Jerz had no desire to cooperate with Lu Yang, because he had realized that Lu Yang was becoming increasingly capable of annexing the New Continent. Of course, besides Lu Yang, Jerz himself and Radvijev also possessed that capability.
After taking Claudio's and Harreken's territories, Jerz and Radvijev had benefited the most. For some unknown reason, Claudio had relentlessly beaten up Tom, allowing Tom to reap the greatest gains in the Claudio Region.
Radvijev had relied on his strength to forcibly seize vast territories from Anatoly and Stephen, leaving both of them deeply resentful of him.
After thinking it over, Jerz said, "Let me think about it some more."
Lu Yang said, "Sure. I'll be waiting for your call anytime."
He was in no hurry over such matters. Right now, he was still absorbed in dealing with the Mysterious Man. He had ample funds now. During the last great war, he had spent all 3.5 billion Credit Points and had even paid an additional 2 billion Credit Points.
Now that the war had been won, the Eight Nation Alliance's territories had returned to normal leveling order. The taxes collected this month alone had exceeded 100 million US dollars, and that was before things had fully recovered. Once they did, the income would be no less than that of the Spain region.
The Spain region had contributed another 200 million US dollars that month. Together with roughly 600 million US dollars from the India region, Korea region, Nine Stars Alliance region, and China Region, Lu Yang's income for the month had reached 800 million US dollars.
After expenses, more than 700 million remained. It was practically like printing money, though it made sense when he thought about it. Nearly one-eighth of the Second World's population was in Iron Blood Brotherhood territory, meaning