Chapter 625: You're Not Really a Con Artist, Are You?
Yao Hong stepped out wearing her bathrobe, drying her wet hair with a towel!
As she wiped her hair, she said, "Let's talk business. What are you planning to do with Wan Dongchen? Are you really going to kill him?"
Jiangnan spread his hands: "What else? Your petrification combined with my Space System..."
Yao Hong shook her head: "It won't work. My One Glance Eternal can't petrify someone a full major rank higher than me!"
"Even against someone of the same rank, the activation time isn't that fast. The reason you were petrified so quickly was because you're only Gold! There's a two-rank gap between you!"
"This trick won't work against Wan Dongchen."
Jiangnan frowned: "Then that's going to be difficult!"
Yao Hong was stunned: "Didn't you say you could kill Wan Dongchen? I thought you..."
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: "Do you really think I'm some kind of immortal? I have a chance against ordinary Platinum, but going solo against Diamond is pretty much hopeless!"
Back when he destroyed the Diamond in the Metropolis, it was only through teamwork and taking pills that he won!
If Yao Hong hadn't been constrained by her identity, holding back and not daring to go all out, he wouldn't even have been able to take her down!
Yao Hong was utterly speechless. You're already incredibly strong, okay? How does this guy have absolutely no self-awareness?
She couldn't help but worry: "Then what should we do? Unless..."
Jiangnan shrugged indifferently: "It's just a Wan Dongchen. What's there to worry about? We're in China, and this is Jing Du! I'll get my big brother to deal with him!"
Yao Hong was puzzled: "Your big brother is..."
Jiangnan grinned: "Brother Ye Zhenguo! Dealing with a Wan Dongchen would be like child's play for him, right?"
Yao Hong's mind went blank for a moment. Ye Zhenguo, Dao Heaven Ye?
That's a Dao Heaven! How did the two of you determine your seniority?
"That's a Dao Heaven! You can't just hire someone like that with money. How are you planning to..."
Jiangnan said confidently, "Don't worry about that. A man like me has his tricks. You just focus on finding out where Wan Dongchen is!"
"Tell me about your plans for Dandelion going forward. I'm more interested in making some cash!"
Since Jiangnan told her not to worry, Yao Hong naturally stopped fretting.
As soon as this topic came up, Yao Hong's eyes lit up!
"Before, Dandelion was barely surviving, but now that I'm with you, I want to take it a step further!"
Jiangnan nudged Yao Hong's shoulder: "What's the plan?"
Yao Hong: "Currently, Dandelion has channels to almost all the major international underground black markets!"
"And as the world's largest underground black market, I've already made arrangements in the Abyss Nightless City, investing a lot of manpower and resources to open channels. Right now, I have some influence there too."
"Next, I plan to leverage Dandelion's advantages to connect resources from various black markets, using Nightless City as a foundation to establish an international underground black market network trading platform!"
Jiangnan's eyes lit up: "Sounds pretty badass!"
Yao Hong looked a bit proud: "I've been planning this for years, but I never had the right opportunity!"
"Major forces can list items for sale on it, or post procurement requests. The biggest problem in underground black market transactions is the lack of mutual trust between both parties!"
"Dandelion will act as a guarantor, preventing backstabbing. Just the commission alone would be enough to make a profit. Plus, we can sell intelligence on it too!"
"We can also establish our own blacklist for employers and international assassins to trade!"
The more Yao Hong talked, the more excited she became. She was serious about making money!
"And we also have your goods, which can quickly open channels and build a reputation on the black market!"
"I've already trained most of the talent needed for this project over the past few years! It's definitely viable!"
Jiangnan stroked his chin, naturally seeing the enormous benefits hidden within this plan!
His goods could also flow to the market through this channel. Things like Strength 1.0, Gold Durian, Soybean, Leek, Ginseng, Hulk Brand Shorts—all of these could be sold!
But as for things like Invisibility Cloak, Lucky Little Cherry, Passionate Little Gloves, Jiangnan wouldn't recklessly sell those.
If those items got out, it would cause big trouble!
Items like Strength 1.0 and Gold Durian, on the other hand, were harmless enough.
"Alright! Alright! This can be done. Let's go ahead with it! I'll fully support you!"
If Dandelion makes money, I make money too!
Yao Hong said excitedly, "Really? There's only one last thing left. Once that's settled, we can start immediately!"
