The 'cozy' daily work life of a witch lady in a cyberpunk interstellar era, occasionally also a passionate epic.
She is a timid girl growing up in a cyberpunk city.
She is a cry...
Chapter 199 Descendants of the Past
"Oh, this is really incredible." Xie Lian looked at this posture and his hand unconsciously reached behind him. Although as a Sequence 4, he already had some ability to resist bullets, but it was not absolutely safe.
Surrounded by these armed men in red and black jackets, Allen walked forward slowly, thinking about how to ease the situation and get away. Tilan slightly lowered the brim of her hat and stood behind. Avni frowned, as if she didn't like this kind of jumping and arrogant way of greeting. What's more, the man opposite looked almost thirty or forty years old with a beard, probably about the same age as her father.
"Sorry, I refuse." Avni was not a girl who was easily scared by such a scene. She had even seen more outrageous scenes than this before. There were many strange people in the rich families.
"Hey, are you refusing just like that?" The man opposite was still confident.
"Come on, come on, someone introduce my identity to this lady." Soon after he finished speaking, the man who had approached him before came forward.
He coughed twice before introducing himself.
"Ahem, beautiful lady, do you know who this handsome man next to me is? He is the second heir of 'Fen Tie Energy', the future king of Lebion, a man who has countless followers, thousands of iron wills, and who is stepping onto the top of the sea of clouds step by step." After he finished speaking, he applauded, but the other red and black armed personnel around him did not follow suit, and the applause seemed a little quiet.
"Okay, okay, we should be more humble." Seeing the follower finished speaking, he waved his hand to let him leave, and then walked towards the four people.
Just when everyone thought he had done something shocking and began to be on guard, the man suddenly stood still, turned his wrist, and revealed a small box between his sleeves.
When the red box was opened, a deep red gem was revealed. The gem emitted a faint halo, and then red branches began to grow on it, like a miniature tree. These branches extended, and finally a ring surrounded by golden leaves slowly formed between the branches, hanging on the branches, shaky, but shining with golden light.
"For you, its color is as beautiful as your long hair, like the flowing golden morning light." Although his appearance is not satisfactory, this sentence is still quite poetic. I wonder where he learned it from.
"No need." Avni turned her face away, feeling annoyed. She had received countless expensive gifts since she was a child, and she had long been immune and tired of them.
Seeing that the other party was not shy or deliberately pretentious, but really disgusted and cold, Masiza was surprised and didn't know what to do for a while.
In Lebion, he usually only needed to show his good name to pursue girls. Even some reserved girls would be moved by luxury cars, gorgeous gems, and exquisite rings. This was the first time he encountered such an unexpected situation.
Use force? No, no, no, although the power of Fen Tie Energy is not small, he, Masiza, still has a good face, and robbing by force is not in line with his usual style.
"My beautiful lady, don't you know the value of this ring? It is--" Before he could finish, Avni interrupted him.
"It is the A31 model of the 'Red Gold Leaf' series under the 'Aiqinwei' brand. A total of 2,499 pieces were produced, and 128 pieces were allocated to the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region. The official website sold it for 2.88 million federal coins at the time. The Hester family bought 54 of them and distributed them to young women in the family at the time. That's why this series became popular in the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region, and later it was sold for nearly 4 million federal coins each."
"I'm right, right?" After saying that, Avni glanced at him, as if looking at a country roe deer.
Such a look shocked Masiza deeply, and he also paid attention to the girl in front of him. It seems that she is not a girl from an ordinary family.
"Well, that's true." He put the box away.
Such a scene surprised the originally calm red and black armed personnel, and their eyes could not help but gather on Avni, which made the blonde girl a little irritated. She had long been accustomed to being stared at, but she still couldn't stand such unscrupulous observation of her figure.
The faint anger ignited the magic power beside her, and a ball of flame gathered in the palm of her hand. The heat in it kept compressing and gathering. Although it was only the size of a fist, it made people feel like they were standing in a raging fire, with waves of heat coming over them.
"No, no, no, my friend, this guest, please put out the flame immediately." The gas station employee nearby was very nervous, fearing that something would be ignited at this moment. There was a lot of oil here, and if there was an explosion, no one would survive.
