The back garden of the presidential palace covers a wide area, and a grassy lawn is planted with all kinds of precious and rare flowers and trees, making the whole garden appear quiet and elegant. Due to the wide application of biotechnology, it can be said that the four seasons are like spring here. Because of its beautiful environment and remote location, it has become an excellent place for the president to hold private meetings.

At this moment, under the white parasol in the center of the lawn, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes was sitting leisurely on a lounger, holding a goblet elegantly in his left hand, shaking it gently, and the crimson wine in the glass rippled in circles.

At the helm of the Rockefeller Energy Group, the largest consortium in the Earth Federation, Taylor Rockefeller is arguably the richest man in the world today. Rockefeller Energy Group originated from the Rockefeller family of the pre-ephemeris M country, with its huge wealth, not only did not decline in the many political turmoil of the Earth Federation, but because of its repeated bold investment and behind-the-scenes manipulation, it has obtained huge benefits, so it has grown more and more, and finally became a huge industrial and commercial empire, not only firmly controlling most of the energy extraction, refining and sales business on the earth, but also has the right to develop the resources of Mars in the solar system; In addition to the energy industry, the group is also involved in a wide range of fields such as military industry, starship manufacturing, news and entertainment, and even food processing. Thanks to its abundant capital and diversified investment strategy, and because of its close cooperation with the federal government, the Group's wealth has snowballed enough to affect the economy of the entire Earth Federation to a certain extent.

Based on the above reasons, Taylor Rockefeller can be said to be a pivotal figure in the Earth Federation, and his words and even a look and a look may determine the fate of countless people. And he seems to enjoy such a feeling of being on top, being able to manipulate the fate of countless people, how many people in this world can do it? Even the president of the Federation may be just a pawn to be manipulated.

Taylor Rockefeller did not seem to be in a hurry, nor was he annoyed by the president's indiscretion, and in his opinion, politeness was the most important virtue that a traditional gentleman should have. And he happens to be such a gentleman.

It was a decade or so before Federal President Wilson arrived late. Wilson also did not explain his rude behavior. Although this is the first time that the two have met at the presidential palace, in fact, the relationship between the two is far closer than ordinary people realize.

Seeing Wilson walking quickly, Taylor Rockefeller didn't dare to hold it up, no matter what, he was facing the nominal first person of the Earth Federation. He stood up, walked briskly to meet him, and gave Wilson an intimate hug.

"Dear Mr. President, how did you come up with the idea of having me here today? Aren't you afraid that this will damage your good reputation? After the two of them were seated together, Rockefeller said to Wilson in a joking tone, and there seemed to be a little dissatisfaction in his tone.

"My old friend, as you know, in a few months, there will be a new presidential election, and I will no longer be able to stay in this position. Therefore, the so-called prestige, for me now, is like a dirty rag, which can be discarded at any time. Wilson said lightly.

"yes, you've been re-elected for two terms, it's time to get out of here. More than 10 years ago, when we were able to get to this position under extremely difficult circumstances, I still remember it as if it happened yesterday. Rockefeller sighed, "So, dear Wilson, my friend, what are your plans after you leave office?" ”

"Don't you want to know why I invited you here? Isn't it strange that I haven't invited you to the Presidential Palace for more than a decade, but that you're about to leave office? As for Rockefeller's question, Wilson avoided talking about it and asked the other party instead.

Rockefeller still smiled, "Even if I don't ask, you'll say it yourself when the time comes, won't you?" ”

Wilson also smiled, "You're still so calm, so ...... Well, how do you say there is an idiom in Huaxia? What is the wisdom in hand? Oh, by the way, Zhizhu is in hand. You're still so smart in your hands! ”

Seeing that Rockefeller always looked like he wouldn't ask me if you didn't say it, Wilson finally couldn't hold his breath. After all, Rockefeller has always been his biggest and most secret force behind it, and if such an important piece of information is sold to another company, it is likely to arouse the anger of the other party, and then I am afraid that I will face not only the bleakness of the evening scene, but also the more serious and unimaginable consequences that will happen to me at any time; Besides, who else but the Rockefeller Group can give enough price to exchange this information from their own hands.

"My old friend, that's right. Today, Director Zhao Dongyang of the Federal Military Intelligence Agency came to me and handed me an important document, some of which I think, you and your group may be of some interest. Therefore, I will leave this document for the time being, and invite you to come here and show it to you, and if you are not interested, then I will hand it over to the relevant departments to study the countermeasures. ”

"Oh, what document deserves so much attention from you? Let me see. Rockefeller looked at Wilson's serious expression and couldn't help but pay attention to it.

