Starry Sky Railway: No one understands the Amber King better than me.

"Supervisor? I think Lord Lin has the makings of a board member!"

Brunson also spoke up.

"A director? I think he's more like a board member—"

"Hey—stop. This is getting more and more outrageous. I'm just making you promises, and you're actually taking them. Chairman, huh? Did you even ask Amber King?"

Lin Yuan smiled.

"Pancake? Where's the pancake?"

The usually quiet Cecilia looked up, somewhat puzzled.

"......"

Soon, a cheerful atmosphere filled the entire room.

.........

Back in the courtyard, Lin Yuan rested for a while.

He then went to the main hall to prepare a report on the upcoming celestial voyage.

There's a saying that goes, "It's not as important as getting your boss to see your work." The confidence to get promoted and earn a raise lies in your reports.

I wrote for several hours, then deleted and edited until only a little bit remained.

Suddenly, the terminal next to him emitted a peculiar sound, interrupting his thoughts.

Lin Yuan picked up the terminal, his eyes lighting up.

A message from Oswaldo Schneider, head of the Market Development Department (P47), was prominently displayed.

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Chapter 253 Advance

"You can't wait that long?"

After reading the message from Oswaldo, Lin Yuan curled his lip.

Compared to the written instructions this supervisor had previously sent, the language style of this text was clearly more personal.

From the choice of words and sentence structure, Lin Yuan could sense the person's polite and restrained tone, but also perceive the underlying strong personality between the lines.

He was clearly in a hurry.

The information wasn't much. In short, it said I knew Xianzhou was in trouble, and I should report any major developments to the board of directors so he can advance his career. Don't hinder his progress.

"Heh, don't be upset if I actually report it."

Lin Yuan chuckled softly.

Whether this board alternate wants to advance or not, he certainly does.

From the other party's words, Lin Yuan could gauge the weight of his report—it was a bargaining chip that could get him directly to the board of directors.

Since that's the case... Lin Yuan checked the draft while calling Jing Yuan.

"Old Jing, do you remember the cooperation between Luofu and the company that we talked about before? It's time to fulfill our promise."

.........

Although General Jingyuan was exhausted, he kept his promise.

Although the various departments had much to do in the post-war recovery work.

However, under his arrangement, a high-level negotiation team composed of multiple departments, including the Tianbo Division, the Diheng Division, and the Shence Mansion, officially contacted the company.

Lin Yuan then assigned Yingduo, Mu Zheng, and others to handle the negotiations. He even personally oversaw the first round of negotiations, getting his kicks.

However, his presence was more symbolic than anything else, something he was really not good at.

Fortunately, once the top levels of both sides have set the tone, those negotiating below only need to complete the construction and filling of the cooperation framework.

Therefore, Lin Yuan stopped participating after the second round of negotiations. He patiently organized the materials and waited for the negotiations to progress.

Soon, after a cordial and friendly conversation, both sides had a frank discussion and exchanged opinions fully.

The meeting concluded with enhanced mutual understanding and constructive dialogue. *cough cough*

In summary, both parties have largely reached an agreement on the first phase of a strategic partnership between Rover and the company.

Luofu will allow companies with capital to enter the market and operate businesses, but requires the deep involvement of the local Luofu Chamber of Commerce, whose shareholding ratio must not be less than 51%.

Rover will offer preferential tariff treatment to the company's products, but the relevant taxes will be adjusted according to the trade balance.

Of course, the company can also make large-scale investments in certain pilot areas—such as Changletian—in areas such as real estate construction and development.

The two sides have also cooperated on the reconstruction of some damaged caves in Luofu.

At Lin Yuan's request, the company also took over the renovation project of Jinren Lane. After all, he kept his word.

After drafting the initial cooperation proposal, Lin Yuan submitted these documents along with previous reports to the company.

After that, he waited quietly for things to develop, observing the changing circumstances.

..........

Pierpoint, the core city of the Market Development Department.

