Inside the medical room, Ning Tian slowly opened his eyes.
As soon as she regained consciousness, she felt a sharp pain in her head, as if nails had been driven into it. The scene before her eyes flickered and felt unreal.
Thanks to this, she clearly understood that they had lost.
She understood Wu Feng's personality; she didn't think the girl could maintain a normal mindset and fight after she fell.
Not to mention that the opposing team also has a level 39 Soul Elder, Ning Tian has no idea how he can win.
She covered her forehead with a helpless smile.
As expected of the Shrek Academy, it's teeming with monsters. She had thought that with her talent, she could stand out here.
We still need to work harder.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to defeat that monster.
She sighed softly and got up to get out of bed.
However, when she turned her head, she saw the boy she had just wanted to surpass sitting by her bedside.
Seeing that she had noticed him, the boy smiled and greeted her.
"Oh, you're awake? I suggest you don't move around too much. You've been subjected to a mental attack, which isn't something you can easily process."
"..."
Ning Tian stared blankly at Lin Xi, who was wearing a warm smile, and was speechless for a moment.
Why is he here?
Why would Wu Feng let him come here?
So, where did Wu Feng go?
"Waaah..."
Too many questions crammed into his mind at once, causing Ning Tian, who had just regained consciousness, to clutch his forehead in pain and groan.
Lin Xi sighed helplessly and placed her hand on Ning Tian's forehead.
"I told you not to move around, see? Now look what's happened. Relax, take a deep breath."
As he spoke, he released a wisp of Life from his Sea of Consciousness and probed into Ning Tian's head.
Ning Tian felt a cool yet vibrant energy enter her mind, followed by a strong sense of comfort. The aftereffects of Huo Yutong's Soul Shock were greatly reduced.
Ning Tian breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Lin Xi with even more confusion.
"You... are you called Lin Xi? Why are you here? What happened next?"
Lin Xi responded to her question with a meaningful smile.
What do you think?
Ning Tian quickly shrank back and looked at him warily.
"Have no idea."
"Hey, don't get the wrong idea."
Lin Xi scratched his head helplessly.
Why are the people on this continent so lewd?
He had no choice but to abandon his joking attitude and say seriously:
"You guys lost. Wu Feng was really hurt and is still in a state of withdrawal."
"... Just as I expected."
Ning Tian lowered his eyes, somewhat disappointed.
She thought that even if their group wasn't the strongest among the first-year students, they wouldn't be much worse than the first-place team.
In retrospect, it was absolutely wrong.
I need to avoid arrogance and impatience in the future.
She took a deep breath and asked, frustrated:
"Then why did you call me here? To mock me as the winner?"
She knew it was impossible, of course, but she was in a really bad mood, and her tone involuntarily became sarcastic.
Lin Xi didn't say anything, but instead handed her a business card.
In situations like these, actions are always a thousand times more effective than words.
"?"
Ning Tian curiously took the business card, and after reading the words on it, his eyes narrowed suddenly. Then he slowly exhaled, put on a business-like smile, and looked at Lin Xi.
"So, is the young master of Unlimited Blade Works looking to cooperate with our Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect?"
Lin Xi couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.
Finally, someone reacted relatively normally. I must say, no wonder he's the young sect master of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
For the past three months, almost everyone who knows his identity has had the same reaction; there's nothing new about it.
Although I know I shouldn't expect too much from eleven or twelve-year-olds, seeing too much of it can get a bit annoying.
He nodded.
"Well, as far as I know, the fundamental reason why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Tang Sect became friends ten thousand years ago was because of the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapon, right? Then we, who can produce Soul Tool at extremely low cost, should be a very good partner for you."
"That's certainly true." Ning Tian smiled faintly, then changed the subject, "But as far as I know, your Unlimited Blade Works ' ultra-low-cost production is limited to low-level Soul Tool. Lin Xi, you need to understand one thing: what our Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect lacks isn't money, but resources for high-level Soul Tool. In that case, why should we choose you?"
As the young master of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Tian had a certain understanding of the world's more famous Soul Tool merchants.
After all, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, whose core members are all Auxiliary System Soul Master, is severely lacking in self-protection capabilities, so Soul Tool are undoubtedly a very good means of protection.
This battle is a good example. If she had covered her entire body with various defensive Soul Tool, although she would probably still have lost in the end, it wouldn't have been this bad.
She was undoubtedly very excited when she learned that Lin Xi was the spokesperson for Unlimited Blade Works.
She clearly understood the immense potential value of the Unlimited Blade Works guild. After all, the majority of people in the world are still low-level Soul Master, and a guild like this, which can quickly mass-produce low-level Soul Tool, is better able to meet market demands.
If this mass production can be applied to high-end Soul Tool, then this business guild's future is absolutely immeasurable.
Partnering with Lin Xi will definitely make her position as the next head of the Ren Family more secure.
Although she thought this way, she certainly couldn't say it out loud.
In essence, negotiating a business deal involves devaluing the other party and inflating one's own value; asking for an exorbitant price and settling for a lower one is the norm.
Lin Xi shrugged at this.
" Ning Tian, let's not beat around the bush. Does your Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect even need advanced Soul Tool?"
"..."
Ning Tian opened his mouth, then reluctantly closed it again.
Damn it, I've hit a nerve.
The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect doesn't really need high-level Soul Tool.
The reason is simple: the core members they truly need to protect are all below level 80.
This is an inherent flaw in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul.
The ancestor Ning Rongrong from ten thousand years ago was indeed the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Thanks to her, their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was officially renamed the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
However, it's actually a joke.
A sect without Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is a complete Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect; the name itself is utterly false advertising.
If Ning Rongrong had left behind a method for Martial Soul Evolution ten thousand years ago, or left one or two descendants in the Douluo Continent, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect wouldn't be in such an awkward situation now.
Ning Tian said somewhat displeased:
Even so, it's still usable for the high-level Soul Master we hire.
Lin Xi raised an eyebrow.
Are you sure they need it?
"..."
Ning Tian fell silent.
She understood what Lin Xi meant.
What's the point of fitting Soul Tool to those high-level hired Soul Master?
Their job is to protect the core members of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. As Soul Master with combat abilities, they don't really need Soul Tool, so equipping them with them would be extremely costly.
In comparison, it would be more appropriate to equip core members with Soul Tool wholesale.