supreme deity

Chapter 676: Trustworthy People
One day later, at the Song Star Port.

Lin Rui sat in a waterside pavilion in the Star Harbor Governor's Mansion, his eyes dull and unfocused.

He was thinking about a string of numbers in his mind.

That was the information that Wang Tianwu had intercepted from his grandfather's mind with great effort.

Lin Rui really didn't expect that Fu Xuexian and Lin Cong would actually hide their key information in Lin Jingxuan's soul, and set up mental hints. Only when certain conditions were met could Lin Jingxuan remember this matter.

The Changsheng Society must have investigated Lin Jingxuan many times and has been monitoring the whereabouts and communications of Lin Jingxuan and Lin Da.

But they probably didn't expect it, right?
Lin Jingxuan has been distancing himself from their family. The old man didn't want to be implicated by his second son, so he never met Lin Rui again after the incident at the Lin family.

The old man's usual character is that of a man who takes his career very seriously and has a strong utilitarian mindset. He is prudent and self-protective, seeking benefits and avoiding harm, and is also very conservative and old-fashioned.

Lin Ruiwan didn't expect that this person would be willing to let Fu Xuexian implant such a dangerous message in his mind.

But Lin Rui still couldn't figure out what was going on with this number. He'd checked it with his safe, bank account number, and online database, but it still didn't match.

Wang Yinyue is already helping him build a supercomputing model to decipher this number.

Lin Rui then shook his head and looked back.

At this time, Lu Hanyuan's real body was sitting next to Lin Hao with a solemn expression. Ji Xueying led a man in black clothes and robe, with his face covered and wearing a black cloak, into the pavilion from outside.

The evil dragon Ma Tianlong was also lying outside the water pavilion bored, using his barrier power to block the surrounding void with layers of water barriers.

At this moment, Ma Tianlong's dragon body was a whole circle larger than when Luo Wangshu gave it to Lin Rui. Its body was covered with extremely thick scales that shone with metallic luster.

It has actually been living quite well in the past two months.

Not only did Lin Hao inject it with numerous demonic potions to strengthen its body to an extremely high strength, he also implanted two water-based SSS+ colonization suits into it, which not only further strengthened its barrier technique to a conceptual strength of 38%, but also enhanced its power and water mist technique to an extremely high level.

At this time, it is also an eighth-level emperor-level magic dragon, but it is only a little lacking in martial arts and combat skills.

However, when Ma Tianlong thought of his many concubines in Luo Wangshu's dragon stable, as well as the two candidate concubines that he was about to get, he felt extremely depressed.

This made it depressed, so much so that the small piece of 'Purgatory Source Crystal' in its body could no longer be suppressed, and it had to take the initiative to ask Lin Hao to take it out.

Ma Tianlong actually felt that this thing was becoming more and more dangerous, and that each time it deformed, it was becoming more and more difficult to control. It was actually a good thing to take it out.

Just as the masked man walked in, Ma Tianlong raised his nose and sniffed, making a "hmm" sound.

This guy in front of me is a bit strange. He has a strong aura of light. He seems to be a member of the Demon Cult, or even a high-ranking member of the Demon Cult.

The masked man was none other than Zhao Chongling, the envoy of the God of Wealth, who came to Star Harbor to seek an audience with Lin Hao.

After he came in, he was also slightly stunned. Why did he feel that the two people sitting in the pavilion were a little familiar?

The young man sitting in the main seat gave him the strongest sense of familiarity. Was it because he had been reading information and videos related to Lin Hao frequently recently?
And why does the extraterritorial demon next to him named 'Lu Hanyuan' also look familiar?
Zhao Chongling immediately collected his thoughts and bowed to Lin Hao. "I am Zhao Chongling, the Divine Envoy of the Divine Religion, and I pay my respects to the Marquis of Zhenguo! I am deeply grateful to the Marquis for taking the time out of his busy schedule to meet with me."

