Miss White Wolf's Terra Travel Journal

Later, White Wolf and Silver Gray briefly discussed the direction of cooperation. Afterwards, the meeting was declared a successful conclusion, and the three main participants, White Wolf, Silver Gray, and First Snow, all achieved their goals to some extent.

Yinhui and the others had to hurry up to make final preparations for tomorrow's ceremony, so they had to leave first. The two sides agreed to hold a formal cooperation meeting the next night, which was the night the ceremony ended, and then they said goodbye to each other politely.

After SilverAsh and First Snow left, Platinum returned to the room, while Miss White Wolf stayed in the reception room, listening to Jiaofeng explain the precautions for the trip to the Holy Mountain.

"Miss Olisia, it's quite cold on the Holy Mountain. If you don't have thick clothes, I can ask someone to prepare some for you." Jiaofeng suggested.

"I already have it." Bai Lang nodded. Your Saint Lady has helped me prepare it.

"The ceremony will begin at sunrise, and we need to walk along the mountain road, which is quite far. If we want to reach the ceremony site, it will take more than three hours even if we don't stop for a moment. So I suggest that we set off at four o'clock if possible, which means that we should make all preparations before four o'clock. You see..."

"No problem. Can we really get there in three hours walking according to the time you said?"

"Yes, the location of the ceremony is on a flat snowy ground on the mountainside. The road from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside is relatively easy to walk."

"Oh, I thought it was the top of the mountain or somewhere higher."

"The top of the mountain is the residence of Lord Yelagund. One of the taboos in the festival is not to disturb the gods, so the Saint Lady decided to place the residence on the mountainside."

The road to the top of the mountain might not be easy to walk on, White Wolf thought. Judging from the topography, the upper part of the holy mountain would be much steeper and not allow too many people to pass through.

"Will there be any unexpected situations, such as if you accidentally sprain your ankle and can't walk?"

"You don't have to rush to the holy mountain to visit. When the ceremony begins, the gods will look down from the clouds on the top of the mountain. All pilgrims need to face the ceremony and pray devoutly, and they will be watched and blessed by the gods."

"So you mean you can go anywhere?"

"Theoretically, that's the case."

Jiaofeng nodded, and worried that this Ursus noble lady was deliberately being lazy and standing at the foot of the mountain, so he couldn't help but remind her:

"I still suggest you hurry to the festival site. The gods will first look at the festival site from top to bottom, and then they will look at other places. It is said that those who are noticed by the gods first will receive more blessings, so all Kjerag people who participate in the festival will try to go as far as possible."

Are you afraid that I will get stuck and stand at the foot of the mountain without moving, thus preventing you from being blessed by the gods? Miss White Wolf thought happily.

"Don't worry." She said with a smile, "This is a rare opportunity. Since the Saint Lady has personally invited me, I will of course arrive at the ceremony on time."

It's just hard work for myself. I had agreed with Bai Jin to go test the people from the Chamber of Commerce in the early morning, and now I have to rush to the ceremony at four in the morning. I probably won't have time to rest.

Chapter 2023 Calculation 06-11-12 00:02:

In the middle of the road from Kalan City to the foot of the holy mountain, there is an abandoned railway station.

Three years ago, Kalan Trade tried to build a train to the foot of the Holy Mountain. This move triggered fierce protests from the Perlochi and Bruntao families, and intensified the internal struggle in Kjerag.

Later, with the peaceful resolution of the Holy Mountain incident, Kjerag's internal grievances were eliminated, and Kalan Trade also made a compromise move, rerouting the Kalan Railway Station to the southern suburbs of the city, which is the farthest place from the Holy Mountain.

The station, which was about to be completed, was not demolished but preserved as a memorial site. The supporting buildings of the station were converted into a base for the Kalan Trade, mainly used for defense work in the Holy Mountain area.

After Yinhui and Nosis left Manzhuyuan, it was already dark, so the two went to the Holy Mountain Station base to stay temporarily as planned.

