Global Demon Transformation.

Chapter 489 Betting on Lin Feng's Team
In the early morning, it was just dawn.

As the head of the James family, James Taien had already gotten up, washed up, and was preparing to go to the restaurant for breakfast.

As King Wu, although he was over a hundred years old, he had no white hair, his skin was firm, his eyes were bright, and he was in good spirits, looking only about fifty years old.

He looks younger than his own son.

Before he arrived at the restaurant, there were already nine people inside.

These nine people are all core figures in the Zhan family and conglomerate. They are accustomed to having breakfast with the head of the family here before starting their day's work.

"Master of the house."

Upon seeing James Tyne's arrival, the nine men stood up and greeted him respectfully.

"Ah."

James Tyne nodded, then sat down in the main seat, and the others followed suit.

The breakfast was lavish and extravagant, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as a Manchu Han Imperial Feast. It included high-grade demon beast flesh and blood, nourishing medicinal herbs, and even spiritual medicines, all of which were highly beneficial to martial artists. The cost of the ingredients alone was as high as millions.

This is unimaginable for an ordinary family, but obviously nothing for the Zhan family.

As one of the ten great families in the capital, the Zhan family may have the weakest fighting power, but its wealth is recognized as the best, ranking among the top five even in the whole country.

Breakfast is, in a sense, a meeting, which is why the nine people were waiting here so early.

No one at the dinner table chatted idly; everyone seemed preoccupied.

Seeing that Zhan Tai'en had almost finished eating, an elderly man with white hair named Zhan Dong took out a thick document and said with a slightly serious expression:

"Although we were prepared and divested some assets, the conglomerate still suffered a loss of 183 billion in the past six months, and the outlook for the second half of the year is even more severe."

After he finished his report, the others also gave their reports.

One piece of bad news after another made Jan Taien put down his chopsticks. Although his expression was calm, he had lost his appetite.

This is clearly why everyone deliberately delayed their reports.

"Anything else? Tell me if there's any other bad news."

"I'll wipe my mouth with a wet wipe and ask," James Tyne asked.

At this moment, a woman said hesitantly, "At the end of last month, the Hong Group completely stopped cooperating with us, and a payment of 280 billion yuan has been outstanding. Three days ago, Hong Tianbing of the Hong Group appeared at the Nanyu branch and directly sent people to forcibly take over."

When this news came out, Jen Taien looked extremely uncomfortable.

Previously, losses were acceptable, given that various conglomerates suffered losses to varying degrees due to the overall economic environment.

However, the Zhan family still has its foundation, so even if it suffers losses for several years, it will not be seriously injured. But the actions of the Hong Group are a fatal threat.

This is a signal that the other party is about to begin merging with the Zhan family.

If they don't obey, the merger will become an invasion.

How was your table manners?

"I asked, my tone icy," James asked.

The Hong Group belongs to the Hong family.

Among the ten great families of the capital, if the Zhan family is the wealthiest, then the Hong family is recognized as the top two, or even the best, in terms of military strength.

The reason this family is so powerful is because it has an extraordinary expert, Hong Tao.

In addition, there are four other kings.

It is precisely because of the existence of extraordinary experts that they dare to be so arrogant and unscrupulous.

The Zhan clan has no emperors, and even its kings number only two.

As for those kings who are bribed with money, they don't count, because they wouldn't dare to show their faces when they encounter extraordinary powerhouses.

"Their eating manners were rather unseemly. The general manager of Nanyu was seriously injured while trying to stop them, but his life is not in danger," the woman said.

"hehe."

James Tyne smiled, a laugh filled with sarcasm and helplessness.

The deliberate flattery and fawning of previous years appear so utterly ineffective in the face of reality.

Faced with the impending war, every family and faction has its own plans and tries every means to strengthen its power.

There are different methods, but the fastest way is simply to rob by force.

The Zhan family, wealthy but lacking sufficient power, undoubtedly became a prime target.

With war imminent, all previous rules and pretenses were now abandoned.

If the Hong family conglomerate were to forcibly seize the property, the Zhan family would have no power to resist.

If they cooperate, they can still save some money.

James Tai-en understood that the Hong Group wouldn't be the only robber.

Once the Hong Group made its move, a second and a third force quickly joined in.
When the family became one of the top ten families in the capital, Zhan Tai'en had foreseen that this day would come sooner or later. This is why he did his best to cultivate the younger generation of his family.

He just didn't expect this day to come so soon.

You couldn't hold back so quickly.