The pyramid-shaped building is like a stairway to heaven. While the employees below can only sense the changing atmosphere, those inside are already under immense pressure.

That's the nature of power; the higher you climb, the colder it gets.

Nightingale, the security director, returned to her office after a meeting.

He sat at the spacious table, lit an expensive cigar, and watched the flame rise and then die out before his eyes.

"Our supervisor is really too domineering, haha. But it's good, if he weren't so domineering, those incompetent idiots inside and outside the department would continue to cause trouble."

He sank into the thick seat, a thoughtful glint in his eyes.

"The board meeting is in the next couple of days. Is there any new good news that can cheer this person up?"

"Sir, there's no good news, but plenty of bad news."

A tall, thin deputy in uniform emerged from the shadows behind him.

"They've been trained for a thousand days, but they can't be relied on at a crucial moment; they're truly useless. As for Operation Sunrise, have any of the new recruits who were promoted yielded any valuable results?"

"Yes, but for the department, it's just a minor impact, not even as significant as the previous Tver incident."

"The Tver Incident? Hmph."

Nightingale gave a soft hum, her eyes narrowing slightly.

"No wonder they were reluctant to accept the opportunity. These elites promoted from all over the universe are no match for the guys in the strategic investment department, let alone the troublemakers within the department. It's really..."

The Director of Security paused.

"That kid's name is... Lin Yuan, right? A maverick. But if he's really capable, giving him a second chance wouldn't be a bad idea. Where is he now?"

"Immortal Boat Alliance, sir, his current position is Special Representative for Immortal Boat Affairs."

The deputy offered a silent reminder.

"Ha, dealing with those old-fashioned, feudal guys, I'm afraid he'd be..."

"Sir, I have something to report to you regarding the Immortal Ship."

"explain."

"Seventeen system hours ago, the head of the Sentinel Center verified information about the Immortal Ship with our intelligence department. Afterwards, a high-level access report was submitted to the system. Unfortunately, I don't have the necessary permissions to view it, you..."

"Such a thing is possible?"

Nightingale's eyes lit up with interest.

Although his rank as his deputy wasn't particularly high within the company, as a strategist, he could normally be used to some extent by leveraging his authority.

"Let me see."

Soon, the P45 affairs director skillfully accessed the company system and located the encrypted message through the Sentinel Center's link.

But when he chose to request access to the files, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Sorry, your privilege level is insufficient!"

The cold, impersonal message shut the door to him learning the truth.

"There's even information that I don't have the authority to access?"

Nightingale was somewhat surprised, but she also realized that something big was happening.

His eyes lit up slightly; the bigger the event, the more likely there is an opportunity. Whenever such an information gap arises, it means there are significant, untold benefits waiting to be seized.

"That kid is the representative of the Immortal Ship, go get him..."

He suddenly paused halfway through his speech.

With a flicker of his eyes, he pulled up Lin Yuan's file. Finding the file's rank and status normal, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Looking at the young man in the photo, the operations director suddenly had a premonition—

Some significant, unseen change has occurred.

........

"I never expected this! It's such a pleasant surprise!"

While the P45 director was still figuring out what was going to happen, the real bigwigs at the top already knew the whole story.

After the screen disappeared, a hearty smile appeared on Oswaldo Schneider's usually calm face, but his expression was somewhat peculiar.

"Commander? So you're a Commander?! When did you start hiding your strength... and what are you plotting under my command?"

Oswaldo suddenly felt a long-lost sense of novelty, and then frowned.

Despite being a relatively new member of the company's senior management, he has held that position for quite some time.

For the company, nothing in this universe is scarce. Only the Commander—this is the most precious and rarest resource. This has been true for hundreds of Amber Ages.

"If the market development department also has an order, I am confident that I can cleanly and efficiently sweep diamond out of the market."

However, those old fogies on the board wouldn't let the balance be broken, and... this Lin Yuan doesn't seem like someone to be trifled with either.