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Chapter 202 Using Intimidation (Part 2)

"Xiao Wang?"

Seeing that Wang Ximo remained silent, Zhou Wei, the vice speaker of the Gucheng Council, suddenly spoke up, saying calmly:
"Young people need to know how to assess the situation and act accordingly."

Duh!
Upon hearing this, Wang Xi put down his teacup without even raising his eyelids, and coldly said:
"Shut up."

The two light, casual words brought the entire room to a sudden, deathly silence.

Zhou Wei's eyelids twitched, and he looked at the young man across the table and sneered, "Truly a newborn calf that is not afraid of tigers."

Suddenly, the conference room door opened.

"Otherwise what?" A disheveled man in sunglasses walked in, completely ignoring the "No Smoking" sign on the conference room wall, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and chuckled.
"Zhou Wei, with your pathetic appearance, do you think you can become the vice president of the Yongxie Association at the age of twenty? You're a piece of trash. I told you to shut up."

Zhou Wei, the vice speaker of Gucheng, had a gloomy expression.

He was about to lash out, but upon seeing who it was, the words that came out were: "Mr. Gu is right, ha."

At the same time, I was startled.

The person who suddenly barged into the conference room was none other than Gu Li, the elusive "Grand Master of Valley City".

This person, who never shows up on ordinary days and doesn't even attend major meetings in Gucheng, has inexplicably appeared today.

Those present who recognized Gu Li stood up to greet him.

The councilor, Tao, and Angus, a director of the Gear Group, exchanged a glance; neither of them looked pleased.

No one expected that "Gu Cheng Taiyu" would step forward to speak up for Wang Xi.

On the surface, major cities are governed by the council, but the "Emperor" has a very special status, being somewhat detached from worldly affairs and possessing veto power.

Parliament is not one to be easily offended.

Wang Xi was also surprised. He stood up and said to the man in sunglasses, "Mr. Gu Li."

"Sit down." Gu Li puffed out a cloud of smoke and waved his hand with a smile. "You're really good, kid. You've improved a lot in just a few days... Don't worry, with me here, no one will dare to bully you."

Ever since the last assessment in Lucheng, Gu Li had developed an appreciation for this young man named Wang Xi.

Gucheng has finally produced such a genius, and he is unwilling to see the conglomerate collude with the council to oppress him.

"Mr. Gu, we were just having normal discussions, all of which were legal and compliant. There's no problem with that—"

Councilor Tao was about to speak when Gu Li flicked the cigarette butt in his face.

The pampered Mr. Tao cried out in pain from the burn, his face flushed red as he stood up, stammering, "You, you..."

"Sorry, my hand slipped."

Gu Li exhaled a puff of smoke and asked again:
"What did you say?"

"..."

Another councilor quickly pulled him back a couple of times, and Councilor Tao finally sat down, holding his breath and looking sullen: "It's nothing."

"Look how spoiled you all are."

Gu Li said calmly.

"Our Shan Hai Federation holds the highest respect for the brave warriors. It is because of their selfless dedication in fighting disasters that we have the living environment we enjoy today... You grown men sit in air-conditioned rooms every day, drinking tea and chatting, and think you are inherently superior?"

“I used to be too lazy to care, but you can give it a try today.”

He stood by the conference table with his hands in his pockets, and neither the congressmen nor the board members of the corporation dared to look him in the eye.

The chilling atmosphere was terrifying.

“Mr. Gu.” Chang Yonghui, the speaker of the Gu City Council, finally spoke. He was an elderly man with white hair and wore black-rimmed glasses. “This matter was caused by the Gear Consortium’s arbitration request to the Southern Continent Council. We were just following orders, after all, Mr. Wang Xi is a native of Gu City.”

"Gear Consortium..."

Gu Li looked at the foreign-looking Angus director and the people around him.

"Capital is accustomed to using its power to intimidate people."

"Mr. Gu may have some misunderstandings about our company."

Angus smiled faintly.

"The Gear Consortium has provided the Federation with countless technical support over the years and has made outstanding contributions. All of its business activities are legal and compliant."

"Alright." Gu Li lit another cigarette. "You've been saying too many polite things, and now you even believe them yourself... Since you want to play this game, I'll play along to the end."

Without turning his head, he shouted towards the door:

"Section Chief Chu."

Everyone looked up and saw a silver-haired girl walking in wearing long boots.

Upon seeing Chu Nai, Wang Xi raised an eyebrow slightly.

He didn't notify the other party, but his childhood friend took the initiative to come and help.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, the silver-haired girl remained calm, but when she looked at Wang Xi, she gave him a reassuring look.

Chu Nai lightly twirled the remote control, her silver hair gleaming coldly under the hall lights. She surveyed the crowd:

"Let me introduce myself, Chu Nai, an honorary graduate of the 20th class of Dongzhou University... This identity is perhaps more suitable for our current conversation than 'Demystification Section Chief'."

