Yan Chen felt that he had just humiliated the Wen family, and the Wen family was one of the leading powers of the Innerverse's Eight Great Flowzones. They were definitely closer to Lu Yin than to him, which was probably the case.
However, the Wen family had not joined the Great Eastern Alliance, or else he would not have dared to humiliate them.
At this moment, Yan Chen, the middle-aged man behind him, and the cultivators from the World Alliance were all apprehensive, afraid that they would offend Lu Yin.
A single sentence from Lu Yin could shake the entire World Alliance.
"Not bad," Lu Yin replied.
Yan Chen's eyes lit up, and he became excited. "Thank you for your praise, Alliance Leader Lu. I know what to do now."
Lu Yin nodded and patted Yan Chen's shoulder.
Yan Chen was excited, as he understood that Lu Yin was encouraging him to deal with the Wen family.
The Wen family was the only power in the Innerverse that had not joined the Great Eastern Alliance, and it seemed that Lu Yin was also dissatisfied with them.
Grandini watched quietly, as she mentally sentenced the Wen family to death. They would either join the Great Eastern Alliance or lose their footing in the Innerverse.
As long as Lu Yin expressed his dissatisfaction with the Wen family, countless people from the Innerverse and Outerverse, the Cosmic Sea, and the Neoverse would act as his pawns to deal with the Wen family. The Wen family would become the enemy of the entire world. As a member of the Mavis Bank, she had to assess the risks and report back to her family. She had to settle the accounts with the Wen family as soon as possible to prevent the Mavis Bank from suffering losses if the Wen family was destroyed.
Business was not about transactions, but rather about people. The more shrewd a businessman was, the better they could read people, communicate with people, and see the big picture clearly.
Only by seeing the big picture could one make money.
Was Lu Yin dissatisfied with the Wen family?
Of course, if the Wen family did not join the Great Eastern Alliance, then they would not be considered to have unified the Innerverse. Lu Yin had not had the time to deal with this before, and he did not have the time now either.
If he blocked the Wen family's path, then where else could they go?
"Crown Prince Yan, are you here to withdraw money as well?"
Lu Yin asked.
Yan Chen hurriedly replied, "Yes, I'm here to withdraw some star essence."
"Then I'm sorry, but you won't be able to. I'll be one step ahead of you and take all the star essence here," Lu Yin said.
Yan Chen was shocked, as he had heard that this Mavis Bank branch had a lot of reserves that far surpassed the other branches. It was said that there were close to a billion star essence crystals.
Grandini replied, "I'm sorry, Crown Prince Yan, but please wait a few more days. Currently, all of the Star Essences have been taken by Alliance Leader Lu."
Yan Chen smiled. "Since that's the case, I'll wait for a while. There's no rush." Then, he rolled his eyes. "If Alliance Master Lu needs anything from me, please don't hesitate to ask. I have some spare Crystal Essences with me."
Lu Yin looked at Yan Chen with an appreciative gaze. "There's no need for that. I've had enough, and I understand your intentions. Once you enter the fifth tower, work hard and find a few more inheritances."
Yan Chen hurriedly bowed. "I understand. I will not disappoint Alliance Master Lu's expectations."
Soon after, Yan Chen left with all of the World Alliance's members. As soon as he left the Mavis Bank, he ordered the middle-aged man to cause trouble for the Wen family. His voice was neither loud nor soft, but it was obvious that he was speaking to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin smiled. "He's an interesting person."
Grandini smiled. "If he hadn't met Alliance Master Lu, he would have been a different kind of person."
Lu Yin looked at Grandini. "Isn't someone like that useful?"
Grandini gave Lu Yin a deep look.
Ever since we parted ways at the Astral Combat Academy.
She hadn't interacted much with him before, but now it seemed that he had changed a lot. He was a completely different person.
The high-spirited youth from back then had now become a person of great power and authority. Even the Mavis Family had to take the initiative to form an alliance with him.
"Right, where's Ascension Mavis?
"Why didn't he come?"
Grandini Mavis replied, "Sister Yu Hua is in seclusion. The Mavis Clan has its own cultivation methods, so there's no need for us to obtain any outside inheritance."
Her words reminded him of the Ancestral Turtle; the Mavis Family still had many secrets.
At this moment, Lulu arrived. "Elder Cloud Shadow said that in addition to the 20 billion Crystal Essences you overdrew on your crystal card, he can also lend you 80 billion Crystal Essences without interest."
Grandini was not surprised. Both sides had already formed an alliance, so how could there be any interest?
However, Lu Yin was thinking about something else. If he could borrow eighty billion star essence without any interest, then that meant that the Mavis Bank wouldn't feel any pressure. What did that mean?
This meant that the total assets of the Mavis Bank were extremely exaggerated.
It was so exaggerated that they could use eighty billion Crystal Essences as a favor loan.
This meant that he could obtain more than 100 billion Crystal Essences from the Mavis Bank, which was all of Shamrock Enterprises' liquid assets.
As expected, the Mavis Bank was the richest.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. "When can you give me this money?"
This was Lulu's first time encountering such a large flow of funds. "The clan will send someone to deliver it, but it'll take some time."
Lu Yin smiled. "Of course, I won't be leaving the Cosmic Sea for now."
Lu Yin left.
Grandini was confused. "Lulu, what do you think he wants so much money for?"
