Am I the only one who didn't ascend?

When masters fight each other, they need to make predictions.

The Northern Territory Business Group is a Yueyang giant that is even better than Bolanzhuang, and its top-ranking deputy consul He Yuan is undoubtedly a master among masters.

Before Wang Luo finished his emotional words, He Yuan heard a sigh: "This Dinghuang Tower was a drawing jointly designed by a large number of top academy professors organized by the Immortal League back then, and the materials were also taken from the Five All over the state, although it is now built in the center of the moon, it undoubtedly represents the technological pinnacle of the entire Immortal League, so it will certainly be an eye-opener... When I first got the drawings, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night, because if this tower is like If there are hundreds of them in the northern plains, let alone establishing a stable rear for Rong City, I think there is a great chance for White Key City to start heading north immediately and continue to expand the land!"

Heyuan's words made Wang Luo immediately exclaim: What a master!

The sky-high asking price for hundreds of towers was actually just a hint. Wang Luo didn't intend to say it right away, because such an asking price undoubtedly far exceeded the tolerance limit of the Northern Territory business group. If he asked for it seriously, it would be unreasonable and no different from flipping the table. .

As a result, before he could figure out how to make things difficult in a reasonable way, Heyuan seemed to have predicted it and put the unrealistic price on the table first!

So Wang Luo also asked: "Since Consul He has such ambitions, he must also be troubled by the unfulfilled ambitions?"

Heyuan smiled bitterly and said: "Mountain Master Mingjian, in my ideal Yueyang, hundreds of such towers should be built on the northern plains within twenty years. Even in the relevant plan given by the Immortal Alliance, He also made a clear request: before Rong City sets off to the west, our country should build at least fifty high towers. But today, you, the mountain master, have also seen that if you hadn't spoken in the Shengxue Tower, all the forces could work together. If we cooperate, we won’t even be able to erect the tower in the center of White Key City.”

Wang Luo was a little curious: "When I was overlooking the plain at the Star Reaching Pavilion, I saw dozens of reflections from the Moli Mirror. Aren't those tall towers that have been built?"

Heyuan's smile became even bitterer: "Although the construction period of today's high tower is short, I dare to lead the way and explain it in person, even if it is because I am completely sure that there will never be any mistakes in it. Not to mention a reasonable envoy like you, even if it is If someone wants to deliberately make things difficult, there is no way they can find fault in this tower... But I would never dare to take you to see the dozens of tall towers you saw in the Star Reaching Pavilion. "

"Hey, Consul He is exposing his own shortcomings."

"Alas, after the chaos in Rong City, Yueyang was accused by thousands of people, and the Lord of the Kingdom acted impulsively at the Immortal Alliance Conference... These shortcomings, even if we don't talk about them, will be exposed sooner or later, not to mention the Lord of the Mountain is reasonable, How dare we not treat others with sincerity?”

Heyuan sighed as he spoke, but within a few words, he put Wang Luo on a high ground.

Wang Luo didn't mind, so he asked: "In Consul He's opinion, what is the crux of the matter?"

"First of all, it's money." He Yuan said calmly, "Master Wangshan, look at this Moli Mirror, which is very magical. The mirror is made from the material outside Ziwu. The master craftsman of Ziwu extracted the immortal black ice from the lava of the submarine volcano. It was polished. A hundred years ago, it was regarded as a first-class rare item in the Immortal Alliance and was extremely valuable. Fortunately, in recent years, with the breakthrough of Ziwu's technology, the immortal black ice has finally been mass-produced, but the cost is still extremely high. The material cost of the Moli Mirror alone is more than 30 million spirit leaves. Taking into account the complex processing and integration, the total cost alone is 100 million, accounting for more than half of the cost of the entire tower. "

When Wang Luo heard this, he couldn't help showing surprise: "In other words, the cost of the entire tower alone is 200 million for you?"

Heyuan said: "One hundred and eighty million spiritual leaves, a cost price without water. If you include post-maintenance and other miscellaneous costs, two hundred million is basically a loss price. And this is just the cost of materials. If you include labor The cost will be at least doubled. Take the tower under our feet as an example. It takes fifteen days to complete, and the core team of craftsmen from the Northern Territory Business Group have to work overtime, and any one of those craftsmen has a salary of more than one million. Annual salary, let them work overtime, even if I, the deputy consul, want to pave the way first... Then, these towers themselves cannot generate any income. "

Wang Luo asked: "Of course it is impossible to make a profit in this type of land reclamation construction, so it should not be paid by the business group alone. So, Consul He, what you are saying is that the people who should pay have not paid, so the Northern Territory Business Group Do you have the desire to serve your country but no way to start?”

He Yuan said: "Yes, if there are two towers in one, then the size of the Northern Territory Business Group can still afford it and contribute. But the overall strategy of the Immortal Alliance requires us to build dozens of towers in a few years. It’s a tall tower, and the tower is just one part of the overall construction plan, and it will be difficult for us to start if the budget issues are not sorted out clearly.”

Wang Luo asked curiously: "Although Yueyang's national power is not as strong as Zhuwang's, it's not like he can't even spend money to fix the famine, right?"

Heyuan smiled bitterly again and explained: "Master Wangshan, whether you can get it or not depends on how you calculate the account. For example, for this Dinghuang Tower, the price quoted by the Merchant Group to Baiyao City is 500 million. , and Baiyao City, as a Dinghuang City, receives tens of billions of special funds from the capital alone. Is it really impossible to build a tower worth 500 million? "Of course not.

Wang Luo nodded: "What then?"

"However, if the mountain master changes his perspective to calculate this account, the conclusion will be very different. This tower occupies the central area of ​​Baiyao City, and the most prosperous commercial district in the city is not far away. If the tower is not built, other facilities will be converted. It will not only make a lot of money, but at least it will be a stable source of income... So if the opportunity cost is also taken into account, the price of this tower can easily be multiplied several times or even dozens of times."

Wang Luo laughed: "Can this kind of thing be considered as opportunity cost? Isn't the land used for Dinghuang Tower a special purpose?"

He Yuan showed a helpless expression: "The mountain master is right. According to any normal logic, this matter should be a special purpose. How can we use Dinghuang's affairs to calculate the gains and losses of money? It's ridiculous... But the former city lord Bai Wei didn't calculate it this way. Wang Shanzhu, before you came, the land originally planned for the tower had been vacant. It's not that our Northern Territory Merchant Group is unwilling to contribute. It's really that someone is holding us back and we are helpless."

Hearing this, Wang Luo understood.

This big-bellied expert was obviously not speaking for himself or the Northern Territory Merchants Group. He represented the new dignitaries at the Shengxue Tower banquet and tried to put all the blame on those dead people!

And the explanation he painstakingly gave was indeed very smooth!

So the only question at the moment was: Are the Immortal Alliance's special envoy and the leader of the wasteland removal team willing to accept this reasonable explanation!