Soon, the two sides reached a complete agreement.
With that, the matter with the President was settled. Since he still needed treatment for his injuries, he did not keep Lin Yuan any longer. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he rose and escorted him out of the Secret Chamber.
Outside the Secret Chamber, the manager immediately came forward when he saw Lin Yuan emerge.
"Zero God, what exactly was so urgent that the President wanted to see you?"
"Nothing much. A large battlefield is about to open in the Central Sea, and they need a lot of supplies. I donated all that Life Spring Water."
"Huh?" The manager had clearly only just learned of this as well. His expression shifted several times before he said in considerable shame,
"I'm sorry, Zero God. I didn't know they had their eyes on your batch of Spring of Life."
"If I'd known, I wouldn't have entered the actual stock figures..."
"It's fine. You couldn't have kept this hidden anyway, and it's actually a good thing for me too." Lin Yuan offered the manager a few words of reassurance.
Still, this served as a reminder to Lin Yuan: relying too heavily on the Consortium for transactions would inevitably risk leaking information.
This time, their request happened to align with Lin Yuan's needs, so everyone was happy.
But what if the circumstances were different?
If the supplies available through the Military Merit Ranking this time had not included Abyssal Sea Fragments, should Lin Yuan have agreed just now or not?
Knowing my personality, I probably would have agreed anyway.
Lin Yuan reflected inwardly.
After all, this isn't a peaceful world. Everyone, including the President and the others, has made their own sacrifices.
*But the issue isn't whether I agree or not. It's how much say I