Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 292 Treasure: Stop arguing!

Old Austria was ambitious:

"Exactly! Rather than sit idly by and watch you devour Pinocchio step by step, I'd rather open the door to my dreams to the entire universe!"

Of course, don't forget that going public independently means establishing your own system. Right now, the most valuable asset in the world is the company's credit points, followed by the Immortal Boat Alliance's patrol tokens. The company also has strong capabilities. If a currency war really breaks out...

There's no need to even think about the outcome if you can see the end from the beginning.

However, if Old Auerty's strategy is to advance two steps and retreat one, then that's a different story.

"From today onwards, anyone with ambition in the galaxy can become a shareholder in the Land of Dreams. This is the Harmony principle that Old Emperor wants to uphold!"

"This reform should have come sooner, but unfortunately the Oak family are a bunch of blockheads who have been blinded by the concept of 'order.' True to their name, their thinking is not even as sharp as that of an old man like me."

Both Emerald and Toppa looked rather grim.

They don't seem to have considered this issue, so they're caught off guard now.

But by the time they realized what was happening...

but......

Yunzhi glanced at her phone.

—Pinocone is, after all, the territory of the "family," and the people in charge here are not just the Alfalfa family.

Is this the only place to discuss buying shares?

There's not much cloud-related stuff.

On the other end of his phone, the kids from the Fairy Boat Alliance had already completed several more negotiations and acquired another 14% stake in Pinocchio.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, his gains this time will be quite touching.

Yun put down her phone and looked at Emerald.

Jade happened to look over as well, and her eyes met Yun's.

Yunzhi gave her a rather pleasant smile.

Jade's heart tightened.

"Mr. Otti, I propose that the first half of the meeting end here. Please allow Topa and me a moment to discuss this privately, and we will make a decision on behalf of the company later."

Not only do we need to digest the massive amount of information presented by Old Emperor, but we also need to hurry up and find someone to investigate what Yunzhi—or the Immortal Boat Alliance—was doing in Pinocchio.

Old Emperor was not in a hurry:

"Hehehehe, of course, ladies, please make yourselves at home."

Emerald nodded to Toppa, then turned and left the booth.

Yunzhi turned her head to look at the sky outside the window.

How many more stories will unfold under this sky?

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At this moment, in the Daydream Hotel, at the Dreamy Bar—

"Did the alfalfa family meet with the company?"

Dan Heng was somewhat surprised, probably because he didn't expect the "family" to take the initiative to meet with its rival.

Walter nodded: "It's news about gold dust, but he himself didn't come."

Although when Walter received the news, he felt that the child was being beaten and was speaking somewhat unclearly.

"But it's not surprising. Pinocchio is currently facing internal and external troubles. Rather than being caught in a pincer movement, it's better to take the initiative to back down and invite the company to the table for negotiations. In name, it's cooperation, but in reality, it's about seeking more benefits for itself."

Danheng lowered his head and thought for a moment:

"Zhiye has also left. What do you think he will do about it?"

Walter replied, "He's not one to stir up trouble, but the fact that he's willing to sit down at the negotiating table means he's determined not to let himself be taken advantage of."

At times like these, the only ones to worry about are the company and the "family," while the others are not.

"If Pinocchio were to be completely controlled by either the family or the company, it would likely become another debauched and illusory dream, and the efforts of the old nameless man would once again be in vain."

Danheng, however, was confident: "Since we're there, we don't need to worry about these things."

He looked in a certain direction.

"That's true."

It's not just that you don't have to worry...

Walter's gaze shifted slightly, following Dan Heng's line of sight, and landed on a person dressed in a fairy boat outfit in front of the bar.

If that's all, then further negotiation may be necessary.

However, he only summoned his subordinates... It's obvious that the Immortal Boat Alliance will definitely get involved here.

Although the Immortal Boat Alliance usually doesn't concern itself with other people's affairs, who wouldn't like this kind of money-making activity?

Soon, Himeko gathered the rest of the train crew and asked them to assemble on the Chōshoku.

She has already reached an agreement.

The situation at the company is a bit tense right now.

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"Uh... that old Aude is really tough to deal with. I never expected that Pinocchio would take the risky step of 'going public' at its most critical moment."

"That's right, he has a lot of courage, and it is with that courage that he has become the Otto Iverfa he is today."

As Yun had expected, Old Emperor's risky move only slightly surprised Emerald; she reacted even faster than she had anticipated.

She simply hadn't anticipated Yunzhi's next move.

His subordinate, who was sent to investigate the current situation of Pinocchio, told him that the "Yaoqing" ship had sent people to acquire Pinocchio's shares, and that the deal was already done.

A rough estimate is at least 10%, and it's very likely not the Immortal Boat Alliance, but rather the shares held by Cloud.

If the company were to give Yun Zhi another 10%, he would then hold 30% of the shares.

What is this person trying to do?

Toppa received the same message, and at a time like this, she really couldn't help but suspect her good friend Sandstone, who was most likely being attacked right now.

—Was it really not the gold dust that tipped off the True Lord and made him have designs on it?

—Is that true lord really not going on his honeymoon now?

Topa sighed.

This project is really...

"If he's also acquiring shares now, then what about the part we mentioned earlier that we were giving away..." Toppa looked at Emerald.

Emerald closed her eyes and smiled:

"Isn't he just waiting for us to ask him to leave?"

Emerald sighed softly: "We can choose not to mention it, and he won't either, but once we're off the negotiating table, he will definitely help old Audi to get Pinocchio listed on the stock exchange and go public."

"We can indeed use our advantages to devalue Alfalfa Coins to nothing, but all he needs to do is request the [Hunter] to intervene, and our advantage will disappear."

"Putting everything else aside, the term 'Star God' alone is enough to drive people crazy. From the Genius Club to the Erudite Society to those organizations that try to follow the Star God—guess how many people in the world want to see this grand event that even the Star God praises?"

"Not to mention that he himself also controls the powerful Immortal Boat Alliance."

Toppa sighed and tried to hug the tent for warmth, only to find that his piggy bank had somehow disappeared somewhere else.

"Why do I feel like he's... a little shameless?"

"If he had any shame, he wouldn't be alive today. Don't forget that he was a military man and a famous strategist in the history of the Immortal Boat Alliance. Even after he followed the [Hunter], he was still known as the Emperor's strategist."

A confident smile returned to Jade's face:

"Just proceed according to the original plan; the rest can be dealt with gradually."

The most important thing now is to secure a place for the company within Pinocene.