Chapter 282: Doing Business with a Sword

Opening his eyes, Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe's eyes were pitch black. Just as he wanted to move his body, a loose weakness came from all over his limbs, probably because he had been lying on the bed for too long.

Supporting himself on the pillow with one hand, he sat up, took off his eye mask, and Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe spent a few seconds adapting to the light in the room. Looking up, Xia Yubing was sitting on the edge of the bed with her back to him, changing clothes. The posture seemed to be putting on silk stockings.

"What time is it now?" Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe asked, holding his forehead.

"You're awake?" Xia Yubing turned around somewhat surprised, and while hanging the garter belt buttons on her waist, she said: "You've been sleeping for almost two days. No matter how I called, you wouldn't wake up. Now the airship has landed at 'Vivian Port.' Someone came to look for you yesterday, saying they were a friend of that guy Van Dai Ke?"

"Two days..." Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe tutted. It seems he stayed in the influence range of 'Taiyin' for much longer than expected.

Changing out of his pajamas and putting on casual clothes, Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe switched to Van Dai Ke's identity and got out of bed.

Vivian Port is located at the junction of the Apennine Peninsula and the Europa continent, not far from the mountainous area where Vanishing Castle is located. Taking a private plane and then transferring to a car, it only takes a few hours if you don't stop.

"What kind of person came to look for me? Did they leave a name and contact information?" Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe asked.

"Called 'Fosolus Milikato'." Xia Yubing pondered: "This guy seems to be a friend of Van Dai Ke. Do you have any impression?"

"Yes." Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe stretched, walked to the sofa, and poured himself a glass of water: "The Dai Ke family is a military merit nobility. Family members have been deeply involved in the army for many years and hold heavy troops. The Milikato family is a descendant of colonists in the Age of Discovery, and their family industries are all over the world, so the two families often cooperate."

Xia Yubing was stunned: "How can soldiers and businessmen cooperate?"

"You think this is domestic." Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe smiled: "In short, four words—doing business with a sword."

"The Milikato family is not old money with a long history like the Dai Ke family, but a nouveau riche who became rich overnight relying on the colonial wave of the Age of Discovery. None of their overseas industries are unstained with blood. For example, the mining rights of a gold mine in a small country on the African continent are in the hands of the Milikato family."

"The Milikato family hires locals at a very low price to excavate gold mines for them and transports them to the port to be sent to Europa for refining—this is to prevent the small country from obtaining the industrial technology for refining gold."

The workers working in the gold mines dig out massive wealth for the Milikato family every day. The harsh working environment and heavy labor make the physical condition of the miners deteriorate rapidly, with an average life expectancy of less than 30 years, but the remuneration obtained is only enough to fill their stomachs."

Xia Yubing was very confused: "How can this be... don't the locals resist?"

"Of course they resist." Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe took a sip of the water in the cup and continued: "That's why we need to do business with a sword."

"The Dai Ke family, who holds military power, stationed troops around the gold mine in the name of protecting the overseas interests of domestic enterprises, providing protection for the Milikato family and collecting dividends. Historically, there have been 4 worker riots, 3 of which were suppressed by guns and cannons."

"The 4th riot was led by an Ascended One who didn't know where he mastered a ghost. The army couldn't suppress it, so Van Dai Ke rushed there in person with granted items and killed all the workers, including the Ascended One. That ghost was brought back to the family by Van Dai Ke."

The Milikato family is responsible for extracting wealth through various dirty means that cannot be seen, and the Dai Ke family uses powerful military force to provide them with protection. This is the cooperation mode that the two families have had for a long time.

In a sense, the Milikato family can be regarded as a white glove that wipes away the blood stains on the gold coins for the Dai Ke family. Because of the tough methods shown in this incident, Van Dai Ke was valued by the family and granted the title of Marquis.

It was also because of this incident that Van Dai Ke met a young master of the Milikato family: Fosolus Milikato.

"Vivian Port... it just happens to be the territory of Fosolus Milikato." Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe walked out of the lounge and looked at the clear blue water outside the glass, suddenly remembering why this guy wanted to look for him.

"It seems there is a swimsuit show sponsored by Fosolus tomorrow, which is to be held in the Vivian Port shopping mall." Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe looked back at Xia Yubing standing behind him and asked: "Is he looking for me to watch the swimsuit show?"

"Hmm." Xia Yubing nodded unhappily.

"Pretentious." Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe glanced at the garter stockings she had just changed into and couldn't help laughing: "It's 12 degrees outside, and you're exposing your thighs. Why didn't you freeze to death?"

"... I'm willing."

Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe finally went to find Mr. Fosolus to reminisce about the past and regretfully stated that he probably wouldn't have time to appreciate tomorrow's swimsuit show because he was here to borrow a plane.

With Van Dai Ke's face, Seeing Seeing Ning Zhe easily borrowed Fosolus's private plane and flew to Vanishing Castle at the fastest speed, leaving Xia Yubing to attend the last swimsuit show in Vivian Port on his behalf.

Vivian Port is a port city with a long history. As early as the Ming Dynasty, traveling merchants riding camels were already exchanging silk for pearls with fishermen here. After the economy entered globalization, this ancient port was injected with new vitality, with merchants gathering and passenger ships coming, showing a prosperous scene.

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"It's a pity that this prosperity is already the last afterglow of Vivian Port. Before long, this beautiful city will be abandoned."

Fosolus Milikato, wearing equestrian clothes, introduced while walking on the street:

"For decades, the population gathered in Vivian Port has far exceeded her carrying limit. Groundwater has been over-extracted for a long time, causing the city's ground to sink at a rate of at least 10 centimeters per year. We have to abandon this ancient and beautiful city and go to a new deep-water port."

"The resident relocation plan will be implemented starting next week. Therefore, tomorrow's shopping mall swimsuit show will be the last and grandest swimsuit show held in Vivian Port. The respected Mr. Dai Ke cannot come due to something, I am really very sorry." Fosolus shook his head slowly, sighing repeatedly.

"What's so good about a swimsuit show..." Xia Yubing muttered secretly in her heart, but her face still wore a decent smile: "Then I must feast my eyes on his behalf."

"That couldn't be better." Fosolus laughed, and a message popped up on the mobile phone in his arms. It was his private plane taking off.

Turning off the phone and stuffing it into his pocket, Fosolus Milikato's smile remained unchanged, and he enthusiastically introduced the long-established shopping mall in the center of Vivian Port to Xia Yubing.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 283 =====