After Qin Siyang finished his story, Yan Ran and Yan Xiaojie had faint smiles on their faces, while Yan Xiaowen's face turned completely dark.
None of them were idiots, and they understood exactly what Qin Siyang meant.
The three members of the Yan family had come to see Zhao Longfei today. Put plainly, they were here to ask him for a favor.
Since they were asking Zhao Longfei for a favor, and Zhao Longfei had brought Qin Siyang in as an honored guest, then regardless of Qin Siyang's status, they had to show him some respect.
Qin Siyang said nothing more and simply continued flipping through the files, sneering at Yan Xiaowen inside.
As the saying went, even when beating a dog, you still had to consider its owner.
Of course, Qin Siyang didn't think of himself as Zhao Longfei's dog, but that was roughly the idea.
Zhao Longfei chuckled, breaking the awkward atmosphere, "Talented people emerge in every generation. Just as I'm watching you rising stars knock me, the former wave, onto the beach, you'll also get to see that each wave is stronger than the last. All right, enough of that. Yan Xiaojie, please tell us in detail about the business you want to do with us."
"Huh?", Yan Xiaojie was somewhat confused, "Just say it directly? But…"
His eyes lingered on Yan Xiaowen and Yan Ran for a moment, indicating that there were still outsiders present.
Zhao Longfei said, "There's only one invitation, and all three of you want it, so naturally, you'll have to bid for it. We Zhao family members are always fair and impartial when doing business, never taking advantage of anyone. So—"
Zhao Longfei slapped an invitation onto the table and smiled, "The highest bidder gets it."
Yan Xiaowen, Yan Ran, and Yan Xiaojie were all stunned. They looked at one another, surprise in their eyes.
'They can do this?'
But this was Zhao Longfei's territory, so of course Zhao Longfei was the one who made the rules. If he wanted an open bidding process, there was no chance of making a deal behind the scenes.
Yan Xiaojie had no choice but to explain his plan to cooperate with Zhao Longfei in the divine materials trade.
"The Haori Chamber of Commerce mainly deals in food, the Lotus Cloud Chamber of Commerce mainly deals in medicine, and the Warren Chamber of Commerce mainly deals in daily necessities. So far, the Zhao Chamber of Commerce doesn't have any particular type of trade as its main focus. I was thinking that we could cooperate with the Zhao Chamber of Commerce and make divine materials our main line of trade in the future."
Yan Xiaojie paused before continuing, "The trade in divine materials has never been very legitimate. On the market, they're either black-market goods of unknown origin or scraps and inferior materials. The only ones capable of supplying divine materials in large quantities are the six major Legions, which regularly train outside the safety zone. But inside the safety zone, the six major Legions are tightly controlled by the United Government and the major Chamber of Commerces, so they have no sales channels."
"The Zhao family has a stable network of channels, connections, and suppliers, but the one thing you lack is divine materials. So I think that if we join forces, we can complement each other and benefit both sides. There's a lot of potential."
Zhao Longfei nodded, "I can tell that Commander Yan Xiaojie, you've done some research and preparation. But have you ever wondered why the sale of divine materials is clearly no small matter, yet neither the three major Chamber of Commerces nor the Zhao family has ever openly contacted the six major Legions about selling divine materials?"
"This…"
"I won't make things difficult for you. You're young and haven't experienced much, so you don't know which things the United Government hasn't publicly mentioned but has strictly forbidden others from doing. I can tell you clearly that Legion-Chamber of Commerce cooperation to sell divine materials is one of the United Government's hidden red lines."
Zhao Longfei put a cigar between his lips, lit it, and slowly exhaled a long stream of smoke, "If we work together on this, I wouldn't mind. But you… I'm afraid you'd be going to see your father within two days."
After hearing this, Yan Xiaojie silently lowered his head.
Yan Xiaowen and Yan Ran also fell into thought.
Zhao Longfei glanced at the three of them and said, "Don't stay silent. If none of you say anything, how am I supposed to know who to give this invitation to? Keep making your offers."
Yan Xiaowen said, "Then what if we cooperate to sell Sequence potions?"
Zhao Longfei gave a cold laugh, "Your idea is even better than your brother's. If I cooperate with you to sell Sequence potions, it wouldn't just be you, even I would have to go see your father."
"Oh."
After a long while, Yan Ran, who had remained silent with a cold expression, finally gave her terms, "Principal Zhao, I'm willing to provide the establishment quota for a Sequence Regiment. Just the establishment quota, without a single soldier. What do you think?"
"What? Are you crazy?"
Before Zhao Longfei and Qin Siyang could react, Yan Xiaowen shouted first.
"Yan Ran! How can you casually give the Yan Legion's establishment quota to someone else? How can you face the love Father has shown you?"
Yan Ran said coldly, "We can barely protect ourselves now, and you're still worrying about all that? With the few soldiers you have, do you really think you can unify the Legion?"
Yan Xiaojie said, "Yan Ran, although what you said is right, I still don't think we should give up a Sequence establishment quota."
"I'm making my own offer. It's my establishment quota, and I don't need you two to agree," She then looked at Zhao Longfei, "Principal Zhao, what do you think?"
Zhao Longfei didn't answer immediately. Instead, he glanced at Qin Siyang, "Little Qin, do you think Yan Ran is sincere?"
Chu Xiaoang had said that the tacit agreement among the six major Legions was that they could not give Sequence establishment quotas to established forces within the safety zone.
So Qin Siyang immediately understood that Zhao Longfei intended to give him the Sequence Regiment establishment quota offered by Yan Ran.
Perhaps it was based on their past friendship, or perhaps it was repayment for Qin Siyang killing Lin Cheng. Zhao Longfei simply handed the choice over to Qin Siyang.
Seeing that Zhao Longfei even had to discuss this matter with Qin Siyang, Yan Ran and the other two felt even more strongly that Qin Siyang was no ordinary person.
Qin Siyang nodded, "The sincerity is definitely there. A Sequence Regiment establishment quota is more than enough in exchange for an invitation. But Sister Yan Ran wouldn't have offered this condition just for one invitation, would she?"
"Little Qin… Mr. Qin is right," Yan Ran acknowledged it, "I also hope that the Zhao family will establish an underground market within the Yan Legion and hand the operating rights over to me."
Qin Siyang couldn't help clicking his tongue after hearing this, "Big Sister, not only are you beautiful, you've got a pretty nice imagination too."
"Hm?"
"For this condition, I can reject it for Principal Zhao without even asking him."
Zhao Longfei listened to Qin Siyang and smiled without saying anything. He continued smoking beside them, looking like an uninvolved bystander.
Yan Ran asked Qin Siyang in return, "Why?"
Qin Siyang spread his hands, "Haven't you heard the saying, 'Only titles and authority must not be lent to others'?"
"On the surface, it would be a black market, but in reality, you'd be the one controlling it. That means you'd take all the benefits, while the Zhao family would take the blame if anything went wrong. Aren't you taking advantage of the fact that Principal Zhao never went to school?"
At this point, the smile on Zhao Longfei's face suddenly froze, and he shot Qin Siyang a fierce glare.
Qin Siyang shook his head regretfully and continued, "Big Sister, you should have the Zhao family serve as your backer, rather than use the Zhao family as your shield."
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