MC's career as foreign lord

"I wonder if you would allow our Human Empire to invest?" The quickest to react were still the human merchants, whose lifespans were the shortest. They immediately recognized the immense business opportunities presented by this world.

Whether it was using this world's terrifyingly vast firmament to advertise, or using this world's special monetary system, which allowed for almost seamless transfers, both were highly profitable ventures.

"What kind of investment are you looking to make?" Zhou Ren asked, wanting to test these humans. He wondered if they could discover the hidden cards he had left behind. If they could, he wouldn't mind giving them a little something.

"You have already reached a stable partnership with the Church of the Goddess of Wealth, correct?" they asked, seemingly very certain about this matter.

Zhou Ren nodded. "That's right, which is why you are able to connect through the Numbers of Life in the entire continent, and even other places where the Church of the Goddess of Wealth exists. Not only can you enter this virtual world, but you can also conduct transactions such as money transfers!"

He spoke very sincerely, as this wasn't something to hide. On the contrary, it was a way to strongly confirm his own power.

"However, the Church of the Goddess of Wealth will inevitably be unable to cover all countries and worlds. Compared to the vast influence of the Human Empire, the number of places the Church of the Goddess of Wealth possesses is actually pitiful!"

The merchant's words were very blunt, but it was precisely this tone that truly revealed the potential of the vast empire behind him.

"So, what exactly do you want?" Zhou Ren was also the type who wouldn't shed tears until he saw the coffin. He naturally wouldn't agree to a partnership based on just a few words.

"We will help you establish the system of the Tree of Life and the Church of Wealth in all regions of the entire world, and even help you operate it, all without taking a single cent!" These human merchants finally revealed their true intentions.

"However, we want all human merchant guilds to have the right to exchange money within these churches, and all merchants to have the right to enter the virtual world to trade virtual currency!"

This was their true goal. In reality, what they saw wasn't the church itself. The apparent value was clear to anyone with eyes, and everyone knew that today was the moment the Goddess of Wealth would ascend to the position of Main God. That meant they couldn't possibly seize profits from a powerful god.

After all, in this world, those who tried to snatch food from the gods were basically dead. They were just people who wanted to do business smoothly. So, after this lord revealed his true bargaining chip, it was naturally time to haggle.

Zhou Ren smiled and shook his head. He knew that the bargaining chips these people mentioned still had room for expansion. Perhaps they didn't even mention the preferential rights of the Numbers of Life, but he wouldn't give them the opportunity to make such trade-offs, because this was just the beginning.

He shook his head slightly. "That would be too unfair to you. In reality, I have already obtained the rights to manage the money and issue currency. As for whose hands this money ends up in, it doesn't matter at all. I just need them to continue circulating!"

He smiled and continued, revealing his purpose, "Everyone who deposits money into the virtual world can receive interest. This interest is calculated based on the amount of money you deposit that day. Perhaps it's not much, but if you deposit one million, you can still get close to 500 wealth gold coins in profit per day. This is subsidized by the entire wealth church system!"

He said something that could even be considered blasphemous in this world. After all, no one in this world had ever seen anything like interest. In their eyes, helping people save money without charging a fee was already good enough. What was the logic behind giving money back?

"Your benevolence will surely spread throughout the continent. I wonder if you have any other needs?" The human merchants calculated slightly. No matter what bargaining chips the other party had, this money was real. Could he possibly use other methods to make the money in their hands decrease?

Zhou Ren smiled, "Of course, there are conditions. On the basis of this wealth, I will open something called the stock market in the virtual world. In addition to the stock market, I will also open up various wealth permissions!"

"For example, you can calculate the future profits of your merchant guilds and then operate them through the stock market. Using these future profits as collateral, you can borrow money from people all over the continent, thereby being able to purchase more items and gain even greater benefits!" Zhou Ren said.

Now that he had already unleashed the monster that was the virtual world, he naturally couldn't let go of capital. And for capital, besides banks, the most important thing was naturally the stock market.

These merchants thought about it carefully and found that such a thing was inherently beneficial to them, so they nodded one after another.

Zhou Ren turned to the others, "Of course, the same words I said are effective for any race. As long as you agree with my opinion, all channels can be opened to you for free!"

After all, in the eyes of all races, this was a project that could earn endless profits. Just the online and offline transfer and pick-up of goods guaranteed that their money would hardly be lost in the usual movements, creating profits that were more than doubled.

Moreover, these coins, or currencies, themselves had their own special value, so the profits that could be obtained would be even higher.

Therefore, after Zhou Ren finished speaking these words, these guys rushed forward, wanting to talk to this lord about the next steps.

But as a lord, wasn't this the cooperative attitude that Zhou Ren needed from them?

He quickly handed over the matter of negotiating cooperation to Mossa, the experienced old lich, who would fight for him to obtain sufficient profits and initiative.

As for the rest of the time, he could use this short time to let them continue to watch what mysterious future was still hidden in this truly virtual world.

