Chapter 192 Priority in Development

As soon as these words came out, everyone who was noisy just now suddenly became quiet, and they all looked at each other, unwilling to be the leader anymore.

Although the other pet beasts in the secret realm are also good in strength, the most valuable ones are definitely the crystallized ants.

If we can conduct an in-depth study of this ancient pet beast and decipher its principle of condensing energy crystallization, the mining industry of the Beast Control Alliance will usher in a major change.

Besides, whoever gets the permission to breed crystallized ants is essentially a cooperative relationship with the Beast Control Alliance headquarters, rather than actually spending money to buy out the industry.

According to the exploration report read by Jiang Xue, there are only a few dozen crystal ants surviving in the secret realm, and the new queen ant has not hatched yet...

If the crystallized ants are completely wiped out by the food supply, it will not just be as simple as losing money.

If this happens, the region that takes over the business will definitely be severely sanctioned by the alliance headquarters, and it is even possible for the local alliance management to step down directly as a result.

The righteous words these people just said were actually mainly because they did not want Russell to successfully acquire the authority to breed crystal ants.

But if they really want to guarantee that they can do this business well, no one is willing to step forward and take the lead.

However, before the senior members of the league could come up with a suitable excuse, Russell's next critical attack had already begun.

"In addition, the entrance to the secret realm of the Crystal Garden cannot be reset. Your property is far away. Are you really willing to spend exorbitant tolls to develop the secret realm here?"

After observing everyone's meaningful expressions for a while, Russell continued to finish the attack.

From the time he came into contact with Feiyi Shipping Company, he learned about the difficulty of transportation in the world of beast control.

Because of the existence of wild beasts, the cargo carrying capacity of long-distance transportation is secondary, but the security cost is the largest factor.

The pioneering action is equivalent to rebuilding a town, and there is a huge gap in basic building materials alone.

If a large amount is transported across the wilderness from other cities, the cost will be several times higher than direct production locally.

These two questions really stopped the regional representatives who wanted to get a piece of the secret industry but were unwilling to invest a high amount of money.

However, the people sitting here are all human beings, and they are not easily choked by a few words.

Soon, someone came back to their senses and turned their attention to Russell again.

"Since it's fair competition for everyone, how sure are you that you can cultivate a clan of crystallized ants?"

With a condescending look, their tone of voice was no longer as polite as before.

The issue Russell mentioned is indeed critical, but everyone has the same hesitation about the inability to guarantee it.

Could it be that a fledgling boy was absolutely sure?

Moreover, the beast control alliances in various places are backed by official research institutes. The management of these alliances feel that no matter how good their own breeding capabilities are, they will not be inferior to that of a pet shop.

It doesn't make much sense to just say some bluffing words. In the end, you have to go back to the conventional routine of listing scientific research results and demonstrating the strength of the region.

However, in the face of counter-questions from other regional league leaders, Russell remained calm and calm.

"If it's just to ensure the reproduction of the crystal ants, I'm 100% sure. As for gradually restoring the ecology of the population and helping the ant nests rebuild, I'm at least 70% sure."

After a slight pause, he directly responded to this seemingly tricky question.

"What you say is very light, but how can we believe it if it's empty talk? With your current worth, even with the support of Senluo City, I'm afraid you can't afford the consequences of failed cultivation..."

But others clearly didn't agree with Russell's answer.

In their opinion, this boy from Senluo City who participated in the exploration of the secret realm because of his luck was just talking nonsense.

Before the start of this negotiation meeting, these old fritters had already checked Russell's family background thoroughly.

As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes. The total wealth of the Omushi House is only a small amount, and it is not a big sum to pay all of it.

They have every reason to believe that Russell is now a pawn of the Senluo City Beast Control Alliance. As long as he can obtain enough benefits, he will dare to say anything.

"I vouch for this as an honorary professor of the Principality's Beast Control Academy, the person in charge of three top-secret projects, and the chief researcher of Senluo City. I wonder if you think it is enough?"

Dr. Natsuki couldn't sit still as he watched a group of people speak in official terms against Russell, and their words often revealed that they looked down on Senluo City.

After hearing this, those chattering voices that seemed to be planning to squeeze Russell one after another suddenly weakened.

Dr. Xiamu's position in the alliance system is not high, but in terms of academic background, many heads of beast control research institutes in first-level cities are inferior.

Just the title of professor of the Principality's Beast Control Academy, even if it is just an honorary seat, is enough for countless scholars to compete for the title.

Such people would stay in a second-tier city purely because of their strong hometown complex.

Moreover, his research topics tend to focus on plant and insect applications, and the geographical location of Senluo City is relatively advantageous.

