From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars

"You are indeed a busy man. It's hard to meet you, Mr. Rebir."

In the reception room that was used to receive Perseus, Her Highness Agnes's special envoy, Baron BASF, a chemical giant of the Star Dragon Empire, took a sip of tea, then looked at Amber meaningfully and added:

"Or should I call you Mr. Amber?"

Baron BASF had thought of the "conversation strategy" in advance, showing that he knew Amber's details and took the initiative in the conversation.

As the special envoy personally appointed by Her Highness Agnes, this baron, whose family and the royal family are close, is also an absolute die-hard "Princess Party".

So he naturally got a lot of information about Atlas and Amber from Agnes, and a lot of it was even passed on by the "hidden line" buried by the Princess Party in the Regent Camp.

Amber did not react to Baron BASF's behavior of exposing her identity right away, nor was she surprised.

Because he knew that as time went by, when the Atlas Group and himself gradually came to the fore, his true identity would definitely not be concealed.

I don’t know what the Federation and the Empire would think when they found out that a small chess piece in their hands had become what it is now.

While thinking this, Amber looked at the pot of black tea on the table. If he was not mistaken, the "cat maid" just now seemed to have taken it directly from the box where he and Perseus had breakfast.

It was just that some hot water and a little new tea leaves were added on the way.

In the beginning, Atlas was not actually well-funded, and Amber was not a very particular person, so many places were saved.

In addition, the main employees of Atlas were all Roma, which was also a race with the tradition of "thrifty housekeeping".

So now, although Atlas has been "promoted" from a company to a group, and the internal operating funds have gradually become more abundant, this "thrifty" style has been retained.

Especially the group of "financial masters" who have been transformed in the "Golden Eye" space prison, it is unknown whether they have been successfully transformed or stimulated by something.

After coming to Atlas, they no longer pursue personal material enjoyment. They just want to guarantee the salary and various benefits in the contract, and find ways to invest other funds in the development of the company.

This is why Atlas's operating costs have always been kept at a low level, and while promoting various technological research and development and large-scale construction, it can also spend a large amount of money to go to the Rubion galaxy to carry out a "golden dollar offensive".

"Mr. Amber?"

Seeing that Amber on the opposite side did not react, Baron Basf frowned slightly and called out again.

He originally thought that after he told the other party's real name, the person in charge of Atlas would have a different reaction, but this guy was distracted.

This also means that this former deep-lying spy of the Imperial Navy Intelligence Department does not seem to care about his true identity being dug out.

"Ahem. Excuse me, Lord Viscount."

"My title is hereditary baron, thank you."

"Oh, sorry, Lord Hereditary Baron."

Amber emphasized the word "hereditary", which made BASF feel that the other party seemed to be sarcastic.

The atmosphere in the reception room suddenly became a slightly awkward atmosphere.

The special envoy of Her Highness Agnes never thought that this negotiation with Amber would turn out like this, which made some of the plans and words he had thought of in advance useless for a while.

Before he could think of what to say next to break the awkward atmosphere, he heard Amber continue:

"I hope you don't take it to heart. The group has been very busy recently. When another client from your country, Mr. Perseus, came over, he also made him wait for more than ten days before meeting him. Now I think about it, I still feel a little sorry."

"Wait? Who? Mr. Amber, you just said Perseus?!"

"Yes, it seems that the Baron also knows this gentleman?"

"More than knowing him"

Baron BASF's expression management almost went out of control, but he finally forced himself to keep his expression tight.

Although the Princess Party had already known that the Regent had sent someone to contact Atlas before, BASF did not expect Norton II to send Perseus directly.

This guy and Astral, as the right-hand man of Regent Norton II, have always enjoyed the "reputation" of "Norton's two dogs" in the Princess Party camp, and have always been regarded as thorns in the eyes and flesh by everyone.

At the same time, the families behind Perseus and BASF have always been each other's biggest competitors. The business war between the two sides often turns into a small-scale violent conflict due to the relationship between the two "camps".

This is why Baron BASF was so shocked when he heard this name.

He even doubted whether he and Perseus were destined to be opponents, otherwise why would he run into this guy everywhere.

And now, the head of the Atlas Group actually left the third person of the Regent Party hanging for ten days?

BASF believed that Amber would not joke about this kind of thing, unless he did not want to continue doing business with the other party.

Suddenly, he found that his unhappiness just now had disappeared after hearing this news.

Even the envoy sent by Norton II was left out for more than 10 days, and he found that his heart seemed to have become balanced.

After calming down, Baron BASF spoke again:

"It seems that the cooperation between His Excellency the Regent and your company is not a rumor?"

"Hahaha, of course it's not a rumor, but it's still in the process of advancement, so it's not public." Amber looked at Baron BASF with a smile on her face.

Although the envoy of the Princess Party in front of him hid his expression very well, Amber could see that he had "taken the bait".

"May I ask, what kind of cooperation is His Excellency the Regent and your company developing?"

Baron BASF didn't know that his true thoughts had been exposed, and he was still asking carefully at this time.

"I have already done some research on your company and found that your industry coverage is quite broad, including defense contracting, mining, equipment research and development, and shipbuilding."

"This is a trade secret, so I can't disclose it."

"Mr. Amber, you are not very kind. You just said that it will be announced later, which means that this is definitely not a secret cooperation. What is inconvenient to disclose?"

There was a hint of complaint in BASF's tone, and he was obviously dissatisfied with Amber's answer.

"Hahaha" Amber smiled embarrassedly, and did not continue to talk, but threw the improved communication service price list in the reception room.

Ten minutes later, Baron BASF, who had read the entire price list from beginning to end several times, had become short of breath.

"Mr. Amber, is the content of your communication service really not over-promoted?"

"No, the absolute promotion is consistent with the actual product. If you don't believe it, I can take you to experience it later."

"Okay, okay. Let me make it clear first, no matter what package Perseus and his friends choose, we have to use the same one as them!"