Chapter 227 Regent
Antonio and Raven were a little confused about what had just happened.
They only watched Amber grab the imperial noble and whisper a few words to him. As a result, the imperial man who was extremely arrogant the previous second quickly succumbed to Amber's "tyranny" the next second.
Considering that in the previous battle, Atlas dragged the two warring parties together and beat them up, and there was no situation of cooperating with the Timler family.
So they also ruled out the possibility that Amber and the imperial noble were acting.
In other words, the boss of Atlas just now did directly defeat the imperial noble through some key content and broke his defense.
At this point, Amber's strategy of "killing the chicken to scare the monkey" was barely successful.
Although Antonio and Raven did not show it openly, Amber could still see that the two of them no longer had the disdain and arrogance at the beginning.
After dealing with Ryan Timler, Amber asked someone to send these "senior captives" of the Timler family to other rooms.
As for how Ryan Timler would tell his men, that was his business.
So at this moment, the only prisoners in the confinement room were Antonio and Raven.
"Do you have anything to say?"
Amber floated leisurely in front of the two people, picked up a straw cup that no one had drunk from, and drank some water.
Driving the HCP to attack is a job that consumes a lot of water in the body.
This is even more so in space, where the human body consumes more water.
"Your boss should have told you before departure what to say if you lose the battle and are captured?"
As soon as Amber said this, the expressions on the faces of the two people changed slightly.
They never thought that Amber even knew this.
"Sir, you are right."
The task of negotiation usually falls on the commander-in-chief, so Antonio spoke first at this time.
"Before we set off, the board of directors entrusted the president to convey their instructions.
If we were defeated in the battle and captured by you.
Mary Bay Industries and Yaoguang Defense are willing to negotiate with you with the greatest sincerity."
"Does it mean that you two have no say?"
Amber's question was very direct, without so many twists and turns.
"Well, you are right."
"Okay, time? Place?"
"You can decide this."
A few days later, several human ships arrived at a spaceport in a border galaxy of the Thousand Star Empire.
These ships with corporate logos printed on the hulls are the ships of Mary Bay Industries and Yaoguang Defense.
In order to prevent the other party from jumping off the wall, and to allow these two large companies to send people to negotiate with confidence, Amber deliberately chose this "neutral area" for the meeting.
When the senior executives of Mary Bay and Yaoguang Defense came to the meeting room with artificial gravity that Atlas had rented in the spaceport in advance,
The first thing they saw was Amber, who was sitting in the main seat and looking at them with a smile, and the row of tall and strong Roma "bodyguards" behind him.
"You all came from afar to accept the invitation, and you must have been very tired from the journey. So I won't waste time. Let's finish the talk early and go to sleep."
After everyone sat down and looked at her, Amber spoke directly:
"I believe everyone present knows the cause and content of this meeting, so I won't go into details, and start talking about the solution directly.
Based on your invasion of our company's exclusive ore mining area and the damage caused by your counterattack when facing our company's legitimate and reasonable forced intervention.
Our company hopes that your board members can sell your shares at a discount and merge Mary Bay Industries and Yaoguang Defense into Atlas to become two subsidiaries."
"What are you kidding? We came all the way here, not to listen to your nonsense here!"
A Mary Bay Industrial executive who couldn't control his emotions interrupted Amber.
"The solution to this matter is very simple. We will pay you 2 million credit points as compensation, and you should quickly return our people and ships."
The other people from the two companies did not say anything, nor did they stop this person from speaking.
It was obviously a condition that had been tacitly agreed upon long ago, and it was just said through the mouth of this reckless man at this moment.
Although they did lose this battle, according to their understanding, Atlas is not yet large enough to compete head-on with the two companies.
So in the eyes of the company's top management, paying some symbolic compensation and both sides taking a step back is the best solution.
"Alas, it seems that you all don't understand what I just said."
Amber sighed with some regret, and continued:
"The discount sale of your shares is in the hope that you can take the initiative to be "decent". If you don't want to be decent, then I will help you be decent."
As he said, Amber turned on the screen behind him, which showed a series of data icons, the most important of which were some candlestick charts.
“To be honest, I have actually arranged a large number of people to start shorting the stocks of your two companies in your most important stock trading markets.
If you refuse to agree to my conditions, then I will have no choice but to spread the video of "Mary Bay and Yaoguang Combined Fleet were defeated in the asteroid belt".
I believe you have realized by now that Atlas has information warfare and cognitive warfare capabilities that you cannot imagine.
If this video is released and the "trolls" add fuel to the fire, how long do you think your company's stock price can last? "
Amber fell back and leaned on the soft back of the chair. Looking at the "successful federal people" with surprised expressions in front of him, he finally added:
"Think carefully before making a decision. For the rest of your life and for your family. It would be a pity not to lose everything by then~"
"Then I will send you here first. This car will take you to the airport. There will also be reception staff to guide you to take a special plane to the space port. After you board the ship we arranged and enter the jump, The ship's crew will return your personal belongings to you."
