Chapter 30: Lu Yu’s Ruthlessness

Sixty spirit pearls for one spirit stone.

Even Lu Yu himself was a little startled by the price he just quoted.

Still, he put on a face of hesitation, watching the people around him gasping in shock, secretly amused inside.

How could Lu Yu not notice the subtle moves these people were making behind his back?

They were probably trying to figure out the relationship between him and the mysterious figure at the mine.

If even the offer of fifty pearls for one spirit stone couldn’t tempt him, it would prove that his relationship with the mysterious figure was indeed very ordinary, not someone who could casually produce spirit stones.

If he couldn’t even see through such a simple trick, he wouldn’t have survived this long in Fangang.

“Sixty… sixty pearls for one?” The other person’s lips twitched, clearly not expecting Lu Yu to name such a price.

The fact that Lu Yu’s relationship with the mysterious figure was so ordinary disappointed them greatly.

“If you guys don’t want it, then I’ll just use it myself,” Lu Yu shrugged helplessly. “Actually, I can only buy a few from that person every few days, and even then at twenty pearls per spirit stone. Yesterday, I promised to sell two, so I only have one left for myself. If I sell this one to you guys, it’s only fair that I make a little profit, right?”

“Sixty pearls for one?” The man thought for a while, then gritted his teeth. “Fine. Sixty pearls for one it is. But in the future, can we buy some of the spirit stones you get?”

“This…” Lu Yu seemed hesitant, when he suddenly heard approaching footsteps.

The same imposing figure from yesterday was walking over with a smile. “In the future, young man, would you mind selling us half of the spirit stones you produce? Do you agree?”

The middle-aged man approached calmly, his steps unhurried, his demeanor composed.

In times like these, someone who could still exude such an aura was definitely no ordinary person.

By his side, Lin Ting, Wang Tao, and a few others followed closely. His appearance caused the person conversing with Lu Yu to change expression slightly.

Apparently wary of the man’s identity, the people surrounding Lu Yu made way for him.

“I still need some for myself, right?” Lu Yu smiled. “Besides, you all already know where the spirit stones come from. Why not just go directly to that person?”

Lu Yu refused to back down.

“The warnings that person set up outside the mine were meant to keep people out. We can’t get in, so how can we make contact?” The middle-aged man reached Lu Yu and smiled. “Young man, would you help us make contact?”

“I just happened to help him once, so our relationship is nothing special. The transaction is simply him leaving a few spirit stones at the edge of the mine, and me leaving the pearls in exchange. This person is extremely cautious and rarely meets with others. I suppose he knows he’s guarding a gold mine and doesn’t want to die too soon.”

The middle-aged man nodded in agreement with Lu Yu’s explanation.

In times like these, no one cares about laws anymore. As long as they have the ability, they dare to challenge even the heavens.

Naturally, the person guarding the mine would prefer to remain as mysterious as possible.

Lin Ting said, “Lu Yu, you know that there are no spirit stones left in the camp now. The only place in Fangang that still produces spirit stones is that mine. Everyone here has soul weapons but no spirit stones. Think about it, see if you can get a few more out.”

“As for payment, we can offer thirty pearls per spirit stone if needed,” the middle-aged man added.

“This…” Lu Yu hesitated, looking troubled. “Don’t think too much of it. I’m not even sure if I can make contact. Still, I can try.”

This was a great opportunity.

Although he wouldn’t sell too many, selling three or four every few days wouldn’t be a bad idea.

What he needed most now wasn’t spirit stones, but a large number of spirit pearls for upgrading. Upgrading meant becoming stronger, so he needed spirit pearls more.

After Lu Yu said this, the middle-aged man’s face showed a faint smile, nodding in approval.

“What about our deal? Can we buy the other half you have left?” The person who first negotiated with Lu Yu spoke up again.

“I’ll come here myself to set up a stall in the future. Who I sell to will be none of your concern. But don’t get your hopes up too much. Whether it succeeds or not isn’t entirely up to me,” Lu Yu said, eyeing the man.

Even if he did sell in the future, he wouldn’t want to sell to someone like this. If these people grew stronger, they might turn around and bite him.

He certainly didn’t want to be betrayed by someone like this.

Although Lu Yu didn’t say it too clearly, he at least hinted that there would be opportunities to buy spirit stones in the future, giving them hope.

This naturally eased everyone’s tension.

Thinking back to the operation during the day, many still felt lingering fear in their hearts.

They had received information about the mine last night.

As soon as dawn broke, they couldn’t wait to form a team. Nearly seventy warriors capable of fighting from the camp joined the expedition, all hoping to kill the mysterious figure inside and seize the mine.

But unlike the previous day,

there were more than just one or two wolf demons at the edge of the mine, as they found more than one black wolf demon corpse there.

In one night, seventy spirit apes, fifteen wolf demons, and four black wolf demons were killed.

