The High Priest's Little Scheme, Creating Opportunities

After a brief exchange, the High Priest and Wang Chen finalized the transaction price.

The High Priest's asking price is slightly higher than the normal market price.

However, Wang Chen didn't pay too much attention to it.

Compared to obtaining more Exotic Metal, giving a few more pills isn't a big problem.

Moreover, Wang Chen's pills were all refined after being enhanced by his Golden Finger.

The ingredients for one elixir can be used to refine dozens of elixirs.

The High Priest might make a small profit, but Wang Chen would never lose.

After determining the target of the transaction, the High Priest immediately turned and left to arrange the collection of the Exotic Metal.

As for Queen Medusa, she was left behind by the High Priest.

After all, Wang Chen is such a big customer, so we still need to treat him a little better.

Indeed, in all the years of the Snake People Tribe, there has never been a guest more distinguished than Wang Chen.

Not only are they incredibly powerful, but they also bring numerous benefits to the Snake People Tribe.

Any powerful force would treat such a distinguished guest, who could bring them benefits, to the finest food and drink.

After all, there's an old saying that goes, "There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests."

It's easy to imagine how tempting the profits were.

Queen Medusa and Wang Chen remained in the room.

Unfortunately, neither of them were good at creating a pleasant atmosphere.

Queen Medusa, needless to say, dedicated her entire life to the rise of the Snake People Tribe.

In order to enable the Snake People Tribe to develop better, they even risked their lives by choosing a path of evolution with a high probability of death.

Furthermore, having been raised by the High Priest of the Snake People Tribe, her status was exceptionally high from the start.

The rest of the Snake People Tribe held Queen Medusa in high esteem from the very beginning.

As a result, Queen Medusa was naturally not very good at communication.

Wang Chen, this time traveler, never seriously tried to pick up girls, either before or after his time travel.

He's also not very good at communicating with beautiful women.

When two people who are not good at communicating are alone in a room, the atmosphere instantly becomes awkward.

Fortunately, both sides were quite strong and could easily suppress that awkward little emotion.

There shouldn't be any embarrassing or heart-pounding scenes.

Fortunately, the awkward atmosphere didn't last long, and the High Priest returned with the Storage Ring containing the Exotic Metal.

Compared to collecting enough Exotic Metal to carry out the Super Henchman Plan, picking up girls takes a backseat.

Wang Chen immediately stood up to greet the High Priest... in his hand was Storage Ring containing Exotic Metal.

"Because we don't usually use these things much, we don't specifically collect them."

Fortunately, over the years, I've accumulated quite a bit.

Otherwise, there really wouldn't be a way to arrange so many at once.

The High Priest handed the Storage Ring to Wang Chen and offered an explanation.

She had already brought all the Exotic Metal that the Snake People Tribe possessed to Wang Chen.

After all, you might only meet one person as generous as Wang Chen in your entire life.

The High Priest naturally wouldn't keep those Exotic Metal.

If we can't make the exchange this time, we might not have another chance.

"If you still need this Exotic Metal, we can go and collect it later."

"And if you're not in a hurry, we can go to other tribes to make arrangements and maybe we can gather some more Exotic Metal."

The High Priest was naturally reluctant to give up such a lucrative business.

So he spoke up and explained to Wang Chen that he hoped to turn this business into a long-term transaction.

Even if a long-term deal doesn't work out, I still hope to make one more deal and earn a little more.

After all, it wouldn't take too long to gather Exotic Metal from other outlying tribes of the Snake-People race.

If we can gather those Exotic Metal back, we can exchange them for a few more high-grade pills.

This is extremely important for the development of the Snake People Tribe.

That's why the High Priest went to such lengths to establish a relationship with Wang Chen.

"Of course."

"As long as you can meet my requirements, I will exchange that many pills for every amount of Exotic Metal you collect."

Wang Chen readily agreed to the High Priest's suggestion.

Wang Chen's demand for Exotic Metal is immeasurable.

As long as he has it, he doesn't mind spending some pills to exchange for it.