As she spoke, she tossed a device onto the table and pressed a switch, causing the holographic projection to unfold simultaneously.

"My alma mater, Dongzhou University, honorary president Mr. Zhu Yi was very interested in the technology proposed by Wang Xi, so he specifically asked me to come and find out more about it."

"?!"

Mr. Zhu Yi...

This name was familiar to everyone present.

It's not just his status as the honorary president of Dongzhou University, but also because "Zhu Yi" is the current "Secretary-General of the Federal Weitai"!
Weitai—the highest administrative building of the Mountain and Sea Federation, located in the core area of ​​Central Continent.

This can be seen.

Mr. Zhu Yi is such a great man.

hum-

The holographic projection popped out from the device on the table.

A refined-looking elderly man in a casual white coat then appeared before everyone's eyes.

Zhu Yi's image immediately made everyone present stand up.

"I have met Mr. Zhu."

Speaker Chang Yonghui, Deputy Speaker Zhou Weihe, Councilor Tao, and Chairman Wei Xuan of the Yong Association, among others, paid their respects.

However, Mr. Zhu Yi simply smiled and nodded, his gaze fixed on the silver-haired girl:

"Chu girl, have we arrived?"

"Yes, Principal, I am currently in the Gucheng Council Hall, and Wang Xi is also here."

"Oh?" Zhu Yi adjusted his reading glasses, smiling kindly. His gaze followed Chu Nai's pointing finger, passing over the crowd to a young man. "Young man, I heard you're going to donate a technology to the country?"

“Not bad.” Wang Xi also stood up. “My parents developed a ‘consciousness synchronization technology’ that enables individual control of giant mechs.”

"?!"

As soon as these words came out.

The expressions of everyone in the Gear Consortium changed drastically.

This is precisely the most troublesome technical barrier they face in reverse engineering their prototype Unit-01.

“‘Consciousness synchronization technology’—the Maze Research Institute has been unable to overcome this challenge for so many years, yet your parents actually developed it.”

Mr. Zhu Yi was also a little surprised.

"Young man, who are your parents?"

“My father’s name was Wang Xing and my mother’s name was Dong Qin’er. They were both first-level researchers at the Maze Research Institute and tragically died in the ‘Los Angeles Fall Incident’ 15 years ago.”

Wang Xi said in a deep voice.

Mr. Zhu Yi paused for a moment and said, "Your parents are talented people in the country and have made great contributions to the country."

At this moment, Angus, a director of the Gear Consortium, clenched his fist and hissed, "Mr. Zhu Yi, please allow me to interject, this 'consciousness synchronization technology' belongs to our company. Mr. Wang's parents were invited to participate in the research and development, and he has no right to dispose of this technology."

"Well, I see."

Zhu Yi said with a smile.

"The country really needs this technology, and you've put in a lot of effort."

"No, sir, what I mean is—"

Angus broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly tried to explain, but before he could finish, the old man in the projection stopped looking at him and turned to Wang Xi, saying:

"Young man, I heard from Chu that you're only twenty years old and have already obtained the 'Upper Three-Star' rank certificate?"

Wang Xi glanced at Chu Nai, and the silver-haired girl winked at him. "Yes, Mr. Zhu."

"You're so promising at such a young age," Zhu Yi said approvingly with a smile. "When you have time in the future, you can visit the Eastern Continent and the Central Continent and see more of the outside world."

“If you are interested, you can also pursue further studies at Dongzhou University. Ms. Fei from the Academic Affairs Office appreciates students like you who are both patriotic and talented.”

"Thank you for your appreciation, Mr. Zhu. I will definitely consider it carefully," Wang Xi said respectfully.

He thought for a moment, then said:
"I have one more wild card that I want to donate to the country free of charge."

"Oh?" Zhu Yi's smile widened.

Wang Xi took a blue card out of his pocket and placed it on the table.

This card attracted puzzled looks from everyone.

A blue card...

Is it worth making such a big fuss about?

"Chu girl, take a look at me."

Zhu Yi's projection laughed.

The silver-haired girl glanced at Wang Xi, and after receiving a signal, she scanned him with her monitoring wristband.

drip.

Chu Nai looked somewhat surprised, and then displayed the information data of the Wild Card in a projection format:

"Sympathy for Farmers (Function Card/Blue Three-Star/Unupgradeable): Can consume energy to accelerate the growth of crops within a certain area, with a chance to grant buffs such as "disease and pest resistance", "yield increase" and "quality improvement".

"Production-boosting blue cards?"

Everyone was shocked.

This is an extremely rare and valuable all-purpose card for human settlements!
Especially in this era of scarce arable land!

"Good, good." Zhu Yi's gaze towards Wang Xi became even more amiable. After offering a few more words of encouragement, he said, "Young man, I look forward to your future performance."

the end.

