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Chapter 1795 - 1815: The Transaction between the Heavenly Dao Alliance and the Dragon Clan_1

Chapter 1795: Chapter 1815: The Transaction between the Heavenly Dao Alliance and the Dragon Clan_1

Bai Mo is Lin Chen’s senior brother and is currently a disciple of the Hundred Calamities Sect. Subjectively, Lin Chen naturally stands with the Hundred Calamities Sect, but his interests are not completely aligned with theirs.

His primary concern is saving Bai Mo; everything else is negotiable.

Only through negotiation can there be the possibility of a peaceful hostage exchange, which is why Lin Chen has stepped forward.

If they continue to turn against each other like this, they might end up burning bridges, which would make negotiations difficult.

Seeing people on both sides considering, Lin Chen continued: "As Ms. Meng has just said, she is willing to pay ransom on behalf of Miss Meng as her aunt. I think this is feasible."

"Additionally, both sides have suffered casualties during the conflict. Given the perennial hostility and incessant battles between the Dragon Clan and the Human Clan, both sides should not be held accountable for casualties."

"Lastly, as the special envoy of the Immortal Palace, I hope that the Dragon Clan can provide information about the Heavenly Dao Alliance. We do not oppose your transactions with the Heavenly Dao Alliance, but if you collude with them against the Immortal Palace, the Azure Dragon Clan will become our enemy. You will have to bear all the consequences."

After Lin Chen finished speaking, he spread his hands: "Those are my proposals. You can all consider them and discuss whether you accept them."

People from both sides were looking at each other, but no one voiced strong opposition.

Meng Shuyu pondered for a moment and then said decisively: "I agree. The spirit vein should be possessed and used jointly. Out of those starting the cultivation, 40% should be from the Dragon Clan, 60% from the Human Clan. The extra 10% should be a reward for the Hundred Calamities Sect for discovering the spirit vein."

Lin Chen turned his head to look at Xi Junshan.

After some thought, Xi Junshan also nodded in agreement: "I have no objection in principle."

Nobody is inherently fond of fighting, of killing or being killed. If they can use the spirit vein peacefully, who wouldn’t want that?

Lin Chen has helped the Hundred Calamities Sect to obtain an additional 10% of the rights to use the spirit vein, which can be considered fair and objective.

After all, the Hundred Calamities Sect doesn’t have enough power to hold the spirit vein entirely, right?

The Rock Tribe is the same. Neither side has the power to defeat the other, and each side holds the other’s hostages. They are hesitant to attack for fear of harming their own people.

The spirit mine was discovered by the Hundred Calamities Sect. The fact that the Rock Tribe can get 40% is already a profit.

Since both sides generally agree, the next step is to negotiate the details. Being big-shots, they wouldn’t quibble over minor issues. Meng Shuyu generously offered a substantial ransom.

The reason Lin Chen proposed a ransom, but did not ask for compensation for the dead, was to give both sides a way out.

With Meng Ke’s high status, Meng Shuyu’s willingness to pay a ransom indicates the family’s concern for her. This ransom indirectly serves as compensation for the Sect Elders killed by the Dragon Clan during the initial attack.

If compensation is brought up directly, then Meng Panshi would argue; if you want compensation for your dead, wouldn’t you also need to compensate for the people you killed?

If this is brought up, there won’t be a clean outcome.

Meng Shuyu is like Lin Chen. Her main interests are generally aligned with the Rock Tribe, but they are not completely the same.

Lin Chen wants to save Bai Mo; she wants to save Meng Ke.

As for the Hundred Calamities Sect and the Rock Tribe, as long as they can come to an agreement, whichever side gets slightly more or less doesn’t matter to Meng Shuyu or Lin Chen.

Lin Chen understood this principle, which is why he focused his negotiating efforts on Meng Shuyu. As expected, Meng Shuyu agreed very readily.

Once both parties had more or less agreed, Lin Chen spoke up: "Ms. Meng, can you now share the information about the Heavenly Dao Alliance?"

Meng Shuyu replied: "Indeed, the Dragon Clan and the Heavenly Dao Alliance have been conducting clandestine transactions because they have something the Dragon Clan needs. However, we have not agreed to cooperate with them against the Immortal Palace."

"The Dragon Clan has always been independent and will not bow to the Immortal Palace. Naturally, it won’t bow to the Heavenly Dao Alliance. We have negotiated with them, and in the end traded as equals."

"If the Immortal Palace wants to trade with the Dragon Clan, we will not refuse."

Her last statement serves as a form of assurance, indirectly telling Lin Chen that they have not allied themselves with the Heavenly Dao Alliance, and are not planning to go against the Immortal Palace.

Lin Chen sighed in relief. He had honestly been worried about the Heavenly Dao Alliance forming an alliance with the Dragon Clan. The entire Dragon Clan is extremely strong; otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to occupy a third of the continent.

Lin Chen asked: "Can you elaborate on the transaction? Also, do you have any information about their identities, bases, and such?"

After some thought, Meng Shuyu said: "What they offered is a type of Immortal fruit from the Higher-ranked Immortal Realm, prepared through special means. This is of great help to our Dragon Clan’s shape transformation– it makes transformation more complete and pure, which will make future cultivation much easier."

"What they wanted in return were captives captured in battles with the Human Clan, specifically those at the True Immortal level or higher. There have always been many such captives due to the continuous warfare between our Dragon Clan and the Human Clan. We are willing to trade if we can obtain something useful for our Dragon Clan."

Captives?

Baffled, Lin Chen asked: "What do they want with those captives?"

Meng Shuyu shook her head: "I don’t know, but I suspect that they must have some method to make these captives ultimately obey their commands and become their combat power..."