They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 79 The Three-Man Team of the Strategic Investment Department (5000 words)
When Star Peace Corporation realized that Ajihazo might contain treasure, the entire company's top management immediately sprang into action.

With the Immortal Boat Alliance involved, it's highly unlikely that Aijihazo will come away empty-handed this time.

Because anything that can pique the interest of the Immortal Boat Alliance is rarely a trivial matter.

Oswald Schneider, head of the market development department, immediately went to Egihazo to meet with Miss Aircraft, the captain of the Rover Company, under the pretext of developing the Rover market.

After a brief internal meeting, the Strategic Investment Department publicly dispatched Sand Gold, who had a deep-seated ties with Eji Hazo.

The Technology Research and Development Department and the actual controller of the Bo Shi Society, Ya Po Li, once again dispatched a large number of senior scholars from the society to Aijihazo, hoping to find out the secret of breeding insects before the Immortal Boat Alliance takes actual action.

Yan Shilu, one of the two heads of the Talent Incentive Department, began to ask his friends in the Immortal Boat Alliance to help him. He was originally from the Immortal Boat Alliance and knew many high-ranking people.

Of the seven departments of Interstellar Peace Company, only the Building Materials Logistics Department and the Traditional Projects Department remained relatively quiet.

Because the former had no interest in breeding insects, and Dan Lei hadn't reported finding any high-grade building materials, as for the Star God's remains, Dan Lei himself didn't know if they were in that ruin.

As for the latter, their supervisor, Tian, ​​is very laid-back, so it's normal that he hasn't taken any action.

At the same time, Dan Lei felt that the number of strangers around him suddenly increased by more than ten times. On the day Yu Kong arrived, hundreds of cameras suddenly appeared in his room.

However, Dan Lei would not allow Interstellar Peace Corporation to spy on him like this.

The hotel's duty manager was summoned by Dan Lei, who then located the hundreds of cameras in front of him and, using Luo Fu's anti-signal technology, shut down several monitoring rooms on the spot.

Dan Lei was ruthless towards those who monitored him. While severing all four limbs, he deliberately exposed the methods of the Memory Master in front of the manager, erasing all their memories. These people would be as innocent as children from now on.

Then, Danlei announced his departure from the hotel and immediately applied to leave Ejihazo.

This made the Interstellar Peace Company a little panicked. Dan Lei crippling or incapacitating a few monitoring personnel was not a big deal. In the Star Iron Universe, if you dare to monitor powerful people, you must be prepared to pay the price.

Checking out is no problem at all; as long as you're still in Ajihazo, the Interstellar Peace Corporation has its own ways of monitoring you.

But if Dan Lei leaves Ejihazo, then the Interstellar Peace Corporation will be in trouble.

Although the Interstellar Peace Corporation is a major power in the universe, its network spans the entire cosmos.

However, the Interstellar Peace Corporation is not the only major power in the universe. Even within the Interstellar Peace Network's territory, there are many organizations that ignore them.

Even many smaller factions are like this, since they have nothing to lose and are not afraid of those who are not, and annihilating them is not as valuable as deploying troops.

Therefore, once Danlei leaves Aijihazo, Danlei's position will no longer be controllable. If the secret of breeding requires some kind of ritual or prop to activate, he will lose all initiative.

However, preventing Danlei from leaving Ejihazo is not an easy task. The Interstellar Peace Corporation dares not use a security case as a pretext to stop him, as Danlei is in the right.

After meeting with Dan Lei, Yu Kong and the others did not leave Aijihazo. She used a special method to transmit the accuracy of Dan Lei's information back to Luofu, and then she really took Ting Yun to investigate all over Aijihazo.

But Danlei always felt that this captain was actually using the guise of an inspection to ostensibly explore the terrain and prepare for the subsequent war.

However, if Danlei suffers unfair treatment in Ejihazo, Yukong can take direct action.

At this moment, she represents the Immortal Boat Luofu. If the Interstellar Peace Company dares to act recklessly, it is tantamount to declaring war on the Immortal Boat Alliance.

Therefore, the official Eji Hazo team could only resort to stalling tactics.

They wouldn't dare go through the review process for Kadanlei, but they certainly had the guts to blow up the port in the city where Kadanlei was located.

