Chapter 618: Chapter 559: Wager Contract
After Zhang Yu sent the message that he also intended to participate in the competition, Bei Wufeng seemed to hesitate for a moment before starting to reply.
Bei Wufeng: Junior, are you joking with me?
Bei Wufeng: If you think the price isn’t enough, we can continue to negotiate.
Bei Wufeng: I am very sincere about this.
Zhang Yu: Sorry, senior.
Zhang Yu: I really want to participate in the Top Ten League’s military tournament.
Bei Wufeng: The Top Ten League’s military tournament?
Zhang Yu: The Top Ten League’s military tournament.
It seemed that from Zhang Yu’s words, Bei Wufeng sensed a serious attitude, and his tone changed.
Bei Wufeng: Currently, 10 people have been selected for the school team. The Artifact Refining Department has 3 people, namely Yan Qianji, myself, and Ye Xingli.
Bei Wufeng: If you want to join, it seems you’re aiming to replace Ye Xingli or me?
Bei Wufeng: According to the rules, that means challenging Ye Xingli or challenging me, and winning would push someone out.
Seeing Bei Wufeng’s words, Zhang Yu didn’t know how to respond for a moment.
Bei Wufeng: Haven’t you considered it? To represent the school in the Top Ten League’s military tournament, you need to at least reach our level.
Bei Wufeng: Although the official competition is in September, the registration deadline is in July. It’s February now, meaning you have about 5 months to catch up with us.
Bei Wufeng: Do you think you can reach our level in 5 months?
Zhang Yu knew Bei Wufeng’s words were reasonable, and he believed most students would be persuaded by them.
Even if it were him, if not for the “Immortal Sect Techniques selection” opportunity, he probably wouldn’t rush to enter this year’s Top Ten League.
But to increase his chances of joining a sect, Zhang Yu was willing to make his best effort to try.
Moreover, he understood that he wasn’t entirely without a chance.
After years of accumulation on the Immortal Path, various cultivation techniques, chain technique maps, Dao seeds, wealth, and connections… his cultivation efficiency was increasing, and his speed of getting stronger was accelerating, ushering in a period of explosive growth.
So in facing Bei Wufeng’s questioning, Zhang Yu replied: I want to try.
Seeing Zhang Yu’s answer, Bei Wufeng couldn’t help but laugh.
“There seems to be no need to lie, and it’s too easy to see through.”
“So… this guy genuinely thinks this way?”
Looking at the other party’s message, Bei Wufeng felt a sense of arrogance, a sense of cluelessness.
“It seems like both Ye Xingli and I are being underestimated.”
“Does this guy think our achievements are so easy to surpass?”
Shaking his head, Zhang Yu’s evaluation in Bei Wufeng’s mind dropped sharply.
However, since his previous words didn’t successfully persuade the other party, he didn’t want to waste more time entangling over this issue.
But Bei Wufeng didn’t want to give up, after all, the Heavenly Sun Divine was a military-level puppet he planned to lease early on.
Early last year, when Jin Jun was preparing to refine the Heavenly Sun Divine, Bei Wufeng had already made an agreement with this junior to rent his Heavenly Sun Divine for the Top Ten League to perfect his system.
And during Jin Jun’s initial refining of the prototype, Bei Wufeng provided a lot of help, such as funding, connections, and strategies to suppress Zhang Yu, and even the news of Zhang Yu’s registration evaluation was provided to Jin Jun by him.
Since Jin Jun was his junior, Bei Wufeng naturally hoped Jin Jun would defeat Zhang Yu to strengthen their faction.
But this kind of help is also limited. Now that Jin Jun has failed, Bei Wufeng naturally can’t help him suppress Zhang Yu but rather shifts the transaction target to Zhang Yu to establish a cooperative relationship with him.
And faced with Zhang Yu’s incomprehensible choice, Bei Wufeng decided to try a different approach.
Bei Wufeng: If you haven’t made it to the school team by July, would you consider renting the Heavenly Sun Divine to me for the Top Ten League? How about that?
Bei Wufeng: If you’re not satisfied with the price, we can negotiate then.
Zhang Yu: Sure.
Bei Wufeng: I hope we can sign a contract to ensure you’ll prioritize leasing to me when the time comes.
Just as Zhang Yu was about to agree, Fu Ji reminded him: “Zhang Yu, if you’re going to sign a contract, why not add some conditions?”
Zhang Yu asked: “What conditions?”
Fu Ji said: “If you can’t join the Top Ten, and have to lend your military-level magic treasure to him, then if he can’t join the Top Ten, should he also lend his magic treasure to you?”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu’s eyes lit up, seemingly tempted by Fu Ji’s suggestion.
He hadn’t considered this before. Now knowing that students like Bei Wufeng, who participate in the Top Ten League, also have the option to borrow magic treasures, he realized he could apply it too.
If he could borrow the other party’s military-level magic treasure, it would obviously be a great help for him to participate in the Ten Great Leagues.
But he still hesitated in his heart and said to Fu Ji: “Bei Wufeng just helped me suppress the Heavenly Demon issue after all. If I say this to him… isn’t it a bit inappropriate? Will it offend him?”
Fu Ji said: “What’s inappropriate about it? On the Immortal Path, it’s either you step on others, or others step on you. Do you think it’s child’s play? That everyone breaks through their limits with smiles and unity?”
