115 Chapter 114: Making an appointment with the Emperor! (1/2)
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Beside him, Shen Lu was already sweating buckets as his pupils looking dim and dillated. Only when Liu Sheng Juan mentioned the name 'Emperor' was he able to exit his stupor.
At the same time, he swerved his head to look at Duan Li more emotionally this time around.
”I knew that Brother is rich.. but not to this extent.. this is practically enough money to make a whole new Empire altogether!” Shen Lu said inwardly as he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
”Indeed, only the Emperor himself could accept a proposal of this magnitude. After all, this amount of money concerns the very future of the whole Jiu Empire itself.” Liu Sheng Juan said with a nod.
For him, this was probably the longest discussion he ever had with someone. Even when he met the Emperor on numerous occasions before, he still took the position to be passive and silent most of the time, not say anything much at all.
Hmmm...
”If that is so, could just about anyone be able to meet with the Emperor? I mean, I am just a student of the academy.. not someone that has a high status, not to mention I don't even have a single title!” asked Duan Li nervously.
No matter how backward the village he came from, Duan Li knew at least this much.
He didn't know why, but when he tried to recall the memories of meeting the Emperor, a block obstructed him from remembering it.
But he was sure that he had met the Emperor before!
If he could just recall it and figure out just what kind of person was this Emperor were, he wouldn't feel this nervous and anxious at all!
Liu Sheng Juan smiled as he shook his head.
”No.. not just anyone could meet with the Emperor, but this is a special occasion. With my power, meeting with the Emperor himself would not be an issue. Only that, he would definitely inquire on where did you managed to get a hold of such an enormous sum of money.”
”He isn't someone that is hard to talk to, but if you can't convince him, that would be a problem.” Liu Sheng Juan added.
Hearing this, Duan Li was a little bit conflicted. But after thinking it through, it was only normal that people would eventually try to poke their nose into his wealth sooner or later.
”About this.. have you ever heard about the Eternal maze below the academy?”
When Liu Sheng Juan heard this, he was momentarily taken aback, but it had only lasted for a single second before he seemed to had grasped the entire situation into his mind.
He was not the Managing Director of the Jiu Bank company if he couldn't figure this much.
So that was the case..
”I see.. I understand now. But why do you want to deposit all of these Superior quality spirit stones into the bank and exchange them to credit points?” said Liu Sheng Juan, trying to assess the motive behind Duan Li's action further.
”Well.. you see, I'm not really good in managing my finances, nor do I even feel the need to, when I am already this rich. Some might call me stupid for exposing my whole worth of wealth here, but there are a number of reasons why I chose to do so.” Duan Li said.
”But most importantly, it was because I need the backing of someone powerful to protect me from the danger that my wealth could bring me. Even though we have proper law and order right now in this era, people's greed are sometimes unpredictable.”
Liu Sheng Juan nodded in agreement.
”Besides, its not like I would lose anything. In fact, since the highest accepted currency in the Empire is High quality spirit stones, not only bringing these Superior quality spirit stones around me is dangerous, its also useless and can't be used for most of the time!” Duan Li said as he sighed.
”Also, since my follower here, Shen Lu, said that I could exchange back my credit points to spirit stones anytime I want, that's even more convenient for me even if I were to have a slight lost!”
”After all, who would dare to rob my wealth when it was being put into safekeeping by the Empire itself?” Duan Li added as he chuckled for a bit in the end.
Listening to Duan Li's explanation, Liu Sheng Juan nodded again, feeling extremely satisfied.
Indeed, what he had thought about this young man was just like his first impression of him when the other party first came in.
The air around this student couldn't be described as ordinary, but with his decades of experience, he could tell that this person in front of him was not the scheming type of a person.
In fact, this was a plain and simple man, even with such an astronomical amount of wealth that the other party possesses, there was not a hint that the latter wanted anything more than what was stated.
Shen Lu on the other hand, wanted to interject on numerous occasions during this discussion. But his instinct told him that if he were to open his mouth, things would get complicated.
He had always trusted his inner gut against a figure as such. This was an existence beyond his level of intellect. Any method he used to probe for opportunities would definitely be spotted on by this person!
”I see.. if that is the case, then there is no problem at all. Come back here tomorrow, we shall meet with the Emperor by then.” Liu Sheng Juan said casually as he continued to sip down his coffee.