The Fourth Financial Crisis

It would be difficult for Yang Lu to refuse the invitation from the Golden Core monk.

It's just that the futon Qujing provided him was a little too close to the beautiful disciple who was practicing sword training in seclusion. After Yang Lu sat down, he could even smell the faint body fragrance coming from the girl. He tried to put the futon away. Moving to the side, he found that the futon, which was fluttering in Qu Jing's hands, seemed to be of great weight. No matter how hard he tried, it seemed to be firmly nailed to the ground.

Obviously, this futon should be a very high-grade magic weapon.

Yang Lu couldn't help but look at Qu Jing, but Qu Jing didn't show anything strange.

Seeing this scene, Yang Lu thought to himself that even if you were using a honey trap, it would not be me who would suffer, so he sat next to the beautiful disciple so generously.

Qu Jing smiled and took the initiative to talk about business: "I just invited you to be a guest of the Hanguang Sword Sect. It's not entirely selfish. The main reason is that the negotiators from Haiyuan Island are staying in our Hanguang City. This time, they also specially asked me to invite you to meet them. "

Negotiator of Haiyuan Island?

Speaking of which, this is the second time Yang Lu has heard news from Haiyuan Island recently.

When he was at the Lingshi Reserve Bank two days ago, the Jindanqi currency committee member who was born in Haiyuan Island once euphemistically mentioned that there might be many cooperation opportunities between the Qingning Chamber of Commerce and Haiyuan Island in the future. Although Yang Lu had his heart at that time, I was skeptical, but I felt that the other party might just be polite. However, Elder Qu of the Light Sword Sect also said that the representative of Haiyuan Island wanted to see him. This was obviously not a coincidence.

What's more, Haiyuan Island and the Hanguang Sword Sect have been sworn enemies for thousands of years. The appearance of Haiyuan Island negotiators at the Hanguang Sword Sect's headquarters is a very strange thing.

I don’t know what they are talking about?

Since Yang Lu did not deliberately hide his confusion, Qu Jing could also see that something was wrong with his expression, and couldn't help but look slightly moved and said: "Is it possible that... Consultant Yang hasn't heard about the situation on Haiyuan Island yet?"

Hearing what Qu Jing said, Yang Lu immediately asked, "I wonder what situation Elder Qu is talking about?"

Qu Jing did not answer the question directly, but glanced at Lin Musen, who was dressed as a masked guest next to Yang Lu, and changed the subject: "This fellow Taoist looks very unfamiliar, doesn't he? Could it be that he is also a young man from the Golden Blade Sect? Talented?"

Yang Lu was stunned for a moment, but he quickly responded and explained: "This is Mr. Mu, the guest Qingqing hired by our Qingning Chamber of Commerce with a lot of money. He is not from the Golden Blade Sect, but he is very good at fighting, so I specially hired him to come here." Be my personal guard!"

With that said, Yang Lu turned to Lin Musen and said: "Fellow Daoist Mu, it seems that Elder Qu has something important to discuss. As an external employee of our Qingning Chamber of Commerce, please stay away for the time being."

Lin Musen bowed his hands to the two of them and said in a fake hoarse voice: "It doesn't matter, I just collect money to do things, and I am not interested in the secrets of the Qingning Chamber of Commerce and the Hanguang Sword Sect."

After that, he took the initiative to exit the room.

It has to be said that Lin Musen's acting skills are quite online, and he looks like a mercenary looking only for profit.

In the world of Jiuzhou Cultivation, serving as a guest of the Cultivation Chamber of Commerce is a common method for monks in the foundation-building period to earn extra money, especially for those monks who are not good at management.

Although the Jiuzhou cultivation world is quite peaceful in most cases, cultivators possess extremely strong personal force after all, and passionate killings are not unheard of. Although killing people will deduct a large amount of heavenly merit, many emotionally excited cultivators When the patient's blood is high, he simply can't care about that much.

