From Terra to Terra, the Star Emperor's Holiday

"My invitation remains valid. I hope Miss Xinteleya can give me a reply when we meet next time."

Si Ye leaned slightly aside and made a gesture of invitation, allowing her to leave.

Carrying the bag containing the head, Xintelaiya walked for a long distance in a daze, and then she suddenly shuddered. After the passion caused by Si Ye's words cooled down, Xintelaiya only felt a wave of fear.

"I'll avoid you from now on!"

Xintela rubbed her face angrily. If she couldn't afford to provoke her, why not just avoid her? Although the concept described by Si Ye was very attractive, the battle between the behemoths, even the aftermath would probably be able to kill countless small platinums. It would be better for her not to get involved.

Lamenting her bad luck today, Xinteleya decided to have a big meal to comfort her frightened heart.

……

As night fell, Si Ye staggered back to Zofia's manor under the moonlight.

A tea table was set up in the small garden next to the villa. Various snacks and tea sets were placed on the table. Sofia and others were sitting around it, as if they were having a nighttime women's tea party.

"Hey, Si Ye, where have you been? I haven't seen you all day."

When Nian saw Si Ye appear, she greeted him casually, and Si Ye sat down next to her without any hesitation and placed the food bag in his hand on the tea table.

"I went to investigate the specific situation of the infected people in the city. The follow-up plan has been formulated. By comparison, these pancakes with cheese and jam are quite delicious. I bought some extra to try."

The food in the food bags was distributed to everyone. It was a kind of pancake filled with cheese and jam. It was sweet but not greasy. It was a kind of food that was both attractive in appearance and delicious.

"Is this... a burrito? It's one of Casimir's specialties. I remember there's a burrito shop on Golden Feather Avenue that has the most authentic flavor."

Margaret cut the burrito with a dinner knife, gave it to Nightingale and Shining, and then took a bite herself, squinting her eyes as if recalling the taste of her childhood.

"But you said you were going to investigate the situation of the infected people in the city. Is there anything I can do?"

"The infected people gathered in the marginal areas basically don't have stable jobs, so I plan to build a few factories there to provide jobs. However, many of the infected people suffer from mineral sickness and their physical condition is not good, and they need medical intervention."

While chewing a burrito, Si Ye talked about what he observed today and arranged the tasks accordingly.

"So if you can't stay idle, Margaret, you can take Shining Nightingale over there to help. I've also promised to provide three days of free medical care and medicine there."

"No problem, tomorrow I will..."

Margaret had no objection to saving the weak. Just as she was about to say something, she heard a slightly dull sound of footsteps outside the small garden.

A tall Kuranta man walked in, his slightly long blond hair covering his left eye, his facial expression seemed a little decadent. Although he was wearing a shirt and trousers commonly seen on office workers, paired with a buttoned coat with no logo, the knight's sword hanging from his waist and the gauntlet on his right hand revealed a sharp edge amidst the decadence.

"Zofia, Maria is not at home, is she here with you..."

Chapter 47: Maenna Linguang

"Zofia, Maria is not at home, she is with you..."

The male Kuranta paused for a moment, and his slightly tired tone rose slightly.

“…Margaret?”

“Maena…Uncle.”

The man in front of him who was full of the atmosphere of a social animal was the former head of the Linguang family, the uncle of Margaret and Maria: Ma Enna

After Margaret was expelled and her father Sirius passed away, he struggled to keep the Linguang family going, but because he often had to work overtime, most of the time he had to ask Zofia to help take care of young Maria.

“When did you come back?”

Mainna frowned. Margaret was expelled because she was targeted by the Chamber of Commerce, but it was also meant to protect her.

Although three years have passed, Margaret's sudden appearance in Casimir, especially during the Knights' Championship, was too sensitive.

"Um, I just entered the city yesterday..."

"yesterday?"

Mainna's frown deepened. He had witnessed with his own eyes how powerful the Chamber of Commerce had grown in recent years. If the Brilliant Knight Margaret had appeared in Cavalelia yesterday, there was no reason why the Chamber of Commerce would not have made any move at all.

"Did you sneak back here?"

Mainna could only guess this way. Even if Margaret had not grown at all in the past three years, with the level Margaret was at when she was expelled, she could still sneak into the mobile city without being discovered.

Moreover, as long as Margaret did not go into the city in a high-profile manner, but only came back secretly to see her family, the Chamber of Commerce might turn a blind eye to it out of consideration for her weakness and the remaining influence of the Linguang family. This also explains why there was no news of Margaret's return outside.

"Hey, Myrna, Margaret finally came back, could you please stop speaking in such an interrogative tone?"

Sophia couldn't stand the question and answer between Margaret and Mainna anymore, so she stood up, grabbed Mainna and dragged her to an empty seat nearby.

"Zofia, I didn't... Never mind."

Mainna silently picked up the teacup in front of him. He was used to the bitter taste of coffee, and he was not used to the sweet scented tea on the tea table.

"What are you doing back this time? Are you simply homesick? Or do you want to continue with your childish ideas?"

Facing Ma Enna's somewhat harsh words, Margaret shook her head and stood up: "I have realized how childish and naive I was in the past, and for this I want to apologize to you, uncle. I'm sorry."

Margaret knew that it was all her own fault that the Linguang family became what it is today because of her impulsive passion. She had not fulfilled her responsibilities as the head of the Linguang family, nor as an older sister. Therefore, no matter how harsh Mainna's words were, they were not to be blamed.

"But my belief remains unchanged. The Cavaliers shouldn't be like this, and neither should Casimir."

