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Who knows, Eula, who saw the cheating, would join in - they weren't really worried that they would really get sick and faint, they just didn't want him to be in danger all the time. If they could lock him up in the rear for 24 hours, they would do many things that ordinary people couldn't understand.
This can also be considered a kind of happy helplessness.
"I can't believe it - I've been trapped in the medical cabin and slacking off until 4 o'clock... I haven't even done the experiment I promised Yuyun! I'm not sick, let me out!"
Kong's "hoaring" appearance was beyond the reach of Xier and Banya.
It doesn't look like acting.
"You really work hard."
Xier glanced sourly at Eula, who was sitting with her legs crossed and her head propped up, seemingly liking nothing but vodka, and Ying and Paimon, who had already eaten up the fruit basket.
"It's OK as long as the person is not dead. But does your words really count?"
"Are you talking about the 15% extra salary for employees?" Topa turned around and said innocently.
"Are you asking about the promise that Beicheng will only be slightly affected and will not be directly controlled by the company? Xier?" Banya quickly raised his hand, stopped in front of Xier, and winked at her frantically.
The point is not the salary, okay? I know you are suffering, but this is a sovereignty issue for Bay City!
"Oh, oh, yes, that's what I'm asking--" Xier's eyes, which suddenly became clear and innocent, made Kong Xiang, who should have hurriedly fled from the medical cabin, laugh.
"...Of course, the boss is a witness after all."
Seeing that Banya was not taking the bait, Topa rubbed his Jingming acupoints and then smiled bitterly:
"I thought I could make a big deal, but now I can only be a good person."
"Hehe, Topa, you must be very happy to be able to help the people of this planet—"
Paimon, who had already "seen everything", took out a mango and handed it to her.
"...Beloberg doesn't seem to sell this thing?" Topa couldn't remember if there was this item in the fruit basket.
After all, it belongs to the category of tropical fruits.
"It's my stock. How does the saying go... 'reciprocity'?" Paimon gestured in a very realistic manner.
……
Although the visit failed, Topa had a suitable opportunity to negotiate privately with Bronya and Nata, and they could also use Kong's excuse to get together.
Many things needed a reason, eating was one, visiting the sick was another. With Sora lying in bed as the notary, Topa was able to inform Bronya of her identity as the director of the strategic investment department in advance, and provided her with several assistance plans agreed by Sora for her to choose from.
This is not about opening champagne in advance, but about asking Banya to have a better understanding of Beloberg's situation. The difficulties are not just the star core.
You have to know that the company officials are not at all kind to planets that are not within their system, not to mention that Topal has the "IOU" of Bay City, signed by the first city builder... The fairness and coercive force of this contract will not change just because Beloberg's leader changes from a big guardian to a small guardian.
"Please allow me to think about it for a few more days. I also hope that you can share with me the data on the total output value of Bay City so that I can make a judgment..."
"No problem - Oh, Doctor, are we going back to the space station now?"
"If we don't set off now, we won't be able to finish our work tonight! Eula, Ying and the others may not be back until the late night, are you going to stay on the ground overnight?"
"I'll just sleep in the campsite - it's cooler here."
Eula glanced at Sora and said, "It's not my turn tonight anyway, so I'll have plenty of wine."
"Okay, I'll go back first! If you need anything, please contact me on the public channel!"
"..." Hearing those scolding words, whether it was Topa, Banya or Xier, they were very smart not to look away and continued to discuss the contract, as if they didn't care about Kong's private life at all.
But in fact, two of the beautiful girls were almost gritting their teeth - why didn't Sora look at them more even though they were so smart and proactive?
Sure enough, it takes more direct, violent means or accidents to break into his life than suggestive overtures.
Xier already had a rough outline of a plan in her mind, but when that evil idea hovered over her head, even she wanted to spit at herself - she thought it was dirty.
"Nata, don't you want me to move to the ground and continue to lead people? Then arrange for me to be closer to the freight line, preferably near the city."
"Yeah." Nata didn't ask Xier why she suddenly made this request, but she agreed first and would ask in detail when she got back.
