i have a wasteland world

Chen Xiao couldn't answer Ye Mian's confusion, so he could only prevaricate a few words to persuade him to leave.

There is no need for her to get involved in this kind of thing for the time being.

Just treat Liu Yu's death as an accident.

Being killed during a "date" would be a bit embarrassing if word spread!
Keep it low-key for now!

……

Before he could make a plan, there was a call from the office and someone sent an invitation.

The content is unremarkable. Earl Allen held a flower feast on the "Royal Garden" cruise ship on February 2 and invited Chen Xiao to a rose date.

The signature is a mysterious and complex pattern, consisting of seven intertwined eyes.

……

February 2th, the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

It is suitable for opening markets, trading, encoffining, breaking ground, and burying;
Avoid praying for blessings, getting married, or building ships;

Chen Xiao boarded the magnificent "Royal Garden" under the leadership of the waiter.

It feels like stepping onto a moving sea fortress.

According to his understanding, the cruise ship is 300 meters long, 56 meters wide, has seven floors, each floor has 80 rooms, weighs 10 tons, and can carry 7000 tourists and crew members.

It can be said to be a giant!

Walking on the main deck, the red carpet covers the entire ground, like a sea of ​​​​fire, and the luxurious atmosphere hits your face.

Several lanterns floated beside the ship's rail, and exquisite and complicated bouquets of flowers swayed gently in the breeze.
Glittering chandeliers diffuse amber light under bluesy jazz music.

Waiters in formal attires shuttled among them carrying wine glasses.

The carved crystal wine glass was filled with champagne, and the foam swirled around the rim of the glass, filling the air with an intoxicating aroma.

……

Chen Xiao glanced casually,
Men and women get together to chat, taste wine, or make friends.
Most of the men were dressed in formal wear, holding wine glasses in their hands, smiling implicitly and reservedly.
The ladies were dressed up, and the pearl necklaces hanging from the swan's neck were particularly dazzling under the light.
Most of them are white people, followed by yellow people, and there are a few black people. They are like one family on the earth.

There were quite a few beauties, but Chen Xiao was not in the mood to strike up a conversation for the time being.

I don’t want to make friends either,
I was just about to find the host of the banquet.

A middle-aged man caught everyone's attention, walked onto the stage and delivered a simple speech.
"Welcome everyone, it's a great honor..."

Chen Xiao recognized the other party at a glance. It was Earl Allen, the host of tonight's banquet.

The 15th Earl of the Melfort family, the head of the Double-Headed Eagle Group, a member of the Imperial Council, and a recipient of the Royal Medal of Honor.

The Earl is tall and muscular, with short blond hair and some silvery sideburns.
As he spoke, his blue eyes glanced at the crowd, deep and sharp, as if he could see through everything.

The two looked at each other,

Allen showed a mysterious smile,
……

In the cheers of everyone, the banquet officially began.

A black waiter came over and said, "Mr. Chen, my master invites you."

Chen Xiao nodded and walked over.

Allen was talking to the people around him. When he saw him coming, he waved his hands and everyone spread out, leaving enough space.

"Hello, Mr. Chen."

"Mr. Earl."

Allen was wearing a dark business suit, a delicate gold collar button on his tie, and his black leather shoes were spotless.

"Speak here."

Chen Xiao nodded, "Okay."

Allen led the way to a private room.

The waiters left after putting down their drinks.
Chen Xiao got straight to the point, "The Count invited me here this time. What advice do you have?"

Allen motioned for him to sit down and talk: "There are only two of us here, we can open the skylight and talk openly."

Chen Xiao looked at him,
Allen: "Mr. Chen must have felt our sincerity."

Chen Xiao: "It is indeed you."

A smile appeared on Allen's lips: "The Alliance has always done things in a tooth-for-tat, eye-for-an-eye manner. Mr. Chen eliminated one of our action groups, so we will give you two gifts."

Chen Xiao: "This is not an alliance, it's not your turn to be rampant."

Allen smiled contemptuously, "The all-seeing eye is omnipresent."

Chen Xiao had no expression and looked at him quietly.

Allen continued, "Mr. Chen, there is no need to be hostile to us. The door of the alliance is always open. If you are willing, I can introduce you to the alliance."

Chen Xiao asked back: "Join the meeting?"

Allen: "Yes, the alliance is open to all rivers and there is no distinction between ethnicity, country, and skin color."