Although the Kjerag Ceremony was tomorrow, they had no intention of missing it and continued to discuss business cooperation on the way back to the base.

"Do you think Olicia can guess what you mean?" Nosis asked as he walked.

"No need to guess." Silver Gray replied, "She is a smart person. She will understand after a little thought. Given the nature of our cooperation, that kind of situation is unavoidable. Moreover, I have given her enough hints."

"However, technical information has always been the lifeblood of technology companies, and she may not be willing to face the risks."

"While taking risks, she also has the opportunity to make huge profits. Bingshi is a new company. This opportunity can allow them to skip the accumulation period and directly get a ticket to a top scientific research company."

"As you said, she's a smart person, can't she see the problem?"

"The Perlochi family is good at catching snow foxes. I once asked them how to catch this most intelligent and cunning creature in the snow. They replied that all you need to do is use expensive bait and traps made specifically for snow foxes. With the right bait, even the most alert and intelligent snow fox will choose to take risks and be captured by the sophisticated traps."

"A clever metaphor, but it's taken for granted. The reality is different after all."

"Yes, the reality is that even if the bait is so delicious, Olicia may still choose the safe option. If she insists, things will be more troublesome."

"Have you never thought of another possibility?" Nosis rubbed his eyes. "I heard that when people set bait to catch common foxes, an unexpected situation often occurs. The fox eats the bait but sees through the trap and does not trigger it."

Silver Gray certainly understood his old friend's intention: "They thought they were catching an ordinary fox, but the bait lured them to a rare snow fox."

"If this is the case, what should we do?"

"You know why I didn't consider this situation?"

"I won't try to guess what you're thinking. Just tell me."

"Because the situation has never changed, Bingshi was forced to come to Kjerag. It can be said that this negotiation was not a fair negotiation from the beginning. What can the snow fox do even if it sees through all the traps? Kalan Trade has the 'momentum' and is destined to be invincible."

Nosis lowered his head to think, then sighed silently.

"You've been speaking for her all day, are you feeling sorry for her?"

"That's right. I admire Bingshi's achievements and I recognize their scientific research results from the bottom of my heart. When I think about Olicia being controlled by a politician like you, I feel very bad."

Silver Gray's face rarely showed a nostalgic smile: "You haven't changed at all since you were a child. I still remember when we went to Victoria to study, we had a heated discussion about how dirty and hateful politicians were."

“Now you’re a politician.”

“Although I want to say that this is the only way to do it for Kjerag’s future, I have indeed become the person I hated the most.”

"And I... am a politician's lackey."

Silver Gray placed his palm on his old friend's shoulder: "Nosis, don't blame yourself, keep your original intention as a scientific researcher. Kalan Trade has never cooperated with a technology company on this scale. Maybe my idea is wrong. In this matter, try to oppose me, maybe we can find a more suitable solution."

"I understand. I will remind you that something is wrong there. And I think that the Saint Lady is leaning towards the ice stone. Have you noticed?"

"You mean about her interrupting me? Enya often contradicts me, it's normal for her to do that."

"The Saint Lady was observing you before she interrupted you. This might have been a premeditated interruption."

"So you were watching Enya?"

"Although it may sound disrespectful, it is true. I think the Saint's style of doing things is different from before."

"tell me the story."

"First of all, when I talked about Farina, also known as Miss Olicia, the Saint showed an unusually strong interest and spoke to me directly, which surprised me very much."

"She has always been like this, very interested in special people from the outside world."

"After discovering the schedule problem, the Saint easily agreed to go to the Council Office first and then to Manzhuyuan. However, the Saint has always tried to get us to put religious affairs first. I think this change is very unusual."

"I've told Enya before that Miss Olicia's matter is extremely important, and I've asked her for some help. She's very understanding and asked us to deal with the important matters first, so it shouldn't be a problem."

