Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 229 228. I’ve had enough of red tape!

Sefer originally thought that this negotiation would probably reach a deadlock again, and he was even considering whether to simply cut off the spare body, wander around somewhere else, and come back after the negotiation was over.

As a result, after this round of information exchange, the person from the reform agency announced that he would take a break for a while, and then went to internal communication to prepare for the second half.

The people from Abian Company where Seifer worked immediately gathered around the man who called himself "Trilobite" and reported the situation one after another. The most important thing was that no matter how much share they got in the end, they had to give some of it back.

He slowly looked at Feldrich and sighed, "This is the result of your self-centered actions. If it's someone else who gets caught instead of you, it's better to consume them."

"But you're different. Your brain is very important to me. So it's not that I can't give away this portion of my money, tsk."

Compared to the others, Sefer subconsciously felt that this person might be a pure evil person.

However, Feldrich brought this upon herself. She was the one who squandered resources and stubbornly thought it was appropriate to invest so much in attacking a marginal node city.

Ignoring her attempts at rescue, Cypher tilted his head to the side.

He remained silent regarding the words from his financial backer that kept popping up in front of him.

Because I feel like whatever I say now doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t make sense.

The pressure from Abian continued. Under the continuous text harassment, Sefer finally couldn't bear it anymore and decided to reply to the other party seriously.

Papaya: Ah~ How boring, new mercenary, it turns out you are such a boring person too. If you are too boring, I will treat you as an old mercenary!
Red Crossbow: ...So, is it your interest to argue with a group of people in the chat room and scold the mercenaries until they become red-hot?

Papaya: Oh! He finally spoke!

Papaya: That’s right, those guys are really weak at talking, just like their martial arts skills. Unlike you, you have completed the mission beautifully until now.
Papaya: How about it? Do you like that car? You like it very much, right? But unfortunately, I have to recycle it later.
Sefer looked up and found that Ms. Jin Junmei had already given instructions for the next round of negotiations, and her shadow was leisurely looking around the venue.

That cold face has an aura of being difficult to approach, but behind this image is a complex character who can go out of her way to mingle with mercenaries and all kinds of people on the communication board, portraying herself as a female ghost.

Seeing her looking at him, Seifer immediately lowered his head.

Red Crossbow: I can understand recycling the vehicle, after all, it was originally rented...

Papaya: Ah! What a boring answer! Can't you be more cheerful, new mercenary? The venue is already boring enough, and you are still so rigid, how boring!

Papaya: Watch out! I'll repossess your car now! And then you'll be working illegally here for a hundred years! Hehe, are you scared?
It's difficult, very difficult, and tough to connect the guy who wrote this speech with the strong woman who was at the meeting.

But unfortunately, perhaps this is the quirk of powerful people.

When Sefer went to a social event before, he saw someone from the neighboring unit who liked to make the girls who were singing with him pee in the KTV... Well, forget it.

Faced with a difficult decision, Seifer chose not to be the fool provoked by the female imp, because if he really took the bait, he would not be able to hit her now, and it would only lead to more intense ridicule.

So after weighing the pros and cons for a while, Sefer found a breakthrough.

Red Crossbow: I have some news to sell you, are you interested in listening?
Papaya: You're telling a story? Come on... Not bad, tell me about it. If you're in a good mood, I can lend you the car for a while.
After organizing his words a bit, Seifer described his experience in the giant vision, a world where battles were developed as entertainment.

Seifer explained clearly the entertainment industry that almost occupied the entire planet, as well as the scenes of being able to freely fight in the spaceport, etc.

However, Ms. Jin Junmei's attention was clearly not on the background setting. Papaya: You actually mocked the entire audience by yourself, and even made them pay attention to you, so that you could reap the full benefits? If you're so good at talking, then tell me about it!

Papaya: It’s so boring for me to be here alone!
Red Crossbow: I can’t say anything weird to people I know, unlike you who talk to everyone like this.

Papaya: You're quite the talker, aren't you? Say a few more words, let me see your... what's the word, attack power!
Cypher felt that his offensive power should be in the piloted machine, or in the technology stored in this spare body, rather than indiscriminately releasing it to the people around him.

In order to correct her thoughts, Sefer quickly turned the topic to the issue of logos - that is, the logo of the super entertainment company seen in the giant vision was exactly the same as the logo of the company in the desert.

At this point, Jin Junmei finally stopped launching a verbal attack and instead pondered for a moment.

The second half of the talks began.

The scene, which had been quiet just now, became lively again. Seifer thought for a moment, ignored Feldrich's pleading gaze, stood up and walked back.

Sefer moved a stool and sat next to Shengnai. He was very pleased that she could remain so quiet and motionless.

That’s great. This time I don’t have to worry about her approaching silently from behind.

"How long will this meeting last? There are many mercenaries outside who are constantly being injured, and the medical station is already full..."

Shengnai said this in a low voice, as if he really wanted to rush over immediately, but to be honest, all the doors here were closed, and there were even guards outside with live ammunition.

It’s not that easy to get out. Unless this node city is breached by something, everyone has to wait patiently until the conversation is over.

Come to think of it, during this negotiation, Seifer seemed to hear the transformation agency say that they would exchange special high-energy crystals as general equivalents with other people...?
It seems like he could have put a few more of these things in his car, but he just couldn't find them so they've been left there until now... It would be great if he could have two more.

Seeing that this boring meeting would probably continue until all parties were satisfied, Seifer tried to yawn, but suddenly heard Laika's warning.

"Red Crossbow, there's an incoming earthquake wave, magnitude 4 or so. Be prepared for impact."

It was a small earthquake. Seifer looked at the countdown. When it reached 0, he felt that the entire conference room seemed to be shaking slightly.

The joined tables creaked and the overhead lights wavered slightly, but that was all.

There must have been some aftershocks after the previous major earthquake, but since the epicenter was not here, no one cared much.

That's how it should be.

But then, Leica warned, "Red Crossbow, be careful to dodge! Something massive has passed through the city's underground defense circle and is about to appear!"

Just as Sefer was about to answer, a violent impact and complex metal collision sounds entered the room at the same time. If the previous vibration was just a 'small shake', the impact now was so strong that almost everyone in the room rolled to the ground!

In the chaotic impact, Seifer reached out and carried Shengnai on his back. In the midst of such violent shaking, he rushed towards Feldrich, who was also caught off guard and hit his head on the table.

Because the various support frames above the head were making sharp twisting sounds at this time.

(End of this chapter)