Chapter 216: Interstellar Peace Guide: Selection, Planning, and Opportunity (Part 1)

Star arrived at the observation carriage, where Qizi was leaning by the window, holding a steaming cup of coffee, gazing thoughtfully at the starry sky.

After returning from the Astral Express, Star noticed that whether it was Yalilo-6 or the Astral Express Alliance, there were more or less traces of the Interstellar Peace Company, and for this company spanning countless star systems, she realized she knew little about it.

She sought out Qizi to learn some information about the Interstellar Peace Company, and Qizi was forthcoming.

"The company…… nowadays nearly all commercial activities in the galaxy are built upon the company's 【Credit Point】 system, and they keep expanding without cease, trying to draw more star-system civilizations into their territory."

Qizi gently set down her coffee cup, smiling as she explained: "If we compare interstellar trade to a sports competition, then the company is both a top athlete and every sport, both the venue and the rules themselves."

"Isn't the company then able to cover the sky with one hand in the universe?" Star frowned slightly.

"Well, they don't care about such a lowly vision of 'covering the sky with one hand.'" Qizi's gaze drifted deeper into the universe: "Their corporate spirit has remained unchanged for ten thousand years—that is… to devote everything to the 【Amber King】—Kleepr."

"Oh right, if you're interested in the company, they've recently posted a recruitment ad; if you want to learn more about the company, you might as well take a look."

Having said that, Qizi handed her the display screen from her bosom.

——

Teyvat.

"It's really hard to imagine that these folks from the company actually follow the Preservation Star God……"

Inside the Obervikla Opera House, watching the light curtain of Qizi's lecture, Navia unconsciously thought of Scott…… being able to cultivate such an aggressive bunch, she had never had a good impression of the company from the start.

As for her impression of the company, Navia put it simply and bluntly: one is a vast credit-point empire, two is a ruthless expansion machine.

The company's reach not only touches and alters the Yaoqing Astral Express, but even the icy snows of Yalilo-6 still retain the company's advertising robots. If one day Interstellar Peace Company ads drifted down onto the Teyvat continent, she would not be surprised at all.

No, to be precise, the Teyvat continent has actually gone undetected by the company's forces for thousands of years, not incorporated into the credit-point system, and still uses Mora for settlement…… which she finds quite surprising.

"To devote everything to the Amber King…… that is to say, the company does not care about mastering wealth and power; whether these wealth and powers can be used by the Amber King is what they care about."

Clorinde nodded thoughtfully: "To achieve this goal, the company's people can resort to any means."

"So what exactly has Preservation protected? The wallets of the Preservation leaders?" Furina frowned, spreading her hands in puzzlement.

"……That can't be said either."

Clorinde's fingertip touched her chin: "The company spans countless star systems, with countless employees, not all of whom are seeking and believing in Preservation; most are ordinary people who can only look to money. Only the top-tier managers within the company are the true followers of the Preservation Star God, perhaps?"

——

"In the darkness, the Interstellar Peace Company's emblem quickly appeared—a simple Preservation Star God like a wall, firmly sheltering each candidate from wind and rain. The emblem was black and white, then swiftly transformed into a suited man pointing at the screen."

"Hey, you, it's you."

"We've been waiting for you, Primogem (candidate)——"

"Under the company's gem-appraisal system's selection, every one of your talents and potentials will become the foundation of universal peace."

"Countless blue squares unfolded slowly in the void, forming an abstract icon data. But as the table turned, the image collapsed into a rotating satellite orbit, with an astronaut inside a space station, fingers seemingly plucking the stars."

"Perhaps you possess extraordinary courage, passion, and adventurous spirit—then the 【Market Development Department】 opens its arms to you!"

"The astronaut's palm traced a light point…… like a meteor, except its tail is not burning debris but countless dancing data—light trails linking nodes of distant star systems, like a self-woven spiderweb that can etch a brilliant path in the darkness."

"In the forward direction of the flying light, a huge holographic display floated, its surface streaming real-time refreshed fund flows, resource quotas, and debt indices."

"Before the screen, a man operated everything in an orderly manner."

"Under the leadership of the nameless predecessor Oswald Schneider, thousands upon thousands of new worlds will be incorporated into the credit system's territory."

"If your thinking is steady, you value regulations and logic, then the 【Business Consolidation Department】 will be your stage to shine."

——

Gin Tama.

"Oh oh! I feel both departments suit me perfectly!" Shinbayji pushed up his glasses, the lenses reflecting silver-white light: "With my business acumen, I can surely expand to the ends of the stars……"

Ginji, lying on the sofa picking his nose, heard the commotion, his dead fish eyes glancing lazily at Shinpachi: "Shinbayji, you can't even calculate the dog food budget for Teispring, better not go work for others for free."

"Exactly! Last time Shinpachi set up a stall at the temple fair selling vinegar kelp, he lost all his capital and even owed extra, causing us to be unable to pay Madam Logan's rent!"

"Huh? We usually can't pay rent either?" Shinpachi blushed: "Besides, that was totally an accident! Anyway, as long as I grasp users' precise demands, I'll surely earn——"

"Precise demands? You can even fill out a Jump serialization vote survey wrong!" Ginji suddenly slammed the table, jumping up from the sofa: "Last time you insisted on voting for 'Gin Tama' as a 'hot-blooded battle anime,' the editorial department called asking if I'd taken the wrong medicine!"

"And this kind of company probably spends each day pondering 'how to sell space junk worth 5 credit points for 500,000'? Either they're deceiving people, or they're on the road to deceiving them." Ginji suddenly looked seriously at him: "Listen, Shinpachi, this kind of company might even fool March 7th into becoming a billboard girl; if you go, you might even have your glasses mortgaged."

"Staying here, at least you won't be drained by a black-hearted corporation."

——

"The vast merchandise business, like countless stars, intertwines within the company's largest department. Measured in light-years, it weaves a magnificent trade network."

"Do you know about super-distance transmission and synesthesia beacons? Technology once as fantastical as imagination has long become a product on the company's assembly line."