They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 268 Immortal Boat Alliance: Interstellar Peace Company is Going Too Far!

Oswaldo wanted to reserve his spot first, and Dan Lei had no objection. It was best not to interfere in this internal matter of the Interstellar Peace Company.

As for Emerald, it will probably take her a few more days to reach Avalon, so it's too far away to help her now.

She also knew that it was unrealistic to try to persuade Oswaldo to wait for her arrival before assigning her a position.

Fortunately, there was Sand Gold present. Although his rank was one level lower than Oswaldo's, the two were not in the same department, so there was no situation where a higher-ranking official could bully the lower-ranking one.

So, Sand Gold smiled with a hint of provocation.

"Minister Schneider, I'm still here."

Why should your market development department get to choose the locations first?

Faced with the questioning of the gold dust, Oswaldo looked at him coldly and said...

"Oh? You're the fragile stone under Jadeite's command, are you planning to take my place?"

Gold dust wasn't afraid of Oswaldo at all, and continued laughing.
"Why not? The rules of this world are designed to support the underdog overthrowing the superior."

Aside from tax-related matters stipulated by the court, superiors may impose tasks on subordinates, who may even directly resist as the ones being challenged.

Of course, except for our beloved one God.

So, Mr. Schneider, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. How about we play a game to decide who gets to choose the location first?

Oswaldo paused for a moment, then said
"So, as the one being provoked, I should be the one to set the rules of the game, right?"

Placer Gold shook his head repeatedly at this, saying bluntly...

"Of course not. It is your department that wants to encroach on the legitimate interests of our Strategic Investment Department. I am the one being provoked, so I will make the rules."

Oswaldo clearly disagreed with the idea of ​​gold dust, but he didn't want to argue with this Tsiganian slave in front of Danlei, as that would further damage his image in the eyes of Danlei, an important partner.

Therefore, Oswaldo took the opportunity to probe Danlei's attitude towards the market development department and the strategic investment department in this cooperation, asking...

"Mr. Danlei, you set the rules of this world. How should the division between the Market Development Department and the Strategic Investment Department generally be defined?"

Danlei intends to treat both sides fairly, giving the market development department and the strategic investment department the opportunity to compete using global rules. This will generate the most enjoyment and ensure that a certain source of amusement continues to power this planet.

Therefore, Danlei did not hesitate at all and said frankly.

"Actually, neither of your two families is in the right yet; neither of you is the one being provoked."

Since the island beast is, in principle, given to the Interstellar Peace Company, neither of you should have an authorization letter representing the Interstellar Peace Company.

When you choose island beast land, there is only one principle: first come, first served. The one who chooses a piece of land first will have an advantage, while the latter will be considered the provocateur.

Of course, simply selecting a site is not enough; construction must also be carried out on it.

Seizing land without building, using it for production, or developing it is a pointless act, for which there is a specific charge in court: malicious waste of land resources.

Although the island beast has been leased to the Interstellar Peace Company, if you delay starting work and waste my energy, I will definitely take it back. This should be written into the contract.

After all, the rent I collect from this island beast isn't even enough to buy the energy it consumes for a single day.

By the way, to express that I have no intention of interfering in the internal competition of Interstellar Peace Corporation, I will not interfere in this competition in any way due to personal relationships.

For example, I won't get involved in things like loans or helping to coordinate manpower.

I only discuss business cooperation with your company. I will only offer assistance if your company representative explicitly states that they require my help in this collaboration.

Dan Lei's explanation is relatively fair.

As Dan Lei said, neither Oswaldo nor Sand Gold can actually represent Interstellar Peace Corporation.

[Aha] They were brought here without prior notice or appointment; they arrived on Avalon at the last minute.

Oswaldo wants this authorization, but the company's board of directors won't agree to it so easily.

Because Emerald was genuinely invited by Dan Lei to go to Avalon, but at that time the Interstellar Peace Company had not yet obtained a detailed assessment of the planet and did not know that the planet was so valuable.

Therefore, the issue of recruiting Dan Lei was quickly approved, but there is still room for discussion regarding who will represent the company, which involves the distribution of internal interests.

Since neither side has authorized it and they cannot reach an agreement, then first come, first served is indeed a relatively fair method.

However, the gold dust possesses the power of an envoy. Although this power cannot be used to fight people now, it is certainly much faster for traveling than Oswaldo and the pioneering fleet, which are mid- to high-level Destiny Travelers.

