Star Iron: Imaginary numbers? Dude, I play with quantum reconstruction.

"Of course, the company should now own at least 80% of the shares. I've seen this kind of deal many times. 80% of a planet... that's the absolute control the company is aiming for. 67% would be enough, but the company gave us 24%, which means..."

"The company needs to get at least 91% of the shares, but considering the family, the company may settle for 80%. We will have 24%, and the company will have 56%, with the company remaining the absolute majority. However, for major decisions, we will need to send people to participate in the investment."

“80%... It sounds incredible, but it has happened millions of times in the company.”

Diamond didn't respond. Hua Wu narrowed his eyes, and he could vaguely guess whose idea it was.

"If I'm not mistaken, the company wants to take over Pinocene. They want to use 'preservation' as a means to shut down this shattered dream, and to continue to whitewash this former prison."

Walter's eyes were filled with doubt and disdain. "This dream...wasn't it your doing?"

Hua Wu pointed to himself, "Me? Yes, I did indeed plunge Pinocchio into a series of crises. But I taught them, I taught all dream chasers. There is no absolutely safe place, no dream that will never shatter, and only those without attachments can keep running away."

He paced around the hall as he gave his speech.

"To embrace dreams, one must first abandon reality."

"In the end, it was the family that lied. There was no such thing as a wonderful Pinocchio; it was just an empty shell corrupted by money."

He attributed everything to his family, abandoning all his own actions.

"This is also a consequence of Pinocchio's over-commercialization. If you want to reap the economic benefits, you have to accept being manipulated. Watchmakers don't want to see Pinocchio as it is now, because the Pinocchio of today is a completely different world from the Pinocchio of the past."

"Instead of doing that, let's break it down and let it return to its proper state."

"you mean..."

"If a gift is given, it should be accepted. In any case, Pinocchio is already full of money and has nothing to do with freedom. Letting it sink completely into the sea of ​​money is not a bad ending."

Walter had a bad feeling; he seemed to have been tricked.

Are you sure this is something an anonymous person should do?

“I don’t know if I should or shouldn’t. All I know is that this is something Wumingke has never done before. But, with a 24% stake, we can make Pinocchio float a little higher.”

“I’ve already sent someone over to talk to her. I think she should be a good negotiator.”

Walter: ?

"Who did you send? Himeko received the invitation from 'Emerald' half an hour ago."

“Topa asked me to go and oversee things, but I didn’t want to go. So, I sent Xiqin instead.”

Walter gasped instantly. "Are you sure this won't push the stock price even lower?"

"No, no one is better at negotiating than her. She just studied law; she'll definitely get it done."

For some reason, Walter suddenly had a bad feeling.

......

Pinocene - Phosphorite

"Excuse me, who are you?"

"24% of the shares, I think you should understand."

Topa's eyes were full of confusion; she didn't seem to be calling this person. Besides, this person seemed to have fought an Etheric Duel in Ariello.

"Are you Ms. Xi Qin? Isn't Deputy Manager Wei coming?"

"He sent me. Don't worry, the family members won't get a single share of the profits. I'll make them work obediently for ten thousand years."

Toppa inexplicably felt a chill, a coldness that seemed to freeze his blood.

The company originally planned to take 51%, then 24% for the train, 20% for the family, and the remaining 5% to be distributed to exploit people.

But when Toppa heard the phrase "working for ten thousand years," she was immediately terrified.

"Work for ten thousand years? Wait... what do you mean?"

Xi Qin made a special trip back, and with the artifact given to him by Hua Wu, he rebuilt the homes of those tens of millions of star system lords.

The lords of these star systems immediately revered Xi Qin as a god, promising to repent and never set foot in Pinocchio again.

Furthermore, they mobilized everyone they could, and until a new oracle was issued, their people worked in shifts, 24 hours a day, to smear Pinocchio.

Moreover, each of them had to send a lawyer's letter and a summons to Pinocchio, and each of the Pinocchio owners had to send one.

In this way, each family head would receive tens of millions of lawyer's letters and summonses. Even if these families were blessed with abundant riches, they simply couldn't read them all. Because they would have already been possessed by demons long before they could finish reading them.

"They owe money to tens of millions of galaxies, and unfortunately, all of those debts are with me. There are 8 million lawyer's letters and subpoenas combined. Hopefully, Pinocone's memory hole can hold all these disguised declarations of war if negotiations break down."

Topa: Huh?

"What? Tens of millions... galaxies?"

"Yes, the explosion caused by Ailenev and Dominix shattered the imaginary barrier between galaxies, destroying tens of millions of galaxies." Anyway, no one dared to investigate, and she acted swiftly and decisively, leaving no witnesses. Twisting the facts was a minor issue.

If such a powerful weapon is not available to ensure a smooth negotiation, then Xiqin will most likely turn the family into a chaotic mess of memories.

(Topa: Oh no, we've bought another bad stock.)

It was a trap, a perfect trap. The company wasn't buying shares; it was buying a worse reputation. Thankfully, the stock price couldn't be zero or negative, otherwise... the strategic investment department would have suffered the same fate as Pinocchio's stock.

Then the family will say: "The company holds 51% of the shares, and it was all done by the company."

Oh dear, wouldn't their strategic investment department be in chaos?

