"What?"
At this moment, Mu Yan, Feng Qing'er, and Tong Xinyao were all stunned by Su Ming's words.
"Promote to six-star within three months? And pour resources into training me?"
Chi Qian, who had been silently listening from the side, could no longer remain calm either. She looked at Su Ming in astonishment.
Su Ming seemed to have anticipated this reaction from everyone, yet his expression remained unchanged.
"Is it that surprising?" Su Ming said calmly in front of everyone. "Don't be surprised. Since she already intends to serve me for the rest of her life, naturally I want her to become as strong as possible. Isn't that only logical?"
It did make sense.
Otherwise, why would those great families and powerful factions pour resources into cultivating outsiders they had recruited?
It was not only to attract them to join. Since the other party had already joined their faction, the stronger they became, the more help they could provide to the faction. It was hardly a loss.
That was what Su Ming meant as well.
Therefore, even if Mu Yan and the others had not come to negotiate with him today, Su Ming had already planned to cultivate Chi Qian.
A female legend who could potentially advance to become a Six-Star Professional at any time and continue improving in the future had already signed a Contract Scroll equivalent to a deed of sale. Naturally, Su Ming could not really let her work for him for nothing.
That would be not only heartless, but also wasteful.
A future powerhouse who could remain loyal forever and never betray him—and a talent like Chi Qian, who had risen to this point from nothing through her own efforts—would be impossible for Su Ming to leave uncultivated without feeling guilty.
Thus, Su Ming had no