A man in gray robe was kneeling on the square.
Gongsun Yuan was the first to get up, without even brushing the dust on his knees. He bowed his waist and waved his hand in the direction of the Inner Hall.
"Alliance Leader, please come inside."
Helian Shuang and Duan Wuji looked at each other and stood up.
The stubborn energy just now was gone now.
The scene of the four Martial Saint Exotic Beast spontaneously lowering their heads was so shocking.
Black-Armored Turtle Snake has followed Gongsun Yuan for thirty years. In these thirty years, even under the contract, he has never voluntarily surrendered to anyone.
The moment it lay on the ground today, Gongsun Yuan's psychological defense collapsed.
The ancestral precepts are written in black and white.
Eye of Ten Thousand Beasts appears, Four Great Elders obeys orders.
Even if you don't admit it, you have to admit it.
Inner Hall.
The stone hall has animal skin maps hanging on all sides, and a long table in the center.
Four Great Elders sat on both sides, and Lin Feng sat at the top.
Gongsun Yuan cleared his throat and began to report the current situation of the Alliance.
"Alliance Beast Tamer has a total establishment of three hundred and twenty-seven people, fifty-one people can control Martial King-level Exotic Beast, twenty people can control Martial Venerable-level, Martial Saint-level... just the four of us."
"Where is the total amount of Contract Beast?" Lin Feng leaned on the back of the chair.
"Martial Saint level four heads, you have seen them all. Martial Venerable level Contract Beast twenty-three heads, Martial King level nearly one hundred heads, Martial Ancestor and below are not counted."
Lin Feng nodded. "How much does it cost to raise these things?"
Gongsun Yuan's expression changed.
He rubbed his hands, took out an account book from under the table, and pushed it in front of Lin Feng.
"This is Alliance's financial ledger last year."
Lin Feng Open.
There are four big words written on the first page: annual loss.
Followed by a series of numbers, Lin Feng counted zeros.
"Loss of 400 million?"
"To be precise, it's 386 million." Gongsun Yuan's voice became smaller and smaller.
Helian Shuang added next to him, "The main reason is that the maintenance fee for the four Martial Saint Exotic Beast is too high."
"What is support fee?"
Iron Eagle explained for her, "Our contract technique is different from Alliance Leader's Eye of Ten Thousand Beasts. Eye of Ten Thousand Beasts is direct control, and the master-servant relationship is clear. Our contract technique is essentially a cooperation agreement. Exotic Beast helps you fight, and you provide Exotic Beast with high-level Elixir and spiritual materials as a reward."
"Isn't this just working for wages?"
Iron Eagle smiled bitterly, "Absolutely. But the 'salary' of Martial Saint-level Exotic Beast is too high. Each head consumes at least ten A-Rank and above Body Tempering Pill, thirty kilograms of high-level spiritual materials, plus two Magic Core. The monthly maintenance fee for the four heads is nearly 100 million."
One hundred million a month.
1.2 billion a year.
Just raising four Martial Saint Exotic Beast would cost 1.2 billion.
"Where is Alliance's income?"
Gongsun Yuan turned to the back of the account book. "Ore Vein's annual income is about 600 million, Rift's resource income is about 300 million, plus some scattered entrusted income, the total is less than one billion."
"Being able to make ends meet."
"Yes." Gongsun Yuan sighed, "The bad part is to rest on your laurels. Alliance has been spending money on his family savings accumulated over hundreds of years. At the current rate, in two or three years, all the money will be emptied."
Duan Wuji knocked Vine Staff. "What's more troublesome is Ore Vein. Alliance. There are three Ore Vein in the east, which have been East Sea Military Region over the years. Several aristocratic families of have eaten away nearly 30%. Rift resources are also being pushed down by the Provincial Martial Arts Association. Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. They know that we dare not fall out with the military, so they stuff it into our mouths little by little."
Lin Feng closed the account book and threw it back on the table.
"So you have been hiding in the mountains for these years, not because you are low-key, but because you have no money?"
Four Great Elders's face twitched at the same time.
Helian Shuang pinched his sleeves and said nothing.
Gongsun Yuan nodded bitterly. "Alliance Leader is right. Alliance has really not been very good these years."
Lin Feng tapped his fingers twice on the table.
The hall was quiet for a few seconds.
"I will take care of the support of the four Martial Saint Exotic Beast."
Gongsun Yuan looked up suddenly.
"My Eye of Ten Thousand Beasts can directly replace the contractual relationship. Use Spirit Pact to take the four Martial Saint into the control Exotic Beast. No monthly support is required."
Four Great Elders's reaction was not a surprise.
It's sluggish.
Iron Eagle's mouth opened for a long time. "Alliance Leader, can control four Martial Saint-level Exotic Beast at the same time? Plus the Iron Rhinoceros and Fierce Vulture you have now, that's six heads?"
"Limited by my current state, I can't do it right now. But within a year, I will conquer them all."
Within a year.
Recover the four heads Martial Saint Exotic Beast.
All controlled by one person.
Gongsun Yuan put his hand on the table and held it steady for a long time.
"Alliance Leader, if you can really do this, Alliance can save 1.2 billion in support fees every year. This alone is enough to turn Alliance around."
"Two billion is just enough to take a breath." Lin Feng stood up.
"I will also handle the matter of Ore Vein and Rift's resources. But before that, let me get to know Alliance's family background. Iron Eagle, please show me around."
Iron Eagle jumped up from the chair. "Yes!"
Four Great Elders all stood up and respectfully handed Lin Feng out to the Inner Hall.
When the footsteps were far away, Helian Shuang breathed a sigh of relief and sat back on the chair.
"Eighteen-year-old Martial King, third-grade Psychic Master, has also mastered Eye of Ten Thousand Beasts."
She wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand.
"I've lived for fifty-two fucking years, and I've never even heard of such a configuration."
Duan Wuji clutched Vine Staff, and for a long time he said, "Can he hold up?"
Gongsun Yuan put the account books away again and watched Lin Feng leave.
"Does it look like he can't hold himself up?"
The three of them looked at each other and said nothing.