Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 1003 - 794: Here Comes an Entrepreneur

Chapter 1003: Chapter 794: Here Comes an Entrepreneur

Rohit Menon arrived at Shangjing Airport aboard his private jet, where Xu Yang and Kanako were waiting to greet him.

There were also numerous media personnel present, holding their cameras and operating drones within the designated safety zones to capture the grandeur of the event as thoroughly as possible.

This marked the most high-profile diplomatic visit since the founding of Nestor Corporation.

Menon was the Chief Executive Officer of Night Gate Technology Company, with personal assets amounting to approximately ten trillion, and also the rotating chairperson of this year’s Western Seaboard Treaty Organization.

During the Xisheng Group era, Shangjing Airport had hosted foreign VIPs. However, in Nestor Corporation’s time, major business figures rarely visited in person, typically opting for virtual attendance at online meetings instead.

Menon’s physical appearance showed considerable respect, elevating Nestor Corporation’s image in the eyes of other enterprises.

"Menon is rich," Kanako remarked, gazing into the distance. "Just slightly poorer than I am."

"If you count invisible billionaires and power brokers, perhaps he’d rank in the top fifty. He’s a solid guy," Xu Yang said as his eyes fell on Menon’s shuttle machine, which resembled a fiery red rocket streaking across the skyline like a meteor.

After the shuttle machine landed, Menon’s staff disembarked ahead of time to inspect the environment and coordinate with personnel from Nestor Corporation. Passageways were cleared, paving the way for the leaders of these two world giants to meet face to face.

"Welcome to Shangjing, Mr. Menon," Xu Yang and Kanako greeted him courteously as they stepped forward.

"Hello! Honored Miss Kojima! Hello, Commissioner Xu, Network Supervisor of Nestor Corporation! I’ve long admired you both," Menon eagerly approached them, engaging in lively dialogue. Having done his homework beforehand, he struck just the right balance in his words.

Menon had olive-green eyes that gave him the look of a quintessential Western corporate mogul. He sported a heavy beard, a prominent aquiline nose, and loose, curly brown hair. His skin had a light tan, likely purposefully sun-exposed, and his long, flowing hair added to his approachable demeanor. The fragrance he wore was uniquely pleasant, infused with pheromones that affected neural signals, clearly backed by an extensive styling team.

"Our president has already arranged a welcoming ceremony. Please allow me to escort you to our headquarters," Kanako said with equal courtesy.

"Excellent! Excellent." Menon nodded repeatedly.

Both sides understood that the surrounding media presence was merely there for the spectacle; any meaningful dialogue would be reserved for a more private setting.

Lila had sent a golden aerial ship to welcome them. Its exterior resembled a lavish traditional parade float, adorned with intricate patterns and engravings, majestic and dignified as the mountains and seas. Menon was deeply impressed and promptly took his seat, with Xu Yang and Kanako following closely behind as they headed to Nestor Headquarters.

After some casual small talk, Xu Yang quickly discerned that Menon was an exceptionally friendly, gregarious chatterbox—warm and unpretentious. Wherever he went, he naturally stood out, embodying the leadership qualities that define influential figures.

Aboard the shuttle machine, it only took two glasses of wine before Menon began recounting various intriguing stories. Among them, his description of the true nature of New Taixi State piqued Xu Yang’s interest the most.

"Ever since a group of exiled Taixi people crossed the Great Ocean and landed on the northeastern shores of New Taixi State, the 26-million-square-kilometer expanse has transformed entirely," Menon said with great enthusiasm. "—The entire world there is storms and catastrophes, leaving only a small port open to the outside world—the West Coast."

"I thought the inland areas of New Taixi State were supposed to be idyllic," Kanako commented.

"Of course it’s wonderful! Look at me—a proud New Taixi citizen," Menon said as he pulled a green card from his jacket pocket, playfully twirling it between his fingers like a jewel. "I’m permanently isolated outside New Taixi State’s gateway, tasked with guarding the entrance to its interior. Ha! If New Taixi State weren’t so powerful, why would the entire world rush to the West Coast seeking opportunities?"

"I’ve always wondered—what’s New Taixi State’s plan in isolating itself from the outside world?" Xu Yang asked.

"To ascend—venture into the greater world beyond. Maybe sooner than we think, or maybe it’ll take centuries—who can say? New Taixi State has already achieved complete self-sufficiency. It boasts nearly all climate types found on Earth. Its inland technology is so advanced that outsiders can’t even fathom it. Every child is genetically-engineered into a super soldier. New Taixi people have no need for witches; every citizen is born as a mini superhuman," Menon bragged.

New Taixi State had left other human civilizations behind. Xu Yang thought to himself. The enigmatic Lighthouse Core Company controlled everything there.

The Pale Legion they had sent to investigate the Ancient Witch—its armor technology still couldn’t be fully deciphered to this day. This alone demonstrated that while Menon’s words might be exaggerated, Lighthouse Core likely held its position as the world’s foremost company securely.

"It looks down on us," Kanako quipped half-jokingly.

"Of course, it looks down on me too!" Menon chuckled. "If Lighthouse Core opened its borders, it would cause a dumping effect on the entire world. This company used to produce the world’s largest quantities of coal, oil, natural gas, gold, silver, and rare earths. It oversaw unparalleled mass production of corn and soybeans. As for high tech, that’s a given. Lighthouse Core annually sends a scientist to ’visit’ our Night Gate Technology Company’s R&D department—essentially tossing us a handful of technological crumbs just to ensure Night Gate Technology stays competitive globally."

"But you mentioned storms and natural disasters?" Xu Yang asked.

