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

Chapter 341 The Market Development Department "sacrificed" a P46-level employee for the company.

When Dan Lei inquired about Chadwick's target, the Noble Phantasm activated by the Heroic Spirit Chadwick with the power of three Command Seals roared throughout the universe.

Suddenly, imaginary energy in Pinocchio's outer space converged, forming a massive imaginary rift comparable to the basic structure of a planet or satellite.

The surrounding memory matter was sucked into the rift and rapidly reshaped into a super cannon containing terrifying imaginary energy from within.

Normally, in this vast cosmic era, intergalactic attacks, measured in units of jump distance, rarely use fixed-orbit launch patterns.

For this level of attack, creating a wormhole is the most basic thing.

However, top-tier superweapons like the Imaginary Collapse Pulse do the opposite; their attacks rely on calculating ballistic trajectories using coordinates.

However, the flight speed is definitely not the snail's pace of light. After this energy is launched, it can tear open a space similar to a stellar core rift and directly bombard the coordinate point according to the trajectory of the ballistic missile.

Then, about half a second after the explosion, the space torn apart by the imaginary energy will appear as a visible light.

As for who provided the real-time location coordinates of the Interstellar Peace Corporation's flight towards the Pinocone fleet?

A certain alluring woman in purple would answer

"Don't ask. The answer is that Dr. Chadwick used his genius brain to calculate the coordinates from the clues on the interstellar peace network."

Or you could think it's more reasonable that his former genius friend somehow provided him with the coordinates; either explanation is acceptable.

In short, after the elderly Chadwick transformed into a memory bubble and the Heroic Spirit Chadwick completely burned himself, within the Imaginary Number Collapse Pulse of the Noble Phantasm version, the remaining spirit of the Heroic Spirit Chadwick is acting as an AI.

"The ballistic trajectory pre-calculation has been completed. Hit error range: ±0.01%."

Detonation platform charging in progress... 60%... 70%... 85%... Complete.

Checking the status of the collider detonator...30%...50%...75%...Completed.

AI for automatic navigation has been deployed, and AI for triggering explosions upon contact with the enemy has also been deployed.

Imaginary number collapse pulse start preparation: Completed.

Target: The Interstellar Peace Corporation's Market Development Fleet; a planet within the blast radius inhabited by no intelligent life.

Imaginary number collapse pulse - detonation

This time there was no countdown. The imaginary collapse pulse confirmed and locked onto the target. After confirming that there were no other planets with civilization in the vicinity, it was detonated directly.

Rewind a few minutes. The target of this attack, the commander of one of the six fleets of the Market Development Department, was on the phone with Oswaldo.

Dan Lei could guess Chadwick's true purpose in the live stream, and the executives of Interstellar Peace Company were all shrewd people, so it was impossible for them not to guess.

However, faced with the genius's well-laid scheme, the Interstellar Peace Corporation had no way to deal with it.

Once Chadwick's affair was exposed, all of Interstellar Peace Corporation's tech stocks plummeted, and the amount of credits lost was beyond astronomical.

Moreover, chaos around Pierpoint was inevitable.

However, adhering to the principle that the bigger the waves, the bigger the fish, Oswaldo saw an opportunity in it.

As is widely known, the watchmaker's invitations to various cosmic powers to attend the Pinocchio Harmonious Festival were broadcast on interstellar peace radio to prevent them from backing out.

However, in the competition for the Pinocone mission executor, Diamond won over the seven-member board of directors of the Building Materials Logistics Department, which led to the mission falling into the hands of the Strategic Investment Department.

The company's senior management is very keen on the acquisition of Pinocone, and they certainly won't allow anyone else to sabotage the strategic investment department's efforts.

After all, internal strife is one thing, but there are also unspoken rules when it comes to carrying out external tasks.

If internal strife is brought outside, only oneself will suffer losses.

Therefore, Oswaldo could only watch as the Strategic Investment Department acquired Pinocone, adding another weight to Diamond's bid to become a board member.

As a result, Chadwick's affair gave Oswaldo an opportunity to exploit the situation.

With both sides about to deploy their fleets for battle, the original plan of the Strategic Investment Department was naturally considered a failure.

Upon seeing this, Oswaldo immediately jumped up and down, expressing his willingness to clean up the mess for the strategic investment department and take over Pinocene.

After all, in terms of fleet size alone, the Strategic Investment Department is indeed inferior to the Market Development Department.

Considering that things have escalated to this point, the board of directors is already doing well to save Pinocchio's gold deposits; they certainly can't put all their eggs in one basket and hope for a miraculous comeback.

Moreover, if the imaginary collapse pulse were actually launched at Pierpont, even if it could be blocked, the Interstellar Peace Corporation would still have been slapped hard in the face in front of the entire universe.

