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Chapter 67: Tonya's Sincerity
"Of course I am sincere, Your Excellency the Governor." Dong Niya seemed to have adjusted her state at this time. After stabilizing her position, she said: "If I was not sincere, I would not have come here in person with my forging ship.

Although I am sincere in reaching this cooperation, are you, Governor, also sincere in reaching this cooperation?

Or have you already decided that you want to cooperate with Griffin No. 4?

If that's the case, I don't think there's any need for us to talk any further, right?"

Of course, Tonya didn't want to talk, but she hoped to take back the initiative in the negotiations. After all, although this business was very important to her, it was not a reason for her to be blackmailed.

Facing Dongnia's 'attack', Chen Xi simply spread his hands and said, "Sage Dongnia, I have always expressed my sincerity fully. I think Mai Lin should have told you all these words when we were communicating.

So far, it has always been you, the Mariupol Forge World, who are unwilling to cooperate with me, not me who are unwilling to cooperate with you.

But if you insist, I can repeat the conditions for cooperation we proposed. There is an ancient alien tomb on this planet, and I hope to work with the Mechanicus to excavate it!

At the same time, I have obtained the development rights of the entire sub-star zone through Mai Lin, and I am willing to share the profits from developing the entire sub-star zone with my friends!
I think my conditions are already very generous, but your Mariupol Forge World has always shown little interest in this matter, so I am considering cooperating with other Forge Worlds. Otherwise, who would be willing to go far away and seek cooperation?"

Chen Xi's words left Dongnia at a loss as to how to respond.

How could she not know that Rostov II was sincere in its cooperation and even offered one tenth of the profits from the sub-sector development as compensation.

However, his teacher was obsessed with research, and the entire foundry world had a strong academic atmosphere, but he had little interest in business operations.

This has allowed the other faction in the forging world to grow bigger. This faction is relatively more focused on commercial competition, and its strength is growing. Now it has gradually taken the initiative in the struggle between the two factions.

If it weren't for his teacher occupying the position of foundry director, and if his school had not had a strong academic atmosphere and fruitful research results under the leadership of the foundry director, he would have been suppressed long ago.

It was precisely because of this that Olivia was ostracized and suppressed, and was almost executed for academic heresy.

Over the years, Tonya has been trying to find ways to strengthen her faction's power, trying to make changes and improve the faction's business performance, but she is unable to do it alone, and her teacher is not very supportive of her, so the results are minimal.

The cooperation offered by Chen Xi this time is a hugely profitable business in any aspect. If it can be accomplished, it will be a huge benefit to both his own faction and the entire forging world.

But her teacher was not interested in these things. If the alien technology that Chen Xi brought out had not been attractive enough to make her teacher pay attention to this matter, she probably wouldn't even have the chance to come to Chen Xi to discuss cooperation.

And even so, she still came this time in her personal capacity, not in the name of Mariupol Forge World.

However, at this moment, she did not dare to say that she came only in her personal capacity, because this was almost equivalent to handing over this big business to someone else.

"Sir Chen Xi, I'm very sorry for what happened earlier. Mariupol Forge World prioritizes academic research over worldly business, and therefore didn't take this matter seriously enough." Tonya chose her words carefully. Although, as a Sage of the Mechanicus, she had almost never adopted such a humble attitude in conversations with people outside the church, this didn't mean she wouldn't bow down. "But please rest assured, Your Excellency. I have convinced my teacher that Mariupol Forge World is willing to provide all possible assistance regarding the cooperation on Rostov II and the development of the sub-sector. I can guarantee this. My teacher has entrusted this cooperation to me, so you can trust me with confidence.

I will provide you with the best service in this cooperation and will also give you generous rewards, as long as you agree to entrust the relevant business to me."

Dong Niya's words were very sincere, but Chen Xi did not believe her so directly.

You can tell what the temperament of the Mechanicus is like by looking at Olivia standing next to them.

Expecting them to bow their heads, or even to seek cooperation in such a humble manner? This was probably even more incredible than Chen Xi pulling out a dead body grave from under his buttocks that he could dig up at will.

As the saying goes, when you show courtesy to someone, you must have something in mind. There must be a purpose behind Tonya's humble attitude.

So what was the purpose? Chen Xi stroked his chin, his mind racing.

Profits? Yes, but not much. The oil man wouldn't stoop so low just for the sake of profit.

The temptation of the grave of the dead? If it was so tempting, Mai Mai would have already negotiated cooperation with them before, and there would be no need for Dong Niya to make this trip.

After ruling out these two options, Chen Xi went over all the information in his mind again, and then suddenly thought of a possibility.

So he asked Tonya, "Sage Tonya, are you here in your own name, or in the name of the Mariupol Forge World?"

Hearing Chen Xi's question, Dong Niya's heart suddenly jumped, but she still maintained her composure and said, "Sir Chen Xi, does this make any difference? I can assure you that no matter what name the cooperation is reached under, it will not make any difference."

"Sage Dongnia, have I ever told you that you're actually terrible at negotiating?" Dongnia's answer confirmed Chen Xi's speculation, and he couldn't help but laugh: "Your answer has already revealed all your cards. You came here as an individual, and your so-called negotiations and cooperation are also in your own name. This is completely different from the interests you can gain by negotiating with me in the name of Forge World.

If you are talking to me in the name of the Forge World, then you have enough power to suppress me. After all, I am just a planetary governor and it is impossible for me to go against the will of a Forge World.

But if you are just talking to me in your personal capacity, even if what you offer is the same, there is still a huge difference between a sage and an entire forging world.

I can't afford to offend a Forge World, but I think I can still refuse a Sage.

So, Sage Tonya, why don't we be frank and honest with each other and lay our cards on the table?

(End of this chapter)