Undercurrents

Before long, nearly three more months had passed, and the calendar turned to a new year.

Over those three months, the situation across the planet had seen no major changes, yet the surging undercurrents had never ceased.

Mingdu, inside a luxury suite at a hotel, Zu Yuan, clad in a black robe, was speaking with a young man.

"How is the company developing?" Zu Yuan asked.

The young man, Universe, replied, "The company headquarters is currently located in Mingdu Soul Tool Technology Park. By analyzing the Mercury Consortium's development model, our company has achieved the greatest possible growth in the shortest possible time. At present, Golden Technology Company mainly sells high-quality cosmetics, body wash, toothpaste, detergent, and other chemically processed products developed by Wisdom. The civilian goods industry on Douluo Continent is primarily centered around Soul Tool household appliance sales, so the competition is not particularly fierce. Coupled with the superior quality of products produced by the Wisdom Research Institute, we have already gained a foothold in Mingdu's commercial district and are gradually expanding into the eastern market. We are currently attempting to join the Douluo Continent Commercial Trade Agreement, led by thirteen companies and joined by over five hundred companies, enterprises, auction houses, and the like, but we have encountered some resistance."

"Resistance?"

"Silver Biology Co., Ltd. Their products are mainly related to the biological industry, such as purifying water with soil containing certain microorganisms, extracting plant essential oils, and so on. Some of their products compete with ours, so it is only natural that they want to suppress us. In the biological industry of the Douluo Federation, only Spirit Pagoda and Glazed Biology Co., Ltd. can rival them. The biological research institutes of these companies each have their own specialties. Spirit Pagoda's Spirit Transmission Research Institute mainly studies