted.

  Although Odo is not a pro-legionist, and is even a pro-business person, which is completely contrary to the former mayor’s political views, they have one thing in common, that is, they desire to gain true freedom.

  The survivors of Bugera are unwilling to be puppets of a grave.

  However, whether seeking help from the west or going east, the alliance entrenched in the southern part of the Valley Province is the biggest obstacle.

  Odo wishes that the alliance would explode into a ball of fireworks tomorrow. How could he establish cooperation with those wastelanders on an issue that they don’t care about at all.

  They are even more willing to contact the Torch Church in the south!

  But these cannot be said, and there is no point in saying them.

  The old man is too old. He can’t listen to other people’s opinions at all, and he doesn’t care about what other people care about. In those turbid pupils, there are only fantasies at the end of his life and unrealistic desires for the past.

  His greatest sin is to live too long.

  People shouldn’t live that long.

  ”You have to try, right?”

  Not knowing 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 a task I have assigned to you. If you pass the test, I will increase the energy quota for you in the next five years by 15%. Of course, if you can’t complete it, I can only regretfully increase the energy price for the next three years… I hope you understand that I am persuading you in this way. This is a necessary urging.”

  Although the Bugera 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 supplies more than 70% of the energy consumption of the Free State, which is one of the reasons why this city that never sleeps can rise from the wasteland.

  After more than a dozen generations, he doesn’t know what the young men think now, nor does he know how to communicate with them, but using energy as a bargaining chip to persuade them to obey has always been a good idea.

  A century and a half ago, those poor people needed energy to make fires to keep warm, and a century and a half later, their children need energy to support a luxurious life.

  No matter how they use the energy, it’s the same in his opinion. Appropriate rewards and punishments can mobilize the enthusiasm of children.

  This method has worked for him time and again. After

  all, these inheritances belong to them, and he is just guiding them appropriately.

  Just as the old man expected, the young man slowly lowered his head and said respectfully.

  ”We will keep your teachings in mind and try it.”

  A gratified smile appeared on the old man’s face.

  However, his cloudy pupils did not notice that 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 repay it double!

  (End of this chapter)