This Is a Snow Leopard

January 16, 1097, 13:36:55.

Steel Carrot City, outside the city mining area, near Mine No. 28.

Miss Cautus, lost in thought, hurried to her workplace.

The security chief was wearing an oddly shaped safety helmet that included rabbit ears for protection, and he was holding yet another unfamiliar form.

After the core nations crossed towering mountains and arrived in this Catastrophe- prone land, the lives of the Cautus changed dramatically in every sense. The Victoria always found ways to lay traps and trick Rim Billiton betraying their interests.

You could even say that if a Cautus saw any piece of paper written in Victoria in Rim Billiton, he could spit and curse. While not always accurate, the locals would certainly feel the same way.

"Minister? What are you holding?" Charlotte, who had been absent-minded, immediately snapped to attention.

"Hey! Charlotte! You're here so early today?" The security chief greeted her first, then frowned and said, "A procurement list from the city—said to be forwarded from Big Iron Town."

"A new order?" Charlotte raised an eyebrow.

"They're not buying from us, the city wants us to buy from them!" the security minister cursed. "I bet it's Victoria Rim Billiton!"

"They must have drunk too much lion's milk!" he made up an explanation.

Why are you so angry?

The security minister slammed the procurement list into Charlotte's hands, angrily saying, "Look at this!"

Having said that, he shouldered his staff and went down into the mine to inspect it beforehand.

Although they are called "security personnel," including Charlotte, they rarely have the opportunity to use force. In the mining area, they spend most of their energy and time patrolling the area and eliminating dangers.

In the event of a mining accident, they are always the first to step forward and rescue workers.

Even from a distance, you could still hear the minister muttering loudly.

"Damn it! I have to talk to my family! I need to get my husband and grandmother to go to the city and talk to them!"

Charlotte laid out the shopping list and immediately understood why the minister was so angry:

Steel Carrot City wants to replace its work safety equipment.

More specifically, they want to switch their suppliers of anti -Originium infection drugs and infection suppressant drugs to a cheaper company.

Of course, strictly speaking, this "purchase list" is only a "letter of intent".

This can be considered a "trial balloon" before the official implementation of the reforms. If the feedback is positive, Steel Carrot City will proceed directly; if the feedback is negative, Steel Carrot City...

Then it really won't budge.

Charlotte flipped through a few pages and muttered, "I need to talk to my family... We can't just use whatever's cheap and cheap; it'll be a disaster!"

Rim Billiton's social structure is quite unique: it lacks a strict central government and local authorities. Its towering mountains and frequent Catastrophe have made it a self-sufficient haven in the southeastern corner of the land.

The Cautus here form families based on blood ties, and live and work as family units.

One family after another formed the smallest social unit in Rim Billiton, and in the new era they organized themselves into groups that weakened the concept of family, such as "guilds" and "mining areas." Ultimately, the local government of Rim Billiton was autonomously established through consultation among the heads of these families.

Ignoring the cuteness of the bunnies and the spread of Originium technology for the time being, it is relatively easy to see that Rim Billiton's society is actually an intermediate state in the transformation of clans and tribes into "nations".

However, the intervention of core states, represented by Victoria, has left Rim Billiton's society stuck in this delicate intermediate state.

It can be said that the influence of the Ultimate Iron Town on other cities is as high as the average cheese level of the Sarkaz.

The influence of local governments on their local areas is in a dynamic and delicate balance: local governments lack the ability to force local areas to sacrifice short-term interests for long-term interests, and at the same time, they lack the ability to sell out local interests.

If a plan cannot gain the approval of the vast majority of families, it is almost impossible to implement.

Just as Charlotte was about to rest before continuing her inspection, she noticed the supplier's markings.

In a daze, she seemed to see a tower spiraling upwards within a triangle. Charlotte shook her head, however, and only saw a castle within the triangle.

Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals?

It's probably just that the shapes are similar...

But the "mysterious man" and the "young fellow clansmen," long buried deep in her daily work and only occasionally recalled when she looked up at the night sky, lingered in her mind.

No, I have to check!

January in Rim Billiton is still summer, and the sun is scorching. Charlotte had to hide in the shade to see the screen on the terminal clearly.

"Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals is a company whose main business is pharmaceutical research and development... Its mobile headquarters is recruiting talent from all over the country... It's so annoying, where is the person in charge listed?!"

