Dispute and Arbitration
After the initial grief, Yang Tianyou rallied. The Lineage needed to grow, and life had to go on. The best way to avoid such grief was to become stronger.
If the Lu Wu Realm is strong enough, the Nine Phoenix Realm will not dare to invade.
If the Yang Household were strong enough, the Fire-Bathing Tribe wouldn't have posed much of a problem, and there wouldn't have been so many casualties.
"Go and inform the Mountain and River Hall that the previously agreed-upon profit-sharing ratio is inappropriate and must be changed!" Yang Tianyou said coldly.
Yang Yusheng nodded, turned and left to negotiate with the leader of the Mountain and Mountain and River Hall.
An hour later, Realm Gate, beside a clear pool of water, Yang Tianyou and Ziji High Person sat facing each other.
"Young friend Yang, we previously agreed on a 30/70 split for the spoils of war. Now you're suggesting a 50/50 split right off the bat. Isn't that a bit excessive?" Ziji High Person said indifferently.
The Mountain and River Hall also suffered considerable losses in this battle. If it cannot gain enough benefits, it will have to expend even more of its sect's resources, so it will not easily concede.
Yang Tianyou shook his head and argued, "Senior Ziji, shouldn't we act reasonably? If it weren't for the Yang Household's Star Annihilation as a breakthrough point, let alone victory in the war, the Fire-Bathing Tribe would probably have already poured out of the Realm Gate and wreaked havoc on Qin Province by now, right?"
As the greatest contributors to the victory in the war, it is not unreasonable for my Yang Household to receive half of the spoils!
Ziji High Person nodded, first agreeing with Yang Tianyou's words, then changing the subject.
"I admit that your Star Annihilation played a significant role, but without my Mountain and River Hall's Mountain and River Army, a legion of 1.5 million Cultivators, holding up the main battlefield and the right flank, how would your Yang Household have had the opportunity to annihilate a Fire-Bathing Tribe legion?"
The distribution of war spoils should be based on the strength contributed by both sides. Your Yang Household has only contributed 300,000 Cultivators, which is only one-fifth of my Mountain and River Hall's 1.5 million Cultivators. Taking 30% of the spoils is already quite good. To ask for more would be ungrateful!
Moreover, it's just a Sixth-Tier Low-Grade Forbidden Artifact, worth only tens of thousands of Upper-Grade Spirit Stones. How can that compare to the hundreds of thousands of Cultivators I've lost in battle?"
Yang Tianyou thought for a moment, then sighed, "Senior, if I have to compromise, can I accept 40% of the profits?"
"No! An agreement is an agreement, not a penny more, not a penny less!" Ziji High Person said coldly.
Yang Tianyou took a deep breath and said calmly, "It seems that you are determined not to back down, senior?"
"There was no way to yield in the first place, so what's the point of talking about yielding?" Ziji High Person stared directly at Yang Tianyou, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.
"Okay, okay..." Yang Tianyou suddenly smiled, then stood up and left without looking back.
"Hmph!" Ziji High Person snorted coldly in dissatisfaction, "A mere Nascent Soul Cultivator dares to speak to me like that just because he has the Four Symbols Alliance behind him..."
Back on the Purple Moon Boat, Yang Tianyou's expression turned cold. He hadn't expected that this old man, Ziji High Person, would be so unreasonable.
War is not simply about calculating the number of soldiers to determine the magnitude of merit.
Moreover, the enemies killed by the Yang Household in this battle were, in all respects, no weaker than those of the Mountain and River Hall.
First, a Fire-Bathing Tribe army of three thousand was completely annihilated. Then, Yang Tianyou and his wife joined forces and killed at least twenty, if not thirty, Spirit Transformation powerhouse.
Moreover, those at the Middle Stage of Spirit Transformation accounted for 40-50% of them.
Even if the Yang Household doesn't take 50% of the profits, surely 40% would be acceptable?
Unexpectedly, the Ziji High Person refused to budge an inch.
"Stubborn old man..." Yang Tianyou sighed.
"Since things have come to this, we can only request Arbitration from the Alliance Headquarters!" Yunhua said softly after listening to Yang Tianyou's description.
"That's what I mean too. After all, we have the Four Symbols Alliance behind us, and the Four Symbols Army's participation in this war has given the Four Symbols Alliance an opportunity to intervene. Besides, we also have people from the Eastern Sea Flood Dragon Clan..." Yang Tianyou sneered.
Since Ziji High Person so stubborn, let's see how the Yang Household's connections are, and see if this old guy will back down then.
No wonder Yang Tianyou was prepared to launch a major offensive; his Lineage had suffered heavy losses this time, as had his subordinate forces, all of which needed a large amount of resources to Origin Qi.
In times of war, it is essential to ensure that one's own strength remains robust. While it may not be necessary for it to grow continuously, it must at least not decline significantly. Otherwise, if an unexpected event occurs, one's accumulated wealth and resources will vanish like a dream, just like the Ye Household of Xuan Province.
Furthermore, the spoils of this war should not be underestimated.
The flame cores of 400,000 Fire-Bathing Tribe, and the Flame Essence Cores of over a thousand Lava Behemoths —what an enormous fortune this is!
In addition, there is the resource output of an entire medium-sized World Interstice, which is equivalent to a Profound Grade Secret Realm.
Let alone a 20% difference, even a difference of two points is an astronomical figure.
If the Yang Household wants to develop rapidly, they must use every means to fight, rob, and seize. Only in this way can they lead their clansmen across the terrifying river of the Interface War, a river teeming with undercurrents.
The news of the Yang Household's application for Arbitration quickly reached Ziji High Person. Unexpectedly, he snorted coldly, showing no fear whatsoever. Instead, he picked up his Communication Law Treasure and contacted his old friends.
As an ancient monster who has lived for over two thousand years, Ziji High Person has many friends, if not all over the world. In addition, he also has a good relationship with the Mountain and River Hall in the Qiankun Holy Land of the Northern River Region.
Alliance Arbitration is nothing more than a contest of connections. Ziji High Person doesn't believe that he, with the connections his sect has cultivated for over ten thousand years, would lose to the Yang Household, a nouveau riche family that has only risen to prominence a hundred years ago.