On this day, the wireless gu in the hands of the cultivators in the Starry Sky Tree suddenly stopped moving. It was half-dead, and no matter how they tried to send out commands, they could not contact anyone else.
This incident shook the entire Starry Sky Tree, as they had started to rely on the wireless gu. If the wireless gu could not be used, then not only would they lose the resources they had spent on it, but they would also have a hard time explaining this to the other cultivators. This was because the transactions of wireless gu were done directly through the Four Way Scales.
Three years ago, Lu Yin had discussed with Wang Wen and the others about using the war resources to split the Liu family's resources with the Four Way Scales. But with Liu Yue's death, this matter had been left unsettled. Qiong Xi 'er had suggested that the Four Way Scales be the proxy for the Fifth Mainland.
For many cultivators in the starry sky tree, they did not buy wireless Gu through the Fifth Continent, but directly from Four Way Scales. Now that there was a problem with wireless Gu, they could not find the Fifth Continent. After all, the Fifth Continent's New Space Corridor was sealed, and there was a problem with Star Source Universe, who would look for it, they would only look for Four Way Scales.
"What did you say?
There's a problem?
What problem? "
A middle-aged fatty ordered the wireless gu in front of him. This was the fatty that Qiong Xi 'er had brought to the Fifth Mainland to discuss business with her. He had argued with Qiong Xi' er for a long time, and now, he was in charge of the trade between the Starry Sky Tree and the Fifth Mainland. His wireless gu was fine, and it could send messages normally.
The other end of the wireless gu was naturally Qiong Xi 'er. "I don't know what the problem is, but I'm checking it."
"Then why is mine fine?"
The middle-aged man thought of something and gritted his teeth.
Qiong Xi 'er was helpless. "That's why I said I'm checking it. Why, do you want it to be fine?"
"How long will it take?"
The middle-aged man asked.
Qiong Xi 'er replied, "I'm not sure either. Let's wait." She then ended the call.
The middle-aged man's eyes flickered, and his palms and forehead were covered in sweat.
Not long after, Bai Qi appeared with an ugly expression. "What happened?"
The middle-aged man respectfully replied, "Qiong Xi 'er said that there's a problem with the wireless gu, and she's checking it now."
"How long?"
Bai Qi frowned.
The middle-aged man wanted to say something, but he did not dare to.
Bai Qi looked at him and said, "Speak." The Half Ancestor's aura, the middle-aged man, subconsciously, kneeling. "There's a problem."
"What problem?"
Bai Qi was puzzled.
The middle-aged man gritted his teeth. "My wireless Gu can communicate normally, but there's a problem with the others'. This is not a simple malfunction, it's intentional. The Fifth Mainland purposely caused a problem with the wireless Gu they sold to us, and they're attacking us now."
"What did you say?
Attack us?
Why? "
Bai Qi was confused.
The middle-aged man didn't know either. "I don't know why either, but this transaction involved the Starry Sky of the Trees and the Abandoned Lands. Strictly speaking, it wasn't a transaction at all, but rather an exchange of resources. That's why I never thought that the other party would use trade as an excuse. I hope that I'm just overthinking things and that it really is a malfunction, otherwise …"
"Otherwise what?"
Bai Qi shouted.
The middle-aged man swallowed his saliva: "If I am not wrong, the other party dared to make a move now because they are certain we have to use wireless Gu, they want to use it to restrict our starry sky tree Gu."
Bai Qi laughed: "What a joke, even if we don't use the cordless Gu, we can use the cloud connection rock." Saying so, her expression changed as she looked at the middle aged man.
The middle-aged man shuddered. "Quickly investigate, nothing can happen to the cloud connection rock."
A day later, news came from all over that the Starry Sky of the Trees' cloud connection rock was being controlled in large quantities. These cloud connection rocks had not been refined, they were only mineral resources and were called cloud rocks. They could not communicate with each other and see each other's cloud connection rocks. These cloud rocks needed to be refined before they could be used as normal cloud connection rocks. But now, the people who controlled the cloud rock mines refused to produce them, so it was useless no matter who found them.
The middle-aged man let out a breath: "As expected, they made a move. First, they used wireless Gu to replace the cloud connection rock. With wireless Gu being widely used, the price of cloud connection rock naturally kept falling, and the price of cloud rock mines was even lower. They secretly bought all the cloud rock mines, waiting for this moment."
Saying so, he felt strange: "Cloud rock mines are definitely controlled, how could they be bought?"
Even an idiot would know that anything that could be used as a strategic resource would be controlled. The Four Way Scales definitely controlled a large number of cloud rock mines since they also had businesses under them. Cloud connection rock was definitely one of the Four Way Scales' biggest businesses, so how could it have been bought by the Fifth Mainland?
Bai Qi's expression turned ugly. "Those self-proclaimed smart people in the sect saw that the wireless Gu had replaced the cloud connection rock, so they immediately sold the cloud rock mines. They profited greatly and were even rewarded by Bai Teng."
"They sold it to the Fifth Mainland?"
The middle-aged man was incredulous.
Bai Qi replied, "Of course not. Even if the cloud rock mines were destroyed, they couldn't sell it to the Fifth Mainland. They sold it to a family in the Memory District."
The middle-aged man understood. "The Fifth Mainland is using us locals in the Starry Sky of the Trees to control the cloud rock mines, but where did they get their influence from?
