Quadruple split.

Chapter 2549 Pamela's Apple
Game time AM07:06
Southwest Continent, Pamela Free Trade Zone, Central City, Liuli Court Penthouse

A gentle knock on the door interrupted the thoughts of the owner of the room, allowing her to briefly come back to her senses from the collection of poetry recommended to her by her best friend. She turned her head and looked at the door that was low-key, gorgeous and luxurious.

"Please come in."

The girl with long aqua blue hair, gentle temperament and pretty face gently closed the poetry book on her lap and calmly extended an invitation to the considerate gentleman outside the door.

"excuse me."

The next second, the door of the room that had been released from the ban was silently pushed open, and a tall human man with black hair and black eyes, wearing a well-fitting butler uniform, slowly walked into the room and bowed to the girl: "Good day, Miss Apple."

"Good day, Mr. Otto."

Qingqing Apple Fragrance smiled and nodded to Otto Phantom, who was originally the head of the [Shop Zero] branch in Academy City, but was temporarily transferred to her side by her best friend not long ago to serve as a bodyguard, butler, messenger and secretary. "I should have told you many times that there is no need for you to be so polite. We can just be friends."

"It's my honor, Miss Apple, but this place is not within our control after all. In addition, your identity as the [President of the Green Apple Chamber of Commerce] is very sensitive, so for the sake of safety, it would be helpful for us to be more polite before returning."

Otto answered appropriately, then took out two pieces of parchment from his chest pocket, unfolded them, and presented them to Qingqing Pingguoxiang with both hands, saying seriously, "This is the progress in the secret realm. Your Highness has seen the same information earlier."

"Thank you."

Although she could get detailed battle reports from [Pofengniao], [Pai Lao] or [Yingyingyan], the three forces responsible for the current secret realm strategy, Qingqing Pingguoxiang, who undoubtedly trusted the exclusive channel of [Green Apple & Shop No. 0] more, thanked her softly, and then took the parchment handed by Otto and glanced at it.

As time went by, the girl's beautiful and delicate eyebrows were slightly furrowed.

"field……"

The slender index finger stroked a word that was specially marked in bold and red. Qingqing Apple Fragrance looked up at Otto and confirmed: "You mean, it's only the second secret realm, but its lord can already use the power of 'domain', right?"

"This is not what I said. It is the consensus of three professional players, Xinglong, Saint Light Old King, and Rebecca Hopkins. At the same time, there are also many players who are sharp-eyed and sharp-eared among the players present before. According to their descriptions, the probability that the power is the domain is definitely not less than 90%."

Otto first briefly stated his subjective opinion, and then after a brief silence, he added: "But in my opinion, the domain of the Lord Wet Poison Frog is not that strong. Judging from the specifications alone, that poison attribute specialized domain similar to the small elemental plane is not very eye-catching. Compared with the many domains and inherent barriers activated by the players in the [Guilt Debate], that low-level power has no advantage at all."

Qingqing Apple Fragrance sighed silently and said lightly: "I know, but this is only the second secret realm after all. It is foreseeable that even if the threshold has been raised very high, the difficulties we face are still beyond imagination... I'm afraid we will face a considerable degree of hard battle in the future."

"You're right."

Otto agreed with a smile, and then reminded: "But in my opinion, as long as those so-called secret realms do not generate enemies that objectively meet the concept of epic or have epic-level lethality, the players who have begun to work together will definitely be able to overcome the difficulties."

The girl lowered her eyes to look at the parchment in her hand again, and said without raising her head: "You trust them."

"I just don't want to underestimate them. Miss Apple, the premier clubs and studios in your world, will be unleashed with immeasurable power after being forced to unite. The current stagnation..."

Although he was an NPC, he was able to use terms like "club" and "studio" with ease. Not only did he speak clearly and logically, but Otto's mouth curled up slightly and he said softly, "It's just that everyone is unwilling to invest too much energy at the beginning, so in the end, individual players are still the core combat force."

