Chapter 224

Although Tricke was an arrogant and condescending guy, he was extremely weak. However, he had to admit that he was a capable person. He could complete most of the tasks assigned by the Childe family, and in many cases, he could even produce results that exceeded his superiors' expectations. This was why he had become the head of the Childe family's Probrand branch in his early twenties.

It should be noted that the Probrand branch was not only in charge of business on this planet, but also the entire Matte Sector and even the twenty or so sectors around it.

This was also a management model of the Childe family. There was only one branch for about ten or twenty sectors, which undoubtedly saved a lot of costs compared to other families that set up a branch in each sector.

For this reason, Tricke also had his own network of contacts. Using his identity as a member of the Childe family, he had close contact with many elites and even leaders in various industries nearby. There were also a few companies that dealt with network information processing, and a few in the media.

After receiving instructions from the young master, he first dialed the contact numbers of several friends in the media.

"Anderson, long time no see. How have you been?" Trik greeted him. This Anderson was the most famous news writer in the nearby Star Fields.

"Tricke, you're such a busy man that you have time to contact me? Don't tell me you've messed up some business again and want me to help you? "Anderson and Tricke were not really friends, but they had a reciprocal deal in the past.

"No, it's because I have some news to sell, so I thought of you immediately." Tricke was very skillful with his words.

"News about what? Don't tell me it's inside information about the Childe family? "Anderson's interest was immediately piqued.

"You've seen the latest bounty this morning, haven't you?" Tricke whetted his appetite.

"Yes, but other than the newcomer Gu Ding and Kohld Blood, the others don't have enough public attention. There's nothing to write about." As a media person, Anderson naturally paid attention to information about these Interstellar Pirates every day. However, among the new batch of bounties, only Gu Ding and Kohld Blood received more attention and were worth writing about.

"Well, I must say, you're very lucky, because the news I want to sell is related to Gu Ding." Tricke laughed.

"Gu Ding's crew is now on Probrand?" Anderson reacted immediately upon hearing Tricke's words.

"That's right. Moreover, I have even more information that I can reveal. For example, a member of Gu Ding's crew has combat effectiveness comparable to a demigod … and I have the relevant video, "Tricke deliberately dragged out his words.

"We want to be the exclusive agent for this news. Don't upload your video to the Skynet yet. Don't contact other media or information companies. I believe other companies won't offer a higher price for 200,000 Universe Credits. " Anderson made a bid on the spot. In fact, he was not only a writer in the company, but also one of the shareholders. So to a certain extent, he had a certain right to make a bid.

"Two hundred thousand …" Tricke was a little hesitant. Although he was a manager of the Childe family, his annual salary was just over three hundred thousand Universe Credits. He had thought that the information could be sold for a hundred thousand Universe Credits, but Anderson's offer had exceeded his expectations. His businessman's instincts told him that he could get more out of it because the other party had offered a price of two hundred thousand Universe Credits in one go. That meant that two hundred thousand was not the lowest price they could accept, and he still had room to raise the price.

Anderson was not a businessman. He started his career as a media person. Later, he became a shareholder of the company but did not participate in its operations because he did not understand. Therefore, he chose to continue being a media person, and he preferred his identity as a media person. Therefore, he did not let the other party make an offer, but gave what he thought was the right price.

"Two hundred thousand, to be honest, isn't the price I expected …" Tricke dragged out his words again.

"Two hundred thousand is a lot, Tricke. Your annual salary, not including bonuses, is three hundred and sixty thousand. This piece of information is equivalent to more than half a year of your salary. "Anderson knew Tricke very well.

"The value of this information has little to do with my salary. If someone's annual salary was hundreds of millions, would your offer rise to fifty million? "Tricke laughed.

"How about this, you encrypt the video and project it. I'll take a look at the video first and then redetermine the price." Anderson thought of a better idea.

Remote projection was a video projection that allowed Anderson to see the video in front of Tricke. However, this kind of projection was encrypted and could not be recorded, so there was no need to worry that Anderson would secretly take something to record it and then not buy the video.

"That's good." Tricke also agreed with this idea, and he immediately invited Anderson to watch the remote encrypted projection.

The video projection was played in front of Anderson.

It was Gu Ding's crew in a tavern, and it seemed like all the members were there. What concerned Anderson the most was that other than Gu Ding's crew and the tavern owner, there was a man, a woman, and a robot in the video. The three unfamiliar figures did not belong to Gu Ding's pirate crew.

