In the reception room of Shengyue Group headquarters in City of Stars.
Dozens of people dressed in gorgeous clothes and with extraordinary demeanor gathered together and talked.
"Oh, this is so frustrating! I haven't gotten a new resonator since that incident. I'm going crazy down there."
At this time, Avido, president of Debenn, the Blue Alliance transportation giant, also sighed.
"Me too. It's really frustrating. If I can't get a resonator, I won't be able to do business anymore."
Long Le, the representative of Hongmeng Longhui Group, said with a headache.
"Yeah! It's really frustrating."
…
Many bigwigs present sighed and said this.
At this moment, a very confident voice suddenly sounded.
"Haha, why are you all so sad? Today is a good day, shouldn't you be happy?"
Everyone looked at the man who was speaking. This man was none other than Dogs, the president of the Gruno Group.
At once, everyone came over and asked.
"Oh! Lord Dogus, judging from the tone of your voice, you must be very confident, right?"
“It’s just so-so!”
Dogs replied proudly that he had just helped Shengyue Group solve some problems, and at this critical juncture, Zhou Sheng had to give him some face.
"Hey, Master Dogus, please help us say a word."
"Yeah, let us have some too."
…
"No, I don't have enough for myself."
Dogs replied perfunctorily.
At this time, Long Er was sitting on the sofa not far away, looking at these people jumping up and down in annoyance, and occasionally looking down at the time on his bracelet. The agreed meeting time had arrived, but Zhou Sheng had not arrived yet.
Fortunately, at this time, Zhou Sheng came in with his subordinates including Zhao Yun.
"Master Zhou Sheng, you are finally here!"
…
When Dogs and others saw Zhou Sheng coming, they immediately surrounded him.
Even Long Er immediately stood up from the sofa and walked towards Zhou Sheng.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I'm really busy with some mundane things and can't spare the time for the moment."
Zhou Sheng replied with a smile on his face.
"Oh, as long as I can see Master Zhou Sheng, it doesn't matter how long I wait!"
"Yes, yes, as long as Lord Zhou Sheng can sell us some resonators."
"Yes, please sell us some resonators. We really need them."
…
Avido and others looked at Zhou Sheng with anticipation.
However, Zhou Sheng looked very apologetic and spoke to Avido and the others.
"I'm sorry, everyone. It's not that I don't want to sell it to you. It's just that the raw materials are scarce recently, and the production line is aging and needs maintenance, so I really can't produce it!"
"Master Zhou Sheng, please think of a solution. We really need it urgently."
Avido and others suddenly became anxious.
"Oh, how could I not know? But there is really nothing I can do!"
Zhou Sheng replied in embarrassment.
At this time, Dogs said to Zhou Sheng with a smile.
"Master Zhou Sheng, I know you are having a hard time, and I don't want to cause you any trouble at this time. But I am in urgent need, can you arrange something for me first?"
Zhou Sheng looked at Dogs and replied apologetically.
"Lord Dogus, if it's something else, it's easy to deal with, but there's really nothing we can do about the resonator."
When Dogs heard Zhou Sheng's words, the smile on his face froze. He didn't expect that Zhou Sheng would not even give him face. Where could he put his face
At this time, Long Er spoke in a cold voice.
"Zhou Sheng, you signed a relevant purchase contract with the Red Alliance a long time ago. You wouldn't sell anything to the Red Alliance at all, would you?"
"Mr. Long Er, Vice President of the Council, you have seen it. It's not that I don't give face to the Red Alliance, but I really can't produce it! As for the purchase contract, it was a long time ago. It's a different time now."
Zhou Sheng explained helplessly.
Unfortunately, in Long Er's eyes, Zhou Sheng's explanation was just an excuse. He suppressed his anger and spoke in a bad tone.
"You really don't sell anything?"
Seeing that Long Er was angry, Zhou Sheng stopped being polite and spoke directly.
"Everyone, if you want to talk to me about other things, I'm very welcome to do so! If you want to talk about the resonator, then I'm sorry, but you don't need to talk about it."
