Chapter 606

Moreover, Topaz, who had just met Lin Yu in Kliper Castle, was certain that what her boss said was indeed true.

This man... is unfathomable.

Topaz, Ten Stone Hearts, had already received a portion of the Guardian's power from his leader, Diamond.

However, even though Topaz had already secretly used this power to protect himself, he still vaguely felt a terrifying pressure from the other party.

"What's wrong, beautiful lady from the company?"

Seeing that Topaz's gaze was clearly a bit off, Lin Yu naturally bypassed Bronya and asked Topaz directly.

"Are you staring at me like that because you want to say something?"

"Mr. Lin Yu..."

Seeing Lin Yu's smiling face, Topaz quickly adjusted his mindset and said apologetically to Lin Yu.

"I am very sorry, my subordinates did some excessive things."

"Oh, about that—the person you should apologize to is not me."

Upon hearing Lin Yu's speech, Topaz immediately looked at Bronya, who was sitting in the position of the Supreme Guardian.

"Miss Bronya Rand, please accept my apology."

"I will punish my immature subordinates, and I will do my best to compensate them for the damage they have caused to the Silvermane Guards."

Looking at the other person's sincere expression, Bronya felt a complex mix of emotions.

She wasn't stupid; she could naturally see that the other party was treating Belobog's people so well because of Lin Yu.

Otherwise, given the Interastral Peace Corporation's attitude of resorting to violence over a few words, she highly doubted that this woman would at most offer a few verbal apologies once she arrived at the scene.

To be honest, Bronya, who originally didn't want to involve Lin Yu, felt somewhat ashamed after being helped by Lin Yu.

They, Belobog, have already received many favors from Lin Yu, but now that they're in trouble, they still need Lin Yu to sort things out.

Oh, how embarrassing! It's so incredibly embarrassing.

But besides feeling embarrassed, this feeling...

It feels pretty good to have someone protecting you.

Yes, although she felt ashamed, Bronya realized with great regret that she was just an ordinary person.

When they needed help, someone appeared out of nowhere, didn't even lift a finger, and just by showing them face, made them bow down.

Damn it, what's with this exhilarating feeling? It's so sweet!

"I accept your apology on their behalf."

Suppressing her inner elation, Bronya spoke calmly to Topaz.

"But the company sent an envoy to our Jarilo-VI, surely it wasn't just to 'apologize'?"

Regarding the debt you mentioned—do you have any specific evidence or documents?

"Of course."

Seeing that the other party had no intention of avoiding the issue and directly presented the evidence using the information screen, Topaz couldn't help but sigh inwardly that this Supreme Guardian was still too young.

The young Bronya, despite the company's obvious mistake, didn't take the opportunity to make demands. Instead, she brought up this topic, which wasn't favorable to them.

To be honest, as a business elite who has seen many shameless people, Topaz actually felt a little bit of novelty when he saw someone so overly upright.

"When we sign important contracts, our Interastral Peace Corporation has a rule of recording the process on video and documenting it through video, text, and other means."

"As for the funds owed by the City Builder on Jarilo's side, well, based on the interest in the contract, it's roughly this amount."

At that moment, Bronya looked at everything before her and felt as if her time had stopped.

As the video played in front of her, a series of numbers began to appear on the other side of the information screen, indicating that calculations were underway.

The calculation of this string of numbers isn't finished yet, but looking at it now...

Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions... wait, we haven't even finished counting the eleven digits yet?

My predecessors City Builder, how much money did you borrow back then?!

On the other hand, when Lin Yu started talking about business from Topaz, he directly used the Swaying Scales to enhance his judgment.

Now, looking at Topaz, he discovered something terrible.

Topaz was indeed not lying.

And that string of numbers... it really is real!

After finishing the calculation, Lin Yu was quite surprised to see the long string of numbers.

Honestly, he personally hates people who owe money and don't pay it back.

However, this does not mean that he has any goodwill towards loan sharks.

Paying back debts is a matter of course, but even so, this string of numbers still...

Looking at the two people in front of him who remained silent, Topaz sighed helplessly.

"I know this number is indeed hard to accept, but according to the contract, it is undoubtedly a debt owed by the City Builder of Jarilo."

"After all, this is a contract from seven hundred years ago. Due to inflation and various other reasons, the Credits from that time are not as valuable as they were seven hundred years ago."

"You two might think the company is too unscrupulous, but... we still have to act in accordance with the contract."

As for whether it's genuine or not...

At that moment, Topaz stared intently at Lin Yu and asked him a question.

"Mr. Lin Yu, what do you think?"

What I think.

I'm too ignorant to have ever seen such terrible debt!

Although Lin Yu knew Topaz didn't intend for Belobog to hand over that much money all at once, he still felt...

—Or I suggest Rand Duck just become a deadbeat.

However, this kind of thing is unacceptable, since both Lin Yu and Bronya still have some bottom line.

Having boundaries has the advantage of making things easier for yourself, but the downsides are...

Because they had a bottom line, the suggestion that the City Builder' Belobog branch collect debts was never within their consideration from the beginning.

