Chapter 69 Hidden Secrets

I smirked and catered to the guy. "Then can we have a formal talk?"

"Of course, please come with me!" The leader's attitude obviously recognized our strength, so that the subsequent negotiations could be conducted on an equal basis, and I could ask for more things.

When I followed the guy to the gangplank, I suddenly remembered something. I quickly stopped and said to the girls on the boat: "You guys watch the boat and don't let these people come up again. If they get close, beat them up for me."

At this point, the leader of the White Shark clan remembered and ordered loudly: "You all come back and let go of our guests. Don't be so unreasonable."

Our players were freed, and the White Shark soldiers left our ship. But the captain of the guard kept glaring at me angrily, and he didn't seem to be that easy to get along with.

After following their boss into the opponent's warship, I discovered that this warship was actually not as small as I thought. On the contrary, this guy's size was really rare. The shape of this big guy is a giant shark. What I saw just now is only a small part of it that is exposed to the water. The real main body is under the water. What was thought to be the bridge at first was actually just the shark's dorsal fin. It was unclear what was inside, but it wasn't a bridge anyway.

The entrance to this big thing is a small door on the back of the shark. It looks like this thing is a giant diving mothership. After entering the interior, you first need to use a straight up and down elevator to go down a distance. When you exit the elevator, you will find a huge space. This is the inside of the shark mothership. It is actually a large port. Many small shark ships stop here. The big shark's mouth has a waterproof door similar to that of Atlantis, but it is larger, allowing the small shark boat to enter and exit at will.

After descending to the port, we walked straight back, passed through several doors, and finally entered a room similar to a living room. The other followers all retreated, leaving only the leader and two women, one big and one small.

I looked at this huge luxurious room and sighed: "It's so big! Such a luxurious battleship is really scary. Your power seems to be very powerful, right?"

"This thing hasn't been touched for hundreds of years. If we hadn't received this huge batch of magic crystals this time, we wouldn't be willing to activate this thing."

I nodded. "However, the business this time is so big, it is the right choice for you to activate it. If the mermaids attack our fleet, there is no guarantee that they will not attack you too. After all, as long as you get these things, the ocean will become yours. "

The leader of the Shark Clan smiled and said: "Matsumoto-kun is really good at choosing his subordinates, and he actually sent you such a powerful negotiator."

"Me? Did you read that wrong? I'm not a negotiator."

"Your Excellency, please stop being so humble. I know from what you just said that you are not an ordinary person. Besides, Matsumoto-kun himself stayed here to delay time, but he sent you here and said you are not an expert?"

I deliberately pretended to be confused and said, "Did I say anything? Besides, I was sent simply because I am the captain of the Sakura. There is no special reason for this."

"Are you still unwilling to admit it? Even if you are indeed the captain of that ship, your words are definitely not what ordinary people would say."

"What are you talking about? Why don't I know." I refused to admit it anyway.

"You just said that we really should send such a large warship to pick up the goods, and you also said that you deliberately emphasized that you can dominate the ocean if you get the goods. This is your brilliance."

This old guy is as smart as a monkey, and he can see through this little trick. There was no way to argue, so I had to admit it. "Now that you can see it, I won't argue, but I hope you understand that what I said is absolutely the truth. And the truth may be more serious."

The little girl-like woman said: "Dad, what are you talking about? I can't even understand it!"

After all, the little guy is too innocent, and the riddles of us old 'traitors' are not something that her age can understand. Seeing that the Basha patriarch didn't seem to be interested in explaining, I stopped waiting and continued, "Does the patriarch think what I'm saying makes sense?"

He nodded: "Although I don't want to admit it, I have to admit that you are right. The mermaid tribe will not let us become powerful. Now they are still afraid of our inventory of magic crystals, but if these magic crystals this time If we are robbed by them, they will definitely exterminate us in one go. This is too dangerous."

"It will be easier for us to negotiate business if you understand the current situation." Doing business means letting the other party know who is in charge. Now I have to let them know that I am not in a hurry. Magic crystals are consumables and will be sold sooner or later. There is no waste. But if they can't get the goods, whether they can even survive will be a problem. This is the condition. With this two-party environment, I can sit back and raise the price. Anyway, they have to buy, but I don't have to sell. Not every deal is created equal, either.

"Then what price do you want?" This guy was so embarrassed by me that he seemed to have no confidence in his words.

I can't push him too hard now, lest he jump over the wall. "Don't be too nervous. We will have many opportunities for cooperation in the future, so we won't ask for excessive prices."

