No, where does this portal come from?

Coupled with the elegance and dignity of her aristocratic background, she looks quite charming.

It’s a pity that after Golask Industries issued a notice to sever business ties with their family, the old cake in front of them hasn’t had a good night’s sleep since then, which makes him look a little haggard overall.

"Ma'am, do you really think that Golask Industries will cut off business ties with us because of them?"

Behind the woman, a middle-aged man wearing a white stand-up collar shirt and blue overalls spoke softly.

Faced with her husband's question, the woman remained silent for a long time and did not give a definite answer.

In the end, she just shook her head and sighed softly, "Alas... I guess the only one who knows the answer is Mrs. Golask."

"...I don't understand! Why would Madam Golask, who receives the daily payment of the Siren Gold, refuse to speak up for those people instead?

Didn't she calculate how much it would cost to maintain the purification system every day?

Just one large purification device alone requires five Golden Sirens! And there are almost a hundred of these large purification devices in the base city!"

"Such a huge expenditure, didn't Mrs. Golask's accountant and secretary explain it to her clearly?!" The man's voice was filled with a bit of indignation.

He never thought that someone would have a problem with money!

They had such a huge benefit that they refused to take it, but instead spent a lot of money to repair the air purification device for those people...

Why bother? !

It doesn’t have any impact!

At this moment, the sense of superiority of belonging to the upper city made them not feel that maintaining the purification equipment was something they should do.

In their opinion, the maintenance equipment had stopped operating for many years, and they had not seen any impact on the downtown area, let alone on themselves.

Spending a lot of money on maintenance for something that has no impact is something only a fool would do!

Just as the couple was discussing in the conference room, footsteps were suddenly heard outside the door.

The sudden sound of footsteps made the two men serious, and then they returned to their previous aristocratic appearance.

Tread-tap-

The door of the conference room creaked open.

Renata and Hilco walked into the meeting room one after another.

After dozens of days and nights of training, she sat down very naturally, while Hilco stood quietly beside her with a briefcase in his hand, looking like a secretary.

"Hello, Mrs. Jiraman." Renata's voice penetrated the mask and echoed throughout the room.

"Mrs. Golask, hello." The head of the Jiraman family responded politely.

"Next, let's talk about the issue of maintaining the air purification device in the base city." As if it had been rehearsed, Renata said while raising her hand slightly.

Behind him, Hilco respectfully opened the briefcase and took out a stack of documents.

Before she finished her words, Renata had already thrown the document in front of the head of the Jiraman family with a "snap".

"Mrs. Giraman, on behalf of the Gorask Respiratory Rights Association and Gorask Industries, I am giving you a formal written notice that if you fail to maintain the normal operation and maintenance of the air purification devices produced by the Giraman family, we will take compulsory measures.

Cut off business ties with the Gilaman family and transfer the business to a family that can maintain the air purification system."

"Mrs. Jiraman! Believe me, among the many families in the upper city, there must be many who want to take over this piece of cake." Renata's voice was very calm, as calm as if she was stating a very ordinary matter.

Compared to Renata's calmness, the head of the Jiraman family had secretly clenched his fists.

"May I ask you something, Mrs. Golask?"

"What is your purpose in doing this? What does our business have to do with the purification device?" The head of the Jiraman family stood up.

Although she still maintained the elegance of an aristocrat at this moment, she could not hide the panic in her words.

The reason why the Gilaman family was elected as a member of parliament was partly because the multi-functional hammer invented by Jace greatly expanded the business in the field of craftsmen, and partly because they had integrated their business with Golask Industries in recent years.

Without the Golask business route, the Gilaman family's status among the members of parliament would definitely be lower, or even drop out of the position of parliamentarian!

Chapter 33 Preparing to Travel to Other Worlds

Facing her questioning question, Renata tapped her fingertips on the table, her eyes glancing over the pearl-encrusted collar of the noblewoman opposite her. "Mrs. Jiraman, are you serious about this?"

"Of course I'm serious!" Patriarch Jiraman replied firmly.

She really couldn't think of any necessary connection between the purification device and business dealings.

Seeing her like this, Renata glanced at Hilco behind her, and Hilco took out two dirty glass jars from his bag.

Inside the glass jar is the unpurified air from the factories in Upper Town, also known as 'smog'.

"This is unpurified air. If you can finish this can in one breath, our business can continue."

After saying that, Renata handed two cans of gray haze to the two of them.

The two looked at each other, then looked at Renata with suspicion in their eyes: "Are you telling the truth?"

"Of course it's true." Renata nodded.

Seeing this, the two of them didn't waste any words.

In the eyes of the two, this is no longer a can of industrial waste gas, but the future glory of the family, and a handful of golden siren that can be saved!

Mr. Gilaman was the first to unscrew the sealing valve, followed closely by the head of the Gilaman family.

Then, the two of them took a deep breath!

Then--

“Cough cough cough!! Cough cough cough!!!”

Before they finished taking a sip, the two of them lay on the table and coughed non-stop!

How could they have ever had such an experience when they breathe fresh air all year round?