It can be seen that this calm and composed man has absolutely no cognitive gap between normal NPCs and players. Putting aside other things, at least his ability to accept is absolutely maxed out.

"You are right, Otto, but we still need to re-evaluate the strength of the secret realm of Deep Forest. After all, both Shop Zero and Green Apple Chamber of Commerce have invested astronomical amounts of financial and material resources in this project."

Qingqing Apple Fragrance sighed silently and told the truth: "Our cash flow is already very dangerous. If we want to continue to ensure that we have sufficient control over the project without combat personnel under our command, our resources will run out by the ninth secret realm at most."

Otto smiled and said proudly, "As for this aspect, His Highness has made a decision immediately after receiving this information. He has ordered the withdrawal of a total of twelve [Shop Zero] reserve funds from the three spheres of influence of the Griffin Dynasty, the Chauvin Empire, and the Dream Kingdom two hours ago. If nothing unexpected happens, this batch of funds will be transferred to the account under the name of the [Green Apple Chamber of Commerce] in batches within the next two months."

"Twelve [Shop No. 0]..."

Qingqing Apple Fragrance unconsciously stroked the spine of the book and asked softly, "Is everything okay?"

"I know what you're worried about, but it's okay."

Otto still maintained a decent smile, and explained in a soothing tone: "Although [Shop Zero] is indeed the hard work of His Highness, and its importance is even greater than the two brands of 'Angel' and 'Grace', and it is a [secret shop] completely independent of the sect system and even His Highness's own management, but the market research in the past few months has convinced her that those three places have lost the soil for a free economy, so——"

"So even if she doesn't transfer now, she will do it sooner or later."

Qingqing Pingguoxiang casually took over the conversation and said lightly: "Just as you know your Highness, I also know my friend, so the question just now is actually...I want to withdraw and transfer the reserve funds of the twelve shops within two months, will it really go smoothly?"

Otto leaned forward slightly and said seriously, "You are right to worry. After all, for Shop Zero to grow to its current size, it must have had too many interactions with local forces. In fact, except for the relatively smooth withdrawal of the Dream Kingdom, our Griffin Dynasty and the Chauvin Empire have encountered considerable obstacles."

"I think so too."

Qingqing Apple Fragrance turned to look at the Southwest Continent Economic Map placed in front of the dressing table and asked casually, "Can you tell me more about it?"

"Of course, His Highness has already instructed that you can confirm any information I know with me at any time and any place."

Otto lowered his eyes respectfully, and then explained in a soothing slow voice: "First, on the Griffin side, we have six [Shop No. 0] there, of which two have established in-depth cooperation with the royal subordinate agencies, and the other four are affiliated with the 'Noble Alliance'. The good news is that because Ms. Merav Howard, who was mainly in contact with us on the Noble Alliance side, died in Likud City, the four [Shop No. 0] that were originally the most difficult to withdraw from can be transferred relatively easily." "Wait a moment."

Qingqing Pingguoxiang frowned slightly and suddenly interrupted, "Why would the person in power who has the ability to connect with our four shops die in the north at the beginning of the war?"

"That's naturally because Ms. Melafu is not the 'power holder'. According to your highness's speculation, the jewel of the Howard family should have concealed the potential of our few assets to a large extent."

Otto immediately gave an answer, saying seriously, "As for the reason, it is probably because she wanted to use us as a bargaining chip in exchange for some benefits or voice at some point in the future. Unfortunately, as one of the few smart people in the noble alliance that His Highness has a good impression of, she did not persist until that day comes."

Qingqing Apple Fragrance nodded slightly: "Okay, please continue."

"Our troubles in the Griffin Dynasty originated from Princess Eliza Logan. As the absolute core of the royal family, although she didn't know who the real 'shopkeeper' of Shop Zero was, she keenly discovered the connection between the six shops. Every year, she would impose a large amount of additional taxes on us on the grounds of 'punishment for betting on both sides'."

Otto sighed and said helplessly: "As for this withdrawal, although Princess Eliza may not have stopped Shop Zero directly because she didn't know the details, she still had to make some arrangements. Not only that, considering the possibility that the Griffin Royal Family will become the final winner, in addition to paying a large amount of appearance fees, we also have to pay them an entrance fee in advance."

