Damn it, something's wrong with the gacha I got.

"Don't mention it, I'm glad I could help. But I suggest we each make an extra copy of each document, so we'll have more confidence."

Chen Bai indicated that there was no need for thanks.

"Great! We've helped Belleberg overcome another major crisis!" Xing was undoubtedly the happiest.

March 7th, standing to the side, showed a hint of worry:

"But... what if the company sends people to forcibly take it, or uses hacking to delete the records? With their immense power, if they really want to take action, can we defend ourselves?"

Chen Bai fell silent. This was indeed a real problem.

Star Peace Corporation has been able to operate across the globe for many years, and its methods cannot possibly be limited to negotiations on the surface.

Forgery, theft, pressure, technological intrusion... they have plenty of ways to make evidence that is unfavorable to them disappear.

This conjecture is not without merit.

After all, the business battles between companies in my previous life were incredibly sophisticated.

For example, things like using a makeshift airplane, commercial espionage, hacking, even drowning a competitor's money tree, or sending a cleaning lady to pull the power switch...

So we still need to be careful.

"How about we leave it to my aunt? She's the best at this."

Suddenly, Qiong broke the silence by speaking up.

"You have an aunt?" March 7th asked in surprise.

Xing: "Auntie? Are you talking about Silver Wolf?"

Qiong: "That's right! My aunt Silver Wolf is a top-notch hacker and a Star Core Hunter. The company is worried about them. If we can give this record to my aunt in this world, it might be able to give the company a hard time."

March 7: "But isn't it a bad idea for us to get involved with the Star Core Hunters? Won't it cause trouble for the train?"

"Trouble?" Xing crossed his arms, a slightly roguish smile playing on his lips. "If they really dare to cause trouble, I'll have my mom and Uncle Ren visit the company headquarters a few times."

March 7th: "......"

Why do you say that in such a sleazy, cocky way?

Forget it, I don't have a good impression of the people at the company anyway, especially the barrage of ads on my phone!

Chen Bai's lips twitched slightly after hearing Xing's words.

As expected of you, Hagi!

However, this is indeed a solution worth considering.

Chen Bai pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Qiong and Xing's suggestion is a good idea. The Star Core Hunters and the company have always been at odds. Having them back up this record will indeed be a more effective way to restrain the other party."

Furthermore, he had heard that the mysterious leader of the Star Core Hunters—Erio—was said to possess precognitive abilities, and perhaps he could use the Star Core Hunters' power to provide some ideas for avoiding risks.

“Xing,” Chen Bai said seriously, “then I’ll leave the matter of contacting your aunt to you.”

"Leave it to me with confidence!" Xing patted his chest readily, a look of eager anticipation on his face.

She already kept in touch with Silver Wolf regularly, and he would occasionally drag her along to play games and rank up, so it wasn't difficult for her.

Chen Bai turned to look at Bronya, whose brows still bore a hint of weariness, and his voice softened:

"Bronya, this will relieve a lot of pressure on your shoulders. For now, you might as well focus back on the preparations for the celebration. Take advantage of this time before the negotiations to get some rest and a good night's sleep."

Bronya met Chen Bai's gaze, and her tense shoulders finally relaxed slightly.

She nodded slightly, a smile playing on her lips:

"I understand, thank you."

Chapter 115 Miss Topa, you don't want this record to be made public to Xie Sang either?

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the day of negotiations finally arrived.

When Toppa led his company team into the venue, his gaze involuntarily sharpened slightly.

The composition of Chen Bai's entourage seems to have changed.

The original "four people, two cats, and one deer" has now become "four people, one cat, one deer, and one dragon".

The little Totoro that always perched on Chen Bai's shoulder was gone, replaced by a dragon girl with exquisite jade horns on her head and dressed in the attire of the Dan Ding Si.

She was wagging her tail and looking around with curiosity.

The time for Bailu's transformation has come.

Topa naturally recognized her—the Dragon Girl carrying medicine on the Immortal Boat Luofu, a highly regarded figure in the Pill Cauldron Division.

But why is she in Yalilo-VI? And why is she standing on one side of the Starry Sky Train?

"...Immortal Ship is also going to get involved in Belloberg's affairs?"

Toppa's mind raced, his brow furrowing almost imperceptibly. "No, that General Luo Fu is always very prudent; he wouldn't interfere so directly in the company's debt negotiations. Unless..."

Her gaze swept over Chen Baiping's calm profile, then turned to Xing, who was whispering something to Bai Lu.

"Is it through these nameless guests' own connections? Or... is it just some kind of coincidence?"

But that shouldn't be the case; the Vidyadharas should be reluctant to let this little dragon girl come out.

Toppa maintained a polite smile, but inwardly he had already become wary.

This negotiation seems to be more interesting than I expected.

However, regardless of whether the Immortal Boat Alliance intervened or not, it could not change the outcome of this debt negotiation.

The scales of victory will always tip in the company's favor.

Topa gently crossed her arms, leaned forward slightly, and looked directly at Bronya. Her tone remained professionally calm, yet it carried a hint of unyielding authority:

“Miss Bronya, if you insist on your original position, then our next conversation... will probably be difficult to continue.”

The air around the negotiation table was slightly condensing.

