Chapter 226: Lord of the Universe! Heading for the Golden Toilet? Harvest of Trade!

003 "Edge of Tomorrow" Earth, July 2025, 7.

At this moment, more than five years have passed since the end of the Independence Day Battle.

During this period, investigators from the Universal Corporation first used the data information obtained from the Matrix to learn about the colonies and spheres of influence of the Reaper civilization.

A group of investigators led by V will then control the Reaper Queen to return to her hometown and allow her to integrate all the resources of her own civilization.

Colonies, resource planets, conquered civilizations, and even the remains of advanced civilizations discovered in the universe are all controlled by giant corporations.

Of course, this process was not so smooth.

During this period, V, Jack and other investigators from giant companies also encountered hostile forces from the Reaper civilization, and the two sides clashed in war in the melee.

There is no way. An alien force like the Reaper civilization, which is always causing trouble, is destined to have enemies everywhere.

Even if they are not targeted by advanced civilizations and crushed like bugs, they will be regarded as enemies by other civilizations and will try to start a war with them at the first opportunity.

With the friendly assistance of the world's giant companies and the coordination of force, most of the other alien forces put aside their prejudices and chose to join the ranks of the giant companies.

Although the process was a bit difficult and went through many twists and turns, after seeing the various weapons of the giant company and various elite Astartes warriors.

Even the brutal heretic race immediately became good at singing and dancing and became friendly and amiable.

The huge array of Infinity-class battleships, the majestic and terrifying Celestial-class battleship [Moon of War], and Astartes warriors that can fly into the sky and into the ground.

The shining particle beams, while blinding the heretic's 24K dog eyes, also marked that the Universal Corporation had become the "common master" of the edge of the 003 Universe Milky Way!
Of course, a "nuclear-minded" CEO of a giant company like Li Ang would definitely not arrogantly rob the resources and real estate of his alien friends.

The two sides conducted a series of trade exchanges and exchanged what they had.

Ultimately, giant corporations plundered a large amount of resources for human civilization through huge trade surpluses and all kinds of fancy commodity dumping operations.

Commodities such as gold, rare metals, minerals with magical properties, including many rare plants and animals.

At present, various departments of the world's giant companies have transferred all these metals, minerals and other resources to Ideal City in case of emergency.

At the same time, the alien forces that turned from darkness to light became part of the giant enterprise through the powerful alliance between the Reaper Civilization and the Universal Corporation.

They will serve as the border guards of the giant enterprise and act as the armed forces of mankind in the solar system of the 003 universe.

At this moment, Leon, the CEO of a giant corporation, has been revered as the "Human Emperor" by many alien leaders.

Today, the capital of the universe, Night City, is crowded with alien species and a large number of employees and officers of giant companies.

……

Ideal city, night city!
Under the regulation of the meteorological system, the climate temperature of this giant city is as pleasant as ever, with breeze blowing and dense urban buildings standing tall on every floor.

At this moment, Night City’s iconic holographic screen was broadcasting news about the Ring World.

[We have completed this epic project. The construction of the last habitable zone in the ring world of the main universe solar system has been completed! ]

[In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.]

[Are we who crown the stars with rings worthy enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with the gods? Now let this ring-shaped world become an eternal witness! ]

【…】

The completion of the Ring World project not only means that the giant company has one more giant building, but also demonstrates the powerful creative ability of human civilization.

When the alien civilization from the 003 universe witnessed this extremely luxurious and even wasteful megastructure, they were only shocked and awed.

Their feelings were the same as those of the foreign envoys who traveled thousands of miles to the prosperous Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago. The spectacle of prosperity and power filled them with awe and respect.

And now, as a giant enterprise that spans the multiverse, the Universal Corporation also needs to flex its muscles with majestic wonders and powerful fleet strength.

In order to achieve the strategic goal of defeating the enemy without fighting.

At this time, in Little Chinatown in the west of Night City.

Rita and William Cage from Earth 003 "Edge of Tomorrow" are walking in Times Square with their comrades.

Here, they met Leon, an executive of a giant corporation, and the first weapons store he opened in Little Chinatown, which has become one of the famous places of interest in Night City.

