A Lion's Exorbitant Demands and the Value of One Who Cherished His Life

Six aircraft came from Pondeworth, but only one was able to land.

Only Teresa came to negotiate.

Zhang Xuezhou was unaware of what Montes Arthur and Teresa had discussed. Even Ren Yisheng, who was in charge of the negotiations, had not truly revealed his identity. It was only after recognizing Zhang Xuezhou that Teresa mentioned that she belonged to Montes Arthur's faction.

He couldn't help but feel a little surprised, thinking that Montes Arthur might have misunderstood something. After all, Zhang Xuezhou didn't like to show his face, didn't like to take charge of the overall situation, and didn't like to act as a representative to make decisions.

Zhang Xuezhou suggested that Teresa could talk to Ren Yisheng again.

"Arthur said he'd agree to anything as long as you're willing to help," Teresa said through gritted teeth in a low voice. "He only mentioned your name and indicated that I can contact you after I get in touch with you!"

"My relationship with Arthur is very distant," Zhang Xuezhou said in surprise. "How could Arthur value me so much?"

"I don't know either!"

Teresa replied helplessly.

Theresa has been actively seeking ways to contact the outside world these past few days.

Despite having communication and aircraft capabilities, and even being able to coordinate with Airbus, all these methods only allowed her to operate within the Aomeijia Alliance, making it difficult to reach the Scarlet Alliance State across the ocean.

Teresa knew that some foreign forces would come to take advantage of the chaos in the Aomeijia Alliance, but she never expected to see Zhang Xuezhou in a place like this; it was almost like a windfall.

Of course, Teresa had to admit that she couldn't understand Montes Arthur's thinking. After all, she had looked up Zhang Xuezhou's information and knew that Zhang Xuezhou was far from holding an important position in the Scarlet Alliance State and was almost certainly not in a position to have decision-making power.

He instructed me that if I were to get in touch with you, I would ask you to contact him!

Theresa whispered a number in his ear before taking a step back.

With the communication technology of the Aomeijia Alliance, as long as the communication number is known and the communicator remains active, location can be directly established.

If artillery fire is located based on communication signals, this could pose a deadly threat.

It may seem like just a phone number, but it could undoubtedly threaten Montes Arthur's life and also represent trust.

To be honest, Zhang Xuezhou found Montes Arthur's trust somewhat inexplicable, since he had never considered Montes Arthur a friend and could never trust Montes Arthur.

In Zhang Xuezhou's mind, Montes Arthur's impression on him was even less than that of Genas.

"Was it through Batia that trust was established?"

If one had to find a reason, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the straightforward Batia might have played a role in guiding Montes Arthur's desperate pleas for help.

"Arthur probably spent a few days with us in Western Capital City before, and he wanted to use me as a ladder to climb over the wall," Zhang Xuezhou guessed. "He doesn't have much of a relationship with Chairman Li!"

"Arthur has a good position in the Aomeijia Alliance," Ren Yisheng nodded.

"I'll dial this number and see what's going on!"

Zhang Xuezhou glanced at Teresa.

Their communicators were all pre-configured and used only for communication within the group; they rarely dialed additional numbers.

Contacting Montes Arthur at this time also carried the potential risk of being targeted, and Zhang Xuezhou could only wait for the outcome of the communication.

If his attempts at communication fail to gain Montes Arthur's trust, he can simply discard the communicator.

"Hello?"

After dialing the number three times, Zhang Xuezhou only heard a muffled voice on the other end.

"Are you Xuezhou?"

Don't pronounce my name backwards!

Montes Arthur 'Montes Arthur voice was somewhat somber, but it only relaxed after Zhang Xuezhou exchanged a few words with him.

"How could I possibly save Badun? You must have received the wrong information... Did Mengtesi Badun say that? He's not quite dead yet."

It wasn't until they began communicating with each other that Zhang Xuezhou understood why Montes Arthur was so eager to find him, and even why he had such an unbelievable level of trust in him.

Zhang Xuezhou was also affected by Ding Kui, and the transportation of Ding Kui caused necrosis in many parts of his body.

