Star Dome Railway, I am surrounded by strange things!

"Tell me, is everything we do meaningful?"

Having been taught by Kokolia since childhood and having observed government for a period, she was no stranger to these "city builders." While they were no match for their ancestors seven hundred years earlier, they were still warriors who had endured the test of iron and fire, and shouldn't have been so... decadent.

But this time, the choice of the city builders made Bronya confused.

The seven hundred years of struggle of Beloberg and the unwavering determination of generations to preserve it are by no means false.

But when there is a choice and a way out, how many people will continue with this ideal instead of handing over this responsibility to a stronger person?

Even the "city builders" are like this. So many people give up their persistence just for longer and more enjoyment.

What about the people? Is it really a bad thing for them to join the company's system and be incorporated into a planet that may be poor but does not have to worry about the star core and antimatter army?

Is all this just wishful thinking on the part of myself and my companions? They just want to survive better, no matter where they are?

Seeing this strong and brave girl lose her composure, Jiang Yan felt a rare touch of emotion.

The reason why he dared to take a gamble here was certainly because he was full of confidence in the Immortal Boat, but also because from the beginning to the end, the only people he wanted to protect were his brothers in the Silver Mane Iron Guard and a few friends.

But how could this great guardian have such confidence? What she wanted to protect was many times more important than her own? How many times more pressure had she endured during this period?

While thinking about this, Jiang Yan had unknowingly come to Bronya's side. At this moment, he did not consider any favors or human feelings, but just wanted to comfort this helpless girl:

"Whether it makes sense or not, frankly I don't know. After all, I've never shouldered such a heavy responsibility, and I can't represent all Beloberg people."

After saying this, Jiang Yan pointed at the Eternal Moving Monument in the distance:

"But I think the builders of the city at least seven hundred years ago faced the same situation as you."

"I believe that gradually relocating all the people to other planets for refuge is much easier than borrowing astronomical amounts of money, building planetary fortresses and defenses, and fighting the antimatter army for over thirty years."

"Look at this monument. At least the Belobergs of these seven hundred years haven't resented their ancestors' choice, right?"

"In that case, as their successor, what's wrong with you making the same choice?"

This extremely clever explanation made Bronya smile like a night-blooming cereus, beautiful yet fleeting.

She did not comment on Jiang Yan's words, but turned around and said:

"Walk with me for a bit, will you?"

Infected by this beauty, Jiang Yan, who had been distracted for a moment, woke up as if from a dream and said quickly:

"Of course, it's an honor."

After comforting the maids and guards who had been waiting for a long time, Bronya led Jiang Yan out of Krippenburg and came to the deserted Eternal Winter Monument.

In the dead of night, the huge earth marrow crystal that symbolizes the cold wave still emits a faint blue light, dyeing the entire square with a layer of quiet blue that seems like sunset and dawn.

After Bronya arrived here, she didn't say anything. She just looked up at the huge monument. After a long while, she slowly said:

"Jiang Yan, do you know this? Ever since I became the Great Guardian, whenever I feel tired or weak, I look out the window of my office at this monument of eternal winter and remind myself: Bronya, you are a Great Guardian. Like Lady Alisa, you must forever be a barrier to block the cold wave for Beloberg."

"But I never considered that the reason Lady Alisa was determined to build the Engine of Creation at all costs, and even the reason she ultimately walked into the cold wave alone, was perhaps precisely to thoroughly practice the path she had chosen for the Belobergs."

"I, Bronya, the nineteenth Great Guardian of Beloberg, am deeply honored to accept the test of becoming the 'One Who Causes Miracles.' I will make the same choice as Lady Alisa and assume the responsibility she once bore."

After saying this, Bronya turned around. The falling snowflakes, illuminated by the light of the monument, seemed to have put a gorgeous dress on her.

With a look of recognition and expectation, she extended her right hand:

"And you, my dear friend, can you be my 'miracle'?"

"Fight for you, my lady."

He bent his knees slightly, kissed the back of his hand, and the last contract of the night was signed.

Oops, I've been entangled by the Lord of Extinction! : Chapter 25: Scale Up

Yukong has been thinking these past two days, did he release something extraordinary by asking Xiao Jiang to stay out of Luofu to avoid the limelight?