But there's only one Sand Gold, and the substances he creates with his power have a limited lifespan. (After Pinocchio defeats the Strange Sand Gold, he talks to a passerby at the Grand Theater. Someone picks up the gold coins dropped by Sand Gold's ultimate attack, but the coins disappear on their own after a while.)

In other words, it's easy for him to acquire land, but difficult to find people to build it.

You have to understand that locals don't trust credit points at all these days, so he has to start by raising funds to find construction workers.

Moreover, everyone on Avalon is now participating in the game.

It's important to know that in the mall provided by Danlei, virtual currency can be used to buy more than just various levels of recovery capsules.

They can also exchange for food, machinery, and even medicines that can accelerate physical recovery, as well as repair chambers that can regenerate severed limbs.

This was added to ensure that all native inhabitants of the planet would be interested in participating in the game.

For ordinary people on the planet, participating in this game would cause production to stop, leaving their families unable to afford food.

Moreover, the so-called championship is something that is out of reach for them.

In this case, many people will be unable to participate in the game due to life pressures.

But if you can exchange food for it in the store, then there's no problem.

The production line that was originally used to manufacture magical golems in Avalon City has now been transformed into a production line for various civilian engineering machinery.

Moreover, the industrial equipment provided by Danlei is of interstellar civilization level, even better than the machinery grown by goblins.

The Kingdom of Elchia, the most agricultural nation on Avalon, has not seen significant advancements in its agricultural technology over the past twelve years, and is still operating at the level of using 19th-century agricultural machinery.

This was the result of an agricultural machinery reform guided by Queen Hubi Dora.

There was no way around it; the skill level of human craftsmen was simply too low. It was impossible for them to develop such a level of expertise in just over a decade. Without precision parts, even a skilled cook couldn't make a meal without ingredients. It was impossible for her to handcraft all the machinery in a country.

Now, Danlei has solved this problem by directly putting all the machine tool blueprints and corresponding accessory blueprints from Earth's 20th century to advanced spacefaring civilizations into the store. You can exchange them an unlimited number of times, but the price gets more expensive as you go further.

This behavior is blatantly designed to force countries to enact laws mandating participation in the game, and then using the virtual currency of those below them to purchase goods through an agent-like system.

After all, each country has a limited amount of gold coins. Buying too many technologies with gold coins would bankrupt a country. Therefore, finding construction workers for gold mining is extremely difficult, because everyone is playing games and there are simply no workers available.

On the contrary, Oswaldo had a pioneering fleet.

Although most of the goods inside were rotten, the high-strength building materials originally prepared for the establishment of the outpost were all there, and there was no shortage of construction machinery and personnel.

Moreover, Vittorio also owns a mine in the goblin nation, so he can start building whatever he wants immediately.

Therefore, Oswaldo did not directly oppose Danlei's suggestion, but instead asked...
"I see. So, when will this measure of malicious waste of land resources take effect?"

Dan Lei answered without hesitation.
“I’m only giving Interstellar Peace Company one week. As you said, time is money.”

If no buildings have started construction on the island beast in a week, I need to reassess the content of my cooperation with Interstellar Peace Corporation.

These all need to be written into the contract.

Oswaldo estimated that it would take a week, and according to intelligence, by then, Emerald would probably have only arrived on Avalon for a couple of days.

At that time, all I need to do is have my subordinates use the planetary rules to delay Jade's time. To prevent breach of contract, Jade will have no choice but to compromise with me, thus ensuring that the company's interests are not harmed.

Because if internal strife leads to a dispute with Danlei regarding the contract, both she and Emerald will suffer. That venomous woman wouldn't easily do something that would result in a lose-lose situation.

So Oswaldo smiled and reached out his hand.

"Mr. Danlei, I have no problem. Let each party send someone to participate in the drafting of the contract."

This time, Danlei didn't shake hands directly, but first glanced at Shajin to see if he had any objections.

At this point, Sand Gold could only nod slightly to indicate that he had no objection, since he absolutely could not affect the signing of the contract with Dan Lei.

Seeing this, Danlei shook Oswaldo's hand and said...
"Yes, but you still need to decide who will be your representative as soon as possible."

"I have prepared the island beasts for you."

Yes, Danlei can create a fantasy species on Avalon with this ease.

Since the power of creation is the main function of the Star Cup, coupled with the infinite energy of the Joyful Destiny, it can be easily manipulated.

And the next second, Dan Lei led the four people from the Interstellar Peace Company to the head of the island beast.

This island beast was made by Danlei himself, so it has a thick layer of soil and rock on its back, and at the bottom is a thick layer of the island beast's keratin.

