Night Wanderer, You've Miscalculated

Rakshasa Mad Blood laughed it off. "I haven't used it all up. There's still some left."

Qin Chuan replied, "Then what business does Vice Guild Leader Mad Blood have with me?"

Seeing this, Rakshasa Mad Blood knew that if he did not state his intentions, Night Wanderer might drag this out with him all day. He immediately said bluntly, "Guild Leader Night Wanderer, I'd like to buy the Deformed Tendon you have."

Aha, the fish had taken the bait.

Still, Qin Chuan feigned ignorance and replied, "Vice Guild Leader Mad Blood, does Rakshasa One-Blade Cut know you want to buy the Deformed Tendon?"

Rakshasa Mad Blood replied, "To be honest, this is actually a personal action on my part. I hope Guild Leader Night Wanderer will not reveal this matter to anyone else."

Qin Chuan understood perfectly well.

This was Rakshasa One-Blade Cut's instruction.

But outwardly, Qin Chuan put on an interested expression. "Could it be that Vice Guild Leader Mad Blood is planning to start his own faction? I could tell long ago that you aren't the type to remain under someone else for long."

Rakshasa Mad Blood gave a perfunctory laugh. "Well, I have my own plans. Guild Leader Night Wanderer, let's talk business. How much are you willing to sell that Deformed Tendon for?"

Qin Chuan asked in return, "What price does Vice Guild Leader Mad Blood have in mind?"

Rakshasa Mad Blood answered with great frankness, "Sixty million."

Based on Qin Chuan's understanding of Rakshasa Mad Blood, this guy had definitely skimmed a cut, at least ten million.

However, he did not want to look too deeply into the matter. As long as the item ultimately ended up in Rakshasa One-Blade Cut's hands, that was enough.

"Sixty million is a little low. Seventy million."

Qin Chuan replied.

After considering it, Rakshasa Mad Blood figured that although he would earn ten million less, he could still accept it. He immediately said, "Guild Leader Night Wanderer is truly straightforward. Then it's settled—seventy million, final price!"

After thinking for a moment, Qin Chuan said, "Wait for me in Skarn City."

After turning in the quest at Feather Moon Fortress, he was planning to return to Skarn City and activate the epic quest. That way, even if he had to go to another main city, he could teleport there immediately and save time.

Rakshasa Mad Blood readily agreed. He then closed the chat window and looked at Rakshasa One-Blade Cut with a troubled expression. "Guild Leader, Night Wanderer initially asked for one hundred million. I haggled with him for ages and finally got it down to eighty-five million. It's over budget. What should we do?"

Rakshasa One-Blade Cut waved a hand. "It's only five million more. Approved. Front the money first, and I'll reimburse you once we get the item."

Rakshasa One-Blade Cut was no fool either. If he readily handed over the money, and his own vice guild leader ran off with the Deformed Tendon, would he not lose everything?

He might as well have Mad Blood front the money first. Even if he truly intended to run, Rakshasa One-Blade Cut would suffer no loss. At most, he would miss out on a top-tier item.

Rakshasa Mad Blood did not voice any dissatisfaction. "No problem. Guild Leader, Night Wanderer asked me to wait for him in Skarn City. I'll head out now."

Rakshasa One-Blade Cut nodded. "Go."

When the Shadow Dragon arrived at Feather Moon Fortress again, the garrison no longer reacted as strongly as before.

Led by a guard, Qin Chuan found Sandis Feather Moon in the Command Room.

Placing the Naga leader's head on the table, Qin Chuan put on a lingeringly frightened expression. "General Feather Moon, this guy was really hard to kill. He actually broke through to the epic rank. I almost didn't make it back."

Sandis Feather Moon was greatly surprised and hurriedly said, "Warrior, I failed to consider this carefully. Before this, he had always been Dark Gold-rank. I never expected him to break through at the last minute. It was my oversight."

Qin Chuan waved a hand. "What's done is done. It's nothing serious. I just had to use a few of my last-resort methods. All told, it only cost a few thousand Gold Coins. It's fine."

