Chapter 212: Fire

"The third option?" The system's love program started for a few seconds. "Does he still want to try to have a business marriage with Saliye?"

"Hey! Thief!" The system was alerted instantly: "No wonder you didn't use Jane Ning's most proud black hole channel technology to negotiate cooperation with the customs authority, but instead used the knowledge industry that you care about most at the moment!"

"It is indeed a good gift." Shi Cunjin ignored the sudden illness of the system, put down the teacup, and said, "Then, in Mr. Jian Ning's imagination, what gift would I put on the other side of the scale of this gift?"

"The return gift depends entirely on your idea," said Fran Jane, who was acutely aware that Fate's attitude was not as good as expected.

Fran Janning thought for a few seconds and said in a softer voice, "I apologize for my rude and offensive marriage request."

"Tsk, quick reaction." The system muttered.

"At that time, I was caught in a dilemma of lies and competing interests, and I urgently needed a strong enough partner. Capital Alliance," Fran Janning said with imperceptible pauses in her speech, as if every word was carefully crafted by her tongue and teeth before being spoken, showing her complete sincerity.

"The Capital Alliance... is a star region where sincerity is hard to find. Sincerity is so rare there that it is considered stupid by all bugs. Here, cooperation in interests is linked by blood, family, marriage, and race. Only the intersection of blood and blood, and the inseparable identity binding can be the most solid and powerful guarantee for a cooperation." Fran Janning's voice was light and slow, and he was clearly taking a step back to expose his own disadvantages. However, his attitude was not humble at all, but only comfortable elegance and civility.

"Marriage contract is just one of the cooperation methods commonly used by the Capital Alliance Insect Tribe. If you don't like it, then change it."

"The satellite city assets stored in this USB flash drive were obtained from the chiefs of Hephis." Fran Janening pointed at the small USB flash drive on the table. "They asked me to pass a letter to you. I asked for a price of one city per word, as well as labor fees for entrusting Janening."

Fran Janeen operated twice on the smart ring, and a holographic projection projected a paper letter onto the desktop.

Even though it was a virtual product, the seal of the letter was very formally stamped with a wax seal.

The official seal of the city of Hephaestus is very interesting. It is the Mobius ring representing the eternal cycle.

"What an unexpected development." Shi Cunjin said. He did not move his hands, and the holographic letter floated up automatically. After opening the envelope, four pages of letter paper flipped out and spread out neatly in front of Shi Cunjin.

Shi Cunjin read the content of the letter at a glance: The Hephis faction sincerely invites Mr. Fate to return to the capital, the Alliance Science City, to work together and create greater scientific glory.

Rumor has it that the family of anchor Fate is a scientific faction that withdrew from the alliance. The reason for the withdrawal is related to a major event that cannot be disclosed in the alliance. In the conventional sense, a family that has withdrawn from the alliance cannot return, nor can it regain its past glory in the alliance.

But in the letter, the Hephis faction said: No problem, everything is fine, no matter if you are from the xxx family or the xxx family, even if you are the leading family in a major event, Hephis City will do everything possible to help you, arrange for your glorious return, restore your family's reputation, and promote you or the Zerg you appoint as one of the regional leaders. From now on, you will be the leader with the final say in all projects you cooperate with Hephis City.

The city of Hephis was full of sincerity. The letter only contained a short ten-line guarantee, and the remaining three and a half pages were all filled with the names of the Fate family that Hephis had guessed.

There are 21 scientific families speculated to have withdrawn from the alliance.

Under the names of these scientific families who withdrew from the alliance due to committing crimes, being dissatisfied with the Capital Alliance's actions, or being framed and forced to withdraw from the alliance due to conflicts of interest, the Hephis faction has fully written down the procedures and methods for how to gloriously return to the Capital Alliance.

Among the 21 families involved in the withdrawal, 5 families have died without any evidence, and their main bloodline has been cut off. Under the names of these 5 scientific families without any evidence, a line of words is implicitly arranged: If you return as you wish, your family will prosper.

"Does this guarantee a marriage with a high-ranking noble? Will Cat's Eye agree? Is Hephis a little too confident?" said the system.

