Chapter 839: The Transaction
Since the incident a few days ago, Lin Wuming had been mentally prepared—with the ‘Angel Halo’ appearing, the magic side would certainly not remain indifferent.
However, there was no need to worry too much. Lin Wuming was in the heartland of the science side. Unless the two major factions truly went to war, ordinary skirmishes would not affect him—even if his strength had not yet returned to its peak.
It should be noted that currently, only the magicians of the British Puritan Church’s Necessarius could normally enter and exit Academy City, and they were allies of Academy City. Lin Wuming also had some acquaintance with Kanzaki Kaori and Stiyl, so he shouldn't need to worry too much about them.
As for the other two factions of the Cross Religion, as long as someone applied to enter Academy City, Lin Wuming, who held the authority of a Toku Ko Ri Shi, would definitely receive the news immediately.
“No way?” Yun Chuanqin Ya clicked her tongue, “Even now, you still trust Academy City’s border management so much?”
“...” Lin Wuming also looked at her speechlessly, “Is it really okay to say something like that directly? And you, have a little more faith in the safest city in this world!”
Yun Chuanqin Ya merely snorted coldly, noncommittal.
Immediately, she propped herself on the windowsill and jumped down.
“That’s all I have to say. Take care of yourself.” Yun Chuanqin Ya clapped her hands, then tidied her skirt. “Also, I’ve had a good talk with Juya. Please rest assured, she won’t act on her own initiative anymore.”
“Oh, that’s good then.” Lin Wuming said casually.
To be honest, Lin Wuming wasn’t particularly bothered by Yun Chuan Ju Ya’s unauthorized actions.
After interaction, it could be judged that Kihara Kagun, at least, could not yet be considered an “enemy.”
Even if Yun Chuan Ju Ya truly intended to “betray,” she would first have to get past Shokuhou Misaki.
“Tsk,” Yun Chuanqin Ya sighed softly, “Shokuhou is quite busy too.”
However, from her perspective, Lin Wuming’s attitude was, of course, the best possible outcome.
—Thanks to this, her sister’s job was saved, and her efforts to arrange it for her were not in vain.
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“Confirmed. You can sign and stamp it.” Yun Chuan Ju Ya nodded, gathering the thick stack of documents in front of her, then tapped them on the table to align the pages.
“I told you there wouldn’t be any problems.” Sitting across from her was none other than Terestina.
The latter impatiently played with a candy box in her hand, making a rattling sound.
Then she poured out a single candy from the box...
“Green apple, not bad.” Placing the candy in her mouth, Terestina looked at the maid girl opposite her. “Want one?”
“No, thank you.” Yun Chuan Ju Ya refused without thinking. “Sign and stamp it. Let’s get this done quickly. The funds will be transferred to your account this afternoon.”
Terestina sighed, reluctantly put away the candy box, and then pulled out a stamp from her pocket: “I really don’t understand why a future city thirty years ahead of the outside world still retains such a primitive signing method.”
“Perhaps it’s to preserve a sense of ritual?” Yun Chuan Ju Ya also pulled out a stamp from under her skirt. “For ordinary transactions, an electronic stamp is fine. But the transaction we’re making now can hardly be considered ‘small,’ can it?”
An automated unmanned factory, three medium-sized Institutes, twelve laboratories in different professional fields, and forty-two “warehouses of unknown purpose”... These real estates, along with all the instruments and equipment inside, even experimental materials and research data, were all packaged and sold at a low price by Terestina to Yun Chuan Ju Ya.
Or, to be precise, they were transferred to the foundation under the Nameless Board Member’s name.
The reason Terestina suddenly dumped so many assets at a low price was also because these things came too easily, and she wouldn’t feel bad about disposing of them.
—Because these were all Kihara Gensei’s “inheritance.”
Kihara Gensei was dead.
Ever since the “Doppelganger Incident” was exposed by Lin Wuming in public, Kihara Gensei could be said to have “died” once in a sociological sense.
Kihara Gensei did not appear to explain at all, but instead truly disappeared. His colleagues, students, and even other members of the Kihara did not know his whereabouts.
At this point, even if Kihara Gensei was still alive, he had to “die.”
At least Terestina acted decisively and did not give him a chance to “resurrect.”
From the moment the “Doppelganger Incident” erupted and pushed public opinion to a climax, Terestina, in her capacity as “Kihara Gensei’s granddaughter” and with the force of the Advanced Situation Rescue Squad, began to take over the assets that originally belonged to her grandfather.
As a seasoned Kihara, Kihara Gensei’s “inheritance” had a very low proportion of monetary assets, but a large number of facilities and institutions related to experimental research.
After an inventory, even Terestina was startled.
Looking back now, the urban legend that “Kihara Gensei is a team” might indeed have some truth to it. Otherwise, how could that old man alone manage so many research institutions and conduct so many research projects simultaneously?
At least, Terestina alone could not manage so many institutions.
She also had a good sense of self-awareness. Even two years ago when she left Academy City, she knew that on the path of “scientific research,” she had a fundamental gap compared to other “true Kiharas.”
It wasn’t that she lacked talent, but rather that she lacked such strong interest and obsession.
Terestina didn’t dislike doing research, but she couldn’t accept dedicating her entire life to “research.”
She was unwilling to invest all her time and energy into operating and managing these research institutions; not to mention, in the eyes of others, she was not a “true Kihara,” and there was a huge gap between her and her grandfather, Kihara Gensei. Even many heads of research institutions and Researchers did not really approve of her.
Therefore, Terestina made a swift and decisive choice—to sell off the parts she couldn’t digest and absorb to convert them into cash, Just right to replenish a wave of cash flow.
By integrating resources, she would completely bring the remaining small portion of essence under her control!
Terestina kept two unmanned factories, one research center, and sixteen laboratories for herself. She reorganized and integrated all resources, uniformly transitioning them into the field of “equipment development,” focusing on FIVE_Over and related derivative technology research and development.
Terestina’s goal was pure—to develop equipment for the Advanced Situation Rescue Squad, because this was her foundation.
She had never thought of giving up her work with the Anti-Skill.
Back in the office, Terestina swiftly signed and stamped every document, then handed them to Yun Chuan Ju Ya across from her.
The latter, as an excellent maid of Liaoluan Housekeeping, was skilled and methodically organized these documents.
Although the work was tedious, it was clear that Yun Chuan Ju Ya was in a very pleasant mood.
Yun Chuan Ju Ya knew very well that she had gotten a great deal in this transaction.
Although she was only working for Lin Wuming, the satisfaction she felt during the signing was genuine.
Moreover, Yun Chuan Ju Ya set her own salary and was, in fact, highly tied to the foundation, sharing a relationship of mutual prosperity. In this transaction, she was also one of the beneficiaries.
