Chapter 239

Hu Tao: "That is the supervisor of the company's Strategic Investment Department!"

Hu Tao: "Also a big shot level figure, I'm afraid it's not easy to clean up."

Boothill: "Heh, what big shot or not, as long as I find him, I guarantee every shot will love him to death!"

The video continues.

【Tiresome conversation... just hang up, isn't it?】

【In my opinion, you handled that project well.】

【A small ice ball in exchange for a favor from the Astral Express—for the department, it's a steady profit.】

Paimon: "Wow, Miss Jade has finally arrived!"

Paimon: "Miss Jade is really beautiful!"

Paimon: "She is a very intellectual and elegant big sister!!"

Jade: "Big sister?"

Jade: "Heh, thank you Miss Paimon for the praise, your title reminds me of those children."

Lumine: "This temperament... no mistake, it's a strong woman!!"

Stelle: "I saw Miss Jade in Aventurine's memory before."

Stelle: "I didn't see much at that time."

Stelle: "Looking at it now, there is indeed an inexplicable aura."

March 7th: "By the way, is the favor of our Astral Express so popular?"

March 7th: "More important than a planet?"

Jade: "That's natural... everyone on the Astral Express is not an ordinary person."

Jade: "Which one of the things you did in Penacony is not a earth-shattering event?"

Aventurine: "Speaking of which, if it weren't for everyone's blessing, the company wouldn't have found the opportunity to recover Penacony so easily."

Furina: "As expected of the Express group, too awesome!"

Seele: "Yeah, really awesome."

Seele: "If it weren't for them, our Belobog wouldn't see hope now..."

The video continues.

【Long time no see, little Yelena.】

【I've been looking forward to working with you.】

【I didn't expect this day to come so soon.】

【Did you encounter any trouble?】

【You can tell me anything, just like before.】

Jade gently strokes Topaz's cheek,

her eyes full of tenderness.

Amber: "Eh? Miss Jade's action just now was so gentle!"

Stelle: "Feels like a mother!"

Hu Tao: "Wait, Yelena??"

Hu Tao: "Is this Topaz's real name?"

Furina: "It seems that like Aventurine, Topaz is just a code name for the Stonehearts?"

Furina: "By analogy, Miss Jade should be the same."

Xiangling: "Like Mr. Aventurine's real name, Miss Topaz's real name is also very nice."

Stelle: "Tsk, if I become a Stoneheart, will I not have a real name either?"

Stelle: "Then what should I be called? Star Stone?"

Stelle: "No! Maybe I should be called Star Jade!"

March 7th: "Alright, stop daydreaming, just honestly be your Nameless..."

The video continues.

【Miss Jade, long time no see.】

【I am very honored to have the opportunity to work with you.】

Topaz looks at Jade in front of her,

her expression a bit excited and happy.

【Still so reserved.】

【Put aside those superior-subordinate relationships, just treat me as your peer, unnecessary titles can be omitted—like madam, like you.】

Jade smiles and says.

【Sorry, I still can't adapt for a while.】

【After all, you... you are a senior.】

Topaz faces Jade,

always unconsciously using a respectful attitude.

【But now, we are both Stonehearts, Topaz, I only need you to show your best state, after all, the next negotiation cannot be lost.】

【Sharp as you are, you must have seen it long ago, right?】

【The real intention of this meeting.】

Jade asks in a faint tone.

【Presumably that old Oti acted on his own, wanting to test the waters before the formal meeting between the company and Penacony.】

Topaz answers without thinking.

【Yes, but that's better.】

【Do you know why?】

Jade continues to ask.

【If we can reach some consensus with old Oti in advance, and then figure out the other party's bottom line, future negotiations will be much smoother, this is the superficial layer.】

Paimon: "Hmm... as expected of a high-level company official."

Paimon: "Your brain is really easy to use..."

Paimon: "Why can't Paimon think of such deep things?"

Lumine: "If Paimon could think of it, she wouldn't be Paimon."

Furina: "Topaz said... the superficial layer?"

Furina: "Then what is the hidden layer?"

Topaz: "The hidden layer is that old Oti's act of acting on his own obviously likely hasn't been discussed with other families."

Topaz: "He has his own selfishness."

Topaz: "This also reflects from the side that the Family is not united."

Jade: "Heh, since they are not united, it's easier to handle."

Jade: "After all, if they were really united, advancing and retreating together, as solid as an iron bucket."

Jade: "Then the effort required would be huge."

Jade: "Fortunately, Harmony didn't really turn them into selfless saints."

Stelle: "Some curiosity, the families of Penacony are like this, what about the main line?"

Stelle: "Is it the same?"

March 7th: "As long as they haven't abandoned human nature, they should all be the same, right?"

Hu Tao: "I feel that these family people seem to be borrowing the power of the Harmony path to protect themselves."

Hu Tao: "They don't care about the concept of Harmony at all."

Miss Qingque: "Not caring is not necessarily, but not much."

Miss Qingque: "Anyway, compared to the concept of Harmony, they care more about their own interests."

Dr. Ratio: "This is human nature."

The video continues.

【Yes, and the unspeakable layer is... through the behavior of the head of the Iris Family, we can capture a signal: the five families may not be as united as the Harmony songs sing.】

【As long as the influence of Harmony has not penetrated into the bone marrow, personal desire can always occupy a place.】

【We are lucky, at least in Penacony, there is no big shot whose sound level is so high that they have completely lost their private desires.】

【Just like the infighting in the company, the so-called 'all of one mind' of the five families... is just a slogan now that the Dreammaster is gone.】

March 7th: "Speaking of which, is the Dreammaster dead or not?"

Stelle: "Don't know, suddenly died, making it mysterious."