So, no sooner had Danlei passed the exit inspection than a pipeline explosion occurred at the spaceport in the city where he was located.

The cause of the pipeline explosion is not important; the spaceport will be unusable for the next few days anyway. The management personnel in charge of the Interstellar Peace Company declared that a comprehensive inspection of all pipelines in the spaceport is needed to ensure there are no safety hazards before it can be reopened.

Dan Lei didn't pay much attention to the tricks of Interstellar Peace Company. In any case, they arranged for him to stay in the most luxurious hotel room in the city as an apology, which was free.

Furthermore, the hotel owner personally approached Danlei and promised that if Danlei later found a camera in the room, he would immediately offer his head as an apology.

Dan Lei knew that many important figures from the Interstellar Peace Company would likely be staying at this hotel in the future.

However, in order to drag Interstellar Peace Corporation into the fray, and willingly become cannon fodder, he had no choice but to venture into this "dragon's den and tiger's lair" today.

So Danlei didn't resist for too long, and then "reluctantly" moved in.

That evening, after Danlei finished dining at a restaurant, a man dressed as a magician, wearing a half-blindfold, stopped him.

"Hi, distinguished guest, would you be interested in being my magic guest? I'm performing impromptu magic for a distinguished lady and need a partner."

Normally, Danlei would politely decline such an invitation.

However, the newcomer had a pair of beautiful pupils, with the outer ring being purple, transitioning to blue in the middle, and the innermost pupil being black.

Despite not having the iconic spade breastplate, Dan Lei immediately recognized the person with such distinctive pupils.

So, Danlei used magic to compress his voice and smiled at the "magician" in front of him.

"One of the ten members of the Star Peace Company's Stone Heart wants to perform magic for me alone. As a commoner from Luofu, I dare not refuse. Come on, let me see what you can perform?"

Upon hearing Dan Lei reveal his identity, Sha Jin immediately became wary.

As mentioned before, even for the ten members of the Star Peace Company, it would take more than a few years to make a name for themselves in the universe.

As someone who has only been in the universe for three years and had previously stayed in Luofu, Dan Lei could not possibly recognize someone just by looking through a mask, even if he had heard of his name.

Sand Gold believes that Dan Lei must have other ways of judging people.

Previously, Danlei revealed his ability to erase other people's memories. If Danlei's identity hadn't been verified multiple times already, Shajin would have suspected that he was a memory user.

However, no matter what Sand Gold was thinking, he showed no flaws on the surface, elegantly making a gesture of invitation, and leading Dan Lei to a luxurious and mysterious little house.

The small house is divided into two or more floors, and from Danlei's perspective, he can see a plump woman with white hair and red highlights waiting for her own "magic show" in the audience opposite the stage.

So, after Danlei entered the house, he asked the sand gold...
"Mr. Sand Gold, is there any need to go through the formalities here? Can I just go directly to your colleagues and introduce myself?"

Sand Gold was a little surprised that Dan Lei was obviously more enthusiastic than himself when he saw Topa. According to the available information, Dan Lei was not a womanizer.

Moreover, while the Immortal Boat Alliance may lack other things, it boasts a vast array of beautiful women—enough to hit three or five at once if you threw a brick at them. Dan Lei should be tired of seeing so many beauties.

However, Danlei's obvious fondness for Topa was a good thing for Sand Gold, so he calmly replied...
"Please, Mr. Danlei, but this lady is not someone to be trifled with. If you anger her, she will unleash her pet to bite you."

Danlei naturally knew what the so-called pets here were, so he went straight to Topa and greeted him after Topa looked at him.
“It’s an honor to meet you, Miss Topa. My name is Danlei. I have a favor to ask. Could you please let me see your pet piggy bank? I’ve been curious about it for a long time. Although Luofu has them, I can’t catch them at all.”

Toppa was taken aback by Danlei's sudden request. He glanced at Sand Gold and said, "This is not what we agreed on," before receiving a shrug and a hand gesture in return.

At this moment, Toppa also realized that Sand Gold had messed up, and his identity had definitely been exposed, as had his own, since Danlei even knew Zhang Zhang's name.

