Chapter 165.2 Convincing the Demon Sovereign for the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony. (2/2)
Chapter 165.2 Convincing the Demon Sovereign for the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony. (2/2)
"Wang Ke, how much have you spent on the tower? I can make up for it!" said Mo Sanshan.
"Bullsh*t. Is that only a matter of money?" Wang Ke answered with a stare.
Of course, it’s a matter of money. But most importantly, the tower is worth so little in comparison! I’ll be relying on the tower to earn myself the big bucks in the future! That’s the main opportunity cost of demolishing it now! You want to tear it down? Dream on!
"Mo Sanshan, let me say this first. How dare you demolish my tower because of your inability to find the person wanted by the Demon Sovereign? I had proper authorization for the construction; I spent money to buy the land; every tree and blade of grass in it is my life and blood! And now, you want it demolished just because you say so, huh? Why don’t you go and demolish your own house?! You have the gall to tell the Demon Sovereign such a horrible plan that harms others and benefits no one? The Demon Sovereign just settled our situation and cleared the grudge, and now you want to fool around again? Are you wasting the Demon Sovereign’s efforts? I will never agree to demolish my tower. Not even the Demon Sovereign would stand idle as you run amok!" Wang Ke raged.
The Demon Sovereign stood there, not saying a word. Who said I cared? It couldn’t care less whether your tower is destroyed!
“Wang Ke, don’t try to intimidate me by bringing the Demon Sovereign into this!" Mo Sanshan said angrily.
"Me? Intimidating you with the Demon Sovereign? I’m only trying to make you see the error of your ways. Do you take his efforts as nothing? Mo Sanshan, are you trying to insubordinate?" Wang Ke shouted.
"You!" Mo Sanshan’s eyes widened as anger set in.
The Demon Sovereign’s face also blackened as the pair argued.
Wang Ke continued with an indignant attitude, "I actually informed both the righteous and the demonic sects about my tower; everyone knows about it. Even so, you now step in and want me to demolish it; what should I say when all of them come to see me and ask about it? Do you think I care not for my face? And even if I didn’t, wouldn’t they end up wondering about the reason for the demolition? What if they conduct a thorough investigation and realize you were the one who wanted to tear the tower down? Wouldn’t both the demonic and the righteous be on their guard? Likewise, wouldn’t the Parlor Lord you’re trying to catch raise their guard too? When the time comes, all your plans will go to waste!"
Mo Sanshan’s face looked grim.
"That’s enough. Wang Ke’s tower won’t interfere in our plans. Just leave it!" said the Demon Sovereign.
The latter found a reason why it was better to take Wang Ke’s side this time. It’s easy to demolish the tower, but such a big movement might raise the alertness of all the people in town, which may work against us.
"But…!" Mo Sanshan was anxious.
"But what? The Demon Sovereign has spoken; whatever he says is an unchallengeable command. Are you going to make him take back his words?" Wang Ke shot Mo Sanshan a stare.
The latter shot daggers at Wang Ke with his eyes too. He could only swallow his anger and tremble.
"Oh yes, when Zhu Hongyi and Zi Bufan extracted the gold dragon, did they manage to congeal the dragon sphere?" asked their leader.
"Demon Sovereign, you know about the dragon sphere too?" Mo Sanshan asked in surprise.
"Hmm?" The Demon Sovereign was taken aback.
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The former immediately realized he had said something he shouldn’t have, and he immediately looked down in silence.
"Dragon sphere? What’s that?" Wang Ke asked out of curiosity.
The Demon Sovereign explained, "There are some ley line gold dragons that are able to congeal dragon spheres. Those who can are quite rare. Based on your reports, Zhu Hongyi and Zi Bufan struggled to capture the dragon, which indicates that it’s already become sentient. Most of the sentient ones have dragon spheres!"
"I… I didn’t know!" Wang Ke said.
Dragon sphere? What is that? I only took out a tumor from the gold dragon’s mouth. Uhh, no, wait… Was that a tumor? Don’t tell me that was the dragon sphere?
While Wang Ke was still surprised about this, the Demon Sovereign looked at him and asked, "The gold dragon is with you?"
"Ah, yes. They sealed the gold dragon inside Zhu Yan’s belly and ordered me to escort him over. He’s inside my Wang Clan manor!" Wang Ke answered.
"Take me to him!" said the Demon Sovereign.
"Right away!" Wang Ke immediately replied.
"Humph, Wang Ke. Don’t mess around! I’ve already checked your manor inside and out; there’s no sign of Zhu Yan. It would be a great sin to make the Demon Sovereign go there in vain!" Mo Sanshan chuckled derisively.
Zhu Yan is in my hands! There’s no way the Demon Sovereign would get to see him!
"Mo Sanshan, what do you mean? You know better than I do? Wang Ke asked in disdain.
"Why don’t we make a bet? I will pay you five hundred thousand pounds of spirit stones if he’s there. If he’s not around, you’ll have to demolish your tower, immediately. What do you say?" Mo Sanshan chuckled coldly.
"Five hundred thousand? Demolish my tower?" Wang Ke was taken aback.
"Mo Sanshan? Did you not hear what I said just now?" the Demon Sovereign asked with a chilling voice.
However, Wang Ke immediately stepped in, "Demon Sovereign, don’t be angry. Mo Sanshan must be thinking that what he offered me in compensation was too little; that’s why he is trying to find other ways to give me more money. Sure, sure. Let’s bet!"
The Demon Sovereign looked at Wang Ke with a strange look. Damn, you’ve already given me so many reasons why we shouldn’t demolish the tower! But now it seems like the only important reason is Mo Sanshan not offering enough money!
"For sure! Let the Demon Sovereign be our witness!" Mo Sanshan burst out in laughter.
Wang Ke felt doubtful. Mo Sanshan is really acting weird. Why don’t I try to raise the stakes?
And so, Wang Ke bargained, "Hold on. If Zhu Yan is indeed at my place, you pay me five hundred thousand pounds of spirit stones! If he’s not, I will demolish my tower, but you have to offer a hundred thousand pounds of spirit stones as compensation for the costs of building the tower!"
At least I won’t lose money if I lose the bet! Even if I can’t do business with the tower, I can always find another place to build it with the hundred thousand pounds of spirit stones you give me. As long as I don’t lose money! That half-built tower for a hundred thousand pounds is a good deal.
"Sure!" Mo Sanshan agreed with a chuckle.
"Haha, let’s go! Let me show you!" Wang Ke also laughed heartily.
It seems that I’ve misunderstood Mo Sanshan all along! He’s my true god of wealth! Damn, I really have to work on gaining his favor in the future! It was too foolish of me to treat him poorly. He can be sheared many times over! Why be angry with him? He’s such a nice person!