The command building of the former military base has been remodeled. The floor-to-ceiling windows on the first floor of the building where you can directly see things outside the building have been replaced with new-type purification glass from the original toughened composite glass. The outer layer of the purification glass has a transparent lattice filter, which has the function of sharing radiant substances. Radiation dust will be blocked outside the glass by this layer of crystal net, thus protecting the indoor environment.
Crystalline glass is a small part of the environmental purification exploration plan carried out by the Black Rose family in recent years. This kind of glass has not yet been released. When other building materials with purification effects are developed one by one, maybe Beyonce will consider it. All released to the market. This should have a big impact on the existing purification equipment market, and now, all the windows of the command building are replaced with this kind of purification glass, as a pilot for the Black Rose family.
Of course, crystal mesh glass alone is not enough to completely isolate the environment inside and outside the building. Therefore, 20 air filter generators were installed in the corners of the hall. They will continuously filter the air in the entire hall, and send toxic substances to the outside through the exhaust pipes, creating a relatively safe indoor environment for the hall.
If not, the nobles of Asgard would not come to the wilderness to participate in the invitation party for the opening of Zero Company. After the fireworks that opened the party ended, the melodious sound of the piano sounded in the hall. After the pianist finished playing, Zero presided over the party's speech and announced the official start of the cocktail party.
Next, the light in the hall became softer, and with the low and soft sound of the piano, the nobles began to whisper to each other. Numerous messages passed through the reception secretly, and the occasional low laughter and the interlacing of wine glasses represented that some agreements had been quietly reached. Zero Company's public relations personnel also began to haunt these noble merchants, exploring possible business opportunities at the reception.
This is an aristocratic business game. Looking at those polite men and well-dressed ladies, Zero can't connect the scene in front of him with the cruel wilderness outside.
Whether it is the old age or the new age, the gap between the poor and the rich, the cheap and the expensive is always so huge. People in the wilderness may risk their lives for a piece of clean bread, but a party like this can eat up the rations of a town with a thousand people in the wilderness in recent years. At the same time, it also ate zero or at least one million funds.
Watching the piercing of the waiter, the opening of bottles of fine wine, the soft lights swirling gracefully, and even the atmosphere in the hall with the lowest radiation. All of this means that the money in the zero pocket is pouring out in an endless stream.
It's just that Zero also understands that if there is no effort, there will be no gain. What he pays now must be doubled from these people.
"Not bad, Zero."
The old man's slightly nasal voice sounded behind Ling, and when Ling turned around, he saw Ben in casual clothes. Ben attended Zero's reception in a private capacity today, but even so, I don't know how many nobles in the reception followed suit after hearing that Ben was also present. Otherwise, with zero and one upstarts, some of the nobles with their own identities in the field would not be able to be moved by him.
Zero is grateful for this old man who has changed his own destiny and is still fully supporting him until now. He called a waiter, took two cups of fine wine, and handed a glass to Ben. Zero said sincerely, "I'm glad you're willing to come. Lord Douglas."
Ben laughed, took the glass and said, "Here I am Ben, not Douglas. We were comrades-in-arms, of course, for a short time. But anyway, I still remember that little experience. Come, let us Have a toast."
Zero smiles, the wine glasses are staggered, and they are all drank in one gulp.
"Zero, you have done better than I imagined. As it is now, according to my original estimate, I thought it would take you at least three years to do all this. But you only spent more than a year, very That's right, it proves that I have vision." Ben drank another glass and said with a breath of alcohol.
Standing next to him, Ling said lightly: "Without your help, I would not be able to do what I am doing now. So I am very grateful, but also a little puzzled."
"Oh, what doubts? Let's hear it." Ben asked with interest.
Ling shook his cup of new wine, and said: "Being able to develop the Hall of Valor and Asgard to the point of being one of the two giants in the mainland, I believe that when you are the superior Lord Douglas, you must be a person with foresight. I I have read some books before. In the old days, there were few people in power like you who cultivated their subordinates as hard as you, even to the point of laissez-faire. Lord Douglas is not afraid of people like me. When it swells to a certain extent, will it be out of your control or the Hall of Valor?"
After listening to Zero's doubts, Ben didn't answer right away. He called the third cup of wine, and said without forgetting: "Tonight's drink is good, you probably can't get such a thing, it should be provided by Beyoncé."
Nodding his head, Ben smiled and said, "That's it. Even Beyoncé thinks you are a partner who can work together. Don't you think my vision is worse than that girl's?"
Ben took a small sip, and continued: "Zero, I'm not so dizzy. If someone can't control his own ambition, I'm not stupid enough to lend a gun to others to deal with myself. That day When we met in Remut, I figured out why you took Theon's mission. If you weren't a responsible man, I wouldn't have given Colt to you that night, but just went straight to A bullet sent you to the west."
