Haibolun Industrial Park.
Luke's laboratory.
"You want to build a city?" Nick widened his single eye. He found that he was increasingly confused about Luke's style of doing things.
"Yes, it's not just a city, there are also many auxiliary buildings." Luke was busy in the laboratory. He planned to see if he could update his energy collection technology once or twice during this period of time.
"Your plan is crazy." Nick flipped through the part of the plan Luke gave him. Even he felt a headache just looking at the projects on it.
"Crazy means big profits," Luke said without hesitation. Energy was his fundamental need, no matter where he was, and he couldn't and wouldn't give it up.
"Then under what name are you going to transfer these devices to various parts of the world? Heybollen?" Nick patted the plan.
"I'm going to do two things at once," Luke said.
"New energy?" Nick thought of the new energy development plan that Heberon and Stark had already started and had tentative contacts with some officials.
"Yeah, it's a good skin, isn't it? No one can tell." Luke said with satisfaction.
"Okay, even if you have completed most of the expansion plan, what about your City of Heaven? Its cost is not a small amount. Approval is also a problem. How do you plan to solve it?" Nick asked again.
"Why should I spend my own money?" Luke asked in surprise.
Nick was stunned by Luke's question, "Whose money do you want to spend?"
"Of course it belongs to our valued customers." Luke gave his answer as a matter of course.
"What method are you going to use to make them pay this time?" Nick almost laughed out loud.
"Inform our valued new customers that the formula for the longevity potion has been upgraded. We've used the latest material: dragon bones! That's right, those bones buried underground that possess mysterious powers. The power contained within them can extend a person's lifespan and restore their health.
However, compared to the longevity potions created with vampire factors, their quantity was limited and they were a non-renewable resource. Once used up, they were gone. However, Hei Bolun had found a way to replenish the energy consumed, allowing it to last longer while maintaining a relatively restrained balance between energy consumption and replenishment.
Do you think they'll be moved?" Luke asked.
"You really hid the dragon bone!" Nick gritted his teeth.
"No, that was recovered by the capable Miss An Jing during that cleanup operation. I just forgot and didn't have time to tell you." Luke remained calm after being exposed, and directly put the blame on the confused and ignorant An Jing.
"So, SHIELD went through so much trouble to dig those bones out of the ground, and before they've even warmed up for long, they're already handing them over to you?" Nick didn't know what to say. Although Luke didn't ask SHIELD to hand over the dragon bones, every word he said implyed that you have to hand over the dragon bones to me sooner or later!
It's conceivable that if the senior executives and the old immortals knew the effects of the dragon bones, they wouldn't force Nick to hand over all of them, but at least half of the dragon bones would definitely fall into Luke's hands. After all, they hold exclusive technology and have a successful history.
As for the half of the dragon bone share that he left behind, if Luke really came up with technological achievements again, then as time goes by, those who have a demand for the elixir of immortality will also use various methods to let Nick transfer his share little by little.
"How can you say that? Make the best use of it. It's better to create benefits for both of us in my hands than to leave it in the custody of SHIELD as a dangerous item." Luke said seriously.
"This is a scam! Luke!" Nick defined Luke's behavior.
"No, it's not a scam!" Luke retorted. "As long as we actually gave them the product they wanted, and both parties got what they wanted and were very satisfied with the result, how could it be considered a scam?"
"Don't tell me you really have this skill." Nick didn't know what to say.
"You can guess." Luke gave a nasty answer that made Nick curse in his heart.
"What can I, or SHIELD, gain from this?" Nick asked the core question directly.
"If that person's action goes well, the Sorcerer Supreme and I plan to prepare a new currency that is universally applicable in the Nine Realms, and S.H.I.E.L.D. can get involved." Luke casually gave a condition that made Nick breathe heavily.
"Really?" Even though Nick wasn't a financial expert, he at least understood the enormous potential and benefits of a new currency universally applicable across all nine realms! He even began to mentally consider the possibility that if the higher-ups wouldn't contribute, would S.H.I.E.L.D. be willing to divert some funds to Luke's construction project?
Although the probability of this happening is almost zero.
Of course, Nick knew that with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s size and power, they probably wouldn't be able to capture much of the market share. But even a small portion would still represent unimaginable wealth in the future. More importantly, S.H.I.E.L.D. might be able to leverage this opportunity to purchase products from other races and civilizations in the Nine Realms. Nick couldn't pass up this opportunity.
"Of course." Luke nodded.
"Deal." Nick agreed instantly, as if he was afraid Luke would change his mind. He also assured Luke that he would help him handle all matters as he had in the past and would never let troubles interfere with his research and personal time.
"But I need to point out that this time those people may not just want to be a buyer."
While Nick was making this promise, he also reminded Luke that with the vampire-infused elixir, those people might be able to more easily prolong their negotiations with Luke and his group.
"It doesn't matter. You can set up a company and sell half of their shares for the amount of funds I need. They can pay money or donate shares of their companies, or even political resources. Until this half of the shares are distributed.
You could even set a certain threshold for participation and a certain number of spots. "I think they'll be arguing with each other first, not bothering you," Luke said nonchalantly.
Anyway, his ideal metal city was one open and one hidden. The public one was whatever it was. Even if he had to give away some of his share, he wouldn't mind. The secret one, built in collaboration with the wizard, was the most important. Luke didn't expect to control everything completely himself; he knew how to share.
Nick, who was a little excited next to him, could prove this.