Destiny Mission of game 'Star Ring'-Chapter 1431 - 1121: Setting a Trap

Alles rubbed his forehead and said with a bitter smile, "I really was confused, how didn’t I think it was you? I guess only someone like you, who saved the Star Gate, could have so much merit." 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"President of Alles Council, all that really isn’t important now. How about I offer a small suggestion?"

Su Mo coughed lightly and said.

"Go ahead."

Alles adjusted his mindset and said.

"Can I lease the land to the Federation? Of course, rest assured, I definitely won’t charge too much."

Su Mo suggested with a grin. He didn’t want to sell the land, but he felt awkward not offering it to the Federation, since it was his own nation. He just wanted to ask and see how it goes.

Alles was taken aback for a moment and then fell into deep thought.

Su Mo, seeing Alles seemed troubled, said a bit embarrassed, "Council President, is my suggestion a bit too much?"

"No."

Alles shook his head.

"Alright then, or perhaps...."

Seeing Alles say no, Su Mo was ready to propose selling a piece to the Federation after all, since he couldn’t go too far.

But what Alles said next left Su Mo stunned.

"It can’t be cheap; you must lease it at a high price to the Federation."

Alles suddenly spoke up.

"Huh?"

Su Mo was slightly taken aback.

"If I’m not mistaken, you’re planning to lease the remaining land to other countries, right?"

Alles saw through Su Mo’s plan at a glance.

"That’s right, I plan to charge more if it’s the Imperial Army looking to lease, and less for the Alliance people."

Su Mo nodded and explained.

"That’s not right, you should treat them equally, charge them all through the roof. The higher the rental price, the better. And the lease duration should be long, get the money all at once. Even if you run short on cash later, you could mortgage the land to the Star Ring City’s bank for another payout. Plus, the land might appreciate in value over time, guaranteeing a profit."

Alles reasoned and advised Su Mo.

"Then how much should I lease it for? And for how long?"

Su Mo couldn’t help but ask.

"I remember those two parcels sold at auction back then had a minimum price of 500 billion Star Coins. You should lease it like that! 50 years usage for 500 billion Star Coins, and that’s your floor price. Start the asking price at 1 trillion Star Coins for 100 years! And get it all in one payment! After all, who knows if Star Ring City will release any more land, so you must seize this chance to rake it in."

Alles sneered as he spoke.

"Damn, with such a high price and long lease term, won’t they realize it’s not worth it?"

Su Mo was quite tempted.

"They’ll have to agree, because the Federation will be the first to spend 500 billion Star Coins to lease it, and once someone pays, it proves the price is justified. Plus, I’ll get my team to start construction on the leased land immediately, putting pressure on them to come in droves seeking you out. Then I’ll have the contacts leaked on the forum, where you can act as a mysterious landlord to transact anonymously through the Star Ring Forum contracts."

Alles already had a plan in place.

Su Mo couldn’t help but give Alles a thumbs up.

"Thank you, President Alles, you’re still the most thorough thinker."

"No problem."

Alles smiled in reply.

"But the Federation doesn’t really need to pay me that much; just a token amount will do."

Su Mo didn’t plan on exploiting his own people.

Alles shook his head and replied, "A 50-year lease is worth that price, it’s fair. The Federation’s finances are still quite healthy, and this could be seen as a bit of compensation for you. After all, with such a big debt to repay, it’s no easy feat!"

"Alright, then thank you, President Alles."

Su Mo responded gratefully.

"No need to be so polite between us. If it weren’t for your repeated interventions during the Federation’s crises, it wouldn’t be where it is today. I’ll draft a lease contract; leave your bank account number, and I’ll have someone transfer the funds to you tomorrow."

Alles waved his hand dismissively.

"Okay."

Su Mo nodded.

Then Alles drafted a special lease contract.

Su Mo didn’t sign his name, just used his pinky to leave a fingerprint.

"Council President, I’ll take my leave now."

Seeing the matters settled, Su Mo prepared to leave quickly to get some rest, after all, there was ruthless training lined up for the next day.

Just the thought of those ruffians gave him a headache.

"Alright!"

Alles nodded, not keeping Su Mo as he had too many tasks at hand.

.....

The next day, before dawn, Alles issued the latest construction orders.

A thousand-man construction team, holding the lease contract, discreetly entered the Second Ring of Star Ring City, starting construction on Lakefront Street.

Even though the Federation was very low-key about it.

The spies from the Imperial Army and the Alliance Country, each one with a sharper nose than a dog, quickly found out.

News quickly spread that the Federation had started construction of a building in the Second Ring of Star Ring City.

President Alles’s phone was instantly bombarded with calls from allies.

"President Alles, isn’t this a bit too much, finding the sales person for the land and not bringing us along? Hogging it all for yourself isn’t quite right."

Maudo complained directly to Alles over the phone.

"Pope Maudo, it’s not that I didn’t tell you, it’s just not how you think it is."

Alles replied, troubled.

"President Alles, talking like this is no fun. My people saw your construction team beginning construction, don’t tell me that building isn’t yours?"

Maudo wasn’t naïve.

"Pope Maudo, you may not know, I really didn’t buy land, just leased a piece, because the other side simply didn’t want to sell."

"Not selling, but leasing? That’s fine too."

"No... hold on..."

"Oh come on, what’s going on? Just say it straight, why beat around the bush?"

Pope Maudo’s patience had also reached its limit, recently he too had been overwhelmed by land issues.

"Sigh, isn’t it because the leasing price was too high? I begged them for so long, eventually leasing it for 500 billion Star Coins for 50 years, and even then, it was a one-off payment."

Alles sighed helplessly.

"What! 500 billion for 50 years, and a one-off payment? That’s daylight robbery!"

Maudo was no longer calm; such a leasing price was already ridiculously high, and with a lump-sum payment, it was purely outrageous.

"I know, it does seem outrageous, but there was no other option, so I didn’t tell you about it. However, since you brought it up, I’ll send you the other party’s contact information later. You can consider it yourself...."

Alles replied with a rueful expression.

"Fine, I’ll think about it."

Maudo replied with a headache.

...

Who knows who leaked the news.