After all, for Wang Chen, Exotic Metal are a necessity, and he would never have too many of them.

Anyway, it's just pills; he can refine as many as he wants using his Golden Finger.

Compared to the Heavenly Demon Puppet of the Super Henchman Plan, some mere pills are utterly insignificant.

"Okay, I'll arrange for others to gather all the Exotic Metal from the outer tribes to the imperial headquarters immediately."

The High Priest was very pleased to hear that Wang Chen had agreed to a long-term deal.

He immediately promised to arrange for people to bring back the Exotic Metal that Wang Chen needed.

"These are pills, High Priest, please take a taste."

After checking the Storage Ring containing the Exotic Metal, Wang Chen also took out the pills from his own Storage Ring and handed them to the High Priest.

There were two Imperial Extreme Pills in total, plus several Tier 6 healing and recovery pills.

Of course, there are also some Fifth Grade pills.

For Wang Chen, there was no difference between Tier 6 Medicinal Pill and Tier 5 Medicinal Pill.

All of them can be successfully refined with a 100% success rate.

However, as the old saying goes, things are valued for their rarity.

Wang Chen still didn't want to lower the price of high-grade pills too much.

Especially high-grade pills like the Imperial Extreme Pill, which are extremely expensive.

After all, as the biggest pill dealer, Wang Chen would be at a huge disadvantage if the price of high-grade pills were too low.

Moreover, having fewer rare pills will motivate the High Priest to work even harder to collect Exotic Metal.

Even though Wang Chen intentionally reduced the amount of pills, Wang Chen price was still quite reasonable for the High Priest.

After all, for her, it was only a matter of exchanging some Exotic Metal that were not very useful for such a rare and high-grade elixir.

That's an absolute steal!

It can be said that the high-grade pills obtained in this transaction represent the greatest gain for the entire Snake People Tribe.

Therefore, the High Priest not only felt no dissatisfaction, but was actually very happy.

"Your Majesty, please have a good talk with Master Wang. I'll go and arrange the follow-up matters."

The High Priest accepted the elixir with a smile, then spoke to Queen Medusa.

Before leaving, he gave Wang Chen a meaningful look.

Seeing this look and hearing the previous words, Wang Chen understood that the High Priest wanted to bring him Queen Medusa together.

When the idea first came to Wang Chen, he found it utterly absurd.

After all, the chief minister of the Snake People Tribe actually wanted to match Queen Medusa with an outsider.

Wang Chen almost thought he was overthinking things.

The High Priest just happened to have good eyesight, and he just happened to blink, which happened to be seen by him.

However, Wang Chen knew that things weren't always so perfect.

Moreover, after thinking about it carefully, Wang Chen understood the High Priest's thoughts.

Queen Medusa would need someone to rely on sooner or later.

As Queen Medusa 'Queen Medusa foster father, the High Priest was well aware of the hardships she endured.

Wang Chen wasn't bragging; what he was showing now made him the perfect catch for a wealthy and eligible bachelor.

He is not only a young Dou Emperor expert, but also an Advanced Alchemist capable of refining Sect-Breaking Pill.

Moreover, they are extremely wealthy and generous, readily offering high-grade elixirs.

Isn't a man who is capable, wealthy, and very generous a perfect son-in-law candidate?

Moreover, Wang Chen happened to arrive at the Snake People Tribe, giving him a chance to be alone with Queen Medusa.

Isn't this a case of having both ability and opportunity?

It was only natural that the High Priest wanted to bring them together.

Of course, these were just Wang Chen's own thoughts.

However, it was similar to what the High Priest had thought.

The High Priest was naturally very satisfied with Wang Chen, this young expert.

If Queen Medusa could win Wang Chen over, she might not have to try that extremely dangerous method.

Although the Snake People Tribe did not possess the ingredients for a Sect-Breaking Pill, they did have some rare medicinal herbs.

With an Advanced Alchemist like Wang Chen involved, it shouldn't be a problem to gather the ingredients for a Sect-Breaking Pill from the human empire through exchange.

