Chapter 278: Chapter 277: Gently Flowing Water (Please Subscribe)
"Demon-Breaking Arrow?"
Chen Fan’s face showed a look of surprise.
"That’s right, Demon-Breaking Arrow."
Chang Fei nodded and said slowly, "The materials for this type of arrow are actually not much different from ordinary Armor-Piercing Arrows.
The defensive items carried by Awakeners are generally made by those with Guardian Element superpowers, and breaking through them requires raw force.
However, if a weapon possesses a demon-breaking attribute, it can easily destroy those defensive items, rendering them ineffective.
We collectively refer to weapons with demon-breaking attributes as Demon-Breaking Weapons, and Demon-Breaking Arrows are just one type among many."
Chen Fan quickly asked, "President, then how are Demon-Breaking Weapons made?"
"They are also made by Awakeners."
A look of caution appeared in Chang Fei’s eyes, "There is a type of Awakener that is almost the nemesis of all other Awakeners.
Even powerful A-level Awakeners cannot use their superpowers if targeted by them. These Awakeners are called Demon Breakers.
While most Awakeners can enchant weapons with special abilities such as fire or ice, the weapons enchanted by Demon Breakers become Demon-Breaking Weapons,
They can easily break the protective charms made by Guardian Element Awakeners and put tremendous pressure on Awakeners, preventing them from performing at their best."
"So that’s how it is."
Chen Fan suddenly understood.
Demon-Breaking Weapons and Guardian Charms.
It’s like using magic to fight magic.
Indeed, Demon Breakers are the nemesis of Awakeners.
However, such being the case, Demon-Breaking Weapons must be hard to come by, right?
Chang Fei’s words confirmed his suspicion,
"Such Demon-Breaking Weapons are difficult to buy even within the Awakened Association. If someone publicly possesses one, they would easily be ostracized or even opposed by their peers,
Therefore, usually only Hunters among Awakeners have such weapons, specifically to deal with those who harm the Human Race instead of helping it."
"I see."
Chen Fan nodded repeatedly.
Indeed, if he were an Awakener, he would also fear and despise things that are considered the nemesis of his kind.
The guy who can become invisible, due to his superpower, couldn’t even be seen by others, let alone interact with other Awakeners.
In that case, it makes sense for him to possess a Demon-Breaking Weapon. The only question is, how did he come by it?
The next moment, he looked at Chang Fei, filled with anticipation, and said, "President, although Demon-Breaking Weapons are very valuable, you mentioned that they are available at headquarters."
"There are indeed some."
Chang Fei’s face showed a pained expression, "But such things are extremely rare and expensive. If you want one, I’ll give you one."
"One?"
Chen Fan looked dissatisfied, "President, that’s too stingy. One is not enough; at least give me ten."
"Pfft!"
Upon hearing this, Chang Fei almost spat out blood.
He stared at Chen Fan with bull-like eyes as if saying, "Do you know what you’re talking about?"
Ten Demon-Breaking Arrows!
You could turn headquarters upside down and not find that many.
"Ahem."
Chen Fan realized that his request might have been a bit too much.
He cleared his throat and said, "President, if ten is too much, then five should be enough.
Think about it, if I’m out hunting and encounter those people again, I can’t just shoot one arrow, run over to pick it up, and shoot again, right?
Five would be just right."
"Why don’t you come to headquarters directly?" Chang Fei said irritably, "I told you last time that Anshan City is not safe. If you come here, you’ll be perfectly safe. Even cultists or Fierce Beasts wouldn’t stand a chance."
"No, President, I feel quite comfortable here. I wouldn’t get used to headquarters." Chen Fan shook his head.
"Brother Chen," Elder Luo implored, "It’s much safer in Jiangnan City compared to Anshan City. Besides, if you come, we can exchange alchemy techniques, can’t we?"
"Yes, Brother Chen, you should come here as soon as possible," Elder Tang urged as well.
Chen Fan smiled without saying a word.
Why doesn’t he want to go? Don’t you all know?
He doesn’t want to be like a nanny, demonstrating for Zhang San today and Li Si tomorrow.
What would he get out of that?
"President, if five is too much, how about three? This is my bottom line. If you can’t do this, then it’s hard for me to believe in your sincerity."
Chen Fan sighed.
"Alright."
Chang Fei gritted his teeth, "Three it is. A Tier Four Alloy Battle Bow, thirty matching Armor-Piercing Arrows, and three Demon-Breaking Arrows. Deal?"
"Deal."
Chen Fan’s face lit up with joy.
His intuition told him that the price of a single Demon-Breaking Arrow could be frighteningly high.
And in fact, it was.
If you calculated the cost, each Demon-Breaking Arrow would be worth at least a billion contribution points!
This doesn’t even account for the favor owed.
After all, for Demon Breakers, not to mention the Jiangnan Sub-district Martial Arts Association, even some A-level Awakeners are beneath their notice.
