City 0126, Crimson Moon City, Crimson Moon Building.
CEO's office.
Fire Phoenix swirled her wine glass and smiled as she looked at Number One and Li Xiang, who was a little embarrassed. Just now, Number One was crying and throwing a tantrum at Li Xiang, angrily asking him why he didn't come to visit them even though he was already here.
Li Xiang was a little embarrassed. His initial plan was to leave Mu and Nathoro here alone after settling them down. Facing this woman who had sex with him before, he was a little helpless.
"Alright, alright. Our Young Master Li Xiang is a busy man. It's normal that he can't come." Lie Kong sat on the mahogany table. Her two slender white legs swayed back and forth, slightly revealing the beautiful scenery under her short skirt.
"Why aren't they here yet?" Li Xiang dodged Number One's fist and had to change the topic. "How's the factory?"
Before Fire Phoenix could answer, the tightly shut door was pushed open with a squeak.
"Sorry, sorry. I just rushed back from the factory." Wang Bo was full of smiles. He held a crystal frame in his hand, which was filled with all kinds of expensive red wine. "Where were we?"
"I just asked about the factory." Li Xiang walked up and took out a bottle of red wine. Mu and Nathoro immediately came up to help clean it up.
Following Wang Bo were Chanlu Temple's Tian Yin, Xue Ni, and Little Temptress.
Wang Bo had already dropped out of the National Military University of China. He thought about it again and again. Instead of wasting time in school, he might as well return here and focus on helping Li Xiang build a business empire and an upper-class family.
After obtaining the Verdict of the Five Kings, Li Xiang's huge family called [Crimson Moon] was officially registered as an upper-class family and had jurisdiction over the entire City 0126.
The Crimson Moon Corporation and the military under Wang Haisheng's control completely monopolized all the businesses in City 0126, giving Wang Bo a huge business empire.
Moreover, Li Xiang was still sending all kinds of talents here, enough for him to establish a firm new force.
Now, the New Scarlet Moon had sufficient firepower, including the former Scarlet Moon subordinates, the ancient martial arts clans, the Yao Family and the Chanlushi Family, the Church of the Holy Cloth, Border Unit 169, and so on. Apart from that, Li Xiang also had the assistance of the Polar night, Night Shadow, and Lighthouse Academy. On top of that, he had the First Lady whom he was on good terms with. Wang Bo had never imagined that Li Xiang would be able to expand such a terrifying network of connections in just a year.
His current plan was to position the Scarlet Moon Group's primary industry as the military machinery industry.
This was the profiteering industry that was currently monopolized by Wessex, Dong Ling Heavy Industries, and Bai Heavy Industries. Other than that, only the workshops of excellent Mechanics and their subordinates, such as the Wei Family and the Yakumo family, were qualified to participate in this industry.
Before this, Wang Bo's focus had always been on commerce and agriculture. These industries were closely related to the civilians, and they could squeeze the greatest value out of a numbered city, quickly accumulating a substantial amount of wealth for them.
Under Wang Haisheng's guidance, Wang Bo knew that if Li Xiang wanted to become a player in the future, then this group of people would be his players. The players' cultivation required even more resources, wealth, and connections. This was the focus of their work.
Unknowingly, everyone began to live close to Li Xiang, the towering tree that was Li Xiang.
However, he still did not expect Li Xiang to be so ambitious as to involve himself in such a monopolized industry.
Yet, he really did provide the technology. The Scarlet Heavy Industries under the Scarlet Moon was secretly established. With Hunting Sky as the leader, they quickly gathered a group of mutated Mechanics who had been expelled from the Seven Continents. There were many such talents at the border, but unfortunately, the border only valued warriors. These technical talents were either crazily exploited by the aristocratic families at the border or directly sent to be cannon fodder.
This group of people was entrusted to her by Zhao Lingkong when she left with Unit 169.
In fact, it was Andrea's' parting gift 'to her.
These people were arrogant and unruly, but they loved machinery from the bottom of their hearts. They were originally very difficult to tame, but they were subdued by the first blueprint of the Blood Breed that Li Xiang threw out.
All of them were shocked by Li Xiang's cultivation talent and combat talent, and they subconsciously ignored his strongest trump card — machinery talent.
The Scarlet Heavy Industries began to build all kinds of guns and machinery that they had developed on their own. The important blueprints were developed by Li Xiang and a group of Mechanics.
This was originally a method that Li Xiang came up with when he was building up the Blood Breed. He did not expect it to grow to this extent.
He was blessed with machinery talent, so he was able to subdue this group of Mechanics. At the same time, he also had the experience of his previous life and was a master of bullet guns. This was his original intention of opening the military factory.
Bullet guns happened to be an industry that the three giants of the Seven Continents had neglected.
This time, Li Xiang was prepared to provide a few huge surprises for them.
