Facing the countless crystals full of terrifying chill, an object in Chen Rui's hand emitted a strong light. A strange blue light door appeared in the air. Kanita recognized that this light door was the space door that "Charles" used to travel between the Demon Realm and the human world. He immediately exclaimed, "He wants to return to the human world!"
Josh's eyes flashed with hostility. The symbol wrapped in the blue flame on his fingertips suddenly burst open. The room instantly turned into an ice world. Chen Rui, who was in the center, was wrapped in a compressed small snowstorm. What was even more surprising was that the snowstorm was accompanied by strange lightning.
Chen Rui could faintly feel that the water elements and the wind elements seemed to be perfectly integrated. This was the power of the compound elements! Under normal circumstances, a mage could only use one type of elemental power at the same time, but there were a few talented people who could use two or more elements at the same time. Furthermore, they could fuse these two elemental powers that were originally difficult to fuse into one through a special method and unleash extraordinary power.
This was the power of the compound elements. The power of the compound magic was by no means as simple as 1 + 1 equals 2. It was enough to cause several times the effect. However, this compound process was full of danger. If one was not careful in the training process, one might hurt oneself. If one did not have an extremely profound understanding of the magic elements and had extraordinary control, it would be impossible to succeed.
Of course, not all elements could be mixed together. For example, water elements and fire elements, wind elements and earth elements, light elements and dark elements were "mortal enemies" of each other. Under normal circumstances, they could not be combined.
Josh was able to become one of the 4 major lords. He could not succeed just by following the trend and standing in the right camp. His own strength was also an important factor.
With a thought from Chen Rui, a translucent blue shield appeared around him. He was actually not affected by the snowstorm. He walked toward the light door step by step. Although the blue shield began to crack quickly under the power of the snowstorm, according to the progress of this pace, he could walk into the light door before the shield shattered.
Josh immediately changed his tactics and waved his hand toward the light gate. Countless ice crystals poured into the light gate with a sizzling sound, but they passed through it as if it was just a phantom that did not exist. Chen Rui had walked to the front of the light gate and took a step. To Josh's surprise, the human had half of his foot in the gate. It was not the kind of crossing like the ice crystal just now. This strange "gate" was by no means an illusion!
Josh frowned. If it is the "Time Gate" of the water element, the ice crystals mixed with Territory Power should be able to interfere with or eliminate this gate, but it is not affected at all. I don't even feel any fluctuation of water elements. Is it really the lost Space Power?
Chen Rui's mind raced, and he took a step forward. But then he retracted his hand and pointed at the spatial gate, causing it to vanish.
This move was beyond the expectations of Josh and Kanita. Chen Rui opened his five fingers, and the shield that originally protected him disappeared.
Give up my life? Was this human crazy? What does he want to do?
"Sir Josh." After removing the shield, Chen Rui's feet were already covered with a thin layer of ice, but his fiery gaze fell on Josh's face. "We humans also have a saying, there is no free lunch in the world. I hope to prove my sincerity in cooperation with this almost suicidal performance. "
Josh's eyes narrowed slightly. The snowstorm did not wrap up immediately, and he did not speak.
"As the heir of a family, I must take responsibility. Now, I will take your magic right here." Chen Rui's voice was sonorous and powerful, "I believe any liar will not take this risk with his life."
Josh snorted coldly, and the snowstorm immediately wrapped up. It was mixed with flashing lightning, raging the human figure in the center. Even Kanita, who was a spectator on the side, was terrified.
The snowstorm gradually dissipated, and the crystal lights in the room were extinguished one by one. The human in the center had solidified into an ice sculpture. Except for the head, all parts were firmly frozen.
A sizzling [Thunder Ball] rose in Josh's hand, "As long as this [Thunder Ball] hits you, your body will turn into a mass of powder. However, I deliberately left your head for your last words."
The Demon Emperor-level power was by no means child's play, especially the powerful compound elemental power.
Chen Rui's lips had been frozen purple, and his skin had turned bluish-white. These were just the surface symptoms. The elemental power that broke through the surface defense raged in the body, and the destructive trauma and pain almost exceeded his endurance limit.
In the eyes of Josh and Kanita, although the muscles of the human's face were distorted due to pain and his voice was a little trembling, his eyes were still firm, "I will only say the last word, sincerity."
