Dream of the Mortal World: I'll Give You

Chapter 72 Dream of the Mortal World: I'll Give You

Hearing this, Lin Dong raised an eyebrow in surprise and asked, "Dean, are you saying that this thing is produced by Mingde Hall?"

Jing Hongchen nodded, her expression not very pleasant, and then spoke first:

"What, you've got your eye on it? If you want it so we don't have to buy it here, I'll send someone to make one for you myself when I get back. It'll definitely be of better quality than this one."

Lin shook his head and said softly, "Never mind, thank you for your kindness, Dean, but I'm not used to it."

Seeing this, Jing Hongchen could only nod and focus his attention on the auction. As the auction progressed, Jing Hongchen's expression became increasingly grim.

Upon seeing that the eighth item brought up was also a soul tool, and all of them were products of Mingde Hall, Jing Hongchen asked with a hint of anger in his voice:

"Miss Qingya, did your firm summon us here to show off your skilled spies, or to tell us that your research on the Sun and Moon Soul Tools has yielded significant results?"

Qingya's face stiffened instantly. Looking at the cold expressions on everyone's faces except Lin Dong's, she somewhat at a loss for words explained:

"Dean Jing, my daughter is only responsible for delivering the invitations to you; I have no right to know about the other arrangements."

Jing Hongchen glanced at her and said coldly, "Go and tell your emperor that we are very grateful for his 'warm hospitality' during this competition. You can leave now."

Qingya nervously rubbed her hands together and stammered, "But... you haven't seen this last item yet."

Jing Hongchen waved his hand unhappily: "You've brought out eight soul tools in a row. Anyone who didn't know better would think we're attending a Mingde Hall auction. What's so interesting about that?"

Qingya was stunned for a moment, then replied "yes." Just as she was about to leave, a sound suddenly came from the soul guide screen.

"This Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone is estimated to be between 50,000 and 80,000 years old. Its soul skill is fixed, which means that whoever absorbs this soul bone will only get one fixed soul skill. Friendly reminder: this soul bone is already extremely old. If your physical strength is not sufficient, do not try it lightly."

Upon hearing this introduction, Lin Dong and Meng Hongchen's eyes lit up almost simultaneously. "Wait a minute."

Qingya, who had just reached the door, heard this pleasant voice and immediately ran back happily, looking at Lin Dong who spoke first, and said, "What can I do for you?"

"Let's wait a bit, Dean. I'm quite interested in this soul bone. Let her finish the bidding first before you pass on the message."

Upon hearing Lin Dong speak up, Jing Hongchen immediately smiled and nodded: "No problem, feel free to name your price."

"Grandpa~ I want this too. You've always favored Lin Dong, this is too much."

Seeing Meng Hongchen's resentful gaze, Jing Hongchen chuckled and winked at Lin Dong. He couldn't handle this situation either, and Lin Dong nodded knowingly.

"Miss Meng, only those with the ultimate ice attribute can absorb this soul bone. Have you forgotten that my second martial soul is the Ice Jade Scorpion?"

These were the key pieces of information that Hyotei had told him after he had insulted all of humanity except Lin Dong in his spiritual sea.

Hearing this, Meng Hongchen stuck out her tongue, still feeling a little jealous:

"I know you're the ultimate ice, but it didn't say only those with the ultimate ice can absorb it!"

Lin Dong did not change his attitude because of her coquettishness, and simply replied:

"You should have heard it too, physical strength is a necessary condition for absorbing soul bones. When I get back, I will give you a satisfactory compensation, Miss Meng. You'll have to reluctantly give it up."

"Yeah, Meng, Lin Dong's physique is almost on par with the Soul Emperor, and he's also the Ultimate Ice. Don't compete with him, I'll find you something better."

Meng Hongchen glared at him, her tone mocking, "Am I still your sister? You were always arguing with him, so why are you siding with him now?"

Xiao Hongchen retorted somewhat awkwardly, "Who's taking his side? I'm only doing this for the team's benefit. We're eager to win the competition, and what if something happens to you because of absorbing the soul bone?"

"Alright, alright, stop talking. I've given it to him. I was just saying it; I wasn't really going to fight him for it."

Seeing her sly smile, Lin Dong turned his head to the side and looked at Qingya, saying, "We can begin."

"The starting bid for this soul bone is thirteen million!"

As the long, drawn-out sound rang out, Jing Hongchen made his bid without hesitation. Although Shrek Academy symbolically fought back a few times for Ling Luochen, after the price rose to sixteen million, Xuanzi took a sip of wine, looked at Ling Luochen, and smiled:

"Luo Chen, the academy isn't very well-funded this time. I promise you, once you perform well in this competition, I'll find you a more suitable place! Let's forget about this one for now, okay?"

Ling Luochen nodded calmly. She wasn't stupid. How could the top academy on the continent not be able to come up with 16 million? They just thought she wasn't worth it.

Seeing that Ling Luochen agreed, Xuan Ziqian smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone. As long as you contribute to the glory of the academy in this competition, the academy will definitely not treat you unfairly!"

On the Sun and Moon side, after the payment was settled, Jing Hongchen handed the soul bone to Lin Dong and gently patted his shoulder:

"There are no matches these two days. I'll protect you while you go back tonight so you can absorb it as soon as possible. You'll definitely have to play in the next match."

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Lin Dong looked at Jing Hongchen with a delighted smile: "Thank you, Dean."

Jing Hongchen smiled and waved his hand, then turned to Qingya and said, "We can go now. Remember what I asked you to tell them."

"Yes."

Qingya replied timidly, and after the others left, she quickly walked towards VIP Room No. 1.

After bowing and straightening up to Xu Jiawei, Qingya relayed Jing Hongchen's words to him. Seeing his gloomy face, Qingya quickly left the room after a long pause.

After Qingya left, Xu Jiawei looked at her with concern and said softly, "Brother, don't be too angry. Anyway, we've already achieved our goal. Let him warn us. I don't believe they'll really go to war regardless of the consequences."

Xu Jiawei rubbed his forehead and said worriedly, "Alas, although we conveyed a point of view to them through this auction: our research on soul tools and our arrangements in the Sun and Moon are all to guard against them."

However, with so many things going on during this competition, our relationship with Riyue has become even more strained. This is not good news.

"But brother, we've always been at odds with the Sun Moon Sect. So, it's not such a bad thing that we can use them to form an alliance with Shrek Academy."

After hearing Xu Jiawei's long words of comfort, Xu Jiawei seemed to remember something and said with some melancholy:

"But we also paid a bloody price, and according to Elder Xuan, your team needs to kill a few more Sun and Moon level members in the competition. If you really push them too far, things will get complicated."

(End of this chapter)