Bai Qiao truly grew anxious when he heard Han Li's words.
Because he understood the logic behind it, and he believed even more that with the other party's nerve and strength, he really could do it.
"Then how about this? Put the next piece up for auction and give me a chance... If I spend more at auction, the sect will have an easier time explaining it too!"
He was the type who would rather take a full brick than half a brick! But there was no helping it. It was exactly as Bai Qiao had said: this was what Lingyun was like now!
Qu Jianlei came from Blue Star, and back then, he had known what "big-company disease" meant—or, in other words, institutional rigidity!
But to say Lingyun was not far from decline would not be quite right either.
This kind of rigid decision-making method was not the best choice, but it was not the worst either. It could still ensure, to the greatest extent, that accidents were avoided.
But its most obvious flaw was that no one was willing to take responsibility. Its response was slow, its decision-making took too long, and it easily missed opportunities.
And sometimes, it did not necessarily save money either. At most, one could only say there would be fewer shady dealings.
Qu Jianlei was silently grumbling to himself when he heard True Venerable Qingning hesitate for a moment before speaking. "Forget it. This core... I can't afford it!"
"Can't afford it?" Han Li gave him a meaningful look. "Fine, then I'll take it as you can't afford it!"
He had already sensed that the other party had probably been divining something just now.
But it had nothing to do with him, and both sides were Great Venerables, so he could not possibly