Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 26 A hundred billion in funding? You're asking for far too little!

Wang Lishan collected all ten or so grains of the sacred rice and carefully stored them away.

Although it is just a small rice grain, it is the initial seed for future research on hybrid rice, and it is very precious!

Then, he took out a long sword and two daggers from the nanobag and said:

"Everyone, please take a look at these rare treasures..."

The so-called exotic treasures are weapons made of exotic metals.

"Hmm, Mount Li... Could this be a weapon that kid Lin Chen brought from the cultivation world? I want to see how it differs from ordinary rare treasures!"

A middle-aged, muscular man in martial arts attire said impatiently.

This person was Tang Li, known as the Martial Madman.

He once fought against a demon king in the Martial Realm single-handedly and held his own, making him the strongest martial artist in the Great Xia Kingdom at the age of two hundred!

Tang Li took the long sword, stroked it carefully for a while, then frowned and said:

"Lishan, this seems to be only a second-tier rare treasure?"

"The material is quite good; besides being hard, it seems to release a slight chill?"

In Tang Li's view, this extraordinary longsword could serve as a weapon for martial arts masters or even grand martial arts masters, and its value was in the tens of millions of Great Xia coins...

But that's about it; it's just a second-tier rare treasure, something you can get your hands on even in the Martial Realm.

Seeing Tang Li's somewhat dismissive attitude, Wang Lishan smiled and said:

"A second-tier rare treasure is indeed not considered very high-level..."

"But what if I told you... that we could produce hundreds or even thousands of these rare treasures every week?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Li frowned slightly and tentatively asked:

"You mean, these second-tier rare treasures can be mass-produced?"

After hearing this, Wang Lishan nodded and smiled:

"Indeed! What we consider a treasure... is merely ordinary ore in the cultivation world, hardly considered precious!"

"Take these second-tier rare treasures for example. Every single piece of second-tier rare metal was obtained by warriors of our Xia Kingdom who risked their lives to snatch it from the Martial Realm!"

"How many martial artists will die if we want to forge a thousand second-tier rare treasures? How many soldiers of my Great Xia will perish?!"

Wang Lishan paused for a moment, then continued:

"Though the treasure is precious, how can we allow the sons of Great Xia to risk their lives in exchange for it?"

"Now, Lin Chen's appearance might fundamentally change the current situation of the metal shortage!"

"Because he could easily bring back a large quantity of exotic metals from the cultivation world at a minimal cost..."

"This time it's only a second-tier heterometal... in the future, it might be third-tier, fourth-tier, or even higher-tier heterometals!"

Upon hearing Wang Lishan's words, Tang Li's eyes lit up.

As a martial artist devoted to the Dao, Tang Li's greatest desire is undoubtedly for a unique treasure that suits him.

Unfortunately, rare treasures are too precious, and even he finds it difficult to acquire high-level rare treasures.

Therefore, Tang Li excitedly said:

"Alright! In the future, I'll make sure that kid Lin Chen brings back some high-grade exotic metal so I can forge a good weapon for him!"

Wang Lishan smiled to himself after hearing this.

Tang Li was arrogant and rarely respected other martial artists.

But it is precisely because of this kind of personality that once he takes a liking to someone, he is as stubborn as an ox and cannot be pulled back.

With Tang Li's words today, Lin Chen will surely be valued by him in the future...

As a second-generation prodigy martial artist of the Great Xia Kingdom, Tang Li's backing is not to be underestimated.

Thus, Wang Lishan has achieved his objective in convening this meeting.

He not only wanted the higher-ups of the Great Xia Dynasty to pay attention to the cultivation world, but also to Lin Chen personally.

After looking around, Wang Lishan slowly began to speak:

"Everyone, these are the surprises Lin Chen has brought us from the cultivation world... and this has only been two weeks!"

"No one knows how much change Lin Chen will bring to the Great Xia Kingdom and even the entire Blue Star!"

"Therefore, I think we should consider how much resource we should allocate to Lin Chen and the cultivation world going forward..."

After hearing Wang Lishan's words, the senior members of various factions in the conference room began to discuss.

After a long pause, someone asked:

"Lishan, stop keeping me in suspense... You've been handling Lin Chen's matter the whole time. How much do you think is an appropriate investment?"

