Miss White Wolf's Terra Travel Journal

"Kelsey, how much do you think my credit is worth?"

"What do you want to do!?"

Through the receiver, White Wolf could imagine Kal'tsit frowning.

She complained about the all-knowing Kelsey in her heart: "Doumiao and I are planning to start a company together."

The other side was silent for a moment, then said, "I see, come over and tell me."

"Now? It's late at night."

"Now!"

"Okay, I'll go over then."

She still has to obey the orders of her future financial sponsor.

after an hour.

Kal'tsit put down the plan in her hand which was full of deletion and modification marks.

White Wolf was twirling Kal'tsit's pen idly. When he saw her put down the plan, he asked, "How is it? Dou Miao and I spent the whole afternoon revising this new version."

Kelsey did not answer this question, but instead grasped another key point: "It is extremely inappropriate for you to give company secrets to others right away."

"Well, don't worry about this."

"Believe it or not, if you reject this request now, Rhodes Island will set up a new department tomorrow, and it will be based on what you wrote in your plan. Then I'll see where you can cry."

"I don't believe it." White Wolf suddenly reacted. She blinked cunningly and looked at Kal'tsit, "Because you can't."

"You..." Kal'tsit was stuck for the first time. She then took a deep breath and her expression calmed down again, as if she had become a different person.

"Five percent interest."

"time?"

"One year."

"so little?"

"If you think it's not enough, I'll give you some more!" Kal'tsit added unhappily.

"Hehe, that's not necessary." White Wolf said with a wry smile.

"Get me a cup of coffee."

"Oh, right away."

White Wolf picked up two cups, went to the coffee machine next to the coffee table and poured a cup for Kal'tsit, and then consciously poured a cup for himself.

Kal'tsit took the cup, shook it gently, and said slowly: "In fact, Rhodes Island can't come up with much cash right now."

She saw the expression on Bai Lang's face that she had known for a long time, and she couldn't help feeling a little frustrated. At this time, she hoped that the other party could be a little dumber. She hoped that everyone would be smart so that she could save a lot of words, but her requirements for Miss Bai Lang were more special: she was happy that Miss Bai Lang could understand her quickly, but she also wanted her to be less smart, so that the conversation would be fun.

However, things did not go as she wished. She felt regretful and said in a cold but helpless tone, "Since you know everything, just do what you need to do. I'll give you an authorization document and you can do it yourself."

What she was going to give represented the credit of Rhodes Island. White Wolf could use this to find Longmen's builders and real estate development bureau in exchange for the resources he needed, as long as these service providers recognized Rhodes Island's promise.

In the world of capital, credit belongs to the category of economics. White Wolf finds Rhodes Island, and Rhodes Island connects with specific service providers. The service providers provide the resources needed by White Wolf when obtaining economic commitments from Rhodes Island. White Wolf, who has obtained the resources, also has the capital to fulfill the agreement signed with Rhodes Island. A small financial closed loop is formed in this way. In this closed loop, there is no actual currency circulation, but invisible "credit".

If all goes well, the company planned by White Wolf can be established and generate profits, and Rhodes Island and the service provider can receive their own returns in the near future. It will be a win-win situation for all three parties, which is also what an economist named Adam Smith in another world advocated and predicted.

Of course, during this process, Rhodes Island's asking price was too low, so low that White Wolf didn't need to think about it at all and nodded immediately, as smoothly and naturally as a fish biting a hook.

From the perspective of risk assessment, she believes that her behavior is a high-risk project, and it would be difficult to deal with if she really went bankrupt.

She stared at Kal'tsit suspiciously. This time, White Wolf was going to get something for nothing. What was Kal'tsit's plan?

Kal'tsit left White Wolf to think about it while she calmly sorted out the authorization documents, signed and stamped them, and placed them on the table.

White Wolf reached out to take it, but his hand was held by Kal'tsit.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she sensed that the main point was about to come.

Kal'tsit placed her hand on the table, her face showing a serious expression that only appeared during negotiations: "I need to state that Rhodes Island also has additional conditions."

"Go ahead." White Wolf swallowed hard and tried to pull his hand out, but failed.

She heard the other party put forward the conditions in an unquestionable tone:

“First, the company cannot have any overt relationship with the integration movement.

“Second, Rhodes Island only cooperates with people it trusts. If a company enters the financial market for financing and other leading persons emerge, Rhodes Island will immediately terminate the cooperation.

“Third, the company’s products must first meet the needs of Rhode Island before considering other customers.

"Fourth, regarding the project you mentioned in your plan, Rhodes Island must always be the primary partner. Of course, you can also seek cooperation with Mel and other engineering department operators on your own.

“Fifth, the company’s location must be within ten kilometers of Rhode Island.