Thus, a brand new world was opened in his hands, and a brand new continent, as if it had truly just arrived, was slowly moving forward at this moment. This was a truly outstanding world, a new world that seemed to contain endless charm, a mysterious item that could be called the metaverse in his own universe.

In this brand new and unique world, everything would be rearranged, and everyone's power would become insignificant at this moment.

Those who were still discussing transactions were somewhat surprised. They saw a brand new continent, rising slowly, an unprecedented model, gradually unfolding at this moment.

This wasn't some doomsday of finality, but indeed a future that no one had anticipated. Within this world, he revealed to them boundless magic, potentially limitless combat power, infinite mysterious spaces, and unimaginable horrors beyond comprehension.

It seemed that everything was being unfolded and dissected at this moment. Even the gods who were once high above seemed less unattainable in this world. If all hopes could be realized here, then this continent would truly be a brand new continent.

Zhou Ren seemed to genuinely sense something, smiling as he raised his head, "Since everyone has discussed things thoroughly, the remaining matters aren't lacking for this little bit of time. Why don't we go out first and welcome a new chief god? What do you think?"

Upon hearing his words, everyone nodded in agreement. This was, in fact, a form of non-committal agreement. Most people knew who this lord was referring to. Even those who weren't entirely clear gradually understood through the ambiguous glances of those around them. After all, information was interconnected, and there was no need to hinder its spread at this time.

Thus, they learned some insider information that others considered confidential, and they discovered the truth behind this lord, who seemed to only have strong connections.

Even in hushed whispers, they noticed the peculiarity of this lord. He actually had the ability to truly elevate a god, well-known across the continent, to the altar, instead of allowing them to fall into the mortal realm.

In such an environment, he seemed to have done his best, while also stirring up intense emotions within everyone's hearts. This wasn't a good choice, but rather a solid and terrifying ripple effect.

Zhou Ren's current actions to rouse them were actually a last resort. After all, the two girls in the sky were about to lose their composure. The images they had created were almost finished playing. If he didn't divert these people's attention, those humans might witness various gossip news from several countries, and even scandals of high officials, displayed in the sky.

If this were in a network age where information was exceptionally developed and all kinds of news were super-fast, no one would actually find anything wrong with this. After all, everyone's information is open and transparent. Wouldn't releasing entertainment news or the news of various high officials just be for the amusement of the common people?

But if this were released in the current world, which fundamentally lacks any information bombardment, perhaps those human elites whose faces haven't been sufficiently toughened might completely turn hostile. Although resolving this matter wouldn't be troublesome, it's best if it doesn't happen.

He suddenly regretted imparting various modern journalism and communication knowledge to the two girls. If the two girls only possessed the knowledge of this era, or rather, this society, such a big problem wouldn't have arisen.

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But now, even after filtering, the news on top was enough to make many races present feel socially awkward. However, it was mostly internal news from the territories. After two months of being influenced, that group of people had long become accustomed to it.

Even a certain dwarf could use his morning's events as a topic of conversation before a meal, chatting with his friends without changing his expression, instead of flying into a rage and challenging someone to a duel as he would have done at first.

Speaking of which, Zhou Ren looked at the people in front of him and, without waiting for them to react, gently waved his hand, instantly disconnecting everyone.

Only then did they realize that the other party seemed to possess absolute sovereignty in that virtual world. But after thinking about it, it seemed reasonable. After all, it was his world. If he didn't have absolute sovereignty, that would be strange instead.

They then began to look at each other, seemingly exploring the surprise and desire in each other's eyes. Even if this was only the initial stage of a world, just like the arrival of the internet in the world, there were still smart people who thought of other uses for these things.

They thought of ways to communicate online, platforms to spread slogans, the simplest economic uses, and of course, some bizarre and special uses.

The simplest was of course what Zhou Ren had mentioned before, about online communication or transactions. Of course, even as such novice users, they could actually think of some special uses, such as covert special exchanges.

This kind of exchange would certainly not be without any meaning, but rather, in a situation where both parties could not trust each other, in such a virtual world, they only needed to spend a little money to buy a skin service, and they could completely pretend to be another person unrelated to themselves, and then carry out such and such actions.

They had already fallen directly into the trap of consumerism and could not extricate themselves, and might even think they were very clever. After all, for a brand new world, everything was new.

It was like a pig standing in the wind. As long as they could think of this idea and obtain a means unique to themselves in this society, they could earn a profit in the virtual world that was completely no less than a brand new world.

Zhou Ren, of course, pretended not to know. After all, for him, there was nothing to say about these things, or places to intervene one by one. He only needed to wait for the development of this world.

Such an area, as if possessing a world dream, would truly spread to all planes, and his face should naturally not be the creator of this area, the so-called omnipotent god on the internet. He wanted to become a telecommunications operator.

Because the person who collects money is always very formal. He created this world, he created various server platforms, he earned those internet access tools, and only after linking with these human countries could he earn that extremely high profit.

If he didn't want anything, only the operating rights of this world, perhaps others would easily discover his purpose. But as an operator, isn't it suddenly very normal to collect money to operate the network and not easily lose money?

He clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention again.