The family that is driving up prices is the real duke family, but they were once and have now been reduced to lords.
However, even so, compared to the so-called "Philosopher Dukes", they are still noble nobles with good roots.
In the past three hundred years, this family has produced several talented people in succession, and the momentum of revival is very obvious.
Currently, there are people who still hold important positions in the empire's top ranks and are also members of the Energy Block Alliance.
But in terms of real strength, the two companies are almost the same, and their cooperation in the past has been quite pleasant.
When they learned that the Digital Phantom had leaked, the Duke family was first shocked, and then angry - do you really dare to open two fronts?
But in the end, they had to return to reality: they couldn't afford to offend the Hegel family!
And they also noticed that the digital phantom moved its mouth first this time instead of taking action directly.
Therefore, there is still much room for maneuver.
The Duke's family specially sent a supreme leader from the inner circle to make things clear - it would be best if the misunderstanding could be resolved.
Supreme was still facing Claire. He felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't care too much.
He said that he had no intention of offending Digital Phantom and was just talking about business.
However, after receiving Mu Guang's advice, Claire just asked lightly - if we don't respond, what will others think?
Those who know say we are too lazy to care, but those who don’t know think we can’t afford to offend you!
When the tone reaches this level, there is nothing left to say.
No matter what their subjective intentions are, they may objectively have such an impact, and this cannot be undone no matter how hard they try.
Immediately afterwards, Claire said, in order to prove that we are not afraid of your family, is it... that your family is interested?
There is no need to issue a statement or anything like that, superficial stories like that are just meant to fool ordinary people.
We don’t want to be vain, give some benefits and be realistic!
It's not surprising that the Duke's family also planned to bleed this time.
However, how much should be paid is still controversial, so the Supreme said: We sent 20 billion energy blocks, is it enough?
Claire replied calmly, if we had known this was the case, we might as well have killed some of your masters!
Is the safety of the once dignified Duke family only worth such a small amount of money?
Do you want me to remind you, if we launch an operation against your family, how many people do you think will be hurt?
If you really can’t guess, just look at the Hegel family, they are a typical example!
Supreme was speechless. In fact, the possibilities she mentioned really exist objectively.
Considering that the other party is only A-level and should have no airs, Zhi Gao simply asked directly: How much do you think we should pay?
Claire really didn't hold back and directly offered 80 billion.
The authority given to her by the boss is 30 to 50 billion, but who doesn’t want their KPI data to be more eye-catching?
The corner of Zhi Gao's lips twitched when he heard this, you really dare to retaliate!
There is such a stalemate between my family and the Hegel family, and the psychological price gap between the two parties is only a mere 30 billion.
Now this is not about stealing the chicken but losing the rice, it is basically losing three chickens!
However, it is not impossible to accept this matter. The losses here are relatively large, but they can still be made up for in other aspects.
So the Supreme Being stopped holding back and asked very honestly: I would like to ask now, have you cleared up your relationship with the Hegel family?
This matter must have been instigated by the Hegel family, and the related losses can naturally be recovered from them!
Regarding this question, no one has really told Claire how to answer it.
At this time, her experience in mixed society as a teenager reminded her what to do.
In her understanding, the Hegel family is the younger brother who has been defeated by her own side.
The price I paid was a bit higher, but now I am covered by the digital phantom - I also paid 60 billion in protection fees!
She was not able to make a decision on this matter, but she still asked: Are those who want to deal with Hegel not coming for us?
These words made Zhi Gao almost roll his eyes and he didn't know how to answer the question.
He is not young, and he is said to be well-informed, but after doing business for so many years, he is more accustomed to making decisions based on interests.
And Claire's thinking has a strong atmosphere of Jianghu, and Supreme really ignored this point.
But when he thought about it more carefully, he realized that the Digital Phantom might actually have similar needs.
In the final analysis, our company's idea is purely business, but the other party's business... focuses on one willfulness!
Those who value profit and those who value reputation are originally two different paths. It makes no sense to deal with such a willful person.
And he also admitted that if he does not place too much emphasis on profit, given the current market situation of Digital Phantom, it is indeed necessary to consider reputation.
So he simply asked frankly, "Are you sure you must protect the Hegel family?"
Claire would not accept this decision. She answered evasively, "The dignity of the digital phantom cannot be provoked, you know."
This is not meant to be an absolute defense, but whoever wants to touch the Hegel family should first prove to themselves that they are not targeting us.
