"Who are you people? Why did you barge into the conference hall without permission!?" Cantory exclaimed angrily when he saw the behavior of Lin Li and the others. They were not just the president of a small local force, but they actually dared to make him wait. Besides, they didn't even apologize for being late after entering. That was simply too rude. Hence, even though he had guessed their identity, he pretended not to know, and wanted to put them in their place in front of the representatives of the forces of the Breezy Plains.
Hearing Cantory's words, Lin Li didn't care at all, and merely glanced at him with disdain in his eyes. He didn't say anything. Although Cantory had level-24 power at his age, and could be considered one of the best of the younger generation, he was still insignificant to Lin Li.
However, Cantory didn't think so. As the son of the chancellor of the Gilded Kingdom and the proud disciple of the Illuminati, he could be considered the best of the younger generation in the Gilded Kingdom. When had he ever been treated with such contempt? The disdain in Lin Li's eyes immediately made him feel like he had been humiliated, and an uncontrollable rage surged to the top of his head.
"Bang!" Cantory slammed the table hard and stood up all of a sudden, intending to chase the people of the Tower of Dusk out of the conference hall.
However, before Cantory could say anything, Elder Jorre, who was beside him, also stood up, and persuaded, "Okay, since everyone is here, let's get down to business." At the same time, he hinted to Cantory that the young president of the Tower of Dusk was not simple.
After receiving Elder Jorre's hint, Cantory finally noticed the unusual mana waves coming from the young president of the Tower of Dusk. The mana fluctuations weren't surging and majestic. On the contrary, they were obscure and hard to detect. Cantory wasn't clueless, and he didn't think that the president of the Tower of Dusk would be an ordinary person without any power. Hence, there was only one other possibility — he was in the Sanctuary-realm.
However, Lin Li looked like he was in his early twenties, so how could he have already stepped into the Sanctuary-realm!? Cantory turned his head to look at Elder Jorre in bewilderment, only to receive a look of affirmation from Elder Jorre.
This time, Cantory couldn't continue. Although he wasn't frightened, he did feel a little fearful. After all, the dignity of a Sanctuary powerhouse could not be trampled on. Although they might not be afraid of the other party with their strength, it would be too much of a loss if the negotiation were to fail because of this.
At the thought of this, Cantory glared at Lin Li with hatred, and sat back down indignantly. He said, "Okay, since everyone is here, let's get down to business. This time, I came on behalf of the Gilded Kingdom to gather all of you here with the intention of talking about the acquisition of mineral resources. These are some of the mineral resources that we have selected after our survey, as well as the prices that we have offered. You can take a look. If there are no problems, please sign the transfer contract as soon as possible. "
Following Cantory's words, several civil servants of the Gilded Kingdom next to him sent a set of materials to the representatives of the various forces. There were dozens of representatives of the forces who attended the meeting, including the Tower of Dusk. Every force got a set of materials, which showed how big the Gilded Kingdom's appetite was.
The representatives of the various forces didn't feel anything at first, and thought that since the Gilded Kingdom had already surveyed the area, they should have some understanding of the value of the mines, and the prices that they offered wouldn't be too outrageous. However, when they opened the materials in their hands and saw the prices of the mines under their names, they were all dumbfounded.
"What!? 50,000 gold coins!? The daily output of our mine is worth more than that! "
"Are you kidding me? You want to buy our mine for 20,000 gold coins? That's daylight robbery!"
"There must be a mistake in the numbers. The reserves of our two mines are enough for us to mine for hundreds of years, yet they're only offering 100,000 gold coins. Since when has black gold become cheaper than soil?"
The conference hall, which was originally relatively quiet, suddenly became livelier than a market. The representatives of the various forces almost couldn't believe their eyes. Putting aside the fact that their forces had no intention of selling the mines, the price offered by the Gilded Kingdom was too outrageous. It was simply daylight robbery!