It is not a big deal to establish a trade relationship with a planet. Although most of the merchant envoys of Tianbosi are not as good as Tingyun, there are many who have established two or three trade routes.

But I asked him to stabilize the situation with Beloberg, and how come he arranged a marriage? Even if we had tried to explore each other before, how could such a thing be concluded in one day?

Well, the engagement might have been a result of a long-standing secret relationship between the two of them, but what about your plan to send most of Beloberg's city builders to Luofu as a gesture of "good faith"? How could such a result be achieved through negotiation?

She, with her tail tip white, had certainly witnessed the barbarians' obsession with immortality. But Yukong racked her brains to understand why mere treatment and conditioning could produce such remarkable results.

This is normal. The suffering of a technologically backward civilization in a harsh climate is naturally beyond the imagination of Yukong, a fairy boatman.

For the elderly, who suffer from rheumatism, arthritis, and tracheitis, the desire for good health is no less than immortality. If they don't heal this broken body, which creaks and ache with every breath, would immortality mean more suffering?

Since Yukong had authorized Jiang Yan, she naturally wouldn't let the whole thing turn out to be a scam. Unfortunately, due to the exposure of Dan Shu, the head alchemist of the Dan Ding Division, his secret identity as the Medicine King, a large number of alchemists were under scrutiny by the Di Heng Division and even the Ten Kings Division, making it impossible for them to work normally. Even if this matter had the full support of General Jing Yuan because it involved the Star Core, where would she find the alchemists?

After finally urgently borrowing a group of doctors from the Cloud Cavalry Army to meet Jiang Yan's needs, Yukong received another tough call from a tired-looking Jiang Yan the next day:

Overnight, he not only successfully packed up all the city builders, but even sold the entire Beloberg to Luofu!

Looking at the treaties with clear clauses and complete seals, which only needed to be stamped by General Jingyuan, Yukong almost thought that his demonic body had acted up and he was hallucinating.

No, I'm only 246 years old, how could I possibly have a demonic Yin body? Besides, I still have at least another 50 years before I start aging rapidly, so now's not the time to get a demonic Yin body!

After shaking his ears and wiping his eyes, Yukong finally confirmed that he did not have a demonic body and did not have any hallucinations. It was indeed Xiao Jiang whom he had released. He successfully bought a planet in one day, even if it was only legally.

What is this? A double-edged sword?

What should I say? He's Tingyun's younger brother, after all? He's the Xiao Jiang who even Tingyun is completely captivated by?

Do you want to try harder and get that Director Topa as well?

After shaking his head to clear his mind of all the messy thoughts, Yukong resumed his smart and capable work state:

"Xiao Jiang, you've done a great job. Don't worry about the rest. We'll handle it promptly and hand it over to you before the meeting begins. Just focus on preparing for the negotiations with the Interstellar Peace Company."

"During this time, we've also gathered some intelligence, which I'll send to your Jade Omen later. Most notably, just before Miss Toppa arrived at Yalilo 6, many factions received invitations to the family's music ceremony, and the person listed on the Interstellar Peace Company's list of attendees was another director of the same department as Miss Toppa."

"Considering the Interstellar Peace Corporation's long-standing claims regarding Pinoconi, the cause of Pinoconi's birth, and the large amount of mesity born from the Beloberg core, the possibility of a connection between the two is not low."

"So, the outcome of this negotiation isn't important. However, we must do our best to determine the true purpose of the Interstellar Peace Company and the importance they place on Yalilo 6. This will provide a basis for Luofu's next response. Xiao Jiang, do you understand?"

Jiang Yan was shocked by the information provided by Yukong. It took him a while to react and he quickly agreed:

"Okay, I will definitely work hard, Master Yukong."

However, Yukong shook his head:

"I'm not asking you to work hard. I'm asking you to understand that once you're sure the other party is resolute, be careful not to start a conflict. Wait for me, or General Jing Yuan, to personally handle the matter. Be sure to pay attention to your own safety. Do you understand?"