After hearing what Zhou Sheng said, everyone's faces turned pale. This guy was clearly planning to raise the price.
Long Er immediately lost his temper and threatened.
"Zhou Sheng, you better think it over carefully before you speak!"
"That's right. If you don't give us face, there's no need for us to continue cooperating. And don't use those childish excuses to evade us. Others don't know what's going on, but I know better than anyone that you secretly delivered a batch of resonators not long ago."
Dogs was not polite and stated directly that although Zhou Sheng had handled the matter of delivering the batch of resonators to the Speaker of the Blue Alliance Parliament in a low-key manner.
But when Speaker Oroco sent the batch of resonators to the Blue Alliance Army, the matter could no longer be concealed.
"Well said! Lord Zhou Sheng, you are really giving us no face."
The other people present were also very angry and started to quarrel with each other.
"Whatever you want! I have something else to do, so I'll excuse myself. By the way, let me remind you that cooperation is a win-win situation. It's not just me who benefits, you are also the beneficiaries. If you break the cooperation, you won't be any better off."
After Zhou Sheng finished speaking, he turned around and left with his men without waiting for anyone to react, leaving Long Er and the others in the reception room.
"It's outrageous. It's too much."
“It’s just too arrogant.”
"That's right."
…
Avido and others were furious.
Long Er was even more angry and walked back and forth in the reception room with his hands behind his back.
The Red Alliance is now almost going crazy due to the lack of resonators, especially after the incident in the city of Anjikara, the transfer of massive amounts of supplies is imminent.
At this moment, Long Er's ring began to vibrate.
Long Er glanced down and his expression changed slightly. He immediately walked to the corner and picked up the phone, speaking in a low voice.
"Brother, the negotiation has fallen through! Zhou Sheng is determined not to sell it to us. I don't know how many times he will have to raise the price of the resonator before he is satisfied."
When Council Chairman Long Yan heard what Long Er said, he immediately realized that since he was in Shengyue Group, there must be many people around him, so he replied indifferently.
"I understand. Go find Shen Qiu."
"Looking for Shen Qiu?"
"Um!"
"I have a hammer for that idiot. He asked me for it before."
Ryuji replied unhappily.
"Anyway, you just need to go and see him."
Long Yan didn't say it clearly, but just gave instructions to Long Er.
"All right."
When Long Er heard Long Yan say this, he didn't understand at all but still agreed.
…
2 Ring Sun Umbrella Company.
Shen Qiu lay leisurely on a rattan chair, looking at the list of stolen goods sent to him by Manager Qin Li.
He couldn't help but let out a clicking sound. This thief was really an expert. The things he stole were the most expensive, smallest and easiest to get hold of in the treasury.
From this point alone, Shen Qiu could judge that this guy was definitely a repeat offender.
But Shen Qiu couldn’t understand how this guy managed to evade the Blue Alliance’s search.
Just then Chen Ye came running over and shouted to Shen Qiu.
"Boss, Lord Long Er is here."
When Shen Qiu heard Chen Ye's words, he immediately raised his head and looked towards the gate, only to see Long Er striding in with his hands behind his back and an angry look on his face. He then stood up to greet him.
"Hey, you're here."
If it were any other time, Long Er would have definitely joked with Shen Qiu, but now he was in no mood at all, so he went straight to the point.
"Well, why did my eldest brother ask me to come to you?"
"Uh? He didn't tell you?"
Shen Qiu was also a little surprised when he heard Long Er's words.
"No, I'm at Shengyue Group looking for Zhou Sheng to get a resonator."
Ryuji replied a little irritably.
"I see. Then come with me."
When Shen Qiu heard this, he immediately called Long Er to follow him.
"Where are you going?"
Long Er looked at Shen Qiu in confusion.
"Just follow me. Do you think I can harm you? Chen Ye, drive the car over here!"
Shen Qiu then asked Chen Ye to drive.
"Okay!"
Chen Ye responded quickly.
Soon Chen Ye drove Shen Qiu and Long Er out of the city.
…
A few hours later.
Shen Qiu took Long Er out of the City of Stars, and they headed towards the floating fortress Altace.
