That's basically the situation. Let's brainstorm and help each other come up with a solution.
In a secluded meeting room that resembled a gang meeting place, a group of top business tycoons, whose visits were highly coveted by outsiders, sat smoking and drinking tea with solemn expressions.
After Mo Ran finished explaining the difficulties encountered inside the tower, he sat back down, picked up the water glass in front of him, and took a sip to moisten his throat.
Li He, standing beside him, frowned and said, "A reversal of the schedule is one thing, but this kind of large-scale plague..."
He turned to look at Gu Jianbing: "Does the Academy have any tools for treating the plague?"
Gu Jianbing shook his head and said, "There are several kinds of healing tools, but not many. A plague affecting millions of people cannot be solved with these single-person tools; we need area-of-effect tools."
The words had barely left his mouth.
All eyes were on Chen Hansheng.
Now, Chen Hansheng, the head of the conglomerate, suddenly panicked.
He said, half-laughing and half-crying, "Why are you all looking at me? A few million worth of disease-specific medicine is no problem, but you can't bring it in without World Tower items. Where am I supposed to find a few million worth of healing items? I could empty the item market and still not have enough!"
Mi Lailai explained, "Healing items are always in high demand. Before the unification, our Universal Love Item Warehouse didn't have much stock, only a few dozen items, and people kept requesting them. Now, even if we combine the entire inventory of the ten major conglomerates, it's only a few times more, definitely not reaching the million-level quantity."
"If we can't raise enough on our own," Gu Jianbing pondered, "Is it possible to mobilize the power of all the Tower Climber?"
Li He carefully considered the sentence.
Suddenly understanding the meaning, he tentatively asked, "Does it mean, buy it with money?"
Gu Jianbing nodded. "That's right! With so many Tower Climber around the world, they must have some healing items saved up. As long as we spread the word, we can definitely gather enough to buy them."
Everyone fell silent.
Considering the feasibility of the plan.
Chen Hansheng, accustomed to business, immediately thought of the key point, "The acquisition price is very important. I need the group to prepare a detailed acquisition plan. Acquiring millions of healing items is enough to empty the backpacks of all Tower Climber. If we buy at the normal price, not many people might be willing to make a move immediately, which would waste too much time and cause delays."
Mo Ran glanced at the aircraft.
Some were worried. "Is less than three days enough time?"
"We have to try, whether it's too late or not." Chen Hansheng shrugged. "There's no better way."
At this moment.
"Knock knock knock"
There was a sudden knock on the door of the secluded meeting room.
Mo Ran, who was closest to the door, glanced at the monitor next to the door and casually opened it.
It's obvious that without permission, no one could possibly get through all the identity checks to get here.
He Jiong entered the room, bowing and scraping as he apologized to everyone.
Chen Hansheng couldn't stand this smug look of a petty person, so he deliberately taunted him. "Boss He, you're quite the big shot, aren't you? You're late for your first meeting with your own people after joining."
He Jiong bowed repeatedly and clasped his hands in apology. "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. I was delayed in the tower and came out late. I'll treat everyone to dinner later and then punish myself with three drinks."
No one bothered him anymore.
After all, she was a new member "handpicked" by Wang Wen, and it wouldn't look good if things soured right after she arrived.
Mi Lailai then kindly asked, "How's it going? Did you take your little girlfriend up to the 300th floor yet?"
He Jiong was about to sit down, quickly stood up and bowed to express his gratitude. "Yes, yes, thanks to Captain Mi's reminder and help, the combination of [ Super Hormone ] and hypnosis is really powerful. We were able to pass through the speed-up mechanism without any problems, and all the deficits were repaired after reaching the 300th floor. Everything went smoothly!"
"It's good that everything went smoothly." Mi Lailai waved her hand with a smile, "If Wang Wen hadn't brought it up, we wouldn't have known you were such a devoted lover. Taking a blind girl up to the 300th floor alone would have been much more difficult than just the Toxic Gas Chamber. In the future, remember to discuss things with everyone and don't just bury yourself in your work."
