When Chipango hurried back to the Reaper Mercenary Group's base, Han Jin and the others were chatting happily. Chipango gave Han Jin a look. "Sir …"
"What did you find out? You can tell me here, we're not strangers, "Han Jin said softly.
Chipango hesitated for a moment, then told Hallister everything that had happened, including the two methods that Hallister had come up with, as well as his own evaluation of his old friend. He explained everything in great detail, because he knew that he wasn't the one who had made the decision. If he neglected anything and caused negative consequences, his image in Hallister's mind would be greatly affected.
After hearing Chipango's story, everyone in the hall fell silent. After a while, Edison suddenly said, "Why go through all this trouble? If you're sure that Eva will go to the auction, then we'll catch her there. Manteco won't show up! "
Han Jin and Gibran looked at each other without saying anything.
Majordomo Gail smiled. "Second Young Master, what if he doesn't show up?"
"How is that possible?"
"If we use this method against you, Second Young Master … it won't be a problem." Gail said in a half-joking, half-serious tone, "But against Manteco, it might not be effective."
"He knows that his sister is in the hands of the enemy, and he doesn't care? Then is he still human??? "
Han Jin wasn't interested in whether Manteco was human or not. He just wanted to get rid of this threat once and for all, so he ignored Edison and said softly to Gibran, "If you were in charge of following Eva, would you be confident?"
"Actually …" Gibran paused. "They say that rogues are the nemesis of magicians, but magicians are also the nemesis of rogues." Gibran couldn't help but glance at Yalina, but he didn't finish his sentence. A magician like Yalina, who cared so much about rogues, was the nemesis of all nemeses.
"So you're saying that you're not confident?" Han Jin asked.
"Yes." Gibran nodded. If Eva was not alert, then everything would be fine. However, it was too difficult to keep an eye on a high-level magician who was constantly on guard. In comparison, it was much easier for him to kill Eva alone.
"Then we can only use the second method," Han Jin muttered.
"Sir, Hallister said he needs your help. If he wants others to take him seriously, he needs at least two powerful guards by his side," Chipango said to Han Jin, but his gaze had already turned to Edison.
Majordomo Gail was a shrewd old man. He immediately smiled and said, "Second Young Master, this is to borrow someone from you."
"Borrow people?" Edison paused for a moment before realization dawned on him. "That's right, that kid just said that Manteco knows all of your people. How about this, Nildac, Myron, since you guys have nothing to do, why don't you go out and cooperate with them?"
"Yes," Nildac and Myron replied in unison.
"I'll go with you." Edison suddenly slammed the table and stood up.
"No!" Yalina and Majordomo Gail yelled at the same time.
"Why? I'm worried that Nildac and Myron will give themselves away and we won't be able to handle it. "
"If they can't handle it, then you won't be able to handle it either." Yalina did not give her brother any face.
"I …" Edison sat down dejectedly. "I just want to avenge you!"
"As long as you stay here and don't cause any trouble, you'll be helping me." Yalina rolled her eyes at Edison.
"A big shot should have a majordomo by his side, right? I'll go with them. " Majordomo Gail smiled. "Second Young Master has you guys here to take care of him, so I have nothing to worry about."
"Uncle Gail, you're going? That's great! "Yalina's face lit up.
"For someone my age, it's good to move around more." Majordomo Gail looked Chipango up and down. "Your friend is still waiting for us, right?"
"Yes," Chipango said respectfully. Chipango said respectfully. He was a very clever person. When he saw that Majordomo Gail volunteering himself, Yalina's face lit up. He immediately judged that he had the ability to convince Yalina, so his attitude became unusually humble.
"You two don't have to go." Majordomo Gail said to Nildac and Myron. Then, he looked at Chipango. "Let's go. Take me to your friend. I want to see if he's worth it for me to make a cameo appearance."
Chipango looked up and observed Han Jin's expression. When he saw Han Jin nod slightly, he smiled and said, "Please come with me." Then he turned and walked out.
Chipango and Majordomo Gail walked out of the hall one after the other. Edison shrugged. "Is it really that troublesome for Manteco?"
"That's a poisonous snake. Since you've already injured him, you must kill him. Otherwise, he might bite you back one day," Gibran said indifferently.
"Who are you talking about?" Winston suddenly interrupted.
"Manteco. Who do you think I'm talking about?"
"Oh … I thought you were talking about …" Winston glanced at Gibran and stopped talking.
Han Jin and the others didn't understand what Winston meant, but Gibran reacted quickly. He said coldly, "I don't make jokes."
"This isn't a joke." Winston said unhurriedly. "Remember a year ago? Back then, the Reaper Mercenary Team and the Abyss Mercenary Team weren't on bad terms. One time, Manteco and I were chatting, and we talked about you. Do you know what he said about you?"
"I'm not interested." Gibran was still as cold as ever.
"Haha …" Winston chuckled and continued, "He said that you're a very sinister person, like a poisonous snake, and that you shouldn't be messed with. If you're messed with, you have to be killed. Otherwise, you might bite back at him one day. Looking at your attitude towards Manteco, he's not wrong."
