How Am I Still Alive?-Chapter 1327 - 1313: Invitation

"This time, it’s essentially the Salvation Army negotiating with the Eastern Country, and Lin Nu’s Church merely plays the role of a mediator as a part of the Eastern Country. With that in mind, a newcomer like myself can also represent slightly..."

Lu Ping’an was modest in his demeanor, but to merely be a "representative" of the Proper God Church was still a key figure related to the development of the planet, which seemed preposterously far-fetched.

"It seems that he joined Lin Nu’s Church less than three months ago, right?"

"Even though Lin Nu is known for its Law of the Jungle, where the capable rise to the top, isn’t this a bit too unreasonable?"

"How could they just send someone... To get the signature of a Quasi-God and that too the approval of so many Quasi-Gods, which means they are vouching for him with their reputation, how did he pull it off?"

At this point, no one regarded Lu Ping’an as the young man he once was.

He didn’t flaunt his arrogance or power... because true strength is recognized by others, and the overly eager display of possessing "something" might indeed indicate the lack of "it".

Sitting here now, Lu Ping’an’s seemingly modest self-introduction, filled with irrelevant pleasantries, had his identity and stance naturally explained and patched up by others.

Lu Ping’an was Lin Nu’s Church’s proxy, the "plenipotentiary" of several Quasi-Gods. That was enough.

He didn’t need titles to prove anything, although others might arrange a title for him to facilitate "proper business" and to keep away the fools from causing trouble...

"Little Lu, do you have any matters that require the support of your hometown elders?"

The speaking Mayor Li was very skilled, seemingly casual in his words, but actually querying, "Why don’t you go directly to the capital?"

At the same time, it conveyed the willingness to "work closely with us" and "state any requests you have explicitly".

In fact, even if the Ancient City couldn’t gain much from the current event, Mayor Li and his team were already planning to do everything in their power to win over the people before them... Securing the support of so many Rule-level powers in one go would immediately stabilize the city!

Not to mention the idea that those born in the Ancient City must serve their hometown; there were plenty of young people who had left their third-tier cities for capitals and bigger cities to develop.

The entire leadership of the Ancient City had come, all to vie for as much as possible... Perhaps some had predicted the potential of the Rebirth Business Group, since Lu Ping’an was a quite famous Rule Seed, but none had anticipated that day would come so swiftly and fiercely.

A double-digit number of Rule-level powers might not mean much to the major cities within the country, but for a second- or third-tier city like the Ancient City, it could mean a tsunami that reshapes the whole situation.

Actually, Mayor Li did not have the arrogance to expect the possibility of retaining Lu Ping’an’s group. What they could hope for was to draw closer to each other, establish some sort of branch base, a hometown garrison... Having two Rule-level powers to defend the home front could dramatically increase the safety index of the entire Ancient City.

"You said it, I’m really at a loss for words... We did come back with some ideas. Mercury 42 is undergoing a planar defense war, a brutal and ongoing war. Relying solely on Lin Nu’s Church and local forces is not enough. The planet needs reinforcements, a lot of reinforcements, whether in military force, materials, technology, or human resources..."

What appeared to be a plea for aid invigorated everyone present.

What was this? This was an order.

"The local situation on Mercury 42... how is it..."

Lu Ping’an knew that the question was whether it had the capacity to pay the bill.

Lu Ping’an smiled. Of course, it had the capacity, otherwise why would he have made the trip here himself.

"It is a fairly wealthy world, where the various basic minerals are no worse than those on Earth..."

Lu Ping’an made a brief statement, which greatly excited the officials opposite him.

It wasn’t just a "treasure trove of raw materials"; what was most attractive was actually the current social form of Mercury 42, a new era that had begun commodity trade, industrial development, and a blend of animal husbandry and fisheries.

Simply put, there were a large number of "consumers" waiting to be fed, and it had entered a relatively primitive internal market cycle, making it a large market open to dumping from all sides.

"I wonder if we could set up factories there..."

"Is it possible to relocate some of the surplus population there..."

Seeing that they understood, Lu Ping’an continued.

"This time, as the intermediary, I should be involved in the negotiations between the Eastern Country and the Salvation Army, and by that time, there should be a range of assistance and development plans. If I can come up with an ’aid party’ before I go, negotiations would go much smoother, wouldn’t they? I wonder if Mayor Li is available to do me a favor..."

When he spoke these words, many people were first stunned, then immediately overwhelmed with joy.

What "do me a favor" — this was clearly Lu Ping’an, the man from the Ancient city, giving back to his hometown!

As long as the negotiations were successful... and theoretically, it was highly unlikely to be unsuccessful, the treaty was certain to be signed.

After that, it would be all about "orders" and "investments." It was probable that a Divine Boat would be sent to ensure the "friend world" was integrated into Earth’s "Circle of Friendship."

What a huge order that was... Even the scraps would enable the third-tier Ancient city to prosper.

Changping State was just one of the less prominent among the dozens of states in the Eastern Country. Cities like the Ancient city were a dime a dozen in Changping State; normally, such a big contract would never fall into their laps.

But once they really got it... "Dumping" would ensure good prices for the third and fourth-tier goods of the Ancient city. Exclusive sales of Mercury 42’s special products would bring massive revenues to the Ancient city. Even the surplus population would have a new "labor dispatch site."

Such a huge project touched on too many fields. With Lu Ping’an, their own fellow, having a say in it, just providing intelligence support would grant the Ancient city vast opportunities for development.

And now, Lu Ping’an meant to take Mayor Li with him to join the negotiation team in the Capital, to discuss with the Big Shots... As long as Lu Ping’an insisted that the Salvation Army had already partnered with the Ancient city, even having a cooperation agreement in place, then once the big projects kicked off, the Ancient city would naturally secure a large slice of the cake.

"Yes, yes, of course I have the time, when do we leave..."

Upon hearing this, Mayor Li understood immediately and was overjoyed; such a level of "care" far exceeded the limits of his expectations.

"In three or four days... Some of us want to go home, to clean up the ’sanitary environment’ a bit."

As he spoke, Lu Ping’an glanced at Xia Qin and the others, who were squinting their eyes, still pretending to be "experts."

Vigilante by night? Having gained strength, it was naturally time for revenge, time to use power to complete his origins. "Our Captain Xia seems to have some interest in ’cracking down on evil forces,’ and he’s not too happy with the current mix of fish and dragons in the old parts of the Ancient city... I wonder if we could get the government’s support?"

"That would be great, of course, of course, I’ll expedite the paperwork and launch the largest ’cleanup’ in history as soon as possible! Kill, kill ruthlessly, it’s time to deal with these tumors!"