novelraw Chapter 1704 - 1708: A Hundred Trillion Deal
Chapter 1704 - 1708: A Hundred Trillion Deal
"What’s going on with these slots?" Zhang Menglong kicked Xi Chen, who let out a miserable scream. Xi Chen’s body was now extremely fragile, and what appeared to be a light kick from Zhang Menglong broke several of his bones.
"These slots are divided equally among the three of us," Xi Chen said through gritted teeth. "Currently, there are over 160 million people in the Skyless Realm who possess the chosen one’s decree, and the fee we collect for the teleportation array toward the Hong Yun Empire is 200,000 divine crystals."
"It’s not expensive," Zhang Menglong said. When he entered the Skyless Realm, Yang Sande’s ship cost 200,000 per person.
"And the cost?"
"Each transmission can send 100,000 people, running one formation costs about 2 billion divine crystals, and the formation can be activated up to 200 times a day under routine maintenance."
"This cost is quite low!" Zhang Menglong quickly calculated. Even at a rate of 200,000 per person, transmitting 100,000 people means 20 billion in revenue, and nearly 18 million is pure profit!
This is at least a business worth tens of trillions of divine crystals, and if they charge a bit more, this number could be multiplied several times!
Especially now, when they plan to auction off these slots, there will surely be some slots with astronomical prices. If managed properly, hundreds of billions in pure profit is not impossible!
The three giants would split it equally, with each receiving tens of trillions of divine crystals. This is the largest business ever in the Skyless Realm!
"200 billion for tens of trillions, aren’t you being too outrageous?" Xi Chen seemed ready to devour Zhang Menglong alive.
"Isn’t that the case, isn’t it the case? You’re still thinking of negotiating terms with me?" Zhang Menglong squatted down and slapped Xi Chen across the face, "Now you’re the one in debt, I set the value of these slots at my discretion; I say they’re worth 200 billion now. Do you have any objections?"
"No... no..." Xi Chen almost forgot that he was now just a prisoner with no qualification to negotiate terms with Zhang Menglong!
"Very well, from now on, this business is mine!" Given the immense power of the scroll, Zhang Menglong naturally planned to gather a considerable amount of wealth; if he could secure hundreds of trillions, he could roam freely in most places, especially with unknown troubles awaiting in the Hong Yun Empire.
"Even if I agree, you may not be able to secure these slots!" Xi Chen said, "If news of my injury spreads, the entire Skyless Realm will undergo changes; there are many here who want me dead."
"True," Zhang Menglong considered this step too lightly. The reason Xi Chen and the other two controlled this teleportation array was not because they jointly invested in constructing it, but because of their positions in the Skyless Realm.
Among those twenty-plus organizations, each had ninth-grade divine cultivators, but only Xi Chen and the others reached the peak realm. Once it was known that Xi Chen was severely injured, one could imagine what would happen next.
What was initially a tripartite share of the trillions-level divine crystal business now only had two people splitting it. Surely, Anshou and Yun Cangzi would be very pleased!
This was a public place; the bank was half-shattered, and many people conducting business and those nearby had witnessed Zhang Menglong severely injuring Xi Chen. News of Xi Chen’s injury would soon spread throughout the Skyless Realm, and by then, no one would acknowledge his share of the teleportation array slots.
"You don’t need to worry about this!" Zhang Menglong smiled, "Give me the slots, and the rest is my problem to solve."
"Alright," Xi Chen was somewhat desperate, now only caring about survival. Everything else was disposable, "This is one of the three keys to the formation!"
Xi Chen tossed a small disk that looked like jade, "Only when all three keys are inserted into the formation can it operate. Currently, these three keys are held by the three of us."
"Thanks!" Zhang Menglong accepted the key, "Now we’re even, farewell!"
After saying this, Zhang Menglong left the bank with a swirl of black mist. As for the bank’s reconstruction, that was none of his concern!
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"What? Xi Chen was injured?"
The news quickly spread, infecting the Skyless Realm’s streets and alleys like a plague.
Who was Xi Chen? A ninth-grade divine cultivator at the peak, the most powerful man in the Skyless Realm, yet he was injured, beaten to within an inch of his life. This was headline news for the Skyless Realm!
"It was done by a very young man. No one knows how he managed it, with only two eighth-grade divine cultivator bodyguards beside him."
"Who could it be? Who has such prowess? Throughout the Skyless Realm, there’s no one capable of injuring Xi Chen, is there? Could it be outsiders?"
"It’s highly likely it’s the bodyguards of those young geniuses participating in the superpower selection! To us in the Skyless Realm, Xi Chen is an insurmountable presence, but outside, the world is much broader; who knows who clashed with Xi Chen when traveling through?"
"The news is heavily censored, with no information available!"
"This time, it’s intriguing; though the Skyless Realm’s forces seem united, they all harbor their own agendas. If there’s a chance to replace or swallow another’s power, they won’t be merciful. In a place like the Skyless Realm, compassion and sympathy don’t exist, only interests do!"
"Does that mean we might have a chance with the teleportation array business this time?"
The power of the three giants is sufficient to suppress the other two dozen forces, who naturally covet this business. But technically, they built the formation and maintain it, so it’s rightfully theirs.
Though they watched enviously as the trillions business was divided among the three major forces, there was nothing they could do; the giants were too powerful!
However, now with Xi Chen gone and only Anshou or Yun Cangzi left, they might not be able to suppress the other forces. Even if they snatched off a third, the two dozen forces dividing it means each could gain billions in divine crystals, an immense fortune for them.
"Tomorrow is the preview conference for the teleportation slots auction, it’ll be quite thrilling!"
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Yun Cangzi, the most renowned array master in the Skyless Realm, resided in a large energy formation that sped up his cultivation speed and offered nearly absolute defense, even making it difficult for ninth-grade divine cultivators to breach.
"Have you heard the news that Xi Chen was severely injured?" A voice eerily asked.
"I’ve heard," Yun Cangzi replied, without opening his eyes. Yet his body and mind remained highly vigilant because the business owner was the most dangerous being in the Skyless Realm.
"Anshou, what’s your business in seeking me?" Yun Cangzi inquired.
"Don’t play dumb," Anshou said. "With Xi Chen severely injured, only our two groups are left prominent in the Skyless Realm; do you still intend to share the teleportation array slots with Xi Chen?"
"Hahaha, no need for hidden agendas; I indeed have such thoughts. Xi Chen can no longer manage the teleportation array with us, but don’t forget, without Xi Chen, our two groups might not be able to convince others."
"Not necessarily!" A strange aura that was not part of the divine cultivation realm suddenly emanated from Anshou, a hint of higher-level power. Although not much, Yun Cangzi felt it, realizing Anshou was far more formidable now!
"Do you think our two groups’ strength is enough now?"