X-Dragon Era

Twisting words and seizing reason? That's right... Yi Luo Xiang was indeed twisting words to seize reason, but her intention was only to break the deadlock, not to expect to persuade the other party with those words. You see... Xin Yun had been rendered speechless just now. If the deadlock wasn't broken, Xin Yun wouldn't be able to continue negotiating.

Sure enough, taking advantage of the opening Yi Luo Xiang had created, Xin Yun's thoughts shifted and he spoke up, "Well then, Principal, no matter what, let's do a pilot program this time. You assign your best teaching resources to us and let's see if we can cultivate a few geniuses!"

Faced with Xin Yun's words, the three big bosses furrowed their brows at the same time. Such terms were impossible to agree to. The reason they hadn't pointed it out was just to avoid ending things on a bad note, but if Xin Yun thought he could convince them with these words, there wasn't a sliver of possibility.

Xin Yun naturally knew this wasn't feasible, but... his intention had now been achieved. He had successfully made his request. Next... was to up the ante in various ways. There's nothing in the world that can't be negotiated.

While contemplating, without waiting for the three big bosses to refuse, Xin Yun quickly spoke up, "In that case, we can't just use the teaching resources of Mountain Sea Academy for free, let alone the best ones. As compensation, we will definitely ensure your satisfaction."

"Oh?" Upon hearing Xin Yun's words, the three big bosses didn't show much reaction. Paying money? Given Xin Yun's identity and background, how much could he possibly offer?

Observing the three big bosses' composed appearance, Xin Yun chuckled lightly, well aware... that he, Xin Yun, was now the leader of a sect that controlled thirty-six mega-cities, with a population within his territory reaching about six hundred million. His monthly income was astronomical, making him absolutely capable of offering money.

Now, although Xin Yun needed to spend a lot of precious metals to repair the Sky-opening Axe, the fact was... the biggest shortfall was only gold; he still had a large surplus of silver.

Gold is the most valued among metals, especially since after over ten years of his hoarding, the price of gold had risen continuously. The most pressing problem now was that practically no one was willing to exchange gold for silver anymore. As gold prices rose year after year, most people preferred to hoard gold for appreciation!

As a result, many items on the market could only be bought with gold, leading to a situation where the everyday currency, originally gold and silver, had now shifted to mainly silver and bronze. The Sky-opening Sect had stockpiled so much silver it was virtually impossible to spend it all.

During his contemplation, Xin Yun smiled and said, "How about this, as long as you are willing to send out the strongest teaching force to us, then in return, every year I will give you ten million taels of silver. How does that sound?"

"What?!" Hearing Xin Yun's words, the three big bosses were shocked, their expressions changing dramatically. Ten million taels of silver—that was already equivalent to the annual gross product of a mega-city like Mountain Sea City! The entire Mountain Sea City, including Mountain Sea Academy, the Tsunami Gang, and other enterprises, could only earn that much in a year.

Do not underestimate this figure. For a mega-city to have an annual income of ten million taels of silver, that was only achievable by a bustling commercial metropolis. Mountain Sea City was not a commercial city; it was merely a city of academia. To have such income was already something that made the three big bosses proud.

In fact, the three big bosses collectively controlled three cities: Mountain Sea City, Hai Tian City, and Cuishan City. The combined annual income of these three mega-cities was only about two trillion taels. Now, Xin Yun was offering one trillion all at once, an amount that was certainly enough to move them.

Watching the astonished expression of the three big bosses, Xin Yun shook his head with a smile. Although one trillion was not a small amount, for Xin Yun, who controlled thirty-six mega-cities, it was merely a drop in the ocean.

In reality, this money didn't even need to come from taxes. It could simply be taken from the silver stolen by the Wave Valley Five Rats. Frankly speaking, inside the space of the Chaos Cauldron, there was a severe surplus of silver, along with bronze, red iron, and tin, literally piling up into small mountains. The only thing lacking was gold, and even if several trillion were moved out, it would barely make a dent.

After exchanging glances with each other, the three big bosses were inclined to agree, but the difficulty laying before them was that once the best teaching resources were sent out, the educational quality of Mountain Sea Academy would decline, something they were not willing to see.

Observing the expressions of the three big bosses, Xin Yun knew... that such a bargaining chip had already tempted them, but it was still not enough for them to make a decisive decision; something was missing.

Of course, if Xin Yun were willing to throw in another trillion taels, the deal would generally be set. However, despite the serious surplus of silver Xin Yun had, he was not one to be wasteful and knew when to save.

Amidst his contemplation, Xin Yun said with a smile, "Actually, you need not worry so much. Mountain Sea Academy has five year sections. We can only borrow teaching resources from one of those year sections at any given time. Though the impact can't be nonexistent, it's not as significant as imagined, right?"

"Hmm?" Hearing Xin Yun's words, the three big bosses were stunned, then lowered their heads to contemplate. Indeed... if one year section was drawn from five, the impact would be there, but not as large as imagined. Such a disruption might be repairable, especially when they could not ignore the ten trillion taels of silver. With that money, there were just too many things that could be done, whether for the academy, the city, or the gang.