Leo’s slap caused the table to crumble, and he said while looking at the man with golden hair and black eyes, "You must be from the Ibex family, right?"
The man nodded and Leo said, "I know what you and your family does. I appreciate your elders, but that is all, if you people think that you can walk all over , then you are being foolish to the limit. I made it clear, the rit points I earn will remain mine. If anyone tries to force into a corner, I will erase them, thoroughly. I am sure that you have looked into my background and so, you should know what I can do."
His words caused the people to fall silent, they didn’t expect such a thing from this young man. They understood that it was not his high status, but his determination to protect his family from anyone that may possess a threat. This was sothing that made Leo a psycho whom they should only ss with when they were ready to bet a few things close to them.
Harley looked around and saw that the people had all simred down, so he said, "Well, I have a suggestion for you all."
The people looked at him, and Harley said, "You can set up a trading relation with him and earn a lot of money, that way you would have the capital you need to keep things going on and keep earning rit."
His words caused everyone to raise their brows, and Leo said, "I have a few products that I can delegate for you all to market and earn so profit, but that is all. I am an individual, and unlike you all, I don’t have a huge clout of elders dancing on my head for silly things like this.
One way to accumulate power is to beco stronger, or accumulate slowly. If you divide your power or the resources with the other people, you will not bring the best out of them. So think and then decide."
One of the four ladies replied, "I heard that you have developed a few dicinal formulas for the military."
Leo nodded, he didn’t hide anything. After a few monts, the young lady asked, "If I provide you with the herbs or the material that you need for the production, what would you offer in return."
Leo raised his brow and replied, "We can work up a profit split based on the amount of material you provide."
The young lady thought and nodded, "I will have my team contact you."
Gradually everyone discussed the few ideas to gain so sort of contact with Leo. Only Raymond Saig, and the man from the Ibex family were left. Leo suddenly looked at the two of them and said, "If you two want sothing, then I have an idea."
The two n looked at him skeptically, and Leo said, "We are gathered here as businessn and businesswon. In the field of business we don’t have an eternal ally nor do we have an eternal foe. However, what we do have to focus on is eternal benefit. At this mont, I have just two enemies.
One is the Primal Family, and the second is Matilda Luger. They might not have a Sigil granted to them and one of them is even a foreigner, but the amount of connections they have is sothing that even you all, as Twelve Guardians cannot compare to, right?"
The people didn’t wish to agree but they had no other options, it was the ugly truth. The young man continued, "I wish to destroy them both, but while doing so, I want to have a defense around that protects my family from anything that could harm them. That is all I want.
Saig and Ibex families are two of the biggest automobile manufacturers of the nation. I am willing to have you collaborate with the racing team I own. That way your companies will gain higher recognition in the world. This collaboration will channel so new capital in your companies as well.
Other than that, you can establish two airports and handle the comrcial space flights that my company organizes. I have three pseudo-space crafts. Think about it, this is one of the best businesses that I have to offer at the mont. The nation is lagging when it cos to space exploration, if you also use the comrcial model, it would contribute to the data stream that we all need. In the end, whoever is involved in businesses that contribute to the elevation of the nation will get rit points. So, why fight, we can all get the best out of things. What do you say?"
The two n looked at each other, they knew that Leo was taking a step back to attain peace with them. The two of them sighed and replied, "Fine, we will cooperate with you. However, you have been giving out all these things to us, what do you really want in return."
Leo replied, "I want to open a combined counter attack on Primal Family and Matilda Luger. If possible I would love to walk out and kill them all directly. However, it is not that easy. The laws and the rules of this society makes it harder for to deal with them outright."
They could all sense the rage in his voice, it made them all subconsciously pray for the two people. Harley Aries said, "See, we are all looking out for rits to cent our position in the families and gain the handle on chain of commands, but still I hope that you all conduct things fairly."
Leo took a deep breath and replied, "I am not the one to stir up trouble, but I am not afraid of it either. I will be loyal to you and the business, if possible, would like to be friends with you all as well. However, if any of you cause to suffer betrayal. I will make sure that I take back ten tis more than what I get you. I am sure you all are the sa."
The people nodded, they were all prideful people and it was beneath them to betray their allies. Right now, the interaction they had was a small conflict of communication, however, now that things have been sorted out, they had no problems.
The eting progressed and the people discussed business collaborations in greater details, while Harley ordered so beer for everyone. The ladies frowned and one of them said, "Harley, you thug, why is it that whenever we have a business agreent you call for this horse piss?"
Harley chuckled and replied, "Well, Tamara, we cannot have wine all the ti right? This is just a change of taste. Have a symbolizing sip in good spirits."
Tamara scrunched her nose and then she saw Leo raise his mug and said, "In the na of prosperity and rits!"
Harley chuckled and said, "Good one!"
He also raised his mug and everyone else followed as they began to drink. After a few minutes, they started talking about different things and how they knew each other. At this mont, Leo suddenly said, "How about we extend the network of our business a little further?"
The people looked at him and asked, "What do you have in mind?"
Leo replied, "I have a friend who is a master at stocks. His na is Elvin Rao. I wonder if any of you have heard of him."
Stefan Ibex raised his head and replied, "Hmmm, is this guy the elder son of the Rao family here in the Angkor City?"
Leo nodded and asked, "Have you heard of him?"
Stefan Ibex nodded and sighed as he leaned back in the chair, "It would be a miracle to not hear about him. This guy almost bankrupted one of my businesses a few years ago. All because my son comnted on the internet that your friend was pulling a publicity stunt when he wrote an article on the investor forum about how the bubble of real estate. I lost several ten millions before I had my son apologize to him."
Leo smiled and replied, "That does sound like him. However, believe , he is a good man. He can definitely multiply the capital if I leave it to him."
Stefan Ibex sighed and replied, "Well, if everyone is in on it, we can do sothing."
The rest of the people all ca forward and decided to invest five million each from personal funds and they agreed to invest it through Elvin’s company. Leo wanted to give the man a call when his phone rang first and he found it was from Snow. He picked up the call, and asked, "Hello, love."
Lily’s voice sounded from the other side, "Baba, why didn’t you co to pick up today?"
Leo smiled and replied, "I am in a eting with a few uncles and aunties. They have brought lot of business to us."
Lily humd and then she said, "Fine, but I am drawing a line, you cannot be late in the evening. I want to ask you sothing."
Leo smiled helplessly, because he saw that the people had an amused reaction as they looked at him. He said, "Yes, Your highness."
Lily made a small talk and then the call was disconnected. As soon as the call ended, the people erupted in laughter. Harley smiled and joked, "Your daughter has taken after you, Brother Leo. She is drawing lines like you do."
Leo chuckled and shook his head as they began to eat together.
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