Ark Heroine Development Plan

Documents like these were placed on the desks of those bigwigs.

Of course, all this was within someone's expectations, so he didn't care what those bigwigs were thinking now.

Right now, of course, we should deal with the matters at hand first before discussing it.

"Commander Wei is truly a man of hidden talents."

The weapons manufacturer from RIM Billiton raised his glass to Wei Yanwu: "I've truly witnessed something... quite remarkable."

Generally speaking, only a crazy person in power would hold a cocktail party after a terrorist attack, but this time... it is obviously different.

Just like this large-scale terrorist attack, which was obviously planned for a long time by anyone with a discerning eye, but was easily resolved by Longmen.

There were 32 casualties and the direct economic loss was about 70 million Longmen coins. This casualty data sounds high at first glance, but it is actually not the case.

The most glorious "achievement" of Dark Fire was that they destroyed almost one-fifth of a medium-sized mobile city at the cost of only four members. This kind of mercenary group is not much different from a large terrorist organization, and is even more terrifying than the latter because they are... more professional.

And it was this group of top mercenaries that destroyed only one street and killed a dozen people in Longmen. The elite were completely annihilated within six minutes. The remaining members fled in a panic in Longmen, and it was only a matter of time before they were caught.

Terrorist attacks are certainly regrettable disasters, but at the same time, Longmen, which has displayed such strength... will naturally show its iron fist.

Everyone knew that Wei Yanwu would not miss this opportunity, and this cocktail party came about from this.

Out of consideration for public opinion, this will naturally not be announced to the public. The only people attending this cocktail party are Wei Yanwu and representatives of large groups that have reached cooperation intentions with him.

Everyone knew at this point that coming here was basically equivalent to tacitly agreeing to the conclusion of the agreement. In fact, it would be strange if no agreement was reached after something like this happened.

The city is showing its fangs, and another ambitious chess player is about to appear on this land. This is a bad thing and a good thing - for different people.

At least, for those who are at the party now, this is a great thing.

Who would refuse such a powerful partner? This terrorist attack, which should have severely damaged Longmen's reputation, has actually greatly enhanced Longmen's prestige. Seeing the people rushing into the sky... it's not less at all.

Moreover, no one would associate this devastating blow that was like a natural disaster with an ordinary sword-drawing blow.

Well... generally speaking, that's the case, unless -

"Commander Wei? Could you please excuse me for a moment?"

The calm and elegant Kuranta man raised his glass to Wei Yanwu, smiling and nodding in greeting.

"of course."

Wei Yanwu nodded happily. He knew this man, a representative of the Casimir Business Union. The business they were negotiating with Longmen covered everything from finance to weapons and equipment. Although it was broad and not deep, Longmen was still an important partner.

Arriving at the rooftop, Wei Yanwu asked with a smile, "Mr. Rank, what can I do for you?"

"It's not very important to us, but to you... it should be very important."

Rank shook his wine glass with a mysterious smile.

His suggestive look made the smile on Wei Yanwu's face gradually fade.

He had already guessed what the man wanted to say.

"It wasn't Longmen's power that stopped the terrorist attack, right?" Rank leaned on the railing, looking at Wei Yanwu with a half-smile.

"It's natural not to associate that kind of scenario with human resources, but... Commander Wei, you seem to have forgotten one thing."

"That Excellency... once ravaged the entire Terra, didn't he?"

He looked up at the sun and said with emotion:

"Some people will forget, some will try to cover it up, but we choose not to do that."

Rank shrugged. "After all, this 'god' who stands above all the knights has provided us with countless, incalculable benefits. Every year, every month, every day, people are fascinated by her story. Although she was truly... feared a hundred years ago, now the big bosses of the business alliance just want her to sit with the Great Knight. They're willing to pay any price, give her any women, or let her destroy anything."

"Hehe... Lord Rank, what do you want from chatting with me?"

After hearing what Rank said, Wei Yanwu did not react much, but asked calmly.

Even though his current situation is... very bad.

The prestige that Longmen established through this terrorist incident was based on the premise that "Longmen possesses an unknown powerful force."

If those bigwigs knew that this power was not controlled by Longmen at all, and didn't even belong to Longmen...

Then all his plans would be in vain.

"Don't look at me like that, Commander Wei. I don't have the guts to threaten you." Rank raised his hand and took a step back, proclaiming his innocence. "You might not believe this, but the reason we were able to discover this tiny flaw in your flawless plan was purely due to... coincidence."

He grinned and pointed at himself with pride: "Because I am a loyal and enthusiastic fan of that gentleman!"

"Although you have been almost perfect and impeccable in covering up that Excellency's traces, I was still able to find clues through the Blue Gold Throne of the Wuzhou Alliance."

Wei Yanwu's eyes twitched. "You let the Qingjin leader of the Wuzhou League do something like this?"

"It doesn't matter." Rank answered generously, "She is also a big fan of that gentleman."

Wei Yanwu: “…”

"Perhaps you made a mistake, or perhaps... you overlooked something in your plan. Qing Jin found a broken woman in a scavenger camp outside Longmen. She could only mutter 'evil ghost' 'evil ghost'."

"You know, as avid fans of that lord, the word 'evil ghost' is extremely sensitive to us."

"Then it was just a simple induction. After coming up with the words 'cherry hair' and 'terrifying', and adding 'evil spirit', Lord Qingjin and I could conclude that the Excellency was currently at Longmen."

Rank spread his hands. "So, this is truly, completely, just a coincidence. If we hadn't been so lucky to have discovered that woman, if it weren't for the fact that Qingjin Dawei and I are both fans of that gentleman, we would never have known that gentleman was in Longmen, and naturally, we wouldn't have been able to see through your calculations."