"After arriving at the board of directors, the Saint Lady will mainly bring Miss Olicia over."

"It would be most appropriate to let Enya take care of it at that time. After all, we are strangers, and it would be inappropriate to suddenly visit Miss Olicia. Waiting for Miss Olicia to come in the reception room would seem to be neglecting a foreign noble."

"The Saint invited Miss Olicia to participate in the ceremony without consulting you. This invitation is the highest honor that Shelagh can give to outsiders."

"The Saint has this right, and there are precedents for this kind of invitation. Important collaborators or guests may be invited."

"That's what I want to say. Each of them is fine when taken alone, but what about when they are put together?"

Silver Gray lowered his head and pondered for a moment. To Nosis's surprise, the other party actually showed a gratified expression: "She has been in contact with Miss Olicia for a long time. Maybe she regards her as a friend. It's rare for Enya to have a friend."

"Is this your favoritism as an elder brother?"

“Nosis.” Silver Gray smiled bitterly, “Don’t forget, who has the highest status in Kjerag? How can I control the Saint Lady? Besides, I have no right to care about Enya…”

SilverAsh stopped talking, and Nosis naturally understood the subtext of his best friend.

Enthiodis Shivaash, who has lived a life worthy of Kjerag, will always feel guilty towards Enya.

On that dark snowy night, the first snow gave up the name of Shivaash and climbed the holy mountain alone. As a brother, he used her sacrifice as a pawn to fight for Kjerag's future.

Chapter 2023: Secret Letter from Jiaofeng06-11-12 10:01:

Nosis looked at the silent Silver-Ash and sighed softly. Only he knew that his old friend was an extremely contradictory person.

The other party would do the most cold-blooded thing for Sherag, even brothers and sisters could be used as bargaining chips. It would be fine if the other party was really the kind of person who would do anything for his goal, but he was not actually that.

He was a young man who was full of passion to revive Kjerag. For a man like him, the blood will never truly cool down. When time passes and the storm subsides, the wound will be torn apart, bringing pain that can only be sipped alone.

Perhaps they should be thankful that Kjerag’s civil strife was finally resolved peacefully, Chuxue was safe and sound, and gradually understood his brother’s thoughts. Such a huge tragedy ushered in a fantastic turn in the face of the power of the gods.

Otherwise, how much more would his old friend, Enthiotis, have to bear silently?

"This is not like you." Nosis clearly understood the reason, but still couldn't help asking, "Why are you so sentimental tonight?"

"I just think that tomorrow is the National Church Day ceremony. If we had taken a wrong step on this night two years ago, would it be like this now?"

"I remember making many calculations of the situation at that time, but even the best of them was far inferior to the current situation. The fact is like an incredible scientific discovery, the most unlikely result is the real result."

Silver Gray nodded with emotion: "Of course, who would have thought, Enya, Master Yelagund..."

Nosis rubbed his eyes, and said in a somewhat amused tone: "I remember that before when you faced the ceremony, you either put on a show or just dealt with it. In the past two years, you have put a lot of thought into the preparations."

"It's just that there is some surplus funds." Silver Gray said calmly, and at the same time thought of another thing, "Have the people from the Perlochi family arrived?"

"We have arrived a long time ago. You know how much the Perlochi family values ​​the ceremony."

"What about the Brown Tao family? They contacted me this afternoon, and it seems like there was a problem."

"The snowstorm in the west suddenly spread and buried the road. They couldn't take a vehicle and had to walk. The correspondent gave the latest news not long ago. The Brown Tao family will arrive around ten o'clock in the evening."

"Ten o'clock, there is enough time. When the Brown Tao family comes, we will go to organize the ceremony together. You can find time to rest and arrive at the ceremony on time tomorrow. Not too early, not too late."

"I will."

Yinhui glanced out the window and confirmed again that there was no wind or snow in Kalan City. Then he was silent for a moment, wondering what he was thinking about.

