Separating the ransom and compensation can be regarded as a strategy of Ye Zan's negotiation. Although this will make the other party feel a little greedy, at least the previous ransom negotiation went smoothly. If Ye Zan counts everything together at the beginning of the negotiation, unless he is willing to "suffer a loss", it may be difficult to get the other party to agree to everything.
To put it bluntly, this is actually similar to a "telecommunications fraud" routine. No scammer will ask you for millions right away. They will slowly trick you out with hundreds or thousands of dollars. You have already remitted several hundred dollars to others. If you don't remit the next few thousand dollars, wouldn't the previous money be wasted
Now, Ao Yu also had a similar feeling. He wanted not to discuss compensation with Yu Qingzong, but the ransom had already been negotiated before. Did he really say that he would not discuss it if he didn't want to
When Ye Zan mentioned Lingdao, it wasn't just to show off, it could actually be said to be a bait. After all, things like spiritual rice are still attractive to a certain extent even for the Dragon Clan, which is not very vegetarian and has a small population.
Ao Yu took his own Thousand Miles of God and searched for information about Lingdao skillfully. From the information he searched, he learned some things that Ye Zan didn't finish. For example, the scope of development and application of spiritual rice, as well as the grade classification of spiritual rice, etc., gave him a clearer understanding of this kind of thing.
If we say that spiritual rice is only eaten by ordinary cultivators, such as those disciples who refine their Qi and build their foundation. Perhaps, in the eyes of Ao Yu and the entire dragon clan, the value of this spiritual rice is really not that high. After all, unlike the human race, the Dragon Clan does not have so many weak offspring to cultivate due to reproductive issues.
Regardless of the fact that the Dragon Clan monopolizes the Yunhai Realm, there seems to be nothing that can restrict their reproduction. But to this day, the Dragon Clan in the Yunhai Realm can still be said to be "sparsely populated". Even when the heaven and earth collapsed, the dragon clan from all the water vein dragon palaces in the world gathered in the Yunhai Realm.
This can actually be said to be a natural law. The more powerful the existence, and the longer the lifespan of the existence, will inevitably be restricted in its ability to reproduce. This restriction is not simply from the environment, but from their own life forms. Even if they have a comfortable living space and don't have to worry about war and food, it is difficult to change this fundamental problem.
Therefore, even before the world collapsed, the dragon clan was said to be spread all over the world, but in fact the number of clans was quite limited. A dragon palace is actually like a family. There is a dragon king, a dragon mother, and three or five dragon sons. This is already a very prosperous dragon family. Some dragon palaces even have only one dragon king, who has no partner or children. At most, he can be served by some clam spirits and shark maidens.
Moreover, there is another characteristic of the Dragon Clan. I don’t know if I should say that it is genetically unstable. They can give birth to different offspring such as Yazui and Baxia from their own race, let alone from other races. As a result, although many of the birds and beasts in the world have dragon blood, they can never become true dragons.
In the final analysis, the dragon's life form is so advanced that it cannot compare with the human race in terms of reproduction.
In fact, when it comes to the human race, as the cultivators on the human race continue to improve, their life forms can also be said to be constantly evolving. This also leads to the fact that the higher the level of cultivation, the more difficult it is for people to leave descendants. The reason can be said to be the same as the dragon clan.
However, the human race is not born to be strong, nor is it born to have such a high life form. This allowed the entire human race to give birth to strong men without being delayed in multiplying and growing.
Speaking of dragons, due to reproductive issues, the number of dragons in the Yunhai Realm is quite small. Let alone compare them with the entire human race in the Shenhua Domain, I am afraid they cannot even compare with the population of a single county in the human race. And this also leads to the fact that when it comes to cultivating their descendants, they are not as terrible as the human race, and they still have low-level basic needs.
Only when he saw that spiritual rice had different grades and what effects the superior spiritual rice had, did Ao Yu become interested in spiritual rice.
"Okay, fellow Taoist, tell me, regarding this compensation, what kind of compensation do you want?" Ao Yu did not mention Lingdao again, but asked about the compensation as if he was resigned to his fate. In fact, he was already asking for compensation. Ye Zan made his attitude clear.
