NOVPUB"Five... five battleships?" Zhang Nianyi wiped the liquor from his face, not bothering to quibble with his grandson and looked at Lin Qian incredulously.
Initially, his plan was to purchase just one battleship, but to his surprise, the other party had offered to sell them five at the original price.
"Could it be that His Majesty Lin possesses more battleships than just these four?" Zhang Nianyi swallowed hard and asked tentatively.
Lin Qian chuckled and nodded in response, "Correct. I have more than just these four battleships in my hands, and the number is not small."
"This is simply fantastic! Selling us five for ten million top-grade Soul Crystals, aren’t you at a loss?" Zhang Nianyi asked cautiously, thrilled by the unexpected offer.
Seeing Zhang Nianyi’s reaction, Lin Qian couldn’t help but laugh out loud, "Elder Zhang, you are really too adorable. You’re buying from me, yet you worry about my loss. It seems that just selling you these five battleships is not enough to express my respect for the Eight-Armed Sea Clan."
"Your Majesty Lin, you mean..." Hearing Lin Qian’s words, Zhang Nianyi asked inquiringly, somewhat puzzled.
"For ten million top-grade Soul Crystals, I’ll sell you five battleships. However, if your clan could bestow some ancient books upon me, I will offer additional benefits."
"By so-called ancient books, I welcome all kinds. Any type I need. If there are some secret techniques of the Eight-Armed Sea Clan or books that are inconvenient to part with, that’s also fine."
"Books, regardless of how precious they are, I want them all."
Upon hearing Lin Qian’s request, which was indeed for books, Zhang Nianyi was taken aback. He quickly said, "Regarding the books, there are only seven or eight volumes about secret matters of our clan that we cannot give away. Other than that, there shouldn’t be a problem. Your Majesty Lin, do you need the originals?"
"No need, manuscripts will suffice. I’m in great need of these books; I thank Elder Zhang in advance," Lin Qian said with a smile, nodding and offering his thanks with a clasped hand gesture.
In response, Zhang Nianyi waved his hands again and again: "For ten million top-grade Soul Crystals to get five battleships, we of the Eight-Arm Sea Clan are already immensely grateful for your generosity."
"In that case, I hope our cooperation will be pleasurable. Before that, I have a small favor to ask."
"Please speak, Your Majesty Lin."
Lin Qian earnestly said to Zhang Nianyi, "I hope you can send some of the books first, especially those that introduce your Eight-Armed Sea Clan, like what kind of living environment you prefer or what architectural styles you like."
"Then, three days from now, you can bring the rest of the books and ten million top-grade Soul Crystals to collect the battleships that you deserve."
Upon hearing Lin Qian’s words, Zhang Nianyi and his companions, though thrilled, were also quite puzzled. Nevertheless, they thanked him and left.
After the Eight-Armed Sea Clan members left, Ye Xin curiously looked at Lin Qian, "Little Qian, what are you really up to?"
"You’ll find out in time. The character of the Eight-Armed Sea Clan is very worthy of making an alliance with," Lin Qian said, looking towards the door seriously. "Having a reliable ally in the sea realm will make things very convenient for us in the future."
"My goal is to use this branch of the Eight-Armed Sea Clan to establish connections with the entire Eight-Armed Sea Clan in the sea realm. Ultimately, starting with them, I aim to build relationships with the entire well-behaving Sea Clan."
After Lin Qian finished speaking, Ye Xin’s eyes also lit up, understanding the importance of his actions.
The sea realm was vast and bound to possess abundant resources. If they could establish good relations with the Sea Clan, any future trade would be incredibly beneficial for long-term development.
Moreover, the Sea Clan was also an extremely powerful race. Establishing a good relationship with them could also lead to their help.
Just like with Zhang Nianyi a moment ago—if it were not for Lin Qian wanting to control the Coastal State and ask for his help, the issues with Shengtian Sect could have been resolved with ease.
Soon after, deep in the sea, a city constructed of azure crystals had returned to normal, its residents, including Zhang Nianyi, also undergoing transformation.
Their appearance, originally somewhat human-like, now changed significantly, becoming more similar to octopuses.
After all, as members of the Sea Clan, their forms became more humanoid once they left the water.
This city was the Saint City of the Eight-Armed Sea Clan, akin to the Capital of Lin Qian’s Huaxia Empire.
Within this Saint City, inside the central Crystal Palace, an elderly member of the Eight-Armed Sea Clan paced back and forth, appearing extremely anxious.
"I wonder how the third brother is doing, whether he succeeded or not," the elder thought worriedly.
This elder of the Eight-Armed Sea Clan was the leader of this branch, Zhang Nianxin.
The meeting of the Sea Clan had unexpectedly been rescheduled to take place in half a year.
As a result, when the clan sent out an early notice, it was precisely when Lu Shangda of the Black Blood Clan was causing chaos in their Saint Land.
Therefore, they had failed to notice the clan’s notice, realizing too late.
This meeting of the Eight-Armed Sea Clan was extremely important, as it involved the opening of a secret realm. Missing it would mean colossal loss for their branch.
Hence, upon discovering Lin Qian’s battleships, they desperately hoped to succeed in purchasing them.
Only by relying on those battleships could they hope to make it to the clan’s meeting in half a year.
Now, Zhang Nianxin could only hope that the other party would be willing to part with one battleship to resolve their crisis perfectly.
Just then, hurried footsteps approached the hall. Zhang Nianxin quickly looked towards the entrance.
When he saw his third brother, Zhang Nianyi, enter with a face full of joy, he tensed up, his eyes showing anticipation as he walked towards his younger brother.
"Hahaha, big brother, great news, great news. The Emperor of the Huaxia Empire, the owner of the battleships, has returned. I just met him," Zhang Nianyi called out happily as he entered the hall.
Hearing his younger brother’s words and seeing his expression, Zhang Nianxin was overjoyed.
Because Ye Xin of the Huaxia Empire had always said the matter of selling the battleships would have to wait for Lin Qian’s return.
But when exactly the Emperor of the Huaxia Empire would come back was uncertain, causing Zhang Nianxin much anxiety.
On hearing his younger brother’s words and seeing his disposition, Zhang Nianxin felt there was great hope for success.
"Well, did you acquire the battleships? Ten million top-grade Soul Crystals for one battleship, did the other party find the price fair, or did they ask for more? We can accept anything up to sixty million top-grade Soul Crystals."
Hearing his older brother’s words, Zhang Nianyi waved his hand, "No, big brother, the other side did not agree to sell us just one."
"Not selling?" Upon hearing his younger brother’s words, Zhang Nianxin’s heart sank to the bottom.