Han Jin and the others wanted to laugh, but they also felt that Winston's words were inappropriate. Gibran was also conflicted. Winston's words were very rude, and he was angry. Since Han Jin and the others were present, he couldn't bear it, but he also couldn't swallow it. At that moment, Julia suddenly said, "Gibran has his own principles. Who does Manteco think he is? How can he compare to our Gibran?! "
Winston could hear the anger in Julia's voice and hurriedly waved his hands. "Sorry, I was just repeating what happened in the past. I didn't think too much about it. Sigh … A year ago, the Reapers were very close to the Abyss, and the Red Vanguards were very close to the Dragon Singers. But now? We've become friends, and Manteco has become our common enemy. The world is changing too fast … "
Gibran ignored Winston's exclamation, and even forgot about Winston's rudeness. He looked at Julia with surprise and joy, almost unable to believe his ears. Was Julia really speaking up for him?!
Julia lowered her head slightly, a hint of red appearing on her cheeks. Actually, she had already forgiven Gibran after such a long time. Unfortunately, perhaps because Gibran had been rejected too many times, there were repercussions. Now, he didn't dare to talk to Julia or look her in the eyes. Even when they walked past each other, Gibran was always the first to lower his head. This troubled Julia. The more troubled she was, the more rude she was to Gibran. In the end, the more rude she was to Gibran, the worse Gibran's repercussions became. It was a vicious cycle.
But Julia had no other choice. She didn't do anything wrong. Gibran was the one who was in the wrong. She was waiting for Gibran's next serious apology. Who knew that today, because of Winston's rudeness, she would be the first to break the ice.
There was only Julia left in Gibran's eyes. He sat there in a daze, treating everyone as if they were nothing.
Han Jin stood up gently and said in a low voice, "Let's go. Let's talk outside."
No one was stupid. They knew that this was a chance for Gibran and Julia to reconcile. Morrisons and the others snickered and followed behind Han Jin. Winston seemed to understand as well. He waved his hand and signaled for his team members to leave and make room for them.
Julia also wanted to go out, but for some reason, her heart and legs turned to jelly, and she just couldn't stand up. Before she could make up her mind, the door was gently closed, and this place became a world that only belonged to them.
* * *
At night, Sunier, who had gone out shopping crazily, pushed open Han Jin's door. Looking at Sunier's expression, Han Jin knew that she must have gained a lot.
"How was it?" Han Jin smiled.
"I bought more than one hundred and seventy level five earth element magic crystals and more than two hundred fire element magic crystals," Sunier sat on the chair next to Han Jin. "Also, I bought the sword you wanted."
With that, Sunier spread out the things she bought on the table. A light yellow mountain and a fiery red mountain reflected each other beautifully. There were also seven or eight long swords on the side.
Han Jin picked up the long sword first and examined it carefully. He didn't need a magic sword. He only wanted a sword of good quality. Among all the Daoist spells, he was most familiar with his master's "One Stone Raises a Thousand Waves." This was also the most powerful killing move he could perform at the moment. Therefore, he needed to stock up on more long swords.
"Is it okay? I went to the best weapon shop in Isolated Cliff City. If this doesn't work, we can only go to other cities, "Sunier said worriedly.
"Not bad." Han Jin nodded with a smile.
"That's good." Sunier said, "We also signed a mission at the Mercenary Association to buy two thousand level five earth element magic crystals and two thousand level five fire element magic crystals. I don't know if we can buy all of them. Anyway, we have time, so let's wait."
"A total of four thousand??" Han Jin was shocked. "Even if we buy all of them, where will we put them? My space ring can't hold any more. "
"We have Yalina. What are you afraid of?" Sunier smiled. "You don't know how big her space ring is. When I saw her spending money, the gold coins flowed out like water. There was no end to it."
"That's not right. When we were preparing to move the dragon bones, didn't we ask her? She said that her space ring couldn't hold anything. "
"This …" Sunier also showed a suspicious look. "Maybe she couldn't fit the entire dragon bones into her space ring. If the dragon bones were broken, they would be worthless. Or maybe there were other reasons. How would I know?"
Han Jin's thoughts quickly returned. "You bought so many magic crystals … How much did you spend?"
"I didn't spend the money, Yalina did," Sunier thought for a moment and said, "She spent more than a thousand gold coins to buy these swords for you. Here …"
"So expensive?"
"Expensive?" Sunier rolled her eyes. "When we signed the mission at the Mercenary Association, we paid twenty thousand gold coins as a deposit."
"How much??" Han Jin almost jumped up. He had no choice. Once upon a time, he was a fallen noble who would calculate even if he had to spend a few silver coins. Now, when he heard that he had to spend twenty thousand gold coins all of a sudden, it was already a miracle that he didn't have a heart attack on the spot. And this was only the deposit!
"Let me do the math for you." Sunier counted with her fingers: "In the past, a fifth-grade magic crystal of earth nature could be bought for a dozen gold coins. But now the price of a fifth-grade magic crystal of fire nature has risen to twenty gold coins, while the price of a fifth-grade magic crystal of fire nature is twenty-eight gold coins. Think about it, if we buy four thousand magic crystals, how can we sign the task without paying a deposit of twenty thousand gold coins?"