At this time, Long Er looked at the floating fortress that was getting closer and closer in the distance, and asked thoughtfully.
"Where did you get this fortress?"
"Uh, I found it on the side of the road!"
Shen Qiu responded directly without thinking.
"Then can you take me to pick one up?"
Long Er was very angry when he saw Shen Qiu telling lies without blinking.
"Hey, there aren't that many to pick up!"
Shen Qiu also answered with a smile.
"Okay, I don't want to talk to you anymore. You're getting more and more cunning!"
Ryuji also answered with a lack of interest.
Soon, Shen Qiu and Long Er successfully boarded the floating fortress.
As they walked in, they saw a patrol team consisting of blade mechanical guards, Ji Litong, Ji Xiaofu and Chihuahuas walking by.
There was a hint of surprise in Long Er's eyes.
Shen Qiu took Long Er inside and introduced them.
"In front is the No. 1 smelting area, which is used to process raw materials."
Following Shen Qiu's introduction, Long Er looked towards the smelting area. Huge smelting equipment was in operation and a large number of metal ingots were being produced on the production line. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Shen Qiu continued to lead Long Er inside.
"Going further ahead is Arsenal No. 3, which is now responsible for the production of mechanical weapons."
Long Er looked towards Arsenal No. 3 and saw Chihuahuas and Ji Xiaofus being assembled in batches on the assembly line, with countless mechanical engineers working on them.
Seeing this scene, Long Er finally couldn't help but ask.
"Shen Qiu, how many mechanical troops do you have now?"
"I haven't counted, but it should be around 600,000 or 700,000."
Shen Qiu is not sure how many there are now. After all, Anji is making mechanical bodies for his subordinates to house those chips, so the number is increasing.
"Fuck, why do you have so many mechanical troops? Are you planning to rise up and establish yourself as king?"
"No way, I'm just protecting myself."
"Tsk, let's not talk about that anymore. Why did you bring me here? You didn't bring me here just to see all these weapons of yours, did you?"
"No, don't you want a resonator?"
"You have?"
"Um!"
"How much? I need a lot more than just a little bit."
Ryuji asked in great surprise.
"Not many, maybe a hundred thousand."
Shen Qiu said to Long Er.
When Long Er heard Shen Qiu’s words, his eyes widened and he said in disbelief.
"One hundred thousand resonators? You are kidding me! Shen Qiu, I tell you, you can talk nonsense about other things, but this resonator is really urgent and cannot be joked about."
"Who's kidding? I'm taking you to see the resonator, right?"
"Impossible, you asked me for a resonator before?"
"I'm too lazy to explain to you, just follow me!"
Shen Qiu brought Long Er directly to the deepest hall of the palace, only to see Lu Ba leading a group of mechanical soldiers guarding the place personally.
"Master Shen!"
Roadhog greeted in a deep, mechanical voice.
"Open!"
Shen Qiu waved at Lu Ba.
"yes!"
Roadhog then opened the door to the treasure house behind him, and saw shelves in front of him, with resonators placed on them.
After seeing these resonators with his own eyes, Long Er felt dazed for a moment.
"So many resonators? Wait, Shen Qiu! Where did you get these resonators? Did you get them from Zhou Sheng?"
“That’s right.”
Shen Qiu replied with a smile.
"Good boy, you are amazing! But you are confused!"
Long Er was surprised at first, but then his attitude changed 180 degrees and he said with great sorrow.
"Ah? What's wrong?"
Shen Qiu was also stunned.
"Tell me when you got so many resonators! Why are you giving them to my brother? He can only give you a few cents!"
Long Er looked like he had missed tens of thousands of small goals and felt extremely regretful.
When Shen Qiu heard this, he smiled silently and replied.
"I say, Long Er, is it appropriate for you to say that about your elder brother? Besides, it's an emergency right now, and the Red Alliance is in need of this thing."
In fact, Shen Qiu didn’t feel sorry at all, because he believed that Lord Long Yan would definitely not treat him unfairly.
"There's something inappropriate, but it's too late to say anything now. You've already handed it in."
