Chapter 496: I Never Trick My Friends (2)
Su Yu nodded, "Yes. Every second matters. Time is precious. We can't afford to waste even a single second."
"Fine..." Wu Lan nodded, "I'll be going to the library first, then. Do you want me to transport the books back to the research center after paying?"
"Yeah." Su Yu handed her a key and said, "This is the key to the research center. Don't lose it. The research center might be quite empty for now, but this is our future base of operations. This will be a very important place for the entire human race."
He then looked around Wu Lan's villa before smiling, "The environment there is somewhat harsh and dry. I don't know if you can get used to it. To help yourself adapt better, maybe you should get some people to move your furniture over? After all, we will probably be living there for a long period of time after this."
Wu Lan's villa was very well decorated with elegant furniture. It was clear that she had used her own money to decorate this villa. He definitely couldn't let all these go to waste! At present, there wasn't even a single chair in the research center yet. And furniture wasn't free. Thus, the best option would be to move Wu Lan's furniture over.
Wu Lan indifferently said, "It's fine. I can just buy some daily necessities before going over. That will be enough for me..."
"That's a waste of money!" Su Yu sternly said, "Our research center is lacking money. Don't waste your money on things you don't need. Don't forget that this villa belongs to the academy. Only the research center is truly ours. You will be staying there frequently as well. As for this villa, just treat it as a temporary resting place. Don't waste your furniture. Find a few people and move your stuff over."
"Fine."
Wu Lan nodded in agreement. She thought that Su Yu was really stingy, but when she thought about it, the research center was new. They still needed a lot of money. It was understandable for him to be frugal.
"I'll get someone to move the furniture."
"Thank you!" Su Yu said, "Alright. I have something else I need to do. See you. Good luck!"
"..."
Looking at the rapidly departing back of Su Yu, Wu Lan blanked out slightly.
She was the...leader of the Breakthrough Team?
Slowly, she started growing excited.
She was the leader of the Breakthrough Team!
The source soul acupoint research was very important to humanity. And she was the vanguard in charge of breaking through all difficulties they might encounter during the research!
People like Wu Jia would need to obey her! They would all be her underlings! Was this...too much trust from Su Yu? She tightened her grip on the key. Just like that, he had handed over something this important to her.
After a moment, she hollered at the distant guard, "Uncle Wang, get a few guys to help move my stuff..."
She was moving! She needed to purchase some information from the library later. She had officially stepped onto the path of research! Before long, the guards arrived to help her move.
A short while later, Lin Qing arrived to visit Wu Lan. When she saw the furniture and bundles being moved out of the villa, she was stunned. What happened? Was Wu Lan moving?
"Lan, what are you doing?"
Wu Lan looked at Lin Qing and said, "Sister Qing, I'm going to take office in a research center."
"Research center?"
"Yeah."
"Which research center?"
"It's a secret."
"..."
Lin Qing was completely speechless. Who would want to recruit a mere student into their research center? But suddenly, she thought of something and asked, "The newly established Source Soul Research Center?"
"How do you know this?" Wu Lan was astonished.
Meanwhile, Lin Qing rolled her eyes. Apart from that research center, who else would recruit Wu Lan?
"Even if you're going, you don't need to move all your things over, right?"
"Sister Qing, you don't understand." Joy and smugness mixed on Wu Lan's face as she said, "I am going over to become the leader of the Breakthrough Team. I have a heavy burden on my shoulders. I will be very busy soon. I don't have the time to come back here anymore. Alright, Sister Qing. I need to take care of something at the library. See you."
Wu Lan stopped her conversation with Lin Qing. She could not afford to waste even a single second!
"Uncle Wang, just move my stuff to the newly opened Source Soul Research Center. Get a few more people to come with me to the library. I need to move some stuff from the library as well..."
While speaking, Wu Lan started heading toward the library. A sense of honor and glory enveloped her heart. She was now one of the founders of a research center.
In the past, her elder sister and the others would never allow her to participate in their family affairs. But now, she had finally found the chance to take charge of her life. It was time for her to go independent!
Su Yu had actually handed her such an important position. She needed to work hard.
...
Looking at the rapidly departing Wu Lan, Lin Qing was dumbfounded.
She left?
Looking at the empty villa, Lin Qing was somewhat speechless. Just because she was joining a research center, Wu Lan had emptied her villa?
Leader of the Breakthrough Team? How many members did the Source Soul Research Center even have? There was no Breakthrough Team in that research center!
"Don't tell me...that she was swindled by Su Yu?"
Lin Qing felt a headache coming. This was troublesome. And her teacher wasn't around. Her teacher was at the Allheaven Battlefield. Was she supposed to look for Elder Wu? But she needed to tell the elder in case Wu Lan had really been swindled by Su Yu. From Wu Lan's actions, it was clear she was intending to stay long term in the research center.
