The moment Lin Baichuan said this, Seven Swords Venerable and the others' expressions shifted slightly. They did not answer him directly, instead falling into thought.
Of course, that was only on the surface.
In truth, they were secretly communicating through voice transmission.
"Seventy percent... Isn't Lin Baichuan asking for far too much? He takes seventy percent all by himself, leaving the rest of us to divide the remaining thirty percent. That's going too far!"
"It can't be put that way. If he hadn't acted, we would never have been able to deceive everyone on the oasis. By then, we probably wouldn't even get thirty percent."
"That's right. Without Lin Baichuan, we could only stare helplessly."
Quite a few people discussed it through secret voice transmission. Some felt that Lin Baichuan was asking for far too much, monopolizing seventy percent alone, and they were deeply dissatisfied.
But there were also people who understood reason and clearly knew their own worth.
They also understood Lin Baichuan's worth.
They felt that Lin Baichuan taking seventy percent was not excessive at all.
Everyone was discussing things in secret, including the three Great Dao Venerables such as Seven Swords Venerable. Lin Baichuan naturally knew this perfectly well.
In fact, with his strength, if he wanted to listen in on the contents of everyone's discussions, it would not have been difficult at all.
However, Lin Baichuan did not do so. He merely smiled calmly and waited for these people to make their own choice.
In truth, was this not another kind of test?
If Seven Swords Venerable and the others could not even resist such a temptation, Lin Baichuan would leave without the slightest hesitation.
"Fine, Venerable Baichuan. We'll do as you say. You bring us underground, and we'll mine the divine crystals. You take