Otherwise, Dr. Xia Mu can easily find a good position at the alliance headquarters in Longquan City.

Just because he was used to a life focused on academics, Dr. Xiamu couldn't stand some of the overt and covert fights and interest exchanges within the alliance.

Seeing these old climbers acting arrogantly despite their high rank, he couldn't help but want to quarrel with them.

After him, Yan Songbai also expressed his opinions at the right time, briefly explaining the combat power that Ichiban Senra City could invest in the pioneering operation.

Although compared to high-end combat power, Senluo City is indeed not as strong as a first-level city, but pioneering operations are never a solo effort of a few people.

Just running to the wild to fight with high-level pet beasts and returning with some materials is not called pioneering, but hunting.

The most important purpose of pioneering operations is to build new towns and expand the scope of human influence.

Therefore, supplies during the battle phase, the construction of fortifications after phased victories, and the gradual migration of civilians are the top priorities.

Combined with the ridiculously high long-distance transportation costs in the Beast Control World, as the city closest to the Crystal Garden, Senluo City naturally has an irreplaceable advantage.

Just talking about the effective support provided by the local middle and low-level beast masters, it is difficult for surrounding cities to compare.

After all, whether it is combat or construction, a steady stream of manpower is required.

Otherwise, even a ninth-level beastmaster would be exhausted when faced with thousands of wild beasts and heavy security and maintenance tasks.

What's more, the territory they conquer will be used for living in the future. If those high-level beast masters fight with all their strength in every battle, all they will occupy in the end is a piece of scorched earth.

Therefore, although high-level combat power is important in pioneering operations, most of the time they will still raid the rear to guard against sneak attacks by wild high-level beasts, instead of going out and razing the forests and mountains to the ground in person.

"Don't always talk about geographical location. Our Qiuchuan City is not too far away from this secret place..."

After Dr. Xia Mu and Yan Songbai finished speaking, a middle-aged man who had not spoken much just stood up suddenly, adjusted his glasses and said.

Russell glanced at the seat card in front of him. It turned out to be the deputy commander of the Akikawa City Beast Control Alliance.

What this person said is not outrageous. Akikawa City and Senluo City are both adjacent to the Black Dew Forest, and Russell's original neighbor, Grandma Oran, now lives there.

The main difference between the two is that Senluo City has a shorter straight-line distance from the Secret Realm of Crystal Garden, while Akikawa City has to take a turn of dozens of kilometers.

But if we really attach great importance to the development of secret realms, the cost brought by this distance is indeed not unbearable for a second-tier city.

After several rounds of testing, it was found that the attitudes of most of the regional representatives who were far away from each other and were not very willing to invest extremely high resources in development have quietly changed.

They are now waiting to see who will get the development rights for the secret realm, and then talk about non-core cooperation with the final winner.

For a time, in front of the huge conference table, only the top leaders of the alliance from Akikawa City and several other nearby cities were still speaking enthusiastically.

Facing these competitors who were willing to pay real money and whose strength was no worse than Senluo City, Dr. Xiamu also became a little nervous.

But Russell stood up at this moment, raised his hand and condensed a ball of white light that symbolized the beast control contract.

"Don't bother, I haven't finished talking yet... First of all, when it comes to the right to cultivate crystal ants, Omushiya really does its part."

After that, he directly summoned the pet beast egg that he had just contracted with from the beast control space.

"I have been recognized by the Crystal Ant Clan and have contracted with the Queen Ant as a companion crystal-level pet. Is this convincing enough?"

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No matter what the occasion, the impact of the three words "Crystal Level" is unparalleled.

As soon as Russell finished speaking, the scene was silent for a moment, and then there was an uproar.

Because Russell had told him in advance not to disclose the entire exploration situation to these veterans in detail, Jiang Xue only reported the news to General Mo Lin and a few two senior officials from the Longquan City headquarters.

In the public exploration report, everyone only saw that there was an egg of a crystallized ant queen in the secret realm, and it was estimated that the level was as high as crystal level.

However, this kind of key resource, which even involves the power ranking of the principalities, will inevitably be firmly controlled by the principality alliance headquarters, so no one puts much thought into the distribution of pet beast eggs.

Until this moment, everyone knew that there were actually two crystal-level pet beast eggs produced in the secret realm.

And one of them was directly divided up by this young boy from Senluo City!

"Russell, you allocated such precious resources without the approval of the alliance. This is a serious violation!"

When he thought of the value of crystal-level pet beasts that could not be calculated using credit points, a bald man who had been competing fiercely with Senluo City just now couldn't sit still.

