Surrounded by Five Beast Lords novel Chapter 186

Chapter 186 Boss Clive Confessed

Elmer poked his head out of the kitchen. “Did I hear something about us striking it rich? What’s Dora talking about?”

“I’m saying we’re rolling in money now!” Dora waved him over. “Come here, I’ll show you the books!”

Just then, the living room door swung open, and Lucian walked in.

Lucian looked worn out, but when he saw everyone in the living room suddenly turn to him, grinning with excitement he paused in surprise.

Dora was the first to speak.

“Lucian, you’re just in time! Come over and see how rich our family is now!”

Soon, all five of Dora’s beast mates and Seven gathered in the living room, marveling at the numbers on the screen./

“The crystal ore, plus the batch Clive intercepted from the Shawn family, all together…” Dora said, her fingers flying over the Optical Brain.

“After processing it into weapons, subtracting the costs, and converting it to starcoins, it comes out to about this much.”

She read out the number.

The living room fell silent for three seconds.

Elmer’s mouth formed a perfect O.

Ligren’s cat ears shot straight up.

A flash of surprise crossed Rafe’s blue eyes.

Lucian’s pale golden eyes swept over the numbers, and even his usually calm face showed a hint of surprise.

Clive kept his face blank, but the slight arch of his eyebrow betrayed his surprise.

Seven let out a gasp, its big eyes shining like a little sun. “Master! You’re rich now!”

Dora’s eyes curved with a smile. “That’s not all.”

She brought up another ledger.

“For the agave plant potion, after costs, here’s the net profit.”

She announced another figure.

This time, even Rafe couldn’t help but sit up straighter.

“Plus, we’ve got nearly four hundred Level 6 crystal cores left over from your upgrades, and tons of lower-level ones too…”

Dora went on.

“Even if we don’t sell them, just using them ourselves, we’ll have more than enough for ages.”

She closed the Optical Brain and beamed at everyone

“So, in short, we’re secretly loaded now,” she said.

Elmer was the first to jump up. “We’re an undercover rich family!

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“Does that mean we can buy tons of snacks?

And loads of cool stuff?

“And…”

“Enough with the shopping!” Dora cut him off. “Keep it low-key!”

Lioren’s tail flicked gently. “With all this cash, what’s your plan?”

Dora paused to think. “First, let’s finish upgrading our house.

“Then… we’ll start stocking up on supplies.

“The wet season’s far from over, and the weather could get even nastier. Who knows what might come our way?*

Rafe nodded. “Good thinking.

WKeep our wealth on the down-low and stay low-key. That’s how you win.”

Dora suddenly turned to Clive. “We also need to help Clive make the Blackflame Trading Guild go legit and turn it into a big-name conglomerate, just like the Sterling family.”

When Dora said this, the living room went quiet for a few seconds.

“Go legit with the Blackflame Trading Guild?” Rafe pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, a thoughtful look flickering in his blue eyes.

“Make this underground group a legal business?” he continued.

Clive’s body tensed up a little.

Dora looked at him, her gaze gentle but unwavering.

“Under your leadership, the Blackflame Trading Guild has always been well-trained and disciplined,” she said.

“But because it’s an underground organization, people will always see it as a ragtag group.

“A shadowy underworld crew that can’t show its face in the light.

“The guys in the Blackflame Trading Guild are doing things that are way more righteous than most of the so-called legitimate groups out there.

“They’re helping out poor planets, taking in orphans, giving beastfolk a real shot at a decent job…

“But they still can’t hold their heads up high.”

She paused.

“I want them to be able to stand in the sunlight with their heads held high,” Dora said.

“They deserve respect on both sides of the law.”

Clive’s eyes trembled, betraying his inner turmoil.

He stayed silent for a long time before finally speaking, his voice rough. “Dora, do you realize how tough this will be?”

“I know,” Dora replied with a smile. “But now we’ve got money, people, and resources.

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“And…”

She paused, letting her gaze sweep across everyone in the room.

“We’ve got each other,” she continued.

Rafe was the first to speak up. “I support this.

“All the paperwork and qualifications needed for legalization. I can figure out a way to get them done

“Once Blackflame goes legit, we can expand into mainstream industries

“Logistics, security, mineral trading

“With Blackflame’s solid foundation, we can absolutely make it happen

Elmer shot his hand up. “Whatever Dora says, I’m all in

Lioren’s tail curled, a faint smile in his amber eyes.

If our funds aren’t enough. Frostveil Planet will back us up,” he said.

Luciam sat off to the side, his pale golden eyes locked on Dora. For once, he actually spoke up.

I handle things with the military.

“As long as Blackflame Trading Guild stays legit, the military won’t mess with them.”

Clive looked at everyone in front of him, his eyes flickering with complex emotions.

He’d come from the Planet Ashen-III, an abandoned orphan, and fought his way up to become the master of the dark web

Over the years, he’d grown used to betrayal and manipulation.

But at this moment, he suddenly understood something, because of this little fernale standing before him, he finally had a

home

A real home

“Very well,” he said, his voice low but resolute. I thank you all on behalf of the Blackflame Trading Cold”

The Blackflame Trading Guild had long since stopped being a ragtag group

Ever since Clive suggested using Dora’s Ancient Blue Planet seeds to bood the output of the females Spatial Realms, the guild’s strength had quietly transformed.

The guys with female mates got their hands on the seeds, and their Spatial Realms started churning out way more resources.

With all that crystal energy flowing in, their supernatural abilities shot up in no time.

In just a few months, the number of members at Level 5 or higher in the guild had doubled.

When Clive led his elite squad to raid the Shawn family’s crystal ore, every single member was Level 5 or above. They worked together seamlessly, swift, precise, and unstoppable.

From the initial strike to their clean getaway, the whole operation took less than ten minutes.

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