On the endless sea, the Southern Cross fleet is sailing.

Beidou stood quietly on the bow of the boat, the sea breeze blowing her long hair and rolling up the hem of her coat.

There was a jar of wine lying beside her, but she just held it with her hands and did not drink it.

Chongzuo came to Beidou's side with steady steps and said: "Sister, there is no big problem with the crew."

Beidou did not look back. She still looked at the endless sea in front of her and said, "How about the casualties and losses?"

"There is no loss. Our boats are the best and are diligently maintained. Moreover, the thunderstorm yesterday came and went quickly. Except for a few bumps, it was nothing."

"Well, then continue to move forward at full speed. We should be able to return to Liyue Port in two days..."

"Yes." Chongzuo agreed.

He looked up at Beidou, who had his back turned to him. He wanted to say something more, but he still couldn't say it with his mouth open.

Liyue Port.

Recently, businessmen in Feiyun Slope have all been asking about one thing - whether buying a school certificate can really gain the friendship of Tianshu Star.

Feiyun Chamber of Commerce announced the auction items a few days ago, and the most important ones are of course the nine school certificates.

At first, everyone scoffed at the low price of 50 million per share, thinking that Tianshu Star was trying to steal money. However, in the subsequent rumors, the nature gradually changed.

Is Qixing’s friendship valuable?

This is difficult to measure, the ceiling is very high and the floor is equally low.

The most exciting example today is Beidou, known as the Dragon King.

Just because Beidou has a good relationship with the mysterious Tianshu star, Beidou now has the power to control the wind and rain on the sea.

Not to mention other privileges at sea, just the fact that he is the only one who can go to Inazuma to do business can make many businessmen jealous to the point of red eyes.

But the risks involved in offline operations are also very high.

More than half of the powerful businessmen in Feiyun Slope can boast that they have some relationship with Master Tianquan. Unfortunately, this is just to put money on their faces. Tianquan’s style has always been to discuss business and take advantage of others.

Less than a little cheaper.

Anything verbal, as long as it is not written in the contract, will not be guaranteed at all.

The big businessmen of Fontaine made a big fuss at Zhutian Fang two days ago. The news has spread. No one pays attention to the specific things. Everyone's focus is on the words revealed by the rich man when he was drunk.

Liyue's power of heaven is not what he says! He promised to kiss Fangze, but after signing the contract, he couldn't even see her in person!

Later, the rich man sobered up and ran away that night, but the drunken words still spread.

Many people silently looked at the Jade Pavilion high in the sky. They magically felt a sense of empathy, and the helplessness in their eyes was beyond words.

Therefore, in their eyes, the seven stars are all the same, regardless of Tianquan or Tianshu.

So is this friendship worth anything?

In a tea room, Du Hai looked at the silent crowd and asked: "Everyone, we will not participate in the auction of Feiyun Chamber of Commerce this time."

"Hey...Mr. Du, why?"

"Yes, I also took a fancy to a pair of beaded hairpins in the brochure, and I thought about buying them for my three-bedroom concubine to play with."

"Huh, if you really want to go, I won't stop you." Du Hai looked around and said calmly, "But don't blame me for not reminding you. If you participate, you will encounter some business obstacles later.

, but don’t blame me for not saving him."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire box fell silent.

The originally dull and casual atmosphere dissipated. Everyone looked at me and I didn’t know what was going on.

In the crowd, Ma Wenliang narrowed his eyes. He stared at Du Hai sternly and pointed to the point without any politeness: "Old Du, is this your plan, or have all the other ore merchants united?"

"Not all..." Du Hai glanced at Ma Wenliang and continued: "But 70% to 80% of the businessmen agreed. I also received the news and came to pass on a message."

After a simple question and answer, the businessmen present almost understood.

This is to give eye drops to that Tianshu star...

There is no need to think about the reason. It must be the incident in the Rock Abyss that caused them, the ore merchants, to lose money.

Nowadays, all the ores in Liyue Port are basically monopolized by the General Affairs Department. The ore, quantity, and price sold in their stores are all determined by the General Affairs Department.

