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Chapter 492 Old Xing
Why did they get here?

Li Sheng was slightly puzzled. Since the London incident, he and the Special Affairs Bureau had maintained a tacit understanding not to contact each other in public, which was better for both sides.

Now that the Special Affairs Bureau has come knocking on our door, could it be...?
Is this to congratulate Grey Rain on successfully graduating from primary school?

Li Sheng left the automated warehouse, stepped out of the Star Casting Anvil, and greeted the three members of the Special Affairs Bureau, saying, "Good morning."

"Where is this morning, huh?" Su Jie glanced at the weather system simulating nighttime on the dome of the slum, his eye twitched, and he introduced without changing his expression: "Good morning, this is Xing Hechou, Director Xing, from our Yin City Special Affairs Bureau."

"Old Xing, I've heard so much about him, his name is legendary."

Li Sheng and Xing Hechou shook hands. The other man had calluses on his thumb, the sides of his index finger, and the base of his palm, marks left from years of gun use.

Judging from the other person's upright posture and demeanor, it is suspected that they had a military or police background before becoming a player—ordinary people who were recruited into the Mobile Task Force after becoming players all received short-term, high-intensity training.

"You're too kind, little ant, you are truly a promising young man."

The sedan chair was carried by people, and besides, the Special Affairs Bureau's database contained a clear and complete profile of the ant's personality. Xing Hechou also had a miniature earpiece in his ear, connected to the psychological team.

"Director Xing has a very good eye for people."

Li Sheng nodded as if he had met a kindred spirit, unzipped his coat, revealing a Huawei foldable screen phone, Huawei wireless earphones, Huawei smartwatch, Huawei electric vehicle key, and even a Huawei shaver and hair dryer hidden in the pockets inside.

Is this young man, Mommy, so promising?

If I were to praise you for having lofty aspirations, would you be able to pull out a Samsung phone?

Just as Li Sheng was about to zip up his jacket, a Samsung flagship phone fell out of the inner pocket of his clothes with a "thud".

He remained calm and composed, bending down to pick up the Samsung phone, only to have a series of Apple, Xiaomi, and Vivo phones fall out of his pocket.
'I have reason to believe that you prepared so many phones in advance so you could pull off a stunt when someone praises you.'

Yuan Zhixia and Su Jie's eyes clearly revealed their disapproval.
Li Sheng acted as if nothing had happened, using a powerful magnet to pick up all the phones and store them in the automated storage system. "What's the matter? Let's discuss it in detail in the office."

The three from the Special Affairs Bureau readily agreed and followed him through the shop shelves to the office.

Pushing open the door, one sees a row of freezers on the left side of the office, filled with fantastical creature organs such as troll arms, demon wings, petrified lizard thighs, and earth dragon tails, piled up like frozen meat.

On the right are various cultural relics, such as the large bronze mask from Sanxingdui, that need to be transported to the toy factory.

There was a pile of empty cardboard boxes in front, and on the right were stacks of learning materials such as "Interpretation of the Junior High School Entrance Examination", "5 Years of Junior High School Entrance Examination and 3 Years of Simulation", and "Comprehensive Review of the New Structure of Junior High School".

There was almost nowhere to settle down.

"The house is a bit messy since it's not tidied up yet, please make yourselves at home."

Li Sheng politely picked up a rather old-fashioned kettle from the corner, brewed three cups of tea in enamel mugs, handed them to the three members of the Special Affairs Bureau, and then sat down in the empty cardboard box first.

"Why are you so skilled? Are you some kind of middle-aged, unemployed Japanese guy, too ashamed to tell your family, who pretends to go to work during the day but actually spends his time playing chess in the park, and hides in a cardboard box whenever he sees someone he knows?!"

Xing Hechou held the enamel teacup, his eyelids twitching wildly. Li Sheng's style of doing things gave him a strong sense of déjà vu.

Seeing that Lao Xing was about to sit in the cardboard box, Yuan Zhixia decisively took action and found four chairs under the box—the Special Affairs Bureau believed that all work should be documented, and she didn't want the video of her sitting in the cardboard box to be saved in the General Bureau's database.

"Is such that,"

Sitting in the chair, Xing Hechou carefully considered his words, first establishing a connection with Li Sheng, "Little Cai Anjie is currently in the Red Star Orphanage and is adapting very well. We have dispatched three teams of special agents to provide round-the-clock care to ensure that her growth is undisturbed."

