The beautiful woman ran away like a little rabbit.
He did not confront the maid because of her earlier actions.
Ji Xian looked up and found that the prince was not surprised by the woman falling down the stairs, nor did he show any reaction.
She even seemed to look at Ji Xian with hatred in her eyes.
Ji Xian felt completely bewildered.
The prince slowly walked down the stairs.
He said in a steady voice, "Thank you for your presence, distinguished guests from the Dragon Kingdom."
When he spoke, he was surprisingly fluent in the Chinese language.
After speaking, he bowed slightly.
"My sister Chavarana was rude just now and made a fool of herself in front of everyone. Please don't take it to heart."
Ji Xian frowned upon hearing this.
That was actually her sister.
It's one thing for him not to care when his sister fell down the stairs, but now he's bringing it up again, as if he's deliberately emphasizing the embarrassing incident that just happened.
If he hadn't brought it up, many people would have just considered it a minor incident. But by mentioning it again, he clearly wanted to make a deeper impression and make others remember his sister's shameful affair even more.
Chavalana did not leave the hall; she simply blended into the crowd.
She had just escaped from Ji Xian's side out of shyness, unwilling to attract everyone's attention in that way.
Hearing her brother Chavarroman mention her, her pretty face turned even redder, this time with anger.
Chavarroman said, "Many of you here were invited by me. I believe you have all guessed my purpose: to trade gold with you."
Ji Xian noticed that some people had already moved forward and gotten closer to Chavaloman.
Ji Xian narrowed his eyes; these must be the gold merchants.
Chavarroman added, “I need to purchase a large amount of gold this time. As you know, many countries have restrictions on gold exports. I can’t talk to you directly in your country. To avoid unnecessary trouble, I can only invite you here.”
Those present were all wealthy individuals; whether or not they were gold merchants, they all exchanged knowing smiles, understanding each other perfectly.
At this point, a portly middle-aged man asked, "Our government isn't as strict about gold exports anymore. How much gold do you need to attract the government's attention?"
Chavarroman said, "Lots, as many as you want."
Chavalloman's words immediately caused an uproar in the hall.
That's incredibly presumptuous of you to say it.
Even billionaires in the hall wouldn't dare make such a boast.
The middle-aged man raised another question: "How much money do you have that can buy all the gold we have?"
Chavarroman said, "A few hundred million, I guess."
The crowd erupted in uproar once again.
This uproar wasn't due to shock, but rather to contempt and ridicule.
The middle-aged man who asked the question laughed and said, "You think you can buy all the gold we have with just a few hundred million? You underestimate the people of our Dragon Kingdom."
Chavarroman laughed, "I haven't finished speaking yet. I only have a few hundred million on hand right now, but once I become the emperor of our Lizard Kingdom, I can have as much money as I want. I can use the entire nation's resources to buy all the gold you have. Is that enough?"
The hall fell silent.
Everyone held their breath.
Goodness, they're playing this big game.
He then realized that Chavalloman's words had a very serious problem.
The middle-aged man said, "Are you kidding me? When will you become emperor?"
Chavarroman said, “My father is old and his health is deteriorating. If I can acquire a large amount of gold and cast it into a golden Buddha to give to him, he will surely pass the throne to me.”
The merchants then realized the purpose of the Lizard King's prince's acquisition of the gold.
Their country is a Buddhist country, and is known as a religious country.
Casting a golden Buddha statue to present to the emperor in order to seize the throne is not unreasonable in the Lizard Kingdom.
However, the gold merchants in the market couldn't help but frown.
This prince isn't here to buy gold; he's clearly here to find investors.
Because the hundreds of millions he had were simply not enough to buy up all the gold they had; to be precise, he might not even be able to take away one-tenth or even one-hundredth.
If these merchants wanted to complete this deal, they would have to extend credit to the prince and help him become emperor.
Isn't this just venture capital?
Businessmen aren't fools; they're unwilling to make such high-risk investments.
At this moment, Prince Chavarroman walked into the crowd and, thinking himself very approachable, began to talk to everyone.
But he was, after all, just a prince from the Lizard Kingdom, not from the Dragon Kingdom, and the people of the Dragon Kingdom wouldn't give him any face.
The merchants made it clear that they would sell him as much merchandise as he had money for, and not a little more.
The merchant's meaning is: if you have money, buy it; if you don't, get lost.
Who cares if you're a prince or not, who cares if you can be an emperor?
Ji Xian did not go up to talk to the prince.
Although he also wanted to sell the gold, he had a very bad impression of the prince, for one reason.
Secondly, he disliked the prince's practice of buying on credit if he couldn't afford it.
Once he becomes emperor, how will Ji Xian collect the money he owes?
What if he refuses to pay it back then?
Could it be that Ji Xian could lead an army to collect debts?
Ji Xian thought it best to forget about it.
Rather than trading with this unreliable prince, he'd rather trade with the gold merchant in the arena.
Ji Xian silently memorized the appearances of these merchants.
At this moment, many merchants in the room, who shared Ji Xian's thoughts and did not want to trade with the prince, had already quietly left.
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