Topa appeared calm, but inwardly she couldn't help but recall the attempt she had made the day before.

She personally went to the lower districts to try to make a deal with Swaro, the leader of the mechanical settlement.

At the time, she presented Schwarz with the source code that could integrate all of Bellberg’s mechanical units as a bargaining chip, and promised that the company would provide more technical support and resources.

She believed that for a mechanical life form that prioritizes logic and survival, this should be an unavoidable condition.

However, the red light in Schwarzkopf's eyes flowed steadily, and after a few seconds of silence, he replied in his completely flat electronic voice:

"Rejected. Existing solutions already have a higher probability of survival."

Toppa was stunned. She hadn't expected the robot to so decisively reject the company's collaboration offer.

Isn't it worried about the risks of opposing Star Peace?

But Schwarzlo used self-destruction as a bargaining chip, leaving Toppa with no other options.

If the robot were to actually issue a unified self-destruct program to Belloberg, the effectiveness of the source code she possessed would be greatly reduced.

At this moment, Bronya, sitting across from the negotiating table, remained calm.

Toppa took a deep breath, bringing her thoughts back to the present moment.

Since the Schwarzlo approach is not viable, we must hold onto every bargaining chip in the current negotiations.

“Miss Toppa, I’m sorry, but I still stand by my original opinion.”

Bronya responded calmly, her expression no longer showing the worry she had before, but rather a confident air of certainty.

“Alright, Miss Great Guardian... but you can decide after you hear what I have to say.”

Toppa, with an expression of certainty, began to recount his story.

It turns out that Topa herself came from a marginal planet. Her home planet was extremely resource-poor and provided manufacturing services for other civilizations in the interstellar space, but most of these services were in the chemical and heavy industry sectors.

Because of this situation, the environment of Topa's home planet is deteriorating, and people have to wear breathing masks before daring to go to the outer reaches. The future of such a planet is predictable.

Later, people from the Star Peace Corporation arrived, bringing with them a plan for planet terraforming.

The condition is that every resident of the planet must sign a contract to become an employee of the company in the future...

Afterwards, the environment of Toppa's home planet improved, becoming lush and green...

Therefore, she hoped that Belloberg could accept these conditions because she could see the shadow of her home planet in Ariello VI.

Even if we lose our freedom, our home planet still exists, doesn't it?

It's much better than being homeless.

"Miss Topa, putting everything else aside, I'd like to ask, if the company really does proceed with the renovation of Arilo VI, what are the chances of a successful ecological restoration?"

Chen Bai interrupted Topa's emotional speech and asked a question.

"In that case... given the company's current capabilities, the repair rate is 60%."

Toppa thought for a moment and gave a specific number.

"Doesn't that mean you're only at half the level? That's very risky!" Qiong suddenly spoke up.

"That's not how it works. With the company's technology and resources, it's already quite impressive that we've achieved this level."

Toppa refuted his statement.

At this moment, Chen Bai interjected:

“Miss Topa, as far as I know, the ecosystem of the Arillow VI itself has not been completely destroyed. Unlike the situation on your home planet, Bellberg can adopt a relatively conservative approach on his own. However, the company's intervention will inevitably lead to the predatory exploitation of resources. At that time, it will be equivalent to the project being steadily promoted by the original team, but now there is an additional leader parachuted in to give you instructions. It is hard to say whether the project can be completed.”

“This…” Toppa frowned. The nameless guest’s judgment was indeed correct.

If a company does join in, it could have a negative impact on the future development of the Yalilo VI.

However, she still believed in the company's power. What if the next star core disaster broke out on the Yalilo VI?

We can't rely solely on anonymous customers, can we?

"But the debts of Ariello VI are also an undeniable fact."

Topa then shifted the topic to the debt contract, since Berloberg's debts must be repaid, a point that cannot be refuted.

"Miss Topa, before we discuss the debt issue, please take a look at these two records."

Faced with Toppa's verbal offensive, Bronya, as the Great Protector, did not back down, but instead calmly said...

After she finished speaking, she handed the two documents about the company's dark history that Chen Bai had given her to Toppa.

Toppa glanced at the two records with a puzzled expression.

Then his face darkened further...

No wonder this great guardian seemed so confident.

So that's what they used as leverage!

"So, Miss Topa, you don't want this record to be made public to Xie Sangjun either?"

Seeing that the time was right, Chen Bai asked Topa a question through his soul.

Chapter 116 Bronya: It seems Miss Topa will have to add another sum of compensation.

Toppa felt a chill creep up her spine, instantly tensing her entire body.

If this record is made public, H Peace Company's reputation and goodwill, built up worldwide, will suffer a severe blow.

This is not just a matter of public opinion.

Many powerful long-term partners, once they learn the inside story, are likely to reassess their relationship with the company.

By then, the losses will be incalculable.

Her knuckles turned white as she gripped the data tablet. Her gaze swept over the recording of the conversation between the supervisor and his assistant again, and she cursed the two of them a hundred times in her mind.

However, it's been seven hundred years, and the grass on the graves of the two people in the video must be three feet tall by now.

Chen Bai, sitting opposite her, appeared quite composed.

He leaned back slightly and added in a calm tone: