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Chapter 505 - 355: Harvest_3

Chapter 505: Chapter 355: Harvest_3

Hearing these words, the old man Bai Yao looked at Qianqiu again, with an expression of surprise and inquiry.

And Qianqiu hesitated as well.

Should he let the Pavilion Master of Hidden Assassination go in exchange for a bounty on his life, and would this leave behind hidden dangers? He looked at Yiluo Xi and Xing Jing Lei, but neither of them could be certain.

Their eyes met, pushing the difficult decision back to him.

This was indeed too hard! After all, he was just a newcomer to the organization!

Faced with uncertainty, he could only seek help from his mentor.

After a long pause,

he cleared his throat, seemingly having finished deliberating in his mind, before he said, "The assault by the Pavilion Master of Hidden Assassination and Youlius Myth has caused great losses to Blazing Fire Mall, and has had a profound impact on the subsequent development of the Blazefire Commerce Guild, therefore..."

Before he could finish, Youlius Myth’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Wait, not a trace of my poison mist has seeped into the Oasis!

The Pavilion Master of Hidden Assassination glanced at the street tiles, which didn’t even have a crack, and found himself speechless. But when Qianqiu mentioned the price for his life, he couldn’t hold back anymore.

"The entire Hidden Assassination Pavilion, including all the treasures we have accumulated? Impossible!"

The old man Bai Yao also tried to play the mediator, urging them to lower the demands again.

He added, "I can make Hidden Assassination sign a contract, promising never to bother Blazefire Commerce Guild again."

He was aiming high with the initial demand and would settle there and then.

Qianqiu and the Pavilion Master of Hidden Assassination began a fierce haggling, with Yiluo Xi occasionally making threats, and Xing Jing Lei intimidating them as he took custody of the captive Youlius Myth.

Mentor Fang You pondered.

Regarding the old man’s claim that a Being of Myth is hard to come by and not easily killed, he was non-committal.

However, it is true that if he wanted Hidden Assassination Pavilion, he would absolutely need the Pavilion Master’s cooperation, otherwise, he couldn’t obtain the slightest bit.

And if he could obtain it, even though there would be many difficulties in taking over, it would still be exponentially better than if Flamefire were to start from scratch in the region of the Shattered Sea.

Moreover, by taking over Hidden Assassination Pavilion, he would gain access to its accumulated personnel, treasures, data, and technology.

The personnel and treasures are relatively secondary; what Fang You values more are the hundreds of years of secretive information accumulated by a superpower. He also would obtain many medium to low tier ritual instruments discreetly, compensating for deficiencies in his own combination foundation.

It is like killing several birds with one stone.

If he were to kill the Pavilion Master of Hidden Assassination, for one, he would obtain nothing, and for another, the old man Bai Yao, who seemed to be a Being of Myth that had manifested its divine thoughts, was clearly not a common high-standing existence.

After a round of bargaining between Qianqiu and the Pavilion Master of Hidden Assassination, Fang You slowly figured out the Pavilion Master’s bottom line.

The entire Hidden Assassination Pavilion was out of the question, and among them, what the Pavilion Master valued more were the secret arts for enslaving souls, the treasured items at the bottom of the chest, and the gold medal assassins that served as the facade of the assassin organization.

But these were the things that Fang You did not particularly care about.

Eventually,

the bounty on his life was set at: sixty percent of Hidden Assassination’s bases, all its data, assassins below the Six Senses, and an Oasis that Hidden Assassination had operated for quite some time.

In addition, there was a white robe-like Legendary Tier Strange Implement worn by the Pavilion Master of Hidden Assassination. The Pavilion Master had two Legendary Strange Implements, one for offense and one for defense. To be exact, the Pavilion Master bought back the offensive implement by paying a price.

The remaining defensive Strange Implement naturally became the spoils of war for the Blazefire Commerce Guild.

These were the prices the Pavilion Master of Hidden Assassination had to pay.

"But how can I ensure that the Pavilion Master will actually pay these prices and not merely issue an empty promise?"

Well asked, Qianqiu!

Mentor Fang You wanted to know as well.

The old man Bai Yao looked at him with a hint of confusion, "Naturally, it’s through the use of ritual instruments. I shall set up a ritual instrument, summon a slumbering secretive Being, and use Its power to notarize the contract. Such a contract holds significant binding force and is not cheap to arrange, of course, the fee can be covered by me on behalf of Hidden Assassination."