"The identity of an artificial god is not enough for me to move the idea of inviting you. Of course, the crazy plan of the old era does have a lot of value for research, but once your identity is not well controlled, it will be difficult for Asgard. It is definitely a devastating disaster. No matter how stupid I am, I will never put a drug by my side." Ben looked at Zero and said seriously: "The reason why I support you is because I believe that a person can put With all the money on your body to help others, you have enough self-discipline to control your own strength and ambition. Such a you will be my friend, not my enemy."
"Of course, this alone is not enough. Your strength, your sense of responsibility, and everything you do now is a manifestation of your value. Zero, you have that value, and only then will there be me, Beyoncé, and everyone in the venue. These people are willing to invest for you." Ben smiled slightly, and said: "Also, I'm not so generous that I don't impose restrictions on you powerful guys. It's just that you haven't reached the limit yet."
At this time, an assistant came to Zero and reminded him that he should prepare, and the weapons exhibition was about to begin. So Zero bid farewell and left. When his figure was overwhelmed by the crowd, Ben quietly left the venue and sat in a private car that had already been prepared outside the venue.
Ben was just going through the motions, showing his face to express his support for Zero. Now, what he should do has been done, so naturally there is no need to stay. After all, the real protagonist tonight is Zero.
The car left the base and headed back to the wilderness in the direction of Asgard. During driving, a screen in front of the seat was put down. After the screen was on standby for a moment, a picture appeared. In the screen, Cario's figure appeared in it.
"How is it, Kario, is there any news from the technical department?" Ben asked indifferently.
In recent days, he has been focusing on tracking down the identity of the person behind the scenes who wanted to kill Zero. Due to his pressure, the relevant technical personnel of the headquarters have been working overtime continuously, day and night tracking down the source of the false order issued through the headquarters system that day.
Cario has two panda eyes, and the chief instructor already has three cigars in his mouth. As if he was going to burn his lungs, he took a few puffs of the smoke and said, "You came just in time, I was just looking for you. Basically, the results came out. The few days they have been busy in the technical department have not been in vain. , It is certain that the guy who issued the order is a computer expert. Or, he has such talents under his command. Anyway, in short, the order itself set up many data traps and problems. I will not list the process in detail, the conclusion That is, this order was issued by our great God of Darkness, Your Excellency Loki!"
"Loki?" Ben's pupils shrank slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Have you investigated clearly?"
"At least 80% sure. The technical department found an abandoned tablet brain from the source of the signal terminal. The brain has been damaged, but they found that the central chip can still be repaired." Cario took a few more puffs of cigarettes , choked and coughed a few times, and said: "Of course, the brain is not the special computer that Lord Loki usually uses. It is just that some information was found in the repaired chip, which indirectly pointed to Lord Loki. These information Including a few emails, hey, it turns out that our Lord Loki is still a VIP of the dark merchant. Then there are some video materials, so to speak, Lord Loki is quite photogenic, so these things, Ben, do you want me to hand over to your secretary .”
Ben frowned. Although Cario looked rough on the outside, he was serious when he was doing business. Since he dared to report the possibility of 80%, the answer is almost equal to 100%. It's just that I didn't expect that it was Loki who wanted to kill Zero.
This is not impossible. Rocky has a weird personality. In his personality evaluation, there are comments such as "narrow, possessive, and destructive tendencies". The most serious of these is Loki's possessiveness. In Loki's private mansion, all his decorations and even the materials used in construction are unique in Asgard. Loki will never allow the things he owns to appear in the hands of others. If such a situation occurs, the similar things must be destroyed by him.
Speaking of which, Ben still remembers a small conflict between Loki and Zero at the celebration dinner in the Great Hall last time. At that time, Loki threatened to destroy Zero. At that time, I only thought that Loki was playing childish temper again, so he didn't take it to heart. Judging from the various evidences held by Kario, this possibility is infinitely expanding.
If it's just these things, it's fine, but Luo Ji still has contacts with dark businessmen, this is something our firm can't tolerate. Others may not know it, but whether it is Ben, Cario or Paul, they all know that the Dark Merchant is actually managed by Oglock, the speaker of the Dark Parliament. If Loki has contacts with the dark businessman, it is hard to guarantee that there will not be some cooperation between him and Oglock.
In terms of Rocky's personality weakness, this possibility is very high.
On the screen, Cario silently waited for Ben's decision. After thinking for a while, Ben finally sighed: "Let Valkyrie monitor Loki. If he commits any outrageous behavior, he can be sanctioned directly without me. Inform Sol and Badr, let them pay close attention to the members of the Dark Blade If necessary, they can be forcibly detained by force. The only thing to note is that all this must be done in secret, and I don't want to give Oglock any smell."
Cario said silently: "I know what to do."
The communication ended here, and as the screen gradually retracted into the bottom cover of the car, Ben frowned even more. As the car carrying the highest authority in Asgard returned to the city, the city began to surge undercurrents, and the unknown turmoil is coming!
