Super Island Tycoon

Chapter 1343: Chapter 1342: Bonus

No need, go on in. We’ve got some important guests coming later.” Jiang Cheng looked into the distance, clearly deep in thought as he spoke.

When it came to Ten Thousand Realms, Jiang Cheng had absolute confidence. He believed that since those small fry could get wind of it, the real big shots definitely wouldn’t let this chance slip by, and would be in a rush to come find him. All he needed to do was wait at home.

Time ticked by bit by bit, and gradually, night fell.

Just then, four cars silently pulled up at the gate. A dozen Jing Wei got out first, and right after them, two elderly men stepped down from two of the cars.

”Old Li, you’re pretty impatient, huh.” One old man said to the other with a smile.

”Old Zhang, like you aren’t? I rushed like hell and still only got here about the same time as you. Looks like you’re not stupid either—you know what Ten Thousand Realms means to us.” The elder called Old Li shot back, not willing to be outdone.

”Haha, then it depends on the kid’s attitude. Come on, let’s head in.” The old man surnamed Li said as he stepped forward. Seeing this, Old Zhang hurried to follow.

In the villa’s main hall, Yan had already brewed top-grade pu’er, and Jiang Cheng was sitting on the sofa waiting. The moment they’d entered the neighborhood, Yan had already signaled: four cars, and aside from the two elders everyone was armed. In the Hua Family estate, only those super big shots could pull that off. Their identities were obvious from that alone.

”Honorable sirs, may I ask who you’re looking for?” Yan stood at the door and asked. The girl looked pretty good—that was the first reaction of both elders, and they both completely failed to see she was a robot. ”We’re looking for Jiang Cheng. He’s here, right?” the old man surnamed Zhang said. ”Yan, let them in!” Jiang Cheng’s voice came from the hall.

The two elders noticed Jiang Cheng had no intention of coming out to greet them, and couldn’t help but exchange a look. Come on—given their status, forget when the two of them showed up together; even if just one of them went out for an inspection, which regional governor wouldn’t personally come out to receive them? Yet here, they were being treated this coldly.

”Haha, interesting, interesting.” Old Li chuckled. His temperament was bold and hearty; he’d never cared much for these little formalities.

In the villa’s hall, the three of them sat facing each other, with an absolutely stunning woman standing to the side. The two elders stared at the young man without saying a word, and the whole hall fell into a strange, tense atmosphere.

It was still Jiang Cheng who spoke first and broke the silence.

”For you two to come to my place so late at night, I’m guessing it’s not just to take a look at me, right?” Jiang Cheng looked at the two elders with a perfectly calm expression. He knew full well these two were absolutely big shots—just from the aura they gave off, there was no way they could be compared to that small-time Wang from earlier today.

”Jiang Xiaoyou, I won’t beat around the bush with you. We came for Ten Thousand Realms.” The one surnamed Li said, looking straight at Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng didn’t respond. Instead, he gave them a ”I knew it would be like this” kind of look, as if he were waiting for something.

Seeing Jiang Cheng like this, both elders cursed inwardly, ”Little fox.” Jiang Cheng refused to speak and had made them talk first, instantly seizing the initiative. They were here to ask for technology; they couldn’t very well follow his lead and sit there in silence too—otherwise what the hell had they come for?

”Let’s introduce ourselves first. This is Zhang Yi, commander of the Yanbang Team District. My name is Li Shengli, I’m considered military as well.” When Jiang Cheng heard that, he was shocked. Zhang Yi being from the Yanbang Team District wasn’t much by itself, but Li Shengli was no small figure at all!

The current Patriarch of the Li Family, former vice-head of the Federal military-political leadership, one of the seven top brass—he might have stepped down, but his children had taken over. You could say when the Li Family gives a little shake, the Hua Family trembles three times. And this kind of big shot was now sitting in front of him doing a self-introduction. No matter how he thought about it, it was a rush. He didn’t dare act arrogant now; this elder had no idea how much he’d done for the Hua Family, and was definitely worthy of respect.

Thinking this, Jiang Cheng hurriedly offered greetings to the two elders. But on the matter of Ten Thousand Realms, he still showed no sign of backing down. After all, he was counting on this system to let him gain a foothold in this world. However, after hearing that both elders were from the military, Jiang Cheng’s mind started working in a new direction.

”Ahem, well then, Jiang Xiaoyou, we came this time hoping you could lend us the Ten Thousand Realms System. We want to use it for military training.” Zhang Yi said bluntly. From the first moment they saw the Ten Thousand Realms System, they’d been thrilled. Virtual reality that can perfectly simulate real conditions—imagine if they used this system for live combat simulation. The combat capability of the Hua Family’s forces would increase by a geometric magnitude!

Li Shengli was thinking even further ahead. This system wasn’t just for the military—what if it were used for scientific research? Ten Thousand Realms can simulate all kinds of materials. If scientific R&D were carried out inside Ten Thousand Realms, wouldn’t that mean the Hua Family never again had to bear any trial-and-error costs in research? What a massive budget that would save! So the two of them had traveled all the way from Yanbang to Wu City just to negotiate with Jiang Cheng in person.

”Well, sirs, this system belongs to the Rice Company. I’m just the project lead.” Jiang Cheng tried to feint once more.

”Jiang Xiaoyou, now that’s lacking in sincerity. We’ve already looked into it—you’ve only handed the system over to the Rice Company to operate, and take a cut from it. In that case, if you hand the system over to the nation to operate, we’ll give you one percent of the profits every year. You should understand: national operation and a single-company operation are two completely different concepts.” Zhang Yi said, clearly coming prepared.

Indeed, if the nation operated Ten Thousand Realms, Jiang Cheng’s profits would multiply several times over. But if Jiang Cheng cared about money, he would’ve gone solo from the start and never involved the Rice Company at all. You could say Zhang Yi was aiming at the wrong target.

”Mr. Zhang, I’m not very interested in money. As for the Ten Thousand Realms System, I hope it can be used by ordinary people, not monopolized by one particular side. Do you understand what I mean?” Even with two major figures sitting across from him, Jiang Cheng still spoke calmly, neither humble nor arrogant.

After hearing Jiang Cheng’s words, a glint flashed in Li Shengli’s eyes. It seemed all his earlier preparation had been aimed in the wrong direction. However, it wasn’t too late to correct things now, he thought.

”Jiang Xiaoyou, don’t be hasty. We can find a compromise. How about this: you open up an independent space within Ten Thousand Realms and give it to us. Only the military will have usage rights. We’ll pay you each year for it—say, ten thousand per square meter—and I promise that in future, the Rice Company’s development won’t be hindered in any way...” Li Shengli looked at Jiang Cheng as he spoke, thinking that this time there shouldn’t be any reason to refuse. You have to know: with just one promise from him, the Rice Company could save itself decades of struggle. The Hua Family’s leading enterprise would basically be the Rice Company. That reward was very generous by any standard. But Jiang Cheng still shook his head.