Although Ao Yu was a little confused about Ye Zan's request, seeing that the other party avoided answering, he did not continue to investigate. From his point of view, the things Ye Zan wanted were not undisclosed secrets. At least compared to the best magic weapons and dragon balls, they could be said to be completely worth mentioning.
"Since fellow Taoist doesn't want to say anything, I won't ask any more questions. I can agree to all the things that fellow Taoist proposed." Ao Yu agreed happily, with a hint of emotion in his tone. The relief of relief.
Indeed, after meeting Ye Zan's last requirements, the account of the twenty top-quality magic weapons was completely settled. It is said that "one is light without debt", this is how Ao Yu feels at this moment. Not only has the ransom debt been settled, but the responsibility for defeat will also be reduced accordingly.
As the leader of the team, no matter what the reason is for failure, you must bear this responsibility. If the Dragon Clan and the Yuqing Sect do not negotiate peace, the Dragon Clan's face will be stripped bare, then Ao Yu's responsibility can naturally be called "unforgivable".
However, through peace talks with the Yuqing Sect, the Dragon Clan was able to save some face from this failure after paying a certain price. Then, the responsibility that Ao Yu should have borne has been accordingly alleviated, at least it is no longer "unforgivable".
In fact, if it were another dragon clan powerful person who could negotiate such a result with the Yuqing Sect, it might still be considered a credit. As for Ao Yu, because of his status, he can't expect any credit. It's a blessing to be relieved of some responsibilities.
"Well, since Fellow Daoist Ao has no objections to these demands, the issue of ransom can be settled at this point." There was not much joy on Ye Zan's face at this time, and he only nodded slightly. .
You know, through this negotiation with Ao Yu, Ye Zan has already cut off a big piece of flesh from the dragon clan. Not to mention other things, those five top-quality magic weapons alone are enough to make anyone ecstatic. However, looking at Ye Zan's expression, it didn't look like he was taking advantage of him and showing that he was complacent.
Seeing Ye Zan's performance, the relaxed look on Ao Yu's face suddenly calmed down involuntarily, and he asked in a deep voice: "Fellow Taoist, do you want to discuss the last question with me next?"
The last issue Ao Yu mentioned was that among the three peace talks originally proposed by Ye Zan, the Dragon Clan promised to no longer be enemies of the Yuqing Sect. This is actually simple, especially in this world, due to the existence of the will of heaven and earth, most similar problems can be solved by swearing.
Since the dragon clan is one of the creatures in this world, they will naturally be restricted by the will of heaven and earth.
Therefore, the third condition proposed by Ye Zan only requires the dragon clan to swear an oath to heaven. For the Dragon Clan, this does not cost anything. At most, there is no chance to avenge this time.
However, in the face of Ao Yu's inquiry, Ye Zan shook his head and said, "Ao Daoist, this is not urgent. We still have things to discuss."
Ye Zan's response reminded Ao Yu that the word "ransom" seemed to be highlighted in Ye Zan's sentence just now. Since it was specifically stated that the previous discussion was about “ransom,” does that mean that there are other terms besides ransom
"Fellow Daoist, are you... too greedy?" Ao Yu's expression turned ugly, and his tone became much heavier.
You used to give discounts, allow payment, and add fractions, etc., to make it look like you were sincere. As a result, everything has just been agreed upon, and there seems to be lingering reverberation around, but you are ready to kill me again. Isn't this greed
"Haha, fellow Taoist Ao is joking. This is not a question of greed or not. Before, I have explained to fellow Taoist that what we just talked about is about the ransom of fellow Taoist dragon tribe. Fellow Taoist think about it carefully, although After discounting, using other things to pay for it, etc., the root cause is those forty top-quality magic weapons. And those forty top-quality magic weapons, Taoist friends should not forget how they set this standard. ?" Ye Zan was not embarrassed at all, but explained to Ao Yu plausibly.
