Shi Zhuoqu has never been good at dealing with Chu Qianli. He hesitated for a few seconds and didn't take the matter seriously. Instead, he whispered, "Even if the place where you work is indeed special, we think your past background is nothing. Everyone has the right to pursue better conditions. Lin also thinks that the future may be more important."

"That's worth pondering." Chu Qianli touched her chin, turned her head to look at Tan Muxing, and complained unhappily, "Xingxing, they treat us as two-faced people, and think that money can shake our faith."

Tan Muxing frowned slightly and said seriously: "Boss Shi..."

Chu Qianli asked with interest: "Our stars are very expensive, how much do you plan to spend?"

Tan Muxing: “?”

Tan Muxing saw that she changed her attitude in a second and thought that it was not entirely unreasonable to mistakenly believe that they were two-faced people.

"If you are interested, you can talk to Lin in detail."

Shi Zhuoqu led the way in front, directing the two of them.

Chu Qianli left the lively cocktail party. She looked at Shi Zhuoqu in front of her and said casually, "So Xiao Shi also came here for better conditions?"

The two met Shi Zhuoqu while handling the Shi family incident and had a brief understanding of his family conditions.

Tan Muxing said sincerely: "Mr. Shi's family background is far better than most people."

"But people always have to move up. Only by jumping out of the original environment can they become better. If I still stay at home, I can only be a hotel operator at most, but it's different here." Shi Zhuoqu said meaningfully, "I think you two shouldn't give up a bigger platform."

"We're here." Shi Zhuoqu stopped and knocked on the door gently, motioning for the two to come in.

Inside the room, Lin saw the two people coming in. He was still in his formal suit, and he stood up enthusiastically, smiling and said, "Welcome, both of you. Please take a seat."

This was the first time the two had met Lin. They had only briefly met once before.

"You two performed amazingly in the second round of screening, and today we finally have a chance to have a formal chat," Lin said with a smile, "The badges were awarded too hastily."

Chu Qianli: "I thought you didn't even bother with the screening and just let your subordinates handle it."

"How could that be? I have been paying attention to you all, including the suggestions you two made during the initial interview. I have absorbed and adopted them all. I believe you have also seen the subsequent changes."

Tan Muxing: "You invited us here alone, is there something?"

"I believe you two have seen that our team has just been established, and masters from all over the world have gathered here, but any team needs a leader." Lin said, "To be honest, I did not reveal some information at the last meeting. The ruins of Country H are full of dangers, and seven keys are needed to open the ruins."

"Key?"

"Yes, you two are familiar with Ms. Mei. You should know that she was exempted from the test because she had a baby stone antique that came out of the ruins. It was one of the seven keys."

Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing looked at each other subconsciously, neither of them expected that the baby stone prop was actually a key!

In this light, it makes sense for the Mondsen Group to exempt people with keys from the test, otherwise there is no way to open the door.

"This team is indeed large, but only a few of them can use the keys." Lin smiled, "We don't want to let the pearl fall into dust, so we collect keys from all over the world just to solve the mystery of the ruins."

Chu Qianli was silent for a few seconds, then asked tentatively, "Oh? Does this mean you have found them all?"

"We already know the whereabouts of most of the keys. The rest is just a matter of time. If you don't mind, I can show them to you two."

Lin signaled with his eyes to the people around him, and the black-clad bodyguard took out the antiques from the safe and carefully placed them in front of the three people. The two items were kept in a strict manner, and the velvet cloth on top was gently removed, revealing their true appearance.

The round and full crystal ball radiates red light. The connection between the ball and the base is inlaid with baby stones, which makes the transparent and colorless crystal above refract red light.

On the other side of the velvet cloth were dozens of stone flakes, with ancient and mysterious runes engraved on the surface, and red flashes also appearing in the engraved depressions.

Tan Muxing: "This is..."

Chu Qianli understood: "The crystal ball and the Runestone are both tools for fortune-telling."

Lin looked at her admiringly: "You are very knowledgeable."

"But there are only two of them." Chu Qianli said, "Didn't you say there were seven? How can this be called a majority?"

"Baby Stone technology may change the current world situation. Many owners are unwilling to give up the keys in their hands, so we absorb them into the team. To be honest, their abilities are not as good as yours, and as masters, we cannot understand the secrets of the keys."

