"Understood, but please complete it as soon as possible!"
"If you can complete this mission, you will have the opportunity to participate in the assessment for advancing from P45 to P46."
"After advancing to P46, your basic salary will be correspondingly increased."
"Your bonus plan, including stock options, performance bonuses, etc., will all be correspondingly improved."
"In addition, regarding this matter, you also need to submit an additional report to 'Diamond'."
The Strategic Investment Department superior said.
"I will work hard to complete it, but before advancing to P46,"
"Can you give me some tangible rewards in the form of credit points now?"
Topaz asked.
"You need credit points?"
The superior's voice seemed a bit surprised.
After all, within the Strategic Investment Department, Topaz was a well-known workaholic, and the kind who didn't really care about how many credit points she earned. It can be said that if Topaz really cared about earning more or less, she wouldn't have taken on the job on Jarilo-VI, which originally didn't have much profit. Of course, in terms of results, the job on Jarilo-VI that Topaz took on seemed to have brought her good luck, allowing her to encounter a truly remarkable opportunity.
"That's right, I need credit points now, a large amount of credit points."
Topaz said in a serious tone.
Although when Takagi sold her the exclusive Light Cone, he didn't charge credit points that she couldn't afford. But it also made Topaz realize the importance of credit points. Perhaps in the future, there will be things at Takagi's place that she will need to buy with a large amount of credit points. For this, Topaz had to prepare.
After Topaz finished speaking, another round of discussion came from her communicator. After a moment, the voice of the superior sounded in Topaz's ear again.
"Given that you have indeed found opportunities for the Strategic Investment Department,"
"We will increase your stock dividend for this month."
"The rest depends on whether you can gain Takagi's friendship."
The superior said.
Topaz: "Understood."
Superior: "Remember, you don't have much time, Topaz."
Superior: "So, does anyone else have anything to say?"
Superior: "...Since there is none, let's adjourn the meeting."
As the voice fell, sounds of communications being hung up kept coming from Topaz's communicator. Just as Topaz was also preparing to hang up the communication, a voice slightly different from before sounded.
"You're really lucky, Topaz."
"A job that was supposed to have no profit unexpectedly allowed you to find an opportunity to be promoted to P46."
"It seems those few people up there are taking good care of you... They're all offline. Since that's the case, I'll turn off this communicator's garbage effect."
As the voice changer's effect disappeared, Topaz also understood who was speaking.
"Aventurine? Why are you still here?"
Topaz raised her hand to her ear communicator and asked in confusion.
"After all, something so interesting happened on your side, how could I go offline like this?"
"A man who can lead you and others to meet the Preservation Aeon, I am quite interested in him."
Aventurine laughed.
After a pause, Aventurine continued:
"To be honest, when you just sent this report about Takagi and Jarilo-VI, I didn't believe it."
"A Navigator of the Astral Express, familiar with members of the Genius Society like Ruan Mei and Herta."
"That's not all, he is even the Pathstrider of Trailblaze that Himeko and others talk about."
"Moreover, as a Pathstrider of Trailblaze, he also controls the authority of Abundance, and is suspected to have met Yaoshi the Abundance."
"Of course, what surprised me the most is that he can take you and others to meet the Preservation Aeon."
"He can even make someone embark on the Path of Preservation because of him."
"If such an unbelievable report was presented to me by someone else, I would probably think that person was crazy."
"But since the person submitting this report is you, I have to believe it."
"If I had known that such a figure as Takagi would appear in Jarilo-VI, I should have taken on the job of collecting debt on Jarilo-VI."
"At least this way, I might be able to meet that great Aeon, the Amber Lord, through Takagi."
At this moment, Aventurine's words were full of emotion.
"If it were you, you might have adopted harsh debt collection measures against Belobog from the beginning."
"And by then, you might have been severely taught a lesson by Takagi."
Topaz said.
"That's true. For the first time, I feel that being a debt collector with a good heart like yours is not without benefits."
"At least this time, you got an opportunity."
Aventurine laughed.
"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up first."
"I still need to discuss the investment in Belobog with Bronya, the Supreme Guardian of Belobog."
Topaz said.
