The Xiong Clan Head Is Witnessing Something He's only Seen a Rare Few Times in His Life, an A-Grade Awakening Right in Front of Him, but Then His Amazement Was Spoiled when He Heard a Very Strange Statement 'hahahaha, Such Power! I Can Feel. . . Am I Getting Pregnant?'
He immediately winced at that comment, but in the end, an A-grade is A-grade. They're supposed to be geniuses, and genius also stands for 'out of the norm'.
001's mind after the awakening regained some of its former clarity, it was like he had just sobered up.
When he came back to reality, he noticed many people with 3-line belts, and one 4-line belt. It's not that he wasn't aware of people being nearby, but he was too drunk with power at that moment to pay attention, ~ [Why aren't they attacking?]
"You killed an entire village of people! Therefore you are our responsibility!" ~ Chi Zhong knew that it was absurd that this man is the killer, but that didn't stop him from using the obvious bait left behind by the blood path gu master, making it clear that the Gu Yue clan will deal with this matter.
"AS IF!!!! This man is clearly innocent, even a child can see that! Secondly, he awakened in our spirit spring!" ~ Xiong clan's leader was not about to let go of this once-in-a-lifetime gift from the heavens.
Chi Zhong winced at his poor choice of words, for far too long he had gotten too used to threatening those weaker than himself.
Mo Chen noticed this and quickly stepped in to help. ~ "5000! Primeval Stones!"
[What is this Bidding!] ~ Xiong clan's leader was disgusted not only by how they were trying to buy someone who awakened in his spirit spring! But also that they were doing it right in front of him! ~ "20,000! Primeval Stones!"
But what choice did he have if he kicked them out of his village, the Gu Yue clan would most definitely say things like 'This man killed our people, and you're treating him like a hero', which would lead to even more trouble, and since they suffered greatly against the very recent wolf tide, they would most definitely lose many resources, it is better to just buy him like this, then they can't complain, since the mortal chose for himself which clan he would take.
"50,000 Primeval Stone!" ~ Mo Chen is not a poor man, he is fully intending to get this man for not only the clan but also himself.
Xiong bit his lip and continued to bet. ~ "80,000! Primeval Stones!"
Mo Chen winced, he is not going to go higher, yes this man was probably worth more than the average high-end rank-3 Gu, but he had his own family matters, and once the man is hired by him, would he even have anything left for his own grandkids?
001 raised an eyebrow. [Didn't I kill your people, look on the ground one of them is right there, but then he thought about it. No matter what world you're in whether it be his old one or this one, in the end, what matters most is benefits] ~ A smile crept up his face, while he is confident that he could kill those 3 lines since he could easily kill 2 lines, why risk it? Especially when they're paying you.
"100,000 Primeval Stones!" ~ Chi Lian was part of a much richer family in the Gu Yue clan. They could even purchase methods to temporarily fake someone's aperture rank.
Xiong clan's head didn't want to pay the price of a low-end rank-4 Gu, but in the end, A-grade was A-grade. So he silently raised his hand with tears coming out of his eyes. ~ "120,000 Primeval Stones." ~ But he quickly corrected his posture ~ "But it has to be under a contract!"
Many of the other Xiong clan elders thought to themselves, 'You personally don't have that many primeval stones', but decided to keep quiet about it, since this would benefit the clan as a whole, that many primeval stones are a worthwhile amount to lose from the treasury.
As a medium to small size clan if everyone pitched in together they might even accumulate one million primeval stones, a large difference from the Shang clan which could easily pull out one hundred million every year.
"Don't lie! everyone knows the Xiong clan doesn't have the kind of wealth, where they can just toss out 120,000 primeval stones!" ~ Mo Chen Then looked at 001 with a business-like smile. ~ "While I personally don't have that much either, I can guarantee that our Gu Yue clan would most definitely be willing to pay that much for you! And anything else you may desire." ~ He then had a lecherous smile to better signify what he meant.
Xiong lowered his head, he knew he stood no chance, but what he heard next made him the happiest man in the world.
"I will take the Xiong clans deal, and if they can't provide the full 120,000 primeval stones, then they can compensate for it with information." ~ 001 wasn't stupid, it was quite the opposite, he chose the weaker party because the stronger party would force them to keep their side of the deal. If he had accepted the Gu Yue clan's deal, who's to say that they would stay true to their word? This Xiong clan certainly couldn't force them to do it.
"Get me a contract Gu right now! I don't care what path it is, just make sure its effects will stay till rank 5!" ~ Xiong clans head was smiling from ear to ear, he didn't even pay attention to the three people with steam coming out of their ears. ~ "Oh. . . by the way, friend. What name do you go by?" ~ He reached for a handshake, and 001 didn't decline. ~ [This confirms it! He is most definitely a mortal, and as a bonus, his heart is massive.]