Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 900 - 727 Storm Princess is Unemployed

Chapter 900: Chapter 727 Storm Princess is Unemployed

The lakeshore was teeming with tilapia, sea bream, Hot Tree Continent bangagui fish, and bass, so abundant that they needed to be transported by truck.

The black chefs fried them with rapeseed oil and palm oil, filling the entire Lake Shore Sanctuary with the aroma of fish.

As a respected Miracle Performer, Farosa was given the prettiest little cottage by the lakeside. She reclined on a wicker lounge, gazing indifferently at the star-studded lake surface, illuminated faintly by a light bulb tied to the beam.

Sally personally took care of Farosa.

She used her small black hands to massage Farosa’s shoulders; being a black girl herself, Sally did not stand out in Hot Tree Continent.

On the contrary, Farosa’s skin was uniquely pale, almost like a colonizer experiencing life here.

"I will go to the center of the lake and talk with those from the lake lineage." Farosa saw the dark shadows stirring in the depths of the lake, invigorated by her presence.

"It is said that the lakebed is full of magical materials."

"Empress Shira established a nation near this lake for a reason." Farosa stared at the lake surface.

Because of the nourishment from the magic power ore in the lakebed, each individual from the lake lineage was exceptionally large.

She really wanted to taste them.

This thought made Farosa hungry.

At her urging, a robot served a huge amount of food boxes, two-thirds of which were fish dishes, usually simply fried or roasted.

Other foods included tomato garlic salad, chicken with spicy sauce, cumin roasted lamb, and mashed chickpeas sprinkled with ginger powder, with fruits such as figs, oranges, grapefruits, and guavas.

Farosa could tell the regional differences in the cuisine from the seasoning methods.

Food from the Eastern Hemisphere was flavored with bean products, whether soy sauce or miso, both fermented from beans; food from the Taixi Continent was always seasoned with cream and butter; food from the Near East Region and Hot Tree Continent was inseparable from plenty of spices.

The aroma lingered at her nose, and Farosa tasted the exquisite dishes of the region.

The meals swiftly slid onto Farosa’s tongue, and then with a slight movement of her throat, the food disappeared without a trace; her cheeks did not move, showing no signs of chewing.

Sally watched in awe as Farosa consumed about 20 jin of food on her own, like a machine ruthlessly burning off the fuel required to sustain its operation.

"Turn on the news." Farosa commanded as she lay down on the lounger, "Sit on my back, just like a masseuse would."

"Yes..." Sally sat down on Farosa’s back to massage, "Is this okay?"

"You should try harder." Farosa said, her mind already syncing with the content in the news information.

Most matters had been discussed at the Nestor Corporation’s strategic meeting, and now it was just their formal implementation.

The destruction of Zanges ushered in a new era.

Intercontinental enterprises and consortia reached an agreement to establish the "Western Seaboard Treaty Organization" on the West Coast of the New Taixi State, abbreviated as the Western Treaty, with most companies in the Western Hemisphere joining.

The intricate name "Seven Seals" could not be made public, so wisely, they used "Western Seaboard Treaty Organization" as an alternative.

Namisis Group, Xisheng Group, Vanguard Associates Group, Fuyin Global Investment Company, Near East Providence... all notable economic entities joined it.

Uniting, or rather surrendering to the Seven Seals, was the inevitable trend.

Zanges was a lesson. Defying the will of the Seven Seals might mean they would be next.

Such were the Seven Seals; by annihilating 6.5 million blacks, they sounded an alarm to the world, causing a group of individuals to wet their pants and serve as their vanguard... Farosa sneered secretly.

At the establishment ceremony of the West Coast Pact, the speaker was still Honma Noriko, who looked no different from when she was alive, calmly introducing a series of plans to the world to tide over the crisis.

Correspondingly, Lu Sizhou, the CEO of Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing, also announced the establishment of the "Eastern Hemisphere Union," aka the East Union, in Xin’an Prefecture, clearly aiming for a confrontation.

With Kyushu High Pavilion, Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing, and Modern Entertainment as the core, thousands of big and small enterprises from Xia and the Southern Region signed up to join.

As per the original plan, Nestor Corporation did not join either of the two camps, but formed its own faction.

"Starting tonight, the world is officially split into three different blocks—the block controlled by the Seven Seals, the block of the Eastern Hemisphere, and a vast neutral zone in between them, like where we are now, Hot Tree Continent," Farosa murmured.

"We are living witnesses to history," Sally remarked.

The destruction of Zanges temporarily made the warlords in existent Hot Tree Continent cautious, ceasing their flags and drums.

But after updating news and repositioning themselves, they will surely continue to develop Hot Tree Continent, where wars never end.

The Seven Seals now militarily possess Dilnai, Idith, Lighthouse Core, and the orbital weapon "Destiny."

In the propaganda arena, they also have the "affectionate" Empress Easter,

Farosa will surely receive more support from the witches than Easter.

The following news is about a series of new economic plans after the establishment of the West Coast Pact.

The economic crisis and ecological disaster are still ongoing, the world economy’s total scale will decrease by 9% this year, and the population will decrease by about 1 billion.

Destroying Zanges is actually a way to revive the economy; it stabilized investors’ confidence in gold. If Zanges continued to excessively issue gold, it would rapidly depreciate in value, turning all current funds into meaningless numbers.