Ryuji said with a sigh.
"It's not too late. I have handed them all in, but the production line is in my hands. We can start production."
Shen Qiu looked at Long Er and said with a smile.
When Long Er heard Shen Qiu say this, his heart skipped a beat. He immediately realized that it turned out that Zhou Sheng's production line had been taken over by Shen Qiu. No wonder he changed his usual way of playing nice with everyone and didn't give face to anyone, thus offending everyone.
"You are such a jerk. You even brought the production line here. Zhou Sheng has really been screwed by you this time."
"good!"
"Give me all the resonators you produce later! I'll help you sell them for a good price!"
"That's easy. Let's talk business first. How are you going to get these resonators away? And how can you guarantee that the news won't leak out afterwards? You know, Zhou Sheng is like a mad dog now, looking for these resonators everywhere."
"Don't worry about it. I have my own way."
"Are you sure? You should know that my people are all mechanical soldiers, they won't leak secrets. But your people may not be the same, after all, people's hearts are very difficult to grasp. If you leak it later, don't sell me out."
Shen Qiu said to Long Er with a smile.
"Don't worry, if anything goes wrong on my end, you won't be involved. I'll handle everything myself."
Long Er made a solemn promise to Shen Qiu.
"good!"
Shen Qiu nodded.
"But I also have something to remind you."
At this time, Long Er turned around and spoke to Shen Qiu very seriously.
"you say!"
"You really hit Zhou Sheng's aorta this time. You have to be extra careful with Zhou Sheng. He has a very strong background. I don't know how many cards he has in his hand."
"Um!"
Shen Qiu nodded heavily in response.
Just then, Shen Qiu's bracelet vibrated.
He glanced down and a message popped up.
"Dear Mr. Shen Qiu, please go to the West Gate of the City of Stars to gather, and we will set off for the Singularity then."
"Why, are you busy?"
Long Er glanced at Shen Qiu and asked.
"There is a mission."
"Then go ahead and do your work. You don't have to accompany me. I can handle the rest myself."
"Okay, if you have any questions, go to Bei Kailun or Chen Ye."
Shen Qiu nodded in response.
At this time, Chen Ye, who was following behind him, asked Shen Qiu in confusion.
"Boss, where are you going?"
"I'm going on an escort mission. If everything goes well, I'll be back in a few days."
"Do you want us to go with you?"
"No, I will go alone this time. You all stay at home, especially Yun Xiaoxi. Let her rest in peace."
Shen Qiu instructed Chen Ye.
"good!"
Chen Ye responded quickly.
"Then I'm leaving."
Shen Qiu did not stay any longer and turned and left.
…
Simon, the City of Stars.
Twenty armored transport vehicles were arranged in an orderly manner.
Bodyguards wearing heavy mechanical armor and holding beam guns were spread out on guard.
At this time, Mivia was wearing a bright red dress. She stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance, with an expression of anticipation and anxiety on her face.
At this time, Butler Tirun came over with a 2.1-meter-tall man with explosive muscles all over his body, a devil pattern tattooed on his neck, and a proud expression.
"Miss, the fifteenth star envoy, Lord Ques, is here."
"Hello, Miss Mivia."
Quess tried his best to put on a friendly smile.
"Got it, butler, just give him the order."
Mi Weiya didn't even look at him, but was looking forward to the distance. Everyone was almost there, but she still hadn't seen Shen Qiu.
She is now very worried that Shen Qiu will not come.
Seeing Mivia's perfunctory response, Ques looked a little embarrassed.
Butler Tirun explained to Ques with a smile.
"I'm sorry, but my young lady isn't very good at etiquette and the like."
"understand."
Ques nodded in response, not angry.
"Quis!"
At this time, a hearty voice sounded.
Ques turned his head and saw a middle-aged man with a height of 1.75 meters, sharp eyes, angular face, and wearing black armor embedded with P3 diamond atomic modules walking towards him.
"Beianli! Long time no see!"
Ques walked forward and extended his hand to hug Beanli enthusiastically.
