I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 820 - 818: Ride Your Bike Back Home

"What did you say? You’re not going to kill me?" Bernard showed a look of surprise. frёewebnoѵēl.com

Even the master of a Level Five civilization, a Level Six life form, nearly got killed for meddling, and Bernard almost prepared to meet his ancestors. Yet, Zhang Menglong was ready to spare him!

"Brother Zhang, this..." Ireel showed a worried expression.

For Zhang Menglong, Bernard was indeed just a small fry, not even worthy of his attention, but he was worried!

By a stroke of luck, Zhang Menglong arrived at their Izek civilization, forming some good ties, but someday he would leave.

Within three to five years, Bernard might not dare act against their Izek civilization, but over time, who could guarantee he wouldn’t suddenly retaliate?

Although Irok had already given up on Bernard, the resources he previously provided to Bernard had all been cashed in. Now, the Yiboske Company had expanded its business scope beyond the Milky Way, spread across at least dozens of Level Three civilizations!

By simply running the business smoothly for a while, the company’s assets exceeding the Milky Way’s Lord would only be a matter of time, and he could even buy a large Level Three civilization and set himself up as king.

For someone like him, dealing with a small Level Two civilization like Izek would be too easy; to retaliate against them, the Izek civilization would have no resistance at all!

"I know what you’re worried about," Zhang Menglong patted Ireel’s shoulder, then turned his gaze back to Bernard, "I’m a reasonable person. If you admit your mistakes, I’m willing to forgive you."

"I admit! I admit!" Bernard hurriedly said, "Sir, it was all my fault before, I couldn’t take the loss, I was greedy for your secret; please spare me!"

"Ahem!" Zhang Menglong cleared his throat and rubbed his fingertips with one hand.

"Sir, what does this mean?" The gesture, understood by Earthlings, was completely lost on Bernard.

"Damn! Do I have to spell it out?" Zhang Menglong felt a bit embarrassed, "Hey, you did something you shouldn’t have, so about that compensation..."

"Compensation, I’m willing to compensate!" Bernard hurriedly said, "Sir, you say a number, I’ll definitely compensate you."

"Do I look like I need your money?" Zhang Menglong showed a contemptuous expression; Sebosk Corporation, even if fully given to him, wouldn’t move him.

He pointed to the Level Five fleet behind him, "Your little broke company doesn’t even cover the fuel costs for my fleet!"

"Mr. Zhang, our ships don’t use fuel!" Yimor, the fleet leader, showed an embarrassed look; their ships used Level Five Energy Baryte after all.

"Shut up!" Zhang Menglong glared at him.

Yimor quickly shut his mouth; he had seen Zhang Menglong’s formidable display just now. Though he didn’t know how Zhang Menglong hid his power, he feared provoking him into throwing a punch.

"So what do you mean..." Bernard asked.

"I’m a magnanimous person, I can’t be bothered with you, but you invaded my friend’s planet and destroyed his space patrol ships and space turrets; you should compensate for that, right?"

"Of course, of course!" Bernard nodded repeatedly.

"Plus, today caused such a commotion, frightening my friend, and the entire planet’s people were scared too; shouldn’t that be compensated as well?"

"That’s certainly required!" Bernard said with ease, given his business scale, he could effortlessly buy several Level Two civilizations, so what’s compensating a bit of emotional distress?

"Alright, let’s discuss the compensation standard," Zhang Menglong turned to Ireel, "Brother, how should we handle the compensation?"

"We lost 12 space turrets, 2 space patrol ships, and had 271 casualties. According to the loss value and compensation under the Milky Way law, it totals up to..."

"Wait!" Zhang Menglong interrupted Ireel. This kid is too honest! People must learn to profit from situations, and Ireel clearly lacks this Gift!

"We’re not some robbers; we’ll definitely demand what’s due and won’t overcharge indiscriminately," Zhang Menglong said with an upright demeanor.

"No, it’s truly my fault. If you ask for more compensation, it’s only fair!" Bernard said.

"Since you put it that way, I won’t hold back!"

Suddenly, Bernard regretted his previous statement because he saw Zhang Menglong’s mischievous smile at the corner of his lips.

"I won’t ask for much compensation, just a token gesture, so transfer 90% of whatever assets and income rights of your Sebosk Corporation to my brother’s name!"

Bernard was dumbfounded, Ireel was stunned too, and the crowd, including Reno and his sons and daughters, were even more shocked.

A token gesture? Is this what you call a token gesture? Asking for 90% of someone’s assets seems more like billion-dollar compensation, doesn’t it?

Bernard’s expression instantly turned worse than if he’d eaten faeces.

His business had grown many times over compared to before, he barely glimpsed the rise of his family, and before he even warmed it in his pockets, it was to be taken away!

"Brother Zhang, isn’t this a bit too much?" Ireel whispered.

"It is. I also think it’s too much; despite such scant compensation, how to appease the billions of citizens on your Izek civilization?" Zhang Menglong continued, "Let’s make it 99% then!"

Ireel: "???"

Bernard: "???"

Spectators: "Are you even human?"

"Mr. Bernard, why do you look somewhat unwilling?" Zhang Menglong sarcastically said, "Your sincerity and apologies seem lacking to me."

Between keeping 99% of his assets or preserving his life, what choice did Bernard have? The mess he created meant he would have to clean it even if crawling.

"Sir, you must be joking. I am willing, of course, I’m willing; I can sign the asset transfer agreement right now!"

"How do we proceed?" Zhang Menglong was clueless about such matters.

"Mr. Zhang, log into Universal Alliance’s virtual network then process a property notarization, the asset transfer isn’t as complex as civilization trading."

"Alright, then hurry up!" Zhang Menglong urged.

Soon, the asset transfer was complete. In a matter of days, Ireel went from being a son of a Level Two civilization lord to owning 99% of asset ownership in a cross-civilization corporation covering dozens of Level Three civilizations.

All this felt like a dream to him.

"Sir, the asset transfer is complete, may I leave?" Bernard no longer had thoughts of revenge or anything else; he just wanted to quickly leave this hellish place.

"Of course you may!" Zhang Menglong smiled, "Although leaving now might not be convenient."

His spaceship had been completely destroyed by Zhang Menglong’s warship.

"That’s not an issue, I can have my personnel fetch me." Bernard quickly said, being a wealthy individual, he did have plenty of private spaceships.

"Why waste time going back and forth, let me help you out!" Zhang Menglong pointed at the sky, "What’s that thing?"

In the sky, there was a slowly flying vehicle; of course, this so-called slow was relative to other spaceships and super-speed rail cars.

Yet it was manpower-driven, simply a flying version of a bicycle!

"That’s an antigravity human-powered vehicle, capable of flying at a maximum altitude of 1000 meters and a top speed of about 120 kilometers per hour."

"Almost as fast as a highway," Zhang Menglong laughed, this thing would certainly be a bestseller on Earth, "Can it be used in space?"

"This one cannot, but there is a special space human-powered vehicle we call a bicycle, typically used for sightseeing."

"We’ll use that!" Zhang Menglong nodded with satisfaction; good heavens, the name is identical.

"Arrange one for Mr. Bernard," Zhang Menglong turned to Bernard, "Mr. Bernard, you can ride a bicycle back!"

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