Lulu pursed her lips. "How would I know? According to the clan's statistics, ever since he stepped onto the path of cultivation, he's obtained more than 10 billion Crystal Essences on the surface. Most of it isn't on the surface, so he must have obtained more than 100 billion Crystal Essences. Who knows what he's trying to do with us?"
They naturally could not guess.
The Cosmic Astral Tree had launched a large-scale attack in order to force the Fifth Mainland to hand Lu Yin over. Lu Yin naturally wanted to take all the benefits he could before that happened to prevent the Fifth Mainland from really handing him over.
Wang Wen was the only person in the entire Fifth Mainland who knew about the crisis that Lu Yin was currently facing.
It was time to contact Wang Wen, as he was in charge of everything related to the inheritance within the Fifth Tower.
When the screen appeared, Wang Wen opened his eyes tiredly, as if he had just woken up. "Alliance Master, you really know how to pick a time to contact me."
Lu Yin could tell that Wang Wen was truly tired, so he apologized. "It's been hard on you."
Wang Wen rubbed his eyes and smiled brilliantly. "It's been hard on me, but it's been interesting and challenging."
Lu Yin looked forward to it. "How's it going?"
"Are you asking about the Fifth Tower or the deployment for the upcoming battle?"
"The Fifth Tower."
"Eh, you're not interested in the deployment?"
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. "The enemy is in the dark while I'm out in the open. I've given you guys a chance to fully display your abilities, so you shouldn't disappoint me. There's nothing else that I need to add. Do Wei Rong, Shui Chuanxiao, and the others know about this?"
Wang Wen sighed. "We can't let them know. Wei Rong has too many thoughts. Even though he hasn't had any devious thoughts in the past few years, I don't know what he's thinking.
Shui Chuanxiao cares too much about the big picture, so he can't know. Thus, there's no other way. I can only tell them according to what you told us before, that the enemy will appear in the Skygenesis Court. "
Lu Yin nodded. "How's the fifth tower's assessment coming along?
It's going to be completed soon. "
Wang Wen raised his head. "There are many assessment methods, and I won't go through them all. However, there are a few points that I need to mention." Wang Wen paused for a moment to organize his thoughts before seriously saying, "One of the reasons is that the construction of the Fifth Tower is our final step, and only the two of us know this reason. On the surface, the reason is to increase the overall strength of the Fifth Mainland's cultivators. Thus, the assessment cannot be too difficult, but it can't be too easy either.
"I've thought about it. No matter who takes an inheritance from the Fifth Tower, they have to leave behind an inheritance. It doesn't have to be an equivalent inheritance. Of course, most people won't have an inheritance of the same value as the Fifth Tower. We're doing this because we don't want the other cultivators to obtain an inheritance for free, which would cause our Great Eastern Alliance to be at a loss. Once they get used to it, they might even resent us if we don't give them an inheritance in the future."
Lu Yin understood this, as this was human nature. If the benefits were suddenly cut off, not only would the recipient not repay the kindness, but they would also resent and blame the recipient. This was because they were already used to receiving gifts so easily.
"Also, the Fifth Tower can be a way to increase the strength of the Fifth Mainland's cultivators, and it can also be a way to increase the strength of our Great Eastern Alliance. I plan to send Lu Xuanjun in as part of the assessment to guard some inheritances. To obtain an inheritance, one must defeat one, two, or even many Lu Xuanjun. This Lu Xuanjun must be a fully equipped Lu Xuanjun with the new universal armor, smoke, microarray technology, wireless gu, and Money Bomb."
"A fully equipped Lu Xuanjun can easily defeat a powerhouse of the same level or even challenge someone of a higher realm," Wang Wen said.
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. "This way, we can not only train our troops, but we can also recruit them."
Wang Wen clapped. "That's right. Anyone who sees Lu Xuanjun's equipment will be moved. Joining the Great Eastern Alliance will also become something that they yearn for and yearn for."
Lu Yin praised, "Smart."
Wang Wen rolled his eyes. "However, this will only make them more interested in the Great Eastern Alliance and yearn for it. It won't necessarily attract too many people to join. The disciples of the major powers won't be too interested, so don't hold too much hope for it. Just treat it as training your troops, but you'll still be able to recruit some cultivators with potential."
Lu Yin smiled. "There are too many cultivators in the Fifth Mainland, and those who are able to gather at the Fifth Tower from all over the continent have already experienced many hardships. They're all elites, and recruiting a few of them is already a profit."
Wang Wen nodded. "There's still the most important thing." He stared at Lu Yin seriously. "You were the one who built the Fifth Tower, so there will definitely be a statue of you outside the tower. There's no doubt about that. The most important inheritances within the Fifth Tower were all provided by you. Thus, any cultivator who obtains those inheritances will owe you half a master."
Lu Yin was shocked. "Half a master?"
Wang Wen replied, "That's right. The statue outside the Fifth Tower was also built for half a master, and it's not just to commemorate your contributions."
Lu Yin had never thought of half a master. He had only cultivated for a few years, and although he was powerful, he had never been a master. Although Ku Wei was his disciple, he was more like a lackey. He had only taken Ku Wei as a disciple to save Lu Yin, and he had never taught Ku Wei anything.
The only person Lu Yin could think of as a master was Mister Mu. However, the number of times that Lu Yin had met Mister Mu could be counted on one hand, and Mister Mu did not have a deep understanding of him.