Jiangnan raised an eyebrow: "What's that?"
Yao Hong: "Money! A whole lot of money!"
Jiangnan waved his hand grandly: "If you don't have money, just rob... I mean, go earn it! Is not having money really a problem?"
Yao Hong said, "At least more than two billion US dollars in startup capital! If I could earn that much, wouldn't I have done it already?"
She looked at Jiangnan with a pleading expression.
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Jiangnan's eyes bugged out. What the hell?
Two billion? Where am I supposed to get that much cash?
"Why are you looking at me like that? You're not expecting me to fork over the money, are you?"
Yao Hong nodded repeatedly, looking expectant!
Jiangnan glared: "I came here tonight to rob your money! Not only did I not rob any, but now I have to chip in?"
"You say I'm arrogant? Asking me for money is like asking for my life! You're even more arrogant than I am!"
Yao Hong sidled up to Jiangnan, pulled his arm, and hugged it to her chest!
"Didn't you say you'd support me? Just give me some funding, okay? It's not like I'm throwing it away. This project is definitely going to make money!"
"Other than the money for sponsoring students and Dandelion's operating expenses, all the remaining cash will be yours! I'm making money for you!"
(๐◔◡◔ิ) So?
Jiangnan: (٥▀ʖ̯▀)
"I feel like you're a big con artist. This is all my wife-fund! If I lose it all, I won't be able to get married. What then?"
When Yao Hong heard this, her eyes lit up. Wife-fund? So he does have money!
"If you can't get married, I'll just give myself to you as compensation. Just support me a little, okay? You're the boss of Dandelion now. What's mine is yours, right?"
Jiangnan looked hesitant. That did seem to make some sense...
"Alright, fine. I'll scrape together a bit for you."
Then, under Yao Hong's expectant gaze, he opened his Alternate Dimension!
"Do you want a ten-meter-wide meteorite? I also have twenty or thirty smaller ones..."
Yao Hong: ???
Meteorites? You actually carry meteorites around with you?
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Some people like collecting extraterrestrial iron. If we find the right buyer, it could sell for a lot of money!"
Jiangnan pulled a whole bunch of meteorites out of his Alternate Dimension and filled the room with them!
"You're not really a con artist, are you?"
Yao Hong: ...
So Jiangnan started pulling things out of his Alternate Dimension, and with every item he took out, his heart bled!
These were all things he had swindled back in the Metropolis, things he usually didn't use. He dumped them all out!
Yao Hong was going crazy. You're really just trying to scrape together money!
The over 200 phones were understandable, but what the hell were the bus pass and perm card?
And there were twelve snake-skin bags! All filled with sparkling diamonds!
Sigh~
If it didn't stink so badly, how much would all this be worth?
Just what Jiangnan had taken out so far already amounted to an astonishing sum. Where did he scrape all this money together from?
At this moment, Yao Hong looked at Jiangnan like he was some kind of giant money-guzzling beast!
Jiangnan pulled out two contracts: "I also have an island in the Pacific, and an armed hovercraft!"
Yao Hong's eyes lit up as she looked at the two transfer contracts. Hmm? Coboville? Why does that sound familiar?
"Aah! This island is right in the sea near the Abyss Nightless City! It can serve as our overseas base, and it'll save us a lot of money!"
Jiangnan's heart ached terribly. My wife-fund!
Yao Hong looked at the room full of dazzling items, feeling very excited. She was one step closer to her goal!
"It's already a lot, but it's still far from enough. Can you scrape together some more cash?"
Jiangnan shook his head like a rattle: "You might as well sell me!"
Yao Hong stole a glance at Jiangnan. Looks like she'd have to use her ultimate move!
A woman's innate spirit technique!
Pouting!
Half an hour later, under Yao Hong's relentless persuasion, sweet talk, and grand promises, Jiangnan reluctantly transferred another hundred million US dollars to her.
Now Jiangnan and Yao Hong sat on the bed, staring gloomily at the pile of stuff in the room.
Yao Hong said, "Still way too short! We need at least another 1.3 billion!"
A wicked thought sprang from Jiangnan's heart, and malice grew in his mind: "For the rest... we'll have to rob!"
Yao Hong: ???
Huh? We're robbing?
Is it really okay to be this bandit-like?
How come Jiangnan feels even more underground than her own underground organization?