"What are you talking about!"
"No matter what, you are the commander of the Bright Hall's operation. How can you curse? You have no manners at all, you're really disgracing the Bright Hall!"
"Forget it, I won't hold a grudge against a petty person. This time it's just a warning. If you still don't know how to behave, don't blame me for raising the price!"
Ye Cangtian glanced at the other person and reprimanded him while issuing a warning.
"You!"
Tours was truly angered by Ye Cangtian's words, his body trembling.
After a long while, he suppressed his anger and said grimly, "Ye Cangtian, you're going too far. Do you think I'll agree to your terms? Besides, do you think they are worth so many elixirs?"
Tours' meaning was simple: the six people, including Malun, were merely a quasi-Heaven level expert and five Earth level experts.
Although their strength was rare, it was not difficult for the Bright Hall to cultivate such talents. At most, it would consume a few Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs and one Enlightenment Pill.
After all, the Bright Hall still had its foundations.
Compared to these, Ye Cangtian's conditions were simply too unreasonable.
"Tours, do you know how to calculate?"
"Never mind, let me explain it to you!"
Ye Cangtian glanced at the other person and then slowly began to calculate in front of him.
First, there was Malun. As a quasi-Heaven level expert, it was not unreasonable for Ye Cangtian to ask for one Enlightenment Pill, right?
For an Earth level expert to reach the quasi-Heaven level, they would need to take at least one Enlightenment Pill.
Ye Cangtian wanted more, but he was afraid the other party would not carry it, so he only set it at one.
As for the other five Earth level experts, they should be worth five Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs.
However, these Earth level experts were all in the mid to late stages of cultivation.
Assuming a breakthrough success rate of 50%, it would take two early-stage Earth level experts to produce one mid-stage Earth level expert.
In this way, at least ten Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs would be needed to reach the mid to late stages.
This…
Tours was speechless upon hearing this. When he thought about it carefully, the way Ye Cangtian put it did make sense, and he had no counter-argument!
"Alright, stop dilly-dallying."
"If you're not an idiot, you should know that I'm not only not overcharging, but I'm actually being very sincere and have even given you some concessions!"
Seeing the other party's silence, Ye Cangtian interrupted his thoughts.
"You!"
Tours glared fiercely at Ye Cangtian, feeling as if something was stuck in his throat.
What Ye Cangtian said also made sense. With such conditions, it might not even be possible to create a team like the one from last night.
The 50% success rate Ye Cangtian gave was already very high.
In fact, less than 20% of early-stage Earth level experts could successfully break through to the mid-stage.
And less than 10% of mid-stage Earth level experts could successfully break through to the mid to late stages.
It could be said that ten Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs might not even be enough to create one mid to late-stage Earth level expert.
But the problem was, he had a feeling of being tricked, and he felt extremely reluctant to hand over so many elixirs.
After a moment of silence, Tours glanced at Ye Cangtian and slowly said, "What if I refuse?"
"I advise you to agree."
"My conditions are quite reasonable. I advise you to think about the reputation of the Bright Hall."
"Also, I would like to remind you to look around."
Ye Cangtian smiled slightly as he spoke, pointing towards the distant woods.
Hmm?
Following Ye Cangtian's gaze, Tours's expression immediately turned grim.
In those woods, several people were hidden, some holding mobile phones and others cameras, clearly documenting the situation.
If he refused this demand, and someone posted the video online, the image of the Bright Hall would be ruined.
This was clearly a case of abandoning people to their fate, no different from killing them with his own hands.
Thinking of this, Tours conceded. He had to protect the reputation of the Bright Hall, otherwise, who would join the Bright Hall in the future?
Tours looked at Ye Cangtian again and said fiercely, "The Enlightenment Pill and Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs are not a problem, but why do you need so many other elixirs!"
"Do I need to say?"
Ye Cangtian rolled his eyes at the other person and said impatiently, "Last night, Malun and the others attacked, disturbing many people, causing them to lack sleep and unable to recover from their injuries. These elixirs are compensation for them!"
Pfft!
At these words, Tours was so angry he almost spat out blood!
This was an excuse? This was clearly blackmail!
The next moment, he said fiercely, "Ye Cangtian, the videos are all recorded now. Aren't you afraid that this kind of blackmail will affect the reputation of the Hidden Group?"
"Idiot! Those cameras and mobile phones are all in our hands."
"We decide which videos to play!"
