Chapter 368: Big Business

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

After Wang Xiao finished speaking, there was no sound in the office for ten minutes.

Lin Xiang maintained his wide-eyed expression as he sat stiffly on the sofa, as if he had been petrified.

Ten minutes later, Lin Xiang finally blinked a few times. After taking a deep breath to calm himself down, he asked hesitantly, “Brother Wang, let me ask you. What level are you now?”

“Level three.”

“Then what are you trying to advance to…?” was no

“Okay.”

Lin Xiang nodded and took a pen and paper from the desk. “Let’s start with leveling up to four… Have you gathered all those resources?”

“70 million units of [Refined Copper Ore], 50 million units of [Mithril Ore], and 30 million units of [Purple Gold Mineral].”

Every time Wang Xiao said something, Lin Xiang would write it down on a piece of paper. “And then?”

“That’s it.”

“That’s it?!”

Lin Xiang exclaimed. The pen in his hand almost broke. “You were preparing to become a level five lord, but you only prepared so little?”

“I’ve been busy recently and don’t have time to go to the secret realm to collect resources…”

Wang Xiao replied in an embarrassed voice. After half a second, he changed the topic. “That’s why I said it’s a big business. How about it? Can the Lord’s Shop settle it?”

“We can, but…”

Lin Xiang looked troubled. He thought for a moment and asked tactfully, “Brother Wang, let’s not talk about a level five lord for now. You should know how many resources are needed to advance to a level four lord, right?”

Wang Xiao nodded. Lin Xiang continued, “Let’s not talk about ordinary resources like refined iron and spiritual herbs. [Platinum Mine], [Purple Gold Mineral] and [Advanced Energy Core]… These things are not cheap!”

“I know.”

Wang Xiao nodded again. “That’s why I came to look for the Lord’s Shop. If even you can’t gather them, I guess I can only go to the secret realm to slowly collect them.”

“… Thank you for trusting the Lord’s Shop so much!”

Lin Xiang muttered angrily. He paused for a moment and said, “Let’s not talk about these high-level resources first. The most important resource to become a level four lord is the [Core Upgrade Stone].”

“This thing is usually provided by the universities when you enroll. It’s almost not circulated on the market… Of course! Our Lord’s Shop definitely has it, but the price…”

“Price is not a problem.”

Without waiting for Lin Xiang to finish, Wang Xiao waved his hand and said,

“As long as you can help me gather these resources, just name your price!”

Looking at Wang Xiao’s rich and imposing appearance, Lin Xiang’s face became even more awkward. It wasn’t that he didn’t believe in Wang Xiao’s wealth, but the value of these resources was simply too high.

Other than those illustrious families on the global level, ordinary lords would spend their time slowly collecting them. Hence, they could not understand how terrifying the value of these resources was.

However, if they were put together and calculated carefully, just the value of the resources to become a level four lord was enough to buy this branch under him. Moreover, Wang Xiao’s ultimate goal was a level five lord.

However, when he thought of the resources Wang Xiao had sold previously, Lin Xiang felt that the other party might really have such strength.

After hesitating for a few minutes, Lin Xiang said, “How about this? I’ll make you an offer first. As for whether you want to do this business… we’ll talk about it later!”

“Thank you, Manager Lin.”

Wang Xiao nodded and thanked him. Then, Lin Xiang began to organize the papers.

First, he listed all the required resources and quantities on the paper. This segment alone took more than half an hour.

After a short rest, Lin Xiang took the list and asked one by one.

More than half an hour later, Lin Xiang’s hair was almost bald. Finally, he came up with a number.

“This is the current situation—”

Lin Xiang handed the list to Wang Xiao, “Spiritual herbs can be planted in the territory, and some ordinary ores are easy to collect, so I didn’t include them. However, I have already marked them.”

Speaking of this, Lin Xiang paused for a moment. After confirming that Wang Xiao understood, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, “As for the total price of the other resources, after calculation, it’s one hundred and eighteen billion five hundred and ninety seven million coins.”

“What?!”

Zhou Xiruo immediately exclaimed. Wang Xiao was so scared that his hands trembled, and he almost slapped the list on Lin Xiang’s face!

Although he knew that the price of this batch of resources was definitely not low, wasn’t one hundred billion too ridiculous?

Lin Xiang seemed to have guessed that the two of them would have such a reaction. He covered his ears before Zhou Xiruo could cry out in surprise.

He paused for a few seconds and waited for the two of them to calm down before sighing helplessly. “I know this price is very high, but this is already the price after the discount.”

“Brother Wang is our supplier lord and enjoys a 30% discount. Furthermore, within the scope of my authority, I got a discount of 620,000 star coins. Otherwise, the price would be even higher.”

Wang Xiao gulped and pursed his lips as he probed, “Only 30% off? Can’t your

Lord’s Shop give me a better discount for such a big business?”

“Of course there will be discounts, but I’ll have to discuss it with the headquarters before I can confirm the exact amount.”

After saying that, Lin Xiang sighed again. “But in my experience, this ‘discount’ won’t exceed one billion.”

One billion star coins was not a small sum, but in front of the base figure of “one hundred billion”, even Lin Xiang did not feel confident.

As expected.

When Wang Xiao heard the “one billion” discount, his expression did not change at all. Although he and Zhou Xiruo could not even fork out one hundred million star coins, he still felt that “one billion” was a small sum of money.

After a few minutes of silence, Lin Xiang finally said, “Brother Wang, as the manager, I shouldn’t say such things, but it’s really not urgent for the lord to level up. Why don’t… we forget it?”

“Wang Xiao, why don’t you reconsider?”

Zhou Xiruo also advised softly, “Manager Lin is right. Haste makes waste. You can’t be greedy and advance rashly just because you have… that thing.”

In a moment of panic, Zhou Xiruo almost said Lang Buli’s lord core, but fortunately, she reacted in time and changed her words.

Wang Xiao understood what Zhou Xiruo meant, but after thinking about it, he still shook his head seriously. “No, I have to level up as soon as possible.”

Without waiting for Zhou Xiruo to persuade him again, Wang Xiao said in his heart through the [Vassal Contract], “The reason why I’m in a hurry to level up is not only because of Lang Buli’s lord core. Don’t forget that the battle will start in thirty days.”

Hearing this reason, Zhou Xiruo immediately fell silent.

She knew that the Purple Star would be waging war on the Blue Planet in 30 days. Although Qi Lianjun had repeatedly promised that the military would handle the matter properly, if the Blue Planet’s military was no match for them, they, as young lords, would have to take over.

Even though they believed in the strength of the Blue Planet’s military, there was no harm in taking precautions..