The people in the field were also frightened by the magic power burning like a raging fire. Although it had not yet fully erupted, it was clear that the power was not small.
This girl was definitely not an ordinary person. This thought appeared in the minds of the people present, and Masiza also changed from being frivolous and playful before to being a little more formal.
"It seems that I neglected the guests, and I really deserve to be punished." He bowed to apologize, and then waved his hand again.
"Come on, give them three hundred rifle butts." After saying that, he clapped his hands, and the three people who had been thinking of flattering in exchange for benefits were dumbfounded. Why did you apologize but they suffered.
However, the situation in front of them would not change because of their thoughts. The red and black armed personnel on the side laughed and pressed the three people against the wall. Then the three members whipped their buttocks with the butts of their guns, and bursts of howling could be heard from time to time.
"Okay, I'm not interested in watching you make trouble like this. Can you get out of the way now?" Avni stepped forward. Although the flames in her hands dissipated, the residual heat in the air still told everyone that she was not powerless to resist.
"Let? No problem, but today I would like to invite this beautiful lady and her companion to come to my house as guests. I believe this will promote our previous friendship very well."
"My friendship with Masiza is very rare, and it can also allow you to have unimpeded access in Lebion." In other words, if it weren't for his friendship, there might be all kinds of obstacles.
This kind of forced invitation is really annoying. Just when several people were thinking about whether they could get a promise, Tilan, who had never spoken in the back, finally spoke. The voice was like mountain water, clear and slightly cool, which made the originally messy scene quiet.
"We can have dinner together, but I think you should be a polite host instead of threatening in this way."
Hearing the cold voice, everyone's eyes converged, and they found the black-haired girl who had been ignored by them. After she walked out, the others nodded slightly and followed her, as if the girl who had been ignored was the backbone.
"Oh, it's really interesting, no problem, I agree." After saying that, Masiza clapped his hands again, asked the whipping people to stop, and then gave some instructions.
"There will be a car to pick you up later, please be patient."
Just when Tilan decided to go to the 'Fentie Energy' Group to take a look, Jin Senke also discussed the result with the red hat on the other side.
"You mean, you want to take us to Black Hammer Heavy Industries to participate in the mercenary selection first, and then blend in?"
"Yes, the money they give is still very generous. This way, not only can we get a sum of money in advance, but we can also know the arrangements of Black Hammer." Red Hat seemed to be particularly confident.
"But we have never been mercenaries before. There should be some standards for this kind of selection. In addition, can strangers get their trust?" Jin Senke is not stupid.
"That's no problem. Mercenaries come from all kinds of strange sources. There is no standard. Just disguise a little bit..." Red Hat introduced everyone and finished the process. It was already evening.
After listening to these contents, Jin Senke made an appointment with him to meet tomorrow, and then returned to the truck with several companions.
It was already 10 o'clock in the evening, and the light was still on in the car. Phyllis sat in the cab and chatted with N, asking some interesting things about N in the past. In the car, Yalian sat in his seat and tapped the keyboard to organize the information collected today. Avni leaned against the window, occasionally looking at the personal terminal, as if in a daze, and on the other side, Tilan took a nap on Dolores's knees.
"You're back." Hearing the footsteps of getting on the car, Ximu climbed up from the sofa, saw Gu Luo and Jin Senke nodded, and then continued to turn over.
"I won't stay in the car tomorrow. I feel more tired than usual driving. Let's change someone." He yawned and complained, talking about the people around him who came to harass and peek from time to time during the day, and there were people who tried to steal cars or parts.
"No problem, how are you doing today, Allen? I found a good business here. Although the risk is a bit high, the reward is indeed generous." Jin Senke wanted to show off a lot of secret information he knew today.
"We are doing well here. I had a hearty dinner with a certain second son who was a victim, and then I learned a lot of useful information from him." Allen put down his hands that were typing on the keyboard, then stood up, poured himself a cup of coffee, and prepared to continue fighting until late at night.
"Oh, is that so? Where did you go to eat? I should have followed Tilan earlier." Ruby pretended to be envious and regretful.
"Go to 'Fen Tie Energy'. It is said that they have considerable power in the local area. I think the chefs in the hotel are a little afraid of him." Allen said his thoughts while telling Ruby and the others about what happened today.
