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Chapter 74: Water Merchant Father and Daughter (4k. 23 updates )

After a while.

In a restaurant near Bomin Bay, Li Nuo was flipping through a data tablet in a secluded corner.

He searched for the high-tech equipment of "Cardoli Levi".

The silver-scale armor that could block explosive bullets suddenly appeared on the news screen that popped up.

The news said that this is the biological armor of the Lewei family, which is implanted into the body through injection of drugs and grows with the host.

When in dormant state, the biological armor will automatically adjust the area of skin coverage according to the environment to resist sneak attacks, germs, radiation and other invasions, preventing the host from being injured, sick or mutated.

By reciting the correct command, you can activate the biological armor and summon it from under your skin to protect yourself.

Saying the command again will put the armor into hibernation.

This biological armor inherited from the Dark Age of Technology is currently only owned by the Lewei family. Its principle and official name have always been a mystery.

The outside world can only simply call it "Silver Scale Armor".

If you want to know detailed information about the "Silver Scale Armor", you have to find ways to spy on the Lewei family.

spy?

Alas, forget it.

Shangchao is a place like a dragon's den and a tiger's lair, where many hidden dragons and crouching tigers are hidden. Who knows whether the person in front of you is a human, a ghost, or a god.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Elena came back from the bathroom with the makeup off her face, revealing the true color of her skin.

She sat down gently opposite Li Nuo, with gratitude in her heterochromatic eyes, like a docile cat.

"Let's get down to business, Elena." Li Nuo closed the data tablet and placed his fingers together on the table:

"Here's the thing. We at the Umbrella Group have a lot of water reserves for agricultural irrigation in the Lower Nest. We want to use your water exchange business to exchange it for irrigation water for the second largest area in the Upper Nest. We know that this business is a loss for us. But in order to avoid greater losses, we must do this."

Elena was a little excited.

Water replacement is the process of replacing the water in one area with that in another area.

When providing this service, water companies will charge a handling fee.

If there is a height difference between the two regions, an additional fee called "potential difference fee" will be charged.

For example, to pump water from the lower nest to the second largest area of the upper nest, the water needs to pass through a vertical pipeline that is thousands of meters long, and the number of high-pressure water pumps used will reach hundreds.

If the Umbrella Group pumped the water up themselves, it would have to pay staggering pumping costs.

The potential difference fee charged by water companies when replacing water bodies is 50% lower than the pumping cost.

Under normal circumstances, replacing water bodies in different regions is far less effective than directly purchasing new water bodies.

But there are exceptions.

For example, the amount of water that needs to be replaced is so large that the cost of purchasing the same amount of water again is much higher than the cost of replacing the water.

Only then will water replacement business become an option.

It is precisely because the water body must be large enough that the water replacement business can be carried out, and the profits obtained by water merchants will be extremely considerable. It can be said that if they do not open for business for three years, they can make a profit for three years after opening.

Seeing big business coming, Elena couldn't help but smile slightly, like a rookie who had just entered the industry and couldn't control her expression.

"Excuse me, how much water does the Umbrella Corporation plan to replace?"

"I'm sorry I can't reveal the exact number for now." Li Nuo said slowly:

"I can only say that the total amount of water is extremely staggering, and there will be new water that needs to be replaced. Conservative estimates show that this business will continue for at least a year."

"One year..." Elena's eyes sparkled, as if she saw mountains of wealth waving at her.

This look of her thoughts being written all over her face was either pretended by Elena or she was really inexperienced.

Li Nuo thought for a moment and asked:
"You seem to be a new face at the party. Is this your first time attending the party?"

Elena nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, before, it was always mom and dad who came to participate."

"Oh, what about your parents?" Li Nuo asked again.

Elena's expression darkened:
"They encountered some problems not long ago. My mother passed away and my father lost his legs. I am still studying at school and can only take time to take care of my father's business and attend banquets..."

Ok.

My father is sick, my mother has passed away, and she is sensible. If I don’t help her, who will?

Li Nuo recited a jingle in his mind.

