"Borrow money?" Upon hearing Zhang nglong's request, Izek was not only unsurprised, but was actually delighted!
Although he was just a person from a planet of Barbarians, he was, after all, a Level Four Life Form. Having a Level Four Life Form owe him a favor was much more valuable than just lending so money.
You should know, the lords of the Izek civilization don't just have one son. As the levels of life begin to evolve, lifespans extend accordingly—a Level Three Life Form could live nearly a thousand years, while a Level Four Life Form lived even longer.
A lord who could live for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, how could he possibly have only one wife and son?
Ireel had more than two hundred older brothers and sisters, and he was the last in line. Under normal circumstances, the next lord of the Izek civilization would definitely not be him.
Even though he wouldn't be lord and yet owning dozens of civilized planets, his life could still be quite fulfilling. But who wouldn't want to try for such an opportunity?
Previously, Ireel wouldn't even dare to dream about it, but after eting Zhang nglong, a small plan erged in his heart. If he could win over a Level Four Life Form, his father would surely see him in a new light, and by then, he might even beco a strong contender for the next lord!
"Brother Zhang, there's no need for a mortgage, that feels too estranged. Everyone has a mont of inconvenience when they're away from ho. The fact that we could et on this planet is also our fate. How much money do you need?"
"This..." To tell the truth, Zhang nglong didn't even know how much money he should borrow, as he was unsure about the purchasing power level of the so-called Izek Crystal Coins.
"That won't do, clear accounts make good brothers," To cover his ignorance, Zhang nglong decided to mortgage his spaceship to Ireel first, "My spaceship burns through money, just set a price for it, and as soon as I earn the money, I'll pay you back imdiately."
"Alright! Brother Zhang, you are a straightforward person," Ireel said. "Although your spaceship is an old model from the peak of a Level Two civilization and has stopped production with not so great performance, as an antique, it does have so collector's value."
To be honest, when Ireel first saw Zhang nglong's spaceship, he sowhat wanted to buy it, as a son of a lord of a Level Two civilization, he had plenty of good spaceships, but one with certain collector value was truly not bad.
"Let's do this," Ireel said, "I'll give you a price of 8 billion Izek Crystal Coins for now, how does that sound?"
"Gou Dan, what do you think?" Zhang nglong asked.
"This Ireel is quite credible," Gou Dan said. "According to the exchange rate from twenty thousand years ago, along with the level of civilization of the Izek civilization, it would have been worth about 16 billion Izek Crystal Coins at that ti. Considering the wear and tear and depreciation of the spaceship, it would actually be worth at most 5 billion, he's definitely running at a loss, let alone it being just a mortgage."
"My goodness, this lord's son is rich!" Zhang nglong exclaid.
"Considering the living standard of the Izek civilization, the ordinary class spends about 1,000 Izek Crystal Coins a year. 8 billion is a staggering amount," Gou Dan chuckled. "But you should know, a lord of a Level Two civilization is incredibly wealthy."
"How so?"
"Normally, a Level One civilization has to remit 10% of its GDP to a Level Two civilization. Converted proportionally, the GDP of a Level One civilization per year is roughly between 10 billion and 10,000 billion. A Level Two civilization has at least a few hundred Level Two civilizations, so that's at least a few hundred trillion Izek Crystal Coins a year."
"That's really frighteningly a lot." A son of a Level Two civilization pulling out a few hundred billion of a Level Two civilization's currency is too simple, almost like the rich second generation on Earth pulling out a few hundred thousand or million.
"This Ireel is not too bad," Zhang nglong said, regardless of whether he has other intentions, at least for now, he has given him a lot of benefits and help.
"Let's go with this price!" Zhang nglong said, anyway when he pays him back double, he can't be accused of being insincere.
"Okay, I think Brother Zhang doesn't have a bank account right now," Ireel said, "I'll send soone with an unregistered temporary card shortly. Could you give
an address?"
Zhang nglong told Ireel his current location, and within half an hour, a servant following Ireel had found him.
"Respected sir, this is what our master asked
to give you." The servant handed Zhang nglong sothing that looked like a chip. Bank cards of this era had shrunk to less than the size of a SIM card, appearing like a piece of ordinary broken glass.
"Thank him for ," Zhang nglong said, "If your master ever needs help, he can co to
anyti."
"I will relay the ssage to my master." Although the servant knew Zhang nglong's life level was very high, he doubted Zhang had the ability to help his master at present, so he didn't take the statent seriously and rely passed it on.
The mont he got the money, Zhang nglong began to feel expansive, thinking that since he couldn't activate his account at the bank right now, he might as well have so fun and make so money. "Where are we going?"
"Host, 1270 kiloters from here, there's a large Zidel Ore sale site."
1270 kiloters, on Earth, was almost the distance of crossing countries. But thanks to the electromagnetic railcar, it only took about fifteen minutes, including the ti for acceleration and deceleration. In fact, most of the journey involved speeding up or slowing down, while cruising took the least amount of ti.
"This is the place," Gou Dan said. "The developnt of Zidel Ore is almost monopolized by several large universal companies. All the sales points of all civilizations are personally arranged by them, and the prices are transparently public, averaging around 100,000 Izek Crystal Coins per stone on this planet.
"And the price of Energy Crystals?"
"The cheapest, Level One Energy Crystals, start at over ten tis the price of the ore. Every increase in crystal level multiplies the value by a thousand. Do the math!"
"Ouch!" Zhang nglong gasped in surprise. A Level Five Crystal Stone, converted to the highest class of Cosmic Coins, was worth millions!
What was the concept of 1 million Cosmic Coins? Gou Dan told Zhang nglong that generally, the price of a Level One civilization ranged between 10,000 and 100,000 Cosmic Coins.
"A whole planet is so valuable?"
"Actually, not really valuable," Gou Dan explained. "A Level One civilization planet, even if exploited to the extre, cannot produce 10,000 Cosmic Coins, but all planets in the universe belong to the Universal Alliance. Even those planetary lords only have rights to the revenue, not ownership."
In other words, if he managed to get a Level Five Energy Crystal, he could buy dozens of Level One civilization planets!
"Boss, Level Five Energy Crystals aren't so easy to co by," Gou Dan threw a wet blanket on. "A single Level Five Energy Crystal is enough for a year's energy consumption of a Level Two civilization, even enough to maintain a year of high-intensity combat mode for a Level Five civilization warship. Even for a Level One Energy Crystal, you can't extract one from 100 stones."
"This isn't gambling; this is betting lives!" Zhang nglong couldn't help but express his disbelief. Compared to Earth's stone gambling, this was child's play.
"It truly is a bet on lives," Gou Dan said. "So high-grade civilization lords even gamble their own civilizations when they're feeling lucky!"
Zhang nglong entered the impressive raw stone company, where massive amounts of raw stones, each about the size of a head, were densely piled.
Depending on the place of origin, the price of raw stones could vary by up to ten tis. Naturally, the more expensive they are, the better their average quality.
Zhang nglong rubbed his hands together, "The God of Gamblers is here!"
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