There is no perfect plan.

Wei Yanwu sighed softly. Even he himself didn't know what was going on with the woman who appeared in the scavenger camp. Now that someone had caught this opportunity, he had no choice but to accept the defeat.

"So, Mr. Rank, what do you want in exchange for this bargaining chip?"

Wei Yanwu's aura did not weaken. He still calmly asked Rank as the host of the cocktail party.

"No, no, no... You're mistaken, Commander Wei. I told you I didn't intend to threaten you with this."

Rank opened his arms and said enthusiastically:

"Rather, I admire you. Absolutely! Putting that gentleman on the chessboard, I think there are no more than five people in all of Terra who are braver than you... No, three!"

"Such courage is admirable!"

"Whether it's out of personal feelings or something else, neither I nor Lord Qingjin will reveal any information about that Excellency to a third party. Of course... even if I say this, you might not be too reassured, so—"

He bowed slightly and said, "Next, it's my request."

"Please convey to that Excellency the business alliance, my personal respect for her, and... an invitation."

"We look forward to His Excellency's return to Casimir. The Casimir Business Association is willing to pay whatever the cost."

The knight who wins the crown in the Casimir Knight Tournament will obtain the unique title right. There are countless famous champion knights in history, and their knight titles already represent a soul-stirring epic.

But above the countless champion knights, on the gallery filled with portraits of champion knights throughout the ages, there is a painting... that stands above all the knights.

It is so huge that you have no time to look at the other portraits of champion knights below it, and can only focus on that painting.

This painting has no face, no body, and does not depict a person at all.

It only took one sword, an extremely long, pitch-black nodachi.

The owner of this sword does not have any so-called knightly title, but there must be a reason why it can surpass all champion knights.

Because its owner is not a knight, but...

spirits.

……

"Ah!"

Guan Yueli rubbed his nose, looking suspicious.

"Is Xiao Chen secretly crying and scolding me again?"

"Sister Guanyue, who is Xiao Chen?" asked the Angel with curiosity.

"A little girl with a small mind and a bad temper."

Guan Yueli squinted her eyes and smiled as if she had suddenly thought of something: "You will definitely have to deal with her in the future."

Texas suddenly said, "Police?"

The caring elder sister Guan Yueli gently rubbed Texas' head and said, "Xiao De is really smart."

The Rupert girl shrank her head back, obviously somewhat resisting such an overly intimate gesture, but she did not put up any particularly fierce objection.

Sora next to them had a look of envy on his face, as if both of them were envious; Exia looked at Texas and then at Guan Yueli with a look of amazement; Mostima looked at Exia whose head was spinning around and smiled like an old mother, only Croissant looked as if "Why am I the only one who doesn't understand what's going on?"

"Okay, okay, anyway, where were we talking about?"

"Oh, right, 'compromise', um... what exactly does compromise look like in everyone's eyes?"

Chapter 43 - Big Sister's Lesson

"compromise?"

Exia was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized and put on an expression that he thought was very cool.

"'Never compromise with trash'... Sister Guanyue said that, right?" She looked at Guanyueli with shining eyes.

"That's another aspect, not what we are talking about now." Guan Yueli held his chin with one hand, picked up a cherry and put it in his mouth.

"It's just that... you will always have that kind of experience."

The scumbag woman who occupied the entire sofa crossed her legs and said lazily:

"When you encounter a situation where there is no solution no matter what you do, you can only compromise."

“I’ve experienced this quite often…”

Croissant's pretty face wrinkled up, and it was obvious that she was thinking of something quite unpleasant.

"I can't do anything when I meet someone who's really good at bargaining..."

She was filled with grief and indignation: "Every time a payment is cut, my heart bleeds!"

"Yeah! You're very unhappy, right?" Guan Yueli narrowed her eyes and smiled, looking quite pleased.

"That's more than just being unhappy!" Croissant stood up suddenly, as if recalling something unbearable from the past. "There are a few guys I just want to smash their heads off with a hammer!"

"Wow wow wow calm down croissant, calm down!"

Holding Croissant's waist, Exia thought for a moment: "If you put it that way, I can also remember some very bad things..."

"As an idol, there's no way I can compromise..." Sora sighed softly, "After all, I have to follow the agency's arrangements—ah! I've never done that! The agencies are great!"

I don’t know what this girl was thinking about, but she immediately started to defend herself with a red face.

Mastema shrugged. "I rarely find myself in situations where I have to compromise, but... like Croissant said, those are just unpleasant memories."

"Compromise..." Texas frowned slightly, "That would be a very dangerous thing for me."

"It needs to be more specific..."

Guan Yueli looked at these young girls and said meaningfully, "Do you think... compromising is acceptable?"

Croissant scratched his head. "We've completely run out of options. Compromise is inevitable. Even if we don't want to accept it, we have no choice."

"Then Croissant thinks compromise is the right thing to do."

“…Huh? That’s not quite the case, but…”

Croissant looked conflicted. "I don't know how to put it. It should be... right, right? Or should I say, it depends on the situation?"

"Compared to this——"

Texas stared at the relaxed Guanyue Li and said, "Advisor Guanyue, I'd like to know... what's your purpose in suddenly talking to us about this?"

"Isn't the intention obvious?" Guan Yueli said with a smile, "You will encounter countless things in your future work that require you to compromise, but your personalities..."

She glanced at each girl with a smile on her face: "It's hard for me to let go of this."

"Although your boss isn't a good person, his influence can't completely radiate to this city, so he has to honestly reach an agreement with Wei Yanwu. Well... I think it will take until you place a few more orders."