Aftermath

Hearing Delis's words, Qin Cang and Kailun exchanged a glance and burst into laughter.

"Cao Benqi, what do you say? Five hundred thousand Hunyuan Units! With this, we have enough to cover the remaining amount we needed. After a bit of rest, wouldn't we be able to head straight to find that treasure left behind by the Machine Race?" Kailun sent a telepathic message to Qin Cang, unable to contain his joy. Wasn't the whole point of going to such great lengths to save Delis just for this sum of money?

"Captain, since he offered it himself, it saves us the trouble of asking. Take the full five hundred thousand Hunyuan Units. Once we've finished our preparations, we'll go find that Machine Race treasure," Qin Cang replied telepathically, though he still felt that five hundred thousand was a bit on the low side.

By standard rules, half of one's net worth is just the starting point, but looking at the current situation, Delis likely didn't have much cash left. For an Immortal Army Lord of his strength, five hundred thousand Hunyuan Units was an extremely massive sum.

Moreover, once they obtained the Machine Race legacy, it could potentially bring in hundreds of millions of Hunyuan Units. The various mechanical puppets and equipment of the Machine Race were exceptionally popular among the Human Race and could fetch a very high price.

Unfortunately, the members of the Machine Race were cunning and calculating; few people ever managed to catch their true bodies. When encountering the Machine Race, one could at most dismantle a few parts, and it was rare to obtain an entire set of military-grade combat weapons.

"No, I can't take it. It was your suggestion that we come to save him, and you were the one who eliminated that Sky Wolf. We didn't really help much.

In any case, I cannot take this five hundred thousand Hunyuan Units. At most, I will borrow one hundred thousand from you to purchase Fire God Source Crystals. Once we return from the Machine Race treasure site, regardless of whether we find anything, I will find a way to pay you back," Kailun refused, though not entirely, as he was also fixated on the Machine Race treasure.

"Alright then, Captain. Consider those one hundred thousand Hunyuan Units a loan. You can pay me back once we're out," Qin Cang agreed. Knowing Kailun as he did, he knew the man wouldn't take the money, but it was time to start planning for the Machine Race treasure.

There must be a spaceship, or at the very least, some rare war weapons from the mechanical school, Qin Cang prayed in his heart, hoping that the powerful Machine Race individual had left behind some good items. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the slightest interest in ordinary treasures.

"Hahaha, that's for the best. I'll treat this money as a loan and pay you back when this is all over. I hope that Machine Race individual left us some good things," Kailun laughed, feeling that he had come out a big winner.

He had previously suspected that Qin Cang was hiding something, but he hadn't expected him to be hiding so much. This made the probability of successfully retrieving the treasure much higher. Furthermore, as an Immortal God, Kailun had a sharp eye; he could tell that the plant lifeform Qin Cang used was Star-Eating Grass, though he didn't know its exact strength.

However, he was certain that this Star-Eating Grass was stronger than himself. To be able to kill that Sky Wolf so easily—didn't that mean the Star-Eating Grass was at least at the Marquis level?

With a Marquis-level Star-Eating Grass for protection, how powerful must Qin Cang's background be? A powerful background meant many life-saving measures. By simple deduction, his own safety for this treasure hunt was already guaranteed. And with such a terrifying Star-Eating Grass, what level of defensive facilities must the Machine Race have set up to protect the items inside?

As for why he didn't ask Qin Cang to use the Star-Eating Grass to break open the palace gates?

That was simple: if the path was cleared by someone else, the defenses were broken by someone else, the treasures were retrieved by someone else, and the trump cards were used by someone else when danger arose, then what use was he?

In a team, one had to prove their worth to be eligible for a share of the benefits. If you only provided the location of a treasure, how much of a share did you expect to get?

Right now, Qin Cang only asked to pick one treasure first. If he let the other party do everything else, it wouldn't be as simple as picking one item first; the entire treasure hoard would belong to the other party, and he would only be left to drink the soup.

Therefore, he had to buy those Fire God Source Crystals. And it didn't stop there; he had to be the first to face various dangers and honestly scout the path ahead. Only then could he demonstrate his value and have more say when it came time to divide the spoils.

Although, based on his understanding of Qin Cang, he knew Qin Cang wouldn't be the type to eat the meat and leave others to drink the soup, he couldn't push his luck. He had to show his value, and Qin Cang had already said he would leave once the Machine Race treasure was secured.

So, taking this time to talk more and securing more treasures during the raid was the real priority.

This kind of stable, win-win deal—even for an Immortal God with eternal life, how many times in a lifetime could one encounter it?

If he had to find a Marquis Immortal to explore with, how much of the treasure would he even be able to get?

Just as Kailun was pondering how to secure the Machine Race treasure and even how to spend the Hunyuan Units, Delis couldn't help but speak up, "My two lords, if you think five hundred thousand Hunyuan Units is too little, I... I can offer one million. Everything is negotiable."

Delis was getting anxious. Five hundred thousand was all the cash he could scrape together at the moment. He had been afraid they would think it was too little, and now that neither of them was speaking, he was worried.

In his eyes, the current situation clearly meant they were dissatisfied. Yet, these people had come to save him, and he had almost led them into a trap. If this got out, he would be finished.

An Immortal God has infinite life; what they live for is face. If he lost his face, he might as well find a place to self-destruct.

The more powerful a person is, the more they care about their reputation.

"Haha, Commander, you've misunderstood. Five hundred thousand is not too little at all. We were just thinking about something else.

How about this, just transfer it to me directly. You don't need to worry about the rest. Of course, don't reveal Cao Benqi's true identity," Kailun laughed. He had been so busy thinking about how to spend the money that he had forgotten about the person paying the bill. How embarrassing.

"Oh, I see. I thought you were dissatisfied. As long as it's not too little, that's fine," Delis said with relief. He had already been planning to contact his friends to borrow money.

As an Immortal, although he didn't have that much cash on hand, he knew quite a few friends. With his reputation, he could definitely borrow some money.

It was just that after borrowing the money, he would have to slowly find a way to pay off the debt. He couldn't stay in the Outer-Region Battlefield anymore; after all, if he died, his clan would suffer, and they were all counting on him.

As for selling his spaceship, that was just talk. It was impossible to sell it. If he could borrow money, he wouldn't sell it. The spaceship was his trump card, and he would never sell it unless absolutely necessary.

Just like that, Delis quickly transferred the five hundred thousand Hunyuan Units to Kailun, and after keeping one hundred thousand, Kailun transferred the remaining four hundred thousand to Qin Cang.

The three of them opened a bottle of fine wine, chatting as they drank. In the Dark Universe, the spaceship accelerated to its maximum speed, heading toward Barracks Base 001.

After a hundred years of fighting, it was time for a rest. Everyone, including Qin Cang and Lan Ying, was in a very good mood.

Over these hundred years, under Kailun's leadership, apart from the Sky Wolf incident, they had only hunted two other Immortals. Both times, they had scouted the area multiple times in advance, and only after confirming that the enemy's strength was inferior to their own did the six of them work together to kill them. Of course, Qin Cang had been coasting the entire time.

It could only be said that no matter how weak an Immortal was, they were still an Immortal, and their net worth was far richer than that of a World Lord. After the group split the spoils, combined with the gains from hunting other World Lords, they had all earned a significant fortune over the century.

As for the World Lords within the legion, they were even more excited than Lan Ying, Lie Feng, and the others. They never expected to survive the terrifying Sky Wolf and still have their lives to reach the Barracks Base. It could be said that there was no better news than this.

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