Shi Cunjin replied to the system in his mind: "It's not surprising. With the exchange of interests, there will always be high-ranking nobles who will agree to a marriage of interest. The host Fate's external settings are not bad. She is a high-ranking sub-female, not as fierce as a military female. She always opposes the Capital Alliance and obviously does not stand in the Capital Alliance's style of doing things. She can write some small stories to please people's imagination and has a good mind. The most important thing is that Fate is now rich and powerful, and cooperating with the Far East Region, which has the lowest mortality rate among the four regions, is a good choice for marriage in all aspects. Hefeis dared to say this because he saw Fate's own dating advantages."

Fran Janeen kept a close eye on Fate's eyes, and he spoke at the right time: "They are wrong. If you really value those titles, you would have returned to the Capital Alliance to run for the court and parliamentary positions when the Capital Alliance's legal department showed interest in you."

Shi Cunjin happened to see the last line of the letter at this time: The chiefs of Hephis are willing to pledge their glorious crowns and look forward to becoming your sincere friends, colleagues, brothers and relatives one day.

The content of Hephis City's goodwill gesture was not difficult to guess, and Shi Cunjin was not surprised that Jian Ning could guess the general content.

Jane Ning guessed correctly that Hefeth would give him the title and the chief position, but he probably didn't guess that Hefeth would dare to spend so much money to help a withdrawn family and invite the withdrawn family involved in a major event to return with glory.

In terms of invitation alone, Hefeth was indeed generous.

"You brought a letter of goodwill that will definitely be rejected." Shi Cunjin moved his fingers, and the holographically projected letter automatically folded and returned to its unopened appearance.

Rejecting Hefeis's overtures to join the alliance is equivalent to drawing a clear line with them in terms of technology. No matter how ridiculous Hefeis's words are, Shi Cunjin will refuse. His Eye of Sibyl code and the vest of the suspected family that withdrew from the alliance only exist on paper.

Shi Cunjin continued, "But you gave me the Hephis resources in your hands. Mr. Jian Ning, you knew their ultimate use before you gave them to me. If I dismantle these Hephis technologies in the future and the core codes of the technologies leak out, Hephis will immediately cause trouble for Jian Ning. Big trouble."

"Yes, I know," Fran Janning said softly, "but who would refuse to board a ship destined for the future?"

Even if Fate can no longer produce the prophetic coordinates in the future, it doesn't matter. The Far East has the lowest mortality rate among the four regions, Cat's Eye needs Fate's influence, the mysterious master raised by Fate continues to attract Cat's Eye's attention, the sudden rise of a best-selling new AI armor, the Legion, the South District... The benefits of maintaining cooperation with Fate are more than just a prophetic coordinate.

Fran Janeen, under the emotionless gaze of the black-haired sub-female, whispered: "Fate. Mr. Fate. Teacher. I sincerely apologize for my previous mistakes, and this is my sincerity. A gesture of goodwill and cooperation with no way back."

"After this, I will not interfere or ask about the level of students you recruit into these technology programs," Fran Janning said.

Shi Cunjin raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

"Compared to factions and class rules," Fran Janning said in a slow, comfortable, elegant and gentle voice, "I only care about the future. Everything that comes from the old rules will decay and change. Only by moving forward non-stop and in the right direction can we be the final winners."

When I am one of the winners of this investment in the future, factions, classes, and all the unspoken rules and regulations will be rebuilt around me. Fran Janning thought: Who will still care about the rotten things of the old times at that time?

Only by boarding Fate's ship can one grow up quickly in the shortest possible time. Only by growing up can one steadily pick up the butcher knife.

He really had to endure the hyenas that took the opportunity to hunt Jane for a long time.

"Wow!" The system simulated a sound effect of pinching the nose in Shi Cunjin's mind, saying, "What an insulting and real ambitious surrender! After he came of age, he officially became the chairman of the alliance, and he took the initiative to go against the party?"

Shi Cunjin recalled Jian Ning's current private account nickname: Pagan. It was somewhat similar.

"Tsk, tsk." Shi Cunjin stretched out his fingers and tapped the white table twice.

The holographic projection showed two champagne glasses filled with wine.

One was in his hand, and the other was in Fran Janning's hand.

"Two weeks later, a new science zone will be established east of the Far East, modeled after Prometheus, to develop all new sciences. It will not be open to the outside world."

His voice was like ice. Fran Janning stared at the dull face, blurred in the holographic illusion.

"Option 3. I will reserve the chief position in the science area for Jian Ning." Shi Cunjin said.