"Finally, Dou Miao's Crab Battlefield Technology has been signed to Rhodes Island. Don't think of such a dangerous plan.

"Okay, that's all. Miss White Wolf, any comments?"

White Wolf curled his lips and asked in a low voice: "Will you listen to my opinions?"

"No." Kelsey responded decisively, "But I respect your right to speak."

"Then I'll tell you." White Wolf cleared his throat and looked at the dictator with resentful eyes: "Everything Kal'tsit said makes sense. I have no objection at all."

How could she not object? Although she had originally intended to secretly assist the integration movement and had no intention of going public for financing, it would feel very uncomfortable once these ideas became terms that needed to be followed. It was like a person could naturally squat and daydream for an entire afternoon, but if someone stipulated that he must squat and could not stand up or sit down, he would soon feel numbness in his legs and pain in his joints. What was originally easy to do would now become a torture.

What's more, Kal'tsit's subsequent requests were even stranger, as she even wanted to control where the company was located.

As the saying goes, people live under the eaves, and Bai Lang could only agree to these strange treaties that seemed to infringe on sovereignty. She asked: "Where is the contract? I can sign it now."

"No."

"No?"

"Verbal agreement." Kel'tsit said with a hint of smile in her tone, "Didn't you ask how much your credit is worth? I just happen to want to take a look."

Volume 3: Chapter 19: Humans are complex creatures

"In short, you, you will never regret it." Miss White Wolf said harshly, took the authorization letter and ran away.

Kal'tsit drove the other person away, stood up silently, and thought about her decision.

Would asking the new company to not be involved with the Reunion really pull White Wolf away from the Reunion? She had always known that she was pessimistic about the Reunion in general because she had seen too many failures.

She also tried to use a lot of rules and regulations to ensure that the new company would not be taken over by big capitalists. She knew that White Wolf was very smart and sometimes had a more unique perspective than herself, but he probably lacked experience and would find it difficult to outsmart those big capitalists.

In case this company has no performance, she has also thought of a solution. According to the verbal agreement just now, White Wolf's company must first meet the needs of Rhodes Island. There will definitely be no problem in relying on Rhodes Island's orders to support a new company.

As for why the company was chosen to be located near Rhodes Island, this was related to other considerations. You know, there has never been an absolutely safe place on the Terra continent.

After giving so much, what is the reward?

Of course, it's not just about the 5% interest, Kal'tsit thinks much further.

The revised plan that White Wolf gave her did have a promising plan. According to what was written in the plan, if they worked with engineers like Mel and Krusier from Rhodes Island to develop electronic equipment that could be installed on the crab, they wouldn't have to worry about sales.

In Kal'tsit's eyes, there is more to it than just not having to worry about sales. If it is truly successful, the sensation caused by this little creature in the scientific research community may be no less than the advent of inhibitors.

Due to the impact of natural disasters, many places on Terra are restricted to humans. Researchers have made great sacrifices but can only obtain very limited research data. There is a researcher named Eyjafjalla in Rhodes Island. Her parents have suffered misfortune, and she has also paid the price for it. If there were suitable research tools at that time, the situation would not have come to this.

Moreover, this product not only provides solutions for extreme environment surveys for universities and research institutes, but also provides a novel idea of ​​combining electronic technology with existing biological methods.

Judging from White Wolf's behavior, the other party did not understand how valuable this idea was. Some discoveries are like this, seemingly ordinary, but in fact extremely important.

Mel has always wanted to make the perfect mechanical otter, so why not raise an otter and add mechanical parts to it?

Suddenly, Kal'tsit felt that this was a terrible idea. Should she stop it as soon as possible? But then she thought of the gunpowder and Originium weapons that had been created one after another. She sighed and stopped thinking about this boring question that she had thought about countless times, and focused her thoughts on the most realistic aspects.

In time, if White Wolf's ideas come to fruition, it will definitely bring huge economic benefits. As the primary partner, Rhodes Island will definitely get a share of the profits.

In addition, she also wanted to choose a more convenient path, which was to directly take this technology and ideas for herself. What she said to White Wolf just now was not just talk. She really had that idea. If Rhodes Island directly controlled everything, it could obtain higher profits while avoiding a lot of trouble. For example, in the current situation, if White Wolf's company made huge profits in the future, Rhodes Island would have to help deter those jealous coveters. After all, the principle of being guilty of possessing a treasure always makes sense.

Why not just take it all away? First of all, it is definitely not out of morality or anything like that. If someone mentioned this to her, she would probably just sneer and not even bother to say anything sarcastic.

For higher returns, she thought.

