Douluo Continent: The Evil-Eyed Dragon God, Many Women, Many Blessings

Huo Yuhao smiled and shook his head, saying, "I'm afraid that won't work."

"No? Do you know how many I want to buy?" Princess Jiujiu's voice rose slightly.

Huo Yuhao calmly said, "I don't know how much Your Highness intends to buy, but given the Star Luo Empire's financial resources, the purchase volume will likely be substantial."

"However, I am very clear about our sect's productivity. Although the soul tool manufacturing department has been expanded and is still being expanded, its production capacity is still limited."

"Furthermore, although I'm very sorry, I have some news to tell Princess Jiujiu. This morning I just received a notification from the sect that due to a shortage of raw materials, our products may increase in price by about 30%. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

"What? Huo Yuhao!" Xu Jiujiu panicked upon hearing this, abruptly standing up, her full breasts heaving violently, her teeth clenched. "It's only been two days, and you're already raising the price on the spot. Are you deliberately playing me for a fool?"

Beside him, the old woman, Manyi, also stood up with an unfriendly expression and said in a deep voice, "Young man, do you know what you are doing? Going back on your word will bring retribution."

The old woman's words clearly carried a threatening tone.

Huo Yuhao helplessly spread his hands: "I'm really sorry, you two, I didn't want this to happen either. But as you know, the Sun Moon Empire monopolizes more than 70% of the rare metals on the entire continent, and their export is strictly prohibited."

“We have purchased raw materials through various channels, but the quantity is still not enough. This is only because Shrek City is prosperous enough; otherwise, we probably wouldn’t even be able to guarantee the supply. The scarcity of raw materials will inevitably lead to price increases, and there’s nothing I can do about it.”

This wasn't an excuse Huo Yuhao made up. This morning, Xuan Ziwen specifically sent someone to deliver a message, hoping Huo Yuhao could see if there was an opportunity to purchase a batch of rare metals during this competition, as the Spirit Pagoda's rare metal reserves were indeed somewhat insufficient.

However, this situation only arose because Huo Yuhao had previously instructed him to mass-produce tanks.

While Huo Yuhao's words were true, they concealed some information.

It's true that raw materials are in short supply, but the Spirit Pagoda has already started mass production of tanks and has accumulated a considerable amount of stock.

As long as Huo Yuhao succeeds in selling the goods, the Spirit Pagoda can be packed and shipped at any time!
Xu Jiujiu angrily retorted, "Don't give me that crap! I don't believe that your Spirit Pagoda and Shrek Academy are unrelated. With Shrek Academy mobilizing resources from Shrek City, how could you lack raw materials? Besides, most of the materials used in your tanks are just high-density steel."

As the intelligence chief of the Star Luo Empire, Xu Jiujiu is not so easily fooled.

Huo Yuhao sighed and said, "In that case, Your Highness, why don't you investigate how many clients we currently have? Besides the Sun Moon Empire, the Heavenly Soul and the Fighting Spirit Kingdoms are also important partners of ours."

"Indeed, the tank's outer shell is made of high-strength steel, but what about its core components? How could it be made without rare metals?"

Xu Jiujiu sneered, "The core can't be disassembled anyway. Disassembling it would cause an explosion, so whatever you say goes."

Huo Yuhao calmly said, "Your Highness, if you continue to talk to me with this kind of rejection, then I think there is no need for us to continue talking."

"Since it's a collaboration, it should naturally be based on mutual trust and benefit. I apologize for the price increase, but it's truly unavoidable. How about this: you calm down first, then calculate the cost after the price increase, the value of the tank, and the sealed baby bottles, and then we can continue our discussion, okay?"

"Hmph." Xu Jiujiu snorted angrily, turned his face to the side, and looked like he was seeing the guest out.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Huo Yuhao went to open it and, upon seeing who it was, thought to himself, "Perfect timing!"

Wang Dong'er glanced curiously into the room and saw an old woman there, instead of Huo Yuhao and Princess Jiujiu being alone together, which put her at ease.

She smiled slightly, stepped aside, and revealed the person behind her.

Standing in front was a young girl in a white dress, with a cool and aloof demeanor and extremely beautiful appearance.

When she saw Huo Yuhao open the door, she was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "Huo Yuhao, we have already tested the things you sent us a couple of days ago. We came to see you today to discuss the specific details of our cooperation."

After she finished speaking, she stepped aside, revealing another girl behind her.

The girl wore a pale yellow dress and looked very delicate. Her large, bright eyes were filled with tears. Even from a distance, one could feel the subtle gentleness about her. Her beauty even surpassed that of Mu Xue.

Hearing the commotion outside, Princess Jiujiu looked over from inside the house.

When she saw the girl in the pale yellow dress clearly, she immediately exclaimed, "Vina?"

The girl saw her too, and a melodious voice softly rang out: "Jiujiu, it's been a long time."

These two girls were none other than Vina and Muxue, whom Huo Yuhao had met in the Star Dou Great Forest. The middle-aged man standing behind them was Mo Feiyun, the Soul Saint of the Heavenly Soul Empire who led the team last time and possessed the Cloud Martial Soul.

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly to Mo Feiyun, then turned to Xu Jiujiu and said with a smile, "Princess Jiujiu, please think it over first. I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."

"Wait!" Princess Jiu Jiu quickly stood up.

She glanced at Vina, then glared fiercely at Huo Yuhao, before gritting her teeth and saying, "Vina and I haven't seen each other in a long time either. Since we've run into each other by chance, let's all sit down and chat."

As she spoke, she gave Vina a deep look and invited, "Vina, if you don't mind, why don't you come in and talk? If I'm not mistaken, we should have the same goal."

"This"

Vina hesitated for a long time before turning to look at Huo Yuhao, her eyes questioning.

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Since Princess Jiujiu has extended such a warm invitation, let's have a chat."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao calmly sat down again, glanced at the exchange between Vina and Xu Jiujiu, and chuckled, "Princess Jiujiu is right. Princess Vina also came to me for the soul tool that our Spirit Pagoda made, the Tank."

"However, please rest assured, both of you are major clients of our Spirit Pagoda, and we will do our best to treat you fairly. What do you think?" (End of Chapter)