Although the slap didn't cause serious injury, it left him with a bruised and swollen face, which would severely damage the reputation of the Interstellar Peace Company.

Therefore, Interstellar Peace Corporation turned the tables and sent out the main fleet of its market development department, aiming to defeat Pinocchio within three days as a warning to others.

The company is quite familiar with the situation of imaginary number collapse pulses, and it is impossible for that Heroic Spirit Chadwick to continuously launch attacks spanning N jump distances.

If he had that ability, then the Interstellar Peace Corporation would be finished.

Chadwick could have easily avoided attacking Pierpoint and instead attacked wherever was important to Star Peace Corporation.

It is impossible for the company to install commandants or multiple layers of protective force fields in every location.

Moreover, if that's the case, sending more fleets to Pinocchio won't solve the problem.

In fact, Oswaldo knew that sending the fleet to Pinocchio was risky.

If that imaginary number collapse pulse doesn't attack Pierpont but instead attacks its own fleet, then the market development department will suffer another major blow.

However, high returns always come with high risks.

As a radical expansionist, Oswaldo decided to take the gamble. Even if he lost, he would at least have shielded Pierpoint from criticism, and the board of directors would likely respond in some way.

So Oswald, now doing his utmost, began frantically urging the fleet commander to rush to Pinocchio, to arrive within 48 system hours, and then capture the Grand Event Star.

You're saying Pinocchio can summon an unlimited number of officers to defend against enemies?

It's alright. The Envoy isn't invincible either. This fleet is already equipped with more than a dozen [#77 Mystery Cannons]. As long as the Infinite Commander appears, the firepower of the [#77 Mystery Cannons] will be enough to suppress it.

After all, the situation where envoys are suppressed by a massive amount of technological weapons and thus cannot directly change the course of the battlefield has happened many times in the universe.

In the Third Abundant People's War, the Immortal Ship had at least two Commanders on the battlefield (Xuan Quan of Fang Hu and Yue Yu of Yao Qing), yet they were still driven to the brink of defeat by the Abundant People's Allied Forces, who had no Commanders. In the end, they could only achieve a Pyrrhic victory by attacking the Star God.

However, Oswaldo was still a little uneasy, so he would personally ask about the fleet's location every time he went through a system.

He would personally contact the fleet commander every three to five system cycles to confirm the situation.

The imaginary number collapse pulse was emitted precisely when Oswald contacted the fleet commander.

This was Oswaldo's ninth contact with the fleet commander. In fact, the meaning behind each of Oswaldo's contacts was roughly the same.

"It's about conveying the importance of this mission, emphasizing the need for caution and careful progress, but also stressing the importance of speed."

Faced with Oswald's tireless reminders, the fleet commander dared not utter a single word of dissent.

To reach his position, one must understand Oswaldo's character.

If this big shot thinks you're useless before you've reached retirement age, and you rely on the secrets he knows, the inevitable outcome will be that you commit suicide by being shot in the back of the head and in the back of the heart.

Therefore, the commander repeatedly assured Oswaldo that he had arranged for the fleet to proceed cautiously at full speed, and that even with overloaded engines, they would definitely reach the Asdna system within 48 system hours.

As a result, halfway through the call, the CIC announcer suddenly began to speak rapidly and clearly.

"The ship's sensors detected abnormal fluctuations in the surrounding imaginary energy. We are suspected of being locked on, it's..."

What it is, this announcer will never be able to say in his lifetime.

The imaginary energy of the star system where the fleet was located collapsed, and the violent imaginary energy destroyed everything in the star system, even causing space itself to be engulfed in a storm as the imaginary energy collapsed.

From this moment on, the entire galaxy became a chaotic region of imaginary energy, and it continues to spread.

How long it will take for this area to recover is completely unknown; we can only wait and see when the imaginary energy that collapsed will naturally calm down.

In any case, this star system will become a no-fly zone for spaceships within a few years.

In this environment, the fleet of the Market Development Department was naturally wiped out, and communication with Oswaldo was also cut off.

Oswaldo sensed something was wrong when communications were suddenly cut off and was about to contact staff in the surrounding space to confirm the fleet's situation.

Before the fleet could send back any messages, a live broadcast from Pinocchio was broadcast to the entire universe via the Interstellar Peace Network.

The person broadcasting this live was Robin. Using equipment inside the Chadwick Steel Fortress, and with the help of someone recorded in the system as "Little Friend," she successfully bypassed the Star Peace Corporation's network blockade against Pinocchio and conducted the live broadcast.

The robin in the shot appears to be praying, addressing the entire universe to viewers.
"Hello everyone, I am Robin, the V-level tuner of the Harmony family."

Before the official announcement, I would like to take a few minutes to mourn the passing of a genius at this moment.

