CHAPTER 398: 301. CUTTING THE WORLD’S LEEKS_2

For him, the dream of getting rich shattered.

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Tens of kilometers away.

International Conference Center.

Zhao Xiaoying and several colleagues were watching the press conference live.

Their role was essentially the security personnel for the event.

The Conference Center had arranged a special room on the second floor for them, overlooking the entire venue.

The voice of the Great Xia representative came through the speakers in the room.

"The planned public offering of stocks this time is initially set at 25 billion shares, accounting for 30% of the total equity.

"The specific pricing for each share will be announced later, considering various factors.

"I want to state in advance that, due to the highly precious and extremely valuable resources at the Sea of Death Black Sand, developing it is a high-profit venture.

"Therefore, the stock price of the Pioneer Alliance will not be low, and investors worldwide should prepare themselves mentally.

"We will consider issuing an additional batch of stocks in response to circumstances, possibly up to 10 billion shares..."

A young female superpower user suddenly nudged Zhao Xiaoying with her elbow, her eyes sparkling, and said, "Xiaoying, I feel we should buy more of these stocks, they could multiply many times in the future."

Zhao Xiaoying glanced at her, asking back, "Xiaojie, if the Pioneer Alliance’s stocks could make money, why wouldn’t the higher-ups tell us in advance to allow each of us to buy some stocks?"

This young female superpower user, known as "Xiaojie," was named Liu Ju before awakening and worked as an assembly line worker at an electronics factory, younger than Zhao Xiaoying by a few years.

Liu Ju blinked and replied, "Didn’t the spokesperson say the subscription process should be open, fair, and just?"

Zhao Xiaoying burst into laughter, "You actually believe that?"

Liu Ju was confused, "Why can’t we believe it?"

Zhao Xiaoying chuckled, "Even if it should be open, fair, and just, giving our people some benefits by allowing each of us to buy a few thousand shares doesn’t seem excessive, does it?"

Liu Ju thought for a moment, nodding, "Doesn’t seem excessive."

Zhao Xiaoying asked back, "If that’s not excessive, why wouldn’t the higher-ups do it?"

Liu Ju was stumped by the question.

Zhao Xiaoying revealed the reason, "Because this stock offering is all about harvesting from the global investors!"

Liu Ju exclaimed, looking puzzled, "Why?"

Zhao Xiaoying explained, "If developing the Sea of Death Black Sand is a highly profitable venture, why would Great Xia give away the profits for free?

"Wouldn’t keeping all the profits for ourselves be better? After all, Great Xia isn’t incapable of developing it.

"The real reason is, developing the Sea of Death Black Sand is extremely difficult, and with Great Xia’s current strength, we can’t obtain too many resources from the Primordial World.

"So the higher-ups deliberately stirred things up, using the concept of pioneering the Otherworld, to harvest the global investors fiercely.

"This way, they can gather more resources globally, enhancing Great Xia’s strength to better resist natural disasters."

Liu Ju listened and seemed thoughtful, "Makes sense."

The guest from the Iron Fist Civilization, Mr. Gaba Muda, about whose experiences on Canglan Star outsiders are not very clear, but the Great Xia people know well.

The warriors owned by the Iron Fist Civilization are several thousand times more than those on Canglan Star, yet still, countless lives have been lost trying to develop the Sea of Death Black Sand.

Great Xia currently has only a handful of warriors, how can we develop the Sea of Death Black Sand on a large scale?

Zhao Xiaoying laughed again, "If I’m not mistaken, the higher-ups have long prepared the full harvesting plan.

"When the first batch of stocks is open for subscription, the Pioneer Alliance will definitely conduct an operation to obtain a large batch of resources from the Sea of Death Black Sand.

"The member countries of the Pioneer Alliance can join in the speculation, driving up the price of Primordial resources immensely.

"Then the Pioneer Alliance will promote it once more, letting everyone see the bright prospects of developing the Otherworld, thus pushing the stock price higher, and better harvesting the global investors.

"After the harvesting, Great Xia will cautiously develop the Sea of Death Black Sand, and progress will naturally be slow.

