The carriage came and went slowly.
Although Bai Feng and all the compatriots in Yunhai hoped that Li De and the others would hurry up and leave, Li De looked elegant and calm, with a calm appearance. He still has unfinished negotiations with the Ocean Clan, and it doesn't make sense to go back too early. However, he sent some words to Fang Shisan in the north, so that she could temporarily slow down the speed of the invasion, set up camp in place, and focus on deterrence until the main force of Yunhai arrived.
To be honest, Lide has little interest in the land and property in the northern part of the sea of clouds. The prosperity of the sea of clouds is based on commercial reputation and coastal advantages. It is equivalent to a treaty port. Unless it is swallowed whole, there will be no actual benefits from taking a few cities. Fang Shisan went all the way south, mainly to take Lide home. He was very aggressive and meaningful, but the results were mediocre.
But it doesn't matter, the actual benefits, Lide will get it back from the sea people.
After another day of waiting, a middle-aged man in a cloak found Lied's hotel.
He didn't bring anyone else with him, only a black and white animal that looked like a panda. The black and white bear's injuries were still not healed, and he looked around behind the middle-aged man, seeing Li De staring at him, and even flirting with him.
Lide took a sip of the tea in the cup and said:
"Don't worry, there are no outsiders here."
The middle-aged man took off his cloak, and his legs turned into long fish tails at some point. It was tall and tall, even though its straight legs were replaced by a curved fish tail, its overall height was still half of Lid's head taller. As for the black and white panda, it directly turned into a whale murloc sitting on the ground—Ji Luo.
Lide glanced at the calm-looking Jing Luo:
"Yes, I didn't expect you to be a royalist in private?"
Jingluo replied shyly:
"The situation is more complicated..."
It stopped talking at this point, intending to arouse Lide's curiosity, but Lide seemed to have no interest in the mess of the sea people. He looked directly at the middle-aged man in front of him, and said:
"I'm a human being, not an ocean race, so we don't have to pay attention to any red tape. How about just talking about something?"
The scepter in the middle-aged man's hand knocked on the ground, and said:
"I want to meet my daughter."
Lied looked at its long brown hair and sighed softly:
"Seeing each other is worse than not seeing each other. Irene also thinks so. There is no gain in the world for nothing. Irene got the lost crown from a vicious woman, but I have to commit myself to her for a year. I can't let you see Irene, otherwise if you can't help but take her back, I won't be able to do business."
The middle-aged man looked a little irritable, but he didn't vent his anger on Lied.
Lide guessed that it should be criticizing itself in its heart. After all, for it, this was the painful experience of its father not protecting his daughter, and it was its failure. After the middle-aged man took a deep breath, he continued:
"I see. You are kind to Irene, and I won't embarrass you in this regard. But you let Jingluo and Ulant go to the bottom of the sea, and told me that the sea people have to bear the mistakes for this war... you want What?"
Lied raised an index finger and said:
"Going to talk a little business."
The middle-aged man frowned slightly:
"Business? What do you want, pearls, corals, gems, or expensive seafood?"
From its point of view, Lid wants nothing more than these things, and it is also very clear that these things are of very high value in human society. Regardless of pearls and corals that have been famous for a long time, this year the king of mankind tasted a deep-sea arowana and praised its delicious taste, which led to a sharp increase in the demand for arowanas in the entire human upper class, and the sea of clouds naturally increased fishing. scale.
But the problem is, these things are also very important to the sea people. It's not that they can't give them, but that the Ocean Race doesn't have enough for them, so it's hurtful to talk about them. It's like when an old beggar is holding half a hard steamed bun in the cold weather, suddenly a group of tall and strong bandits come, don't worry about that steamed bun, beggars have to give it, but give it I was annoyed and panicked again.
The change in the middle-aged man's demeanor can't be hidden from Lide, Lide said with a smile:
"Then it's not a business. I think the best business is that you have a useless thing, and I have a useless thing. We exchange it, and what we get in exchange is something that is useful to us. I know that the sea is very rich, but this kind of richness is not limited to these precious seafood, there are still many resources to be exploited."
The middle-aged man's expression softened a little, and he gave Lide a high look.
In fact, it is risky for it to come to human territory today, but it is firstly worried about Irene's safety, and secondly, it believes that human beings will not act rashly. After all, it will bring back the lost crown, which is a happy thing for both human beings and sea people. However, it still feels a little humiliating for the majestic king to go to the human territory. If Lide asks for various supplies like a lion, it will still be difficult for the negotiations between the two sides to end smoothly.
Jingluo lowered his head, secretly looking at Lide's expression. Now Lide has a gentle smile, and the sharp edge that dragged him and Ulant out and beat him up a few days ago did not know where he went. In addition to the self-confidence from the inside and the outside, he has turned into a good boy who is harmless to humans and animals.
Jing Luo unconsciously moved his legs and feet, feeling a little uncomfortable.
This time, before the king of the Ocean Clan spoke, Lied had already handed over a list and explained at the same time:
"There are a lot of mineral resources under the seabed. Coal, iron, petroleum, combustible ice, manganese nodules, polymetallic ooze... You don't use most of them at all, and I guess you haven't heard of many of them. But I can hand them over to you. Give you the identification method, you can mine at will, and then transport it to me in exchange for intuitive benefits. I can supply the gold and silver, cattle and sheep, food, vegetables and fruits you want, and even allow you to buy land, on land Settle down, or build a holiday villa that only belongs to the ocean people."
The king of the ocean tribe quietly read the list in his hand. There were indeed many things in it that he hadn't heard of, or that he had heard but didn't pay attention to at all, but he didn't rush to agree.
It doesn't know why Lide wants these things, so naturally it has no way to estimate their value. As the king of the Ocean Race, it instinctively feels that it must seek the best interests for its people, and cannot sell good things at the price of cabbage. up. So at this time, we must put on airs and adjust our attitude.
But soon, Lide directly smashed the calculation in his heart:
"There is a sentence that you may not like to hear, but I still want to say it. If you can think clearly about the purpose of these things, or if other people besides me can understand the value of these things, then the sea people will no longer have to stick to it." Pearls and corals. Since I am the only one in the world who understands their value, doesn't that mean... only I am qualified to set this price?"
The king of the Ocean Clan raised his head and met Lide's cold eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
Jing Luo behind him shivered uncontrollably, and the wound on his body began to ache again.
It nodded thoughtfully, this time it was finally right.