The bid from the Wind and Snow God King, Ling Hanshuang, made Xiao Mo's heart race.
But the problem was, he hadn't obtained a large quantity of [Troop Evolution Blueprints] himself, and his own troops were not enough to use them. How could he have any surplus to sell to the Snow Region Empire?
Yet, he really wanted to make this deal, so Xiao Mo came up with an idea.
That was to go to the [Myriad Races Trading Platform] and raise the price slightly to acquire them in large quantities.
For instance, if low-level blueprints ranged between two hundred to five hundred Soul Crystals, he would directly raise the price to six hundred or even seven hundred Soul Crystals.
Although it would be a bit of a loss, compared to twenty thousand Soul Crystals for a low-level evolution blueprint, he would still be making a killing.
After careful consideration, Xiao Mo decided to do business with the Wind and Snow God King, Ling Hanshuang.
In the territory faction, there were billions of lords and hundreds of millions of lone individuals.
If even one in ten thousand of these individuals were willing to sell a [Troop Evolution Blueprint], that would amount to hundreds of thousands of blueprints.
Hundreds of thousands of blueprints! The profit margin he would earn from them would be equivalent to a Soul Crystal mine!
Such a good opportunity, with his usual shrewd businessman's nature, there was no reason to refuse!
Moreover, he could tell that the Wind and Snow God King, Ling Hanshuang, genuinely desired [Troop Evolution Blueprints].
Even if he refused her, she would surely find other lords to cooperate with.
At that point, he would indirectly be aiding the enemy.
Therefore, rather than letting other lords profit handsomely, he might as well make the profit himself.
As for whether losing [Troop Evolution Blueprints] would affect the overall strength of the territory faction, Xiao Mo felt it would be insignificant.
Furthermore, the territory faction would gain a large amount of Soul Crystals to upgrade the levels of troop buildings, which would accelerate the development speed of the territory faction in the short term.
Thinking of it this way, Xiao Mo was actually doing something beneficial for the entire territory faction.
"No problem!"
Xiao Mo nodded heavily and said, "There's no reason for me to refuse such a good deal!"
"However, I don't have many Troop Evolution Blueprints in my possession right now. After I acquire a batch, we can complete the transaction! Of course, Your Majesty the Empress needs to pay a deposit, as I will need a large amount of Soul Crystals to acquire the blueprints!"
"That's no problem at all!"
The Wind and Snow God King, Ling Hanshuang, revealed a radiant smile.
She had known all along that Xiao Mo would not refuse, so she had prepared the Soul Crystals in advance.
After all, she had researched it and knew that the price she offered was irresistible to any lord of a territory faction.
As her voice fell, she took out a spatial ring and handed it to Xiao Mo: "Your Majesty the King, this is a total of three billion Soul Crystals, serving as my advance payment!"
Xian'er stepped forward, took the ring, inspected it, and then handed it to Xiao Mo, nodding in confirmation.
This amount made Xiao Mo exclaim at the Wind and Snow God King's generosity; she was a typical rich and beautiful woman.
The advance payment alone was three billion Soul Crystals, which was equivalent to one hundred and fifty thousand low-level evolution blueprints!
Of course, if it were higher-level blueprints, the quantity would not be so large, but higher-level blueprints would undoubtedly be more difficult to acquire.
Moreover, Xiao Mo had already decided that if he truly managed to acquire high-level blueprints, he would keep them for himself.
As for the low-level blueprints, he would sell them all to the Wind and Snow God King, Ling Hanshuang!
However, as soon as this thought crossed Xiao Mo's mind, it was immediately doused by the Wind and Snow God King, Ling Hanshuang, with a bucket of cold water.
The Empress smiled and said, "Your Majesty the King, I hope that among the blueprints for the transaction, the ratio of low-level to top-tier blueprints can reach four, three, two, and one."
Clearly, this Empress was quite astute and would not let Xiao Mo exploit any loopholes.
But with Xiao Mo's cunning, he naturally would not agree.
He shook his head and said, "High-level Troop Evolution Blueprints are extremely rare to drop. Even I haven't obtained many, and I haven't obtained any top-tier evolution blueprints at all."
