Chapter 232: Divine Favored One? Can't Afford to Provoke!

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Looking at the woman's meaningful smile, Su Hao again realized that the other party was probably not a good sort.

If he cannot produce enough Flame Fire Dragon Fruit this time, even if Su Hao can leave this place, his storage bag will also have to be left with the other party.

After some thought, Su Hao came up with a countermeasure; although he still lacked confidence, at least he could give it a try.

"You mean Flame Fire Dragon Fruit? You can want as much as you like; I have a plantation of Flame Fire Dragon Fruit. As long as you provide enough trade goods, you can want as much as you like, I can give you that much."

"Unfortunately, I have other matters this time when I went out, so I left in a hurry and didn't bring many Flame Fire Dragon Fruit."

Su Hao remained calm and unassuming, seemingly unaware of the other's oddness, steadily taking out one Flame Fire Dragon Fruit after another from his storage bag.

In fact, Su Hao indeed did not lie; he really did not bring many Flame Fire Dragon Fruit this time when he went out.

Since Su Hao does not have the food-supplement skill like Da Xiong Mao, eating supernatural fruits in excess will not cause resistance.

In his previous returns to the territory, he had eaten too many Flame Fire Dragon Fruit and Azure Wave Water Honey Peach and other supernatural plants.

This caused his body to develop resistance; further consumption would not significantly improve his physique, mental strength, elemental resistance, or elemental affinity.

Moreover, the primary purpose of this outing was to trade black iron, bronze, and silver ore with Tiegeda and his group, so he indeed has few Flame Fire Dragon Fruit left on him.

At the same time, his purpose in saying this was also to tell the woman opposite him that he didn't have many Flame Fire Dragon Fruit on him, so even if she robbed him, it would be useless.

If you want enough Flame Fire Dragon Fruit, then let me go, or follow me back to my territory.

"You look quite confident, but how can I believe you? What if you leave and never come back? Then wouldn't I be unable to eat such delicious fruit in the future?"

The woman lowered her head, rubbing the edges of her skirt with both hands, showing a wronged look that made people feel pity and couldn't help but feel compassion.

But from the slight upturn of her mouth corners, Su Hao knew this might all be just a facade.

Perhaps my earlier guess was not wrong; those who dared to bargain with her might now have not even a speck of dust left.

However, as long as the bargaining chip is large enough, there is still room for negotiation.

However, this negotiation has an important precondition: one must not show any weakness, must make the other believe one's words, and convince her that one has enough Flame Fire Dragon Fruit to provide unlimited supply.

Only by achieving this can one establish a trade relationship with her.

Otherwise, I would probably find it hard to leave this place.

For Su Hao, achieving this is not particularly difficult.

After all, what he says is all true; on his territory, there is indeed a large plantation of Flame Fire Dragon Fruit.

Moreover, a large portion has already grown into gigantic plants, increasing yield, and the effect of the gigantic Flame Fire Dragon Fruit is even better.

Unlimited supply is indeed not a lie.

Even if it is a higher-grade Flame Fire Dragon Fruit, as long as Su Hao synthesizes it, he can obtain the corresponding seeds.

Furthermore, with the planting ability of the Flower Spirit Elf Clan, the two supernatural sequences of Moonlight Botanist and Plant Guardian, and supernatural items such as Xirang and Plant Growth Liquid,

Even third- or fourth-tier supernatural plants do not grow that slowly.

"I am here to do business with you; as long as your price is right, I can naturally provide enough Flame Fire Dragon Fruit."

"If you don't believe me, you can come with me to my territory to have a look; with your strength, you needn't worry about traps."

"Leaving this place……"

The woman muttered to herself, slowly raising her head; her smile became even more radiant, but her gaze turned extremely cold.

"But I can't leave this place; are you saying this to mock me?"

Su Hao: ……

Holy crap, even this can be a pitfall? You're a fifth-rank supernatural being—how can you not be able to leave this place? Could it be that someone has sealed you here?

