And just when Takumi was thinking this, Ichiryu and Jiro were not as calm as they seemed.
Testing is relative. Takumi learned about Ichiryu's strength, and they naturally also saw Takumi's strength. Admittedly, they could also see that Takumi's current strength was not as good as Ichiryu.
But just fighting against a serious Ichiryu is already very powerful. You must know that the three brothers are transcendent existences in this world and are much stronger than those strong men in the first echelon.
Because they are all people from the previous era and have experienced the last Gourmet Solar Eclipse, that is, the last full meal on the planet.
Although they did not eat the full meal of the planet, they also gained a lot of benefits from it. In addition, they were all extremely talented, and their strength was simply not comparable to that of these rising stars.
The fact that Takumi can fight against a serious Ichiryu shows that Takumi's strength has reached the same level as them. This strength is enough for Takumi to defeat everyone in the world except for a few of them. As expected, it should not be underestimated. It seems that the relationship with Dimension City must be paid more attention to.
What a formidable person.
After seeing Takumi's strength, Ichiryu couldn't help but secretly reconsider his views on Dimension City. Jiro didn't think too much; he just sighed in his heart.
Afterward, the three of them pretended that nothing happened and continued drinking and chatting.
"The food is served."
After a while, Granny Setsuno and Komatsu presented the newly prepared dishes. The variety was quite rich.
Setsuno did not forget to say to Takumi: "Takumi-chan, come and try it. These are all delicious dishes. I guarantee you have never tasted such ingredients before."
Takumi looked at these delicacies and could almost drool just by smelling them. Takumi was not too surprised by this. After all, this batch of ingredients was brought from the IGO, and Ichiryu himself also came here in person, so the quality cannot be bad.
"Then I won't be polite."
"Hmm~! Tasty! The ingredients are good, of course, but so are Granny Setsuno's cooking skills."
"Don't just watch me eat, everyone should use your chopsticks, otherwise I will be embarrassed."
"OK, eat, let's eat."
"Hehe."
Seeing this, Ichiryu and Jiro also joined in with smiles. Setsuno and Komatsu also sat down again.
After everyone had a harmonious meal together, and when they were sitting slumped back after eating, Ichiryu suddenly talked about business.
"Lord Takumi, I wonder if your Dimension City has any ideas for developing cooperation here?"
Takumi was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said openly: "Of course there is. After all, among other things, the various fantasy ingredients in this world are very good resources."
Ichiryu nodded, not surprised, and continued to ask: "So, I don't know how you usually operate?"
Several people on the side also looked at him, appearing to be listening patiently.
"There are actually no fixed rules for this. The situation in each world is different. We usually investigate the specific situation before making a decision."
"For example?"
"For example, in some worlds where the situation is stable, we will usually find a representative force to cooperate with, but the premise is that this force belongs to the lawful good camp and has no conflict of interest with us."
"Like the world codenamed 'KonoSuba', this world has the existence of gods. These gods form the Heavens and manage the universe of that world. We have launched some cooperation with them."
"For another example, we will not cooperate in some worlds where the situation is turbulent or even where major disasters are occurring."
"Like the world in 'Highschool of the Dead', where a crisis of human extinction broke out, we did not intervene at the time and focused on preserving ourselves."
"Or, like the world codenamed 'Akame ga Kill', this world was in a state of war caused by a high degree of decay."
"It was only after we saw the situation clearly that we decided to end it personally, supported a regime, calmed the war, and guided its development."
"As for some worlds with too deep water, or worlds with low value, we will remain on the sidelines."
Although Takumi's explanation was a bit evasive, it was very sincere. He even said some things that might give people a bad impression.
Ichiryu naturally heard it, and knew Takumi was hiding something. He didn't say it, but he didn't care about it. Instead, he understood it very well. After all, everything has two sides. If there is a good side, naturally there will be a bad side.
Especially for a major force, no matter how glamorous the surface is, there will always be some shameful things. Even the IGO he founded is the same. It is doing things that violate secular morals and even international laws. It is precisely because of this that the Four Heavenly Kings he adopted ran away one after another.
It's a bit far-fetched, let's get back to the point. Ichiryu didn't care what Takumi was hiding, but he had a good sense of Takumi's sincerity.
"So, what approach are you going to use for our world?"
"At present, it seems that the situation in this world is quite stable, and there are representative forces such as the IGO led by you. If we want to conduct business here, naturally, you are the first option."
"How about it? Does Ichiryu have any business that you would like to take care of with me?"
Takumi took a deep look at Ichiryu. Having said that, he naturally heard Ichiryu's intention to cooperate. He couldn't help but secretly think about what Ichiryu would do to cooperate with Dimension City.
But after thinking about it, he found that there are quite a lot of cooperation projects that can be launched. The simple ones include: complementary resources and technical exchanges. The more in-depth ones include: talent cultivation, agency (mercenary) business, strategic transfer, etc. These can also be divided into several projects, with as many as a dozen large and small.
Ichiryu simply did not show off, and nodded calmly: "I do have such an idea, but I don't know if City Lord Takumi is interested?"
"Of course I'm interested." Takumi smiled; this was exactly what he wanted: "Our Dimension City welcomes all mutually beneficial and friendly cooperation."
It makes money, it's not shabby.
It's just that...
"I wonder what project President Ichiryu is talking about?"
"Well, I'm quite interested in your fortified ingredients. As for the others, we don't know much about Dimension City at the moment."
Ichiryu did not come up with the most important projects right away. After all, the two parties had just met, and even if they had already had dinner together, they did not have much established trust. Therefore, they planned to start some basic cooperation to test the waters. When it comes to the simplest cooperation, it is trade.
"Trading, of course, there is no problem." Takumi agreed to the trade of fortified ingredients without hesitation.
"As for the rest, let me formally introduce you to the other specialties of Dimension City."
Immediately, Takumi started to promote and told Ichiryu about other things in Dimension City.