dark moon

Chapter 391 Which one do you believe?
"It seems that the power of the black market is greater than I thought." Hearing the president's answer, Shuer raised his eyebrows, not minding showing his surprise, "If it doesn't have a big enough influence in the city hall Without power, it is impossible to have the confidence to promote talks or even affect the results of negotiations."

"Ha." The president smiled mysteriously, but said nothing.

"Okay, okay, I understand what your Excellency the President means." Of course Shuer understands it. He understands it too well. The President suddenly said this, and he did not hesitate to take the initiative to expose the influence of the black market in the city hall. Of course, it was not just because of a moment. The electronic brain is short-circuited, but the method of selling for a price not only tells customers what goods they have, but also shows the importance of the black market, so the price will naturally go up.

"Phew, I understand." Frowning and hesitating for a while, Xiuer let out a breath and leaned back on the chair, "I need to know how far the black market can go."

"To be honest, judging from the current situation, the possibility of holding talks with or without us secretly communicating is very high. According to my experience, it is at least as high as 70.00%. I must admit that the impact of your battle is really It was too big. The military's motorized troops were almost completely wiped out, leaving only two tank formations and more than 40 personal armors. The city's defense had reached the edge of red alert. They would never dare to dispatch easily again, and the municipal government The department’s special forces team has not shown up yet, which shows that they are also afraid and have adopted a wait-and-see attitude. If you express your desire to negotiate, they will probably be willing to accept it.”

"However, 70.00% is not [-]% after all. It cannot be ruled out that a few hard-line officials in the city hall and the military will join forces to obstruct the talks. If your attitude is that it doesn't matter whether we talk or not, you can give it a try, but if you feel that the talks must proceed, then We can intervene. As long as we intervene, I can guarantee that the proposals for the talks will be passed [-]% and as quickly as possible. I think it will never take more than one day."

"Of course, the fee will not be low. The specific price can be discussed later. I think based on Mr. Seure's experience, he will definitely not make some decisions that make both parties unhappy."

"Fair enough." Shuer nodded thoughtfully, "Then, what if we go further?"

"Oh, to go further, I facilitated the adoption of various proposals during the talks." Only then did the president show the attitude that a businessman should have. His two eyes, which were so fat that they were narrowed into a slit, shone sharply. "It depends on what Mr. Seure wants."

"Are you pricing by item?"

"That's natural. Your requirements are different, and the price is naturally different. Just like if you just want to stand on the edge of the city and see the scenery, and if you want to play in a few cities in the sky, the price must be the difference between heaven and earth. .”

"Oh? I want the Floating Void City, too?" Xiuer asked with a half-smile, "Can you also help facilitate the transaction?"

"Sorry, we can't build the Sky City. It's not because we don't have enough influence, but because we don't have the trading ability." The president spread his hands and said honestly, "Since the mechanical apocalypse broke out, the Sky City has been unable to be built. For decades, , no new sky cities were born at all. Now, all the sky cities are at full capacity, and there is no spare space for trading. "

"Furthermore, things like Sky City cannot be decided by our city alone. It must be made by the upper echelons of the capital region. Although our black market also has a certain influence in the capital region, it is smaller than that of local cities. There are too many, even if we help work hard, I can guarantee that it will never pass."

"I wanted to ask this question just now." Shuer suddenly looked at Delia and said softly, "Do you want to take a rest?"

"Huh? Isn't it convenient for me to listen?" The girl had recovered a lot from her lost state and nodded blankly, "Okay, then I'll avoid it first."

"If you want to listen, I won't object. In other words, I welcome it." Shuer shook his head and said, "But you have to think clearly, once you continue to listen, you will never go back to your previous life. If If you leave now, you are just an outsider. After our negotiations are over, all parties will not target you in particular. You will still be the happy little girl in the West Outer Ring District."

"More than that, I can ask someone to let her return to the inner city and live a more decent life." The president looked at Delia and smiled, "If she is willing, I can also accept her to join the black market. I also want this child." I really like it, my brain is flexible enough, if I train it for a while, I might be able to achieve quite a lot."

"Did you hear that? If you leave now, your future life will not be adversely affected, but will actually get better. But if you continue to sit down, then I can't guarantee it." Shuer said seriously, " Once you are involved, you can stay with us while we are here, but we will always leave. At that time, you will not be retaliated by a certain party, and even the extent of the retaliation cannot be judged now. So, Stay or leave, it’s your choice.”

"Uncle, what's your suggestion?"

"Don't make trouble, I told you to make your own choice." Shuer pondered for a moment and said, "As for my uncle's suggestion, you should leave now and forget about this matter completely."

