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Having remained silent until now, Joss Brick, the tycoon in charge of underground financial transactions, quickly spoke up: "Mr. Ce, our money is just sitting there doing nothing. We're not afraid to invest, we're afraid there's nowhere for us to invest... After all, those twelve families control over 90% of our businesses here... So, even if we wanted to invest, there's nowhere..."

Those around Xiao Ce smiled and nodded repeatedly after hearing his words.

"That's right, Mr. Ce. Although we earn our money through hard work, after accumulating it, it has reached a terrifying level... We have money but nowhere to spend it. We are willing to invest..."

Xiao Ce was still somewhat surprised by what these people said.

“Alright… in that case, that’s good… well, next, I’ll have John Joel liaise with you, and then you’ll be sent to your respective countries to carry out this task…”

"You need to follow the Darklight House's system, scale, and everything else... As for the specific operations, listen to John... As for how many to open and how many to recruit, that's up to you all..."

"I need to keep the current profit-making method confidential for now. However, I can assure you that if you are not satisfied with the profit-making method I provide later... you can resell your investment to us. I will give you the highest possible interest rate..."

After Xiao Ce said that, everyone nodded: "No problem, we're willing to do it..."

These people were all very straightforward and didn't say that a contract wasn't required.

As Xiao Ce spoke, he addressed the group, saying, "By the way! Everyone, now that this matter is settled, there is one more thing... I don't know if it's presumptuous of me to say it so directly."

Seeing Xiao Ce's expression, everyone immediately greeted him warmly, saying, "Mr. Ce, aren't we close friends who work together seamlessly? I think we can just talk directly..."

The others chimed in, "That's right, Mr. Ce, we don't stand on ceremony. Even if you've spoken rashly, we won't hold it against you... We understand your family wants to speak up; this is definitely for our own good..."

Xiao Ce looked at them and laughed, "Not bad, you're right. I want to ask you, have you converted all your assets into Thor?"

These people were taken aback at first, then laughed and shook their heads: "Of course not, we're not that stupid. People like us who do this kind of thing wouldn't put all our eggs in one basket. Especially within the Illuminati system, we're at the very bottom..."

“If we convert all our assets into Saul, then the Illuminati can take action whenever they want to control us. They can find any excuse to confiscate our assets, and we will have nowhere to turn.”

"So, we've done an asset allocation... This allocation includes investing in Sol, since it's the hard currency in the Western world. We generally allocate 30 to 50% of our personal wealth to it, 10 to 20% to other national currencies, and finally, physical gold..."

After hearing their candor, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "If that's the case, I'm relieved... You all have quite a few properties here, don't you?"

These people all nodded in agreement.

Xiao Ce said to them, "Gentlemen, here are some suggestions... Go and exchange as much of your Thor as possible for physical gold, and then sell all the properties and land in Lingas City!"

"If possible, exchange them all for physical gold, then find a place to hide them..."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, the people present fell into a deathly silence.

Xiao Ce had thought they would disagree.

To everyone's surprise, they didn't think much of it and just kept nodding: "Mr. Ce, we'll do it tomorrow... However, there might be risks if we go together to exchange Thor."

At this moment, Shemos looked at Joss Brick and said, "Have you forgotten about Joss? Joss specializes in this kind of business."

"Yes, yes, Joss, can you do it?"

These people all consulted Joss Brick.

Joss Brick smiled confidently and said, "That's no problem at all... I'm in this business. If you want me to turn some shady money into Thor, that will take some effort."

"However, converting legitimate money into gold is far too easy... Besides, we have Ivan Voss as our smuggler and Victor Gru as our mercenary, so we don't need to look for anyone else... We'll just help each other out! And we won't charge you any fees."

Hearing what Joss Brick said, Ivan Voss and Victor Gru said they would help with the transportation for free...

Xiao Ce watched as they began to seriously discuss the matter.

"Aren't you going to ask me why you did it? And you know, I'm also buying up large amounts of real estate here. Aren't you afraid I'm ripping you off?"

These people smiled and said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, firstly, we don't have such concerns... Secondly, after you said that, we have even fewer concerns in this regard."

"Furthermore, we actually know more or less what you're planning to do, and we have our own judgment. The value of the Thor lies in the stability of the Illuminati's system, which guarantees its redemption. If the Illuminati itself encounters problems, or if nations' trust in it falters... then the Thor's collapse will be instantaneous. At that point, you won't be able to redeem it..."

Joss Brick continued, "That's right, Mr. Ce. Since I run an underground money exchange business, the exchange rate of Sol to gold was initially very high after the defeat in the East Asian naval war, but it has continued to decline since then."

"Because when two forces return to an organization, they will inevitably compete for power, which is detrimental to the stability of the entire Illuminati, even though the two presidents have not directly clashed. But the fact that the William Armiten family dared to take such a tough stance against the Western president's representative this time shows that."

"The Illuminati will inevitably split, and the Twelve Families will also split; it's just a matter of how. So, it's normal for us to turn to physical gold as a safe haven. But you are different; you need to build your brand here, so you need to invest... These assets are an addition to your brand, so we are completely different."

Joss Brick's explanation was very logical and reasonable.

Xiao Ce laughed, "Brother Kimberly really did introduce some experts! Looks like this will save me a lot of trouble explaining things..."