At this moment, they only felt as if there was an extra palm in their lungs.

That palm kept kneading each of their alveoli and spraying highly corrosive gas into their trachea.

The feeling of suffocation instantly spread throughout the body!

After taking a bite, they felt like they had lost half their lives...

Mr. Gillaman coughed awkwardly and accidentally knocked over the gilded inkstand beside him. The peacock blue ink flowed like a river along the table.

His wife covered her chest with her hands, looking as if she was suffocating, and her face turned the color of liver.

The coughs of the two echoed in the seven-meter-high hall.

Hilco and Renata looked at the two people lying on the table, as if they were about to cough out their lungs, with a hint of mockery in their eyes.

Feel it!

This indescribable feeling of suffocation!

The two of them coughed for nearly a minute before the uncomfortable feeling and coughing sound subsided.

"How does it feel, you two?" Renata asked with a hint of sarcasm.

The head of the Jiraman family, whose eyes were streaming with tears from coughing, straightened up with his hands on the table and said, "Excuse me...is this really not a chemical reagent?"

"Chemical reagents? Haha..." Renata laughed coldly: "Mrs. Jiraman, you should go down there and take a walk around to see what the bottom city looks like!"

"You're feeling so uncomfortable just by taking a breath, and some people in the Undercity are living in this kind of environment every day because you refuse to spend money to turn on the air purification equipment!"

"Mrs. Jiraman, you always think that the Undercity is chaotic, restless, and dirty, but you never think about who caused it! And who has plunged the Undercity into such filth!"

Renata's voice was clearly conveyed to the two of them, and every word made their hearts tremble.

But even so, they still want to fight for it with all their might.

"Mrs. Golask...you haven't answered my question about the relationship between the two." The head of the Jiraman family said through gritted teeth.

Seeing that the two were still stubborn, Renata sighed and shook her head helplessly: “Mrs. Jiraman, I thought you were not a short-sighted person.

But now it seems... I was wrong."

"What do you mean?" The head of the Jiraman family frowned in confusion.

Just the next second, Renata solved the confusion for her: "Madam, people can't just focus on the immediate interests.

If Dicheng can get rid of the smog and develop vigorously, how much profit do you think it will generate?"

"By then, how much profit will you get?"

"Only pursuing petty gains... Is this the ethos of the Gilaman family?"

Renata stood up with a sneer and stared calmly at the two people in front of her: "Finally, I will give you two one more piece of advice."

"If you two don't plan to start the waste purification device, not only will we lose business, but I won't be able to suppress the dissatisfaction of the people in the downtown area.

Who knows when they'll blow up your purification system, causing the exhaust gas to flow back up into the city, immersing the entire city in smog!"

After saying that, Renata turned around and wanted to leave.

But just as she was about to leave the meeting room, the silent head of the Jiraman family suddenly stood up and called out to Renata.

"Mrs. Golask! We agree to officially take over the maintenance of the abandoned purification facility! But you have to give us a corresponding commitment!"

"What promise?"

"We want the perfume business in the upper city too! At least... 5%!"

"Today I'm only here to discuss the issue of air purification. You can discuss the business with my secretary another day." After saying that, Renata walked out of the Gilaman Manor without stopping.

Only after returning to the lower city did Renata breathe a sigh of relief...

"--call!"

"Sir...are you satisfied with my performance just now?" Renata looked at Hilco behind her.

"You did a great job." Hilco praised generously.

"The lines and intonation are fine, but it would be better if your voice wasn't so shaky next time."

sunset.

The two walked slowly towards the Golask Building.

Since the two returned from the upper city, the Golask Breathing Rights Association announced this result to the lower city.

For a moment, the city was shaken!

Lin Yan, who was slacking off, suddenly received an inexplicable empowerment point.

[Moderately changed the direction of some plot points in the "Battle of the Two Cities" plot.]

[Empowerment Points +500]

"Ok?"

"Where did these 500 points come from?" Just when Lin Yan was confused, a letter from Silko was delivered to his door.

Open the envelope.

There was only a short line of words in it.

[The Gilaman family has agreed to activate the exhaust gas purification device.]

"Oh? Is the efficiency so fast?" Lin Yan raised his eyebrows slightly.

He had just mentioned to Hilco some time ago that the Jiraman family was responsible for the air purification project. He didn't expect Hilco to be so efficient and get the matter done in just one week, and also brought him a surprise of 500 empowerment points.

As expected of you! Hilco!

Standing up from the stone bench, Lin Yan stretched vigorously.

Walking back to the room, Lin Yan glanced at the calendar on his phone.

Suddenly, he stopped.

I didn’t expect... that I have been in the Alliance Universe for more than half a year.

Now that everything that needs to be done has been done, the only thing left is contact with Jayce and Viktor. I think it's time to travel to other worlds.

In the setting sun, Lin Yan stood on the steps and glanced at Baobao and Wei who were still playing in the yard.

A breeze blew past the corners of my clothes.

The sunlight cast Lin Yan's figure into a golden glow.

Everything seems so peaceful...