When you open the encrypted file, a large section of text is displayed on the virtual display, as well as some drawings. Rockefeller, who was in the starship manufacturing business himself, could see at a glance that this was the blueprint of the starship engine, and it was very different from all the engine designs of the Federation in the last two hundred years.

"What is this?" Rockefeller was a little puzzled for a moment, what did Wilson mean by showing himself this outdated engine blueprint?

Seeing Rockefeller's doubts, Wilson smiled faintly and motioned for him to continue reading until he finished reading the document.

By the time Rockefeller finished reading the document and raised his head, he no longer had the leisurely and comfortable demeanor just now, but was replaced by a complicated look on his face, with doubt, shock, excitement, and more excitement!

"Is this document credible?" Rockefeller asked, a little nervously.

Of course, this is the conclusion of a careful analysis of the information received by a giant observatory at the edge of the solar system. Moreover, I also checked on the central computer of the Federation just now, and confirmed that in the first year of the ephemeris, the Federation did launch an interstellar manned voyage named Atlantis. More than 200 years ago, the Federation implemented the Pro-Neighbor 2 program, and one of the three starships built and launched successfully went into space, and its name was the Wanhu! ”

"This is truly a miracle in the history of human astronautics! With the starship manufacturing technology at that time, it was unbelievable that a starship could sail in space for thousands of years! Rockefeller exclaimed, "Well, my friend, what is your intention in showing me this document?" ”

Wilson couldn't help but curse the other party's cunning in his heart, does this need to be asked, his dignified federal president, holding a huge cake to please you, you still pretend to ask: Why, why is this? People don't want to be so shameless!

Although he was dissatisfied, in order to achieve his own goals, Wilson also had to make false promises with the other party, who told him to ask for it.

Although Wilson is now in a passive position, he still wants to get the most out of it.

"This is a great opportunity for you and your group. You must know that although the Federation's starship engine technology has been developed, it has not been verified by thousands of years of navigation, and the related technology of the Atlantis is worthy of our reference. Moreover, they compared the structure of the two generations of engines, and found a way to improve the Wanhu engine, which increased the speed of the starship to 300% of the original, that is, they are now heading towards Proxima Centauri at a speed of 15,000 kilometers per second! Don't you have an interest in engine technology? Aren't you interested in Proxima Centauri that is about to fall under human rule? This is an opportunity to make your family prosperous for another thousand or even ten thousand years! Wilson seemed to be a strange uncle seducing a little Lori, and his tone was sincere, as if he was sincerely thinking about the long-term interests of the other party.

Of course, Rockefeller would not fail to understand Wilson's intention to show him the documents, but he did not want the other party to see his eagerness and eagerness, so he pretended to be confused. But Wilson had already made it clear, and he couldn't pretend anymore. If the other party is forced to be anxious and simply make the documents public, then his family will completely lose the opportunity in front of this major opportunity. Comparable to the benefits contained in it, Wilson's demands can only be regarded as insignificant.

"My old friend, our old friendship for many years doesn't have to be hidden anymore. To get straight to the point, if I want to get some of this information, what does it cost? Rockefeller looked at each other with a playful smile, although he was rich, he was still very rich, but he didn't want to be slaughtered by others as a wronged leader.

Wilson was overjoyed that the other party was finally no longer going around in circles, which was exactly what he wanted.

"You know, I'm going to leave the presidential palace and become a civilian. But I'm the kind of person who is not willing to be lonely. If you can let me join your group, take up a better position, and be able to have a living security, I think this document belongs to you. ”

"Well, ...... this", Rockefeller pretended to hesitate, but in fact, he had already moved. Relative to the value of this document, Wilson's requirements are really not high.

"And what do you mean by living security?"

“…… I would like to be able to get a 5% stake in your group! Wilson gritted his teeth and said a number. He said in his heart, asking for a price all over the sky, sitting on the ground to pay back, asking for some improvement, and being able to fight for greater benefits for himself.

When Rockefeller heard this, he thought to himself that you are really welcome, even if you only ask for 5% of the shares, it is a pretty amazing number when converted! How dare Wilson think about it!

"5% is a bit higher, so I'll give you 1% of the shares, and you know best what that number represents. That's enough for you to live in great luxury for a century! At the same time, I will give you a position of general manager on the Martian side, what do you think? ”

At this time, Wilson was already out of the ground excited. He didn't expect Rockefeller to be so generous. Actually, he just wanted to get a good enough amount of money at first!

"Good! Deal! ”