What shocked Anderson the most was that the scar-faced man was the legendary man closest to God, Roland. Roland sat next to Gu Ding, and his elbow rested on Gu Ding's shoulder several times. It was obvious that the two were very close.

Tricke was not a media person, and Roland had been keeping a low profile in recent years. Therefore, he had heard of Roland's name, but he did not know that the scar-faced man was Roland. Otherwise, he would have asked for a higher price.

Soon, the video played to Biggie cutting off the heads of two Rank-13 martial artists with one slash. Anderson was a little shocked when he saw the scene.

Since the video was recorded with Tricke's wristwatch, it was recorded from his point of view, and his appearance was not shown in the video. Moreover, he deliberately blocked out the sound to avoid the video involving the Childe family and himself.

However, for the media, it did not matter whether the video had sound or not. It was enough as long as there was a picture. Furthermore, the scene just now was indeed horrifying. Two Peak Rank 13 powerhouses were killed in an instant. However, the most important thing was that Roland, who was titled Grand Duke by the Federal Government, was in the same tavern as Gu Ding, and they seemed to be on good terms.

"What do you think? Three hundred thousand shouldn't be too high, right? " Tricke heard the other side was silent for a long time, and guessed that the other side must have been shocked by the scene just now.

"Okay, three hundred thousand it is. Delete this video after you send it to me, and don't post it anywhere else. " Anderson agreed to the price because the video revealed a lot of information that could be mined.

"I understand." The corner of Tricke's mouth curled up slightly. He did not expect Gu Ding to help him earn nearly a year's salary. "I'll send you the video as soon as the money comes in. How you make up the story after that is up to you. However, don't involve me or the Childe family. The source of the video must be kept secret. "

"Understood!" Anderson agreed immediately. "I'll ask the finance department to arrange the transfer immediately. Send the video directly to my work email. You know the email number."

In less than ten minutes, the two completed the transaction.

Tricke's mouth curled up slightly as he looked at the amount. "It seems that today wasn't entirely bad luck. The young master's idea was really good."

The news of Gu Ding's appearance on Probrand was revealed by a media outlet half an hour later. This time, it was not the usual groundless accusations. There was a real video, and the media outlet's editor explained and analyzed the entire video.

The speculations about the robot and the color-haired woman's identity were weakened in the explanation. Even the fact that Biggie had killed a Rank-13 Gene Body was weakened. Instead, the fact that Roland and Gu Ding had a drink together was widely publicized.

It was indeed a good gimmick. Grand Duke Roland was a god-like existence in the hearts of countless swordsmen in Faye Cosmic Nation and a powerhouse respected by countless martial artists.

The media outlet's headline was "Grand Duke Roland Joins Gu Ding's Crew!?"

The headline instantly got the article hundreds of millions of views in less than twenty minutes. The content of the article and the video were also forwarded by countless people and liked by countless people.

Of course, some of Roland's die-hard fans thought it was an insult to Roland's identity. However, when they saw that Roland and Gu Ding were on good terms in the video, they did not direct their anger at Gu Ding. Instead, they scolded the author.

As for Gu Ding's fans, they liked it desperately. One person even voiced his support. "Good job, Gu Ding. Get the Grand Duke first! Then get the Lord too! "This person's support was liked by millions of people in less than an hour.

Tricke, who saw the article, was a little depressed. "That scar-faced guy is actually Master Roland … Why didn't I recognize him? I could have easily sold this video for millions of Universe Credits! "

In one of the palaces, a tall woman in a black dress and another woman in a purple dress were also watching this video.

"When did Roland get so close to Gu Ding?" The black-dressed Midea's face was full of confusion. "According to the information we got, he and Gu Ding didn't even know each other before they met on Probrand."

"Maybe they're kindred spirits." Y'lisabet did not find it strange. "It's not like you haven't seen Roland before. It would be strange if two willful guys don't get along."

"Miss, do you think Roland will join Gu Ding's crew?" Demetrius frowned slightly. The analysis in the article was reasonable and it made her a little worried.

"He won't. For Roland now, becoming a god is his priority. No matter how close he is to Gu Ding, it's impossible for him to give up his original path. However, it's hard to say after he becomes a god … "Y'lisabet gave her own speculation.