Chapter 10: A Great Harvest
Chapter 10: A Great Harvest
Lu Zhou continued, "I want to pay to buy this claw bone."
Is this because they see the potential in the claw bone and want to buy it to make their own demon-slaying tool?
After thinking about it, Chen Qing realized that Lu Zhou's family background was not simple. He had all four kinds of magic tools: shield, armor, boots, and slash. Except for the slash tool, which was slightly inferior, the other tools were all of the best quality in their kind.
All that's missing is a Wing Magic Tool to complete the entire set of Magic Tools.
Just look at that white bone spirit shield from before; it could easily block attacks from a Great Corpse General.
Furthermore, Lu Zhou's primary cultivation of the ice element and his secondary cultivation of the wind element both possess spirit seeds.
It now seems that the intention is to make the claw bones into the best demon-slaying tools to make up for this deficiency.
Chen Qing naturally had no objection to this, and was the first to agree, saying, "I have no objection. In the end, it will all have to be sold anyway, so it doesn't matter who it's sold to."
Seeing that even the biggest beneficiary had no objections, the others breathed a sigh of relief and readily agreed.
Seeing this, Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone, I will definitely give you a satisfactory price."
"This level of exotic bone would easily fetch at least 30 million on the market, and even more at an auction. So let's compromise: I'll offer 40 million for this claw bone. What do you all think?"
Forty million!
Everyone was stunned by the astronomical figure.
Chen Qing frowned. He knew that even the essence of a corpse general was only worth around 20 million. To spend 40 million on claw bones meant that Lu Zhou was definitely losing money.
He hesitated for a moment: "If you offer too high a price, people will be less likely to accept it."
Someone immediately exclaimed, "Yeah, Captain! Forty million! I've never seen so much money in my life!"
Lu Zhou waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please be patient and listen to what I have to say."
"You might not understand the premium that comes with rare items. No one knows the value of a pair of twin heterotonic bones better than me. Actually, even if I offer forty million, I'm still getting a good deal. I just hope you won't blame me for being a shrewd businessman..."
Seeing that he said this, everyone looked at each other and had no choice but to agree.
Lu Zhou immediately laughed and looked at Chen Qing: "Little Chen, you've made the biggest contribution this time. Since you're the captain, I'll take the lead. You won't get any of the other small profits this time, but you can keep half of the money from selling the claw bones. What do you all think?"
Everyone nodded in agreement: "That makes sense. If it weren't for Xiao Chen, we wouldn't have been able to take down the Corpse General so easily. Besides, it's not like we haven't killed Corpse Generals before, but the rewards have never been as high as this time. In the six months since Xiao Chen came, even I've earned more than before. I think just for this luck, Xiao Chen should get a bigger share!"
"Yes, yes, half it is fine, Xiao Chen, don't try to refuse!"
Chen Qing felt a lump in his throat and a burning sensation in his eyes.
Twenty million is a special number.
The price of most spirit seeds fluctuates around this range.
Everyone in the team knew that Chen Qing had been hunting undead and taking on missions since he was so young, all so that one day he could earn a spirit seed.
Including Lu Zhou, who deliberately proposed 40 million and a 50% split, it's estimated that there's a 90% chance that he's aiming for this goal.
Everyone here is a really nice person.
How could Chen Qing not be moved by such a team?
Even if he becomes a forbidden spellcaster someday, he will definitely remember the warmth these people have given him at this moment.
Chen Qing then bowed solemnly to everyone: "Thank you, thank you everyone!"
Liu Qi, who was also a light-elemental specialist in the team, was the first to step forward with a smile: "Xiao Chen, you have exceptional talent, unlike the rest of us. I hope to see you go further and further on the path of a mage in the future. Don't forget, your first guide on the path of light magic is named Liu Qi."
"Yes, yes, and me too..."
"Me too……"
Looking at those sincere and warm smiling faces, Chen Qing took a deep breath and smiled brightly: "Don't worry, everyone, I will remember this moment forever!"
……
Lu Zhou saw everything, and after the commotion subsided, he quietly pulled Chen Qing aside.
"How's the investigation into the Light-type Spirit Seed going?" he asked.
Chen Qing shook his head: "In the environment of the ancient capital, light-type spirit seeds are extremely scarce. I couldn't afford them before, so I didn't pay much attention to them."
Lu Zhou immediately raised his head, revealing a smug smile, but remained silent, waiting for Chen Qing to ask.
Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat: "Brother Lu, do you have some connections...?"
"Haha, it's just so-so." Lu Zhou laughed with satisfaction. "Light-type spirit seeds are indeed a rare commodity in our ancient capital. After all, there are plenty of light-type mages, and more than 30% of the nation's outstanding light-type students are at the ancient capital's academy. If you try to find one on your own, you might not be able to find a suitable spirit seed even if you search until next year."
Chen Qing nodded in realization, then feigned anxiety and asked, "What should I do?"
Lu Zhou's lips kept curling up: "Hehe, well, it's not that there's no way, the main thing is to find the right person."
Chen Qing suddenly realized: "I see, I didn't know you were like that, Brother Lu..."
"Alright, since you're begging me like this, I'll take care of it!" Lu Zhou readily agreed to take on the task.
Chen Qing chuckled, but to save face for him, she still exclaimed excitedly, "Oh my, this really helped me a lot!"
"Hahaha, it's nothing, just a small matter!" Lu Zhou's mouth was practically sticking out to the sky.
People are different. The praise from ordinary people is different from the praise from a prodigy like Chen Qing. The praise from strangers is different from the praise from acquaintances. Lu Zhou was secretly pleased at this moment.
Chen Qing smiled, but then hesitated for a moment, thinking of something, and said, "After this job, I'll have almost raised enough money to buy spirit seeds, so... I wanted to tell you that I need to take a break for now."
The intense battles and life-or-death struggles of the past six months have honed his mental strength to the second level, but he hasn't had a chance to use it yet. However, it's not good to keep yourself constantly on edge.
Therefore, Chen Qing wanted to stop for the time being.
but……
He also felt that doing this was a bit unfair to the other members of the team. It would be a bit... ungrateful to leave as soon as he made a lot of money.
Lu Zhou seemed to have seen through his thoughts and immediately waved his hand, saying, "No need to be embarrassed. You're not part of our Wei Fashi system, so you're free to come and go. Besides, you've helped us a lot in the past six months. There's no need for you to feel like you owe us anything if you leave. If you don't believe me, we can ask the others!"
Lu Zhou immediately pulled Chen Qing to the front of the crowd, and when he asked, everyone agreed.
As Liu Qi said, the others in the team knew that they were not from the same world as Chen Qing and Lu Zhou, and that they would have to part ways sooner or later.
Therefore, everyone is quite open-minded about the arrival of this day.
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