Sour Indulgence
The operating mode of Zerg society is rather contradictory. On the one hand, their military industry is developing extremely rapidly, with aircraft and space jump stations spread across every area under their direct control.
On the other hand, the lives of ordinary people have not improved at all. The heavy tax burden and the skin-and-bone-breaking marriages have made the lives of middle and lower class females difficult and even painful. The conflicts can be detonated with just a fuse.
Wei Shao also wondered why the real inhibitor had never been developed. Was it because of the world setting, or because some bugs didn't want to see this thing come out?
Now it seems that the two speculations seem completely different, but they are actually the same thing.
With a direction, many things become easier to check.
It’s not that the imperial government does not have projects to develop inhibitors. On the contrary, every year there is a long list of projects in this area lined up at the Institute of Pharmacology of the Imperial Star Academy of Sciences.
As a ruler, if you don't want to see something appear, the most effective way is not to hide it and pretend it doesn't exist, but to firmly grasp its control in your own hands.
Wei Shao made a video call to Talia.
The call was not connected immediately. After more than ten seconds, Talia's face appeared on the terminal projection. The background was the bathroom in the lounge, which was also the most confidential place in the office.
Wei Shao didn't waste any words and said directly: "Please help me check the Institute of Materia Medica of the Academy of Sciences. Regarding the inhibitor research projects and their leaders, important staff changes must also be sorted out and handed over to me."
Talia nodded, "Okay."
Wei Shaoduo mentioned: "Your brother has been referred to the Imperial Star Second Hospital and will be able to undergo surgery next week."
Talia's eyes were filled with excitement: "Sir, I thank you on behalf of Mino."
Wei Shao smiled faintly: "Don't thank me, you got all this for him, Talia, you are a good brother."
Talia: "I will also be a good subordinate, sir, please rest assured."
He helped Talia at first just to keep a pair of eyes in the House of Commons, but the more he got to know her, the more he realized that Talia was much smarter and more capable than he thought. Even without him, she would be able to climb to a good position in a few years.
Informed, interesting and capable.
Wei Shao gave these three evaluations in his mind.
Because he was lost in thought, he did not notice that Philo was standing outside the half-open door, holding a cup in his hand, his fingertips pressed against the wall of the cup with such force that they turned white.
He heard the voice of the sub-female and saw the handsome face through the half-open door.
...It was Yaci who accused him of calling Wei Shao by his first name in the office that day.
Wei Shao praised the other party as a "good brother".
Good brother... Have Wei Shao and that sub-female known each other well enough to talk about their respective families...
Philo stood there blankly for a few seconds, then suddenly turned around and walked into the bathroom.
The huge mirror on the washstand showed his entire upper body, his overly cold expression, his overly stiff and thin shoulders, and his overly tall height.
Compared to the sub-females who are naturally more feminine and have more...characteristics, it seems a bit inferior.
Philo closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, and tried to calm his turbulent mind, then turned around.
Bumped into someone.
Wei Shao covered his nose which was hit by Fei Luo's forehead, gasped and looked up and down at Fei Luo, and finally looked at the cup in the other's hand in disbelief.
"Are you here to drink water or to use the toilet?"
Philo probably rarely made such a foolish move. He moved his eyelashes uncomfortably and said calmly, "I'll brush my teeth."
Very good, brushing your teeth with a water cup is outrageous but not unreasonable.
but--
Wei Shao stared at the scented tea floating in the cup: "Use tea to brush your teeth?"
Philo: “…”
Wei Shao laughed: "The taste is quite unique."
Philo lowered his head and said, "Let me go out for a while."
Such a big door was completely occupied by the unruly Wei Shao who was holding up the door frame.
Wei Shao raised his eyebrows, and directly pointed to the space under his arm with his eyes: "Go through this way."
The height of the arm was at Philo's chest, so if Philo wanted to get through, he had to bend down and crawl through.
Philo stared at him for a few moments, as if trying to guess his intentions.
Wei Shao didn’t know what was going on in his mind, but judging from his eyes, he seemed a little... sad.
The moment this thought flashed through his mind, Philo had already bent down and flashed past quickly.
Wei Shao bent his arm and stopped him directly, pinning him to the door frame.
Wei Shao lowered his head and looked at him with a smile: "The expression on your face just now made me think that I had done something unforgivable. Tell me, what happened?"
Philo was silent for a while, then suddenly asked, "Do I not respect you enough?"
Wei Shao blinked: "Do you mean as friends, as sex partners, or as husband and wife?"
"..." Philo looked like he wanted to leave.
"As a friend, you're too good. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so happy with you. As a sex partner, well..." Wei Shao chuckled twice before continuing, "As a lover or husband and wife, it remains to be seen."
He uttered a long string of these in a serious manner, and then asked: "Did you see anything just now?"
Philo turned his face away indifferently: "No."
Some couples tend to be openly jealous of impossible situations - commonly known as flirting. When the other party may really be unfaithful, they will temporarily endure it for various reasons, and when it explodes, it will be a devastating quarrel.
Wei Shao suppressed his smile and said, "No, but I just spent a long time wiping the water on the floor at the door."
Philo said: "We are not in a romantic relationship, you don't have to explain to me."
