Thatch Gu's Spatial House

After some time, the geniuses chosen by Long Qian gathered in front of Long Xuan's mountain peak.

Long Ziyan, Long Qilin, Long Yan, Long Bao, and Long Xuan have all arrived, along with Long Panpan.

Because her Earthworker underwent a remarkable transformation after consuming the Mid-Grade Spirit Soil given to her by Long Xuan, Long Qian, confident in the invincibility of his Insect Armor, included her as one of the chosen ones.

Including her, there are six people on this trip.

Long Panpan is in the Early Marrow-Cleansing Stage.

Long Xuan, Long Yan, Long Bao are all geniuses of the same generation, and all belong to the Mid Marrow-Cleansing Stage.

Long Qilin is at the Late Marrow-Cleansing Stage, Long Ziyan, this prodigy, is at the Marrow Cleansing Peak.

Long Ruoxue of the Western Land Long Family was also a genius at the Marrow Cleansing Peak.

Long Biao, who was at the Mid Marrow-Cleansing Stage, was originally one of the twelve candidate geniuses for this arena competition against the Bai Clan.

However, we've brought in far too many outside helpers this time. Our Lineage is now overflowing with geniuses, so we need to remove the six worst talents and replace them with these outside helpers.

Given Long Biao's dismal performance, Long Qian has decided to replace him. However, this matter still needs to be discussed with the family head; it's not a decision he can make alone.

Once all the geniuses had arrived, Long Qian scanned their faces one by one, becoming more and more satisfied with each look.

He forgot his earlier embarrassment, withdrew his gaze, and slowly smiled, "I believe the patriarch has already made the purpose of my visit clear to you all, so I will not repeat it."

"I'll just say one thing: the Geng Metal Ore Vein is of paramount importance to our clan. Every victory we achieve will bring unimaginable benefits."

"I promise that whoever wins a match for my clan, I will personally reward them with a bag of Geng Metal Geng Metal, enough to build a Thatch Gu House."

Upon hearing this, all the geniuses except Long Xuan's eyes lit up with excitement. Just moments before, they had seemed uninterested, but now their fighting spirit surged instantly.

Clearly, these are all mortgage slaves, house-building fanatics, and addicts to building houses by watching the Thatch Gu artifact).

The Geng Metal House is on par with the Century-Old Ice Marrow Hut. How could they not be excited? They were practically going crazy with excitement. They had already made up their minds to win this arena match at all costs, even if it meant revealing their trump cards.

Clearly, the Western Land Long Family spared no expense in order to seize a larger area of Geng Metal Ore Vein, offering such a large amount of Geng Metal as a lure. Who could resist such temptation?

Long Qian was very satisfied with the expressions on the faces of the geniuses. Their morale was boosted! They would have to fight desperately in the upcoming battles, and there was no way they would hide their strengths or not reveal their trump cards.

He knew that geniuses tend to hide their talents and would never put in their best effort for something that didn't offer them a benefit. If you want a horse to run fast, you have to feed it grass, so promising substantial rewards was essential.

As for Geng Metal, although it is an expensive item, it does not currently belong to the Western Land Long Family. Making a promise with something that does not belong to the Western Land Long Family would not result in any loss for him.

He's essentially getting something for nothing, giving them what the geniuses won themselves—why wouldn't he?

Suddenly, Long Xuan seemed to remember something and perked up, quickly raising his hand to ask, "My Thatch Gu is very picky about the shape of the materials. May I go to the Geng Metal Ore Vein myself to dig them out?"

He suddenly realized that his cheat ability seemed to allow him to see the location of the Geng Metal Essence.

How could he be satisfied with just using Geng Metal to build a house for the Thatch Gu? He insisted on digging up a bag of Geng Metal Essence Geng Metal Essence use for building a house for the Thatch Gu.

Moreover, Geng Metal Essence is priceless, worth a hundred times more than ordinary Geng Metal. It is a heaven-defying item with countless uses. It is the best material even for the Formation Base Peerless Vicious Formation formation. He must take this opportunity to dig up several bags of it.

Long Qian looked at him with a smile and said, "Of course, as long as you can win."

"Is everyone alright now? If not, get on board, we'll set off now."

