Chapter 120: Yuanling Three Musketeers (15th update, seeking first subscription)

Li Changsheng walked slowly to the front of the Manticore, looking down at the Manticore that still held its head high.

The Manticore's eyes were cruel and unruly; even though it lacked the strength to fight again, it did not lower its arrogant head.

Li Changsheng leaned down and said to the Manticore, "Manticore, if you want to live, then open your mind and establish a Temporary Contract with me!"

Regardless of whether the Manticore agreed, Li Changsheng began to circulate his Mental Power to cast the Temporary Contract.

The first time, failure!

The second time, still a failure!

Due to the Manticore's lack of cooperation, Li Changsheng's two consecutive contract attempts ended in failure.

Seeing that the Manticore was not giving him any face, Aixi stepped forward, its eyes widened, and it let out a low growl at the Manticore, filled with the intent of Intimidation.

Under Aixi's intimidation, the Manticore was clearly affected; its eyes shrank, and the fear in its heart was infinitely magnified.

Perhaps it was because Aixi's intimidation had taken effect, or perhaps the Manticore could no longer resist, but in short, Li Changsheng's third attempt finally succeeded, and the Temporary Contract turned into a special mark, branded onto the Manticore's head.

After Li Changsheng completed the contract, Luo Jie couldn't wait to step forward and ask, "Brother Li, how is this Manticore?"

"Medium Grade! No wonder it could withstand two of Aixi's attacks!" Li Changsheng chose to be honest; there was no help for it, he had no intention of raising the Manticore, and rather than wasting energy raising it, it was better to use it to exchange for resources.

Every Demon Pet, whether it be training, food, or even daily wear and tear, consumes a certain amount of resources every day; when the number of Demon Pets increases, the burden also increases accordingly.

Of course, the poor have the poor's way of living, and the rich have the rich's pursuits; if he wants to fully realize the potential of his Demon Pets, Li Changsheng must provide them with the best training environment possible, but this requires spending a large amount of resources.

Where do the resources come from?

Whether it is Kailan's Healing Spring, the Paradise Bird's Sacred Water, or exploring the wilderness, these are all difficult to bring Li Changsheng too many resources in a short period of time.

Additionally, Li Changsheng cannot rely on his family; his family can only be considered a Local Power, and although they will try their best to support him, resources are still limited.

There is no help for it; his family is fine in Luo City, but they are completely inadequate at the Yuanling Academy. Not to mention Zhao Shuyi, Zhang Yi, and others, many new students' family backgrounds are no worse than his.

And yet, he is ranked in the First Tier of new students.

In Li Changsheng's view, he is able to achieve his current accomplishments only partly through hard work; after all, many people's level of effort is no worse than his, and some are even more so. In short, there is never a shortage of hardworking people here.

The most important reason he can achieve his current accomplishments is his special ability. If he didn't have this special ability, he wouldn't be able to discover excellent Spirit Beasts like Aixi and Kailan, nor would he be able to "pick up a bargain" on a Red Sparrow currently undergoing Bloodline Metamorphosis, and he would be unable to use Spirit Beasts to exchange for large amounts of resources.

"Holy crap, your luck is just too good! Unlike that Golden Rhino that looks good but is useless, it really wasted its appearance!" Luo Jie shrugged, but he didn't feel envious; it was just a Medium Grade Spirit Beast, and even if it was a Low-level Warrior Species, he didn't take it to heart at all.

However, most new students do not have a family background like Luo Jie's, so they were naturally envious of Li Changsheng. Many were even more impatient to surround Li Changsheng, hoping to obtain the Medium Grade Manticore.

The Manticore, a Low-level Warrior Species, coupled with the bloodline of a Scorpion-tailed Lion, is naturally worth far more than the Medium Grade Lightning Zebra that Li Changsheng sold before; it would probably take over a hundred Soul Crystals.

However, Li Changsheng had no intention of trading it for the time being.

Having been rejected by Li Changsheng, they couldn't help but show disappointed looks, thinking that Li Changsheng wanted to raise the Manticore, so they naturally couldn't say anything and had to scatter like birds and beasts.

Ding-a-ling~

The bell for the end of class rang.

After class, Li Changsheng, Luo Jie, and Zhang Yi did not leave immediately. The three discussed for a while, during which Li Changsheng even revealed to Zhang Yi that Zhao Shuyi had hidden a Three-tailed Snow Fox, and only then did he extend an olive branch to Zhang Yi.

