Astina's supre arrangents were flawless, but the next morning she received bad news about the chamber of comrce mbers.
Six people died last night, including modified warriors and ordinary people, who were hiding in three different places.
There were actually many chamber of comrce mbers at the contact point, more than thirty, divided into over ten groups.
So people hid themselves near the Planet Mansion or the Fourth War Zone, spending a night in constant fear.
The three groups chose poor hiding spots; so were next to the Patrol Headquarters, while others stayed in luxury hotels.
This also proved that the force behind Panda truly disregards unofficial powers.
However, one group that was killed last night sent out a desperate ssage, "The attackers seem to be the Scavengers!"
This news completely broke the defenses of the Cyan Blade Comrce Association mbers!
They had fought hard against the Scavengers before, gaining Cyan Blade's reputation but at a heavy cost to themselves.
After that battle, the chamber of comrce took thirty to forty years to slightly recover their strength.
Occasionally, the chamber would run into the Scavengers, and so clashes were inevitable, but they hadn't engaged in a major fight again.
Without the mysterious force behind Panda, Cyan Blade wouldn't mind crossing paths with the Scavengers again on Star No. 4.
In a newly developed planet where interests lie, as long as conflict is controlled within certain bounds, everyone could accept it.
But with the Scavengers teaming up with that mysterious force, it really made the Cyan Blade people want to curse.
They could already stand firm against Cyan Blade, and now they want to team up with the Scavengers... do they have any sha?
Of course, everyone knew that the force might not have tead up with the Scavengers; it might have been a commissioned task.
When the Scavengers accept commissions, they are always utterly reckless.
However, even if it's a commission, it's still terrible news, as it implies that Cyan Blade can no longer seek help from the Scavengers.
Because the Scavengers never turn against the commissioning party; this is common knowledge.
Cyan Blade Comrce Association's relationship with the Scavengers is ordinary, not reaching a desperate point, so issuing a commission is highly unlikely.
However, this doesn't an they don't consider the Scavengers as a possible aid option.
Currently they haven't sought out the Scavengers, just feeling it's not urgent enough yet.
But with the current situation stirred up by the opposition, it's unrealistic for the chamber of comrce to issue a commission to the Scavengers.
Seeing the low morale, Astina couldn't help contacting the chamber headquarters again, asking when reinforcents could arrive.
Indeed, she had called for reinforcents ever since Fahim was critically injured; soone must attend to the wounded Supre, right?
Once it was confird that Fahim didn't make it, she called for reinforcents again—Star No. 4 was not a place she, a Supre alone, could deal with.
However, the headquarters' response was: for now, they couldn't dispatch anyone; she should hold on for a while.
Not being able to dispatch ans the Supres; without a large-scale conflict, only Supres can handle Supres.
The Cyan Blade Comrce Association has a number of Supres at its disposal, but the chamber is vast, with many places needing attention.
The number of mobile Supres truly is limited; it was hard enough to send two to Star No. 4, and one ended up dead.
She urged several tis, only to receive the sa answer, and this ti, Astina couldn't be polite anymore.
She directly stated: without reinforcents, they could only concentrate at the entrance of Bouchon.
And this is just the beginning; the ultimate result should be handing over the benefits of Star No. 4, or even the entire Hope Star Realm.
This ti, the chamber's response was less ambiguous, stating they would co up with a solution in at most half a day.
Astina hung up the communication, looking at the remaining Earth Attribute A-level, feeling a bit complicated.
On this vast Star No. 4, the chamber had only this one A-level left; this operation... was truly an unprecedented failure.
She composed herself and spoke slowly, "You go contact Heltman, show so goodwill."
The Earth Attribute A-level was startled, cautiously asking, "Hoyel's Guard Captain... Panda's nominal superior?"
"What do you think?" Astina said expressionlessly, "Rescue won't arrive quickly, don't you want to live?"
The Earth Attribute A-level nodded upon hearing this, indicating understanding, but asked again, "Are we sincerely seeking reconciliation?"
Astina gave him a sideways glance, "Is there such a thing as sincerity? How did you make it to A-level?"
In many chambers, Cyan Blade is one of the more principled, but in the end, the chamber cares about interests.
So, sincerity... is it that important? What's fake can be real; what's real can be fake.
The Earth Attribute A-level smiled bitterly, "I'm worried about them seeing through, or verbally agreeing while continuing secretly."
Astina waved her hand, speaking lightly, "Then we'll take it step by step... go."
Actually, everyone in Cyan Blade knew that Heltman was rely a facade; the mysterious force was not sothing Hoyel could control.
Even saying cooperation would be overestimating Hoyel; he rely gained so identity convenience from the second-in-command.
As for Hoyel Mansion's support for Panda, Astina also understood clearly: the second-in-command is choosing a side!
She's lived for over two hundred years, does she not understand such elentary things?
