Chapter 3164: Are you sending away the beggars?

Upon hearing the two words "Black Alliance", the Monster Ancestors present all fell into deep thought; this indeed seems feasible.

After all, they are all members of the Black Alliance, having earned considerable money there before, and know the Black Alliance's way of doing things.

If it fails, no fee.

Moreover, the main point is that the Black Alliance seems not yet expanded to Beyond the Heavens, meaning those despicable Human Race there have not come into contact with the Black Alliance.

This directly rules out the most fucked-up scenario.

That is, they pay to save people on one side, and pay to protect people on the other; such situations are not uncommon in the Black Alliance.

For example, if someone posts a task on the Black Alliance to kill a certain person, and the opposing side learns of it, then he can also post a task on the Black Alliance to hire people to protect himself.

The Black Alliance does not interfere; as long as someone accepts the task, that's enough.

Thus the final result is either both sides keep raising the stakes, and those accepting the tasks make a fortune, or one side gives up.

It looks casual, but this is the Black Alliance, a somewhat loose organization.

To this day, no one knows who is really in charge of the Black Alliance, or whether there is no one in charge at all; it simply provides a massive platform for everyone.

"Then what about the price?"

After a long silence, a Monster Ancestor spoke up, asking: To save two Monster Ancestors, according to the Black Alliance's rates, this price is not cheap.

If they can't meet that price, no one will take it; even if they do, they'll be nothing but useless misfits, and going would be pointless.

Upon saying that, a Monster Ancestor responded.

"Since we're saving the Tiger Ancestor and the Deer Ancestor, the money naturally comes from the Tiger Clan and Deer Clan, after all, they are the ancestors of their peoples."

"But that's far from enough; what do we do about the shortfall?"

According to the estimate of a Monster Ancestor who has been to Beyond the Heavens, to successfully rescue the Tiger Ancestor and Deer Ancestor, we need at least ten or more Ancestor-level beings.

Moreover, they must have special skills; otherwise there is no chance of success.

Ten Ancestor-level beings, at ten million Immortal Crystals each, amount to over a hundred million, not counting other expenses.

Over a hundred million Immortal Crystals, the Tiger Clan and Deer Clan simply cannot produce that; moreover, these two major peoples have almost been drained dry by them, leaving them penniless.

Upon hearing that, the Monster Ancestors exchanged glances, and finally a Monster Ancestor spoke.

"Why not summon the chiefs of the two great clans and ask their opinion?"

"Sure."

Not long after, the chiefs of the Tiger Clan and Deer Clan were also summoned, their faces grim.

After all, facing a gang of profiteers who care nothing for kinship, it's hard to swallow this anger.

"Honored Ancestors, what's the matter?"

The Tiger Clan Chief spoke first in a cold voice, but the Monster Ancestor's answer was unexpected.

"Your ancestor is still alive; we just made contact with him."

"Really? Where is my ancestor?"

"In the hands of those Human Race beyond the Heavens……"

After briefly explaining the situation, upon hearing it, the Tiger Clan Chief immediately pleaded, disregarding everything else.

"Please, honored Ancestors, lend your aid and save my ancestor."

Since our ancestor is still alive, it's only natural not to abandon him; and only these Monster Ancestors present have the capability to do so.

If the Monster Ancestors are willing to act, there truly is a chance of success.

However, regarding this, a Monster Ancestor said.

"We have just discussed this; we cannot disengage now, and the only way to save the Tiger Ancestor and Deer Ancestor is this:"

"What method?"

"Let the Black Alliance handle it; have its people go rescue them. You two clans deal with this yourselves, after all, it's your own ancestor, and we Monster Ancestors have pressing matters."

"Huh???"

The Black Alliance—Tiger Clan Chief naturally knows this; he himself is a member of the Black Alliance, and when idle, he often goes there to earn some extra income.

Asking the Black Alliance to act is not impossible, but the problem is needing money.

The Tiger Clan's various resources—spirit treasures, Immortal Crystals—haven't they all been looted by you lot before?

With their ancestor absent, the Tiger Clan certainly cannot resist the Monster Ancestors; they can only pay to avert disaster.

Now we want to save our own ancestor—should we contact them ourselves? Then what about the money?

Just as I was about to speak on this matter—this could work, but you must repay the money, right?

But the Monster Ancestors clearly knew what he was going to say; before the Tiger Clan Chief could speak, they continued one after another.

"Since there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first."

"Me too; I still have pressing business."

"Let's go together."

Immediately, the many illusory forms that had gathered vanished one after another.

Finally, even the Phoenix Ancestor's true form present disappeared.

Only the illusory forms of the Tiger Clan Chief and Deer Clan Chief remained standing there.

The two Monster Ancestors stared at each other, and the Tiger Clan Chief gritted his teeth.

"A bunch of living beasts—without money, what can I use to hire people from the Black Alliance?"

"They definitely won't spit it out—once swallowed, you still want them to vomit? Naive."

Everyone knows the reasoning, but what now?

Looking at the Tiger Clan Chief's grim expression, the Deer Clan Chief spoke relatively calmly.

"How many Immortal Crystals can your Tiger Clan still scrape together?"

"At most, only two million."

Two million? My Deer Clan, after selling everything we own, could probably scrape together three million.

That's only five million; what old ancestor can this bit of money save? Even saving you and me is a strain.

But there's no other way.

The practices of the many demon ancestors are indeed underhanded; when people leave, the tea grows cold, and they show not a shred of old sentiment.

However, later that day, a new mission actually appeared within the Black Alliance.

Among the myriad heavens, many members of the Black Alliance can view this mission via the special token in their hand.

Go to Beyond the Heavens to rescue two demon ancestors?

Beyond the Heavens, I've heard of this place; it's a secluded corner, rarely in contact with the myriad heavens.

Rescuing two demon ancestors is a big job; let this ancestor see what the price is, maybe I can take it.

Holy shit, five million immortal crystals, are you sending off a beggar?

At first, the old ancestor-level powerhouses stationed everywhere were very interested in this mission.

After all, according to the mission description, this is totally tailor-made for them.

Although the Black Alliance's mission has no cultivation requirement, anyway only success yields money, so there's no limit on the number of people who can take it.

But rescuing two demon ancestors, anyone with eyes can see that this mission cannot be taken unless one is an old ancestor-level existence.

And for missions targeting old ancestor-level existences, the price is absolutely astronomical; after all, to get an old ancestor to act, if the price isn't enough, don't even think about it.

But as many old ancestors turned their gaze to the mission reward, they all went dumbfounded.

Five million immortal crystals, some old ancestors even thought they were seeing things; you're kidding, right?

This price can't even hire an old ancestor-level existence, and you still want to rescue two demon ancestors?

Some old ancestors cursed loudly.

Again, you're treating the Black Alliance like a wishing well.

This old man really shouldn't have glanced at this.

Wasting this seat's time.

Many old ancestors directly ignored this mission; five million, pfft, who are they looking down on?

But some people looked at this mission with a strange gaze, unable to look away for a long time.