This increasingly heavy pressure did not last long, because a chuckle slightly eased the solemn atmosphere.
This laughter did not come from the five people wearing masks, but from Ah Er standing behind the black old man.
Of course, many people outside the world would respectfully refer to him as Mr. Er.
Ban Shuqiong and this second gentleman can be regarded as old friends. After all, one is the chief steward of Jiqiao Palace and the other is the chief steward of Ye Mansion. There are still many private contacts.
So when he saw the other party offering a step, Ban Shuqiong stepped on it decisively.
"Mr. Second, why are you laughing?"
Ah Er smoothed the hair that made Ban Shuqiong envious, and reluctantly handed him another step.
"Although some of the contents in the plan are not clear enough, it also shows that Lord Ghost Lord's rights are limited to the Ghost Market.
This means that unless you encounter foreign enemies, Lord Ghost will not interfere with the intelligence of Linxue Nuanxiang Pavilion or the army of agencies in your Jiji Palace.
Moreover, what the Ghost Lord can use is the information obtained after the establishment of the Ghost Market, as well as the weapons developed through the funds allocated by the Ghost Market.
So the word "take advantage of someone" is a bit too much."
"That's it... Then I was really abrupt just now." After Ban Shuqiong bowed his hands to Qin Fan, his eyes began to move back and forth as he was observing the reactions of others.
In fact, Ban Shuqiong knew this very well. Moreover, after joining the Wangyou Ghost Market, the real benefits gained by the Jiqiao Palace were the invisible and intangible fame bonuses, as well as the combat power bonuses that other forces were in awe of.
The reason why he raised the pointed question just now was, firstly, to determine what the other parties wanted, and secondly, to pave the way for deepening the close relationship of this alliance.
Because judging from the plan, although the establishment of Wangyou Ghost City showed Qin Fan's ambition, it did not meet his expectations.
Their five-party alliance is more like a pure business alliance, which Ban Shuqiong simply cannot accept.
It's a good thing for everyone to make money together. He also knows that Wangyou Ghost Market will definitely make a lot of money in the future, but now is the time when he can make money safely!
He pointed out the information about Linxue Nuanxiang Pavilion and his own weapons for the purpose of further exchanges and cooperation.
As long as Qin Fan answered the call, he could half-assedly pull out hundreds of puppets for Qin Fan to control. At the same time, he could also use this to make excessive demands on Qin Fan.
For example, military support.
As the great elder of Jiji Palace, he knows very well that once the world is in chaos, his own power will definitely be the first target for others to fight for.
After all, once a war starts, food, grass, pills, and weapons are the top priority. One of the first two is controlled by Tongtian Merchant, and even the top forces do not dare to trouble them.
The representative of the other group, Tianyi Pavilion, has long been a puppet of the Daxuan Dynasty, so there is no need to worry about safety.
So what should they do with the Jiqiao Palace? They can't just stay in the Jiqiao City every day and never leave the main gate.
Therefore, he needs to unite with other forces first, and the current Wangyou Ghost City is the best choice, especially Qin Fan, a ghost lord, who can crush hundreds of thousands of ferocious beasts with his coercion.
As long as he can board this big ship, Ban Shuqiong can ensure that Jiqiao Palace can survive this great chaos safely.
But this swish of gaze really put all the plans behind him back.
At this moment, Gong Shulian had turned around and continued to fiddle with the device (small bomb) in her hand obediently.
But the other four people still focused on Ban Shuqiong.
Seeing this group of people, Shuqian didn't even bother to beat around the bush, he looked directly at Qin Fan and said:
"Lord Ghost Lord, I think that once the Wangyou Ghost City is established, our five parties can be regarded as one party in the eyes of other forces.
So what is stated in the plan is only commercial cooperation, which I think is far from enough!
If we want to do it, we must do it thoroughly! On behalf of Jiqiao Palace, I can bring out three thousand machine puppets for Lord Ghost to control at will!"
Qin Fan glanced at Ban Shuqiong with some confusion. Although he wanted to assimilate other forces, he didn't want to show it in the first meeting.
So what's going on with this guy? Who planted the spy?
Qin Fan looked at the old man Hei, who touched his chin as if lost in thought. Qin Fan looked at Xia Jinyu again, and the folding fan that was constantly beating in Xia Jinyu's hand also put away.
Finally, Qin Fan looked at Gong Shulian. Even though he was wearing a mask, he couldn't decipher her thoughts on this, but he could see the confidence in her eyes.
That probably means that my little brother is already on the front line! This is all right!
Qin Fan remained silent and did not express his position. He was not sure whether the other party was fishing.
At this time, Xia Jinyu, who understood deeply, patted the table and stood up and said:
"I object. As the fourth shopkeeper of the Tongtian Chamber of Commerce, I am absolutely neutral. It's just that the business cooperation is acceptable. If it goes further, I won't be able to explain it!"
