Gaining more power itself is a reason to be happy, but it’s something achieved at the cost of a civilization facing a crisis, forming a strong ideological clash.
Lu Heng didn’t want to get involved in the factional competition of the Sikes Civilization. This time finding her, he only had one purpose:
"I want to invest in the Sikes Civilization’s industry and wish to acquire an information security company. I need your help."
Yeliana Sikes showed a simulated expression of confusion: "You want to invest in our world?"
Lu Heng spread his hands and asked, "Is there a problem with that?"
Yeliana Sikes evaluated, "Indeed, there is no problem, but even if you acquire our civilization’s company, it doesn’t mean you can take all of the company’s technological data with you. Any Sikes Civilization’s company must comply with the law."
Lu Heng nodded in agreement, "Of course, even if I need technological data, I will only obtain it within the legal scope allowed by Sikes law."
Yeliana Sikes then asked, "Which company are you looking to acquire? Do you have a specific target?" Follow current novels on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⁂𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱
Lu Heng shook his head and replied, "Not yet. It depends on which company is convenient for you to acquire. The company should be as large as possible."
Yeliana Sikes agreed, "Alright. I can help with that, but I also have a request."
Lu Heng was curious about what she wanted: "Tell me."
Yeliana Sikes blocked all signal transmissions before asking, "Xavier Matrix has been missing for three or four years. You had contact with him. Over these three years, have you received any of his messages?"
Xavier Matrix and Yeliana Sikes were old acquaintances, but Xavier Matrix never considered asking Yeliana Sikes for help, indicating they weren’t tied by common interests.
Lu Heng spread his hands and replied, "I’d like to find him for help too."
Yeliana Sikes continued to ask, "Second Gaia Star was destroyed, perhaps he encountered misfortune. Do you know the coordinates of his former laboratory? I need his research data, which would greatly help us."
By "us," she clearly referred to the Escape Faction.
Lu Heng thought for a moment and replied, "I did visit one of his laboratories, but it has been destroyed. However, I can give you the coordinates, though I doubt you’ll gain much from it."
"No problem. I will send mechanical guards to check it out, please tell me the coordinates," Yeliana Sikes asked again.
When seeking someone’s help with something, one should certainly offer what the other party needs.
Lu Heng smiled and asked, "And what about the information security company I want to acquire?"
Yeliana Sikes released a holographic image and said, "I found a suitable information security company for acquisition. It’s this one, headquartered on the Capital Star, the Nari Star Ring Information Security Company."
"As long as you agree, the acquisition can be completed within a day, but the company’s information can only temporarily be arranged under the citizen identity I control."
Lu Heng originally needed to register a Sikes citizen identity, and proceeding with the acquisition under Yeliana Sikes’ faction actually made it more convenient.
So Lu Heng nodded in agreement and then provided the coordinates of one of Xavier Matrix’s underground laboratories on the Second Gaia Star.
After ending the conversation, Lu Heng left Yeliana Sikes’ residence and informed Xavier Matrix of the conversation’s results.
Xavier Matrix expressed that this transaction was completed well, and as for the underground laboratory provided, it had long been destroyed.
The laboratory indeed still held some experimental data, which would indeed aid Yeliana Sikes.
This didn’t matter much, as Xavier Matrix’s current aim was not to expose the location of the new base, selectively revealing already abandoned laboratories to buy more development time.