Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 1772: Chapter 143: Riches Overflow! Half-step Immortal Artifact (Requesting Monthly Tickets)_2

“Rich, are you interested in copper ingots?” Emperor Qingyu suddenly became invigorated. “Indeed, we have a large stockpile of copper ingots. This material is expensive and has limited uses beyond making shillings.”

“The Wang family has a demand for all kinds of metals,” Wang Fugui replied leisurely. “From basic gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, to Xuan Iron, Red Copper, Cold Crystal Silver, Geng Metal, and so on, as long as it’s a material, we need it.”

Copper is extremely important to the Wang family.

It is an excellent energy conduction material, with many industrial uses, and has always been consumed in large amounts, just like other metal materials.

Now that the Wang family is in a period of great development, the demand for various metal materials is like a bottomless pit.

“Good, good, good!” Emperor Qingyu said excitedly. “As long as you, Rich, are willing to offset it with materials, I have no objections. However, even so, it can’t offset three hundred million Immortal Crystals.”

Three hundred million Immortal Crystals is a huge sum for any First Grade Prominent Family.

Previously, Jingan’s Wei family was already strong enough, but in the face of a huge compensation, they had to sell Divine Spiritual Treasures and fixed assets like inherited estates.

“No problem, no problem, I’ve also researched Fugang County. It seems to have declined due to the depletion of its minerals,” Wang Fugui said. “But actually, due to limitations in prospecting, mining, and smelting technology, these mines still have a lot of potential untapped. Our Wang family can contract some copper mining areas, and we can discuss profit sharing and taxes in detail.”

Emperor Qingyu was delighted when he heard this.

That’s great~ the rugged mining areas of Fugang County were originally like chicken ribs—after the good meat had been eaten, even the bones were hard to chew, and sometimes the output didn’t even cover the expenses.

“Good, good, good, you’ve solved a major problem for me, Rich. Let’s just go with what you said,” Emperor Qingyu instantly felt relieved of a great burden, and his expression finally relaxed.

He waved his wide sleeve, and the mighty Mysterious Energy immediately transformed into Light, enveloping those accompanying beauties, and then he turned earnestly to Yun Mengyu, “Mengyu, don’t blame your grandfather. I’m doing this for your own good, to test Rich’s character.”

“Now it seems, our Rich’s character has passed with flying colors. So, I can rest assured to entrust you to him.”

After saying this, he soared into the sky, eager to take those accompanying beauties away.

Leaving the two young people staring at each other.

Why are these older generations so shameless?

…

Not many days had passed after dealing with Emperor Qingyu’s matter.

The fourth Old Ancestor of the Red Moon Family of Chao, Chao Yuanning, arrived in Liang Country with more than ten family Elders.

At the same time, the negotiation officer appointed by the Immortal Dynasty, King of Zhennan, also arrived in Liang Country with his entourage. His purpose this time was to support Emperor Qingyu and Rich.

King of Zhennan and Wang Fugui were old acquaintances, having had in-depth “cooperation” before, so working together was quite pleasant.

At the beginning of the negotiations, the Elders of the Chao clan started slamming the table, acting as if they would start an Immortal Demon war if Wang Fugui did not unconditionally release the prisoners.

Unfortunately, they greatly underestimated Wang Fugui.

Wang Fugui wasn’t even afraid of the Demon Emperor and dared to take a piece out of him, so why would he care about the Divine Power Territory Elders of the Chao clan?

He meticulously listed the roster of prisoners and the ransom price for each one.

In total, there were a thousand Spirit Platform Realm prisoners ranging from early stage to peak, averaging five thousand Immortal Crystals per person, amounting to fifty million Immortal Crystals.

Additionally, there were a total of five hundred Heavenly Human Realm prisoners, each priced at eighty thousand Immortal Crystals, making a ransom of forty million Immortal Crystals.

As for the Purple Abode Realm prisoners, they were the mid to high-end talents of the Chao clan, serving as commanders in the various battalions. There were a total of eighty prisoners, with Wang Fugui demanding a ransom of eighty million Immortal Crystals.

There were also three Divine Power Territory prisoners, each priced at thirty million, totaling ninety million Immortal Crystals.

Adding everyone together, it totals two hundred and sixty million Immortal Crystals!

What infuriated the Chao clan the most was, this price did not include equipment; if they wanted to reclaim captured equipment, mounts, corpse puppets, etc., they would have to pay an additional one hundred and fifty million Immortal Crystals to Wang Fugui.

Not only that, but Wang Fugui also listed the battle damage compensation for his side’s battalion, demanding four hundred million Immortal Crystals for this as well.

According to the list of ransom and compensation provided by Wang Fugui, if the Chao clan were to pay according to it, they would have to pay a total of eight hundred and ten million Immortal Crystals!

Although the Chao clan is known as the second Prominent Family of the Red Moon Demon Dynasty, with strength far above ordinary Overquality Families, almost at the level of a [True Demon Family], the demand of eight hundred million Immortal Crystals is an outrageous compensation that they couldn’t possibly accept.

Therefore, the Chao clan’s negotiation delegation resorted to various threats and bluster.

Wang Fugui, however, remained unchanged in his response, adopting an attitude as if to say, “Take it or leave it.”

At worst, he would sell the equipment and other spoils, and then sell the elite of the Chao clan to the Immortal Emperor as cannon fodder slaves.

Even if there was a loss, Wang Fugui was just a prodigal rich second generation, unconcerned with profit, as long as he was happy.

Undoubtedly, this posed an astronomical problem for the Chao clan.

Forming those three elite battalions did not cost anywhere near eight hundred million Immortal Crystals. However, the time cost, as well as the cost of training attrition, cannot simply be measured with money.

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