Ban Shuqiong's momentum was not lost at all. He stepped in front of the round table in one step, pulled Gong Shulian behind him, and directly replied:
"Fourth Master Xia, as far as I know, you have always ignored the rules of neutrality, and finding reasons to send Yuan back afterwards is what you are best at, isn't it?
Moreover, from a business perspective, further cooperation among the five parties can maximize the benefits.
If it’s just a purely commercial cooperation, why bother naming it Wangyou Ghost City? Why not just name it after a business alliance?”
Xia Jinyu directly raised the fan handle, pointed at Ban Shuqiong and shouted angrily:
"You are slandering me. I, Xia Jinyu, abide by the rules of the Chamber of Commerce. Who doesn't know this!
As for what you said about crossing the line, then I happened to sell some weapons and resources to one party before the war between the two forces. This was simply an ordinary transaction!
I didn’t know they were going to war, it was all a coincidence!”
"Exactly!" Ban Shuqian turned his head. He knew that Xia Jinyu would never admit this verbally, and his opinion was not important.
Because there will definitely be more coincidences like this in the future, and it is by relying on these coincidences that Fourth Master Xia has been promoted from the position of seventh shopkeeper to fourth shopkeeper.
Then he looked at Ah Er. He believed that his old friend would definitely understand what he meant and that the other party would definitely support him, because the situation in Ye Mansion was somewhat similar to that in Jiji Palace.
If the two top forces go to war, in addition to gathering resources as much as possible, they must also solve all hidden dangers in their own territory.
The Ye Mansion, which is like a gathering place for killers, can definitely be regarded as a hidden danger among hidden dangers, especially the Emperor of the Night, who is named after the emperor, is a big trouble that cannot be ignored.
As a force that collects money to do things, if it is left unchecked, it will only allow both parties to take advantage of it and eventually become the only winner. No top force will be so stupid as to let it take advantage of it.
Ah Er, who received the deep meaning in Ban Shuqiong's eyes, silently ignored the other person's gaze, so this was not the time for him to stand up.
But the old black man, who seemed to be offline the entire time, suddenly stood up and said.
"Perhaps the five of us can further cooperate in the future, but not now.
We are not familiar with each other, and for the time being, I need to see that Wangyou Ghost City does have enough potential."
Old Man Hei has always kept in mind what Qin Fan said about playing his role well, so he has completely assumed the role of Ye Mansion and just joined an ordinary five-party alliance.
The other four parties are not strangers, but they are definitely not completely trustworthy from the start.
As he said, trust takes time, and a purely business alliance is the premise that can test whether all parties can continue to close the relationship.
Ban Shuqiong stroked his thinning hair with some worry. He understood the other party's caution, especially the Yefu group of killers who had no sympathy, so they should be more vigilant.
But in his opinion, there is no time to slowly adjust now.
Like the civil strife of the Sihai Gang, it started inexplicably and ended inexplicably. It only lasted for more than a month, and then a big force similar to his Jijigong was so crippled.
And does this process of mutual trust take several months? I'm afraid it's at least years.
Qin Fan, who was silently observing Ban Shuqiong at this moment, also saw that the other party was not fishing intentionally, and thought of the information about Ban Shuqiong and the situation of Jiqiao Palace.
He couldn't help but take a high look at the Grand Elder of Jiqiao Palace, because the plan specifically stated that if any force took action against Wangyou Ghost City, the five parties could unite to deal with this enemy.
However, if the five parties themselves encounter a declaration of war by any force, the other four parties can provide some help in a timely manner. This is not mandatory and will not be morally condemned.
Marking this item is not only to make it easier for Xia Jinyu to explain when he returns to Tongtian Chamber of Commerce, but also to dispel some concerns of Yuhuang Xin and Ban Shuqiong.
But who would have thought that the person he was most wary of would be trying his best to deepen cooperation.
Then Qin Fan noticed Yuhuang Xin's half-smiling eyes hidden under the mask. The meaning was very obvious. She had already seen through the fact that she was having an affair with this old man, Ban Shuqiong!
Qin Fan sighed helplessly, and then turned to the hesitant Ban Shuqiong, wanting to see what other reasons he had to come up with to convince everyone.
As for yourself, just don’t say anything or express your opinion, just smile.
Sensing that Qin Fan was looking at him, especially the weird smiling face mask that seemed to have some kind of scrutiny, Ban Shuqiong took a deep breath and decided to release a big killer weapon.
"Don't you want to be favored by heaven?"
I put the question mark not because I have a problem, but because I think you have a problem.
Except for Yuhuang Xin, whose movements of playing with the hem of her clothes became a little unnatural for a moment, everyone else had question marks in their eyes.