Moreover, judging from Lin Yu's silence, Bronya's heart skipped a beat.

Lin Yu's silence indicated that the contract was basically genuine.

Otherwise, if the other party had even the slightest thought of doing something wrong, she felt that this woman would already be defeated by Lin Yu's fists.

At that moment, Lin Yu suddenly heard a voice from the system.

Oh, such a huge debt must be impossible to repay by ordinary means.

Sodayo—damn, these numbers still seem a bit exaggerated to me.

But you know very well that with your abilities, paying off this debt could be done with just a single sentence.

Okay, I don't deny that fact.

But making a promise is a serious matter.

So what are you planning to do?

[Did you use words to resolve Belobog's predicament, and to make this girl, whose mother you drove to suicide, fall even further for you?]

Or perhaps we should use this opportunity to infiltrate the company, find a way to reach headquarters, and seize his position!

Don't be so extreme—although I do have the idea of joining the company, it's not the right time right now.

[This system was just joking, but what you said—wait, you were actually serious!]

Of course, it's just that the timing wasn't right.

"Mr. Lin Yu."

Seeing that Lin Yu remained silent, Topaz, knowing that the other party had confirmed the authenticity of the contract, smiled and said to Mr. Lin Yu.

"Let's not beat around the bush. I know you and Jarilo-VI have a relationship that's hard to explain in a few words."

To be honest, it's too easy to put it in a few words. I just killed Cocolia, took the Star Core, and then asked Axu to do some things for me and gave them some Credits.

"Everyone knows each other's identities, so there's no point in hiding anything at this point, and besides..."

At that moment, Topaz's gaze towards Bronya held a strange undertone.

"I think Miss Bronya wouldn't object to you making the decision."

After all, from the very beginning, although Miss Bronya Rand was pretending to be calm, I knew very well that her gaze had been constantly drawn to Mr. Lin Yu.

Ah, what a good man.

Moreover, he's the incredibly kind man who helped Jarilo out of her predicament.

Putting herself in his shoes, Topaz felt that if she were still a young girl and someone had supported and cared for her, and even saved her hometown, she would have been very likely to fall in love with him.

Especially since this person is also handsome, it makes him even more appealing.

Whether Bronya herself realized it or not, in Topaz's eyes...

—Bronya, who is standing in front of her now, clearly harbors a hint of affection for Lin Yu.

PS: 5K, to be continued tomorrow.

Trailblaze Chapter 56. Chicken Wings, I'm Coming to Beat You Up!

At that moment, Topaz suddenly felt that Bronya might be luckier than her.

Although Topaz's hometown was indeed saved by the Interastral Peace Corporation, she became an elite in the Strategic Investment Department afterward, and has now even been promoted to a P46 level company employee.

Even so, she was well aware that while her hometown was being saved by the company, it was also being 'swallowed up' by the company.

Of course, some people might think that being noticed by powerful forces isn't necessarily a bad thing.

People from Topaz's hometown are destined to be employees of the company from birth.

Whether one can make it to headquarters or end up as an outsourced member depends on their own abilities.

Under these circumstances, everyone's future has been predetermined by that contract to save their hometown.

Normally, Topaz wouldn't have thought about these things so much, but after seeing Bronya and Lin Yu, she realized something she had been trying to ignore all along.

Even if the future looks bright, it's a choice they were forced to make when they had no other options.

With Lin Yu behind Jarilo-VI, regardless of Jarilo's future, at least for now, they have the right to choose luxury.

Moreover, even if they choose to 'embrace' the company, with Diamond's explicit statement and Topaz's help to lower the price, the people on Jarilo-VI's side might not even need to sign a contract of servitude because of Lin Yu's influence.

Sigh, from this perspective, their luck is even enviable.

"That's true, let's not beat around the bush."

Noticing that Bronya had taken a step back, Lin Yu took the initiative to speak and asked Topaz.

"Miss Topaz, just name your price. If the price is right, I wouldn't mind cooperating with the company in some areas."

"Readily."

Listening to Lin Yu's speech, Topaz smiled and opened the intelligence screen, revealing another piece of information.

"We can help with the revival of Jarilo-VI, and we can even waive interest on the debt."

"Zhuzhu, deduct all the interest from Jarilo-VI and calculate how much interest the City Builder on Jarilo-VI paid back then, based on the principal."

Looking at the pig next to Topaz, Bronya gently tapped the light screen a few times with the body parts that Bronya should call it. Only then did Bronya realize that this pig actually possessed extremely high intelligence.

Of course, her attention was quickly drawn to the string of numbers.

After the Zhuzhu operation, this series of numbers, which even Lin Yu found frightening, quickly shrank to a level that even Bronya didn't find too outrageous.

Upon seeing this string of numbers, Bronya didn't feel at ease—she had actually been at ease ever since Lin Yu arrived.

This string of numbers brought Bronya more of a shocking shock than anything else.

She never imagined that the interest over the past seven hundred years would be so many times higher than the principal.

Although as a junior to the debtor, she seemed to have no right to say such things, a thought inevitably popped into Bronya's mind.