In order to prevent becoming victims of passionate killings, many chambers of commerce will hire foundation-building monks to serve as worshipers (thugs).

These thugs usually don't have to do anything. They only need to come forward to scare the enemy under special circumstances. Even in most cases, they don't need to actually take action. They only need to show off their own skills to effectively persuade the enemy.

You can get a huge income for nothing by putting in a little time. Serving as a guest can be said to be one of the most cost-effective part-time jobs in the world of cultivation. Almost all monks who are not in the foundation-building period of real power will have their names in various cultivation chambers of commerce.

It's just that although there is nothing wrong with this kind of behavior of making extra money behind the back of the sect, it doesn't sound good when spoken out. Therefore, most of the worshipers of the chamber of commerce will choose to hide their heads and tail like Lin Musen. This is why Lin Musen is fully masked. But it has never aroused suspicion from outsiders.

As the leader of the fourth largest force in Haiya City, Yang Lu is also a scumbag himself. It is completely normal for him to spend a lot of money to hire foundation-building monks as thugs.

Qu Jing also did not doubt Lin Musen's identity.

Although he could use violence to break Lin Musen's disguise, if he really did so, it would be equivalent to openly slapping the Qingning Chamber of Commerce in the face. Elder Qu would not have time to make friends with Yang Lu, so he would definitely not do such a thing. Such an impolite thing.

So he nodded slightly, then raised his hand behind Yang Lu, and a golden elixir level magic barrier enveloped the entire dojo. Even Lin Musen, who was standing not far outside the door, No sound could be heard within the magic barrier.

After confirming that no outsiders could investigate the situation inside the barrier, Qu Jing then explained: "Actually, this matter is not a secret. The disciples I brought have actually known about it for a long time. And the specific matters are basically known to all parties. Everything has been discussed and the only thing left is to officially announce it to the outside world. Just for compliance reasons, it is not convenient for everyone to talk about it for the time being, but Consultant Yang is not an outsider, so it doesn't matter even if I tell you in advance."

Seeing that Qu Jing was so solemn about his matter, Yang Lu quickly raised his hands and said, "I would like to hear the details!"

Qu Jing immediately revealed a ground-breaking news: "Haiyuan Island and the Hanguang Sword Sect are preparing to sign a trade cooperation agreement!"

A trade cooperation agreement between Haiyuan Island and the Han Light Sword Sect?

Hearing this outrageous news, Yang Lu couldn't believe his ears.

The relationship between Haiyuan Island and the Hanguang Sword Sect is quite similar to the relationship between the Shanying Sect and the Haiya Sect. They are both members of the Sixth Sect in the Far North, and their strength is about the same. Their territories are close to each other. The two sects have already Enter the dragon and the tiger have been fighting for thousands of years.

It is said that before the medieval times, the two sects of Hanguang Sword Sect and Haiyuan Island were actually connected by land, and the geographical dividing line between Haiyuan Island and Hanguang Sword Sect today is the line that connects Haiyuan Island and the mainland of Arctic State. The thousand-mile abyss that separated them was the aftermath of the battle between the immortal ancestors of the two factions, and it is still filled with violent power.

Not to mention these unverifiable ancient histories, because the two sects are highly overlapping in terms of geographical location and ecological niche, even if the two sides have no historical grudges, they are naturally prone to friction. However, the two sects have been fighting for thousands of years and have not been able to resolve it. To determine the winner, to a large extent, it must be attributed to the direct or indirect intervention of overseas cultivation forces.

Just like the major ocean-going trade giants do not want to see the unification of the outlying islands, the seven major sects of Kyushu also do not want a true hegemonic sect to appear in the Arctic state. As the two weakest sects of the six extreme northern sects, the lightsaber sect and the sea sect The conflict on Abyss Island has naturally become the best tool for overseas forces to disrupt the situation in the Arctic state.

