"Since that is the case, as everyone present is a magnate in the business world, how many of you are part of the Forbes Alliance?" Ye Yun turned and looked at the five magnates from Hua Yiguo.
"Three core members and one elder council member of the Forbes Alliance are from Hua Yiguo, along with twenty-nine peripheral members." As the administrator of Hua Yiguo, Song Ji was well aware of these figures, but felt powerless to resist this surging tide.
Seven hundred Hua Yiguo citizens were ranked within the top five hundred on the Forbes list, yet nearly half of them had joined this super-rich club. If they were to adhere to the alliance's membership rules, the daily membership fees would be an astronomical sum. No wonder these two old men before him possessed strength far exceeding that of Wang Zhan, the helmsman of the Wang family, having reached the Dao Comprehension realm.
The Dao Comprehension realm was akin to an immortal existence on the current Blue Star. However, within the Dragon Palace, even among the one hundred thousand reserve members, over ninety percent had surpassed the Dao Comprehension realm!
"What? General Ye is targeting us? Then you should all think carefully before making any decisions. The entire Blue Star, with no less than two billion people relying on us for their livelihood." The portly old man sneered at Ye Yun and Song Ji, along with the others.
Out of the Blue Star's twenty billion population, more than a tenth relied on them for employment. One could imagine how terrifying their combined force was.
"Targeting you? Not quite. It's just that our Dragon Palace wishes to expand its outer organizations recently, as the pace of exploration by Mia Luo and the others is too slow. Hence, we have invited you all here to offer some advice."
"Haha, so that's how it is. However, General Ye, we hope you can be a little more civilized in how you invite people next time. How about this, to show our alliance's contribution to the Dragon Palace's development, we are willing to donate five hundred million gold coins to General Ye."
The two powerful figures of the Forbes Alliance, upon hearing Ye Yun's words, believed he had relented for the sake of humanity's survival on the Blue Star and secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
As global leaders, they had some understanding of the Dragon Palace's formidable power. Their earlier claim that their alliance's overall strength was comparable to the Dragon Palace's was more of a brave pronouncement fueled by their confidence in controlling the global economic lifeline.
"I, the Wang family of Su Hang, am willing to contribute two billion gold coins, but only ask that General Ye spare our Wang family." Wang Zhan, standing nearby, quickly declared. He had already seen Wang Rong lying on the ground, half-dead, but compared to the vast fortune of the Wang family, one Wang Rong seemed insignificant.
Two billion. Even for the Wang family, whose assets exceeded three hundred billion, parting with such a sum would undoubtedly cause them considerable pain.
"If that is the case, then our Knights of the Round Table has no reason to fall behind. Twenty billion gold coins." Rossbert, having finally recovered, heard their conversation and quickly made his pledge.
"The Tokugawa family, two hundred million..."
"The Li family of Modu, two hundred million..."
Following this, various families and consortiums began making bids as if at an auction. However...
"Do I think you've misunderstood my intentions? Are you trying to dismiss me with such a paltry sum?" Ye Yun sneered, looking at the nearly a thousand people present.
Perhaps, in the eyes of these individuals, anything that could be resolved with money was not a problem. But in Ye Yun's opinion, their combined assets were but a fraction of his own.
"General Ye, then what is your meaning?" Rossbert, having calmed down, asked Ye Yun curiously.
"My meaning? That's a good question. The Forbes Alliance seeks to take a large chunk out of Hua Yiguo, which can be considered an encroachment upon Hua Yiguo and even our Dragon Palace! For a long time, I thought it was fine for these so-called alliances and legions to operate independently elsewhere, but if you dare to extend your reach here, then be prepared to have it severed."
As Ye Yun spoke, his aura surged, once again pressing down all the magnates in the hall, not even sparing Rossbert.
"All assets of the Wang family are confiscated, and they are henceforth expelled from Hua Yiguo, forbidden to ever set foot in Hua Yiguo again. There is no room for negotiation! If you utter another word, I will exterminate your entire clan!"
"As for the rest of you, I don't care how you extort the people's wealth, but with the star domain fusion imminent, I do not wish to see too many unforeseen circumstances. Therefore, on this Blue Star, I do not want to see anything that distracts our Dragon Palace!"
Saying this, Ye Yun turned to the two leaders of the Forbes Alliance and then surveyed the nearly a thousand magnates prostrate on the rooftop. Immediately, thousands of luminous dots appeared in his hands and, before their astonished eyes, merged into their foreheads. Then, time seemed to stand still. As Ye Yun's aura subsided, they slowly recovered their senses.
However, upon regaining consciousness this time, their gazes towards Ye Yun had changed. There was fear, fanaticism, and submission.
That's right, just like the ancient ancestors of the gods, all of them had been controlled by Ye Yun's divine sense. Regardless of their location, their lives were in Ye Yun's hands.
"I don't care about the size of your influence. From now on, anyone who dares to extend their hand here will die! I haven't killed you yet, but that doesn't mean I won't."
"From now on, all factions on the Blue Star are to be registered. Those not registered will not be permitted to enter Shangjing City."
Following this, Ye Yun laid out numerous management methods for the various factions. He even instructed Elder Song to directly open contribution points to these foreign forces. As long as they reached the corresponding contribution points, that player would gain the qualification to enter Fengle City.
Ye Yun's objective was simple: to directly apply Hua Yiguo's management methods for player factions to the entire Blue Star. The only difference was that Hua Yiguo players had one chance to enter Fengle City each day, with each entry not exceeding thirty minutes. This was also to alleviate the congestion in Fengle City.
As for contribution points, these foreign players could earn them by assisting in the defense of Shangjing City, by defeating ghost players, or by donating gold coins. According to Ye Yun's system, players who reached one hundred thousand contribution points could enter Shangjing City for free, without needing to pay gold coins. Reaching one million contribution points would grant them the qualification to enter Fengle City, but only for five minutes. For every additional million contribution points, they could stay one minute longer in Fengle City!
Whether these individuals would pay for it was their own business. After all, there were only four main cities left in the world, and they could only access three of them! Ye Yun also believed that with his sacred elephant in Shangjing City, coupled with the various buildings in Fengle City, these individuals would undoubtedly go mad for contribution points.
Of course, if Ye Yun wanted their assets, it was a mere utterance away. However, relatively speaking, it would appear rather crude. Most importantly, Ye Yun was not interested in such meager gold coins.