It really was urgent.
Luo Nan retracted his gaze. Only then did he see the figure on the tarmac. He locked gazes with Her Majesty Empress Wu. He didn't see Her Majesty Empress Wu again on the way here. He couldn't help but guess.
Did she have something to say?
He walked down the ramp and arrived beside Her Majesty Empress Wu. Zhang Yingying didn't need to say anything. She helped introduce the important figures among the welcoming staff.
"This is Boss's investment manager in Ti City, Mr. Barty."
The leader of the group of people who came to receive Luo Nan was fat and strong. The top of his head was shiny, but there was no hair. However, he had a lush full beard. He was neatly groomed, and his facial features were large. He wasn't handsome, but he felt like a very powerful figure.
Her Majesty Empress Wu pointed at this person. "Find him if you have any problems in Ti City and its surroundings. I allow him to have a deficit of over twenty million every year. This is for him to be effective at times like this."
Her Majesty Empress Wu didn't care about the reactions of the others. She walked forward. There was a golf cart waiting for her up ahead. Zhang Yingying thought for a bit. She winked at Luo Nan and followed Her Majesty Empress Wu down.
Everyone naturally followed Her Majesty Empress Wu as soon as she left.
Her Majesty Empress Wu and Zhang Yingying sat in the first car. Barty and Luo Nan fell into the second group.
The car started to move forward. Barty wasn't too embarrassed. He revealed a smile to Luo Nan, revealing his snow white teeth. "The deficit is just an occasional phenomenon. I'm actually more proficient in long-term investments. In the foreseeable future, I can obtain generous returns. It is a great honor to meet you, Mr. Luo Nan. Your arrival has caused the elite traders of Ti City to be jubilant. "
"Uh-huh?"
"Many people want to gamble on the confidence of the market in the next three days to a week. Of course, there are also some people like me. They want to gamble on the future of this city and even this world. There is no need to doubt that you are this kind of person. You give us opportunities. "
Luo Nan looked at him. "It sounds like I'm rolling dice on the gambling table."
Barty laughed heartily. "With your weight, no one would be able to move you, and no one would know when to stop. For people like us who are careless, we must find joy in suffering before we are crushed. "
So Luo Nan knew that this Mr. Barty was a very arrogant person. He displayed a bit of excessive frankness when facing a character whose strength and status were above his.
In other words, he had some opinions about Luo Nan.
Luo Nan had no intention of having a deep conversation with him. Just at this time, lights pierced through the darkness. Luo Nan looked against the headlights, and he could faintly see a flying car going up the winding mountain road of the estate.
"Meng Chong, the head of security for the Castle Financial Group, said he came under your orders."
"Oh, that's right."
Meng Chong had already entered the range of Luo Nan's senses as they spoke. Barty said, "The conditions of the manor's reception room aren't bad..."
"There's no need. Just wait here for him."
They just so happened to pass a fork in the road. Her Majesty Empress Wu's car turned toward a certain building complex above. Luo Nan let the driver stop the car at the intersection.
As long as Meng Chong walked along the road, he would definitely meet him here.
Barty looked at his watch. "That Supervisor Meng would need around one minute to go around this winding road … this is just the beginning."
Luo Nan felt that this bald bearded man was a bit talkative, so he didn't say anything. He just shot a glance at Barty.
Barty's smile seeped out from his thick beard. Perhaps it was because of this that there seemed to be a lot more to it.
"From now until the start of the high seas auction, there will be forty-two hours in between. Right now, there are over sixty Extraordinaries who have been confirmed to participate in the Round Table Conference. Forgive me for speaking bluntly, but you need to do some homework in order to obtain the support of over half of them. "
Luo Nan still didn't speak, but his eyebrows jumped up slightly.
He heard Barty say, "You've been working in Ti City for many years, managing this estate. Not only do you have professional service personnel, facilities, and a few channels … Mr. Luo Nan, there are some people who wish to speak with you."
"Some people?"
Luo Nan looked at another fork in the road. The car carrying Her Majesty Empress Wu had already disappeared into the night.
Was this Her Majesty Empress Wu's intention?
Luo Nan was silent for a few seconds. The scene of his conversation with Her Majesty Empress Wu rushed through his mind like flowing water. Then he came to a conclusion.
Impossible.
Her Majesty Empress Wu had clearly pointed out that Luo Nan was seriously lagging behind in his studies as a sociopath. The implication was that she didn't expect Luo Nan to be of any use in this field. Luo Nan had asked Her Majesty Empress Wu for help in making up for this shortcoming. The two sides had already discussed the conditions, even if the terms were a bit cloudy and misty ….
Luo Nan's gaze turned to Barty, and he determined the nature of this person.
This was a broker, a very powerful broker.
Her Majesty Empress Wu clearly knew this. Her general meaning was that this person would be useful, but she certainly wouldn't be following this fellow's footsteps.
As for how to use this person ….
Luo Nan thought as he slowly shook his head. "I lack confidence in my eloquence. In addition, I can't arrange my time."
Barty laughed very brightly. "Mr. Luo Nan, the role of professionals is to help guests like you, to make more efficient use of their time and various resources."
