What kind of place was a forbidden zone?
Either a group of Dead Men was buried there, or a heap of Calamities.
Such places were often filled with all sorts of unbelievable phenomena and were extremely troublesome to deal with. They were the kind of places that felt unpleasant even if someone gave them away for free.
And President Chen had spent 5.5 billion...
Looking at the map again, Old Hou saw that these places were scattered like mud spots across every corner of Longevity Prefecture. He truly had no idea what they could be used for.
No matter how he looked at it, this was an especially useless deal.
Old Hou stared at the map for a while, feeling that his knowledge was insufficient to make sense of it.
He looked toward Luo Tong and found that the other man had his brows tightly furrowed. He probably had not figured it out either, but he still looked unwilling to give up.
Shaking his head helplessly, Old Hou felt that President Chen might have been scammed by Clear Spring City.
Pointing at the map, Old Hou said, "I can't see what use this has. Maybe President Chen knows. How about we ask President Chen?"
"We can't ask him. President Chen should have more important things to handle right now. Besides, he is the incarnation of the Future Star Lord. Many things cannot be stated directly and can only be conveyed to us through hints."
"Hmm... In that case, could this be a bribe from President Chen to Clear Spring City?"
Old Hou had precedent for saying that.
Many business dealings looked absurd and unrestrained, like a farce to outsiders.
Ninety-thousand-dollar screws, two-million-dollar goats, six-million-dollar dinners... These things sounded unbelievable, but once one understood the principles behind them, everything would suddenly