"I'll give you three sets, General, including bulletproof combat boots. One set for your own protection, and another to give as a gift. I believe none of the marshals or generals in the army would turn them down," Tang Wen said.
"Lord Tang, I, Jiang Xuan, will remember this kindness," Jiang Xuan said solemnly.
"A complete set must be worth quite a fortune, right?" Tie Wenjing asked.
"This is equipment used by elite soldiers in the Western Lands. You can't buy it on the open market. I only managed to acquire a batch through certain channels myself. Good things are expensive, of course," Tang Wen said.
"How much?" Jiang Xuan asked curiously.
Tang Wen held up two fingers.
"Twenty thousand taels? For something that can save your life, that isn't expensive. A suit of elite armor in our army costs several thousand taels too," Jiang Xuan said.
"It isn't expensive, but, alas, what a pity..." Tie Wenjing said, his face full of longing.
"Lord Tie, you're my senior fellow disciple. I'll give you a set," Tang Wen said.
"How could I accept that? It's far too valuable." Though Tie Wenjing said that, his eyes remained glued to the equipment.
"It's only right, only right," Tang Wen said.
"Lord Jiang, His Lordship has made such a great contribution to the court. We can't let him lose out, can we?" Tie Wenjing said.
"Of course not. The bulletproof vests and other equipment His Lordship has donated all serve the country. I'll convert them into merit points and deliver them to His Lordship. More than two hundred merit points per set-would that satisfy you, my lord?" Jiang Xuan asked.
"I have no objection to however you calculate it, Lord Jiang," Tang Wen said. And so, he gained nearly another thousand merit points.
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