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Chapter 1379 - 603: Ancestor’s Divine Palace_3

Chapter 1379: Chapter 603: Ancestor’s Divine Palace_3

Others are afraid to take the risk because the return on this event isn’t proportional to the investment at all; who knows if collecting the Paper Cranes even leads to anything. If it doesn’t, then at least three Hidden Relics would have been wasted.

But Mu You is different, as he also has a task to help the Blood God assemble his body, and this airborne Divine Palace might very well be one of the task locations. As long as he still wants to complete the task, this palace is a hurdle he can’t avoid.

To reach the Divine Palace at the mountain’s peak, you must have the Barbarian’s help, so for him, the risk of this event just barely equals the potential rewards. Losing the bet would indeed be a loss, but winning could bring extra gains.

Moreover, based on his previous attempts at retracing, the Barbarian’s return of the Paper Crane is likely based on the Star Level of the items!

through 9 Paper Cranes correspond to 1 through 9-Star items; hence, as long as you give the Barbarian different Star Level items, you could ensure you don’t get repeat Paper Cranes.

Thinking this, Mu You hurriedly contacted the player on the forum who just said they got the 8th Paper Crane.

Paper Cranes from 1 to 6 only require ordinary items, with a bunch of people selling them on the forum, so they’re easy to get. The last three are the tricky ones.

"??? Holy crap, am I seeing this right? City Lord?!!" The player with the ID ’Frozen Fish War God’ was extremely excited upon receiving a private message from Mu You, scrutinizing the words ’Ghost Captain’ repeatedly, finally convinced it wasn’t a high-quality imitation.

"It’s me." Mu You replied, then cut straight to the point: "Do you still have that Paper Crane?"

"It’s here, of course it is... But City Lord, you want the Paper Crane too? You couldn’t also be trying to collect all the Paper Cranes, could you?" replied Frozen Fish War God.

Mu You raised his eyebrows. From the other person’s use of "also," Mu You guessed that quite a few people must have already inquired about it.

"Not sure yet, I’ll see how things go..." Mu You answered vaguely.

"So how much are you offering?" the other party asked.

"How much do you want?" Mu You replied.

"..."

"..."

Clearly, neither side wanted to lose out, and Mu You was also afraid the other party would make an exorbitant first offer, so both were tugging back and forth, neither willing to be the first to show their cards.

"Alright, since you’re the City Lord, I’ll just say it; in fact, I’m in the midst of chatting with more than ten people right now, all are leaders of various forces. If you don’t believe me, I can show you screenshots of the chat. The highest offer so far is 5000 Divinity, and I haven’t agreed; I’m still waiting for others to counteroffer..."

"After all, this Hidden Relic might be the best thing I get in my lifetime, I just can’t convince myself without getting something substantial in return..."

"Here’s the deal, a flat rate of 6000! I’ll give you the Paper Crane right away, guaranteeing I will ignore any higher bids from others..."

"Done, we’ve got a deal." Mu You responded promptly.

"I know it’s a bit much, but... Huh? You agreed?" Frozen Fish War God was still a bit stunned, seeing the word ’deal’ on the screen. Just like that—he had agreed? He was all set for Mu You to haggle, ready for a good back-and-forth...

"Yes, 6000, where are you? I’ll send someone over, money in one hand, goods in another," Mu You replied.

The reason he agreed right away was because he couldn’t be bothered to haggle, and also because 6000 Divinity is already far less than the value of an 8-Star Hidden Relic; there was no need to push for a lower price.

Now that he’s learned theft skills, 6000 Divinity is just a trifle for him. He could ’earn’ it back just by making a round in the tribe instead of spending time haggling.