Seeing Qi Ling casually pull out Tianhua Currency, Tai Tan was startled and hurriedly said, "Alliance Leader, what are you doing? This is just a small amount of money; our Strength Clan can afford it!"
"Besides, it's an honor for our clan that the Alliance Leader and Young Master are willing to come. If we were to ask you to spend more money, we would be utterly useless."
Qi Ling said nonchalantly, "It's just ten thousand Gold Soul Coin. Elder Tai Tan, why are you so surprised? If you think it's too little, I have more here!"
"No, Alliance Leader, that's certainly not what I meant, but I absolutely cannot accept this money!" Tai Tan said.
Seeing that Tai Tan resolutely refused to accept his money, Qi Ling had no choice but to adopt the demeanor of the alliance leader and said, "I say, Elder Tai Tan, as a member of Dragon's Glory, how can you openly defy the alliance leader's decision?"
"This money isn't for you, of course. It's for the activities of Dragon's Glory! This is a very organized and disciplined matter. If you insist on not accepting it, are you trying to disobey the leader?"
Honest people like Tai Tan are most susceptible to Qi Ling's tactics, leaving him in a dilemma of whether to accept or not.
Seeing Tai Tan's expression, Qi Ling immediately pulled out ten more Tianhua Currency and said, "Since this is for operating funds, ten thousand isn't enough. I'll add another one hundred thousand. Elder Tai Tan, you're not allowed to leave Longxing City until all this money is spent!"
"No, no, Alliance Leader, I'll take it." In the end Tai Tan reluctantly accepted one Tianhua Currency, and didn't want the rest.
Ma Hongjun and Oscar stared wide-eyed at the scene. Although they weren't particularly greedy, they still believed that the more money the better.
Tang San, standing to the side, chuckled, "These Tianhua Currency are truly convenient. If I remember correctly, ten thousand Gold Soul Coin seem to be the largest denomination of currency, eliminating the inconvenience of carrying them around. The person who invented them was a genius!"
"Of course, the person who invented it is a genius among geniuses!" Qi Ling laughed.
Tai Tan nodded and said, "If I remember correctly, this Tianhua Currency belongs to Tianhua Bank. As long as you have it, you can exchange it for the corresponding amount of Gold Soul Coin at Tianhua Bank."
"At first, nobody believed that Gold Soul Coin could be exchanged for paper. But now, Tianhua Currency has become an indispensable part of life, and Tianhua Bank are a standard feature in every city, even more so than the Spirit Hall! The owner of this Tianhua Bank must be a person with extraordinary connections!"
"Of course! He must be someone with extraordinary connections and boundless magical power!" Qi Ling said with a smile, "And incredibly handsome too!"
Seeing Qi Ling's strange reaction, everyone couldn't help but feel puzzled. Oscar boldly guessed, " Boss Qi, does that mean you happen to know the owner of Tianhua Bank?"
Qi Ling nodded and said, "Yes, we know each other. What's wrong?"
"Wow, Boss Qi, you actually know someone that powerful?" Oscar exclaimed in surprise. "Where did you meet him? What's his name? Is he from the Heaven Dou Empire?"
Qi Ling looked at the others, who also wore expectant expressions, and couldn't help but sigh helplessly. She then said, "Sigh, I really don't know what to say to you all. Isn't it obvious enough? All of you, look at the design on the Tianhua Currency!"
Everyone looked at the Tianhua Currency, Oscar asked in confusion, " Boss Qi, what's wrong?"
"Hold up the Tianhua Currency and look at them in the sunlight!" Qi Ling said. "What did you find?"
"Holding it up to the sunlight? Let me see..." Ao Si held up the Tianhua Currency and examined it in the sunlight. "Sigh, how come the character 'Tian' changes under the sunlight? It seems to have turned into a different character, it should be 'Long'..."
Everyone was startled and looked at Qi Ling in unison. " Dragon's Glory Currency?!"
"That's right, it's the Dragon's Glory Currency." Qi Ling said proudly, "I'm just the owner of Tianhua Bank. All the Tianhua Currency you've seen were actually issued by me!"
This era, perhaps due to the influence of Soul Master, is still one of barter trade. How could Qi Ling not become incredibly wealthy by openly opening a bank here?
As the first to take the plunge, Qi Ling dared to boldly issue ten gold Gold Soul Coin worth of Tianhua Currency for every gold Gold Soul Coin coin he collected! This meant that after deducting the one Gold Soul Coin, he was essentially creating nine Gold Soul Coin worth of wealth for Qi Ling for nothing!
To accomplish all this, considerable power would naturally be required, and Qi Ling, as a local lord, certainly possessed such power. More importantly, no one in this world had ever seen anything like it, which naturally allowed Qi Ling to thrive in the process.
Qi Ling's current wealth cannot be described as "rich enough to rival a nation," but rather as "rich enough to rival a nation!" He is not only the richest man in the Heaven Dou Empire, but there is probably no one richer than him on the entire continent.
The impact of this fact on everyone was undoubtedly revolutionary. Oscar exclaimed in disbelief, "My God, I'm actually with such a great person! It's unbelievable!"
The reason Qi Ling chose to tell everyone this news at this time was because the people here could all be considered core members of Dragon's Glory, trustworthy individuals. Letting them know her background would also facilitate her actions.
More importantly, Qi Ling wanted them to understand one thing: money is not a problem, there's plenty of it, so go ahead and do whatever you want, I'll be your support!
And everyone felt from the bottom of their hearts that Qi Ling's support was so generous, in every respect.
However, as the group headed towards the residence of the Defense Clan, Qi Ling frowned again, turned around to look at Oscar and Ma Hongjun behind her, who were fawning over her like lackeys, and said helplessly, "What's wrong with you two? If you don't walk properly, I'll kick you!"
" Boss Qi, no, Mr. Qi!" Ma Hongjun said, "We're part of Dragon's Glory now, can't you help the brothers out a bit? Give us some operating funds too?"
"Yes, yes, Boss Qi, we don't need much, just give us ten or eight, that'll be enough!" Oscar added.
Qi Ling said helplessly, "No way! If you really want it, go ask Rongrong! Not just my money, all of Dragon's Glory's money is with her. She's the world's number one richest woman!"
" Rongrong?" Oscar and Ma Hongjun were taken aback. " Boss Qi, don't try to trick us. Everyone knows that besides being the world's richest young woman, Rongrong has another title!"
"Oh? What?" Qi Ling asked curiously.
"The world's number one miser!"
"Pfft!" Qi Ling couldn't help but laugh, "You two, don't let Rongrong hear this, or I can't guarantee you'll see the sun tomorrow!"