"Really? Time for experiments can be divided? "
"... This is a very unique schedule." Barty was clearly stunned for a moment, but he soon revealed a smile. "But there's always a way."
The illumination light streaked over, sweeping across Barty's face. Luo Nan's face was probably the same.
Meng Chong arrived.
The golf cart stopped at a fork in the road, and someone got out from the driver's seat. It was Meng Chong. He wore a leather jacket and jeans. His appearance was neat and tidy, and the first impression he gave others was that he was swift and fierce. He was quite in line with his status as a powerful fleshly expert.
Luo Nan got off the golf cart as well.
He was no stranger to Meng Chong. Even though he didn't know much about Meng Chong before, he had spent half a year fiddling with the Bloodsoul Temple from time to time. He had observed and even guided the daily operation of the abyssal region's solidified configuration.
In Luo Nan's eyes, Meng Chong was like a sealed furnace. The outside was already scalding, but the inside was hiding an even more fatal heat. It was a high temperature that could melt metal. Meng Chong was a dangerous person worth paying attention to.
Of course, Meng Chong's feelings were different.
Meng Chong's face was expressionless right now. He bowed to Luo Nan, but he didn't say anything. He was different from Mrs. Halder and Yin Le. This was the first time he met Luo Nan and the faintly discernible Mr. Mo. He had yet to find a suitable way to interact with them.
But in the end, he had to speak.
After pausing for two seconds, he still chose to address her in the same manner as Yin Le. "Sir, the four base numbers for each of the two types are ready."
Meng Chong skipped the pleasantries and went straight to the point. When he saw an outsider like Barty, he hid the word syncopator and showed his cautious and experienced side.
He turned to the back of the car as he spoke. Luo Nan walked over, and Barty followed behind him as if nothing had happened.
Luo Nan ignored Meng Chong.
Nan did not respond, nor did he say anything. He opened the trunk, and there were two boxes side by side, one big and one small.
Meng Chong opened the smaller one. Inside were four cylinders the size of an ordinary pen holder. Two of them were made of wood, while the other two were made of metal.
Luo Nan didn't need to open them to look. He just needed to sweep his soul strength to know that all four cylinders contained Syntometers. It was just that the wooden cylinders were made from Mutant skeletons, and the metal cylinders were made from some sort of special memory alloy.
"There are two hundred in each cylinder,"
The number Meng Chong reported was quite a bit more than the base number Luo Nan needed. But this was normal. After all, there were no quality inspection standards. There was always a question of quality.
Luo Nan opened one of the metal cylinders and poured out all the alloy granules within. He dangerously placed them on his palm, and then he carefully closed them. He rubbed them between his palm and fingers, emitting a slight sound.
In the span of a breath, these little toys the size of rice grains seemed to come alive. Their bodies swelled, transforming into an insect-like form. There were even wing-shaped flakes on their sides that vibrated. They passed through the gaps between Luo Nan's fingers and returned to the cylinder. They collided with the walls of the cylinder and made rustling sounds.
This continued in succession for half a minute before they could be considered to have returned to their nest. But there was a considerable portion, around fifty or so, that simply slipped through the gaps between Luo Nan's fingers and fell all over the ground.
These were the ones that Luo Nan didn't have much success with in his transformation and control. They were eliminated by Luo Nan.
The margin he left behind really did show its use.
Barty and Meng Chong's gazes overcame the darkness of the night to sweep a few glances over the dark ground.
The only difference was that Barty didn't make any follow-up movements. Meng Chong immediately bent down and picked up a few of the granules from the ground. He placed them in his palm, took a photo, and prepared to send it back to the processing plant for future reference and improvement.
Luo Nan ignored the actions of the two. He picked up another cylinder and did the same thing. He tested every cylinder and eliminated fifty to sixty granules from each cylinder. One of the cylinders didn't even have enough bone materials to form a base number.
The quality of quality wasn't ideal. Compared to the Martial Emperor Sakamoto, which was still embedded in the vapor clone, the difference was quite obvious.
Meng Chong could only admit his mistake when he saw this. "Sir, I'm sorry …."
"It's nothing. It's to be expected."
The difference between Earth's materials and the Heavenly Yuan Empire's was obvious. Plus, the standard version of the Heavenly Yuan Empire had a built-in microchip for every syncopator. It could be adjusted intelligently, reducing the burden of control by quite a bit.
Luo Nan didn't have this condition on Earth. There were bound to be many redundant operations that exceeded the standards of the drill manual. The difficulty increased, and the requirements for the syncopator's strength and sensitivity increased.
With so many restrictions, it was fine as long as it could be used.
Even Her Majesty Martial Emperor's refined version had the problem of relative fragility.
Luo Nan was quite open-minded.
He tidied up the syncopator and turned his gaze to the large box to the side. He was a bit uncertain. "This is …."
"Deputy Oblatum Yin once requested the Order to collect information and resources related to the Deep Blue Walkers."
Meng Chong opened the large box, revealing the silver-white components inside. "This is a military experimental machine. According to the military, it's between version three and four. It was transferred through internal connections and went through the proper procedures. Currently, it's attached to the security department of the Castle Financial Group. It can connect to the private network, but there's a limit to its access. We thought that you might be able to use it in the near future, so we brought it over. "
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