Chapter 1080

NO．203：Aomo：Just be a consultant and it's done

Just as Aomo had guessed earlier, the higher-ups of Rhodes Island Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. soon contacted him, asking about Griliza.

It's not hard to guess from between the lines that they have high hopes for Griliza's void nature, wanting to treat it as a super powerful toilet to flush away all the messy junk from their homeland.

But Aomo has to regretfully remind them that Griliza itself is a runaway toilet.

Even if Aomo is big-hearted enough to lend Griliza's card to them for use back home, releasing it is simple, but whether it can be retrieved depends on the other party's will.

Unless the other party can find a second oddball capable of containing Griliza's void essence and doesn't mind the possible mental deterioration from using monster cards—such a person, if found, would likely be a poor soul used solely as a vessel—Aomo still doesn't want such a person to appear.

But perhaps, as mentioned in the forum, the former Dr. Rosenthal would be a good user of Griliza.

However, no matter what, Aomo's attitude toward monster cards is that of a total hamster.

Can do without, but cannot lack—just stuff it in the pocket first, no matter what.

Those disposable monster cards placed in the office counter card slots are proof similar to his mindset when displaying works with the fishing guy.

That's also why asking him to hand over monster cards is basically impossible.

This also shows how much he values his few horse girl subordinates—Gold Bridge, Gatanjea, and Carmilla—not only are they not disposable cards, but among them there's even an Evil God-level strength card.

Even Sai would find it strange that he initially gave his cards to Chazuo.

This is also the significance of the most thoughtful and obedient among the first three girls under Aomo.

Setting aside such special-status intersections, Aomo is at most willing to lend to others, and only if he can ensure getting it back quickly.

As for Rhodes Island-style corporate cooperation, discussing public affairs without personal ties, he would very straightforwardly refuse.

Letting Griliza leave his hands, even being taken to another world, is out of the question.

Not to mention whether he's willing or not, just having such a dangerous card as Griliza loose outside makes it easy for trouble to fall from the sky.

By then, the Terra world would add a Void Disaster after the demons, the Faction, and the Originium, and then it wouldn't be the current game that can be closed and reset.

Aomo could still end up bearing some causality out of nowhere that would let Shu Da broaden his horizons.

But considering past cooperation and interactions with employees linked to their "company," Aomo isn't completely without giving any chance.

He would propose that, although directly taking Griliza's monster card to another world is not recommended, Griliza's data can be lent for analysis and research.

It's not only Griliza that can perfectly counter demons, but Griliza's existence and ability perfectly counter demons.

Between the two, if even one is simulated, demons are no longer a problem.

He can see that Rhodes Island is already pondering simulating giant beasts, or rather, monster technology.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have collected so many monsters that can be highly restored in the game.

Know that inside are many monsters that, even in the Holy Terra Federation, are only recorded and hard to come by—"out-of-print goods"—and Bahamut, too, is more widely known as the one in Starjala's hands.

Very FF (Final Fantasy).

By contrast, GBF's Bahamut image is fixed, not to mention its very existence is a complete mystery—even if the Sky Gate City truly linked to that floating island world, public records of contact with that god's fragment are only a few.

Aomo also believes there are still some records not public, but Rhine Life being able to obtain simulation data of such existence proves Rhodes Island has put in great effort in this field.

So he proposed another form of cooperation.

Or rather, an employment form.

By him periodically bringing Griliza's monster card over, acting as a consultant to monitor the research simulation of Griliza's monster card, while also being able to curb possible accidents.

On this basis, if Rhodes Island's research department can truly simulate even a rough version, even if out of control there's still room for suppression—after all, in that game, he learned through Wangzhikou that among the Sui family alone there are beings that can counter Griliza.

Even two of them.

But the most targeted of those beings seems to have other things to attend to lately and can't immediately come to Rhodes Island in this realm-gate area.

And that being which can be tried as a substitute, he is very familiar with.

So familiar that these past few days he's seen her almost daily, as if that drunkard usually has no other entertainment, always occasionally bringing a daze, and then naturally appearing in his field of view.

Entering and exiting dreams truly is an extremely cheating power.

Not only can it make her an invisible observer who doesn't hinder or interfere with anyone, only observable by Aomo as the dream's master,

but it can also numb the dream's master.

Let Aomo each time have that moment, naturally accepting her existence, as if she ought to be there—standing, sitting, or lying—part of the dream's background.

This is the feeling of dreaming: the person in the dream often doesn't sense the dream's oddness, only after waking do they think, "What the hell was that development?"

This essence is brain dormancy, with only a few brain cells active in a "foolish" state.

