Heavenly Character Room Three was precisely the guest room where Lu Ye stayed.
The old man pondered briefly. "Such talent is rare indeed."
The greater one's talent, the more Spiritual Energy one could draw in and expel. The reason the Heavenly Character rooms had denser Spiritual Energy was exactly as Lu Ye had guessed: Spirit Gathering Formations had been secretly laid within the rooms, gathering Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy while also consuming Spirit Stones.
The more intensely the formations operated, the greater the consumption of Spirit Stones.
The old man had seen many cultivators with outstanding talent, and plenty consumed more than Lu Ye. But for someone at Tier Four to consume an extra three or four Spirit Stones a day was rather extraordinary.
"Should we drive him out?" the steward asked.
"He doesn't owe you any Spirit Stones, so how would you drive him out? Remember, we are in business. No matter who comes, we must be fair and impartial. We cannot act according to our own preferences."
"Yes."
"You may leave." The old man waved his hand.
The steward respectfully took his leave.
The old man sat in his chair in a daze for a while before slowly shaking his head.
Who knew which great sect this disciple had come from, running to the Outer Circle to temper himself? But a Tier Four being targeted by a Tier Six... he likely would not live much longer.
On Lu Ye's sixth day staying at the Merchant Alliance, Amber came over and rubbed against him while he was resting.
Lu Ye looked at Yiyi. "What does Amber want?"
After communicating with it for a moment, Yiyi said, "That scale you took out last time. Amber wants it."
Lu Ye came to a realization and hurriedly took out the Scale