Since Takagi had temporarily left, she naturally had to shift the focus of her work to Bronya.
Aventurine: "Don't rush, I still have something I want to tell you."
Topaz: "Let's do it next time."
Aventurine: "If it's until next time, you might be my superior."
Aventurine: "Therefore, I think it's necessary for me to cherish the time we have chatting while we are still colleagues."
Topaz: "Whether I can be promoted to P46 is still uncertain."
Aventurine: "I think with your ability, you might really be able to seize the opportunity to upgrade to P46 through Takagi."
Aventurine said, and without waiting for Topaz to speak, he continued:
"Speaking of which, you actually asked for credit points as a reward earlier."
"That's very unlike you."
"Let me guess, is Takagi the type who really likes credit points?"
"So you plan to bribe him with credit points?"
"No! Given the attitude of Ruan Mei and Herta towards Takagi that you mentioned, Takagi shouldn't be short of money."
"Let me think, your report mentioned that Takagi is in the business of Star Destroyers and Light Cones, and his goods are extremely excellent."
"And you are not interested in Star Destroyers. Could it be that you are interested in the Light Cone he sells?"
Topaz: "..."
Aventurine: "It seems I hit the mark. I'm really curious what kind of Light Cone could make you so interested."
Topaz: "If there's nothing else, I'll hang up first."
Aventurine: "Alright, alright, enough with the small talk. I'll tell you something you're interested in."
Hearing Aventurine talk about serious matters, Topaz temporarily paused her action of hanging up the communication.
"While you were working on Jarilo-VI, 'Diamond' took care of Taravan Keane from the Building Material Logistics Department."
"This is why 'Diamond' will be absent from this round table meeting."
Aventurine said.
"Taravan Keane, a member of the IPC's Seven-Person Board of Directors!"
Topaz said in surprise.
"Exactly! Because of 'Diamond', Taravan Keane decided to cast his vote on us, rather than on the Marketing Development Department."
"This time, that big shot from the Marketing Development Department, Oswaldo Schneider, won't be able to laugh."
"Of course, if there were no accidents. Unfortunately, there is indeed an accident now."
Aventurine said.
"Are you referring to Takagi?"
Topaz asked.
"Of course! You also know that Oswaldo Schneider was once a famous Nameless."
"And Takagi, although his identity is a bit strange, he is after all the Pathstrider of Trailblaze recognized by Himeko."
"Since Takagi is a Pathstrider of Trailblaze, Oswaldo Schneider has a considerable possibility of securing Takagi's assistance."
"If he manages to secure Takagi, even if we have Taravan Keane's support, we might not be able to defeat Oswaldo Schneider's Development Department, right?"
"The identity of a Pathstrider of Trailblaze alone is enough to attract the IPC's attention, not to mention that Takagi, this Pathstrider of Trailblaze, can also chat with Qlipoth the Preservation Aeon."
Aventurine said.
Hearing Aventurine's words, Topaz couldn't help but agree and nod. The value Takagi displayed was simply too great. The IPC believes in Qlipoth the Preservation Aeon. The fact that Takagi can chat with Qlipoth is enough for the IPC's big shots to change some decisions because of Takagi's existence.
In addition, Takagi also has considerable connections with geniuses like Herta and Ruan Mei, and is suspected to be connected with The Garden of Recollection. Putting together all these characteristics related to Takagi, it can be said that Takagi has the ability to bring enough benefits to whichever department of the IPC he stands with. Whether it is the Marketing Development Department or the Strategic Investment Department to which Topaz belongs.
"Fortunately, Oswaldo Schneider is only a former Nameless after all."
"And you just happened to meet Takagi in Belobog one step ahead of Oswaldo Schneider."
"So, you helping the Strategic Investment Department get ahead and obtain Takagi's friendship will have more opportunities."
"For 'Diamond', you must work hard, Topaz."
Aventurine smiled.
"I don't need you to remind me, I know this."
Topaz nodded heavily.
"Diamond" is her benefactor, she naturally wants to help "Diamond".
"Heh heh, I originally wanted to invite you to Penacony to be my assistant."
"But now, it seems I need to wait for your side of things to be completed."