Long Qian placed a blue Dragon Boat, identical to the one of the Far West Long Family, on the ground. Then, the Dragon Boat gradually enlarged, growing larger and larger until it was large enough to accommodate everyone before it stopped growing.

After the Dragon Boat stopped growing, Long Lie didn't hesitate and was the first to jump on, standing at the bow with his hands behind his back, exuding an air of great style.

With so many geniuses borrowed at once, the Lineage naturally felt more at ease sending a Spiritual Sea Stage expert to protect them, lest any accidents occur and they all be wiped out.

As for why Long Lie was sent to carry out this protection mission, it wasn't because of his exceptional abilities, but simply because all the Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivators in the Lineage were elders, and Long Lie was the only idle Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivator.

Therefore, whenever the Lineage has a task that only a Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivator can perform, they basically only use Long Lie, putting him to the extreme. He is busy all the time, almost running his legs off.

The last mission to escort the genius to the ancient tomb was also based on this reason; there was absolutely no one else who could be assigned to the task.

The same applies now. There's no other way; it would be too beneath a clan elder to act as someone else's bodyguard. This matter can only be entrusted to him; no one else can do it.

What else could Long Lie do? He was an innocent victim, after all. He could only endure it all without complaint.

Long Wanli glanced at the faces of the Lineage's geniuses one by one, a look of reluctance on his face. Suddenly, he took a Thatch Gu Cottage out of the Insect-Rearing Pouch and placed it on the ground.

His reluctant gaze contained both his reluctance to part with the genius and his reluctance to part with this Thatch Gu Cottage.

After so many years of research on the Thatch Gu, the Long Family has made some progress.

Although their research into a transformation scheme that would allow the Thatch Gu to teleport people has made little progress, they have discovered that using Spatial Stone as building materials could give the Thatch Gu House the ability to teleport living beings.

This discovery brought them both joy and worry. Although they had indirectly developed a method to teleport people, the Spatial Stone were simply too expensive.

Spatial Stone are used to make Teleportation Array arrays, and their value is much higher than that of Top-Grade Spirit Stone.

The building materials used to complement the Spatial Stone also require the world's top-tier materials, and the total cost is not much lower than that of a Spatial Teleportation Formation.

What's worse is that Spatial Stone are extremely rare; no matter how much you spend, you might not be able to buy one.

They were fortunate enough to discover a Low-Grade Spatial Stone in the Empress's Ancient Tomb, and then exchanged the wealth they plundered from the Western Land Long Family for another Low-Grade Spatial Stone, which enabled them to build two Spatial House.

However, one of the Spatial House had to be sold to the Western Land Long Family.

Because he couldn't guarantee that the Soul Clan's Gu King wouldn't attack, he could only place one of the Spatial House in the Western Land Long Family as a precaution.

Once the Soul Clan's Gu King attacks, the powerful members of the Western Land Long Family can be teleported over at any time through the Spatial House to provide support as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, the Western Land Long Family is too far away from here, and distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.

He also had no choice but to let Long Qian take the valuable Spatial House back to his Lineage in order to facilitate communication between the two clans.

Spatial Stone are extremely scarce; collecting Spatial Stone in this region is already the limit, and only two Spatial House can be built.

Using this method to transport living beings is far too expensive and cannot be promoted on a large scale. They must research a more economical and cost-effective method to achieve a higher cost-performance ratio.

Therefore, their research on the transformation of the Thatch Gu into a creature capable of transmitting life has not stopped, and it is unknown how much longer it will take; the task is arduous and the road ahead is long.

"This is Spatial House developed by my clan that can be used to teleport living beings, including humans. If you bring this Thatch Gu House back to your Lineage, the Gu cultivators of our two clans can travel freely between them."

"However, this thing is very expensive to make, so I definitely can't give it to you for free."

"The geniuses of my clan are capable of securing several times more mineral veins for you, allowing you to amass untold wealth. Having used the power of my clan to gain such immense wealth, it's not unreasonable for me to ask for mining rights to ten percent of the veins, is it?"

After placing the Spatial House on the ground, Long Wanli looked at Long Qian and said.

Upon seeing the Spatial House, Long Qian's eyes widened with excitement. He rushed over, touching and feeling around on the Spatial House, his breathing rapid.

"Have you really figured out a way to teleport people?"

"Do you know how much benefit this technology will bring to our two races?" he asked, his voice trembling.

