Ark Heroine Development Plan

She stood up, looked down at the twitching Mi Yuzhan, and said calmly:

"'You are all the maggots at the bottom of society'"

"'If you want to survive, you must fight to the bitter end, risking everything, and exchanging pure utmost effort for the right to live.'"

"'I can unite you and give you the opportunity to fight for this right, and you will become a group, a group that is strong enough.'"

"'And you only need to repay me one thing and agree to one condition'"

"'What I am giving back is that the Master I serve is the Master you serve.'"

"'And this is on one condition - remember who you were. I will not allow the suffering you once endured to be inflicted on those who do not deserve it.'"

After that, there was a long, gentle sigh.

The woman lowered her eyes: "Ah Miao...has been away from me for such a long time."

But after a while, she smiled and said, "Sorry, I tend to be nostalgic when I get older...I haven't talked about the real business yet."

"Xiao Mu, you know, the Yakuza... to put it bluntly, it's just a bunch of scumbags gathered together."

Guan Yueli gently stroked the hilt of the knife at his waist: "Prostitutes, thieves, thugs... those who can't survive in this terrible world unite together, lingering on, warming each other, protecting each other, fighting for their own interests, and then... survive."

"As time went on, he started to become more respectable, but... a scumbag will always be a scumbag, and he can't change."

"It's just..." she said softly, as if recalling something, "His admonitions have made you, a bunch of scumbags, less scumbags. It's also produced many outstanding children who make me happy. There are outstanding men and strong and good girls. They are all good, very good. Sometimes so good that it makes me ashamed."

"But there are also... people like you."

Guan Yueli tilted his head: "It's okay if it's a flesh trade. As long as the person wasn't captured or deceived, it doesn't matter."

"It doesn't matter if you open a casino or set up a place. As long as you don't have any bad intentions and just sit there and take the profit, the gamblers will solve their own problems."

"But, but..."

Guan Yueli's voice rang in Mi Yuzhan's ears:

"Isn't this simply inflicting suffering?"

Mi Yuzhan seemed to be saying something, but Guan Yueli was no longer interested in listening.

"Takeshiro," she said, "From today on, you'll be taking over the Xiufang Group. It's up to you whether you want to change the name or not. Remember to take care of Xiao Mu. I'm leaving now. Come back here when you have time."

After saying that, she took the hand of the white-haired beauty beside her and left.

Wu Julang kept bowing in the direction where Guan Yueli left for a full twenty minutes.

Twenty minutes later, the man, whose clothes were already soaked with sweat, straightened up and said loudly:

"Belle Bar will be closed for a week for rectification. Dear customers, we are very sorry for the inconvenience!"

Then, he pulled up the Mi Yu Zhan beside him and took out the gun from his arms.

"Sorry, boss."

He grinned and said, "I don't have a choice."

The eyelids of the dead Yuzhan moved. With eight teeth pulled out, he could hardly speak normally, but Wu Julang read his meaning from his moving lips.

"You have a choice."

Wu Julang thought about it and put the muzzle of the gun to his boss's forehead.

He whispered:

"I remember Lord Yasha's admonitions and my oath, sir."

The oath was simple, and was only related to the "rewards" and "conditions" proposed by the first generation Yasha.

Those who betray our Lord shall die.

Those who forget their roots will die.

Of course, none of this matters to the lowlifes.

The important thing is——

"I want to live."

The man said this sincerely and pulled the trigger.

Chapter 159 - "You can do as you please"

"Are you in a bad mood?" Nian came close to Guan Yueli and looked up at her.

Guan Yueli curled her lips: "Not really."

Nian smiled and changed the subject: "So, these are the things you mean by dealing with 'afterlife'?"

"Not entirely," the woman replied lazily. "It's just a matter of convenience. It has nothing to do with the real thing."

"I haven't seen you doing anything serious either."

Guan Yueli narrowed her eyes and smiled: "That's because you didn't see it, it's none of my business."

Nian poked Guan Yueli's arm with his folding fan in displeasure: "When did you start liking this mysterious tone?"

“I’ve always liked it.”

Guan Yueli tucked her hands into her sleeves leisurely and said, "A woman should always have a sense of mystery."

The two chatted with each other and soon arrived at the next "place".

"I said... Li."

"What's wrong? You have a lot on your plate today, little Nian Nian."

Nian touched his chin and said, "Let's not talk about what happened just now. The people who follow you are definitely not good people. They are basically doing illegal things. I understand this very well, but you..."

She looked at the huge production line in the factory, watching the parts lying flat on the tracks being transported, spliced, assembled, and finally formed into a bunch of... guns at the end of the assembly line.

She turned her head to look at Guan Yueli and asked seriously:

“Isn’t this a bit too much?”

"What does it have to do with me?" Guan Yueli said innocently, "These kids are doing the business themselves. I didn't instruct them."

"Come on, if it weren't for you, who would be able to open an arsenal in Longmen?"

Nian rolled his eyes. "Tell me, how much is Wei Yanwu's commission?"

"Hey, I told you they're the ones doing the business, but I don't understand."

Guan Yueli pursed her lips and said, "Hey, Xiao Shinoda is here, go ask her."

As the two stood on the railing and looked down at the war assembly line in the factory, a tall, thin and capable woman in a suit walked quickly towards them from a distance.