"Even emperors have to consider their reputation. We've made a lot of money for the Hong family over the years, at least two hundred billion. Are you going to turn your back on us like this?"

"If they had any scruples, they wouldn't have robbed. War is coming, who's going to abide by the rules?" "Many small and medium-sized families have already been completely taken over. In their words, they've pooled their strength to fight the enemy together!"

"Haha, this is the law of the jungle. When war comes, the big fish eat the little fish."

“Hong Tao has never been a person who follows the rules.”

The crowd's discussions were filled with despair and helplessness.

Faced with an extraordinary powerhouse, all resistance seems futile.

"Why don't we cooperate with the Yang family?" someone suggested.

"That's right. Although the Yang family doesn't have any emperors, Yang Qingtian is only one step away from becoming a Martial Emperor. He might break through at any time!"

"Yang Qing has now entered the realm of dual kings and also possesses a nine-star key. His strength is also very strong. Cooperating with them is better than being devoured by the Hong clan."

This suggestion received support from many people, but some remained silent.

Does the Yang family have the power to intervene in this matter?
Even if they have the power, will they intervene?

To cooperate with them, would we offend the Emperor?
After many people understood, their excitement began to dissipate, and the atmosphere became heavy again.

"Alright, Zhan Dong, stay. Everyone else, you may leave."

Jan Tain waved his hand.

Although he had a good relationship with Yang Qingtian, he did not expect the other party to lend a helping hand.

Not kicking someone when they're down is enough.

The others looked at each other, and could only sigh in the end. No one wasted any words at this point. They bowed slightly and left with solemn expressions.

After everyone left, Zhan Taien also left the restaurant, followed closely by Zhan Dong. The two soon arrived at a study.

In the study, he sat silently in the chair for half an hour without moving, and then he looked at Zhan Dong, who had been silently bowing his head.

"Have you prepared the things I asked you to prepare for Lin Feng's team?"

Yang Qingtian was able to test Yang Ningbing's strength, and Zhan Tai'en could naturally also test his grandson Zhan Tianyu's strength.

And compared to Yang Qingtian, he knew more.

Although Zhan Tianyu couldn't say certain things openly due to the contract, he did remind his grandfather.

Zhan Tianyu longed for his family to train Lin Feng's team. He had this idea from a very young age.

As a member of the team, he understood how glorious the future of Lin Feng's team would be.

Winning them over now will definitely not be a loss in the future.

Thanks to his grandson's reminder, James Taien is probably the person among all the major factions who knows the strength of Lin Feng's team the best.

It is because of understanding that we are awestruck.

Lin Feng's team is one of the backup plans that Zhan Tai'en left for his family.

He wanted to win over Lin Feng's team, and even if he couldn't, he could still do Zhan Tianyu a favor.

Therefore, he prepared a gift for Lin Feng's team.

The total value of the gifts received exceeded 20 billion.

The pressure from the Hong Group and the covetous eyes of other forces made James Tyne make up his mind.

He decided to bet on Lin Feng's team.

Given the wealth of the Zhan family, it is not impossible for them to cultivate three to five kings within three to five years, if they spare no expense.

However, three or five newly promoted kings cannot threaten the extraordinary powerhouses, and the extraordinary powerhouses will not take them seriously unless these kings are exceptionally talented.

A person with exceptional talent has a much greater chance of becoming an emperor in the future.

Lin Feng's team undoubtedly belongs to the category of exceptionally talented individuals.

Furthermore, Lin Feng's team is incredibly bold, with various achievements proving that there's nothing they wouldn't dare to do, and they also have the support of numerous powerful forces behind them.

This is also a key reason why James Taien decided to go all in on Lin Feng's team at this time.

Rather than letting it be swallowed up by other forces and benefiting others, it's better to invest in Lin Feng's team, which is his own grandson's.

There might be an unexpected surprise.

If the King's Plan succeeds and Lin Feng's team produces more than five Kings, even Emperors will likely be wary of them.

He had also considered the consequences carefully.

This will definitely enrage Hong Tao.

But as long as we are fast enough, we can make it in time. After all, war has not yet begun, and even if Hong Tao breaks the rules, he will not dare to go too far.

Zhan Dong said, "We're all ready. The thirteen demon spirits with diamond-level soul skills were carefully selected, and the pills are top-grade. Everything is the best."

"That's good."

James Tyne nodded slowly, then stood up: "Take your things and come with me, don't make a sound."

He had made up his mind; he would dedicate the entire clan's resources to training the Lin Feng Squad.

Now it all depends on whether Lin Feng's team dares to accept the challenge.
(End of this chapter)