People in Terra, governing a weird little country

"It is resistant to high temperatures, has good quality, and is flexible. It has a complete Originium technique conduction core and pathway, and has matching restriction means to ensure that the robot can be forcibly controlled or shut down under special circumstances."

"If the robot looks like a human, it gets extra points."

It sounds like a far-fetched reason, but if you think about it carefully, the difficulty of this requirement is not that high. The only troublesome requirement is the time. Rhine Life's requirements require that the robot be submitted within a week.

This blocks the idea of ​​most private robot enthusiasts. If there is no time limit, it would be fine. It is too difficult for these private enthusiasts to build a robot that meets the requirements within the specified time.

But on the other hand, what may be difficult for individuals is not a problem at all for big companies and wealthy individuals.

Large companies such as Beach Umbrella and Volvo Cars came up with a plan internally the day after the news was released, and on the third day they manufactured the first robot based on the plan and sent it to Rhine Life for review.

As expected, these eager bidders were beaten back by Rhine Life, but this did not affect everyone's enthusiasm for this big bid.

This is Rhine Life, Tremont's star enterprise. It is currently undertaking the construction of a dome research station that may affect the future direction of human exploration on Terra. They are now suddenly placing orders for robots, and who knows what they will be used for?

What if Commander Kristen discovered some new secret of the star pod after reaching the highest level of Kjerag, the Matterhorn?

What if this robot is used to go beyond the star pod, explore outer space, and explore new areas above the stars?

Even if it is not, this is still an order with considerable profits! Once it is won, it will be related to Rhine Life and become a partner. Maybe in the future, there is a possibility of switching to Rhine Life, or even being acquired by Rhine Life and becoming a subsidiary. Everyone in Tremont, who doesn't have a dream?

Thus, a very magical scene appeared in Tremont.

The rest of the hot scientific research projects, both in terms of reputation and progress, have been temporarily ignored, and all scientists are working on refining Gundam!

In this regard, even the famous Columbia investor, the mysterious Mr. "Duck Duke" said: "Unfortunately, I don't know much about big robots. I have no choice but to temporarily acquire a company to participate in this competition."

The phrase "there's no way" fully demonstrates the willfulness of the rich and the joy of being a gigolo.

The person who is most puzzled by the current situation may be Holhaiya, who is lurking in Tremon.

As an agent of the Melander Foundation and a subordinate of the Tin Man, Holhaiya initially had no intention of stopping the Balrog plan.

Wanting to stop the revival of the Balrog was Tin Man's personal idea and had little to do with stopping it. Even if, as Tin Man said, Ernst's fan named Levi had gone astray in his research, it was not Holhaiya's turn to clean up the trouble he had caused.

That was research supported by the military, so the military could handle it. The Melander Foundation's stance was more towards the political world, and perhaps its founder, Melander Selene, was happy to see the military get into trouble and suffer a setback.

But who asked the Tin Man to give her an excuse she couldn't refuse?

"Holhaiya, I hope you can help me, just like I helped you."

"During the time you were away from the Melander Foundation, I helped you with all your tasks. When you were in Kjerag and your days were peaceful, someone was carrying the burden for you."

"Look at your expression. Emotional cards can't impress you, right? Fortunately, I didn't intend to have a relationship with you."

"I'm reminding you, Holhaiya. You don't want Ernst Shivaash to know that you're an agent of the Melander Foundation, right?"

To be honest, Horhaiya felt that the threat from the Tin people was really tasteless. Now even the smarter Eastern people would not threaten others like this.

But I have to say that it doesn’t matter whether it’s tasteful or not, what matters is whether it’s useful.

Holhaiya thought that, unlike others, she could not reveal the fact that she was an agent of the Melander Foundation to Ernst.

Unlike what Ernst imagined, the Melander Foundation is actually very powerful. Its founder, Melander Selene, was a hero in the Colombian War of Independence. After the establishment of Colombia, she was also the most competitive presidential candidate besides Mark Max.

It was she who took the initiative to retire in the end, handed over the presidency to Mark Max, and hid herself behind the scenes, becoming the shadow of Colombia.

How big is this shadow?

Positive ones include the Melander Children's Rights Protection Foundation, which helped Kal'tsit rescue Rosemary during the Rocken water tank incident. Melander Security Defense Company, which became the resident office building of the Terra version of the Rainbow Team in another world line. Melander Blue Cardwood Pictures, which is involved in the Colombian entertainment field, serves as the flag bearer of Colombia's current foreign cultural exports.

On the negative side, for example, the Melander Chamber of Commerce, under the name of a chamber of commerce, is actually engaging in espionage in the name of merchants. The Dos Solès Food Company [Big Hat Brother Burrito] is its intelligence organization planted in Bolivar.

