Read Novel Full Chapter 1398: Chapter 731: Zhang Yujiang’s Scheme
Chapter 1398: Chapter 731: Zhang Yujiang’s Scheme
Liang Yuan showed interest and looked at Zhang Yujiang.
“You speak so confidently, you’ve piqued my curiosity. What do you have that can tempt me?”
Zhang Yujiang said in a deep voice, “The Heart Core of Cloud Mist Island!”
Liang Yuan immediately raised an eyebrow, somewhat intrigued.
Zhang Yujiang, surprisingly, wants to use the Heart Core of Cloud Mist Island to trade for the enhancement of gene recombination methods?
We must know that the military’s only territory now is Cloud Mist Island, this Floating Island.
If they trade the Heart Core, it’s like handing over the survival authority of the entire Dove Faction Military!
Zhang Yujiang’s proposal instantly changed Feng Jiangong’s expression.
Feng Jiangong immediately said, “No way! If there’s a trade, it should be with my Brain Core!”
Liang Yuan raised an eyebrow, suddenly realizing.
So, on Cloud Mist Island, there is one Heart Core, and one Brain Core, each held by these two.
No wonder they have always been so close, controlling the entire Floating Island.
Zhang Yujiang slightly shook his head and said sternly, “You’ve sacrificed too much for our military family already!”
“Jianggong, keep the Brain Core with you.”
“Old Zhang!” Feng Jiangong wanted to say more but was stopped by Zhang Yujiang.
He smiled: “There’s no need to speak, even if you want to trade with the Brain Core, Mr. Liang might not be willing.”
He then looked at Liang Yuan.
Liang Yuan thought for a moment. Comparatively, he’s indeed more inclined to choose the Heart Core over the Brain Core.
The Heart Core can control the terrain and topography of the Floating Island, every geographical feature, even the flow of the island.
While the Brain Core can sense the position information of all creatures on the island and some abnormal situations.
However, for Liang Yuan, he doesn’t need to know the information of the people on the island. This task of managing the lives on the island is one he can’t bother with.
On the contrary, directly controlling the terrain and topography of the Floating Island, mastering the resources here, is truly important.
To speak bluntly, if one day he gets unhappy, he can even rely on controlling the Heart Core to turn the whole Floating Island over, instantly destroying all creatures on the island.
Thus, in terms of importance, surely the Heart Core is more valuable than the Brain Core.
Liang Yuan didn’t expect Zhang Yujiang to be ruthless enough to offer such a large price for the trade with him.
Does he really want to improve the progress of gene recombination?
“Mr. Liang, what do you think about this deal?”
Liang Yuan pondered for a moment, then sat back down.
“You win, this deal indeed tempts me.”
“But have you thought it through? Trading the Heart Core of Cloud Mist Island to me means the entire territory will be mine.”
Zhang Yujiang nodded, “Of course, I’ve thought it through. However, there are a few additional conditions to this deal.”
Liang Yuan slightly raised his brow: “What conditions?”
“Trading the Heart Core to you, you must provide me with the method to break through gene recombination.”
“Secondly, the personnel on Cloud Mist Island must not be expelled. They can continue to live here.”
“Finally, regarding the military personnel’s strength and weaponry, you cannot have them. These still belong to our military.”
“All military personnel will continue to be managed by us.”
Liang Yuan couldn’t help but smile bitterly at this: “You mean, I just get the title of ownership of an island, but the usage rights remain with you?”
“Then what do I need this island for?”
Zhang Yujiang shook his head: “Mr. Liang, the hardest part of cooperation is the initial stage.”
“You acquired the ownership, and I imagine the military will gradually submit to you.”
“But before that, I need to secure superior conditions for my old subordinates.”
Liang Yuan sneered: “Nice words, with your approach, it’s like nominally placing this island under my name.”
“As a result, next, Mengya Company’s target wouldn’t just be you, but all of Yangshan.”
Zhang Yujiang gently shook his head: “Mr. Liang, the logic of ‘when the lips are gone, the teeth freeze,’ doesn’t require my explanation. You should understand.”
“Even if Mengya Company doesn’t currently target Yangshan, once they wipe out our military and occupy Cloud Mist Island, discovering Yangshan as such a vast territory nearby, do you think they would ignore it?”
“Your Yangshan will eventually face Mengya Company, sooner or later, makes no difference. If we unite, both benefit; if divided, both lose.”
“This is also the main reason I’m willing to trade the Heart Core with you.”
Zhang Yujiang smiled. With this arrangement, he didn’t seem to suffer too much loss in this trade.
Not only can he obtain the method to enhance gene recombination from Liang Yuan, but he can also divert the danger Mengya Company poses, binding Yangshan to their side.
And the price he pays is merely the Heart Core of Cloud Mist Island.
Liang Yuan showed ‘anger’, speaking coldly: “You have quite the plan!”
“With a single Heart Core, you intend for me to provide the method for gene recombination, and moreover, to bear the danger from Mengya Company?”
“How foolish do you think I am to agree to such a thing?”
He stood up ‘furiously’, turning to leave.
This posture caused Zhang Yujiang to furrow his brows tightly.
Liang Yuan stepped away, counting silently in his heart, one, two, three…
Before he took the fifth step, Zhang Yujiang called out to him.
“Wait!”
