Survive in Azure Files

"Then you should ask your superiors who have the power to make the decision. If you refuse, I will just sign a new contract with the people from Abydos. Even if the interest rate has to be lowered, there will still be profit. It's a steady stream of income."

So the bank clerk hurriedly ran to make a phone call.

I knew that my conspiracy was doomed to succeed ever since I deduced that Caesar's group was eyeing the remaining territory of Abydos.

High interest rates are only one of the means to force students to leave; the debt itself is the foundation that the Caesars Group must firmly grasp.

Therefore, the focus of this conversation is not on the result, but on the process.

I hid my true purpose under the guise of normal business activities, mainly to prevent the enemy from figuring out my true intentions and knowing how much intelligence I actually possessed.

Now, I have made my move and am just waiting to see how my opponent will react.

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Top floor of Caesar PMC (Private Military Company).

In the director's office, a burly robot was holding a grudge after being extorted a large sum of money by Convenience House 68 according to the contract and had to send the other party away in a humiliating manner.

At this time, the director of Caesar PMC received another call from his subordinate. After hearing the whole story, he was immediately furious:

"Damn it! This must be Xia Lai sensei's conspiracy!"

Ever since Xialai Sensei showed up, none of his plans have gone smoothly—

At first, a transport helicopter sent to attack Abydos suddenly exploded just after returning to the hangar, and the chain reaction directly destroyed half of the hangar;

Later, he spent a huge amount of money to provide the Steel Helmets with a full set of new weapons, but they were defeated by only five people from Abydos. Even when he secretly kidnapped someone, they were kidnapped halfway.

And now, the newly hired Convenience House 68 actually got hold of something and came to say that Caesar was at fault first, threatening to defect if he didn't pay...

It must all be Xia Lai sensei's doing!

The director of Caesar PMC became angrier the more he thought about it, but there was a gleam of wisdom in his electronic eyes.

How could the Federation Student Union possibly interfere in the school's internal affairs? Xia Lai Sensei had underestimated him and actually used such a crude method to scare him.

The Caesar PMC director smiled triumphantly and made another call.

"Hello? Chief Shiranui, it's me."

"I want to ask, has the Federal Student Union recently..."

"Oh, it's fake news. Hmm? You asked me where I heard it from?"

"What?! The information could be true?!"

The director of Caesar PMC put down the phone with a serious expression.

After hearing that the source of the news was the sensei from Xia Lai, who had close ties with the Caesar Group, Director Hanaya Shiranui, who had originally said with certainty that this was absolutely not the case, instantly changed his tone.

The director of Caesar PMC slumped in his boss's chair, weighing the pros and cons before instructing his subordinates who had been waiting for a long time:

"Reject Xialai sensei's request, and then tell the students in Abydos that we will reduce their interest rates, starting with half of the current rate... no, one third. You can make up any reason you want."

After hanging up the phone, the director of Caesar PMC couldn't contain his anger and threw the phone to the ground, smashing it to pieces.

"Xialai sensei," he gritted his teeth, "you have already received your death!"

Chapter 20: Qinxiang is just expressing gratitude

The bank clerk hung up the phone and politely rejected me.

Then he trotted over to Serika, the accountant. The emoji on the screen looked like both laughter and crying:

"Congratulations! Because of that... you are the 66th lucky customer who pays interest to our company. Your credit score has been super critical, and you have obtained the exclusive privilege of a permanent % reduction in interest rates!"

"...What the hell?"

The cat blinked, still a little dazed.

The bank clerk took out a calculator:

"That is to say, from now on, you only need to pay a total of... 262 yuan in interest every month! That's... that's great..."

At this point, the bank clerk began to cry.

It’s not that he has any feelings for the company, it’s simply that the interest he collects is linked to performance.

In contrast, Qinxiang's eyes lit up and she tried to look serious, but from Qinxiang's raised mouth corners, slightly narrowed eyes, and twitching cat ears, one could still see her joy.

If Serika had a cat tail, it would have been swinging happily behind her by now.

"Does the interest for this month also enjoy the privilege?"

Serika asked expectantly.

Upon hearing this question, the bank clerk froze in his tracks as if the computer had crashed. After a long while, he spoke in a difficult and cautious tone, asking:

"Can this be considered as us collecting three months' share in advance?"

"of course can!"

Qinxiang answered hurriedly.

So the bank clerk walked away dejected and disappointed.

"I'm so lucky that I won the grand prize~" Qinxiang couldn't wait to share her joy with her companions.

Then, she received worried looks from everyone, as well as complaints from Ayane:

"Well, Serika, you don't really believe that I won the lottery, do you?"

"Hehehe~ I'm not that stupid~"

I don't know where she got the courage from, but the usually arrogant Qinxiang was frank for the first time. She gave me a light hug in front of everyone, a little shyly and awkwardly:

"The grand prize I'm talking about is sensei."

