"Right!" Lin Mo nodded.
"I checked everything. There are three ways to use it."
"The first is the 'daily rental' we're using now, which suits short-term, large-scale transport."
"The second charges per use, based on the volume of the objects transported and the energy consumed."
"The third is a 'buyout.' The buyer can purchase the right to establish a permanent Portal from the Holy Human Race, but the buyer is responsible for subsequent maintenance and energy consumption."
"Buy it outright!"
"We have to buy it outright!"
Academicians Qian Zhenhua and Liu Chengen shouted almost in unison.
The strategic value of a permanent passage connecting two worlds was beyond any measure of cost!
Lin Mo shook his head regretfully.
"We don't have the money right now. We can't afford it. The Elves paid an enormous price to rent it for ten days-several large treasure chests full of valuables."
"But that's only natural. It crosses planes, after all."
"There wasn't much else after that. We arranged to set out with the Holy Human Race the next day, return to the Elves, and begin establishing the Portal."
On the screen, Elder Zhao, who had remained silent throughout, listened carefully to the end and finally smiled.
He spoke slowly, his voice steady and strong.
"Lin Mo, you've done very well!"
"Comrades, we have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. As things stand, our long-term objective is now clear."
"Our first priority is to use those precious ten days with the Portal to send our Expeditionary Force to the Terra Continent, safely and in its entirety!"
"Second, help the Elves win this battle, retake Emerald Leaf City, and obtain the World Tree Seed!"
"Third, find a way to secure a fief for ourselves, a bridgehead. Then, at