How did they find out about the cloud rock mines? "
Bai Qi did not mention any of this. This person was extremely skilled in business and could see through Qiong Xi 'er's intentions, but that was all he could think about. He would never be able to see things on a higher level.
Although the cloud rock mines were hidden, with Lu Yin's methods and his influence in the Starry Sky of the Trees, it would not be difficult for him to control them.
If Lu Yin controlled the cloud rock mines, they would no longer be able to produce cloud connection rocks. If they wanted to communicate, they would need to use the wireless Gu, but the Gu was controlled by the Fifth Mainland. If it was damaged, they could demand compensation from the Fifth Mainland. However, the Fifth Mainland's reason was very simple: they were currently investigating the cause of the problem. Even if they wanted compensation, they would have to wait until the cause was determined.
"My Lord," the middle-aged man spoke up.
Bai Qi looked at him.
"The Fifth Mainland used the wireless Gu, Void Wanderers, and other war resources to obtain a large number of star essence from the Starry Sky of the Trees. They then used these star essence to buy the cloud rock mines. From start to finish, they didn't pay anything. Even if they bought the cloud rock mines, the remaining star essence would be enough to cover their costs."
"Now that there's a problem with the wireless Gu, they can use the cloud rock mines to buy at a low price and sell at a high price. Not only can they make a profit, but they can also use this as a condition to negotiate. There's no need to deal with Qiong Xi 'er anymore. I believe that we can directly contact the person in charge of the Fifth Mainland. Without his approval, Qiong Xi' er would never dare to do such a thing."
Obviously, Bai Qi's gaze turned cold. How could a mere Qiong Xi 'er dare to scheme against the Starry Sky of the Trees? She could slap her to death.
This was also why the middle-aged man had not taken any precautions beforehand. His vision was limited to business, and he only looked at the profits of transactions. All he could do was lower the purchase price as much as possible. How could he have expected that the Fifth Mainland would use such a method to deal with the entire Starry Sky of the Trees? This was not something he should have taken responsibility for.
Bai Qi did not blame him. Lu Yin wanted to make a move.
But how could this person be on guard against him?
She was no longer thinking about such things. Instead, she was thinking about what Lu Yin wanted to do.
Why had he suddenly made a move? Was he prepared to fall out with the Four Way Scales?
Three years ago, the Four Way Scales had killed Liu Yue, and they had been prepared to fall out. However, Lu Yin had restrained them. Now, the Four Way Scales had taken the initiative to make a move.
Bai Qi immediately contacted Bai Wangyuan, as this matter was not something she could handle.
When Bai Wangyuan found out about this, he was furious.
The Four Way Scales would definitely clash with Lu Yin, but he had not expected that the first clash after three years would be this kind of thing.
He immediately contacted Lu Yin.
Lu Yin's head was throbbing at this moment. On the other side, the big-faced tree was happily recounting one battle after another, not even letting go of the details. Lu Yin did not dare ask, as he would have to start all over again if he did.
He listened to the entire battle story before leaving. He had to finish listening to it, or he would have to listen to it again the next time he came.
He listened to it one by one, and he would eventually hear what he wanted to know.
The wireless Gu kept vibrating, and Bai Wangyuan tried to contact him several times. Lu Yin picked up, "What is it?"
"What's up with the wireless Gu?"
Bai Wangyuan asked in a suppressed voice.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed, and he rubbed his forehead, "What wireless Gu?"
"Lu Xiaoxuan, stop pretending. You and I both know what's going on. What I want to know is what you're trying to achieve with all this," Bai Xue said.
Lu Yin took the water that Bai Xue passed to him and took a sip, "I was the first to conquer the New World, and I was also the one who destroyed the Eternals' Stargate. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't even have the courage to set foot on the New World. In the end, I only got the ten cities."
Bai Wangyuan had not expected Lu Yin to bring this up, and he had thought that it was something else. However, when he thought about it, it made sense. This clash had not involved any actual fighting, and there had been no casualties. It was just a business competition, and of course, business was about profit. "How much do you want?"
"It's not just about the ten cities. Those ten cities added up to only six billion star essence. Bai Wangyuan, are you joking with me?"
Lu Yin retorted.
Bai Wangyuan coldly replied, "The ten cities were already given to you, and you didn't let anyone collect them. They were stolen by others, and that has nothing to do with us. Don't blame this on us. I don't have the time to argue with you."
"Two trillion. Give me two trillion, and I'll pretend that this never happened," Lu Yin said.
Bai Wangyan's eyes widened, "Two trillion?
You're the one who's joking with me. "
Although Bai Wangyan was a Progenitor and did not care much about external resources like star essence, two trillion was still a bit of an exaggeration.
Lu Yin replied, "The Four Libras have 500 billion each, which isn't much."
"If ten cities isn't enough, I can give you a few more. It's a small matter, but don't blame the Four Libras for everything!" Bai Wangyuan barked.
Lu Yin agreed, "Alright, since you're not willing, then forget it." He then ended the call.
Now that the Four Libras had control of the cloudstone mine, they would have to purchase it. Otherwise, relying on force would be equivalent to robbery. They could not bring themselves to do such a thing, as destroying a power and obtaining all of its resources were two different concepts. Furthermore, it was just for a measly amount of money.
This was how humans were. No matter how crazy a person was, they would always retain what they considered to be their rationality and bottom line. This was even more so for Progenitors like Bai Wangyuan.
The word "robbery" would not be allowed to appear alongside them, and it would be recorded in the river of time.