"I'm glad you were able to arrive safely, Bai. I hope my request for a meeting wasn't too difficult for you. "
"I'm also glad that we met Ning Fengzhi again. I hope you're in good health too."
We met and quickly left for the main reception room, where the head of the clan and I sat down at the table. The servants quickly served tea and snacks, I took a small sip and immediately felt that this tea was brewed from the leaves of a crystal tree. A rare plant with the attribute of ice, it is useful when growing a person with the spirit of ice and also works well when calming the spirit, which leads to better meditation.
"I see you are always happy to spend such precious resources on guests. Worthy of the richest clan in the world. "
"Do not exaggerate, truly valuable resources are growing on your lands, and this will not even help after the 70 levels of the spirit. "
It won't help either effectively, but it's still pretty nice to use. It doesn't matter, it's not that I haven't spent a lot of resources too, so it's not for me to judge him.
"Let's get to the topic of our meeting."
Ning Fengzhi moistened his throat with tea and smiled a little wider. Do not trust this slightly naive and kind smile. After all, he is the same old fox, good at sex and long-term plans, not to mention his shrewd eyes that see the benefits a mile away.
A simple person cannot become the head of a clan, especially such a rich clan. The wealth that other clans and even empires want to lure to themselves.
"I know the rules, so I'm willing to exchange the spirit cultivation technique for the 'Scattered Heart with Five Holes', so I hope you'll give me a face."
My face was still emotionless, but inside I was slightly surprised and also angry. After all, the technique he offers is extremely useful, but not so much that I give away the main clan secret, let alone give him a face.
"Your offer is tempting, but you should know that I can't give you the main clan secret for a simple technique to improve the use of spirit abilities. "
Belittle the value of the opponent's offer and raise the value of your offer and get the maximum profit. true, it's possible to spoil the attitude so much, but I can't be weak in this matter.
"Bai, I understand what you mean, so you can be sure that I offer only the original technique. As I have heard, your clan is always going the unorthodox way and the technique of our clan can strengthen your clan and you will be able to claim the strongest clan in the world. I'm not asking too much for just one technique for my daughter, in place of techniques for the whole clan. "
He was still smiling and haggling with me, not even slightly embarrassed by my previous words.
"I heard that your daughter is already extremely talented, I'm sure she will find a way to evolve for her spirit."
"Of course, I also believe in her, but only a little guidance will simplify her path and as a father, I must make every effort to do this. "
"You are a great father, but the child himself must cope with his trials to grow strong. "
"She can handle it, and I even went to a loss to buy a technique for her that will help her grow even stronger."
We sat in silence and looked into each other's eyes. You could feel the tension building up, but neither I nor he are going to back down.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door and Ning Fengzhi got distracted and said. "Come in."
A young maidservant entered and bowing low, she said."Sir, dinner is ready to serve, you want the servants to set the table for you and your guest. "
Ning Fengzhi looked at me and said with a slight smile. "Yes, let's have a snack time. After all, you've been on the road for so long that you're probably hungry. Let me treat you, just recently I was able to get a pretty valuable spiritual fish, I hope you like it. We can reschedule the deal for another time."
Looking at his face and not seeing anything hidden, I nodded my head and said. "Well, I'll be glad to have dinner with you."
Going into the dining room, one could see an ornate table, various dishes directly sparkled and one could feel the spiritual power from some. mainly from meat and fish. I was also able to spot a couple of rare fruits.
After sitting down at the table, his daughter joined us and began to look at me with interest. Douluo Mecha and Bone Douluo also came up, who also joined us for lunch. The head spoke about recent events in the world and also about the successes of his daughter.
I only listened with interest and sometimes added my words and events in the far north. So after a while, all the dishes at the table ended. Although there was a lot of food, it was not difficult for us to eat all of it, especially when eating with spiritual power, although in this room, they were practically useless in terms of cultivation, except for a little girl.
After going back to the main hall, we continued to bargain, but we could not come to a compromise. After all, he couldn't offer me the 'Exquisite Heart with Seven Holes', which is the highest form of technique, and even if he could, I still didn't want to bargain. In the end, it was just a farce, where we alternately praised each other and our clans while trying to get others to agree to the terms of the deal.
"I think we should end this, there is no point in continuing this charade. "
I kept an indifferent look throughout the conversation, while Ning Fengzhi stuck to his kind smile. Although you could see glints of disappointment in his eyes. After all, he couldn't just force me to reveal the secret of the clan. Not to mention starting a full-scale clan war. It would have ended ugly for both sides.
"Well, I agree that we won't come to anything this way, but I still hope that you will offer something."
I sat in silence for a long time and finally sighed. "Give me ink and paper. "
He called the servants, who quickly organized everything and I recorded a medical report to attract energy. This was the lowest method because firstly it needs to be refined so that it attracts a certain essence, and secondly, the simple attraction will not be extremely useful for the spirit. We need a special method of processing, which will nourish the spirit in a certain way, for the possibility of evolution.
"That's all I can offer you, maybe she can improve her spirit, it depends only on her talent."
I explained all the nuances of this method and he also brought me a copy of the 'Permanent Heart with Four Holes'. Although it is not as valuable as the previous offer, it will do. So after a pleasant conversation. I decided to take my leave. He offered to spend the night, but I wanted to return home as soon as possible and move on to another job. I still have a lot to do.
After saying goodbye, we parted, he saw us off and calling the ice bird, we flew away.