Extorting (Part 2)

The situation was much more dire than they anticipated.

An army of hundreds of thousands of hounds surrounded them.

The situation was just as Jaen Fen mentioned. Even without using Varan and Vareena, Jaen Fen could anticipate the current situation outside the village.

"And you know what? Three miles is just after seeing the situation and estimation, we don't truly know if the situation is only this dire or more dire than that."

Said Jaen Fen, instilling as much despair in their minds as possible.

"Fine, we are willing to give you 2 million essence stones, but how can you help us?" Wang Lei agreed on what Jaen Fen concluded.

"We can be sure of one thing: this army is being led by a rank 5 hound. If it was being led by a rank 6 hound, then rank 5 hounds would have also attacked last night, but there was none…"

"So, what I can do is as I am aware of their fighting pattern, I can observe them and find out the exact location of the leading hound. Water Hounds have a habit of giving up as soon as their leading hound is killed." Jaen Fen mentioned after thinking for a while.

"Hmm, that's a good idea. But how can we trust you?" Li Wei nodded but wasn't so sure of Jaen Fen.

"What other choice do you have? Besides, I want to get out of here alive too. It's not just your lives on the line, but mine as well."

"You are right. But…"

"2 million isn't much in a situation like this. So, why hesitate? We are in the same boat here." Jaen Fen saw Tian Yu hesitate.

"Forget it, is there anything else you need? We want a complete plan without any errors. Our lives depend on it." Wang Lei stopped Tian Yu and looked at Jaen Fen.

"Yeah, 2 million isn't much, but I am giving you a favor. Of course, I need more."

Wang Lei: "..."

Tian Yu: "..."

Li Wei: "..."

Chi Lein: "..."

Others: "..."

It seemed like he was the one paying them, not them.

Shameless, blatantly shameless. Brazenly shameless.

Wang Lei was asking if he needed anything to help him in finding out the location of the leading hound, not if he wanted more.

What was wrong with this shameless kid?

He was blatantly trying to extort them.

"And… what do you need…" Ming Hao asked slowly, with his left eye narrowed while the other widened open.

"I don't have anything to store these essence stones. So, I need two rank 4 sealed kas so that I can refine them easily to store these essence stones. It would be even better if you just give me a rank 4 storage Ire."

I really want to kill this kid! How shameless can he be?!: Ming Hao grabbed the arms of his chair tightly.

Okay, okay, we can understand that his request is reasonable… after all, he does need something to store essence stones: Tian Yu tried to comfort himself.

"But, we can give you mid-grade essence stones and one rank 4 Ka." Wang Lei stated.

"No, no, I like low-grade essence stones. So, I'd appreciate it if you give me low-grade essence stones." Jaen Fen rejected it right away.

"Sigh, fine, go and bring two rank 4 sealed storage kas for him. Make sure they are of good quality…" Wang Lei shook his head and ordered a servant.

Rank 4 storage kas could store between five hundred thousand to one million essence stones.

"Also," Jaen Fen didn't stop and continued,

Also?

Everyone looked at Jaen Fen.

"Don't worry, it's for your own good. I need a rank 5 Ka of Mastery Path." Jaen Fen said this to lessen his opposition's resistance.

The situation was dire, so they couldn't get rid of him or reject him. But they also couldn't listen to every one of his requests like some pushovers.

"Why is that?" Wang Lei inquired.

"Because I want to enslave a rank 4 beast just in case I need one. As I am just a new cultivator without much experience, my will is too weak, I might end up with a backlash. So I want to dominate it with an overwhelming power." Jaen Fen made up a reason.

"Fine, you can go and choose the one you like from any Ka shop in this sect. Here, use this token, you will not be charged."

Wang Lei handed Jaen Fen a token with Luo written on it and a unique type of pattern was drawn on it.

"I will still be rewarded for the usual help, right?" Jaen Fen asked.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, I will still be rewarded like other cultivators for helping, right? This deal of ours is a separate matter altogether."

"Yeah, if you help out like other cultivators, you will still be rewarded, don't worry."

"Good,"

After the servant arrived with two storage kas, Jaen Fen refined them and took the essence stones from Wang Lei before leaving.

A rank 4 Ka of this quality cost about fifty thousand essence stones, so he couldn't waste such an opportunity and took two storage kas even though he could store the essence stones in the inheritance place.

This was the reason he also refused mid-grade essence stones offered by Wang Lei and demanded low-grade essence so that he could get 2 rank 4 storage kas.

While walking, he thought: I really benefited a lot. Now, if I want I can even purchase six to seven rank 5 kas of top quality.

He couldn't stop using Kas even though he was warned to be careful of them. The reason was simple, if he did, then what about his heart? However, he was still careful and would abandon them when the time was right.

Even the one who warned him stopped using them after reaching high rank.

He came to a stop in front of the Ka store he had visited before.

"Welcome… oh, aren't you the one who visited me about a month ago?" The receptionist recognized him.

"Before I exchange something, do you recognize this token?" Jaen Fen pulled out the token.

"Who doesn't recognize this token? It means you can ask any store in this sect for any favor and can also get one Ka irrespective of their rank."

The receptionist was surprised to see this token but replied skillfully.

As I thought, I could not only obtain a Ka but also ask for a favor: Yang Zhai smiled.

"Good, I want a rank 5 Ka from a mastery path. Also, I want to trade this ka for essence stones as well as exchange low-grade essence stones for mid-grade essence stones."

He pulled out one out of the two storage kas he just obtained.

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