"Of course I know," Long Wanli said with a wry smile, "But the price to pay is simply too unbearable. This thing isn't much cheaper to make than a small Teleportation Array."

"Furthermore, due to limitations in materials, our race can only manufacture a maximum of two. There's simply no way to operate Teleportation Array."

"These two Spatial House are only to be used as secret passages for communication between our two races. They can be used to support each other in times of war, but must never be used for commercial purposes."

Long Qian nodded and said, "It's obvious that this Spatial House is made entirely of the highest quality materials. The total cost is simply staggering. Moreover, all the materials used were sent by my clan. I'm very familiar with them, and I can easily judge their value."

"Even so, it's enough for both our races to make a fortune."

"Did you know that some things that are dirt cheap in the Western Land are incredibly valuable here?"

Some things are dirt cheap here, but incredibly expensive in our Western Land.

"In the past, transportation was inconvenient, and the roads were blocked by dangerous terrain, making it fraught with peril. Apart from large chambers of commerce, very few people could engage in this kind of business of buying low and selling high."

"But now we have a teleportation portal that allows us to travel between the two places instantly, enabling the exchange of resources between them."

"Both our races can make huge profits by reselling goods. The gains are enormous; even just one teleportation portal would be enough to make both our races incredibly wealthy."

Long Qian's eyes burned with fervor, his emotions running high.

Long Wanli had already anticipated this expression from him, and laughed, "How could I not have thought of this deal? I've been prepared for it for a long time."

"Our clan's warehouses are already overflowing with goods. We're just waiting for you to place this small house in the Western Land so that our clan can continuously send goods there."

"But what about what I just said? The cost of building the Spatial House is not low, and considering the benefits that our clan's genius secured for you, it's not unreasonable for our clan to ask for 10% of the mining rights, is it?"

Long Qian was taken aback, then smiled wryly, "You know I can't make such a big decision on my own. I need to go back and report this to the Lineage, and then the Lineage will hold a meeting of elders to discuss it."

"However, in my opinion, there's probably not much of a problem. The profits from this teleportation portal are much faster than mining. If my clan doesn't agree, wouldn't you have to close the door here?"

"Don't worry, I will do my best to persuade them for you. Leave this matter to me."

Upon hearing this, Long Wanli revealed a triumphant smile. It seemed that the favor he had obtained through deception had worked, and in this way, the matter was basically foolproof.

He was determined to obtain the mining rights to the Geng Metal Ore Vein. Building houses for the Thatch Gu required a massive amount of high-grade building materials, and he needed a mine to sustain the construction of houses for the Thatch Gu. Geng Metal was the most suitable building material.

Hearing their conversation, Long Xuan showed a slight look of surprise. Had his Lineage really figured out a method for teleporting living beings?

Indeed, we should not underestimate the talents of the world; there are still many geniuses with original talents.

But why does this Spatial House, meant to transport living beings, look like a doghouse? It's so small!

Are the two Gu King from different places really going to each other's places and then hiding in dog kennels? This is utterly outrageous!

If Long Wanli knew what he was thinking, he would definitely roll his eyes. Did he really think high-end building materials were free? The bigger the house he built, the more money he would spend.

That's good enough. If we really built a big villa, wouldn't we go bankrupt?

So what if we have to crawl into a dog kennel? As long as we can make money, what does it matter? Great men don't concern themselves with trifles. As long as we can make a fortune, even the most powerful Gu King would be scrambling to crawl into a dog kennel. That little bit of face is nothing to us.

After carefully placing the small Spatial House into his Storage Bag, Long Qian said goodbye and finally boarded the ship.

After he boarded the boat, the other younger members jumped on one by one, waved goodbye, and the Dragon Boat quickly rose into the air, finally disappearing from the sight of the Lineage's senior members.

Long Wanli waved his hand towards the sky for a long time before finally lowering it, sighing, "They might not be back for a long time now. I'm really going to miss them."

"Hehe." The elder stroked his beard and chuckled, "Didn't you give them a Spatial House? They can teleport back instantly, it won't take long."

"That's true, but once the two places are connected, let's go see them in Western Land. We haven't been back to that land in a long time; it's time to go back and visit. We really miss it."

Long Wanli's eyes were deep, revealing an expectant look...