"Tian Yin and Xue Ni should be returning to school soon, right?" Li Xiang personally poured wine for them. After a year, he had a unique charm. Many people thought that he had changed a lot, but in reality, Li Xiang knew that he was just gradually showing the image of a genius Gunner in his previous life.
Originally, he only wanted to live a good life with Ye Tong in this life, but in the end, he had to take this step.
However, since he had taken this step, Li Xiang would not stop. He would bravely move forward and not repeat the same mistake.
The two of them nodded slightly while holding their wine glasses. They went to study in the Twilight of the Gods and the Earth Awakening respectively. Tian Yin majored in Guardian while Xue Ni studied theology. She was now the Deputy Bishop of the Church of the Holy Server in City 0126. After graduation, she would be promoted to the branch leader.
Obviously, they did not think that they would be able to enter Li Xiang's inner circle.
"If necessary, we can also drop out of school and come help." Compared to the other people present, Tian Yin felt a little restrained and inferior. At first, she thought that Li Xiang was interested in her and Xue Ni's bodies, but now, many of the beauties present were prettier and sexier than them. This caused her to lose her last bit of confidence.
Now that the Chanlu Temple family was under Li Xiang, if he kicked her away, she did not know how her family would live.
Xue Ni, who was even more shy, was also very nervous. She held her wine glass with both hands, and the buttons in front of her robe were almost broken by her.
"No need, no need. Just follow your own plans." Li Xiang waved his hand and shifted his gaze away awkwardly. Xue Ni seemed to have developed a lot and became the most majestic among the women present.
She was also wearing a very form-fitting robe …
This girl's nervous expression did not change at all.
In fact, Li Xiang was a very simple person. As long as it was a friend, he would be willing to help. It was just that it was more difficult to become his friend.
"Alright, alright. Tell me about your surprise. It feels terrible to be surrounded by so many beauties, but I'm not the main character. I have to go back quickly so that I don't become your supporting character," Wang Bo urged with a smile on the side to ease the atmosphere.
When the surprise was mentioned, the others looked at Li Xiang. The core members of the Scarlet Moon family rarely gathered together. This time, all of them were gathered. It was obvious that something important was going to be announced.
Li Xiang would never disappoint them.
"I have some good news and some bad news. I'll say the good news first." Li Xiang took a sip of red wine and said with a smile, "First, I'd like to introduce our two new members. Mu from the Blood Tribe and Nathro from the Werewolf Tribe. They are both Level 3 Magicians and will settle down here in the future. They might even move their families here. Wang Bo, please make the arrangements. "
"Okay, no problem." Wang Bo smiled, but in his heart, he was extremely shocked. Looking at the two girls' humble appearance, he thought that they were maids or slaves that Li Xiang had bought. But looking at the situation, they were already Level-3 magicians at such a young age. Clearly, they were the young elites of the Blood Clan and the Werewolf Clan!
When did this guy get involved with the other races?
A Level-3 Magician was already the strongest fighter in City 0126 at the moment!
"With them around, you won't have to rely on unit 169 for many operations. Like I said before, we welcome homeless practitioners here, but the prerequisite is that they must be clean and have a criminal record. Those with problems will not be accepted. In the future, we will let them lead the people we recruit to form a city law enforcement team. " Li Xiang said coldly, "Remember, the city is getting more and more chaotic. When facing enemies, we only have one way to deal with them. Kill!"
"Okay." Everyone nodded.
"There's another good news. I will set up a branch of the Scarlet Heavy Industry in the extreme north. The arrangements there have been completed, but I need someone to help me. Number One, I'm counting on you. " Li Xiang looked at her. This was his first woman in this world. Having lived two lives, Li Xiang did not have many restrictions on the relationship between men and women, but he was not promiscuous either.
After talking to Fei Yujing, he was even more convinced that he only had Ming Xu in his heart.
Therefore, he felt guilty towards Number One, even though she had taken the initiative to give herself to him.
This was a way to make up for it. Letting her stay in Lancelot Manor could also help them avoid many disasters that might happen in the future.
"Eh? Eh? Eh? " Number One was stunned, but soon understood what he meant. She could act coquettishly towards Li Xiang like before, but that was under the premise that it was a casual occasion. Now was obviously not the time, so Number One quickly put away her expression and nodded solemnly. "I will definitely complete the mission well."
"Okay, sorry to trouble you. That place … is also my father's old residence." Li Xiang hesitated, but still said it.
The few of them were stunned. Number One covered her mouth, excited.
Even if he did not have her in his heart, he still cared about her a lot. To her, that was enough.
Fire Phoenix looked at Number One enviously and took a sip of red wine.
"One last piece of good news …" Li Xiang smiled mysteriously. "Are you guys ready?"
"Hurry up and tell us. You're always keeping us in suspense." Hunting Sky pushed him and rolled her eyes. "How much of a surprise?"
"I stole Wessex's Origin Substance extraction technology." Li Xiang thought about it and decided to use the word "stole". "Oh, don't be too happy. It's only a part of it."