That would benefit not only the Snake People Tribe but also Queen Medusa.

After all, if Wang Chen were to get together with Queen Medusa, he couldn't possibly not offer any help, could he?

Wang Chen Queen Medusa haven't reached that point yet, so the High Priest hasn't offered to help exchange medicinal herbs.

After all, exchanging ingredients for a Sect-Breaking Pill from a human empire, even if it uses ingredients of equal value, would still be a great favor.

Their Snake People Tribe and Wang Chen had not yet reached that level of relationship, so the High Priest naturally did not bring it up.

To avoid annoying others.

As the saying goes, the older a person gets, the more eccentric they become.

The Snake-People is the same.

The High Priest has lived all these years for a reason.

When it comes to interpersonal relationships and social skills, Wang Chen, a young man, is far superior.

She had long noticed that Wang Chen had some feelings for Queen Medusa, and through their interactions, she had also determined that Wang Chen was generally a reliable person.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have specifically created this opportunity for Wang Chen.

After all, if the High Priest were really the kind of person who could just send Queen Medusa over to anyone, the Snake People Tribe probably wouldn't be struggling to survive now.

She was simply creating an opportunity for Wang Chen.

Whether it will ultimately succeed depends on Wang Chen's own efforts Queen Medusa's own ideas.

After the High Priest left, the room returned to its previous awkward atmosphere.

However, having received a signal from the High Priest, Wang Chen decided to take the initiative a little.

Queen Medusa also heard the High Priest's words, and she naturally understood what High Priest meant.

To be honest, Queen Medusa didn't have much affection for Wang Chen, a man she had only known for a short time, but she also didn't feel any ill will towards him.

It's basically like a stranger you don't dislike.

However, Wang Chen's previous transactions had brought considerable benefits to the Snake People Tribe.

Furthermore, Wang Chen's initial willingness to lend the Heavenly Flames slightly increased Queen Medusa 'Wang Chen goodwill towards him.

At the same time, I also felt a bit curious.

It's normal for women to be curious about a remarkable man like Wang Chen.

Wang Chen, taking the initiative, also began to communicate with Queen Medusa.

Since he didn't know Queen Medusa's preferences, Wang Chen could only change the subject to the Snake People Tribe.

This kind of topic might not be Queen Medusa's favorite, but it certainly wasn't something she disliked.

Sure enough, after Wang Chen mentioned the Snake People Tribe, Queen Medusa also spoke up and explained a few things.

Wang Chen then mentioned that the Snake People Tribe had an extremely harsh living environment, and that if they had better living conditions, they could probably grow and thrive.

Sure enough, Wang Chen's words struck a chord with Queen Medusa.

Queen Medusa also spoke much more.

"Indeed, the old ancestor's words were very true."

As long as you cater to their preferences, you're bound to be well-liked.

Wang Chen thought to himself with a smug satisfaction.

After exchanging words for a while longer, Queen Medusa rose to take her leave.

Wang Chen also stood up to see them off, without saying a word to stop them from staying.

After all, their relationship hasn't reached that stage yet.

They only had a slight mutual attraction.

If a man and a woman are alone together in a room for a long time, problems are bound to arise.

After Queen Medusa left, Wang Chen also began his cultivation.

After all, Queen Medusa needs to seduce, but her own strength cannot be neglected either.

In this dog-eat-dog world, strength is always the most important thing.

However, this was not the extremely secluded Cultivation Room of the past, and Wang Chen did not directly summon the Flame Spirit to assist in his cultivation.

In any case, Wang Chen's talent has been greatly enhanced by the special strengthening of the Multi-Headed Flame Spirit, making him completely different from before.

Even without the Flame Spirit's assistance, he wouldn't be inferior to a typical Dou Emperor.

Moreover, Wang Chen also has a large number of pills to aid his cultivation, so even without the Flame Spirit, his progress is relatively fast.

Queen Medusa, after leaving Wang Chen's room, went directly to the High Priest again.

"Your Majesty, they're here."

What do you mean by that young hero?

Upon seeing Queen Medusa, the High Priest also inquired.

