From the beginning to the rise

"Topa, you don't want the initial investment of the Strategic Investment Department to go to waste, do you?"

Topa's smile froze on his face, and even Zhang Zhang hummed twice in dissatisfaction.

"And you said you weren't here for company or family matters!"

245 The last puzzle, a precursor

“What is the plan of the Strategic Investment Department?”

"Can you ask this kind of thing casually?"

"You just said that you are not interested in the affairs between the company and the family!"

As countless thoughts flashed through her mind, Topa's expression gradually became interesting. She felt that she had been fooled by Luo Zhen, but she had no evidence.

Her eyes changed, her mouth pouted, her cheeks puffed up, and she glared at Luo Zhen.

Topa's love for work and animals is his most prominent characteristic. Others think Topa is highly capable and extremely lucky.

But at the end of the day, Topa is also a young man.

Although he was usually very mature, he still had his own little temper, which he only showed to his friends. Perhaps Luo Zhen had already been regarded as a friend by Topa.

Unfortunately, in Luo Zhen's current eyes, he just thinks that Topar is crazy, his expressions are a little too rich, and there is also the suspense of him maliciously acting cute and pitiful.

"Pfft~"

Luo Zhen pinched the other person's bulging cheeks, forcing the air to leak out, while he laughed at him mercilessly.

"You look like a hamster like this, which is not very pretty. Let me deflate the air for you."

"That's too much! You've gone too far!"

Topa slapped Luo Zhen's hand away, his eyes flashing with vigilance.

Such behavior still falls within the scope of playing around between friends, but when it comes to behavior between opposite sexes, it becomes a bit ambiguous.

Topa didn't do anything more, but he also verbally condemned Luo Zhen. The tent on his head also did the same, humming at Luo Zhen a few times.

Although Zhangzhang cannot speak, in some sense, Zhangzhang is more like Topa's deputy than a pet.

It is both literary and martial, can take care of itself, provide emotional value, and can even help Topa type and complete clerical work. Apart from not conforming to mainstream aesthetics, Zhangzhang really has no shortcomings and can be said to be a perfect pet.

"My bad, my bad. I'm used to it. When I see cute things, I just go for it."

"Okay, let's get down to business. I need to get the company's, no, I should say the strategic investment department's plan for Pinocchio. As the company's honorary director, it shouldn't be difficult, right?"

I can't say this statement is disdainful, I can only say that it's a shame to have to sit at the same table with a guy who breathes through his gills.

However, when it came to the first half, Topa just looked at Luo Zhen with contempt and a look of scumbag.

As for why he is a scumbag...

You know, not long ago, she was still in the vicinity of Beloberg, responsible for the transactions between the company and Yalilo VI.

Topa also knew about the relationship between Bronya and Rozen. All he could say was that they were complete strangers, and their relationship was that of friends of friends.

As for the reason for helping Yalilo VI, Topa could only think of the Star Train. The relationship between Luo Zhen and the Star Train was obviously that they were friends.

These are the results of Topa's own observations, and there is also relevant information provided by some companies.

It is understandable that Luo Zhen helped Yalilo VI because of his friend's request and because it was effortless. It also shows that the other party values ​​friendship very much.

The company's bowing may have reasons in this regard.

After understanding the whole story, Topa had a good impression of Luo Zhen, and they had some communication afterwards, although not much.

The turning point of the problem comes from the relationship between Luo Zhen and Bronya.

The two of them were obviously not familiar with each other, but Topa accidentally saw them being intimate in the office.

It has clearly escalated to the level of a relationship between a couple.

Maybe... Luo Zhen is willing to help Beloberg not just because of the Star Train?

Topa felt that he had found the correct answer.

Of course, if it was just this, Topa didn't care, as it didn't affect her anyway. She just expressed contempt when Luo Zhen said the first half.

It was not until Luo Zhen said the second half of his words that Topa's eyes changed subtly.

"Is this an order?"

"Of course you can if you think so. You can also regard it as a request from a friend."

The man's voice was flat.

However, there was a certainty in his eyes that could not be questioned.

In contrast, Topa's expression became helpless, and then he collapsed on the table as if he had accepted his fate.

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you the truth. Let me sort it out first."

As the saying goes, a high-ranking official can kill someone.

Although after years of hard work, Topal has already reached a position above billions of people and below only dozens of people in the giant corporation, Interstellar Peace Corporation.

In addition, because of his encounter with Luo Zhen in Yalilo VI, Topa also received some credit, and his promotion to P46 rank is just around the corner.

From this perspective, there are many people in the Strategic Investment Department who have more seniority than Toppa, such as Jadeite. Toppa and Shajin were both promoted by each other, but the only one who is actually higher in status than Toppa is Diamond, the boss of the ten people in Stone Heart.

Diamond is already a department head and is also a protector general. If he takes one step further, he will become a company director.

But, Luo Zhen is the director!

Who says honorary directors are not directors?

Don't take beanbags as dry food!

Even though Luo Zhen himself never accepted it directly, the board of directors did give this title to Luo Zhen and spread it widely in the company headquarters.

Above P47 level, director or something like that.

This is not just a one-level rank increase, but several levels higher!

Luo Zhen might really not care about the identity of a director. After all, being a director is not as effective as the title of Brother Amber King. But, why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

If it was just Topa, the identity of a director would be enough, and it would save us the trouble.

He looked at Toppa with the same eyes as he would look at a small fry, and as expected, the girl surrendered and chose to cooperate obediently.