Often when the relationship between two sects eases slightly, major changes will occur. Either the senior sect advocating peace talks is assassinated, or fierce conflict breaks out again on the border between the two sects. When a certain sect is obviously at a disadvantage in the struggle, the seven major sects will immediately They will jump out to mediate and prevent conflicts between the two parties from intensifying.

Over the years, the Han Light Sword Sect and Haiyuan Island have never achieved true peace.

Ocean trade is the main focus of conflict between the two sects.

Haiyuan Island has the ice-free port with the most superior natural conditions in the Arctic state, and also has the shortest route from the Arctic state to the other eight states. Although the southern foothills of the Snowy Mountains where the Hanguang Sword Sect is located also has a long coastline, not far from the port, you will encounter the bottomless thousand-mile abyss that exudes terrifying spiritual power fluctuations.

Therefore, any ocean-going fleet that wants to do business with the Han Light Sword Sect must first supply supplies at Haiyuan Island, and then go around thousands of miles of Haiyuan to reach the Han Light Sword Sect's territory for trade.

With this huge geographical advantage, Haiyuan Island issued a trade ban against its mortal enemy Han Guangsaber Faction many years ago. Any chamber of commerce that does business with Han Guangsaber Faction will not allow ships to dock at Haiyuan Island for supplies. .

The Arctic State is already poor in natural resources. After the Han Lightsaber Sect is blocked by Haiyuan Island, the situation will undoubtedly become more difficult. They may even be forced to buy the goods from second-level dealers on Haiyuan Island at high prices (most of them are high-level traders on Haiyuan Island). The purchase of supplies by the White Glove Chamber of Commerce run by monks has greatly affected the economy and population growth in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Han Light Sword Sect.

The Hanguang Sword Sect did not sit still and wait for death.

The way they came up with to break the situation was to introduce their hardcore ally, the Haiya Chamber of Commerce.

Since Haiya Chamber of Commerce is similar to Haiyuan Island, they are mainly engaged in Eastern Ocean trade, so the competition between the two sides is very fierce. Whether it is the Yangjiang Port acquisition case or the outlying island war, Haiyuan Island capital is behind it.

In the struggle between the two parties, the Haiya Chamber of Commerce is actually in a relatively disadvantaged position.

Although the Haiya Chamber of Commerce owns the largest ocean-going fleet in the Eastern Ocean, and has financial resources no less powerful than the six sects in the Far North, the Haiya Sect is, after all, just a vassal sect affiliated with the Wuliang Sword Sect. The population of the area under its jurisdiction is actually worse than that of Haiyuan Island. Four to five times, and all the high-quality spiritual root cultivation seedlings within the sphere of influence have been intercepted by the Wuliang Sword Sect.

Therefore, in terms of the most critical combat effectiveness of high-level cultivators, the Haiya Chamber of Commerce has natural shortcomings. It cannot be compared with quasi-overlord sects such as Haiyuan Island and Hanguang Sword Sect, which have more than 30 Jindan-stage cultivators. Therefore, I heard that After talking about the difficulties faced by the Han Light Sword Sect, the Haiya Chamber of Commerce extended an olive branch almost immediately.

Since both sides can make up for each other's shortcomings, this cooperation can be said to hit it off.

Since the Haiya Chamber of Commerce and the Hanguang Sword Faction formed an alliance, the ocean-going fleet under the Haiya Chamber of Commerce has completely given up doing business with Haiyuan Island, and instead began to trade directly with the Hanguang Sword Faction.

However, since it is unable to stop at Haiyuan Island for supplies, the Haiya Chamber of Commerce's fleet needs to bypass the thousands of miles of Haiyuan and sail directly to the port under the control of the Hanguang Sword Sect after setting off from the port in Beimo State. Therefore, it needs to carry Excessive on-board supplies will greatly reduce the cargo carried by the fleet, affecting the operational efficiency of the fleet.

Although this approach does not benefit the Haiya Chamber of Commerce in the slightest, it solves the urgent need of the Hanguang Sword Sect.

