Leng Xiyue genuinely felt there was no need to take all those shares of the industries. Once they formed an alliance, she could obtain those resources at a low cost anyway.
If she took them over, quite apart from the consequences of excessive interference in Heaven Dou, the enormous manpower investment alone would be a serious problem. Rather than taking them over and operating them herself, it would be more convenient to manufacture a pile of industrial junk and trade it directly for their output.
Not only that, they would have to thank her for generously letting them have those shares.
As for the Water Cloud Sect's plantations, Leng Xiyue had no idea how to use them either. Still, something was better than nothing. At worst, she could sell them off too.
Heaven Dou's nobles were indeed delighted. Driven by the enormous profits, the nobles who had just been badly frightened by the Jiuzhou Empire's superweapon were suddenly all smiles, as though nothing had happened. A cheerful atmosphere filled the entire venue.
After promising to rally public opinion behind the Jiuzhou Empire's rather less-than-righteous act of revenge and ensure that no dissenting voices arose to affect the alliance ceremony two days later, the nobles left.
Miho Nishizumi and Luo Qianrou also took their respective people off to handle the subsequent takeovers and cleanup. Tian Meng went to make arrangements for the Water Cloud Sect, while Leng Xiyue prepared to return to her room for some rest.
Snow Empress was pushing her wheelchair, while Ice Empress had gone along with Miho Nishizumi and the others to join in the fun.
The two chatted as they left the venue, but a man with long green hair was waiting at the auditorium entrance.
The moment Leng Xiyue saw him, she grinned. "Well, if