After a short rest, he met the sect leader of the Illusion Islands and the leaders of many schools on the urgently repaired bridge.
They have long enslaved the local natives in the archipelago and established their own musician regime. Now they look more like kings and nobles.
After just one glance, Ye Qingxuan felt like he was blinded.
There is money.
Hundreds of years of plundering, coupled with the rich mineral deposits and materials on the archipelago, none of these scepters and masters are ordinary objects. Just taking out an inconspicuous ring is enough to become the treasure of a school. .
And while he was sizing up the other party, the other party was also sizing him up, and at the same time he was wiping a cold sweat in his heart.
In fact... the Phantom Islands arrived earlier than they appeared.
But at that moment, although they were persuaded by Watson, they were still waiting for a price to sell. I originally wanted to come out as a rescuer when Ye Qingxuan ran out of ammunition and food, but unexpectedly, I was frightened to the point of pissing off Ye Qingxuan's attitude.
Damn it!
Everyone unanimously assumed the role of the maritime fortress. If they were to change places and face the Nomadic Mountain, the result would be...
The natural expectation made everyone feel a chill.
This time it was really self-defeating.
I originally wanted to provide help in times of need, but it didn't work out well and almost capsized. Fortunately, it can be the icing on the cake...
It's too risky, too risky.
At this moment, their hearts were filled with awe and fear towards the young man in front of them who smiled and said nothing.
If they originally wanted to take advantage of the alliance to take a large sum of money from Ye Qingxuan, then now they began to worry that they would be embezzled by this overly powerful ally.
After looking at each other, the silent Grand Master broke the silence and lowered his head to Ye Qingxuan:
"Your Majesty the Grand Judge, following your call, the Illusion Quagmire, the Voodoo Crypt, the Land of Uncertainty...the Realm of Ten Thousand Currents, and the sixteen archipelago illusion schools will serve you from today on."
Ye Qingxuan smiled, picked up the tea cup, took a slow sip, and asked: "Since Watson has formed an alliance with the Islands on my behalf, there is no need to be so polite. You are also rescuing me from danger. If not, Returning to the fleet, I'm afraid we won't be able to achieve such great results. However, how can I repay everyone for your help?"
The Grand Master was silent for a moment and suddenly asked: "If my guess is correct, you probably don't know what Mr. Watson promised us now, do you?"
Ye Qingxuan's expression remained unchanged and he replied calmly: "Don't worry, I gave him the right to mobilize all my resources. If he agrees, I agree."
Although he pretended to be extremely calm on his face, secretly, Ye Qingxuan's non-existent heart began to beat wildly.
Panic.
If Watson was at ease when he was doing things, then he would also be extremely uneasy when Watson was doing things.
Because Watson is just like Stone, as long as you don't restrict the way he does things, he can always get things done for you, as long as you can bear the side effects and consequences of what he does...
Since Watson came back, he had no time to talk to Watson alone, and he had no way of knowing what contract Watson signed when he came back.
So it can only be operated in two lines.
As early as the conversation with the Phantom Islands began, a line of ladder had already extended from the floor under his feet to Watson's wheelchair.
The two people just took the time to communicate secretly.
"Hey! How did you deal with them?"
"You're just asking now?"
Watson sneered, "I provoked internal conflicts among them, poisoned one who was firmly opposed to cooperating with you, and then found someone to kill another group of people who wanted to talk to them, so they can only talk to me. . Although there were some hiccups in the middle, overall it was settled smoothly. In addition, in addition to the conditions we originally negotiated, we also promised them Anglo Customs tariffs for five years. "
"hiss!"
Ye Qingxuan's expression remained unchanged, and he took a deep breath of air. The teacup he picked up was about to burst.
customs
tariff
Five years
My friend, are you crazy
As a maritime trading country, more than 70% of Anglo's tax revenue comes from customs every year. Now, even during the war, in order to maintain the minimum trade, the royal family has tightened its belt even more, not even daring to raise taxes.
As a result, you just said a few words and wrapped up the tariff for five years!
Do you want the royal family to beg for food
"Watson, do you want to be a traitor?"
"Haha, if you want to sell it, it's you who sell it, and it's your stamp that's stamped on it."
Ye Qingxuan cursed.
If Ye Qingxuan didn't know Watson's true nature at this moment, he would have stood up and drawn his sword, and shot him to death on behalf of the Fifth Department, on behalf of the Inquisition, and on behalf of the royal family.
Regarding Ye Qingxuan's worries, Watson didn't worry at all.
"What are you afraid of? Just fool them first and leave the rest to me." He said calmly: "Three years later, the surname of the Phantom Islands will not be Ye, so I will write the word 'Hundred-Eyed Priest' upside down."
"...Why are you so bad!"
"Haha, this is called 'outstanding family education creates aristocratic spirit'."
Watson picked up the teacup and took a sip, his posture full of elegance.
But Ye Qingxuan had already looked at the symptoms to see the essence, and saw that the bad water in this guy's chest began to bubble.
Ye Qingxuan never had any doubts about Watson's ability to do evil.