There are two groups, some good and some evil, such as the Melander Exploration Society and the Melander Historical Research Society. One led the development of Sami in another world line and is a pioneer in the scientific community. The other focuses on archaeological excavations and is also the place where agents such as Holheya and Tin Man have long been entrenched.

The more he was involved in it, the more clearly Holhaiya could perceive that the influence of the Melander Foundation was so great and deep-rooted that it was difficult to define it with simple and superficial terms such as "politics" and "military".

If there is anyone in Colombia who can really fight against the Melander Foundation, there is only one person Holhaiya can think of, and that is President Mark Max.

But the president may not even be considered an individual, so strictly speaking, this idea is almost impossible to achieve.

It is true that if we really look at the current configuration of the entire Kjerag government, it is conservatively estimated that half of them are suspected of being spies, but the Melander Foundation and Columbia are too deeply involved.

A little Victorian noble like Vina, or a fake spy like Daphne who preferred playing to his mission, was not even on the same level as Holhaiya. Ernst could tolerate them, but not necessarily her.

She hadn't even had the chance to ask Yelagund questions, and she was unwilling to be exposed and expelled from Kjerag.

What's more, she said when she met the Tin Man: "I quite like that place."

That's not a lie.

Holhaiya admitted that she was tricked by the Tin Man, but she did not find the task difficult to accomplish.

It was just to disrupt the military's plan and prevent the resurrection of the Flame Demon. What was so difficult about that? She had done this many times. Providing commercial secrets to the enemy, or causing internal opposition to cause accidents, or simply kidnapping the scientists leading the experiments. These conventional methods were time-tested and very effective.

But this time, her "magic" didn't work.

What's going on?

It’s a trade secret. The resurrection of the Flame Demon requires a robot, so Rhine Life simply put it out to the whole city for bidding.

This caused opposition within the group. It was thought that Miss Hemer was a little too naive, and her actions, which were not concealed at all, were too easy to be exposed. After Saria strengthened her defenses and surveillance, it became difficult for her to obtain the information she wanted from this channel.

As for kidnapping scientists...

Parvez was particularly good at disguising himself and hiding his weaknesses. He looked easy to catch, but when it came to making a move, he was like a loach, not giving anyone a chance. And Levi.

Levi is like a turtle shell, there is no crack at all!

Where did he learn his counterintelligence skills? You are a scientist, how come you are more professional than my agents in some aspects? Are Ursus's spies so powerful?

If Levi heard Holhaiya's frantic questions, he might have laughed.

Boy, do you know what kgb is?

In short, none of her methods worked, all the steps were disrupted, and the enemy seemed to be assisted by God and did not follow her plan at all. Holhaiya felt the pressure instantly.

Pressure, someone puts pressure on yourself!

There was no other way. Since his own method had failed, Holhaiya had no choice but to resort to other options.

"Building robots?"

"Don't worry, I'll tear it down for you once you've built it!"

At this moment, Horhaiya had not yet realized that he had fallen into a huge trap.

You know, the person in charge of the bidding robot is Levi.

There is a well-known unspoken rule in the bidding industry that when the tenderer and the bidder have a special relationship, the entire bidding meeting has actually been predetermined.

Chapter 188 This robot was blessed by the Buddha Yelagunde

Rhine Life Restaurant, Tremont, Columbia.

Thanks to Tolev, Ernst was able to come to Rhine Life's restaurant to taste their employee meal.

Ernst enjoyed the food very much and kept praising the chefs of Rhine Life Science for their skills.

"If I didn't invite you, Saria might have arranged for you to go to some big restaurant." Levi picked up a French fry, dipped it in ketchup, and put it in his mouth, saying while eating.

Ernst waved his hand and said, "You'll get tired of eating all the delicious food. I really miss the taste."

"Miss? Why, do some fried foods have any special meaning to you?" Levi was a little curious.

Ernst shook his head. "It doesn't have any special meaning. It's just that I haven't eaten it for a long time."

He couldn't tell Levi about a young man's belief in Mad Thursday, could he?

Ernst also likes fried foods, such as hamburgers, French fries, fried chicken, etc., which are criticized as representatives of junk food with no nutrition, and they all suit his appetite. In the past, when he finished overtime, he would order a takeaway at home alone, and watch various relaxing videos with an ice cola, such as Weird Small Countries, Hard-core Ruthless People, and Electronic Atlas.

For him, eating fried chicken burgers is just like watching these videos. He is not eager to learn anything from them. He just wants to relieve his tired mood and replenish some different energy.

On the contrary, it is really puzzling that some people always emphasize that there should be nutrition here and educational significance there.

On the one hand, they talk about nutrition in KFC and educational significance in the game hall, on the other hand, they promote pre-prepared meals and review toxic teaching materials.

Whenever this happened, he would think of a classic quote that his school teacher had repeated from kindergarten until he graduated from high school.

"You're not incapable, you're just not using it in the right way."

