Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

May is already halfway through, so I'll make some adjustments today and resume updating during the day starting tomorrow! Starting tomorrow, I'll update 5 times + a mini-theater, and once things stabilize, I'll gradually finish the remaining 3 days on the shelves!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 234 Completely Prepared

Extradited person.

A messenger from the universe, he has the ability to transform himself into an animal in order to warn the people of Blue Star of the impending danger.

Duan Mingyuan suddenly understood.

"Medivh, when did you come?"

Apparently, this extraditioner from the universe got Medivh's script and secretly met with the eclipse on the blue planet... the teacher of "Defense Against Evil".

"If you mean by name, you can call me 'Oath'. I don't know who Medivh is."

,. The Endangered Species Conservancy has never had anyone named Medivh.

"For the people of Blue Star, this name is a bit strange."

The first impression is that the executives of One World Company came up with names that the locals can quickly understand in order to "fit in" with the locals on other planets. Although the customs and naming habits of each planet are different, the cognition of things is interconnected. Flowers are flowers, grass is grass, and they are the same in any civilization.

The style of "pledge" should be the same as baptism, which is the naming method passed down by the Embers Church.

It seems that as time goes by, Mr. Oath has become completely cosmic.

"To be precise, it's the commandments I follow."

Said the crow on the table.

"Discipline?"

"This is the source of our strength as extraditionists. We draw strength from the precepts and act according to the creed we believe in."

The so-called oath means that you must do what you say and fulfill your actions.

Once the precepts are violated, the power of the extraditionist will be diminished.

"After receiving the invitation from the Sixteen Star Summit, our ancestors have been trying to push Blue Star to join the summit. Unfortunately, the extraditionists are weak in the association, and the ancestors' long-cherished wish has not made any progress. Now is the best time."

Crow said, "The proposal to merge the Flash Flag Chamber of Commerce and Universal Company has brought great pressure to the summit. They are in urgent need of fresh blood to join the summit, so the approval of this summit is much more relaxed than before."

In theory, this is good news for Blue Star.

But after studying a series of recent cosmic news reports, Duan Mingyuan always felt that this "easing" was looking for suckers to buy at the bottom before a complete collapse, as if to say that as long as you enter the door of the summit, everyone is a family.

The whole family should die together, in perfect harmony.

At least from the information he currently has, the Sixteen Star Summit and the Flash Flag Chamber of Commerce are not forces of the same level at all.

The Flash Flag Chamber of Commerce has recently focused on the Iron Guard Consortium, which has been instigating the space pirates on the Eastern Front and the company's mopping-up forces to fight a local war behind the scenes. During this period, it only slightly distracted its attention to "deal with" a few summit representatives, and the summit was collectively silenced.

"As far as I know, the representatives of the Flash Flag Chamber of Commerce visited the planet where the summit directors are located to solicit opinions. In order to ensure that half of the votes in favor appear at the summit, they will strictly control the voters."

Crow paused and said, "You have been following the news recently. I believe you already know what happened to those opponents. When you were preparing to leave, a sudden plane crash prevented you from attending the summit."

Although creating air crashes is a common tactic of companies and chambers of commerce, it has never been as blatant as it is now. This is enough to show that the Semites believe that they have enough power and no longer care about people's comments.

"But what does this have to do with the crisis on the planet you mentioned?"

"because of you."

Crow said bluntly, "Based on my observation of you, if the Chamber of Commerce did the same thing to you, you would not let it go. The rebel leader of the United Front mentioned your name, which means that the Flash Flag Chamber of Commerce has noticed you and they have learned from the company's failure. If it turns into a conflict, the next one will not be a few Long Branch Guards or Bebop. Both the company and the Chamber of Commerce have many war machines that can completely destroy the entire planet."

In theory, these weapons of mass destruction are usually subject to strict restrictions. Only planets that have been reviewed and identified as dead stars and have no signs of life on them can enjoy the gift package of star-destroying weapons. "But once the Shan people facilitate the merger of the company and the chamber of commerce, they can truly do whatever they want."

Even if you use star-destroying weapons on a planet that has not yet been "cocooned", you will not be judged.

“Once the two merge, you will become the first target to establish your authority.”

In this vast universe, nothing is more deterrent than destroying the Transcendents.