"Yes, they also use robots—though second-generation models, lacking emotional support, coldly concentrating solely on their tasks. Billions of robots sustain millions of New Taixi State aristocrats—yes, aristocrats. They see themselves as nobility, residing within fifty high-welfare Ideal Cities. Beyond these fifty cities, the wilderness has devolved into a climate-ravaged wasteland, fit only for robots to operate in, extracting resources," Menon explained. "Their technology is so advanced that they’ve eradicated human oppression and replaced it with universal prosperity—while robots and witches bear the brunt of their suppression."

In New Taixi State, all witches undergo brain removal at birth, their brains transplanted into massive supercomputing facilities, forming the colossal Witch Brain Matrix.

These brains, cultivated from infancy, serve for hundreds or even thousands of years inside machine preservation units, providing computing power—an endeavor far surpassing the "Black Wall" of Xisheng Shrine.

This essentially separated New Taixi State from Earth’s human dimension, ascending it to something akin to another planetary entity. Xu Yang pondered.

Various parties had speculated about Lighthouse Core’s true capabilities, but now it seemed Lighthouse Core might indeed function as an "upper realm" entity.

It had consistently maintained its inward-looking stance, intent on turning New Taixi State into fuel for constructing interstellar colonization equipment. They sought to reach for the stars, forsaking the "ant-like masses" on Earth, treating themselves as an altogether advanced species.

To them, humans were no better than apes. That was another kind of symbiotic relationship, Xu Yang mused.

Nestor Corporation and Farosa supported each other; the formidable Lighthouse Core and the terrifying Dilnai mutually reinforced one another.

Technical prowess, population, and resources formed the top tier. Even mystical powers knew no bounds.

Contemplating the presence of such powerful competitors on the planet, Xu Yang felt immense pressure.

Dilnai and Farosa were age-old mortal enemies—one day they were bound to engage in all-out warfare. Furthermore, they must liberate the millions of witches imprisoned by Lighthouse Core, just like they’d demolished Xisheng Shrine’s Black Wall project in the past. They couldn’t allow such torture and exploitation of witches to persist.

Would he live to see his side defeat Lighthouse Core and take control of New Taixi State in his lifetime?

Lost in thought, they arrived at Nestor Headquarters’ conference room.

Here, Lila and other Nestor Corporation executives joined Menon to discuss cooperative projects with Night Gate Technology Company.

"Night Gate Technology Company will waive the terminal system licensing fees within Nestor Corporation’s jurisdiction for the next five years," Menon announced cheerfully.

This news came as a delightful surprise to Xu Yang and his colleagues.

Night Gate Technology monopolized operating systems, resulting in billions of annual expenditures on procurement and licensing fees. Menon’s gesture significantly alleviated Nestor Corporation’s financial burden.

Moreover, Menon proposed a series of strategic collaboration plans with Nestor Corporation, showcasing his visionary foresight.

"Night Gate Technology and Nestor Corporation have many areas where strategic collaboration can be mutually beneficial," Menon unequivocally stated.

Originally, Nestor Corporation was merely an insignificant regional enterprise, but recent developments had propelled it to become a partner Menon truly valued.

Not to mention those 100-plus D2 units in storage.

Menon’s most fervent desire now was for Nestor Corporation to quickly advance optimization and upgrades for the D2s; he was thoroughly reliant on them, practically becoming D2-shaped himself.

He fervently elaborated on his plans, garnering significant interest from Lila and other corporate management members.

The proposals included unblocking mutual trust in computational services, with Night Gate Technology Company sharing its extensive West Coast data centers to jointly develop higher-level computing applications with Nestor Corporation, catering to global consumers on a larger scale.

Additionally, Menon proposed the "Smart Island Plan," offering materials and equipment worth 240 billion Taixi dollars to team up with Nestor Corporation to develop a series of small islands in the Great Ocean, aiming to transform them from uninhabited wastelands into world-class tourist destinations.

Xu Yang nodded silently.

It appeared Night Gate Technology Company had come bearing gifts, but these were not merely business proposals—they were strategic maneuvers aimed at joint involvement in controlling these oceanic islands, preventing any party from using them as forward bases, thereby emphasizing mutual security.

Maximizing the prevention of military conflicts, pursuing peace and prosperity.

Menon boldly introduced additional ambitious collaborative initiatives, including funding improvements to the D2 models, enhancing Nestor Corporation’s operating systems, and more.

He sought to combine the strengths of the two companies—Nestor Corporation’s AI and synthetic human technologies with Night Gate Technology’s terminal system operations and commercial productivity advancements. If these two firms achieved profound collaboration, their technical capabilities and global standing would significantly amplify.

As Menon and Lila exchanged corporate electronic keys and signed commercial contracts, these collaboration plans formally took effect.

The corresponding departments of both companies immediately began operations, transmitting data, information, and passwords across the ocean.

It was done!

Following the contract signing, the atmosphere in the conference room noticeably improved. Everyone felt a sense of discreet satisfaction.

The strategic partnership between the two corporate giants was a win-win, forging a reliable collaboration.

News media proclaimed that the mutual trust among the three global superpowers was poised to usher the world into an era of economic revival.

Initially, this notion had been met with skepticism, but witnessing the signing of this contract firsthand shifted opinions—people now genuinely believed a prosperous era was on the horizon.

Conflict, grudges, and conspiracies momentarily gave way to negotiation and prosperity.

The attendees could almost hear the jubilant cheers—an upward cycle was inevitably upon them.

"We are living in the best of times," Menon declared with a flourish.

Wealth overflowing, indulgence abundant.