As long as the foundation can reach the cuticle layer, it can basically ensure that the island beast can rotate 360 ​​degrees in the air without the foundation becoming loose.

Moreover, there is a lake on the back of the island beast. The water in the lake is rich in the energy excrement of the island beast. For ordinary humans, the life contained in it can refresh the mind with one sip, eliminate worries with two sips, and make them lie down on the spot with three sips.

Of course, the reason for lying down here is that the life force has been replenished too much at once, which is too much for an ordinary person to handle.

If the Fate Walker were to switch places, there wouldn't be any problems.

In fact, lakes of this size are common on the planet Avalon today.

Over these twelve years, the energy of the Joyful Destiny has made the planet's already exceptionally active planetary energy even more abundant, resulting in an increasing number of natural treasures on its surface.

This is how a non-space civilization, relying mainly on local resources, can achieve a near-A rating in the Interstellar Peace Corporation's evaluation.

In fact, if the Interstellar Peace Corporation had known that this planet possessed something like Divine Essence, a rudimentary concept similar to destiny, they might have given it an S-level or even SS-level rating.

Of course, this requires them to have the SS-rank option.

In any case, both Oswaldo and Sand Gold were satisfied with the island beast.

Seeing this, Danlei left the two of them to compete on their own and went back first.

You asked how to get those people off the island beast.

Dan Lei said that if these four people can't even manage to become island beasts, they should go somewhere cool and stay somewhere else. The Interstellar Peace Company can also send them to remote planets as junior managers as soon as possible.

Upon returning to Avalon City, Dan Lei did not immediately participate in the game. Instead, he contacted Yun Li first. This was because Dan Lei could sense through his powers that Fei Xiao was moving at high speed through the forest with Yun Li, and that she seemed to be very focused. If he called her now, she probably wouldn't answer immediately.

Sure enough, after Yun Li answered the phone, the howling wind was very obvious on her end, and she was panting heavily as she spoke.
"Dan Lei, what's up? I'm currently with Du Jianchao, following General Feixiao in pursuit of Bu Lizhan."

The rules of your planet are really strange. When General Feixiao and Hulei were competing, they both knocked him unconscious, but when the competition ended, his injuries were completely gone.

Then they ran away, refusing to fight anymore, forcing us to keep chasing them.

Faced with Yun Li's complaints, Dan Lei simply said calmly

"Stop chasing him. [Aha] lured Hure into this game by promising him the chance to escape the cage."

If he wins the championship and becomes the Envoy of Joy, he will have the opportunity to return to the Star Sea.

I can't take action against these players that [Aha] brought in without a reason, so instead of chasing him now, you should wait until the semi-finals or finals to eliminate him.

As soon as he loses his player identity, he'll be in my dungeon.

So let's come back now. Interstellar Peace Corporation is trying to poach my talent, offering me a board seat on P-48. I need to report the Yellow Bell System of the Flying Jade Omen to the Alliance.

Dan Lei had just finished speaking when he heard Fei Xiao shout from the other side.
"What!!!!"

Then came a series of cracking sounds, like a large number of tree branches breaking.

Then, Fei Xiao clearly snatched the phone from Yun Li and yelled.

"Interstellar Peace Corporation is trying to poach your board seat from P-48? That's outrageous!!"
"Danlei, don't get tempted! Where are you now? I'm coming right now!!"

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei knew that Fei Xiao must be furious.

If Danlei were poached by the Interstellar Peace Corporation, she, the only general remaining on Avalon, would be condemned by everyone upon her return.

So Danlei answered directly.
"Don't rush, I haven't agreed yet. Don't move yet, I'll just pull you over here."

After saying that, Dan Lei pulled Fei Xiao and Yun Li back to Avalon City.

As soon as the two landed, Fei Xiao started arm wrestling and said...
"Dan Lei, that bastard from your Interstellar Peace Company? I need to find a way to give him a good sparring match."

Upon seeing this, Dan Lei said to Fei Xiao, "Don't rush, contact the alliance first."

Feixiao knew this matter couldn't be delayed, so she took out her special jade omen, used the power of the envoy to activate the Yellow Bell system, and then told the alliance that Danlei had been recruited today, as well as that Hulei and Zhige had been brought over.

As expected, the operator at the Marshal's Mansion on the other end of the line exclaimed "This is outrageous!" three times before hanging up. He then told Fei Xiao to keep his phone accessible for the time being, as he needed to report to the Marshal.

(End of this chapter)