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This condition is not excessive. If Sangye does not authorize them as the exclusive agent, then if there are newcomers, they will face much more competition and many unexpected situations.
“We can split the profits 20/80 with you,” Jiang Siwei proposed.
This is actually quite reasonable, since Kuwano is only one of the suppliers of raw materials.
She can provide all the raw materials needed for instant noodles, including oil, seasoning packets, broth, etc., so that they can produce them themselves without having to deal with losses during the production process.
But as I said before, when Sangye possesses unique raw materials, she is the one who can set the price.
So she shook her head, "The lowest I can do is 40/60, and I can grant you exclusive sales rights."
Whether they agree or not is a matter for the two siblings of the Jiang family. At worst, she can ask Wu Huansheng and his adjutant to help find other partners. There are quite a few people willing to do this business in interstellar space.
“No way!” Jiang Siwei refused decisively. “After deducting processing costs, transportation costs, store management expenses, employee expenses, and taxes, we can’t even make a profit with a 40/60 split. Our family can’t be exempt from taxes now either.”
The empire provides preferential treatment to high-ranking officials, sentries, and guides on the front lines, granting them a 10% tax reduction on their properties, which is a full exemption.
Jiang Sili naturally lost this benefit after retiring.
"Let's each compromise and split it 30/70." Having crossed each other's bottom lines, proposing a solution at this point seems much more reasonable.
Sangye pondered for a moment: "Okay, but I have a request."
"Speaking."
“I am currently serving my sentence at the base. As a guide, I must meet the base’s requirements for spiritual rehabilitation. You cannot use exclusive sales rights to prevent my personal production.”
"Okay." Jiang Siwei agreed decisively.
Jiang Siwei even prepared the contract before coming here.
She added Sangye as a friend and sent her the contract so that Sangye could carefully review the terms. Signing did not require a signature; the contract could be successfully signed online by comparing fingerprints, iris scans, and identity information, and then saved in the court's document database.
Only then did Sangye accept the glass box containing durum wheat seeds.
Jiang Sili had anticipated that she would like the gift.
“This box represents the highest level of technology currently available; time inside is frozen.” Jiang Sili pointed to one of the seeds that had turned black. “That seed was taken out and left outside for a period of time; it withered and died quickly.”
No matter how good the preservation technology is, it can't compare to time standing still forever.
"In the very distant past, the imperial family gave birth to an ancestor whose spiritual form was the Candle Dragon. Her ability was to manipulate time; when she opened her eyes, it was daytime, and when she closed them, it was nighttime. Time was controlled by her will. Such power could almost shake the laws of the universe, so she only lived for a short 70 years before passing away."
"Before she passed away, she attempted to transfer the power of time through artificial technology, but ultimately failed. This glass box represented the limit of technology at the time, but it is a divine power that current technology cannot replicate."
"Such a small box can only be used to store crop seeds, nothing else." Jiang Sili pointed to the glass box, which was only the size of a palm and couldn't even fit a piece of cake inside.
In the history of imperial expansion, there were also periods of upheaval and displacement. Many glass boxes representing the power of time were lost, and one of them ended up in Jiang Sili's hands by chance.
“It’s more useful in your hands than in any of ours,” Jiang Sili said sincerely.
*
On her way back to the hospital through the long, dark corridor, Jiang Sili unexpectedly bumped into someone.
General Asso Ment, with his hair tied in a neat ponytail, leaned against the wall, a cigarette between his fingers.
This cigarette is a synthetic product, using several chemical elements to simulate nicotine.
Amidst the swirling smoke, General Aso's features were indistinct.
"Why did you come looking for me?" Jiang Sili asked in a good-natured tone, her voice as pleasant as ever.
General Aso turned his head to one side and exhaled a puff of smoke, as if expelling stale air from his chest.
Jiang Sili then noticed that she was holding the peach tea that the hospital had given her that day in her right hand, while the spirit Gu Diao that had always been with her was nowhere to be seen.
“They were lucky,” General Aso replied, seemingly ignoring the question, her sharp eyes sweeping over Jiang Sili. “Why didn’t our daughters have such good luck?”
The faint smile that had been lingering on Jiang Sili's lips vanished completely.
"It's alright, neither of us will be that lucky. It won't be long before we can go and be with her together." General Aso said in a nonchalant manner.
