Chapter 535

Dr. Ratio: "Hah, advancing as a means of retreat — that does take a certain degree of skill."

Jade: "This move really does look like that old thing's style."

Jade: "It's just a pity that his little act might work to scare others."

Jade: "Against the Company, it's useless."

The video continues.

【Um... Director, I asked around earlier: I heard this ship, the Radiant Feldspar, is property of the Alfalfa Family line.】

【This meeting between the Company and the Family will directly affect Penacony's future development.】

【By rights, something this important should be... should be... oh right, held as a secret meeting at the Hour of Dew to discuss.】

【But the atmosphere right now... tsk, it doesn't look serious no matter how you look at it.】

Thomas relayed the intel he had gathered,

to Topaz.

【Oh...】

【Looks like this meeting is probably just an appetizer.】

【Whoever organized this meeting — no matter who — probably just wanted to come early and sound out the Company's stance.】

【This big shot either has his own ambitions and wants to reach some kind of consensus with us ahead of time, or he's planning to throw us a show of force to make us back off.】

March 7th: "A probe before the formal negotiations?"

March 7th: "They're already exchanging moves?"

March 7th: "The business world really is a battlefield..."

Himeko: "Since this Radiant Feldspar is property of the Alfalfa Family line."

Himeko: "Then it looks like the one currently holding power over Penacony is the head of the Alfalfa Family, right?"

Stelle: "The Alfalfa Family line seems to be in charge of Penacony's economy?"

Stelle: "So the head of this family — isn't he just a black-hearted capitalist?"

Furina: "Uh... if Penacony falls into the hands of someone like that, will its future really be okay?"

Hu Tao: "It's not certain it'll really fall into the hands of this Alfalfa Family head — after all, the Company isn't a pushover either."

The video continues.

【Oh my, as expected of Director Topaz, what a clear mind!】

【When the Big Boss arrives, please remind her to keep an eye out too, watch out for the other side digging a pit...】

After hearing Topaz's analysis, Thomas

immediately clapped,

delivering a Ma Pi of moderate size.

【Hahaha, thank you for the kind reminder, but I think that won't be necessary.】

【Sitting at the negotiation table with that lady — the one who always needs to watch out is everyone else~】

【Pass it along to everyone in the group, just hold your posts, no need to worry about the negotiations.】

Topaz instructed Thomas.

【Oh... understood, I'll go pass it along right now.】

Thomas nodded.

【Oh right, one more thing —】

【— Don't call her the Big Boss in front of Ms. Jade, it could cost lives~ I'm not joking.】

Paimon: "G-good... good grief!!"

Paimon: "Getting a title wrong can cost lives?!"

Lumine: "So the Company has such strict hierarchy?"

Topaz: "Ha, just scaring him a little."

Topaz: "Otherwise how would he remember?"

Stelle: "That old guy's Ma Pi skills are truly first-rate."

March 7th: "After working at the Company so long, he's definitely got to be a sharp one!"

Miss Qingque: "Hey, in the workplace, knowing how to deliver Ma Pi is a basic essential skill!"

Miss Qingque: "And there's a whole lot of depth to it!"

Furina: "Looks like Miss Qingque has plenty of insight on this."

Stelle: "Master Qing, find time to write a book and teach us soon."

Stelle: "Let us learn your Ma Pi skills."

Diviner Fu Xuan: "Qingque, this one advises you not to neglect your duties, or don't blame me for disciplining you!"

Miss Qingque: "How could I!"

Miss Qingque: "I, Qingque, am the most down-to-earth person there is!"

Stelle: "Sigh... I miss the old unbridled, high-spirited Boss Qing from back in the day..."

The video continues.

【U-understood!】

【Thank you for the reminder, Director!】

Thomas started,

hurriedly thanked Topaz,

then took his leave in haste.

Seeing this, Topa began walking forward,

preparing to wait at the negotiation venue.

【The big shots haven't arrived yet..... Looks like the talks are still a while off.】

【This area's pretty lively—let me wander around a bit.】

Topa took the elevator down to the lower level,

found no trace of any big shots,

and decided to stroll around to pass the time.

【So many buttons.... If I press them one by one, I'll be busy till the end of time?】

【I didn't expect these little puppy dogs were so capable—they actually collected them all...】

As Topa walked,

she spotted a hound guard crouched on the ground,

muttering to himself incessantly.

【Hmmpf? Hmmpf....】

Zhangzhang, who accompanied Topa,

let out two soft huffs, as if sensing something off about this man.

March 7th: "This familiar button..."

March 7th: "Hua Huo, is it you again?"

March 7th: "You really can go anywhere—even sneak onto the Hui Changshi."

Funingna: "Miss Hua Huo seems to be muttering that the hounds confiscated all the bomb buttons she distributed?"

Funingna: "So she's worrying about how to activate each one of these buttons individually??"

Stelle: "Pfft!!"

Stelle: "That kills me!"

Stelle: "Hua Dao, you're no good at this!"

Stelle: "Did you come here to be a clown?"

Hua Huo: "Huh??"

Hua Huo: "Are those hound pups really that capable?"

Hua Huo: "They actually collected all the little gifts I worked hard to hand out?"

Hua Huo: "But it's no problem—it won't stop me~"

Hu Tao: "Uh... You want to press each one by hand?"

Hu Tao: "Aren't you going to drop dead from exhaustion?"