It can also be seen as a kind of mental, willful numbness and dulling.

At such times, even having spoken before might be one's own illusion, giving you the chance to blurt out, "Illusion technique? Damn, when was that?"

Just like now, when she opens her mouth and says, "Is this enough?" her question comes out.

Aomo then unconsciously nods, wanting to nod, and immediately in the near-still time of those few horse-eared girls around him, he looks at her:

"How? Do you have any more instruction?"

His reaction is getting faster and faster, almost describable in frames as the clarity of his thoughts turning like electricity.

Fast enough to let a flash of surprise pass through her light purple pupils, thinking of her initial reaction, he somehow feels a subtle sense of achievement.

Like when Xiaonian once led him in shaping pottery, seeing the rough clay cup gradually take form, he has that tiny bit of faint satisfaction.

"Nothing much, just I'm still in a meeting here, and I want to slip out a bit." He bluntly raises his hand to lightly tap his mouth, making a yawning gesture, making him in front of Aomo always appear with a touch of laziness.

Seems slightly drunk and tired, or as if utterly idle.

Making the demon often feel she should be given some homework.

Or better yet, find a class to attend—unemployed drunkards are too embarrassing.

What? Already have a job? And still drinking on the job with pay?

Damn, really too decadent! Must severely criticize and educate!!

Aomo wanted to find Rhodes Island's complaint window, but felt perhaps no one could manage her, so it came to nothing, but now……

His heart already senses that woman with gradually changing hair color, who seems to grasp some of his future, a mature woman, and also the sister of this person before him.

It seems there might actually be someone to complain to, huh?

He thought so, but on the surface he remained expressionless, waving his hand with a hint of disdain: "Then you go take a nap, and in the meantime, get my time back. After signing this agreement, I still need to meet with Lauren Tytna and Ishamara."

"Oh? Sounds like you've figured out a solution?" she asked, leaning back with her eyes closed on the empty seat diagonally opposite.

Then came Aomo's silent and subtle gaze.

This made her open her eyes again.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"When Miss Lauren Tytna stated her purpose, you should have said you had some inspiration to record, then slipped out of everyone's sight, right?"

"Uh, the body itself is the carefree form—why be so nitpicky? Come on, tell me what you plan to do later."

Even the local accent came out, meaning her emotions were a bit unstable. Aomo hardly needed to think before silently turning his gaze to the other girls whose movements had already returned to normal.

"About done. Next, we'll use this company's training room to verify the results. I heard it's usually quiet there during the day—perfect for a new gathering point."

"Question: what exactly is a 'gathering point'? Could it mean dispersed operations?" Bourbon asked, having been playing on her phone earlier, as if the network here in Rhodes Island had many interesting things.

"It's not about us gathering, but about Zhong Yue and Miss Shu," Aomo explained, feigning ignorance of the slight pout on the face diagonally opposite, "as well as Lauren Tytna and Ishamara."

"I believe you both more or less have that too."

"That kind of 'new friend' you meet after that previous game—either they find you or you find them to exchange thoughts—can be arranged to meet there, provided you already have each other's contact information."

"……" This remark instantly made Chazuo, Bourbon, and Aizhi's expressions turn subtle.

On the contrary, Suzi instantly grinned, because her 'acquaintances' were mostly NPCs from the previous Rhine Life.

"No contact info? Knowing how to address them is fine—I can help you ask around through some channels."

Chazuo: "……Well, thanks, trainer."

Aizhi: "... Trouble you."

Bourbon: "Understood, please Master help confirm Lancet-2 Miss and Zujuma Miss's contact details."

"Miss."

"I refuse."

"I imagine someone as broad-minded as you would surely let bygones be bygones and point the way forward. For that, I will do my best in front of Miss Shu to improve your image."

"You're saying my image is bad?"

"You're asking such a mundane question, like a woman throwing a tantrum, slightly ruining the usual filter..." Aomo thought, but continued telepathically: "Not exactly—just that, no matter what, there's always room for improvement."

"Forget it~" Following not far behind Aomo, the one shaking head and brain while lifting the wine gourd, in this regard, was more thoroughly lax.

"Shu isn't so easily persuaded to change—her ability destined her to see things and people more thoroughly and comprehensively than others."

Does that mean you admit your image is beyond saving?

Looking at the other with a subtle gaze, Aomo withdrew his attention before the other and a few nearby Mare girls noticed, remained silent for a few seconds, then said:

"Anyway, why not give it a try?"

"Do whatever you want~"

That person merely swayed the raised tail behind them, casually picked up the wine gourd again, and gave it a couple of taps.