Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

Xiao Gu from Rotor Pharmaceutical, Yuan Hong from Tianshui Technology, as well as representatives from Hongcao Potion and Reid Divine Oil...

All the well-known companies from the Medical Small Business Alliance had sent representatives.

Of course, the one who had left the deepest impression on Lin Qi was none other than Xiao Gu.

Back in Alliance City, if Xiao Gu hadn’t invited Lin Qi to join the Medical Small Business Alliance, and if Xiao Gu hadn’t helped convince the alliance’s other members, then Lin Qi and Liu Xuan wouldn’t have had such a smooth time after the summit began.

Lin Qi wasn’t even one hundred percent confident he could have taken first place at the summit.

One could say it was precisely because of this incredibly smooth A-Class Pharmaceutical Researcher that United Pharmaceutical was able to so smoothly achieve its current status.

When the group saw Lin Qi, they immediately greeted him warmly, "Chairman Lin! Long time no see!"

Lin Qi walked over to the group and asked, "Why has everyone gathered here? Are you waiting for Liu Xuan?"

Lin Qi glanced at the office everyone was gathered around. The plaque on the door read, "Chairman’s Office."

Seeing Lin Qi’s confusion, Xiao Gu stepped forward and explained, "We are honored that you and Chairman Liu think so highly of us. Although our shares are few, Chairman Liu still invited us to participate in United Pharmaceutical’s board meeting today."

Hearing this, Lin Qi understood. They were holding a meeting to discuss job allocations for employees.

The current United Pharmaceutical was full of fresh blood. But even though they were "fresh" to the new company, they were actually the pillars of their original small businesses.

These new employees weren’t young, and they had deep ties to the management from the small businesses present here.

To facilitate the company’s future management and build cohesion, Liu Xuan naturally needed to hold a meeting to assign these positions.

To put it bluntly, this was the process of dividing up the pie.

There were only so many important positions in the company, and everyone wanted their "own people" to fill them.

Once Lin Qi figured this out, he grew curious and asked, "Hasn’t Liu Xuan arrived at the company yet?"

Lin Qi recalled that just last night, the two of them had been sending emails back and forth until after three in the morning.

’Could Liu Xuan have overslept?’

Xiao Gu, as perceptive as ever, responded, "Chairman Liu told us yesterday that the workday at United Pharmaceutical doesn’t start until ten o’clock."

"We were in a rush bringing over the employees transferring to United Pharmaceutical, and that’s why we arrived here on the 130th floor so early."

"It’s only 9:59 right now. It’s not Chairman Liu’s scheduled start time yet."

Xiao Gu’s explanation was quite tactful, though just moments before, they had likely been privately discussing the "real reason" for Liu Xuan’s tardiness.

A few of them had even made comments related to Lin Qi. Now, those same people were breaking out in a cold sweat, grateful for Xiao Gu’s timely intervention.

Lin Qi was curious about Liu Xuan’s whereabouts, but at that exact moment, an email appeared in his inbox.

I’ll be in the boardroom on the 130th floor shortly. I’m on the 1st floor right now. Someone is here to see you. She says she’s from Nanyun Potion.

’So Liu Xuan wasn’t late after all,’ Lin Qi thought. ’She arrived at the company a while ago and was even aware of the situation on the 130th floor.’

She was just busy handling something more important.

’Someone to see me? From Nanyun Potion?’

Lin Qi found it strange. ’Why are people from the Eastern Alliance showing up now, out of the blue?’

Nanyun Potion was a major corporation under the Eastern Alliance and, until recently, one of only two companies in Asia capable of producing S-Class Potions.

However, compared to the Si Clan, Nanyun Potion’s production capacity for S-Class Potions was more than three times greater.

This meant Nanyun Potion most likely had at least three S-Class Pharmaceutical Researchers.

And that was just the official number. Who knew if the Eastern Alliance was concealing production capacity, secretly funneling batches of S-Class Potions for internal use.

Lin Qi didn’t rush to question Liu Xuan. Instead, he prepared to head into his own office to wait.

He trusted Liu Xuan completely, confident that she wouldn’t lead him into a trap and would first feel out the visitor herself.

Seeing the group before him, and not wanting them to spread rumors about Liu Xuan, Lin Qi stated plainly, "Liu Xuan just emailed me. She’s already in the building but is currently occupied with another important matter. She’s receiving a guest from Nanyun Potion."

