Chapter 814 I Will Risk Everything
Qian w.a.n.guan!
It was an unfamiliar and inelegant name, but this name was now resounding throughout the entire G.o.ds Bestow City and continued to spread throughout G.o.ds Bestow Tribe.
The 13 Clans were the dictators of G.o.ds Bestow Tribe, and they weren’t lacking in celestial stones and had never placed any value on businesses. In their opinions, absolute strength was the way to rule. With absolute strength, they could simply plunder other’s wealth as they desired. The entire G.o.ds Bestow Tribe belonged to them; what need did they have celestial stones for?
After Situ Ao succeeded the position as Situ Clan Head, he toppled everyone’s philosophy!
There was a huge change in the Situ Clan a few generations before. That generation’s patriarch had ventured to a mystic realm in the Endless Deep Sea and had fallen there. He didn’t even manage to decide on the next Clan Head and the next successor, causing the Situ Clan to have internal strife which led to huge damage. The three other major clans profited from their misfortune and nearly drove the Situ Clan out of G.o.ds Bestow Island.
For that period of time, the Situ Clan had been at the bottom in G.o.ds Bestow City until Situ Ao’s father took the reins, restoring some influence back to the clan; but they were still at the bottom. After Situ Ao took over as the Clan Head and managed all of Situ Clan’s affairs, he rapidly developed their businesses and established the auction hall and many other businesses, allowing the Situ Clan to ama.s.s a huge quant.i.ty of celestial stones in just a few dozen years.
The rest of the three major clans snorted disdainfully and felt that the Situ Clan was going down the heretical path. They believed that the Situ Clan didn’t have a strong fundamental as they didn’t focus on nurturing more experts.
As a result, Situ Ao used facts to smack on the faces of the three major clans. After the Situ Clan ama.s.sed a large number of celestial stones, they secretly recruited countless experts and bought over many other clans, allowing the Situ Clan’s influence to constantly strengthen. In just a few dozen years, the Situ Clan was now the second clan of the city. If it wasn’t for the heaven-defying skill that Lei Clan’s Patriarch possessed, the Situ Clan would definitely be the no.1 clan in G.o.ds Bestow Tribe.
The three major clans finally understood that those various clans did adhere to them, but they were purely adhering and getting squeezed dry by the three major clans. While the Situ Clan used all sorts of businesses to tie all these smaller clans together with their war chariot, where they all profited together and shared honor and humiliation together.
With more businesses, the Situ Clan could afford to bring in more people, unlike the three other major clans which had to pay those people for nothing after recruiting them.
Throughout the years, the three major clans had been influenced by the Situ Clan and started to put more emphasis on businesses. Like the Lei Clan’s Dueling Ground which was now the largest site for gambling. Even Nangong Yunyi, who was such an old-fas.h.i.+oned person, had opened up the Nangong Clan’s mystic realm to profit some money.
Situ Ao had been operating their businesses for dozens of years, and it was impossible for the three major clans to catch up in a short period of time. The business operations of the Situ Clan had made the three other major clans admit that they weren’t as good. Now that the Green Bird Merchant a.s.sociation was joining, it would make the Situ Clan the undisputed no.1 business organization of the G.o.ds Bestow Tribe.
The Situ Clan had plenty of businesses. In the ma.s.sive G.o.ds Bestow City, a third of the businesses had been controlled by the Situ Clan.
Right now… all these businesses were actually handed over for a single person to manage? This person wasn’t even a member of the Situ Clan, but some n.o.body, whose only impression to people was as Jiang Yi’s brother.
Without a doubt, Jiang Yi was very famous in G.o.ds Bestow City, and Jiang Yi’s potential was worth it for Situ Ao to rope him in. It was very normal. However, suppressing all 108 elders of the Situ Clan and handing over all businesses to let Qian w.a.n.guan handle. This was simply too shocking.
Everyone a.s.sumed that Situ Ao had gone crazy, and that included Jiang Yi and Huangfu Taotian!
Two individuals were sitting in Jiang Castle, looking at Situ Yixiao with a face filled with doubts and waiting for him to answer this question. Qian w.a.n.guan wasn’t present today as he had too many things to do, and it was probable that everyone wouldn’t be able to see him for the next few months.
“Very simple!”
