Chapter 1337: 320 Billion
Chapter 1337: 320 Billion
Noticing Su Yu’s arrival, Travelman Gred immediately came to greet him. In a flash, he was by Su Yu’s side, having used a spell similar to Flash to teleport from his office.
“Ha ha, Councilor Su Yu, welcome to the Department of Security!” Travelman Gred laughed heartily, opening his arms wide.
“Greetings, Minister,” Su Yu said, giving him a light hug. “It’s an honor to join the Department of Security. Just call me Su Yu.”
Then he changed the subject. “But… now that I’m here, shouldn’t you keep your promise and tell me about that ‘mysterious gift’?”
“Not so fast, I’ll introduce you to your colleagues first.” Travelman Gred grabbed Su Yu’s sleeve and flew down to his office.
The other deputy ministers and core officials of the Department of Security were waiting in the office. These officials were either at the same level as Su Yu or one or two ranks below him.
“As for that ‘mysterious gift’…” Travelman Gred opened his wrist panel and swiped his finger.
The next second, Su Yu received a notification on his wrist device: “Large transfer received. Account: ‘Minister of the Department of Security, Travelman Gred’. Amount: 320 billion Holy Silver Coins.”
320 billion?!
Su Yu was taken aback. How could Travelman suddenly transfer him 320 billion? Was this the “mysterious gift” he was talking about?
“But this amount…” Su Yu was stunned.
Seeing the number, he immediately understood something.
Firstly, this couldn’t be a simple welcome gift from Minister Travelman. It was impossible for him to give 320 billion just for a greeting.
Could this 320 billion be…
Seeing Su Yu’s surprised and delighted expression, Travelman Gred didn’t hide it any longer.
He stroked his chin whiskers and smiled. “Su Yu, this 320 billion is actually the compensation for your ‘Civilization Ascension War’. Didn’t you already receive 80 billion last time? This time, the full amount has been credited to your account!”
“Oh! That’s what it is.” Su Yu realized.
Over a year and a half ago, during a parliamentary meeting, it was decided to issue 400 billion as compensation for the “Civilization Ascension War” on Blue Planet.
However, this compensation came with conditions—Su Yu had to make significant contributions to the Hub for the compensation to be released.
During the subsequent bounty, Su Yu achieved second place, making a notable contribution to the Hub’s security. At that time, the Hub released one-fifth of the compensation, which was 80 billion.
This time, they were transferring the remaining 320 billion in one go.
Travelman Gred smiled. “Thanks to AI Blue Whale, your contributions to the Hub have been immense. Therefore, the Core Committee has decided to release the remaining compensation in full. You should be satisfied, right?”
“Ha, I almost forgot about it,” Su Yu scratched his head, a smile on his face.
To be honest, he had almost forgotten about the compensation. If Travelman hadn’t mentioned it, he might have taken a long time to remember this sum of money.
But now that he had received it, he was very happy. This money was tax-free and fully credited, totaling 320 billion! When he had sold the corpse of the Dark Thunder Dragon Dak, he had only received less than 500 billion. Who wouldn’t be happy to receive such a large sum?
“Thank you, Minister, for taking care of this for me,” Su Yu said, bowing.
“No, no, it’s my duty,” Travelman Gred waved his hand.
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By this point, the two had entered the main building of the Department of Security.
The main building of the Department of Security was an “A”-shaped structure, towering over 3,000 meters high, with its peak piercing the clouds.
As soon as Su Yu entered the building, he saw stunned faces—these were the members of the Department of Security.
By now, his face was almost universally recognized in the Hub.
The members of the Department of Security had no idea Su Yu was coming, so they immediately showed expressions of surprise and joy, though their joy was tinged with a bit of resentment.
Travelman Gred laughed. “Ha ha, Su Yu, while the AI Blue Whale rollout has brought nationwide joy, there’s one place that might not be so happy.”
He patted Su Yu’s shoulder. “Can you guess where?”
“Uh… do I even need to ask? It’s definitely here, right?” Su Yu wiped his sweat, wondering if Travelman’s invitation was a trap.
“Exactly, it’s here,” Travelman nodded. “Almost all residents of the Hub are eagerly waiting for the AI Blue Whale to be rolled out. But in our Department of Security, many will be laid off or reassigned. To be honest, the number of people left might not exceed one-tenth of the current workforce…”
At this, the surrounding members’ eyes filled with even more resentment.
“Are you saying I should take responsibility for this?” Su Yu felt the situation was turning sour and interrupted.
“Responsibility? Of course not!” Travelman Gred patted Su Yu’s shoulder again, smiling. “It’s not your fault. The changes are just too sudden, and everyone is struggling to adapt.”
“Then what do you mean?” Su Yu was confused.
Why was Travelman showing him this? There was nothing he could do about it.
Travelman Gred led him to his conference room and explained, “The department is currently in transition.
Currently, we have around 200 million employees, with over 90% of them being police officers.
In the future, the Department of Security will revolve around AI Blue Whale. The number of employees will initially be reduced to under 20 million, and adjustments will be made based on specific needs.”
He looked at Su Yu with a meaningful gaze. “Councilor Su Yu, as the former owner of AI Blue Whale, we hope you can help us through this painful transition period.”
(End of Chapter)
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