txolops Chapter 064 1 wave of fat
Chapter 064 1 wave of fat
Mo Qingfeng's voice rang out. He hadn't expected Li Hongfei to be so generous, offering a Star Iron Sword Embryo worth 3 spirit stones with a simple gesture.
Isn't this a slap in the face?
It was worth twice as much as the reward I had offered!
Li Hongfei stroked his bald head, a hint of pride on his rugged face: "Oh dear, Jiangbei City is a small place, it can't produce anything good. I've had these two sword blanks for a long time, but I haven't had a suitable junior to give them to. This time, I'll consider it a thank-you gift for the eight students who were harmed in the capital."
Mo Qingfeng snorted coldly, took out two talisman brushes from his storage bag, and handed them to Shen Bai and An Li: "These are the talisman brushes I used when I was cultivating in the Qi Refining stage. They are just ordinary second-tier magic tools. You can use them to practice after you enter the Dao Academy."
Shen Bai and An Li accepted it with both hands, not daring to examine it too closely, but they were both incredibly happy. A second-tier magic weapon—what did that even mean? Many cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining might not even have one.
Deng Zhi, the deputy leader of the Night Fiend Hall, sneered, "I thought Principal Mo would bring out something better, but this is all?"
Mo Qingfeng was furious. This guy must be retaliating for his earlier veiled insults. He immediately retorted, "It's better than some people who haven't even shown anything yet!"
"snort!"
Deng Zhi sneered and tossed a jade token to Shen Bai and An Li, saying, "These are my credentials as external personnel of the Night Fiend Hall. From now on, you are part of our Night Fiend Hall."
"Old Deng, have you gone mad?"
Du Haiyang looked at Deng Zhi in disbelief. He knew that only those in the mid-to-late stage of Qi Refining could join the Night Fiend Hall, and even those in the mid-to-late stage of Qi Refining could only serve as peripheral errand runners. The official staff started from the Foundation Establishment stage.
Deng Zhi has now directly recruited the two of them as external affairs personnel for the Night Fiend Hall. Even if they are not formally employed, this status is enough to grant them many privileges in the future.
"If we don't give them this privilege, wouldn't they become even more unscrupulous in their retaliatory acts?"
Deng Zhi sneered, "Giving them more things is not as good as giving them a guarantee! Once they become members of my Night Fiend Hall, even if they are just external personnel, do you think they would dare to retaliate against them?"
Everyone fell silent.
Indeed, the Night Fiend Hall, as the most special department in the Xuanyuan Empire, is known for its fierce protection of its own. Anyone who dares to attack Shen Bai, An Li, and their family will face relentless pursuit and retaliation from all the Night Fiends of the empire.
"They are still young and their cultivation levels are not yet up to standard. This is the best benefit I can secure for them. Once they graduate from the academy, our Night Fiend Hall will open its doors to them and welcome them to join us at any time!"
Deng Zhi's solemn promise moved Shen Bai and An Li, who quickly stood up to express their gratitude.
Although there was no immediate reward, this identity was more useful than a flying sword.
With such benefits, Shen Bai wouldn't be foolish enough to push it away!
Whether it's another world or Earth.
Once you obtain an official position, the world will be completely different!
Mo Qingfeng opened his mouth, snorted, and said nothing more.
Zhuang Songnian and Qi Sisi exchanged a glance and both smiled bitterly. What are we, the two subordinates, supposed to do when you big shots give us such good things?
Qi Si thought for a moment, then took out two jade pendants from his storage ring: "These two golden jade pendants contain a golden light array that can withstand attacks from ordinary cultivators below the fourth level of Qi Refining. They are not valuable items, so I hope you don't mind."
Shen Bai repeatedly said he dared not, and he and An Li took the jade pendant and sat back in their original seats.
All eyes turned to Zhuang Songnian.
Zhuang Songnian gave a wry smile: "You're all so rich, while I, the director, am dirt poor. Nothing I offer would be appropriate!"
Everyone burst into laughter. Indeed, everyone present held a higher position and had a higher level of cultivation than him. Even Qi Sisi, who was of the same rank, had a better background than Zhuang Songnian. Everyone had given him good gifts, and no matter what Zhuang Songnian brought, it couldn't compare to what the others had given him.
"Director Zhuang, you don't need to be so polite. We're already very grateful!"
Seeing that things were going well, Shen Bai quickly smoothed things over for Director Zhuang. Zhuang Songnian shook his head and took out two bottles of pills from his storage ring: "These are two bottles of Qi-Nourishing Pills. After you enter the Innate Realm, take one every three days to strengthen your foundation, remove impurities from your body, and gently unblock your meridians, allowing you to transform true essence into spiritual power in the shortest time and enter the Qi Refining stage."
Shen Bai and An Li were overjoyed. It's not about how expensive the gift is, but how cleverly it's given. With the first-level breakthrough pill, they could be pretty sure they would be able to enter the Innate Realm around the time of the college entrance examination. With this bottle of Qi-Nourishing Pill, it was foreseeable that it wouldn't be long before they would become formal cultivators.
In their eyes, this bottle of Qi-Nourishing Pills was even more useful than Mo Qingfeng's talisman brush.
Du Haiyang had a toothache. So many people in the room had given gifts, but he hadn't, which made him look like the deputy head of the Enforcement Hall was bad at interpersonal relationships!
However, his income was not high, and he couldn't offer anything too good. After his eyes darted around, Du Haiyang smiled and said, "Shen Bai and An Li assisted the Law Enforcement Hall and the Night Fiend Hall in capturing Wu members. I will report this good deed to my superiors and apply for a reward for their act of bravery."
Upon hearing this, everyone secretly cursed Du Haiyang for being dishonest, using the empire's money to curry favor. No wonder everyone disliked the people from the Enforcement Hall.
Shen Bai thanked him repeatedly, and finally asked, "Could you keep this a secret?"
Du Haiyang smiled and said, "Don't worry, we do this kind of thing all the time."
After everyone finished giving their gifts, they all breathed a sigh of relief, since owing favors is not a good thing for cultivators.
After Shen Bai and An Li had finished reaping their benefits, they tactfully got up to take their leave.
Today's gains were truly tremendous!
One first-tier breakthrough pill, one bottle of Qi-cultivating pills, one second-tier talisman brush, one second-tier golden jade pendant, one piece of star iron sword embryo, and the identity jade token of the Night Fiend Hall's foreign affairs personnel.
All these items combined, excluding the Night Fiend Hall's identity jade token, should be worth at least 100,000 low-grade spirit stones.
That's an enormous sum of money.
Compared to this, Bai's Pharmaceutical's compensation is nothing!
The identity jade token of the Night Fiend Hall's external affairs personnel is something that money can't buy!
Even An Li, the daughter of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, was dizzy.
So cool!
This is a huge windfall!
Shen Bai and An Li were well aware that, compared to these things, the favors bestowed upon these powerful figures were far more valuable. The fact that the two of them had unintentionally stumbled upon Pan Li's murder and quickly found his true identity, saving both schools from a major crisis, was itself an immense favor.
One hundred thousand spirit stones sounds like a lot, but compared to the terrible impact, it's nothing.
Even so, the leaders of both schools have a headache. Although the 20 students signed a waiver of liability and the school bought insurance for them, the comforting of the families of the victims still cannot be ignored!
You know, the Chinese New Year is just around the corner!
Everyone else was happy and peaceful, but these 20 families were all experiencing the pain of parents outliving their children. Even the two school principals, who were used to seeing life and death, felt their scalps tingle at this moment.