"But I still want to stay." Delia bit her lip and said, "I want to be involved."

"I won't judge, you can judge for yourself, but I want to remind you that now is not a good time for young people to long for adventure and excitement."

"That's not the reason. I'm not that ignorant, but I know that uncle, you actually want me to stay, right." The girl completely recovered her usual agility, showing a sly smile, "Uncle, since that day you When you say you want to hire me, you have already chosen me, right? I don’t know what uncle wants me to do for you, but it must be something very important."

Gee, this kid is a little too sensitive.Xiure's mouth twitched, and he secretly poked the snickering Moria on the back, and glared at Saff again. He knew that his plan could not be hidden from the two closest women, but he didn't expect that he would even do it. This damn kid has seen through it all.In his original plan, he did intend to push Delia to the front desk and become his agent for some purpose. It could be regarded as an experiment, so he intended to bring the relationship between the two parties closer.But with the contact over the past few days, Xiure actually hesitated. He was worried that this burden was too heavy for her age, so he suggested that she stop there.

"I know uncle, you are doing it for my own good, but you don't understand. I actually don't care at all about my previous life." The girl looked away and looked into the distance. Although she couldn't see it, Shuer knew that it was Ba The direction of Betta, "I also have my dream, and my intuition tells me that as long as I continue, my dream will eventually come true."

"Of course, even if I don't do this, I might be cheating, and when my uncle gets a headache from me, he will be willing to help me realize my dream, but my parents have taught me since I was a child that only by giving can you gain, and I am willing to pay for it. The price, so uncle, please don’t drive me away, okay?”

"Tsk." Xiure sneered disdainfully, "I said, you make your own decision. You can stay or leave if you want. What does it have to do with me?"

"laugh."

"Hmph." Shuer snorted coldly, turned away from the little guy's hateful smile, and continued to say to the president, "Then continuing our previous topic, I have always wanted to know, does the Capital Region really exist?"

"Theoretically, it does exist." The president hesitated for a while, then sighed, "I have doubted it over the years, but in the end I still believe in its existence."

"No one has ever really seen the metropolitan area with their own eyes, right?"

"Well, transportation has been cut off for decades, and everyone has been trapped on an isolated island. No one has really been there. It's not that no one has tried. There have been several attempts in the Sky City. Excluding the death squads from trying to reach the capital area by land, even if they can't reach the capital, Being able to reach other cities is also a victory step.”

"The results of it?"

"Ha, do you still need to ask?" The president smiled sarcastically, shook his head and said, "The ground is already their world. No team can reach the destination alive."

"You can't either?"

"Mr. Seure, I think you have a misunderstanding." The president sighed, "Although our whole bodies have been modified, we are still human beings, not machines."

"But you can leave the floating city and live on the ground."

"Wrong, we have never lived on the ground. Our base is an underground bunker." Although the president had a straight face, Shuer could tell that he was not lying. "The ground city, the Tower of Babel, the city in the sky, the underground bunker , this is the standard configuration of every sky city before the mechanical apocalypse. The underground bunker is mainly responsible for energy supply, transporting energy to the city and the sky city through the Tower of Babel. The ground city is mainly responsible for agricultural and industrial production, providing the basis for the sky city. Providing necessities, Sky City is mainly responsible for scientific and technological research and working hard for the progress of civilization.”

"After the mechanical apocalypse, the ground fell, and some underground bunkers also suffered a devastating blow, which directly led to the crash of the Sky City. The hundreds of existing Sky City are all the corresponding underground bunkers that still exist. In order to fight against the machinery, we transformed Humans and normal humans have to join forces. Because of our special bodies, we live underground and maintain the normal operation of underground bunkers. Do you think why our black market has a great influence in every city? On the one hand, City in the Sky The black market is needed, on the other hand, because we are the only ones who can defend the underground bunkers.”

"We can completely mechanize ourselves and lose all vital signs, so that we can move freely on the ground, but we can't last long, so we can indeed move on the ground for a short time, but we cannot move for a long time, so we, like other humans, are He is a prisoner on an island and cannot go anywhere.”

"Then why do you believe in the existence of the metropolitan area?"

"Because there is video communication, there is exchange of goods, and through the shuttle, you can also communicate and interact through text."

"These can all be faked."

"Mr. Xiuer." The president sighed again, "Then what do you want me to believe? Believe that the existence of the capital circle is just a lie? Believe that these are traps of mechanical creatures? Or, do you want me to believe that we are just mechanical livestock? , slaves kept in captivity to make up for their lack of creativity? If it were you, which one would you believe?"

"It's so hopeless, Mr. Scheure."

(End of this chapter)