Captain James was guided by a waiter and got into a black executive car at the entrance of the manor.
"The ship will take you directly back to the military port. I wish you a safe journey."
The waiter smiled with a decent expression and closed the car door calmly.
Looking at the manor fading away outside the window, Captain James found it hard to imagine that this simple, old and lack of decoration could be the residence of the Prince Regent.
The entire manor left the deepest impression on Captain James. Apart from the few waiters, it was the interior style of the manor.
There is no complicated and luxurious decoration, replaced by a simple yet solemn design style.
This kind of architectural style is rarely seen in the homes of imperial nobles.
"Although I cannot apply for martyrdom for the two soldiers who died, I will arrange for people to treat their families well in other ways, so don't worry."
Thinking of what the Prince Regent specifically confessed before leaving, although Captain James was 'passively lining up' with the fleet's top brass, he couldn't help but feel that he was on the right side this time?
Unlike the rumors circulating within the empire, the regent seems to be quite approachable?
Sebastian Apollonius Norton II.
This man who was currently at the pinnacle of power in the Star Dragon Empire didn't know that his casual move had caused the thoughts of the captain who had just come to see him to spread to the sky.
He returned to his study room. Apart from a huge desk and an old-looking chair, the most eye-catching thing in this study room was the 'spectacular' bookcase on the wall.
Several miniature spider robots are walking around on the bookshelves, maintaining the neatness of the books on these huge bookshelves.
Norton II is a person who likes reading, especially paper books, which can immerse him into the world of books.
There was a half-read book spread out on his desk.
On the left side of the desk, there is a pile of books that have been read recently.
There is also a small note stuck on the cover of these books.
This was Norton II's critical review of these books after reading them.
"Ancient Democracy and Republic System" - Worth Reading
"On the Weakness of Bourgeois Revolution" - Worth Reading
"The Open Society and Its Enemies" - Thought-provoking
"On Federal Democracy" - the first half is okay, the second half is rubbish
The Federalist Papers—Why Waste Paper?
"A Closer Look at the Commonwealth" - Readable Trash
Norton II walked to the desk and sat down, looking at the new book that was spread out on the table and he had already read half of it.
Although he wanted to continue reading, after hearing the footsteps outside the study, he put the bookmark and closed the book temporarily.
"Pasts and Thoughts" by Herzen.
Looking at the title on the cover, Norton II thought for a moment and then picked up a note.
Although he has only read half of the book, he already has an evaluation in his mind.
"A thought-provoking book."
As he wrote down his comments and pasted them on the cover of the book, there was a gentle knock on the study door.
"come in."
The old wooden door was pushed open, but the well-maintained door shaft did not make that harsh noise.
The person who walked into the study was Astral von Cyberia, Norton II's childhood playmate and one of his current aides.
"You forgot to bring a chair again."
Looking at Astral with empty hands, Norton II smiled.
"That's not because you always forget to ask someone to add a chair to this study."
The Prince Regent's childhood friend and current adviser was not as reserved as the others.
He looked at Norton II who was sitting behind the desk. This man was not yet forty years old. Although like most of the genetically optimized nobles in the Star Dragon Empire, he scored high in appearance.
But in terms of dress, there is no exaggeration like that of the imperial nobles.
His simple, formal clothes did not remind anyone of the regent who was so powerful in the imperial political arena.
"Sir Astral, you must have something serious to come to me for. Are you sure you don't want to get a chair?"
"Forget it, I'm used to standing~"
Astral waved his hand, walked to the desk and put down a small data storage disk.
"Combined with the information provided by the captain just now, I have compiled a report."
"You so fast?"
The regent's staff curled his lips and did not answer the question.
A ball of white light swept across the storage disk, and soon a report was projected on the desk through a holographic image.
This old-fashioned desk with data reading and holographic projection functions is the most valuable thing in this manor.
"This company called Atlas is more powerful than the previous analysis of the intelligence department, especially in network information technology. We suspect that they have mastered some undisclosed new technology, which gives them a considerable advantage in network information warfare and cognitive warfare."
"So the two companies of the Timler family and the Federation fought each other without knowing each other's details under their "guidance", and finally let Atlas take advantage?"
"Yes, if they really have this technology and it is already very mature, I think this technology is crucial to our next strategic layout."
Norton II nodded, but did not speak, but continued to listen carefully.
"There is another interesting thing." Astraal seemed to have thought of something, smiled and continued:
"According to the information collected by our intelligence personnel in the Thousand Star Empire, the internal management system of this company is different from those ordinary companies and aristocratic enterprises that exploit employees. Their leaders seem to have an advanced concept - pursuing fairness and respecting individuals. To some extent, they have something in common with your concept."
Astral pointed to a name in bold red on the report.
"The legal person of the company is Rebir. According to the analysis conducted by the intelligence department with the help of AI in the past six months, they believe that there is a 63.7% probability that this 'Rebir' is the imperial spy on Robert IV at that time."
"Amber, that's the name, right?"
"Yes, it's him."
"Interesting."