Chapter 231

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Chapter 231: Everybody Takes What They Need
“Even though you say it like that, I know that I owe you a bit more, but it’s not worth arguing over. Let’s just not owe each other anything, as you say.”
Long Qi’s gaze towards Zhang Mu became friendlier, and he continued, “No matter what your purpose is in Shan Xi City, as long as you don’t harm our fellow humans, I can assist you.”
“Of course not, I would never trade the lives of my own people for my own benefit.” Zhang Mu chuckled lightly but his tone was firm.
“That’s good to hear. So, tell me, what do you need my help with?” Feeling Zhang Mu’s sincerity, Long Qi made a promise to help him with anything he could.
Zhang Mu was about to refuse because he had already completed a successful trade with Era Merchant. However, he suddenly remembered something that he might really need Long Qi’s help with. So he said, “A day later, aren’t we going to clean up the battlefield in Jin Zhong City? I hope you can give me all the beast cores you collect. Of course, I will exchange them with elemental crystals, the things used to replenish energy behind zombie heads, or food, at a ratio of one to ten. If it’s not enough, I’ll owe you and I’ll pay you back the next time I come to Shan Xi City.”
“So, this is what they call an elemental crystal?” Long Qi didn’t rush to agree but instead pondered over Zhang Mu’s words.
Indeed, there were many terms that they were unfamiliar with, as they had received information from their respective Era Merchants through Era Sub-merchants. However, it seemed that the Era Sub-merchant of Shan Xi City had not communicated with the leader of this gathering place, Long Qi, yet, causing his confusion.
After a moment of silence, Long Qi finally spoke, saying slowly, “I can give you the beast cores, following the ratio you mentioned earlier. I understand its value, but I realize that you have much more knowledge than us. Like Long Er mentioned before, you are much more mysterious than us from the Dragon Group.”
If you don’t have enough elemental crystals or food, you don’t need to owe anyone. Just answer a few questions for me.”
It seemed like Long Qi really had never come across Era Sub-merchant before. Zhang Mu easily replied, “Go ahead and ask your questions. I’ll tell you everything I know.”
“First question, is the method of using elemental crystals to enhance with beast cores during advancement, can it also be used normally?” Long Qi asked the first question that came to his mind.
“Yes, it can be used, but without the enhancement aura attracting and extracting energy, the absorption power of elemental crystals for regular evolvers is actually very low,” Zhang Mu patiently explained to Long Qi. “It can help you recover energy at twice the normal rate when not in battle, and how much you can recover depends on how many elemental crystals you have.”
Long Qi nodded gently, as if recalling something, and continued, “Because when I was advancing, relying on Long Er’s intuition, she found the materials I needed for advancement for me, which were a large number of elemental crystals I had collected previously, and the beast core of a highly powerful mentally mutated beast that I had previously slain. Is this the normal process for advancement? Do you need a matching beast core and a lot of elemental crystals? Because Long Er has always refused to use any other beast core without a mental attribute for her own advancement.”
So it was thanks to Long Er’s abilities, no wonder. She really had a high sensitivity to danger, but the wrong advancement was the biggest danger for Long Qi and Long Er standing by his side.
Zhang Mu didn’t plan to keep any secrets and directly told Long Qi the key point, “That’s right, humans must find a beast core that matches their own attribute for advancement, otherwise there’s a seventy percent chance of exploding and dying.”
“Seventy percent, is that so high?” Long Qi sighed and said, “No wonder Long Er has been reluctant to advance. So using a beast core with a different attribute will cause her death. But where can I find another mentally mutated beast with the same attribute as the one I used before?”
Zhang Mu suddenly remembered something hidden in his Era Merchant Ring, so he quietly moved his right hand behind him, took out a few diamond-shaped crystals, waved them in front of Long Qi’s eyes, and said, “These are the beast cores of several mutated beasts I encountered on my journey, all with mental attributes. If you give these to Long Er, she can successfully advance with their help.”
These are the remaining elemental crystals that Zhang Mu collected from Nightmare Beetle last time. He originally planned to give them to Yuan Rui, but now he has a better choice, which is the old white fox’s second-grade elemental crystal that closely matches her primary attribute.
Before, Zhang Mu used most of the Soul Crystals because his mental power was not very strong, so he needed more mental energy to supplement himself. Long Er, on the other hand, is a standout among the strong mental power individuals at the first level.
After feeling that familiar aura, Long Qi was so excited that his hands were shaking. This is the key to Long Er advancing to the second rank! If Long Er also reaches the second rank, then their ambitions will be much easier to achieve.
“Spirit-type mutant beasts are so rare, but I can’t refuse. How about this, no matter how many beast cores my men collect, I’ll give them all to you. What do you think?”
Long Qi’s smile looked a bit uneasy because, truthfully, spirit-type mutant beasts are extremely rare creatures.
Zhang Mu didn’t mind. He originally wanted to give them to Long Qi for free, but since he said that, Zhang Mu decided to take what he needed. He smiled back at Long Qi.
“Deal!”