In just a few years, he went from being a black musician to being the chief priest of the Hundred-Eyed Ones. Later, he even competed with his former shaman in various fields. With the help of a group of corrupt noble pig teammates, he was able to create a great situation.
After becoming the current shaman, he built Angelo's underground industry into an iron-barrel empire in a few months, and was hailed as the savior of countless desperadoes.
Not long ago, I gave him a sum of money and threw him out. He would be able to stir up trouble in the high-rises of the Phantom Islands in a short period of time...
Ye Qingxuan felt a little headache when he thought about what Watson could do with the support of the Fifth Department and the Inquisition.
Originally, the alliance condition that Ye Qingxuan asked Watson to discuss was to participate in the Anglo-American War as a mercenary, and the reward would be in-depth cooperation between the two parties, the transfer of industrial technology, and the alliance between the two parties to dominate the future maritime lifeline.
But now it seems that there was a directional error from the beginning.
Fortunately, it's not too late to correct it.
No matter what, he hopes to achieve a more satisfactory cooperation with the Phantom Islands, rather than completely trap the other party to death through alliance.
Therefore, how do the two sides consider the relationship with each other, how to recover the tariffs, and how to compensate with other terms...
Thinking of these problems, Ye Qingxuan started to have a headache.
But to his surprise, the grand master who looked like an old lady pondered for a moment and said: "We are willing to give up the conditions of Anglo tariffs. Can you please give the Archipelago Illusion School and the Anglo Do local schools of thought receive the same treatment?”
Ye Qingxuan was stunned, put down the teacup, and his expression became serious.
"Do you want middle-level authority on the Ethernet?"
…
The permissions of the Ethernet are layered by Ye Qingxuan.
Among them, he had the supreme authority that could fully manage it. He opened the upper-level authority to operate the partition and various links to the Royal Academy and the Inquisition. Later, he used this as a condition to win over the Chainsaw Monks for in-depth operations. cooperate.
The middle-level authority was given priority to a few schools of thought that took refuge with him first, taking this opportunity to establish them as models. Then Ye Qingxuan blocked the issuance of middle-level authority, and the most he issued was the lower-level authority.
The middle-level authority allows them to freely upload and download music theory from various schools. This is only a small matter, but the greater power comes from the fact that they can build content on the Ethernet by themselves.
By borrowing this large market built by Angelou, they can rent a storefront to sell their own things, and even more...
The aspects involved and the impact it can have are more far-reaching than what can be predicted today.
Given to the Phantom Islands, Ye Qingxuan felt a little worried.
There would be no problem if he was cooperating with a general school of thought, but the Illusion Islands... really made him feel uneasy.
After being able to abandon their foundation and run away due to differences with the religious order, and took the lead in occupying the archipelago area, this group of fantasy musicians did not abide by the restrictions imposed by the Holy City like other schools. Instead, they relied on dominating the local natives and established own political power.
More than a dozen illusion schools manage the islands respectively, and then elect a grand master as their leader.
For hundreds of years, their network has extended almost to the whole world. They have their shadows in underground industries everywhere. There are even several killer agencies that have opened branches in Angelou. By the way, Watson Their evaluation is: the brainwashed natives are really easy to use, and this method is worth learning.
A brief glance at the history of the islands will reveal the style of doing things of this group of people.
To put it nicely, there are no taboos.
As long as it is beneficial to themselves, they will not scruple about anything, even if it is cooperation with the Abyss... It can be said that half of the Phantom Islands' bad reputation is caused by them themselves.
And now the other party wants to use five years of tariffs in exchange for just a mid-level authority. It is obvious that they have other ideas in the future.
Ye Qingxuan began to worry whether he would attract a wolf into the house.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Qingxuan did not give an answer on the spot:
"Let me consider this."
Faced with Ye Qingxuan's answer, the grand master did not speak, but looked back at the leaders of each school behind him. Four of the fifteen musicians were scepters, and the others were all wearing inherited weapons and could temporarily possess the scepter. The master of combat power.
It was obvious that the status and majesty of the Grand Master overrode the objections of other musicians.
The long-term tacit understanding made them understand what she meant. They looked at each other and reported several huge figures.
In the end, the numbers reported by everyone were added together, and after the grand master added almost half more, it became an astronomical number that made people gasp.
Finally, the grand master looked at Ye Qingxuan: "As long as you are willing to sign a precepts treaty with us - guaranteeing fairness between us and the local musicians, not deliberately seeking to seize the property of the islands or interfering with our status, and respecting our rights in the King of Ether." Development will give certain policy tilt. Not only are we willing to open up the core music theory of our own school, but we will also let the unreturnable fleet fight for Angel for free. If you can open the upper-level permissions of the Ethernet for us, not only will we not need Angel to step in, A pound of lapis lazuli will also use the Illusion Islands' savings over the past century to help you expand the scope of the Ethernet. The money we give you will never be lower than the amount just quoted to you! Whether it is the archipelago's mineral deposits or illusion magic, We will open the secret treasures accumulated by the school for hundreds of years to you unconditionally, and even our warship construction technology."
