"What is your territory called?" Zhou Yan asked.
"Hai Yixiyang," Hai Ning replied.
"That sounds rather pleasant," Zhou Yan commented.
"Your Heavenly Court's name is also quite good. It sounds like it wants to control the Way of Heaven," Hai Ning responded.
Afterward, Hai Ning heard a voice from her own territory and curiously communicated with her Lord's Heart, saying, "Your methods are truly extraordinary. I had already blocked everyone from adding friends."
"Not only can you use your territory's abilities in this public sea, but I can also establish contact with the Lord's Heart now and even add me as a friend. Did you use some kind of item?"
"Guess," Zhou Yan replied.
"Befriending someone from your Ziwei Academy is truly an endeavor that keeps one constantly pondering," Hai Ning replied.
"Since you're looking to cooperate, why don't you tell me everything your group currently possesses? That way, we can choose what to purchase," Zhou Yan said.
"I've already prepared it. Here is the material list." Hai Ning produced a list from her spatial ring and handed it to Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan took the document and examined it carefully, focusing only on materials of six stars and above. He had no interest in low-grade materials unless they were exceptionally precious and rare.
Zhou Yan took out a pen and began marking the list with checkmarks.
After a while, Zhou Yan scrolled down and noticed, "You sell other things too?"
"Naturally. We deal in everything from items, blueprints, weapons, equipment, pet eggs, cultivation techniques, scrolls, and more. We also have several branches in the virtual trading market of Canglan Continent," Hai Ning replied.
Zhou Yan nodded and continued marking the list.
An hour later, Zhou Yan handed the document back to Hai Ning and said, "Everything marked with a checkmark here, I'll take it all."
Hai Ning looked at the list and found that Zhou Yan needed an astonishing amount of materials, essentially not rejecting much. Although curious, she didn't pry.
"Aren't you going to specify the quantities?" Hai Ning inquired.
"Quantities? However much you have, I'll take it all," Zhou Yan replied.
Hai Ning: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ
"Are you joking?" Hai Ning was truly astonished. 'However much you have, I'll take it all' – that represented an unimaginable sum of capital.
"Do I look like someone who jokes?" Zhou Yan looked at her.
Hai Ning observed Zhou Yan and indeed, he didn't seem like someone who was joking.
"I do have a batch of materials, and it contains everything you're looking for, but can you afford that much liquid capital right now?" Hai Ning asked.
"Give me a number, how many trillions?" Zhou Yan asked directly.
Hai Ning: (꒪Д꒪)ノ
Seeing Zhou Yan speak so casually, Hai Ning was genuinely shocked. "This batch of materials is extremely valuable. It took us a year to acquire, and its worth is considerable..."
"Can we be more direct? I just want to know the price for this batch of materials. I'm not asking for these details, nor do I want to know them. I pay, you deliver, isn't that simple? Why make it so complicated?" Zhou Yan asked.
"Alright, it's one hundred and twenty-nine trillion in total," Hai Ning replied.
The moment she finished speaking, Hai Ning saw a trade request come from her friend list, initiated by Zhou Yan.
Hai Ning stared blankly at Zhou Yan, appearing very shocked by his actions.
"Let's trade," Zhou Yan said.
"Oh." Hai Ning agreed, and then saw the one hundred and twenty-nine trillion spirit coins from Zhou Yan being deposited into her account.
Hai Ning fell silent. She was silent again. She remained silent...
In her entire life, this was the first time she had ever seen someone who treated money as if it were nothing.
Such a vast sum of capital had been transferred to her so casually.
Such a massive transaction had been completed so effortlessly.
This immense amount of liquid capital was being treated with utter disregard.
"What's wrong? Should I have the materials now?" Zhou Yan asked, looking at Hai Ning.
"Uh... Oh... Yes, yes, yes. I apologize, I was just lost in thought. It's just... well, the materials are all in this spatial ring, and I'll give you the ring as well."
Hai Ning still found it somewhat unbelievable. Zhou Yan's wealth was simply too astonishing, leaving her speechless.
Over a hundred trillion in funds, and he didn't even bat an eye.
That was over a hundred trillion!
Not billions, and certainly not tens of billions!
Zhou Yan extended his spiritual power into the spatial ring. His potent spiritual force probed for tens of seconds, allowing him to estimate the exact value of the materials.
Zhou Yan then transferred these materials into his territory and moved them from the spatial ring into the dedicated material storage area, the [Heavenly Treasure Pavilion].
The [Heavenly Treasure Pavilion] had naturally evolved from the [Treasure Vault] and possessed enhanced functionalities.
The seller had been fair, so Zhou Yan took out a bottle of fine wine made from spirit fruits and said, "A toast to our cooperation!"
"To a successful collaboration." Hai Ning never imagined that the materials wouldn't require any searching for a buyer and would be transacted so smoothly, with full payment upfront.
It had gone even better than she had anticipated.
Collaborating with someone like Zhou Yan was incredibly satisfying.
The transaction was smooth, and the payment was even better. With a partner like this, Hai Ning had no reason not to foster a good relationship.
"Rest assured, when we return to the Divine Dragon Kingdom, I will mobilize all our manpower and resources across the entire world, even the entire Lord Continent, to collect the materials you desire," Hai Ning immediately added.
"Mm, however, those people are still persistent, aren't they? More have arrived. It's a good opportunity to collect a little more interest," Zhou Yan suddenly remarked.
"Oh, they've reappeared? Then I'll have to trouble you again," Hai Ning said.
"I have a grievance with them too. Some of those who pursued me were among them. Even without you, I would eventually seek them out for revenge," Zhou Yan stated.
With that, Zhou Yan utilized his spatial abilities and directly appeared outside. Hai Ning quickly came onto the deck and looked into the distance, seeing Zhou Yan standing in mid-air, awaiting the arrival of their enemies.
The enemy had brought five warships this time, determined to obtain the materials Hai Ning possessed.
Materials worth over a hundred trillion were indeed tempting.
"Are more enemies here?" Yang Yi also arrived.
"Don't worry, Zhou Yan can handle it," Hai Ning said, her confidence in Zhou Yan unwavering.
"How did the cooperation talks go?" Yang Yi asked.
"Too smoothly," Hai Ning replied.
"What do you mean?" Yang Yi was very confused, not understanding her statement.
"Exactly as it sounds. Zhou Yan bought all the materials, and he paid the full spirit coin amount to me," Hai Ning explained.
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