"Such a method of contracting is also commonly used among superpowers, you probably haven’t been promoted to Myth long enough to gradually come to know about these secrets."

Shortly thereafter, the old man gathered a bunch of mysterious materials. Some came from the storage Strange Implement of the Pavilion Master of Hidden Assassination, some were purchased from the Blazefire Commerce Guild, and approximately half an hour later, everything was collected in front of him.

It was quite a bit, with some of the highest being Epic Tier materials.

Once he had the materials, the old man swiftly began to draw the ritual instrument. He sketched one arcane rune after another with practiced ease. Soon, the circuit of the ritual instrument was formed, manifesting a power that defied description. This power was like a drawing, a piece of paper, upon which the old man wrote down the terms of the contract. Both Qianqiu and the Pavilion Master of Hidden Assassination injected their life energy, signing the contract.

"If one breaks the contract, they would suffer some kind of backlash from the rules, coming from a secret existence that acts as the notary?"

"But what exactly is this secret existence?"

Fang You fell into contemplation.

After the contract was signed, the Pavilion Master of the Hidden Assassination Pavilion visibly relaxed.

At that moment, another mythical captive shouted, "Wait, there’s also me, I am willing to give up all my wealth in exchange for freedom."

"Oh, then let me see your wealth, bring it out quickly, you’re my captive after all!"

Yiluo Xi’s eyes sparkled.

Youlius hesitated no longer, swiftly revealing his ransom, even more decisive than the Pavilion Master, ready to offer up his entire power.

However,

"Is this it?"

Yiluo Xi questioned, "No Legendary Tier Strange Implement, not a few treasured materials; your force is even less than the Great Oasis. Is this your idea of a ransom?"

She looked at the white-haired old man, "Elder, it’s not that we aren’t giving you face, but this guy is just too stingy, as you can see."

The elder Bai Yao pondered for a while,

"In that case, Youlius will be dealt with by the Blazefire Commerce Guild. I will not interfere any further."

Youlius: "..."

Wait, elder! That’s not what you said at the beginning! Didn’t you say that any mythic being is precious and hard to come by?

Yiluo Xi left with the captive.

The white-haired elder who had descended also departed swiftly.

Before long, the Blazing Fire Mall once again fell into serenity, except for the many powerful beings who had witnessed the battle and couldn’t recover their senses for a long time.

Looking at the fading figure of the white-haired elder, Caelius of the Seven Stars Alliance murmured, "Could this elder be... one of the ten great Sages of our human race... Sage Bai Yao?!"

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The ransom from the Pavilion Master of the Hidden Assassination Pavilion would take some time to be collected.

How to deal with the mythic Youlius was still a matter for debate.

Fang You then turned his attention to the gains from the auction, among which there were vast quantities of Strange Crystals, 37 God Crystals, and most importantly, six high-level ritual tracks.

— One of the Legendary Tier, five of the Epic Tier.

The Legendary Tier Life-Nurturing Ritual Track had a strong supportive effect on the growth of plants and could be stacked with effects from the Tree of Life and soil enhancement.

This was also the reason Fang You agreed to the deal.

The second ritual track, of the Epic Tier, was the Popularity-Gathering Ritual Track, whose use goes without saying, and once studied a bit more, could be arranged within the Blue Star base city to gather massive popularity.

The remaining four ritual tracks all came from a mysterious force that had not disclosed its identity.

’Black Feather Covert Ritual Track (Epic)’

’Description: Establishes a concealed environment to isolate from prying eyes.’

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’Natural Notary Ritual Track (Epic)’

’Description: Notarizes contracts under the watchful eye of the secret existence "Mother Nature," and those who violate the contract will suffer punishment from nature’s authority.’

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’Eternal Wood Defense Ritual Track (Epic)’

’Description: Utilizes the power of plant roots to form an ever-renewing defensive stance, resisting enemy attacks.’

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’Blood Essence Infusion Ritual Track (Epic)’

’Description: By means of ritual, collects Mysterious Evil Blood and infuses it into the Awakener’s body, greatly enhancing the Awakener’s strength, but comes with side effects such as erosion, life reduction, power drainage, and so on.’