Lin narrowed his eyes and hinted, "I think it is necessary to hand over the key to someone more capable, so I want to talk to you two alone."

Chu Qianli suddenly realized that Lin could not trust the key owners. He would absorb the key owners into the team, but he would not let these people take the initiative.

Those who have the key cannot solve the puzzle, and those who can solve the puzzle do not have the key. In addition, the ruins are located in the territory of Country H. Therefore, the Mondsen Group completely divides the personnel and firmly controls the dominant position!

This is an obvious check and balance technique.

Chu Qianli smiled and said, "Do the remaining key owners disagree with you?"

Lin's expression was slightly stagnant, and he said lightly: "Why do you say that?"

Chu Qianli: "You want us to make a gun to suppress the opposition, but it's too late to find a gun now. It must be that the old gun is not useful, so we need to change the gun before the battle."

Lin and others are not good at numerology, so they need to at least get a high-level numerologist to prevent the current situation from getting out of control.

Lin raised his eyebrows: "You are a smart person. It is said that Ziwei Doushu is called the study of emperors in China. It seems that this evaluation is not unreasonable. The students who study it are also different from other fortune tellers."

"Why did you find us?" Tan Muxing asked suspiciously, "From a cultural perspective, you obviously have more choices."

"I have heard Zhuoqu mention the identities of the two, but to be honest we haven't found any information." Lin said calmly, "Even if the two do have backgrounds, I don't think it's a big deal. After all, even the concept of a country is so short-lived, and there are countless possibilities in the future."

"Two hundred years is enough for a country to be at the top of the world, but who can determine the next two hundred years? You two, who study numerology, should understand this the most. Behind countless concepts are the competition for resources and interests. As long as we become the controllers of resources, why should we limit ourselves to the existing rules and regulations?"

Tan Muxing lowered his eyes and said, "The big bourgeoisie doesn't care about the country, but only cares about the growth of assets?"

The Mondsen Group is more powerful than some countries, and many national elections are essentially a struggle between interest groups. No wonder Lin has no concept of the country at all. For a huge group, they are already able to control the country, just like the country H where the ruins are located.

Lin: “It’s not accurate to simply say that it’s asset growth. Perhaps we are the creators of history.”

Chu Qianli sneered: "Okay, stop talking about those nonsense, let's just get down to business. You want us to help you suppress the others and crack the secret of the ruins key. How much are you willing to pay?"

"Since you said that the key owners don't know how to use them, then it will take time to study these things. We have to figure it out anyway." Chu Qianli wanted to reach out and touch the Ru'en Stone, but his hand fell into empty space. He watched the black-clad bodyguard pick up the tray with the keys.

Lin was surprised and said, "I didn't expect you to be so straightforward. I thought we would have to negotiate for a while."

"The last gun was just replaced with a lot of ideas. I've always been simple and direct. As long as you pay me, I'm easy to talk to." Chu Qianli blinked obediently, "If you take the key, I won't be able to study it."

"I can't give you the key now, but if you two prove your strength, I'll give it to you when I have all the keys." Lin half-jokingly said, "If you take the key and turn against us, my efforts will be in vain."

Chu Qianli said in a casual manner: "Even if you have the key, you can't set foot on the territory of Country H."

"That's right." Lin nodded. "If you two perform well in the next selection, I should be able to trust your sincerity and give you one of the keys for research."

"Of course, in addition to the selection, I also hope that you will focus on one person, the Taoist priest carrying the peach wood sword. I don't want him to stand out too much among the candidates." Lin's eyes were dim, and he hinted, "Speaking of it, we are still compatriots. I think you will not show mercy, right?"

Xu Zaiyuan's background is more difficult, Lin can't let him gain the upper hand, and it's also a good opportunity to test the true attitudes of Chu Qianli and others.

Chu Qianli agreed immediately: "That's great, I don't want him to shine, or I won't have any room to shine!"

Tan Muxing looked at her hesitantly: "?" What kind of evil person is speaking?

Lin was also startled. He didn't expect Chu Qianli to be so cooperative, which was completely different from Abner who was always talking about all human beings. He hesitated a little and asked in a low voice: "Is it settled then?"

Chu Qianli shook his finger slowly: "No, you still forgot the key link. Since it is said that behind countless concepts are resources and interests, then we must first discuss the interests of both parties."

Lin said in a deep voice: "How much do you want?"