“As long as there’s a slight increase in winning odds, what’s the harm in offending someone?”
“Moreover, he’s not entirely wrong. Your future participation in the school team will most likely… involve squeezing him or Ye Xingli out.”
“After all, Yan Qianji is the strongest in the Artifact Refining Department, and the challenge is the most difficult. With the second and third positions, Bei Wufeng and Ye Xingli have similar strengths, challenging them has the highest success rate.”
Fu Ji eloquently continued: “And what he said aligns with the information we’ve gathered: at that time, you’ll have to compete against one of them, and defeating them will allow you to replace them on the school team.”
“Do you want to push him out? Or Ye Xingli? Given your personality, you’ll definitely challenge the one you’re not so familiar with, Bei Wufeng. In the end, won’t you still offend him?”
“Since you have to offend him anyway, why not make things clear now? You can also pre-arrange the rental of his military-level magic treasure and utilize his current underestimation to secure a more favorable contract for us.”
“Otherwise, after defeating him, if you want to borrow his military-level magic treasure, he might not lend it to you.”
Fu Ji concluded: “Zhang Yu, it’s not that you want to offend him, but the conflict between you is inevitable, for the simple reason… he’s blocking your path.”
Zhang Yu had to admit that Fu Ji made a lot of sense, leaving him with no reason to refuse.
“To increase my chances of entering the Immortal Sect, I’ll have to inconvenience you for a bit, senior.”
However, Zhang Yu did not immediately respond to the other party but instead turned to inquire from the Magnetic Pole True Monarch and Ye Xingli about some issues regarding the Ten Great Leagues and the school team, especially the matter of renting military-level magic treasures.
Only by understanding it thoroughly could he continue to negotiate with Bei Wufeng.
Magnetic Pole True Monarch: Bei Wufeng asked to borrow your military-level magic treasure?
Magnetic Pole True Monarch: You can ask your senior sister if she wants to lend it
Magnetic Pole True Monarch: Why must it be your senior sister? Naturally, whoever offers more money and better terms, lend it to them
Ye Xingli: Junior brother, I’ve already gathered enough military-level magic treasures needed for the Ten Great Leagues
Ye Xingli: Lending me more would exceed my artifact mastery limit. Moreover, your Heavenly Sun Divine doesn’t fit well with the system I plan to set up
Ye Xingli (Poor Man Simulator): Thank you for your concern, junior brother [flower] If you want to rent out the Heavenly Sun Divine, don’t consider me
After gathering information from the master and senior sister, Zhang Yu had a clearer understanding of the situation.
“Indeed, even with the assistance of a Soul Cultivator, there is a limit to the number of magic treasures one can master.”
“And the difficulty of mastering military-level magic treasures is higher, so the number one person can use simultaneously is even less.”
“If the number exceeds the operational limit, it becomes difficult to handle, making it harder to fully utilize the magic treasure’s mysteries, ultimately making it less worthwhile than focusing on mastering a few military-level magic treasures.”
Zhang Yu thought to himself: “If I want to rent… the teachers’ military-level magic treasures have long surpassed Level 20, not only are they difficult to master, but the price is also extremely high.”
“Moreover, students who obtained military certificates in previous years, after graduating from university, went to study in the third layer of Kunxu. Not only are they hard to borrow from, but many might have already obtained the Golden Core qualification, and their magic treasures also increased to above Level 20 with them stepping into Golden Core.”
“As for military channels’ military-level magic treasures, they are even harder to access.”
“Thus, relatively speaking, military-level magic treasures refined by students in University City are more suitable to rent for use in the competition…”
After understanding the situation better, Zhang Yu replied to Bei Wufeng: Senior, if I join the Ten Great Leagues and you lose your eligibility, can I borrow your military-level magic treasures to compete then?
Seeing Zhang Yu’s reply, Bei Wufeng couldn’t help but laugh again.
“This kid… has made up his mind to challenge me?”
But Bei Wufeng was not angry, instead, he saw an opportunity to profit from it.
“This Zhang Yu is even more arrogant than I initially expected.”
“That’s just right… let’s see if his arrogance can be used to my advantage.”
“Hmm, I can also try provoking him.”
So Bei Wufeng replied: Sure
Bei Wufeng: If you can challenge me and push me out of the school team, I will lend you my military-level magic treasures for free
Bei Wufeng: But conversely, if you end up losing and fail to participate in the Ten Great Leagues, your Heavenly Sun Divine must be lent to me for free as well
Bei Wufeng: Do you dare?
Seeing Bei Wufeng’s reply, Zhang Yu hesitated for a moment, thinking to himself: “I want to win in the Ten Great Leagues, wanting to defeat the talents of different schools, how can I not take a gamble?”
“Let’s do it.”
Zhang Yu replied: Alright, let’s sign the contract
The moment he signed the contract, Bei Wufeng smiled contentedly, thinking: “Hehe, instead of what I initially expected, the outcome is even better. Without having to pay rental fees, I have a budget freed up to be used elsewhere, increasing my odds in the Ten Great Leagues.”
Looking at the contract, Zhang Yu felt his fighting spirit ignite: “I must win! If I lose, that’s a rental loss of 50 spirit coins a day!”