From Terra to Terra, the Star Emperor's Holiday

Chapter 38 Business Federation

Business Federation, top floor conference room.

Spokespeople or representatives from various companies were urgently summoned here, and a freshly printed newspaper still smelling of ink was thrown onto the conference table.

The front page of the newspaper was a slightly noisy screenshot from a checkpoint camera, but the face of Margaret Linguang sitting in the driver's seat was still clearly visible.

"Margaret Linguang? Knight Yao has entered the city? Are those people at the checkpoint just there to eat for nothing?!"

A corporate representative glanced at the newspaper and then roughly threw it back onto the conference table. His slightly hoarse voice echoed in the conference room.

"There's no need to blame those blindly lower-level staff. The name Lin Guang still carries a lot of weight in their eyes. The fact that they thought of selling the news to the newspaper in the first place was already a huge help."

Another company representative chimed in.

"What does the board of directors think? The decision to expel the Knight of Glory was made by the National Council at the time. Now that the Knight of Glory has returned without permission, should the police be dispatched to expel him again?"

The director of the Chamber of Commerce sitting at the front of the conference table twitched his expression twice. The cooperating companies didn't know whether Margaret Linguang was infected, so how could they, the promoters, not know?

The other party's sudden return this time may be the work of the Supervisory Committee, and they will use this reason to expel the Knight of Glory again. If the Supervisory Committee interferes and produces evidence that the Knight of Glory is not infected, even the Chamber of Commerce will suffer a big setback.

What's more, it is still the special tournament period, and all decisions need to be carefully considered.

"The Radiant Knight did not return alone. This is the information Mr. Kane has gathered for you."

Spokesperson Charne, who had been standing at the end of the conference table without taking a seat, hooked his finger, and the secretary next to him took the initiative to stand beside the conference table and began to read out the intelligence currently collected.

"The Brilliant Knight Margaret arrived at Kavaleriaki at 1:15 PM, entered the city in a vehicle called Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals, and returned to the Linguang family estate. She has not left the house since then."

"Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals has a mysterious origin. It can only be traced back to its recent establishment, but it has already completed registrations with all countries. It seems that Radiant Knight arrived in Casimir aboard their land-based ship. After Radiant Knight entered the city, his employees, armed with letters of introduction, completed the registration procedures for an office at the Supervisory Commission and quickly purchased several shops and a small office building on a commercial plot of land as their office space."

After the secretary finished reading the brief information in his hand, silence fell in the conference room. The company representative with a hoarse voice spoke with some difficulty.

"Landship? Are you sure it's a landship?"

"Yes, the other company has two land-based ships registered under its name. Currently, the land-based ship named 'Big Radish' is accompanying them outside the city."

There was another moment of silence. If it was just a foreign company, it would not be worth the attention of these directors or agents who held huge wealth. After all, there were countless foreign companies coming to Casimir during the championship every year, and there were even cases where the championship champions were bought by foreign companies.

But a company that owns a land-based ship is not ordinary. Even a top security contractor like Black Steel International only has one giant land-based ship that was retired and renovated. What is the origin of your Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals? You actually have two publicly registered land-based ships!

"Is this some kind of weird joke? A company that's only been established for a few months owns a land-based ship? Can you figure out which country in the core circle it belongs to?"

The secretary replied, "They call themselves the Borderless Company. They advertise themselves as a pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the environment for those infected and treating mineralogy."

"Huh! Treating the infected? Haha."

One of the directors seemed to have thought of something funny and laughed out loud.

"So what is Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals doing in Casimir? Selling their mineral sickness medicine? And what is their relationship with the Radiant Knights?"

"To avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, the Business Federation has not rashly contacted Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Kane also stated that stability is paramount during the tournament, unless..."

Spokesman Charne turned around, and the fierceness in his eyes disappeared in an instant.

"Then let's send someone to contact them. First, we need to find out their intentions and their relationship with the Radiant Knights. We can make plans for both scenarios. That's all for now."

A board member in the front row knocked on the table, giving an order.

The representatives of various companies left first, and only the spokesperson Charne and several board directors were left in the huge conference room. Charne then pulled out a stool and sat down.

"As the saying goes, first courtesy, then force. We need to demonstrate the power of the Business Federation to the other party."

In the shadows of the conference room, black-haired Kuranta walked out with a formulaic smile on his face and bowed slightly, as if to greet the directors in the conference room.

"Hello, directors and spokesperson."

"That's a company that owns land-based ships. Is it appropriate to send the No-Horn Alliance directly?"

A director asked Charne, as a business union and partner, the Helmetless Alliance provided the business union with many services such as assassinating uncooperative knights or privately cleaning up the infected, which was considered the biggest dark side of Casimir.

But Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals is obviously not a simple company as it owns a land-based ship. It is easy to make mistakes if we engage in armed confrontation without knowing its origin and details.

"That depends on the other party's attitude. If they're sensible enough and know their limits, the Chamber of Commerce might make an exception and upgrade them to a partner for a company as powerful as a land-based ship. If they want to sell medicine or rescue people, they can go to those villages and mines and do whatever they want. As long as they don't interfere with us, that's fine."

Charne tugged at his tie and pushed the folder filled with information about Margaret's entry into the city and Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals from his secretary's hand towards the blue-haired Kuranta.

"If the other party is ignorant, the Chamber of Commerce has enough capital to suppress them."

"What if Lin Guang is involved?"

Roy pressed the folder and asked instead of picking it up.

"I don't mind, but if the supervisor comes to cause trouble, it will be the directors who will be in trouble in the end."

"Tsk, the Supervisory Committee, that old woman Russell is really troublesome."

