I Can Program My Body?-Chapter 451: Three Stages of the Banquet

"T-think of Nash?" Feeling nervous, Elizabeth didn’t know how to answer.

"Yes, what do you think of him?"

Also interested in the answer, Nash paused, looking at Elizabeth.

"I-I think of him as a friend."

First time having any real interaction with someone besides her family, Elizabeth wasn’t sure of her feelings.

The only thing she knew was that when she was with Nash, she smiled more often.

"Oh? Just a friend? That’s good~" Camilla teased.

Hugging Nash, she began to show off to this friend.

"Do you want to feel it?"

"Feel what?"

"Come on, hug Nash. It’s super comfortable~."

"Can I?" Elizabeth asked, looking at Nash.

"Sure~"

Getting permission, Elizabeth tried hugging Nash’s body.

Feeling warmth, it was indeed a comfortable experience.

"Is it comfortable?" Nash asked, hugging her back with an arm.

"Mm—"

Suddenly, sensing the ambiguous atmosphere, she felt her heart begin to beat faster, making her blush.

"Haha, then you can hug longer," Nash smiled, hugging her tighter.

"Tsk, what a fox," Camilla clicked her tongue, failing to embarrass Elizabeth.

Feeling defeated, she could only retaliate against the plates of food before her.

Meanwhile, not letting go of the soft woman in his arms, Nash began to ask questions, shifting her attention.

"Do you know the course of this event?"

"Hmm, the banquet is divided into three stages. The presentation, investment, and free exchange," Elizabeth said, recounting how such a banquet usually goes.

From the first stage, every team leader from the Solaris Alliance would present their value, goals, and the returns they were willing to part with in exchange for the investment of others.

It was basically to rally investment from all the top forces in the room by presenting all their advantages.

The next stage was the bidding investment, where each force would bid for the shares each team was willing to part with.

From each inch of land they earned, materials, treasures, and every gain a team could have in the final stage of the cosmic competition.

Just the land from the wild void territory was already worthy of everyone’s bidding. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

If the participants of the cosmic competition managed to do the impossible and establish a dark plane channel, thus establishing a Domain Territory, their investment would have a massive return.

Even at worst, if everyone failed, the land they conquered could still be transferred to them based on their equity.

Making their territory bigger was not a losing investment.

Finally, the last stage was the free exchange.

Each treasure, material, and loot that everyone got in the uncharted zone would be auctioned for everyone to bid on.

Although these low-tier materials and treasures were nothing to these top forces, their value lay not in their practicality but in information.

From the materials, they could analyze what world lay behind the uncharted zone.

Each subspace of the dark plane was unique, leading to newly discovered materials.

If they were the first to unearth the value of these materials, then in their incoming conquest of the uncharted zone, they would have a massive edge.

Having such an advantage, everyone naturally wanted to vie for this first-hand information.

Taking advantage of this, various teams could also accumulate more money by selling each of their harvests for a higher price than they could typically get!

"This banquet is indeed not simple," Nash muttered in interest, digesting Elizabeth’s explanation.

From presentation, investment, and free exchange, it was one chain after another.

"Have you already thought of what you can offer?" Elizabeth asked.

The presentation and the investment stage were the most critical parts of the banquet.

Conquering a wild void territory was not simple. Besides strength, they needed to fill it with endless money.

Even after they conquered the place, the investment couldn’t stop; perhaps they needed even more.

Even the richest family, the Solari Family, needed investment, much less a team like them.

If they couldn’t secure a sizable investment here, they’d already lost half the battle.

Even those mid-tier alliances and teams might even surpass them, given ample investment.

"I know what to do. Don’t worry," Nash smiled, his mind working at a rapid pace.

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Soon, as they continued to talk and eat, everyone invited to the banquet arrived.

Coming to the stage platform, Eldora asked for everyone’s attention.

"Once again, welcome to the Great Solaris Alliance Banquet. I thank everyone for taking the time to attend."

Greeting everyone, Eldora began to reiterate the sequence program of the banquet.

Having understood it was still the usual practice, everyone sat down, waiting with interest.

"To warm up the place, I would take the liberty to present the Solaris Team that I lead first."

"First of all, the Solaris Team has achieved remarkable results in the last Cosmic Competition, taking our shelter to level 7, an unprecedented milestone in the past tens of thousands of years of the Solaris Domain!"

Hearing this, although everyone had already heard the news, they still clapped with excitement.

A level 7 shelter! Even if they hadn’t succeeded in conquering the entire wild void territory, they should be able to clear a sizable area!

"I’m sure you all know my background. For this campaign, the Solari Family is willing to send our three strongest War God Divisions to take the lead."

"Now then, there is only the allied team slots that need your heavy investment, coupled with the battleship and material needs."

"In exchange for your contribution, I and the Solari Family are willing to give you official positions and tax exemptions!"

"What about the share allocation, Lord Eldora?" they asked eagerly.

They didn’t care about any official position or tax exemption.

The only thing they cared about was the land that the Solaris Team could conquer!

"Don’t worry, for this campaign, I’m willing to part with 30% of the equity to all the harvest we make in the Wild Void Territory!"

"30%?!"

Hearing the amount, everyone broke into excitement.

Although it was smaller than the past, which was over 70%, it was understandable.

With a level 7 shelter, the Solari Family naturally wanted to gamble a bigger portion.

If not for the risk, they might not even share 10% with these forces.

Soon, telling everyone how each equity was valued and what they could be exchanged for, Eldora finished his presentation.

"Does everyone have any more questions?"