Ao Yu listened to Ye Zan's explanation and followed those words in his mind, returning all the way to the initial moment of the negotiation. It is really as Ye Zan said, although in the later negotiations, they talked about dragon beads, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, dragon clan inheritance, etc., everything was discussed on the basis of those forty top-quality magic weapons. . And wasn't the asking price for the forty top-quality magic weapons exactly the redemption conditions offered by Ye Zan based on the number of dragon captives
Of course, when Ao Yu said that Ye Zan was "greedy", he did not deny the rationality of the ransom, but believed that Yu Qingzong should not have any other demands besides the ransom. If Yu Qingzong had other demands from the beginning, then why bother to negotiate them separately? Wouldn't it be better to just include them in the ransom and negotiate them together
Ao Yu has such an idea because in this world, most people have the habit of "saving trouble." The opposite of "saving trouble" is the so-called "unnecessary action", or "taking off your pants and farting". From the derogatory connotations of these descriptions, we can see how much they like "saving trouble".
In the eyes of most people in this world, if things can be done together, they should be done together. For example, on the issue of compensation for defeat, shouldn’t ransom and compensation be discussed together? Why do you have to make such a clear distinction? Ransom is ransom, and compensation is compensation. Isn't it all my own flesh that I will give to you
However, Ye Zan, after all, comes from a world that is said to have a "contract spirit", so naturally he cannot be so confused about the terms of the contract. Whatever it is, it should be. The ransom is for you to redeem those captives from me, and the compensation is for my losses. How can they be confused.
In fact, Ye Zan should just do as the Romans do, otherwise in addition to ransom and compensation, I'm afraid he would have to ask for mental damage, punishment for defeat, etc.
"Fellow Taoist, you said that this ransom is a ransom for our freedom, and I can accept it. However, apart from this, after we entered the formation, we did not cause any substantial losses to your sect. This... Fellow Taoist should not be able to deny it." When Ao Yu said this, his face felt as hot as fire, and he even avoided the eyes of Ye Zan and others.
To be honest, what Ao Yu said was really shameless to the Dragon Clan. There are so many dragon masters, purely from the comparison of strength, they are enough to crush the Yuqing Sect, even including the people of the Moyi Sect. However, with such a strength advantage, not only did they lose to the Yuqing Sect, they even failed to cause substantial losses to the Yuqing Sect. Is this something to be proud of
However, Ao Yu was really unwilling to be brutally stabbed by Ye Zan again after paying the so-called ransom. Although, if he can finally complete the negotiations, he can save some face for the Dragon Clan to a certain extent and make up for his mistakes. However, this does not mean that he can betray the interests of the Dragon Clan wantonly in order to complete the negotiation.
"Fellow Daoist Ao, there's something wrong with what you said!" Ye Zan didn't give any face, shook his head and denied the other party's statement, and then almost said to the other party with his fingers: "Look, from the very beginning, , you are attacking our sect's formation outside. In order to protect ourselves, our sect had to use a lot of magic weapons. Do you know how much spiritual energy those magic weapons consumed during that period of time? Under high-intensity use, a lot of aging damage has occurred. Aren't these losses? "
The large number of magic weapons that Ye Zan mentioned are of course those floating turrets. Previously, to resist dragon attacks, tens of thousands of suspended turrets fired cannon light at regular intervals, and even formed a temporary formation with cannon light. For such a use method, it is fortunate that the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Suppressing Formation provides energy, otherwise no amount of spiritual stones would be enough to consume.
Now, Ao Yu said that he had not caused any substantial losses to Yuqing Sect, so Ye Zan took out the energy consumption. In addition to energy consumption, there is also the aging of components caused by the overload of the turret, which can also be regarded as the losses of Yuqing Sect.
"This...does fellow Taoist want spiritual stones? If so, I can make the decision to a certain extent, as long as fellow Taoist's request is not too excessive." Ao Yu heard Ye Zan talking about the consumption of spiritual energy, and thought that Ye Zan He wanted to get the spirit stone, so he seemed somewhat relieved.
After all, the dragon clan controls such a huge cloud sea realm, and with the family fortune accumulated before the world collapsed, some spiritual stones can still be obtained. What Ao Yu is most worried about is how many more high-quality magic weapons Ye Zan will offer. Although 80% of them can be replaced by other items, the feeling is really bad.