He even instructed Gu Li, "Gu Taiyu, this is a promising talent, don't ruin his future."

Gu Li put down his cigarette, smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhu."

Wait for the projection to disappear.

The meeting room remained silent for a few seconds.

No one dared to utter a sound.

"Since Mr. Wang Xi has donated the technology to the country free of charge, and even Mr. Zhu Yi has stepped in, let's leave it at that."

"Speaker Chang Yonghui of Gucheng said with a smile."

In fact, he didn't really want the conglomerate to become too powerful, so the current outcome is within an acceptable range.

Only Zhou Wei, Councilor Tao, and the members of the Gear Consortium had gloomy faces, but they didn't say much.

There's no going back now.

No matter how powerful or influential the Gear Consortium may be, it is no match for the nation.

They had no choice but to grit their teeth and swallow it back down.

As for the "α Titan Unit 1", they had no reason to ask for it anymore, since with Zhu Yi backing Wang Xi, they didn't dare to play any tricks.

On the other hand, the president of the Yongxie Association, Wei Xuan, and student Li Xingduan were all smiles, very satisfied with the result.

"Wang Xi, come with me."

At this moment, Gu Li lit a cigarette and strode outside.

Wang Xi got up and followed.

Gu Li casually scoffed, "Everyone says that capital likes to bully people with its power, but now that it's been bullied, it doesn't dare to utter a sound. Don't you think so?"

As the sound faded into the distance.

Angus and the others were left with gloomy faces, looking more uncomfortable than if they had eaten shit.

...

...

Wang Xi handed the white card containing the "consciousness synchronization technology" to Gu Li, who then personally delivered it to the Maze Research Institute.

According to Gu Li, with the connection to Mr. Zhu Yi, plus his contribution of technology and the "wild card" (a type of card), the Gear Consortium dared not make any underhanded moves.

after a few days.

On September 1st, I received my salary.

That morning, Wang Xi received a text message notification as soon as he got up. His personal account had received a transfer of 1030 million yuan after tax, bringing his total assets to 1110 million yuan.

He stared at his phone screen, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"At least we have some surplus food."

Wang Xi made a phone call to Bai Qimeng.

The two first chatted about the Gear Group, and Bai Qimeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief after learning that Wang Xi was alright.

Subsequently, Wang Xi asked Bai Qimeng to use the internal channels of the Shining Consortium to purchase 100 kilograms of magic stones for 5 million yuan as an energy reserve, which could be used to draw cards or to power Unit-01 as a trump card.

The Flash Group's logistics efficiency is extremely high. That afternoon, a low-profile black hovercar stopped at the entrance of the Prism Community.

Two fully armed guards handed him a sealed box containing neatly stacked high-purity magic stones, each gleaming with a dark purple luster and exhibiting restrained and stable energy fluctuations.

"Thanks." After signing for the package, Wang Xi closed the door, stored all the magic stones into the "folding suitcase," and then dialed another number.

It was a call to a black market dealer.

Wang Xi continued to spend money.

This time, I spent 152 million to order 200 worthless white cards from the other party.

Now that he has money, this is the most convenient way for him to gain "experience points." After all, a single junk white card only costs 7600 credits.

These worthless white cards are of no value to ordinary heroes, but for Wang Xi, who has a big card teacher, they are the most cost-effective "dog food".

He fed Caius 200 white cards all at once.

hum-

The numbers in the mental resource library jumped rapidly, finally settling on:
Energy: 3950

Experience: 3373

"Great, I can finally upgrade my deck."

Wang Xi examined his deck, his gaze shifting between "Ink Spirit Heavenly Question" and "Crown of the End".

There are also physical-type main battle cards such as "Blood Orchid Elegy", "Bloodthirsty Madman" and "A Brushstroke of Mountains and Rivers".

Finally, Wang Xi made up his mind.

'Caus, upgrade "Ink Spirit Heavenly Question" to a higher star level.'

The cultivation technique card is the foundation!
This also affected his future in the mystical world!

"400 experience points consumed (2973 remaining)"

"The card has been upgraded!"

"Ink Spirit Heavenly Question (Cultivation Technique Card/Blue Two-Star/Upgradeable): 0/500"

'continue!'

Wang Xi issued the order.

"1800 experience points consumed (1173 remaining)"

"The card has been upgraded!"

"Ink Spirit Heavenly Question (Cultivation Technique Card/Blue Five-Star/Ultimate/Cannot Be Upgraded)"

Wang Xi fully mastered this Spirit Refining Technique!

Perfect!

'Another genius has emerged from the Ink Sword Pavilion.'

Wang Xi felt the changes within himself and shook his head with emotion.

'Rapid progress, solid foundation.'

He couldn't help but wonder what kind of expression Confucius would have when he saw him again.
(End of this chapter)