Calderon Chadwick, the 79th member of the Genius Club, lost consciousness completely five minutes ago. (Robin's opinion)
His research is an absolute gem in the theories of imaginary number overflow and imaginary number collapse.

He spent half his life imprisoned by the Interstellar Peace Corporation, and after his death, he was imprisoned in Pinocene for nearly two Amber Ages.

On behalf of the Pinocchio family, I hereby offer my public apology for what happened to them.

I will make all the Pinocchio family executives involved in this matter issue issue a public apology and will reprimand and punish them.

Meanwhile, the memory bubble containing his memories has been handed over to Lord Dan Lei, the Dragon Lord of Luofu. With the witness and guarantee of the Starry Sky Train crew, he will directly transfer the memory bubble to the Genius Club without passing through anyone else's hands. Lady Black Tower and the other geniuses will then discuss and handle the memory bubble.

As Robin finished speaking, the live stream showed Danlei.

At this moment, Dan Lei was standing with Chadwick's Memory Bubble and the Starry Sky Train crew, each holding one of Chadwick's Memory Bubbles.

After showing the footage of Danlei, the camera cut back to the robin, who continued...
"In addition, before Dr. Chadwick died, Mr. Sand Gold of Interstellar Peace Corporation led a three-way discussion with Dr. Chadwick, Ms. Emerald, and myself."

Before Dr. Chadwick lost consciousness, he had already let go of his hatred for the Pinocchio family and the Interstellar Peace Corporation.

Subsequently, the Strategic Investment Department needs to establish a victim memorial in the victim galaxy of the first imaginary collapse pulse, to fully document the catastrophe that occurred here two amber ages ago.

The misunderstanding between Pinocchio and Interstellar Peace was also clarified.

Although no consensus was reached, Miss Emerald will personally visit Pinocchio to discuss the aftermath of this incident, and the conflict between the Pinocchio family and the Interstellar Peace Corporation has been extinguished.

After that, the live stream camera switched to the gold nuggets and then connected to the jadeite, confirming the authenticity of the event.

When Oswaldo saw this, he almost broke down and smashed his phone.

However, he still had many subordinates around him at this time, and he could not act on his own whims.

And the next second, a phone call came in. It was from Mrs. Scarface, the head of the Business Consolidation Department and a board member.

Oswaldo answered the phone, and the person on the other end got straight to the point.
"Minister Oswaldo, the board has decided to return the Pinocchio matter to the Strategic Investment Department for resolution."

The board of directors has taken note of the sacrifices made by the market development department.

Given that the six fleets under the Market Development Department are each valued as much as a P46 employee.

The Market Development Department lost a fleet this time, so the Board of Directors has decided to add a P46 employee position to the Market Development Department. You can appoint this person.

But don't get involved in what happens with Pinocchio for now.

After saying that, Mrs. Scarface hung up the phone without waiting for Oswald's reply. Clearly, the call was just a notification, not a request for Oswald's opinion.

Oswaldo was genuinely amused and exasperated. He added a P46 employee position to the market development department, which he could designate himself—a seemingly attractive offer.

But would having one more P46 employee be of much help to the market development department?

You need to understand that being a P46 level employee isn't enough; you also need to have the ability to reach that level.

Just like how Toppa was demoted for messing up Ariello VI's business.

If a P46 level employee has limited abilities, they will be demoted very quickly.

Conversely, if someone already possesses the skills of a P46 level employee, they would already be a high-level executive at P44 or P45 level without needing this position.

Therefore, giving this spot to Oswaldo is just a way to promote one of his capable subordinates; it doesn't significantly improve the overall strength of the market development department.

But the reduction of the six fleets to five was enough to make Oswald's heart bleed.

It's fair to say that Oswaldo's attempt to increase his stake in the board of directors was a complete failure. Not only did he fail to increase his stake, but he also lost one of his trump cards.

The strategic investment department really made a killing this time. Even if the heads of the five major Pinocchio families stand up now and slap the robin in the face, saying that everything she said doesn't count.

Jade could also use the Pinocchio family's breach of promise as a legitimate reason to attack them.

As long as the Robin family's identity as a V-level tuner is genuine, based on the family's currently publicly available information, unless Pinocone has a VI-level tuner, she is indeed qualified to represent the Pinocone family.

　I'm prepared for this chapter to be a disaster; chapter 3.8 will probably explain how robins connected with and traded with jade.

　　She will explain clearly how she accepted power within the Oak family.

　　The idea that the robin has the power of the fifth octave is entirely my own imagination.

　　However, by the time version 3.8 comes out, my book will most likely be finished, so let it fail if it fails. Anyway, there are plenty of people who have been criticized by Mi Fu for their research.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)