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Chapter 860: 30 Billion
Chapter 860: 30 Billion
Attempting to defeat the King of Quicksand by directly attacking the City of Quicksand would be impractical.
The best strategy is to lure the King of Quicksand to a deserted area outside the city and assassinate it there.
The Water Condensation Stone can solidify the quicksand inside the King of Quicksand's body, preventing it from using earth-based abilities to escape underground. Therefore, once it is lured outside the city, Su Yu and Chenxing can ensure its demise.
Over the next five days, Su Yu traveled to the City of Quicksand and spent a significant amount of time completing tasks related to the Whirling Cloud City Campaign, successfully earning the trust of the King of Quicksand.
The highest-ranking traitor in Whirling Cloud City, the air elemental General Glancek, was secretly supported by Su Yu through these tasks.
General Glancek was a close advisor to the King of Whirling Cloud, and from him, Su Yu obtained a wealth of valuable intelligence, including the 12 wind channels, without a single drop of blood being spilled.
As a result, the King of Quicksand placed extreme trust in Su Yu as an intermediary.
The final part of the plan was for the King of Quicksand to create a false impression of its death in the City of Quicksand, allowing Su Yu to deliver its sub-core to the King of Whirling Cloud.
Since it needed to create the illusion of its death, the King of Quicksand couldn't remain in the city (its 50-meter height made it too conspicuous). It hid in a secret base north of the City of Quicksand and set the meeting location with Su Yu in a nearby mountain pass.
The King of Quicksand met Su Yu alone, without any escort, making it easier for Su Yu and Chenxing to execute the assassination.
Moreover, the King of Quicksand's death was truly unjust.
It never expected Su Yu to possess a legendary peak pet, nor did it know that Su Yu carried a large piece of the legendary Water Condensation Stone that could severely weaken it.
Otherwise, even if Su Yu were a god-tier powerhouse, defeating it wouldn't have been easy, as it had the ability to escape back to the City of Quicksand.
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After hearing Su Yu's entire story, Bahst was incredibly moved.
He stood up from his seat and tightly gripped Su Yu's hand: "Thank you, adventurer! If not for you, I might never have regained my strength!"
"You're welcome, it's a matter of mutual benefit," Su Yu smiled.
"But that's not how it should be," Bahst said seriously. "Defeating the King of Quicksand is no small feat, not something a typical legendary powerhouse could accomplish, let alone a common god-tier one.
Adventurer, I owe you this favor! If you ever need help in the future, just let me know, and I'll treat it as my own matter!"
"Thank you," Su Yu accepted his offer.
However, upon further thought, Su Yu realized he had a problem right now!
So he smiled at Bahst and asked, "You're also a planar merchant. Did you leave any inventory before you were injured?"
Bahst thought for a moment and replied honestly, "Of course, even in my current state, I still trade, though on a smaller scale."
"Perfect," Su Yu said. "I happen to be in need of a large amount of high-tier materials. I'd like to see if you have what I need in your inventory."
"No problem," Bahst said, patting his chest. "I'll give you a list of everything I have. And since I owe you, I'll sell you all the materials at cost price!"
"Cost price?!" Su Yu was taken aback.
For planar trade items, the cost price and selling price can differ by tens or even hundreds of times!
For example, the 1,000 tons of Light Cloud Rock Su Yu obtained from Whirling Cloud City could sell for over a thousand times its cost in the highest-priced regions!
Bahst's offer to sell at cost price was more than enough to repay his debt.
"Alright then," Su Yu said with a smile to Baxter, "I'll buy a batch of materials from you at a discounted price. And to settle the debt of gratitude, let's consider this transaction as a way to even the score, how does that sound?"
"Agreed!" Baxter said firmly, shaking hands with Su Yu once more.
Dealing with gratitude in the world of planar merchants was a headache, but Su Yu's favor was overwhelming. He had no choice but to repay it.
Now, solving the issue through a transaction was the best solution!
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The two left the tavern.
Just outside the tavern, Su Yu was enthusiastically pulled by Baxter to his residence.
Baxter used the exotic materials he had collected from other planes to entertain Su Yu.
Su Yu, without any hesitation, agreed readily.
On the way, Su Yu messaged Hu Jing, the Speaker of the United Government, with the clear intention of securing funds.
"Speaker Hu, how's the financial situation of the United Government lately?" Su Yu asked. "I need 300 billion Psychic Coins."
Speaker Hu: "300... billion?! [Surprised Expression]."
"Is that a lot?" Su Yu asked.
Speaker Hu: "Not exactly a lot, but the issue is that the United Government has a lot of investments elsewhere. If we give you 300 billion Psychic Coins, it will affect the financial turnover of the United Government... and your spending speed is terrifying, asking for 300 billion right away."
"It's not a lot, actually, I roughly estimated that breaking through the eighth rank consumes resources close to a trillion, and it's not just me, but also Morning Star, the cat, who needs to consume resources close to a trillion to break through the eighth rank.
Speaker Hu: "..."
"These are truly super Psychic Beasts! Breaking through the eighth rank will cost two trillion Psychic Coins."
Fortunately, Su Yu can earn some of the money himself, otherwise the United Government couldn't afford them.
"Alright then," Speaker Hu said.
The 300 billion Psychic Coins were transferred to Su Yu immediately, and he didn't waste any moment collecting materials.
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However, Su Yu's online time was completely drained. In Baxter's home, today's game time was down to the last five minutes.
"Bax, I have to log off now. I might not be able to return to the game for another six days, maybe even longer," Su Yu said, his eyes filled with regret.
"Six days," Baxter said, nodless.
But he immediately realized something.
"Alright, my friend, I'll prepare the list in the 6 days."
"Meow, alright," Morning Star said, waving her paw, and then continued to eat the fish.
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Author's Note: Sorry, I've been swamped with training recently, training every night until 8:30 PM. It's really difficult to maintain two updates.
Training will last about two weeks, during which I can only update once a day. After the training, I'll resume the updates.
(End of Chapter)
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