Not only Xier, Banya also counted on his fingers and found that if he wanted to spend a whole day with Kong and reduce external interference, he might have to capture his mother first... Otherwise, she would not be free every minute and every second.
"...Ms. Toppa, I think this strategy is worth a try. Enriching materials will help improve the living standards of residents, and the impact can be reduced to a very low level. But as for currency, please let us keep the Winter City Shield system and only use credit points for settlement, okay? This is my bottom line."
As Kong led his men away, she made up her mind to cut the Gordian knot and sought Natasha's opinion: "What do you think, Chief Natasha?"
"Can the price of medicines be lower? The Iron Guard needs more drugs to treat infections and inflammation, as well as frostbite." Natasha had only one additional condition.
Hey, this guardian agent and the underground fire leader... why did they suddenly become so straightforward?
Topa stole a glance at Sora's back as he put on his clothes and left, wondering if he was going after his boss just to finalize the deal quickly.
253. Ruan Mei
After Sora reunited with Mitsuki and the others, he immediately contacted Asuna and Karin who were on a reconnaissance mission.
[Teacher, we have returned to the suburban camp! ]
[Do you want to go back to the car to rest? If you do, I will pick you up. ]
[Yes! Karin and I are going to take a bath in the car. Teacher, do you want to come with us?]
[I may not be able to get back until two or three in the morning. I'm afraid I can't go back today. Maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.]
[Eh~ I thought the teacher would reject it decisively! ]
[…I thought about making it up to you guys, but I never had the chance. If we could just take a bath together…]
...How should I put it...most people still have some psychological barriers to winning over their own students. Sora is no exception. Since that night, he has been reflecting on whether he was too impatient and whether he has lost his teacher's ethics. However, seeing that Asuna and Karin are still as enthusiastic as ever, he secretly made up his mind...
After that, you should let them play however they want and don't make any demands.
[Hehehe... I see. This is the 'restraint' of adults, right? Don't worry, Hua Lin and I won't make things difficult for the teacher! We'll take the initiative throughout the whole process, okay?]
[Huh... Senior, you are embarrassing the teacher now. Besides, we have become "adults", so we should also be more reserved.]
[It's useless to be reserved! Hina has already proved it——]
[Ahem, I'll pick you up now. ]
In a few flashes, all the train groups gathered near the anchor returned to the train. Pam was cleaning the floor at that time. When she saw seven or eight black footprints stained with snow water, she immediately said, "Go disinfect the corners first! Passenger Asuna, didn't you wipe the soles of your high heels before you came back?"
"Eh! Sorry, sorry!"
But the moment Pam took the initiative to grab the duster and came forward, Asuna used her golden-haired pounce method - hugging Pam and rubbing her hard.
"Stop, stop, don't attack the conductor!"
Its short arms stretched out from in front of Asuna, as if asking Sora for help.
"Empty, empty passengers—"
However, the heartless teacher didn't care about Pam's suffering at all. He quickly took Ying and Noshiro and ran away.
"…Is the conductor supposed to be alright?"
Paimon looked at the increasingly familiar alloy wall and said with some concern.
"Don't worry, Asuna knows her limits. She'll be gentle with people she really likes."
The students were all experts at bending steel pipes. With the help of the halo, every time they leaped towards others it was almost like crashing into someone with a motorcycle. But they paid attention to the strength when they hugged Pam just now, which showed that they had adapted to the new environment.
"…What do you mean by relatively light? Hey, don't take it lightly!"
Without continuing to bicker with Paimon, Kong walked straight to the center of the main control cabin. Ester was discussing something with a clerk from the World Seed Department. Seeing Kong coming with four people, she quickly waved her hand, indicating that the work she had assigned to him was not yet completed.
"Commander, I will go and prepare the supplies before the simulated universe experiment begins. Please let me know if there is anything urgent."
After Beifa apologized and left, the rich young woman sent the clerk away, pinched her forehead tiredly, and then fell towards Kong.
It’s not that she didn’t notice the newcomer, Neng Dai, but she was really driven crazy by the work in recent days.