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Ao, although our sect has indeed paid some price to protect itself, we will not ask for any more top-quality magic weapons from the lion." Ye Zan was very surprised when he saw Ao Yu lowered his head again. He gave the other person a "thoughtful" word of comfort.
However, Ao Yu waved his hand, not really appreciating Ye Zan's comfort, and said angrily: "Fellow Taoist, don't talk about these anymore, just tell me your request directly."
Ye Zan didn't care too much about Ao Yu's attitude. He just smiled and nodded and said: "Since Fellow Taoist Ao has said so, I won't waste Fellow Taoist's time. Regarding this compensation, my sect himself We have it, so there is no need to ask for it from the Dragon Clan. Our clan can buy and exchange it for us, and we don’t need to bother the Dragon Clan. Therefore, if the Dragon Clan really wants to compensate, then we can get something that our clan doesn’t have, and get it from elsewhere. It’s good to have something you can’t get.”
Ao Yu frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help but interject: "According to what fellow Taoist said, don't we still need our clan to provide the best magic weapon, or dragon beads?"
According to Ye Zan, if Yu Qingzong owns things and can buy or exchange them from others, there is no need to waste the opportunity to claim compensation from the Dragon Clan. In Ao Yu's view, there seems to be no other possibility that can meet these conditions, except for the top-quality magic weapons and dragon balls discussed before.
But the problem is that the two sides have already discussed the best magic weapons and dragon beads, and the Dragon Clan "cannot come up with" more. Now, Ye Zan mentioned this again. Could it be that he thought that by changing the name, the Dragon Clan would be able to produce more top-quality magic weapons and dragon beads
"Haha, what did Fellow Daoist Ao say? We have already decided on the quantity of these top-quality magic weapons and dragon beads before. I also know that although the Dragon Clan has a big family and a big business, it is impossible to increase this quantity." Ye Zan shook his head and smiled, denying Ao Yu's guess.
At this time, Ao Yu became curious. Even though he was the one who was going to be slaughtered, he was still curious about which piece of flesh the other party wanted to cut off. He couldn't help asking: "In this case, I am even more confused. My clan Is there anything else that Taoist friends are so interested in?”
The smile on Ye Zan's face grew wider, he looked up and down Ao Yu's body, touched his chin and said: "Fellow Taoist Ao, if I want to say it out, please don't be offended. In fact, fellow Taoist has already agreed before. If I know about the Dragon Balls, then it wouldn’t be too much for me to ask for a few more dragon bones.”
Ao Yu's face was still full of curiosity, but when he listened to Ye Zan reveal the answer to the mystery, his expression suddenly turned cloudy.
Of course, everyone knows that dragons are full of treasures. Dragon horns, dragon scales, dragon skin, dragon bones, dragon tendons, etc., everything can be said to be a priceless treasure. This is priceless, of course because of the dragon clan's deterrence, but also largely because it has extremely high practical value.
But the question is, who would want to see the corpses of their own people being used by others to do this and that? There is a saying called "empathy", which can also be said to be "empathy". As the saying goes, "the rabbit dies and the fox is sad". To put it bluntly, when you see someone of your own kind encountering something cruel, you can't help but think of it happening to yourself.
Why do most people hate to see others die
Why do most people feel intense psychological discomfort even if they kill their own kind
When you see a wound on someone you know, even though you are not injured, you still get a chill in your head. When you see someone on the internet trying to do something suicidal but failing, like getting their balls caught on a guardrail, you can't help but feel your hips tighten even through the computer.
There are exceptions, of course. There are always some people who are born criminals and don't have the emotional switch in their brains. But exceptions are still a minority, and the majority of normal people will still have an "empathetic" reaction to the experiences of their peers.
On the human side, whether it is the technological world or the current monastic world, desecrating a corpse is considered a sin. Logically speaking, everyone is dead, and the corpse is just a pile of rotten meat. Isn't it like that no matter how you treat it? How can we talk about blasphemy? In fact, this blasphemy is not really for the dead, but for the living. Playing with the corpses of the same kind at will is a blasphemy against the moral values of living people.
As for the dragon race, although there are huge differences from the human race, not only in life forms, but also in cultural customs. However, as the same advanced intelligent beings, they also have the same awareness of empathy and respect for the corpses of their own race.
