Chapter 305: Chapter 304: Can People Really Live in This Godforsaken Place?
Chapter 305: Chapter 304: Can People Really Live in This Godforsaken Place?
I don’t know if it was a case of suffering ending in joy, but in the following two days of the journey, everyone encountered no more trouble, whether it be pirates or the rumored sea monsters, all had disappeared without a trace, which greatly relaxed Captain Fox and his nervous crew.
Indeed, such adventures are thrilling, and they make for great stories to boast about after returning to port, but having such encounters three or four times along the way would truly be bad luck!
However, Fang Zheng didn’t let down his guard. On the contrary, he spent those two days negotiating with Miss Ogrande.
Only then did Fang Zheng finally understand why, despite her terrible temper, Miss Ogrande could still be loved by others. It was because the young lady’s business acumen was too sharp. On several occasions, Fang Zheng even wondered if she too was a transmigrator.
With this young lady’s talents, even if thrown on Earth to start from scratch, she would probably become a domineering female CEO in no time.
But Fang Zheng was no pushover himself; when it came to swindling funds and painting big pictures, he was slicker than anyone. After a vigorous back-and-forth haggling, they finally reached an agreement.
Fang Zheng could acquire thirty percent of Golden Bay’s operating rights. At the same time, he would sign a commission agreement with Miss Ogrande, entrusting his thirty percent to the Platinum Family to operate. In return, the Platinum Family would pay Fang Zheng a large sum of money as compensation—of course, this money was essentially to compensate for the remaining twenty percent of the operating rights that Fang Zheng had ceded. Its nature was akin to when a player is transferred, and to lower the player’s salary demands, an additional “signing fee” is given as compensation.
Of course, Fang Zheng also made the payment on the same terms as with the Northern Trading Company: half in cash and half in Spirit Crystals—Miss Ogrande agreed to this without hesitation. The Platinum Family, rich and capricious, didn’t care about mere Spirit Crystals. Furthermore, what Fang Zheng had to provide was military aid should the Platinum Family be attacked by criminals in Golden Bay.
Of course, this didn’t mean that Fang Zheng and his group would serve as the Platinum Family’s guards. Rather, only if foes too formidable for the Platinum Family to handle on their own emerged would they request Fang Zheng’s intervention. To prevent exploitation, Fang Zheng added a clause to the contract: for each instance the Platinum Family solicited his help, they would have to give him a one percent share of the operating rights. With this condition, Miss Ogrande certainly wouldn’t be able to ask for the moon anymore.
The terms of the deal were very straightforward, but Fang Zheng knew this was normal as there was no trust between them yet. The deal could only fall within the current limits each party could accept. Miss Ogrande’s temper might be poor, but her mind was clear. She made no impractical promises or outlandish conditions. On the contrary, her demeanor at the negotiation table was as calm as a robot, drastically different from her usual aggressive and reckless behavior.
No wonder she was hailed as the rising star of the Platinum Family.
Two days later, the crew of Black Crow Ship finally arrived at the island Fang Zheng had purchased.
“I say, are you sure you really want to live here?”
Miss Ogrande crossed her arms, turned her head, and twitched her mouth incredulously looking at Fang Zheng—outside of business transactions, her demeanor had reverted to the arrogant young lady of everyday. However, this time, even Kuliya nodded in agreement with Miss Ogrande’s sentiments.
“Yes, I also concur with Miss Ogrande,” said Kuliya, “whatever the case, this is just too………..”
No wonder Kuliya had such thoughts, for the island before them… no, it’s more accurate to call it a large reef. Its size… well, if Fang Zheng, Nymph, Tilia, Black Katie, Nanali, and Kuliya were to join hands and form a circle, one of them would have to fall into the sea.
Could people actually live here?
“Master, there are reefs all around us, and we can’t continue any further… If we wish to explore further inland, we can only do so by small boats or by taking a detour,” reported one of the sailors.
“Excellent, very good,” said Fang Zheng, nodding with satisfaction. Seeing his response, Kuliya sighed helplessly.
What’s good about this situation?
“Alright, thank you for your hard work, Captain Fox,” Fang Zheng continued as he turned his head towards Fox and reached into his chest, tossing him a bag of Gold Coins.
“This is as agreed, Captain Fox, thank you for everything along the way.”
“No need for thanks, Master, we were simply fulfilling our duty,” replied Fox.
Picking up the money bag, Captain Fox also revealed a somewhat embarrassed smile. To be honest, this journey had been thrilling, but if he were to speak freely, he wouldn’t want to go through it again.
“Well then, let’s proceed as agreed, Miss Ogrande.”
After saying this, Fang Zheng looked towards Ogrande.
“As for the other specific matters, just as we have discussed previously, we will deal with them after your fleet arrives at Golden Bay.”
“Of course, that’s no problem—we have signed an agreement!”
Hearing Fang Zheng’s words, Ogrande proudly waved the parchment scroll in her hand. Although it was just an ordinary piece of parchment, once both parties have signed the agreement with their Star Patterns, it became a legally binding contract—of course, the precondition being that the content of the contract was legal.
Another precondition was that Ogrande would have to safely return to the Platinum Family, otherwise, making an agreement with a dead person was meaningless.
However, this time Fang Zheng couldn’t be of much help. He could only wish the young lady a safe return journey and hope she wouldn’t get captured by pirates again.
“Well then, everyone, we shall take our leave now.”
Fang Zheng waved his hand, signaling the girls to come to his side, then turned to nod at Captain Fox and Ogrande. Following that, he snapped his fingers, and with a “whoosh,” in the next moment, Fang Zheng and his companions were instantly transported to that rocky reef.
“I wish you all the best, Master.”
Watching Fang Zheng and the others on the distant reef, Fox smiled as well, then turned and gave a robust wave to his sailors.
“Alright, set course for home!”
Fox was no fool. Although he was indeed curious about why Fang Zheng wanted to disembark here, he also knew there were things he shouldn’t pry into. Besides, too much curiosity wasn’t good for anyone. To avoid any suspicion, it was best for him to leave this place quickly. Hence, it didn’t take long for the Black Crow Ship to turn around, raise its sails, and head back the way it came.
“What do we do now, Mr. Fang Zheng?”
At this point, Kuliya finally asked anxiously.
“Are we really going to live in a place ?”
To be frank, Kuliya was utterly unwilling to live here; apart from anything else, the rocky reef could just about fit a person standing on it, and with a bed added, there wouldn’t be any space left at all.
“Don’t worry, I assure you, you will definitely like that place.”
While speaking, Fang Zheng turned his head to make sure the Black Crow Ship had moved far enough away so no one would notice anything unusual. Only then did Fang Zheng slightly curl up the corners of his mouth, and he extended his hand, summoning the Dimensional Codex. Simultaneously, his fingers moved swiftly, quickly selecting the “Personal Space” tab. Afterward, a line of information appeared before Fang Zheng’s eyes.
“Would you like to expand your personal space—Heavenly Dao Palace?”
Smiling at the system prompt in front of him, Fang Zheng confirmed.
Subsequently, another line of information appeared.
“Personal Space—Heavenly Dao Palace Expanded.”
Along with this message, a vast shadow emerged above everyone’s heads.