Miss White Wolf's Terra Travel Journal

"Yan Country..." Bai Lang was stunned for a moment. She had indeed not expected this, but soon, her heart was filled with greater joy.

As everyone knows, Yan Country is the most special and mysterious country in Terra. Its foreign economic and trade is firmly controlled by the imperial center. Only when Yan Country takes the initiative can it reach cooperation with a certain party. It is almost impossible for others to take the initiative to do business with Yan Country.

If Miss Lin can act as a middleman, relying on the market of Yan Country, Bingshi Mining's products will have no problem finding a market.

From this perspective, she had gotten another huge bargain, and she found herself liking the kind-hearted Miss Lin more and more.

"Ms. Lin, I understand. From now on, matters between Longmen and Yan Country will depend on you."

Lin Yuxia sighed, nodded helplessly, took note of the other party's favor, and asked, "Will the next iteration of the Ice Stone Energy Core be much better than the current one?"

"Yes, every upgrade will exceed everyone's expectations."

"That's good." Lin Yuxia explained, "There are similar technologies in Yan Country, so the ice stone energy core will not receive much attention at this stage. I am looking forward to future products. There is another point that needs attention. After these things flow into Yan Country, they are likely to be taken for research by the Ministry of Industry. Miss Bailang must be prepared."

"Of course." Bai Lang nodded solemnly, but she was secretly grinning in her heart. As early as the research stage, she had put some thought into this aspect. Now the thing that Bingshi Mining is least afraid of is technological restoration.

Since neither side had any objections, the meeting naturally entered the next stage and the two sides discussed the details of the agreement.

During this process, Lin Yuxia discovered something strange. Miss Bailang seemed like a complete novice when it came to signing the agreement. She had to be taught step by step by step for most of the clauses to be understood.

This made her wonder if the other party had not signed many agreements before. But logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. Miss Bailang has run a lot of businesses, so how could she not have experience?

But these are not important. She hopes from the bottom of her heart that Miss Bailang knows nothing. In this way, she will keep staring at her with her pair of black and clear eyes, as if she is studying hard.

There seemed to be something indescribable about Miss White Wolf that attracted her.

Lin Yuxia extended her teaching time and taught the ignorant Miss Bailang little by little the various experiences she had summarized and what she had learned from Shi Huaiya.

……

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Miss Bailang left. Lin Yuxia stared at her water cup for a while, then shook her head with a wry smile, stood up and made a phone call.

"Uncle Wei, I have already discussed the matter I told you this morning."

"Haha, that's right, Xiaolin is now capable of doing big things. Don't worry, I'll leave everything to you. Your uncle Wei won't interfere."

……

Wei Yanwu hung up the phone, still smiling. He picked up the blue energy core in his hand and examined it carefully, his expression gradually becoming stern:

"Red heart."

"My subordinate is here."

"Take this item secretly to Dayan and hand it over to the Minister of Works, Zuo Shilang, without delay."

"As ordered!"

Volume 6: Chapter 12 Ripples

After the agreement was signed and before the press conference began, Bingshi Mining still had one extremely important task left - publicity and promotion.

This task was arranged by Bai Lang and Lin Yuxia. The former was responsible for preparing promotional materials, while the latter provided manpower and material resources and carried out specific publicity operations.

In addition, all companies doing business in Longmen need to register with the relevant departments, and Bingshi Mining must also follow the rules. When registering, Bailang changed the company name to "Bingshi Technology".

This decision was made based on considerations of two factors. First, the company's current positioning and business content were more in line with a "technology" enterprise. Second, a mining company originating from Ursus would leave a very bad impression on the Terrans. After all, people would likely hear about some of the Ursus Empire's inhumane policies, such as forcing infected people to work in mining areas.

With the help of Longmen City's huge information flow advantage, people in the Terra countries gradually began to learn about Ice Stone Technology's new products, and consciously or unconsciously focused their attention on the Longmen City area.

Bolivar, the "science and technology experts" in the private sector repeatedly shook their heads: It's impossible. Anyone with a little common sense knows that energy cannot be used for civilian purposes. First of all, it can't even pass the safety test. Everyone can talk nonsense.

……

REM Billiton and the mine owners and capitalists began to think: If the information from Longmen is true, then the old ore will become a new profit point. In order to seize this opportunity first, both manpower and material resources are indispensable.

Shouldn't they seize the time and improve the workers' treatment while their counterparts are unaware, so that the strike wave on their side will pass early and they can gain the upper hand? But on the other hand, what if Longmen's intelligence is just a farce?

……

Kjerag and other well-informed warlord leaders were the first to learn of the situation and began to plan ahead to see if they could gain new trade resources from it.