Wei Shao couldn't tell whether he was angry or serious. He sighed and explained, "Talia's female brother is sick. I took this opportunity to bribe Chongxin and let him work for me. It's that simple."
Only then did Philo look him straight in the eye: "But you usually don't turn on the video projection when communicating with Shen He, Ludel and others."
The implication is, "You really want to see him"?
It's really a death question.
Wei Shao was helpless: "Although it is said that if you don't doubt a bug, you won't doubt it, but he and I are still in the running-in period, so it's better to be cautious."
Video communication is a more reliable way of communication.
Philo's tight lips relaxed slightly, obviously listening to his words, and raised the cup of water in front of him: "Would you like to drink? I made it for you."
"...Letting people drink tea in the toilet, what kind of habit is that?" Wei Shao smiled, lowered his head and took a sip, then was stunned.
The tea was still a little hot, and more than twenty minutes had passed since he spoke to Talia.
Wei Shao took the cup, spread out Fei Luo's hand and looked around. The base of his palm and the bends of his fingers were all burned red.
Sometimes Wei Shao simply suspected that Philo was some kind of enchantress who could bewitch people, otherwise how could a random move of his make his heart weaken?
"...Fool." He held the cup in one hand and led Philo to the dining table with the other hand to sit down. "Sexual partners are also partners."
"So I grant you the right to rush in and question me in the situation just now," he tightened his fingers and said seriously, "Don't worry about it next time."
Philo suddenly grabbed his collar and kissed him hard, and they kissed all the way to the sofa. Philo kissed him fiercely, but after being pressed down, he became soft like a pool of spring water, and was frighteningly obedient, saying whatever he was told to say.
Wei Shao was a little flattered by this unexpected surprise, and thought: If jealousy can have this kind of effect, it's not a bad idea to do it occasionally.
He whispered in Philo's ear: "Our sofa seems a bit small. Let's get a bigger one next time."
Philo was absent-minded for a long time before he responded in a hoarse voice: "I'll listen to you."
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The company has already made preliminary arrangements. Wei Shao has built several shareholding platforms to dilute his apparent shares. Although those who are interested can still find out, it will take some effort.
Unlike his world, Satyaad's logistics system is very fragmented. Different star fields have different logistics systems. If transportation is carried out across star fields, the first things to be affected are expensive taxes and inefficient transfers, so small companies like Eris only do transportation within the star field.
The new bill in Booker Star Region is clearly aimed at several local unofficial logistics companies.
However, this had no effect on Wei Shao. He knew that the current situation could not be changed in the short term. From the beginning, he was only interested in the cargo flow equipment, network distribution and employee system in Eris' hands.
…
Time flies when you're busy. When Wei Shao received the admission reminder from his new counselor, he was still a little overwhelmed.
He finished several important courses in the first half of the winter vacation, so he could attend classes with the students of the previous sophomore year when school started. The new counselor obviously admired him very much and gave him a lot of information about national competitions and asked him if he was interested in joining.
He will be very busy in the new semester and have no time to do these things. Besides, he had almost accumulated enough credits for early graduation in the last semester, and his counselor only assigned him some difficult competitions, which were time-consuming and labor-intensive, and not cost-effective.
Wei Shao condemned his own businessman mentality in his heart, and then declined with peace of mind.
Ji Peiyan asked him out on the first day of school.
"Did you run the takeaway company in Booker Star Region?" Ji Peiyan went straight to the point.
Recently, a new thing came out in Booker Star Domain, called "Baobao Takeout", which is an unprecedented business - it specializes in cooperating with physical stores and accepting orders for delivery.
The outside world has received mixed reviews, but it is in full swing locally and is quite popular among working people and those who are too lazy to go out.
"Maybe it's the plot of your novel world that is automatically optimized?" Wei Shao said with a smile.
"Come on, can the Han Dynasty optimize capitalism?" Ji Peiyan didn't believe it at all, "You are quite courageous."
Wei Shao didn't argue this time: "My family has invested in this industry before, but because the market is saturated and not enough, it was soon squeezed out by the two big platforms and could not survive. I saw that no one has discovered this piece of cake here, so I thought of giving it a try."
It just so happens that this business avoids the high freight taxes, so it's considered a loophole.
"Evil capitalists," Ji Peiyan was very melancholy, "unlike me, who can only work hard to write stories."
"Don't be so Versailles, great writer." Wei Shao smiled and suddenly remembered something. "By the way, what's going on between you and Chen He? I remember last year he told me that he would marry his fiancée by the end of the year. Now the new year is over, why is there still no news? I asked him but he wouldn't tell me."
Ji Peiyan's expression froze, and he changed the subject: "Who knows? Let's not talk about this - how is your investigation going?"
Wei Shao didn't ask any more questions, and sighed, "I found some, but most of them are useless."
"but--"
"I suddenly——"
They both spoke at the same time.
Wei Shao had a bad feeling. He stared at Ji Peiyan, who always spoke after the fact, and said, "Let me speak first."
Ji Peiyan made a "please" gesture.
Wei Shao lowered his voice and switched to "encrypted language": "When I was doing a general survey of various industries in the market, I found that most of the pharmaceutical industry was controlled by the nobles. This industry is considered to be extremely profitable, and it is a kind of huge profit that ordinary people cannot get involved in."
"But there is one pharmaceutical company whose profits have been too low in recent years."
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