Of course, in interstellar media reports, the Transcendent will be replaced by "Cocoon", and all publicity will become that the company has prevented a "cocooned" planet and defended the peace of the universe, which will be widely sung.

"So from your standpoint, it doesn't seem like you have much choice."

"I understand."

Duan Mingyuan said, "You are actually a lobbyist sent by the summit."

Compared with the Chamber of Commerce's iron-blooded tactics, the summit can only use this secret method to send people to the planets where the summits are located to persuade the representatives to cast a vote of opposition.

There was just one thing Duan Mingyuan didn't quite understand. "But if, as you said, the Chamber of Commerce has now reached the point where it can do whatever it wants, will it still be useful for us to cast a vote against it?"

This is just like the court in the past.

Who will succeed the throne of the first king is decided from the first day the crown princes are born. Their lives are just a process, and they will eventually achieve the results that the company wants.

"At least it can delay their actions. Rather than destroying them by force, the Chamber of Commerce hopes that all institutions can maintain their original state. Otherwise, destroying and rebuilding them will also consume a lot of their energy."

Of course, the premise of all this is that these organizations and institutions must be established with the interests of the Semites at the core, and on this basis, they can retain a certain degree of freedom.

"This is the origin of 'relative freedom'. To use the words of the Chamber of Commerce and the company, they believe that the leaders of some planets or organizations are too short-sighted to make good decisions about the future of the entire civilization. Therefore, the company or chamber of commerce will exercise decision-making power on their behalf. On some less important issues, these civilizations still have the freedom to make decisions."

For example, what to eat for lunch, what to wear when going out, and what means of transportation to take.

These are all manifestations of freedom.

"The problem is that if you reject the Chamber of Commerce representative outright, there is a high probability that the flagship you are on will crash. Even if you encounter such a situation in space, it would be difficult for you to survive."

Crow said.

For companies and chambers of commerce, even if a target's individual combat capability is invincible, they still have many other means.

“Even if there is opposition, we must be well prepared.”

Crow said, "The best approach is to openly agree to the Chamber of Commerce's request. When the flagship arrives at the planet where the summit is held, we will make further arrangements."

Thanks to Zang Ye Ren for the reward of 100 Qidian coins!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 235 Interstellar Friends

"Great news! Representatives from the Shanqi Chamber of Commerce will visit Yunhai Academy today!"

When the first rays of sunlight in the early morning shone on the academy, banners full of festive colors were hung at the foot of Qingchi Mountain. The Hunter Association stationed at the foot of the mountain took the initiative to undertake the work of reception and security.

This matter caused a sensation in Yunhai Academy. Students all knew that an important figure would come to visit the academy today, but no one knew what the Shanqi Chamber of Commerce did.

In fact, not many people on Blue Planet really pay attention to the developments in the universe.

The sky is too far away for them, and living a good life in the present is enough for them to try their best.

Unlike Qinghua's visit to the court, the Chamber of Commerce's representatives did not put on any grand display, nor did they directly hover the merchant's flagship over Qingchi Mountain. There was only one representative who came to visit, and he was well-dressed in a professional suit, looking like a civil servant in the universe.

She wore a watch on her wrist and checked the time every once in a while.

A book mentioned that the Semites attached great importance to time. They always said that time is money, or in their eyes, everything in the world can be converted into money, and the numbers represented by money can always be converted into everything.

Among many commodities, time is one of the more expensive ones.

"Galoya, the Chamber of Commerce's Foreign Affairs Department."

Sitting elegantly in the association lounge with legs crossed, the woman handed Duan Mingyuan a business card inlaid with gold edges, "Seeing is believing, Mr. Duan Mingyuan."

"My reputation is probably not yet famous enough for you to know."

Duan Mingyuan put away the business card.

The most attractive thing about Carloya is her eyes, a pair of amber snake pupils. Talking to her is like facing a poisonous snake spitting its tongue at you. She is obviously beautiful and the temperament she exudes is more like a real monster than the monster in the back mountain.

This was the first time Duan Mingyuan met the Semites.

From the appearance, there is no obvious difference between them and the people from Blue Star.

"Spiritual leader of the United Front, your name is being talked about everywhere in the universe...Aren't you going to invite me to the academy?"

"The academy has arranged a welcoming ceremony for you, as well as breakfast."

"I don't eat sweets, nor do intelligent animals."

