Kazami River miscalculated.
The expected scene of Liu Kai readily agreeing did not occur.
Instead, he was met with a lukewarm response: "I'm sorry, Patriarch Feng, I've come to a realization. These days, gold is actually not very useful; resources are much more practical."
"Oh? So what Brother Liu means is..."
"Of course it's grain. I'm sure you have quite a bit in stock, right?"
Liu Kai's thoughts were very straightforward.
These grains can be used to earn "faith" energy.
It can also provide cover for the grain he grows himself, reducing the visibility of the storage space.
However, this request was tantamount to directly puncturing Kazamigawa's lungs.
Kazami's lips twitched involuntarily, and a multitude of thoughts raced through his mind.
Just now, Feng Yuxiao said that the direction of his divination was to resolve the food crisis at the Fenghai Refugee Base.
Now Liu Kai is directly asking him for food.
Could it be...?
However, even without Feng Yuxiao disobeying orders to perform divination, he was still very resistant to Liu Kai's demand for grain.
As Liu Kai said.
These days, precious metals are pretty useless, so you don't feel bad taking them out.
But food is something that is directly related to human life.
Nowadays, it can be used to win people's hearts and expand and consolidate the family's power and status!
Moreover, during the apocalypse, we can simply wait for the authorities to expend their food reserves.
After the apocalypse, they will be the only ones in power.
It is no exaggeration to call them strategic materials.
So don't say one jin (500 grams).
Kazamigawa didn't want to give up even a single grain of rice.
But looking at Liu Kai's greedy face, it's clear that he can't refuse.
After all, if they only have rice but no guns, the Feng family is just a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
Only by mastering China's automated weaponry can one have the strength to protect wealth and status after the apocalypse.
I thought about it for a long time.
Kazami finally replied in a deep voice, "Brother Liu's request is indeed a bit difficult to fulfill, but what can we do when we are partners? How about this, 5,000 tons of refined rice."
Upon hearing this number, Liu Kai immediately scoffed.
"Master Feng, are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"
Liu Kai had no idea how much grain the Feng family had stored across the country and even the world.
They had no idea where the stored grain was kept or how much of it was well preserved.
However, the fact that these powerful families have been able to stand for two thousand years suggests that their preparations for natural disasters and man-made calamities must have been quite secretive and thorough.
In peacetime, besides interfering with the regime, manipulating the economy, and infiltrating officialdom, they also...
Controlling food resources is also a very large business.
It's important to know that even before the apocalypse, China alone produced nearly 300 million tons of rice annually!
Not to mention Southeast Asian countries that are primarily agricultural.
For the Feng family, whose influence spans across Asia, the resources they control must be enormous.
So a mere 5,000 tons is nothing more than a hair on the head of nine cows.
Proposing this number is really just a way to appease beggars.
Hearing Liu Kai's dissatisfaction and sarcasm.
Kazami knew that he couldn't keep personally making the offers like this.
For example, if he dared to quote 10,000 tons, Liu Kai would dare to raise the price to 100,000 tons.
So he decisively kicked the ball back.
"How much does Brother Liu want? If it's too much, even if I'm the head of the family, it won't be easy to handle, and the elders won't agree."
Liu Kai still scoffed at Kazamigawa's use of the elders as a pretext.
But he did not forget the real purpose of contacting Kazamigawa this time.
Extorting money is just a cover, a way to kill two birds with one stone.
So after a moment's thought, he gave a precise figure: "30,000 tons of refined rice."
"This...30,000 tons! That much?"
Kazami's voice was filled with embarrassment and shock.
But in reality, his heart was filled with disdain:
As expected, a nobody is just a nobody; even when trying to extort money, they are so conservative and timid, and they will never amount to anything.
This quantity is insignificant to the Feng family.
But he still pretended to be in a difficult position, making Liu Kai feel like he had gotten the better deal.
"What, is the Feng family head so wealthy that he can't even afford something this small?"
“It’s like this, Brother Liu, the matter of 30,000 tons of refined rice is of great importance, and I still need to discuss it with the elders.”
"Still need to discuss? Heh, then forget it. Goodbye."
"Wait a moment!"
Kazami continued to feign difficulty and remained silent for a long while.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! 30,000 it is. I'll explain to the elders' council. I hope Brother Liu can calm down and not let it affect our future cooperation."
"That's right. I'd like to trouble the Feng family head to transport the grain to the Tobacco Bureau Warehouse No. 18 in the west of Fenghai City as soon as possible. Be discreet and don't let anyone else find out."
"That's natural. As for the news Brother Liu just mentioned..."
Liu Kai finally smiled.
"Since Patriarch Feng is so straightforward, I won't keep you in suspense any longer."
"I just received news from the minister today that the Northern Theater Command is going to upgrade its military security system, which includes the development of an unmanned weapon control platform based on quantum computers."
"This matter has been decided to be handled by Tianyuan Quantum Group. I will send you a list of R&D personnel immediately."
Upon seeing the list sent by Liu Kai, Kazami Kawawa was so surprised he almost jumped out of his chair.
As expected, the Feng family's informants were unaware of this matter.
This matter is actually related to their long-cherished control of unmanned weapons!
Kazami no longer had the energy to argue with Liu Kai; he needed to make arrangements as soon as possible.
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