……

In Yan Country, the researchers from the Ministry of Industry who had received the real objects began to work overtime, which was rare throughout the year, chatting and laughing. These energetic researchers did not know at the moment that the dark cloud of nightmare was quietly covering them.

……

On the Rhodes Island ship near Longmen, the newspaper containing the Ice Stone Technology was placed aside. Kal'tsit and Warfarin sat on the same side for a rare occasion, examining the papers in front of them.

"It's obvious." Huafalin said, "This part is the work of Miss White Wolf. Her alias in Rhine Life was Farina."

Kelsey nodded noncommittally: "I know, I know her situation very well. Did you teach her these theories?"

"No, at most we chatted a few words. Fafalin is my neighbor. I think she probably found it from the open journal database."

Seeing that Kal'tsit seemed to take it very seriously, Huafalin asked curiously:

"What's wrong? I see that the things you wrote before have also been cited. Also, here, look at this line, it is directly marked that the quoted content is from the third edition of the Rhode Island Manual of Ore Disease Prevention and Control."

"It's okay, I just feel a little awkward."

"Awkward? Hahaha." Huafalin held her stomach and laughed happily, then she gloated, "I would feel awkward too. My hard-earned research results are not taken seriously by everyone. Now that Miss Huafalin has used them to prove the safety of the product, the whole Terra will know about it soon. Oh, for a self-righteous researcher, this is really..."

Miss Warfarin was laughing so happily that she didn't notice that Kal'tsit's face had turned completely dark.

……

There is day and night in the sky, and there is black and white in the world.

In Casimir, in the underground headquarters of the assassination organization No Helmet Alliance, a secret meeting gathering the core members of the organization is taking place.

The speaker and members of the meeting all wore black robes to cover their faces.

Speaker: The purpose of calling you all together today is to announce a mission issued by the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce has assessed that an Ursus noble named Olicia may affect their energy business and needs to be resolved quickly by our headquarters.

Councillor A (dissatisfied): He's just an Ursus noble. You can just send someone to deal with him. He's not trying to assassinate the prince of Leithania. Why bother gathering everyone here?

Speaker (emotionless): The Federation requires that Olicia be assassinated before she launches her action. During this period, the target is expected to stay in Longmen.

Councillor A (silence).

Councillor B (indignant): The Chamber of Commerce has gone too far. Our alliance has severed ties with them since last time. Why don't they just reject this kind of mission?

Councillor C (calm): You should know that we cannot and will not refuse now.

Councillor B (indignant, silent).

Councillor D (worried): The matter of Bingshi has already spread out, and Longmen must be taking it very seriously. If we confront Longmen's shadow guards, things may become very troublesome.

Councillor A (worried): Not only that, everyone has seen the style of the Yan Kingdom Dali Temple, and I'm afraid the people who were sent there...

Speaker (emotionless): Under the order of the Chamber of Commerce, we must take action. Considering the situation in Yan Country, the executor himself should be aware of it. Our alliance will consider the time and sever ties with it.

Congressman (helplessly): That’s how it should be.

Speaker (emotionless): Is there anyone among you who would like to take charge of this matter?

The congressmen were silent.

Councillor A (explanation): The ISC is very busy and probably has no time to get away.

Councillor B (evading): There is a new situation at Lin Guang’s home. I’m afraid I won’t have time to get away.

Councillor C (calm): I have the Chamber of Commerce to deal with, so I'm afraid I won't be able to get away.

Councillor D (with an idea): We all have important tasks to do and it is inconvenient for us to take action. It would be better to send subordinates who can be trusted.

Councillor C (calm): Important subordinates must be dispatched.

Councillor A (in favor): We can directly promote one.

Councillor C (shaking his head): No, we cannot let the Chamber of Commerce think that we are just going through the motions. We must send core members with more experience.

Councillor A (thinking): I thought of someone who is a recognized cadre of our alliance, has suitable qualifications, and has been to Longmen to carry out missions.

Councillor B (suddenly realizing): That's right. Her master once helped the Chamber of Commerce complete many difficult tasks. As the only successor, the Chamber of Commerce is likely to trust her.

Councillor D (strongly agreeing): Yes, I met her when she was a newcomer. She is definitely the most suitable candidate.

Councillor C (silence, thinking): I once promised that person that I would... but the current situation is probably a foregone conclusion. (Sighs). If it is possible in the future, I will try to help.

Speaker (emotionless): Everyone votes to decide who will be the executor.

Voting...

The Speaker is counting votes...

Speaker (sighs): It is rare that everyone has reached a unanimous decision. I believe that with your joint efforts, our alliance will achieve freedom as soon as possible. This meeting is concluded.

The congressmen nodded and left, each with a different mood.

