Chapter 217: Interstellar Peace Guide: Selection, Planning, and Opportunities (II)

Ashen-white planets hover over the nodes of the trade network, countless identical planets arranged and woven into a giant net of the starry sky.

A narrow slit cracks open at the base of the spindle-shaped cabin responsible for super-distance transmission, and immediately a beam of icy light bursts forth. This light, composed of countless data, instantly splits into billions of branching thought paths.

"If you possess ambition no less than that of a genius and know how to create value from innovation, you should join the Technology R&D Department! Hand in hand with the Society of Erudition, let's advance together!"

"If wealth and status are insignificant, and you choose to devote yourself to the Amber King's cause, the Construction Materials Logistics Department belongs to those most faithful believers!"

On a planet scarred and pitted, its surface riddled with honeycomb-shaped mining pits, countless figures in spacesuits wander among them, standing before towering construction projects as they watch a transport ship in the distance swallow and discharge new ore.

At the horizon's end, at the far reaches of the universe, countless spacecraft stride toward that vague, hulking silhouette.

"This is the starting point and end point of all the company's endeavors; the ore you personally gather will become the foundation for building the subspace barrier."

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Absolute Zone Zero.

"Huh? I like both departments a lot! It seems I could meet lots of cute kids! I want to go! I want to go!"

Inside Baiqi Heavy Industry, Gelisi's eyes shone brightly; she couldn't wait to break through the light curtain and throw herself into the embrace of Interstellar Peace Company the next second. Although she couldn't care less about storage protection, she's totally into researching those ash-beating kids!

"Um… Gelisi, calm down a bit."

Daben was speechless, not knowing what to say; every time she saw new machinery, Gelisi would become extremely fervent: "There's still a light curtain between us and them; even if you're interested, you have to wait for the company's Market Development Department to discover us."

"Come to think of it, the Construction Materials Logistics Department is a logistics division, right? Building logistics for the Star God—does He really need it?" Koreyeda wondered, "During the long ages before the company was even founded, the Star God has been constantly building walls, hasn't He?"

Andong leapt excitedly from the steel frame: "Whether it's needed or not, this is awesome! The ore you personally gather will eventually become the wall guarding the cosmos, giving you a sense that you too are protecting all beings—this is what a real man is!"

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"Or perhaps… you possess an extraordinary trait, a courage as solid as rock when facing peril."

"【Strategic Investment Department】 regards talent as the most precious investment, disregarding origin or background; extraordinary geniuses are hand‑picked by 【Diamond】."

"Upon the stone table, they decide where to shower the money that falls like rain."

Countless silhouettes turn into gems that rise into the sky, falling into the hands of a dark figure who carefully examines each Primogem, pocketing the ones that gleam.

"And among them, the most brilliant Diamond bursts forth with the brightest light upon collision."

"As for the Talent Incentive Department, it is undoubtedly the galaxy's most dazzling empowerment hub."

"Top‑tier employees need top‑tier benefits; the Talent Incentive Department was created precisely for this. Your work is like the initial spark, and it will ignite the enthusiasm of all Bei'erbo'inte!"

Supporting interstellar office work, attending to employees' 'faith' well‑being, the diversity of paid pet‑stroking, regularly organizing interstellar travel… countless benefits combine to become the employee safeguard of Interstellar Peace Company.

"And for you, experienced and holding onto old dreams, the company's affairs ebb and flow like the tides of a shore."

"【Traditional Projects Department】's veteran supervisor waits quietly in the fields, awaiting the ebb tide to gather what the vast sea has left behind."

An old man in the screen places the chosen companions into a paper boat, like an ark upon the waves, silently awaiting the moment.

"Join us, then climb upward! You will sway the fate of countless worlds, letting galactic history become your footnote. The Amber King's great hammer has already fallen—no one can remain outside."

"Now, Primogems brimming with infinite possibility—we are waiting for you."

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Offering blessings to a beautiful world.

"This is simply fantastic! So when will the Market Development Department reach this world? Generous pay, explosive benefits, and you can even take a spaceship for off‑world business trips—this stage is tailor‑made for me!"

Wazhen waved his fists, shouting excitedly with a 'oh‑oh‑oh' howl like a monkey's.

Huihui grabbed the collar of his shirt, trying to pull this embarrassing union‑aside guy to one side, and snapped: "Calm down! Even a tree demon can trick you—going to that place will surely swindle you out of even your underwear!"

"Wait! Weren't you the ones first tricked by the tree demon?" Wazhen brushed off Huihui's hand impatiently, "This is an interstellar corporation—do they really need to deceive me? Besides, I'm an elite who came over from modern Japan; my business acumen far surpasses yours!"

"Oh? You mean you're the 'modern‑day elite who got so scared by the tractor beam that his heart paralyzed, lost bladder and bowel control, then passed out in a pathetic way'?" Aqua flashed a mischievous grin.

"Shut up—I don't want to hear it! There's no need to keep repeating this, right? Besides, the company is a legitimate enterprise; once I strike it rich, you'll all be silent."

"A legitimate enterprise?" Aqua let out a giggle, lightly covering her mouth, "Listen well, Wazhen—I'm a goddess who can see through any scam! This sort of company will definitely hide traps in the contract; once you sign, they'll toss you into outer space to mine ore, never to return."

"How do you know?"

Aqua crossed her arms triumphantly: "Of course, because Tianjie also has similar contracts! They specialize in tricking reincarnators into signing slave‑sale agreements, promising "food and lodging, easy work," only to send them off to scrub endless slime."

"Besides, Wazhen, think about it—can you really tolerate sitting at the company all day writing reports instead of slacking off, cheating money, or harassing female coworkers?"

"In other words, if it weren't for the fact that you can't slack off and fish around at the company all day, what's the point of this job? With us beautiful girls accompanying you on adventures, aren't you already satisfied?"

Wazhen listened, fell into thought, and nodded: "If you cross out the latter half… that actually does make a bit of sense."

Saying that, Wazhen walked away with a sullen expression.

After seeing Wazhen's back disappear from the adventurers' guild, Aqua finally let out a relieved sigh.

"At last I've calmed this guy down… If he truly isn't planning to defeat the Demon King, when will I ever get back to Tianjie? As expected of Qingque, the theory really works."