Undead Mage: I Have a Skeleton Clone

Upon hearing Fang Zhou reveal his subordinate strength, Yan Yan and Jing Fei exchanged glances, both of them stunned.

They estimated based on the strength they observed when they saw Fang Zhou at the Tiger Suppression Fortress.

At that time, Fang Zhou only displayed a dozen or so Silver Lower Rank Blood Spirit Warriors.

Although they knew this powerful military genius must have hidden part of his strength, they did not expect his resources to be so substantial.

Over a hundred Silver Tier combat forces, what kind of concept is this?

If these were human professionals of the same level, even pouring all the vein’s profits into security couldn’t afford such a multitude of powerhouses.

For a moment, Jing Fei felt like retreating.

Is their small Flame Medal Adventurer Group temple unable to afford Fang Zhou, this great Buddha?

Jing Fei, who had stayed quiet for a long time, couldn’t hold back any longer and revealed his real budget.

"Actually, we don’t need that many. We’ve calculated.

Right now, with the new city of Desolate Land being built, there will be substantial initial security pressure on this vein metallurgy project.

We only need to hire a few Silver Tier Professionals for sufficient security strength.

Once enough of the vein is mined, supplemented by the joint defense forces of other organizations, we won’t need that much manpower."

He explained softly.

"That’s enough, Jing Fei!" Yan Yan interrupted Jing Fei from continuing.

Fang Zhou smiled slightly, naturally aware of the reason.

They wanted him to join partly because of his formidable combat power and partly because he was the military’s rising star.

In the Era of Myth, everything is based on strength.

Though the Blue Star Human Alliance maintains basic order and a generally lawful good stance, the regulation and control over the powerful are much less.

For instance, in Beast Fighting City, the military never prohibits its top figures from setting up industries and earning extra outside of service.

This is naturally to foster cohesion, uniting everyone’s goals through tangible benefits.

This way, minds will converge in times of war, concentrating efforts in one place.

Fang Zhou’s most familiar Lieutenant Colonel, Shen Zhongyun, had purchased a large Spirit Medicine Forest in Beast Fighting City.

In the recent Beastman frenzy, the Beastman’s raiding party destroyed his Spirit Medicine Forest, into which he had invested massive funds, causing him substantial losses.

Such direct infringement on his interests filled Shen Zhongyun with hatred for the Beastman, fueling his fervor in defending their attacks.

During the previous Beastman frenzy, Fang Zhou had already showcased terrifying Silver Tier combat prowess.

Even setting aside the military’s Golden High-Tier officers, many whisper secretly that the Silver Middle Rank Fang Zhou is among the top Silver powerhouses in Beast Fighting City.

After all, when quality is indistinguishable, sheer quantity can crush everything.

In an obvious showdown, Fang Zhou’s dozens or hundreds of Silver Tier Artificial Undead leave all Silver Tier professionals hopeless.

If Yan Yan were to replace his security team with another, it wouldn’t be as convenient as with Fang Zhou.

Other Silver Tier collaborators may not possess Fang Zhou’s strength or his immense influence, which is uncertain.

Now it’s Yan Yan seeking him to join, not the other way around.

With this realization, Fang Zhou became even more determined.

So he smiled, continuing negotiating with Yan Yan, matching wits and eloquence.

In the ensuing time, Yan Yan and Fang Zhou negotiated over the profit-sharing, finding a price they both found suitable.

"Safe travels, Director Yan. I’ll tidy up and head to Desolate Land to find you in a couple of days." At the door, Fang Zhou saw Yan Yan and the others off.

Returning inside, a smile finally broke out on his face.

After half a day’s negotiation, it ended with Yan Yan conceding, allowing Fang Zhou to take a 20% net profit without investment, in charge of the entire mining metallurgy district’s defense.

If there were defensive breaches causing losses, deductions would come from his share, which Fang Zhou had no objection to.

Afterward, Fang Zhou sent a message to Shen Zhongyun, informing him the business deal was successful, exchanging a few words.

Shen Zhongyun quickly replied, "Fang Zhou, you’re already Silver Middle Rank, you’ll need some assets, or you won’t have the funds to keep going.

Do a good job, I’m optimistic about you."

After conversing with Shen Zhongyun, Fang Zhou confirmed his suspicion.

Before approaching Fang Zhou to join, Yan Yan and Jing Fei had actually also sought the more familiar Shen Zhongyun.

Shen Zhongyun found this lucrative, guaranteed business very interesting.

However, Shen Zhongyun had gained much merit during the prior Beastman frenzy, exchanging it for resources useful for his realm breakthrough.

The constant bloody battles had pushed his Spirit Main Attribute close to the Silver Tier’s 10,000-point limit.

Now, Shen Zhongyun is focused entirely on breaching the bottleneck to advance to Gold, with no energy to spare for these matters.

Under Shen Zhongyun’s recommendation, Yan Yan and Jing Fei visited Fang Zhou’s barracks, ultimately sealing the deal.

With Shen Zhongyun’s prior judgment, Fang Zhou was more confident in the business’s profitability.

He had three months before leaving the Beast Fighting City battlefield.