Interstellar Peace Company's style of doing things is not peaceful at all. Yukong is very worried that if the speculation comes true, the other party may use some tricks to create a fait accompli. The "Ten Stone Hearts" who were given some "diamond" powers are not something that Xiao Jiang can deal with now. After emphasizing it several times, he ended the communication.

Jiang Yan, who had ended the communication, was still immersed in great shock.

He never imagined that the reason why Interstellar Peace Company was interested in Yalilo No. 6 might be that they wanted to study or even replicate the event star.

I thought you were going to develop a planet-scale dirty bomb, but it turns out you were going to build a CyberDisney?

This information was so unbelievable that Jiang Yan found it difficult to accept it for a while. However, after thinking about it carefully, Jiang Yan had to admit that it was indeed possible.

When Jiang Yan was little, his doting Tingyun once took him to Pinocchio and told him the story of the birth of the star of the event:

Few people know that the beautiful star of the grand event was actually born amidst countless wails and deaths.

This planet was originally a resource-rich world of memetic matter. Countless prisoners were relocated here to endlessly salvage the surging, overflowing bubbles of memory for the Memory Court. At some unknown point, prolonged contact with the rich memetic matter even altered the prisoners' very being. Their souls became as light as foam, breaking through the partitions of their tiny cells and connecting with one another, forming a vast, synesthetic dream.

If that were all, this vast dream would be nothing but a vast chaos, devoid of any value. But one day, the antimatter army descended, forcing the Interstellar Peace Corporation to flee the planet. It wasn't until much later, when the Star Train reconnected the planet, that "harmony" descended upon it once again. The vast, chaotic, nightmare-filled synesthetic dream was tuned into a magnificent symphony of "family" harmony. From then on, this prison planet became the grand event star it is today, Pinocchio.

When Tingyun told the story, Jiang Yan just listened to it as a story, but when he thought about it now, he found many blind spots.

The Antimatter Army obviously wouldn't just come and kill a bunch of prisoners for no reason, and they had no interest in resources. So their target was most likely the object they'd always been obsessed with—the star core.

Star core, development, dreams...Now the rifts are full of phantoms of the past, Yalilo VI. How similar is it to the situation back then?

What does Interstellar Peace Corporation want to do? Turn Yalilo Six into the next Pinocchio? Or... turn Pinocchio into the next Yalilo Six?

Oops, I've been entangled by the Lord of Extinction! : Chapter 26: Revealing Each Other's Cards

The thought that Beloberg might be involved in the dispute between the "family" and the Interstellar Peace Company made Jiang Yan's happiness of success disappear without a trace.

Although the Interstellar Peace Company is the largest economic entity in the galaxy, the "family" is also a powerful force that is no less powerful than the Xianzhou.

The so-called "Family" is the collective name for the worlds and their chosen people blessed by the Mother of Stars, Hippe. "Harmony" Hippe is not an individual, but a collective. Every person, every planet, and even every dream in the "Family" is a part of Hippe, and through the joy of harmony, they can become a strength to others at any time.

This terrifying existence, like a hive mind, forces even giants like the Interstellar Peace Corporation to be extremely cautious when making enemies with it.

So, when they learn that Yalilo Six's secret has been discovered, will they kill them? Trade benefits with the Immortal Boat? Or call for reinforcements and use violence to subdue them?

But unfortunately, Jiang Yan wouldn't let her have her way, no matter what. After all, he had already promised Bronya a true "miracle," so for Jiang Yan, there was only one perfect answer: to successfully force the Interstellar Peace Corporation to retreat.

"Rookie, come on!"

Sitting in the hotel lobby, Jiang Yan, who was about to have his first negotiation as a business specialist, silently encouraged himself.

Soon, a white-haired girl in the Interstellar Peace Company uniform came to Jiang Yan with two black bread, soda and ice cream, and bowed slightly to express her apology:

"Sorry to have kept you waiting. Something in the downtown area delayed me."

After saying that, she pulled out a chair and sat down. She gently patted a dimensional piggy bank at her feet, making it stay at her feet obediently, and then she greeted him cheerfully:

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect there's even no coffee here. I hope this dessert suits your taste, Mr. Jiang. Nice to meet you."

"Hello, nice to meet you, Miss Toppa."

Although he had a basic understanding of the other party from the information sent by Yukong, when they actually met, Jiang Yan was still shocked by the other party's youth.