Qingqing Apple Fragrance hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Well, that makes sense. What about the Chauvin Empire?"

"Although the Chaven Empire is relatively small, due to the particularly developed trade in recent years, it also has three [Shop No. 0] like the Dream Kingdom, and our exchanges with the agents under His Majesty William Bohe are also very harmonious, but..."

Otto's eyes narrowed slightly, and after a few seconds of silence, he continued, "Just as Your Highness judged, something big has happened in the Chauvin Empire."

Qingqing Apple Fragrance was stunned for a moment, then pondered, "Yali hasn't talked to me about the Chauvin Empire very often. Does she know a lot about that country?"

"In her own words, although she did not understand Shavan, she understood merchants. Under this premise, the best emperor in the history of the Shavan Empire was called the 'Merchant King' by the world."

Otto shook his head slightly and said seriously: "And to use the same words of His Highness, all the operations of the Chauvin Empire during this period...she almost couldn't understand them."

Qingqing Pingguoxiang chuckled, forcibly blocking out the image of the Wealth Saint with a twitching mouth and a fake smile in her mind before continuing to ask, "So she thinks His Highness William Bohe might have a problem?"

"The throne was usurped, controlled, killed, coerced, replaced, and the pain of losing her son completely overwhelmed her. Her Highness made many guesses, and her final conclusion was..."

Otto took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "It is to downgrade the credit rating and cooperation priority of the Chauvin Empire from A to F. Unless something unexpected happens in the future, we will never establish any form of business cooperation with them."

Originally thinking that Fei Yali was more inclined to believe that the merchant king was overwhelmed by the pain of losing his son, Qingqing, who had the fragrance of apples, pursed her lips slightly and her expression became serious: "What did she find out?"

"I don't know. Her Highness didn't communicate with me for too long about the changes in the Chavan Empire, but when we talked about related topics, she seemed a little worried. If it were you, maybe you could ask her to share more of her concerns that are not related to business."

Otto shrugged, then added very seriously: "I don't want to hear it anyway."

"It can be seen that you really respect Yali."

Qingqing Pingguoxiang looked up at Otto and couldn't help laughing and said, "But isn't the proportion of 'fear' a little too large in it? As far as I know, she trusts you very much, Mr. Otto."

Mr. Otto, who was quite trusted by the Saint of Fortune, curled his lips and said with a fake smile: "Your Highness will always be my guiding light at work."

"Ok."

Qingqing Apple Fragrance did not continue to tease the manager who had a very good work attitude, but just asked curiously: "What about the three [Number 0 Shops] over at the Shavin Empire?"

"Because the Chavan Empire has already lost its credit to Your Highness, our method of withdrawing is also very tough. Although we have left no way out, we have also guaranteed most of the interests except for the real estate."

Otto relaxed immediately after talking about business again, and said in a brisk tone: "In short, although there are some losses, once the twelve shops here are untied, the budget of the Green Apple Chamber of Commerce will be relaxed immediately. Even if the difficulty of the secret realm is beyond our expectations, we can hold on to the end. In this way, when the City of Innocence is officially established, the initial investment can be fully recovered within half a year."

"Ah."

Qingqing Apple Fragrance nodded slightly, then stood up and slowly walked to the Southwest Continent economic map in front of the dressing table. After a moment of silence, she asked without looking back, "So in Yali's opinion, the Southwest Continent is very likely to fall into an unsettling future, right?"

"Yes, but how do you guess..."

"Because only in that future will the value of the Pamela Free Trade Zone increase enough for her to decide to build the headquarters of the Green Apple Chamber of Commerce here."

"Your opinion is good."

"Well, the matter is almost done. Please book me a boat ticket back to the Holy Church Union."

"Yes, can you watch it in an hour?"

"I'll leave in the afternoon. I have a business deal to discuss later."

"Yes, ma'am."

Chapter 2540: The End