Chapter 569 World Conference

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Red Earth Continent

Holy Land Marie Gioia

Dozens of men were sitting around a long table arguing endlessly, most of them were middle-aged men. Some of them were so anxious that they couldn't stop arguing that they even jumped onto the table to occupy the commanding heights and started to argue crazily. They also took off their shoes and threw them at each other, just like shrews scolding in the street, without caring about their own image at all.

However, these dozens of cursing men are not ordinary people. They are the kings of the more than 200 member states of the World Government who are eligible to participate in the World Conference!

At this point, the meeting had not officially started yet, but that did not prevent them from quarreling over some trivial matters. After all, the world was not peaceful right now and many people would not leave their country on weekdays. How could they miss the opportunity to confront each other face to face that only happened once every four years?

next door,

Inside the spacious office.

The Five Elders were still either sitting or standing, posing in their poses.

At one side, the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Kong Gang, and the new naval marshal, Buddha's Warring States, stood quietly like two elementary school students being lectured.

The Five Elders sat opposite each other. A wealthy middle-aged man was sitting on the sofa, calmly drinking tea. Behind the sofa, there was a seven-meter-tall, burly bodyguard, who was wrapped tightly from head to toe, standing behind him to guard him.

"I wonder if the gentlemen have called me here to discuss something important?"

Mosan put down the teacup and asked with a smile.

"President Mo Sang, please be patient. There is another person who has not arrived yet. We will talk to him when he arrives."

The bearded Five Elders said with narrowed eyes.

"Crack!"

Just as he finished speaking, he heard the office door being pushed open, followed by the panicked voice of the attendant.

"My Lord! My Lord! Please wait a moment! Let me inform the Five Elders first!"

"Haha, no need to go through so much trouble. It's not my first time here and I know the way by myself!"

"No! That's not what I meant!"

"What does that mean! They called me to the meeting. Are they going to do something shameful in the office and let me see them?"

Along with the arrogant voice, a man who was just over 3 meters tall, with seaweed green hair combed into a greasy slicked back bun and wearing a blinding golden suit walked in with a step that showed no regard for his relatives, leaving a line of golden footprints behind him! !

Mo Sang turned around, and the man lowered his sunglasses and looked at him contemptuously through the slits above his eyes. The two looked at each other for a second, raised their eyebrows slightly to show greeting, and then put on expressions as if they were unfamiliar with each other and disliked each other.

"Haha, what's going on? Five Elders, why is there someone else? What level is this guy? Is he worthy of attending this VIP meeting with me?"

Tezoro deliberately walked to a sofa farthest from Mosan, sat down, leaned back, crossed his legs, and said with a sour face.

"Golden Emperor Tesoro, this is not your Golden Tesoro, please pay attention to your etiquette and attitude when speaking!"

The bald Five Elders scolded.

Although the Five Elders were happy to see the two of them not getting along, they still had to put on a show of pretending to be close, because if the two of them really had a close relationship, it would actually be a real headache.

The Bra Chamber of Commerce and the Golden City together almost monopolize more than half of the world's trade activities, not including the New World which is not under the jurisdiction of the World Government. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that these two men in front of them hold the lifeline of the world economy.

And those countries and black and white forces that rely on doing business with them for their livelihood are naturally moving closer to them, and their butts are moving further and further away. If these people are also counted, this is definitely a powerful force that can affect the balance of the world.

This is also why the Five Elders called the two of them over for tea and to talk things over before the formal meeting began, to avoid any unpleasantness between them at the conference table, which would be difficult to resolve.

"This is the president of the Bra Chamber of Commerce. Like you, he is the king of a member country. The Bra Chamber of Commerce's contribution to maintaining the balance and stability of the world and paying taxes is no less than your Golden City! He is naturally worthy of sitting here with you!"

The five elders with long beards acted as peacemakers.

"Tsk! How much money can a person doing legitimate business make?"

Tezulo said with disdain.

"Haha, only legitimate business can last long. As the saying goes, it's hard to make a fortune through gambling, but it's easy to lose it."

Mosan still sipped his tea calmly and spoke slowly.

"Hey! Fatty, do you understand? You are talking about gamblers! And I own a casino! The reason why they can't make a fortune from gambling is because I make all the money, idiot!"

Tezoro was very proud, then pointed at Mosan's nose and asked.

"How many Baileys does it take to cancel his membership in an affiliated country? Five Elder Stars, just name your price!"

"Nonsense! This is not about the amount of money!"

There was a hint of anger in the bald Five Elders' tone.

"Haha, forget it if it doesn't work. Why are you taking it so seriously?"

Tezulo waved his hand and smiled.

"Humph!"

The five old men all looked unhappy.

Compared with the super upstart Tezoro, they prefer to deal with the gentle Mosan.

However, even though they disliked it, the Five Elders still showed enough patience towards these two major taxpayers. After all, the annual payments made by these two companies accounted for almost a quarter of the total amount of Tianshang Gold paid by all member states, so they deserved some face.

Standing aside, Zhan Guo, who was like a minion, was filled with envy.

Today he finally saw that when one has enough money, one can really do whatever he wants! He can even speak so tough in front of the Five Elders, the most powerful people in the world! Unlike their navy, which needs to beg the world government for milk, they are weak in front of the Five Elders.

"Boom boom boom!"

Saint Satan tapped the ground with his cane to attract everyone's attention, then spoke.

"Okay, there are dozens of kings waiting in the meeting room next door. Let's get down to business! I asked you to come here first this time because I want to hear your opinions on two things."

"Hahaha, I have no objection. As long as the Bra Chamber of Commerce supports it, I will oppose it. As long as the Bra Chamber of Commerce opposes it, I will support it unconditionally!"

Tezulo said proudly, spreading his hands.

Saint Satan's face turned black, and he was about to get angry, when the five elder stars with long beards quickly stepped forward and spoke.

"Stop messing around, Tezulo!!"

Saint Satan warned.

Tezulo curled his lips in dissatisfaction, then made a gesture of invitation for Satan to continue.

"First of all, due to the tense situation at sea in recent years, the navy's military expenditure has been forced to increase year by year. The financial budget is already a bit stretched, so we decided to propose at this world conference to increase the amount of Sky Gold collected by another 10%! What do you think?"

Zhan Guo wanted to jump out and slap the Five Elders when he heard this. When has the navy's funding ever increased? It's good enough that it can be allocated on time and in full. Every time, the navy has cried for a long time before getting the military funds, and they always use military funds as a threat to force the navy to make various concessions!

These old guys actually have the nerve to use the navy’s military expenditure as an excuse to ask for money from their sponsors in front of me.

It is true that the expenses for maintaining the extravagant lifestyle of the Celestial Dragons are increasing year by year.

Zhan Guo was also very curious. After Barrett's attack on Marijoa, weren't most of the Celestial Dragons killed or injured? Why did the World Government's annual expenditure on the Celestial Dragons not only not decrease but increase instead?

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