When will you transfer the money?

Facing Daenerys's questioning, Chen Ming didn't waste any words and got straight to the point: "Lady Daenerys, I'll be blunt. I want the [city building token] in your hands!"

The [city building token] again.

Daenerys took a deep breath, and after a moment of silence, she said, "Your Excellency Calamity, I think you've misunderstood. I've never had the [city building token] you speak of; in fact, I've never even heard of it!"

"Heh!" Chen Ming sneered, stood up, and headed for the door. "Since you don't want to talk right now, forget it. However, you'll have to endure staying here for a while, My Lady."

What a bitch!

It seemed she wouldn't be honest until she suffered a bit.

Chen Ming was in no hurry.

Possessing memories of his past life, he knew for certain that Daenerys definitely had the [city building token].

"I'm going to go level up now. I probably won't be back for ten days or even half a month."

"Before that, my dear Lady Daenerys, let me give you a kind reminder. I have plenty of patience to wait, but the Thorn Family..." At this point, Chen Ming paused and gave a strange laugh. "Without you there to oversee things, I'm afraid it won't be long before they split apart."

As the wealthiest family in "Eternal," the Thorn Family possessed endless riches, but internal power struggles had never ceased.

Factions were everywhere.

Previously, Daenerys had suppressed them with an iron fist, maintaining a surface-level peace.

Without Daenerys, it likely wouldn't take long for the Thorn Family to rapidly fragment.

When wealth accumulates to a certain level, it becomes a catalyst for hatred, enough to make people abandon family, love, and friendship.

Moreover, without Daenerys in charge, the Thorn Family was a rich cake in the eyes of many large factions, and everyone wanted a bite.

"Wait!" Seeing that Chen Ming was about to leave, Daenerys suddenly called out to him.

Chen Ming was right.

Without her there, given the tempers of those old fogies in the Thorn Family, it probably wouldn't be long before the entire family completely split.

She had to get back quickly.

Thinking of this, Daenerys let out a long breath and slowly spoke to Chen Ming, "I can give you the [city building token], but what can you give me?"

"Heh, I saved your life. Isn't that enough?" Chen Ming chuckled.

"Save me?" Daenerys sneered. "It was nothing more than for the [city building token] in my hands. If you can't show some sincerity, then we have nothing more to discuss."

"What do you want?" Chen Ming asked flatly.

"I want you," Daenerys said, her words shocking.

Chen Ming gave her a surprised look. "Fine."

As he spoke, he began to take off his clothes.

"Stop!" Daenerys's face flushed, and she hurriedly called for Chen Ming to stop. "I meant I want you to form an alliance with me."

Although Chen Ming indeed fit her aesthetic preferences perfectly—and she had even thought about making him one of her subjects before—

At this moment, she wanted Chen Ming's strength more.

Taking down the strongest of the Second, Third, and Fourth Tiers in a single night.

Controlling an endless Zerg Army.

Killing a Ninth Tier powerhouse with a single arrow.

The strength and potential Chen Ming displayed could no longer be described as ridiculous; he was a monster.

He was someone very likely to become a god, or even a forbidden powerhouse who transcended gods.

Exchanging one [city building token] for a future forbidden powerhouse.

This deal was not a loss.

"Of course, no problem."

Chen Ming nodded decisively. He had already intended to pull the Thorn Family onto his ship.

Or rather, he had long coveted the immense wealth of the Thorn Family.

If he could obtain the financial support of the Thorn Family, it wouldn't be long before he could completely build his main city.

"Respected Lady Daenerys."

"As an ally, it shouldn't be a problem to invest a few tens of trillions of gold coins in me first, right?"

Chen Ming grinned.

"Tens of trillions of gold coins?" Daenerys almost laughed from anger. "You certainly have the nerve to ask."

Tens of trillions of gold coins.

He really dared to open his mouth.

One had to know that even if the Thorn Family was wealthy and powerful, it was impossible for them to produce tens of trillions of gold coins all at once.

This amount of gold could buy several main cities.

"My Lady, rest assured, your investment in me will definitely not be a loss."

Chen Ming didn't waste any more words and took the [Eternal Forge] out of his backpack.

"This is..." Daenerys looked at the [Eternal Forge] in confusion.

After seeing the specific effects of the [Eternal Forge], Daenerys was instantly stunned.

"An Eternal-Grade item that infinitely produces [Eternal Stone]."

Daenerys's lips parted slightly, her eyes filled with disbelief.

One had to know that the Thorn Family had originally started in mining. As the person in power, Daenerys naturally knew of the existence of [Eternal Stone].

An Eternal-Grade ore.

The best material for building a main city, each piece was worth a fortune.

However, [Eternal Stone] was simply too rare. Even if they occasionally appeared, there were only a dozen or so scattered pieces.

Even the most powerful main cities in the world today had only incorporated a small amount of [Eternal Stone] during their construction.

But now, she actually saw a special item in Chen Ming's hands that could infinitely produce [Eternal Stone].

This was simply heaven-defying!

*Pant, pant!!* Daenerys's chest began to heave violently.

With just one glance, she could see the value of the [Eternal Forge].

On the market, the price for one [Eternal Stone] was 5 million gold coins.

And that was just the market price. The reality was that strategic materials like [Eternal Stone] almost never circulated on the open market.

Therefore, the true price of each [Eternal Stone] was at least 8 million gold coins or more.

Yet the cost of producing an [Eternal Stone] through the [Eternal Forge] was only 1 million gold coins per piece.

An 800% profit.

If an item had a 100% profit, someone would dare to trample on all human laws and morals; with a 300% profit, the entire world would go crazy for it, regardless of the cost.

As for an 800% profit... it was completely unthinkable.

At this moment, in Daenerys's eyes, the [Eternal Forge] was simply a golden hen that could lay infinite golden eggs.

It took a long while before she calmed her excited heart.

"No wonder you want to get the [city building token] from me, even at the cost of making an enemy of the Sinful Beast Clan."

"I guess you must want to build a main city constructed entirely of [Eternal Stone]."

Daenerys stared at Chen Ming with burning eyes.

"So, are you interested in investing a few tens of trillions of gold coins to cooperate?" Chen Ming invited with a smile.

"Of course, no problem," Daenerys said with a beaming smile.

An 800% profit was enough for her to decisively agree to any of Chen Ming's requests.

In fact, even if Chen Ming asked her to strip naked on the spot, she wouldn't hesitate in the slightest.

"So... when are you sending the money?"