...
Naturally, Su Yu was unaware of any of that.
After dealing with Wu Lan, he rushed to his next target.
Zheng Yunhui.
Yes, this was his next target.
Zheng Yunhui's residence.
Right after Su Yu was invited inside, he said, "Do you want to fuse acupoints quickly and enter the Infinite Strength Realm before blasting through that realm? If you want, loan me some money. I need 12,000 merit points to buy a defensive formation. You are rich. You earned a lot during our previous cooperation."
This was the real reason why Su Yu was here. Zheng Yunhui had earned a lot of money when they worked together previously.
Otherwise, he could have gone to Xia Huyou for money instead. But since Zheng Yunhui was so rich, he would make a nice target.
Zheng Yunhui was completely dumbfounded. Holy shit. This person had asked for over 10,000 merit points right after entering his house. Was this proper?
They were talking about merit points, not anping dollars!
Su Yu solemnly said, "If you trust me, do it. If not, forget it. I, Su Yu, will never let my friends suffer losses. But I also won't let my enemies profit off me."
When he saw that Zheng Yunhui wasn't replying immediately, he turned around and left unhesitatingly.
Zheng Yunhui hurriedly said, "Wait! Explain to me. What's happening?"
Was this yet another path to riches?
Rapid advancement into the Infinite Strength Realm? What? To speak the truth, he had earned a lot during his first cooperation with Su Yu. Thus, he was actually willing to work with Su Yu again.
In fact, he had been grumbling recently about how Su Yu had not roped in him for the previous tournament. Sure, the members of the tournament were supposed to be assigned randomly, but if he had known how strong Su Yu was, he would have tried working with Su Yu. That way, he would be able to get an additional slot for free.
Now that Su Yu was offering cooperation again, he naturally wished to learn more. Perhaps this was an endeavor he could join.
"You're a smart man, so I won't be wasting time talking about nonsensical things. I'm only here because I trust you. Buy me a defensive formation and consider that a loan to me. I will compensate you at a later date. That's not a small amount of money, but money is really not that hard to earn for me.
"I already sold the Soul Devouring Art to the Xia Family. But I still have many other cultivation methods, such as Pure Source Art. In all honesty, if I want to, I can sell it for a good price as well. Give me three months. If I can't find the money to pay you back at that time, you can have the Pure Source Art. Your Zheng Family will even be given the right to teach the Pure Source Art to anyone you want. What do you think?"
Zheng Yunhui's eyes lit up. He asked, "That's the cultivation method to purify source qi, right? How many acupoints?"
"36."
"Not bad at all."
As an auxiliary cultivation method, it would be less valuable if it required more acupoints. A number such as 36 was still within the acceptable range. After thinking about it, Zheng Yunhui concluded that this was a deal worth accepting.
"How good is this cultivation method?"
"Look at me."
Su Yu activated his acupoints, instantly turning him into a man shrouded in blinding radiance.
Zheng Yunhui took a few steps back. He already knew that Su Yu's source qi was pure, but this was a shocking sight to behold.
"Sure." Zheng Yunhui gave his answer, "You need a defensive formation, right? That's not cheap. With a price of over 10,000 merit points, are you trying to get something that can prevent the spying of Sunmoons? Do you need an offensive formation as well? That way, you can also protect yourself against any attacks on the research center."
"If you have the money for it, sure."
Zheng Yunhui made a short calculation before saying, "I'll give you a fair price. I will spend 12,000 merit points for a defensive formation and 8,000 merit points for an offensive formation capable of dealing with a Mountainsea. Naturally, a Mountainsea can still break through the formation after a prolonged attack, but we're in the academy. The attacker will be detected by the academy not long after the attack. These formations are mainly there to prevent people from sneaking in. You will owe me 20,000 merit points in total. If you can't pay me back in three months, the Pure Source Art will be mine. Do you agree?"
"Sure."
This fellow was indeed rich. He had made quite a lot during their previous cooperation. And now, he was finally taking out the money he had made previously.
Zheng Yunhui said, "What about the rapid advancement method you mentioned earlier?"
"That's top secret for now. The research is in progress. We'll talk again after the research is done."
Zheng Yunhui was getting more and more tempted. He asked, "Can I join your research center as well? Don't worry. I won't spy on your secrets. I only want to help here and there..."
"Sure."
Su Yu agreed readily. He was naturally fine with that. With this fellow joining, he would be able to look for this fellow again the next time he was in need of money.
There was a saying that when one's debt reaches a certain level, one would no longer worry about it. And Su Yu was embracing that concept, going completely crazy in increasing the size of his debt.
He now owed Marquis Xia 300,000 merit points, Zheng Yunhui 20,000 merit points, and some other people such as Zhao Ming, Xia Huyou, and Wu Lan. He already owed a lot of money. Why would he care if he owed more people money?