"Besides, the Bright Hall was the invader. Considering the damage the Bright Hall caused to the Hidden Group, is it too much for me to ask for so many elixirs from you?"
Ye Cangtian looked at Tours as if he were an idiot, and said with a disdainful tone.
You!
At these words, Tours's face turned so grim it looked like it was about to bleed.
He really hadn't expected Ye Cangtian to be so despicable and difficult to deal with!
Not only were his conditions outrageous, but he also had no words to refute them, and could only suffer in silence.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I agree to your terms, but I can't produce so many elixirs at once. I'll need to go back and gather them, and even apply to the Bright Hall..."
"No problem, I'm very patient."
Ye Cangtian readily agreed.
Tours was secretly pleased upon hearing this and began to scheme how to trick Ye Cangtian. However, as soon as his brain started working, Ye Cangtian's voice reached him.
"We don't have any friendship. The Hidden Group and the Bright Hall are not allies."
"So it's not unreasonable for me to ask for a little interest, right?"
"This way, if you bring all the elixirs within today, everything will be settled. But if you delay, you will be charged one Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir per day."
"You..."
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, Tours's body trembled with anger.
Although the Bright Hall was not short of Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs, the cost of one elixir per day was too high.
Moreover, these elixirs were for the Hidden Group. The Hidden Group already had many Earth level experts. If they were given more Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs, wouldn't it be like adding wings to a tiger?
How could they break through the Hidden Group's defenses then?
Thinking of this, Tours said, "Fine, I will deliver the elixirs before sunset today."
After speaking, Tours turned around and left the scene with ten Earth level experts.
Regarding Ye Cangtian's conditions, the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs and Enlightenment Pills were not a problem.
As experts from the Inner Hall of the Bright Hall, they had long been equipped with some high-level elixirs for self-defense.
As for the hundreds of other elixirs, although a bit troublesome, it was not difficult. They could gather them together.
...
Returning to the Bright Hall's camp.
As soon as Tours sat down, a figure approached him.
This person was another deputy leader of the Bronze Armor Knights, Morris.
Morris arrived in front of Tours, infuriated, and questioned him loudly, "Leader, we are all ready. Why didn't you give the order to attack!"
According to Tours's original plan, Morris had already ambushed the area around the meeting point, waiting for Tours's command.
He had seen the scene of the meeting at the time. Among the Chinese forces, only Ye Cangtian and Yang Chen were considered experts; the others were just insignificant trash.
If they had acted then, they could have killed these people.
But Tours inexplicably did not give the order, and they dared not act rashly!
What angered him the most was that after returning, he heard that Tours had actually agreed to the other party's demands!
"Are you stupid! Malun and the other six are in their hands, didn't you see that?"
"And they were recording the whole time! Do you want to ruin the reputation of the Bright Hall?"
"Most importantly, they only revealed a few people in the dark. Do you know if there are any ambushes behind them? Don't forget that Yin Tao and the others haven't appeared yet!"
Listening to Morris's questioning, Tours immediately roared.
He was also full of frustration, and now it all erupted.
"Leader, you're thinking too much."
"Our action was just a necessary measure to rescue Malun and the others."
"To put it another way, even if Malun and the other six died, if we could take down Ye Cangtian and Yang Chen, we wouldn't be at a loss!"
Morris immediately retorted upon hearing this.
The other party was Ye Cangtian, and taking him down was a great achievement in itself. Moreover, there was also a Blood Axe Madman with him!
Eliminating them would undoubtedly deal a heavy blow to the Chinese forces, with immeasurable benefits.
"Hmph! With your little brain, you still want to scheme against Ye Cangtian?"
"You wouldn't even know how you died!"
"Get out of here and quickly prepare the elixirs. Don't bother me anymore!"
Hearing Morris's words, Tours snorted coldly and reprimanded him.
If Ye Cangtian were that easy to deal with, he would have died countless times already.
Now that Ye Cangtian dared to bring so few people to meet him, could he not have a backup plan?
If he couldn't even see through this, and he was still the deputy leader of the Bronze Armor Knights, he truly didn't deserve the position!
Feeling Tours's anger, Morris's heart tightened, and he decisively chose to leave.
He had followed Tours for many years and was well aware of his temper. Normally, arguing with him was fine.
But if he truly lost his temper and didn't restrain himself, the outcome would be tragic.
Therefore, no matter how dissatisfied he was, he had to comply with Tours's instructions.