I can only earn some money to support my family.

Whether you make more or less money is all decided by the General Affairs Department. The miners and ores, all the merchants who have been taken in, have no qualifications to cause trouble at all.

A thoughtful person has calculated that if the General Affairs Department had not interfered like this, their profits would have been more than ten times what they are now!

Even more than thirty times!

It is completely different from the profits that are being divided into hands now.

Under such losses, various ore merchants are naturally angry.

But, this is Liyue... Isn't it appropriate to apply eye drops to Qixing like this?

In the silence, a middle-aged man with a big belly wondered: "There are so many businessmen in Liyue from all walks of life. Isn't it appropriate for us to be like this?"

"Yes, it's so obvious. There are many people in the cloth and porcelain industry, as well as shipping masters."

"If you are noticed by that Tianshu star, you may not have a good time in the future."

"Yeah yeah..."

"snort."

Snapped--

Du Hai smashed the tea cup on the table with moderate force, just enough to silence everyone's words.

He snorted coldly, looked at everyone and said, "It sounds like you are all qualified to participate."

These words hit the nail on the head and made everyone speechless, not knowing how to refute.

Indeed, although they can be regarded as some powerful ore merchants, they can be regarded as wealthy businessmen who have climbed to the middle and upper levels of Liyue.

But with such a low price starting at 50 million yuan, it is indeed beyond their reach and can only be used as an atmosphere group.

Therefore, it is difficult for everyone to refute Du Hai's merciless and direct statement.

Seeing that everyone was quiet, Du Hai said calmly: "If no one objects, then let's settle it like this."

"I object."

Um?

Du Hai and others looked towards the direction where the sound came from, and saw Ma Wen sitting there calmly and calmly, his momentum was not inferior to that of Du Hai who was sitting in the first place.

Seeing that it was Ma Wenliang who spoke out, Du Hai remembered that in the previous meeting, he was the first to stand up and agree to Nao Shizi's request, which made everyone unable to get off the stage.

That's heartbreaking...

No one expected that Ma Wenliang not only agreed to the request, but also voluntarily handed over the miners in his hands.

It can be said that now that their ore merchant is so passive, his strength has played a decisive role. Even those who want to kill him can queue from the North Pier to the South Pier.

"Ma Wenliang, what are you trying to do?" Du Hai scolded.

Facing the scolding, Ma Wenliang didn't feel timid at all. He stood up and replied: "It's nothing. It's just that after I got the news about the auction a few days ago, I was prepared. Fifty million is indeed a lot, but the wealth I have earned over the years is not

It’s still affordable.”

"Are you crazy? Use all your wealth to buy a certificate?" Du Hai glared and said angrily: "Have you forgotten how much you suffered last time?!"

Of course I didn’t forget it!

Ma Wenliang thought of the blows he had suffered these days, and those destructive tricks really made him miserable.

It can be said that if the General Affairs Department had not been coordinating the overall situation of the ore business, his family would have gone bankrupt long ago.

But it was precisely because of this that he made up his mind to take a dark road.

He knew clearly what kind of virtue these businessmen had. Even if he followed the trend this time, he would not get any benefits if he did not attend the auction.

Nowadays, the profits of ore are not high, and with the ceiling already set, their peers are already in trouble.

If his piece of fat is eaten, not only will he take revenge, but he will also be able to increase his sales and obtain higher returns.

Not to mention gaining some reputation among peers.

With so many benefits, it is a huge profit for the red-eyed ore merchants!

So it seems like he has a choice, but in fact he has no choice.

He didn't know whether he could hug Ma Wenliang, the thick-legged Tianshu star, but he knew he had to be decisive, and there was no chance for him to hesitate now.

Anyway, the ending has been planned out. When faced with a pack of wolves, it is better to be direct and decisive than to beg for mercy.

Ma Wenliang picked up the teacup, drank it all in one gulp, and then put it down again.

"I have not forgotten the care you have taken of me these days, so I am here today to tell you that I, Ma Wenliang, have decided to go there this time!"

“Not only did I make the reservation, I was also determined to get the school certificate!”

"gone."
To be continued...