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A sci-fi-inspired light flickered through the gaps in the steel, illuminating one massive cannon muzzle after another, filled with violence and savagery, like a group of giant steel sharks roaming the starry sky, ready to open their bloodthirsty jaws and tear apart everything in their path.
"Oswald actually deployed so many strategic-level forces!"
Topa panicked a little.
Qiong glanced at the holographic projection displayed by Haitu, took out her phone, and activated the Trailblazer's finishing move.
[Fusion is a man's romance: Are you there?]
[Black Tower: [Auto-reply] Hello, I'm currently unavailable and won't be able to contact you for a while.]
[Fusion is a man's romance: I'm in a good mood right now. Remember what I mentioned before about something that can influence the Star God? You can experience it once. If you're interested, have the real body come over.]
[Black Tower: ?]
[Fusion is a man's romance: Although, it should bring you more than that inspiration cake.]
[The Great Black Tower: Where are you now?]
PS:
Chapter 468 Take a few steps! He walked with a powerful and vigorous stride.
The sky seemed to be torn apart, revealing the outline of a giant steel ship. When the fleet fully deployed its battle formation, the twilight line of Arillow was rewritten as a jagged shape.
The atmosphere, under the pressure and pull of the fleet's gravitational field, formed a vortex cloud with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers, and the muzzle diameter was 4396 mm.
A single shot could destroy almost the entire Beloborg; this is merely a charging warning.
"I never imagined that such a mineral could be hidden on a small planet in a remote star system."
On a warship, the team leader, dressed in a black suit, can see the images transmitted back by the probes through thin, futuristic-style holographic glasses.
The crystal-clear mineral reflects amber light, revealing its protective luster.
"This mineral should be given to the great King of Amber, to build a wall! To build a wall!"
"It's such a waste to give it to these natives!"
The staff of the market development department, especially Oswaldo's confidants, were mostly fanatical believers and expansionists.
"Is it worth such a large-scale war for a weak civilization that doesn't even have air defense capabilities?"
"Shh! You dare question the boss's orders? Don't you want your year-end bonus?"
The employees were discussing it in hushed tones.
In the core compartment of the Amber Guard, a P43 administrator adjusted his breathing and bowed respectfully to the figure standing by the porthole.
"Boss, the liquidation process is complete, and the gravity anchor has been deployed. Shall we lock the continental shelf? Please give the order."
Oswaldo's fingertips traced the porthole, gazing at the stark dividing line on the planet's surface, and he said without turning his head:
"The repayment period agreed upon by the borrowers of Yalilo VI and the company's investors at the time was 280 years, but the debt has been overdue for 440 years."
Given Oswaldo's personality and style, he wouldn't need a reason to use force on a newly conquered planet, but since there's a perfectly clear reason right here, he wouldn't mind using it.
“Send them an ultimatum.”
Oswaldo casually adjusted his cuffs:
“The company is very lenient – if we give them a standard and they pay off the principal and interest, we can still be close business partners; otherwise, we will immediately begin enforcement.”
A mocking smile appeared on Oswaldo's lips.
The combined monetary economy of this civilization doesn't even amount to a fraction of the late fees incurred from their debts.
Of course, they certainly wouldn't attack the planet.
The enforcement process will also avoid harming the civilization, or even an insignificant individual within that civilization. How could a company's assets be destroyed?
In the future civilization of Arillo, every city is a sophisticated mining instrument, and every newborn is a living bond with automatic compound interest. What flows in their veins is not blood, but credit points that have not yet been realized. Why harm them?
The reason for deploying the gravity anchors was to demonstrate the company's strength and to dissuade certain fools in Belloberg from harboring any illusions.
While we're at it, let's dig up some mineral-rich earth marrow and bring it back with us.
This is a response to their challenge to the company's authority!
"Yes!"
The manager of P43 bowed and nodded.
However, he had a problem: the local civilization on this planet still used paper-based offices and had no internet at all, so how could they issue an ultimatum?
Such a minor issue should absolutely not be asked of the boss.
It is 14:22 in Interstellar Standard Time, but it is evening in Arillow local time.
The magnificent sunset plunged all the citizens into panic, as the company's warship used a projection method to project Yalilo's debts and amounts onto the sky.
"What? Debt?"
"So many zeros? How much is that?"
"What should I do? Why do I owe so much money? Why are words appearing in the sky?"
Unrest and panic began to break out in the city of Beloborg. Big Seele and Jepard led the Silver Mane Iron Guard to maintain order, while Bronya calmed the people and gave an explanation according to the wishes of the Dome.
The power the company displayed, the dazzling aurora covering the sky—these were things Bronya couldn't comprehend, making her feel even more powerless and insignificant towards Ariello…
Fortunately, the person she relied on most was right beside her.
