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Lu Chen and his group quickly arrived at the airport outside the Skyfire World.

At this moment, the airport was filled with hundreds of starships and celestial vessels, creating a spectacular scene.

Led by Ye Xingteng, Lu Chen and his group boarded the Changhong Merchant Caravan's immortal ships. As soon as they entered one of the ships, Lu Chen saw mountains of black gold piled up inside.

Lu Chen thought to himself, with so much black gold, could it be that the Changhong caravan has discovered some ancient battlefield left over from the ancient era?

Black gold originates from the bodies of celestial demons. Only when celestial demons gather together will large amounts of black gold form black gold veins. Usually, places with large amounts of black gold are ancient battlefields from the ancient era.

When the cultivators fought the Heavenly Demons, a great calamity was about to occur. All the Heavenly Demons were killed in an instant, and then the black gold vein was formed.

Lu Chen then followed Ye Xingteng to several other immortal ships carrying black gold. The amount of black gold loaded on these ships alone was enough to forge countless black gold weapons.

Even after being diluted, black gold still has a restraining effect on celestial demons and demon envoys. Only a small amount of black gold needs to be mixed into black gold weapons. The black gold weapons made from the black gold in these large immortal ships after dilution can equip all the armies of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Back in the Ministry of Commerce's conference room, Ye Xingteng looked at Lu Chen and said, "Lord Lu, you've seen the black gold deal. What do you think of it?"

In Ye Xingteng's view, this transaction definitely required the Xia Emperor's approval, and Lu Chen was sent by the Xia Emperor, so the Xia Emperor should have already informed Lu Chen when he arrived. Lu Chen must know very well whether or not the Tian-class starship was for sale.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Chen said, "The cost of a Tian-class starship is quite high. If it's the black gold of four immortal ships, it's indeed impossible to exchange it for fifteen Tian-class starships."

"How about this: ten 'Heaven' class starships, plus five 'Earth' class starships? What does Chairman Ye think?"

Ye Xingteng did not answer immediately; he fell silent.

Lu Chen continued, "Although black gold is precious, building a Heaven-class starship requires a large amount of immortal gold and resources. The key is that only the Great Xia Dynasty possesses such starships. I believe Chairman Ye should know the value of this."

Lu Chen had long seen through what Ye Xingteng and his group wanted to do with the starships. They certainly didn't buy them to use, but to replicate them.

The fact that a starship can be built without using celestial gold speaks volumes about its value.

After a long silence, Ye Xingteng said, "Alright then, let's do as Lord Lu says."

Seeing that Ye Xingteng had agreed, Lu Chen looked at Zhao Tian and asked, "Manager Zhao, does the Space Development Company have any objections?"

Zhao Tian quickly said, "Since Lord Lu has spoken, we naturally have no objections."

Lu Chen continued, "Since neither party has any objections, let's draft the contract now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Tian's people began to draft the contract. Soon the contract was printed out, and then both parties signed it.

After the contract was signed, Ye Xingteng respectfully asked, "Lord Lu, when will the Space Development Company be able to deliver the goods?"

Lu Chen said, "You'll have to ask Manager Zhao about that."

Zhao Tian quickly replied, "President Ye, rest assured, the Space Development Company will be able to deliver the goods within a month."

Ye Xingteng said, "Alright then."

At this point, Ye Xingteng looked at Lu Chen and said, "Lord Lu, I wonder if you have any other plans for today? I have booked lunch at the Qingyue Hotel."

Lu Chen said, "I'm sorry, I need to report the details of the transaction to His Majesty immediately. Let's do it another day."

Ye Xingteng said, "Alright, we'll have to trouble you this time, Lord Lu. We'll be going now."

After speaking, Ye Xingteng led the Changhong Merchant Caravan away from the Ministry of Commerce. Once they were all gone, Zhao Tian looked at Lu Chen and asked in confusion, "Your Majesty, are we really going to sell the Tian-class starship to the Changhong Merchant Caravan?"

The Changhong Caravan is, after all, from another star system. No one can say for sure whether there is a dynasty behind the Changhong Caravan. What if other dynasties discover the role of the starship and come to attack the Great Xia Dynasty?

Lu Chen said, "The contract has been signed, so of course we have to sell it. However, we are selling the export version, which will not be equipped with rune weapons."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Zhao Tian instantly understood what he meant. In other words, the starships they sold to the Changhong Merchant Caravan could be modified to some extent, so that even if the Changhong Merchant Caravan obtained the Tian-class starships, they would simply be larger than other starships.

After the Changhong caravan returned to their hotel, in a private room, one of the caravan members said curiously, "I never expected that this guy surnamed Lu could actually decide whether or not to sell the Tian-class starship."

Ye Xingteng chuckled and said, "Don't you even know what the surname of the Great Xia royal family is?"

Upon hearing Ye Xingteng's reminder, people instantly realized that the man surnamed Lu was definitely not an ordinary person; he was most likely a member of the royal family.

Ye Xingteng continued, "He is very likely a prince. We need to cultivate a good relationship with him, as this will greatly help our future plans."

A member of the Ye family said, "No wonder the chairman invited him to Qingyue Hotel earlier."

Ye Xingteng said calmly, "It's a pity that he's still wary of us, but we're not in a hurry. I have a feeling we'll have to deal with each other again in the future."

Since the Changhong caravan has discovered that there is an imperial dynasty here, and so many strange and wonderful things, they will definitely establish a business here.

Since they were going to settle in the Great Xia Dynasty, they would inevitably have to deal with the Great Xia's Ministry of Commerce. The fact that the emperor sent the man surnamed Lu to handle this matter proved that the emperor trusted him very much. Therefore, the Changhong Merchant Caravan would very likely have dealings with the man surnamed Lu again in the future.

At this moment, a member of the Ye family said, "President, according to the information I've gathered, the sixth prince of Great Xia and the second princess of Great Xia share the same mother. Moreover, this sixth prince is extremely lecherous and accepts gifts without hesitation. He is the easiest prince and princess of Great Xia to approach. Should we send someone to try and befriend this sixth prince first?"

Ye Xingteng thought for a moment and asked, "The Second Princess of Great Xia is the chairperson of the Space Development Company, right?"

"Yes."

Ye Xingteng then said, "Try to find out what else the Sixth Prince likes besides beautiful women."

"I will visit him in person after some time."

Ye Xingteng thought that although they would be able to obtain the starship soon, no one could say for sure what problems might arise during the starship's manufacturing process.

If we could gain access to the core secrets of the Space Development Company through the Sixth Prince, it would be much easier to build a starship.

Moreover, the products of the Space Development Company are not limited to starships, but also include some strange and unusual weapons and equipment. If we could send someone to infiltrate the Space Development Company or bribe its people, it would definitely be an opportunity for the Ye family to take off again.

The Sixth Prince, Lu Zi'an, is a crucial figure in infiltrating the space development company. (End of Chapter)