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Looking at the young girl with her hands on her hips, Ronnie and the others were a bit dumbfounded.
Did they have to be so blatant?
Although the four-character mantra of "take, eat, block, and demand" existed in the Tatu Kingdom, or rather, was unavoidable anywhere.
To be able to say it so frankly was a bit unbelievable.
They didn't even give subtle hints?
Ronnie had indeed encountered such situations before. Local officials would hint that she should give some benefits. In order for the family business to expand smoothly, the elders of the clan would slightly grease the palms of local personnel.
Key point: subtle!
Even Ronnie was speechless for a while by Nuo Yi.
Chen Yu, on the other hand, watched the young girl with great interest, a smile on his face.
"Sister, is this how your Batu Federation does things?" Chen Yu whispered softly, "I am a distinguished guest of your Federation."
"What does that have to do with me?"
Nuo Yi waved her small hand carelessly and snorted.
"You are a distinguished guest of the Federation, but not my distinguished guest. If you offend me, you will find trouble with them. What does it have to do with me? At worst, if this place doesn't want me, there will be other places. I am also at the Colored Realm, so I am not afraid of not finding a way out."
"That's right."
As he spoke, Chen Yu took out a bag of gold coins from his wristband.
"Here."
Unexpectedly, Nuo Yi frowned upon seeing the gold coins in front of her. She stared at Chen Yu and the gold coins in his hand for a long time, then her eyes widened.
"You are insulting me."
"You can't be complaining about it being too little, can you?" Chen Yu raised the bag in his hand. "Although it's not much, there are tens of thousands of gold coins. It's just for leading the way. You can't be too greedy, can you? This will seriously affect our long-term cooperation."
"Do I lack those few gold coins!"
Clang.
Before Chen Yu could say anything, he saw Nuo Yi directly throw down a small mountain of purple-gold coins.
The dazzling purple-gold light stunned everyone around.
This pile was probably at least over a hundred thousand purple-gold coins, which translated to tens of millions of gold coins. Such wealth was truly astonishing.
However, the people in the town were not surprised by this.
"Look, do I look like I'm short of money?" Nuo Yi gestured towards the purple-gold coins on the ground. "Is it enough? If not, I'll give you another pile."
Clang.
The young girl did as she said and threw down another pile of purple-gold coins.
It was probably over a hundred thousand.
"See, do I lack money?" Nuo Yi, with her hands on her hips, seemed a little displeased. She frowned and beckoned to the common people in the town. "Hey, you with the horns on your head."
The rhinoceros with horns heard this, stretched out its neck, and pointed at itself.
"It's you!" Nuo Yi nodded affirmatively. The rhinoceros then trotted over obediently. "Deputy Nuo Yi, I'm reiterating, I'm not a rhinoceros, I'm a sand rhinoceros."
"Whether you're a sand rhinoceros or a sand sculpture, do you have money?"
"Ah~"
"Take it out and let me see."
The sand rhinoceros was not hesitant. Its bracelet glowed slightly, and a box fell out with a clang.
Purple-gold coins.
Judging by the appearance, it was estimated to be about ten thousand.
"Tell him what you do in the city," Nuo Yi whispered. The sand rhinoceros immediately puffed out its chest and said proudly, "I am a worker of common prosperity, a miner."
"Go back."
The sand rhinoceros nodded and bowed as it ran out. As it left, it reminded Nuo Yi that he was a 'sand rhinoceros', not a sand sculpture, nor a rhinoceros.
Looking at Nuo Yi's expression, she didn't seem to care.
"See, who are you insulting with those tens of thousands of gold coins?" Nuo Yi's face was full of anger. "In our Batu Federation, even those who pick up scraps have millions of gold coins. You took out a bag of gold coins to insult me!!! My heavens, if it weren't for the fact that you are a distinguished guest, I would really want to rip out your soul."
Chen Yu: "..."
This was indeed beyond his expectations.
In his place, people were eager to do jobs that paid a few dozen copper coins, and it was considered relatively high income in the vicinity.
To be a miner in the Batu Federation, with millions of gold coins in hand.
"Let me tell you, our Batu Federation is not short of money!" Nuo Yi pouted. "With a bag of gold like yours, no one would even pick it up if you threw it on the ground. And yet you're using it to ask me to lead the way. You tell me, isn't this insulting me?"
For some reason, Chen Yu seemed to understand why the Batu Federation could offer such high prices for equipment.
Perhaps, they were truly rich!
Rich to the point of overflowing!
The wealth of ordinary commoners was comparable to the strongholds he had previously attacked. If he could rob the people here, wouldn't he be completely prosperous to the point of bubbling?
"Hey!"
Seeing Chen Yu's silence for a long time, Nuo Yi called out impatiently again.
"Speak up."
"Sorry, I really didn't know your Batu Federation could be so wealthy." Chen Yu said with a smile. Nuo Yi shrugged as if it were natural. "No one knows. To be honest, three months ago, our Chief and Third Head found a purple-gold ore vein in our Federation, and our people receive hundreds of thousands of gold coins as a dividend every month."
"The ore vein is owned by all citizens?"
"Of course!"
Nuo Yi nodded slightly and said proudly, lifting her chin.
"Our Federation is a democracy. All resources in the Federation are owned by all citizens. For things like discovering large ore veins, spiritual veins, or scarce large-scale mining resources, they are owned by the Federation. After the financial department calculates, dividends are distributed to all citizens. Envious, aren't you? The Tatu Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, right?"
"You even know about constitutional monarchy?" Chen Yu raised an eyebrow.
"Hmph, I know a lot more."
Nuo Yi proudly tilted her chin, then lowered her voice conspiratorially.
"Let me tell you, our Batu Federation not only has purple-gold ore, but also high-purity gold, silver, and copper mines that can smelt currency. We also have several secret realms and lairs here." Nuo Yi winked at Chen Yu. "There are good treasures inside. I heard Sister Liuyue say that the Olan Empire wanted to trade sixteen imperial main cities for them with our Chief, but our Chief refused. Those sixteen imperial main cities are several times larger than the total area of our Batu Federation."
"My heavens!"
Chen Yu also feigned surprise, his eyes wide.
"Your Federation is so rich."
"Tch, scared, aren't you?" Nuo Yi's small face was filled with pride. "Even though our place seems barren, it's actually rich to the point of overflowing. Magic crystal ore, spirit crystal ore, elemental gemstone ore, hmph, hmph, hmph... Outsiders like you definitely can't understand."
"Indeed, I can't understand."
Chen Yu nodded slightly and looked at Ronnie out of the corner of his eye, whispering softly.
"Did you hear that? This Batu Federation is incredibly wealthy. When we do business with them later, we should sell the equipment at a higher price."
"Mhm~"
Ronnie agreed, but Nuo Yi's eyes widened.
"Ah, why?"
"What do you think?" Chen Yu whispered with a smile, "Because you are rich!"