163: Chapter 161 Both sides felt they had made a huge profit!

These terms didn't sound complicated.

But once put on paper, it was equivalent to shackling the World Peace Company with three pairs of handcuffs.

Mines couldn't be touched at will.

Outposts couldn't be expanded.

Even running outside to survey the terrain required filing a report first.

To put it bluntly, the company spent three million pieces of void matter to buy a rental property they couldn't renovate, couldn't add extensions to, and couldn't even sweep the doorway of.

Director Wen Ya was silent for a few seconds.

The professional smile on her face didn't falter, though her blink rate increased slightly.

"Very well."

"I agree."

Regardless, once the free trade channel was opened, the company would sooner or later devour this world's market.

By then, whether these things could be done or not would no longer be up to Lin Mo.

Director Wen Ya revealed a gentle smile once more.

"We can accept Mr. Lin's requirements."

"But the company hopes to conduct a review of the terms every six months."

Lin Mo thought for a moment.

"That is acceptable."

On the stone pillar, the White Dragon King began his impotent rage, continuously ranting about how disgusting the company was.

Cecilia, meanwhile, was extremely puzzled.

She had been listening for a long time; how did these two guys give the impression that they were having such a pleasant conversation?

Could it be that both sides felt they had made a killing?

Lin Mo extended his third finger.

"One last thing."

He pulled a communication chip from his pocket and twirled it twice on his fingertips.

"I want to do another deal with the company."

Director Wen Ya tilted her head slightly.

"Please, go ahead."

Lin Mo gripped the chip and injected a trace of mana into it.

Above the ice sheet, a massive holographic projection unfolded.

In the image, a girl in a black robe, covered in mud, lay on the ground. The half-mask on her face was skewed to one side, and she looked utterly disheveled.

Her lips were trembling.

Then, in a voice on the verge of collapse, she shouted a single word.

"Da... ddy..."

The ice sheet fell into deathly silence.

On the stone pillar, the dark purple demonic patterns on the White Dragon King's left cheek twitched violently.

Cecilia's neck twisted toward the projection, her pupils constricting sharply.

"Lin Mo—!!!"

Her voice was distorted with agitation.

But the chains bound her tightly, and she could do nothing but struggle frantically.

Lin Mo ignored her and swiped his thumb to switch to the second segment.

The image changed to the ocean surface under the sun.

A handsome man in white was kneeling on the shattered ice on all fours.

His jaw had been dislocated, his tongue hung out, and from his throat came one low, hoarse, and utterly humiliating bark after another.

The White Dragon King's right eye widened suddenly.

That was him.

That footage which had been broadcast live across the entire network.

"No—! Turn it off!"

"Lin Mo, what are you doing?!"

The White Dragon King's voice cracked.

In front of the projection, Director Wen Ya's smile vanished.

She stared at the White Dragon King and Cecilia in the footage, then looked at the real versions going mad on the stone pillars.

She wore a rare expression of shock.

As a senior executive of the World Peace Company, she had seen countless types of trading chips.

Law materials, plane coordinates, forbidden technologies, even living exotic beasts.

But using social death videos of a Boundary Sea wanted criminal and the Demon Realm Empress as chips? This was the first time.

"These two videos."

Lin Mo tossed the chip in his hand.

"In your company's trading system, how much are they worth?"

Director Wen Ya chuckled.

It wasn't a polite smile, but a genuine laugh because she found it interesting.

"The White Dragon King, 342nd on the Boundary Sea wanted list, a wanted target in multiple worlds."

"Cecilia, Lord of the 18th Demon Realm, of the 72 Demon King sequence."

"The intelligence value of these two images is limited in itself."

She paused.

Director Wen Ya lightly swiped her finger through the air.

A new authorization document popped up.

The document cover changed from gold to platinum.

"Mr. Lin."

"Hand it over to us, and your trading authorization can be upgraded from Gold level to Platinum level."