White Wolf has proven his abilities. Since the other party officially signed the contract with Rhodes Island, he first helped recruit the main researcher of the medical department, Hemer, and Hemer brought in important technical operators such as Mel, White Owl, and Magellan.

Secondly, they found two partners, Hellagur and Reunion Movement. The former can provide support for Rhodes Island's future actions, and the latter can help solve Rhodes Island's current development difficulties.

According to this line of thinking, for Rhodes Island, the trust of the White Wolf is more important than the immediate interests!

After sorting this out, she felt relieved, and an incident suddenly came to her mind: At that time, Rhode Island had just planned to develop a base in Columbia, and Frank boasted in front of her that he would help her recruit talented people in Columbia. Unexpectedly, this guy who had no human resources experience actually found the best employees for her.

She continued to think about the White Wolf, slowly walked towards the glass window, and said to herself: Every decision you make is completely based on the standpoint of Rhodes Island, today, and every day.

The shadow on the glass became clearer as the distance got closer. It was a smiling shadow. Kal'tsit was caught off guard and suddenly thought she saw a mockery.

why are you laughing?

Laugh at your hypocrisy!

She was furious, and the shadow was also furious with her. She frowned, and the shadow also frowned at her...

In the end, both the man and the shadow calmed down, faced each other, and shook their heads helplessly.

Humans are complex creatures after all, she thought.

……

The next afternoon, when White Wolf was about to reach Longmen, Hemer had been staring at the latest test report for a long time. 0.25+, the crystal density of the blood source stone was between 0.25 and 0.26. It was hard to say how much it had increased compared to before, because Rhodes Island's instruments could only be accurate to this extent at present.

She picked up her phone, clicked on a number, hesitated, and didn't press it. Suddenly, she heard the sound of children playing outside. She looked through the window and saw Ifrit leading Ceobe and two younger children, lined up in a row, skipping forward.

She turned around, took a deep breath, and pressed the dial button.

This simple action seemed to have exhausted all her strength. After pressing it, she felt like she had unloaded a heavy burden, and a sense of relief rose in her heart.

But the relief only lasted for a moment before it turned into nervousness. She suddenly remembered why she didn't want to call this number. What should she say? How should she face it?

The tension began to turn into panic. She wanted to hang up the phone, but some force stopped her. She hoped that no one would answer the call. This idea seemed reliable. After all, Terra's signal network was an intercity network.

However, the phone dialed.

Both of them chose to remain silent. Only the tiny sound of electricity proved that the communication continued. Finally, the other party spoke first, in a slow and heavy tone:

"Hemer, is that you?"

The tension and panic disappeared after hearing this voice. With infinitely complicated emotions, Hemer sighed and said, "It's me."

Volume 3: Chapter 20 Temporary Workers

Bai Lang sat in the car and said to Dou Miao on the other side of the phone:

"Remember to choose a location that's not too far from Rhodes Island. Let me know when you've decided, and I'll handle the relevant procedures directly at Longmen."

"Yeah, definitely do as requested."

At this time, a continuous electronic reminder sound came from the front, "We are about to arrive in Longmen City, please slow down."

Bai Lang looked out the window. Not far away was a sign that said the speed limit was 30 km/h. The low, dilapidated buildings around were basically invisible. This meant that they were about to leave the Longmen Outer Ring Road and reach the city. She looked at the trees on both sides of the road that were rapidly retreating and said to the phone, "I'll leave all this to you. I'll be in Longmen City soon. Contact me anytime if you need anything."

"Okay, then, goodbye, Sister White Wolf."

"See you."

Bai Lang hung up the phone, rolled down the car window and looked at the surrounding buildings.

The ranger sitting in the driver's seat saw the white wolf's appearance and asked casually:

"First time in Longmen?"

White Wolf shook his head: "No, I've been here once before, but I didn't really observe this city carefully."

"Speaking of Longmen, when I first came here, this place was much smaller. The inner and outer rings combined were less than half of the inner ring now. I didn't expect it to develop to this point in just a few years."

"How many years?" asked Spot, who was sitting in the back.

"Let me think about it. It has been forty, no, more than fifty years. At that time, I was still young, and Longmen was not ruled by Wei Yanwu. Alas, fifty years of life are like a dream and illusion."

"Oh, it's started again. Please stop talking, old man." Spot replied sourly.

The ranger shook his head. "Tsk tsk, young man, can't you stop ruining my show? By the way, how long have you been a partner with an old man like me?"

"I've been following you since I came back from Columbia."

"It's been more than half a year." The ranger had just finished speaking when he suddenly opened his eyes wide and slammed on the brakes. With a teeth-grinding sound of wheels rubbing against each other, a gray off-road vehicle rushed out from the left lane like an arrow, flew across the road, and disappeared in a cloud of dust with a deafening engine sound.