Since then, the Hanguang Sword Sect has become the staunchest external ally of the Haiya Chamber of Commerce. Even after the Haiya Sect and the Wuliang Sword Sect turned against each other, the Hanguang Sword Sect has sent Jindanqi elders to the platform many times. It can be said that the Haiya Sword Sect has As bad as the relationship between Yuandao and the Hanguang Sword Sect is, the relationship between the Haiya Sect and the Hanguang Sword Sect is as close as possible, and vice versa.

The relationship between Haiyuan Island, Haiya Chamber of Commerce, and the Hanguang Sword Sect has been maintained for nearly a thousand years. However, Qu Jing just said that Haiyuan Island would reach a trade agreement with the Hanguang Sword Sect.

How could this not surprise Yang Lu?

Seeing the disbelief written all over Yang Lu's face, Qu Jing spread his hands and said: "I didn't expect that Advisor Yang didn't hear about this at all. You may not know that City Lord Jiang and President Su tried their best to promote this! "

This matter was actually caused by the Haiya system?

Hearing this, Yang Lu felt even more wrong.

When the conflict broke out between the Hanguang Sword Sect and Haiyuan Island, the biggest direct beneficiary was the Haiya Chamber of Commerce. The Haiya Sect promoted the trade agreement between the Hanguang Sword Sect and Haiyuan Island. It was clear that they were using the Fire Cloud Fine Gold to smash themselves in the foot. This will inevitably reduce his voice in the Han Light Sword Sect. After all, the main purpose of the Hanguang Sword Sect's alliance with the Haiya Chamber of Commerce is to fight against Haiyuan Island!

More importantly, Haiyuan Island actually agreed to this proposal!

Yang Lu smiled bitterly and said: "Although our Qingning Chamber of Commerce is called the fourth largest force in Haiya City, to the Haiya Chamber of Commerce, we are still outsiders after all, and we have no business dealings with Arctic State. They didn't notify me. Strange...could it be said that Elder Qu led the team to Haiya City this time just to discuss this matter?"

Qu Jing nodded and said: "That's right! We, the Hanguang Sword Sect, have deep grudges with Haiyuan Island. Even if the leader of Shenhuo Zongtian, Arctic Han Palace, and the Lord Jiang of Haiya City jointly come forward as guarantees, this negotiation will definitely not be successful. It’s easy, but the issues involved are myriad. I have to come to Haiya City in person on behalf of the senior management of the Hanguang Sword Sect. And our leader Wu, the leader of the Hanguang Sword Sect, has to go to the Hanguang Sword Sect headquarters in person. The meeting with Island Master Wei of Haiyuan Island was coordinated by Li Feiyu, the former currency committee member of your Lingshi Reserve Bank."

As soon as these words came out, Yang Lu couldn't help showing a shocked expression.

He was not surprised that Elder Li Feiyu, who defected to Huoyun State, had found a job again, but was surprised that behind the trade agreement negotiations, there were actually Tian Daxiao, the leader of Shenhuo Sect, and Arctic Han Palace, the overlord of Arctic State.

When he just heard these things, he didn't realize what was going on, but when he thought that Tian Beixi had been secretly operating in Haiya City some time ago, Yang Lu suddenly had an idea flash in his mind:

The Haiya Chamber of Commerce came forward to facilitate negotiations between the Hanguang Sword Sect and Haiyuan Island. This was most likely the price Jiang Huaan paid to the Shenhuo Sect!

Yang Lu had felt a little strange before, why when Lin Jianxing visited Haiya City in person, the Shenhuo Sect would intervene brazenly at the risk of a full-scale conflict, and even Tian Daxiao would not hesitate to take action personally as the leader.

Although he knew that Jiang Hua'an was a man with great hands and eyes, it was still outrageous to ask the leader of the seven major sects to put himself in danger.

Now it seems that the Shenhuo Sect's heroic action may not be without cost. And this price should be that the Haiya Chamber of Commerce comes forward to broker a trade agreement between Haiyuan Island and the Hanguang Sword Sect!