"… Wait, let me calm down." Wang Bo felt his head heat up. The others were also completely stunned.
Origin Substance extraction technology?
That was Wessex's most important asset.
It was a technology that even the five Sovereigns could not get their hands on.
"You, you're not joking?" Hunting Sky was also stunned. She knew the pain of lacking resources. Origin Substances had always been something that cultivators loved the most.
However, they could only buy Origin Substances from Wessex. The price was set by them.
"Heavens …" Fire Phoenix was holding the red wine so tightly that her hand was slightly red. "Do you know what you're saying?"
"Don't be too happy. I only stole a small part of it." Li Xiang waved his hand casually. He had even more shocking things that he had not said. "It's probably just a prototype. According to my observations, Wessex uses a magic formation to place it under an Origin Substance extraction tower. It's very fast and can produce the rarest Origin Substance solid. "
"What I stole was a very marginal technology. After I modified it, it can only use a special mechanism to extract Origin Substance gas." Li Xiang spread out the blueprints in his arms and explained his "masterpiece" in detail. "The creation of this mechanism is very complicated and difficult. It requires a very powerful mechanic. It also requires a large amount of resources to operate. However, once the extraction begins, it will be effective. A single mechanism can work 24 hours a day and produce a thousand standard tubes of Origin Substance gas. It's about a hundred million Blue Star Coins, which is three billion Blue Star Coins per month. "
"Three billion …" Wang Bo was a little stunned. Suddenly, he felt that his business empire was a joke.
The Scarlet Moon Group that he controlled now was not even a billion Blue Star Coins per month, and this was before all the expenses were deducted.
Based on the Scarlet Moon's current rate of development, it would be good if they could make five to six billion Blue Star Coins per year. After all, they had many people to feed and many resources to consume.
This rate of production was already very good. It was one of the best among the upper-class families. After all, they had only been established recently. Wang Bo was also proud of this.
However, he was now completely conquered by Li Xiang.
A single machine could make a net profit of thirty-six billion Blue Star Coins per year. With this rate of accumulation, the Scarlet Moon would probably enter the ranks of the aristocratic families in a year or two.
No wonder Wessex was said to be richer than the seven continents combined!
"Don't be happy too early. The cost of a machine like this is very high. Even I would need a month to make one, and the cost would be very high. If it were someone else, it would be even more difficult. I've estimated that it would be good if the factory could make one within half a year. " Li Xiang was telling the truth. He had designed this machine because of the mechanical roulette. Compared to Wessex's machine, its efficiency was considered low.
Even so, he had spent a lot of time assembling it himself. If it were not for the help of a group of old people in Lancelot's manor, it would not have been completed so quickly.
Other mechanics who did not understand the principles would not have been able to complete it so quickly.
This was the trashiest machine. It was not a core extraction, and its efficiency was only half of his own.
As Li Xiang's body grew stronger, his extraction efficiency would increase, but the mechanical device would not.
However, this one machine was enough for now.
"Is it really okay to tell us all this?" Wang Bo looked at him and asked the question that was on everyone's mind.
This was not a small matter. With such a huge amount of wealth and technology, if anyone here betrayed them or had bad intentions, something big would happen.
"I guess it won't take long for this to be exposed. The information will be leaked sooner or later. As for the technology? " Li Xiang smiled but did not say anything. The blueprint of the machine was extremely complicated, but anyone could imitate it. However, without the core, they could not make the machine work.
And the core of the activation was Li Xiang.
This was also why he was fearless.
As for the information being leaked. Venus had secretly told him that it would not take long for him to be put on the table and become the new leader of The Fool's Faction.
It was normal for the son to grasp the father's technology.
She was now preparing to make contact with Wesykes. She was probably planning to unite The Fool's Sect and Wesykes, using Li Xiang, who had both bloodlines, as the pivot. Although he did not know why she was so confident that she could convince Duke Siluo, from his understanding of Venus, this woman never lied.
"The most important thing is that I trust all of you here." Li Xiang smiled but did not say anything. He also wanted to use this matter to select the core members one last time.
He hoped that all of them could pass the test.
Everyone was shocked and moved. They had a feeling that if they followed Li Xiang, they might be able to create a miracle.
As for the possibility of betrayal, Wang Bo, who was the first to ask, knew that it was impossible.
Because they did not need to.
Among them, apart from Sky Hunter, Dusk, and Nathro, who had the potential to become players, the others would never be able to reach that level in their entire lives. If they could not become players, the Origin Form extraction technology was much less attractive.
They did not need large amounts of resources to cultivate, and they understood the principle that a man's wealth was his own ruin. Sometimes, if you had too much and did not have the power to protect you, it was equivalent to having nothing.
And the person protecting them could only be Li Xiang.
"I'll leave this important business to you, Flamephoenix." Li Xiang looked at Flamephoenix, who had been silent the entire time.
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