Resurrection Empire

"Hahaha! Well said! You have ambition!"

Regarding Ren Zhong's ambition revealed at this moment, Yang Bingzhong was very satisfied. "Ren Zhong, I won't hide it from you. I initially thought that defeating Lin Wang beyond your level was your limit, attributing much of it to luck. But now it seems I underestimated you. Your talent is rare and extraordinary."

Ren Zhong sighed again, "But Ma Xiaoling has set her sights on me. She said she'll challenge me to a life-and-death duel once I reach the Fourth Level, and I fear she's not joking."

Yang Bingzhong nodded, "That's indeed the case. I have some intelligence here. It says that when Ma Xiaoling was young, she was briefly taken back to the Ma Family, but she almost killed her cousin. In the end, no one could deal with her, so she was sent to be disciplined by Ma Dafu."

Ren Zhong was shocked, and two drops of cold sweat emerged. He thought to himself, I really should thank Sister Ma for sparing my life today.

He suddenly felt a little fearful and said, "Wow! She even dared to kill a Citizen!"

He hadn't had this information before.

Yang Bingzhong's eyebrow twitched, thinking it was time to present the big temptation.

"But it's not all bad."

"Ah?"

"When she was young, she was immature and acted without considering the consequences, which is why she dared to kill a Citizen. Now that she's grown up and serves as the Guard Captain in Starfire Town, she's somewhat matured and more cautious. She shouldn't easily kill Citizens now."

Ren Zhong shook his head, "But I'm not a Citizen, I'm a Wild Man. Even if she violates her duties as Guard Captain and kills me publicly, she'd at most receive a slap on the wrist. It seems I'm doomed this time. Mr. Yang, I'm afraid I'll fail your expectations."

"Ren Zhong, do you want to become a Citizen again?"

"Yes! Of course I do! I dream about it!"

"How much do you know about the Fourfold Certification?"

"I'm very clear about it. Are you suggesting that we take the route of Fourfold Certification once we get to Chromium Carbon Town?"

Yang Bingzhong shook his head, "Chromium Carbon Town isn't like here. There are more Citizens and more businesses, and the town's power dynamics are more complex. To take control, it might take me a year at least, or even two to three years."

"Then what should we do?"

"I have a plan. Currently, I control most of the Citizens in Starfire Town. I can take charge and settle your enterprise certification and Citizen voting here in Starfire Town first."

Ren Zhong said worriedly, "But what about the Ma Family father and daughter?"

"The Mayor and Guard Captain's certification isn't urgent. Once we reach Chromium Carbon Town, I'll strategize for a while and focus on breaking through the certifications of the Mayor and Guard Captain. It should be easy to handle. As long as the money is in place, a mere First Level Citizen slot is no big deal."

Ren Zhong's eyes lit up, "Is that possible?"

"This is a loophole in the Fourfold Certification. Normally it's not possible, but with me, it is."

"Mr. Yang, your great kindness and virtue..."

Ren Zhong made a move to get up from the bed.

Yang Bingzhong pressed him back down, "You're an injured person now. Don't move around."

Ren Zhong was firmly pressed against the head of the bed.

Unexpectedly, despite not appearing burly, Yang Bingzhong's strength was astonishing.

Ren Zhong lay back obediently, "Alright."

"But this will cost me a lot, and I'll have to burn many favors. I've bet heavily on you, so you need to provide me with more assurance."

Ren Zhong: "Uh... "

"A twenty-year maximum restricted long-term contract. This is my condition."

Yang Bingzhong offered an exorbitant demand.

Ren Zhong immediately showed hesitation.

This was not surprising.

A maximum restricted contract was extraordinary.

In a sense, once this contract was signed, even if Ren Zhong became a Citizen, he would be fully under Yang Bingzhong's control, almost equivalent to a slave.

The contract term was as long as twenty years! Even more expensive than last time!

How many years does a person have in their lifetime?

Based on Ren Zhong's current visible age, it was as if Yang Bingzhong wanted him to serve as a slave for life.

In normal circumstances, anyone would find it difficult.

Seeing this, Yang Bingzhong shifted his eyes and did not press further but instead changed the topic, "By the way. Previously, you received a 500,000 reward for the Source Stone, then another 300,000 to buy your life from Si Mawan, and I instructed the finance department to allocate you an additional 100,000 performance bonus from the Chenhui Mine's subsequent distribution, plus the 500,000 startup capital I gave you a few days ago. So you should have 1.4 million in your hands."

"Although you now have a Third Level Exoskeleton and it's not yet time to purchase a Fourth Level set, I instructed you to prepare some life-saving back-pocket equipment. But today I saw you seemed to have bought nothing. If you had heeded my advice, today, even if not a win, you would've at least not lost so badly."

Yang Bingzhong asked with particular puzzlement, "Ren Zhong, you're a smart person and should understand that blindly saving money in this world is meaningless. Money must be converted into life-saving power to have value. Why is that?"