Su Hao was completely speechless; logically, in today's world, a fifth-rank supernatural being is the absolute pinnacle of combat power—how could they be trapped in one place? This makes no sense…

Just seeing that the woman's appearance doesn't seem fake, Su Hao felt even more helpless.

Who would have thought that such a sentence would actually touch the other's reverse scale; if this matter is not handled well, I might really have to call for Xue Nv's aid.

However, Su Hao does not intend to give up just like that; since the other party did not directly attack and burn him to ashes, it shows there is still room for maneuver, and the other party has not developed a killing intent from this remark.

After a moment of silence, Su Hao clasped his hands and said sincerely:

"I am truly sorry; I did not know about this. To express my apology, in future transactions of Flame Fire Dragon Fruit, I can give you a greater discount."

"I'm glad you say that, but how can I believe you won't just leave and never return?"

The meaning in the woman's eyes slightly faded, but her smile remained unchanged, still making Su Hao feel a chill.

Nevertheless, even so, this is also a good sign for Su Hao.

At least it can indicate one thing: this fifth-rank supernatural woman may truly like Flame Fire Dragon Fruit, or perhaps the fruit helps her current appearance.

In short, this matter is still negotiable; as long as I can ensure the Flame Fire Dragon Fruit reaches her hand, I will face no danger.

"Please rest assured; if you fear I will leave and not return, I can stay here—my territory still has many people, and I can have them send the goods over."

"If you have any contract, you can take it out; if the content is suitable, I can also sign a contract with you, and with the contract's binding, you needn't worry about me leaving and not returning."

"Or if you have any other proposal, you can bring it up; still, as I said, I came here to do business with you— as long as the price is right, I can guarantee sufficient Flame Fire Dragon Fruit, and me leaving and not returning is even more impossible."

Su Hao appeared sincere, with no trace of guilt or pretense.

If his own safety can be guaranteed, he would be very willing to trade with this woman.

After all, this is a fifth-rank supernatural being, which in today's world can be called top-tier combat power.

Getting to know a fifth-rank supernatural being is certainly not a bad thing; even if this fifth-rank supernatural being cannot temporarily leave this place due to special reasons, he is still a worthwhile potential ally.

Of course, still that saying: the premise is to guarantee one's own safety and freedom.

If the other party forces him to sign an unequal slave contract, Su Hao can only have Xue Nv come to rescue him. These days, Xue Nv has been absorbing divine power from the Ice Snow Goddess Statue, although she has not thereby broken through to sixth-rank supernatural.

But according to Xue Nv's own words, her current strength is already much greater than when she first joined Su Hao's territory.

If she could fully absorb the divine power within the statue, raising her supernatural grade to sixth rank would be absolutely no problem.

Leaving aside such distant matters, just with Xue Nv's current strength, as long as Su Hao can hold out and have her rescue him from here, there is still no problem.

Just short of being forced into it, Su Hao does not intend to ask Xue Nv to act.

It's not that Su Hao is stubborn about face and unwilling to ask Xue Nv to act.

Face? That sort of thing doesn't even exist—if you have a thick thigh to cling to and don't, you're just an outright fool.

What Su Hao worries about is that once things reach that point, it's equivalent to gaining a Supernatural Fifth Rank enemy.

Before facing an opponent he can't solve, Su Hao doesn't want to create such an enemy.

If there were a Supernatural Fifth Rank lurking in the shadows, occasionally striking at the territory and the armies marching out to war, there would be no way to defend against it.

So for such a Supernatural Fifth Rank, it's better to try to talk things out with her.

"A contract...?"

"I seem to actually have a few here—just wait a moment."

The woman fell silent for a moment, then turned and entered the flame curtain, earnestly searching through the cluttered room.

Soon she came out holding three sheets of parchment.

After glancing at them, she handed one over.

