Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 132 - 64: Ding Hao’s Deal, Earth Immortal Secrets
Two minutes later, after Ding Hao finished explaining, Ding Qing pondered for a moment and said:
"The True Immortal’s Manual is extremely important; the further you go, the better the effect. Ling Yu only has one share, so it’s best to use it when the Celestial God Incarnation Skill reaches level ninety."
Ding Hao said anxiously:
"But Ling Yu must get first place now; otherwise, how can he compete with others for that opportunity."
Ding Qing frowned:
"Look at you, getting anxious; what’s the use of being anxious."
"Here’s what you do: first contact the Chu girl and discuss with her whether Su Yu can avoid the fight."
"At the same time, contact Su Yu and make a trade, offering a Tier Seven Flying Sword in exchange for him throwing the match against Ling Yu in the arena."
"If it doesn’t work, then contact me again."
Ding Hao quickly nodded:
"I’ll take care of it right away."
....
The changes outside didn’t affect Su Yu at all. He was still happily engaged in team-building with his subordinates until on the eighth day, he suddenly received a message from Chu Xinyue:
"Come to Chensha Town."
"I’ll be right there."
Turning around to assign Gu Zhiqiu to take command temporarily, Su Yu took to the air and used Sword Control to head straight to Chensha Town.
Upon reaching the base, he found Chu Xinyue making tea alone.
"Captain, what do you need me for?"
"Sit down."
Chu Xinyue pushed a cup of tea toward him and asked:
"How has it been feeling like being the captain these past few days?"
He smiled and said:
"No difficulty. Everyone respects me a lot now."
"As long as there are no issues, it’s good. Manage well; in the early stages, you need to be willing to invest. Once you have complete control of the team, the returns will far surpass your current investments."
"Yes."
Chu Xinyue took a sip of tea and then changed the topic:
"This morning, Vice President Ding Hao came to talk to me about something related to you."
"Related to me?"
"Yes, Vice President Ding Hao wants to make a big trade with you by offering a large sum to have you throw the match against Ding Lingyu in the year-end assessment."
"???"
Su Yu was quite surprised and subconsciously asked:
"Throw the match? It can’t be, can it? Aren’t they confident in Ding Lingyu?"
As he said this, he burst into laughter:
"Seems like they aren’t very confident, huh? With him saying that, I feel even more confident."
Although Chu Xinyue didn’t smile, the corners of her mouth slightly curled up, and she asked:
"So, are you interested?"
Su Yu shrugged:
"Not really."
"Not even with a Tier Seven Flying Sword?"
Su Yu was stunned, showing a look of surprise:
"Tier Seven Flying Sword? Are they crazy? It’s just an internal guild assessment, is it worth a Tier Seven Flying Sword?"
"Do you want to trade or not?"
Su Yu paused, with a trace of conflict showing on his face.
It’s not that he was indecisive, but the offer was just too much.
In the world of Bian An, a Tier Seven Flying Sword already belongs to the category of advanced magical treasures, significantly more powerful in attributes than those below Tier Six, and they are geometrically rarer in number.
There are numerous sources for Tier Six Flying Swords, with a theoretical chance of obtaining one from a monster above level one hundred. If it’s a humanoid monster above level one hundred fifty, the chance of getting a complete Tier Six Flying Sword skyrockets.
But Tier Seven Flying Swords are rare.
Normally, only a major monster at least two hundred levels high can drop a complete Tier Seven Flying Sword, while anything below level one hundred must be an unparalleled template to have a chance.
Both scenarios are extremely rare, and most guilds aren’t equipped to handle such big bosses.
This leads to Tier Seven and above Flying Swords being extremely rare and highly valuable in Bian An.
Even sect disciples rarely encounter one, let alone a loose cultivator.
Offering a Tier Seven Flying Sword for a first place, this is really...
"Captain, is it worth such a high price just for the first place in a guild assessment?"
Chu Xinyue shook her head and said:
"Normally, it’s not worth it."
Su Yu keenly sensed there was more to her words and immediately asked:
"Normally it’s not worth it, so does it mean there’s something unusual about this assessment? Is it related to the rumor that Ding Lingyu is hoping this first place will build momentum for competing for the guild president in the future?"
"But that’s not necessary; even when he needs to compete for the president position, it won’t be for at least a decade, and by then, this title would be unnecessary, right?"
"And fearing I would be a competitor doesn’t make sense; I’m basically not qualified to compete for president, and I’m not interested in being one, either."
This was Su Yu speaking his true thoughts. If he could be a captain, he could leave some trusted subordinates to manage things and be hands-off, but you can’t do that as a guild president.
Above the captain is the team, and as long as the captain supports him, no one can take it away.
If a president tries to be hands-off for too long, even with a few trusted subordinates, if any harbor second thoughts, they can easily gather support and isolate the president.
Above the president, there’s no higher authority to protect that position for you.
He looked at Chu Xinyue with a puzzled expression; she surely knew the reason.
Under his gaze, Chu Xinyue nodded and said:
"There indeed are other factors."
"The future competition for president is just a smokescreen they’ve intentionally put out; the real reason is that first place corresponds to an opportunity."
"In Xuanzhen Immortal Sect, there is an Earth Immortal True Monarch whose lifespan is nearing its end. Not long ago, he announced he would select a batch of disciples to enter his tutelage for a ten-year competition, ultimately choosing 1-3 of the most outstanding disciples as the final winners, taking them as direct disciples and inheriting all his estate."
"???
Su Yu’s eyes widened in disbelief, his mouth agape, completely astounded.
"An Earth Immortal True Monarch taking direct disciples?"
"Wait, but how does an Earth Immortal True Monarch taking direct disciples connect with our Thousand Feather Association’s assessment?"
"Could it be that our Thousand Feather Association is under the umbrella of that Earth Immortal senior?" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Chu Xinyue looked at him with some surprise and nodded:
"That’s exactly the case."
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