the days before i bought the galaxy

After signing the agreement, Millet graciously invited Warren to lunch.

The lunch was held in the banquet hall of the chamber of commerce headquarters. Although there were only five people, the host and guest were arranged at both ends of an extremely long dining table.

Lan did not sit down to eat, but stood silently behind Warren.Just now, when he entered the Leslie Chamber of Commerce, he detected the scanning equipment hidden in the dark.In order to protect Warren's safety, he immediately opened the protective shield to block the scanning signal, and also exposed the fact that he is a robot.Now that his identity was exposed, there was no need to pretend to eat.

Warren and Millet sat at opposite ends of the long table, with their adjutants to their left.Unlike Schiller, who was eating in silence, Odin expressed his opinion on each dish while eating, and the extent of running the train with his mouth made Schiller sitting on the other side frown again and again.In addition, Odin's posture for holding the tableware is also quite bad, just like a clumsy animal, wishing he could tear the food directly with his hands.He sweeps the plate the fastest of them all.

"There should be a dessert. According to the ancient dining etiquette, a formal lunch requires three desserts anyway." Odin poured red wine into his mouth, and commented on the high-end lunch like an insider degree.Today he has finished three bottles of red wine.

"Of course. The kitchen is being prepared, and it will probably be served in a while." Mirit smiled all over her face, turning a blind eye to Odin's rude behavior, "Mr. Odin, your accent sounds a little bit to me. Familiar, you must have been to the pronuclear area, right?"

People on earth call the area within 1000 light-years from the earth the pronuclear region.This area is home to the oldest commercial establishments, top research institutes and most prestigious schools.The Manchester Business School, where Millet graduated, is located in the pronuclear area.

This question made Odin secretly vigilant.He had studied at the Adjutant Academy in Göttingen for three years, so he had acquired an accent unique to the prokaryotic region. Although he had tried his best to conceal it, he was still discovered by Mirit.

"Of course!" Odin put down his glass and admitted generously, "I was born there!"

"Huh, is that so? How did Mr. Odin come to Bethel?" Mirit seemed to want to get to the bottom of it.

"It's a very long story, so long that I can't finish it in three days and three nights. I think Miss Leslie would not like to listen to a half-person chattering? Rather than listening to me tell the stories of the past , Might as well let my dear president talk about him. Partners always get to know each other better, and we just happen to be able to enjoy dessert quietly. Hahahaha! Come on! I guess, it's an orange Panna cotta?"

While Odin was speaking, the four robots served desserts for the four of them.It was indeed a beautiful pudding.Odin let out a low growl of satisfaction, and began to eliminate today's third dessert at an alarming rate.

"No, I don't think Mr. Odin is nagging, on the contrary, I think you are very interesting!" Millet laughed, and she raised her glass to Warren, "But since Mr. Odin needs a little time to deal with His dessert, Warren, may I ask you a few words?"

"of course can."

"What are your plans next? The awards ceremony will be held in a few days, and there will be a grand ball after the ceremony. If you have no objection, I would like to announce the news of the two marriages at the ball."

"It's my honor." Warren paused, then asked a little uneasy, "Then...will Jacques Rudick go too?"

Millet nodded: "Yes, he will also attend the ball. I think we can work together to dispel his wrong thoughts."

"That's great!" Warren opened his eyes wide, showing an eager expression, "I want to let that kid know how good I am!" head boy.

Mirit couldn't help chuckling: "What about after that? Are you still not planning to move the headquarters to Bethel?"

"I want to open an office in Bethel." Warren said earnestly. "As for the relocation of the headquarters, we need a long-term plan. After all...the Slim Chamber of Commerce is still in the development stage. I plan to go back first."

"I think your idea is right. I have always believed that accumulation is necessary." Militia nodded, "Since you plan to go back, is it convenient for you to let me go with you? My schedule is very empty recently, and I Would love to visit your planet. It’s often said that traveling together helps to get to know each other better.”

finally come!A voice rang in Warren's mind.

"Welcome! Although my planet is still in the development stage, it would be great if Millet wanted to see it! Ah, by the way, because I have used space folding once on the way here, and now I have to It’s less than half a year, so the return journey should be a bit slow.”

"It's okay." Millet said with a smile, "We can use precise space folding, so that we can save the extra voyage that may be required after space folding. I really, really want to reach your planet earlier, because this is purely Due to my personal willful request, the Leslie Chamber of Commerce will pay for the precise space folding."

Ordinary space folding engines can only perform precise space folding with a probability of [-]/[-], and in the remaining [-]/[-] of the cases, the spaceship will reach any safe place within three light-years from the target.