"That's good."

Li Sheng nodded. The reputation of a major guild is its substance. The Clock Tower suffered a great loss in the London incident in front of the whole world and was unable to retaliate afterwards. As long as the other forces are of sound mind, they will not continue to cause trouble over this matter.

“Then,” Xing Hechou paused, glancing at the Sanxingdui bronze mask in the corner of the room, “Little Ant, you should have a high-level item that can transform historically significant artifacts into equipment and skill scrolls, right?”

"Yes."

Li Sheng openly admitted that this was not actually a top secret at all.

The actuaries and analysts employed by the guild had already conducted quantitative assessments based on publicly available data from Cast Star Anvil, such as customer traffic, average transaction value, and inventory turnover rate, to accurately calculate Cast Star Anvil's costs and profit margins and understand the store's profit model.

In fact, although Li Sheng has been ruthlessly exploiting customers, retaining only A-grade concepts during the refining process and using B-grade concepts during the casting process,
But compared to the custom item business of some guilds, it's already very reasonable.

They were truly ruthless and merciless, squeezing every last drop of profit from every opportunity.

With the assistance of actuaries, they specifically target extraordinary individuals who want to complete the puzzle of the power system. The prices they offer are just right at the players' limits, forcing them to work like slaves, risking their lives to earn game currency and contribution points.

Xing Hechou listened to the miniature earpiece in his ear canal, offering suggestions. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "The bureau wants to discuss a long-term contract with you. We have a stable output of a large number of cultural relics, and we entrust the Casting Star Anvil to manufacture them."

There's no need to jump the queue for all orders; just leave some space between them and regular orders.

Li Sheng raised an eyebrow, looking puzzled. "Huh?"

The Special Affairs Bureau also has a logistics department, which was established early on, has high labor productivity, and is comprehensive in its functions.
In theory, there is no need to rely on private institutions like Casting Anvil, whose supply is relatively unstable, output is relatively random, and production is relatively opaque.

With the multi-threaded brainwave technique fully activated, Li Sheng's mind raced. The large number of cultural relics Xing Hechou mentioned truly were a large number of cultural relics. Such an important matter must have the will of the General Administration behind it.

Partnering with large guilds would reduce opportunities for exploitation, Li Sheng said, "Our shop is a small business with low profit margins; I'm afraid we can't afford it."

Xing Hechou said, "We will pay a premium of more than 25% for ordinary orders. The higher the product quality, the higher the premium."

"I'm afraid I can't bear the consequences of being refused."

Without hesitation, Li Sheng smoothly changed his tune. Seeing Xing Hechou breathe a barely perceptible sigh of relief, he asked curiously, "If I remember correctly, the logistics department of the Special Affairs Bureau is known in the industry as the Industrial Cthulhu, and is no weaker than Prometheus or the manufacturing department of European Heavy Industries."

From weapons and armor used by Lv5 beginners,
Epic items, including those needed to complete the power system puzzle for Lv35 powerhouses, can be designed and crafted specifically for them.

It seems unnecessary to find me, right?

"Uh"

Xing Hechou gave a wry smile, took out a laptop from thin air, and handed it to Li Sheng, saying, "Brother Ant, take a look at this first."

On the laptop screen was a PowerPoint presentation. The first part was the performance terms, including the delivery method and payment method.
The second part is the risk control clause, including confidentiality obligations and force majeure.
The third part is the order demand.

Li Sheng skimmed through the order section, his pupils suddenly contracting.

[A device for imparting knowledge and skills to human infants and toddlers]

Mining drones in the weightless environment of space

An atmospheric modification and toxin filtration system capable of supporting 100,000 people.

High-speed gene sequencing and adaptive vaccine development platform

Artificial Nutritional Paste Production Line

Cryogenic Hibernation Container

There are hundreds of items in total, but they don't seem to require much high-quality equipment or items. Instead, they are all specific, versatile items that can be used to deal with disasters.

It is specifically noted that it must be mixed with extraordinary power.

Li Sheng silently swiped the touchpad. In the real world, China already had the biosynthetic technology to synthesize starch from carbon dioxide, so the "artificial synthetic nutritional paste production line" could be implemented.

The Special Affairs Bureau commissioned its own production, specifically noting that it required the use of supernatural powers to distinguish it from conventional technological creations. There's only one possibility.

They are making backups.

A backup of the doomsday ark that can allow millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of people to escape from Earth and board it.

(End of this chapter)