Resurrection Empire-Chapter 958 - 369: The Wager (Part 2)

Subsequently, the glass curtain wall returned to transparency and retracted toward the ground.

Ren Zhong crossed his arms, smiling as he looked at the young man in front of him, and slowly said, "I just learned your name, you're called Tang Xiangyun. You wouldn't be upset because you didn't gain any advantage in our earlier exchange and now you're bent on finding a reason to challenge me, would you?"

Tang Xiangyun stood frozen on the spot.

He had come in high spirits, and even drafted a mental plan on how to provoke Ren Zhong, but he hadn't expected Ren Zhong to completely disrupt his plans and precisely unveil his entire previous thought process.

Seeing the opportunity, Ren Zhong pressed on, "If I guessed correctly, you must have obtained the information of the contestants I selected from some people inside the club. You want to make a bet with me, place a wager on whose contestant survives the longest. Meanwhile, you must have contacted some people, preparing for a 'thunderous' opening against me?"

Having his intentions repeatedly exposed, Tang Xiangyun felt extremely uncomfortable, but remembering his purpose here was to make Ren Zhong, this country bumpkin, suffer, he wasn't willing to lose face any further.

He found himself in a situation where he could neither advance nor retreat.

Upon observing his opponent's demeanor, Ren Zhong involuntarily recalled a dead man.

This Tang Xiangyun was so similar to Wang Jinsou.

Even though the family wealth of these two individuals was not on the same level and the social resources they could mobilize were incomparable, their vulgar worldview and behavior were almost identical.

At this moment, Ren Zhong wanted to laugh.

He laughed at how "the Net" created an overly comfortable environment for the citizens of Source Star.

The absolute control of information, the lineage-based hierarchy, and the excessively "sacred" inviolability of seemingly acquired property allowed too many people to gain access to vast resource allocation rights without any talent or effort, further allowing too many like Wang Jinsou and Tang Xiangyun to hold power with undeserved virtue and to live their lives without worry.

The result was this flattened worldview.

Whether they were high-level individuals or mid-level ones, as long as they lost self-discipline, they were all equally low.

Finally, Tang Xiangyun squeezed out his first words, "So what if you guessed it? Are you going to accept or not?"

Ren Zhong grinned, "What's the wager?"

"Control of a town."

Ren Zhong became interested at heart while saying, "Then you must be dreaming. The towns under my control are currently economically prosperous and extremely flourishing, I'm not interested in those poor and chaotic towns outside."

Tang Xiangyun responded, "A large town in the coastal area of the First Continent, with a sea port and a total population of 220,000. How about betting over Bo Yuan Town in Huaihai City?"

"Hmm?"

Ren Zhong was slightly shocked, with information about Bo Yuan Town flashing through his mind like lightning.

Bo Yuan Town is located on the easternmost side of Huaihai City, currently with a population of only 100,000. There aren't many special resources in the area; its only advantage is the large number of Ruined Beasts, with relatively high daily Crystal Chip production. Under his new policy, its development speed is decent, with the Ruined Beast resource yield continuing to rise.

For Ren Zhong, Bo Yuan Town is neither important nor worthless, somewhat an ordinary sideshow.

If one were to measure the value of Bo Yuan Town in Source Star Coins, it would be about a hundred billion.

He didn't expect it to attract someone's attention, indicating that Tang Xiangyun acted on impulse just to enjoy a fleeting moment of pleasure.

"Let me see your authorization letter first. Who knows if you're just messing with me?"

Approximately two minutes later, Ren Zhong quickly reviewed the Association property certification sent over by Tang Xiangyun via wrist watch.

This youngster hadn't lied.

He indeed owned more than ninety percent of the property rights in the bustling town named Jiangbo Town.

Moreover, since this town was Tang Xiangyun's private property from the beginning, it hadn't been significantly affected by the "Net" disconnection, and currently remains stable, with efforts to rebuild a new type of port underway.

If everything goes smoothly, Jiangbo Town will restore port functionality within three months at the latest, providing nearly one percent of maritime freight throughput for the entire eastern region of the First Continent.

Its potential value far exceeds a hundred billion.

And this is based on past standards.

After all, in the past, the whole Source Star primarily relied on air transportation, so the maritime throughput was not large.

But now, with the breakdown of "the Net," numerous intelligent precision control devices are failing, at least for the next three to five years, a more stable and extensive maritime transport will once again dominate slow cargo shipping.

Therefore, the value of Jiangbo Town should be calculated in trillions.