Iron Wrist did not show any urgency, but calmed down and asked, 'Human, state your conditions. But remember that the principle of a transaction is a fair exchange. Unreasonable demands will not give you a better harvest. '
Lin only smiled at the reminder of the elemental creature in front of him. There was a saying in the business world: the buyer is the one who dislikes the goods. Being anxious to draw a line in the transaction meant that the other party's bottom line was further behind, but they did not want to be asked for too high a price. This was a very elementary mistake in business negotiations.
But Marco Lin did not intend to ask for too much. The same conditions he gave West Wind Valley elemental creatures were given to Moonlight Bay. He did not want to use the difference in conditions to show the difference in closeness. For this exclusive business, he did not need the loyalty of others, nor did he need anyone to pay more than the others. Everyone was given an opportunity, and all he wanted was a promise.
'My conditions are very simple. The first is that I want to borrow the power of the Earth Elemental Spirit, which is what you call the Spirit of Mother Earth. '
Iron Wrist refused without hesitation, saying, 'This is not something I can decide alone, human.' At the same time, he cast a look of disdain at Olean, his old neighbor who had changed greatly. He thought to himself, 'What kind of conditions are these, are they something we can agree to?'
'Tsk, you don't have to refuse so quickly. Of course, I am not naive enough to think that I can do it just because you have agreed to this. There are so many elemental creatures in this world, and you or Olean have not reached the position where you can decide. What I ask is that when I have the opportunity to come into contact with the Spirit of Mother Earth, and be able to request to borrow her power, you have to remember the position you should take after agreeing to me today. '
If that was the case, it seemed that it was not impossible to agree.
Without waiting for Iron Wrist's reply, Lin continued, 'The second condition is that you have to go on expeditions to the outer regions for me five times.'
This condition was much clearer, and was more like something an elemental creature would do. As a native of the elemental plane, the most important source of income was to respond to the summons of other planes, and to cause trouble there. In the process of Iron Wrist's growth, he had invested his power into other planes more than once, just to summon the sacrifices he had offered.
Since it was an old profession, it was only right to ask about the conditions and price. Thus, unlike Orion, who was the ironstone man from back then, Ironwrist began to discuss the details of this condition. It was impossible for him to conquer the Outlands five times without any conditions. Do you know how much we have to pay in order to answer the summons and cross realms, Mage? "
'That's not my problem. If you don't think that the power Olean will gain is worth five times of your efforts, then you don't have to agree to my terms. At most, other than the spoils of war that I named beforehand, everything else belongs to the person who obtained it. I won't take anything else. By the way, my so-called five expeditions to the Outer Realms weren't the kind where I would just summon a random person to beat up some weak little monsters. Without a large-scale battle, I don't think it's worth it for me to use this power. '
The implication of this sentence was that the battles that would be summoned by a certain someone were all battles with rich spoils of war. However, in a war of this scale, the possibility of the elemental sprites returning empty-handed was also very high.
Lin explained his request in detail. This caused Ironwrist to ponder for a while, and then he said, "What happens after five times? Once the conditions are fulfilled, we will no longer have anything to do with each other? "
'Well, I think I'll put it another way. You are not allowed to refuse the first five times; the only things you can get are the spoils of war in the expeditions, and those that I don't need. But after the fifth time, I might summon you again. At that time, it will be the same as the summoning magic cast by ordinary mages, and we can discuss it. You will only respond to my summons if you are willing to give up your power; if you are not, of course, we will treat it as if there is no such thing. '
With such a clear condition, Ironwrist had no reason to continue to object. In the history of elemental sprites accepting the summons, because of a major sacrifice, it was not unheard of for them to agree to be summoned repeatedly. If they could obtain the power that Olean had displayed, conquering the Outer Realms five times wasn't unacceptable.
However, there was still one very important thing that this mage didn't mention. So Ironwrist asked directly, 'Then what about the thing in your hand?'
'What?' Lin was stunned for a moment, and followed the gaze of everyone present, looking at the exquisite ball in his hand. Only then did he realize that he hadn't mentioned how to deal with this thing.
But, wasn't this very obvious? If his goal could really be achieved, why would he need to keep the fire seed in his hands? However, it seemed that these words had really never been said before, and others didn't know his personality. So, those who were more inclined towards conspiracy theories would naturally want to get a guarantee from his mouth.
As for saying that he would give it to them for free, it would only make these people more worried about whether he was plotting something. Aiyaya, people with dark thoughts are really hard to deal with. A certain someone complained in his heart.
But complaints were complaints, since this topic had been raised, it would naturally attract the attention of all the elemental creatures. Whether it was before or after the transformation. Lin Xiang thought for a moment and replied, 'I'm not afraid to tell you. My companions and I only want to borrow the power of the Earth Elemental Spirit. Regarding this, we also went to the people of the Gem Pit to discuss it. Unfortunately, they refused and even showed unnecessary greed. Since they are not good partners, we can only choose again and think of a way to achieve our goal. That's how the Fire Seed was created. '
When Ironwrist heard the key part, even if he was now lying on the ground in pieces, he still asked, 'Oh, this magic tool was created by you. Is this the only one? Can you make the second one, the third one? '
'Although I want to say yes, I can't. The original material of the fire seed was given to me by the Snake King Odessa after he separated his elven core. With this foundation, combined with my skills and knowledge, I was able to create this one and only fire seed. Whether or not I can make the same thing again, I don't care. The Snake King's Heart Sphere, as the basic material, is not something that can be found anywhere. '
The name of the Elemental Lord, the Snake King Odessa, was engraved in the imprint of the inheritance. When all elemental creatures heard this name, they knew that they couldn't and shouldn't provoke it. The only opponents of an Elemental Lord were those who were also Elemental Lords.
And a part of an Elemental Lord's elven core was not something that could be easily obtained. Because this thing couldn't be stolen, it could only be voluntarily given by the owner.
The fact that the Snake King Odessa was willing to give away a part of his elven core proved that this human Magician had done him a great favor, which was why an Elemental Lord would do this. At the same time, it also showed that it was not easy to find a second Elemental Lord who was willing to give away his elven core.
So the fire seed should be treated as a one-of-a-kind item. This was the common understanding of all elemental creatures. But the words of the Magician in front of them only proved that the value of the fire seed was higher than they had imagined. But he still didn't say how to deal with it.
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