âNo problem! No problem at all!â Luo Shanheâs delight was written all over his face. He had not expected Chen Xiaobei to make such a high offer!
Like what Chen Xiaobei had explained, although the Giant Barbaric Tiger had Earth-God health and its pelt and bones akin to Earth-God material, they were not actual Earth-God materials. When made into instruments, they would be devoid of Earth-God abilities.
That was why, in the market, an entire Giant Barbaric Tiger carcass was valued no more than 300 million medium-grade Spiritual Stones.
Chen Xiaobei had offered to pay 500 million!
That was way beyond Luo Shanheâs expectations!
500 million medium-grade Spiritual Stones was equivalent to 5 trillion low-grade Spiritual Stones! Even the royalties of the Nine Zones would not be able to cough up so many Spiritual Stones in one breath!
For Saint Duke, this would mean being able to equip a company of 3 million soldiers with the best weapons in all of the Nine Zones!
Luo Shanhe himself even began to question if Chen Xiaobei was indeed a Tenshou spy!
Spending such an amount would mean completely emptying the Tenshouâs s exchequer and still owing a sum!
If Chen Xiaobei was the enemyâs spy, why would he be willing to hand over such a large number of Spiritual Stones to the adversary? That would be extremely irrational and foolish!
âEighth Wangye! How could you believe such sacrilegious bullsh*t? Donât you think youâre being a little too naĂŻve?â Helian Tulong scowled. âEven I would have to borrow from my familyâs fortune to pay 500 million medium-grade Spiritual Stones! How could this kidâs backup compare to our family?â
âIâŚâ The excitement on Luo Shanheâs face was instantly wiped off. âChilde Chen! Youâre not joking about paying 500 million medium-grade Spiritual Stones, are you?â
Clearly, between Chen Xiaobei and Helian Tulong, Luo Shanhe was more inclined to trust the latter.
In his subconscious mind, he had already pre-conceived that Helian Tulong was the default Fuma, and Chen Xiaobei was just a wretched Tenshou spy!
Luo Shanhe was now unconvinced that Chen Xiaobei could pay Saint Duke the 500 million medium-grade Spiritual Stones he promised.
In spite of knives pointed at him, Chen Xiaobei did not bother to justify himself. He waved a hand and thousands of Spiritual Stones came pouring out of his Infinite Space Ring!
The stones were as big as a fist, crystal clear and trickling with Spiritual Qi that was denser and purer than those of medium-grade Spiritual Stones!
âGood heavens⌠That⌠Those⌠Those are high-grade Spiritual Stones!â
The people in the hall exclaimed.
Feng Chongwu and Yun Changxiao held their breaths.
âHigh-grade Spiritual Stones! These are genuine, honest-to-goodness high-grade Spiritual Stones!â Luo Shanheâs cried in excitement. âChilde Zhufeng! You⌠Youâre too generous! This sum of Spiritual Stones means a lot to us! It could even help us turn the war situation around!â
Chen Xiaobei made no further comment and said, âThere are 50,000 high-grade Spiritual Stones over here. You can count them, Eighth Wangye!â
âOh⌠AlrightâŚâ
Luo Shanhe kept the Spiritual Stones in his storage bracelet and before confirming the sum through a Spiritual Connection.
âIt checks out! Thatâs exactly 50,000 high-grade Spiritual Stones - not one less!â Luo Shanhe could barely control his emotions. âChilde Chen! Youâve really given me such a big and wonderful surprise! On behalf of the Saint Duke imperial family, Iâd like to thank you from the bottom of my heart!â
âYou donât have to thank me!â Chen Xiaobei shrugged.
âNo⌠This is impossible⌠I must be imagining things⌠This canât be happeningâŚâ Helian Tulong looked ridiculous with his mouth ajar and eyes wide open in bafflement. Hot flushes were rising from his neck to his face, coloring them a bright red.
After all, he was the one who pulled Chen Xiaobeiâs chains and cast doubt on Chen Xiaobeiâs ability to pay 500 million medium-grade Spiritual Stones!
50,000 high-grade Spiritual Stones was equivalent to 500 million medium-grade Spiritual Stones, which in turn, carried the value of a whopping 5 trillion low-grade Spiritual Stones!
Out of the three types of stones, high-grade Spiritual Stones were the scarcest and the rarest.
There was practically none to be found in the nine major starfields.
Even in Apocalypse Starfield, only in Green Dragon continent was the stone a more common thing. The high-grade Spiritual Stones were not within sight in Vermillion Phoenix, White Tiger nor Black Tortoise.
Even if Helian Tulong had an extra brain, he would never have guessed that Chen Xiaobei actually possessed 50,000 high-grade Spiritual Stones!
In fact, Chen Xiaobei did not appear to be afflicted nor disinclined to give up the 50,000 high-grade Spiritual Stones! He gave the impression of someone who had only taken out 5 low-grade Spiritual Stones!
Helian Tulong found himself questioning if even the wealthiest of the wealthy in Apocalypse Starfield could have done what Chen Xiaobei did without being the slightest bit affected.
What he did not know, was that Chen Xiaobei considered giving the 50,000 high-grade Spiritual Stones to Saint Duke as giving it to Luo Puti. Such was why Chen Xiaobei did not so much as blink.
Moreover, Chen Xiaobei still had another 50,000 high-grade Spiritual Stones, 508.9 million medium-grade Spiritual Stones, and roughly 160 million low-grade Spiritual Stones in his Infinite Space Ring.
Chen Xiaobei was loaded. That 50,000 high-grade Spiritual Stones was a negligible sum to him.
âAlright! Now that weâre done with that, can you please announce the third task now?â Chen Xiaobei asked Eighth Wangye.
âOf course! Yes, of course!â Luo Shanhe could not stop smiling. âThe third task is very simple. All you need to do is prepare a dowry or betrothal gift. You have forty-five days to complete this task. The person whose gift can win Princess Putiâs heart will become Saint Dukeâs Fuma!â
Feng Chongwu frowned. âThis task sounds easy, but in reality, itâs very difficult. How are we supposed to know what Princess Puti likes?â
Yun Changxiao nodded in agreement. âYeah. And there are too many variables for something like this. The final winner will be decided by Princess Puti alone. That doesnât sound very fair!â
âHeh, this task is simple! Saint Dukeâs biggest threat right now is Tenshou and Royal Dome! My family can help Saint Duke eliminate these threats!â Helian Tulong announced confidently. âEven if I return 45 days later, empty-handed, Princess Puti will still choose me to be the Fuma! Our Helian familyâs resources and connections are the best betrothal gifts! HahahaâŚâ
Helian Tulong left the hall, still laughing vaingloriously.
Luo Shanhe stifled a gasp. He did not think that Helian Tulong would be smart enough to read Saint Dukeâs mind.
Feng Chongwu and Yunchangxiao looked at each other and came to the same conclusion that even if the both of them participated in the final round, it would only be for mere formality!
They all knew that Helian Tulong was right, and conceded to that fact.
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