(June 2025, Singapore, Global Department Store Asia-Pacific Headquarters)
The equatorial heat, heavy with the salt of the ocean and the bustle of the metropolis, brushed against the young, resolute faces of Li Banjia and the members of his "International Project Vanguard." Their destination was the Global Department Store (GlobalMart) Asia-Pacific headquarters, a sleek, ultra-modern tower standing in the heart of Singapore’s financial district.
"Tsk, tsk. As expected of the Asian flagship of a global retail aircraft carrier," Chen Mo remarked, gazing up at the glass-curtain-walled skyscraper. "Just looking at this scale, it’s far more imposing than our own group headquarters."
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