Chapter 1236 - A Huge Disagreement
Chapter 1236 A Huge Disagreement
“These mindless things. They never learn even after getting punished so many times.”
Olivia put down her watering can lightly, patted the dirt from her hands, and smiled as she said, “They will never know who the master here really is unless you give them a proper lesson! Don’t you think so, Adept Greem?”
Greem smiled when he heard this question and its double meaning.
“There are some things you will never know are possible unless you give them a try! If adepts had always been obedient, rule-following cronies, I’m certain they would not have been able to venture into the realms beyond.”
Olivia smiled again. “It seems like Adept Greem is someone who enjoys an adventure!”
“Those who have everything naturally prefer order and stability, and those who have nothing prefer adventure and revolution!”
“Horner. Your tower is closest to the Ais Mountains. Go there immediately. We must not let Olivia fool around with this deal.”
A bald man in one of the crystal screens smiled wickedly. “I’m not exactly the best man for the job, am I? Olivia has never been one to bend to rules. She only listens to the Chairman. Since the Chairman isn’t around, I—”
“This is an Association badge. Take it with you. If Olivia doesn’t recognize the significance of this exchange and insists on doing things her way, I give you the authority to temporarily rescind her identity as an elder.” Vice-Chairman Domhnall waved his hand, and a mysterious badge passed through the mirror and appeared before the bald adept.
The bald adept grabbed the badge and put it away before smiling. “Understood, leave it to me!”
Having said that, the image on his screen changed. He was now in the sky and flying quickly into the distance.
Naturally, Greem had no idea about all this commotion occurring behind the scenes.
He was still hard at work negotiating with Olivia.
“These mushrooms are indeed wonderful, but they can’t compare to the Lightfire stone. The Lightfire stone is far more powerful and has much more utility. If you have nothing better to offer me, then please leave now!”
Greem narrowed his eyes. Blue light flickered deep in his eyes. He was silently assessing the truth of Olivia’s words. Finally, he gritted his teeth, and the contents of the mirror changed again. This time, a mysterious egg was displayed.
“This is the egg of a divine creature from another world. It is still highly active. If you are willing to put in the effort to cultivate the creature, it has the potential to reach Fifth Grade.”
Olivia’s eyes finally opened wide when she saw the Feathered God’s egg.
Ordinary magical creatures and resources were useless when it came to saving her brother. Only Fifth Grade divine items like these could have a chance of doing so. If she could let her brother form a Lifebinding Contract with the divine creature in the egg, he would have a chance to transcend the limit of his lifespan as a First Grade adept.
As such, Olivia immediately started casting spells to verify the attributes and effects of the egg. Greem did not stop her either and simply observed from the side.
After a long while, Olivia finally stopped casting her spells.
“I want that egg, the spores of the mutated mushrooms, and the way to cultivate them. If you agree to these terms, I will hand over the Lightfire stone!”
Greem smiled mockingly when he heard these terms.
“Lady Olivia, this might be your territory, but there’s no need to be so aggressively exorbitant, is there? That is a Fifth Grade divine creature I have there.”
“It hasn’t even hatched!”
“But you’ve confirmed its lifeforce with your spells. The odds of successfully hatching it are extremely high.”
“Hatching a divine egg and accelerating its growth. You and I both know very well how many resources would have to be sunk into such an endeavor. If hatching a divine creature was so easy, do you think you would have been so willing to part with it, instead of keeping it for yourself?”
“Hmph! Even so, Adept Olivia, there’s no need to push such a hard deal. I imagine that those Fifth Grade Great Adepts would be more than happy to take a divine egg like this into their own hands. After all, it represents the addition of a Fifth Grade subordinate. I believe the conditions they can offer for such an egg can’t be too shabby, can they?”
“They can certainly offer a lot. Unfortunately, they do not have Lightfire stones in their possession!”
“You…” Even Greem couldn’t help but feel anger boil in him in the face of such an unreasonable adept.
To think she was trying to trade for a Fifth Grade item with a mere Fourth Grade item! And the spores of the mutated mushrooms had to be thrown in as well?
The anger showed on Greem’s face. The fire elementium in the air started to become restless, and the temperature of the room rose exponentially.
“Adept Olivia, these are your final terms? If so, then I refuse!” Greem wanted the Lightfire stone badly, but he wasn’t willing to pay such a heavy price for it.
A light flickered in Olivia’s eyes as well. She coldly said, “Since there’s such a great disparity between our ideal terms, and neither of us is willing to accept them, why don’t we settle it with a bet?”
A bet?
Greem couldn’t help but be puzzled at this suggestion.