Apocalypse Gachapon

Others didn’t know, but Ye Zhongming knew Cloud Peak’s gene warriors were part of their fighting squad. They also formed an army. There were two types. Apart from the explosive gene warriors, there were gene lifeforms similar to ordinary evolved that could fight stably.

The only thing they had to do was to repair and nurture them. This wasn’t much for the labs that created these lifeforms.

Besides appearing during the Flame Tiger Operation, Cloud Peak rarely showed them.

Hearing Deacon Water say that, Ye Zhongming guessed that they had obtained some news confirming that Cloud Peak’s gene research had broken through, which was why they gave such a condition.

“Relatively mature means that they can be used in fights. Moreover, you don’t need to incur a lot of costs to sustain them. Five Ring Money doesn’t have as good life technology as Mr Ye and also don’t have top talents like Professor Lu Zhenghong.”

Deacon Water observed Ye Zhongming’s face and smiled, “As for the amount, we would have to discuss that in scale. I think Mr. Ye’s Cloud Peak has more than one gene lifeform. We are interested in more than one, so each price will be different, and the needs will be different… As for the exact… It would depend on their quality and price.”

Ye Zhongming nodded, “Sure, once we have such stable gene warriors, we can discuss the specifics. But I will agree first to ensure there won’t be more obstacles in the future.”

“We trust Mr Ye.”

Deacon Water lowered her head to show thanks. Deacon Tong and Deacon Ouyang were relaxed. They were glad to see them come to an agreement.

But Ye Zhongming firmly declined the third condition.

“Thirdly, we need a batch of crystal weapons, guns, grenades, and cannons.”

Ye Zhongming swiftly shook his head, “Crystal weapons are not for sale; there is no discussion on this.”

The three deacons discussed, and this time it was Deacon Ouyang, “I think Mr Ye is afraid of the technology being leaked. We can ensure that we aren’t interested in studying this complicated thing. Others might think we are fake, but you can understand how much effort it takes to design and research such things. We don’t have the energy to do that and don’t want to invest so much. We love to do business and not research. So if that is your worry, then you don’t have to. If you are willing, we can give you a satisfactory price.”

Crystal weapons weren’t a secret. Some had flowed out, but those were the old models and not mature products. Even then, these were in the hands of factions very close to Cloud Peak, who treated them like treasures. Even if Five Ring Money’s strength and finance, they didn’t get many. Moreover, they were those that were about to spoil. There were less than five usable crystal weapons in their huge organization.

The three deacons wouldn’t care about the strength of the crystal weapons. They cared about Cloud Peak’s current mature weapons—especially the crystal cannons. Numerous pieces of information told them that it was something that every lifeform had to respect.

People feared Cloud Peak and gave in to Ye Zhongming because of the crystal weapons. Ordinary evolved would think they were just weapons but Five Ring Money cared about its future and the change it would bring humans.

This was a game-changer. People did want to get it, but they failed. The few Cloud Peak defenses proved that, at least until now, no one had the strength to break that place.

Five Ring Money was no exception.

Since that was the case, trading with Cloud Peak was the best solution.

Moreover, these merchants knew that once they were the only party to get Cloud Peak’s crystal weapons, when they sold them, the profits would be something they could only dream of.

Who knew Ye Zhongming would decline? Deacon Ouyang had to solve the problem himself and hoped that he could reduce Ye Zhongming’s worries.

“We can even sign a contract that we will never spy on the secrets of the crystal weapons. We can even help Cloud Peak deal with the factions that try to understand the theories behind it.”

Deacon Tong interrupted and gave another barrier of insurance.

But Ye Zhongming shook his head and only said two words: No discussion.

Did Ye Zhongming believe those promises? Yes, he did. At least, he did now. From how they dealt with the Royal Guild chief, these people only cared about interests. They even dared to rob their ally.

Royal Guild would probably end up as a useless shell.

But because of their personality, Ye Zhongming was worried.

They didn’t care about the technology now, but that didn’t mean that they didn’t in the future. Research costs are high now, but they might not think it is high in the future.

Things might be different once they created huge profits with the crystal weapons.

All the promises, contracts, and trading partners were nothing in front of their interests.

So, Ye Zhongming was not planning to release the crystal weapons—at least not before he made a huge switch in models.

Seeing Ye Zhongming focus on his drink, the few deacons knew that there was no possibility.

“Let’s talk about the next thing.” Deacon Water was slightly disappointed and said, “Equipment. We hope to purchase large amounts of equipment from Cloud Peak.”

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The discussion continued for a long time, which was normal. After all, it concerned many things and interests. Gene lifeforms, equipment, potions, materials, intel, etc, needed detailed talks. Any mistake would affect their future cooperation. Neither side wanted to lose out, and they bargained, so time flew by.

When they stopped, their throats felt try. The negotiation wasn’t about the trade itself; it was also a silent competition about their strength, future, wishes, psychology, etc. It wasn’t easy to agree.

But when the three deacons felt like these dozen agreements were all, Ye Zhongming placed something in front of them.

“All of you are done, and then it is my turn. Take a look at this; maybe we can make another deal.”