On the side of the Tower of Dusk, Alan looked at the information in his hands, and couldn't help but smirk mockingly. The information from the Gilded Kingdom stated that the Tower of Dusk owned five mines, two of which were the mines of the Tera Mine, while the other three were mines that produced precious magical metals. However, the prices offered were indescribably low. They really didn't know if the Gilded Kingdom was so poor that they could only afford that much money, or if the people of the Gilded Kingdom thought that the people of the Breezy Plains were too poor to see gold coins.
"President, look at the people of the Gilded Kingdom, can we …" After reading the information, Alan was not as angry as the representatives of the other forces. Instead, there was a look of excitement in his eyes.
Previously, the envoys sent by the Gilded Kingdom to the Tower of Dusk were lucky enough to meet Gavin, who had a good temper. In the end, they managed to escape unscathed. However, the mages led by Alan were almost all typical warmongers who had long wanted to find an opportunity to deal with the people of the Gilded Kingdom.
Hence, now that the Gilded Kingdom had proposed such an unacceptable condition, Alan immediately thought of the word "go to war". It was not only because of the arrogance of the people of the Gilded Kingdom, but also because of the siege of the Tower of Dusk and the attack on the mine. Although the people who besieged the Tower of Dusk and attacked the mine had already been eliminated by Lin Li, Alan and the other warmongers felt that the matter was not over yet.
At this moment, the people in the conference hall were already agitated, and the representatives of the various forces had almost forgotten that Cantory and the others were envoys of the Gilded Kingdom. They were all so agitated that they were almost cursing and criticizing the Gilded Kingdom for their shameless act of robbery.
However, in the face of everyone's accusations, Cantory's expression did not change at all. He glanced at everyone arrogantly, raised his chin, and said, "Let me tell you, it's your honor that the Gilded Kingdom is interested in the resources you have. We're already giving you face by being willing to pay for them. That's the price, you just have to sign the transfer contract as soon as possible. If you're too greedy, you might not even get a single gold coin. "
Damn it, this is not a negotiation, it's clearly a robbery! The representatives of the various forces turned sullen, but apart from cursing and cursing angrily, they dared not do anything too drastic. After all, the other party was the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati. No matter how displeased they were, no one dared to stand up for them. If they stood up for others at this juncture, no one would stand up for them when they were down on their luck.
However, at the thought of standing up for them, some people couldn't help but turn to look at the Tower of Dusk. Gradually, the conference hall quietened down again, and the representatives of the various forces almost all looked at Lin Li in the same way. Didn't the Tower of Dusk make us submit to you back then? Now that the people of the Gilded Kingdom are openly robbing us, shouldn't the Tower of Dusk also stand up for the forces that have submitted to you?
Besides, they all knew that the Tower of Dusk had no choice but to stand up for this matter even if they wanted to. After all, although the various forces were rich in minerals, they were far less valuable than the Tera Mine that the Tower of Dusk had. The Tower of Dusk would definitely not be willing to sell the precious Tera Mine to the Gilded Kingdom at a low price like trash.
As expected, under everyone's expectations, the three people from the Tower of Dusk, led by Lin Li, suddenly stood up from their seats. However, to everyone's surprise, Lin Li and the others did not curse at the envoys of the Gilded Kingdom. In fact, there was no trace of anger on their faces at all. Instead, there was a faint smile on their faces.
"Why? Do you have any objections!?" When Cantory saw Lin Li stand up, his heart couldn't help but tense up, but he soon relaxed again. He didn't think that Lin Li would have the guts to hurt him, the envoy of the Gilded Kingdom. In that case, it would be equivalent to declaring war on the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati.
In Cantory's opinion, even the mysterious Ashen Warlock wouldn't dare to really go against the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati. Otherwise, he wouldn't have pushed the matter to others, let alone the small Tower of Dusk. Hence, there was only a fleeting look of shock in Cantory's eyes, and it was soon replaced by an extremely haughty expression that looked down on everyone.