"You didn't fall for it, did you?" Han Jin gritted his teeth.
"Impossible!"
"If only Qi Li was here." Han Jin sighed.
At the mention of Qi Li, Sunier couldn't help but blush. Last time in Isolated Cliff City, she had bought a batch of magic crystals in a daze. In the end, Qi Li came out and bought them at a much lower price. She also remembered Qi Li's method of buying magic crystals in segments, but this time, she still didn't use it.
"Edwina has been with us all this time. Even if we fell for it, do you think Sister Edwina is stupid?" Sunier tried her best to explain.
"If we bought all the magic crystals, how many gold coins would it cost?" Han Jin was so excited that he didn't know how to calculate. He needed someone to calculate the result for him.
"Ninety-six thousand gold coins and nine hundred and sixty gold coins in tax."
Han Jin felt dizzy. What kind of joke was this?! Although he had a few level-eight earth magic crystals, they weren't worth much. Level-Eight fire and lightning magic crystals could be sold for tens of thousands of gold coins, but level-eight earth magic crystals were worth at most one or two thousand gold coins. The hole was too big, and there was no way he could raise such an astronomical amount of money.
Right! Han Jin suddenly remembered that Yalina had killed a level-nine thunderbird and obtained a level-nine lightning magic crystal. If a level-eight magic crystal could be sold for tens of thousands of gold coins, a level-nine magic crystal should be much higher. With this comfort, Han Jin calmed down a little. "Sunier, how much money did Yalina bring?"
"How can you ask this kind of thing?" Sunier observed Han Jin's expression and comforted him. "You don't have to worry. Yalina said that we can make a set of dragon scale leather armor first and then sell it. That's enough for everything."
"You can't sell it." Han Jin said flatly. He had heard Yalina talk about the defensive power of the Dragon Scale Armor. Now he didn't know who was friend and foe, or rather, he didn't know who would become friend and foe. If this thing fell into the hands of a powerful enemy, it would be a threat to him.
"Why?"
"You'll understand in the future." Han Jin paused. "If you want to sell it, you have to sell the thunderbird's magic crystal first. If it's not enough, we'll think of something else."
"You can't sell that magic crystal!"
"Why?" This time it was Han Jin's turn to be confused.
"Are you confused? Yalina is a magician who majored in lightning magic. That magic crystal is useful to her! "
Han Jin was stunned. The huge pressure just now came back. He couldn't compare with Yalina and Sunier. They were of noble birth, especially Yalina, who was the daughter of the Grand Duke of the Capital of Elements. She wouldn't worry about money, but he was just a fallen noble. There was a saying that said, the children of the poor matured early …
Of course, buying magic crystals was a good thing. If he could really get four thousand magic crystals, it would be enough to greatly improve his realm and support him until he could absorb the energy of a sixth-grade magic crystal. The key was, what would he use to buy four thousand magic crystals? Did he really have to sell the dragon scale?
"Four thousand magic crystals is too much." Han Jin said with a sad face. "How about … we cancel the mission?"
"Then we don't have to bet money?" Sunier's eyes widened.
Han Jin just remembered that there was still a deposit. The person he missed the most now was Qi Li. If Qi Li was here, she wouldn't have made such a big fuss. At least, she would have done what she could. Although Qi Li was very naive in many ways, she still had some brains when it came to business, perhaps because she was influenced by what she saw and heard.
"Sunier, how many gold coins do you think Yalina has?"
"Probably … almost. Otherwise, she wouldn't have mentioned making dragon scale leather armor and then sold it."
"People here always use gold coins to do business? Isn't it too inconvenient to carry so many gold coins around? "
"You mean …"
"Is there such a thing as a small dot that is equal to a hundred or more gold coins?"
"You mean magic cards. That was a long time ago. Now, almost no one uses magic cards."
"Why?" Han Jin asked.
"Because this continent is too chaotic. Magic cards have lost their credibility a long time ago." "You don't have to worry about the gold coins. If you don't want to sell the dragon scales, we can borrow some from Gibran. What about Winston? Yalina's second brother is also here. He must have some, right?" Sunier replied while observing Han Jin's expression. She couldn't help but say, "Don't worry about the gold coins. If you don't want to sell the dragon scales, we can borrow some from Gibran.
"I don't want to owe anyone. It's best if we solve it ourselves."
Sunier's eyes suddenly lit up. "I have an idea! Let Yalina make the dragon scale leather armor, and then we sell it to Gibran. They have been mercenaries for many years, so they must have some savings. This way, we won't owe anyone anything. "
Seeing that Han Jin's expression had softened, Sunier hurriedly stood up. "I'll go find Yalina now and discuss it with her."
Forgetting Sunier's back, Han Jin sighed softly. No matter what, let's take it one step at a time. He slowly picked up the two fire magic crystals. Other than the flying sword, he lacked powerful offensive Taoist spells. He didn't know how powerful the Three True Fire condensed from pure fire elements would be. Hopefully … he would be satisfied!
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