Qiong saved Belloberg, and she unconditionally trusted him.
"Brownie, it's all yours now."
Qiong tilted his head at the projection of debts and amounts owed in the sky, gesturing to Miss Haha Rabbit.
"Alright!"
Miss Hatbite rubbed her hands together eagerly: "Perfect, we can use them to test the newly written hacking program."
She couldn't wait to open the Ether editor.
For Miss Hataku, who craves adventure and excitement, having a company come knocking on her door after she's mastered her skills is like a pillow being delivered when she's sleepy.
The company's fleet naturally also has personnel specializing in network attack and defense.
However, compared to Miss Hacker Rabbit, who is a hacker-type talent and has absorbed experience packs from Silver Wolf and Screw Goom, she is clearly no match.
"The network has been compromised!"
"The other side has a super hacker!"
"Activate the third layer of firewall... No, it's been breached!"
"how is this possible?"
Amid the gasps of the company's network administrator, the text projected onto the sky by the starship changed, transforming into an ultimatum from the Dome to Oswald.
List the relevant financial legal provisions and give the company half an hour to complete the compensation, otherwise coercive measures will be taken.
The reason it's half an hour is because half an hour has passed since the company released its statement, and there's still half an hour left.
Unable to cut off the projection.
The figure standing on the palace terrace in the satellite image, the nameless guest Bryce mentioned, a gray-haired youth named Qiong, was leisurely gazing up at the Sky Warship, and even pushed up his sunglasses as Oswaldo stared at him.
"You're radiating arrogance, you're asking for death!"
They dared to provoke him in this way, even with his fleet right in front of them.
"Boss! Shall we get started?"
Oswaldo raised his hand, squinting and smiling slightly:
"No rush, let's play along with him."
Within an hour, they had thoroughly stirred up the area around Beloborg and discovered a rich deposit of minerals near the city.
"Activate gravity... huh!?"
The words abruptly ended, and in the satellite footage, a graceful and elegant woman in a black dress suddenly appeared, with a doll-like girl wearing a beret beside her.
Oswaldo was stunned, his brow furrowed.
The men looked up in confusion, their eyes first drawn to the stunning beauty in the black dress, their expressions momentarily dazed.
Then he noticed the girl doll, his dazed expression suddenly became confused, and then his eyes widened sharply.
"That is!"
……
Five minutes ago.
"Take a few steps!"
Qiong leaned over the telescope, squinting with one eye while observing the fleet with the other.
"He walked out with a vigorous and powerful stride."
"He walked out with a vigorous and powerful stride."
Xing, grinning, repeated her lessons in the small garden, her long, flawless legs striding like she was marching in formation, following March 7th.
"To make rapid progress in a day."
Xing swung her arms wildly, like a primary school student playing a game, with her palms upright.
"Walking out of a world that feels like another world."
On March 7th, he started studying with Xing, leaving Toppa in the room speechless.
"What kind of abstract art are you guys doing now?"
The familiar, haughty voice that suddenly rang out made Qiong look away from the telescope and see a small black tower doll with its hands on its hips, walking out of a floating magic mirror with a charming and proud air.
"Lady Black Tower!"
Toppa, who was inside the room, suddenly stood up.
Qiong actually summoned Lady Black Tower!?
Hearing the shouts, Black Tower glanced at Topa, not recognizing him and not needing to pay him any attention.
"You don't understand, this is called paying tribute."
Qiong curiously examined the magic mirror for a moment, then looked down at the black tower with its hands on its hips:
"Why is it a puppet that came? Where is the real thing?"
"I suspect you've gone to great lengths just to see my stunningly beautiful true form, but I have no proof."
Black Tower puffed out his chest, which had almost no curve, and hummed.
"What's so interesting about a flat-chested old woman?"
Toppa, a company executive, was about to walk over and greet Ms. Black Tower when he heard Qiong's words and froze in mid-air.
What the hell!
Dude, is that how you talk to Lady Black Tower?
"You want to see diamonds again?"
Black Tower pulled a hammer from under her skirt.
"Don't interrupt, is the main body coming or not? If not, I'll call Ruan Mei."
Qiong took out her phone and pretended to make a contact.
"Hey! What's your hurry? Are you so eager to see my true form?"
Black Tower quickly grabbed Qiong's arm.
Black Tower understood that the ability to influence the Star God was just a gimmick, but Qiong guaranteed that the thing was many times more interesting than the Universal Synthesizer and could help her like Book Cake did, so Black Tower made up her mind to come over.
Qiong is worth the trip for her true form.
"I'll be there soon."
As soon as she finished speaking, the brilliance in the amethyst eyes of the Black Tower doll vanished.