Abnormal crossing

Chapter 224 Agreement Reached (Part 1)

Gu Wei, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but glance at Fujimori.

This man, whose name sounds somewhat similar to the Japanese neighbor with many ghost and god legends before time travel, seems a little unconvinced.

At least the second half of the sentence is a nail that's neither too hard nor too soft.

This is in line with Fujimori's contract termination.
The Tallinn Grand Alliance's support for the Labyrinthine civilization has come to an end.

To know.

Aside from its hidden mission of monitoring Boska, the Tallinn Grand Alliance itself is of great significance and value. The Aurora Maze has an inherently complex structure, and most second- and third-tier civilizations need the assistance of the Tallinn Grand Alliance to communicate with the outside world.

These assistance measures cover not only economic and technological aspects, but also the field of education.

The first two are relatively easier to explain.

After all, there aren't many natural resources to sell in the Aurora Maze, and the few civilizations that can export their specialties aren't short of buyers. Without the Tallinn Alliance as a checkpoint, they can spend less on tariffs.

The same applies to technology.

The demand for high-tech equipment in the entire Maze is limited. Even a Maze overlord like Bosca only has about thirty high-level mechs. The equipment that second- and third-tier mechs can afford to purchase is not difficult to operate. In fact, Qiao Kewen can even introduce a few experienced transport drivers to join them.
But the education sector is different.

Members of the Tallinn Alliance are generally distributed around the Aurora Maze, and some of these fourth and fifth-tier civilizations are the main providers of 'study abroad' qualifications—after all, for the second and third-tier civilizations in the Maze, the cost of sending people to more distant places is still too high.

Just like many high school graduates choosing schools before Gu Wei's time travel, unless your grades are exceptionally good, universities in your province or surrounding provinces are often your first choice.

Some students from the south who study in the northeast spend over 2000 yuan on a round-trip plane ticket during holidays.
If even high-speed trains and airplanes in planetary civilizations are like this, imagine how difficult it is to leave the labyrinth zone, a mode of transportation that involves jump points.

For example, Sina from the Mold civilization was able to go out to study by following the path of the Tallinn Grand Alliance.

more importantly.

For many civilizations within the Labyrinth, the study abroad opportunities offered by the Tallinn Alliance are, in the long run, a crucial, and sometimes the only, pathway to advancement for their entire civilization.

It is precisely because generations of students sent abroad returned to their hometowns after completing their studies, bringing with them systematic knowledge and technology, that civilization has the opportunity to continue to develop.

This channel is now ineffective.
Apart from Bosca and thirteen third-tier civilizations, including Mold, the path to advancement for other civilizations within the Maze Zone was essentially cut off.

However, faced with Fujimori's half-threat laced with nails, Milo seemed not to understand the implication and laughed heartily a few times: "Station Chief Fujimori is a very straightforward man. In that case, I will thank you on behalf of Old Joe and Princess Adele!"

"Let's skip the pleasantries, Mr. Milo," Fujimori shook his head, glancing at the large black sphere as he spoke. "Shouldn't we hurry up and get the handover done?"

“No problem!” Milo immediately waved his hand and nodded towards the big black ball: “Just take this thing!”

"Ok?"

Fujimori raised an eyebrow in surprise and asked, "Mr. Milo, are you willing to hand it over to me first?"

Milo waved his hand dismissively and chuckled, "I already said I'm not interested in this junk. Take it if you want."

Gu Wei, who was standing to the side, gently pursed his lips.

As expected of a seasoned driver, his excuses are always so plausible.
The large black ball is the core of the deal between the two parties, but the essence of the agreement between Milo and Fujimori has little to do with it—the latter is based on the deterrent effect of Jin's identity and Fujimori's judgment that Milo is not deeply involved.

Therefore, whether or not the big black ball is handed over to Fujimori in advance makes no difference to Milos.

If Fujimori wanted to breach the contract, he could have simply lifted the blockade as a show of force, taken the item, and then re-blocked Boska. Letting Fujimori take it now might even increase his favor with the planet—not for personal relationships, but for the sake of the civilians of Boska.

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Then Fujimori gave Milo a deep look, and a slight smile finally appeared on his stiff face: "Captain Milo is a straightforward man, so let's proceed as agreed."

Done.

Fujimori raised his hand towards Vallin.

Warlin nodded knowingly, then turned and whispered a few instructions to the soldiers behind him.

Soon, two fully armed soldiers carefully carried over a strange device:

It is entirely dark silver, with a surface covered in fine honeycomb patterns. The top is slightly concave, the opening is perfectly round, the edges are slightly flared outwards, the belly is bulging, and it has a slightly narrow base. At first glance, it resembles a...
spittoon?

Gu Wei: "."

He then blinked hard, confirming it repeatedly.

Yes, it really looks like a spittoon.

Gu Wei's family was poor when he was a child—or rather, living conditions were similar for most people in that era. The spittoon, which was supposed to be used to collect sputum, also served as a chamber pot. Gu Wei's task at home was to clean the spittoon in the morning, so he was quite familiar with it.
Seemingly noticing the strange expression on Gu Wei's face, Jin took the initiative to explain: "This thing should be some kind of containment stabilizer. I won't go into the details of how it works. It should be a replica of the inherited artifacts of the Kingdom of Bijuli. The official tableware of the Kingdom of Bijuli also looks like this. It is said to be a replica of the appearance of their first monarch, the Divine Warrior Yamato Sovereign. In the vastness of the starry sea and the boundless universe, it is reasonable for life to look any way it wants."

Gu Wei drawled out an "oh".

That's it
If a metallic life form like Ah Lie Lie can be born in the Star Sea, then it's entirely possible for a spittoon to become sentient.

Reasonable.JPG.

Then Vallin, carrying a spittoon and a replica of the inherited clan artifact, came to the large black sphere and fiddled with it for a while.

After a while.

hum-

A high-frequency vibration sound rang out, and the groove on the top of the device suddenly disintegrated and reassembled, unfolding into six guide vanes.

Each wing surface is covered with a dense array of special symbols, projecting a three-dimensional network of constraint forces into the air.

Followed by.

The containment stabilizer automatically aligned itself with the large black sphere, and a blinding incandescent light suddenly shone from inside the device, as a spiral-shaped energy vortex rose from the groove.

at the same time.

The large black sphere began to be slowly unraveled, with countless black filamentous media being precisely guided into the center of the vortex.

Each time a wisp of medium is absorbed, a section of the texture on the device's surface lights up, quickly covering the entire outer shell.

The entire absorption process lasted about three minutes. After the last trace of black medium was completely contained, the device's deflector wings closed automatically with a soft click.

Vallin also breathed a heavy sigh of relief, looking at Fujimori with a sense of relief:
"Containment complete. Parameters fully meet the target's specifications. The final inspection has been passed."

(End of this chapter)