He knew that the person in front of him was indeed very busy. The Great Song Star Port would open tomorrow, attracting powerful businessmen from all sides and many powerful demons from outside the domain.

Although Lin Hao, the Marquis of Zhenguo, has a noble status and great power, there are some people whom he has to meet and show courtesy to.

"No need to be so polite, please take a seat."

Lin Rui smiled and extended his hand, lifting Zhao Chongling to his feet with a powerful force. "I have been informed of the trade plan that Divine Envoy Zhao had previously discussed with Steward Lu. I am generally satisfied with it and there is nothing that needs to be revised."

In fact, Lu Hanyuan had met this person before, but in the capacity of Lu Jingwei, the steward of the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion, he discussed the details of trade with the Divine Religion with Zhao Chongling.

But now he came to meet Zhao Chongling as Lin Rui's trusted right-hand man 'Lu Hanyuan'.

Firstly, he had to avoid suspicion and had no time; secondly, given Lin Hao's current status, personally coming forward to negotiate with Zhao Chongling would be a lowering of his status, and it would be great if they could meet afterwards.

"And I like your gifts too."

Lin Rui raised his hand and summoned a golden wheel-shaped magic weapon shaped like the sun in front of him.

This thing is called the 'Sun Transformation Divine Wheel' and is a ninth-level imperial-level defensive magic weapon.

It can transform all external forces into the power of light and flame, and is said to be able to transform a portion of conceptual divine power. The key is that after learning that Lin Hao still has a Ninth Realm Super Emperor-level 'Turtle Shield' in his possession, the weapon refiner made some modifications to the 'Sun Transformation Divine Wheel'.

Lin Rui can embed the two magic weapons together. The external force that the "Sun-Transforming Divine Wheel" cannot transform will be borne by the "Turtle Without Shield" and will be removed and dispersed.

This makes the defensive capability of the 'Sun-Transforming Divine Wheel' several times stronger than the 'Phase Shift Armor' commonly used by the Federation on Type 9 combat robots and Type 9 exoskeleton armor.

——Although this gift for Lin Hao was personally selected by Ming Wang in the treasure house of the Church of Light, and was also modified by the weapon masters of the Church of Light under the instruction of Ming Wang, Lin Rui was still very happy and liked it very much.

"But let's just sign the divine contract."

Lin Rui shook his head and thought to himself, can't he trust himself?
——Today's meeting is essentially a negotiation between myself.

"From what I understand, within your Church of Light, even the Ming Wang and the Invincible Dharma King can't completely call the shots, right? Many of your 'Three Pillars, Five Envoys, and Seven Kings' are independent-minded, and I don't want to hand them over to me, so it's better not to sign this divine contract.

In fact, as long as you can pay taxes according to the rules of Star Harbor and abide by our agreement and not cause riots within the Great Song Dynasty, then this Marquis will have no reason to cut off your own financial resources and invite trouble. If your trade volume is high enough and the taxes collected are sufficient, then even with the Great Song Dynasty court and the Divine Palace, this Marquis can help you get out of trouble."

Lin Rui knew how great the Earth Federation’s demand for Tianjixing’s supplies was!
The various colonial suits manufactured by the Earth Federation, as well as the numerous medicines that can enhance physical fitness, prolong life and resist aging, are mostly based on the various medicinal materials of Tianji Star.

However, due to their high prices, these biotechnologies and life-extending drugs originating from Tianjixing have not yet been popularized throughout the Earth Federation.

The Federation's fourteen base cities on Tianji Star are clearly the front lines of the war. Food is scarce and needs to be supplemented by industrial synthesis. Why are there so many illegal immigrants sneaking in?

This is because the per capita income of the base city is several times, or even dozens of times, higher than that of the Earth and other colonized planets, and it also has a large urban area that is rare within the Earth Federation territory; secondly, it is the birthplace of colonial martial arts, with top-level biological and electronic mechanical technology that can prolong people's lifespan, increase their lifespan several times, and cure various terminal illnesses and rare diseases of humans.