The Grand Knight of the Supervisory Council was a former comrade who had fought alongside the former head of the Linguang family, Cyril Linguang. During the three years when Margaret was expelled and the Linguang family lost their chief knight, the Supervisory Council had taken good care of them. The power conflict between the Chamber of Commerce and the Supervisory Council had not yet reached the point of a falling out, which made the directors feel embarrassed when facing Roy's words.

"Then change the plan. The Wuzhou Alliance should secretly contact Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals first to gauge their attitude before making any plans."

"Understood, understood. I'll arrange it right away."

Roy picked up the folder on the table and quickly left the meeting room. The busy directors also left, leaving Charne alone standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window in the meeting room.

"Knight Yao, now that you've come back, do you still want to take a look at the knight's epitaph?"

...

"What mission."

The blue-haired Filin woman suddenly appeared behind Roy, holding a bow and arrow in her hands.

“A big trouble…”

Roy handed over the document in his hand and looked around.

"Monica, where is our Platinum Master? Let's leave this contact mission to our Platinum Master."

"She just submitted a leave application and wants some time off, but I haven't responded yet."

Monica put away the information in her hand. It was indeed a big trouble as Roy said.

"Then notify our Platinum Lady directly and have her lead the team to find an opportunity to contact them. Tell her not to worry. It's amazing that the all-powerful Business Federation didn't even know whether the head of Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals had entered the city."

Chapter 39: Year-forged Divine Weapon

The last rays of the sun disappeared below the horizon, and various searchlights and neon lights lit up the night sky of the Great Knight's Territory. Thanks to its excellent geographical location, the Linguang Mansion in the old city was not affected by the impetuous light pollution. Only a few lonely street lights illuminated the road.

"It's already 7 o'clock, why hasn't Maenna come back yet?"

Sofia looked at the floor clock in the hall. It was about the time when normal office workers would get off work, but there was still no sign of Mainna appearing.

"Aunt, uncle has been working overtime recently, and sometimes he stays directly at the company at night."

As she gradually became familiar with Si Ye and the others, Maria regained her liveliness and raised her hand to answer Zofia's questions in a playful manner.

"Hmm? You'll be alone that night then?"

Sofia suddenly raised her voice and began to criticize Maina.

"If you had just told me a little bit, he would have been able to leave you, a little girl, home alone!??"

"Aunt, I can take care of myself..."

Maria seemed to realize that she had let something slip, and wanted to make amends, but her voice gradually became smaller under Zofia's death stare.

Sofia suddenly stood up and walked towards the second floor of the villa, and then quickly walked back after a moment.

"Margaret, you, Maria, and these guests should stay at my place tonight. With Marne's temper, I'm afraid your guest room has never been cleaned."

Sofia brushed the dust off her gloves. Given the current situation of the Linguang family, they certainly couldn't afford servants. Then, those rooms that were originally idle as guest rooms would become the same as utility rooms and warehouses without anyone maintaining them.

"Um... then I'll trouble you, aunt."

"I told you not to call me aunt! You're calling me old."

Obviously, Zofia didn't want to wait any longer, so she took a group of people on the road to her home. Compared with Lin Guang's manor located in the old city, which looks very historical, Zofia's manor is more novel in architectural elements, and is also closer to the bustling new city.

The prize money for the knight competition is very generous, so generous that even if Zofia does not go to work, the prize money from the previous points competition and ordinary competitions alone is enough to support a manor and the servants in the manor.

"Master of the house."

"Prepare a banquet dinner according to banquet standards. These guests will stay at my place temporarily."

While instructing the servants to prepare dinner, Sofia asked the servants to lead Si Ye and others to assign guest rooms.

"Is this the weapon and armor you usually use?"

Nian pointed to a small compartment behind the living room. On the armor rack in the compartment was a set of well-maintained competitive armor, and a saw-like serpentine sword stood beside it.

"Yes, this is my sword."

Zofia nodded, and the serpentine sword danced flexibly in her hand. After touching the mechanism on the handle, the blade suddenly stretched and danced in the air like a whip, and then returned to its original shape with the sound of metal collision.

This whip-shaped sword that can be unfolded like a whip and whipped is Zofia's weapon, and it is also the origin of her name Whip Blade.

"The blade is made of d32 steel. The main structure is well-maintained. There are some minor flaws, but it has been well-maintained. It looks like the intensity of the knightly competitions is also very high."

After all, he was the one who was best at forging. Just from the few moves Zofia showed him, he could already see the condition and problems of the weapon in her hand.

"Because the blade needs to be extended, its inherent resistance is insufficient. Unless you avoid direct confrontation with the enemy in future battles, this weapon will sooner or later suffer a heavy loss in the face of stronger weapons."

Zofia's overall quality is not bad, but in frontal combat, as long as she is dragged into close combat by the opponent and cannot effectively display the characteristics of the whip blade, she will soon fall into a disadvantage due to the weakness of her weapon in close combat.

"Miss Nian is right. The craftsman who repaired my weapon said the same thing. I wonder if you have any solutions. I'm already used to using weapons like whip blades, and I won't have the chance to practice with other weapons for a while."

Sofia agreed with Nian's evaluation of her weapon. He could see the problem with her weapon at a glance. Nian was at least a senior craftsman and deserved her serious treatment.

Nian spread his hands towards Si Ye and said, "This is easy. Where is the workshop? Let me try it first."

"In the yard, I'll take you there,"

I didn’t expect Nian to be so proactive. Sofia was stunned for a moment, then greeted him.

"Everyone can go to the guest room and rest first. Margaret, your room and Maria's room are next to my master bedroom. I've been keeping it for you."

"Sister Nian, I also want to see you forge weapons."

Maria, who was already interested in forging engineering, jumped out of Margaret's arms, her golden ponytail dancing excitedly.