12dz Chapter 416 Everyone’s thoughts
Chapter 416 Everyone’s thoughts
The sixth prince was listless and somewhat indignant, his face full of anger but he dared not speak out.
In the end, he couldn't help but say, "Fourth Brother, aren't you overestimating Third Brother? To be honest, others may not know the secrets of the Snow Rabbit Tribe, but how could we not?"
"If our Treasure-Hunting Rat Clan is second to none in the entire Beast God Continent, then which tribe dares to claim to be number one?"
The sixth prince spoke with a face full of resentment: "How much benefit has the Snow Rabbit tribe taken since our father was alive? They have to support their own beastman to take the throne, isn't it because they're afraid the newly appointed Beast King will settle accounts?"
"The third brother is not close to the Snow Rabbit tribe at all. I doubt whether he really understands the fundamental reason why the Snow Rabbit tribe is so determined to compete with him for that position."
The fourth brother looked at the sixth brother as if he were an idiot.
The sixth brother, somewhat embarrassed and angry, retorted, "Is there something wrong with what I said?"
"If Xia Weier knew why the Snow Rabbit Tribe was pressing them so hard, he should have sent someone to contact them, negotiate, find out what they really wanted, and finally resolve the issue!"
Some elders nodded silently, their frequent nodding revealing their agreement.
The fourth brother then looked around at the thirty-odd decision-makers of the Treasure-Hunting Rat Tribe present. Six of them nodded, eight seemed to be deep in thought, twelve were looking around, and the remaining nine remained motionless, their thoughts unreadable.
The fourth brother, resting his chin on his hand, looked at his foolish younger brother and asked a completely unrelated question: "If I gave you a beast city and some new technology, how much would you charge for entering it?"
The sixth brother's eyes lit up: "Is it some new technology related to the necessities of life for us orcs?"
The fourth brother shook his head: "No, it's not a necessity, but it can improve the living conditions of the beastmen. It can be considered a product that improves their quality of life."
The sixth brother narrowed his eyes. He wasn't really stupid. The fourth brother had already said this much. How could he not understand what the fourth brother was implying?
Old Six scoffed, "Of course I'll charge the same entrance fee as the surrounding beast cities!"
The fourth brother laughed: "Then do you think it's a loss for Ruan Xiyue, the Holy Female, not to be included in the city fee?"
The sixth brother scoffed, "Isn't it obvious?"
But when he looked at the elders and leaders of the Treasure-Seeking Rat Tribe who were in charge of summarizing information, managing trade and foreign affairs, overseeing procurement within the tribe, and managing the tribe's warehouses, he frowned and pondered, secretly feeling that something was amiss.
The fourth brother took out a roll of animal hide and spread it out: "The outer city of Holy Mother Ruan Xiyue should be half completed by now. She hasn't received any city fees. Guess how Hope Beast City's livelihood compares to the surrounding beast cities in the past six months?"
The sixth brother waved his hand: "That's not how you calculate it. Fourth brother, if she took the city fees, she would only earn more than she does now."
The fourth brother took a deep breath and unfurled the animal hide scroll: "The four tribes of Black Dog, Raccoon, Gerbil, and Tibetan Fox are much closer to Vero Beast City than to Hope Beast City."
"However, they have hardly visited Vero Beast City this year. As for the income from the entrance fees alone, Vero Beast City's revenue is at an all-time low in recent years."
"Where did those orcs go? They went to Hope Beast City. You don't think they'll all come back empty-handed, do you?"
The sixth man opened his mouth, took the animal skin scroll, looked at the strings of numbers on it, and fell silent.
The fourth brother looked at the sixth brother: "Now, do you still think that Xia Weier and Ruan Xiyue, the Holy Mother, have no idea what the deepest purpose of the Snow Rabbit Tribe is?"
The sixth man's breathing quickened, his chest heaving. He stared at the number on the animal skin scroll for a long time, then exclaimed in surprise, "So much! They made so much in just eight months?"
The fourth brother shrugged: "This is just an estimate. To be precise, they will earn more, if not more."
Old Six, his eyes bloodshot, pointed to the total at the end of the animal hide scroll: "Six million red-tier beast cores? How is that possible!"
The fourth brother laughed: "Even if their costs are a third, they'll still make a net profit of four million red-tier beast cores. How is that impossible?"
Old Six laughed: "Impossible, how could it be! No way! If that were the case, everyone would want to seize Hope Beast City."
As a result, Lao Liu glanced at the elders who had been handling the clan's wealth, only to see them struggling and drooling.
The sixth brother stared wide-eyed at the elder in charge of trade and foreign affairs: "What kind of look is that! You think this is true?"
The elder swallowed hard, making a clear gulping sound. He chuckled dryly and waved his hand, saying, "Sixth Prince, we have no such intention."
"Holy Mother Ruan Xiyue and our Treasure-Hunting Rat Tribe are allies through marriage. The wooden carts they helped us make are selling well in major beast cities and tribes. In the past six months, we've netted over 300,000 red-tier beast cores!"
The elder was somewhat unwilling and quickly changed his tune: "To be precise, we made a net profit of more than 300,000 red-tier beast cores in these three months."
Old Six raised his eyebrows, looking puzzled.
The fourth brother looked around at all the orcs present, his gaze finally settling on the chieftain's face: "If you want to break ties with Holy Mother Ruan Xiyue, you'd better do it now."
Our news has come that the first academy in Hope Beast City is about to be completed.
The Snow Rabbit tribe will definitely not let this opportunity pass them by; they will surely use it to cause trouble.
"If you want to seize the glassmaking technology that Holy Mother Ruan Xiyue is selling so well, you'd better use the strength of your entire tribe and go with the Snow Rabbit tribe to deal with Holy Mother Ruan Xiyue now. And don't capture her alive, kill her."
"Otherwise, you will never have another chance."
"In the future, the best way for us and the Holy Mother Ruan Xiyue to get along is through marriage alliance."
As soon as the fourth brother finished speaking, everyone around gasped.
The clan chief frowned slightly: "How do you know?"
The fourth brother looked at the clan leader and saw only greed and caution in the clan leader's cloudy eyes, but no foresight or wisdom.
The fourth brother suddenly laughed and waved his hand: "I was just kidding you. I don't recommend getting involved with the Snow Rabbit Tribe."
The chieftain thought for a moment and asked, "What if the Snow Rabbit Tribe and the Hope Beast City end up losing both?"
The fourth brother nodded earnestly: "If that's the case, we'll turn against them and betray Hope Beast City. Whether we invite the orcs who can make glass or use our orcs in Hope Beast City, we can bring their core technology orcs to our tribe and turn against them."
The chieftain of the Treasure-Hunting Rat tribe finally nodded.
The fourth brother's smile became increasingly formulaic, and his eyes were filled with coldness and mockery.
Meanwhile, an elders' meeting was also being held in the Tanuki tribe. They even transformed into beast forms and almost started fighting on the spot.