"Platinum level authorization will allow you to purchase more precious goods."

"You will be able to directly enter the Boundary Sea open market and conduct bulk transactions."

She listed them one by one.

"void matter."

"Law materials."

"space crystal."

"Plane intelligence."

"Mercenary group contracts."

"All authorizations, fully upgraded."

Director Wen Ya's voice was unhurried.

"At the same time, you will gain access to the company's exclusive Boundary Sea logistics channel."

"Point-to-point delivery of goods, bypassing any transit stations."

Having said this, she added another sentence.

"As well as... an internal company memo on this world's rating."

She raised her hand and pulled a line of small text from the bottom of the document.

"Your world is internally designated as SW-7721."

"In Heran's report, it is rated as E-Class."

"But in the headquarters database, there is an independent note next to this number."

She looked at Lin Mo.

"The creation time of this note is a full three years earlier than when Heran arrived in this world."

On the ice sheet, the expressions of the Alliance members darkened.

Three years ago.

Su Xiaoli hadn't awakened yet.

The company had indeed been eyeing this world for a long time.

Director Wen Ya closed the document and returned to that flawless, gentle smile.

"Mr. Lin, I look forward to our long-term cooperation."

"Also, a friendly reminder."

"Our 7th Expansion Department recently detected the flight trajectory of the Tali Tribe mothership, the Boundary Sea pirates, in the peripheral region of the Boundary Sea."

"They are moving at high speed."

"They will arrive in this world in at most half a month."

She bowed slightly.

"If you need to, you can hire world guardians through the company's channels to protect the safety of this world."

"Of course, this would require you to cede more world authority."

Director Wen Ya looked at the black-blue ring.

"Please keep this ring on your hand."

"In the future, you can use it to trade with the company, and you can also contact me at any time."

"I will transfer the usage rights of the ring to your name shortly."

"Then, this conversation ends here."

"I wish you good luck."

The projection dissipated.

The White Dragon King completely broke down.

As a dignified King of Pretending, he would never be able to show off in the Boundary Sea again.

Once he made a grand entrance, people would say he learned to bark like a dog for a piece of trash native; where could he put his face?

Cecilia was even more despairing.

She stared fixedly at Lin Mo, her eyes filled with murderous intent that was almost tangible.

"Lin Mo!"

"I swear!"

"I will kill you!"

The Eight-Turn experts of the Alliance were all silent.

If not for the vast gap in strength, some people would have wanted to rush up, grab Lin Mo by the collar, and ask—

Did you really agree?

The foreign company was clearly here to carve out flesh.

Once unequal trade was opened, it was equivalent to opening the door and letting others come in to plunder.

A mature leader would never nod easily.

Only people who understood Lin Mo, like Shen Yuntang and Qin Lan, faintly guessed his thoughts.

But worry still weighed on their hearts.

They were afraid Lin Mo wouldn't be able to handle the consequences.

Lin Mo glanced at them and gave them a reassuring look.

Then, he raised his hand and tapped above the ring.

The black-blue ring vibrated slightly.

The next second.

A gray void projection opened in mid-air.

Immediately after, three million pieces of void matter materialized, crashing down from the void like a rainstorm!

Clatter—

Gray rhombic crystals fell one after another.

One pile.

Two piles.

Three piles.

In the blink of an eye, a gray mountain range piled up on the ice sheet.

The thick aura of void matter rolled out, causing the surrounding space to ripple densely under the pressure.

Alliance Leader Jiang You's breath hitched.

Shen Yuntang's hand gripping her sword tightened slightly.

Qin Lan stared at the mountain of crystals, her eyes extremely complex.

Three million pieces of void matter.

The Alliance, using all its strength, could only collect a little over one hundred thousand in twelve hours.

And now, the company had just made a move, and it was three million!

Lin Mo looked at the gray light, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

The company are good people too!

Much better than the White Dragon King!!

They are practically a super money-giving boy!