Chapter 531: The Lord of Tianyuan City is Truly Reliable and Solid! (4K)_2
Sure enough, they are noble and extraordinary.
The Lord of Tianyuan City is truly fortunate!
Mu Yuan beckoned the group to sit down, chatting casually about business cooperation and local customs.
They talked about everything except the situation in the Shen Luo Domain.
The guests from Duke Gold and others were getting restless.
Duke Silver Moon broke the impasse, "Respected Lord of Tianyuan City, I have heard that your esteemed city undertakes tasks such as joint defense of territories and eradication of monsters. We have come with a clear purpose and hope to hire a few legendary powerhouses in your city to assist us in exterminating the monsters. For this, we are willing to pay a substantial reward."
She was the most anxious one.
An Orochi Servant had appeared in the territory of the Silver Moon Duchy.
If she can't find strong reinforcements in Tianyuan City, she would have to move on to the next place. However, by then, she might need to pay a much higher price, and possibly even accept some things she finds difficult to accept.
Tianyuan City is very close to the Shenluo Domain West Coast, and the reputation of the Lord of Tianyuan City seems quite good.
Mu Yuan appeared to be thinking, without replying immediately.
Isloa posed the question on his behalf, "We need to understand the real situation in the Shen Luo Domain, the actual truth."
Duke Gold and Duke Silver Moon exchanged glances.
They had discussed before coming here.
After a moment of deliberation, Duke Silver Moon slowly began explaining the general situation of the Shen Luo Domain, including the Orochi Servant that haunted the banks of Silver Moon Lake, and she did not hide or dare to conceal it.
"We can exclude the Orochi Servant from the targets of eradication, as long as your legends can kill the other troublesome targets."
By 'others,' she meant several monsters who are suspected to be at the Soul Realm or at the kilometer-level peak of the Heaven and Earth Realm.
These were also beyond the capabilities of their six duchies.
Even if they gathered all the strong ones from their six nations, they could only defeat these troublesome targets, but it was very difficult to kill them.
If they could eliminate these few formidable enemies, the situation in their West Coast region would be greatly relieved.
Moreover, they were well aware that asking for reinforcements to strangle a world-level strongman like the Orochi Servant was unrealistic.
The Lord of Tianyuan City still had not spoken, but the woman, whose eyes were like starry skies, said:
"Our situation in the Ten Directions Island Domain is not stable either, and what's more, our Lord recently responded to the alliance to establish the Sky Patrol Battle Zone, and most of our commanding officers have entered the Battle Zone to fight."
Mu Yuan nodded slightly along with Isloa, "We must prioritize dealing with enemies within the Taixuan Realm first."
The expressions of Duke Gold and Duke Silver Moon turned somewhat ugly.
But this response did not come as a surprise; on their way here, they even vaguely sensed the presence of some legendary monsters.
It was just the wishful thinking in their hearts that was shattered.
Wait,
Duke Gold suddenly found a loophole; the Lord of Tianyuan City had only said "must prioritize dealing with Taixuan Realm's enemies" and not "we have no spare strength."
He had not outright refused.
Which means, just the chips are not enough.
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He gave a meaningful glance to the Silver Moon Duke.
As the leader of the duchy, Silver Moon Duke also came to the realization, "We can pay more rewards, as long as your side can eliminate these troublesome targets."
The compensation they offered was materials worth 50,000 Soul Crystal Coins, the ten-year operating rights to ten mines, the ten-year use of special training grounds, and twenty land deeds in the duchy capital city.
In Mu Yuan's view, the offer was already quite good, of course, the ten-year operating rights to the mines were not very useful.
"It's still not enough," Daisy said in the Web of Spirit's small group of three, "Such an offer has not yet reached their bottom line, and some of the conditions we could modify, like those land deeds in the duchy capital, I think it would be better to replace them with established businesses, such as hotels, baths, entertainment centers, and the like."
"After all, if there is no reinforcement, and the Shen Luo Domain continues to be chaotic, these industries won't be worth much either."
You certainly have it all figured out, Daisy—so good, so ruthless.
Daisy to Isloa: "Sister, it's time for you to play the good cop."
Isloa: "..."
The ruthless one is clearly you.
She said, "Lord, the situation in our Ten Directions Island Domain is very unstable, with Dragon Sleep Valley watching over us closely. At this time, deploying a group of powerhouses poses a great risk."
Mu Yuan appeared hesitant.