Toppa felt he needed to stay away from goldfield projects. Last time, he listened to the goldfields and bought shares of Apselon, only to see the stock price plummet to below 2800 million the next day. He got on board at the peak and got off at the bottom.

As for Pinocchio this time... she thought the company had already bought at rock-bottom prices. Little did she know, someone was digging a well at the foot of the mountain.

The next time she invests in stocks, she'll be a **.

Seemingly sensing Toppa's doubts, Xiqin smiled and reassured him, "But don't worry, this is just our trump card in the negotiations. If the family doesn't agree, the company can withdraw its investment first. Then, we can let the wrath of these tens of millions of star systems burn the family to ashes."

"Working and death, I don't think it's a choice."

Chapter 422 Old Emperor: What do you want? Huh? I'm asking you, what do you want?!

As for Jade, she was devastated when she heard the news.

I thought the family was the hardest thorn to remove, but it turns out that even the telephone pole next to them has to be pulled out.

"It seems someone has obtained an even more potent form of 'poison'."

And so, Old Emperor's Nightmare instance was changed to the Underworld instance.

Middle cabin lounge —

"Three intelligent and beautiful ladies, welcome aboard my 'Galvanite' ship. We must make the most of this..."

"Yours? No, it's mine. I'm here to inform you that the entire family should prepare to work for ten thousand years. Otherwise, you'll have to chop off your eight fingers and use each of the gold rings on them as collateral to pay off your debts."

"Okay, these eight rings might not be enough for eight hundred million lawyer's letters and summonses. But maybe they can save you a few years of work?"

Old Ao Di didn't play a single card before he was hit by a royal flush.

"Madam, what do you mean by that? Does the company intend to force us into submission?"

Xi Qin scoffed, "I don't know about the company. I'm sending this notice on behalf of the star system surrounding Pinocone. Nearly 8 million star systems have been affected by this disaster. Even the family is among the victims, but the responsibility for inadequate oversight cannot be shirked."

"In front of people from 8 million galaxies, I do not believe that family can represent harmony. On the contrary, you will be heretics."

"Of course, it's not like there's no way out. You can work for ten thousand years; we have plenty of ways to make you live to that age. Remember, that's far from enough time to repay the debt, but considering you're also victims, ten thousand years will suffice. According to your original demands, you would have to work for a million years."

"Of course, you have the right to question me. But the consequence is that Pinocchio has to be prepared to face a coalition of at least 80 advanced civilizations and millions of intermediate civilizations."

“Ailenev is indeed very strong, but the fleets of these civilizations have already surrounded Asdna. Tens of millions of memory bombs are sleeping soundly in the gun barrels. When negotiations break down, that will be the time to wake up.”

"I think you probably wouldn't take that gamble."

Jade: ?

Toppa: ......

Old Austria: ? ? ?

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and this powerful move immediately stunned Old Aodi.

He had originally intended to back down, but with this incident, public opinion was already out of control. He figured it was better to let the company handle it, since they were more professional.

And now they're telling him that he, an old comrade who's over a thousand years old and almost two thousand, has to work for ten thousand years?

Going to see Hipper without working? Is this negotiation? This is sentencing!

But soon, he discovered the key to turning the tide.

"Wait, I feel like I've seen you somewhere before... You are...?"

Those white hairs, those one blue and one purple eye… Old Audi remembered. The person opposite him was the woman who had turned the Hound family into the Dead Dog family. Over two hundred people, all sent to Dream Reef.

"Yes, I am the dangerous person you wanted. But it's no use. The current public opinion has nothing to do with this. Besides, Pinocchio is a dream world. Anyone with a little willpower can easily disguise themselves."

"It seems you don't believe me. Come on, let me show you and let you see clearly whether they are fake or real."

Xi Qin walked to the window and looked at the view outside. "Let me see. It's right next to the Daydream Hotel. There's no one inside or outside. It's a perfect target. In three minutes, it will be reduced to ashes."

The ring on his hand shimmered slightly, and a cannon barrel outside the galaxy subtly adjusted its firing angle.

After hearing this, old Austrian Emperor was relieved. Anyone can brag, right? Three minutes? What kind of missile can fly that fast? Is that missile Akivili's?

"Three minutes? No weapon can reach Pinocchio from the border of Asdna in three minutes."

“But we have it now.”

"boom--!"

A missile—no, something like a ray—pierced through the building in an instant. It pierced through the building's foundation as well.

The original building was reduced to a bottomless square hole, from which flowing memory began to seep out.

"This is the weakest signal flare. Pinocone's exact coordinates have been exposed on their radar map. You have five minutes to make a decision. In five minutes, they will all press the button to destroy Pinocone."

"Of course, I left after two and a half minutes. I'm not afraid of this weapon, but it will get my clothes dirty."

"Work for ten thousand years or become part of the universe's memory along with this shattered dream, choose."

Old Aodi now wants to strangle those two idiots, Gopher and Sunday. He doesn't know which faction this woman belongs to, or what rank she's on. He guesses she might be someone the company sent to play the good cop/bad cop role.

The problem is that the two people next to them who should be playing the righteous role didn't say a word.

He took off his glasses and looked at Toppa and Emerald's faces, his aged eyes filled with expectation and hope. "Isn't there any other solution?"

Jade glanced at Toppa, who then stared back at Jade.