He stood up angrily and looked at Russell with a look of hostility as if he wanted to take him directly to jail.

"This leader of GY City, have you sat in the office for a long time and never explored the wild?"

Hearing this, Yan Songbai took a puff of his pipe and said yin and yang with a half-smile.

According to the practice of the world of beast control, unless it is a capture mission with a very clear goal, explorers are completely free to use the resources of pet beasts encountered in the wild.

Even in some operations, the Beast Control Alliance or other employees provide massive resource support, explorers can still take away pet beast cubs and eggs other than the mission targets.

Such rules may seem easy for villains to miss, but in fact they greatly ensure the development and growth of the new strength of human beast masters.

Otherwise, middle and low-level beastmasters would have to work hard to perform a mission, and all the pet beast resources would have to be handed over at once, and then they would have to buy them back with their wages. Who would be willing to go out and work hard in the wild.

Although what Russell took away this time was a priceless treasure like a crystal-level pet egg, he was also recognized as the main force in exploration. It was absolutely reasonable to use one for himself when he had two pet eggs.

The bald man's accusation was indeed a bit ugly.

However, in the face of huge interests, this fallacy has received a lot of approval.

Through his words, several high-level officials from surrounding areas said that Russell had already taken advantage of the situation and that other resources should not be shared.

There were even a few shameless people who started to make noise, thinking that Senluo City should provide part of its resources free of charge to support the development activities of other cities in order to make up for the advantages gained.

"The Longquan City Alliance official has no objection to the matter of crystal-level pet beast eggs. You don't need to discuss it anymore."

At this moment, General Mo Lin's deep voice came from the head, promptly stopping the increasingly outrageous discussions in the conference room.

As a ninth-level beast control master, although he has a high official position, he understands that the cornerstone of beast control civilization is strength rather than power.

Therefore, in the face of a rising star like Russell who would most likely advance to a high level, General Mo Lin gave the greatest resource tilt within the scope of his authority.

Faced with the slightly impatient words of the supreme commander and ninth-level beastmaster on the scene, everyone could only express their agreement in frustration and did not dare to say anything more, even if they were unwilling to do so.

"Is there anyone else who thinks they have more information on crystal ants than me? Can you please explain it in detail? It's fair competition~"

Seeing the 180-degree change in the attitude of these people, Russell couldn't help but feel guilty.

However, this time no one really stood up to oppose it.

Everyone has contracted the ant queen's companion beast, and their talent is the "Insect Whisperer" who can freely communicate with insect-type pets. The innate advantages are basically full.

It is indeed reasonable to say that it is 100% able to support and pass on the Crystal Ant clan, and there is no exaggeration.

In addition, Russell has publicly promised to fully support the research needs of the Alliance Headquarters, and now he is jumping out to force Lai Lai, which means that he does not take Longquan City Alliance Headquarters seriously.

Although the veterans sent from other regions are difficult to deal with, the few present in Senluo City are not newcomers to the workplace.

Seeing that Russell had received support from the alliance headquarters, Yan Songbai immediately stood up and gave a solemn military salute to General Mo Lin, and then solemnly said:

"General Mo Lin, we are not unreasonable people. After all, Russell now holds the control of the secret realm, and Senluo City is also closest to the entrance of the secret realm. Our request for priority development rights for a period of six months is not excessive either emotionally or rationally."

"By then, if basic shipping routes and urban defenses cannot be built to put the development of the secret realm on the right track, and other urban areas come to compete, Senluo City will definitely cooperate fully without saying a word!"

These two paragraphs were very resonant. Although everyone present had different expressions, they could not find anything wrong with them.

"Okay... Within half a year, if this camp can be expanded into a stable settlement of more than 10,000 people, Senluo City can continue to retain the right to develop. Otherwise, other urban areas will take over."

Seeing that Yan Songbai's words calmed the audience, General Mo Lin finally agreed to his request after a brief discussion with the two senior leaders of the alliance headquarters.

As a result, the right to cultivate crystal ants and the right to develop the secret area have been determined, which basically brings this resource allocation meeting to an end.

As for the supplementary content of pardoning He Qiuer and He Xia, and allowing the Gu insect master clan to participate in the development, no one cared about it at all, and it was unanimously agreed upon after a brief formality.

Seriously, these people are eager for the Gu Insect Masters to rebel and cause more trouble in the development of Senluo City, so how can they express their opposition...

Fortunately, after nearly an hour of bickering, Russell and the Senluo City Beast Control Alliance finally achieved their main goal and made a lot of money.

When leaving, Dr. Xia Mu and Yan Songbai looked at him with admiration, as if they wished Russell was their biological son. (End of chapter)