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Chapter 380 - 333: A Penny Stumps Mr. Sun_3

Chapter 380: Chapter 333: A Penny Stumps Mr. Sun_3

As for Owen Bertram himself, he indeed needed to be stationed at the front line and couldn’t move lightly.

Old Fisher, who was standing by, said, "I have an idea. We can organize harvesting teams to enter the Extinction Domain in batches, hunting Demon Beings and collecting Demon Plants. This not only allows us to sell the harvest for funds but also helps us train our soldiers. Our Summit Command Post is newly established, and many newcomers lack combat experience against Demon Beings."

Owen Bertram nodded, he had thought of this idea earlier, but the income might be far from enough, and the main purpose would be to train the soldiers.

He waved his hand, "Let me think about it more carefully. You two go and place these thirty Beacon Fire Spirit Platforms in the Extinction Domain."

The two took their orders and left, then Nathan Lane came in, still bothering Owen Bertram with the most troublesome matter: asking for money.

"Sir, we need to purchase a batch of Evil-breaking Talismans in case of emergency in the Extinction Domain."

Most of the world’s Extinction Domains are formed because of evil energy. Fortunately, the Copper Gorge Extinction Domain is not like this, but some specific areas still have evil energy lingering, such as near the Hanging Coffins.

However, there are already appropriate Evil-breaking Talismans to restraint the evil energy in Copper Gorge Extinction Domain. When Rachel and the others entered the Copper Gorge, they all carried this kind of talisman with them.

The talismans are not expensive, but the large amount needed means a significant cost.

"How many Spirit Jades?"

Nathan Lane replied, "The most expensive one comes from Lannister Sect, 100 Spirit Jades each." Noticing the dissatisfaction in Owen’s eyes, he quickly added, "I don’t think it’s worth it. Lannister Sect is just a fanciful name. I prefer Topeka Hall - 50 Spirit Jades each. Their price is affordable, and the effect is not weaker than that of Lannister Sect."

Owen Bertram calculated in his heart and nodded, "I want 200 from Topeka Hall."

The dignified Summit Command Office’s entire budget turned out to be the "surplus" Owen Bertram scraped together from Prescott Group. Refining the thirty Beacon Fire Spirit Platforms had already consumed 90% of their funds, and now they only had over 200,000 Spirit Jades left.

Fortunately, everyone’s pay is distributed monthly by the Imperial Court, otherwise, Summit Command Office would have to disband next month.

Evil-breaking Talismans would require 10,000 Spirit Jades. Owen Bertram wrote a note for Nathan Lane to get the money, and then cried out in pain, "You go and negotiate with Topeka Hall, temporarily credit our Summit Command Office’s name."

"Huh?" Nathan Lane was stunned. Owen Bertram thought it over and felt it was inappropriate, sighing and waving his hand, "Forget it, just go get the money."

Owen Bertram had always thought that his biggest enemy was in Copper Gorge, but he did not expect it to be Spirit Jade.

But just as Nathan Lane stepped out, Owen suddenly called him back, "Come back, Nathan!"

With a dejected look, Nathan Lane returned, but Owen Bertram asked about another matter, "Does Topeka Hall own a bank as well?"

"Yes," Nathan Lane knew what Owen Bertram wanted to do and immediately introduced, "Their main businesses are lending and safekeeping."

Most practitioners don’t deposit in banks because they carry their Storage Brocade Pouch with them. The most profitable business in the Cultivation World’s banks is "inheritance safekeeping." Simply put, a Grandmaster would prepare a sum of money for their descendants - Spirit Jades, Magic Treasure, Talismans, etc. Similar to Owen Bertram’s insurance safe deposit box business in his previous life, these items are stored in the bank.

Unexpected incidents happen every day in the Cultivation World, like Grandmasters accidentally falling in Fighting Techniques or suddenly needing to close themselves off for a long time and not being able to care for their descendants. Banks help find the descendants and hand over the wealth to them.

The second business is lending. Though it is not as profitable as nine out of ten loans, the interest rate is still frighteningly high.

Nathan Lane further explained, "Moreover, these banks all have big backgrounds, often not giving face to anyone. If you want to borrow money, you must have collateral of equal value."

After finishing his explanation, Nathan shrugged, implying that with Summit Command Office in poor shape, what could they use as collateral?

However, Owen Bertram had another idea and ordered, "You go and purchase the Evil-breaking Talismans first. While you’re at it, ask Topeka Hall about the borrowing process. Leave the rest to me."

"Yes." Nathan Lane withdrew.

Owen Bertram immediately took his time to write a document to Adonis Dunn, stating that there were constant anomalies in Copper Gorge, and it was feared that Demon Beings would burst out of the Extinction Domain soon.

In order to ensure safety, he requested the Imperial Court to issue a closure order, forbidding anyone from entering the Copper Gorge Extinction Domain, whether they were mortals or practitioners.

This ban was to be supervised and enforced by Summit Command Post.

Inside the Copper Gorge Extinction Domain, a large number of precious Spiritual Medicines were produced, attracting countless Herb Gatherers every year, of course, all operating within a hundred-mile radius.

As long as the ban is issued, the Summit Command Post can secretly sell access to the Copper Gorge, which would result in a huge income!

First, use this expected income as collateral and borrow money from Topeka Hall to set up the defenses in Copper Gorge.

Owen Bertram sent out the document, then took his subordinates to inspect the Extinction Domain again. This time, he didn’t venture far, only walking in the 50-mile range around the edge.

Indeed, as David and Old Fisher had mentioned, the number of Demon Beings in this range increased significantly, at least seven or eight times more than before the Spiritual Treasure Embryo incident!

The more Owen Bertram looked, the more worried he became: this might not be the result of the Spiritual Treasure Embryo event alone, but also because the Copper Gorge Extinction Domain had entered an active period, causing the number of Demon Beings to surge.