After all, she was Queen Medusa.

Naturally, there was no intention to beat around the bush.

Moreover, as her caretaker, the High Priest knew that if Queen Medusa didn't have any affection for Wang Chen, she would never be alone with him.

Since Queen Medusa did not refuse before, it means that Queen Medusa did have such thoughts.

At least they don't object.

The High Priest must find out the truth as soon as possible.

This concerns the safety of Queen Medusa afterward.

As long as Queen Medusa agrees, she wouldn't mind risking her reputation to act as an intermediary and have a proper conversation with Wang Chen.

Under normal circumstances, the High Priest would not interfere in Queen Medusa's emotional affairs.

She will absolutely not interfere, at least not until something major goes wrong.

I'll just be a bystander watching the show.

But the situation is different now.

Queen Medusa is about to embark on a perilous journey to evolve her Heavenly Flames.

If we don't make it clear sooner, we might never have the chance to make it clear again.

Once a relationship is established between Medusa and Wang Chen, even Wang Chen himself would probably not agree to Queen Medusa taking such a risk.

Then, if we ask the Snake People Tribe to provide the medicinal materials and request Wang Chen's Human Empire to exchange them for the materials for a batch of Sect-Breaking Pill, it probably won't be a problem.

It was precisely because of this that the High Priest had created an opportunity for Wang Chen, and that he was now asking Queen Medusa so directly.

"This..."

Queen Medusa was somewhat embarrassed by the High Priest's question and didn't know how to answer.

They had no particular thoughts, but they had only known each other for a short time.

She herself hardly believed that she had no thoughts about it.

It must be said that outstanding men are always very attractive.

Of course, the main reason is that Wang Chen is very strong.

It was enough to make Queen Medusa feel threatened.

Snake-People are different from humans; they admire the strong more.

After all, the Snake People Tribe lived in extremely harsh conditions and desperately longed for a strong leader to lead them out of this predicament.

This is why the Snake-People have an even greater fondness and admiration for the strong.

Even Queen Medusa, the ruler of the Snake People Tribe, held the same view.

Normally, the male Snake-People she encountered in the Snake People Tribe were all significantly weaker than her.

She suddenly encountered Wang Chen, who made her feel threatened, and Wang Chen also possessed extraordinary abilities.

It's understandable that I developed a slight liking for him at this moment.

"I see."

Queen Medusa did not answer, but sometimes, no answer is an answer in itself.

The High Priest naturally understood what Queen Medusa meant, and so he spoke.

"Never mind, High Priest."

After all, I myself don't know what will happen next, so there's no need to say anything more.

Let nature take its course.

Upon hearing the High Priest's words, Queen Medusa quickly spoke up.

After all, she was going to undergo a transformation of her Heavenly Flames; to say she faced a near-death experience would be an understatement.

Since we're not even sure if he'll survive, it's best not to bother him.

Rather than leaving regrets, it's better to keep them to yourself.

If the evolution is successful and the breakthrough to the Dou Zong is achieved, the Snake People Tribe can be exterminated and escape their predicament. Then it won't be too late to talk about love and romance.

As for giving up the evolution of the Heavenly Flames for Wang Chen?

I'm sorry, but for Queen Medusa, the Snake People Tribe is far more important than men.

If it weren't for the Snake People Tribe, she wouldn't have risked choosing the method of evolution with Heavenly Flames.

"No rush, go back and rest first."

After all, the evolution of Heavenly Flames can't be rushed.

Moreover, even if one wants to attempt the evolution of Heavenly Flames, one must at least ensure that their own condition is at its best.

Upon hearing Queen Medusa's words, the High Priest did not continue to persuade her, but instead arranged for Queen Medusa to return and adjust her condition.

"All right."

Queen Medusa did not refuse.

After all, evolving Heavenly Flames is inherently a matter of life and death; if one's condition is also poor, then it's a matter of certain death.

After Queen Medusa left, the High Priest stood up again.

"I guess I'll have to go myself."

Even if it costs me my reputation, I must make Medusa choose a safer method."