Resurrection Empire-Chapter 999 - 385: Infinite Time, Infinite Possibilities

When weak, moving a brick requires all one's strength.

When strong, moving a mountain is as easy as a flick of the wrist.

... 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

About twenty minutes later, Ren Zhong met with the delegation from the Rock Group.

Unlike the other four companies, Ren Zhong had never dealt with the Rock Group. The two sides had little understanding of each other, so more people came from the Rock Group this time, a total of eight, five men and three women.

Previously, Ren Zhong had often dealt with Chinese people with black hair and black eyes, leading him to believe that there were only Chinese people on Source Star.

Later, when Ren Zhong saw the blonde-haired, blue-eyed "foreigners" in the wild tribes of Qi Mountain, he changed his perception, affirming that it was due to the narrow scope of his activities and a lack of comprehensive understanding.

After further studies, Ren Zhong traveled to more places and learned about the circumstances in various towns worldwide on Source Star, gradually coming into contact with many other races. However, in most areas, those who controlled more social resources generally had Chinese surnames.

Ren Zhong analyzed the reasons for this and concluded that it was due to the bloodline inheritance of the nine frozen Elders. Later, he encountered Hugh Augustus and confirmed that there were also "foreigners" within the Nine Major Groups.

Currently sitting before him, only two of the eight people had typical Asian features, while the other six had obvious Western traits. Their Mandarin was quite standard, which was surprising.

"Hello Mr. Ren, I am Frederick Locke, the Minister of Commerce at Rock Group. These are my assistants..."

The speaker was a middle-aged man with lush red hair, an aquiline nose, and deep-set eyes, looking somewhat stern.

Ren Zhong: "Hello, Mr. Frederick, hello to you all."

As an energy giant on Source Star, the Rock Group did not develop fossil fuels or nuclear energy. Their main products were various types of batteries, and their main business was the production, recycling, and repair of batteries, as well as battery charging. As for the energy source for charging, historical records indicate that before interstellar trade, it primarily relied on Ruined Beast resources. Some electrically chargeable Ruined Beasts acted as generators for humans, and some Ruins Beast Crystals became the core components of batteries—the battery cells. But as the population of Source Star gradually increased, the original Ruined Beast resources could no longer meet the demand.

Almost simultaneously, Alson Group brought back integrated large generators from space, along with numerous durable battery cell semi-finished parts. Subsequently, under the impact of alien black technology, the Rock Group completed a comprehensive transformation and, based on the integrated generators in space, built dozens of large charging space stations. These space stations provided most of the energy needed for the operation of Source Star civilization.

These charging space stations orbit Source Sun, unmanned, and have never malfunctioned. The Empire's user manual contains explicit warnings, prohibiting unauthorized disassembly, otherwise, there is an explosion risk. The Rock Group strictly adhered to the instructions in the manual, taking the approach of utilizing what was handed to them to the extreme, caring little about the principles of charging space stations.

Frederick opened a file and said, "Mr. Ren. We noticed that you are developing internal combustion engines and extensively developing oil and coal resources, correct?"

Ren Zhong: "Yes. And currently, I have reached cooperation with the Tanggu Group, Purple Crystal Mining, Source Star Military Industry, and Deep Communication Group."

Frederick: "You already mentioned this when you communicated with us two hours ago."

Ren Zhong: "Yes."

Frederick: "But we have a different view on this. You should know you are trying to enter the Rock Group's domain. In fact, even if you didn't contact us today, we would have looked for you in a few days."

Ren Zhong: "Hmm?"

Frederick: "We demand that you stop developing oil and coal resources, stop developing internal combustion engines and steam engines."

Frederick Locke's choice of words was quite explicit—not "hope," but "demand," leaving no room for negotiation with Ren Zhong.

"But the energy quota given by your company is no longer sufficient to meet my development needs," Ren Zhong said calmly.

Frederick: "If it is confirmed that you have needs, we can increase your battery quota next. As long as you stop developing internal combustion engines."

Ren Zhong smiled and asked, "What if I refuse?"

"Then I'm afraid we will have to completely cut off your battery supply."

As Frederick's words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room suddenly dropped drastically.

Ren Zhong's expression also fell, "I can guarantee not to sell internal combustion engines externally, nor sell fuel oil and coal, only for self-use. This shouldn't affect you, right? Mr. Frederick, don't you think you're being overly aggressive? I need a reasonable reason."