Chapter 370: line with translation of chapter title

Yuechi Xiangzheng, chairman of Yuechi Logistics, is one of the main sponsors of the monster exhibition.

Sponsorship is investment—investing in the monster industry, managing connections, and attracting prestige.

Yuechi Logistics, despite being a medium-sized enterprise with chain subsidiaries in several regions of Earth, possessing considerable financial and human resources, is nevertheless insignificant within the Xiang family's industrial group.

This is not strange.

But when Yuechi Logistics also failed to secure a decent position in logistics within Jiemen District, it becomes somewhat embarrassing.

The main branch of the Xiang family is located in Jiemen District.

Yuechi Xiangzheng also grew up here from childhood, and Yuechi Logistics was established and developed within this large special zone.

As everyone knows, resources among similar companies always compete for each other, and the cake of benefits has been completely divided up from the start.

To seize a share, you must kick the opponent down; in this business struggle, whether you try to be artistic—holding odd competitions—or want to be direct—straight up fighting… sorry, that sounds like the same example, let's change it.

For example, economic coercion, capital pressure, and even grabbing a hammer to smash the opposing database.

Although the latter sounds extreme, it does indeed happen.

Yuechi Xiangzheng is not incapable of these plans.

But just looking at Yuechi Logistics' small-to-medium scale situation in Jiemen District is enough to prove he hasn't succeeded.

And he chose to evade—or rather, to shift.

Yuechi Logistics' ventures into Anmei District and Yiluo District, however, have flourished, proving with facts that it's not a lack of effort on his part, but that Jiemen District is overly competitive.

Of course, even ten years later, a certain parachuted Emperor could still prove that it indeed counts as insufficient strength.

Penguin Logistics took only a year and a half from registration to obtaining an A‑class logistics license.

With the title Emperor enjoying industry‑wide acclaim matching its name, together with several of its subordinates, it can be called legendary.

Considering the development process, which certainly involved the use of force, this legend also carries a hint of Night City's color. (x)

It refers to a certain penguin with beast‑master identity who indeed dies dozens of times a year.

In fact, Penguin Logistics' rapid development is backed by Rhodes Island Company.

When necessary, staff dispatched under the name of Rhodes Island Pharmaceutical Company provide assistance, thereby helping it survive the most difficult early stage of entrepreneurship.

As the first organization from the Terra continent to cross over into this world, Rhodes Island Pharmaceutical Company fits the role of a Terra continent outpost in this world better than the definition of a mere pharmaceutical company.

The nations of the Terra continent—Great Yan, Victoria, Ursus, and others—have either voluntarily or out of necessity dispatched officials, technicians, and outstanding individuals.

Serving as Rhodes Island operatives in this world, they work, act, and return to their hometowns to serve the organization and the nation.

Therefore, the support Rhodes Island Pharmaceutical Company provides to Penguin Logistics, roughly speaking, amounts to having another world as a backer.

Although a certain penguin is unrestrained and indulgent, he would never genuinely exert effort for any group.

But development itself requires leverage; mutual help is natural, and the Emperor does not particularly reject Rhodes Island's ideas and goals, so Penguin Logistics can also be considered Rhodes Island's eye‑in‑the‑field in logistics.

Organizations like this, whose names seem unrelated at first glance but whose members are all Rhodes Island operatives, are also numerous in Jiemen District.

How could the mutual cooperation and penetration between the two worlds possibly be carried out merely through a single company?

Although Rhodes Island Pharmaceutical Company has already taken charge of many fields not typical for a pharma company, if you truly want it to develop comprehensively, you might as well change its name.

Considering that its original purpose is still to cure ore sickness, and it indeed continues to produce such medicines, the name Rhodes Island is unlikely to change.

In fact, Rhodes Island Company has been trying to reduce and cut functions unrelated to a pharmaceutical company.

This is not a complete abandonment, but rather repackaging those functions into other companies.

Just like Penguin Logistics, formed by staff responsible for relevant fields establishing small companies to circumvent Rhodes Island's limitations.

After all, developing these functions is really not suitable for a pharmaceutical company.

Placed on the once‑chaotic Terra continent, there are few restrictions, but placed in the Jiemen District of the Holy Terra Federation…

Here there is a very complete set of laws.

So when you see the Clock Tower organization called whatever the King's Staff, the Blessed Gospel Squad organization of whatever the Latrellan Notary Office, or the Demon Realm Area group of whatever the Kazdel Military Committee, you must be wary that they might bring along a bunch of pharmaceutical company brothers.

Moreover, they have astonishing connections and financial resources, and so on.

After all, it is also considered a community of the Terra continent, and everyone's contact with their hometowns must go through the headquarters of Rhodes Island Pharmaceutical Company.

Having said that, this is sufficient to prove—Penguin Logistics' sudden rise in Jiemen District is entirely a natural result.

There is talent support, financial support, and moreover no shortage of capable, free‑style leaders; aiming for the achievement of 'seizing a piece of logistics territory in Jiemen District' is easily attained.

Such information, as a competitor in the same industry, Yuechi Xiangzheng naturally investigates it with perfect clarity, but the other folks in his family home, even if they know, will deliberately ignore it.

Let alone those truly useless wastes who aren't even informed.

Even those wastes, together with those who have some talent, will openly or covertly use Penguin Logistics' achievements to undermine Yuechi Logistics.

Which is tantamount to stepping on Yuechi Xiangzheng himself.

And yet they are all humans.

Everyone is a human oppressed by Uma Musume, yet they still undermine each other and form a hierarchy of contempt; Yuechi Xiangzheng often can't tell whether he dislikes Uma Musume more, or those human relatives who should be on his side.

