NOVEL WEB Chapter 795: Who Said I Was Selling to You Guys?
"Sir, you might want to think about the consequences. It's just a mining factory, and our boss can afford to take the loss, but..."
"Are you done speaking? If so, you can leave now. I still have money to make!" Zhang Menglong didn't take Sliche's threats seriously at all, "Or you could have your security throw me out right now, but I doubt they're capable of that!"
Sliche's skin turned somewhat red with anger. Throwing Zhang Menglong out in front of so many people would affect more than just their company—it would impact their suppliers too.
If this affected the suppliers' reputations, the consequences would be severe. Securing Zidel Ore, such a precious resource, is the starting point for a Level Four Civilization. Although their company's boss had connections, to a Level Four Civilization, crushing them would be like crushing an ant.
"That's all we have to say. Please, feel free to do as you wish!" Zhang Menglong seemed defiant, as if a dead pig not afraid of boiling water, leaving Sliche with no way to respond, as if punching cotton.
Returning to the sales area, the gamblers swarmed back around.
"Master, what happened? Isn't that the company's sales director?"
"They couldn't possibly be backing down, could they?"
"Right, Master has picked out all the Energy Baryte from below. Those layers of ore have become waste rock now, and with such a huge loss, they must be restless."
"Psh, what a scumbag. Haven't they made a ton of money off of us already? The loss they're suffering is just a drop in the bucket of their profits, isn't it?"
"Exactly! Master, don't be afraid of them, they wouldn't dare cause trouble. Anyone who dares resort to violence on the planet, the Lord himself won't let them off!"
"No, no, you're all thinking too much," Zhang Menglong said with a smile, "Just now, Mr. Sliche was inviting me to visit more often. He's quite the hospitable host."
"But I find it rather dull here and am thinking about checking out Area Two!"
At this news, the gamblers' eyes lit up. The mining quality and crystal yield in Area Two were much higher than there, with the company's stated rate about 0.8%, though the price was more than double that of Area One.
"Master, can you take us with you?"
"Master, we'd like to have a look too!"
"Let's go, everyone together!"
As long as the gamblers could afford it, they all eagerly followed Zhang Menglong towards Area Two.
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"Director, what should we do?" The employee looked at Sliche with a worried face.
"Let him continue, we can't stop him," Sliche said through gritted teeth, "Let's see if he ever leaves this planet in his life! Even if he doesn't go, I am sure the boss has the means to deal with him. After all, the Izek civilization is merely a Level Two Civilization."
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"Whoa! The ore quality in Area Two really is much higher," Zhang Menglong arrived at the first layer of Area Two, where the ore was priced starting from two hundred thousand Izek Crystal Coins.
Having scanned through the tens of thousands of ores, Zhang Menglong had already identified almost a hundred Crystal Stones!
Originally he had intended to make enough money and leave, but since they had threatened him, he couldn't just stand for it. When had Zhang Menglong ever bowed to threats?
Zhang Menglong walked through the exhibit hall, and wherever he went, any ore containing Energy Baryte was purchased by him.
"Master, pick a few for us to play with!"
"Yeah, Master, you won't miss just one or two!"
The gamblers started egging him on.
"Okay!" Zhang Menglong revealed a knowing smile.
"Ahem, ahem, this one is not bad!"
"Hmm, this one seems pretty good too!"
"I'm taking this one!"
"Hey, I picked this one first!"
"Hahaha, I paid first, so this baby is mine now!"
Gamblers followed closely behind Zhang Menglong with their payment devices, clearly treating it as a first-come-first-served race.
On this level, Zhang Menglong picked out a total of 112 pieces of ore.
Without any surprise, all 112 pieces of ore turned out to be Energy Baryte, which made the gamblers green with envy.
"Call the appraisers from the other levels over!" said the sales manager of this level, as the workload for these few appraisers was already saturated, and they simply couldn't handle so many Energy Baryte.
"Grade A quality, 21 units, 3.9 million!"
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"Sir, for all these we can offer you a total purchasing price of 526 million Izek Crystals!"
"Buy my ass," Zhang Menglong said, "Who said I was going to sell to you?"
If things were peaceful between them, Zhang Menglong wouldn't mind earning a little less money.
But now that faces had been ripped off and threats had been made, he felt it was a huge loss to let them make even a penny off him!
"I'll sell this batch of Cosmic Crystals myself!" Zhang Menglong shouted, "Anyone know someone who buys Crystal Stones?"
"Master, me! Look here, I'm buying!" A very extravagantly dressed man squeezed out from the crowd. His appearance was completely different from the people of the Izek civilization, so he probably wasn't from the Izek homeworld.
"You? Can you handle all this merchandise?" Zhang Menglong questioned, "I'm just getting started; there's going to be even more soon!"
"I can handle it! Of course, I can handle it!" the man patted his chest, "Let me introduce myself, my name is Berg, I'm from Sliche Corporation, our headquarters is on a Level Four Civilization, and we specialize in buying Cosmic Crystals!"
"Hahaha, master, their company specializes in finding those who have unearthed Crystals at ore factories on various planets and buying directly from them. Sure, they're speculators, but their company's funds are quite strong!"
"Oh? Is that so?" Zhang Menglong laughed, "Well, if that's the case, I'll sell this batch to you. Give me an estimate!"
"Master, how about we go 10% above their offer and give you 580 million, covering the taxes. Any higher and I'd exceed my authority."
"Fine, we'll go with that offer!"
Berg immediately transferred the money to Zhang Menglong and then took out a communication device, "Brothers, come move the merchandise! Call more people, we've got a big order today!"
"Berg, isn't it a bit underhanded to openly snatch our business like this?" the manager from before said, his face darkening.
"Everyone relies on their own skills in business. If my offer is higher and he sells to me, what's the problem? Besides, my assets are sufficient for this place, you're not going to kick me out, are you? Is this how your company does business?"
Berg wasn't the least bit afraid of them. Not to mention that his own company's background was no weaker than theirs, but in this line of work, it was certain to have many enemies. Below his company, there were several fleets of Level Four Battleships ready.
If it didn't affect the core interests of the company, the two sides wouldn't erupt in serious conflict, at most there would be some verbal disputes.
"Hahaha, master, are you continuing?" Berg asked, "Today I'm betting on you. My work performance and year-end bonus for the year all depend on you. If you can unearth a few Level Two or even Level Three Crystals, I might even get a promotion!"
"Of course, I'm continuing. Not to earn money is a sin!" Zhang Menglong said, "Damn it, that tortoise grandson actually threatened me, does he think I'm scared? I must bankrupt them today; is your money sufficient? I'm going to sweep all 102 levels of merchandise today!"
"It's sufficient! As long as you have the goods, we have the money!" Berg's face showed joy; his commission was about one thousandth of a point, and from just this one deal, he had made 600,000 Izek Crystals. And that was just from one level; even if every level had only Level One Crystals, he could earn close to 100 million Izek Crystals in commission!"
For an ordinary employee like him, that's not just a year's, but a hundred years' worth of business!
If, by chance, a few high-level Energy Crystals were unearthed... tsk tsk, he didn't even dare to imagine.
With this thought, Berg immediately began calling his colleagues, "Change of plans, guys, call more people. We're going to complete a lifetime's worth of business volume today. After this deal, we'll all be financially independent!"