To end the economic crisis, a resolution was passed by the World Banking Association. After discussions, banks finally allowed enterprises to issue currency within their own jurisdictions.

Switz Bank of Taixi Continent immediately announced the issuance of a new currency "Taixi Dollar," unprecedentedly breaking the cash card system and forming the credit-based currency within the Western Seaboard Treaty Organization.

Taixi Dollar will circulate within the large market of the West Coast Pact, facilitating transactions among member states.

This clearly establishes the dominance of currency and harvests from the people. Companies can collaborate to set currency exchange rates, while ordinary people have no bargaining power and must either adapt to the "Taixi Dollar" system or watch helplessly as their funds lose value.

From now on, the Western Seaboard Treaty Organization can acquire high-quality assets at favorable prices and force companies that refuse to join to go bankrupt.

The East Union organization is also issuing their credit currency "Banknotes" in the Eastern Hemisphere to fend off the impact of Taixi Dollar. Most people in the Eastern Hemisphere will quickly convert their funds into Banknotes.

In addition, Kanako Kojima will issue "Credit Points" in Jialong Slope.

In the legally regulated corporate city of Jialong Slope, as long as one works legally, they can earn Credit Points to exchange for extra supplies, touted as a blessing by the news.

Idith is also issuing retro-style gold, silver, and copper coins in White Elephant Continent, each bearing his portrait, seemingly a kind of perverse amusement.

It’s said that Idith is utilizing biotechnology to transform humans, striving to breed a hybrid species between humans and the ancient humans from his and a human female, a self-upheld revitalizing force of ancient civilization.

The Nestor Company has laid low in this regard.

Within the jurisdictions of Nestor Company, "Taixi Dollar," "Banknotes," and "Funds" can all be used, with slight regional differences in the exchange rates.

Currency wars, a silent Cold War... Farosa thought to herself.

The East Union possesses vast population, resources, and boundless land in the Eastern Hemisphere.

The Western Treaty has two unprecedentedly prosperous strongholds of corporate bases in Taixi Continent and New Taixi State.

Between the two colossal entities of the East Union and the Western Treaty, the foreign trade of Nestor Company will undoubtedly be affected.

Since we refuse to serve either side, we must amass greater essence until we really stand equally with the three powers. Farosa quietly planned.

So we’ve come to Hot Tree Continent now. Struggling in an ignored and forgotten zone, aiding and uniting those insulted and harmed, other companies wouldn’t consider such things, but it allowed us to secure a foothold in Hot Tree Continent.

Lake Shore Sanctuary is just a smaller part in the New World.

Cyber Specter really is like an electronic virus; its expansion in Hot Tree Continent spreads like a virus continually multiplying and replicating itself, madly infecting the files in the disk.

It established hundreds of such settlements in the hinterlands of Hot Tree Continent. Robots are quietly building their empire like ants and bees.

Sally also tirelessly sends out signals through the night; millions of Ratmen will smuggle themselves here, joining the cause of the New World.

My own training has also reached a bottleneck, but thankfully, The Scar of the World and Lake Ukarewe are sites rich in resources; I might find some relics left by Empress Shira.

The news podcast mentioned the latest information.

"The world’s largest arms dealer ’Black Fire Innovation’ declared bankruptcy and liquidation at midnight yesterday, will sell assets worth 460 billion, CEO Jose Alonso was killed in an office uprising, the upper hierarchy is undergoing a full reshuffle, laying off 380,000 workers, civil war has broken out across the Taiya Archipelago, complaints are rife, and armed mercenaries, indigenous people, and former military officers..."

"Black Fire Innovation closed down, can’t be, it would surely be terrifying if it fought back," Sally discovered, smiling genuinely pleased by the news.

"It seems Seven Seals has sold Black Fire Innovation, they want to dismantle and crush it," Farosa pondered.

Black Fire Innovation had extensive investments, shops, and even significant corporate managers and soldiers stationed in Zanges, which also got destroyed with the launch of ’Destiny’.

Since it had already been ousted from the markets of the Eastern Hemisphere due to previous defeats, and now with its interests in Hot Tree Continent completely fragmented, it is utterly impossible for Black Fire Innovation to rise again.

Currently, Black Fire Innovation is listing all its weapons for sale, including cities, space motherships, and Battle Witches.

Both the East Union and the Western Treaty are frantically buying, splintering and exploiting all interests on Taiya Archipelago. The death of a giant corporation is enough to sustain other companies through the crisis.

Many people will surely sigh tonight: Black Fire Innovation has finally died. By seizing the market void it left behind, many companies will survive until the economic recovery.

"Black Fire Innovation still has one witch here," Farosa stood up, "We should take this news and throw it in her face."

Midnight.

Following the intense aura of a witch’s battle, Farosa, Cyber Specter, and members of Renwang Security arrived at the western main stem of The Scar of the World, a place where deep within the great canyon, occasional rumbling sounds still occur.

"Storm Princess and our company’s Netherworld Thunder God are fighting down there, and they’ve been evenly matched for nine days and nights," Standing Black Hat pointed to the Great Rift Valley.

Deep within the isthmus, there are howling winds and lightning strikes.

The battle between the two Dominator-level witches was so fierce that it even wore away at the Great Rift Valley.

"Storm Princess!" Standing Black Hat shaped his hand into a megaphone and shouted downwards, "Stop fighting! Your company is gone!"

A louder explosion echoed from below.