Chapter 429: 428, just won’t give (extra updates) _1
“I can’t make that decision, you’ll have to ask Morning Star.” Su Yu looked at the cat on his shoulder, “Are you willing to accept compensation and let Walnut go?”
“In your dreams!” Morning Star turned her head away, her face cold.
Had this been her former self, she might have accepted the compensation to regain her power.
But now that Su Yu could help her recover most of her power, no compensation could outweigh her interest in Walnut.
“You all saw it, right?” Su Yu shrugged at Keching and the others, “Morning Star herself is unwilling, and I can’t do anything about it.”
There were 4 or 5 high-ranking warriors from the Sanctuary around Keching who had a good relationship with Walnut and were her half-learnt students. Hearing Su Yu’s words, this group suddenly became furious!
They took the initiative to approach Su Yu, and surrounded him in the sky, ready for a fight.
Detecting danger, Morning Star dived back into the pet space.
Su Yu glanced at these people and used [Insight Skill] to observe their information.
[Gan Yu]
Level: 75 [Sixth Rank]
Occupation: ???
Hobby: Doing what she wants to do.
[Zhong Li]
Level: 77 [Sixth Rank]
Occupation: ???
Hobby: Pai Mengbao
[Shenli Ayahua]
…
Basically, they were all strong sixth-rank Sanctuary warriors, but Su Yu was not afraid at all.
He smiled slightly, “So, you still want to attack me? As an otherworld adventurer, I can resurrect infinitely. Are you scared of that?”
“Besides, do you think killing me can get Walnut back? Keep dreaming!”
Hearing Su Yu’s words, the faces of the surrounding Sanctuary warriors stiffened.
Indeed, the ability to resurrect was an outrageous advantage!
“Everybody, calm down.” Keching waved her hand to indicate that she didn’t want everyone to continue surrounding him.
Then she looked at Su Yu and said earnestly, “Nemesis, consider this. If you kill Walnut, you’ll only vent your anger but gain nothing substantial.”
“If you return Walnut to us, we will not only provide substantial compensation to you and Morning Star but will also sign a contract guaranteeing that no one in the Kingdom of Tivat will take revenge on you or Morning Star because of this matter. Please trust our sincerity!”
But Su Yu just shrugged again, “Like I said, I have no say in this! You’ll have to ask Morning Star….”
“Meow! Dream on!” Morning Star poked her small head out from the pet space and shouted.
“You see?” Su Yu smiled.
Keching’s mouth twitched. It seemed the only way to redeem Walnut was to win over Morning Star.
So she said, “Your Excellency Morning Star, if you are willing to return Walnut, I am ready to offer you 30 units of [Star Stone], and 10 [Star Realm Bass]. What do you think?”
“Are you trying to beat down a beggar? Is a legendary figure worth only this?” Morning Star’s uncompromising voice came from the pet space.
“Then I’ll add 20 units of [Star Stone] and 5 [Star Realm Bass]!”
“No way!”
“Then I’ll add 10 units of [Star Stone] and a lot of [Star Realm Catmint] as well.”
“I’ve already said no. No matter how much you raise the price, I won’t agree!”
The negotiation between the two parties came to a standstill.
…
In the next hour, Keching increased the price several times, eventually doubling the price of Walnut’s worth.
However, Morning Star remained unmoved, no matter how high a price was offered she acted as if she hadn’t heard it, and continually refused.
Until at last, the high-ranking people of Tivat realized that Morning Star was as stubborn as a mule, determined to take Walnut with her.
Left with no choice, they gathered to discuss their strategies.
Keching looked earnestly at everyone: “What do you all think we should do?”
Stroking his chin, Zhong Li said gravely: “At this point, we might just have to call in reinforcements from the Pandamen Empire, after all, we are the faithful ser… cough, allies of the Pandamen Empire, they wouldn’t just sit by and watch us die.”
“Alright then!” Keching nodded.
She turned to a female mage with a purple magic hat standing at the back of the group. “Mona, you’re the fastest, go to the Pandamen Empire to meet with Emperor Shao Hao, and inform him about the situation here.”
“Alright,” Mona responded, then cast a teleportation spell and disappeared instantly.
After the teleportation portal vanished, Gan Yu of the group looked down at the Hall of Reincarnation with worry written all over her face.
Noticing Gan Yu’s expression, Keching asked softly, “What’s the matter, Gan Yu?”
“Lady Keching,” Gan Yu revealed her concerns, “Sylvanas has been in the Hall of Reincarnation this whole time and hasn’t come out. Could there be a plot?”
“There…shouldn’t be, right? There’s nothing special there.” Keching sounded a bit unsure.
She sent her mental powers sweeping down below.
But at that moment, Sylvanas, shrouded in black fog, flew out of the Hall of Reincarnation.
Sylvanas was so fast that the team hardly had time to react before she was already before Su Yu.
“Nemesis, let’s get going.” Sylvanas took a quick glance at Keching, clearly wary of her powers.
In the process of Sylvanas flying over, Su Yu was also observing her.
The black fog around Sylvanas was now very unstable, her naturally pale face was even darker now, clearly she had sustained heavy injuries.
However, he also knew that it wasn’t wise to stay here for long. He nodded at her, and they both retreated in the direction they had come from.
Of course, the powerhouses of Tivat wouldn’t just let them escape.
“Chase!”
“Hurry and chase them!”
Leading all the High-Ranking individuals of the Sanctuary, Keching quickly chased after Su Yu.
…
During the retreat, Su Yu, while flying, turned his head to communicate with Sylvanas: “How did the haul go?”
“The haul is good, better than I expected,” Sylvanas replied, taking out a fist-sized pure black magic stone from her Space Ring and passing it to Su Yu.
Su Yu caught the magic stone, and instantly felt a surge of coldness seep into his arm through his fingertips, which scared him into hurriedly placing the magic stone into his backpack.
However, at this moment, he also received a notification of the completion of a mission:
“Quest [Secretly Infiltrate the Hall of Reincarnation] completed: Reward [Soul of Life and Death (Emperor-level)] X4, Experience Points 200,000.”
“Why is there one more?” Su Yu asked in confusion.
He clearly only requested 3 Emperor-level [Soul of Life and Death], didn’t he?
“Because the haul was good this time, I gave you an extra one,” Sylvanas glanced at his right hand, answering lightly:
“The leftover [Soul of Life and Death], you can ask Lady Bernina to forge a ring for you. The [Soul of Life and Death] is one of the best materials to construct a top-tier ring.”
“Thanks!” Su Yu didn’t hold back, gratefully receiving it with a joyous laugh.
Meanwhile, Keching’s group behind them kept a distance, flying while discussing in hushed voices what they should do next.
Zhong Li proposed whether they should take Sylvanas down and force Su Yu to comply, but was ultimately dismissed by Keching.
Sylvanas and Su Yu, although companions, are not from the same country after all.
Aside from the fact that they are causing harm to Xi Wa, even if they really captured Xi Wa, Su Yu might not hand over Walnut to them because of her, and they would also offend the Empire of Lai Yin in the process.
So Keching had no choice but to maintain her position. She silently flew behind Su Yu.