She was Brenda Paulson, the head of the Commercial Department at Future Tech. Behind her and Vanta was a woman with a pixie haircut. She was Margaret Hemsley, Hera's assistant at work.
Margaret looked at Hera apologetically, as if she was trying to apologize for not informing her of their arrival.
"Since you're here, there's no need for me to drop by later, then. This is a project summary of the First-Generation Household Robot. Aside from that, I plan to take a break for some time," Hera said in fluent Terranish while handing the project summary and her leave application to Vanta.
Vanta gazed at the duration of her leave application. "Three months is quite long. Where are you going for your vacation?"
"I'm returning to Jadonia," Hera answered honestly.
"Jadonia sounds good. That's where you're from, so you should visit," Vanta replied. He took out a pen from the pocket of his suit jacket and signed the leave application in a flourish.
"What a coincidence. I'm planning to take a vacation as well. Since you're heading to Jadonia, please go to XS Corporation on my behalf and discuss the collaboration for the new chips.
"You designed the robot, so you'll definitely do a better job than I would when it comes to discussing the chips." Brenda ran her fingers through her curly hair, looking very charming.
"Are you assigning me work?" Hera cast a sideway glance at Brenda.
From what Hera knew, the Commercial Department hadn't been able to work out a contract with XS Corporation.
The Agrecia version of robots that were released were still using Future Tech's first-generation chips. Moreover, the operating system wasn't the same as XS Corporation's operating system, which was commonly used around Agrecia.
As the systems couldn't connect seamlessly, Future Tech's shareholders were eager to work out a contract with XS Corporation. That way, the company could use XS Corporation's chips to break into the Agrecian market.
If Brenda was still in the mood to go on holiday now, she clearly wasn't affected by the company's urgency to secure the contract.
Moreover, Brenda was on the same level as Hera. Vanta was Hera's sole superior at Future Tech, and she only accepted work from him.
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