City in the sky.

The most high-end club in Xuanyuan City.

As the chief secretary to the Prime Minister, Yuan Lin is naturally not a real country bumpkin. He has been to countless so-called high-end clubs, but he has never seen one that can be so intimidating.

A true floating castle.

That kind of white is not dry, but a warm and soft white that seems to reflect light. The flickering light under the castle base reveals an indescribable magnificence in the gradually falling night.

Yuan Lin was silent for a long time, then whispered: "How did you fly?"

"It's an optical illusion."

Xiao Xu laughed softly and said: "Under the castle is a new type of alloy. The most advanced optical camouflage technology in Central Continent has been introduced. The alloy is mixed with a large amount of invisible materials. The entire castle is basically made of white marble, which can provide a stable light source.

, there is super alloy reinforcement inside. In this state, whether it is day or night, the invisible alloy below can remain invisible, so we look like this castle is floating."

"They... really dare to think..."

Yuan Lin said with difficulty, the most advanced optical camouflage technology in Central Continent is the technology of the Dongcheng family. It is still classified as a secret and is basically used in some cutting-edge weapons. But the result is that the East Palace is used to build a club?

"If you dare to think about it, you have to be rich. This castle plus nearly five tons of alloy below and some technologies cost more than 700 million. And there is also a saying about this height. The height of the castle is 20

Two meters, just beyond the attack limit of ordinary air-bending realm and ice-condensing realm. The alloy under the castle is also equipped with an automated weapon system. If fired at full strength, the sufficient firepower can even temporarily suppress the thunder realm masters. Inside

The security guards are all elites selected by the East Palace and rotate regularly. This club can be said to be the safest place in Xuanyuan City besides the East Palace and the City Hall. The membership fee is a full 100 million in the first year and must pass strict inspections.

Thirty million per year..."

Xiao Xu shook his head, feeling a little emotional.

"One hundred million?"

Yuan Lin gritted his teeth. Looking at all of Central China and even the whole world, there was no club that dared to ask for a membership fee of 100 million, and after that there would be an annual fee of 30 million.

Xiao Xu narrowed his eyes and nodded: "It is said that it was the idea of ​​the little princess of the Beihai Wang family. She proposed the new city plan. The city in the sky is also part of this plan. The admission fee of 100 million seems to be a lot, but according to our

According to the investigation, in the past two years, more than two hundred applications have been received here, but less than one-tenth of them can actually become Sky City members. The club will conduct a preliminary review to determine whether to accept a new member.

The final decision lies with the Eastern Palace."

"What's the point?"

Yuan Lin's mind was still a little confused, and various thoughts kept wandering in his mind, and finally he became without ideas.

"This is the alliance of the Eastern Palace."

Xiao Xu curled his lips: "Pure financial resources are not enough to join the Sky City, but also have enough value. Donghuang Palace will bring all members together to achieve a state similar to resource sharing, thus forming a diverse community.

This is just the first club of the alliance. Donghuang Palace’s plan is to spread the Sky City all over the country. At that time, it may be divided into first-level clubs, second-level clubs, or even third-level clubs. Different levels have different thresholds, forming one and another.

In a circle of interests surrounding the East Palace, alliances at all levels will continue to operate, creating endless benefits for the East Palace. Under such circumstances, the annual membership fee is not worth mentioning at all, because everyone can count it.

Earn money back several times or even dozens of times.”

Yuan Lin's face changed, he was shocked and angry, and he said hoarsely: "This is equivalent to squeezing the resources of Central Continent to create benefits for Xuanyuan City. If this alliance is large enough, it is almost equivalent to invasion, is..."

Xiao Xu turned his head and glanced at Yuan Lin.

His eyes were sharp and calm.

"It cannot be considered an invasion."

He lowered his voice and said softly: "Unless Yuan Ting regards the Eastern Palace as the enemy of Zhongzhou."

Yuan Lin's expression suddenly froze for a moment.

Xiao Xu took a deep breath, said no more, took out a badge from his pocket, and took Yuan Lin a few steps forward.

The light from the base of the castle enveloped their bodies.

The exquisite emblem also glowed.

In Yuan Lin's confused expression, a crack suddenly appeared in the air that was clearly empty in front of him.

The crack grew bigger and bigger and turned into a door.

At the door is a simple but not monotonous grand hall.

A row of young girls in uniforms smiled sweetly: "Welcome."

Yuan Lin walked in silently and entered the elevator.

The elevator goes all the way up and officially enters the clubhouse.

Yuan Lin, who was dazzled all the way, entered a box under the guidance of the waiter.

It was like a middle-aged man with a stern face in a private room in the study room of a noble man in medieval Europe, looking at the notebook in front of him and typing rapidly on the keyboard with his hands.