It's important to know that Topa wasn't as famous as she would be thirty years later at this time. It's unknown whether she or Sand Gold became one of the Ten Stone Hearts Danlei first, but it should be someone who successfully advanced within ten years.

Because Toppa is much older than you might imagine, unlike Sand Gold who ascended to heaven.

Even though her age at joining the team exceeded the department's minimum requirement, by the time she became one of the Stonehearts, she had already lived to see the retirement of the team leader, Francisco Debisky, and it wasn't the kind of retirement that happened shortly after she joined the team.

While it is impolite to comment on a woman's age, Dan Lei estimated her age to be over fifty, and the so-called young people in the Emerald Character story are relative to her own age.

However, elites are elites, and despite her surprise, Toppa still generously extended her hand and said...
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Danlei. Although you already know my name, please allow me to give a brief self-introduction. My name is Topa, and I work in the Strategic Investment Department of Interstellar Peace Corporation."

This is my partner, Zhang Zhang.

As soon as Topa finished speaking, a wormhole appeared at her feet, and a plump, golden-edged dimensional piggy jumped out. Upon emerging, it immediately circled Danlei, sniffed him for a long time, and then made two "uh-huh, uh-huh" sounds.

Seeing Zhangzhang's reaction, Toppa's eyes lit up, and he smiled.
"Mr. Danlei is indeed wealthy. I think you are a big spender."

Upon hearing this, Sha Jin, who had removed his mask and was following behind Dan Lei, decisively added...

"How could he not be a major financial backer? He holds the secrets of Ejihazo's breeding. Based on Miss Yukong's tour itinerary, I would believe you if you told me now that the Immortal Boat Alliance wants to fight Ejihazo."

Clearly, at this moment, Sand Gold and Topa had instantly assigned roles based on Danlei's attitude towards them, with Sand Gold taking the initiative to get to the point as the good cop.

However, Dan Lei didn't think all the main characters were present. Now, it seemed like the three of them were putting on a show for another lady.

Therefore, Dan Lei stated frankly

"Alright, Mr. Sand Gold, you can stop acting now."

I know very well that Miss Toppa and Mr. Sandstone were both promoted by Lady Emerald.

Oswaldo Schneider, the head of market development, has personally come over regarding the Ejihazo matter.

The Strategic Investment Department is elusive, and given that I'm just a nobody and not qualified to meet him, I won't be showing up.

Then you must send someone who can make the final decision.

Now that both of you are here, there's no need to guess which person in charge has arrived.

After saying that, Danlei shouted directly.
"Ms. Jadeite, does Ciyu Pawnshop welcome a new guest?"

After Dan Lei finished shouting, a mature female voice came from behind the stage curtain.

"Of course, Ciyu Pawnshop welcomes new guests at any time."

Mr. Danlei, welcome to the Ciyu Pawnshop Aijihazo branch.

What do you want? And what are you willing to give up for it?

As she spoke, Jade stepped out from behind the curtain and onto the stage.

Dan Lei looked at this woman, whom some called a witch, who liked to collect souls, and then calmly replied...
"Useful information about the Star God's remains in exchange for restoring my fertility without changing my race or adding any extra parts."

Upon hearing Dan Lei's words, Emerald shook her head decisively.
"No, Mr. Danlei, it's obvious that you don't understand how Ciyu Pawnshop operates."

Dan Lei simply smiled at that statement.
"Fulfill the desires of some people and bestow favors upon them. And these favors will soon return to you with even greater desires."

Am I not eager enough?

Seeing that Dan Lei clearly understood how Ciyu Pawnshop operated, Fei Cui smiled happily and replied...

"You're right, but there are limits to ability. I obviously can't directly influence the Star God and Fate itself."

The issue of reproduction among the Vidyadharas is of this level; even I can only describe it as something I can't do anything about.

However, Mr. Danlei, this is certainly not your true desire, is it? I'm quite certain that you have a desire to reproduce, but it's definitely not your strongest desire.

Danlei did not deny what Jade said, but instead replied...

"That's true. It seems I won't be a new customer of Ciyu Pawnshop for the time being."

However, this brings the problem back to you.

I am no match for the three of them in business negotiations, so I have decided on a fixed price.