There was an undercurrent coming, but for the moment at least it was calm. The weapon exhibition room of Zero Point Technology is brightly lit. The exhibition room is located at the rear of the venue, with an area of about 2,000 square meters. The room is full of weapon racks, but most of the weapon racks are still vacant, only a batch of light rifles produced by the company not long ago have just been placed on the racks in the light weapons area.
Although these rifles are old-age weapons, the use of new-age finishing techniques and composite materials makes these finished products not only highly accurate, but also durable. If it flows into the wilderness, it can be regarded as the first-class goods. In addition, there are other light firearms and equipment for customers to choose from.
It's just that although these weapons are well-made, they are absolutely incomparable with the new weapons in terms of power. Naturally, the exhibition room of two thousand square meters is only open to ordinary customers. This is the first exhibition held by Zero Point, and the weapons on display are not based on power as a selling point. The real selling point is the production capacity reflected by these firearms. Over time, they will have their own equipment development team. Under the guarantee of such production facilities, it is difficult to guarantee that Zero Point will not produce excellent new weapons.
Therefore, among the nobles who visited the exhibition room, although there were not many people who placed orders. However, there were also a dozen or so people with unique vision, who saw the meaning behind this exhibition, and ordered a batch of new firearms in a decent manner, which was the first step for the cooperation between themselves and Zero Company.
Among the nobles at the venue, there were four or five nobles who had been rated as major customers by Zero Company's public relations team. up the arsenal.
In the arsenal, several assembly lines are in motion. However, most of the space in the factory is still idle, whether it is workers, equipment, or even the weapon development team and other soft and hard facilities, zero is still very lacking. Only when all these things are in place can the factory operations of Zero Point Technology officially get on the right track. However, among the several assembly line operations in operation, one was producing a new type of individual combat rifle, but it caught the attention of these nobles.
The combat rifle produced by this assembly line is called "Dark Blood", and it has undergone a second-generation improvement so that this new type of rifle can be driven by a high-capacity battery, completely replacing the ignition system of the old era. This makes the rifle very quiet when shooting, and hardly makes any noise. It can be said to be an invisible killer on the battlefield.
The rifle has two modes of sniper and continuous fire to choose from. In the sniper mode, the shooting distance can reach up to two kilometers, and even in the continuous fire mode, it has an effective distance of nearly a thousand meters. This makes long-range firepower suppression no longer need to rely on heavy equipment such as rapid-fire heavy artillery, and the new rifle is more flexible to use. As for the power, it can be fully compensated by the number.
Dark Blood Type II is a weapon produced by Zero who purchased the weapon design drawings from the Black Rose family. Although the power of this rifle is at the bottom of the list of new weapons, it is just like the exhibition room on the ground, showing customers that the company has the ability and equipment to produce new weapons.
Therefore, after visiting the arsenal, among the nobles who were invited to the high-level reception room, only one customer expressed that he wanted to order a batch of dark blood rifles. But during the conversation, the remaining few customers also expressed their willingness to cooperate, but what they needed was far from a weapon of the dark blood rifle.
In the dealings with these nobles, in addition to Black Rose's public relations staff, Theon who was invited to the reception tonight was also on the list. Theon acted as Zero's temporary advisor, and he spoke well. During the time he lived in Asgard, Theon had a certain degree of understanding of the nobles and lords in this city. Therefore, in some technical communication, Theon can be described as fluent in answering.
From politics to art, from war to women, Theon has dabbled in almost every field. Every time he talks about it, he cleverly uses words to highlight that the talker is better than himself in this respect. It made these noble lords all smile, and they felt like they hated meeting Xi En. So while talking and laughing, Xi En vaguely fought for several large orders for Zero's company. Everything just waited for Zero's factory to get on the right track, and there would be special personnel to track the progress of these orders.
Looking at Theon's appearance of dealing with these nobles like a fish in water, Zero sighed.
Everyone has a battlefield that everyone is good at.
Zero's battlefield is in the wilderness, while Theon's battlefield is between politics and business. Theon's friendly guest appearance tonight has set up a few potential customers for long-term cooperation with Zero, and its role is as great as that of a powerful person.
When the relevant staff took over Theon's job and began to provide dedicated services to these customers, Zero and Theon quietly left the reception room. Their work is done, and the next step is nothing more than some follow-up service work, but they don't have to do it themselves.
Zero and Sean walked in the renovated living area. Some water purification units and generator sets have been restored here. As long as the fuel is sufficient, it can fully support a small half of the base for daily operations. Of course, as long as Zero continues to expand, it is not impossible for this second-floor base to resume full operation one day.
And if the second-floor base is operating normally, it means that there will be nearly 2,000 people living here, which is already equivalent to the size of a medium-sized town.
Looking at this base, Theon was a little dazed, as if seeing the epitome of Remut.
At this time, Zero said: "Mr. Xi En, I wonder if I may take the liberty to make a request to you?"
Theon smiled slightly and said, "You want me to stay and help you?"
As wise as Theon, how could he fail to guess Zero's mind.