Then, tell it all!

Regarding all the current arrangements of the Strategic Investment Department, or rather, the arrangements of that colleague, Sha Jin.

It started with being contacted by Shajin when she was still in Yalilo VI, then Jade was persuaded by another senior among the Ten Stone Hearts to join this operation, and finally at Shajin's request, she entrusted him with the cornerstone that symbolized their identity and status.

Topa spoke slowly, telling everything she knew.

......

With Topa's explanation, Luo Zhen roughly understood the other party's arrangements and also understood what the so-called cornerstone was.

It is made of the amber that falls from the Amber King's body when he swings his hammer, and combined with the power of the Protector, it allows other people to borrow part of the Protector's authority and mobilize vast amounts of virtual energy.

The power of the guardian magistrate is not difficult to find, as the company has several guardian magistrates.

However, divine amber as a raw material is really precious to the company.

Luo Zhen knew about this thing. In the game, it was a material needed to protect the fate of the character.

But in reality...

To put it bluntly, the divine amber is the dandruff on the Amber King's body, the part that automatically falls off when you swing the hammer and no one cares about it.

To put it more nicely, the divine body amber is a part of the divine body of the Amber King, even if it is only a tiny part. It is the crystallization of the power to preserve destiny.

These are the things that the Amber King doesn't care about at all, but are extremely precious in the eyes of the company.

Not only because of its high symbolic significance, but also because it is extremely difficult to obtain and has strong effectiveness. It is the only material known to date that can carry the authority to grant a protection order.

"You are... unexpectedly bold. You are handing your foundation to the other party right away. Aren't you afraid that he will do something stupid with it, and end up losing everything?"

"And that Sha Jin, is he a gambler?"

After listening to Topa's narration, Luo Zhen's expression was indescribable.

In everyone's eyes, a company that seems to be profit-driven is actually more united than a family that appears to be loving and caring.

How could I have such a dream?

"Well, a little, but not much."

"As for gamblers, many people do describe him as such. I don't really want to deal with him, but judging from his abilities, Sha Jin is better than me."

"Besides, even Jade has chosen to believe him, so why should I be afraid? Judging from past experience, he has never failed."

Judging from their experiences, Topa and Shajin both rose from humble beginnings, but Topa's fate was much better.

As for Sha Jin, Topa thinks that he is not the same kind of person as him, but he still trusts him.

Because of its...outrageous promotion process.

Rumors within the company say that Topal's outstanding performance is somewhat due to some mystical factors.

However, the same is true for gold sand. In all aspects, it can be called the Topaz Plus version.

This time, Sha Jin was in charge and Topa was only responsible for assisting. Naturally, he could not refuse such a free credit.

Well, that’s what Topa himself said, but I’m not sure how much of it is true or false.

"If the raw material is divine amber, then isn't this cornerstone worth more than you?"

"Ah, yes, after all, it is the Amber King's sacred object, and... it is too difficult to obtain!"

Topa sighed helplessly, leaned over the table, and used the table to hold up the culprit that caused his sore shoulders.

She also knew the value of the cornerstone.

When it comes to the difficulty of obtaining it, we have to talk about how to obtain the divine amber.

Because it is the product that appeared after the Amber King swung his hammer, and each time the Amber King drops his hammer it represents a new Amber Age. The duration of an Amber Age generally ranges from 76 to 240 years.

In other words, it only happens once every few dozen or hundreds of years.

Scattered star sand, meteor prisms, and divine amber, these are all products that appear when the Amber King swings his hammer. After the Amber King's giant hammer falls, they scatter like meteors.

The Interstellar Peace Corporation's headquarters, Pierpoint, will send out meteorite hunters to capture these meteors.

However, no matter how many other materials there are, there is only one divine amber.

As the brightest one among all the shooting stars, it will only fall into the eyes of its destined person.

To put it simply, divine amber is scarce and its capture depends on metaphysics.

Despite all these years, the company does have a lot of inventory thanks to the accumulation of time.

But overall, the value of the cornerstone is still more precious than Topa and the others.

The ten people of Shi Xin sound nice, after all, they are the direct subordinates of the department head and the Protector General.

His rank and status are not low. Since the boss is the envoy, it is only natural that he can get the cornerstone.

But in fact, most of the company's employees are still short-lived, and they are not department heads, even those like Toppa who are Stone Heart Ten and P45 level employees.

Strictly speaking, you only have a few decades of working time. If you cannot move up after that, you will have to retire and be replaced by someone else.

Under this influence, the cornerstone can certainly be used, but it must bring greater benefits!

After all, positions come and go, but the foundation remains.

Even if all ten members of Shixin were replaced, or were simply replaced by others, the company's inventory would not necessarily have one more divine amber. The cornerstone would be one less as each one was used.

"It would be fine if it succeeds, but if it fails and things really fall out, and the three cornerstones are taken away by the family, then your department will be in trouble, right?"

"Also, is Pinocchio so valuable? Is this kind of investment really worthwhile?"

Luo Zhen asked curiously.

The unity within the strategic investment department, at least the unity shown in Pinoconi, really surprised Luo Zhen.

Executives like Topa, who are both capable and kind-hearted, are extremely rare in the Interstellar Peace Company.

This is enough for Toppa to trust that anyone who is willing to hand over the cornerstone must be incredibly capable and have trustworthy character.

I may not be able to do the same as Topa, but I am definitely not an extremist in the company.