Chapter 365: My absolute favorite episode! The Family gets completely reconstructed!
Little Gui's Livestream Room.
Guinaifen stared at the NPC named "Family Guard" on the screen.
"This is Sparkle, right?!"
"This is definitely Sparkle!"
The Family Guard was standing in front of a pile of red buttons that had been gathered together by mobile phones.
Muttering to himself: "So many buttons… pressing them one by one, how long is that going to take?"
"I didn't expect those little mutts to be so capable, actually managing to retrieve every single one of them…"
The voice was completely mismatched with the appearance!
That playful, joyful tone.
It practically had the name "Sparkle" written all over it!
In the livestream room, many players realized this immediately!
…
"Director Sparkle!"
"Sparkle, Hahahahaha!"
"So the little buttons handed out in the previous plot were all collected here."
"The Fool rang the bell for two days."
"Director Sparkle isn't even acting anymore, hhhhh."
"Her voice-changing period has arrived."
"What happened to blowing up Penacony?"
…
At this moment, seeing Topaz approach, Sparkle immediately began playing the role of the Family Guard.
In a serious tone, she said: "Cough, cough! Just to be safe, you'd better stay away from those things."
"Lately, some troublemaker has been running amok in the Golden Hour, handing strange button devices to anyone they meet."
"According to the victims, the prankster claimed: 'Just press this button, and the entirety of Penacony will blow sky-high!'"
"Fortunately, no one believed them. But to be safe, the Hound Family retrieved all these buttons."
Topaz indicated she understood and then left, without much suspicion.
Soon after, a call from the Talent Incentive Department came through.
After connecting, Topaz responded impatiently: "As for the Jarilo-VI case, my handling of it was approved by the higher-ups. The project logs and call records are fully documented. Can't you guys check them yourselves?"
"I really don't get it… why do you keep clinging to this minor case, blowing it out of proportion? What are your actual intentions?"
…
"The relations between the IPC's departments are really tense."
"Fun fact: Although Topaz gave up on developing Jarilo-VI in the game plot, in reality, Topaz and Belobog's Supreme Guardian, Bronya, have reached a cooperation."
"After all, Jarilo-VI is now a popular tourist destination~"
"I just went there last week. The Belobog History-Culture Museum and the Creation Engine are great places to visit."
"The folks in Belobog are so friendly and welcoming, I absolutely love it there~"
"The Space Station is the starting map, but Belobog left the deepest impression. Going there feels like coming home!"
…
Seeing the bullet comments, Guinaifen's heart stirred.
She had also seen posts about this online recently!
The tourism industry in Belobog seemed to be doing really well!
When the time came, she could pre-order a [ Re-experience the Trailblaze Journey Route ] and take a trip to Belobog in reality!
Maybe she would even get to see Clara, Seele, Bronya, and the others!
While Guinaifen was lost in her thoughts, a voice pulled her attention back to the game!
"What a tiresome conversation… wouldn't it be easier to just hang up?"
A mature, magnetic voice.
It made the lighting in the room seem to grow warmer.
Topaz turned around and saw Madame Jade behind her, flipping through some files.
Closing the file, Jade said gently: "In my view, you handled that project quite well."
"Exchanging a tiny ice ball for a favor from the Astral Express—for our department, it's a guaranteed win."
"It's been a while, little Jelena."
Numby immediately shrank back in fear behind Topaz, while Topaz let out a knowing smile.
Jade came up to her, gently touching her cheek.
"I have been looking forward to working with you. I didn't expect this day to come so soon."
"Are you in any trouble?"
"You can tell me anything, just like before."
…
"Oh my god, this is my favorite episode!"
"My eyes suddenly widened!"
"Wait, are you two really this close?"
"Looks like the IPC is starting to feed us some wholesome content [ doge ]."
"Feels like a mother and her daughter…"
"Jade is so gentle with Topaz, just like Kafka is to us~"
"We've got another mommy!"
"I'm grinning from ear to ear in front of the screen."
…
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the two went together to attend a meeting with Old Oti, the head of the Alfalfa Family.
Old Oti was an elderly Pepeshi with a beard longer than his face.
Though he looked somewhat comical, his words occasionally carried a sharp edge.
After all, he was a legendary figure capable of single-handedly supporting Penacony's economic system.
Both sides engaged in the usual commercial flattery first.
Then, Old Oti finally couldn't help but reveal his trump card first.
"Miss Topaz, you seemed to use a phrase just now—'the dilemma of reality.' But don't forget, this is the Dreamscape! To succeed here, your ideas must be big enough, wild enough!"
"Want to know how I will handle the crisis? I don't mind telling you: through my operations, Penacony will take a giant leap forward and go public independently in the cosmos!"
"Precisely! Rather than sitting idly by and watching you slowly encroach upon Penacony, I would rather open the doors of the Sweet Dream to the entire universe."
"Starting today, any ambitious individual in the galaxy can become a shareholder of the Land of the Dreams! This is the Harmony path that Old Oti will implement, hohohoho!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the players watching this negotiation in the livestream room were shocked!
…
"Huh?"
"lol"
"Holy crap? Oh… uh, so what? Can some big brain tell me what happens if they go public?"
"The Credit points issued by the IPC are practically the universal currency. Going public independently means establishing their own system."
"The IPC also has many rival factions in the universe. If a bunch of factions gather, the IPC won't be able to just buy them out without taking a massive loss."
"Old Oti: Make Penacony Great Again!"
"This old guy actually has some tricks up his sleeve!"
"As expected of someone from the same era as the Watchmaker, their methods are exactly the same."
…
Seeing Topaz and Jade fall silent for a moment, Old Oti said triumphantly: "This reform should have come sooner. Unfortunately, the Oak Family was a bunch of wooden heads blinded by Order… True to their name, their minds aren't even as flexible as an old man like me."
"Thanks to the recent minor tremor, the biggest obstacle in the way of Old Oti's reform has now vanished into thin air, hohohoho!"
"The Alfalfa Family will publicly release the financial reports of the Sweet Dream Paradise, letting the entire universe see: even after a disaster, Penacony is still full of potential and opportunities, and the Family remains confident in the future."
At the same time the plot was playing out.
Penacony.
The Feldspar.
Old Oti was also watching this segment of his own plot.
The secretary beside him couldn't help but praise: "Mr. Oti, you are truly amazing!"
"Even Jade and Topaz, two members of the Stonehearts, are no match for you. They were completely put on the defensive during the negotiation!"
"Your vision and courage truly command my deepest admiration!"
However, Old Oti did not look smug or confident at all.
Instead, his brow furrowed deeper and deeper, his face filled with worry!
"What do you know!"
"This is only the first half! According to the style of Honkai: Star Rail, in the second half, that Jade will definitely catch me off guard!"
"And…"
"The situation in reality is far more troublesome than in the game!"
"The entire universe now knows the Family inside out!"
"All those dark details have been dug up by those players!"
"The Family's reputation has reached its lowest point in history…"
The more Old Oti spoke, the more agitated he became, almost blowing his beard.
"It's all because of this damn plot. Now we don't even have the qualification to get on the gambling table…"
"Penacony is finished!"
"No… it's the Family that is finished."
Just then, a voice sounded from outside the door.
"As expected of Mr. Oti, you see things very clearly."
"But you are getting on in years. Being so impatient and making such a fuss isn't good for your health."
Hearing this voice, Old Oti's face was instantly filled with despair!
At the doorway stood Jade, wearing a gentle smile.
Just as Old Oti had said.
The IPC taking over Penacony was now a done deal!