The leader of the White Shark Clan wiped his forehead, sweating from his nervousness. "Then thank you. In return, I can personally give you a small warship. Our warships are fast, have long endurance, and have advanced technology. They are far different from the underwater warships you built. Different places.”

I shook my hand. "No need for kickbacks. To be honest, I am the major shareholder of the guild. Taking kickbacks is equivalent to harming your own interests, so you should concentrate the benefits into the transaction, right?"

"Of course, of course." This guy's momentum was no longer what it was when they first met. My repeated suppression has made this old guy more and more haggard. Wearing away his momentum and consuming his energy is the second key point in business. Once your negotiating opponent is defeated by your momentum, he will have no choice but to follow you. The party that leads the negotiation often gets more benefits. This is the truth.

"Let's do this." I said, "First introduce the items or technical data that can be traded."

"Okay, okay." He quickly turned around and dug out a pile of documents from a cabinet. "This is the catalog of technical information. I have brought it all. If you need anything, you can choose it yourself. And this, this is our battleship information. You can choose some as trading items. Or if you don't like it, We still have this." He took out a small coat of arms. "This is a marine seal, which can ensure that the sea water is absolutely calm and will not cause navigation."

"No need to protect the seal. We have similar equipment. Battleship! To be honest, I can't look down on anyone except this big one."

"This big one can also be sold. Anyway, this thing used to be used for ocean-going operations. Now that even our homeland is in danger, we should not consider going ocean-going. It would be a waste to keep it. Besides, can we build it if necessary in the future?"

"You also sell this big thing?" What I just said was just a euphemistic expression, which meant that I didn't want to use the boat to settle the bill, not that I wanted the boat. But this guy actually said he could sell it! This makes it hard for me to refuse! Thinking about it carefully, this thing is quite useful, and there seems to be no loss in buying it. Anyway, you are exchanging the Japanese magic crystal for the White Shark stuff, not to mention that 60% of it is fake and shoddy products! "Let me tell you first, this thing is already an antique with a history of several hundred years. It is no better than a new ship and cannot be charged with much debt."

"I understand, you just have to wait and see!" This old guy was completely decadent.

"No." The little girl suddenly jumped out. "I disagree."

"Lingling, don't cause trouble."

"No! The Great White Shark is our pride and a symbol of our race. How can we betray it?"

The older woman pulled the little girl and said: "Lingling, stop messing around. Without the magic crystal to replenish our energy barrier, our energy barrier will collapse. If the sea water washes down, we will all be dead. Your father is doing it for everyone." Survive! Speaking of which, this is a royal ship, and the one who feels most distressed is your father!"

"But...but...!" The little girl suddenly stood up and walked to me and said, "Why are you so bad?"

There is a level to this problem! Pretending to be thoughtful, he said, "Am I bad? It seems a little bit." He suddenly raised his head and looked at her, pointing to the shielding wrist wheel on his left wrist. "Do you see the little star above this? This is an evil mark, awarded only to the most evil people. You can get one of these for every 1,000 lives you kill. Count how many there are here?" The little girl covered her hands in surprise. The mouth retreated. Hehe, my red name value has reached the sky, and the display on the shielded wrist wheel has already become as numerous as the stars in the sky. "Do you know why I'm so bad?"

"He is the devil!" The little girl was so frightened that she hid in her mother's arms.

I said to the old guy: "Shall we continue?"

"Oh! Yeah!"

"Although this battleship is a little older, it is very big and seems to be well armed, right?"

"Yes. Yes. As the Great White Shark was built a long time ago, it is well maintained and fully armed. The most important thing is that many parts are replaceable. If there are any problems, they can be replaced directly. .It will be very simple to upgrade technology in the future.”

"That's fine." I nodded. "How about a quarter of your cargo for this ship?"

"Is it too little?" the middle-aged woman asked cautiously.

"A lot. Although this thing is very big, it doesn't have much practical value. In terms of speed, it can't outrun surface ships, and in terms of firepower, it's not very powerful. In terms of defense, it's even more average. The most important thing is that this thing is better than I'm old, and there are so many things that are about to be scrapped." I feel like a pawnshop owner, exploiting honest people who come to pawn things.

"Then please take a look at the technical manual and tell us if there is anything else you want."

It only took me more than ten minutes to finish reading the information. This White Shark tribe is definitely not an honest person. This book is very watery. Many of them are just peripheral peripheral technologies, with no core technologies at all, and the genealogy is very complicated. Even if you take the whole book back, you won't be able to produce anything practical. They are so cunning. I felt a little sympathetic to them just now. What a waste of feelings!