Josh's face was full of murderous intent. The [Thunder Ball] flew toward Chen Rui's body and hit him. The sound of shattering suddenly sounded.
However, it was not Chen Rui's body that shattered, but the solid ice that wrapped him. This move was just right. It could be seen that Josh's magic control had reached the peak.
"No matter which world, strength and courage are worthy of respect. Human, I have to say that you have successfully shown your sincerity." Josh's murderous intent gradually converged. He returned to the throne and sat down again. When he finished this sentence, the world of ice and snow in the room had disappeared as if nothing had happened.
Chen Rui secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had bet on the right place just now. Josh did not use the real killer move. It was more of a test.
Moreover, when Chen Rui judged that the opponent had the compound magic of the 2 elements of wind and water, the armor had already silently added the corresponding items to resist the wind and water elements and reduce the power of magic. Coupled with the 2 passive attributes of [Damage Absorption] that reduced the damage by 30% and [Magic Resistance] that reduced the magic damage by half, the damage of the magic just now had been reduced to a minimum. Even if the [Thunder Ball] really had murderous intent, it would not shatter his body. He could still summon the [Star Gate] again to escape.
However, in that case, all the previous efforts would be wasted.
Josh was really difficult to deal with. Fortunately, the trick of injuring himself was successful. The most difficult beginning was considered passed.
"Sir lord has such a powerful compound magic, especially the control of the elements. It can be described as the peak!" Despite this, Chen Rui still suffered a lot of injuries. He immediately drank the Cold Resistance Potion and Recovery Potion. He praised, "Even the Saint Wizard of the Holy Empire's Wizard Tower is a little inferior."
Josh accepted this praise calmly, "Your strength should have faintly reached the early stage of the Demon Emperor … By the way, according to you humans, you have already touched the edge of the Saint level."
Kanita nodded secretly. This powerful human has indeed reached the Demon Emperor level.
Josh's judgment was based on, firstly, the pure destructive breath emitted by the human previously, and secondly, the human's adaptation to the territory power and the endurance to resist magic. However, he did not know that this confident judgment was actually overestimating the opponent.
The previous destructive breath was a little insight that Chen Rui realized in the spiritual imprint. At present, he could barely make the breath overflow. In fact, it was just an empty shell to scare people. As for the adaptation to the territory and the endurance to resist magic, it could only be said to be the attributes of the Super System and the magical effect of the equipment.
"Sir has good eyesight." Chen Rui did not explain, and he nodded slightly, "It's just that I can feel that sir seems to have only used a little bit of power. If you use your real power, I would have died completely just now."
Josh smiled noncommittally, "Please sit down."
Since this human was also a "Demon Emperor" existence, at least he had the power to talk with me on an equal footing.
Chen Rui sat down, "I understand sir lord's mood. I'm a human, and I'm here to make sir pay a lot of money. But, as sir said earlier, there is no such thing as reaping without sowing. Without paying, how can there be a gain? To be honest with sir, tens of millions or hundreds of millions of black crystal coins are really nothing with the financial resources of my Ktribut Family, but it is a particularly difficult period now. There is an urgent need for funds to unfreeze those restricted investment projects … "
Josh did not wait for him to finish and interjected, "Mr. Charles, your words are too vague. I hope to understand every detail you said. This is the most basic prerequisite for our cooperation."
Chen Rui thought for a while and explained the general situation of the Ktribut Family. He first introduced the family's financial resources, industry and huge influence, and then mainly highlighted the feud with the second prince, Garfield.
Under Garfield's means, the Ktribut Family was suddenly and comprehensively banned. The family's various sources of funds were frozen, and investment projects were forced to stop operating. The most important thing was that the Crystal City that Rex The Great handed over to the Ktribut Family to complete also stopped progress. Once it could not be completed within the specified time, the second prince would take the opportunity to kill, causing the entire Ktribut Family to fall into eternal damnation.
In this adversity, the original "friends" had adopted a wait-and-see attitude or even defected. It was becoming more and more difficult to maintain the liquidity of the huge business system. Even if they wanted to sell real estate or commodities for cash, no one was willing to buy them. The startup capital was only a few million yuan away. If this continued, the Ktribut Family would collapse before the completion of the Crystal City.
