"The first thing I want to know is whether this information is true."
Seated in Yuan Yi's palace-like, luxurious office, Sun Buxiao took the pouch out of his Storage Ring and placed it before Yuan Yi.
"It's true."
Yuan Yi nodded slightly and sighed, deciding to treat this transaction seriously after all.
...It's not like I have any other choice, ha...
"Ever since you left the Black-Corner Region, I've had my men searching for a Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's Magic Core. But unsurprisingly, we couldn't find one in the Black-Corner Region."
"Neither the factions that still exist nor the ruins of those that have already been wiped out had a seventh-rank Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's Magic Core. As for Jia Nan Academy, I haven't asked around there... After all, you know as well as I do that even my men can't infiltrate that place."
As he spoke, Yuan Yi shook his head lightly.
"Oh, don't trouble yourself with Jia Nan Academy. I'll infiltrate it myself."
Sun Buxiao glanced at Xiao Yan and Qing Lin as he spoke.
Yuan Yi: ???
Xiao Yan: ???
As for Qing Lin, she gave her chest an encouraging pat, seemingly declaring that he could leave it to her.
"L-Lord Sun, your reach truly extends to the heavens..."
The corners of Yuan Yi's mouth twitched several times.
If he could even infiltrate Jia Nan Academy, that really was fucking impressive...
"Never mind my business. Tell me about the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast."
"...All right."
After taking a deep breath to steady himself, Yuan Yi's expression grew a little more serious. He took out a map of the Northwest and spread it before Sun Buxiao.
"The location is here, in a small country called the Youlan Kingdom. Its territory isn't very large, and an