Chapter 710

The Alliance's regulations for managing bioproducts are extremely strict. If not further inspected, the Heavenly Vessel Bureau cannot possibly release the cargo under any circumstances.

Upon hearing this, Si Ke Te became even more arrogant: "Great, whoever wants to move this batch of goods, I, Si Ke Te, will fight them to the death! Whether we're transporting biological or mechanical items, it's none of your business! I will file a complaint about the Heavenly Vessel Bureau's handling procedure!"

Seeing his attitude, Yan Qing also felt quite troubled: "It seems Mr. Si Ke Te is very stubborn, not easy to persuade. Sigh... Yan Qing really doesn't want to fall out with the company to that extent..."

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Monogatari Series.

My biggest failure was having a 3-kilogram expectation for these hopeless insects.

On the rooftop of Private Zhijiangjin High School, the night wind lifted the purple long hair of Zhanchangyuan Heiyi.

The slight mocking laugh in the girl's voice drifted away on the night wind.

A Liangliangmu Li stood silently aside, listening. She of course knew who Miss Yuan was referring to—who could earn the title of 'insect' from this girl's mouth, aside from him, naturally only Si Ke Te remained under the sky curtain. But considering he had already been verbally abused by the girl for three minutes at school today, he naturally thought the 'insect' referred to Si Ke Te.

What are you expecting?

Ah, A Liangliangmu Li, you don't even understand this? Indeed, the intelligence of microorganisms always surpasses the lower limit of my imagination. Zhanchangyuan Heiyi turned her face: "Of course, I expect Mr. Si Ke Te to learn a trace of the virtue called 'restraint' after the Holy Grail War, ah... but it's indeed difficult to change one's nature, just like a stray dog cannot change its attraction to filth."

Quite straightforward......

However, she hadn't finished speaking; Zhanchangyuan Heiyi continued to gaze at the sky curtain, as if only when seeing that blond-haired boy named Yan Qing did Miss Yuan's gaze shift from barely 'perverted spicy' back to 'mildly spicy'.

Moreover, knowing danger is right beside him yet turning a blind eye—should we say he's commendably brave, or simply tired of living?

Based on my understanding of him, perhaps he's just being overly optimistic, thinking that bad luck won't hit him, like knowing smoking causes lung cancer but always thinking the unlucky one won't be oneself.

A Liangliangmu Li pulled open the soda can's tab, making a 'hiss' sound.

However, his volume already explained everything. Liars unconsciously raise their volume; the best way to intimidate someone is to raise one's voice... he has completely exposed himself.

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"Leave it to me! I'm a negotiation expert!"

Yan Qing had also heard of Xing's past brilliant record at Jinren Xiang, where her opponent happened to be Si Ke Te; since Xing had experience dealing with him, Yan Qing could only ask her again.

Facing the approaching Xing, Si Ke Te said arrogantly: "Since you've brought out safety regulations, let's talk about law. According to Article 4 of the Xianzhou Alliance-Star Peace Company Trade Consensus Declaration, the Alliance and the Company may not infringe upon each other's intellectual property."

Xing's negotiation strategy is simple: she plans to launch a direct attack on his weak points, opening by making him recall painful past events.

"Let me introduce you all, this is my old friend Si Ke Te. He's versatile, especially skilled at imitating animal friends."

Si Ke Te's face visibly reddened: "Stop... stop talking! Let's just discuss the matter; what's fun about bringing up old scores?"

San Yue Qi launched an additional attack: "Wow! So amazing~ Can you teach me? What animals are you good at imitating?"

"Don't ask, don't ask......"

Seeing him blush, Xing still wanted to avoid overstimulating him, instead shifting to a more disgusting tactic: "Well~ Mr. Si Ke Te~ I still kind of miss our rivalrous banter at Jinren Xiang and Pinokangni~ perhaps this is our fate."

Upon hearing this, Si Ke Te trembled all over, nauseated to the point of almost vomiting his lunch: "... Don't get cozy! If I couldn't beat you, I'd give you two punches! Are you going to solve the problem, or just let this clown keep embarrassing himself here?"

"Alright, speaking seriously, the Alliance can sign a confidentiality agreement with you, so you wouldn't have to worry about them spying, right?" Xing then brought forward Yan Qing, this Cloud Cavalry Dawn Guard, expressing hope that both sides could resolve things peacefully. Si Ke Te also wished for everything to go smoothly, but the current rigid procedure has become the biggest obstacle.

"Setting aside intellectual property confidentiality, just the manufacturing cost of the test prototype produced by the Erudite Society is so high you can't imagine! If anything goes wrong, even working your whole lives you couldn't afford to compensate!"

Rather than reason, it's better to just go crazy; Xing chuckled: "Exactly, if I swing a bat and smash it, you'd have to hire someone to calculate the loss and demand compensation—this way, wouldn't we just skip the safety inspection?"

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Uneven World.

"Hahaha, exactly! That's how it should be—smash it all!" Peili waved her fists excitedly, "What's the point of reasoning with such a nagging pest? Just smash it and it's right!"

"......" Kamier sighed deeply in the corner, "Breaking the goods wouldn't require her to pay, and now that Xing represents the Xianzhou, it's impossible for her to act so recklessly."

"Tch!" Peili nonchalantly turned her head, "Even if she had to pay, so what? Not paying is fine! Only those with strong fists have the right to demand compensation from others! If someone asks me to pay... I'll simply fight them fair and square—I'll listen to whoever is stronger."

Kamier lowered her hat brim silently, no longer intending to discuss 'civilization' with this 'beast'.

"Hehe... Peili, your idea is too simple. Actually, if Miss Xing were willing to represent the Star Dome Train instead of the Xianzhou, compensation would be a minor issue." Paluos laughed while playing with her braid, "Moreover, it's just a few prototype machines; Xing could casually take a fraction of the dividends from Pinokangni stock—let alone buying a few machines, even Si Ke Te's life could be bought together."

"Oh... looking at money like this really works." Peili shifted her gaze to the Leishi meditating nearby, "Boss, for our next heist, shouldn't we also look for a wealthy person?"

Paluos couldn't help but laugh: "Idiot, haven't we cosmic pirates always been doing this?"

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"Stay calm, teacher, the general hopes to properly handle this." Yan Qing hurriedly grabbed Xing's arm.

Si Ke Te grew more urgent as he spoke: "This is your solution? Fine, just step over my corpse. Anyway, these prototype machines are extremely valuable; if they're damaged... you must compensate!"

Xing spread her hands, lifted her chin proudly: "What a joke—I've taken curiosities from the Black Tower, killed test subjects of Thus: Ruan Mei, and never paid a cent. You two flap your lips and dare to ask me for money?"

"Listen up, you jerk! Stop using the Genius Club to pressure me. The Company and those lofty geniuses are a mutually beneficial relationship, not a superior-subordinate one!"

"Can Mr. Si Ke Te calculate a concrete amount? If there's any damage during maintenance, the train... uh, no, the Heavenly Vessel Bureau side is willing to compensate at market value."

The Evening Sunflower people were all numb, but they still had to continue speaking according to Xing's words: "The Heavenly Vessel Office... uh... of course... of course can compensate. The premise is that we must clearly issue a relevant damage report."