A Life-Saving Gift of Thanks

"Senior Chen Yuan, I'm sorry. I've been so busy lately that I never had the chance to repay you for saving my life. I really feel bad about it."

"Since we happened to run into each other this time, how about you pick any item you like, Senior Chen Yuan, and I'll pay for it?"

Ning Tian gave a slight bow and made her suggestion to Chen Yuan.

Originally, she had wanted to use a Soul Bone to win Chen Yuan over, but she could not bring herself to offer a low-grade Soul Bone, while she did not currently have the authority to use a high-grade one.

High-grade Soul Bones were not things that could be bought with money. They were generally traded between major factions in exchange for other items.

At present, Ning Tian could freely spend Gold Soul Coins and low-to-mid-grade treasures, but anything high-grade required official approval.

The problem was that Ning Tian could obtain piles of low-grade items herself through the appraisal talent of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda.

Therefore, Ning Tian decided to simply launch a money offensive. If she could, she truly wanted to bury Chen Yuan beneath a mountain of money.

"There's no need. We were still in the Star Dou Great Forest then, and the mission wasn't over yet. Looking after you was part of my duty."

"A Soul Beast could have appeared at any moment. Senior Chen Yuan could clearly have left on his own and avoided every possible danger, yet you still stayed by Feng Mei's side and mine."

"Please don't refuse, Senior."

Ning Tian pressed forward step by step, making it seem as though Chen Yuan owed her money. Outsiders would never have guessed that Ning Tian was actually trying to repay him.

Chen Yuan sighed, knowing that there would be no point in continuing to refuse.

"Then how about this? I was planning to buy some Whale Rubber. Why don't you help me buy a piece, Junior Ning Tian?"

"Alright!"

The moment she heard that Chen Yuan wanted something, Ning Tian's mood instantly improved.

As the young mistress of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, Ning Tian was not afraid that what Chen Yuan wanted would be too expensive. She was only afraid that he would not want anything.

When they returned to the display case containing Whale Rubber, Ning Tian's eyes were filled with disdain. She truly could not think much of this Whale Rubber, whose highest age did not even reach ten thousand years.

Back in her sect, she could not say she ate ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber every meal, but eating a large piece at least once a year was no problem.

The Clear Sky Sect was a reclusive sect that never showed itself to the outside world. Perhaps because of Niu Tian, Tai Tan, and Tang San, it possessed some things that did not exist in the mortal world.

However, for something worldly like Whale Rubber, even if the Clear Sky Sect's stock and purchasing channels were multiplied tenfold, they still could not compare to the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.

Even Wang Dong'er had eaten enough Whale Rubber to be sick of it, much less Ning Tian, who could practically be called the richest young lady on Douluo Continent.

After glancing at the prices written on the display case, Ning Tian turned around and gave Chen Yuan an exceedingly sweet smile.

Combined with Ning Tian's already outstanding beauty, that smile made her seem like the undisputed center of attention here.

Then Ning Tian said something shocking.

"Senior Chen Yuan, these Whale Rubber pieces don't seem very expensive. I'll buy all of them and give them to you."

At that moment, Chen Yuan could no longer feel his knees. If he had not quickly grabbed a nearby pillar for support, he might have collapsed flat onto the floor.

Chen Yuan had already estimated the wealth of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect as highly as he could.

Now, it seemed that he, a country bumpkin from the backwaters, simply had not seen enough of the world.

All this Whale Rubber together would cost at least several hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, yet Ning Tian casually said she would give it all to him.

Chen Yuan was starting to wonder whether this world was even real.

"N-No need, one piece is enough."

"No. If people found out, they would think the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect lacked sincerity. I even think this isn't enough to express my gratitude to Senior Chen Yuan."

She decisively handed her gold card to the attendant and had her handle the procedures. Afterward, Ning Tian began chatting with Chen Yuan again.

"Senior Chen Yuan, what do you think of Soul Tools?"

"Soul Tools?"

Chen Yuan did not understand why Ning Tian had suddenly asked that question, but seeing the seriousness in her eyes, he still gave his opinion.

