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Chapter 1298 -988: He Could Very Likely Be a Prince
Lu Chen and his companions quickly arrived at the spaceport outside the Skyfire World.
At the moment, the spaceport was filled with hundreds of starships and Immortal Boats, presenting a spectacular scene.
Under the lead of Ye Xingteng, Lu Chen and his group boarded one of the Changhong Trading Team’s Immortal Boats. As soon as he entered one of the Immortal Boats, Lu Chen saw piles of Black Gold that looked like mountains within the vessel’s internal space.
Lu Chen thought to himself, with so much Black Gold, could it be that Changhong Trading Team has discovered an ancient battlefield relic from the Ancient Era?
Black Gold originates from the bodies of Heavenly Demons; it appears in significant amounts and forms Black Gold veins only where Heavenly Demons have gathered. Usually, locations with large amounts of Black Gold are ancient battlefields of the Ancient Era.
When Cultivators engaged in fierce battles with Heavenly Demons, it was coincidentally at the time of a great catastrophe, and those Heavenly Demons were killed instantly, thereafter forming the Black Gold veins.
Afterward, Lu Chen followed Ye Xingteng to several other Immortal Boats that contained Black Gold. The Black Gold loaded within just these few boats could be fashioned into countless Black Gold Weapons.
Even when diluted, Black Gold still has a restraining effect on Heavenly Demons and Demon Envoys. A little Black Gold mixed into the Black Gold Weapons is sufficient; after diluting the vast amount of Black Gold within these Immortal Boats, the resulting Black Gold Weapons could equip all the armies of Great Sum.
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Back in the meeting room of the Ministry of Commerce, Ye Xingteng looked at Lu Chen and said, “Lord Lu, as you have seen the Black Gold for yourself, what do you think of this trade?”
In Ye Xingteng’s view, this trade would definitely require the Sum Emperor’s approval, and since Lu Chen was sent by the Sum Emperor, the Sum Emperor must have already made the stakes clear to him. Lu Chen would undoubtedly be well aware of whether the starships of the heavenly tier were for sale or not.
After contemplation, Lu Chen said, “The construction cost of the heavenly tier starships is quite expensive. If it’s just the Black Gold from four Immortal Boats, indeed it’s not enough to exchange for fifteen heavenly tier starships.”
“How about this instead? Ten heavenly tier starships, plus five starships of the earthly tier. I wonder how President Ye feels about this?”
Ye Xingteng did not respond immediately; he fell into silence.
Lu Chen continued, “Although Black Gold is precious, the manufacture of heavenly tier starships requires a lot of Xianjin and resources. And crucially, such starships are only available from the Daxia Dynasty. I believe President Ye should be aware of their value.”
Lu Chen had long seen that Ye Xingteng and his group intended to purchase starships not for use, but for the purpose of technological imitation.
The value of starships that can be made without the need for Xianjin can well be imagined.
After a long silence, Ye Xingteng finally spoke, “Alright then, let’s proceed as Lord Lu suggests.”
Seeing Ye Xingteng’s agreement, Lu Chen turned to Zhao Tian and asked, “Manager Zhao, the Cosmic Development Company has no objections, right?”
Zhao Tian hastily said, “Since Lord… Lu, has spoken, we naturally have no objections.”
Lu Chen continued, “Since both parties have no objections, let’s draft the contract now.”
As soon as the words were spoken, Zhao Tian’s group began drafting the contract, which was swiftly printed out, and then both parties signed their names on it.
After the contract was signed, Ye Xingteng respectfully asked, “Lord Lu, may I know when the Cosmic Development Company will be able to deliver?”
Lu Chen said, “You’ll have to ask Manager Zhao about that.”
Zhao Tian promptly said, “President Ye can rest assured, within one month, the Cosmic Development Company will be able to deliver.”
Ye Xingteng replied, “That’s good.”
At this point, Ye Xingteng looked at Lu Chen, “Lord Lu, I don’t know if you have other arrangements today, but I have reserved a lunch banquet at Qingyue Hotel.”
Lu Chen replied, “I’m sorry, I must immediately report the details of the trade to His Majesty, another day then.”
Ye Xingteng said, “Okay, we’ll take the trouble off your hands this time, Lord Lu. We’ll be leaving first.”
As the sound of his voice faded, Ye Xingteng, along with the Changhong Trading Team, left the Ministry of Commerce. After they had all departed, Zhao Tian looked at Lu Chen with a puzzled expression, “Your Majesty, are we really going to sell the ‘Heaven’-class Starship to the Changhong Trading Team?”
After all, the Changhong Trading Team is from another Star Domain, and who could guarantee there isn’t an Empire behind them? What if another Empire learns of the Starship’s capabilities and decides to attack the Daxia Dynasty?
Lu Chen said, “The contract has been signed, so naturally, we will sell, but the model we are selling is the export version, which will not be equipped with Rune Weapons.”
Hearing Lu Chen’s words, Zhao Tian instantly grasped the meaning; meaning they could suitably “nerf” the Starships sold to the Changhong Trading Team. Even if they acquire the ‘Heaven’-class Starships, they would merely be larger in size compared to other Starships.
After the Changhong Trading Team returned to their hotel, within a private room at the hotel, one of the team’s members curiously said, “I didn’t expect that this Mr. Lu could actually decide whether or not to sell the ‘Heaven’-class Starships.”
Ye Xingteng laughed and said, “Don’t you know the family name of the Daxia Royal Family?”
Reminded by Ye Xingteng, everyone suddenly realized that Mr. Lu was certainly no ordinary person, most likely a royal relative.
Ye Xingteng continued, “He may very well be a Prince. In the future, we need to build good relations with him, which could greatly help our future plans.”
A Ye Family member said, “No wonder President Ye invited him to Qingyue Hotel just now.”
Ye Xingteng said indifferently, “Unfortunately, he is still cautious of us, but we are not in a hurry. I have a premonition that we will have dealings with him again in the future.”
Since the Changhong Trading Team has discovered an Empire here, with so many exotic items, they will certainly establish commercial operations in this place.
If they are to settle in the Daxia Dynasty, they will invariably have to deal with the Empire’s Ministry of Commerce. The fact that Mr. Lu was appointed by the Emperor to handle this affair demonstrates the Emperor’s immense trust in him, which means the Changhong Trading Team will likely have interactions with Mr. Lu again in the future.
At this time, a Ye Family Disciple said, “President, according to the intelligence I’ve gathered, the Sixth Prince of Daxia and the Second Princess of Daxia share the same mother, and this Sixth Prince is quite lecherous and never refuses gifts. Among all the princes and princesses of Daxia, he is the easiest one to approach. Should we send someone to try and get close to him first?”
After pondering, Ye Xingteng inquired, “The Second Princess of Daxia, she’s the chairwoman of the Cosmic Development Company, right?”
“Yes.”
Ye Xingteng immediately said, “Find out what the Sixth Prince likes apart from beautiful women.”
“In some time, I will visit him personally.”
Ye Xingteng thought to himself, while they could soon possess a Starship, no one can be certain if there would be problems in the production process.
If they could get in touch with the core secrets of the Cosmic Development Company through the Sixth Prince, it would make constructing a Starship much easier.
Moreover, the products of the Cosmic Development Company are not limited to Starships; they also have all sorts of strange weapons and equipment. If they could plant someone inside the company or bribe employees of the Cosmic Development Company, it would be a chance for the Ye Family to soar once again.
To infiltrate the Cosmic Development Company, the Sixth Prince, Lu Zi’an, is a critical figure.