He was obviously very familiar with Yuan Lin. When he heard the door opening, he just glanced at it casually, nodded and said to sit down, and then continued busy with the work at hand.

Xiao Xu poured Yuan Lin a cup of tea and quietly left.

Yuan Lin picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Amid the rich aroma of tea, he finally regained his composure.

Amidst the intensive typing on the keyboard, Yuan Lin glanced at him and asked: "Dahai, are you a member here?"

"To be precise, the first batch of members."

Liu Dahai responded expressionlessly. The two were college classmates, and they shared bunk beds in the same dormitory. Their friendship for many years no longer required any politeness. He waved his hand, picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a sip, and sighed.

: "There are a total of eighteen members in the three batches of Sky City. I am the first batch and the last one. To be precise, this quota is not mine, but belongs to the cabinet. I am just using it temporarily."

"Have you paid?"

Yuan Lin raised his eyebrows.

"certainly."

Liu Dahai sneered: "A full 100 million, special funds approved by the cabinet, Xuanyuan City is now very confident, and it is natural to accept the money."

"There's a lot of resentment."

Yuan Lin said with a smile: "The cabinet paid for you to come here to enjoy it, what else are you dissatisfied with?"

Liu Dahai typed a line of words on the keyboard, seemed dissatisfied, and deleted it completely.

He clicked the save button, turned off the computer, picked up a lot of information and sat on the sofa opposite Yuan Lin.

"It's not resentment."

His voice was low and muffled: "To be precise... I'm dissatisfied and a little scared."

He opened the drawer and took out a box of top-quality cigars provided for free by the club, and remained silent for a long time.

"Tell me more specifically."

Yuan Lin glanced at him and said slowly.

Liu Dahai is a typical scholar-type cadre. Although he has a very good relationship with Yuan Lin, such people are basically unlikely to be classified into any group and become a confidant of a certain group. He does not have a specific position in the cabinet.

Investigator at the level of Lieutenant Governor.

In the past two years, Liu Dahai has spent most of his time in Tiannan.

To be precise, it was in Xuanyuan City.

He formed a research team with an elite team drawn from various departments. From the beginning to the present, they have been conducting research work in Xuanyuan City.

Some information that does not involve the secrets of the Eastern Palace but is extremely important was basically provided by Liu Dahai to Zhongzhou.

The East Palace obviously knew this, and had no objection to the arrival of Liu Dahai, who had no group brand on him, but did not support it either, and simply pretended not to see it.

In the past hundred years, Liu Dahai has submitted more and more reports to the cabinet, from about one piece of information a month at the beginning to three or four reports a month now, basically one piece of information a week.

Yuan Lin came here for two purposes. The first was to secretly meet with a certain big shot in Tiannan on behalf of Chen Fangqing. The second was to contact Liu Dahai and get a deeper understanding of the current situation in Xuanyuan City.

"Xuanyuan City..."

Liu Dahai lit his cigar. Amidst the smoke, he thought seriously for a long time before slowly saying: "In the past six months, Xuanyuan City has changed a lot, very big..."

"Everything you see now was basically built in the past six months."

"Part of the urban planning of the city hall is submitted to the cabinet, but it is only a part and not complete. I have already said this in the report."

"Half a year ago, Xuanyuan City was being demolished. Except for the construction of the East Palace, they only built an area near the city hall."

"I collected some relevant information and intelligence, and observed in detail some investors who entered Xuanyuan City, and then asked Xiao Wang to make a relatively simple model that can roughly analyze the financial resources of the Eastern Palace. Xiao Wang

You should know that senior researchers from the Ministry of Finance are very professional in this area. Judging from the financial resources of the East Palace half a year ago, their construction of Xuanyuan City is relatively normal. That kind of construction speed allows them to retain some relatively abundant resources.

funds."

Liu Dahai took a puff of his cigar: "But the situation suddenly changed half a year ago. The city hall began to continuously introduce various projects. The city planning images were thrown out as if they had been prepared for a long time. The whole city was being demolished. Near the city hall

The downtown area changes every day. Famous designers from all over the world are rushing to Xuanyuan City. They gather to design different buildings, streets, and greenings. The young Mayor Ning of Xuanyuan City was even more so during the interview.

He said that he wants to make the entire Xuanyuan City a luxury product."

"A large amount of funds are thrown away as if they are free. Let me give you an example. Xuanyuan City has been developing for two years. In the past six months, they have spent much more money than they did in the previous year and a half. It is probably more than before.

It cost six times more in a year and a half.”

"In the past six months, some wealthy families have reduced their investment in Xuanyuan City under certain pressures. There has been no significant increase in the transfer of interests from the five Eastern European countries. Central Continent has also not allocated funds to Xuanyuan City..."
To be continued...