The Dragon Balls can be taken out, but after all, they cannot represent all of the Dragon Clan. To put it bluntly, Dragon Balls don’t look like dragons. Who would think of Dragon Balls as dragons? But the dragon bones, the real corpses of the dragon clan, even though they are not as valuable as the dragon beads, they still retain the appearance of the dragon. There are many things that don’t need to be explained in detail. To put it simply, they all look the same, making it easier for people to empathize with them.
Therefore, on the Dragon Clan side, even those evil dragons who have been convicted and executed will not be willing to destroy their corpses.
Of course, there is another important reason, that is, the Dragon Clan does not want others to know what their parts can be used for. Who would want to go out and meet other people, and when others look at them, it would be like looking at a treasure? Who would wish that when others look at them, their eyes are like the knife used to eat a roasted whole lamb, as if they are always thinking about where to cut
But now, Ye Zan openly made such a request, but Ao Yu couldn't get angry.
"Fellow Taoist, if I say now that I hope you can provide some human corpses for various purposes, what will you think? You must know that don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you!" Ao Yu suppressed the anger in his heart and asked Ye Zan in turn.
"Haha!" Of course Ye Zan understood what Ao Yu meant, but he was not embarrassed by it. Instead, after laughing twice, he said lightly: "It depends on what the situation is."
In the world of science and technology, people with body donation are far more enlightened in the disposal of corpses than this world. Therefore, Ye Zan had no problem in responding to Ao Yu's rhetorical question.
Oh shit! Don’t you human race value the dead the most? Isn’t your Zhengdao sect a moral model? Ao Yu originally thought that this rhetorical question would embarrass Ye Zan, but he didn't expect that the other party would give such a shameless answer.
"Fellow Taoist, don't you think it hurts your back to talk while standing?" Ao Yu said with a look of displeasure on his face.
"Hey, what are you talking about, Fellow Daoist Ao? What is the reality at this time? I don't need to say anything more, right? Besides, there is no precedent for some of the dragon clan's disposal of dragon bones, such as those who died in the Immortal Courtyard. Dragon Clan, where did the corpse go?" Although Ye Zan did not provoke the other party in his tone, he still stated the facts without hesitation.
The reality is so cruel. Although your Dragon Clan has all kinds of taboos, but you don't have enough strength to defend them, it will inevitably be broken by others. Over in the Immortal Courtyard, many evil dragons were beheaded in ancient times, and those dragon carcasses were all used to their best advantage. Those who could be eaten were eaten and those who could be used were used. If you Dragon Clan are really so determined, why don't you tell Xianting "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you"
Ao Yu's face changed from green to purple several times, and finally he regained his composure. Then he sighed helplessly and said, "That's fine! Before, my fellow Taoist asked me for the dragon beads, and I have already agreed. I gave you four dragon beads, so I’ll give them to you along with the dragon bones.”
Those four dragon beads, in Ao Yu's words, are the so-called "evil dragon" dragon beads, and the dragon bones naturally come out of them.
"If there are four dragon skeletons..." Ye Zan hesitated for a moment, seeming to be a little dissatisfied, but looking at the expression on Ao Yu's face, he knew that it was impossible to squeeze out more, so he nodded and said, "Then as per Fellow Daoist Ao said, four dragon bones are just four dragon bones. However, I have to make it clear in advance that there must be no defects in the dragon bones. It is not enough for you to just send me four dragon bones."
The four dragon beads Ao Yu promised were all left by heaven-level dragon masters, so the four dragon skeletons were naturally the same. As for the Heaven-level Dragon Clan, unless someone deliberately destroys it, their bodies can basically be indestructible for thousands of years. Therefore, if there are no accidents, the dragon skeletons sent by the dragon clan should be four dragon skeletons with beards and tails, instead of just the skeleton.
A dragon skeleton with full beard and tail is more valuable than a simple keel bone! Even though the keel also has extremely high application value, no one can understand such simple addition and subtraction. You get a dragon skeleton with full beard and tail, which means that in addition to a pair of dragon bones, there are also dragon scales, dragon skin, dragon tendons and many other valuable parts.