When I came into contact with the girl's soft and fragrant body, I could still feel the hot temperature even through the clothes.

"It's great to meet sensei."

After mumbling these words, Qinxiang quickly let go of my hand and stepped back, her face still flushed as she glared at me fiercely:

"Don't get me wrong! This is just a courtesy to express my gratitude! After all, I have received so much kindness from you during this period of time... I will definitely repay you in the future!"

She became the stubborn Qinxiang again.

But I realized what the lingering enthusiasm meant. Serika had already given back.

"I should say it's my honor to meet you."

Qinxiang was suddenly stunned and looked at me blankly. The blush that had just disappeared quickly reappeared.

Just when the atmosphere was about to evolve in a charming direction, a burst of laughter came from the side.

Nomiya laughed and said, "Oh my, Serika-chan has become so bold too~"

"I told you it's just courtesy!"

Qinxiang, feeling ashamed and angry, said that she still had accounting work to do, glanced at me, and quickly ran away to the activity room.

Baizi also came forward and hugged me with ease:

"Thank you, sensei."

"You're welcome. It's all my duty."

I patted Bai Zi's back gently, and she stepped aside obediently, looking at me quietly, as usual.

Nomiya was very interested:

"Everyone is so cunning. In that case, I'll give sensei a big~big hug~"

My eyes involuntarily drifted down along Nomiya's pure face, and I felt that Nomiya's hug would indeed be big enough.

However, just as Nomiya was about to take action, Ayane desperately stopped him.

Ayane begged: "Senior, please stop it, where is your modesty?"

"It's okay, right? Why is Ayane so excited? Did you realize that after everyone else has hugged sensei, it will be your turn? I see~ If you're this shy, you'll miss out on a lot~"

"I-I didn't!"

Damn Ayane, how dare you ruin my good thing!

I felt a little regretful, and then turned my expectant eyes to Hoshino.

Hoshino was looking at me with a meaningful, half-smiley look. When our eyes met, Hoshino said:

"Oh my~ sensei has kidnapped all my children. How amazing! Will he target a mother like me next? Come to think of it, sensei's preferences are really peculiar."

I was stunned for a moment and argued: "Xingye is obviously very charming..."

"As expected of an adult, you are really good at speaking nice words. I will take this as a compliment."

I suddenly felt something was wrong.

Why does Xingye seem to have something else in his words? Could it be that...

Is Hoshino jealous?

I couldn't help but feel ashamed of my own charm. Being easily attracted to the opposite sex can sometimes be a fault.

In the end, I only hugged Shirako and Qinxiang.

Because Ayane said that she had a new discovery to announce to everyone, everyone went to the club activity room.

Halfway through, I quietly took out the adult's card.

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Conversion Power: [Majesty of the Lion]

Description: The holder can consume physical strength to release pressure, and the intensity of the pressure is proportional to the degree of anger.

Source: Kuromi Serika's strategy is successful

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I think I have some understanding of the rules of power prefixes.

Solidification represents passive skills, conversion represents active skills, and smelting represents equipment.

It's quite confusing.

I took the card back, caught up with the girls in front of me, and followed them into the activity room.

It was again hosted by the secretary Ayane.

"First, thanks to sensei's help, the interest rate on our debt has been significantly reduced. With our current monthly income, it will only take us 20 years at most to pay off our debt completely."

Qinxiang looked excited and said in a relaxed tone: "This is much better than the previous number that made me despair. At least there is hope that I can pay it off before I die~"

Bai Zi poured cold water on him: "It's still an astronomical figure though."

Ayane continued, "Next, it was the club Convenience House 68 that attacked us yesterday... Everyone already knows about them, so I won't go into details."

This is simply omitted, since they are clearly still enemies.

Nomiya smiled and said, "Alu-chan is a lovely and good child~"

Hoshino followed up and agreed: "Yes, it seems that I was just deceived by some hypocritical adults."

I can only say that through the brief time we spent together yesterday, everyone on the Countermeasures Committee has gained a good understanding of Convenience House 68, especially the situation of its president, Alu.

"Finally, regarding the Steel Helmets that attacked the school a few days ago, I analyzed the fragments of the strategic weapons that were seized in that battle and found that they were a model that was not available on the market."

"So it has been discontinued?"

"Then how did they buy it?"

In response to the question, Ayane replied, "The only place you can buy the discontinued models right now... in Kivotos, is the black market."

The black market is a lawless place that gathers many students who have left the college for various reasons and is beyond the jurisdiction of the Federal Student Union.

After a brief discussion, Xingye made the final decision:

"Okay, it's decided. Let's go to the black market first. Maybe there will be unexpected clues."

Hoshino stared at me. "You said, right, sensei?"