"...You don't need to apologize to me. Having strong beliefs is a good thing, but you should know that you can't change anything. Three years ago, you could still rely on the name Lin Guang to escape disaster. Three years later, Lin Guang has become like this. What do you want to rely on to escape disaster again?"

Maenna suddenly sighed, slowed down his tone, and glanced at the Si Ye people who were quietly drinking tea and eating melons.

"Forget it. I don't know how you came back, but if you just wanted to come back to take a look, then you've seen it all. Leave Casimir as soon as possible before you drag Maria into the vortex."

"Maenna! How can you, as an uncle, say such things?"

When Zofia heard Mainna's words that she wanted to drive Margaret away, she raised her eyebrows and was about to get angry, but Mainna lowered her eyes and looked at the teacup, completely ignoring Zofia's anger.

"I……"

Margaret wanted to say something, but Si Ye put down his teacup first and tapped the table with his fingertips.

"Don't worry, the Business Union won't make a fuss about the news of the Radiant Knight's return, at least not in the next few days."

Si Ye had paid special attention to it when he was outside today. Perhaps out of consideration of less trouble is worse than more, or because the relationship between Si Ye and Lin Guang was unclear, the Chamber of Commerce finally chose to suppress the news of Knight Yao's return and did not announce it to the public.

“…Excuse me, are you…”

Maenna looked at Si Ye, the dragon clan of Yan Country, Yan Country?

"Si Ye, the boss of the Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Company where Margaret joined,"

Si Ye flipped his fingertips and took out a business card. Mainna on the opposite side stood up slightly as if her muscles had reacted, and took the business card with both hands, which made Si Ye a little amazed.

"Rhode Island...Pharmaceuticals."

The business card with a black background only had the Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals logo in gold. Mainna suddenly remembered the shop contracts she had worked overtime to process, and the signature on them seemed to be this.

"Is your company the one that acquired many shops on the commercial land yesterday using expedited contracts?"

"Haha, that's right, I also acquired a lot of factories in the marginal areas today."

Si Ye saw something in Mainna's eyes. It seemed that Mainna worked overtime yesterday and couldn't go home. Maybe he was involved in it. He could only laugh it off.

"Huh, I heard your company's main purpose is to help those infected. It seems Margaret has found a like-minded partner."

A company that treats the infected?

Mainna was too lazy to express her opinion on this. Could there really be a charitable company in this world? However, Margaret, who firmly adhered to the spirit of chivalry, was willing to join, which meant that Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals might have some unique features.

"However, Casimir's situation is more complicated. If I rashly get involved in these matters, I'm afraid it will cause considerable trouble for your company."

"Hey, Margaret is an employee of my company. Protecting the safety of employees is the company's responsibility,"

Facing Maenna's implicit warning, Si Ye's tone remained nonchalant.

"Whether it's the Commerce Federation, the Heirless Alliance, or Casimir himself."

Mainna's eyes immediately became sharp, completely losing the tired office worker look she had before. She narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Si Ye sternly.

Mainna originally thought that Si Ye was just the boss of a foreign company, but after just a few words of verbal confrontation, Si Ye's undisguised words contained a deep provocation. This provocation was not directed at him, but at the entire Casimir.

The other party is not fearless, but their original intention is to stir up disputes.

After a long time, Mainna withdrew her gaze from Si Ye, pulled the tie around her neck, and drank the flower tea in front of her in one gulp.

"Margaret, I hope you know what you are doing."

After saying that, Mayenna stood up, picked up the briefcase placed beside him, and turned to leave.

"Tsk, this Maenna."

Sofia looked at Mainna who was leaving, complaining about her dissatisfiedly, and at the same time looked at Margaret with some worry.

"Your uncle is just like that. He still cares about you and Maria."

"Aunt, I know..."

Margaret looked at the pattern on the teacup in her hand, her eyes a little vague, and no one knew what she was thinking.

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Chapter 48: Conscientious Enterprise Rhodes Island

During the special tournament, the news charts should have been dominated by news about various star competitive knights, but in the past two days, several news reports from marginal areas have suddenly appeared on the hot list like dark horses.

[Abandoned factory on the edge of the site reopens, Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals enters Casimir]

[Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals: A mysterious company dedicated to treating and improving the plight of those infected]

[Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals announces free medical care for factory employees]

Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals releases a special inhibitor for oripathy

Normally, if a pharmaceutical company suddenly showed kindness and tried to treat some infected people, it wouldn't cause much of a stir, considering that all of Casimir's news and advertising companies were affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce.

But that was generally the case. Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals' acquisition of shops and factories in Casimir was too loud and attracted the attention of the Supervisory Committee.

As one of the three major power institutions established after the overthrow of the Casimir Tianma royal family, the Supervisory Council is responsible for forming a government and exercising the right to govern. The ever-expanding Commercial Federation wants to expand freely, but the expansion of uncontrolled enterprises will greatly lead to the decline of government power. Therefore, the Supervisory Council and the Commercial Federation have an inherent irreconcilable contradiction.

When the Supervisory Council discovered that Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals had a style of doing things that was different from that of ordinary companies, and even different from that of the Terran nations, the Supervisory Council's first reaction was to use its own propaganda system, which was different from that of the Chamber of Commerce, to use Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals to severely disrupt the Chamber of Commerce.

The Supervisory Committee vigorously promoted the medical assistance provided by Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals to the infected, as well as the high welfare and high treatment given to workers after the factory was opened, with an attitude of looking at others and looking at you to stir up trouble.

Because the propaganda organs of the Supervisory Commission were not influenced by the Chamber of Commerce, when the news spread in the city, it really had a great impact on the Chamber of Commerce. Many companies with industrial factories encountered protests from workers demanding better treatment. Although it was not impossible to handle, it really disgusted the Chamber of Commerce.