"However." Nong He changed the subject: "According to what I know, the agreements under Taotao.com are all adjusted for different countries. For example, some super-large cosmic countries can only have the influence of Taotao.com for ten years. This is the maximum time allowed by Taotao.com."

"Oh?" Lin Tao's eyes lit up: "As far as I know, the Black Dragon Mountain Empire is not considered a large universe country, so how long will it take for it to get the permission?"

"Half a year." Nong He said: "In the agreement between Taotao.com and the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, the operating period is half a year."

After a pause, he continued, "This is the permission granted by Taotao.com to the Emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. As for others, the time is even shorter."

Hearing this, Lin Tao quickly motioned for him to continue.

"If my guess is correct, although the Ninth Prince is the most powerful prince, the time he can operate Taotao.com is no more than three months." Nong He said.

It seems that the most important power of a cosmic empire still lies in the hands of the emperor of the empire. Lin Tao nodded secretly.

"Senior Brother Nong, are you telling the truth?" Xiao Yuan asked with a blink of his eyes.

"I am my own channel." Nong He said confidently.

"Hmm?" Suddenly, Nong He's confidence in his control of information channels and his comprehensive understanding of various information gave Lin Tao a familiar feeling, a feeling he seemed to have seen in another person.

Yes, it’s Zhuofan.

How come this guy is somewhat similar to Zhuo Fan? Suddenly, Lin Tao felt that the Nong He he was facing was not Nong He, but Zhuo Fan. However, if the two were compared together, Zhuo Fan's mentality seemed more mature, while Nong He's character was a little worse.

Because Nong He gives people the illusion of being very ostentatious.

A professional analyst?

In an instant, Lin Tao had a general understanding of Nong He's background.

Obviously, there are only two situations in which a third-level telekinetic master can enter the ranks of adventurers and live such a comfortable life. One is that he has certain skills in making potions or the ability to make telekinetic devices, and the other is that he is like Zhuo Fan, and is being cultivated as a potential object.

Otherwise, they would be like those low-level adventurers who entered the Planet of Despair. Just for some small benefits, they would have to walk on the edge of a knife and could lose their lives at any time.

Of course, to be able to become the latter, one must have certain background connections, otherwise who would deliberately cultivate an unfamiliar person?

Nong He, who is behind him?

Could it be that he is a wise man like Zhuo Fan?

Lin Tao frowned slightly, with a myriad of thoughts running through his mind.

"Three months? It turns out that the time left for our Mengchen Chamber of Commerce is less than three months."

Suddenly, Tong Qiu let out a heavy sigh, bringing Lin Tao back to his senses.

Less than three months? Lin Tao frowned. The Ninth Prince had been secretly operating Taotao.com for only three months. As long as he could hold on...

Get through it? Lin Tao smiled bitterly in his heart. He didn't know what the Ninth Prince had to pay to secretly operate Taotao.com, but he knew that a huge amount of money was definitely invested in it.

Three months. This seems to be the time that the Ninth Prince can operate. However, being able to pay such a huge cost, how could he let the Mengchen Chamber of Commerce easily survive these three months?

Tong Qiu was right. Now their Mengchen Chamber of Commerce only has less than three months left.

The Ninth Prince will definitely use all means, threats and inducements, within these three months to force them to join the other side. Even if Lin Tao refuses, within three months, the Mengchen Chamber of Commerce will definitely disappear and cease to exist.

Because this is the territory of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire!

Nong He had been watching Lin Tao's expression. Seeing his face changing constantly, he naturally understood that Lin Tao should have figured out everything.

Now, Nong He really wants to know what method Lin Tao will use to solve the current difficulties.

Everyone knows that cooperation is beneficial to both parties, but in order to cooperate, both parties must have a certain strength. Otherwise, as a strong party, how can they easily cooperate with a weak party?

Nong He now wants to know whether Lin Tao has the ability to cooperate with him.

Of course, Lin Tao can also choose to cooperate with the Ninth Prince. In this way, Nong He can at most be a bystander, watching a movie that is not too bad.

But, if this is the ending...

Thinking of this, Nong He's eyes flashed a few times and he sneered in his heart.

It's not easy to get here, but if you don't relax your muscles and bones, your head will easily rust.

Join the Ninth Prince? Not to mention that Lin Tao and others had already killed the telepathic master they sent on the spot, and even if they hadn't taken action, Lin Tao would definitely not join them, because he had the royal blood curse of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire on him. Once he stood in front of the Ninth Prince, he would definitely be noticed.

Even if the Ninth Prince restrained himself from taking action for the time being, he would still be wary of Lin Tao, which would only become a reason for a reckoning in the future.

What's more, my life is in my own hands, not his!

