Yama Rising

Chapter 608: Final Negotiations (1)

“That’s right.” Zhang Heng expressed with great determination, “Sure, there may be a multitude of things to be done, but we’ve all got to start somewhere. In fact, it’s our honour and joy to be able to share in the First King Yanluo’s experiences of founding Hell from scratch.”

The threads of Yin energy emerging from Qin Ye’s fingertips slowly faded away. Nodding his head, he responded in a deep voice, “Then, I’ll have to trouble all of you.”

Qin Ye made a pressing gesture, “Excellent. I assure you that the new Hell will never betray you either. But before that…”

This could be said to be a test of sorts.

Furthermore, he didn’t have the kind of courage that the Second King Yanluo had to allow Hell to be broken before rebuilding it once more.

“Pray tell.”

“And that’s not all…” Zu Chongzhi added, “While I was in the Argosian Underworld… I learnt that they were already developing the second generation of nuclear weapons. They’re seizing the initiative! You may not be aware of this, but the Argosian Underworld is known to delve deepest into the study of Yin Talismanology among the four major underworlds. These efforts are spearheaded by the ‘sages’ of the academia, Archimedes, Pythagoras, Euclid, Thales of Miletus, Diophantus of Alexandria, and Apollonios of Tyana. They’re known as the frontrunners in the field of Yin Talismanology, and their status in the netherworld is equivalent to that of the Silicon Valley in Usonia right now.”

Every name was like a towering figure. Perhaps their names had faded into obscurity because of the emergence of the more popular scientists such as Newton and Einstein, but the academics of ancient past were definitely no less smart than Einstein, Oppenheimer and other ubiquitous names of the modern era!

After some moments of hesitation, Qin Ye asked, “By your assessment, how far do you think we are from their understanding of Yin Talismanology right now?”

The fact that nuclear weapons could be forged from delving deep into Yin Talismanology was in and of itself sufficient to justify its importance.

Bloody hell… Qin Ye could still recall the day that the Harken revealed the power of Immortal Sanction to him - That was a calamity in and of itself, and yet it’s still ranked at the bottom of the list?!

At once, he received a baptism of slightly judgmental gazes, just like the kind that Qin Ye habitually showered upon Wang Chenghao. Some of the Yin spirits immediately poured themselves a drink, while the other immediately lowered their heads.

“My Lord.” It was Shang Yang who relieved the awkward tension in the room. He was clearly the most mellow of the lot, “That would be impossible. Not in your lifetime--... Sorry, what I mean to say is that no matter how difficult things are going to be, Hell would still have to prioritize research of nuclear weapons!”

Qin Ye nearly choked… I mean… how are you guys using such modern terminology? Are you guys really from the ancient past?

Zhang Heng’s eyes turned bloodshot as he hissed, “Back then, when Cathay first launched its nuclear research programmes, how many people thought it was a waste of time and a waste of national resources? But what was the truth of the matter?”

“Besides, we wouldn’t need the participation of Hell’s citizens in general. All we need is to earmark some talents for nurturing and cultivation!”

“Well, it’s probably not the time or place to be discussing these things in detail.” Qin Ye raised his cup, “Come, everyone, drink up. These are matters that will have to be decided in the long run. We’ll speak more of these things once we return home. For now, let’s drink to our heart’s content and set aside our worries and concerns for the morrow!”

Time flew by in the blink of an eye.

Qin Ye relented. After all, he knew that it was important not to harm the sheep while shearing its wool. Otherwise, there would be no harvest in the long run. This way, he could return five years later, create another incident just like what happened back in Gonjiam Asylum, and then hop over for a gentle traipse through the park. It was a thought that brought a wide smile to Qin Ye’s face.

There was steel, concrete, all kinds of machinery and tools, and thousands of generators all listed under the first batch of delivery. Each delivery would come with a complete inventory list for the next batch to be delivered as well. With these deliveries, the development of Eastmount Province will indubitably take off! The engineering corps accompanying the Frontier Brigades wouldn’t even feel stretched with such immense logistical support!

However, this was clearly the warm-up to the real negotiation - that which was to take place between two underworlds!

It was now late at night on the sixth day. He had just returned from the negotiations with the Daeian government, and yet he already had to delve straight into his revision of the paperwork for the upcoming negotiations with the Russian Underworld. He was going through and familiarizing himself with his bottom line, and the kind of materials he would have to claim from the Russian Underworld.

The chancellor who had cleared the way for Qin Ye’s hegemony couldn’t be unfamiliar with negotiations.

“You can just speak your mind.” Qin Ye nodded at him.

He doesn’t have the slightest bit of respect for a higher authority! Piece of trash!

Look at that… look at his level of speech! Even these statements calculated to curry favour is of a completely different class of its own. Deference to wisdom and preferences? Why do I even keep this stupid tailed beast around me?

He didn’t think much of the statement at first. But then, after several moments of consideration, he suddenly realized something.

Wang Chenghao coughed dryly, and then spoke with much hesitation, “I think… well… is it because we didn’t specify whether the Yin beast should be tamed or not? And if it’s tamed, wouldn’t it mean that we would have to communicate with it using Russian? Wouldn’t that be rather inconvenient?”

Oda Nobutada immediately stood up and rolled up his sleeves. Meanwhile, Wang One Tail immediately shuddered violently.

“AH!!! Y-you can’t do this!! Holy shit! Damn it! I’m the one who saved your life! Don’t… not the face! That’s all I have!!!”

Hell couldn’t afford to allow foreign underworlds to get even a sneak peek into the actual state of Hell’s condition within.

“How dare you question your superiors? Insubordination. Nobutada…”

Wang Chenghao automatically shrunk into a ball.

Furthermore, they were asking for several specialty products, all of which were available in the Russian Underworld.

These were his spoils of war.

Everything would culminate in his performance tonight.