To be frank, I have the information you want, and I do indeed control the key to opening the Ejihazo Zerg ruins.

Therefore, you have one opportunity to submit a quote. If I am not satisfied, then our cooperation with the Strategic Investment Department will be terminated.

Because the Immortal Boat Alliance will definitely cooperate with the Interstellar Peace Company, and when that happens, I won't lose too much of my due benefits.

As for the Strategic Investment Department, how much profit they can still grab given that diamonds are unavailable and Oswald Schneider has preemptively contacted the Immortal Boat Alliance is up to them.

After Danlei finished speaking, Shajin knew that neither of the two ladies was suited to be the "bad cop," so he immediately chimed in, saying disdainfully...

“Mr. Danlei, you seem completely unconcerned about how the three of us will treat you. You should know that we possess the power of messengers, and such a forceful statement as ‘one price’ is really appropriate.”

Danlei merely smiled dismissively at the threat of gold dust and replied directly...
"Forget it, Sand Gold, your threat is immature and will only make me laugh."

To put it simply, the power of your command might indeed be enough to instantly kill me.

But would you dare to use it?

Behind me is the Immortal Boat Alliance, a force comprised of seven Hunting Envoys. If anything happens to me here, the Immortal Boat Alliance will surely follow the guidance of fate and retaliate.

To wage war against the Immortal Alliance for an unknown swarm of insects without any clear information about its breeding, even a Diamond-level expert wouldn't dare make such a decision. The three of you, unless you want to die with me, would absolutely not dare to make a move.

Moreover, in the face of a traveler who has mastered the path of memory, the methods of the Interstellar Peace Corporation make it impossible to forcibly extract memories from my mind.

Dan Lei's words were a bit harsh, but they were the truth. Anyone with a brain wouldn't think that the Interstellar Peace Company would go to war with the Immortal Boat Alliance for information whose value was completely unknown.

However, Danlei's words just now revealed a willingness to cooperate, so Topa immediately explained...
“Mr. Danlei, you don’t need to listen to Sand Gold’s nonsense. He was born in Tzinnia, which is a wild and uncivilized place, so he’s a bit like a bandit and a savage.

The most important thing when dealing with clients is to be sincere; that's my bottom line.

However, Mr. Danlei, even if you want us to quote a price, you can't expect us to do so without knowing anything about it.

Danlei found Topa's request reasonable, so without hesitation, he copied a portion of the memory from his mind, making three copies, and then said...
"A reasonable request. Let's do this: these three memories will serve as my sincerity in cooperating."

Simply place the memory dot on your forehead to read it; the information it provides should be enough for you to set your price.

However, you must read them in my presence, or I will destroy them immediately.

Here, Danlei provides a view of the Bug Temple seen through the gates of the Quantum Sea, as well as a glimpse of the Starbreaker King Skarakabaz.

From this, Emerald and the others will know that they possess the method to open the gate to the Sea of ​​Quanta, and what kind of enemies they will face.

Of course, the fact that the two images came from two different memories would make Jade and the others certain that they were hiding something, but they had no chance to bargain, which is why Danlei demanded a fixed price.

As for the possibility that Interstellar Peace Corporation could open the gate to the Quantum Sea on its own, Dan Lei can only say that they have neither coordinates nor the activation formula. Even if they could forcefully open the Quantum Sea using other technological means, what would appear on the other side would not be a temple of insects.

The three of them, including Jade, were not indecisive and read the memories that Dan Lei had copied without hesitation.

Afterwards, the three of them remained expressionless, but Danlei clearly sensed the emotional fluctuations of Sand Gold and Toppa. As for Jade, her emotional control could only be described as rock-solid.

So, Emerald spoke again with a smile, saying elegantly...
“A very sincere message, Mr. Danlei. The Strategic Investment Department has received your friendly offer.”

Even if this collaboration ultimately fails, I will still consider you a friend.

However, we still need to discuss the pricing, and I may not be able to give you an answer today.

Dan Lei knew that Jade and the others would definitely have to try to open the door themselves, and they would also have to see the price that the Market Development Department gave to the Immortal Boat Alliance before they could make a bid.

So Danlei and Emerald agreed to meet again in three days, and then Danlei left first.

(End of this chapter)