Perhaps it was because he felt the pressure brought by Zhao Shuyi was too great, or perhaps he had other motives, but Zhang Yi thought for a moment and finally agreed to the alliance.

In a short amount of time, the three officially formed a temporary alliance to jointly oppose the "bitch-bastard alliance" of Zhao Shuyi and Xu Xiangzhi.

At this time, Li Changsheng suggested, "Since we have formed an alliance, this alliance should have a name. This will help enhance cohesion, and perhaps it will shine brightly in the future?"

"I agree!"

"Seconded!"

After the two agreed, Li Changsheng continued to lead: "If you have any good names, feel free to say them!"

Since Li Changsheng was the founder of the temporary alliance, this group was naturally centered around him.

"How about we call it the Sacred Alliance!"

"No good, I think calling it the Light of Heaven is nice!"

"No way, aren't you cursing us to die early!"

Watching the two argue endlessly, Li Changsheng helplessly made a suggestion: "Stop for a moment. When naming, meaning is paramount. For example, since we are all students of the Yuanling Academy, we can use the two characters 'Yuanling' as a prefix!"

"Then I'll also make a suggestion: since there are three of us, let's add the word 'Three'. There's no need to add anyone else later!" Zhang Yi also suggested. In his eyes, there are only five people in the First Tier of new students, and others can at most compete for the Second Tier, so there is naturally no need to let anyone else join.

One step fast means every step is fast. Except for Li Changsheng, the family backgrounds of the other four are set there; unless there is a great opportunity, it is difficult for the remaining new students to catch up.

Luo Jie had a flash of inspiration and subconsciously said, "How about we call it the Yuanling Three Young Masters? What do you think?"

"Forget the Yuanling Three Young Masters, we aren't going out for romance!" Zhang Yi's biggest annoyance is his appearance; even though he has the 'money power', he still finds it hard to find a partner.

Luo Jie was not annoyed and said again, "Then how about the Yuanling Three Killers?"

"You're the Yuanling Three Idiots!" Zhang Yi felt his soul of sarcasm was about to overflow.

"Kill, not idiot!"

"That's about the same, in any case, this is absolutely not okay!"

"Alright!" Luo Jie shrugged; he also felt this was not good.

"I suggest the Yuanling Three Chariots, Yuanling Three Musketeers, Yuanling Iron Triangle, Yuanling Three Saints. If you have any ideas, you can also say them!" While they were arguing, Li Changsheng had already thought of several names.

In any case, it is just a temporary alliance, and any name will do. Even if the temporary alliance is established, the relationship between them may not necessarily be very good; competition is still competition, and who would voluntarily give up their own rights.

"Changshheng's thinking is still flexible; I won't make a fool of myself, but there are too many choices, I don't know which one to pick!"

"Yeah, these names all feel quite good, whichever one we pick is fine!"

Li Changsheng thought for a moment and continued to suggest: "Let's decide by voting! Everyone, according to your own aesthetic, rank them in order, and finally we will choose the name with the highest approval. What do you think?"

Luo Jie and Zhang Yi did not object.

"This is Spirit Paper; as long as you infuse it with Mental Power, the corresponding words will appear on it!"

At this time, Luo Jie handed two sheets of paper to Li Changsheng and Zhang Yi. This is a type of paper that can be attached with Mental Power; it is expensive to produce and is also the main material for making the fan surface of the Thousand Mechanism Fan.

As for Luo Jie, he used the Thousand Mechanism Fan directly!

As soon as he took the paper, Li Changsheng attached his Mental Power to it, as if an invisible hand was writing on it, causing the paper to begin to show text.

Very quickly, Li Changsheng and Zhang Yi finished "writing"!

After withdrawing his Mental Power, the text on the Spirit Paper did not disappear and could be maintained for a period of time.

On the other side, Luo Jie opened the Thousand Mechanism Fan, and lines of handwriting emerged upon it.

At first glance, the three of them obtained the answer.

The reason was very simple: one of the names had received two first-place votes and one second-place vote, taking first place with an absolute advantage!

"I announce the name to be—Yuanling Three Musketeers!"

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng, Luo Jie, and Zhang Yi established a temporary alliance named the Yuanling Three Musketeers!

(End of this chapter)