Although Lin Li was not very familiar with Queen Harilya and Prince Clive, and did not have a good impression of them, he did not have any ill feelings towards them either. Hence, Lin Li stood up and invited Prince Clive into the private room. He smiled, and said, "Prince Clive, you're here. How can I not have the time?"
Lin Li was very clear about the situation at the auction. Hence, he did not have to guess to know why Prince Clive of the Sea Demon Clan had come to look for him. Gerina had suddenly increased the price of the auction, and forced the Sea Demon Clan to use a delaying strategy. Clearly, the funds that the Sea Demon Clan had prepared were also a problem.
Although Lin Li did not have much of a relationship with the Sea Demon Clan, and had only greeted Queen Harilya and her husband, the Tower of Dusk did indeed need to cooperate with some forces of the Endless Ocean if they wanted to develop in the Endless Ocean. Although Lin Li did not bother to curry favor with those forces of the sea, he could not push them away since they had taken the initiative to come to him.
After letting Prince Clive take a seat, Lin Li did not beat around the bush. He looked at Prince Clive with a smile, and asked, "This is the crucial moment of the auction for the Heart of Evil. Prince Clive, you must have something important to talk to me about, right?"
The current situation was that Gerina was pressuring them, and the Sea Demon Clan was barely increasing the price to buy time. However, everyone knew that this strategy would not be able to buy too much time for the Sea Demon Clan. Besides, Prince Clive was not sure that President Felic would definitely be able to help him. Hence, he naturally did not dare to delay any longer.
Hence, in the face of Lin Li's question, Clive did not hide his wry smile, and said, "Actually, even if I don't say it, President Felic, you should be able to tell. Initially, the funds that we prepared were more than enough to take down the Heart of Evil. However, Gerina of the Giant Shark Clan suddenly found some external funds, and things changed. We can't judge the amount of external funds, so we can only prepare in advance. I'm here this time to make a deal with you, President Felic. "
"Oh, what kind of deal? Please go ahead, Prince." Lin Li originally had plans to cooperate with the Sea Demon Clan, but their relationship was far from close, after all. Even if he wanted to support the Sea Demon Clan, it had to be based on a fair deal. Otherwise, not only would the other party not feel his goodwill, but he would also be looked down upon.
Upon hearing Lin Li's words, Prince Clive was overjoyed. As long as there was talk, it meant that there was hope. Of course, he didn't show much emotion on the surface, and his tone was still calm as he said, "Although the sea that my Siren Tribe controls can't be said to be the most fertile sea in the Endless Ocean, the mineral resources in the sea are still relatively rich. What kind of resources do you need, President Felic? We can use the mining rights to exchange for financial assistance. "
Prince Cliff's idea was the same as Grina's in exchange for the support of the Sea Snake Clan. They both wanted to exchange the mineral resources they controlled for financial assistance. After all, the mining of this mine required time, and the auction house wouldn't give them that much time. This was equivalent to an advance payment of the mine's earnings.
However, Lin Li was not very interested in Prince Clive's suggestion. One must know that Lin Li was also a Master in the field of mineral exploration, and the Endless Ocean was not something that the seven overlords could occupy completely. Hence, if he needed any mineral resources, he could rely on his own abilities to find them in the vast empty sea.
Hence, after hearing Prince Clive's suggestion, Lin Li smiled and shook his head, but didn't say anything.
Upon seeing Lin Li's reaction, Prince Clive understood that Lin Li wasn't interested in his suggestion. However, fortunately, he had already thought of more than one solution before he arrived. Hence, he continued, "In addition, I heard that President Felic and Grina of the Giant Shark Clan are not on good terms. Given Grina's character, I'm afraid he'll find trouble with you in the future, and the Siren Tribe can help you solve this problem. I believe that as long as you have the protection of the Siren Tribe, the merchant fleet of the Tower of Dusk will be able to travel freely in the Endless Ocean in the future. "
Prince Clive's promise was definitely irresistible to those who made a living at sea. Although the Giant Shark Clan was ranked first among the seven overlords, the other three overlords, the Thunder Eel Clan, the Siren Tribe, and the Octopus Clan, were not much weaker than the Giant Shark Clan. In the Endless Ocean, obtaining the protection of the Siren Tribe was even more useful than obtaining the blessing of the Sea God. Not to mention those lowly pirates, even the overlord-level Sea Clan would not be willing to shed all pretense of cordiality with the Sea Demon Clan.