However, to everyone's surprise, including Cantory's, was that Lin Li didn't say anything at all. After standing up from his seat, he left the conference hall with Basel and Alan.
When the three of them disappeared from the entrance of the conference hall, everyone in the conference hall looked at each other in dismay. No one could figure out what the Tower of Dusk meant. You don't want the price proposed by the Gilded Kingdom? Say something then. How will I know if you agree or not if you don't say anything? Since it's a negotiation, we have to talk. What's the point of protesting silently!?
However, Lin Li's actions reminded everyone that since the Gilded Kingdom's conditions were so harsh that they couldn't accept it at all, they might as well leave them alone for a while. Anyway, the Tower of Dusk was the first to leave, and even if the people of the Gilded Kingdom resented them, they wouldn't blame them.
Hence, the representatives of the various forces in the conference hall tacitly did not greet the people of the Gilded Kingdom, and instead retreated like a tide. In the blink of an eye, the conference hall became empty, and only the people of the Gilded Kingdom, led by Cantory, were left.
"What … What do these insensible people want to do!?!" Looking at the empty conference hall, Cantory was so infuriated that he was about to flip the table. In his opinion, with the power of the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati, they would definitely be able to dominate the entire Breezy Plains. Now that they said that they would use gold coins to buy the resources in their hands, they were already being very kind to them.
In the Gilded Kingdom, the forces of the trade unions were all willing to offer large sums of money and wealth in order to establish a relationship with the higher-ups of the kingdom and the Illuminati. However, the people of the Breezy Plains were now faced with such a rare opportunity. Not only were they not grateful, but they even did such a thing. That was simply unreasonable.
"It seems that the Ashen Warlock has a reason for asking us to talk to the president of the Tower of Dusk." Elder Jorre frowned slightly and reached out to touch his beard, feeling somewhat helpless about the situation in front of him. In fact, deep down, he also felt that the conditions that Cantory had set without authorization were indeed a little inappropriate. However, it was a negotiation, after all, and they had to achieve the final goal through negotiation. It was too rude of the president of the Tower of Dusk to leave without discussing anything.
"Elder Jorre, I think we might as well not talk to them anymore. Let's show them our power first. Let's use the Tower of Dusk to establish our dominance first. When the time comes, we won't have to be afraid that they won't sign the contract obediently," Cantory said while gritting his teeth. Cantor gritted his teeth, wishing he could destroy the Tower of Dusk right now and trample on the president who was being ridiculous.
However, Elder Jorre did not agree with Cantory's idea. He shook his head, and said, "If I'm not wrong, the young president of the Tower of Dusk should be a powerhouse who has already stepped into the Sanctuary-realm. With our current strength, I'm afraid it won't be easy to deal with the Tower of Dusk."
"Hmph, he's just a pseudo-Sanctuary. If it weren't for Teacher's request, I could have also stepped into the Sanctuary-realm at this time." Of course, Cantory wouldn't believe that there would be a genius who was more talented than him in this world. Hence, he naturally thought that Lin Li had most likely stepped into the Sanctuary-realm with the help of the magic tides this time. The pseudo-Sanctuary powerhouses only had their lifespan increased, and the essence of their power was almost no different from those at the peak of the Legendary-realm. As long as a few powerhouses at the peak of the Legendary-realm besieged them, they would definitely have a chance to kill them.
"The Gilded Kingdom is already determined to enter the Breezy Plains, and no one or force can stop us. I believe that after they understand this, they will come back and request to negotiate with us again. We might as well leave them hanging for a few days. They'll get anxious eventually. As for using force, it's not the best choice. After all, even if we're dealing with a pseudo-Sanctuary powerhouse, we'll have to pay a considerable price. Why don't we wait for them to bow down under the pressure of the situation? " Nasri did not want his subordinates to suffer serious losses again. Although pseudo-Sanctuary powerhouses were far inferior to real Sanctuary powerhouses, they could not be suppressed by ordinary force.
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