"This doesn't contain any information we need. I think there should be a second volume of information." I closed the catalog hard and threw it on the table. "If you don't plan to have a good talk, I don't want to waste time. I believe the mermaids want these things more than you do, and they should give you a good price." I stood up and pretended to leave, and the old guy and her woman immediately rushed together. He came up and pushed me back into my seat.

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious." The old guy grabbed me and said, "It's us who are wrong, it's us who are wrong. Please calm down." He winked, and the middle-aged woman immediately took it from a hidden compartment in the back. Another book of information was released. "Please take another look this time."

I took the information and said, "This is the last time. If I still can't find the right one, I'll leave immediately."

"Yes, yes, yes. You will definitely be satisfied this time."

I opened the information and looked at it. Sure enough, they were all core technologies, but I found a serious problem. A lot of the technical information on the White Shark Clan is the same as that on the Mermaid, Turtle, and Octopus Clan! Just like today's countries, they all know a little bit about each other's technology, but there are some differences in level. The same goes for the White Shark Clan. There is not much difference in technology among the races on the seabed. There are too many duplicate technologies and it is difficult to find them! After searching for a long time, there were only two that I was satisfied with, but the problem is that these two technologies don't seem to be worth the remaining three-quarters! I opened the two chapters in the information and said: "Besides this shock constraint technology and this space configuration technology, I really don't know what else to get. But these two technologies seem to be worth four points at most. One of them? What should you do if you see this?"

The clan leader gritted his teeth and said, "Is the production technology of the Great White Shark good? One buyout will ensure that you can produce warships like the Great White Shark on your own."

"I'm somewhat interested in this. But if this happens, I'll be at a disadvantage!"

"But we really have nothing to exchange!" The woman said helplessly: "There are only so many technologies, and you don't want the boat, so there is nothing we can do!"

"Use me." The little girl suddenly stood up. "I'll go with you and make up for the rest."

"No." The patriarch and her wife shouted together.

I looked at the little girl. "Do you have any value? Our deal is not just a matter of one or two points? Besides, what do I want from you? Give me a reason why you are worth so much."

"The little guy is ignorant, please ignore him." The patriarch tried his best to interrupt me and try to divert my attention.

The patriarch's wife quickly dragged the little girl out of the outer room, but the little girl kept resisting awkwardly. As she was pulled to the door she suddenly grabbed the doorframe and shouted, "You won't regret taking me away."

"What nonsense are you talking about again?" Her mother tried hard to pull her out, but she just let go.

I looked at her holding on to the door frame: "Do you have value?"

Two lines of clear tears flowed down her face, and she nodded firmly. "I am a member of the royal family. I can make underwater monitors that will react to any living creature or metal that is close to it."

"What are you talking about?"

Her mother pulled her hand hard and pushed her out, but she held on to the door frame and refused to let go and looked at me with a pleading look. "Please, without the magic crystal, they will die. Xiaoman, Haierfa, Luna and many others will all die!" She ended up crying.

My mind is a little confused now. Is this a scam or what? If it were a play, then this little girl's acting skills would be too exaggerated! But if it is true, there are many places that seriously conflict with previous perceptions. Come to think of it, the problem might be Atlantis. In the description of Emperor Atlantis, the behavior of the White Sharks is very cruel and evil, but the situations before them are obviously very different from the original statement of Emperor Atlantis. I didn't see anything evil or cruel, but they were a little rough on us at the beginning. So far, all I have seen is a race struggling for survival, and there is nothing like the invaders described by Emperor Atlantis.

I know it is wrong to waver, and it is even more wrong to doubt allies. But I was starting to waver. There is obviously something wrong with what Emperor Atlantis said. What is the reason? Could it be because of a purely hostile relationship? Just like us and the Americans, they say that China threatens world security all day long, and we also criticize the United States for launching a war. In fact, it is just because we are in two different camps.

The relationship between the White Sharks and Atlantis is likely to be like the relationship between China and the United States, except that the conflict is more intense. Both parties simply do not want the other party to become stronger and threaten themselves. There is nothing truly evil or not.

Am I going to help them? Saving the White Shark Tribe means possibly offending the Mermaid Tribe, which could range from withdrawing technical assistance to, at worst, directly succumbing to us. But in this way, we can get technical support from the White Shark Clan. The technical strength of both parties is almost the same. Of course, the mermaids would not be offended if they did not help the White Sharks, but the problem is that the White Sharks are very pitiful, and they were indeed once the most powerful underwater race and were more valuable than the mermaids.

It’s really painful. How should I decide?