However, faced with such great benefits, Lin Li still shook his head with a smile, and said, "I appreciate your kindness, Prince Clive, but I'll settle the problem with the Giant Shark Clan myself. Hence, this matter can't be considered a deal. "
Although the Giant Shark Clan was extremely powerful in the Endless Ocean, it was far from enough to make Lin Li feel fearful. If he were afraid of the Giant Shark Clan, he wouldn't have been so disrespectful to Grina back then. The scene in front of the embassy of the Tower of Dusk was a huge slap to Grina's face.
This time, Prince Clive was a little helpless. Since Lin Li didn't care about the mining rights, and didn't accept the protection promised by the Siren Tribe, how was he going to negotiate the deal? Hearing that Grand Duke Wedi had started to bid loudly again, Prince Clive shook his head helplessly. He looked at Lin Li, and said, "In that case, President Felic, what do you need us to do?"
It was better to ask directly. After all, they were still at an auction, and the prices were jumping up and down. There was no time for them to probe and negotiate with each other. As for Queen Harleilia, she was forcing herself to keep increasing the price. Once she exceeded the amount she had prepared, Greiner would only have to question the Siren Tribe's right to bid. Then, the Heart of Ten Thousand Evil would no longer be able to continue bidding. It would fall into the hands of the Giant Shark Tribe.
Actually, Lin Li didn't intend to make things difficult for Prince Clive. After all, he didn't have any conflict with the Siren Tribe. Seeing that Prince Clive was getting anxious, Lin Li smiled faintly, and said, "Don't worry, Prince Clive. Actually, what I need is very simple, and it won't make things difficult for you."
"Oh, what is it?" Although he heard Lin Li say that, Prince Clive didn't quite believe him, and was even prepared to pay a huge price. Actually, it wasn't strange for him to have such thoughts. After all, based on the current situation, the Siren Tribe had a favor to ask of Lin Li. No one would miss the opportunity to take advantage of the Siren Tribe.
"I want the Tears of the Siren," Lin Li slowly stated his request.
Speaking of which, the Tears of the Siren Tribe was a special product of the Siren Tribe because they were the only tribe in the entire Endless Ocean. However, it couldn't be said to be a special product of the Siren Tribe, because the Siren Tribe wouldn't deliberately produce it. Just by looking at the name, one could tell that the Tears of the Siren Tribe was closely related to the Siren Tribe. In fact, there was nothing mysterious about the name at all. It was just the literal meaning — the Tears of the Siren Tribe.
Of course, to be more specific, the Tears of the Siren Tribe referred to the tears of the Siren Tribe's female Siren. Tears were the product of emotions, and emotions couldn't be controlled. Hence, it couldn't be deliberately produced. Fortunately, the composition of the Tears of the Siren Tribe was very special, and it wouldn't blend into the seawater. Hence, it wasn't a troublesome task to collect it. Otherwise, no one would remember to collect their own tears when they were sad, and no one would do something as annoying as collecting the tears of others when they were sad. Wouldn't it be difficult to preserve the Tears of the Siren Tribe?
The Siren Tribe's female Siren Tribe was born to be masters of Mental Magic. When they cried, their mental fluctuations would be the strongest. Hence, their tears contained very pure mental strength. Hence, Lin Li could use the Tears of the Siren Tribe to formulate a potion that could increase mental strength and recover mental strength quickly through pharmaceutics.
Recovery of mental strength wasn't a big deal. There was more than one formula for such a potion, and the Tears of the Siren was not a necessary material. However, it was very impressive to increase mental strength. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was a heaven-defying potion. The Tears of the Siren was an indispensable material.
For a person, the size of their mental strength was basically fixed at birth. This was the so-called magical talent or aptitude. Hence, some people's talent might stop at the level of an Archmage, and some people's talent might prevent them from stepping into the Legendary-realm. In fact, most people were not suitable to learn magic.
