The Villainess Returns with a System

45: Conglomerate

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As Vivian's carriage made its way through the impoverished districts, it eventually arrived at an area dominated by massive structures. Hundreds of factories lined the streets, their smokestacks billowing black fumes into the air and pipelines running along their exteriors. A prominent sigil adorned each of these buildings —the ostentatious "M" of the Moore Conglomerate— signifying the family's immense influence in the industrial sector.

Vivian recalled that part of the game in Robert Moore's questline where his father and sister deny him his inheritance of the family business. The reason was that these factories were considered destructive to the environment by the heroine who visited them one day, which led Robert to confront his father about them and demand that they halt production lines until a solution is found.

This, of course, can't be received well by the head of the richest family in the Empire and causes a rift between the father and son. Vivian concludes that Matilda is aiming to ruin the family and thus the bullying starts, which eventually ends up with Vivian's ruin, the Count's house arrest by interference from the Royal Family, and Robert taking over the family business.

But now, even Vivian has to admit that if the situation were to happen in the future, House Moore would be at risk. Most of these factories ran on coal as early versions of the Steam Engine powered up the whole industry. If left like that, the quality of life in the surrounding residential districts would worsen and weaken the Moore Family's stance when Heroine makes her move against them.

Vivian opened her note and wrote down one more task to focus on in the future. Such a task will require a lot of innovation and diplomacy to get it done.

After a few minutes, the carriage arrived at a building so large and grand it was almost the size of the royal palace. In front of it, a large sign was adorned with golden luster and said one word.

"Moore!"

Located at the core of the Moore Industrial, Financial, and Trading Conglomerate, a clockwork environment prevailed on a massive scale, bustling with nearly ten thousand employees. They diligently contributed to the seamless functioning and success of every branch of this expansive business enterprise.

In front of the main building stood an open space where the carriage arrived. Several armed men wearing suits, capes, tricorne hats, swords, and pistols surrounded it. Known as the Moore Guards, this elite foot soldier force protected every Moore business. One of the guards, equipped with additional protective gear, swiftly approached the carriage and opened the door.

"Lady Vivian, it is a pleasure to see you in the Headquarters."

"Sir Adrian, it has been a long time."

This was the Head of Guards at the Moore Conglomerate. Originally a distant relative of the Moores, he is a fairly young swordsman who achieved much and managed to rise to this tank by gaining the Lord's confidence.

"You just missed the Lord. He told me to tell you to head to the upper conference room right away."

"Understood."

As Vivian passed, Logan and Adrian looked at each other and greeted one another with a fist pump, showing their deep friendship. As the two would see each other often, no further words were needed to be exchanged.

The Headquarters building was only two stories tall but extended on many acres of land left and right. Its front design resembled Roman architecture with many pillars holding the triangular ceiling and the rest of the building was pretty Elgardish with tall windows and a stone base.