Having been beaten at his own game by Shi Tiexin with the Way of Mathematics, Liu Qigang felt a little tightness in his chest. But Liu Qigang put his mind to work and came up with another counterargument. "Industrial Upgrade isn't something you can achieve just by saying it."
"You're not stupid, but is City Lord Shen stupid? Does he not know the benefits of Industrial Upgrade? Are us businesspeople stupid? Don't we know that Basic Food Processing is low-end? Don't we know which industries make more money?"
"Profitable industries naturally have people who control them. And those who make money won't want to give up those profits, so naturally they'll come knocking to teach us a lesson."
"They won't even need any Commercial Tactics. An economic run—one punch straight at us, and they can smash me to bits."
"You, a mere Essence practitioner, can't compete with them."
Shi Tiexin nodded. "Right, a mere Essence practitioner can't compete with them." Then he raised his head. "But can Heavenly Qi Manifestation compete with them? If even Heavenly Qi can't, then can an Immortal Seed from the Golden Triangle compete with them?"
Liu Qigang snorted with laughter. "You want to become an Immortal Seed?"
"It isn't that I want to." Shi Tiexin spoke with iron certainty. "I will become an Immortal Seed. And it won't take long."
Liu Qigang's breathing suddenly faltered for a moment.
He wanted to laugh at him, to say that this kid was boasting.
But he couldn't bring himself to sneer.
The young man across from him was so confident, so resolute, so high-spirited, yet so steady. He gave the impression that he was not spouting nonsense. Every word he said would be fulfilled. If he said he could become an Immortal Seed, then he would definitely become