Improving mental strength was equivalent to improving one's talent. However, there was almost no way to improve mental strength since ancient times. The so-called potions that could help people break through bottlenecks only stimulated mental strength that might not have been discovered by overdrawing, and did not allow people to have more mental strength out of thin air.
That was the reason that the magical crystal of the Evil Eye Tyrant was qualified to be one of the three relics left behind by Geresco, and ranked alongside the Book of Eternity and the key to the inverted tower. Clearly, something that could increase one's mental strength was a heaven-defying existence to the world of Anril.
As a pharmaceutics Guru, Lin Li happened to have a potion that could increase mental strength. The most important material was the Tears of the Siren Tribe. Although the effect of the potion could not be compared to the magical crystal of the Evil Eye Tyrant, Lin Li could formulate enough potions as long as he had enough materials, unlike the magical crystal of the Evil Eye Tyrant, which was almost unique.
If he could formulate a batch of the Divine Awakening Potion that could increase mental strength for the mages of the Tower of Dusk, it would be like creating magic geniuses in batches. The mages of the Tower of Dusk were originally all talented, and with the help of the Divine Awakening Potion to increase mental strength, their future achievements would be limitless. Not to mention the future, there were many mages who were stuck at the threshold of the Legendary-realm now. With the help of the Divine Awakening Potion, many of them might be able to break through to the Legendary-realm in one fell swoop.
Hence, to Lin Li, the mining rights of mineral resources and the protection of the sea demons were not as important as the Tears of the Siren Tribe. There was a saying that one had to be strong enough to forge iron. As long as the Tower of Dusk was strong enough, the Sea Clan of the Endless Ocean would be nothing.
Upon hearing that Lin Li actually wanted the Tears of the Siren Tribe, Prince Clive could not help but be stunned. Due to the special nature of the Tears of the Siren Tribe, it could be considered a rather rare item, but it had never been sold outside. It was not because the Sea Demons did not care about the profits, but rather because the Tears of the Siren Tribe were not of much use to others.
The Tears of the Siren Tribe contained pure mental strength, but if one consumed it directly, be it Warriors or mages, they would not be able to resist the powerful mental strength storm. In fact, their mental strength might even be crushed. In that case, not only would they not be able to improve their mental strength, they would also become a cripple. Hence, no matter how rare the Tears of the Siren Tribe was, it was something that others would not want even if it was given to them for free. How could they spend a huge sum of money to buy it?
The reason why the Sea Demons kept the Tears of the Siren Tribe was that it could help female Sea Demons recover their mental strength quickly. Hence, it could be considered a kind of war reserve.
"President Felic, I don't know if you're aware that the Tears of the Siren Tribe are not for outsiders to consume. Ordinary people would not be able to resist the mental strength storm at all," Prince Clive reminded Lin Li out of goodwill despite his eagerness to get financial support.
His words made Lin Li have a better impression of Prince Clive. Lin Li was well aware that although the Tears of the Siren Tribe were rare, they were not very precious to the Sea Demons. If it were someone else, they wouldn't care what they were going to do with it as long as they could exchange it for enough funds. It would be good enough if they didn't brag about it. How could they expose their shortcomings?
"Thank you for your reminder, Your Highness, but I naturally have my own reasons for wanting the Tears of the Siren Tribe. I don't want to consume it directly. So, if Your Highness has no objections, let's talk about the price of the Tears of the Siren Tribe. How about that? " Although Lin Li had a better impression of him, he did not say that he wanted to use the Tears of the Siren Tribe to concoct the God's Revelation Potion. After all, the effects of the God's Revelation Potion were too incredible. Who knew if the other party would raise the price after finding out about it?
Seeing that Lin Li did not care about the disadvantages of the Tears of the Siren Tribe, Prince Clive naturally did not insist. Instead, he frantically said, "President Felic, we have never sold the Tears of the Siren Tribe before, so there's no way to set an accurate price. However, the Tears of the Siren Tribe are rare, after all, and are also a strategic reserve of our tribe. I think 50,000 gold coins per drop should be more appropriate. What do you think? "
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