Levi didn't know what Ernst was thinking. Seeing that Ernst looked like he didn't want to talk about this topic, he changed the topic:

"Are you ready for the robots of the Flame Demon Project?"

Yes, Ernst and Levi had already colluded with each other, and the machine body that would carry the Flame Demon needed for this Flame Demon Project had already been contracted to Ernst.

This is very normal. Ernst has a relationship with Levi, and Levi is the one who sets the review standards for the entire Flame Demon Project. As long as he opens his mouth, there is no reason why Ernst cannot pass.

The referees are all my people, what do you have to fight me?

Some people may ask, isn't this cheating? Since the Flame Demon Project is open to bidding, why not just buy a real robot from Tremont? Maybe the robots of other large companies are of better quality?

Well, in theory, this is good advice.

But in reality, the decision maker needs to consider many more things. Apart from anything else, if Rhine Life really buys the Flame Demon's machine body from an outsider, who is most likely to win the bid?

Needless to say, it must be big companies like Beach Umbrella and Volvot Kochinski. They are strong, technologically advanced, and can meet the needs of Rhine Life in many aspects. They are even big companies that are not inferior to Rhine Life.

But the thing that Rhine Life is least likely to accept is their robots.

Companies such as Beach Umbrella and Volvo Cars are also least likely to sell their robots to Rhine Life.

Because this is the core technology.

The two companies are competitors. Just like Penguin will not ask NetEase engineers to help write code when it makes games, NetEase programmers will definitely not open their awesome new program to Penguin.

Even if Rhine Life took the initiative to bid, they started the research and development of robots specifically because of Rhine Life's bidding. After the research and development results are produced, they will give priority to hiding them.

They may not even know what the use of this robot that perfectly meets Rhine Life's requirements is. Just for the sake of the company's interests, they will also strangle Rhine Life at the technical level.

Besides, even if they dare to give it, would Rhine Life dare to use it?

Not to mention that the current acting general manager is the staunchly conservative Saria, even if the radical Kristen is in Tremont now, she will definitely not use the products of these big companies.

Who knows if you added some backdoor in it, planning to make big news when we show our results to the military?

Fake business war: financial war, technological bottleneck, and the peak showdown between company management level and scientific research and innovation capabilities!

A real business war: plant a time bomb in the opponent's product, and then detonate it when the opponent welcomes customers, killing the opponent's boss and the customers once and for all!

What, you said there are problems with the product quality and it may affect me?

Don't worry. If something really happens, I will definitely not be the first person responsible. The military was killed by your products at your site. Who do you think they will seek revenge on?

We are definitely not looking for the "person who leaked the bomb", but rather the "person who failed to do a good job of review, resulting in the bomb being brought to this place."

Weapons don’t kill people on their own, and the military happens to be the people who understand this best.

By then, Rhine Life would not even be able to explain it. Because the technical level of large companies is not much different, and the technology of the robot body is newly developed, no one has a standard review mechanism, and Rhine Life may not be able to find the reason for the explosion.

There are simply too many twists and turns here, and Rhine Life will never use such a risky product in such a situation involving so many aspects.

And when these most technologically advanced large technology companies are unable to be truly honest with each other due to their own competitive reasons, the opportunities will naturally go to those smaller, powerful but fewer companies.

For large enterprises, the difference between these small enterprises is really not that big. At this time, personal connections are particularly important.

What people buy are machines, but people are not machines. If you treated me to dinner last night and he slapped me last night, I'm sorry, I would definitely choose the former.

Anyway, your quality is similar, and I can get back my advantage and gain more benefits for myself with just a thought, so why shouldn't I do it?

The emergence of this kind of thinking is often the beginning of corruption, and it is also the standard explanation of "why power breeds corruption, and absolute power breeds absolute corruption."

However, the Colombians didn't care about that. Levi and Ernst knew this, but they were not interested in being stubborn here.

Both of them are flexible people. These are your rules, so we will play by your rules. Rhine Life has a lot of money, so it's better to keep it within the family.

Ernst has an entire government to support, so what's wrong with accepting it reluctantly?

Besides, he also provides goods with guaranteed quality and quantity.

"Don't worry." Ernst took a sip of Coke and said, "The person who accepted my commission is a Durin man. Durin's technological level is beyond your imagination."

"If you want to see the prototype, you can try your luck with Director Ferdinand of the Energy Department. But you have to have enough time to listen to him talk all day."

"As for the question of heat resistance."

Ernst paused, put down the Coke in his hand, reached out, rummaged in his arms, took out a stone, and placed it in front of Levi.

"The Bodhisattva Yelagunda in our area has blessed the robot. He said personally that even if the robot is thrown into the lava, it will not necessarily burn. Don't worry."

"Yelagund......."

Levi's eyes flickered, and he looked at the stone on the table with some curiosity.