No one could have imagined that such a huge global corporate empire would actually start from this small gun shop!

In order to leave a souvenir for themselves, they also bought some kinetic and technical weapons with relatively good performance from a nearby gun shop.

Night City still retains free trade, including regulations on gun trading, but the weapons traded naturally do not include heavy weapons.

Therefore, even though there are gun sales, there are few shooting incidents. In addition to strict legal penalties, there is also the fact that... the weapons of the NCPD police here are more ferocious!

If there really is an ungrateful bandit who wants to risk his life to provoke the public security police here, what awaits him is a large-caliber hand cannon bombardment.

"I've heard that the Arasaka Division under the Universal Corporation specializes in producing exquisite and high-performance firearms. Now I see that they are indeed good!"

One of the young soldiers, after holding the pistol in his hand and feeling the fine workmanship, commented with a satisfied smile on his face.

"It's really good. It's much better than the weapons we have. In comparison, the gun I used before feels like an antique."

Another soldier echoed.

"In fact, retro antique guns are also good. They have a sense of time. I still like to use Desert Eagle. It's very powerful!"

An old soldier wearing a beret on his head spoke up and expressed his opinion.

"I heard that the War Moon mega-battleship will stay on our Earth 003 for a long time to help us resolve conflicts between civilizations. This is so great!"

"The other two Earths don't have this honor, and we've taken all the benefits."

Another soldier said excitedly.

"That's because of the alien heretics over there... oh no, it's because we have so many alien friends!"

William Cage stopped himself from saying what he was about to say subconsciously in time. For some harmony reasons, he had to restrain himself.

Of course, this did not affect his innermost feelings, he still despised the ideas of these barbarians.

In addition to the idea that "those who are not of my race must have different hearts", Cage is also very clear that this group of alien races are a bunch of troublemakers who fear power but not morality.

What they valued was never trade, mutual exchange and harmonious development. They were simply impressed by the powerful fleets behind the giant global companies!
Meanwhile, Rita, who was only focused on appreciating the Arasaka series, military technology series, and Kantao series weapons, did not participate in the discussion with her comrades.

She was not interested in political topics and was only concerned with carrying out the mission and completing it.

When everyone passed the intersection, she suddenly realized that the space between people was getting smaller and smaller. She put her weapon into the bag on her waist and reminded them:
"Stop chatting. The convening ceremony of the world's giant company will be held soon. I don't want to miss this historic moment." "Yes, yes, yes! Signing an agreement with a bunch of alien civilizations to let them help us mine minerals and guard the border. Only our boss can do this."

"I heard that some alien guys think our boss is the emperor. Hahaha! I'm really looking forward to that day."

"sure!"

"Look over there, the executives from all departments of our company have come out."

Having said that, Rita, Cage and others followed the direction the crowd was facing and looked towards the high platform of Times Square in the distance.

On the platform, there were nearly a hundred fully armed heavy-armored Astartes warriors and dozens of Titan mechas, forming a steel wall standing around the platform.

There are also nearly hundreds of elite soldiers nearby, responsible for maintaining order at the scene.

After all, this is the core area of ​​​​Leon and the birthplace of the world's giant companies.

Therefore, anyone who can come here, even the most inconspicuous passerby, has undergone the most stringent and careful inspection, and there are basically no unfamiliar faces.

The possibility of being attacked is almost zero.

However, necessary protective measures must still be taken.

So in addition to these soldiers in the open, there are more snipers lurking everywhere, as well as various AI drones capable of recognizing faces in the air.

At this moment, the heads of various departments of the giant company have gathered at the core position of the platform.

For example, V, Song Zhaomei, Otto Cunningham from the Reconstruction Department, Arasaka Yorinobu from the Arasaka Department, and the new general Mori Mako.

Even the new generation of Iron Hands officers, David Martinez, and senior officers such as Jack Wells, stood solemnly on both sides of the platform.

Then, surrounded by his close associates Lucy and Morgan, Leon, who had become the focus of everyone's attention, came to the podium and faced the people below.

The "common leader" of the civilization on the edge of the 003 Milky Way is still dressed the same as usual today, except that some golden silk threads are embroidered on his cuffs and collar.

