The senior manager's eyes were glittering. Scratching his beard to cover his twitching lips, he asked in a shivering voice, "What kind of deal … is the Black Wind King trying to make exactly?"
Li Yao glanced at the four senior managers slowly and smiled casually. "Do I need to ask? What do you think? If you, as the senior deacons of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, can't even tell what kind of deal I'm going to make, I'll be very suspicious of whether or not you have the capabilities and insight to complete the unprecedented deal. "
The four senior managers were slightly dazed. Looking at each other in bewilderment, one of them, who was younger and whose hair was white, said in a hurry, "How can we not understand what the Black Wind King is thinking? Although you have discovered almost a hundred abandoned worlds at the edge of the cosmos beyond the Imperium, knowing the coordinates and developing them are two entirely different things!
"You only have the resources and population of five Greater Worlds at hand. It may not even be enough for the construction of the Desolate World, let alone rebuilding more Greater Worlds in a short time.
"Therefore, for the Black Wind King, the coordinates of the forsaken worlds are just ducks that can be seen but not eaten, hanging high in the sky above the Black Wind King!"
"Exactly!"
The second senior manager jumped out. With a cunning smile, he said, "We are all smart people here. Why are we beating around the bush? I assume that the Black Wind King never intended to spend hundreds of years building the abandoned worlds, did he? There are too many variables in the past hundreds of years. Besides, many experts of the Black Wind Fleet are brutal and tough in nature. They are the best warriors, but they are not diligent pioneers!
"Instead of spending hundreds of years on the 'uncertainties', it is better to package the abandoned planets and sell them at a good price in exchange for more obvious benefits. That must've been the Black Wind King's plan when he snuck back to the Imperium, right? Only such a big deal of paramount importance is worth negotiating with you in person. If it were only a mission to investigate the latest situation of the Imperium, a few scouts would've been enough to carry it out. "
"I didn't expect that the Black Wind King would be involved in the turbulence the moment he returned to the Imperium. He also discovered that the Imperium today is on the verge of falling apart and even completely collapsing. A hero such as the Black Wind King is exactly needed to stand up and save the day!"
The third senior manager said confidently, "If I were the Black Wind King, I would've been a hundred times more ambitious. However good the abandoned worlds at the edge of the cosmos are, how can they compare to the five Sectors including the Black Wind King's homeland in the past?
"With the coordinates and development rights of almost a hundred forsaken worlds, the five worlds including the Black Wind Sector, and even more developed worlds around, it will not be a problem at all for him to take over the banner of 'renewing the Imperium' and become a famous minister who revives the Imperium. His name will be remembered forever!
"This … This is indeed what the Black Wind King did. This is indeed the style of the Black Wind Fleet!"
"It's a pity that —"
The senior manager concluded, "The queen does not seem to be fond of such an ambitious hero as the Black Wind King. Or rather, there is only one banner of the Imperium, and only one person can carry it in the vanguard of all the Immortal Cultivators. So, you had a minor misunderstanding. Then, the Black Wind King came here to talk to his' old friends' of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors about cooperation!"
The four senior managers were all experienced and quick-witted people. Based on Li Yao's brief description, they had outlined his intentions clearly and convincingly. The managers, shareholders, and investors nearby all nodded in agreement.
Li Yao bulged his eyes and stared at the four senior deacons without blinking his eyes.
It wasn't until the four Senior Deacons were frightened by his stare that he suddenly laughed like a pig being slaughtered. He clapped his hands and gave the four Senior Deacons a thumbs up, "Haha, hahahaha, good, very good, very good! Do you know why I like the smart guys of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors? Because you are all f * cking geniuses! It is truly effortless to communicate with you. I don't need to open my mouth at all, and you have already seen through my thoughts. It's almost like you have practiced mind-reading techniques!
"Then, let's cut the crap. Do you think the business is acceptable, everybody from the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors?"
The four senior managers looked at each other and then looked at the other managers and shareholders in the seats nearby. Seeing that everybody was fascinated and deep in thought, they knew that everybody was already tempted and was only evaluating how much business and profit Li Yao, as the Black Wind King, could offer.