Aventurine said with emotion.
"Penacony? Could it be that 'Diamond' chose you to handle the Family's business there?"
Topaz said with some surprise.
"Good reaction, but let's really talk about it later."
"If you can find out earlier about Takagi's matters, we can talk about you coming to help."
"However, if you can really handle Takagi,"
"Perhaps you would want more to accompany Takagi and tour Penacony, right."
"With Takagi's Nameless identity, the Family will definitely find a way to deliver an invitation to his hands."
Aventurine finished speaking, then actively cut off the connection with Topaz.
"Going together with Takagi to Penacony?"
Topaz muttered to herself, raised her head and looked at the sky.
"To achieve this, it really seems I need to build a deep relationship with Takagi."
"Unfortunately, I don't know where this person has gone now."
"Earlier, I should have taken the initiative earlier to propose traveling with him."
Topaz regretfully shook her head, leading Numby towards Belobog's Qlipoth Fort. Before Takagi's return, she planned to reach an agreement with Bronya as much as possible, in order to win more of Takagi's goodwill.
In the depths of the Universe.
A huge starship traveled rapidly along the predetermined Galaxy orbit. Along the way, countless meteorites and dust were unable to cause it any impact. Suddenly, a void wormhole reappeared not far from the starship, and then an Astral Express warped out of it.
"We've arrived, Cloud Retainer."
Inside the Astral Express, Takagi stood up and looked at the huge ship outside the window. To be precise, it should be the Xianzhou Luofu. Even he, upon seeing the Xianzhou Luofu before him, couldn't help but feel some emotion. No other reason, it's just that the Xianzhou Luofu before him was simply too, too large. In terms of size, the Herta Space Station is far from being able to compare with the Xianzhou Luofu.
By Takagi's side, Cloud Retainer, after hearing Takagi's words, also quickly stood up and quickly walked to Takagi's side. When she saw the Xianzhou Luofu that was traveling forward at the same speed as the Astral Express, her pair of bright eyes immediately opened to their widest.
"This, this is the Luofu Xianzhou?"
Cloud Retainer muttered to herself, and said in surprise. Especially after seeing the Xianzhou Luofu easily traverse the huge meteor shower cluster, and those meteor shower clusters composed of huge meteorites, merely upon approaching the Luofu Xianzhou, were shattered by the Luofu Xianzhou's surface carried like a barrier, after being struck, Cloud Retainer became even more surprised.
Of course, at this moment, the ones surprised were far from just Cloud Retainer. Those Teyvat people who through Cloud Retainer's perspective saw the Xianzhou Luofu's full appearance were also surprised.
[Beidou: Is this the Xianzhou? As expected of a ship that can travel through the Universe, those meteorites surprisingly couldn't affect the Xianzhou at all!]
[Neuvillette: If those meteorites were to fall on the Teyvat Continent, they would definitely cause the Teyvat Continent extremely severe ecological impact, or could easily cause the continent to break apart. Yet such meteorites, the Xianzhou can completely ignore, without even using weapons to destroy them. It's hard to imagine, what kind of danger could threaten the Xianzhou's barrier-like protection.]
[Ningguang: More colossal and magnificent than the Herta Space Station, if such a Xianzhou were to descend upon Teyvat, it would be enough to call it eclipsing the sky and covering the sun, right.]
[Jean: Although I have already imagined the Xianzhou's magnificence in my heart, but after seeing it with my own eyes, I am indeed still very surprised.]
[Klee: So amazing, can Klee go to the Xianzhou for a trip?]
[Alice: There will be a chance, Klee is so cute, she will definitely have a chance to go to the Xianzhou for a trip.]
[Kaveh: Although it's just a visual estimate, but the Xianzhou's area should already be comparable to Teyvat's a country, right.]
[Madame Ping: Not only that! Lord Takagi mentioned that, within the Xianzhou's borders, there are many large and small Domains! Because of these Domains' existence, the actual area within one Xianzhou might be comparable to a world.]
[Yanfei: Domains? I wonder what differences the Xianzhou's Domains and Liyue's Domains have, and how the methods for creating them differ.]
[Yelan: It is indeed curious.]