Obviously, Li Ang is unknowingly showing signs of moving towards the golden toilet, but he does not intend to make a high-profile declaration that he will become the "Human Emperor" for the time being.

Stay calm and don't waste time, grow for a while!

Seeing the arrival of the CEO of a global giant, the Times Square, which was originally bustling with people, suddenly became quiet.

After waiting for a while, Li Ang spoke slowly and calmly:

"Everyone, the prosperity of the giant companies in the universe is inseparable from the concerted efforts of various civilizations. The rise of giant companies is not the effort of one civilization, but the joint efforts of civilizations across the universe."

"Let us work together to forge this powerful alliance that transcends the universe, and let the influence of the world's giant companies extend to every new universe full of unknowns and challenges!"

As soon as the words fell, the humans below responded in unison, echoing Leon's declaration:

"For the world's giants!"

Among the crowd, the alien envoys from other civilizations, after being stunned for a moment, had to speak out to agree with the actions of others.

Even if some alien envoys are unable to make similar sounds with their organs, they will symbolically raise their hands to signal.

There is no way. They came here on behalf of their own civilization just to serve the global giant and Leon as younger brothers.

Especially when seeing that the giant corporations in the universe have passed through the "Star Gate" to control the world and complete the colonization operation.

This group of alien envoys has assumed that the giant enterprise has definitely entered the ranks of advanced civilizations!

However, unlike the Reaper Civilization, which directly relies on "plundering" and "war" to harvest resources, the Global Corporation prefers to rely on "trade."

As a result of the trade exchanges between the two sides, comprador capitalists who buy and sell the minerals and resources of their own civilizations have also appeared in many alien civilizations.

But this is exactly what Li Ang wants to see!
Relying on the approach of "open the door! free trade", the Universal Corporation not only created terrible internal conflicts among the alien forces, but also successfully plundered a large amount of resources.

At this moment, with the support of giant enterprises, the alien capital delegation, which was making a fortune, also cheered and shouted excitedly.

Li Ang on the high platform remained calm despite the thunderous cheers.

But not long after, he suddenly heard that familiar and slightly cold reminder:
【mission completed--!】

……

……

A month later.

The capital of the universe, Night City, the headquarters of giant companies!

Ever since Leon convened an interstellar conference on universal trade in Ideal City, more and more alien delegations have been traveling to and from the main universe.

Of course, these alien vassals did not come to the Ideal City to eat, drink, play and enjoy life, but to sign a series of universal agreements.

After Leon bombarded several planets with the giant warship "War Moon", many alien forces in the 003 universe immediately chose to surrender.

As the Black Glove civilization of the world's giant corporation, the Reaper civilization naturally became the agent for taking over countless interstellar territories and resource production areas.

Le Ang only needs to control one unit, the Harvester Queen, to easily control tens of billions, or even hundreds of billions, of Harvester soldier ants and worker ants!
At his signal, the Reaper civilization continued its interstellar expansion and began to drive Reaper motherships into the depths of the universe to spread the "gospel of trade" of the giant corporations.

After all, Li Ang is not a terrible warmongerer. Fighting war is nothing compared to doing business and developing honestly.

But if he really encounters some stubborn people who refuse to join the Universe camp, he doesn't mind using the [War Moon] to forcibly open the "door" of the enemy forces.

"After completing this mission, I made a lot of money!"

Looking at the data information displayed on the holographic screen, including the task rewards on the system panel, Leon's mouth was so happy that he couldn't close it.

After taking over the Reaper civilization, Leon tried to win over the alien civilizations that had been beaten by the Reapers and asked them to join the Universe camp, making them the younger brothers of the giant companies and engaging in trade.

At the same time, the queen was sent to continue leading the large army to more galaxies to carry out "harvesting" missions.

However, Leon did not continue to use such a dangerous thing as "mimicry".

If you repeatedly use this four-dimensional tool that does not belong to the three-dimensional civilization force to spy on future choices, you will sooner or later be targeted by higher-level civilizations.

Just use conventional weapons and conventional tactics to carry out interstellar colonization. There is no need to take the high risk of attracting four-dimensional civilization and touch the prohibited line.

Making a fortune in silence is the best choice!

(End of this chapter)