Chen Xiao: "What can you get by joining the association?"

"Everyone has different needs and gets different things. The alliance adheres to equal exchange. You have to pay for what you want."

"No discipline?"

Allen laughed "haha", "The alliance focuses on a community with a shared future for mankind and recruits the top elites of the whole society. How can there be any coercion?"

Chen Xiao naturally didn't believe it.
Every organization must have constraints.
The Donkey Party and the Elephant Party also have the post of party whip.
Not to mention quasi-violent groups like the Seven Eyes Alliance.

If there was no discipline and internal disorganization, how could it be possible to dominate the world for so many years!

Allen seemed to see what he was thinking and smiled lightly, "Of course, rights and obligations are equal, and there is no harmony within the alliance. Just like this world, there are clear hierarchies and strict barriers, and those in the upper position need to bear more rights and obligations."

Chen Xiao: "As a businessman, it would be unwise for me to get involved in this kind of thing."

Allen: "There are some things that you can't avoid if you want to. When business reaches a certain level, it is no longer just business. After joining the alliance, many problems will no longer be problems."

Chen Xiao glanced at him: "Recently, the EU is implementing the Artificial Intelligence Act. Can the alliance stop it?"

……

As Digital Life's business continues to expand overseas, the European Union is bearing the brunt and has successively introduced the General Data Protection Regulation, the Digital Services Act, and the Digital Markets Act.

However, in the face of the technological generation gap that is like a blow to dimensionality reduction, the expected effect of the legislation has not been achieved.

Based on this, the Parliamentary Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE Committee) and Domestic Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO Committee) passed the Artificial Intelligence Bill with 84 votes in favor, 7 votes against and 12 abstentions. Act 2026/0106).

The bill aims to ensure that goods and services based on artificial intelligence can flow freely across borders while protecting EU public interests by establishing a unified legal framework.

The most important point is that the bill divides artificial intelligence systems into four categories based on risk assessment, including unacceptable risk, high risk, limited risk and minimal risk.

Once it is assessed as an unacceptable risk, the EU will ban it throughout the EU and impose penalties of up to 6% of global turnover for the previous fiscal year on violators.

Jessica has been communicating with the EU about this matter.

……

Allen also heard about this and smiled mysteriously: "Everything is possible,"

Chen Xiao: “I don’t know what price I have to pay?”

Allen: "If it's a family, then the problem is solved."

Chen Xiao understood what he meant,
As long as digital companies are open, everything will be easy.

The openness here may not only include equity investment, but also technology transfer.

Allen continued, "Mr. Chen can go back and think about it slowly. There is no need to make a decision in a hurry."

Chen Xiao thought about it and asked, "I heard that there is a drug that can promote the evolution of the body?" Allen was not surprised.

As the richest man in mainland China, Chen Xiao is also a well-informed person.

Human evolution fluid has been circulating in the market for so long, and anyone with a little bit of care will pay attention to this news.
"Indeed, if Mr. Chen joins the alliance, we can provide you with one for free."

Chen Xiao showed curiosity, "I wonder what effect it has?"

Allen: "It can stimulate the human body's potential and comprehensively improve physical fitness."

"Superman?"

Allen smiled and said, "How is that possible? It's just to save some effort on exercise."

Chen Xiao: "Are there any side effects?"

Allen: "Not found yet."

……

The two chatted for a while, and then Chen Xiao left.

A young man in his 30s walked in, "Uncle, how was the conversation?"

Allen: "Let him go back and think about it for a few days."

The young man frowned, "It seems that the death of two people did not scare him."

Allen shook his head: "Bern, don't underestimate Chen,"

From the conversation just now, he could feel that Chen Xiao had a calm and reserved personality and did not show his emotions easily.

This is an essential quality for an entrepreneur.

It’s no wonder that his companies have spread all over the world and have achieved great success in the business world.

Bourne nodded, "I understand."

Allen stood up and took two steps.

"Chen Xiao is a decisive person with extraordinary leadership. He looks humble and kind on the outside, but he is proud and confident on the inside. Even when facing the alliance, he does not fluctuate much."

When Bourne heard this, he showed a hint of ruthlessness, "I heard that this guy is very lecherous and has many women around him. I might as well kill a few of them and let him know what it means to be painful."

Allen thought for a while and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Talents are rare. If you push too hard, you will easily bury hidden dangers."

Bourne thought for a while and said nothing.

