It was no wonder that these Area Masters were surprised.
When Lan Yuanqing heard Yang Fan's request for this kind of transaction for the first time, he also didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
This was their exclusive business, especially the Emperor-level Soul Refining Pill. It was a complete monopoly that no one could replicate.
According to past practice, no matter how high the price they offered, someone would buy it. For this kind of top-notch resource that could directly increase a human martial artist's spiritual power cultivation, no matter if it was a spirit reader or a martial artist, they couldn't refuse.
However, Yang Fan only said "For the rise of the human race!" and completely shut Lan Yuanqing's mouth.
At that time, Lan Yuanqing, Gu Zeyan, Liu Silong, and Wu Dao were all moved by Yang Fan's words. When they looked at Yang Fan, they felt that Yang Fan's entire body seemed to be emitting an inexplicable light.
This was true noble character and unquestionable integrity, this was true selflessness!
Even the Emperor-level Soul Refining Pill that personally refined the Soul Refining Pill said so, what else could they do?
As the owner of these Soul Refining Pills, Yang Fan didn't care about how much he earned. He insisted on contributing his meager strength to the rise of the human race in the entire Federation. How could they, as his elders and seniors, drag him down?
"City Lord Lan, what you said is all true. There are no other additional conditions?"
Zhangsun Jiaci looked at Lan Yuanqing with some disbelief. He felt that this child's head had been kicked by a donkey. Such a good opportunity to get rich, he actually didn't think of using it well. How could such a person sit in the position of the City Lord of Jinghua City?
His heart wasn't black enough, his hands weren't ruthless enough, and his vision wasn't broad enough. He couldn't grasp the current situation and people's hearts at all.
If he, Zhangsun Jiaci, were to do the same conditions, he would definitely be able to increase the benefits of Jinghua City by tenfold or even a hundredfold!
"I, Lan Yuanqing, never discount my words."
Lan Yuanqing gave Zhangsun Jiaci a steady look, and then said calmly, "Regarding the first exchange method of resources, I can still tell everyone here.
Our prices for ordinary Soulrefining Pills, ranging from grade three to grade nine, are the same as the market price that the Necromancer Guild has set. "
"As for the Emperor-level Soul Refining Pill, its price will definitely be higher than ordinary Soul Refining Pills. However, it will definitely not be an exorbitant price. It will definitely be within everyone's acceptable range."
Whoosh!
As soon as Lan Yuanqing's words fell, the thirty plus Domain Lords present all lost their composure. It was as if a drop of cold water had been thrown into boiling oil, causing an uproar.
Forget about the Emperor-level Soul Refining Pill. After all, there was no precedent of it being sold to the outside world. No one had a reference for the price.
However, they actually wanted to sell ordinary Soul Refining Pills at the market price that the Necromancer Guild had set before. This was simply … simply like giving them away for free, wasn't it?
The various Domain Lords who were already used to buying ordinary Soul Refining Pills at ten or even thirty times the price on the black market all felt like they were dreaming when they suddenly heard Lan Yuanqing's price.
What was going on with Jinghua City? Why did they suddenly become so noble and unquestionable, so selfless? There couldn't be a conspiracy here, right?
When the pie suddenly started to fall from the sky, the first reaction of these wily old foxes wasn't to cheer and be happy. Instead, they started to suspect whether or not there was a trap hidden here.
In any case, if it were them, they definitely wouldn't sell it so cheaply. It felt like they were doing welfare.
"Of course, it's not like there aren't any additional conditions."
Sure enough, when Lan Yuanqing said these words, everyone revealed a matter-of-fact expression. They knew that things wouldn't be so simple.
"There's only one additional condition, and that is that we, Jinghua City, have the right to unilaterally refuse or terminate any effective transactions with the House of Guardians or individuals who show any malice towards Jinghua City, Doctor Yang Fan, and his family."