Ban Shuqiong's face was full of righteousness and awe at this moment. He patted the table and looked at everyone in turn:
"After establishing a top force, we can get the favor of heaven. Of course, to describe it in simpler terms, we can get a lot of blessings of luck!
And now the Wangyou Ghost City has the possibility to become a top force!
No, I should say that currently only Wangyou Ghost City can grow to this point!"
Qin Fan frowned slightly, there were different opinions on luck.
Everyone is born with luck, but this does not mean that a person's luck is a constant value. It can continue to grow and decrease through various unknown methods.
For example, when Feng Mo broke through the Xiantian realm before, he had to fight against the younger generation of masters. This can be said to be a moment of opportunity found through a lot of actual combat, or it can be said that he is robbing others of their luck through fighting, and ultimately threatens the great power of others.
The momentum of victory breaks through obstacles in one fell swoop.
At this time, Qin Fan looked at Yuhuang Xin, as did everyone else, because only Yuhuang Xin, as the eldest princess, could confirm whether what Ban Shuqiong said was true or false.
Yuhuang Xin was silent for a moment and said: "What he said is true, but the matter is not that simple. There are some special reasons why the Buddha Land, the Dao Realm and the Wuwei Palace can be blessed by luck.
As for the situation of the Daxuan Dynasty, I will not explain it in detail, because even I know only a little about it.
However, I agree with the matter of strengthening cooperation, but there is a premise. It is me, Yuhuang Xin, who joins Wangyou Ghost City, not Linxue Nuanxiang Pavilion."
Ban Shuqiong frowned. He didn't quite understand what Yuhuang Xin meant. What was the point of emphasizing his name? Linxue Nuanxiang Pavilion belonged to her Yuhuang Xin.
Based on the intelligence from the Jiqiao Palace, we still don’t know that there are still irreconcilable conflicts within the Huanghuang lineage.
Qin Fan, on the other hand, glanced at Yuhuang Xin and nodded slightly in agreement.
Then he said to Ban Shuqiong: "Squad leader, can you tell me in more detail about the favor of heaven?"
Ban Shuqian nodded. This was another reason why he prompted Wangyou Ghost City to cooperate further. Luck may be a way to turn bad luck into good luck for others.
But for the technical geeks in their Ingenuity Palace, this is just a cheating device when developing a new type of mechanism. The end of science is theology, and he firmly believes in this.
"You should all know that Jiqiao Palace has developed a machine car with fifty-three side effects for those alien visitors, and it only aims to be fast. Junqu Pavilion
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! And afterwards we received the reward from heaven, which is a lot of blessings from luck.
Because of this incident, I began to investigate the origin of luck, and finally discovered through some clues that only the top forces will be favored by heaven.
They know better how to communicate with the way of heaven and can get corresponding benefits. Let me give you an obvious example.
Why do Buddhist lands and Taoist realms have to create the names of Taoist and Buddhist disciples every hundred years? This is to compete for the luck of the younger generation in the entire world."
"The imperial court should be able to fight, at least it won't be too difficult to stop it." Old Hei said with some confusion.
Ban Shuqiong frowned slightly and looked at the old man Hei with a surprised look.
"do not you know?"
Now the old black man is confused: "Should I know?"
"As a secondary power, there are secretly supported by one or even many schools of thought in the court, just like the Mohist family and I, the Jijigong Palace, are one and the same.
Linxue Nuanxiang Pavilion and the Huhuang lineage are no secrets now, and the Xiu family, who advocated equality between men and women, are also members of the Huanghuang lineage.
Not to mention the Buddhists and Taoists, they have no intention of hiding anything.
The Yin Yang family is also closely related to the Tao realm.
There are also miscellaneous families and farmers who secretly support the Tongtian Chamber of Commerce.
These are not big secrets, including your Yefu..."
At this time, Ban Shuqian's eyes shifted from the old man Hei's face to A'er's body.
Ah Er coughed dryly and said:
"This big guy knows in his heart that the person behind my Yefu is the Strategist Family.
As for the reason why the imperial court did not intervene, it was that it had reached some private deals with the Buddha Land and the Taoist Realm, and many people in the court knew about it.
It’s just that I didn’t expect that luck was involved, I thought that Buddhism and Taoism were just to strengthen their influence in the world.”
The old black man had a beeping expression on his face. He wanted to look at Qin Fan, but he held back. At this time, he could only turn around and stare at Ah Er.
Ah Er said helplessly:
"You see, it's useless for me. It was the Ghost Boy who secretly negotiated with the Strategist. The Ghost Prince's Palace he originally established was supported by the Strategist.
After Yefu was established, he took over the job."
The old man Hei turned around silently. He was secretly thinking that if he hadn't come to Wuyou Villa this time, he might have been an outsider all the time!