Chapter 3047

Zhao Chi 【Normal wear and tear...】

Song Ji 【Yes. But if the werewolves go too far, we will deploy troops if necessary. The werewolves know this too; they won't push things to the extreme.】

Zhao Chi 【So Xu Qinglian died for nothing?】

Song Ji 【...】 She won't have died for nothing. After negotiations, the werewolves will pay compensation.】

Zhao Chi 【Just compensation?】

Song Ji 【...】 Yes.】

Actually, that's the only option.

The Ruby Chamber of Commerce and the Renegades Alliance are both merchants.

Merchants calculate profit.

Yin Wanyan and Xu Qinglian are just two mid-level female executives.

How could they go to war with the werewolves over them?

Impossible.

In the end, it will just be paying some money.

It's a bit fucking annoying.

Song Ji 【Mr. Zhao, do you think our cooperation can proceed? I propose exchanging bloodlines and attribute jade for temporary authorization of two technologies.】

Zhao Chi 【Let's discuss that later. I want to ask if the batch of goods I customized earlier can still be delivered on schedule? Mainly the Angel bloodline within it.】

Song Ji 【It can be delivered, but it will likely be slightly delayed. We will try to expedite it.】

Zhao Chi 【How much delay?】

Song Ji 【Hard to say... After all, the werewolves currently control many central arrays. You should know that central arrays can do many things. The previous tax system relied on arrays for monitoring. The Angel bloodline is registered in the array's registry. Even if the goods enter later, we cannot trade them directly to you. We must find other ways; otherwise, if the werewolves find out, we will be in a passive position.】

Zhao Chi 【Understood. But as long as we repel the werewolves, this won't happen, right?】

Song Ji 【Of course!】

Zhao Chi 【Fine.】

Song Ji 【But repelling the werewolves shouldn't be that easy, right?】

Zhao Chi 【Definitely not easy. Let's talk about the transaction now.】

Song Ji 【Agreed!】

Zhao Chi 【Minister Song, you should know the level of my technology, right? The price you offered is too low.】

Song Ji 【Of course, Mr. Zhao, your technology is astonishing. But I don't need your authorization for long. I only need you to help me open a one-day technical authorization. The time is very short. I believe this price is appropriate.】

Zhao Chi 【One day?】

Song Ji 【Yes, one day.】

Zhao Chi was truly surprised.

Just need to open it for one day?

What can be done in one day?

This time is not just short; it is too short.

Zhao Chi didn't understand what he was trying to do.

In one day, let alone production, even the production process couldn't be fully understood, right?

Moreover, without Zhao Chi's teaching, his craftsmen, looking only at the technology, would probably need at least three months to barely produce a shoddy version.

Using only one day is absolutely impossible.

What exactly is he thinking? Agreeing to pay so much just for one day of technical authorization?

The bloodlines and props added up definitely exceeded 10,000 gold coins, even approaching 20,000 gold coins.

A lot.

For the Ruby Chamber of Commerce, 20,000 gold coins isn't an amount they can just throw away casually, is it?

According to normal logic, this transaction is very worthwhile.

But precisely because it felt too good to be true, Zhao Chi instead felt something was suspicious.

Song Ji is a merchant.

How could a merchant make a losing deal?

Impossible.

Moreover, Zhao Chi had not interacted with Song Ji before and instinctively felt the matter was not simple; internally, he was unwilling to cooperate with him.

Although the bloodlines are good, there are hidden dangers.

Unknown hidden dangers.

Zhao Chi 【Sorry, Minister Song, the technology cannot be shared. However, I can give you some ready-made high-quality costumes. Can we exchange them for your bloodlines and attribute jade?】

Song Ji 【No, we only want the technology.】

Zhao Chi 【Still only the technology? Do you really think you can replicate it?】

Song Ji 【How is that possible? How could we replicate it in one day? Moreover, even if we wanted to replicate it, once the time expired, we could not continue production. Using the same method afterwards would be impossible.】

Zhao Chi 【Exactly. So I am very confused. Minister Song, can you explain specifically why you only need one day of technology? After all, the props you paid are of high value.】

Song Ji 【Well... Mr. Zhao, do you know that the number of craftsmen in our Renegades Alliance is very large?】

Zhao Chi 【I'm not sure.】

Song Ji 【Alright... Although our Renegades Alliance also has strong combat power, we are essentially a neutral merchant alliance. We do not just rely on reselling trade; more importantly, we rely on production trade.】

Song Ji 【So our combat power might not be as proficient as you professional combat lords, but we are very confident in our production capabilities.】

Song Ji 【Each of our chambers of commerce has its own specialized and advantageous fields. Some are strong in materials, some have innovations in techniques, and some have breakthroughs in ideas.】

Song Ji 【We are very interested in different technologies, or strange technologies.】

Song Ji: "Finished products can reveal some insights, but much information cannot be seen in the finished product; one must examine the technique directly to be more accurate."

Song Ji: "Due to technical protection, we cannot directly copy your technique, but what we want is the line of thought behind your type of technique; the line of thought is what matters most."

Song Ji: "In short, you can consider this tuition, allowing our craftsmen to study for one day."

Song Ji: "If we only reference the line of thought, one day is enough."

Song Ji: "That is all."

What he said was indeed quite frank.

Most members of the Renunciation Alliance are merchant guilds.

Merchant guilds have their own armed forces, and the Renunciation Alliance itself also possesses a large amount of armed strength.

After all, merchants all have money.

Whether by hiring or by cultivating them themselves, either is possible.

But their focus is indeed not on armed forces, but on trade.

Relying solely on buying low and selling high can indeed make money, but it is unstable.

One still needs to rely on actual industry, on high-precision products that can be put forward.

Therefore, the merchant lords have many craftsmen, and there are also very many top-tier craftsmen.

In terms of production, they are indeed far more professional than warlords.

Thus, they also rely on these techniques to establish themselves within the Alliance.

The foundation of technique is the line of thought.

This is very important.

For example:

Many people have discovered the laws of magnetic fields, but if one has the line of thought and understands the function in terms of direction, one can invent the compass.

Steam is also very common, but if one has the line of thought and can think of its help in terms of power, one can invent the steam engine.

What Song Ji wants to do is to see how Zhao Chi's "compass" works and to understand the principle of the "steam engine."

Although system restrictions prevent him from making these two, once the line of thought is opened, it can be applied to other technologies.

Pity...

Zhao Chi's technique is not of this kind.

Zhao Chi's technique does not conform to logic.

Perhaps... they could also make use of this illogical technique?

But that is not what Zhao Chi cares about.

In that case, then a trade is possible.

Zhao Chi: "When can the bloodline and attribute jade be given to me?"