Frozen Fran Janning's thoughts.

What?

A closed science zone modeled after Prometheus. Eye of Sibyl... prophecy, long-lasting prophetic technology?

"…………" Fran Janeen didn't say anything for a full ten seconds.

The holographically projected sub-female did not make a sound either. For a moment, the only sounds in the small hall in the lake were the gurgling water and the chirping of birds.

After a soft bird song.

"...That's it?" Fran Jane asked hesitantly.

His hesitation made him look a bit childish, as befitted his age. Fran Janeen repeated softly, "...So you agree to give me a third option?" He even forgot the honorific.

The sub-female, who was shrouded in the holographic illusion, laughed.

This laugh was light and quick, the kind of laugh that appears between sneer and mockery, like a soft yet sharp leaf. It was nothing like the bland and calm laugh Fate had used before.

A realistic hotel study.

Fran Janning's tentacles stood up instantly, his back and calf muscles were sore from the sprain, and he slammed his back hard into the soft chair, his neatly combed black hair flying out and a few strands hanging over his forehead.

At this moment, Fran Janning was glad that he had activated the emotional interference plug-in in the holographic mode, so that his tentacles that express emotions were not completely simulated by the holographic projection. He had originally activated it to prevent his emotions from being observed and controlled by Fate, which would lead to a failed negotiation.

The holographic female said calmly and indifferently, "Yes, it's that simple. Why should I make things difficult for good news?"

"To the good news." The holographic female raised the champagne glass, lightly hooked the base of the glass with her ring finger, and the mouth of the champagne glass pointed in the direction of Fran Jane. "To the transmission of the fire."

"…" Fran Jane picked up the champagne, lowered her eyes, and said, "Cheers to the good news."

The holographic female took a sip of champagne and put it down casually. The projection of the champagne turned into two new contracts in the next second.

Shi Cunjin placed his fingertips on the bottom of the contract and pushed it to Jian Ning. "Check your email. The electronic contract has been sent. You don't need to sign it on the spot. Take it back and talk to your legal department and then send me a message. 30 minutes after you reply, a team of female soldiers will deliver the contract password box."

Fran Janning opened her mind ring and checked her email.

"Now, open the AI ​​software backup authorization you brought, and I'll let my team access it for inquiry. Also." Shi Cunjin pointed to the Satellite City USB flash drive on the table with his eyes, "Including this, check them together and sign them as soon as possible."

"The keys and authorizations for Satellite City are all in my team's laptops. It will take time to organize all the authorizations," Fran Jane said softly.

"You're lying." The system exposed it without hesitation: "Jane Ning didn't connect to your holographic network before, so I couldn't get into his brain ring. Now that he's connected, I scanned it for 1 second and found that his brain ring contains half of the satellite city's digital keys and electronic authorization documents!"

The system shut down the love program and fully executed the previously developed logic: "You can sign the Satellite City contract now! He is delaying the signing time, and he is starting to take advantage of you again! He is definitely making excuses like this to get another meeting opportunity from you! He wants to use the second meeting with you to get more benefits in exchange!"

As soon as the system finished speaking, the young head of the Jian Ning family said gently: "In a few days, you can come to the holographic meeting I host for a cup of tea. We can discuss which technology Jian Ning will choose to invest in the new technology zone."

Knowledge and career development are important. After a while of rejecting it, Shi Cunjin nodded and turned on the No. 1 falsetto microphone: "Okay. I'll let you know in a few days."

The black-haired Asian female lowered her eyes and closed her head, as if she was asleep, sitting still on the tea chair.

Fate is offline.

Because Fran Janning was still flipping through the pages of the contract, Fate did not turn off the holographic scenery. The holographic portrait as the main subject would remain in an idle state with its head down and sleeping in the scene.

Fran Janning sat quietly for a while and also logged off.

Real study room.

Fran Janning took off the hormone-sensing patch on the back of her neck. It had been working during the meeting, and Fran Janning only smelled the fragrance of garden plants, water vapor, paper, tea, wine, and syrup.

But, visually, Fran Jane was deeply impressed by Fate's silver eyes that were different from those of ordinary insects.

"Service AI," Fran Janning said suddenly, "lower the humidity by 10...15a."

"Okay, we're at your service." The wall light strips in the study lit up with a soft, flickering halo, and the ceiling air-conditioning vents silently blew out a large amount of cold air, quickly raising the indoor dryness. "Executed."