She tried her best to keep her expression calm, but her unsteady steps betrayed her mood.

"Lord Kanyue."

The woman bowed respectfully, then quickly straightened up and said in the calmest tone possible, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

She didn't say anything like sorry for not coming to greet you, nor did she flatter you in a fearful manner. Instead, she got to the point very decisively.

"Well, I'm just...looking around." Guan Yueli replied casually, "You can tell Xiao Niannian about what's going on here."

"Yes."

Shinoda nodded, shifted his gaze to Nian, and said in the same dignified tone: "Miss Nian, what do you want to know?"

Nian leaned over the railing, looking down at the production line below with curiosity: "The process you have here... seems a bit strange."

She squinted at the assembled guns at the end of the production line and stretched out a hand to make the shape of a pistol.

"Something made like this...bang."

The woman turned to look at Shinoda. "It's going to explode, isn't it? It's the worst of the worst."

Her tone was quite dissatisfied.

"The legitimate firearms market has long been monopolized by giant corporations," Shinoda replied calmly. "If you want to make arms, you can only become an agent."

"Can't I be an agent?"

"Agency representatives are subject to constraints, and any constraints will affect our ability to serve Master Guanyue."

Shinoda's tone made it seem as if becoming an arms dealer was a piece of cake for her.

“Although…” Nian Xu complained, “I always feel like something is weird.”

As soon as Shinoda opened her mouth, Guan Yueli, who had half-closed her eyes, spoke up: "Don't ask why, little Shinoda, she just complained out of habit, she didn't mean anything else."

"……Yes."

Shinoda paused and continued, "We currently only produce shotguns, sniper rifles, and large-caliber pistols—all manufactured using the most hazardous industrial methods."

"This allows us to achieve extremely low production costs, and while sacrificing stability and safety factors, we maximize the lethality of the firearm."

Nian felt something was wrong. She poked Guan Yueli in the waist and whispered, "Are you going to lose your temper again?"

"What are you posting?" Guan Yueli said lazily, "Just listen to the end."

"Miss Nian must be confused - how many holes in her brain does she have to buy a gun like this."

Shinoda placed his hands on the railing and said calmly, "But in fact, our demand has always been huge, especially recently due to the impact of the beast tide migration, the number of orders has increased dramatically."

Nian was stunned at first, then his eyes brightened instantly.

"It seems that Miss Nian has understood." Shinoda nodded slightly.

"We sell these weapons to merchants—merchants traveling between mobile cities. To be more precise... those humble merchants who can't afford the high security costs and who risk their lives on every trip."

"Our weapons can easily shred Originium-enhanced beasts. Even a Rock Crab can't withstand more than three shots from our shotguns—though it'll explode after six."

"But you're cheaper." Nian snapped his fingers. "As long as they plan their route well, they won't have trouble along the way. They just need to purchase a few more of your, um... innovative weapons to prevent any accidents."

"Yes." Shinoda nodded. "We install safety tips on every weapon. This is actually the largest part of our expenses. It is used to maximize customer safety, although the actual effect is limited."

"Also, our weapons come with a cleaning function."

"clean?"

"The wanderers of the wasteland," Shinoda said expressionlessly, "those vultures and jackals who prey on caravans and travelers, scum who are practically devoid of humanity."

"If they picked up our weapons, even with the safety warnings, they would most likely be killed because weapons that were dropped or left behind by deceased clients are always on the verge of being damaged. The first thing those brainless people do when they pick up a weapon is usually to pull the trigger, and then-"

Shinoda made a fireworks gesture.

Nian's mouth dropped open. She looked at Guan Yueli, who had her eyes closed but was smiling, and then at Shinoda, who looked calm. She exclaimed, "You're truly a genius! I never thought selling arms could benefit society."

"Benefiting society?" Shinoda said softly, "People die every moment at the hands of our weapons, but I don't feel any guilt, not at all."

She cast her gaze towards Guan Yueli, lowered her eyes, and whispered, "A rotten thing that's only slightly better than other rotten things is still rotten. And I, and we, will only do such rotten things."

"But at least we have the opportunity to do these things, rather than dying in the streets or the gutter. So I am very grateful to Master Guanyue and Master Yasha, and I dare not forget my oath and the admonition."

"Well done."

Guan Yueli touched the tall and thin woman's head, and this female devil in a suit was so excited that she could hardly control herself, like a kindergarten kid who was praised.

She nodded with satisfaction. "Keep going. If you have any problems, remember to ask for help. If you still can't solve it, come to me. Got it?"

The woman said sternly, "If it ever comes to the point where I need your help, Shinoda will choose to commit seppuku."

"Hahahaha, don't be so rigid." Guan Yueli laughed happily.

"Oh, by the way, Master Guanyue, I have one more thing—"

Shinoda glanced at Nian, and Guan Yueli waved his hand: "Just tell it directly."

"Yes." Shinoda nodded, "It's about a police officer from the Imperial Guard Bureau. I heard from the secret technique that she seems to be related to you."

"Oh?"

Guan Yueli raised her eyebrows: "Is it Xiao Chen?"

"She did call herself Chen Huijie."

The bad woman immediately became interested: "What is she doing here? Isn't she trying to revoke your license? If she knew Xiao Wei was still drawing water from you, would she be furious?"

"...No, she came to inquire about a business."