After Masiza appeared, his pursuit was rejected by Avni, and in the end he seemed a little angry and insisted on inviting them to dinner to save some face. When they were hesitating, Tilan stood up and agreed to the other party's request for the time being.
However, the dinner was not held at Masiza's home, but at a hotel in Lebion. During the dinner, the other party also tried to toast and inquire about the origins of the few people, but Allen and Avni handled it well.
"Although it was a bit troublesome to deal with him, fortunately, we got a lot of information and avoided direct conflict." Allen pushed his glasses.
"Masiza seems to be a dandy and face-conscious person, but when you actually meet him, I feel that he is not that simple. Although he has always expressed that he is very interested in Avni, he is different from those who are truly obsessed with beauty. He always feels a little too persistent, but not so crazy, as if, as if..." He wanted to find a word to describe it.
"As if everything is just a disguise." Not far away, Tilan propped herself up from Dolores's knees and said that Allen vaguely felt something wrong in his heart.
The black-haired girl stood up, poured herself a glass of pure water, and then sat by the window, blowing the cool night breeze.
"We also encountered interesting things here." After listening to the stories of several people, Jinsenk also pulled out a chair and sat down, talking about what happened during the day. Valk supplemented from time to time, while on the other side, Ruby said sleepily that she would take a shower and go to bed first.
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"It seems that the two largest forces in the city are 'Black Hammer Heavy Industry' and 'Fen Iron Energy'." Allen briefly summarized.
"I heard from Masiza that a hundred years ago, the relationship between 'Fentie Energy' and 'Black Hammer Heavy Industries' was actually very good. At that time, the two sides even tried to form a marriage alliance. Unfortunately, the eldest daughter of 'Fentie Energy' died in an accident, which led to the failure of the marriage. After that, the relationship between the two sides became worse and worse."
"That's because, a hundred years ago, it was 'Fentie Energy' and 'Black Hammer Heavy Industries' that joined forces to defeat the other three groups and control the last piece of cake of Lebion. They had a comradeship with each other." Jin Senke said about the information collected today.
"Speaking of which, although I don't trust the plan of the red hat very much, I am very interested in many of the news and old stories he told. As you know, my family is an industrial group mainly engaged in hovercraft. The reason why it rose in the past was also related to the change four hundred years ago. However, they declined because of this, and our family rose because of this. "Jin Senke leaned back in his chair, speaking slowly, drinking some iced beer from time to time.
"As for 'Black Hammer Heavy Industry' and 'Burning Iron United', I checked the information on the Star Network when I came back, and I really found some interesting historical materials."
"In fact, their predecessors are all descendants of the 'Thirteen Heavy Industries' in the North Star District. These thirteen groups were extremely powerful in the North Star District at the time. They had millions of employees, many large heavy assets, and a lot of say."
"But on the other hand, their production lines or their by-products have caused a lot of pollution, and the large-scale discharge of toxic products has caused a lot of dissatisfaction, but because of the cooperation of these thirteen groups, the North Star District government has been suppressing and ignoring news related to pollution."
"Just like that, until the poisonous rain broke out and the dark rain curtain submerged the northern districts, things could no longer be suppressed, and even the Federal Central Parliament began to inquire. " "
Under the investigation of the investigators and interrogators sent by the Federal Central Star Region, the truth gradually came to light, and almost all the top executives of the Thirteen Groups were thrown into prison to quell public anger. Later, the Thirteen Groups were dismembered by the Federation, and all the assets were sold off to remedy and restore the local environment. "
"The factories and assets will not disappear out of thin air, and most of those who took over these factories and assets were middle-level employees of the Thirteen Groups. They are familiar with this and have also received funding from some other capital. "
"Although a large number of polluting production lines have been dismantled and modified, a small number of them still inherit their original functions. After all, some raw materials and intermediate products are indeed needed by all industries. "
"It's just that because the overall environment has been damaged and the North Star District has been declining, their situation has become worse day by day, until the North Star District was finally cancelled, the entire area was required to relocate by the government, and the remaining heavy industry groups began to fight each other internally. "
"Is this some kind of self-inflicted trouble? "Avni, who had been silent before, finally spoke, waking up from her daze.
"The causes of the past are the results of today."
I'm a little stuck, thinking about how to unfold it better
(End of this chapter)