Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1464: Chapter 552: Investment Promotion Banquet and the Prelude to Trouble (Part 2)

Ren Zhong’s mouth twitched slightly.

How to put it nicely, I used to be someone who was accustomed to wearing a white lab coat, spending all day immersed in the lab. Going to the Academy felt like going home, and nothing compares to the comfort of home.

Qiqi went on, "Actually, last night I deliberately made things difficult for them. I wanted to increase the difficulty of their interactions with you. This would make those simple-minded scientific oddballs at the Royal Academy of Sciences understand one thing, that they need you, not the other way around. Even if many of your things aren’t universally applicable, they would still give you a higher scientific index rating during your Earl’s review. They could also help you secure more resource support from the Academy once you pass the review."

It seemed Qiqi did not want to leave a bad impression of being difficult in Ren Zhong’s mind, so she proactively explained.

Ren Zhong made a gesture of realization, "Understood. Thank you. Among your hundred personalities, there must be an experienced politician."

"Indeed. Let’s go to the venue for the business summit. Everything you asked me to prepare is ready. I’ve had people use the Marquis Mansion’s core reserves to create a brand-new Red Blade Armor for you, based on the blueprints you provided. The set of devices you provided has been installed, and the stealth performance is on point. The proportion of your favorite bio-alloy is higher than the mark in your blueprints, and initial verification shows its overall performance should be better than your previous Red Blade Armor. You can take this armor away later on. Consider it a gift from the Marquis."

Ren Zhong: "Alright, thank you for your trouble."

"You’re welcome. Anyway, you will be my... vanguard general under the Marquis someday."

...

In the massive garden on the west side of Wangjiang City, Ren Zhong, rarely dressed in a casual suit of ceremonial nature, stood cheerfully at the gate.

Likewise, Qiqi, dressed in a floating long gown, stood beside him, holding a portable data terminal in her hand. With each group that arrived, she flicked her finger and transmitted a data packet.

The data packet contained a detailed introduction to the core specialty stealth coating produced by the Red Peak Clan, including application scenarios, technical specifications, usage conditions, matching power module designs, specific performance under different environments, distance decay, performance degradation facing different detection methods, and more.

Actually, these things could be sent without meeting face-to-face, but doing it this way felt more ceremonious. Moreover, just this morning before departure, Ren Zhong had the Red Blade Science Academy tailor the data packets according to the specific situations of potential clients in the core Far Border Star Domain.

Some potential clients had relatively high technical abilities, so when something was purchased, the Red Blade Clan’s technicians only needed to visit once during installation and leave some core equipment, then provide remote technical assistance afterward.

Other potential clients weren’t adept with such high-tech precision, so they needed to purchase more follow-up multiplication services to use the stealth coating normally.

Some clients were powerful and wanted to become Ren Zhong’s agents, so the information provided to them needed to be more comprehensive.

These meticulous adjustments were more suitable for on-site handover.

The first clients to arrive were those with relatively weak strength, mid to small-sized forces requiring various technical supports from the Red Peak Clan.

Once this group of unassuming people entered, Ren Zhong and Qiqi took a brief respite.

Ren Zhong looked at Qiqi beside him and said, "Your dress looks nice."

Qiqi raised an eyebrow, switched to a social butterfly personality, and laughed, "Really? Thank you for the compliment."

"Hmm."

The two resumed a state of silence towards each other.

After a brief, awkward look, they both turned their faces away, speaking little.

After waiting a bit more, some potential clients of reputable background finally appeared in small groups.

Most of these people were the marquises in the Far Border Star Domain. Although their power was far inferior to Marquis Zhenjiang, most held resources greater than Nanxiang Marquis Liu An. Each client could substantially expand the business scope of the Red Peak Clan.

Not only that, but there was even a visitor originally here to meet Marquis Zhenjiang, the envoy of the Duke of Imperial Central.

This envoy had been residing on Wangjiang Star for close to three thousand years. Allegedly, three thousand years ago, he brought the decree of Duke Wenle Ivan Romanov himself, causing the long-slumbering Marquis Zhenjiang to thaw to meet him. However, their conversation was reportedly not very pleasant.