She stood to lose nothing, and Hu Yanbo stood to lose even less.
Ten thousand eras?
Hu Yanbo felt that was more than generous.
If everything went smoothly, with the system's help, he might have a chance to attempt a breakthrough to the God King Realm as early as the next era.
For him, these terms were practically equivalent to receiving three hundred billion cosmic sand for free, along with a "promise" of a possible future opportunity.
That settles it. Hu Yanbo felt reassured. He had still been weighing whether to become a guest elder in name under one of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom's first-class marquises to secure stable resource channels and an intelligence network.
Now that he had received such generous funding from the Fengdu Queen, those options had instantly become considerably less important. At least in the short term, he no longer needed to worry about resources and could focus more on his cultivation and plans.
The Fengdu Queen seemed to see through his sudden relaxation. A faint, knowing smile appeared on her face, and she abruptly said, "Great Sage Xiao Feng, this transaction is one matter."
"As for another matter, I would actually suggest that you need not refuse to take up a nominal guest elder position in the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom."
Hmm?
Hu Yanbo paused slightly and looked up at the Fengdu Queen, somewhat puzzled.
Given the level she had displayed and her bearing during their transaction, she did not seem as though she should care about his tenuous connection with the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom.
The Fengdu Queen explained unhurriedly, "The Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom is, after all, one of the two strongest powers on the Origin Continent today. The depth of its foundations is beyond what our Eastern Polar Region can compare with."
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