Volume 6: Chapter 13 Bean Sprouts

Although the preparatory work took up most of Bai Lang's time, she still found time to visit her acquaintances in Longmen, including Officer Chen, Shi Huaiya, Xing Xiong and others.

On Sunday noon, she made an appointment with Miss Doumiao, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, to have lunch at a small street restaurant.

Miss Doumiao is now completely different from before. Her temperament is much more mature than before and she already looks like a workplace elite. When Bailang first saw her, he almost didn't recognize her.

But once the two came into contact, Miss Doumiao revealed her true colors.

It only took her three seconds to turn back into the little follower she once was. She pulled Bai Lang's hand and called him "Sister Bai" all the time, as if she was a girl who had been separated from her sister for many years and finally met her biological sister.

At the dinner table, Dou Miao was still talking nonstop. Bai Lang drank tea and listened with a smile as he told her about what had happened at Qingmiao Technology.

"Sister Bai, the company has changed a lot since you left..."

"Sister Bai, there are some things I don't know if I'm doing the right thing..."

……

For most of the content, Bailang just nodded and continued to listen to Dou Miao until the other party started talking about something strange.

"Sister Bai, everyone in the company misses you. You may not know that someone secretly took photos of you and spread them secretly in the company. Every photo caused a group of people to fight over it..."

"Is it that exaggerated?" White Wolf asked in surprise, holding the cup.

"Of course." Dou Miao glanced at Bai Lang secretly, with a rather insincere smile on his face, "I think there are a lot of people who secretly like Sister Bai."

"No, no." White Wolf waved his hands hurriedly, "It's impossible. I don't have much contact with you guys."

"But most of the company's employees were recruited by you, Sister Bai. Some of them may have joined the company just because..."

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Sister Bai quickly interrupted the other party with a question:

"Doumiao, let's not talk about this for now. How is the company's business situation now?"

In terms of the company hierarchy, Dou Miao is Bai Lang's subordinate, so this serious question must be answered seriously:

"The overall business situation has changed a lot. At present, the main profit is the α-type rock crab for mineral transportation, but I expect that within a year, the biological exoskeleton bionic unit will replace the position of the rock crab for transportation."

"Exoskeleton bionic unit?"

"Oh, this is the result of the Bionics Research Institute. It's the suggestion you made to Ms. Kal'tsit before. She agreed later and said that she would temporarily replace you as the director of the institute. There are not many changes in the members of the institute. They are still the people you recruited before, mainly Wendy, Mel, Snow Pheasant, and Miss Magellan who often goes out."

“What does the institute mainly do?”

"I'm currently optimizing a set of exoskeleton medical equipment. It's mainly used for disabled patients. Many patients in Rhodes Island have impaired mobility due to mineral sickness, so this device can be used. However, Researcher Meier also told me privately that this device can be modified to enhance the physical abilities of ordinary people... Sister Bai, I think the market seems to be quite big. What do you think?"

Bai Lang was silent for a moment and shook his head: "Doumiao, if you really do that, Qingmiao Technology may be associated with military equipment, do you understand?"

"Ah~ But, but, it only strengthens a person's physical abilities, no, it's not that serious."

"It's not that simple, Dou Miao. Technology is most likely to lead to a breakthrough in the military. Conflicts occur every day in our world, and things like this can easily attract the attention of military forces. So, in order not to cause trouble for Kal'tsit and the others, you must not get close to this, understand?"

In fact, Bai Lang didn't finish her words. Her actual thoughts were far more complicated and long-term than what she said.

In her opinion, it is impossible to reduce or prevent war by stopping research on technologies that "may be used militarily". Those who really hold such ideas are just self-anesthetizing to gain moral satisfaction.

Human beings are creatures that never seem to stop fighting. Any place and any ridiculous reason can become the source of fighting. White Wolf has always been pessimistic about this. She feels that human nature seems to prove that war is never avoidable.

Secondly, technology must always develop, even though it is a double-edged sword. Stopping technological development for some reason is tantamount to throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

The use of source energy has greatly increased people's chances of suffering from mineralogy, and even led to the emergence of inhumane weapons such as dirty bombs. But if there was no source energy, how could mobile city-states and airships appear?

[PS: Dirty bomb, a large-scale Originium weapon intended to infect people with Ore Disease]

The real reason why she rejected Doumiao was:

In the eyes of the Terrans, Qingmiao Technology has been tied to Rhodes Island, and Rhodes Island's predecessor was an organization called "Tower of Babel". Any company can come up with such a product that may be used for military purposes, but Qingmiao Technology, which is related to "Tower of Babel", definitely cannot.

Any action of the Tower of Babel will have a special meaning in the eyes of the Terra countries.