"The creator of history shouldn't care about a small fortune?" Chu Qianli said with a smile, "Today, I will pay a deposit of 1 billion US dollars and transfer the money from an overseas account. You handle the process cleanly. Anyway, this should not be a big deal for such a big company like Mondsen. I don't know how many banks you have under your control."

"Next, I want 10% of the income from the baby stone mine, and most of the antiques in the ruins."

Lin's eyes were slightly cold. Facing Chu Qianli who was asking for a big bargain, he said in disbelief, "Don't you think this request is too harsh?"

Chu Qianli said dissatisfiedly: "My good fellows, you don't even care about the country, and you still want to argue with me for such a small amount of money!"

Lin rejected it outright: "The deposit is fine, but the 10% return is not okay. You don't have the key at all, you just come here to decipher the ruins."

"Then you can go find those who have the key." Chu Qianli leaned back, crossed her legs arrogantly, and said righteously, "Do you think they know that the antique in their hands is the key, and will they only ask you for 10%? I'm afraid they think the relics belong to them."

Lin remained silent upon hearing this. Abner indeed thought so. He believed that the relics belonged to all mankind.

Lin conceded, "I can pay you the deposit first, and we'll discuss the share of the baby stone after the next round of selection. We need some time to build mutual trust."

"Trust can't wait. Tonight is still a fixed price. Tomorrow it will be a deposit of 2 billion and a 20% profit!" Chu Qianli clapped his legs decisively, "If you go out now and find a better value for money, I lose!"

Lin's eyebrows twitched slightly at her threatening remarks: "...I'm suddenly a little unsure of my decision."

Chu Qianli laughed, "You think people who give up their faith are too busy, and you think people who give up money are too worldly, but everything in the world has its gains and losses, and you can't let you take all the advantages."

"If you feel it's inappropriate, you can also go find the old gun. I am just a greedy person." Chu Qianli spread his hands casually, with a completely take-it-or-leave-it attitude.

Lin was silent for a moment, and finally a smile appeared on his face: "Then I admire people's greed."

"Very good." Chu Qianli said forcefully, "I want to see the deposit arrive before the next selection, and I also want the subsequent 10% profit and the relics and antiques."

After a while, Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing left. Instead of returning to the cocktail party, they chose to go home.

Lin shook the glass, and as he watched the liquid in the glass sway, he sneered, "You may be young, but you have such a big mouth."

"Do we really have to give 10% of the profits?" Shi Zhuoqu didn't expect that Chu Qianli and others would be coerced, and offer an unimaginable astronomical figure. 10% of the profits from the baby stone might be enough to build a country, like some countries that make money from oil.

Lin said calmly, "We'll take it one step at a time. But the more she wants now, the more relieved we can be. Compared to the unpredictable Abner, at least we know exactly what she wants."

When Chu Qianli asked for money, they gave him money. As long as they could grasp the weaknesses of human nature, things would become easy and it would just be a matter of bargaining.

In the villa area, Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing did not take the tour bus. They walked back to Xinheju, walking slowly in the night.

Tan Muxing: "He is not a trustworthy person. He disregards the concept of the country. Representative contracts and laws are invalid for him."

"It doesn't matter. We are not people who keep our promises!" Chu Qianli chuckled. "We should take it one step at a time. We should spend the deposit first. If we really don't want anything, it will make people suspicious."

"I said I was willing to make a gun, but it's not yet clear who the gun will hit. Whoever makes his intentions clear first loses. They think they can control us, but in fact they don't even know what we want."

After Chu Qianli finished speaking, she sighed in frustration and pretended to be self-pitying: "Xingxing, do I look that bad? I think I look like a national team, why do they all think I am profit-driven?"

She got the Lilith paper first tonight, and was also privately persuaded by Lin and others. It seemed that everyone around her had concluded that she was greedy for money and not a person with a firm stand.

Talking about Dusk Star and the impoverished Professor Pan, he confessed: "... maybe it's because of different temperaments?"

"Okay, humans are easily fooled by appearances. I am obviously very thoughtful and aware." Chu Qianli lowered his head and flipped through his phone, then said excitedly, "Let me think about how to spend the stolen money first. There is a fleet of cars going to Country H right now, no... a fleet of planes!"

“…”

Tan Muxing looked at her happily spending money and couldn't help but realize that it was this mysterious quality that made it hard to believe that she was a member of the national team.