"The CEO is... Amiya!? Registered in 1094!?" Cautus, the young woman, clutched her head and wailed, "Aaaaaah! I should have surfed the internet more! The previous letters, the Rhodes Island news! It's so frustrating to always miss the key information because I'm so out of it!"

Surfing the internet? Young lady, you've got some experience with the internet!

The security chief, who had already completed his rounds, noticed Charlotte's expression and asked, "Don't worry, we won't agree to that list!"

"We're going to fight those cat-milk-drinking brats no matter what!"

Charlotte quickly said, "No, no, no, no! Shouldn't we let the actual effects speak for themselves when it comes to whether this medicine is effective or not?"

The security minister looked at her incredulously, then frowned. "Even the heroes of the fence say that!? I... I'd better ask our relatives in Big Iron Town!"

He muttered to himself, "They came from Big Iron Town, they should have tried it before..."

Cautus, the young woman, instinctively protested, "That's nothing heroic! I just did what I was supposed to do! If you keep saying that, Minister, I won't dare stay here!"

I'm not going to work here anymore...

Charlotte had a flash of inspiration.

Since Amiya is the CEO, then maybe... no! Doc Otter must be there too!

"Minister! I need to ask for leave!"

"Ah?"

Lungmen.

As soon as the Snow Leopard stepped out of the car, he shrank back inside. He asked, "Isn't January winter in Lungmen?"

He took off his clothes as he spoke, leaving only a shirt on his upper body.

Just as the young man with the Forte was about to answer, a cold voice came from outside the car.

"Due to the Catastrophe disaster, it's not unreasonable to consider the current weather in Lungmen as summer."

Outside the car, Liberi, with silver hair and black feathers, was dressed in a uniform, with a nun on his left and a Cautus on his right.

Chapter 257 This is Snow Leopard

The tall, Feline man extended his hand. "Enciodes Silverash Silverash of the Karlan Trade."

"Amiya from Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals."

The little rabbit stepped forward and, to Enciodes Silverash's astonishment, extended its hand.

He also had to bend down to accommodate Amiya's height.

"And who is this...?"

"Doctor. Oute, Doctor. Oute of Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals."

Oute also bypassed the nun's guards, shook his hand, and returned the gesture in the same way.

The nun's eyes glazed over for a moment, then regained their clarity.

Enciodes Silverash's eyes flickered: This was the person he had spoken with before.

However, firstly, it had taken a long time, and secondly, he was initially intimidated by the news about the land-based warships, so in the end he was somewhat unsure.

He tentatively said, "Thank you so much, Enya."

"Strictly speaking, Rhodes Island's Medical Department is not under my jurisdiction. However, Miss Enya does seem interested in moving into the field operations department, at which point she should fall under my purview..."

That troubling tone of voice—it really was him.

Etc?

Enciodes Silverash excitedly interrupted Oute: "What did you just say?"

"Rhodes Island's Medical Department is not under my jurisdiction."

"Later!"

"She should then fall under my jurisdiction."

"Middle!"

"Miss Enya does indeed seem to be interested in moving into the field operations department."

Enciodes Silverash forced himself to keep a straight face.

"The field sales department of a pharmaceutical company... is its job to sell drugs?"

Logically speaking, there should also be other jobs that involve traveling all over the country, such as soliciting sponsorships and conducting research.

Of course, the probability that an ordinary pharmaceutical company would gather all these tasks and dump them into the "field operations department" caravan is not particularly high.

Enciodes Silverash's conjecture was destined to fail.

"No, Rhodes Island's Field Operations Department is responsible for providing security for Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals' routine business activities."

That sounds normal enough... every company needs security. But why would that girl want to be a security guard at a hospital?

Before Enciodes Silverash could finish his reflection, Oute continued, "And, including but not limited to: providing security personnel to our partners, protecting our doctors on the front lines, using force to prevent harm to civilians from various groups, and maintaining basic stability in specific regions."

... This doesn't seem to be a security guard.

Although Oute spoke of it casually, the "Kjerag warlord" could still detect a faint scent of blood.

"Oh, right." Oute looked up and glanced at Enciodes Silverash: "And subversion/counter-subversion of state power."

"You must understand that the very existence of some regimes is a form of harm to ordinary people..."

"Hahaha..." Amiya interrupted the increasingly strange topic with an awkward but polite tone, "I remember Mr. Silverash came here for an inspection?"