This number was almost the total that a small team of thirty might take three or even four days to achieve.

Especially the black wolf demons, which required sacrificing human lives to defeat.

Now, with so many corpses appearing overnight, it was enough to prove that the strength of the mysterious figure in the mine had already surpassed theirs by several, even tenfold.

Could seventy people like them really kill such a person?

What if that person escaped? Would they be able to hold the mine in peace?

As long as this person wanted revenge, unless they lived together for the rest of their lives, they would be hunted down one by one.

After seeing the corpses of those monsters, they all retreated, no one dared to enter.

Now, being able to obtain spirit stones from Lu Yu was already a good deal.

People gradually dispersed. Since they didn’t have to provoke that person and could still get spirit stones, they were satisfied.

But the middle-aged man didn’t leave.

He looked at Lu Yu and said, “Young man, are you still interested in what we discussed yesterday?”

“Of course. Who wouldn’t want to earn money?” Lu Yu smiled. “However, I have no interest in having a little sparring match with you.”

The middle-aged man nodded. “Forget about the sparring match. Because the camp’s food supplies are already running low, we don’t have time to waste. So, I accept your terms. Lin Ting trusts you, and I’ll trust you once too.”

“That’s great,” Lu Yu smiled. “But I still need to make one thing clear beforehand. The first time I traded with Lin Ting for the black wolf demon data, I only asked for twenty spirit pearls because it was our first transaction. Also, at that time, everyone’s spirit pearls were limited, so I didn’t ask for a high price. But if this time, the data of this monster is higher than that of the black wolf demon, then the price starts at one hundred pearls.”

“One hundred pearls?” Wang Tao, standing behind, jumped up immediately. “You might as well just rob us. Who has that many spirit pearls these days? Even if someone does, they’d use them for themselves, who would give them to you?”

“Captain Wang, I wasn’t talking to you,” Lu Yu looked at Wang Tao with a slight smile. “I know the danger involved in this mission, I know if I might die? You guys went there with so many people and came back dead, without even getting any data. I’m going there risking my life. Is asking for one hundred pearls too much?”

Wang Tao was left speechless.

The middle-aged man looked at Lu Yu hesitantly. “Young man, since you also said that everyone’s spirit pearls are limited now, asking for one hundred at once, isn’t that a bit too much?”

Lu Yu looked at the middle-aged man, just kept looking, a faint smile on his face.

This was a rude behavior. Others would probably feel uneasy, even irritated, under such a gaze.

However, the middle-aged man had great self-control; he didn’t show the slightest sign of anger and continued to smile as he let Lu Yu stare.

Behind the middle-aged man, two men were already getting angry. They rolled up their sleeves and were about to rush forward.

Lin Ting stepped forward, blocking them and shaking her head, signaling not to act.

At this moment, Lu Yu spoke.

“One less, find someone else,” Lu Yu’s voice turned icy cold, the smile on his face gone, the anger in his tone enough to freeze a person’s heart.

He had been smiling all along, whether it was a smile or a faint smile, he always had a smile on his face like an ordinary person.

But that didn’t mean he couldn’t get angry or furious.

Now, he was furious.

The middle-aged man was stunned, as were Lin Ting and Wang Tao.

No one had expected Lu Yu’s attitude to become so firm in an instant.

The two men behind the middle-aged man couldn’t stand it anymore. They stepped past the middle-aged man and reached for Lu Yu’s shoulders together.

One of them was faster, his hand already on Lu Yu’s shoulder.

Almost at the same time, Lu Yu’s right hand clamped onto the other’s head.

He was still wearing the Soul Gathering Gauntlet, and the eagle-claw-like fingers had already deeply embedded into the other’s scalp.

Thin streams of blood trickled down the claws, dripping down the person’s cheeks.

In an instant, the atmosphere around froze.

“If you dare to apply a little more force, I’ll dare to crush your head!” Lu Yu said each word slowly, each word spitting out from between his teeth, carrying a faint scent of blood.

His voice wasn’t loud, but it rang in everyone’s ears, like a cold wind blowing over their bodies.

“What… what’s going on here?” The middle-aged man hadn’t expected the situation to escalate to this point so suddenly.

He also hadn’t expected that Lu Yu, who was smiling just a moment ago, would completely change in an instant.

The other person, seeing his companion’s head being clamped, didn’t know what to do for a moment.

As for the one whose head was clamped, his face had already turned pale.

He could tell from Lu Yu’s words that he wasn’t bluffing.

Lu Yu barked fiercely, “I’m going to risk my life for this, and you’re still haggling over a few spirit pearls? If you have the guts, go risk your lives instead of coming to me! Damn it, do you really think this is business, letting you haggle like this, or do you really not consider me a person? One hundred and fifty pearls as the base price now, not one less, you can go find whoever you want!”

As Lu Yu spoke, he suddenly lifted his arm, swung the person whose head he was holding, and threw him several meters away.