Chapter 112: Exclusive Deal

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Time flies.

Ever since returning from Zhuoyuan, Mu Nujiao had been stimulated; her already diligent training became even more frantic, and for several months, she only appeared occasionally, and always to spar and train with Lv Cheng.

Ye Xinxia and Ding Yumian were much the same as before; after all, the situations of these two were special.

Ai Tutu, however, had made a rare effort, though not for the School Tournament, but because the Dragon Egg in her hands required Lv Cheng to help her hatch it only after she reached the High level.

Either the Psychic element, to communicate directly through the mind, or the Summoning element, to sign a Contract, could also allow for communication; otherwise, no matter how small this little dragon cub was, it was still a dragon!

One moment of carelessness could lead to an accident.

Finally, there were the newly joined sisters, Liu Xian and Liu Ru.

Under Lv Cheng's explanation, Xinxia and the other young women understood the tragic encounter of these two sisters and accepted the existence of these two Blood Clan members; Lv Cheng also used his connections to get them new identities, which could be considered a farewell to their past human identities.

Moreover, with the help of Ximu, Liu Xian and Liu Ru obtained a large number of demon souls and had now successfully advanced to the Commander-level.

Then, there was the Monarch-level Soul that Lv Cheng needed.

This thing was a bit troublesome because the life-saving methods of Monarch-level demons were too numerous; although the Silver Sky Monarch under Ximu could easily defeat those ordinary Monarchs, winning and killing were two different things.

Monarch-level demons were not fools; after realizing they were no match, they would simply run away and would never go head-to-head with the Silver Sky Monarch.

In the end, it was only with the help of Shendu and Zhou Lan that Ximu was able to lead the Silver Sky Monarch to kill an Orthodox Monarch.

Zhou Lan had indeed been coaxed by Shendu into the Dark Plane!

Or rather, it couldn't exactly be called coaxing; after all, Zhou Lan liked quiet, and the Dark Plane was indeed quiet, and in the Dark Plane, Zhou Lan could quickly restore his own strength by absorbing and converting Dark Energy.

Most importantly, relying on his Contract with Lv Cheng, Zhou Lan could return to the Magic Plane at any time!

Although once he returned to the Magic Plane, the Demon's power would be restricted by the Contract, returning to the same level as Lv Cheng, the power restored in the Dark Plane could briefly descend into the Magic Plane!

Simply put, when Lv Cheng opened the Dark Gate in the Magic Plane, Shendu and the others could launch attacks from the other side of the gate!

The Demons couldn't come over, but the Demons' attacks could!

……

Pearl Institute.

The Nomination Battle for the World Academy Tournament was in full swing; although Mo Fan had not received the votes from Hangzhou and Zhu Meng, after Lingling said that the School Tournament could yield rare resources—the kind of rare resources money couldn't buy—he still participated in this nomination tournament.

"Dean Xiao, tell me, can I participate in the Nomination Battle?" Lv Cheng asked suddenly.

Dean Xiao was stunned, "You? The Nomination Battle?"

"Don't think I don't know; you are already the predetermined Captain of the national team, and you have more votes in your hands than you can even use now; what is the point of you snatching this thing?"

"Not enough to use." Lv Cheng shrugged.

Dean Xiao's eye twitched, "You don't intend to take Yumian with you, do you? Her situation is special; she cannot participate in this kind of competition."

"Not Yumian." Lv Cheng shook his head.

"She still can't perfectly control her power yet, and I don't intend to expose her, plus she doesn't want to go herself."

Ding Yumian didn't want to add to his troubles, so she only wanted to stay quietly at home, training hard, striving to master her own Mind Magic as soon as possible.

"Then who..." Dean Xiao asked suspiciously.

"Jiang Shaoxu contacted me earlier saying she was still one vote short and asked if I had any spares; I gave her one. Now Mu Nujiao is winning one vote at school, and her family will fight for another one for her, so that's two votes; I have to give her two more," Lv Cheng said.

"That should be enough, right?" Dean Xiao said.

Lv Cheng had eight votes in his hand; besides the four votes he needed for himself, and the three he had given away, there was still one left.

"I still have to get two votes for my wife in the Imperial Capital; otherwise, it wouldn't be appropriate," Lv Cheng said seriously.

"……" Dean Xiao.

Others say that all within the four seas are brothers, but for you, all within the four seas are wives, right?

……

The Nomination Battle proceeded as usual; Dean Xiao finally agreed to Lv Cheng's participation, after all, he knew very well that if he didn't agree, Lv Cheng might use some special means.

For example, Ding Yumian could participate!

With Ding Yumian's current level of control over her own Psychic element, there would be no difficulty in sweeping through a small nomination tournament.

Worried that Ding Yumian might have problems during the competition, Dean Xiao had no choice but to let Lv Cheng enter the arena.

