Chapter 1938: Wa Te's Intuition
Wen Ge's reaction was also within Jiangnan's expectations. He had heard earlier that their Star Devourer-level big shot, Man Ti the Lady Venerable, was nearing her end!
Olivia was needed as a vessel to live another life!
And since Incense Beads could extend lifespan, then the Apocalypse Race should be in great need of Incense Beads!
For Jiangnan, the Apocalypse Race wasn't a bad buyer, and their strength was enough to swallow all the goods he had on hand!
So Jiangnan didn't want to give up on Olivia!
Emotionally, Olivia was someone he had found, homeless and pitiful, and it was nice to keep her as an early warning machine!
Logically, Jiangnan needed Man Ti the Lady Venerable to be on the verge of death. Once Olivia went back and became the vessel, his Incense Beads wouldn't sell at a good price!
Jiangnan had planned this long ago, which was why he had said before that he didn't want to let go of the big fish that was the Apocalypse Race!
As for taking out the Incense Beads in front of Wen Ge, that was also a test move!
Jiangnan grinned: "If it can cover the cost, that's fine! Take it!"
Xing Cheng: (*꒦ິ口꒦ີ)ھ My baby~
Olivia: (๑•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣
What do you mean your baby?
Mo Mo: (•́ω•̀٥)…
I never knew Xing Cheng's value was so terrifying, damn it!
She's practically a money-printing bug, isn't she?
Wen Ge was anxious, however, and stepped forward to grab Jiangnan's hand!
(ꐦ°᷄益°᷅)۶ "Sell them to me! I can buy your Incense Beads at a price higher than the market rate!"
"I absolutely won't let you suffer losses! I'll take as many as you have!"
Damn it! Jiangnan actually had Incense Beads?
To find these things, Wen Ge had begged every possible connection, but due to racial competition, he couldn't buy them at all!
He never expected Jiangnan to have them in his pocket? He had First Buds, and he also had Incense Beads?
This kid was holding all the leverage!
It could be said that the lifeline of the Apocalypse Race was now in Jiangnan's hands!
Once these Incense Beads fell into the hands of other races, he would definitely never get them again!
Besides, the Noah Manor was a Dark Cosmos Entity property!
Jiangnan raised an eyebrow: (◕◔д◔ิ◕) "Oh? You want the Incense Beads? Then are you still going to compete with me for the room?"
Wen Ge gritted his teeth. Jiangnan clearly had a lot of Incense Beads in hand; no matter how much he tried to compete, he probably wouldn't succeed!
With the Incense Beads in hand, Man Ti the Lady Venerable could hold on a bit longer, and the First Buds could be dealt with later!
But the Incense Beads absolutely had to be obtained!
"N-No more competition!"
Jiangnan smiled: (⌒◡⌒◕) "Then what about the Star-Gazing Room at a hundred million a night?"
Wen Ge took a deep breath: "I'll let you have it!"
Jiangnan grinned and patted Wen Ge on the shoulder:
(●ớ₃ờ)ھ "Good! Young man, you have good eyesight!"
Then he stuffed the Incense Beads into Prison Bird's hand:
(◕･ˇ～ˇ･)っ❂ "Here! Cover it! I want to upgrade my room! Stay in the Star-Gazing Room for a month!"
Prison Bird: 乁(°口°๑)ㄏ?
Wen Ge: =͟͟͞͞(꒪口꒪‧̣̥̇)???
"You motherf*cker…"
I've already backed down, and you still pawn the Incense Beads to Noah Manor?
[From Wen Ge: Resentment +1008!]
Jiangnan glared: (ꐦ°᷄д°᷅)☛ "What did you just say?"
Wen Ge darkened his face: (̿▀̿益▀̿̿ꐦ) "N-Nothing! But I already agreed to your conditions, so why are you still…"
Jiangnan spread his hands: ʅ(･´‸･｀)ʃ "What conditions? Did I say something? Weren't you just voluntarily offering them to me?"
Then he put his arm around Wa Te and walked toward a nearby restaurant: "Hahaha! Brother Wa Te? Here to talk business? Sit, sit, sit…"
Wen Ge: !!!
God damn "voluntarily offering to you"! I've never seen someone so shameless! Why would I volunteer to give you anything for no reason?
But he didn't dare to act up, since he still relied on Jiangnan for the Incense Beads!
So he followed right behind Jiangnan running over!
(‧̣̥̇ﾟ益ﾟ)ﾂ "Hey, let's talk again! Don't argue with money, the price I offer will definitely satisfy you! Just name your price, I…"
However, Jiangnan completely ignored Wen Ge and smiled at Wa Te!
(◕͡°͜ʖ͡°) "How's it going, brother? Feeling better?"
Wa Te's expression paused:
(〃⊡ᗜ⊡) "Ahaha~ Last time, I made a fool of myself in front of you. Old problem!"
"But your words were right—I did come to talk business this time!"
"These are the fake identity source cores I made for you. I already put that hundred million Star Source Points in for you!"
"Although they won't fool the big database, they should be enough for daily use. Though with your status, it probably doesn't matter whether you use them or not!"
After all, the billion bounty was still on the wanted list!
Jiangnan took the source cores and distributed them, grinning: "I knew you wouldn't short me on the money, brother!"
After all, if Wa Te wanted to cooperate, he would have to come to Jiangnan, so the money naturally couldn't be short!
That's why Jiangnan had taken no money last time and just left!
Wa Te's gaze fell on Ai Jiang:
(〃✹_✹) "This time, I mainly want to discuss the cooperation."
"I wonder what price you want?"
Jiangnan smiled: "I was very clear last time. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime!"