"I'm fairly satisfied with this contract; take a look, and if you have no objections, go ahead and sign it—then I'll feel a bit more at ease."

"... Sorry, I can't sign this contract."

Su Hao glanced at the four large characters at the top of the parchment, shook his head, and firmly refused to sign this contract.

The reason is simple: it's a slave contract.

Before being driven to desperation, how could he possibly sign a slave contract with anyone? Once signed, he would have no freedom whatsoever, his life and death at the other's whim.

Even though Su Hao is a Crimson Bone Demon with strong vitality, after signing a slave contract, the other party need only think of it to kill him—this is the contract's powerful binding force.

"How so? You don't want to become my slave?"

"I truly have no intention of becoming anyone's slave, and moreover..."

Su Hao, as if not seeing the killing intent in her eyes, smiled and shook his head, then took out the Death Scythe from his Storage Bag.

"The divine power on this Death Scythe—I think you can feel it too. I'm currently working for the Goddess of Night and Death, so I dare not sign a slave contract with you."

Don't let her give up that idea; the best way is to make her realize the difficulty and back off.

There are many ways to make her realize the difficulty and back off, but the simplest and most effective is to bring up an existence she cannot afford to offend.

Without a doubt, the deterrent power of deities is absolutely the strongest.

Indeed, as Su Hao had thought, when the woman opposite saw the Death Scythe, the smile on her face vanished instantly and her expression turned solemn.

"I didn't expect you to be favored by a deity; I underestimated you."

A hint of apprehension flashed in the woman's eyes; after a while she withdrew her gaze from the Death Scythe and gave Su Hao a deep look.

"Since you are a deity's favored one, I truly have no right to have you sign this slave contract."

"These two contracts are relatively more equal; take a look."

As they spoke, the slave contract spontaneously ignited in a burst of scorching flame, and in the blink of an eye it was reduced to a wisp of green smoke that vanished in the cave.

Su Hao was not a supernatural in his previous life; after being reborn this life, he had only become a supernatural for a few months and did not know the weight of being a deity's favored one or chosen one.

Even a Supernatural Fifth Rank would not trouble a deity's favored one or chosen one unless absolutely necessary.

Deity's favored ones and chosen ones are the deities' agents in this world; to cross them is to make an enemy of the deities themselves.

If one kills them, the deity will project an apparition onto their corpses using the divine power left within the chosen one or favored one, to avenge them.

However, strictly speaking, killing a deity's chosen one or favored one is not the most dangerous act; insulting a deity's favored one or chosen one is the most dangerous and foolish.

For example, if a Supernatural Fifth Rank signs a slave contract with a deity's favored one.

Then in the next moment, the deity will use this contract as an anchor to descend before that Supernatural Fifth Rank, making him understand the price of offending a deity! Precisely because she knows this, the woman decisively burned the slave contract, and she also felt a bit relieved.

"Phew! Good thing he's not petty; if he pretended not to know anything and just signed this slave contract, I'd be done for today."

The woman secretly glanced at Su Hao, feeling a bit more grateful in her heart.

What she didn't know was that Su Hao knew nothing at all about deity's chosen ones or favored ones.

The Goddess of Night and Death is currently in slumber; even if a contract were truly signed, no deity would descend.

"Then let's go with this secrecy contract."

Su Hao didn't know what the woman was thinking, but he quickly made a choice from those two contracts.

A secrecy contract is a relatively equal agreement; both parties must abide by its terms and keep each other's secrets.

That is, after Su Hao signs the contract, he cannot reveal the other party's affairs, nor tell others where they are located.

If a trade relationship is established, then future deliveries must be made in person, and one must not let others discover one's whereabouts; otherwise, even if it's oneself breaking the contract, one will suffer backlash from it.

However, compared to establishing trade with the other party, getting to know a Supernatural Fifth Rank is hardly a cost at all.

Moreover, even if a trade relationship is established, it doesn't mean one has to come every day; one can come about once a week.

(End of chapter)