However, Ye Zan shook his head and said lightly: "Fellow Daoist Ao, my sect dare not say that things like spirit stones can be compared with those of the Dragon Clan, but at least I can afford to use them. No matter how many spirit stones there are, If stones are piled in a warehouse and are not used, they are just a pile of useless stones.”
Ao Yu couldn't help frowning, instinctively not believing Ye Zan's words, and said: "Fellow Taoist, as far as I know, today's spiritual energy is lacking, and the spiritual stone veins are almost exhausted. No one dares to say that the spiritual stone is enough." Use it. Moreover, there are so many spirit stones that they don’t have to be stored there. You can just trade them for what you need.”
The Dragon Clan has always lived in the Yunhai Realm and has not had much communication with other realms outside. However, this world still has something in common. For example, the problem of lack of spiritual energy and depletion of spiritual stone veins is not only the case in other realms, but also in the Yunhai realm. However, the Dragon Clan controls a domain alone, has a weak reproductive capacity, and strictly controls the development of other Sea Clan, so it is not greatly affected by these factors.
But the Yuqing Sect, a second-rate sect in the Shenhua Domain, can now be considered a first-rate sect, and it even moved back to a blessed place like Tongtian Peak. However, these changes only occurred in the past two years, and were not enough for Yu Qingzong to accumulate a strong family fortune. Therefore, in Ao Yu's opinion, Ye Zan's statement that he was not short of money was a bit of an insult.
"Haha, although what Fellow Taoist Ao said is today's reality, there are other ways to solve these problems. Fellow Daoist used to travel thousands of miles to understand the things in this world. Haven't you seen anything about spiritual rice? Information about something?" Ye Zan said to Ao Yu with a smile.
For monks, spiritual stones are not only a trading currency, but also an important way for monks to obtain spiritual energy. Especially in today's world, due to the lack of spiritual energy in the space, it is almost difficult for monks to improve their realm simply by accumulating mana through breathing.
But now, thanks to the spiritual rice cultivated by Ye Zan, ascetics not only no longer rely on spiritual stones to obtain spiritual energy, but also can abandon the elixirs that assist cultivation. Today's ascetics can obtain enough spiritual energy as long as they have enough spiritual rice for three meals a day. Although the speed of their cultivation cannot be compared with that of ancient times, spiritual energy is no longer an important factor restricting their improvement.
"Spiritual rice?" It's not that Ao Yu has never seen information about spiritual rice, but he just didn't look at it carefully and thought it was something similar to a spiritual fruit. According to the common sense of their dragon clan, it often takes a long time to cultivate things like spiritual fruits and spiritual grasses to the extent that they are useful to cultivators.
Just imagine, if a crop takes ten years to mature and bear fruit, so that monks can take it to get help, how can it be compared with spiritual stones that can be used immediately
"Yes, spiritual rice is not a natural treasure, but a crop that ordinary cultivators can afford, just like the rice eaten by ordinary people. However, this spiritual rice contains a certain amount of As long as the spiritual energy is replaced by spiritual rice three times a day, the monks can obtain the spiritual energy they need." Seeing Ao Yu's expression of having never seen the world, Ye Zan couldn't help but give it to him with a bit of pride. introduced.
"Impossible, how could such a thing exist!" After listening to Ye Zan's introduction, Ao Yu felt as if he was hearing a fantasy. He simply couldn't believe that such a thing existed.
"Young Daoist Ao don't have to be so suspicious. Anyway, after everything is settled, you will have enough time to understand the truth and falsehood. Perhaps even with the exchanges between our sect and the Dragon Clan, this spiritual rice will flow into the clouds in the near future. Sea Realm." Ye Zan waved his hand and did not want to make more proofs to Ao Yu at this time. Time will prove everything anyway.
Ao Yu also knew that now was indeed not the time to inquire about spiritual rice. In the final analysis, the other party was just showing that he was not interested in the spiritual stone, so he asked helplessly: "Well, since your sect doesn't need the spiritual stone, then I don't know if your friend What do you want?"