Chapter 138: Asking for an Exorbitant Price
Lin Yun treated Yan Shaozhe's words purely as farting.
Exchange? What did he, Yan Shaozhe, have to exchange?
It was not that Lin Yun looked down on him. This old geezer did not even have a hundred thousand year soul ring himself. His highest-level soul ring was only a ninety-thousand-plus year soul ring that was black revealing red, a very lackluster batch.
Although Ma Xiaotao was valued at Shrek Academy, she really was not that indispensable.
Immortal Herbs, in the words of that Wretched San, were "items that should only exist in heaven; how many times can they be found on earth." Lin Yun had indeed brought the main body of the Infernal Precious Apricot.
Moreover, the effect of its main body was even better than that of the Blazing Gum; helping Ma Xiaotao transform into a true Ultimate Fire Phoenix could be said to be effortless.
The problem was, did you, Yan Shaozhe, have that much money?
"Dean Yan's disciple, I do happen to have an Immortal Herb that can solve her problem, but Dean Yan should understand the preciousness of Immortal Herbs, right?" Lin Yun looked at Yan Shaozhe with a smile. As soon as he opened his mouth, he shocked Yan Shaozhe and Xiao Xiao beside him until they were numb.
"I won't ask for too much from you either. Equivalent exchange. One hundred thousand year level Fire Attribute Immortal Herb for a set of six fully equipped hundred thousand year soul bones. Money in one hand, goods in the other!"
Soul bones add combat power, Immortal Herbs add aptitude!
Shrek Academy had a ten thousand year heritage. Almost every generation of Sea God Pavilion Master was a level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo (Xuan Zi: ?). The cultivation of the Sea God Pavilion Elders was also basically above level ninety-five.
With such a force, having inherited for ten thousand years, how could they lack hundred thousand year soul bones? Just the hundred thousand year soul beasts killed by the single force of Shrek were estimated to have exceeded double digits long ago.
Asking them to take out a set of hundred thousand year soul bones might make their flesh hurt, but if they grit their teeth, they could still take it out.
And the hundred thousand year main body of the Infernal Precious Apricot, without the Blazing Gum and without the soul ring and soul bone, was definitely not worth a set of hundred thousand year soul bones.
But it couldn't be helped that this group of people from Shrek didn't know the goods!
No other Immortal Herbs had appeared for ten thousand years. Only the original Shrek Seven Devils who consumed Immortal Herbs ten thousand years ago became Gods at the same time.
Now, consuming an Immortal Herb was directly equivalent to possessing the aptitude to become a God.
Is becoming a God more important, or are soul bones more important? This basically did not even require a second of extra consideration.
Hesitating for one more second was disrespect to the Immortal Herb. However, Yan Shaozhe was short on funds! He himself only had one hundred thousand year soul bone.
This was even distributed to him by Mu En, who took the lead during the Sea God Pavilion meeting when he took office as the Dean of Shrek Academy.
Even this hundred thousand year soul bone would need to be returned to Shrek Academy after his death.
Tempted as he was, if you really made Yan Shaozhe lose his head and give away a full set of hundred thousand year soul bones, Mu En would directly jump out from space and kill him.
Eh, wait, it seems Mu En might actually agree.
Among the high-level officials of this generation of Shrek, apart from Mu En, the rest were a disorderly mob, a group of pig teammates who only knew how to drag others down. Mu En's vision was not something they could compare with.
Especially in this situation where the Sun Moon Empire could launch a war at any time, the continent was jittery, and Shrek Academy was in a precarious state.
Being able to have an Ultimate Fire level soul master appear, not to mention beating back the Sun Moon Empire again like the Ultimate Attribute senior from four thousand years ago, but to preserve Shrek's heritage, and even allow Shrek to maintain its status as the number one academy on the continent, was not impossible.
The heritage is almost broken, so what is the use of holding onto those soul bones?
With Mu En's foresight, he might really choose to pay the soul bones to settle the matter and befriend Lin Yun. Being able to take out two Immortal Herbs was enough to show that Lin Yun was not simple.
But...
Who asked Mu En to be so dim-sighted this one time, to be saddled with such a good-for-nothing like Yan Shaozhe?
After the initial excitement passed, Yan Shaozhe rejected this idea in his heart almost without hesitation. The education he received was to always be loyal to Shrek and bring the greatest benefits to Shrek.
Ma Xiaotao was his disciple, true, but in front of the faith that was Shrek, Ma Xiaotao also had to step back a little. Using the academy's resources to save his own disciple?
If it were a little less, it would be fine; he himself, this Shrek Academy Dean, still had a small treasury.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, it was six hundred thousand year soul bones, and it had to be a complete set fully equipped for the whole body.
What constitutes a complete set?
Skull, torso bone, left and right arm soul bones, left and right leg soul bones. Only by gathering all six soul bones that a soul master can absorb on their body is it called a complete set of soul bones.
It would be fine if it were just limb soul bones. The problem was the hundred thousand year level skull and torso soul bone; their level of preciousness compared to limb soul bones was about double.
This opening of his mouth by Lin Yun was equivalent to asking for eight hundred thousand year soul bones from Shrek Academy.
Is this not asking for an exorbitant price?
Even if Yan Shaozhe felt that a hundred thousand year Immortal Herb was truly worth this price, he could not bear to take it out, nor was he qualified to take it out!
"Can you... let this old man consider it?" Yan Shaozhe managed with difficulty to close his mouth which had opened due to shock. After struggling for a long time, he spoke hesitantly.
"Of course, even if the deal fails, benevolence and righteousness remain. As long as Dean Yan has made a decision, just come and tell me directly." Lin Yun wore a smile.
"As long as the academy confirms the exchange, I will send a message to the sect, letting the Protecting Sect Douluo bring the Immortal Herb to Shrek City to verify the authenticity face-to-face with Dean Yan and exchange."
"Moreover, my Beast Taming Sect's Protecting Sect Douluo has reached the level ninety-nine Limit realm in strength. Dean Yan can be completely at ease; no accidents will occur during the transaction process."
"...?" You call this making me at ease?
This is clearly a naked threat of yours!
Yan Shaozhe felt numb all over, and the slight little schemes that had just risen also disappeared completely.
Leaving aside whether the Immortal Herb was on Lin Yun, Yan Shaozhe felt that in all probability it was not. For this kind of thing, no matter how valued Lin Yun was in his sect, it was impossible to let him carry it with him.
As for whether Lin Yun's sect had a Limit Douluo?
Yan Shaozhe felt that in all probability there was.
To be able to let a powerhouse whose strength was even around level ninety-eight hide beside Lin Yun to protect his path, was it strange for there to be a hidden Limit Douluo in the sect?
Beast Taming Sect, truly a terrifying sect!
Yan Shaozhe left.
These words of Lin Yun were only useful on Yan Shaozhe. He had a bit of cleverness, but not much. However, precisely because of this bit of cleverness, he was sufficiently cautious.
At most, he would organize some plans that could not be brought to the table; it was impossible for him to act like a boorish fellow.
If this were changed to Xuan Zi, he would not be so particular with you. The strength of level ninety-eight was enough to give him the confidence to face everything.
Changed to this old beast, it is estimated that he would really look for an opportunity to directly attempt to take Lin Yun away in one wave.
"The bait has been cast; now it depends on whether the fish is satisfied with the scent of the bait~" Lin Yun smiled with deep meaning.
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