"Haha, it's been a while since we last met. I didn't expect that it would be you who would accept the escort mission this time."
Beianli replied with a smile.
Butler Tirun was also a little surprised when he saw this scene, and he asked.
"Captain Baianli, have you and the Quess envoy known each other before?"
"Yes, we fought side by side when we were exploring the other world before."
Bei Anli explained cheerfully.
"Yeah, that's good. People who know each other better cooperate with each other."
Tirun nodded in response.
…
Just as a few people in Bei'an were chatting animatedly, Shen Qiu walked over from a distance.
Mi Weiya's eyes suddenly lit up, and she immediately lifted her skirt and went towards Shen Qiu enthusiastically.
“You’re finally here!”
"Well, am I late?"
Shen Qiu replied expressionlessly.
"No, it's just right! It's just that I've been waiting for a long time. I'm really looking forward to your coming."
"oh."
"Just one word, oh?"
Mivia puffed up her cheeks and complained.
"What else?"
"Shouldn't you feel honored?"
“No feeling.”
Shen Qiu replied with a smile.
At this time, Ques's eyes moved over, and when he saw Mivia pestering Shen Qiu very enthusiastically, he asked with a frown.
"Who is that guy?"
Butler Tirun then introduced them.
"Let me introduce you to the third Star Envoy, Shen Qiu. He is also in charge of this escort mission."
After hearing this, Bei Anli said with emotion.
"The Third Star Envoy is amazing. This is the first time I've seen Miss be so enthusiastic towards someone."
When Ques heard what Beianli said, he felt even more uncomfortable. There is a saying that goes, there is no harm without comparison.
Although his ranking is temporarily lower than Shen Qiu, Mi Weiya's attitude is too different.
"Hmph, the Third Star Envoy, I'd like to meet you if I have a chance."
Ques said unhappily.
Butler Tirun also noticed that Ques was unhappy and quickly comforted him.
"Master Ques Star Envoy, my young lady is a thunder element, so she particularly respects Master Shen Qiu. Please don't take it to heart."
"Um!"
Seeing that Butler Tirun had said so, Quess didn't know what to say.
At this time, Mi Weiya came over with Shen Qiu and said in a very good mood.
"Everyone is here, butler, bring the things over!"
"OK!"
Steward Tirun responded respectfully and then clapped his hands.
I saw the people downstairs bringing three identical special metal boxes. The volume of these three boxes was about 0.5M*0.5M*0.5 meters, and there were straps on them, so people could carry them easily.
Mivia gave the three boxes to Ques, Beianli and Shen Qiu respectively.
When Shen Qiu took the box, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, because this box actually contained the Black Ring Stone.
At this time, Mivia gave instructions to Shen Qiu and the other two.
"Each of you will carry one of these three boxes. Don't ask what's inside the boxes. They must be very important! You must protect your boxes and don't let them out of your sight."
"no problem."
Shen Qiu and the other two nodded in response.
"Then let's go."
Mivia said immediately.
"Wait, we're going directly to the singularity? Not taking a transport plane to a nearby location?"
Shen Qiu asked with some surprise. If they drove directly to the starting point, it would take a long time.
"It's like this, Lord Shen. There are too many monsters in the sky recently. We have completely lost air superiority and can't move in the air. So we have no choice but to drive over."
Tirun explained apologetically.
Without waiting for Shen Qiu to reply, Ques sneered and said.
"Master Shen, you are not so naive as to think that the sky is yours now, right? Can you leave if you want?"
Shen Qiu looked at Ques with some surprise, and was very puzzled. It seemed like this was the first time he saw him
Why do I feel like this guy is deliberately targeting me? Could it be that the recently replaced Star Envoy is incompatible with me
Thinking of this, Shen Qiu didn't hesitate and replied with a smile.
"almost!"
When Ques heard Shen Qiu's answer, his face twitched and he thought to himself that he was so arrogant.
Just when Ques was about to embarrass Shen Qiu, Butler Tianlu spoke hurriedly.
"It's getting late, everyone. Let's get going."
"good!"
Shen Qiu responded with a smile.