Then, a magical thing happened: in matches where Lv Cheng participated, the opponents would directly forfeit.

After all, not everyone had the ability to buy high-quality Focusing Magic Artifacts, and facing Lv Cheng without a Focusing Magic Artifact was no different from throwing their lives away.

By surrendering in the name of respecting their elder, they could at least preserve a shred of dignity.

……

Ancient Capital.

Lv Cheng brought the Liu sisters, as well as Mo Fan who was worried about Zhang Xiaohou, and rushed over.

After entering the city, Lv Cheng's group headed straight for the Clock Tower Magic Association to look for the last place where Zhang Xiaohou went missing; after obtaining the general location, the group came to the Gulou Hunter Union to find a guide.

"Don't be anxious; I can sense that the Shadow Soldiers in his shadow are still there," Lv Cheng said.

When they parted ways in the Magic City earlier, he had left a few Shadow Soldiers in Zhang Xiaohou's shadow as a life-saving charm for him.

Although those Shadow Soldiers' combat power wasn't outstanding, their ability to help people save their lives was still very strong.

"I know, but it's so chaotic outside now; no one knows if he might suddenly run into trouble the next second," Mo Fan said in a deep voice.

"Besides, the missions posted here are almost all rescue missions..."

"What rescue missions? They're all for collecting corpses," a duck-voiced sound interjected.

The four of them looked around, but did not find the person who made the sound.

"Auditory hallucination?" Liu Ru asked suspiciously.

"I'm here!" A short Hunter Mage jumped up hard and spread his arms, trying hard to highlight his own presence.

Liu Ru was ashamed; it was her first time seeing someone with such a unique physique, and he was actually a Hunter Mage.

After some communication, the short man gave his shocking asking price of ten million.

"What the hell? Why don't you just go rob someone?!" Mo Fan looked speechless.

He had seen greedy people, but never anyone this greedy!

Just for leading the way, he actually wanted ten million!

It took him a long time of working hard from dawn to dusk on missions and risking his life to earn ten million, and his Little Fire Dragon right now was completely a gold-devouring beast!

Its appetite was as terrifying as its power!

"Brother, it's not like you don't know how dangerous it is outside the Ancient Capital right now. To put it bluntly, I'm trading my life for this business. If you aren't willing, you're welcome to ask others if anyone dares to take your order at a time like this," the short man said.

"In other words, this matter right now can be considered your exclusive business?" Lv Cheng asked.

"Pretty much," the short man said.

"Anyway, you guys can't find anyone else; they wouldn't dare to gamble their lives at a time like this."

"Oh..." Lv Cheng nodded, took out his phone, and opened his identification.

"I am solemnly notifying you in my capacity as an Honorary Councilor of the Magic Palace: you are being requisitioned."

"..."

"Are you serious?"

The short man looked at the Magic Palace Councilor identification on Lv Cheng's phone in disbelief.

"Forging something like this will land you in jail!"

Although he didn't think anyone would dare to pull such a low-quality stunt on the Hunter Union's turf, still, a Magic Palace Councilor?

Why would such a big shot look for a small fry like him to lead the way?

Seeing the commotion here, the person in charge of the Hunter Union hall hurried over to understand the situation and quickly confirmed Lv Cheng's identity.

"Re... really a Councilor?" The short man was stunned.

"Lord Councilor, are you sure you want to leave the city at a time like this?" the person in charge of the Hunter Union confirmed repeatedly.

"Yes, I have some business," Lv Cheng said.

"You don't need to arrange any other high-level Hunter teams for me. I think this little short guy is fine; he's the one."

"I..." The short man looked devastated.

A Councilor!

If it were normal times, he would take this mission even if he had to pay to do it, but in this special period, if something went wrong, his Hunter career would be over!

"What, you are not willing?" Lv Cheng asked.

"I am willing!" The short man forced out a smile that looked worse than crying.

"Rest assured, you only need to lead the way; I will handle the safety issues," Lv Cheng said.

The short man was taken aback, "Understood!"

That's right! This is a Magic Palace Councilor! How could he not have guards?

The legendary Palace Guard!

Full of a sense of security!

Besides, having led the way for a Councilor, he would have something to brag about for the rest of his life!

After all, being associated with a Councilor, even for just one mission, would have a huge impact on a Hunter's future promotion and reputation within the industry.

The value of this mission was far beyond what the ten million reward could measure.

"By the way, you can continue to solicit customers; after all, I shouldn't cut off your source of income," Lv Cheng said.

He wasn't actually abusing his power; a Councilor's status came with many privileges. As long as he put the word out, the Hunter Union would quickly arrange guards for him, and even the high-level Hunters in the hall would spontaneously form a guard team for him.

However, his upcoming actions were a bit inconvenient, and the more people there were, the more Undead they would attract—it would be troublesome.

(End of this chapter)