Elena said seriously:

"I am very familiar with the water replacement business. I have been exposed to this work since I was a child with my parents. There will be no problems. Please believe me. And my father is still conscious. If I encounter any difficult problems, I can ask him for advice."

Elena misunderstood and thought that Li Nuo looked down on her because of her young age and inexperience, and that the deal might be terminated because of this.

Little did he know that Li Nuo chose to cooperate with her precisely because she had no experience and was only a junior water merchant.

The water that Li Nuo wants to replace is not clean.

If the water merchant is careful and cunning, he may be able to see clues from the water replacement business, and then find something to hold against him and demand more profits.

This situation is entirely possible, since this is the upper nest.

Therefore, a water merchant who leads himself is undoubtedly the best partner.

As long as she can control her money and not ask for it when she shouldn't, Li Nuo can even ensure that she has more money than she can spend in her lifetime.

"Don't be nervous, Elena. If we follow the normal procedure, you have to go and inspect our group's assets in Xiahe, right?"

"Yes, that's right." Elena asked cautiously, "Then would you let me see it?"

Li Nuo smiled:
"Of course it's convenient. I'll contact you when we're ready. We'll then draw up an agreement based on the situation on the scene."

The two exchanged contact information and said goodbye.

After Li Nuo paid the bill and left, Elena clenched her fists in front of her, cheered softly, and took out a data tablet to tell her father the good news.

The prerequisite for water replacement is the presence of water.

Li Nuo decided to go to the lower nest as soon as possible to establish the Umbrella Water Company and fill the reservoir with a large amount of water puck bacteria.

In addition, it is necessary to meet Leia on the way.

If the silver scale patterns on her body were of the same origin as Kadori Lewei's silver scale armor, then Leia might be able to soar into the sky.

At that time, how to maintain a close cooperative relationship with L'Oreal will become a new problem that Li Nuo urgently needs to think about.

In the next two days, Li Nuo traveled back and forth between the upper and lower nests many times, seizing the time to set up his water purification plant in the lower nest.

After returning to his home in Shangchao at night, he did not forget to tame the fungi and successfully harvested several fungal abilities that could be used in battle. One of the fungal abilities was quite interesting.

It comes from a new and improved type of shock mushroom, which has been improved by laser mutation.

The new shock mushroom has a slender stem with fine hairs on the base, resembling an enoki mushroom.

According to the binomial naming convention used in mycology, the new tremor mushroom should be called:
Quake Flammulina Velutipes Li Nuo ex.

This name is hard to remember, so Li Nuo came up with another one that is easy to understand:
Lee's Vibrating Mushroom.

Consume 1 skill point to unlock the fungus ability of Li's Vibration Mushroom - Vibration Technique. Li Nuo tried the effect and exclaimed it was amazing.

The panel of the bacteria ability says that anything can be vibrated. The only difference is that objects with hard textures are more difficult to vibrate, while objects with soft textures are less difficult to vibrate.

that's the truth.

Tables, chairs, benches, floors, ceilings, walls, and even the air.

Anything that Li Nuo locks onto with his mind will vibrate under the influence of the vibration technique.

Liquids and gases are the least difficult to vibrate, while objects made of metal are the most difficult to vibrate. Specific data needs to be obtained through a large number of experiments.

A single vibration lasts for a maximum of 10 seconds. The more Li's Vibration Mushrooms are consumed, the greater the vibration amplitude and the faster the frequency.

It sounds a bit evil, but it is actually even more evil when used.

Those who understand will understand how evil it is, and those who don’t will understand when they grow up.

Li Nuo estimated that if his trick got out, it wouldn't be long before the followers of Slaanesh would come knocking on his door.

By then, I will stockpile hundreds of millions of tons of Li's Vibrating Mushrooms in the fungal warehouse, and then go to compete with the believers of Slaanesh. I will ensure that those guys whose big heads are controlled by their small heads will be pissed off.

Of course, they may also upgrade their magic on the spot...

...

...

It's the fourth day of the holiday.

Xiachao, District 8, Jingshui Street.

This street is located on the outer ring of the 8th arrondissement, is sparsely populated, and is surrounded by highly mechanized factories.

Li Nuo bought an abandoned factory with a reservoir here.