"By then, the stock price will inevitably drop significantly, and those who bought high-priced stocks will have nowhere to cry."

Zhao Xiaoying paused, smiling brightly, "I personally feel, this is why the higher-ups won’t let us buy stocks."

Liu Ju listened, dumbfounded.

The harvesting strategy described by Long-legged Sister truly opened her eyes.

The few male superpower users nearby, although silent, were equally shocked by the words.

Liu Ju looked up and down at Zhao Xiaoying, as if meeting Long-legged Sister for the first time, admiringly saying, "Xiaoying, you’re so amazing!"

Zhao Xiaoying shook her head, pointing up, "It’s not me who’s amazing, but the higher-ups are amazing. I only thought of this after watching the press conference; the higher-ups planned it all long ago."

At this moment.

A resounding male voice suddenly came from outside, "You seem to be called Zhao Xiaoying, right?"

With this sound.

The door was pushed open.

The highest commander of the Blood Banner Legion, Long Xingyun, stood prominently at the doorway.

Including Zhao Xiaoying, everyone immediately raised their hands in salute and said, "Hello, Commander!"

Long Xingyun walked into the room and glanced at Zhao Xiaoying, clicking his tongue, "I’ve heard that the Jiuzhou Legion has three beautiful military flowers."

Zhao Xiaoying’s eyebrows slightly frowned without saying anything.

Meeting her by addressing her looks, treating her as a vase, truly displeased her a bit.

Long Xingyun smiled again, "I didn’t expect that the brain of this flower is so effective, such astute superpower users are truly rare among the Great Xia people."

This was praise.

This was also tacitly acknowledging that Long-legged Sister’s deduction perfectly matches reality.

Zhao Xiaoying relaxed her brows.

Long Xingyun asked, "How did you figure it out?"

Zhao Xiaoying replied, "I just believe that the Great Xia people’s style has always been very prudent and wouldn’t rashly launch major development in the Otherworld.

"But this press conference gave me the feeling that they plan to enter the Sea of Death Black Sand at any cost, which is clearly abnormal."

Long Xingyun gently nodded, praising her again, "Precisely! You are very perceptive."

Zhao Xiaoying asked a question, "Commander, who came up with the plan to harvest the world?"

Long Xingyun uttered a name, "Mr. Spirit Crows!"

Zhao Xiaoying was stunned for a moment.

The fisherman?

Back in Linjiang City, this guy seemed sunny and cheerful; who would have thought he could be so badly vicious.

Long Xingyun looked around and added, "You should know the discipline, don’t speak about some things outside."

Implying that what Long-legged Sister said should be kept internal, not allowed to be spoken of outside.

Everyone responded in unison.

Long Xingyun glanced at Zhao Xiaoying again and suddenly said, "Mr. Gaba Muda wants to visit Eastern City to understand Canglan Civilization through this city. He hopes we can provide a guide, why not let you be the guide."

Zhao Xiaoying was stupefied, wanting to refuse, "Commander, I’ve just come to Eastern City a few days ago, I don’t know the city well."

She felt herself merely a newcomer and didn’t genuinely expect such an important task to be given to her.

Long Xingyun smiled, "This is an order!"

He paused and added, "The mysterious race guest genuinely wants to understand Canglan people’s customs, not the city’s geography."

Zhao Xiaoying quickly saluted, "Yes!"

Long Xingyun said one last thing, "The task begins tomorrow, shortly someone will contact you."

Zhao Xiaoying loudly responded, "Understood!"

Long Xingyun did not linger, promptly turned and left.

"Snap!"

Liu Ju patted Long-legged Sister’s shoulder, somewhat enviously saying, "Xiaoying, it seems the higher-ups plan to develop you deeply."

Zhao Xiaoying wasn’t particularly happy, "Maybe."

Her mind was more focused on the fisherman.

Because Long-legged Sister suddenly thought of something, "Through Mr. Gaba Muda, might I have the chance to encounter the fisherman’s other identity, Mr. Spirit Crows?"

Just the thought made her heart flutter and race.