Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

Chapter 190 5 gold coins? Are you robbing a bank?!

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Lin Mo thought about it and realized that it was indeed unreasonable for him to betray them like this.

If these two hadn't been putting pressure on the Holy Humans and Elves during these negotiations, the progress wouldn't have been so smooth, allowing Great Xia to achieve its desired goals.

He sighed, thought for a moment, and then offered a solution:

"How about this, I'll give you a little of everything first, and you can train your men and get familiar with the weapons and equipment."

"The numbers will be the same as the previous numbers for the Holy Humans and Elves!"

"Once we've conquered our own territories and established a permanent portal, we can start large-scale trade. Is that alright?"

Thorin pursed his lips, feeling that this wasn't even enough to fill his teeth, and was about to speak again.

But seeing Lin Mo staring at him with a frown, he felt a tremor in his heart, opened his mouth but didn't speak, and finally could only helplessly agree:

"Alright, thank you for your understanding and tolerance. The God of Craftsmen will protect you."

Lin Mo's words sounded strange, like a wish that you'd catch your wife cheating on you in the act.

But they quickly dismissed the idea; these indigenous people wouldn't joke about their beliefs, just as Fujianese people wouldn't lie to Mazu.

.......

As the members of the four clans left, the meeting room door clicked shut, cutting off all outside sounds.

All the previous discussions vanished without a trace.

Only Lin Mo, Zhao Gang, and Long Zhan remained in the conference room, and the room fell silent for several seconds.

The three stood before the huge map left by Kyle, and none of them spoke first.

Long Zhan, who had been as silent as a statue, suddenly slammed his fist on the thick wooden table.

"Bang!"

The water glass on the table was shaken and jumped half a finger high.

"It's finally done!"

Long Zhan let out a suppressed roar, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

This general, who remained calm even when Mount Tai collapsed before him on the battlefield, now had his facial muscles trembling slightly with excitement.

Frankly speaking, what's the difference between this negotiation and territorial expansion?

Still in another world!

As a general, what he hopes for most is to expand the territory during his lifetime.

He has a good chance of succeeding!

Zhao Gang let out a long breath, pressed his brow hard, and couldn't help but grin.

My nerves, which had been tense for several days, finally relaxed completely at this moment.

It became.

In this unfamiliar magical continent, Daxia has finally found a place of its own!

Even though it was a piece of land that needed to be reclaimed from the demons, its significance was immeasurable.

Lin Mo exchanged a glance with the three men, who then burst into laughter.

"General Long, go and make the arrangements," Lin Mo said with a smile still on his face.

"Order the expeditionary force currently returning to Earth via the portal to stand by and cease their return."

"Yes!" Long Zhan straightened up, his feet together, and gave a military salute, a rare moment of joy.

If it weren't for Lin Mo, how could he have fulfilled his lifelong ambition of expanding territory?

Back on Earth, those generals would be green with envy.

No, just thinking about it makes me so excited I'm trembling.

"Furthermore," Lin Mo added, a smirk playing on his lips as he looked at Long Zhan.

"The new Terra Alliance Strategic Treaty has come into effect, and the old arms control agreement has been officially nullified."

"Our personnel and weapons restrictions have been lifted."

Long Zhan's breath hitched, and then his eyes flashed with a sharp light.

He almost forgot about that!

The temptation of expanding territory was too great, causing him to overlook this point.

"I see!"

"We have seven days left. I'll go calculate how many more people and equipment we can transport right away!"

The previous war had incurred significant losses, and while the stockpiles of various ammunition were not completely depleted, about half of them had been used up.

The 300,000-strong demon army unleashed a saturation barrage of firepower, relentlessly pouring ammunition down their throats every second.

Now is a good time to replenish troops and upgrade equipment.

As for those three Dongfeng missiles that are kept in reserve, there is no need to replenish them for the time being.

There are three, which is enough to be the grand finale for now.

Long Zhan turned around and strode towards the door with a powerful stride, his footsteps conveying an eagerness.

Watching his departing figure, Zhao Gang turned his gaze to the map and murmured:

"A thousand square kilometers of coastal land... such a wonderful thing that I could never have dreamed of."

"Yes," Lin Mo said, looking at the area on the map and gently tracing the long coastline with his finger.

"They locked us in with a land-based mindset, but they opened the door to the ocean for us with their own hands."

The two exchanged a glance, and everything was understood without a word.

……

Lin Mo arrived at the astral portal in the center of the camp.

This time, the portal opened by the Holy Humans is slightly larger than the one opened last time due to Volaz's interference.

The eerie blue light surrounding the portal made it resemble an empty mirror, its diameter steadily maintained at three and a half meters.

Although it is 20 centimeters longer than last time, this size is still insufficient for the expeditionary force that needs to pass through large engineering machinery and vehicles.

Lin Mo frowned slightly and muttered to himself.

"Couldn't this door be any bigger?"

"Otherwise, how will our fighter jets and the like get here?"

As he pondered this, he turned and left, finding Kyle who had just finished writing a letter and had it delivered.

Kyle's bald head was quite conspicuous in the sunlight. He seemed to sense Lin Mo's arrival and turned his head.

"Holy Son, you've arrived."

"Teacher Kyle," Lin Mo pointed in the direction of the portal.

"Could this portal be made a little bigger?"

Kyle glanced in the direction he was pointing, then shook his head.

"Holy Son, the normal size of the astral portal's array is this."

"If we want to expand, we need to plan a larger teleportation base from the very beginning of construction, and the materials and magic power required will increase rapidly."

"I see." Lin Mo nodded, then asked casually:

"Regarding the price of the permanent teleportation portals we'll be building in the future...?"

Kyle immediately perked up at the mention of business.

He cleared his throat and began to explain in detail:

"There are two types of portals. One type is located on the continent of Terra, and it's cheaper. A ten-day temporary portal costs 20,000 gold coins, and we cover the expenses."

"Permanent, 200,000 gold coins, but you'll have to pay for the magic crystals needed to maintain it yourself, as we discussed during our previous trade."

"But the price of interdimensional portals is completely different."

"Like this one, it's 500,000 gold coins in ten days."

"As for permanent astral portals..." Kyle held up five fingers.

"Five million gold coins! Again, maintain self-sufficiency in consumption."

Lin Mo was startled by this astonishing number.

"Do you think I'm robbing a bank?"

Five million gold coins are approximately equal to $16.67 billion!

If you stacked all the cash together, how many buildings would it be?