"Please rest assured, the academy has been arranged."

In the days before Carloya's arrival, Duan Mingyuan carefully studied the history of the Semites. He had a premonition that they would probably have to deal with the Semites for a long time in the future.

The former is Kaloya's personal preference, and the latter is the dogma set by the god of trade, Heya.

Intelligent animals refer to non-human creatures in the universe that possess independent thoughts. The monster on Qingchi Mountain is one of them. There are many such groups in the universe, and some have even built huge civilizations on their respective planets.

The Semites believed that devouring intelligent creatures would damage their minds.

Duan Mingyuan soon discovered that when dealing with the Semites, you would probably never know their true thoughts. On the way up, Galoya spoke highly of the maze built by the academy and believed that the civilization of Blue Star was a treasure of the universe.

Afterwards, she calmly suggested that treasures like Blue Star should be appreciated by more people.

This is the original intention of the Flash Flag Chamber of Commerce.

This is undoubtedly a severe test.

Both sides know that the other side is talking nonsense, but they still have to continue their hypocritical rhetoric in a decent manner.

Carloya was obviously an expert in this field, and both his expression and tone were just right.

This "venomous snake" kept one step away from him at all times. After entering the cafeteria, she bought meat buns and soy milk in a very ordinary way. After drinking a sip of soy milk, she showed an excited expression and mentioned appropriately that she liked the food and culture of Blue Star very much and had always wanted to visit Blue Star. This time, she finally got her wish.

It sounds just like the truth.

If it were a young man who was not very worldly-wise, he would probably really develop a liking for Carloya and regard her as an interstellar friend.

For example, Tang Qianqian, Lihua and Yang Ping, after observing Gabriella, came to the conclusion that "this Chamber of Commerce representative seems to be quite good." Only the experienced Rattler smelled the scent of the same kind from her.

In the human world, snakes are synonymous with cunning and insidious.

Anyone with a temperament as gloomy as a poisonous snake is definitely not a good person.

In addition to it,

And there is Yang Ping.

The last two sentences were added temporarily by Xiangwei after he found the atmosphere of the conversation a little strange.

Duan Mingyuan believed in his intuition more. His intuition told him that Carloya would say this no matter where she went.

"It would be great if I could live in a place full of nature like this forever. After I retire, maybe I should buy a house here for my retirement."

Carloya narrowed his eyes, and his whole body seemed to relax.

"Then you have to hurry up. I heard that the prices of houses near Qingchi Mountain have increased recently."

This is both a fact and a joke.

In terms of wealth alone, the Shanqi Chamber of Commerce is much richer than the company's consortium. Given Carloya's position, if she wants to buy it, she may not consider a property under Qingchi Mountain, but the entire Yunlong City including Qingchi Mountain.

Although this sounds exaggerated, long before the Flash Star was "cocooned", the Flash people bought seven planets, branded their names on the entire planet, and made it their private property.

"Then it seems I have to work hard, otherwise I might not even have a place to support myself in my old age."

Jialuoya followed Duan Mingyuan's lead and brought the topic back on track. "Although I like everything on Blue Star, I still have to follow the formal process. In the next three days, I will rate the level of civilization here based on what I see and hear here."

As she spoke, she took out a Blue Star note worth one hundred yuan, "This is my capital."

Each Chamber of Commerce representative has his own criteria for judging the level of civilization. Carloya said, "I will use this capital to earn more wealth as much as possible. The next three days will be the deadline. At this time in three days, I will evaluate this civilization based on the chips in my hand."

"What are the evaluation criteria?"

Carloya's behavior also successfully aroused Duan Mingyuan's curiosity. Before this, he had never seen such an evaluation method.

"The more wealth I accumulate in these three days, the lower the rating of civilization will be."

As if seeing the doubt in Duan Mingyuan's eyes, Carloya explained, "In this world, there are rich people and poor people. There is often only a fine line between trading and plundering. Everything is determined by wisdom and vision. The more chips I accumulate, the more likely it is that people here will lose their wealth due to short-sightedness and lack of wisdom."

As he spoke, Carloya's snake eyes flashed with aggressive light.

For those civilizations that are unable to protect their wealth, the Chamber of Commerce will "buy" everything from them.

Because, in the dogma of the God of Trade, fools have no value in existence.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 236 Spring Ploughing and Autumn Harvest