Star Iron, after using the mod to make the Big Black Tower dark, the game became real

"Foehn was resurrected by Nanook."

“The Amber King cannot revive the Diamond, after all, he was burned to ashes and gave the envoy position to the company.”

Jiang Wei placed his hand on Liu Ying's white stockings and smelled her faint fragrance, which made him feel refreshed.

"Guess who the new Guardian Officer is?"

A faint blush rose on Liu Ying's cheeks as she pretended not to care.

"Oswaldo?"

"Him? Possibly. The Market Development Department is currently in charge of direct combat. Although they can't deal with the Imperial Fleet, they are quite good at fighting the Antimatter Legion and Nanobots. They are in a stalemate."

It's just speculation; we can't say for sure yet.

……

Interstellar Peace Corporation.

Oswaldo walked into the conference room of the strategic investment department with a gloomy expression.

Unlike before, the ten members of Stoneheart looked somewhat downcast after losing the diamond.

Instead of sitting in his original spot, Sand Gold sat where Diamond used to be, looking rather distressed.

There was a knock on the conference room door.

Oswaldo entered, his gaze sharp as a knife, piercing the gold dust.

Sand Gold greeted him with a smile.

"Director Oswaldo? Welcome."

Before Oswaldo could speak, Emerald reminded him first.

"Gold has been appointed as the Protector of the Empire, and will take over Diamond's position to lead the Stonehearts to regroup and fight against the Empire."

"Director Oswaldo, please be mindful of your manners."

Oswaldo gritted his teeth and was extremely agitated.

"You little brats of the Evikin tribe, I truly regret not wiping you out back then. Now a slave has risen to power over me!"

restraint?

What a joke.

Oswaldo knew perfectly well that the conflict between him and the goldfields would not be eased in the slightest, and both sides were aware of this.

"I don't understand. The position of Guardian Envoy could be given to anyone, such as Pearl or Jade... Why you of all people?"

Gold dust mockery.

"Perhaps it's because you're too 'open-minded'?"

"fart!"

"That's because I was too 'protective.' I'm truly sorry. If I were to casually give away the Commander position to someone, or to some high-ranking official unrelated to protection, the company wouldn't be a company anymore. I imagine the higher-ups considered this carefully before ultimately choosing me."

Oswaldo pulled a pistol from his pocket and aimed it at Sand Gold's forehead.

This scene was too sudden. The pupils of the ten people in Shi Xin trembled, and they looked at him in astonishment.

"Oswaldo, calm down."

Jade took a deep breath.

“Even if placer gold takes the place of diamonds, our strategic investment department and your market development department will still have the same relationship as before. The company will not allow us to fight to the death. You don’t need to risk your life.”

Oswaldo, his eyes bloodshot, roared at the people in the conference room.

"How can I stay calm!"

"That damn governor of the Empire has brought his fleet to the border, and now every day there are news of the Market Development Department's crushing defeats. My fleet is being kicked to death like stray dogs on the street!"

"The other departments are completely useless. Those guys at the Bo Shi Society who take the money but do nothing have been doing this for almost half a month. What have they come up with? They've siphoned off all the funding!"

"I was hoping to get the position of Commander and help the company recover some of its losses. I even had a plan ready. But I look like a clown!"

"Why should the entire strategic investment department be the one to act as the guardian of placer gold?"

Oswaldo will not fire a shot.

No matter how furious he was, he wouldn't have shot Jin Sha dead. He held a high position and wielded great power; once he pulled the trigger, there would be no turning back, and he would have done the most foolish thing.

Sand Gold stared at him coldly. Even with a gun pointed at him, he showed no fear and instead spoke in a commanding tone.

“Oswaldo, put down your gun, and let’s pretend this never happened.”

"You brat from the Evikin tribe, this isn't over!"

Oswaldo angrily raised his gun, shattering the conference room lights, and then fired several more shots at the projector. The large-caliber bullets exploded upon impact with the ground, blasting a large hole in the wall.

A cold wind swept in, scattering debris and fragments everywhere. The smoke and the acidic smell of decomposing matter mixed together, making the gold dust look even colder.

Oswaldo is gone.

After a while.

Jade glanced around and sighed.

"He's really crazy."

Sand Gold rubbed his head.

"My taking over the role of Diamond was a decision made by the company's top management. I didn't want to be this 'protector' of the order; who knows if I'll be the next person killed by the Empire?"

"At this point in time, if I say I definitely won't die at the hands of the Empire, would you believe me?"

Sand Gold felt that once he became the Guardian Envoy, he was already half dead and could die at any moment.

Oswaldo insisted on becoming the commander, and Sand Gold wanted to give it to him.

However, given his position in the gold mining industry—just a lowly pawn in the strategic investment department (P45)—he had no say in anything…

Zhenzhu began to clean up the ruins.

