Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 865 - 6 The Spendthrift Old Lady

Chapter 865 -6 The Spendthrift Old Lady

Ten Thousand Year Tree Heart? Long Long began to ponder.

In the Cultivation Realm, the Ten Thousand Year Tree Heart is an extremely rare treasure, but in the Eastern Emperor Realm, due to many races being proficient at cultivating giant trees, it is not so rare, just relatively valuable.

But if we just give it away like this… Are we an ATM?

Long Long turned to Shi Yao, only to see that she had already taken a Ten Thousand Year Tree Heart out of the Storage Bag, which left him somewhat speechless.

“Master, let me handle the negotiation,” Long Long hurriedly intervened.

“The Ten Thousand Year Tree Heart isn’t such a rare treasure…” Shi Yao said subconsciously, but then sighed deeply remembering that over many years, there hadn’t been any progress in relations with Beiming Fanyang.

Well, let’s see how he handles this matter.

Long Long took out a Jade Slip, entered some information, and set it aside.

Shi Yao curiously picked it up to see that it read “Paid.”

Then, she saw Long Long take out another green object… It was an ordinary tree heart, not a Ten Thousand Year Tree Heart.

This Jianmu produces several hundred such tree hearts each year, and due to the high output, they aren’t very valuable. Before Shi Yao could say anything, Long Long quickly placed the Jade Slip and the tree heart in it, then immediately initiated the Formation, decisively sending them off.

Shi Yao: ……

“If you want to communicate with the other party, this way won’t work; they are very likely to ignore you…” she muttered exasperatedly, obviously having been tricked in the past. But then, the Formation suddenly lit up again, and quickly a new Jade Slip appeared.

“Need Ten Thousand Year Tree Heart, not ordinary tree heart, to follow old practices.”

Shi Yao: ????

She looked at Long Long in shock, thinking that it was the first time she had received a repeated message from the other side.

“Master, it’s not that the other party can’t communicate with us; they just don’t want to,” Long Long said with a cold laugh, then took out another Jade Slip, writing:

“Now, with wars rampant in the Eastern Emperor Realm, our clan’s Ten Thousand Year Tree Hearts are under strict control; we can’t access them, we can only offer you a Thousand Year Tree Heart at most.”

He sent the Jade Slip over, Shi Yao displaying a complex expression on the side.

Although the Ten Thousand Year Tree Heart is valuable, it’s not so valuable to justify such control; historically, this is unprecedented. By spinning such an easily punctured lie, wouldn’t the other party get annoyed and cut off contact with us directly?

After a short moment, the other party actually sent another Jade Slip back, causing Shi Yao to feel somewhat frustrated again.

So, was my previous way of communicating really wrong?

“A Thousand Year Tree Heart will also do.” The Jade Slip only had these six simple words.

“See?” Long Long handed the Jade Slip to Shi Yao, “Master, they didn’t even doubt the news about the Ten Thousand Year Tree Heart being controlled. Obviously, they have been completely isolated for a very long time and are out of touch with the outside world.”

“It is probably for this reason that they are so sparing with words, unwilling to talk more with us… but also reluctant to give up the resources we can provide.”

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“In fact, considering the resources traded in the past, what they need seems to not only be the resources themselves but also some information represented by these resources.”

“Like asking for a hundred different Fire Element Flying Swords… what do they need so many flying swords for? But if it’s about understanding the sword casting level in the Eastern Emperor Realm through the swords themselves, that makes more sense.”

“Indeed.” Shi Yao nodded thoughtfully.

“Master, do you think, with Beiming Fanyang’s extremely conservative, xenophobic, vigilant nature, apart from us, would they have other channels of communication with the outside world?” Long Long continued speaking with a smile, “I think not.”

“If they had, then they wouldn’t have immediately accepted ‘switching from a Ten Thousand Year Tree Heart to a Thousand Year Tree Heart’ request, but would have first sought help and confirmation through another channel.”

“In other words, since they agreed so quickly, it suggests that their channels of communication with the outside world are truly limited to just us.”

“So it seems.” Shi Yao sighed inwardly.

Are Long Long’s deductions hard to understand? Not at all; it’s merely that she used to care too much about her relationship with Beiming Fanyang, which clouded her judgement.

Now, with Long Long’s guidance, Shi Yao also came to realize: it is Beiming Fanyang who needs us more, not the other way around.

“So what should we do next?” Shi Yao asked.

“Do nothing,” Long Long replied.

“Oh?” Shi Yao slightly widened her eyes, but quickly understood her disciple’s intention.

Let them wait.

Let Beiming Fanyang hang there, let them realign their attitude, let them know who is in need of whom.

“Then how long should we wait?” asked Shi Yao with a smile.

“Until they can’t hold back anymore and take the initiative to send us a message,” Long Long answered.

“Very well,” Shi Yao nodded, “then I’ll leave this Formation Map in your care.”

“For me?” Long Long asked in surprise.

Didn’t this master mistrust me before, hiding all sorts of information? How come she suddenly became so generous, even willing to entrust me with the only channel of communication with Beiming Fanyang?

Seeing the smile on Shi Yao’s face, Long Long vaguely guessed: She thinks I am clever, so she wants me to maximize my value in this aspect!

“Alright.” Long Long agreed, “If Beiming Fanyang sends any messages, I will inform Master at once.”

After saying goodbye to Shi Yao, Long Long returned to the vicinity of the Jianmu and saw three ancestors standing outside chatting.

“Long Long.” Ancestral Azure Dragon waved to him, “You’ve come at the right time, we have serious matters to discuss.”

Bringing Long Long into the chamber, Ancestral Azure Dragon then seriously said:

“Long Long, take out your magical treasure.”

Long Long then took out the Mortal World Map, and demonstrated to Vermilion Bird and Xuanwu how to transport oneself from one side to the other.

“What an interesting magical treasure,” Vermilion Bird exclaimed, “Ordinary life forms would often not withstand the vibrations of spatial transfer. Only those magical treasures with an awakened Artifact Spirit can protect the translocated during the process.”

“Indeed,” Kunlun Mirror concurred, “Transportation is not a simple matter; this ancestor knows his stuff, some people really should learn from him.”

“Are you considering selling this treasure?” Vermilion Bird continued, “I do have a treasure of equivalent value that I could trade with you.”

“Cough cough!” Ancestral Azure Dragon hastily intervened, “Let’s discuss important matters first! We still need Long Long to use this treasure for tactics in the upcoming war!”

“This treasure has an Artifact Spirit, it’s not easy to re-attune to a new master once traded,” Xuanwu said in agreement.

“That’s really a pity,” Vermilion Bird nodded.

“Be careful,” Ancestral Azure Dragon suddenly whispered to Long Long, “This old lady is very stubborn. Whatever she fancies, she will spare no expense to obtain it; be very cautious from now on.”

Long Long: ……

Then why did you let me show her the treasure?

Seeing Long Long’s conflicted expression, Ancestral Azure Dragon explained:

“It’s not that she would force you, but she will continue to raise her offer to buy it from you, possibly making an offer that’s very hard to refuse. If you’re not planning to sell this treasure from the start, do not waver later.”

Oh, so she’s portrayed as a spendthrift old lady, huh? Long Long thought with a cold sneer.