There wasn't even time for Ji Jue to react, nor was there the shock, bewilderment, or wariness he had anticipated.

It was as casual as talking about how nice the weather was today, or what you had for breakfast... Indifferent and careless.

Ji Jue nearly rolled off the sofa in fright.

He subconsciously picked up a can of "Happy Water" and offered it with both hands, "Young master, have some tea, and let's talk in detail."

Ye Chun looked puzzled at his enthusiastic demeanor, raised his hand, and pointed to the bookshelf behind him, "It should be in the left cabinet, in the middle row, try looking there. There should be a 'Wanxiang General Knowledge Detailed Explanation' series encyclopedia."

It was a book as thick as a dictionary, published in the year 388 of the Catastrophic Era, older than Ji Jue himself. According to Ye Chun, he found the entry about Sky Rail in the index.

A simplistic acronym that baffled him.

——[T5]

This name referred to five major corporate organizations that existed during the Central Era, prior to the Catastrophic Era, also during the time of the Eternal Dynasty in Central Earth.

It was said that they were already active in the annals of history before the reign of the Superior, playing an indispensable and key role within the Eternal Dynasty.

Although they held no official status in the court, they still received authorization and respect from the Emperor.

And then, as calamities struck, lands fractured, and the world turned upside down, the Catastrophic Era dawned. The Eternal Dynasty crumbled into ashes, and Central Earth transformed from the Heavenly Holy Land into a war-torn mire.

And yet, these five corporations still existed and were involved in rebuilding the world and order during the Catastrophic Era, making significant contributions and sacrifices.

Whether it was the Federation to the north or the Empire of the Southern Continent, or even in Central Earth and all the islands above the Endless Sea, all legitimate governments acknowledged their transcendent status and powers above worldly affairs.

At the same time, to prevent the recurrence of catastrophes and to curb the trend of the Crack Realm's collapse as much as possible, all parties came together to sign the T5 agreement, which limited the power, operations, production, and activities of these five companies.

With the convergence of vast resources, backed by the accumulation of history and countless uninterrupted secret research, these five companies each held an absolute dominant position in their respective fields.

Their operating areas were, respectively, healthcare, communication, manufacturing, finance, and transportation...

Within these, the corporations involved in production and construction, following the split, became the behemoths that dominated most of the industrial markets of the Federation and Empire - [Huan Yu Heavy Industry] and [Great Creation]!

God damn Huan Yu Heavy Industry!

Ji Jue was completely flabbergasted.

Just like the people of the Empire couldn't possibly be unaware of Great Creation, the people of the Federation couldn't possibly have not dealt with Huan Yu Heavy Industry, some people lived their entire lives, from birth to death, within the scope of its operations.

Ever since Ji Jue started learning how to fix cars, he had frequently seen these four characters—parts produced by subsidiaries of Huan Yu Heavy Industry, oil refined by them, gloves from their chemical plants, hard hats, uniforms, fuel, even the local Coastal Automobile Factory in Cliff City had their investment and control. Lu Ma's mainland auto repair shop couldn't even count as a branch; it was simply out of their league.

The communications field's Unbounded Joint Communications Group directly accounted for eighty percent of the world's communications market. In a world riddled with earthquakes and disasters, even a phone call from the people of Cliff City to Central City couldn't circumvent them. Ji Jue was still using their 18 bucks a month plan.

Hope Hospital in the healthcare field... he seemed to have heard of it somewhere, but he had no recollection. It might be too high-end, Ji Jue, being a commoner, simply couldn't afford it. Or perhaps, they were already widely spread through shareholding, and he had no way of noticing.

Yongxu Bank in the financial field had no detailed description other than the name, and with the meager sums in Ji Jue's pockets, he would probably never have anything to do with them in his life.

As for the last one, it was the undisputed leader in the transportation sector—the Sky Rail Transportation Group!

The book said that this group not only operated flying airships, trains, and all kinds of ships and cruise lines, but also built a transportation network that could reconnect the present world.

Reading this made Ji Jue's blood surge with pride.

Such an awesome company must be strong, cool, and mighty, with surely high salaries, right?

But regrettably, Ji Jue couldn't find any trace of their existence, not even a detailed introduction. Besides a brief mention of their operating scope and name, there was only one more line.

——[Due to poor management, it is now bankrupt and closed down.]

Bankrupt?!

Ji Jue's eyes nearly pierced through the paper: Bankrupt? Are you serious?

Even though he had genuinely hoped for this at some point, how could this one be so lacking when the other four were so damn impressive?

A company that sounded so epic, almost to the point of heaven and earth... no, it actually could reach heaven and earth, just disappeared like that?!

And glancing at the time of the bankruptcy, he couldn't help but go crazy again: The Catastrophic Era, year 198? They were already gone over two hundred years ago!

So what the hell was this about?

He had just become a regular employee last month, hadn't he?

There's no shade under a fallen tree, but from the looks of it, he might have to become the legal representative on his first day of work?!

Slap!

Ji Jue unhesitatingly closed the book and put it back into the cabinet, making sure to close the door carefully and properly.

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