With Chen Xiao's status, once he joins the association, his level will be higher than that of his uncle.
Although limited by the unspoken rules of "First Blood", we can't do anything to them,

But with such a big enemy, there will definitely be trouble.

"Bai Xiaoya is really incompetent. She has been in Shanghai for so long and has not done any work. Instead, she has watched Chen continue to grow bigger."

Allen shook his head, "I can't blame Xiaobai. Who would have thought that Chen would grow so fast in just two or three years. I have read the work report written by Xiaobai before, asking the headquarters to pay more attention and allocate more resources, but unfortunately it was not adopted. "

Bourne was surprised, "Why?"

Allen shrugged: "You know, the alliance is too big, and there are too many places that need money. More than 500 offices around the world have said that they are short of manpower and need support from the headquarters. This situation can only be based on priority. The Shanghai office is not considered. scope."

Bourne was speechless,

I can only curse inwardly, "Damn bureaucrats."

"Only a dead person can attract attention. It's the same everywhere."

Allen sighed: "Any organization will inevitably become rigid over time."

"Oh."

"The reason why I value Chen Xiao is not only because of his financial strength, but also because I hope he can bring fresh air and break the deadlock. Otherwise, there will be an aggressive utopia outside and a stagnant water inside..." Allen sighed.

The rest of the words were not said, and Bourne could guess, "No wonder my uncle didn't agree to use force against Chen Xiao."

Allen curled his lips, "That idiot Rebecca (Jessica's team leader) was blinded by hatred and clamored for revenge. How to take revenge? Kill Chen? That would cause chaos in the world."

Bourne didn't answer.

Allen: "Besides, it's just a matter of killing one person. What's the big deal? So many people die in the alliance every year. If everyone wants revenge, then there's no need to do anything serious."

Byrne: "Jessica is her niece after all."

Allen sneered: "Haha, she doesn't even care about her own daughter, but still cares about her niece? But that's fine, she killed someone, and we'll deal with the aftermath. You can find someone to reveal the news to Chen later, so he doesn't find the wrong target."

Bourne was shocked, "You said...he wants revenge?"

Allen shook his head, "I don't know. This person is a bit unclear. He might do something big."

Bourne was speechless,

In his impression, only the alliance has always taken revenge.
No one has ever dared to take revenge on the Alliance,

Chen Xiao, a small businessman, has such courage?

"Then should we place some beauties around him?"

Allen glanced at his nephew and said, "People like him are looked down upon by ordinary beauties. The price of fame and status is too high."

Byrne suggested, "Then look for opportunities among the women he has."

Allen nodded: "Okay, I'll leave this to you."

Bourne was eager to try, "Don't worry."

Alan warned, "Don't cause trouble."

"Will not."

……

After Chen Xiao came out, the banquet hall had already entered the dance stage.
Delicate string music sounded from all directions, and soft lights hit the dance floor.
The perfect combination of lights and music makes the entire dance floor like a rotating music box, dreamlike.

Pairs of figures, following the rhythm of the music, seem to be dancing on the sea under the moonlight.

Either with bare shoulders or holding hands,
Spin and jump under the gorgeous lights,
The sound of music and the sea breeze collided together, interweaving a carnival picture.

Chen Xiao had no intention of watching this.

I found a corner to sit down alone and ate something casually.
Selected delicacies spread across the entire dining table like works of art.
A huge lobster is placed on the black and gold porcelain plate. The aroma of butter complements the deliciousness of the seafood.
……

Chen Xiao was thinking about what happened just now.

How to retaliate!

Allen's proposal didn't have much appeal, the Seven Eyes Alliance, the All-Seeing Eye... In his opinion, it was nothing more than that.

With "Wasteland World", sooner or later these things will have to be stepped on.

The problem now is how to show its own strength without mobilizing the "Utopia".

It's easy to kill Allen. You can kill him with money.

But what happens when the conflict escalates?
People do not fight with officials.

A businessman who dares to fight against the world's top overlord will either seek death or have someone to rely on.

People in the Seven Eyes Alliance are not fools. As long as they find a clue, they will probably be suspicious of the crime.

And now that he is still young, he doesn't want to reveal his identity too early.

After all, social bonds are too deep. Once people know the details, all the key points will be exposed.

It's easy to get caught.

Either they are controlled by others, or they follow the evil path of disowning their relatives.

At that time, you will be truly alone!