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Molting the Mortal Coil - Chapter 919

Published at 29th of March 2024 05:57:18 AM


Chapter 919: Business

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Chapter 919: Business

Since theyd taken the respectful approach, the most relevant members of the Lang Clan were able to assemble properly to greet them. That meant those most skilled in business were in attendance, namely Ling and the Clan Leader, Yating. Yating inherited a sense for business from his mother, and this acumen got him the spot as the Clan Leader. They needed a shrewd manager that wouldnt overextend or lead them into bad investments, not just in their business ventures, but their other activities as well.

Sage as well as many others of the Lang Clan with important positions were also present to greet the representatives from Thousand Treasures. Of course, that was only for the initial greetings. Thousand Treasures had to bring along a huge group to show off their prestige. They brought a hundred guards equipped in some very expensive matching gear sets, armored from head to toe with each of them carrying a dozen expensive one off weapons. More impressively they arrived on a true Flying Ship, the huge Magical Tool being so expensive that it was equal to the entire net worth of multiple third rank powers. As one of the most wealthy groups in the Dou Kingdom, they took this opportunity to flaunt their power: money. Each Flying Ship was like a mobile Sect. The defensive arrays it carried were more powerful than most Sect Protecting Arrays, and that was if the prospective attacker could even keep up with it as it flew rapidly across the sky.

The cheap propeller powered Airships were like snails in comparison to a Flying Ship moving many times faster than sound. What was even more intimidating was that they were large enough to carry around an army of Cultivators and were mounted with weapons that could threaten other Sect Protecting Arrays. They truly embodied the idea of burying ones enemies with a mountain of money.

Even so, the Lang Clan wasnt worried by the Flying Ship at its gates. Others might be intimidated by its might, but they only found it to be impressive. While a Flying Ship was powerful, it wasnt invincible. The downside to making so much power mobile was that it had a much more demanding power source. The expenditure to attack or defend against sect sized arrays was much higher than it would be for a massive sect on its own. They had to use more moderately sized arrays which made them more complex and expensive and they couldnt rely upon the land beneath the sect to draw power from. Mobile Qi Gathering arrays were far less efficient than one a sect would have and theyd have to spend a fortune on dense Spirit Stones to fuel its offensive abilities. L1tLagoon witnessed the first publication of this chapter on Ñøv€l--B1n.

The Lang Clan wasnt rich enough to afford such a massive toy, but that didnt mean they feared it. They had been careful to keep their people in only two main locations, both of which were very well protected by powerful arrays. If Thousand Treasures tried to attack them with the Flying Ship the expenditure necessary by both sides would be very uneven. Perhaps if this Flying Ship was floating over the Jade Hordes field base they might be a little worried, but here in Lionheart Town? They were utterly confident. Well, mostly at least. There was still a chance that Thousand Treasures was hiding some secret super weapon they knew nothing about. They were operating for so long and with so much money there was no telling what they might have.

Iron Mountain was just as disruptive in the banking industry, while the Black Dog Company unified mercenaries allowing them freedom and essentially unionizing them against their employers. Now the mercenaries had a set of unified rules and also prices and safeguards against bad employers. The Black Dog Companys secret was actually related to their mercenary badge. It was very hard to cheat which enforced their rules, and also helped them track down offenders.

Iron Mountain on the other hand was far more interesting. Somehow, they were in control of many Secret Regions, pocket dimensions they could use as vaults. It was unknown if they could make them or were just very good at finding them, but either way they controlled many of them and this gave them the most secure vaults around. They also had extremely powerful defensive arrays, detection arrays and highly trained security forces.

The Black Dog Company was given the duty to protect short distance transportation and Iron Mountain stored their great wealth and excess supplies. These three teaming up birthed the Three Major Businesses, which then became four when Lotus Valley joined them a few centuries later. Lotus Valleys power came from its information network, one which the Lang Clan had been bumping into quite often lately. In fact, they were pretty sure that Lotus Valley would be coming to visit them next if the negotiations with Thousand Treasures didnt go well.

The beautiful women across the table from the three of them responded to Yating with a smile, Youre such a flatterer, but I dont think this is the place for teasing. Our parents are watching after all.

Yating smiled pleasantly, but it was obvious he was not amused by the overly flirtatious nature of the woman.




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