Situ Yixiao spread out his hands and said, “w.a.n.guan is a genius. I, Father, and President Feng all agreed so. If he had five years, the entire Situ Clan’s a.s.sets would increase a few folds in value, allowing Situ Clan to become the no.1 clan in G.o.ds Bestow Tribe.”
“Uh…”
Everyone was stunned, Qing Yu still blinked her dazzled eyes and asked, “Is that wretched fatty really that incredible?”
“He is!”
Situ Yixiao nodded repeatedly and said, “All of you don’t know this. w.a.n.guan was previously managing one of our businesses for three months. That business was originally in a mess, but he had purged everything in just half a month. Three months later, he reported an increase in profits by triple the amount. During the a.s.sault on Devil Island, Father had decided a plan of battle and transferred some men to me. Everything afterward had been arranged by me and Qian w.a.n.guan. I am ashamed to say this… actually, I didn’t even do anything. Before I gave any instructions, w.a.n.guan had already done everything. The reason why the battle went so smoothly… was that Brother Jiang had the biggest contribution while w.a.n.guan was made the second most contributions!
“In fact, all these were not considered anything as the most important factor was the Green Bird Merchant a.s.sociation. As one of the three largest merchant a.s.sociations in G.o.ds Bestow City, they had occupied the city for tens of thousands of years. This merchant a.s.sociation had ten shareholders and up to a hundred clans who had provided interests to the a.s.sociation. w.a.n.guan used merely ten days to convince everyone. Feng Buxi even appointed w.a.n.guan to be in charge while he willingly steps down to be w.a.n.guan’s a.s.sistant. A veteran merchant, who had been in business for over 70 years and one who even my father admires, had willingly become w.a.n.guan’s a.s.sistant. I would like to ask… what other reasons do we have to not trust w.a.n.guan?”
After Situ Yixiao finished talking, everyone fell silent. Jiang Yi and Zhan Wushuang exchanged looks with eyes filled with pride. For their brother to be so capable, to flourish, and to be highly regarded by so many people, they were truly proud of him.
Jiang Yi’s eyes flickered twice before he looked at Situ Yixiao and spoke sincerely, “w.a.n.guan doesn’t like to cultivation and is only pa.s.sionate about business. It is truly his fortune for the Situ Clan to offer him such a platform to display his capability. Only Uncle Situ and Brother Yixiao would be so bold as well. w.a.n.guan only flaw is his obsession. I hope he can find a place called home in the Situ Clan. Jiang n.o.body also wishes to be brothers with Brother Yixiao for life, and for w.a.n.guan, I will risk everything.”
Jiang Yi’s final statement had made Situ Yixiao s.h.i.+ver.
Jiang Yi’s statement might be vague, but how could someone clever like Situ Yixiao not understand? It was impossible for Jiang Yi to enter the Situ Clan, and Situ Yixiao knew it clearly. When Jiang Yi said he would risk everything, it was obviously pointing to the… Divine Perception sorcery art.
In other words, Jiang Yi had indicated his stand. As long as the Situ Clan married Situ Yinian to Qian w.a.n.guan, he would dare to put the Divine Perception as a betrothal gift and offer it to the Situ Clan.
The Situ Clan had the Void Transference, and if they corresponded it with the Divine Perception, it would be like adding wings to a tiger. Their goal of becoming the no.1 clan would be imminent. In the future, the Situ Clan would be able to eliminate anyone they wanted to.
Situ Yixiao smiled bitterly and cupped his hands while saying, “Yixiao naturally wants to be brothers with Brother Jiang for life. For this matter, I still have to seek the intention of my father and the elders. Furthermore, w.a.n.guan will also have to work hard to win my sister’s heart. We will cross the bridge when we get there. Let’s not talk about this now. Shouldn’t we toast and celebrate for Brother w.a.n.guan?”
Jiang Yi knew that this matter couldn’t be hurried either, and it would depend on Qian w.a.n.guan’s performance in the future. He laughed heartily and stood up. “Brother Wushuang and Yun Fei’s return is naturally a cause for a celebration. We will not stop today until we are drunk!”
Feng Luan, Qing Yu, and Yun Fei looked at each other with concern. Qian w.a.n.guan’s capability might be able to obtain the approval from Situ Ao and the others, but it would be very difficult for him to win the heart of Situ Yinian, right? Why was this fatty so wretched-looking…?