Global Lords: Me and My Calabash Kiddos-Chapter 278 - 137: Phoenix Essence Blood, Lord’s Raid (Part 2)
The doubts of the weak are not frightening, but the doubts of the strong are the most deadly.
The Purple Wind Tribe has over eighty thousand warriors above Silver.
But among them, early-stage and mid-stage Silver warriors make up a large proportion.
Over four thousand late-stage Silver warriors force the Purple Wind Tribe to redeem them.
"I want gold!" Yi Tian typed out four words.
"The Purple Wind Tribe has no gold," Purple Divine Void answered frankly.
"Talk to me once you have it." Yi Tian implied, ending the chat.
"I’ll offer five million Celestial Dao Units of gold, plus 500,000 C-level Beast Cores," Purple Divine Void immediately added.
Gold, the Purple Wind Tribe had prepared long ago.
They had learned everything about the Demon Lord from the Horn Alliance. The Demon Lord is greedy and cunning, swallowing people whole.
Using Beast Cores was impossible to settle.
Purple Divine Void was merely testing with the Beast Cores.
"Seeing that you have some sincerity, I’ll make a small concession. Twenty million Celestial Dao Units of gold, 1 million C-level Beast Cores, and five hundred thousand B-level Beast Cores."
Yi Tian slightly lowered his demand.
Now Yi Tian only collects C-level Beast Cores and above.
D-level Beast Cores dropped in price after the recent assessment.
Since everyone has C-level Armor Design Maps and crafting armor requires Beast Cores, C-level and above Beast Cores maintain their original price.
After all, many Lords in the assessment weren’t attacked by fierce beasts, unable to hunt for Beast Cores.
Beast Cores aren’t plentiful enough to plummet in price.
At the start of the month, Lords have wealth and need development, and many buildings require Beast Cores.
"Demon Lord, aren’t you afraid of bursting from your greed?"
Though the Purple Wind Tribe learned the Black Scale Race’s cost from the Horn Alliance, they are extremely unwilling.
They secretly cultivate multiple Bandit Gangs and dozens of Adventurer’s Guilds, but they don’t want to bear this silent loss.
"Don’t worry, Kidney Deficiency Race Leader; I have a big appetite. The Ten Kingdoms Region can accommodate it, not to mention this bit of gold." Yi Tian said to Purple Divine Void.
"Ten million gold, five hundred thousand C-level Beast Cores, that’s my bottom line. Our tribe only has this much gold, not a bit more." Purple Divine Void gritted his teeth, making another concession.
"I won’t demand more gold. Ten million is ten million. I can also do without B-level Beast Cores. But you must give me 1.3 million C-level Beast Cores. That’s my bottom line. If you refuse, there’s nothing to discuss!" Yi Tian stated firmly, without subtlety.
Originally, Yi Tian only wanted one million C-level Beast Cores.
Now, to borrow 3 billion Dao Coins from the Purple Phoenix Moon Dance, though it’s a loan, Yi Tian wants to recover from the Purple Wind Tribe.
Everything has its limits. The Purple Wind Tribe is not at a dead end like the Black Scale Race.
The ransom already exceeds ten times the captives’ worth, which is enough.
"One million C-level Beast Cores. Otherwise, there’s no need to talk, and I can’t make the decision." Purple Divine Void also reached his limit, intending to go all out with Yi Tian.
Ten million gold, one million C-level Beast Cores is their set bottom line.
"Then there’s nothing to discuss. Don’t you even have 300,000 C-level Beast Cores? It’s not like I’m asking for your B-level Beast Cores. I have an Indigenous friend interested in your Li Race slaves; I can only contact him then."
"I may suffer a bit of loss, but I won’t do anything that annoys me."
Yi Tian "fabricated a friend," muddying the waters. He resolved to get an extra 3 billion, and he would follow through to the end.
"Fine, I agree. Half an hour and the deal is done." After a long silence, Purple Divine Void conceded.
He mistakenly thought Yi Tian was going to sell the tribespeople to enemies, of which the Purple Wind Tribe has many.
If that were the case, it would significantly damage his prestige as a Clan Leader.
"Kidney Deficiency Race Leader made a very wise decision." Yi Tian smiled and sent a message.
Returned!
Yi Tian suddenly felt very profitable.
Also, in future blackmail cases, external pressure might be strategically created.
Yi Tian instructed Gu Qianqiu to gather all of Purple Wind Tribe’s captives.
And ordered strong individuals to oversee, just in case of any backlash at critical times.
"My Lord, what should we do with Tianbao?" Gu Qianqiu suddenly asked Yi Tian.
The former group leader, now a prisoner, made Gu Qianqiu sigh deeply. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Tianbao, cold and fickle, now wholly loyal to the Lord, naturally aligning with the Lord’s interest became paramount for Gu Qianqiu.
"Return him to them!" Yi Tian said immediately, then paused: "Does Tianbao have any use?"
"Tianbao loves gold, his castle adorned in it. The Fierce Beast Gang has looted countless gold. Tianbao is greedy and may not have given it all to the Purple Wind Tribe," Gu Qianqiu replied to Yi Tian.
Tianbao’s deep scheming had never been known to Gu Qianqiu, even after so many years with the Fierce Beast Gang, that Tianbao was actually from the Purple Wind Tribe.
He always thought Tianbao was a warrior expelled from a branch of the Li Race.
"Keep Tianbao, gather the rest," Yi Tian ordered Gu Qianqiu.
Gold was once easily collectible when it hadn’t risen in price. Tianbao might have his secret stash.
"Yes, my Lord." Gu Qianqiu bowed and left.
Half an hour later, the Zijin Guang Brothers, Guan Yu, Gu Qianqiu, the Five Tigers, and over a thousand Dragon Sparrow Guards escorted over four thousand captives to the northern gate outside the city.
Upon learning they were to be redeemed to the tribe, the Purple Wind Warriors lacked resistance.
After all, scapegoats had already been decided. Zijin Ming and Zijin Guang would certainly be nailed to the pillar of shame in the Purple Wind Tribe, scorned by all.
Yi Tian swept his gaze over all Purple Wind Tribe captives and proposed the transaction order to Purple Divine Void: "[Jin Fei]...Transaction [Gold*10 million][C-level Beast Core*1.3 million]."
"What about Tianbao? According to our tribe’s projections, Tianbao is not dead." Purple Divine Void checked the list and questioned Yi Tian.
"Tianbao, I just slayed him. He repeatedly attacked my territory and insulted me numerous times. How could I let him live?" Yi Tian answered Purple Divine Void.
