The rare metal industry held a pivotal position in Mingdu.
The cultivation of soul engineers and the crafting of powerful soul tools both required massive amounts of rare metals. As long as one could participate in this massive industrial chain, even if it was just grabbing a small slice of the pie, it would be enough to bring huge profits.
No force would resist such a temptation, but in Mingdu, only the most top-tier forces were qualified to get a finger in the pie.
A portion of the metal industry was firmly grasped in the hands of the royal family, while another portion was fought over by the three great underground forces. At the previous Underground Soul Engineer Tournament, the Three Great Underground Forces had engaged in a fierce duel with the underground rare metal industry of Mingdu as the stake, and in the end, the Ordinary Alliance had seized the crown.
The Ice and Snow Empresses were indifferent to such useless things as rare metals, but Huo Yuhao, being a soul engineer, naturally understood the importance of rare metals. The Ordinary Alliance was willing to cede a portion of the rare metal industry to cooperate with the Northern Lands Alliance, and this sincerity could not be said to be small.
However, Huo Yuhao did not feel that the Ordinary Alliance would give up such huge profits for no reason; the other party definitely had some kind of demand.
With a smile on his face, he looked at Shao Jie and said meaningfully, "The Ordinary Alliance's gift is indeed precious, but it seems a bit too precious. I'm afraid the Northern Lands Alliance might not be able to afford it."
To Shao Jie, what sounded like a very modest and ordinary tone was actually full of the implication of a