In the bridge, whether it was Ye Qingxuan or Watson, even the illusion musician behind the Grand Master took a breath of air.
Not only is it not low.
That amount of money alone is almost as much as the treasury reserves of Anglo during its heyday!
Where is the alliance
It is simply more exaggerated than writing a petition to declare Angelo as the suzerain!
"What are you planning?"
Ye Qingxuan was stunned, "Are you so optimistic about the Ethernet?"
The grand master smiled, and the old female musician showed a happy expression for the first time, "For an illusion musician, what is more valuable than an illusory world? What's more, I have experienced it myself before coming here. … Among the many movements you have released, maybe there are two that I contributed to.”
She pulled out an iron piece from her pocket that Ye Qingxuan was extremely familiar with - the symbiotic terminal of the Ethernet.
After a brief silence, Ye Qingxuan asked: "I really don't understand why you care so much about the Ethernet. What exactly do you want? I think all musicians understand that everything I do is... After destroying the foundation of the world of musicians, as a vested interest, why would the Illusion Islands support my rebellion?"
"It's very simple, Your Highness."
The Grand Master said calmly: "What we want is just the 'respect' we originally deserved.
As early as hundreds of years ago, various schools of thought united with the Holy City to suppress him, and he was forced to lose his independence and the 'respect' he lost when he left his hometown.
There is no distinction between the seven schools of musicians, but why is the school of illusion so despised? Why must we decline if we don't self-castrate like the psychopaths
For hundreds of years, we have endured the stigma against us. In order to escape suppression and for the independence of our school, we did not hesitate to leave our homes and hide in the archipelago.
In order to survive, we will not hesitate to launch plunder, in order to develop, we will not hesitate to associate with the black musicians... In order to escape the entanglement of the abyss, we chose to alliance with Angelo. Why can't we cooperate with you for a longer-term future
Unlike the great masters of the past generations, I am not proficient in music theory, and I am not even from an orthodox school of illusion. At best, I am just a businessman.
For businessmen, whether investing in factories, industries, or countries, there is nothing more profitable than investing in the market...
We have money, we have power, we have strength, why should we be dictated by the Holy City? "
Ye Qingxuan asked, "Is there any difference between being managed by the Holy City and being managed by me? Or does the Grand Master think I am weak and can be bullied?"
Although the Grand Master said that he was a businessman, Ye Qingxuan didn't even believe a single punctuation mark. Last time, an old man said that he was an accountant who settled accounts.
The lessons he has learned all along have made Ye Qingxuan understand that these old people in high positions may be confused, stupid, or occasionally make mistakes.
But one thing is absolutely the same - they all know what they want, and have enough skills and abilities. Once they seize the opportunity, they will never let it go.
He stared at the Grand Master in front of him, which made the Grand Master laugh.
"Mr. Watson once said something. In business, no matter what the situation, as long as both parties are intentional, the business can always be concluded."
She said, "I like this very much because the Holy City would never say this."
Ye Qingxuan understood what he meant.
After a long silence, Ye Qingxuan finally sighed softly, picked up the tea cup and drank it in one gulp, and said: "Although the Ethernet is open source, I will not give its ownership to anyone. In other words, no matter how much you invest and pour, All the hard work can be easily erased as long as I am willing. If you can accept this, I can open up higher authority to you."
The Grand Master had no objection.
The foundation of the Illusion Islands lies far outside of Angelou. Even if Ye Qingxuan turns his back, all that will be lost is the efforts of a generation and a little money.
What the Illusion Archipelago is planning is to regain its historical status and restore its own orthodoxy. This is a thousand-year plan. A temporary loss is nothing. Even if it fails, it will only be nailed to the pillar of shame in the history of the school and passed on to future generations. It's just a little troublesome.
What's more, the value of the Ethernet lies in its openness and everyone's contribution and accumulation. It must have its rules and systems. Even the holder Ye Qingxuan cannot attack the fantasy school without reason. What's the point of an empty Ethernet if it makes everyone alienated
The Grand Master is not afraid of failure. As long as people are still there and the land is still there, he can always make a comeback.
As for the specific cooperation methods and management methods, we can slowly discuss them.
This is the best thing about Ye Qingxuan than the Holy City.
When it comes to doing business, as long as you have the intention, you can talk about it.
"Then, we have a great time working together."
The Grand Master spread out his five fingers. In the palm lines, the music theory of the precepts was intertwined, and he high-fived Ye Qingxuan. With this as witness, the two parties formally cooperated.
The general tone has been set, and the rest will be left to the people below to discuss.
After the Chainsaw Monks, Ye Qingxuan once again tied the Illusion Islands to his chariot.
The small talk became more relaxed after that.
"Has the Grand Master figured out what to do with his superior authority?"
"We have been prepared for a long time." The Grand Master asked: "Do you have any extra Xielu terminals here? I can demonstrate it for you."
Soon, several musicians submitted their terminals, and Ye Qingxuan acted as a relay to connect the Grandmaster's terminal into a closed regional network.
"It's embarrassing."
The grand master activated his own music theory, and in an instant, everyone on the bridge was in a trance.
When they reacted, they were already in a pure white space.