"I can only guarantee that among the blueprints for the transaction, there will be at most seventy percent low-level blueprints!"
In reality, Xiao Mo had also dropped one top-tier evolution blueprint, but of course, he wouldn't reveal such a thing at this time.
Hearing Xiao Mo's words, the Wind and Snow God King, Ling Hanshuang, immediately frowned.
She was more interested in high-level and top-tier evolution blueprints, as these two levels of blueprints had a higher chance of increasing the growth potential of deities.
The success rate for low-level and mid-level blueprints would be very low.
However, in the end, she did not refute Xiao Mo's words.
Because she had also researched the market and knew that obtaining [Troop Evolution Blueprints] of high-level or above was indeed an extremely difficult task.
Therefore, the Wind and Snow God King, Ling Hanshuang, nodded and directly asked, "When can the transaction be completed?"
Xiao Mo pondered for a moment, then raised three fingers: "No more than three days!"
The Empress was somewhat surprised: "So quickly?"
"I just don't want to keep Your Majesty the Empress waiting. I don't know if I can acquire a satisfactory quantity within three days, but I can only say I will do my best!"
The Wind and Snow God King, Ling Hanshuang, nodded and smiled: "Then I'll trouble you, Your Majesty the King!"
Xiao Mo also nodded and smiled: "I wish us a pleasant cooperation in advance!"
As his voice fell, his gaze shifted to the God of Spears, Li Tianyi, who was standing beside him.
Upon seeing this, the God of Spears, Li Tianyi, did not hesitate and directly handed a spatial ring to Xian'er.
He then said to Xiao Mo, "Your Majesty the King, this contains a total of six billion Soul Crystals. You may count them!"
Xian'er scanned it with her divine sense and then nodded at Xiao Mo again, indicating that there were no problems.
Seeing this, Xiao Mo directly had Xian'er take out the [Golden Cudgel] and handed it to the God of Spears, Li Tianyi, who looked nervous and expectant.
He was nervous because he feared Xiao Mo might go back on his word.
After all, only six billion Soul Crystals could buy a God King artifact, which made him feel that Xiao Mo was at a disadvantage.
Under such circumstances, he would not be surprised even if Xiao Mo repented and raised the price again.
However, he did not know that for a lord like Xian Mo, six billion Soul Crystals was equivalent to sixty thousand drops of solidified divine power!
Let alone a God King artifact, Xiao Mo would even be willing to sell a God Lord artifact.
Moreover, they had made an agreement before, and Xiao Mo was not someone who lacked integrity and went back on his word.
After receiving the [Golden Cudgel], the God of Spears, Li Tianyi, became visibly excited. His face lit up like a blooming chrysanthemum.
"Thank you, my esteemed King!"
The God of Spears, Li Tianyi, bowed deeply to Xiao Mo with immense gratitude.
Once he forged the [Golden Cudgel] into his natal divine weapon, his strength would increase manifold, and he was naturally grateful to Xiao Mo from the bottom of his heart.
Xiao Mo smiled and said, "I also have a divine artifact from the Beast God Ming Guang of the Serpent Race, called the Origin Tracing War Spear. Would you like to buy it as well?"
"This..."
The God of Spears, Li Tianyi, said somewhat awkwardly, "A war spear is not particularly suitable for me, and I'm afraid I don't have enough Soul Crystals left!"
However, as soon as his voice fell, the Wind and Snow God King, Ling Hanshuang's voice rang out again.
"I'll take the Origin Tracing War Spear. I'll offer twenty-five billion Soul Crystals!"
"Good! Deal!! We'll complete the transaction together in three days!"
Xiao Mo laughed heartily and nodded.
Now he had nine billion Soul Crystals in hand, and with the upcoming twenty-five billion, that would be a total of eleven and a half billion Soul Crystals!
This could be exchanged with the game's official system for eleven and a half million drops of solidified divine power!
How many fully-fledged Immortal-Demon troops could be reincarnated with this?
And to what level could his King Sword be upgraded?
Xiao Mo was filled with anticipation!