"In other words, we can only sell these Soul Refining Pills and Golden Soul Refining Pills to our allies, as well as to the House of Guardians or individuals who have good intentions towards us."
Lan Yuanqing once again placed Yang Fan in a position as important as Jinghua City.
However, Zhangsun Jiaci and the others who had previously thought that they had guessed Lan Yuanqing's true intentions didn't care too much. They still thought that this was Lan Yuanqing's method and strategy in order to rope in Yang Fan and help Yang Fan get rid of the trouble of patrolling.
His performance was too deliberate. He deliberately made it easy for people to guess that the appearance of so many emperor-level soul refining pills in the capital must have something to do with Yang Fan.
Hehe, did they really think that they were fools, that they couldn't even see through this kind of trick?
"Since that's the case, then if my Punan House of Guardians wants to order a hundred sets of these ordinary Soul Refining Pills from City Lord Lan right now, I wonder if City Lord Lan can make the decision to sell them to me?"
Zhangsun Jiaci directly asked Lan Yuanqing.
If it was just the market price, not to mention a hundred sets, even if it was two or three hundred sets, their Punan House of Guardians could still afford it.
The problem now was whether or not Jinghua City actually had that many Soul Refining Pills in reserve. It couldn't be like the Necromancer Association, where the price was set quite well, but it was always in a state of shortage, with demand but no supply, leaving people in suspense.
As expected.
As soon as Zhangsun Jiaci opened his mouth, he instantly attracted the intense attention of all the domain leaders. Everyone turned their gazes towards Lan Yuanqing, wanting to know how Lan Yuanqing would respond.
"A hundred sets, that's a bit too much." Lan Yuanqing shook his head slightly, saying, "The limit we set is that each domain can only trade a maximum of ten sets per month."
Ten sets, two hundred and ten pills, and one transaction per month, that wasn't a small amount. At least, it was much better than the Necromancer Association, who couldn't even produce a hundred pills per month.
Moreover, this was ten sets per domain, and not a total of ten sets for the entire Federation. If all thirty-six domains were to be converted, then Jinghua City would have to sell at least seven thousand five hundred and sixty Soul Refining Pills of various grades every month.
This was extremely terrifying, wasn't it?
Zhangsun Jiaci's eyes narrowed, and he opened his mouth again, saying, "Ten sets is also fine. I already have enough exchange resources on him, so how about City Lord I exchange ten sets right now?"
Zhangsun Jiaci flipped his hand, and a small spatial ring appeared in the palm of his hand. Then, he quietly looked at Lan Yuanqing.
He was checkmating Lan Yuanqing, wanting to see if Jinghua City really had that many Soul Refining Pills in reserve.
He was very clear that once Lan Yuanqing agreed to his exchange, the thirty-three domain leaders behind him would definitely not be willing to be left out, and would swarm in response.
At that time, Jinghua City would have to trade more than just ten sets of ordinary Soul Refining Pills.
"My apologies." Lan Yuanqing calmly raised his head and glanced at Zhangsun Jiaci, saying quietly, "Domain Leader Zhangsun, and your Punan Guard Manor do not meet the conditions for trading with Jinghua City."
"I just said that our Soul Refining Pills will only be traded to our allies, or to those who are friendly to us, or to individuals."
"And the Punan Guard Manor does not seem to be an ally of Jinghua City yet. Moreover, I myself have not felt much goodwill from Domain Leader Zhangsun.
Therefore, our ordinary Soul Refining Pills and Emperor Rank Soul Refining Pills will not be open to Precinct Lord Changsun and the Punan Guardian Mansion that you represent.
Zhangsun Jiaci's expression changed, and he couldn't help but laugh coldly, "I think it's not that City Lord Lan is unwilling to trade with me, but that you simply can't take out that many Soul Refining Pills, right?"
