Chapter 37

Topaz was stunned for a moment; clearly, this was outside the plan.

Jade didn't speak again, but after turning around, she winked at her. Only by the shape of her mouth could one recognize what she was saying.

'Go for it.'

Go for what?

Negotiation?

Before Topaz could react, Jade had already left the shop with all the company commissioners.

For a time.

Only three people were left nearby.

Xueyi had that same expression. Even though she heard Jade's offer from beginning to end, which actually shocked her, on the surface, she had no changes.

Considering her skills, from a bodyguard's perspective, she was absolutely qualified.

"Let's go."

Lin Qi said suddenly.

"Where to?"

Topaz asked subconsciously.

"To eat, aren't you hungry? Even if you don't need to eat after becoming an executive, it's good to satisfy your cravings." Lin Qi explained.

"Oh, oh, where are we going to eat?" Topaz asked.

"Right here."

Lin Qi looked at Xueyi, "You bought it back, right?"

Xueyi nodded, then took out an exquisite wooden box from her dimensional pocket, which was indeed food from a high-end Luo Fu restaurant.

But Topaz didn't think so; she only saw that these were bought in advance.

So...

I ran all the way from the company headquarters, flatly refused the top-tier banquet arranged by the Xianzhou officials, just to eat takeout with you?

Seeing Topaz didn't react, Lin Qi asked again.

"What are you still standing there for? Don't want to eat?"

"Eat!"

Inside the shop.

Lin Qi looked at Topaz devouring her food, dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.

Finally, he could only look at Numby, who was also "eating" under the table, and said, "You really are your master's pet, same personality as her."

"You got it backward!"

Topaz rolled her eyes at Lin Qi, not forgetting the serious business.

"Lady Jade entrusted me to continue negotiating the cooperation, but I don't know where to start. After all, such generous terms have already been offered. If it's just cooperation, it shouldn't reach that level."

"But I still want to ask, what do you need most?"

"As long as it's within the company's acceptable range, anything can be agreed to."

What do I need most?

Lin Qi found the answer in his mind without hesitation.

Influence points.

Speaking of which, joining the company is actually a good choice.

Because the company is big enough, and his position would be high enough after entering, he could easily cause influence through curiosities and obtain a certain amount of ordinary influence points.

But whether it's ordinary influence points or plot influence points, more are obtained from "specific" people.

And the multiplier is extremely high!

Much higher than non-specific characters by several orders of magnitude.

A slight influence on a specific character even exceeds a comprehensive transformation of an unknown galaxy.

Therefore, the company actually can't give too many influence points.

At least joining the company can't make Lin Qi's heart beat faster.

Moreover.

The method of cooperation might not necessarily fail to obtain influence, it's just not that direct, and the acquisition rate will be a bit lower.

And besides this, what else is needed?

Credits?

This is just a number, not very meaningful.

Although buying a life planet does cost a lot, this is because Lin Qi follows the rules.

As long as he wants, credits are nothing.

Various technologies not yet encountered? Scepter-level computing facilities? Scientific research resources that can be called astronomical?

It seems none of them are that scarce.

After some thought, Lin Qi knew what he wanted.

And it's the kind the company can give.

Seeking flowers, seeking ratings.

33. Negotiation reached.

"I need a piece of information, and I need you to provide information related to it for a long time."

After thinking for a while, Lin Qi replied like this.

This answer surprised Topaz quite a bit.

"Information? The latest achievements of the Technical Research Department? That should be no problem! Anyway, they have hundreds of thousands of people in one research branch, and the output of one Amber Era is not as much as yours in a month..."

"Not technical information."

Lin Qi shook his head, and without waiting for Topaz to guess, explained, "After leaving the company, I have been studying imaginary energy, or Path power, but my research didn't last long before it was forced to stop because the materials were not enough..."

"Then you should ask for these materials." Topaz couldn't help but say.

"That is indeed the case, but you can't provide these materials. Think carefully, where is Path power generally concentrated?" Lin Qi asked back.

"Powerful Pathstriders, or even Emanators."

Topaz reacted quickly and nodded, "Oh! I understand, you want a list of... well-known Pathstriders in the universe?"

Lin Qi nodded, "Almost, but it's better to be more precise, narrow the scope of the list, only the special ones, do you understand?"

"Understood!"

Topaz was able to become a company executive at a young age, so her comprehension ability was naturally not bad, and her memory and business ability were also top-notch.

Lin Qi had just made the request, and she had already started executing it the next moment.

"I happen to have the authority to access the list of these special characters, wait for me to filter it."

Saying this.

Director Topaz entered work mode.

In Topaz's view, Lin Qi might need to do "human experiments" to study Path power in depth.

And for such experimental materials, there is only one choice.

That is criminals.

And it's best to be the kind famous throughout the universe.

In this case, she wouldn't have much psychological burden, at least... that's what Topaz thought.

So.

She was currently filtering out people who met the conditions from the list.

But she didn't know that Lin Qi's words were half-true and half-false.

And she also guessed wrong about the reason Lin Qi chose the list.

Lin Qi was indeed studying Path power, and even achieved results; the power source in Xueyi's body was an application of that result.

But studying Path power doesn't necessarily require the cooperation of powerful Pathstriders.

Even for experiments, there are many ways to achieve it.

The real reason Lin Qi chose the information was still plot influence points.