'Clearly the eldest son, yet he has to watch his niece inherit the family headship; suppressed by the Emperor within the clan, and also suppressed in his vision by another Emperor—Yuechi, heh… haha, maybe he really clashes with the Emperor!'

Perhaps that is indeed the case……Yuechi Xiangzheng cannot help but admit this.

When overseas enterprises were flourishing and the situation in Jiemen District was also changing, Yuechi Xiangzheng once tried to truly run the headquarters company.

The result……was nothing.

Not only did he fail to surpass those upper‑tier companies, but even with a workforce far too small to be called a large company, Penguin Logistics—which merely has the status of a large company based on performance and revenue—could not outdo them either.

When his career cannot advance and his standing within the family remains unchanged, he becomes eager for a more practical outlet, a purer power—like that of monsters.

And even after hearing the mockery from his family members directed at him, he did not become angry.

He merely had an idea.

'If you can't beat them, join them'—that's a saying of the young.

'Win‑win cooperation'—that's what a mature member of society should say.

He is accumulating the power of monsters, and success in his career is also an important step in gaining influence and buying time.

In this way, I can also be considered using this Emperor to oppose that Rudolf.

Aomo Lindun, can you be of use?

As a trainer, you who try to let the Emperor return to Saichang, can you also become a dagger to oppose my niece?

Everyone is not on the same path; Yuechi Symbol clearly understands this.

Likewise, Yuechi Symbol also understands; the other side also knows this.

If it weren't for conflicting positions, he would very much hope to cooperate with the other side; after all… how ridiculous the merchant's situation is, the more it shows how suitable Lindun's ability is—becoming his true collaborator.

But this possibility no longer holds.

Everyone has exposed themselves too early; only cautious probing remains.

Even the so-called cooperation should have stopped at mere talk.

But…… the cooperation project between the logistics company and the monster side, as a promoter of cooperation, allows the two companies to further develop in the logistics field.

This has nothing to do with the trainer or the horse girls, but is closely related to monsters.

The other side has no reason to refuse, right?

——

Yuehuanshe: 【Boss, do you have any impression of this person Yuechi Symbol?】

The Emperor: 【Huh? Which scallion? Why should I remember such a name? And you brat, haven't you worked for three days? Can a temp just not show up? You've gotten paid!!】

Yuehuanshe: 【?】

The Emperor: 【?】

Yuehuanshe: 【Isn't my pay through commission per run? Do I have a fixed salary?】

The Emperor: 【No, with your work attitude you still want a fixed salary?!】

Yuehuanshe: 【Do you really care about the company's development? I heard you're still doing music creation.】

The Emperor: 【What for? You want to team up with me to DJ?】

Yuehuanshe: 【Ignoring the main point like this is not good, boss.】

The Emperor: 【Is there an employee who talks to the boss like this?】

Yuehuanshe: 【That's how temps are: they don't know priorities, so they're easy to get fired, but before getting fired, they must speak their mind.】

Yuehuanshe: 【Yuechi Symbol, chairman of Yuechi Logistics, actual shareholder, and also a sponsor of the monster industry for multiple companies, as well as one of the planetary-level sponsors of monster exhibitions, wants to cooperate with Penguin Logistics on a project.】

Yuehuanshe: 【Related to giant beast transport.】

The Emperor: 【Giant beasts? So you brat are helping him as a spokesman?】

Yuehuanshe: 【More accurately, he thinks I will act as his spokesman.】

The Emperor: 【So you refuse?】

Yuehuanshe: 【No, I accept.】

The Emperor: 【You little brat!】

Yuehuanshe: 【So, do you actually care about the company's development or not?】

The Emperor: 【Is this important?】

Yuehuanshe: 【Very important!】

The Emperor: 【……I don't care, but I also do.】

——————Yuehuanshe shared a document with you——————

Yuehuanshe: 【Then how should we agree? After that, we can relax the conditions a bit, after all everyone thinks you don't care about the company's development.】

The Emperor: 【…Do you have a grudge against him?】

Yuehuanshe: 【Hard to say, but definitely not on the same side.】

The Emperor: 【I'll go grab Yi Si to chat about whether it's necessary to take on.】

Yuehuanshe: 【Thanks, boss.】

The Emperor: 【Don't rush to thank; if you really take it, you still have to work!】

Yuehuanshe: 【I brought in such a big project, yet I still have to work myself?】

The Emperor: 【Then I forbid you from participating; can you comply?】

Yuehuanshe: 【You have an eye for talent.】

The Emperor: 【You brat are like Texas—seem normal but have a streak of madness; you belong in Penguin Logistics.】

Yuehuanshe: 【Overpraise.】

In this text, the translation of Rudolf (Emperor) is a free translation; the Rudolf in Ludaofu Xiangzheng is taken from Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf I von Habsburg (RudolfIvonHabsburg), commonly translated as Ludaofu Xiangzheng or Rudolf Symbol (I actually wanted to use that, feels nicer and cooler, but Rudolf seems more official), and some Hong Kong publications also translate it as Le Duo Fu or Emperor Symbol.

However, what truly earned Rudolf the title of Emperor was his strong record, and after winning the final leg of the Triple Crown, the Kikuka Sho, becoming Japan's first undefeated Triple Crown horse, the piece played on the field was Beethoven's 《Emperor Concerto》.

——This can be said to be an intentional shaping of the horse's persona, but it was also successful, to the point that its name became a substitute for the title Emperor.

However, the pronunciation of Rudolf (Rudolf) is a bit of a mouthful for Japanese speakers; many commentators, during intense races, only say half the name, and some even suggest to the horse owner whether they could drop a few characters from the horse's name.

Then they were scolded by the horse owner. jpg

Next time the author will bring everyone some lukewarm knowledge. jpg