The Supreme Being was speechless. This kind of self-verification is too difficult. If you are not careful, it may be regarded as a suspected provocation.
So he could only say, "Since we can't make up for it, 80 billion is a bit too much."
Claire still understands this logic - if you want to protect the other party, then you must allow me to bargain.
She nodded slightly and said, "Well, tell me the number first."
Supreme thought for a while before asking in a deep voice, "Why must we protect them?"
"Your team was offended by Hegel before! They are not good people!"
"If you give up protecting them, we are willing to pay 280 billion!"
The Hegel family is now in dire straits and is in extremely financial distress, but the family is still extremely large.
Those industries add up to trillions of dollars, and the shares of many mines are also related to stable income for decades to come.
Once this family falls completely, I don't know how many forces will be fattened.
Therefore, it is still worthwhile to buy a Digital Phantom for 280 billion without making a fortune.
"Twenty-eight billion..." Claire thought for a while and shook her head, "It's not a small amount, but it may not be enough to buy two magic weapons!"
Don't tempt the digital phantom with your little thoughts, we have seen the world.
Claire knows that she is not able to make the final decision, but she understands the boss very well.
With how much the boss loves face, he would never do something like this.
Hearing this, the Supreme Being couldn't help but said in surprise, "With such a large amount, don't you need to discuss it with the team?"
"No need," Claire shook her head and replied without thinking.
"I can't decide what can be done, but I can determine what can't be done!"
"Your team really... trusts you!" Supreme gave a thumbs up.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of compliment, he changed the subject and said very naturally, "Since we can't make up for it, we are willing to pay 30 billion."
"It's not enough." Claire didn't accept this trick at all. She shook her head, "At least 60 billion, I'll give you ten days!"
"You can really make the decision," the Supreme Being was really shocked. There is no need to ask for permission at all for an increase or decrease of tens of billions?
But this did not affect the speed of his counteroffer, "Sixty billion is still too much... forty billion!"
One of them, one high and one A, started haggling like a street vendor.
But no one is laughing at them. If this kind of series of negotiations is carried out by a lower level person, who knows that it will be discussed in the year of the monkey and the month of the horse!
But after all, Claire is not a patient person, and she won’t even drop the price even if it drops to 50 billion.
"...The maximum period has been relaxed to fifteen days. If you still don't agree, then there is no need for us to talk."
The supreme face on the other side darkened slightly when he heard this, "There is no need to talk. What does this mean?"
Claire was startled for a moment, and then laughed, "It seems that reasoning first won't work, so I have to speak with a knife first!"
"I made a mistake in my wording," the other party said, giving in at the speed of light. He really wants to go as fast as he wants.
He really got a little carried away in the conversation and actually regarded the other party as a real A-level, which was careless.
But deep down in his heart, why didn't he take stock of the other person's intentions? Come talk to me at a young age - you have the final say?
But now he was sure that the other party had really taken charge and actually issued a direct threat.
Zhi Gao has no doubt that if he continues to be stubborn, he will become the first soul killed by the other party - most likely tonight!
So he said simply, "Then 50 billion, half a month...but I still have to discuss it with the senior management."
"Tch, this amount of money has to be discussed," Claire's mouth twitched, "What's the point of being so supreme?"
This is not because she meant to insult the other person, but... everyone knows the little girl's style, she is so willful in what she says and does!
However, to her surprise, the other party was not angry, but nodded with a smile.
"Yeah, it's really not interesting. Does your organization still lack some thugs?"
"It's really baffling," the little girl couldn't help rolling her eyes, "Please... Sir, where is the highest dignity?"
"Who is qualified to talk about dignity when facing your digital phantoms?" Supreme smiled self-deprecatingly. This was his sincerity.
One day later, he gave a formal reply - 50 billion within half a month, and the past grudges were settled!
After Hegel's Supreme Leader heard about it, he expressed regretfully, "I thought you were going to take action!"
It didn't cause any substantial damage to the duke family, and it always felt like it was a bit fly in the ointment.
"I said we would take action, but I didn't say we would definitely take action," Claire was a little unhappy after hearing this.
"And I emphasized that your home is not allowed to be touched. Did you not hear the news, or do you want me to withdraw my protection from your home?"
He is truly worthy of being an A-level digital phantom, and he is constantly quarreling with the highest level, and his temper is getting louder and louder!
In fact, she did not go out alone, and the team could not put her teammates into obvious danger.
Where no one can see, Hua Xiezi and Mu Guang are always ready to respond.