"It's time for the second debate... I can't live like this!" She didn't care that the clerk who had just left behind her not far away, turned back subconsciously when he heard her noise and was trembling with fear, and continued to punch Kong's chest with his little fists.
"...Ah, the Black Tower has blocked you again." Kong had guessed that the Black Tower's review was strict, but he didn't expect it to be this strict.
"I have to work and write papers at the same time, and if I fail the second debate I'll have to delay my graduation!!" The rich woman secretly observed Noshiro's expression, but found that this girl was slightly nervous for a few seconds when she bumped into her. After that, even though she had to wipe her tears with her empty clothes, she didn't react at all, as if she thought it was normal. She was a little confused.
Is this child so open-minded? No, why is it that she treats her love rival as casually as eating and drinking water?
"...Will the Black Tower still issue you a diploma?" Kong had no idea what tricks the rich young woman was playing and ruffled her pink hair.
"Well, speaking of which, Ms. Black Tower really won't give me a degree certificate or anything like that. Can I do something about it later? Even if she doesn't recognize my graduation, I can print my own certificate and go to the Bozhi Society—"
"Stop it! You will not be blessed with intelligence if you commit academic fraud!"
Jokes aside, the rich young woman restrained her exaggerated acting and introduced herself to Noshiro, but the latter's reaction was too serious, which made her embarrassed.
[Why is this kid like a bodyguard? ] She muttered in her private channel.
[Because she was in charge of my security before, she would basically follow me wherever I went in the port area.]
[Oh, that sounds like an enviable life. Have you ever had a tryst? Does she still remain vigilant during a tryst?]
[It's very difficult for us in the port area to have a tryst...When Noshiro wants me...she has to have someone special to take over her escort duties.]
[…I take that back. I feel like you were living a more tiring life than I was…wait, have you grown taller again?]
"Ms. Noshiro, this is Ka-kong, a second-level clerk at the space station. Ms. Ruan Mei has arrived at the space station. Do you want to go meet her? From what Ms. Heita said, she knew that you had established a transmission base in the space station, so she came here specially, hoping to get first-hand biological information about Yalilo from you."
While chatting privately with Kong, Esta was carrying out her job... If you ignore her previous deer-like jump, she really has a terrifying aura.
"Well, if I go to the surface to collect data on local creatures... it will increase my workload. Phew, okay, I'll go talk to her."
"Hey, I knew you were reliable!" Then he immediately failed.
"You mentioned this to me specifically because you don't want to deal with that woman, right?" Sora rolled his eyes and gave Estelle a light slap on the head.
"No, Ms. Heita said that Ms. Ruan Mei likes quietness, so I didn't organize too many people to welcome her... As expected, a genius should be received by geniuses of the same level to show respect, right~"
She winked playfully and wanted to hang out with Kong for a while, but when she caught a glimpse of a fox man not far away, she immediately cleared her throat, left Kong's arms, and turned to Ying: "Dr. Kong is absolutely safe in the space station. Please trust our reorganized defense department! You two, little Paimon, the cafeteria is now open to you for free. How about filling your stomach before entering the simulated universe?"
"..." Ying turned and looked at Sora, not easily tempted by the delicious food.
"Esther is right, you guys go and relax, but Paimon can't leave me too far - first go and pack her some food to make her shut up."
"Hey! I didn't say a word even when I shouldn't have!!"
"I can't leave your side. I've made an agreement with my old friends." In sharp contrast to Paimon's jumping up and down, Ying's eyes were calm and unyielding.
"Ying, the only ones who can kill me instantly and prevent me from sending out a distress signal are probably Star God and Party A. If you encounter an enemy of this level, even if you have the power of your heyday, you can only stop the enemy. It is not enough for me to escape. So relax and don't regard protecting me as a psychological burden."
But Kong was more resolute this time: "Taking you to some social occasions is equivalent to putting pressure on the other party. After all, Ruan Mei is a more important partner. If she attacks me, Black Tower will be the first to not let her go. Don't worry, go and have a good meal."