Above The Sky
Chapter 945 - 945 79 Stunned by the Wealthy Dog Owner's Money 6400_4

945: Chapter 79: Stunned by the Wealthy Dog Owner’s Money (6400)_4 945: Chapter 79: Stunned by the Wealthy Dog Owner’s Money (6400)_4 Ian raised his hand, slightly pointing towards the direction of Solitary Flame Peak.

A faint silhouette of a dragon flickered around the clouds, seemingly playing with the unseen, self-entertained.

Learning to fly without mechanical limbs for reconstruction, Sio clearly stunned all the merchants present, and the young man smiled and said, “With our greatest protector, the True Dragon, the heir to the King of the Mountain, Sio Rise Jia here, not even a Constructed Knight at the Third Energy Level would dare threaten the production safety of Xia Hui Territory!”

The stereoscopic hydroponic farm, the shelter of a True Dragon, completely new cultivation methods, and a profoundly deep background, instantly made the merchants who already held Ian in high regard value him even more.

Scott, along with Domel and others, headed to the flower sea to witness the effects of the High-Energy Crop Nutrient Solution, while Scholar Colin from the City of Knowledge took his leave temporarily, wanting to pay a visit to Sio.

This did not surprise Ian at all — for it was The King from the City of Knowledge who was the chamber’s recommendatory, after all.

In this generation of the Melting Iron Spire, there was an unassuming teacher whose name was Sikalesemol, a True Dragon indeed.

This fourth-generation True Dragon walked the earth in human form and ultimately chose to settle down in the City of Knowledge, becoming a well-known independent grand tutor.

He had many disciples, and the current Master of the Melting Iron Spire, Romani Coagulate Iron, was the most famous among them.

And coincidentally, The King and Grand Tutor Sika were on good terms, war comrades from years past, and close as brothers and best girlfriends.

This time, Scholar Colin came bearing greetings from Grand Tutor Sika for Sio, and to celebrate the recovery of his friend’s descendant.

It seemed as though every merchant group arriving at Xia Hui Territory had some kind of connection behind them.

But that’s exactly it!

If Ian didn’t want to cultivate personal relationships, drawing in sponsors with the power of his facade fruits, he’d have long since transformed into a Swarm and developed alone on the ocean floor (only to be blown to pieces), why bother with attracting investments, establishing a sect, or farming his territory?

The idea was to rely on relationships as much as possible, to accelerate development.

When the Swarm was still playing with mud, he would pull in investments through various relationships, speed up technological advancements, acquire resources from all over the world, and receive as comprehensive and side-effect-free aid as possible.

Only then could he achieve his goals at the greatest speed.

After the representatives of the two foreign merchant associations temporarily left, all that remained were his own people.

“You go ahead~ I’m off to play with An for a bit before coming over~”

Lady Thin Moss, the Fae with gradient green and light blue long hair wearing round glasses, lazily greeted Ian, then shot off at supersonic speed towards Harrison Port with her mushroom umbrella-like wings, making Ian marvel at the Fae’s mobility.

After all, with a race that has supersonic speed as the norm, the distance between Xia Hui Territory and Harrison Port was nothing more than a post-dinner stroll for them.

“And really, do Fae just mold their wings at will?

Even a mushroom model?

When will I ever see Fae with more normal butterfly wings…”

Shaking his head slightly, Ian looked at Colonel Maress.

“Baron Silverpeak, your research and results have greatly satisfied the Group,” the military-attired representative from Firestone Group said to Ian with a standard smile, showcasing eight teeth: “Let’s not beat around the bush, the Group is well aware of why you’ve invited us here—tell us, how much more time do you need for further research?

The funding is negotiable.”

“Good!”

His eyes lighting up, Ian appreciated this straightforward military manner—clean, simple, and direct.

As for the time required, he thought for a moment, then held up two fingers: “Two years to complete!”

Colonel Maress was slightly taken aback, his brow furrowing slightly: “Two years?

Hmm…”

He shook his head: “That seems a bit slow, Baron.

The situation on the Western Battlefield changes in the blink of an eye.

Two years is really too long; we need to equip more of the new Alchemy Plating Agents as soon as possible—can you speed it up a bit?”

“That’s impossible,” Ian shook his head: “For each Alchemical Potion’s plating process, we must consider the compatibility with the Armor Suit and related systems, not to mention, we also need to enhance the Alchemy Furnace’s related functional ports.

To research a plating agent that matches most of The Empire’s armor suits, two years is already…”

“Baron.”

Colonel Maress cut off Ian’s words; the man, having seen too many alchemist researchers, didn’t say anything else.

Instead, he raised a hand expertly and held up two fingers: “This amount, how much can it speed up the process?”

“Two thousand Talle?”

Ian was momentarily stunned; he hesitated for a split second: “Honestly speaking, this is purely a technical issue, simply increasing research funds won’t…”

“Twenty thousand Talle.”

Colonel Maress said with added emphasis: “How much can that speed it up?”

In that moment, Ian’s heart skipped a beat.

That was the blissful sensation of being ‘dizzied by a money blow’.

— What kind of big shot is this, an arms dealer really does have the money huh!

“Two months.”

After a brief silence, Ian decisively said: “Wait for the results after two months.”

“Whatever potion you want, that’s what you’ll get!”