In addition, the Earth Federation's industry is also extremely eager for various minerals from Tianji Star.

Humanity's interstellar navigation and warfare technology is countless times more advanced and powerful than it was 800 years ago, but many of these technologies rely on materials from Tianjixing.

Therefore, even if the output of various raw materials on Tianji Star increases by a hundred or a thousand times, the Earth Federation will be able to consume it.

The Church of Light is currently the largest supplier of basic materials to the Earth Federation. If the trade between the two sides can be incorporated into the Star Port, then the Star Port's tax revenue will increase by at least 40% in the future! And it will continue to grow in the future.

Now it all depends on the choice of the imperial court and the shrine: will they turn a blind eye and take the money? Or will they strike at their own expense to annihilate the demonic cult?

Zhao Chongling frowned, his eyes showing a little disappointment.

But he immediately composed himself.

This was actually within his expectations. After all, once the divine contract was signed, Lin Hao was handing over a handle to their divine cult.

The Crown Prince Yin of the Song Dynasty would never be so unwise.

Zhao Chongling was a skilled businessman, savvy in business, and firmly believed that shared interests were more reliable than a simple divine contract. He then bowed again, "This is exactly what our Divine Cult wishes! However, Lord, in addition to discussing trade plans with Steward Lu, I also wanted to use your channels to circumvent the Earth Federation's sales ban and purchase various Heavenly Demon supplies at normal prices, especially their injections, colonization equipment, and so on."

Lin Rui gave a wry laugh upon hearing this, and said righteously, "You're putting me in a difficult position. I'm the Commander-in-Chief of the Song Dynasty's Traitor Investigation Bureau, responsible for investigating all cases involving extraterritorial demons. How could I possibly be connected to the demons? How could I possibly have any connections?"

He paused. "However, this time, I'm in charge of the Heavenly Demon trade and port opening, and I've gotten to know several honest and trustworthy merchants among the Heavenly Demons. For example, the man next to me is Mr. Lu Hanyuan, the right-hand man of the chairman of the Forest Group and Ruifang Group. He's the executive director and CEO of the Forest Trading Company, Forest Freight Company, and Shipbuilding Company. If the Church of Light needs anything, you can talk to them. I can guarantee that the Forest Group behind him is an honest and reliable business partner."

Zhao Chongling, the envoy of the God of Wealth, frowned when he heard this.

According to the Marquis of Zhenguo, this Lu Hanyuan is just Lin Rui's assistant, right?

He suddenly felt a little unhappy. It was okay for the Marquis of Zhenguo to ask his steward to negotiate with him.

The Marquis of Zhenguo holds military power in the Song Dynasty and is extremely powerful. With a single order, he can summon millions of troops and tens of thousands of dragon-transforming warriors, which is enough to compete with the Divine Cult.

What was Lin Rui's reason for only sending an assistant to negotiate with him?
Lin Rui covered his mouth with his folding fan and chuckled softly, "Divine Envoy Zhao probably doesn't know, but just yesterday, in the Ninth Homeland of the Heavenly Demons, the Chairman of the Forest Group, Lin Rui, used two Abyssal War Dragons created by the Heavenly Demons using cloning technology to kill the 'Financial Emperor' Yi Duxing. Afterwards, Mr. Lin has been hired by the Heavenly Demon President as the 'President's Financial and Business Advisor.'"

Zhao Chongling's pupils suddenly contracted violently, and he instantly showed awe to Lu Hanyuan.

He knew the 'Financial Emperor' Yi Duxing, who was ranked twelfth on the Tianji Tianbang bounty list issued by the five major divine palaces.

This is not because Yi Duxing is weak, but because he has rarely committed crimes in Operation Tianjixing in recent years.

This was a being close to the super divine envoy level, yet he was killed by Lin Rui?
And what about the Abyss War Dragon?

(End of this chapter)