Sandis Feather Moon felt even more apologetic. This had been her mistake, and she had to offer compensation.

"Ding, quest reward changed. The quantity of random Dark Gold-rank equipment has been changed to 2."

Although there was no epic-rank reward, one extra piece of Dark Gold-rank equipment was still not bad.

Mainly because Sandis Feather Moon was not yet wealthy enough to casually hand out epic-rank items as rewards.

Sandis Feather Moon waved her hand, and the elven guard beside her put away the Naga leader's head.

"Ding, quest complete. Obtained: 200,000 EXP, 500 Gold Coins, random Dark Gold-rank equipment x2, Sandis Feather Moon Favorability +50."

Fifty favorability points in hand—this trip had been worthwhile.

As for the two pieces of Dark Gold-rank equipment, both were Level 50, with unremarkable stats, so he tossed them straight into the Guild Warehouse.

Qin Chuan glanced over and found that there were quite a few more 2887 Self-Destruct Robots in the Guild Warehouse. It seemed Ji Xing had not been idle lately either. She had probably worked herself to the point of sparks flying while crafting blueprints.

"Ji Xing has been working so hard. I should praise and reward her."

Qin Chuan thought to himself.

"I'll try to get a few more blueprints for her to study."

After leaving Feather Moon Fortress, Qin Chuan rode the Shadow Dragon straight to Skarn City. At the Teleportation Array, he spotted Rakshasa Mad Blood.

"Guild Leader Night Wanderer, you're still as impressive as ever."

Rakshasa Mad Blood flattered him.

Qin Chuan waved a hand. "There's no need to keep repeating things everyone already knows. All right, the item is here. Did you bring the money?"

Rakshasa Mad Blood immediately said, "I did. Guild Leader Night Wanderer, please check it."

"Ding, 71 million has been deposited into your virtual account."

The system notification made Qin Chuan look at Rakshasa Mad Blood twice more. He smiled. "Guild Leader Mad Blood, you paid too much."

Rakshasa Mad Blood lowered his voice. "Guild Leader Night Wanderer, this extra one million is a small token of my appreciation. No matter who asks about the price of this Deformed Tendon in the future, I hope you'll keep silent about it."

Qin Chuan praised him. "I've long heard that Vice Guild Leader Mad Blood has a knack for making money. Seeing you in action truly beats hearing about it a hundred times. Admirable, admirable."

Rakshasa Mad Blood knew that Night Wanderer had agreed. He immediately responded modestly, "Guild Leader Night Wanderer is too kind. When it comes to making money, you are the true hero of this age."

The two exchanged a round of commercial flattery, seeming to appreciate each other greatly.

After completing the transaction, Rakshasa Mad Blood did not linger. He stepped onto the Teleportation Array and teleported to Linggang City, where he handed the Deformed Tendon to the long-waiting Rakshasa One-Blade Cut.

Seeing the item in hand, Rakshasa One-Blade Cut felt somewhat ashamed.

He had misunderstood Mad Blood. This vice guild leader had been thinking entirely of his interests, and making him front the money was a little hard to justify.

With that thought, Rakshasa One-Blade Cut immediately transferred another one million over.

"Mad Blood, you handled this matter very well. Take this money and enjoy yourself. I heard Red Romance has some new tea recently. You can go sample it."

Rakshasa Mad Blood was overjoyed. "Thank you, Guild Leader!"

He had been a little pained over earning one million less, but now he no longer cared at all. The guild leader had reimbursed him.

Rakshasa One-Blade Cut remained calm as he held the Deformed Tendon in his hand. After hesitating for a moment, he ultimately chose to use it.

His Strength immediately increased by two hundred points. Along with the increased conversion rate, his attack power rose by over two hundred, and his confidence instantly swelled.

Looking over his character again, aside from a few sucker-like fleshy bumps on his arms and several tiny tentacles behind his head, there were no other changes. A pair of bracers and a helmet would cover them up, so it was no issue at all.

"Hmph, Night Wanderer, this time you've truly miscalculated."

Rakshasa One-Blade Cut thought.