"What do you mean by not being an ally, good intentions, or bad intentions? Isn't it all up to Jinghua City to decide? If you think that everyone here has bad intentions towards Jinghua City, then doesn't that mean that you don't have to sell a single set? "
As if he had expected Zhangsun Jiaci to say this, Lan Yuanqing smiled slightly, turned his head, and glanced at the other domain leaders who were also somewhat agitated, and even had doubts and dissatisfaction in their hearts, and said calmly,
"Domain Leader Zhangsun, you're overthinking. We're just deliberately targeting you, Domain Leader Shangguan of the Thriving Red Manor, Domain Leader Gu of the Nine Huai Mountain, and Domain Leader Cui of the Qinghe Guard Manor. All of you are merely Guard Manors."
"As for the other thirty domain leaders, as well as the leaderless Changmeng Guard Manor, they are all potential trading partners of Jinghua City."
"Oh, right." Lan Yuanqing seemed to have thought of something, and continued, "Northwest, Nanjiang, Wu Sai, Jiumen, Pengjian, and Huabei, these six Guard Manors are all close allies of Jinghua City. Not only do they have priority to purchase every month, but they also enjoy a 20% discount!"
Wow!
The crowd below was stirred up again. They didn't expect Lan Yuanqing to be so stubborn, directly naming Zhangsun Jiaci, Shangguan Zhizhen, Gu Xiuyuan, and Cui Deshou.
They also didn't expect that other than Zhangsun Jiaci and the other three, the remaining Guard Manors all had the right to trade with Jinghua City.
Especially the Northwest, Nanjiang, and Wu Sai Manors, these six Guard Manors had become the target of envy for many of the surrounding domain leaders.
Other than the Northwest Guard Manors, they didn't know when the remaining five had secretly colluded with Jinghua City.
A 20% discount, that's not a small amount of money to be spent!
The expressions of Zhangsun Jiaci, Shangguan Zhizhen, and Gu Xiuyuan all became extremely unsightly. They'd never imagined that Lan Yuanqing would actually be so shameless and directly rebuke him, causing them to almost spit blood.
Cui Deshou's expression remained calm, as if he had already expected this scene. After all, their Qinghe Guard Manor wasn't even on the list of invitees during the Jinghua City Gathering, so it was reasonable for them to end up like this.
But now.
There was already no one who cared whether Zhangsun Jiaci, Shangguan Zhizhen, and the others' expressions were good or not. Now, all the domain leaders were fighting to be the first to curry favor with Lan Yuanqing, and couldn't wait to establish an alliance with Jinghua City. No matter how bad it was, they couldn't let Lan Yuanqing feel that they had ill intentions.
Zhangsun Jiaci, Shangguan Zhizhen, and the others had already become a good example for all the domain leaders, and a good example of what not to do.
The few domain leaders who were on good terms with Zhangsun Jiaci, Shangguan Zhizhen, and the others had all retreated far away at this moment, deeply afraid that if they got too close to these people, they would cause Lan Yuanqing to misunderstand, and thus lose the opportunity to trade with them for Soul Refining Pills.
"A bunch of idiots!"
Zhangsun Jiaci's expression was extremely gloomy, and he coldly glanced at the various domain leaders who were busy trying to curry favor with Lan Yuanqing, and loudly mocked.
"Up until now, you still can't see that Lan Yuanqing is intentionally killing the chicken to warn the monkey, and confusing the public! It's for the sake of making you idiots not dare to rashly bring up the matter of trading on the spot. "
"What do you mean by refusing to trade with ill intentions, in I's opinion, he's just retreating with a guilty conscience, and bluffing! They definitely don't have so many Soul Refining Pills that can be traded on the spot! "
"If you really have the ability, Lan Yuanqing, why don't you exchange for all the Soul Refining Pills that these domain leaders need right now?!"
Zhangsun Jiaci suddenly raised his head, his eyes red, and fiercely stared at Lan Yuanqing, his expression and posture as if he thought he had grasped Lan Yuanqing's weakness and weakness.
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