Suddenly, he said to Nosis, "If you are worried about your physical strength, I will arrange for the mace to go with you."

The latter was stunned, then shuddered with fear, and said hurriedly: "That's not necessary."

Nosis's panic was not groundless. Two years ago, he had worked with SilverAsh and played the role of a 'villain' for a while. During that time, he was beaten up a few times by the unsuspecting Miss Mace, which left a very deep impression on him.

Looking up, Noxis immediately understood from the subtle expression on Silver Gray's face that the other party was deliberately making fun of him again. This time, there was no Saint Lady to worry about, so he must...

There was a sudden knock on the door, and a Liberian man wearing the uniform of the Kalan trade walked in, forcing Nosis's revengeful rage to be interrupted.

"Master, this is the news sent by Horn Peak."

The staff member left a page of letter and then left. Yinhui opened the folded paper, looked at it silently, and handed it to Nosis.

After reading the letter, Nosis couldn't help but frowned: "Want to contact the directors of the Business Federation at night?"

"Why, you look dissatisfied? We have already promised to let Miss Platinum maintain her normal plan."

"That being said, I thought I would just turn a blind eye and let her keep a low profile, but I never thought of letting her contact the people from the Business Federation in Kalan City."

"You don't trust her."

"I can't trust them completely. We all know the methods of the Business Federation. They are very good at using benefits to win people over. With the lure of lucrative benefits, many things will become very unreliable."

"Do you still hold this view?"

"Yes, I understand the methods of the Trade Union. Before I returned to Kjerag, the Trade Union invited me to the Great Knight Territory. The invitation alone showed its sincerity that was hard to refuse."

Silver Gray raised an eyebrow: "So, you were moved? You never mentioned this before."

Nosis immediately made his position clear: "That's two different things. I wanted to point out the risks involved, including Miss Olicia. I admire her very much, but I am also always worried that she will be seduced by the Business Federation."

"There's no need to worry."

“I don’t think it’s redundant.”

"Nosis, you understand economics, academia, and inter-company affairs, but you don't understand politics, and you don't know the situation of Terra as a whole. Olicia Lovehild can only establish general connections with the Business Federation at best, and it is impossible for her to be induced to cooperate further."

"Are you sure?"

"She is a military noble of Ursus. As the Longmen Conference unfolds, she is bound to be noticed by the great nobles of Ursus. The Commercial Federation is an organization of Casimir, Ursus' enemy."

Nosis didn't think so: "But didn't the war between the two countries end long ago? Ursus and Casimir haven't had any conflict for more than 20 years, and today's Terra can be said to be a world where interests are paramount."

"Twenty years, if nothing unexpected happens, I'm afraid many of those who went to the battlefield back then will grow up to be the new nobles of Ursus. This period of time is not long enough to eliminate hatred, but it will only make hatred latent. What you said about putting interests first is also true, but the Ursus people are a little different. They may be more 'irrational' and more inclined to act on emotion."

Nosis thought of the internal armed turmoil in Ursus and nodded: "I agree with your idea, but what if Olicia really joins the Business Federation? From a business logic perspective, this is the best outcome for them. You can't be sure that others think the same as you do."

"If we do that, Bingshi may face internal pressure from Ursus, and the uncertainty will increase greatly, so we can just let it go."

"Do you really think so? The energy core of the ice stone is something that essentially surpasses traditional chemical energy. If it is fully utilized, it means that Kjerag is at the forefront of all Terra in terms of civilian energy and light industrial energy. We have nothing that can lead other countries so far."

“I fully trust your assessment as a technical staff member, and I understand what you mean, but Kjerag’s development cannot rely on gambling. Although Icestone’s energy products are important to Kjerag, if its own foundation is not stable, then Kalan Trade cannot risk full cooperation with it.”

Chapter 2023: Olicia and Kal'tsit06-12-12 00:02:

Nosis quickly understood what SilverAsh meant and continued to reason and think.