With that said, Lin Qi walked into his office without bothering to reminisce with these "acquaintances."

’These relationships are held together by mutual interest. As long as that interest remains, there’s no need for any special effort to maintain them.’

Besides, while they held shares in United Pharmaceutical, those shares were in the hands of their respective small businesses.

And as for those small businesses?

United Pharmaceutical held direct controlling stakes in all of them!

On paper, Liu Xuan held fewer shares than Lin Qi, but in reality, she not only controlled United Pharmaceutical, but control of these smaller businesses had also long since fallen into her hands.

So naturally, Lin Qi didn’t need to waste time with pleasantries.

...

After watching Lin Qi enter his office, the topic of conversation immediately shifted.

No one was talking about Liu Xuan being "late" anymore. The buzz was all about Nanyun Potion.

"I heard that right, didn’t I? Did Chairman Lin just say Nanyun Potion?"

"Damn... United Pharmaceutical lives up to the hype. We really bet on the right horse. To be in direct contact with people from Nanyun Potion... United Pharmaceutical has more than just potential now."

"I just don’t get what’s happened with United Pharmaceutical these last few days. Why the sudden, massive overhaul? And their original headquarters is now a ruin."

"Curb your curiosity. Whatever the reason, we’re all on the United Pharmaceutical ship now, and it’s too late to jump off."

Just as Lin Qi had predicted, their interests were so intertwined that it didn’t matter if he and Liu Xuan gave them the cold shoulder. Even if Lin Qi and Liu Xuan had slapped each of them across the face, they would have just smiled and taken it.

...

About half an hour later, Liu Xuan sent Lin Qi another email.

I’m on my way up; the person from Nanyun Potion is with me. I’ll go start the board meeting, and you can continue discussions with her. I’ve already done some preliminary probing. She isn’t just bringing trouble.

Seeing Liu Xuan’s email, Lin Qi’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Liu Xuan hadn’t been explicit in her email.

The reason was simple.

For a corporation the size of the Liu Clan, especially with an S-Class Cyber Hacker like Liu Xinglu on staff, it would be impossible for most to intercept their emails.

But the Eastern Alliance was another story. It was an entity on par with the Big Business Alliance, and within the Asian Administrative Region, it even held a slight edge over them.

Liu Xuan had no doubt the Eastern Alliance possessed the capability to intercept emails.

That was why, when mentioning the person from Nanyun Potion, Liu Xuan had only alluded to her vaguely without providing any details.

Lin Qi closed his eyes and activated his Spiritual Vision, his focus locking onto a moving elevator.

Inside the elevator, besides Liu Xuan, was a young woman who looked to be in her early twenties.

𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

The woman had no Prosthetic Body implants.

Lin Qi was about to observe the woman more closely, but in the next instant, a provocative "gaze" fell upon him.

The woman abruptly lifted her head, her black-pupiled eyes locking directly onto Lin Qi.

It was as if they had made eye contact across the distance!

’She felt my gaze?’

’Or was she coincidentally observing me at the same time?’

’Is she an Extraordinary? What’s her class?’

’A Wizard? Or something else?’

Lin Qi’s mind raced, but his expression remained unchanged.

He remained sitting in his office chair, eyes closed, appearing to be in a daze.

...

"Sister Liu, what’s that researcher at your company like? Is he really lazy? You know, the type who starts slacking off the second he clocks in?"

Xu Qinghe’s voice was crisp, her tone lively—a stark contrast to Liu Xuan’s composure.

Liu Xuan shook her head. "Lin Qi is a very hardworking person. Without incredible effort, it would be impossible to achieve what he has in both Prosthetic Engineering and Pharmacy simultaneously."

"You probably don’t know this, but Lin Qi’s mastery of Prosthetic Engineering has also reached the A-Class level. He even has the potential to step into the X-Class field of research in the future."

In front of an outsider, Liu Xuan was careful to protect Lin Qi’s image.

Even though, judging by the company’s time clock data, Lin Qi was by no means a diligent employee.

Xu Qinghe let out a pleasant-sounding laugh. "Sister Liu, how about a bet? For one S-Class Potion. I bet he’ll be dozing in his office when we get there."