"Okay, I got it!" He Jiong happily, thanking everyone around him, whether they had helped or not.
His good mood was obvious.
I guess they did something amazing and someone praised them.
"Alright, that's enough for today's meeting. Let's go prepare the funds for the acquisition." Chen Hansheng stubbed out his cigar, stood up, and walked towards the door.
Everyone clattered and banged as they tidied up their cups, bowls, chopsticks, and other personal belongings.
There are no cleaning staff to help clean this meeting room; everyone has to tidy it up themselves.
He Jiong had just sat down, asked with a bewildered look, "What acquisition funding? How much money do you need? I have a little bit here."
Chen Hansheng looked at him and said, " Wang Wen and the others have run into some trouble in the tower. Just to be on the safe side, they need to acquire ten million healing items. With only three days left, the price is definitely going to be high; I estimate the price per item won't be less than one hundred thousand."
He Jiong new to the circle, didn't quite understand why the troubles inside the tower required help from outside, nor did he comprehend the various explicit and implicit terms they used. He obediently counted on his fingers. "Ten, thousand, ten thousand..."
He looked up and clicked his tongue in astonishment. "One trillion?"
Chen Hansheng nodded. "We need to prepare at least this amount, but I still feel it's too little. There's no guarantee that someone won't see us making such a big move and try to raise the price."
Mo Ran clenched his fists. "Anyone who dares to cause trouble, I'll kill them!"
Li He suggested, " The Academy could use some of its Academy Coin to help with the acquisition; that would be more attractive and make them less likely to miss the opportunity."
Chen Hansheng's eyes lit up. "Great idea! Academy Coin are worth much more than Point these days, how many do you have?"
"I only have a thousand spares here." Li He turned to look at Gu Jianbing, his tone tinged with sarcasm. "Grandpa should have quite a few, right? Wang Wen is so biased, always giving the good stuff to Grandpa!"
Gu Jianbing laughed triumphantly, "After deducting the number needed for recent distribution, there are still about 30,000 left."
Chen Hansheng breathed a sigh of relief, "Thirty thousand coins, with the current purchasing power of the Academy Coin, can solve most of the problem of ten million healing items. I suddenly feel much more relaxed."
Mo Ran curled his lip. "No way, Lao Chen, you're the number one person in the conglomerate now, a mere trillion yuan is putting you under pressure?"
"You really don't understand how a conglomerate operates!" Chen Hansheng complained indignantly. " The Academy just waits to get its share of the profits, and Wang Wen is someone who doesn't care about anything. All those industries we acquired from the conglomerate in the early stages were managed by Universal Love. All our working capital is tied up in them. I'm not short of money, I'm short of time to scrape together a trillion in three days!"
Mo Ran was still pursing his lips. "I'm not afraid to tell you, I personally have hundreds of billions."
Chen Hansheng glared at him. "Then why don't you contribute it!"
"Hehe!" Mo Ran tossed his head smugly. "Want money? You'll have to say something nice to me first."
Chen Hansheng was furious. "Get this straight, I'm trying to help you solve your problem! Why does it seem like you're helping me? If you piss me off, I'll make sure you go back empty-handed and see how you explain that to Wang Wen!"
Mi Lailai sighed and covered her forehead, advising the two, "Are you two so free? Why are you arguing here instead of getting down to business?"
A group of bigwigs, whose every stomp could shake the outside world, were bickering and arguing in a small conference room.
He Jiong, a newcomer to this circle, was very apprehensive.
He timidly raised his hand, holding a light bulb-like prop, and cautiously asked the crowd, "I don't have that much money, but if it's a healing prop, would this be okay?"
The noisy group turned to look at his prop information.
[ All-Illnesses-Vanquishing Lamp ], a unique treasure with 300 floors. People exposed to its light will be healthy and free from all illnesses. The light covers a range of 1,000 meters and lasts for one hour. Cooldown is 24 hours.
The conference room fell completely silent.