Furina: "Then since the Dreammaster is gone, have the remnants of Order disappeared?"

Guinaifen: "The universe is so big, the remnants of Order shouldn't just be the Dreammaster's line, right?"

Guinaifen: "But even the Dreammaster's sky-high methods failed to successfully revive the Order Aeon, then I think other Order remnants are even more impossible."

Miss Qingque: "Tsk, poor Tayzzyronth, almost lived."

Sampo: "Guys, is there a possibility..."

Sampo: "Tayzzyronth would be killed by a black hand again if he really lived~?"

Silver Wolf: "The path of the Order Aeon in the universe has too much conflict, it's hard not to be targeted by other Aeons."

Stelle: "Who told him to be the Order Aeon?"

Stelle: "Always thinking about formulating order for the universe."

Stelle: "But this is not your territory, you formulate order, can other Aeons look at you pleasingly?"

March 7th: "Uh... from a human perspective, it is indeed like this."

March 7th: "But do Aeons really think so?"

Dr. Ratio: "From the example of Propagation, Aeons cannot tolerate anyone blocking their way."

Dr. Ratio: "Perhaps, the reason for Order's fall is because it blocked the road..."

Zhongli: "It may also be because... the universe does not need any existence to formulate order..."

The video continues.

【After the Oak Family fell, old Oti's side is the largest force in Penacony.】

【Even if calculated only by the order of succession, he is the longest-serving and most senior head among all current heads.】

Topaz thinks for a while and says to Jade.

【Hmm, so for the next meeting, we must advance according to the strategy we discussed.】

【Just like playing a game of chess, every step must be judged by the situation.】

Jade reminds.

【Of course. The three-step negotiation: first listen; then probe; finally reveal the blade.】

【This is what you taught me.】

Paimon: "Wow, is this Jade's unpassed negotiation mantra?"

Paimon: "Hurry up and write it in the little notebook, it might be useful in the future!"

Lumine: "First listen, then probe, finally reveal the blade?"

Lumine: "So that's it... suddenly feel like I learned something."

Stelle: "This three-step negotiation is very reasonable, but it doesn't suit me!"

Stelle: "I have my own three-step negotiation."

Stelle: "First reveal the hat, then reveal the lance, finally reveal the baseball bat!!"

Stelle: "In this way, my negotiation opponent will inevitably cry and beg for mercy."

Stelle: "My negotiation will be successful."

Miss Qingque: "Good guy, what kind of martial virtue is this, convincing people with martial arts?"

Silver Wolf: "Convincing people with martial arts?"

Silver Wolf: "Isn't this just suppressing people with force used by reckless men?"

March 7th: "Oh, Stelle, I knew you would say that."

March 7th: "But the world is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships!"

March 7th: "Relying on force for everything won't work!"

Stelle: "I don't believe it, the people who fell under my baseball bat clearly become very obedient."

Lumine: "Empathize."

Lumine: "Is it really better to reveal the blade at the beginning?"

Jade: "Reveal the blade at the beginning?"

Jade: "Heh... if you are powerful, that is indeed feasible."

Jade: "Forcing the other party to admit defeat directly with strong strength can also save extra words."

Jade: "Unfortunately, unless forced, the company cannot directly send troops to Penacony."

Jade: "That would bear the huge public opinion of the entire universe."

Furina: "Saying this... I feel that Miss Acheron inexplicably fits this three-step style before."

Furina: "First listen, then probe, finally forced, start to reveal the blade."

Silver Wolf: "Then Penacony and Aventurine were slashed."

Black Swan: "Heh, didn't expect Miss Acheron to be proficient in negotiation skills in disguise."

Acheron: "..."

Acheron: "I just simply don't want to make a move... it's a pity that things always go against my wishes."

The video continues.

【Very clear—but in that case in Jarilo, you seemed to have swapped the order.】

Jade teases.

【This is personal realization.】

Topaz also smiles.

【Sorry to disturb your conversation, the head has prepared to meet with the representative of the Strategic Investment Department.】

In the gap between Topaz and Jade's conversation,

the waiter walks over,

and conveys it to the two.

【Work time is here.】

【Cheer up, go see that supporting role in a high position.】

【Remember our goal: create opportunities for the company to enter Penacony.】

【Aventurine has already cut a gap, and you and I... are going to tear it open completely.】

Venti: "Supporting role?"

Venti: "Eh heh... these two words are quite appropriate!"

Zhongli: "With such qualifications and ambition, how can he be willing to act as a supporting role?"

Zhongli: "This Mr. Oti has been waiting for this moment for a long time."

Furina: "In other words, this old Oti might know everything, but he has always chosen to let it go."

Furina: "Only in this way can he see the hope of the Oak Family and the Dreammaster falling, and it is possible to become the person in charge of the entire Penacony Family!"

Paimon: "I have to say Mr. Sunday is really amazing, he can become the head of the Oak Family at a young age."

Paimon: "And he suppressed all these seniors with older qualifications."

Sunday: "Heh, a puppet in disguise."

Sunday: "The sky of this Penacony is always the Dreammaster."

Sunday: "With his support, it's not difficult for me to become the head."

Sunday: "This will naturally lead to the dissatisfaction of those with ulterior motives."

Stelle: "But your ability is obvious to all."

Stelle: "Even without the Dreammaster, there is no problem with you sitting in that position."

March 7th: "Anyway, he is someone who almost flew into a god, how could he be bad?"

March 7th: "If it weren't for being too obsessed, this Penacony might really be able to thrive!"

March 7th: "On the contrary, this old Oti, just listening to the description, is a person who puts interests first."

March 7th: "It's hard to believe he can lead Penacony well."

Miss Qingque: "Penacony falling into his hands, I'm afraid it will become a tool for making money."