Someone once said that a shrewd businessman is good at seizing opportunities.

Clearly, Winter was such a businessman.

He didn't flinch from the crisis in Tianyue City.

On the contrary, Winter felt it was a huge business opportunity.

And indeed, it was.

Soon, Lin Chen brought Zhang Chunlin to see him.

Commercial negotiations.

In truth, it was just about dividing the spoils.

Lin Chen was indeed still of the disposition to pluck a feather from every passing goose.

Generally speaking, when a businessman wants to settle in a certain city, they have to negotiate with the city lord.

Because if the city lord doesn't agree, then any commercial activity is impossible.

Therefore, the businessman will definitely have to promise to give some of the profits to the city lord.

Lin Chen also knew that this ratio was 30% in the main cities of "New World."

That is, 30% of the merchant's profits had to be given to the City Lord's Mansion.

But Lin Chen wanted 40%.

The negotiations between the two parties revolved around this ratio.

Lin Chen was relaxed.

Zhang Chunlin kept haggling with Winter: "Mr. Winter, you also know that our city has a large population, and they are all Blue Star people, and the key is that their levels are generally very low. What is this? This is simply an untapped blue ocean for business! Think about it, so many people, as they level up, how much equipment will they need? The demand is huge! So, I think you won't lose out at all if you give us 40% of the profits."

"Forty percent is too high, I can't agree to it."

Winter seemed tired of haggling and simply looked at Lin Chen and said, "City Lord Lin, at most 35%, and you can choose anything you like from my caravan, how about that?"

"Deal!"

Lin Chen was very straightforward.

Thirty-five percent it was.

An extra half a point was enough.

In addition, he could choose something from Winter's caravan, which was an unexpected gain.

Even if it was just a piece of dazzling soul crystal, that was still 100 million gold coins!

"I like doing business with straightforward people like City Lord Lin, so... I wish us a happy cooperation! Tomorrow, our Chengfa Merchant Guild will officially settle in Tianyue City."

Winter was very happy. He raised his glass and clinked it with Lin Chen's. After drinking, he clapped his hands, and the black-clothed Wen Zhong came forward. Winter smiled and said, "Go, bring in the goods we brought and let City Lord Lin choose anything he likes."

"Yes, President!" Wen Zhong withdrew.

Although they were all people of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom, there were some differences in appearance.

For example, Della had fair skin and naturally golden hair.

His pupils were also yellow.

Winter, on the other hand, had black eyes and black hair.

He looked almost the same as Lin Chen and other Dragon Kingdom people.

To be honest, this was one of the reasons why Lin Chen agreed to do business with him. After all, he looked just like his own people, which made him feel comfortable.

Winter also thought so. While his men were moving the boxes in, Winter said to Lin Chen, "Tianyue City is full of people with the same hair and eye color as us. To be honest, I felt very comfortable as soon as I came here. Otherwise, I might not have agreed to City Lord Lin's conditions... Haha, City Lord Lin, you can rest assured that I, Winter, have always relied on integrity in business and will never cheat the residents of Tianyue City."

"Then I wish us a happy cooperation!"

Lin Chen returned Winter's toast, but began to look forward to whether there were any good goods among the things Winter brought.

When the boxes were carried in and opened, Lin Chen's eyes immediately lit up.

Because...

He saw a transparent sphere with lightning wrapped inside.

Lightning Crystal Orb!

Lin Chen was overjoyed and immediately said, "I want this one... Huh? Do you also have Geng Metal Essence and Wind-Quelling Pearl?"

Good heavens!

Lin Chen's ninth-level formation was only missing these three special materials.

As a result, Winter actually had them all.

"City Lord Lin wouldn't be, fancying all three of these, right?"

Winter smiled and said, "Then, I would be at too great a loss."

"I'll offer a Dazzling Soul Crystal to exchange for two of them. You definitely won't lose out, and you'll even make a profit. However, I also want you to provide me with all the Level 120 or higher Top-Quality Equipment Appraisal Charms and Handmade Equipment Design Drawings!"

Lin Chen also saw the things Winter brought.

As expected of an imperial merchant.

There were many good things inside.

Among them, the high-level top-quality equipment appraisal charms and handmade equipment design drawings that Lin Chen needed most were packed in a big box, looking like at least ten thousand pieces.

"City Lord Lin is too good at doing business. So many blueprints would cost at least five Dazzling Soul Crystals!"

Winter spread his hands and said, "Moreover, this is already a friendship price!"

Indeed.