Daisy spoke up, "Our Lord has always said that the Gemstone Duchy and Duke Gold are allies, and our Lord has never been stingy in helping friends in need, but we are indeed overwhelmed with tasks at the moment, and we are somewhat stretched thin. Just the other day, in order for our territory to have more high-end combat power, our Lord arranged for two seed players to attempt breakthroughs, but due to the urgency of time and the lack of sufficient materials for realm breaking, they could only end in failure."
Isloa played the good cop and Daisy the bad cop, and in no time, they managed to squeeze out the bottom line from Duke Silver Moon.
It was clear, due to the desperate situation of the Silver Moon Duchy, that Duke Silver Moon put forth the most chips.
"Looks like that's the bottom line," Mu Yuan said.
5W Soul Crystals have already risen to 7W Soul Crystals.
And, it must contain at least 100 pieces of the main material for breaking through to the Legendary Realm.
So,
Daisy said softly, "Our Lords have always stepped in to help allies in danger, and it's not impossible to strangle the Orochi Servant if we pay a huge price. I wonder what the Lords might offer..."
What kind of bargaining chip can they come up with to strangle a world-class strongman like the Orochi Servant?
...
Tianyuan City, outside the East City Gate.
Duke Gold, Silver Moon Duke, and several other Lords, still felt somewhat dazed.
They always felt they were being overcharged, but had no proof.
"The Chief Minister of Tianyuan City is too unsympathetic. If it were not so, we would not have had to pay such a huge price."
"But to be fair, the situation is very tense everywhere currently, and the cost to hire a strongman to take action is naturally much higher than before. If not for Miss Daisy of Tianyuan City speaking on our behalf, and the Lord of Tianyuan City also intending to support us, we might not have been able to negotiate at all."
"It's just the price... But then again, does Tianyuan City truly have the capability to slay the Orochi Servant?"
"We have signed a Heaven and Earth Contract with the Lord of Tianyuan City, and most of the compensation will be paid only after the target is slain. If the generals of Tianyuan City can indeed slay that Orochi, then the price we paid would be worth it."
They waited at the East City Gate.
Waiting for Tianyuan City's reinforcements to assemble before returning to the Shen Luo Domain together.
"Here they come, the Lord of Tianyuan City really keeps his word, he said he would assemble and he does, without any delay."
"It's not clear, though, what kind of reinforcements the Lord of Tianyuan City will send?"
"It seems that the blue-haired strongman is not among them."
Duke Gold thought to himself.
He had just checked on the side, General Duo Lai of Tianyuan City was out on campaign and did not have the time.
The reinforcements sent by the Lord of Tianyuan City would be other strongmen.
Who could it be?
Were they powerful enough?
The aura of the Legendary Realm was approaching from a distance, and the Elements of Heaven and Earth also surged suddenly.
They sensed a majestic flow of Dark Element Particles converging in a certain direction, and correspondingly, the element particles outside of the Dark Shadow were constantly being repelled.
It was as if a king wielding the Dark Shadow was coming on clouds.
They've arrived!
The black fog surged, a tremendous dragon with scales shimmering cold light tread upon the black clouds, slowly flying closer.
"It's a Frost Giant Dragon!"
"No, this is no ordinary Frost Giant Dragon, it's at least a dragon at the peak of the Heaven and Earth Realm, adorned with a Dark Element crown!"
"On top of the black cloud, there are other Legendary Realm strongmen."
Bone Two, Bone Three, Bone Four, leading twenty Lords of Deathremains.
Sanghun, Bai Li, leading twenty Undead Ghost Generals.
Qing Shuang and Han Shuang also lead ten Lords of Frost, accompanying the army.
The elegant Vampire Marquis Gibi, serving as one of the combat powers and a diplomat.
They did not hide their momentum.
No less than nine Legendary Realm presences were revealed to the perception of Duke Gold and the others.
Perhaps their power was not comparable to a Heavenly Element Patrol Team, but...
Capes flying, the ethereal Lords of Deathremains;
As lifelike as real people, the fierce and ruthless Undead Ghost Generals;
The regal Lords of Frost akin to Ice Princesses;
And the impressive, seemingly invincible Frost Giant Dragon!
This lineup, this aura, would definitely make the clients feel they got their money's worth, more than their money's worth!
Several Lords' eyes widened.
"Frost Giant Dragon King!"
"Nine Great Legendaries deployed!"
"Who would've thought the Lord of Tianyuan City would be so generous, sending so many strongmen! Our grand Duchy only has nine Legendaries, right?"
Expensive fee to deploy? Where is it expensive!
The Lord of Tianyuan City surely is a reliable and solid ally indeed!