Liang Yuan paused his steps, his face turned away from Zhang Yujiang, a subtle curve not easily noticed forming on his lips.
He said calmly, “Do you have anything else to say?”
Zhang Yujiang sighed, “Mr. Liang, since you don’t agree with this proposal, could you also put forward your demands?”
Liang Yuan then turned around to face Zhang Yujiang and said calmly, “You want me to help you deal with Mengya Company, it’s simple. After the Heart Core is mine, the military control must also be mine. All personnel appointments and relationships, I must get involved to reorganize them!”
“You can keep a small portion, no more than a team of 200 people.”
“Additionally, all military confidential documents must be unconditionally open to me, and all research results must be unconditionally shared with Yangshan R&D department.”
Without hesitation, Liang Yuan stated his conditions.
However, as soon as these conditions were mentioned, Zhang Yujiang and Feng Jiangong’s expressions became unpleasant.
“Impossible!”
Feng Jiangong refused without hesitation, “In that case, is it still a trade? It’s equivalent to our military directly subjugating to your Yangshan!”
Liang Yuan said calmly, “I can also choose not to cooperate with you. When Mengya Company cripples you, and most of your people are dead, I can easily take control of Cloud Mist Island.”
Zhang Yujiang immediately retorted gloomily, “If we’re dead, you won’t get the Heart Core and Brain Core of Cloud Mist Island.”
Liang Yuan said calmly, “It doesn’t matter, the Heart Core and Brain Core only control the flow and terrain of Floating Islands. I currently possess five Floating Islands, the territory is large enough.”
“Five?” Zhang Yujiang was taken aback, not understanding.
Feng Jiangong was also puzzled, “Miyuan Rainforest, Yellow Earth Divine Origin, Mirage Snake Space, Dark Abyss Mouth, aren’t there only four Floating Islands?”
Liang Yuan said calmly, “It seems your information is really lagging, your intelligence work is lacking. I’ve already taken Mist City Floating Island.”
These words caused the faces of the two military leaders to change.
Only now did they truly feel that it seems Liang really didn’t care about just one Cloud Mist Island!
Feng Jiangong couldn’t help but say, “Even so, aren’t you afraid Mengya Company will target Yangshan?”
“You should already know how powerful Mengya Company is, right?”
“Zhao Kai and Li Qinghua personally witnessed how formidable Mengya Company’s ship attacks are, they should have already told you, right?”
“And this is only twenty ships from Mengya Company, next time they come, it won’t just be twenty.”
“We can’t stop them, can you Yangshan stop them?”
“You’re a smart person, you must understand that even if we’re wiped out, Mengya Company won’t spare you, right?”
Liang Yuan raised his head, matching Feng Jiangong’s gaze, and suddenly smiled, “How do you know that Yangshan can’t stop Mengya Company?”
This statement stunned both Feng Jiangong and Zhang Yujiang.
They naturally assumed that, given the military’s strength, there’s no way to deal with Mengya Company.
So how could Yangshan, originating from civilian forces, possibly deal with Mengya Company?
However, at this moment, Liang Yuan’s words suddenly alerted them.
Yangshan was no longer the Yangshan they had once known!
Yangshan had even produced its own ships!
Could Yangshan really stand up to Mengya Company?
If they had such strength, hadn’t the military always been sitting on a volcano?
Yangshan could swallow them at any time!
Liang Yuan looked at the two, his expression faintly smiling.
Evidently, he could see what was on their mind.
“Gentlemen, the times have changed, you should understand, even without Mengya Company, I would never allow an uncontrollable force to develop and grow at my doorstep.”
“Honestly, Commander Zhang, I’m quite surprised you proposed trading Cloud Mist Island’s Heart Core with me today, but also quite pleased.”
“At least I don’t have to use overly aggressive means to get Cloud Mist Island.”
“Now, I’ll give you two options: join Yangshan, and we face Mengya Company together.”
“Conditions follow as I said, at least your people can still have freedom, you two remain alive, and you can even control Cloud Mist Island’s Brain Core and possess part of the island’s authority.”
“Or you wait for Mengya Company’s second attack, wait for them to devastate you, then I’ll come to clean up the mess.”
“However, by then, you won’t have the qualification to negotiate with me.”
After speaking, Liang Yuan said no more, sat at the table, picked up a cup of tea, and calmly took a sip.
Feng Jiangong and Zhang Yujiang exchanged a glance, their faces rather unpleasant.
Liang Yuan’s conditions had completely broken their tolerable bottom line.
Zhang Yujiang furrowed his brows, unable to accept this outcome.
Feng Jiangong looked at Liang Yuan, his gaze flickering.
Finally, it was Feng Jiangong who spoke.
“Liang Yuan, you want Cloud Mist Island, you want to bring the military under your command, I can agree to your demands, but I also have requirements.”
“Jiangong!”
Zhang Yujiang quickly spoke, trying to persuade him to calm down.
The two of them hadn’t discussed this, Feng Jiangong agreed too quickly.
Feng Jiangong merely waved his hand, saying, “I only represent myself, not you, Commander. Listen to my requirements before making a decision.”
Zhang Yujiang heard this and said nothing more, only stated, “Alright, go ahead.”
Liang Yuan also looked at Feng Jiangong, asking, “What are your requirements?”
“I want you to fight me, defeat me fair and square!”