Unfamiliar with Ye Tian or his intentions, Song Han didn’t know if he could make it alive or not, but with broken bones, damaged nerves, and a single vision to rely on just made his survival rate very slim at this point.
“Song Han, join us! We need people with your ability and talent. Whoever comes after you, we’ll protect each other,” Ye Tian asked. He was determined to have Song Han join the gang, because his combat abilities were on par with the others, not to mention that Song Han reminded him of a very similar situation a few months ago where he had to clash with some noble clans of the Star Empire.
“….What do I get in return?” Song Han calmly asked back. Never did he thought this would've happened at this moment. He really did thought he was going to die soon. With the proposal of an alliance, he needed to know the details of this partnership based on what benefits he can gain from this alliance.
“Just tell me what you want? We don’t have much and we probably can’t offer anything close to what the noble families can offer you. We’re not righteous nor are we bad people, but anyone that intends to harm us, we’ll pay them back 100 times,” Ye Tian straightforwardly replied. He had no interest in negotiating but only wanted to lure in Song Han as direct as possible with no hidden agenda.
“I want a mansion”
“No.”
“I want 2,000,000 zoids.”
“Don’t have it.”
“Weapons or armors at the infinite dao realm.”
“We only have supreme dao weapons and armors, but I can offer you martial scrolls….ancient martial skills that you’re not allowed to pass to anyone else.”
Song Han was intrigued by the word ancient skills. He couldn’t sell these scrolls, but if he learned the skill it would give him a powerful hidden skill to rely on at crucial times. Ye Tian could see Song Han started being intrigued by his offer, so he continued explaining his offer.
“Besides, your combat abilities focus heavily on distance attacks. I have a martial scroll skill that would significantly increase your close combat skills. If you learn this skill, you would have a much better chance of escaping. If you have learned this skill prior to this battle, you could’ve beaten that old devil.”
Ye Tian was smiling now, feeling that Song Han was almost about to bite the candy.
“If this partnership doesn’t work out, what then?” Song Han asked.
“You can do whatever you want. I don’t require you to sign a soul contract to join us nor to leave us. If you help us, we will help you. If you decide to leave, as long as you don’t harm us, we won’t bother you. So….what’s your decision?” Ye Tian replied.
“I accept your offer, but let me see the martial scroll first.”
It took him a while before making his final decision, but Song Han finally accepted the offer. Ye Tian handed him the ancient martial scroll called “Phantom Empire.” Song Han was livid after reading the scroll, because this skill was truly a one of its kind, incomparable to any high-grade martial skills. Immortal dao or Heaven dao cultivators don’t even have such martial skills in their arsenal. This ancient martial skills allowed the user to use gravity freely in any direction the user wishes to control as long as the opponent was within the 50 meters domain. However, the difficulty of learning this skill was enormous as it required a true understanding of the law of gravity, which no one has mastered in this era. Nevertheless, Song Han was still happy he could learn a lost ancient skill that would enhance his combat strength significantly.
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Ye Tian introduced everyone, including Fang Meng, who jumped out to greet him. To everyone's surprise, he had no reaction when Fang Meng appeared out of nowhere looking like a ghost, but he still was wary of that perverted monk, Xiang Jiao. Ye Tian explained that they were heading to the capital to sell some of the treasures they found from the ancient fortress ruins. Ye Tian also suggested to have Song Han take the bounty hunter exam along the way, but Song Han was already a bounty hunter with an S rank. All they needed to do was to register Song Han as part of the team, so that every mission would be listed in his book as well.
After introducing each other briefly, everyone was shocked that Song Han was actually only sixteen years old. Everyone assumed that he was around his 20’s because he really looked like a grown muscular man with a rough facial beard. Song Han was quite the early boomer physically, but he was obviously the most annoying and the most immature out of the bunch. Along the way to the capital, he kept talking on and on even if his injuries weren’t completely healed yet. Ye Tian wanted to shut him up, but he thought that wouldn’t be a good idea if they started fighting on the first day the partnership was formed.
When they arrived at the guild, Ye Tian met with Wang Rong and had Song Han registered with the team, which was a very quick and easy process. Wang Rong wanted to discuss about something else, advising him to sell their treasures through the guilds bazaar marketplace in the upcoming days. The guild was preparing an annual event where many cultivators and family nobles would come to look at some priceless treasures that will be available during this bazaar event. She suggested to sell a few of the treasures at an auction site that would earn quite a bit of money. Ye Tian agreed to participate with the annual bazaar, so he invited Wang Rong to their place for further consultation on which treasure they should put on the auction site. Before they left, Wang Rong whispered something to Ye Tian.
“Are you sure you want him on your team?” Wang Rong knew of Song Han prior to this meeting, and at one time, she even recalled of almost beating him due to his annoying behavior.
“…It’s too late to regret.” Ye Tian could only bitterly smile.
That same night Wang Rong arrivd at their place. She was shocked that they were living inside a cave, but she was even more shocked that inside the cave were decorated with such luxury materials. Song Han, as a new member of the group, was seen decorating his own space. Xiang Jiao, Ma Qian, and Lin Yang were seen having pillow fights. Ye Tian, on the other hand, was seen carrying an outfit where he would pose in different forms and yell out a bunch of silly words.
What a bunch of weirdos, Wang Rong thought to herself.
Seeing the arrival of Wang Rong, Ye Tian invited her to a golden luxury sofa near the fireplace. Wang Rong must have assumed that they were really rich, but she didn’t know the truth of the matter. Ye Tian suddenly took out a couple storage rings and released everything that was inside. Golden armors, Jaded weapons, Platinum helmets and guards, precious stones, and even sex toys were part of the pile. Wang Rong was speechless that they had so much treasures, thinking that they must have robbed a kingdom recently.
“Ms. Wang Rong, please appraise these treasures for us. As long as you can help us, we will definitely share our profit with you,” Ye Tian simply said.
It took a few hours to appraise everything. Ma Qian was seen drawing something. If Wang Rong saw it, she would either blush or retaliate because the picture Ma Qian was drawing was actually her. Xiang Jiao could see Ma Qian’s drawing and shook his head in disgust. Lin Yang, on the other hand, had an extremely gloomy face as if he was about to commit suicide, because Song Han kept bothering him with questions after questions.
“This black sword, glass armor, and silver stone…..I’ve never seen this before. Is it okay to bring this with me, so I can have the elders appraise this more carefully? The rest can be sold in the marketplace. If you have trouble selling it, the guild can sell it for you, but the fees are higher,” Wang Rong explained.
“Sure, I’ll come by in a couple of days to hear your news,” Ye Tian approved.
Before Wang Rong left, Lin Yang asked her about the Cen family. In the previous days, he saw a poster listed that said the Cen family was looking for some bodyguards and the rewards were quiet high. Being naive in this new kingdom, Lin Yang took the bait and worked for the Cen family for the past few days. After hearing his story, Wang Rong frowned a bit, but only said this.
“Although the Cen family are not the most despicable people, on the outside, they looked like righteous people, but once you get to know them, you might change your mind.”