The senior officials discussed the matter animatedly.

Qin Che and Sa Fanyin sat in the main seat and listened.

"Fanyin, what do you think?"

Safan thought for a moment and said, "Let's negotiate with the five elders of the South China Sea first. Agree to open up these materials to the South China Sea and achieve technology sharing. You understand, some things only have research and development value when they are opened up, but the South China Sea also needs to provide substantial assistance."

"They may not be able to contact the World Chamber of Commerce, but perhaps the South China Sea can help repair the damaged equipment."

"Furthermore, if interests are deeply intertwined, once the technology is opened up, the South China Sea region will also do its best to establish the project, and may even be able to do it better than us."

Qin Che smiled enigmatically: "You're siding with outsiders, aren't you? What good is the Spirit Jade then?"

"Since we're going to cooperate, we should each get half. This requires detailed planning, so let the cabinet draft the proposal... The South China Sea is still asking for our help. They need support for their mountain development and institutional reforms, and we have enough power to control the South China Sea. We're not afraid they'll disagree."

Qin Che wholeheartedly agreed.

"Your idea is good, it's a feasible plan. We can share the technology and develop it together. If we can master psionic technology, the Desert People and the South China Sea People will be the only two bosses of this 'big company,' and the World Chamber of Commerce will probably have to rely on us."

Savanyin laughed and said, "The premise is that you can get promoted as soon as possible."

Qin Che kept telling Sa Fanyin that his cultivation was stuck.

It is extremely difficult to advance to the 'Master' level.

Qin Che failed in all three simulations, but fortunately he accumulated a large amount of spiritual energy.

These spiritual energy points will serve as his foundation and will play a significant role in his future advancement.

...

Negotiations are in full swing.

Qin Che is the regent and the leader of the desert; it's impossible for him to play a winning hand right away.

Let the cabinet work it out slowly.

The power struggle between the two sides has brought the negotiations to a critical stage.

This period was extremely tiring.

The cabinet ministers took turns going to the South China Sea in twos and threes to serve as negotiating ambassadors, and most people had only a so-so impression of those five cabinet ministers.

The people of the South China Sea are very proud, and they are very polite to Qin Che because Qin Che is a great superhuman.

But when facing the Lingbi Cabinet, their arrogance was almost overwhelming. During the negotiations, they made exorbitant demands several times, coldly refused on several occasions, and even refused to see guests at all.

This was all a show of force against Lingbi.

Qin Che, on the other hand, remained calm.

The cabinet ministers were furious and repeatedly stated in the council chamber that they would obstruct the South China Sea reforms and their mountain development projects.

"You underestimate us!"

"Yes, they don't take Lingbi seriously at all!"

"Those five old men are really annoying."

"Should we ask Lord Qin to intervene?"

"There's no rush now. Let's proceed according to plan. This is the first time the cabinet has met with the South China Sea, so we must establish and solidify this diplomatic framework. If we let Qin Gong step forward now, wouldn't that be proving our incompetence?"

The cabinet ministers cursed, shouted, argued, and offered various suggestions.

Safanyin presided over the meeting and recorded their words.

It is not advisable for Qin Che to take action now.

Open technology is a big deal.

But how could the South China Sea possibly get something for nothing?

Qin Che's role was to lay the foundation.

Instead of arguing with the five cabinet ministers over interests.

He is the regent and must maintain a cool and aloof demeanor in public. At most, he will shake hands and take a photo with the people from the South China Sea at the end of the negotiations. They will feel like they have known each other for a long time. At this moment, he must not make any rash moves.

And so time went by.

Several more months passed.

Qin Che went into seclusion to cultivate and adjust his state, and also started his 16th simulation.

[Wasteland survival simulator in progress.]

Qin Che entered the reincarnation simulation once again.

Everything felt familiar.

In this simulation, he plans to probe the South China Sea and the World Chamber of Commerce, and to gain a deeper understanding of the Mechanicus.

Try to get a batch of live mechanical injection agents.

This thing can cultivate a large number of pseudo-superhumans, and their strength is extraordinary. If there are enough of them, they can even overwhelm and kill a great superhuman.

At the same time, Qin Che needs to continue his cultivation.

If one can advance to 'Master' in this simulation, then the path ahead will be smooth sailing.

By the way, keep an eye on Jiang Yuejian. If she can advance to the extraordinary realm and have a child soon, and if the child is a child of the Holy Spirit, then he will stick to his plan. If not, then he can give up on the path of Jiang Yuejian.

Psionic technology cannot function without this mobile energy source.

Directly sourced from the Black Tide world, and capable of modifying the energy composition framework, it has led to a rapid surge in psionic technology.

Wasn't that exactly what the Mechanicus did in the previous simulations?

Therefore, they developed the Black Soldier, a weapon of humanity.

Qin Che did not act rashly.

The negotiations can continue in the simulation world, and although he is confident of success, unexpected events cannot be avoided.

In the first year, Qin Che stayed in Leopard Court. Jiang Yuejian still hadn't awakened, but the cabinet's negotiations with the South China Sea were successful. After the technology was opened up, Qin Che also went to see the five cabinet elders.

The following year, the World Merchants Association went south and warned the South China Sea not to get too close to the Lingbi people. Qin Che was furious and ordered the South China Sea city-state reform project to be blocked. The Grand Secretary came to apologize directly and had no choice but to secretly continue to cooperate with Qin Che.

In the third year, Jiang Yuejian advanced to the level of a transcendent sorcerer—Space Warp—causing a major upheaval at the highest academy.

In the fourth year, the two got married without a big celebration. Sa Fanyin personally escorted Jiang Yuejian into the bridal chamber, and soon after, she had a child with Qin Che.

Extraordinary life forms do indeed increase each other's fertility rates.

The day after the child was born, Qin Che announced that the child would be adopted by Sa Fanyin as his legitimate son.

Jiang Yuejian still had no choice.

In the fifth year, the World Merchants Association sent an inspection team south to investigate the reforms of the South China Sea City-State, and found that there was a mole among the Five Grand Secretaries.

Qin Che has completely let go.

As long as the Chamber of Commerce doesn't affect the interests of the desert people, he doesn't need to meddle in the South China Sea's internal affairs.

After the technology was opened up, Lingbi obtained a batch of repair equipment. The technology chain in the South China Sea was indeed effective, repairing all the high-precision production equipment in the old world. No wonder chips were not currency in the South China Sea. Qin Che only learned later through the intelligence department that the South China Sea secretly had the technology to produce chips.

Fortunately, it's alright.

Monetary reform has long been in the works.

In recent years, both the desert people and the people of the South China Sea have been using 'Southern Currency,' a type of paper money that is pegged to rare metals and has a relatively stable structure.

In the sixth year, Qin Che finally felt that he was about to break through...