Therefore, this favor could be worth as much as three billion, or even thirty billion!
"Besides this condition, do you have any others? If so, state them now,"
Chang Fei added, "No more talking about Demon-Breaking Weapons."
Three Demon-Breaking Arrows had already made him bleed a lot.
Another Demon-Breaking Weapon, like a sword, was out of the question.
"Rest assured, President. Do I not know my limits?"
Chen Fan smiled.
He already had one in his possession.
If he didn’t, he wouldn’t have let go of this golden opportunity.
Chang Fei grunted, "Speak then, what’s your next condition? The sooner we finish, the sooner we can get the pill formula and start refining."
"President, I also want a few Cloud Jade Fruits," Chen Fan laughed.
His current True Qi additive was almost tenfold. Even a small increase in Primordial True Qi would add ten points.
But these are quite expensive in the Awakened Association. Since there’s an opportunity, he thought he might be able to get a few from headquarters.
"What, Cloud Jade Fruit?"
Chang Fei exclaimed, his eyes showing a touch of panic, "No, none of those available."
"President." Chen Fan smiled at him.
"One, and no more than that."
Chang Fei thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth.
Such good stuff even made him envious.
"President, one is not an auspicious number. How about we make it two?"
"No, one and no more." Chang Fei rejected immediately.
Seeing this, Chen Fan knew when to stop, "Alright, one it is. President, I have one more condition and this will be the last one."
"You have another condition?"
Chang Fei widened his eyes.
"Let him speak."
"Yes, didn’t you hear him say it’s the last one?"
Elders Tang and Luo both urged.
They were more anxious about the deal falling through than anyone else.
"Alright, you said this is the last condition. After speaking, I’m not agreeing to a fourth condition."
Chang Fei felt his heart bleeding.
"President, do you think I’m untrustworthy? My last condition, I need a large quantity of True Qi Pill materials." Chen Fan smiled, "At least ten thousand sets."
"Boom!"
It was as if a thunderbolt had struck; the three present were all stunned by Chen Fan’s words.
Ten thousand sets of True Qi Pill materials?
Setting aside the question of whether headquarters could come up with that much at once?
Even if they could, at what cost?
Calculating at 200,000 contribution points per set, ten thousand sets mean two billion!
Two billion!
At 1.2 million contribution points per Top-grade True Qi Pill, that’s 1600 pills!
With the current efficiency, producing 2 Top-grade True Qi Pills per batch means 800 batches!
Even with Chen’s formula, there’d be a learning curve, meaning at least 400 batches.
How many Alchemists in headquarters could meet this standard? A handful.
That means they would be working for Chen for several months!
Considering the demand from other Martial Artists, this could stretch on for a year, even several years...
"One thousand sets!"
He stated directly, "That’s the maximum we can manage. Any more, and we’re tapped out."
"A thousand sets?"
Chen Fan’s eyes widened, as if to say, "How can you say something so cold-hearted with a straight face?"
A thousand sets at two hundred million was far too little!
"President, these are my only two conditions. If you agree, I’ll send over the formula right away, and from now, headquarters’ Top-grade True Qi Pill production has nothing to do with me."
If the President finds ten thousand sets too much, I can give you time to consider."
"Chang Fei, I think we should agree." Elder Tang sighed, "This kid won’t budge without a rabbit. If you don’t agree, he won’t hand over the formula."
"Yes, Chang Fei, hurry and agree." Elder Luo urged, itching to start using the formula.
"Elder Tang, Elder Luo, a thousand sets is all we can manage!
"We can gather them slowly."
"Yes, delaying a second could mean a Martial Artist dying at the hands of Fierce Beasts."
Grip tightening, Chang Fei turned his eyes back to Chen Fan, saying, "Fine, Brother Chen, I agree to your third condition, but let’s be clear,
Ten thousand sets is more than the association can deliver at once. Even if we could, we need supplies for others too."
"I understand, President, I’m not unreasonable," Chen Fan agreed, "How about detailing in the contract how the ten thousand sets are divided, the delivery schedule, and deadlines?"
"Deal!"
Chang Fei gritted his teeth.
This kid, really treating it like business?
Yet he had to acquiesce, for who knew if the kid wouldn’t later produce a formula for the top-grade True Qi Pill?
After some more discussion, they finally hammered out the details.
Elders Tang and Luo wanted to speak more to Chen Fan, but he quickly ended the communication.
The alchemy room returned to calm.
Chen Fan’s face broke into a broad smile, "Great, a Tier Four Alloy Battle Bow, three Demon-Breaking Arrows, one Cloud Jade Fruit, and ten thousand sets of True Qi Pill materials.
Absolutely worth the buyout price.
Just wait, until the time is right or if I’m short on money, I’ll craft and sell another Top-grade True Qi Pill formula. That’s called a steady income."