Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 304 303. I can only say that I adapted to the environment very quickly

Shengnai said that since everyone on the bus had very young faces, they seemed to fit in well even if they were wearing uniforms from other schools.

The only one who didn't fit in was probably Feldridge. She was a little too small, and even after changing her clothes, she looked a bit like... a minor who had mixed in with the group of graduating students.

This is true even though her mind is quite mature and she can even lead a company forward.

Of course, this wasn't the reason she hid in the cubicle. The main reason was because Feldrich's appearance was too deceptive...

In addition to her cocky personality, she is very popular among students for some reason. Even when she is still in the course selection stage, she is invited to join this and that, or to join some strange small groups.

"I think this is a good thing, Alfred."

"Don't call me that, you wild... mercenary."

Feldrich sat on the lower bunk with an unhappy look on his face. The whole activity room looked quite cozy. It seemed that they had decorated it quite well in just a short time.

But this only exacerbated her unhappiness. She came to this node city to go to the satellite city to find some previously stored power. Why should she waste her time in such a ghost place?
Although I have made up my mind to recruit the next generation of backbone forces from other companies, this feeling of humiliation still lingers in my heart.

"Anyway, congratulations on getting in. On the bright side, I haven't even been to school yet."

"People who haven't been to school are here to teach, and those who have been to school are forced to go back to school. Don't you think this shows that the Phantom Mist Group is just idiots looking for trouble?"

With such a bad temper, you will be isolated by your classmates, Mr. Feldrich.

Seeing that Seifer was only looking at her, she shook her head helplessly: "You definitely don't come to chat with me for nothing... Tell me, what do you want me to help you with?"

"Are you interested in emerging research groups? Do you have any thoughts on investing? Is the expected return on investment index above 20 points?"

Seifer's tone made Feldrich's face turn even darker. She crossed her arms and said, "Wow? You're actually planning to borrow money from me at high interest rates. It seems your horizons have only reached this point."

"You should know the price of borrowing high-interest loans from large companies."

Seifer waved his hand, urging her to calm down. "Who said I wanted to borrow money at high interest rates? Let's put it this way. I'm trying to attract investment. I want you to invest in emerging technology groups that will rise in the future."

"Compared to poaching people who already have stable jobs or connections, or from other companies, isn't it more cost-effective to recruit young, promising, capable, and courageous people from within the university?"

Feldrich stroked his smooth chin and thought for a moment.

Before this, she only wanted to recruit some young people to join her team and serve as cannon fodder in the future.

To be honest, after graduation, these students' rich experience is enough for them to be immediately armed and become corporate mercenaries, and they are indeed good soldiers.

But now, someone actually told me that these guys who were attacking each other with guns on the streets all day long, thinking about how to attack or cause destruction as mercenaries, actually had a good scientific research mind?

Feldrich didn't quite believe it. After all, if she really wanted to do research work, she would have to find a job in a company at least after graduation...so she narrowed her eyes suspiciously.

"Until I actually meet the scientific research talent you're talking about, I won't believe it unless I can provide evidence."

"Okay, then come with me tomorrow and take a look. By the way, where is Dr. Mei?"

Feldrich lowered his head and picked up her communicator. "How would I know? That's your crew member. Find him yourself."

I finally found an investor.

So where was Dr. Mei? After contacting him, Seifer learned that he had actually returned to the car. The reason was simple: there was a bathtub in the car, which the school didn't provide.

Considering that this was originally the place where she and the financial sponsor worked together, there was no need to worry too much.

Finally, there was the question of where Tien had gone. There had been no response from the comm for the time being, so I asked the school staff, and they all said they had seen a new student with beautiful red hair hanging around the school, but no one could tell me exactly where he was.

Sefer searched for a long time, and finally found Tien in the gymnasium, waving a racket and playing tennis with someone.

A small tennis ball was jumping on the court. Tien was also wearing the same student uniform, but unlike others, she was still wearing the black close-fitting protective suit. A "crunching" sound could always be heard when she walked and jumped.

The part that was too conspicuous was the soft thing that was shaking due to inertia while it was moving around. Even the decent school uniform could not cover it.

The eyes of the students watching nearby were also shaking... As for the girl who was fighting with Tien, she was sweating profusely.

After all, he was a former pirate captain, and the look in his eyes when he smashed the ball was truly terrifying.

After a few moves, the girl made a mistake in her racket swing and fell heavily to the ground. Just as the onlookers were exclaiming, a pink figure suddenly squeezed in from the edge of the crowd.

Shengnai always manages to arrive at certain places where wounded soldiers gather in time. Field doctors are indeed very...special.

Tien, who had stretched out her body and seemed to be fitting in perfectly at school, came over with a tennis racket in hand. "Hey, Che... hehe, should I call you 'teacher' more appropriately?"

"Don't play tricks on me. What's going on? How did you get here in just a short while?"

Tien laughed and casually patted his shoulder. "Of course. Didn't you say that we should build good relationships with the students first? I'm already, ah, getting along well with them, right?"

Her face looked flushed after the exercise. This protective suit has excellent thermal insulation effect... Is it really okay?
If Shengnai didn't come to check, it should be fine.

"Anyway, I'm not going to go to other colleges or rob anything else. I'm just going to infiltrate the students right here and see what secrets they're hiding."

Tien's smile was a bit mysterious, so much so that Seifer was keenly aware of it. "So, you want to ask me for activity funds, right?"

"This is 'investigation funds.' Think about it, if I don't even have any money, I can't even afford to treat my friends to a meal. Doesn't that conflict with my character?"

You can even use the word "personality". It seems that you should talk less about visions or things other than visions when cooking.

Seifer nodded slightly: "How much?"

"One hundred thousand, just give me this first. I'll come back to you when I don't have enough."

Cypher looked at her expressionlessly.

One hundred thousand, why don't you rob a bank?
"You're right, I should go rob a bank. I heard you even drove that thing out and took out a bunch of bank robbers. So, did you put some money in your pocket to supplement your meager funds?"

——In fact, there was a moment when Sefer had this idea, but unfortunately, the money in the suitcase was directly blown into pieces by the bomb.

The person who planted the bomb inside has not been found yet, and Sefer is still very concerned about this.

"...I'll provide you with activity funds as appropriate, so spend them sparingly. In this node city, without independent mercenary commissions, there won't be any large sums of money coming in."

Sefer followed her lead, embracing his arms as if holding up a pair of soft, large, and enviable objects. "But you have to give me some response soon, otherwise I doubt you'll go to the bar and squander these funds."

Tien laughed.

“There are no bars in this town.”

That's great.

(End of this chapter)