He filled the reservoir and bought a lot of second-hand water purification equipment to show off.

Many details were not handled properly and it seemed rather hasty.

There's nothing we can do about it.

After all, Li Nuo is not an expert, and there is no suitable person to consult on these matters.

He could only set up a company that needed to carry out water replacement based on the information in the public database and his own imagination.

As long as Irina remains as silly and cute as ever, there shouldn't be much of a problem.

But what Li Nuo didn't expect was that Elena was not the only one visiting the factory.

In front of her, a middle-aged man sat in an electric wheelchair, "walking" steadily relying on the power provided by the fusion battery pack.

Half of the man's hair was gray, and his face still showed the sadness brought by the loss of his wife.

When he saw Li Nuo and the factory, there was no fluctuation in the man's eyes, and he was as calm as a veteran soldier who had been on the battlefield for a long time.

The aura emanating from him is mature, sophisticated and steady.

Li Nuo realized that something was wrong and his heart sank. He quickly thought of a countermeasure, but on the surface he remained calm.

"Mr. Kang Wen, I'm sorry, I originally came here alone, but my father was worried about me...so..."

Elena walked up to him apologetically, feeling uneasy.

Compared to her, her father is a qualified businessman.

"Hello, Kang Wen, I am Godwin Water, Elena's father. My daughter is inexperienced and I am worried about her. I hope you don't mind my uninvited visit."

Godwin stopped in front of Li Nuo with a polite smile.

"Of course I don't mind, please come in." Li Nuo responded with the same smile and led the father and daughter into the factory.

The three of them took a tour, and Elena didn't notice anything wrong, while Godwin stopped at many places.

Half an hour later, Godwin found an excuse to send his daughter away, allowing himself and Li Nuo to talk alone by the reservoir.

"Kang Wen, you know what? When we have a secret conversation, people like us like to stay in a room that is shielded from communication signals. If conditions do not allow, we will put aside all the electronic devices on our bodies, or even talk in a sauna wearing only a bath towel."

As Godwin spoke, he placed electronic items such as the communicator and electronic cigarette lighter on the wheelchair.

He stood up with the help of crutches, staggered to the wall and sat down on the ground, waving to the wheelchair.

The wheelchair automatically drove to the door of the water storage room.

Li Nuo understood and took off all the electronic items on his body, put them outside the door, closed the door and locked it.

"Now, we can talk." Godwin's eyes became sharp, as if he could see through people's hearts:
"You are hiding some secrets, young man. You can hide it from Elena, but you can't hide it from me. You knew I would be able to figure it out, so you have been thinking about it all the way. I believe you have a plan now. Why not tell me about it? If you can convince me, I will let Elena take over your business."

Li Nuo sat cross-legged one meter away from Godwin and looked at him calmly:

"I've calculated that if you do business with me, your family can earn a net profit of about 10 credit points per month. Isn't that enough?"

Godwin shook his head:

"We are businessmen. We like to pursue profits, which is not wrong, but we also value our lives. Water of unknown origin is like poison. It will only harm the lives of Elena and me. If you don't explain the source of the water to me, I will never do business with you."

"Aren't you worried that knowing too many secrets might cause you harm? Take your legs for example. Could it be that they became like this because you knew something you shouldn't have known?"

Li Nuo's words were like a bayonet, piercing deeply into Godwin's heart.

But Godwin remained unmoved, his eyes flickered slightly.

After a few seconds, a smile appeared on his lips, showing some genuine approval:

"You are trying to provoke me and make me lose my mind. Good words, although a little immoral, but it does work. I feel the anger burning in my heart, you'd better do something to put it out, otherwise your plan to use our family to cleanse the water will be ruined."

Faced with Li Nuo's unconventional move, Godwin counterattacked.

Li Nuo's mouth curled up, and he was confident of winning:
"Do you think my secret is shameful?"

"Isn't it?"

"Of course not." Li Nuo took out the water puck from his pocket and weighed it in his hand.

The white and rolling appearance of the water poccocus was cute and eye-catching, and it caught Godwin's attention as soon as it appeared.

(End of this chapter)