1759 Before the Storm (1/2)
The cause for Chen Xiaobei's delight was because that item on the list was the final material he needed before he could upgrade the Netherspirit Battlescouter!
He had acquired everything on the list, and this was the one last thing he needed.
”Evil-spirit Warding Crystals!” Xuankong Zhenren read the list. ”This is an extremely rare Three-star Earth-God item. The chances of finding its crude ore without an owner are close to zero!”
Chen Xiaobei said, ”If that's the case, then we would have to look for those that possess this item!”
”That's right!” Xuankong Zhenren nodded. ”To my knowledge, Royal Dome Starfield emperor's military tag is made of an Evil-spirit Warding Crystal! During a war, the military tag would be used to maneuver Royal Dome's hundreds of thousands of soldiers! When there's no war, it is stored inside the Royal Dome's exchequer!”
Chen Xiaobei's eyes lit up. ”Thank you, elder! I know what I have to do now!”
Xuankong Zhenren gave him a questioning look. ”What are you going to do? Break into the exchequer? Young man, unless you have a Three-star Earth-God backing you up, this rash move is going to get you killed!”
Royal Dome's Evil-spirit Warding Crystal had been made into the emperor's military tag. They would not just give it away like that. If Chen Xiaobei wanted it, the only way to get it was to rob the treasury!
This would mean that Chen Xiaobei was at risk of making the entire Royal Dome starfield his enemy!
Qin Yitian nodded. ”Childe Chen! The all the Nine Zones starfields have Two-star Earth-God Divine Instruments to protect their pwn starfield! On top of that, they have Earth-God battle formations. With hundreds of thousands of men, their combined energy would be similar to a Three-star Earth-God! Even I wouldn't dare steal from them!”
”Thank you for showing concern!” Chen Xiaobei nodded. ”I know what I'm getting myself into. I will be very careful!”
”Alright!” Xuankong Zhenren nodded. ”Our Childe Chen here doesn't look like someone without tact. You should know what you have to do!”
Chen Xiaobei nodded again. ”Thank you for the pointers, elder. I will return the favor when I get the chance!”
Xuankong Zhenren smiled and said nothing more.
Qin Yitian did not make any more comments either.
Chen Xiaobei treated Xuankong Zhenren and Qin Yitian very differently.
To Xuankong Zhenren, Chen Xiaobei merely said that he owed him a favor. Once it was paid, they would owe each other nothing.
But with Qin Yitian, Chen Xiaobei left her his phone number, volunteering to not only provide medical help but in other areas as well!
To Qin Yitian, this return of favor itself was worth what she did for Chen Xiaobei.
Their relationship was based on an exchange of benefits, not really any kind of friendship. Reciprocity of favor was far more important in this case.
After that, the three of them parted ways.
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Chen Xiaobei returned to Black Tortoise Imperial City with Su Xiaoman.
There, both of them parted ways, and Chen Xiaobei headed straight for Saint Duke Starfield.
He arrived just in time to meet the deadline for the second task of the betrothal contest.