Oswaldo fired a shot just now, and several hot shell casings fell onto the report form, igniting a small fire and triggering the fire alarm.

The sprinkler sprayed water, extinguishing the fire and also short-circuiting Toppa's computer.

Topa remained silent for a long time, then clutched his head, feeling a headache coming on.

The meeting room was eerily silent until Jade broke the deadlock.

“Shajin, from today onwards, you are the head of the Strategic Investment Department.”

"How about I let you be the one?"

"No, obey orders."

Sand Gold tried hard to calm himself down, but he couldn't help himself and stood up from his seat, brushing the dust off his clothes.

"Today's meeting is temporarily suspended. I'm going to write my will."

……

"The new custody envoy of the Interstellar Peace Corporation, Sand Gold?"

Jiang Wei looked at the news, clicked "follow," and kept a close eye on its developments.

After finishing her work in the office, Liu Ying hugged Jiang Wei and shared some interesting stories from the front lines with him.

The "Existing" forces, having been informed by the Empire, were trying to avoid the front lines, while some antimatter legions recklessly charged forward, including the Burning Wind, which had just won a great victory.

Then, Amber King brought down his hammer, smashing the entire Imperial fleet to pieces and severely damaging the Foehn winds hundreds of star systems outside.

If Nanook hadn't intervened in time, Foehn would have died on the spot.

"normal."

Jiang Wei had long anticipated that this would happen.

He stroked Liuying's cheek and lingered on the collar around her neck, which made Liuying feel embarrassed and annoyed.

His hands were also restless, resting on the girl's legs. Her slender calves were wrapped in soft white silk, which felt wonderful to the touch.

"The Empire's fleet is powerful, but it has one drawback: it is too small in number."

“We are an elite force, far outnumbering the company’s fleet. Amber King only needs to strike once to render the Empire’s days of mining efforts futile.”

"On the surface, it seems like a huge loss that the Star God's attack wasted several days of work by the Mortal Empire."

"But if the Empire is a legitimate follower of the 'Existence' Star God, and Amber King can also take the opportunity to severely damage an Annihilation Lord, then this would be a very profitable deal."

Battles between nations involve direct confrontation, flanking attacks, electronic warfare, and information warfare—all sorts of tactics are employed.

At the Star God level, there is even more treachery and cunning.

Just look at Nanook to see how many "Extinction Lords" he secretly created. Each Extinction Lord represents a piece of his grand web of conspiracies.

The fireflies were puzzled.

Are we just going to let the fleet perish like this?

"Of course not. This is part of an arms exchange. Amber King gave the company a command to smash the Imperial fleet with his hammer. His attack was indeed powerful, but Nanuk was watching him closely, so Amber King couldn't directly intervene."

“If He intervenes once and fails to save the situation, He wastes a precious opportunity.”

Jiang Wei opened the star map.

Of the three fleets that were spun off from the front, only two remained, and the entire route represented by the lost fleets was out of control.

The company only needs to send troops to recapture the area to recover the losses.

But the problem is... there's nothing left there.

"On the contrary, wherever the Imperial fleet passed, a single attack from the 'Star Essence Extractor' could wipe out an entire star system."

"The company can't recover anything; their planets, colonies, and factories are all destroyed."

"As for the remaining colonies, the empire spared them because it gave them guns and funds for rebellion. Those colonies did not obey the company's rule, but only submitted to the power of the empire."

"The company wants to reclaim lost territory? Let's fight a landing war within our borders first. Our Grammer cavalry is waiting for them."

The company's positive losses are irreparable.

The decline on the front lines remains unchanged.

The Great Lord of Annihilation, Fenfeng, was severely injured once, but was healed by Nanuk.

As a result, "Amber King" failed to gain any advantage with his first strike and wasted the opportunity.

Jiang Wei finalized the new fleet list, and the shipyard began building ships to form a new fleet to seek revenge in the company's territory.

Seeing that he was busy, Liu Ying got up and walked behind Jiang Wei to massage his shoulders to relieve his fatigue.

There was something she was thinking about in there.

Jiang Wei always liked to keep her as a pet.

Liu Ying felt that it must be because she didn't have enough affection for Jiang Wei. If she could make Jiang Wei feel sorry for her, she would be his real girlfriend.

With this in mind, Liu Ying helped with housework, relieved Jiang Wei's burden, and even went along with Jiang Wei's bad intentions to some extent.

Liu Ying hugged him and acted coquettishly.

"Jiang Wei, do you like me?"

"like."

"Take off the collar."

"No."

Liu Ying snuggled up to Jiang Wei, her white-stockinged legs rubbing against him.

"Check favorability!"

"Not even close."

"That's what you said last time."

Jiang Wei embraced her, answering with his actions, gently taking Liu Ying's collar and using his teeth to loosen the girl's collar.

The overly ambiguous behavior made Liu Ying momentarily dazed, and she subconsciously called out.

"Ah~ Master."