Wang Lishan smiled after hearing this and slowly extended one finger, saying:

"How about 10 billion Great Xia coins?"

Upon hearing this, the senior executives in the conference room frowned slightly.

Ten billion isn't much; in fact, it seems a bit too little...

The value of the cultivation world had not yet been realized, so only 100 million Great Xia coins were invested as a trial.

But now the value of the cultivation world has been fully realized, and given its influence on the martial arts of Great Xia... it should be worth far more than 10 billion!

As expected, upon hearing Wang Lishan's words, Old Jiang was the first to stand up and object.

"Nonsense! What can a mere 10 billion do? It probably won't even be enough to research and promote the spiritual rice!"

Old Jiang was trembling with anger. In his opinion, the value of the cultivation world was not just 10 billion, but even 100 billion or 1 trillion!

"Yes, Lishan! Isn't 10 billion a bit too little?"

"I see you value this matter the most... why do you only want this little bit of funding?"

"..."

A group of high-ranking officials from the Great Xia Dynasty spoke up, clearly disagreeing with the funding project.

Wang Lishan chuckled after hearing this.

In the past, it was extremely difficult for research institutes to get funding. Let alone 10 billion, even 1 billion would take a year and a half to be approved...

But this time, the impact on the cultivation world was too great...

This is the first time I've ever seen someone complain that the money they're being given isn't enough!

But Wang Lishan only wants 10 billion, and he must have his reasons.

He slowly began to speak:

"I think everyone has misunderstood. This 10 billion is not an investment in exploring the world of cultivation... but an investment in Lin Chen personally!"

"As for the funding for exploring the world of cultivation... my suggestion is, there should be no upper limit on the funding!"

Upon hearing this, the entire conference room fell into an unusual silence.

After a long pause, Old Jiang laughed heartily and said:

"So that's why you only asked for such a small amount of funding... Turns out you were just waiting to ask for an exorbitant amount!"

"Wow, investing 10 billion in a single project on a martial artist is unprecedented!"

Wang Lishan smiled after hearing this and asked in return:

"Oh? Is Elder Jiang saying this... that he's objecting?"

Upon hearing this, Old Jiang quickly waved his hand and said:

"How could that be? Just look at the spirit rice that kid brought back... investing 10 billion in him is worth it!"

Wang Lishan smiled knowingly upon hearing this. With Elder Jiang's approval, he was quite confident in making his outrageous demand...

As expected, Tang Li also raised his hand and said:

"I agree to approve this funding... After all, my high-level treasure depends on Lin Chen. If he dies in the cultivation world, I'll have nothing left!"

Tang Li's words enlightened the group of senior executives in the conference room.

Yes, the vast treasure trove of the cultivation world can only be explored by Lin Chen alone!

If something happens to Lin Chen... then we'll really have nothing left.

As for the 10 billion yuan proposed by Wang Lishan, it is not because the country is stingy.

However, given Lin Chen's current level of cultivation, even if he were armed to the teeth, this would be the most he could achieve.

Thinking of this, someone couldn't help but ask:

"Lishan, is Lin Chen truly the only one capable of going to this cultivation world?"

Wang Lishan nodded after hearing this and said:

"Based on the current situation, it's like this... Lin Chen's method of time travel is too unusual! To this day, we still don't know the reason why he time-traveled..."

"Therefore, Lin Chen's safety is of paramount importance! As long as his safety is guaranteed, it doesn't matter if the exploration progress is slightly slower!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the virtual projector in the conference room:

"This is a budget plan for investing in Lin Chen personally... including enhancing Lin Chen's strength, hiring powerful individuals for covert protection, and crafting life-saving items suitable for him to take to the cultivation world..."

The virtual projection displayed thousands of words detailing the destination of every penny of the budget.

It's clear that Wang Lishan put a lot of effort into this.

Soon, the top executives of Daxia agreed to invest 10 billion yuan in Lin Chen personally.

As for the funding for exploring the cultivation world, it is naturally... unlimited!

Seeing that his proposal had been adopted, Wang Lishan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Then, he waved his hand gently, and the content on the projector changed again.

"Now that everyone has agreed to invest in Lin Chen personally, it's time to move on to the second part of the meeting!"

"I propose... that Lin Chen's individual potential be elevated to the top ten of the Sequence Project!"

(End of this chapter)