"Soul Tools are just tools. It's a pity they can't be used without Soul Power. Otherwise, I would definitely buy some low-grade ones and bring them back for the elders in my hometown."

Low-grade Soul Tools could be bought for a few hundred or a thousand Gold Soul Coins. Chen Yuan could barely afford them.

However, before Xuan Ziwen developed Sealed Milk Bottle technology, Soul Tools did not even have the ability to store Soul Power, much less be used by ordinary people.

Chen Yuan himself knew nothing about Soul Tools. Perhaps once he became a Title Douluo in the future, he might learn about them for fun.

As for why it had to be after becoming a Title Douluo, that was naturally because Soul Tools in Douluo Continent Two were simply too unfair.

There were no restrictions at all! As long as you had the talent of a Soul Engineer, you could start learning at any age!

That meant he could completely wait until after becoming a Title Douluo to study them. After all, a Soul Master only had a few golden years for cultivation, while Soul Engineers had no such limits.

Besides, other than Kong Deming, the Soul Tools of Douluo Continent Two could not truly threaten the pinnacle of the Soul Master system.

If Chen Yuan possessed Soul Engineer talent like Huo Yuhao's, perhaps he would study it.

Unfortunately, he had no talent for learning Soul Tools. Cultivating an Ultimate Attribute was already slow enough. If he added something else to study, Chen Yuan might just drop dead on the spot.

"Senior, you actually don't oppose Soul Tools. You're the first student from the Martial Soul Department I've met at Shrek Academy who doesn't reject Soul Tools."

As a Support System sect, the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect viewed Soul Tools the same way it viewed Hidden Weapons: as tools that gave them offensive methods.

However, aside from direct descendants, the others in the sect were still very resistant to Soul Tools.

Even Wu Feng, who had always stayed by Ning Tian's side, looked down on Soul Tools.

Ning Tian took two special Soul Tools from the ring on her hand: a special skirt-like piece of armor and a pair of unusual devices that appeared to be fitted onto shoes.

"These are two Class 4 Propulsion Soul Tools. They work better when used together and were produced by Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire. I think they suit Senior Chen Yuan very well. If you don't mind, please accept them."

"I've already shamelessly accepted so much Whale Rubber. If I accept these Soul Tools too, then I really..."

Ning Tian had guessed what Chen Yuan meant. He was simply too embarrassed to accept them.

In truth, Chen Yuan's skin was rather thick. It was just that when faced with a girl, especially one who liked throwing money around so much, he had temporarily lost his bearings beneath this money offensive.

"They're only a few little trinkets. They aren't worth much, only a few tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins."

"Just consider them a gift from me to you, Senior."

Soul Tools produced by Mingde Hall were generally priced around thirty percent higher than Soul Tools of the same grade and type.

Perhaps this item was worth little in her eyes, but in the eyes of others, its price was truly outrageous.

Chen Yuan swore that he had never envied rich people this much before.

"If Senior feels embarrassed about it, then if you happen to see a Soul Tool suitable for me someday, just bring it back for me. I'll reimburse the cost."

It was only a small amount of Gold Soul Coins, after all. Ning Tian did not care in the slightest. As long as she wanted to, she could have another several hundred thousand or even a million to spend freely tomorrow.

After placing the Whale Rubber and Soul Tools into a brand-new Storage Soul Tool and handing it to Chen Yuan, Ning Tian took the lead in leaving.

Chen Yuan felt as if Ning Tian had been waiting here specifically for him, but he did not dislike that feeling.

Perhaps it was because Ning Tian did not have the arrogance common to those noble-born children?

Come to think of it, why had he only seen Ning Tian today and not Wu Feng? Weren't they inseparable?

At that moment, inside the Female Dormitory, Wu Feng sat anxiously on her bed, glancing at the dormitory's wooden door every so often.

"Why hasn't the young mistress returned yet? Didn't she say she was going to the Nine Treasures Pavilion to handle something and would be back soon? And it was only a trip to the Nine Treasures Pavilion, so why couldn't I go with her?"