Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 55 The Next Plan

"Is the Great Guardian really alright?"

"I've checked, it's fine."

"Then why haven't you woken up yet?"

"It's just an escape from reality."

Cocolia didn't know how long she had been unconscious.

But before he even opened his eyes, he heard a girl talking to another person, and he had never heard either of those voices before.

"Is it really not the influence of the star's core?"

Another calm voice broke in.

Star nucleus?

Do these people know about the star core?

Cocolia still didn't open her eyes, but she became alert.

"It has nothing to do with the star core; he probably got a little nervous when he heard about the debt issue."

debt?

Upon hearing this devastating news, Cocolia abruptly opened her eyes.

Her daughter went to the lower district and told her about it when she came back.

Yunzhi turned his head and saw Cocolia suddenly sit up, her eyes filled with terror, as if she had just had a nightmare.

"Mother, you're awake!"

Bronya exclaimed in surprise.

She stayed by Cocolia's side the whole time.

However, right now Cocolia's mind is filled with the word "debt".

She only had a slight guess about this, but even that was enough to give her a splitting headache.

She didn't even intend to receive guests.

Yunzhi saw that she was under too much pressure and then spoke up: "You don't need to worry about the Star Core anymore, it's already destroyed. As for the company... we're not the type to gossip, but they're not exactly innocent either."

"Belloberg owes a lot. If you can't pay it back, they will try to incorporate you into their business system—generally under the pretext of 'rebuilding the ecosystem.' Personally, I think their success rate has been around 63%, which is quite high."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "If you'd like, I can use my connections to get someone from the strategic investment department who's more easygoing to come here."

It's impossible to actually let the company write off the debt; this exception can't be made. Otherwise, everyone will have to ask Star Train for favors in the future, and the Alliance might fall out with the company.

The stakes involved are really complicated.

But I can't help but think about it.

"Of course, if you can prove to the company that you have the ability to repay your debts, I can also plead your case."

You can't be a guarantor; the risk is just too great.

Cocolia's mind was still in a daze, but her habits as the Great Guardian led her to give the most appropriate answer.

"Thank you so much for your help. I'm so sorry, my current situation is quite embarrassing for you."

"It's alright, we don't mind. It's just that you have indeed done many wrong things because of the Star Core."

"I understand, it was my fault, but..."

Cocolia looked at Bronya and gently stroked her cheek:

"I can't back down now."

At least... at least we need to pay off the debts first, or make the best decision.

She cannot run away from the problem now and leave this difficulty to Bronya.

Yunzhi agreed, saying, "That's what a mother should do. You're a good mother."

"You flatter me. I know I'm very incompetent. Bewitched by the Star Core, I'm no longer qualified to be the Great Guardian."

Cocolia gave a wry smile.

"Don't underestimate yourself. At least you still need to make decisions about what's to come." Yunzhi closed her eyes briefly. "What you should be thinking about is how to negotiate with the company. Fortunately, you should have plenty of time to think about this."

As long as the company's personnel don't appear in the vicinity for the time being, no one should know that a civilization still exists on Yalilo-6.

Then they'll have time to come up with a solution.

Cocolia nodded: "I will convene the ministers to discuss holding a referendum in Beloborg."

"Could you tell me about some of the cases where your company has helped rebuild ecosystems on other planets?"

"Can."

He didn't have a very close relationship with Yunzhi and the company, but he still knew a significant portion of their information.

The company has saved many parts of the world in the past. Although the project to rebuild the ecosystem is huge and difficult, the success rate is at least more than 50%.

According to Yunzhi's estimation, although Yalilo-6 has been trapped by the rift for hundreds of years, compared to those worlds that have been plundered by the Abundant People, it is at most just that the Ice Age has lasted too long.

If the Fairy Ship Alliance can restore life to worlds suffering from the plunder of the bountiful people, there's no reason why the company would let the Yalilo-6 become one of the 37% of failures.

Moreover, some of these failures were due to a lack of experience during the early stages of project experimentation.

only……

"If you accept their help, I think the ecosystem can recover quickly. After all, there is a group of scholars working with them. However, according to company practice, he will have all of you sign contracts with the company and become employees."

Large enterprises need more employees, and companies are no exception.

It's tantamount to buying out these people's future, which is basically no different from a contract of servitude.

That's the biggest drawback.

This doesn't solve the employment pressure; it only limits people's future.

Therefore, the pros and cons must be clearly explained before considering other factors.

Yun felt that she had made herself very clear.

Cocolia listened very attentively.

She still has a lot to do.

Bronya was listening too, and she was trying hard to think of a solution.

Although Yun's words seemed to support them joining the company, she also said that joining the company would be almost like selling themselves to them.

So what should we do then?

"Excuse me, Mr. Yun, could you please do me a favor?"

Bronya suddenly asked.

Yunzhi looked at her: "You speak."

"We've just escaped the source of the disaster, and haven't had time to announce it yet. Even after we do announce it, there's still a lot of follow-up work to do, so..."

She hesitated for a moment: "Could you please help us survey the residents' opinions?"

At least let them know what's going on.

"We will ask, but you should be mentally prepared. Most people would probably be willing to join the company, after all, the ecological restoration of Yalilo-6 will take at least several hundred years."

Yun's tone was flat, and it was impossible to tell whether he was biased towards anyone: "The planet is both fragile and powerful. Given enough time, it will definitely be able to recover. But if you want immediate results, the company is indeed a good choice."

Yunzhi silently despised himself for speaking well of capitalists—but he was absolutely right.

"I see."

Cocolia spoke up at this moment: "I will analyze the pros and cons clearly."

Yunzhi nodded and said, "Alright, then please arrange accommodation for us tonight. We'll go investigate tomorrow."

We haven't really had a chance to explore the upper levels yet.

Let's go have some fun first, then we can prepare for other things. If you get tired, you can go and rest first.

"I will arrange the best hotels for everyone," Cocolia said with a smile.

The conversation went smoothly as usual.

Sure enough, dealing with the star core first was the right thing to do. Look, without that thing, the Great Guardian's expression has softened considerably.