After a while, Fran Janning felt a dry coolness fill the room.

His skin, which was exposed to the air, began to feel slightly uncomfortable. The special species had excellent self-healing ability. Once his skin was frozen and cracked, the self-healing cells quickly repaired it and then it was frozen and cracked again. A small, repeated freezing feeling enveloped Fran Janning and could not be dispelled.

Fran Janning sat quietly for a moment and sneered: "...It's really funny."

He turned on his smartphone, checked his email, and began to deal with official business.

…

"Rustle, rustle, rustle."

A gust of strong wind blew from behind Shi Cunjin, blowing away the rich sweet aroma around Shi Cunjin, and a sharp coolness rolled over Shi Cunjin.

"Good afternoon." Shi Cunjin said.

At this moment, he was sitting outside the viewing balcony of the restaurant on the 17th floor. Outside the thermal insulation glass was the snow-capped mountains. He happened to see the last page of the Third Legion Cooperation Agreement while doing his work. After signing his cooperation name, Shi Cunjin turned off his smart computer and said, "Are you really not planning to open a new villa complex in the main city? It takes an hour to fly back and forth from the base to the castle every day."

"Good afternoon. Not planning."

Anushka quickly fell from the balcony skylight and completed a series of actions in 3 seconds, including shaking off the snow on her scaly wings, folding her wings, taking off her windproof tactical cloak, brushing the snow from her hair, taking off her heated gloves, taking off her windproof breathing filter mask, quickly raking her messy and split blond hair with both hands, and taking off the outermost heated leather vest to reveal the tight combat suit she was wearing next to her body.

He did not sit down immediately, but first helped Shi Cunjin sit on the high-back chair, bent down and kissed Shi Cunjin's cheek. "I won't have time to go out for the next week, and an hour's round trip is not even a daily warm-up."

Shi Cunjin leaned back and missed the kiss. Anushka paused, expressionlessly lowered his head and moved his face and lips closer, "My lips are not cold, there is hot air micro-circulation inside the mask."

“It’s not about being cold…” Shi Cunjin looked behind Anushka.

A monarch butterfly landed from the rooftop with a duang, dragging a lot of heavy snow behind it. From the skylight to the small balcony where they sat down to eat, there was a trail of snow footprints behind Anushka, windproof gear scattered all over the ground, and transparent fragments that could not be distinguished as skylight glass or ice.

Shi Cunjin: “Bumped…” “Hot.” Anushka habitually rubbed Shi Cunjin’s face and lips with her straight nose and soft eyeballs. “No injuries, no bleeding, no problem. The robot will come to collect it later, don’t look at it anymore.”

Anushka did not reach out to pinch his lover's chin. Except when his brain short-circuited, he basically would not exert any force on Shi Cunjin.

Anushka pressed Shi Cunjin down on the soft cushion of a high-back chair and exchanged a long, wet kiss with her. The weapons she used to restrain her from moving were her face, nose, and lips.

Suddenly, the system spoke into Shi Cunjin's ear: "Although I don't want to disturb you at this time...but there is an important email that you need to know immediately."

"Just now, the official email of Cat's Eye sent you a new message. They have changed the meeting time and are now asking if you can be available before 3 pm today. They want to meet with anchor Fate today."

Shi Cunjin paused for a moment, regained his senses, and his eyes became clear.

Why did Cat Eyes suddenly ask to meet today? The escort team just arrived at the Far East Starport this morning, and you haven't fully adapted to the de-boarding reaction yet. Why do you want to meet now?

Shi Cunjin put his hand on Anushka's shoulder and was about to push hard, but at the same second, the smart ring on his wrist vibrated again.

"Ugh." The system suddenly made a noise. A soft scream: "Teacher Shi? Ah! Shit! Another message from a specially marked account!"

The system suffered from PTSD caused by the torture of the account owner. It trembled as it repeated the content of the message in Shi Cunjin's mind: "Hi, my cunning virtual friend. The message comes from the anonymous account used by Gobelier..."

Shi Cunjin's pupils shrank, and he clenched his hands consciously, and his fingers accidentally pinched Anushka's clavicle.

Anushka: ?

"Swish." A large black butterfly wing ran out.

Shi Cunjin:?

...Wait a minute here!