If she had a choice, Astina wouldn't approach the other party through Hoyel Mansion, but did she have a choice?
Cyan Blade knows too little about this mysterious force. Currently, the only confird mber on the other side is Panda!
The Earth Attribute A-level was sent to negotiate, but since it's broad daylight, there's no need to worry too much about an attack.
Unfortunately, his contact with the Hoyel Mansion wasn't very smooth.
An A-level Warrior isn't weak, but trying to contact the Planet Governor's Mansion without an official position is still a bit difficult.
Even after revealing his identity as part of the Cyan Blade Comrce Association, the other side, after being surprised, still wasn't very cooperative.
By the end of the morning, he hadn't even seen the Guard Captain, with guards saying their officer was busy.
By the afternoon, he still hadn't t anyone. However, he had no other choice but to continue waiting.
Unable to contain his frustration, he sent a ssage to his Supre, saying the folks here are a bit tricky to handle.
Astina had just finished reading the ssage when she received news from Bida.
The connection between Cyan Blade and Bida isn't just limited to cooperation; in fact, the comrce association has quite a bit of infiltration into the shipping company.
The ultimate goal of infiltration... is hard to say, but it might be a nonviolent annexation, though the other side isn't lacking in vigilance.
In any case, Cyan Blade Comrce Association couldn't be kept in the dark if there was important information from Bida, which is the basic role of an insider.
This ti, the information from the insider was crucial: Bida reached a reconciliation agreent with the other party!
Astina already knew Bida had an intention to make peace, but the conditions hadn't been agreed upon.
And Cyan Blade had been quietly exerting influence, which is why it dragged on till today.
Now they reached reconciliation? She inquired for more details and, sure enough, the death of Fahim had scared Bida out of their wits.
Astina was speechless; this outco wasn't unexpected, but... why did it have to happen at this exact mont?
She composed herself and replied with a ssage, "Pay an appropriate price. You must et the person!"
The Earth Attribute A-level was confused upon receiving the ssage, unable to resist confirming, "What is the scope of the gift?"
The next mont, he received information, turning pale, "Bida has already reconciled with the other party!"
So, does that leave only Cyan Blade to stand firm against the other side? Moreover, the other side might have scavengers helping...
At this point, he couldn't care less and outright bribed the receptionist with Silver Notes.
However, how could the Guard mbers of the planet's second-in-command be bribed with Silver Notes?
Fortunately, the receptionist also knew what their stance was toward the Cyan Blade Comrce Association.
They could ignore it, but it's best... not to offend them too harshly.
So he contacted the Guard Captain, indicating the change in attitude of the other side — they actually started offering Silver Notes!
Hertman, upon hearing this, snorted indifferently, "Looks like Panda Bro's relentless pursuit is indeed effective!"
He knew exactly why things had developed as they had.
At that mont, he couldn't help but feel secretly thankful: thankfully, his boss had chosen sides, and it was on Panda's side!
No matter what, since the Cyan Blade Comrce Association showed signs of yielding, he couldn't not make an appearance.
He didn't have the authority to decide whether to fight or talk, but since the opponent's attitude changed, he had to initiate contact.
He was responsible for informing Panda about the changes; ignoring it would be sothing he couldn't afford.
The first thing the Earth Attribute A-level said upon eting was direct and straightforward.
"Greetings, Guard Captain, we hope to fully communicate regarding so misunderstandings with your subordinate, Panda. Please convey this ssage!"
Hertman could only respond with a bitter smile: as expected, they said it nicely but didn't actually take seriously!
However, he couldn't fuss over it and answered without showing his feelings.
"I've also had a hard ti reaching him recently, but if you have any constructive suggestions, you can let know."
While they were communicating, Qu Jianlei was wandering around the Customs Enforcent Division.
Though he was around the periter, it was actually about a kiloter away.
The recent Customs Enforcent Division was extrely wary, although they decided to put the grudge with Panda on hold, the intensity of inspections didn't decrease but rather increased.
No way around it, everyone's precious about their lives and wouldn't engage in any conflict with Panda again; the branches wouldn't support it anymore.
Yet so A-level assistant couldn't help but mumble.
"I've been in the Customs system for fifty years, and I've never seen anyone so audacious."
"This retreat will be nailed to the pillar of sha... I must report this issue to Headquarters!"
Other Customs Enforcent team mbers hearing this could only be speechless; the branch had already made a decision, so why be so insistent?
If you want to put it nicely, it's being highly honorable; less kindly, reporting it to a higher authority violates regulations!
So so things really can't be judged by appearances alone!
Qu Jianlei was circling around the Customs Enforcent Division, trying to find this person.
Unfortunately, the other party spoke generously but hid very discreetly, leaving him clueless for a while.
Finally, in the evening, Xiao Hu joyfully announced, "We have information on this person... he will fly to Star One tomorrow!"
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