The announcement from Abyss City stirred countless people’s ambitions.
At the same time, changes occurred in the mines of various forbidden grounds.
Except for the mines under the command of Abyss City, all other forbidden ground mines raised their respective benefits.
Although there was no mention of benefits in the Sacred Ruins mine, there was talk of redeeming oneself through mining.
Although the standard set by the Sacred Ruins forbidden ground was an astronomical number, it was ultimately a hope.
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A month flew by, and many major forces were actively preparing for the Investment Conference.
When the Investment Conference began, the large venue was already filled with people.
Behind these people were either clans that had lasted for ten thousand years or sects that had been passed down for thousands of years.
If they stepped in the outside world, the entire world would tremble.
“Brother Zong, can we make it?”
Feeling the powerful auras around him, Wang Liangji felt uneasy.
Even though they had prepared for a whole month, seeing the current scene made them feel somewhat insecure.
Upon hearing this, Zong Xingyan tried to stay calm and said, “Don’t panic. The more these big shots compete, the more opportunities we have to survive.”
“We won’t bid first; let’s see what Bai Ze does.”
As he spoke, Zong Xingyan looked towards Bai Ze and others in the corner of the venue.
Seeing this, Wang Liangji said helplessly, “Are you out of your mind?”
“Bai Ze and the Imperial Tutor have relied on each other for countless years. You don’t really believe they are quarreling, do you?”
“I don’t know if there is any conflict between the Imperial Tutor and Bai Ze, but I know Bai Ze is now supporting that little girl Chai Yan.”
“I’m sure you’ve heard about the Chai family. Without Bai Ze, the remaining few members of the Chai family would definitely be stronger than us.”
“If they can take on the task, why can’t we?”
“Don’t forget, this Investment Conference is about who offers the lower price, not the higher one.”
“We have prepared so long, there’s no reason we can’t outbid them on price.”
Hearing this, Wang Liangji’s heart eased a bit.
After all, the price they had prepared was already the lowest they could imagine.
If someone actually offered a lower price, then perhaps this great fortune was truly beyond their reach.
At this moment, the originally noisy venue instantly fell silent.
Chen Changsheng, the founder of the Abyss World, appeared.
Seeing Chen Changsheng appear, everyone’s attention focused on him.
Because the opportunity to get rich was in his hands.
Looking at the crowd below, Chen Changsheng smiled and said, “Thank you all for coming.”
“You must have come here because you trust the Abyss World.”
“The acquisition of the Abyss World has been ongoing for decades.”
“Previously, we adopted a flexible model, which although brought blessings to many cultivators, also brought great inconvenience to the management of the Abyss World.”
“So today, I officially announce that Abyss City will change from a flexible acquisition model to a contracted acquisition model.”
As he spoke, a murmur rose in the audience.
Clearly, everyone was discussing what this so-called contracted model entailed.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng pressed his hands down, and the venue became quiet again.
“I know that you may not be familiar with this contracted model, so let me explain it to you.”
“Contracted model is simple. I will allocate certain tasks to you within a specified period.”
“You need to provide a certain quantity of items to the Abyss World within that period.”
“After you meet the requirements, the Abyss World will pay according to the price you offer today.”
“This Investment Conference includes forty major projects and twenty minor ones.”
“Major projects start at trillions, while minor projects start at billions.”
“But after you contract the task, you need to pay half of the fee as a deposit.”
“After all, there are too many unexpected events in the cultivation world. If something goes wrong, the loss to the Abyss World would be huge.”
Upon hearing this, everyone frowned.
Paying half the fee as a deposit put a significant strain on the financial turnover of various forces.
After all, taking on tasks required resources, and now they had to pay such a substantial deposit.
No wonder this Investment Conference required assets worth billions to participate; ordinary people really didn’t have the qualifications to take on these tasks.
Seeing that the audience did not object, Chen Changsheng grinned and said,
“Since no one objects, let’s start the bidding for the first project.”
“The Abyss World plans to construct an array formation, which I will divide into three parts.”
“For each part, the Abyss World is offering four trillion!”
As he finished speaking, Chen Changsheng waved his right hand, and countless golden characters and diagrams floated in the air.
These contained general information about constructing the array formation.
After reviewing the information provided by Chen Changsheng, the audience quickly calculated.
After some deliberation, over ninety percent of them abandoned the project.
Based on the rough estimate given by Chen Changsheng, constructing one of the three parts of the array formation would cost approximately 370 billion.
The additional 30 billion should be the profit for the contractor.
In normal circumstances, this project could be undertaken.
However, the actual operation was not so simple.
370 billion was the cost under normal conditions. If a particular force happened to have the necessary resources for constructing the array formation, their cost would decrease significantly.
After all, using their own resources versus buying them externally was a completely different price.
Moreover, undertaking this project required a 200 billion deposit upfront.
Adding the initial investment, the total resource requirement would be at least 500 billion.
Five hundred billion!
This wasn’t a sum that just anyone could afford.
After calculating, Mao Weng, the representative of the Ancient Forbidden Ground, spoke up.
“According to the model you propose, we contractors will bear significant risks.”
“We are all in business together. It doesn’t make sense for all the risk to fall on our side.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Changsheng smiled and said, “Cooperation relies on trust. Of course, I won’t let you bear all the risks.”
“Once the project starts, I will distribute the funds in three installments.”
“After each stage is completed, the next installment will be credited.”
“When all projects are completed, the deposit will be fully refunded, no difference.”
Satisfied with this answer, Mao Weng nodded and said,
“This condition is acceptable. The Ancient Forbidden Ground bids 390 billion.”