Another newer technology can perform precise space folding with almost 300% probability, but the energy consumption is more than ten times that of ordinary space folding engines.Taking Warren's fleet as an example, it takes about 5000 deep space crystals to perform ordinary space folding, but nearly [-] deep space crystals to perform precise space folding, which does not include the cost of the new engine itself.In this way, the voyage would be completely unprofitable, so Mi Lite offered to bear the extra cost.

"Ah! In this case, we only need two months to get there. But it seems a bit uneconomical to spend such a large amount of money just for a few months! In fact, we still have a [-]/[-] chance of saving this money."

"It's ok, this has been a great trip for me! I can't wait to see where you've lived for four years."

Warren felt that the real purpose of Millet's marriage to him might be this trip.He nodded to Militia: "I'm also looking forward to this matter."

After lunch, Warren and Millet agreed to meet before the awards ceremony, and left the Leslie Chamber of Commerce with Odin and Blue.

"What do you think she's up to?" Warren asked eagerly as soon as he boarded the airship.

"Probably the same as I guessed before!" Odin curled his lips, "She is eager to discover your unknown value."

"You mean... there is something in my territory?!" Warren suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Odin nodded: "Yes, that thing must be priceless, and it's very difficult to find. That's why Mirit Leslie knew it was there but didn't worry about being scooped up by others. She must know its exact location, I plan to take the opportunity of this trip to secretly go on a 'treasure hunt'!"

Warren let out a cold snort: "If she gets that kind of thing, maybe the strength of the Leslie Chamber of Commerce can overtake the Yaker Chamber of Commerce. In this way, even without me, she won't be afraid of being forced. The question is whether she plans to divide me up. How much, or that she just wants to use me as a cover, so that people have no way of knowing her true purpose of this voyage."

"If possible, she would probably choose the latter." Odin smiled. "Of course, if we watch too closely, she may have to share the secret with us."

"A treasure close at hand!" Warren clenched his fist bitterly, "If I could know its exact location..."

"It depends on how you deal with women." Odin shrugged, "If you can make her fall in love with you completely, not only the unknown treasure, but even the Leslie Chamber of Commerce will be in your hands. Warren , have you ever thought that you can actually take advantage of her feelings?"

"Sorry, I'm a little idealistic about this."

"What do you mean?"

"If she really fell in love with me, I would consider really forming an alliance with her, or immediately tear up the agreement and give her my assets as compensation." Warren said calmly.

"Huh? Why..."

"In my eyes, business methods are business methods. I don't need and will not use feelings as bargaining chips. Otherwise, Millet would be too pitiful."

"She wanted to use us first!" Odin snorted coldly.

"Even so, she didn't try to get my love. Although she was very enthusiastic about me, she always kept a certain distance. For her, this was just a business game, not involving feelings. From a certain point of view, She's a human being like me, and we all abide by the default principles."

"The dog principles of natural people!" Odin said disdainfully, "When you are really desperate, you will find that these principles are all bullshit!"

"Have you ever experienced true despair?" Warren asked rhetorically.

Half of them remained silent.

"Don't worry, that's a thing of the past, and we won't have that chance again in the future." Warren said with a smile, "Because where I am, there is no despair."

Odin lowered his gaze: "Has anyone told you that you are really arrogant?"

"Often! People say that about me a lot!" Warren laughed. "But I think that's my strength."

"Okay! Since you don't plan to take advantage of Milit Leslie's feelings, we have to keep an eye on her on the road. By the way, there is one more thing that must be prepared in advance."

"what's up?"

"Build a good relationship with the administrator." Odin said seriously, "Since this engagement is destined to not last, you must first gain the administrator's favor. The friendship between Mirit Leslie and the administrator is not good. Generally, if we offend the most important figures in Bethel's business circle, then we have to give up our plan to develop towards the core of the business circle."

"Well... makes sense. But Millet holds a trump card. Although I have only met the administrator once, I can be sure that he is a very emotional person. After Millet and I parted ways, perhaps he It will not destroy the Bethel spirit of fairness and justice, but it is inevitable to have prejudice against me." Warren said distressed.

"Then find a bigger trump card. In the eyes of the administrator, there must be something more important than personal feelings. If he is really a person who abandons public affairs for personal reasons, he will not lead Bethel to where he is today." Brilliant."

Warren suddenly remembered a sentence the administrator once said——

"However, for me, order is always the first priority. Compared with maintaining order in Bethel, my personal interest will always only rank second."

Indeed, there was something in that man's heart that was far greater than the past.

"I need to think about it." Warren said, "Odin, you are familiar with Bethel, can you buy some rare flower seeds for me? I think I can make an appointment after the award ceremony is over. Go and pay a visit to His Excellency the Administrator."