In this most difficult period, Patriarch Carlo thought of his other son, Samuel, who went to the Demon Realm to train. The Demon Realm might be the only hope that could help the family through the difficulties. As the heir of the family, Charles volunteered to come to the Demon Realm and successfully built a connection with Kanita.
After Kanita invested the first 7 million yuan, the deadlock was finally broken. Then, through a series of means such as the return of funds, the situation was greatly alleviated, and the benefits obtained were handed over to Kanita. At present, there were still many investment projects that needed funds to be activated. The Ktribut Family had gathered nearly 200 million yuan, and it was expected that they still needed 50 million black crystal coins. Since Kanita could no longer solve it, he came to seek help from Lord Josh.
Chen Rui's words were true in falsehood. The Crystal City was indeed the mission of the Ktribut Family, and Carlo was having a headache about this, but the situation was far from as bad as Chen Rui said. When explaining, Chen Rui added some economic management terms such as marginal cost, moral hazard, and supply law from time to time. Even though Josh was scheming, he was still dizzy listening to it. He only felt that the human business methods were really extraordinary. No wonder the human world was much more prosperous than the Demon Realm.
Chen Rui went around in a big circle and finally turned back, "There are still 50 million black crystal coins left. The return rate is 70%, and the total is 83.5 million. Just like my promise to Sir Kanita, I will return it in three installments. My brother, Samuel, will continue to stay in the Demon Realm as a representative of sincerity. "
Josh did not immediately promise, but he said calmly, "In any case, the Demon Realm and humans are always enemies. Mr. Charles, aren't you afraid that this matter will be revealed in the future, which will implicate your entire family?"
"This' future '… will have to wait for at least 200 years. This is my personal behavior. I will bear any responsibility alone. As long as the Ktribut Family can maintain its value to the empire, it will flourish." Chen Rui shrugged disapprovingly, "What's more, our human lifespan is not as long as the Demons. 200 years, even if there are no accidents, I will almost die of old age. This is not a problem."
"It is undeniable that your proposal makes me tempted, but …" Josh nodded, "First, I still can't trust you. Even if you leave your brother in the Demon Realm, it cannot be a real guarantee for this cooperation. Second, assuming what you said is true, our cooperation is effective. However, even if 50 million can get 83.5 million in return for saving your family, I think it is still far from enough. "
"If sir lord is willing to cooperate, then 50 million is just the beginning. You will get more benefits later, but the premise is that you must invest. It is equivalent to sir lord using my Ktribut Family's operational ability and the huge business system in the human world to make a profit. After this difficulty, the subsequent rate of return will gradually stabilize. It is expected to be about 10%. Our cooperation time can be longer, but for the sake of the time of the holy war, this time cannot exceed 100 years. "
Josh looked like he was thinking. In fact, he had already begun to think in his heart. Although the Red Spirit Estate is a relatively rich estate in the Fallen Angel Empire, it cannot be compared with the rich human world after all. If I can cooperate with the largest business family in the human world, then the benefits will be unimaginably huge. Even if the estate encounters more crop failures or changes, it can also ensure a steady flow of wealth into the account. With money, there will be a more powerful army and combat power. Maybe I can also realize some ambitions that I didn't dare to think about before …
The most important thing is that with such favorable conditions, the other party does not have to rely on the Red Spirit Estate. If it is the Blue Lava Estate or the White Feather Estate or even a major force other than the Fallen Angel Empire, they will also choose to cooperate. It seems that Kanita is very lucky to be able to accept Samuel by chance.
"As for the trust issue …" A light appeared in Chen Rui's hand, "This cooperation contract is an equality contract. As long as both of us sign this contract, even if my brother Samuel leaves the Demon Realm, it will not have any impact on the cooperation between us. Sir lord, what do you think?"
The equality contract was a high-level contract. Generally, only Demon Emperor-level powerhouses could perform it. Josh felt the power of that contract, and he no longer had any doubts. He showed a rare smile, "I think we can discuss the details of the cooperation next."
Chen Rui also smiled because this "contract" was created by him with a spiritual link. The attribute was cancelable.
It was really not easy to get past Josh, and he even paid a high price, but the result was very satisfactory because this big fish was finally hooked.
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