Reincarnated as a Mosquito, I Sucked the Reborn Empress to Tears-Chapter 90: The Shock of the Capital City’s Masters, This Mosquito is Heaven-Defying
"We need three portions of King-level Essence Blood!"
The moment she said this, the entire conference room fell silent again.
Everyone’s gaze focused on Gu Yuexi, their expressions a complex mix of shock, doubt, and an indescribable sense of absurdity.
The move Chu Sheng had just shown them had indeed given them hope.
The ability to directly ignore the Hive Will and forcibly ’turn’ over a thousand Spirit-Devouring Worms was simply beyond their comprehension!
Even Zhou Ping’s Insect Shepherd, which he had spent countless hours cultivating, was useless before the Hive Will. Yet this mosquito could carve out a chunk of the swarm and make it its own!
This ability was simply unheard of!
But the problem was... Gu Yuexi’s condition was just too outrageous, wasn’t it?
Three portions?
Three portions of King-level Essence Blood?!
’Why don’t you just rob us?!’
’What is this if not taking advantage of our crisis? Du Nan First Middle School only has two sets in total! And they’re treasures that have been with the school for over a hundred years, a part of our very foundation!’
Never mind three portions, even giving up one would make the entire school leadership’s hearts bleed!
Chen Xiaozhang felt his blood pressure skyrocketing. He forced a smile that was uglier than a crying face. "Gu, please don’t joke around... Our school only has two portions of King-level Essence Blood in total! You’re asking for..."
"Oh? Only two portions?"
Gu Yuexi cut him off, a reluctant look on her face. "Fine, I’ll take a step back. I’ll just take those two portions of Essence Blood... You can just make up for the last one with resources of equivalent value."
Chen Xiaozhang: "..."
Everyone: "..."
’You call that taking a step back?’
’Where the hell did you step back?!’
’I bet you were after these two portions of Essence Blood from the very beginning, weren’t you?!’
Chen Xiaozhang and the other school leaders’ faces darkened. They instantly realized that this country girl was not as simple as she looked; she had likely come here with a clear objective from the start!
’If only we had known...’
’If only we had known, we should have just gritted our teeth and agreed when she only asked for one portion!’
’Now look. One portion became two, and two became three!’
’If we drag this out any longer, is she going to ask for the entire school?’
"I can give you time to discuss it," Gu Yuexi said flatly. "But my previous request is my bottom line. If you can’t meet it, then there’s nothing more to talk about."
"..."
Seeing her unyielding expression, a mentally exhausted Chen Xiaozhang sighed. He could only gather the other school leaders and move to a corner of the conference room to discuss in low voices.
Meanwhile, the experts from the Spirit Plant Realm had no interest in getting involved. After all, what Gu Yuexi wanted belonged to Du Nan First Middle School, so what did it have to do with them?
At this moment, their attention was entirely focused on that outrageous mosquito.
Master Wang stared at Chu Sheng, his eyes filled with shock. "This ability... If it can control tens of thousands of Second-Grade insectoid Demon Beasts, how terrifying would its combat power be?"
"Forget Third-Grade, it probably wouldn’t have an equal below Fourth-Grade, right?"
"Indeed," another expert from the Capital City next to him nodded, his face full of astonishment. "And did you all notice?"
"The Mental Power fluctuations it released while controlling the swarm were at least at the level of a Second-Grade Early Stage! It’s almost in sync with its Qi Blood intensity! What... what is this thing?"
These experts from the Spirit Plant Realm all had Mental Power of at least Fifth-Grade, and their Perception Ability was extremely strong. Chu Sheng’s Qi Blood and Mental Power fluctuations couldn’t possibly escape their notice.
For Qi Blood and Mental Power to grow in sync is something only Demon Beasts with an Emperor-level Bloodline should be capable of!
But this mosquito’s Qi Blood is only at the Second-Grade Early Stage, and its Bloodline aura is High-Level at most!
This extremely abnormal situation made them all realize something.
This Gu Yuexi was probably not just some girl who got in through connections...
Her confidence likely came from this mosquito with its heaven-defying ability!
Zhou Ping’s eyes lit up, and he stared at Chu Sheng as if he were looking at a priceless treasure.
’This mosquito’s ability has immense research value! If I could replicate its genes and cultivate a batch of insectoid Demon Beasts with similar abilities, wouldn’t my career take off?’
’Forget just leaving my mark on history; I’d have a place in the entire Federation’s demon beast cultivation world of the future!’
At this thought, Zhou Ping became anxious. He quickly walked over to Gu Yuexi, his face wreathed in a fawning smile.
"Hello, Gu. I’m Zhou Ping from Huaqing University, a holder of dual High-Level positions in Spiritual Plant and Demon Beast cultivation!"
"If possible, I’d like to discuss some... details... about your Contracted Beast with you!"
"I was wondering if you might be interested in providing me with some research material? For example, its blood or a piece of its carapace?"
"Rest assured! I have absolutely no ill intentions! I simply want to make a small contribution to the Federation’s field of cultivation science!"
Gu Yuexi glanced at him, not even bothering to respond.
Meanwhile, Chu Sheng, who was perched on her shoulder, looked at Zhou Ping as if he were an idiot.
’Seriously, buddy? Who do you think you are?’
’Coming up and asking to research someone’s Contracted Beast right off the bat? The Empress not smacking you down is a sign of her good temper, you know?’
’Have some common sense, will you?’
Seeing this, the smile on Zhou Ping’s face froze. He realized he had gotten a bit carried away and had been impolite. He could only give an awkward laugh and retreat to the side in embarrassment.
’Forget it, forget it. I can’t be hasty...’
’First, I’ll just get my face known. When there’s a chance later, I’ll slowly get closer to her. I’ll get something eventually!’
On the other side, Chen Xiaozhang and the school leaders were still in discussion.
"Old Chen, this condition is truly outrageous! If we really give it to her, more than half of the school’s hundred-year foundation will be gone! How are we going to explain this to the old principal?" The vice-principal’s expression was extremely grim.
Another leader sighed. "But if we don’t solve this insect plague, what about the school’s finances? What about the military’s orders? We’ll be completely ruined!"
Faced with this dilemma, the school leaders were on the verge of a mental breakdown.
"How about... we just verbally agree for now?"
A leader who looked rather shrewd whispered, "Once she’s actually dealt with the Spirit-Devouring Worms, we can just stall and not give them to her. After all, her demand is unreasonable. Even if she takes it to the higher-ups, we’ll have an excuse to refuse!"
At these words, the other leaders fell silent, clearly tempted.
"No."
Just then, Chen Xiaozhang, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up, his expression grave. "Just now, I calmed down and thought about it. We might have... been thinking about this all wrong from the very beginning!"
The other leaders looked at him in confusion. "What do you mean?"
Chen Xiaozhang’s gaze swept over the group as he continued, "Those rumors on the forums about her being the illegitimate daughter of some big family from the Capital City—do you think there’s any concrete evidence for that? None! It’s all just baseless speculation!"
"But! The ability her Contracted Beast has displayed is something we’ve seen with our own eyes!"
"So, isn’t it possible that..."
"She doesn’t have some heaven-defying background at all! The reason she was personally escorted by Director Zhang of the Provincial Education Bureau, the reason she’s classified as one of the Federation’s top secrets—it’s not because of some illusory family connection!"
"It’s her! It’s her mosquito! It’s the terrifying potential they possess, a potential we can’t even begin to imagine!!"