High-level top-quality equipment appraisal charms were already expensive, and high-level handmade design drawings were something that Lin Chen couldn't even buy at the moment. He had to constantly kill Bosses to get them.

That was too slow!

Lin Chen was already Level 150 and could have already switched to handmade equipment.

If he switched, his strength could be even higher!

"Alright, I'll take it!" Lin Chen decisively made a decision and took the big box of appraisal charms and blueprints from Winter.

"City Lord Lin is so generous, my vision is indeed good... By the way, City Lord Lin, I wasn't comfortable asking before, but now that we are business partners, I wonder if City Lord Lin would be kind enough to tell me, how do you plan to deal with the Deburg matter this time?"

With business concluded, Winter began to delve deeper into the conversation.

"Deburg?"

Lin Chen said coldly, "That depends on how big the Provincial Governor wants us to make a scene!"

Lin Chen's words had implied meaning.

He didn't clearly answer Winter's question.

"Oh, I see... In any case, I, Winter, would like to wish City Lord Lin victory in advance. Chengfa Merchant Guild will transfer many low-level materials here tomorrow, including low-level pills and formation materials, and will definitely provide the greatest support to Tianyue City in terms of materials!"

Winter finally stated his position and bid farewell.

Of course, when he said he was supporting Tianyue City with materials, he was actually trying to make a fortune from the war while Tianyue City and Deburg were about to go to war.

Lin Chen also cooperated very well. He said with a smile, "President Winter, please rest assured that I will ask the residents of Tianyue City to go all out these two days and mine day and night to ensure that they can afford Mr. Winter's materials at that time."

"Actually, it doesn't matter if they can't afford it. As long as City Lord Lin guarantees it with one sentence, our Chengfa Merchant Guild can also provide loan services to all residents of Tianyue City, haha..."

Winter smiled happily.

After sending him away, Zhang Chunlin said to Lin Chen in shock, "Boss, there are also loan services here? It seems that these invaders are also good at doing business!"

"Hmph, sucking the marrow from the bones... He plans to squeeze every penny from the pockets of the residents of Tianyue City."

Lin Chen's face immediately turned cold. He said to Zhang Chunlin, "Think carefully about this loan plan when you go back tonight, and see the pros and cons after its implementation, so you can answer him then."

"Okay, then I'll go back first."

Zhang Chunlin nodded and turned to leave.

At this time, Lin Chen stopped him and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry? Is there someone waiting for you at home?"

Zhang Chunlin's face turned red when he heard this.

"Jiang Youyou?"

"Yes!"

"Hehe, go!"

Lin Chen waved his hand.

Zhang Chunlin left.

Unexpectedly, this guy actually got the goddess in his heart... Of course, in Lin Chen's opinion, Jiang Youyou's appearance is not very high, perhaps beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

Thinking of this, Lin Chen remembered Liu Mengyao.

Now the Holy Maiden Clan of Light is still settled in Tianyue City, and Liu Mengyao is naturally there too.

Lin Chen came to the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion, and sure enough, he saw her as soon as he entered the door. Lin Chen smiled and said, "Aren't you asleep yet?"

"Aren't you also not asleep?"

"Hehe..."

"Lin Chen, you have been busy all the time, and you haven't even had a good meeting with my parents!"

Liu Mengyao said with a red face.

Only then did Lin Chen remember that he had been busy ever since the upheaval, and he had only met Liu Mengyao's parents briefly outside Tianyue City, and he hadn't even had a chance to say a few words.

But now, it was already late at night.

"Uncle and Aunt should be resting, right? And your grandfather..."

Lin Chen said, "Otherwise, tomorrow, I'll take them to the Trial Tower and clear a hundred floors directly, so they can get rewards and level up quickly. Then they can participate in the Trial Tower while having a good chat with them."

"Okay, then..."

Liu Mengyao said with a red face, "Then I'll go back to my room to sleep."

"Go ahead!"

Lin Chen watched Liu Mengyao leave.

Now the entire Tianyue City is relatively crowded, and even Lin Chen's City Lord's Mansion is full of people, so Liu Mengyao is now sleeping in the same room with her parents and grandfather.

She and her mother sleep in one bed, and her father and her grandfather sleep in one bed.

In addition, Bai Shuyi's parents also moved into the City Lord's Mansion.

But Lin Chen was still alone in a room.

Late at night, Tianyue City, City Lord's Mansion.

In the City Lord's bedroom.

At this time, Lin Chen was holding two formation flags in his hand.

All of them were ninth-level formation flags.

These formation flags were shining brightly.