He joined the Interstellar Peace Company as a native of a resource-scarce planet. In just a few years, he rose from a grassroots employee at P13 to a director at P45, jumping 33 levels. Even in the enormous Interstellar Peace Company, he was a true workplace legend.

Jiang Yan had initially assumed this person was an omnic disguised as a human, or perhaps a shrewd, shrewd, and shrewd Trisolaran. But when he actually met her, he discovered she was just a young woman brimming with confidence and youthful energy. Fortunately... no, this was even scarier, okay?

How capable must she be to have been promoted so quickly without sacrificing her life and soul?

However, being timid before the battle is certainly not Jiang Yan's style. The opponent's strength will only make him more excited.

If I can handle an opponent of this level, I believe my sister will definitely look at me with admiration!

With this in mind, Jiang Yan fearlessly launched the attack:

"Ms. Toppa, you're late."

However, the white-haired girl opposite didn't care about Jiang Yan's double entendre at all. Instead, she picked up the gorgeous diamond fork in her hand and tasted the Goethe Hotel's specialty black bread soda iceberg. Then she said:

"Late? Not at all. I brought a gift, a fork, and I happened to be a guest worthy of sitting at the table. You see, you didn't even order before I arrived."

This kind of arrogance and self-righteousness is full of the style of the Interstellar Peace Corporation. These bastards always regard the entire universe as their "market", and any restrictions are just obstacles in their eyes.

Jiang Yan was not surprised by the other party's attitude, but continued to test:

"Oh? I don't mind dining together, but would you like to have dinner with me, Miss Toppa?"

"Not this time, maybe next time. After all, I only brought one fork, and this kind of thing is really hard to share."

Topa shook his fork and answered without any hesitation.

Is this the attitude of negotiation? Even Jiang Yan, the guest negotiator, was angered by the other party's arrogance and unceremoniously projected documents between the two of them.

"Then I'm curious, how will Miss Toppa eat this feast?"

Topa didn't even glance at the document in front of him. Instead, he nonchalantly tapped the projection with his fork.

"Congratulations, Mr. Jiang, your efforts last night were very successful."

"However, for us, if we want to enjoy a feast, we naturally need to pay enough for it. It doesn't really matter who the seller is. Please rest assured that I have enough budget for this mission, my loyal knight."

Toppa's words undoubtedly pointed to the issue that Jiang Yan was most worried about: although Luofu would not abandon his allies, it was obvious that if the Interstellar Peace Company paid Luofu enough and proposed a solution to Beloberg that was enough to buy off most people, Luofu would have no need to act like a bad guy.

However, Jiang Yan was never one to follow the rules. After completing the exploratory mission assigned to him by Yukong, he simply let himself go:

"A loyal knight? Then, in the following time, I, as a loyal knight, will continue to discuss the budget with Miss Toppa."

"Anyway, the probation period at the Tianbo Division is as long as fifty years. For an ordinary human like me, it's really not a good place to go, don't you think?"

Even Topa, the "workplace legend", was shocked by the ruthlessness of jumping jobs on the spot and continuing negotiations with another company at the slightest disagreement.

Is this still possible? Even though everyone on the planet knows you're having an affair with that indigenous queen, if you betray me like this, aren't you really afraid of being caught by the Immortal Boat people and imprisoned for 200 years?

However, as a business elite, Topa would not be disrupted by the unexpected incident. Instead, he said calmly:

"No problem, but please be aware, Mr. Jiang, there is no powerful immortal ship behind the loyal knight."

Jiang Yan paid no attention to Topa's hints and hidden threats, and said very straightforwardly:

"I don't know how much budget Miss Toppa will have left after satisfying Rov's demands, but as a loyal knight, it's only natural for her to help Beloberg shop around. I hear that if anyone is willing to play the Harmony of the Spheres, the great Mother of the Stars, Hippe, will descend in person, bestowing selfless blessings upon believers and nonbelievers alike.

Although Beloberg is a devout believer in the Way of Preservation, he wouldn't mind following the example of the Star of the Event and handing over the Rift to Harmony. Miss Toppa, do you think the Family would be happy to support this?"