"If I may ask, Black Wind King —"
The senior manager asked cautiously, "How many coordinates of the abandoned worlds are stored in the database of Firefly? Also, what is the specific situation of the desolate worlds that you have just conquered? How many people, resources, and money are needed for the first phase of development? How long will it take for you to be repaid? Also, if we are going to establish a new sailing route between the homeland and the edge of the cosmos, are there suitable jump points? What about the fuel consumption on the way? We don't know the details. It's impossible for us to negotiate a business deal.
"Also, most importantly of all, what do you want from the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors after giving such a great gift to us generously, Black Wind King?"
"What I want is very simple. As you said just now, the five worlds including the Black Wind Sector are the hometowns of the many experts of the Black Wind Fleet. They are of great significance and must not fall into the hands of outsiders."
Li Yao said coldly and heartlessly, "Besides, after we truly crush the four Kurfürst families and reestablish the system of the new Imperium, I will naturally get my share of the rewards. I don't care about the vanity of history, but it is not outrageous to expand the scale of the Black Wind Fleet by five times, or even ten times, right?"
The four senior managers shook their heads at the same time. "No, not at all."
"Huh …"
Satisfied, Li Yao nodded his head and said, "In exchange, I am indeed not very interested in the trivia such as how to rebuild the forsaken worlds and the management and colonization. Even if the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors is fully responsible for it, is it a big deal? I don't care about the specific details. The bottom line is that we share the benefits equally! This King has returned to the Empire after a hundred years, and I have no relatives or friends. Since we are fated to meet today, everyone present is this King's good friends. Since we are good friends, we should eat meat together and make money together. No one can be left behind, right? "
These words were spoken so clearly that the eyes of all present lit up like burning holes.
"Speaking of which, since we are good friends, it's only natural that we should help each other."
Li Yao narrowed his eyes, and his voice was gradually mixed with the most intense stench of blood. "How to divide the ducks is a matter of the next step. Right now, we need to be united and defeat the four Kurfürst families first. Otherwise, it will not be us dividing the ducks, but us being dissected and devoured as ducks!
"It doesn't matter to me. After all, with the Black Wind Fleet in my hands, I can attack and defend at will. Even if the four Kurfürst families know what I'm doing, I'm afraid that they will have to pretend to be deaf and dumb and show me some respect. I'm just afraid that some of you will not be able to get through it and will be bankrupted or even executed. Hehe. Hehehehe!"
His insolent laughter caused many people's expressions to turn ugly.
"Now that we have raised the banner of 'Honor the Majesty and Settle the Rebellions', we have already given up on life and death. We will certainly fight to the death. Please rest assured, Black Wind King."
The experienced senior manager was still unwilling to give up and continued to pester him. "However, the Black Wind King is talking about a huge business deal. If you can reveal some specific details first, I think it will be more encouraging and increase the morale of our people."
"Is that so?"
Li Yao frowned and said rather impatiently, "That's what Jin Yuyan said, too. He also pestered me for three days and three nights until my head was dizzy. It was not until then that he finalized a lot of details and condensed them into a secret agreement. You will know it if you read the agreement carefully."
"Well —"
The mature senior manager was stunned for a moment. With a bitter smile, he said, "Black Wind King, you also know that Director Jin has unfortunately perished. Where can we find the agreement that he signed with you?"
"That's simple. Jin Yuyan has been paranoid these days, fearing that somebody is trying to murder him. Just in case, he told me the location of the agreement and the password to retrieve it."
Li Yao said, "Then, he stored the agreement in your central transaction database. There are four retrieval codes and three secret stripes, which are respectively … Huh, Manager Qi, your face is so awful that you almost look like a hanged ghost. Is there a problem?"
Qi Yuanbao's heart was stabbed by Li Yao's words. Shivering hard, he subconsciously shouted, "It's fake! It's fake! You're lying! This matter was too illogical! How can Director Jin tell an outsider the location and the way to retrieve the agreement that he signed? Why didn't he tell other managers or his wife? Isn't it too weird? "
"Fair enough. Now that you put it that way, it is indeed very weird and illogical!"
Li Yao said quickly, "Then, in order to prove my innocence, why don't you retrieve the document that I mentioned just now? Wouldn't the truth be out then?"
"Well —"
Qi Yuanbao burst into fury. "How can the confidential files of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors be read by random outsiders?"
"It doesn't matter. I'm not interested in your confidential files at all."
Li Yao smiled. "I know that under normal circumstances, only your director is qualified to open the central transaction database, but in emergencies, the five senior managers can unlock it at the same time.
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