In addition, eight special materials were also suspended around Lin Chen.

Magic Holy Stone, Geng Metal Essence, Wind-Quelling Pearl, Hidden Thunder Staff, Stone Energy Crystal, Water-Repelling Bead, Elf Wood, Lightning Crystal Orb.

At the same time, the blueprint of the God-Slaying Formation had been stepped on by Lin Chen.

"Array Diagram Takes Advantage of Momentum!"

"Rise!"

"Take the Magic Holy Stone as the source."

"Continuously!"

"Open!"

"Lightning Leads in All Directions, Suppress!"

"Geng Metal as the Medium, Embed!"

"Repel Water, Generate Water, Stabilize!"

"Elf Wood, Spring of the Earth, Generate!"

"Earth Stone Earth Mother, Build!"

"Hidden Thunder."

"Settle the Wind!"

"Forces from All Directions Come."

"Powers of the Heavens!"

"I Command..."

"Slay God!"

Lin Chen recited the incantation one by one.

At the same time, all the formation flags in his hand were suspended in the air. As Lin Chen recited each incantation, some of the formation flags turned into virtual spiritual bodies and disappeared into the night sky with a special formation material.

The light flashed and fell directly to the designated location.

Eight special materials completely enveloped the eight directions of Tianyue City.

The next moment, the God-Slaying Formation was complete!

And Lin Chen immediately felt an extremely strong force pouring into his body...

At the same time, there was an additional item under his attribute bar:

【God-Slaying Formation】

【Level: 9】

【Bound to: Lin Chen】

【Formation Spirit: None yet (Formation Spirit can enhance the formation effect and must be a natural exotic beast)】

【State: Dormant】

【Spiritual Energy: 100】

【Consumption: In the dormant state, consumes one point of spiritual energy per month; to activate the formation, consumes thirty points of spiritual energy each time, lasting for one day. Spiritual energy can be replenished with special materials.】

【Effect 1: In the dormant state, the Array Master permanently gains a 20% bonus to all attributes within the range of the formation, and the Array Master can also freely mark targets. Anyone marked who enters the range of the God-Slaying Formation will have their all attributes reduced by 20% (the target limit is 5, and the Array Master can replace the target at will). When the formation is activated, this effect will not disappear and can be stacked with the activation state's enhancement effect!】

【Effect 2: In the activated state, all allies within the range of the formation recognized by the Array Master will be marked. This mark can increase all attributes by 10% and will be immune to the damage of the God-Slaying Formation.】

【Effect 3: To activate the formation, the Array Master needs to chant for thirty seconds. All allies within the range of the formation recognized by the Array Master will gain a 10% bonus to all attributes. The Array Master gains a 30% bonus to all attributes and reduces all enemy troops' all attributes by 30%!】

【God-Slaying Strike: Exhausts all spiritual energy (the higher the spiritual energy value, the higher the damage, causing percentage damage according to the spiritual energy value), launches a powerful strike, and then the formation enters permanent hibernation, all effects disappear, and can be reactivated after replenishing spiritual energy to 100. This attack deals 50% of the target's health plus 300% of the Array Master's dual attack, and 300% of the Formation Spirit's dual attack! Chanting time: one minute, can be interrupted!】

The above is all the power of the God-Slaying Formation.

It can be said to be very powerful!

Formations below level six, including level six, have at most one skill or one effect.

For example, the sixth-level formation that Moi used before, the only effect was to suppress the attributes of all targets in an area.

The effects of formations below level six range from weak to strong.

Formations above level six will gain an additional effect or skill for each level.

Different formations have different combinations.

For example, a seventh-level formation may have two effects, or one effect and one skill.

The same is true for eighth-level formations, which may have more effects or skills.

When it comes to ninth-level formations, the total number of effects and skills is four entries.

Lin Chen was very satisfied with the entries of the God-Slaying Formation!

It was equal to saying that from now on, as long as he stood in Tianyue City, he could get a 20% increase in all attributes at any time.

After activating the formation, this increase could reach 50%!

Moreover, it could also weaken the attributes of targets entering the city by 50%!

This was much more powerful than Moi's formation.

It was worthy of being the God-Slaying Formation!

It was worthy of being a ninth-level formation!

This was simply a nuclear weapon in the Blue New Era!

What's more, the God-Slaying Formation also had a skill... God-Slaying Strike!

This strike was determined by the target's health, plus the damage increase of the Array Master and the Formation Spirit.

In other words, even if you are a god, if you come to Tianyue City now...

You'll have to shed a layer of skin!

(End of this chapter)