Chapter 471 - Iron-Clad Rule of the Merchants

“Brother Han Wu, the three of us are of the younger generation. I think it would be more appropriate for us to run this trade,” Xi Jie persuaded, gesturing for Yin Ming to stop Jiang Ming.

Although Jiang Ming was stronger than them, the rules of the Supreme Merchant Group forbade him from attacking the duo.

Jiang Ming was furious. The two of them had previously been adamant about not trading with Han Wu, only to try to usurp the deal from him when it turned out to be profitable. How could Jiang Ming tolerate this?

Yin Ming stood before Jiang Ming and warned, “Supervisor Jiang, you’re old and should give us youngsters a path forward. I’m sure my uncle, Director Yin De, would agree.”

For Yin Ming to bring up his uncle Yin De at this time was truly infuriating for Jiang Ming. As both a Major God and one of the founders of the Supreme Merchant Group, Yin De was someone with great authority and enjoyed a lot of benefits in the group.

Yin Ming was clearly using his uncle’s name to pressure Jiang Ming out of the trade. At the same time, Xi Jie was trying to persuade Han Wu to abandon Jiang Ming and negotiate with them instead, even going as far as to offer a price higher than Jiang Ming’s.

Han Wu chuckled at Xi Jie’s offer. “I thought you guys already signed the contract agreeing that you would have no stakes in this trade?”

Xi Jie scoffed. “Contracts are used to bind the weak. We have both power and background. How could contracts tie us down?”

Taking out two puppets from his divine realm, Xi Jie passed one to Yin Ming and the two bit their fingertips before smearing their blood onto the dolls.

The contract that bound them was transferred to the dolls, allowing them to regain their freedom and trade with Han Wu without restriction.

Han Wu could not help but clap his hands in astonishment. He never thought they could remove the contract like that.

“Brother Han Wu, rest assured that our price is the highest in the market. You can sell your 100% pure Abyssal Netherstones to us without worry. We from the Supreme Merchant Group can pave the road for you. You’ll soon earn enough money to rival a God King,” Xi Jie enticed, selling an image of the future to Han Wu.

At Han Wu’s nod, Xi Jie quickly formed an exclusive contract and urged him to sign it.

“Signing this contract will establish a positive relationship with the Supreme Merchant Group. We’ll be here to back you up. You won’t have to fear anything here in the mine.”

Han Wu took the exclusive contract with a nod. Then, glancing between the pair, he tore the contract in half right in front of their eyes.

“Han Wu, what are you doing?” Xi Jie snarled.

Han Wu scoffed. “Isn’t it obvious? I won’t sign this contract, I won’t work with you, and I don’t need your protection.”

Yin Ming tried to hold the raging Xi Jie back as he continued to persuade Han Wu, “Are you unhappy with the price we gave? I can raise it further, but that’s the limit of my authority.”

Han Wu shook his head and shot them a scornful look. “I don’t care about the price. A reliable partner, on the other hand, is invaluable to me. Just so we’re clear, neither of you has the privilege of working with me.”

Both Yin Ming and Xi Jie could no longer endure the anger simmering in their hearts. They had used their precious dolls and even offered an extremely high price for the sake of this deal, only for Han Wu to mock them.

This was extremely insulting to the two rich kids.

Xi Jie raised his arm to subdue Han Wu with his Divine Authority, but Jiang Ming was faster. His Divine Jurisdiction easily overwhelmed Xi Jie’s Divine Authority.

Although Jiang Ming wasn’t gifted in combat, he was still a Major God, and it was quite easy for him to suppress a God.

Xi Jie glared at Jiang Ming. “Don’t try to stop me or you’ll suffer the consequences too!”

The only reason a God like him could utter such words to a Major God was due to his family background.

Yin Ming bared his fangs at Han Wu. “We gave you a chance, and you threw it away. Now, we’ve changed our minds. We won’t bother trading with you anymore. We’ll just seize your territory and resources instead!”

Han Wu’s 100% pure Abyssal Netherstones were a treasure far beyond their expectations, and the pair was willing to break the iron-clad rules of the merchant group to get their hands on them.

Seeing this, Jiang Ming rebuked, “You two! Our merchant group has forbidden us from attacking and robbing others. Every other merchant upholds the same rules. If you rob him, the Supreme Merchant Group will no longer have a foothold in this place.”

Xi Jie growled, “Nobody will know if no one says anything. Supervisor Jiang, think carefully. If we obtain the secret of getting 100% pure Abyssal Netherstones, our merchant group would see great benefits.

“Obtaining a mine shaft that produces 100% pure Abyssal Netherstones will make us famous! The other merchant groups that are trying to grab a stake of our territory would be left in the dust!”

Xi Jie was already envisioning a rosy future.

“We would become the new leaders of the Supreme Merchant Group,” Yin Ming agreed. “As our teacher, you would also gain the respect of everyone in our merchant group. Supervisor Jiang, few ever get the chance to change their fate like this. This opportunity will fly away if you don’t seize it now.”

Jiang Ming unhesitatingly rejected them, “I will not take opportunities granted through such methods. I will only engage in legal transactions and earn clean Divine Essence. That’s all I have to say on the matter. Also, as long as I am here, you two will never be allowed to break the rules of our merchant group.”

“Supervisor Jiang, have you ever considered that the reason my uncle constantly stomps all over you is that you’re too strict with yourself?” Yin Ming sneered, taking a crystal out of his pocket.

His uncle, Yin De, had given him the crystal, which contained an array that could restrict the movements of a Major God. He crushed the crystal, and the array enveloped Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming could neither use his Divine Jurisdiction nor do anything to stop the two while in the array.

Glancing at the struggling Jiang Ming, Yin Ming sneered. “Supervisor Jiang, watch carefully. You’ll soon become our accomplice.”

The two Gods then turned to Han Wu and unleashed their Divine Authorities simultaneously.

“Run! Quickly escape!” Jiang Ming shouted from within the array when he noticed Han Wu wasn’t moving.

Han Wu watched the two Gods without a trace of fear in his eyes. Rather, he was suppressing the excitement in his heart as he asked the two, “Are you really going to rob me?”

Xi Jie chuckled. “You should feel honored that we’re willing to break our group’s rules to rob you.”

Han Wu decided to stop pretending. It was time for the tiger to shed the pig’s skin. “Very well!”

He formed two different Divine Authorities from each arm to counter the two Gods’ Divine Authorities.

The three were locked in a stalemate, but the experienced Jiang Ming could tell that Han Wu was gaining the upper hand.

𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Logically, Han Wu was supposed to lose since he was up against two Gods, but his Divine Authorities were of excellent quality and were far beyond what the two Gods could ever hope to match.

Yin Ming and Xi Jie also noticed this. Hoping to turn the tide, they ordered their units on the Giant-class ship to join in on the attack.

Just as they sent out the command, they received a message from their units.

“Our Glorious God, a huge swarm of locusts is invading us. They’re too powerful!”

“I’m sorry, but it seems my units are faster than yours.” Han Wu postured with a chuckle.