"Selling is out of the question, since recovering black ships is a steady long-term business!"
"How about I help you crack them, and we split the profit from the difference?"
Wa Te's mechanical eyes flickered:
(〃⊚_⊚) "Only this way? No other option?"
Jiangnan didn't speak, just smiled at Wa Te!
Wa Te was clearly calculating the pros and cons!
"Alright then! Split it is! How should the split ratio be determined?"
Jiangnan smiled: ☻ "It's refreshing to do business with smart people. Since it's your market, and I'm just joining in, I can't be too excessive!"
"How about a 9.9 to 0.1 split?"
Wa Te was stunned, sucking in a breath of Freon:
(〃¤口¤) "You're really taking…"
Ai Jiang promptly added:
ᥬ(•̆₃•̆)᭄ "It's the master taking 9.9, and you taking 0.1. What, were you thinking of something nice?"
Jiangnan: (͡°͜ʖ͡°)☛
"Ai Jiang really is my little tapeworm!"
Wa Te's expression froze directly, his CPU seeming to overheat, smoke coming out of his head!
God damn "you take 9.9"! If I take 0.1 after all this effort, what the hell is the point of playing?
And you call that not too excessive?
I spit!
For a moment, Wa Te almost didn't Wa Te!
(⊗ᗜ⊗;) "Ahaha~ You sure know how to joke!"
Jiangnan raised an eyebrow: (•︠ˍ•︡◕) "Do I look like I'm joking? I'm already being very generous! I didn't even split it to two decimal places!"
System darling always went with 9.99 to 0.01!
Wa Te had three black lines on his forehead—they literally appeared!
(⊘_⊗|||) "C-Can you lower the split ratio a bit? Otherwise, this cooperation will probably have to end in failure!"
Jiangnan looked troubled, propping his chin:
(◕͡°ก͡°) "Hmm~ 55-45 isn't impossible, but you have to agree to one condition!"
Wa Te's mouth fell open. You dropped the ratio too much, didn't you?
"What condition?"
Jiangnan grinned: "I'm quite interested in your Wa Te Virus. Can you copy me a copy?"
"If so, then it's 55-45 on the profit! Trust me, brother, you definitely won't lose!"
Wa Te paused: (ᴼ_ᴼ〃) "Why do you want my virus backup? To attack the Mechanical Race? It won't work!"
"Back then, after the High Command wiped my consciousness backup from the Terminal Database, they specifically developed an anti-virus program to counter virus intrusions!"
"Any Mechanical Race connected to the Terminal Database isn't afraid of the Wa Te Virus!"
"Although it has been mutating over the years, the anti-virus program in the Terminal Database also updates!"
Jiangnan clicked his tongue. It seemed Wa Te wasn't exactly a peace-loving guy either; he had tried to use the Wa Te Virus to attack Silicon-Based before?
"Don't worry about what I'll use it for. So, deal or not?"
Wa Te's mechanical eyes flickered: "Just a virus backup for a 55-45 split? Totally worth it! Since you're interested, I'll back one up for you!"
"Just be careful not to let the virus connect to Ai Jiang's consciousness, or she'll become a Wa Te too!"
Jiangnan rubbed his hands:
(ʃƪᵒ̶̶̷̀ω˂̶́) "Easy, easy!"
Wa Te clapped his hands, and Zini Taimei quickly pushed in a floating metal cube from outside!
It was extremely huge!
Jiangnan was stunned: "What's this?"
Wa Te smiled: "A gift for you, brother! F-400 combat-use mechanical prosthetic! Morph-Metal-type modified version 2.0!"
"Brand new, never used! Powered by a stellar reactor, it can generate 400 kinds of anti-life patterns!"
"Getting this wasn't easy for me. Do you like it?"
With a snap of his fingers, the cube opened!
Inside lay a completely unopened mechanical prosthetic, its bright silver skin fluctuating with electrical signals like magnetic fluid!
Inside the metal cube were integrated spare parts and weapon libraries!
Ai Jiang's eyes were already shining like light bulbs!
ᥬ(ﾉ)⁰̷̴꒨⁰̷̴(ヾ)᭄ "Ooh~ Master! I smell a new car!"
Jiangnan was stunned: "Giving it to me? This thing is expensive, right?"
A stellar reactor? Holy shit!
Prison Bird's mouth twitched: "It's a kind of entry-level forbidden weapon, with Star Breaker-level power. It's not something you can get just with money!"
"The Silicon-Based basically don't sell it externally!"
Wa Te smiled: "One of my collectibles. I saw Ai Jiang still using a fortress-type guard prosthetic—that's too shabby. Let me give you a good one!"
Jiangnan's gaze flickered over the F-400!
Wa Te said flatly: "Brother, don't suspect that I've tampered with this mechanical prosthetic!"
"Although I'm no longer part of the Silicon-Based race, my actions always pursue the option that maximizes profit!"
"My calculations may go further than you imagine. I'll do whatever earns me more!"
"Indeed! Taking Ai Jiang for myself would earn more, but it might also cause me to lose more!"
"I don't know how other Silicon-Based would choose, but I trust my intuition and choose the long-term option. More friends, more paths!"
Jiangnan paused. Intuition? A Mechanical Race's intuition?
Heh~ Interesting!
(◕͡°◡͡°) "Good! You're straightforward enough, brother! Then congratulations on choosing right! Let's make it 70-30 for you! I'll take this mechanical prosthetic, and I'll also consider you a friend!"
Ai Jiang: ᥬ(°口°๑)᭄
Impossible! Absolutely impossible! The master actually voluntarily gave up profit?