Published: February 10, 2025
The setting of the Step Micro Disk is that every time a reward is drawn, that reward will disappear from the disk, rather than being able to draw once. Perhaps I didn't explain it clearly enough, so I'll reiterate it here.
When Mu Xinfey left, she appeared somewhat dazed, her emotions unreadable.
However, she fully agreed to Ye Zhongming’s requests, and in future collaborations, her assistant and Uncle Bao would come to discuss the details with Ye Zhongming’s people.
If possible, Mu Xinfey did not want to agree to Ye Zhongming’s conditions, as these seemingly insignificant terms made the Murderous Rose feel a sense of pressure.
Clearly, their ultimate goal was to have a significant influence in Area S, rather than simply exchanging some benefits to help each other through difficulties.
But even if Mu Xinfey understood this, could she refuse? No, because she no longer had the right to refuse, nor even the confidence to bargain.
After returning in a daze, Mu Xinfey quickly regained her composure and mocked herself for being too greedy.
Needing others' help while not wanting to pay any price—where in this world do such good things exist?
If the person she was negotiating with was anyone other than Ye Zhongming, who had been brought in by Bai Shishi, the conditions would definitely be much harsher.
With magic crystal weapons in hand, there were plenty of other potential partners; just picking one would be better than Mu Xinfey’s situation, offering more than what she could provide. They only wanted to influence your economy—what was wrong with that?
Continuing down this path, the final outcome would be a real, rather than a verbal, strategic alliance between the parties, which was precisely what Mu Xinfey hoped for.
After coming to this conclusion, Mu Xinfey immediately gathered her core subordinates for a meeting, announcing the agreement reached with Cloud Summit Villa, and promptly began preparing to establish a new battle department.
"Uncle Bao, send Ye Zhongming seven million grade 3 magic crystals."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Bao and the others were shocked.
"Miss, this is most of our savings! You know the situation has worsened; the divisions and several battle departments within have stopped paying their income taxes. Our two departments are struggling to hunt enough to keep the resistance area running. Every month, we need to inject a significant amount of funds, and if we do this, we might face bankruptcy at any moment."
The situation in Area S had become very serious, and although Mu Xinfey didn’t need to panic, life had to go on. If they handed over most of their savings to Cloud Summit Villa, they might not even be able to maintain normal operations in Area S. With so many bases under their jurisdiction, each month they required a substantial amount of funding to maintain.
Mu Xinfey's face darkened as she crossed her arms and coldly said, "Starting next month, stop all supplies to those battle departments and bases that do not obey our orders. Inform them that we are establishing a new battle department and upgrading our two departments. There will be no excess resources for them."
Uncle Bao and several commanders from the battle department exchanged glances, and it was Uncle Bao who spoke up, "Isn’t this forcing them to break away from us?"
"Aren’t they already detached from us?" Mu Xinfey stood up and decisively waved her hand. "Feel free to tell them that according to previous regulations, if they pay their share of the income, then everything will remain the same. If not, this is how it will be."
"Miss, should we consult the commander-in-chief’s opinion?" one commander said, clearly worried that Mu Xinfey's aggressive stance could lead to uncontrollable situations.
"No need!" Mu Xinfey had already walked to the door. "Even if I die, I will die standing!"
She shot a cold glance at the commander. "In this regard, I am the same as my father."
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After reaching cooperation agreements with both Area T and Area S, Ye Zhongming was very pleased.