“Puff,” Jiang Sili seemed to recall a distant past, “The guide didn’t do it on purpose. It was Charlene who attacked her first and sealed off the mental landscape to prevent the guide from leaving.”
"Charlene is just scared!" General Aso raised his voice.
“...In that situation, who wouldn’t be afraid?” Jiang Sili’s lowered eyes were filled with sadness.
A mocking smile appeared on Aso's face. She walked up to Jiang Sili and blew acrid smoke into his face: "Look at our great sage, he is always so considerate of other people's difficulties."
"So this time, you've once again shown leniency towards that murderer guide's unspeakable difficulties?" She leaned close to Jiang Sili, almost touching his tense face. "Is it for your sister's future? Or for your parents' grief?"
She never expected Jiang Sili to answer; they were two different kinds of people from the start and shouldn't have been together.
She sneered, "I'm here to tell you that Wu Huansheng sent an email from the Snow Mountain Base reporting the casualties of the natives this time. I don't intend to write any bullshit reports about this matter, making it seem like I did it. What can I do about Lin Changli's affairs? The whole planet belongs to him. The sooner he destroys Black Tower Star, the sooner I can be free."
The Gu Diao slid off her shoulder and affectionately wrapped its arms around its master's neck. "It's yours now," she said, brushing past Jiang Sili's shoulder as she left.
The Gu Diao turned around on her shoulder, looking at him with a hint of sadness.
Even among the highest-ranking military officials, only a handful knew that Aso Mente and Jiang Sili were a couple who were still married.
In his youth, Admiral Aso was ambitious and volunteered to expel space pirates. He ran into Jiang Sili's group, and the two were entangled for several years, with Jiang Sili ultimately losing.
Following Aso's wishes, Jiang Sili was promoted in the army, in her words, "not to waste her S-level spiritual talent."
But fate played a cruel trick; their daughter's death shattered the facade the couple had painstakingly maintained, leaving them in their current predicament. Neither was stronger than the other, and neither could yield to the other. Even though they were in the same base, they rarely saw each other anymore.
"All these years, have you ever cared about my thoughts?" Just when Aso thought Jiang Sili would remain silent as always, a very light sentence suddenly floated from behind her, seemingly without weight, just as it had been for many years.
But neither of them turned back.
*
In fact, Wu Huansheng's email also sent back an important message, but it was insignificant in Aso Mente's eyes—Lin Changli was about to return to the base.
Although nearly two months have passed, Lin Changli is still nowhere to be seen.
Aso had unwavering faith in his abilities and didn't believe anyone on this planet could harm him. He ignored the matter completely and didn't even bother to send an email inquiring about Lin Changli's whereabouts.
Everyone forgot to remind Sangye of one thing—the small building in the west where she was now was Lin Changli's "private residence".
General Aso arranged for her to stay here purely to vent his personal grievances. Lin Changli was causing her trouble every day, so she wanted to cause Lin Changli some unpleasantness in return.
Sang Ye slept late that day. After her adjutant reviewed the contract, she agreed and signed it. Jiang Siwei's contract was very detailed, including a profit and loss statement, cost expenditures, personnel expenses, etc., all listed in a shared ledger in the appendix and shared with Sang Ye. Profits would be deposited into the joint account she and Wu Huansheng had established within seven weeks of the closing of accounts. Normally, shopping malls close accounts once a week.
Then they began to prepare the raw materials in a flurry of activity, and sent a copy of the same production video to Jiang Siwei.
Late into the night, she finally prepared hundreds of kilograms of flour, eggs, frozen beef, various seasonings, and frozen stock cubes...
But when she returned to the West Building, the usually clean and tidy room was filled with violent spiritual energy, scorching hot, as if it could burn her up at any moment.
Kuwano had never faced such mental pressure before. It was overwhelming and undisguised, far more oppressive than the crow's call or Aso Ment.
The source of her spiritual power was in her room, the warm little haven she had created for herself.
Sangye stood outside the door, and those inside seemed to sense her arrival, spreading their spiritual power even more unrestrainedly.
She took a deep breath and, under pressure, turned the doorknob.
A fierce wind howled inside, the huge floor-to-ceiling windows disappeared, and shards of glass on the floor reflected the moonlight from the sky.
A man stood inside, his black hair mixed with a few strands of gold and red that danced in the wind. He looked coldly at Sangye who stepped in, as if he were looking at a dead man.
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