Lin Tao was a person who would not easily accept threats. When he was just reborn, facing the threat from Liu Zhengchen, Lin Tao chose to take action. Later, facing the threat from the Liu family, he also chose to take action. In the series of things he encountered afterwards, Lin Tao did not choose to compromise.

Just like accepting Salon's invitation, the most important reason was that by joining the underground telepathic master, Lin Tao could leave the Black Dragon Mountain Empire and go to other places to receive training from a telepathic master.

Because Lin Tao knew that he would never be able to cultivate to the tenth level or above of the Mind Energy Master if he stayed in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, and he had already verified this in Zhuo Fan.

"Master Lin, there are only two options before us now."

Seeing Lin Tao lost in thought for a long time, Tong Qiu glanced at Xiao Yuan and saw that she kept her lips tightly shut and said nothing. After thinking for a while, he decided to take out all the plans and see how Lin Tao would make a decision.

"Speak." Lin Tao gestured.

"First, give up resistance and join the Ninth Prince. Even though we killed three of them, the Ninth Prince will pay more attention to our strength. We...we..."

As soon as he said this, Tong Qiu suddenly noticed Lin Tao's sharp eyes. His heart tightened and he immediately realized that this path would definitely not work.

After sighing, Tong Qiu spoke again: "As for the second way, that is to choose the enemies of the Ninth Prince and cooperate with them to resist the Ninth Prince's actions together."

Hearing this, Nong He smiled and stood there, observing Lin Tao's reaction calmly.

Seeing that Lin Tao looked normal and his fierce eyes were gone, Tong Qiu immediately continued, "As far as I know, there were thirteen princes in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. After the fight, there are only five left. In addition to the Ninth Prince, there are the Third Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Seventh Prince, and the Eleventh Prince."

"If we need to fight against the Ninth Prince together, we can choose one from these four princes."

"However, under normal circumstances, a force only needs to own one pharmacy guild. The Third Prince has the Liang Pharmacy, and the Eleventh Prince has the Qi Pharmacy, so our final choice can only be between the Fifth Prince and the Seventh Prince."

Tong Qiu analyzed.

"This..." Lin Tao blinked, dumbfounded for a moment. He thought Tong Qiu would come up with some good ideas, but he didn't expect that he would just persuade him to join the forces of other princes and resist the Ninth Prince together.

If this is the choice, the Third Prince and the Eleventh Prince can indeed be ignored, but when he heard about the Seventh Prince, Lin Tao's eyes twitched a few times.

Because the Seventh Prince had been killed by him personally.

It's a joke to work with him.

Of course, the two options proposed by Tong Qiu are also a joke.

The existence of the royal blood curse almost put Lin Tao on the opposite side of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. It is conceivable that if the other party knew about the royal blood curse on him, it is not certain whether they would cooperate or not. I am afraid they would only think of finding someone to get rid of Lin Tao on the spot.

After all, if you dare to kill the royal family of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, who can guarantee that you will not become Lin Tao's next target?

Coming back to his senses, Lin Tao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked around. He glanced at Xiao Yuan Tongqiu, then quickly glanced at Su Ru Mengming, and finally his gaze fell on Nong He, who had been smiling silently.

“This guy…”

Although Nong He kept smiling and said nothing, the contact with Zhuo Fan made Lin Tao's intuition more acute. He could sense the sneer beneath Nong He's smile.

Obviously, if Lin Tao really chose the path that Tong Qiu said, then this Nong He would definitely trip him up secretly! This guy, why does he seem to have a grudge against me? Lin Tao suddenly felt unhappy, but since he had chosen to let this person stay, he could only bury everything in his heart.

Realizing that Xiao Yuan, Tong Qiu, Su Ru and others were waiting for his answer, Lin Tao spoke up: "Tong Lao, I will not choose either of the two paths you mentioned."

"This..." Tong Qiu was stunned, Xiao Yuan and others were also stunned where they were.

Su Ru and Meng Ming's eyes were full of surprise, because they were the remnants of the Su family that was wiped out by the Ninth Prince. Even if they could not avenge themselves in this lifetime, they were unwilling to become the Ninth Prince or even the behind-the-scenes guests of the various royal families of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. Once Lin Tao agreed to Tong Qiu's two options, they would definitely bid farewell to Lin Tao. If they did not get Lin Tao's consent, they would also threaten him with their lives.

"My fate is in my own hands, not his." Lin Tao said calmly, "My fate, Lin Tao, cannot be controlled by others. I will not join the Ninth Prince, nor will I join the other princes. No matter who they send over, I will choose to stand on the opposite side of them."

"I have finished what I have to say. Now it is your turn to choose."

Lin Tao looked around and said in a deep voice: "When I was away, you helped Mengchen Chamber of Commerce a lot. Even if you leave, I will not treat you unfairly. Do you choose to go against the royal family of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, or choose to stay by my side."

"Now, it's up to you to decide."