His body was able to recover thanks to the Spiritual Qi energy of the snake pit.

Zhang Xuezhou's unique cultivation method also allowed him to recover quickly. He even fought with Xu Lu and stole cultivation resources such as the Snake Cave Medicine right under Hu Hao's nose.

Whether this method can be replicated for Mengtesi Badun is another matter, and Mengtesi Badun's injury has lasted for quite some time now, making his situation somewhat different from Zhang Xuezhou's.

"We can just tell you what we need. I want 30,000 doses of blood potion and five portions each of the extracts from fourteen different Ferocious Beast that you've never traded before. It must be a cash transaction!"

When Li Yingbo and Montes Ganghao in Western Capital City negotiated, Li Yingbo demanded 3,000 doses of blood serum and one extract from each of fourteen kinds of Ferocious Beast. The negotiations reached a stalemate and failed to reach an agreement. Zhang Xuezhou, on the other hand, almost directly increased his demands tenfold.

A single dose of the blood serum sells for between hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars, and the sale of 30,000 doses involved at least billions of dollars.

While monetary value can be measured numerically, the quantity of genetic resources is finite and cannot be entirely measured by monetary standards.

Zhang Xuezhou's demands were like slashing the lifeline of the Aomeijia Alliance, drawing blood directly. Even Ren Yisheng, who was listening nearby, felt his eyelids twitch slightly, thinking that Zhang Xuezhou was just talking nonsense during the negotiation, completely disregarding the lives of others.

"Make a deal!"

A calm, reassuring voice came through the communicator. Zhang Xuezhou pursed his lips, while Ren Yisheng gasped.

Before they could even assist the Aomeijia Alliance in suppressing the rebels, the things that needed to be discussed and demanded had already been basically settled.

"Badun really values his life!"

Zhang Xuezhou replied sourly, indicating that his offer was still too low, which prompted Montes Arthur to respond with a wry smile on his face.

In authoritarian states, everything is geared towards serving the top leadership, rather than addressing the needs of the general public.

The capital of the Aomeijia Alliance was bombed to pieces, with tens of thousands killed and wounded, but none of this could outweigh the importance of saving Mengtesi Badun.

Of course, Mengtesi Badun also has this value; his impact far exceeds that of tens of thousands of mediocre people.

It's understandable that Zhang Xuezhou and the others were slightly surprised. In fact, even if Zhang Xuezhou and the others made higher demands, Montes Arthur would have agreed without hesitation.

Montes Arthur would directly levy any resources that were within his power to mobilize.

Zhang Xuezhou belatedly realized what was happening and couldn't help but feel a little regretful. His offer was already extremely high, but it was far from the limit.

"Fine, fine. As long as you meet our demands, we'll show Mengtesi Badun the way. Whether he can return to normal is another matter. Anyway, that's how I returned to normal!"

Zhang Xuezhou had no choice but to agree.

However, he was unsure of the extent of Mengtesi Badun's illness at the time and did not make any direct promises, but only indicated that he would handle it in the same way.

"I'll make preparations right now, and it will take no more than two days to fulfill your requirements. When can you deliver on your promise?" Montes Arthur asked.

"We should have about three days," Zhang Xuezhou replied without hesitation. "You need to ensure you get to Western Capital City safely, otherwise we won't be able to handle it!"

"Thirty thousand doses of various types of blood serum and five portions each of fourteen kinds of Ferocious Beast beast extracts. Badun and I, along with others, will board the Airbus and meet up with you before heading to Western Capital City together," Montes Arthur said.

"Can!"

Zhang Xuezhou looked at the large flags that had been planted and felt that many arrangements could not keep up with changes.

Of course, it doesn't matter whether he returns to Western Capital City or not, since the healing of Mengtesi Badun was done by the Spiritual Qi emitted by the Qinmeng Secret Stone, not by Zhang Xuezhou.

The desires of so many people were fulfilled so easily, which felt like punching cotton.

The matter was already accomplished before the cards were even played.