Chapter 987: The Nine Hundred and Forty-Seventh Path – Solidifying the Plane Road
Don't make me laugh. Greendale is nothing but a backwater; their achievements in alchemy aren't even a fraction of Odin Kingdom's. I hear they've only got a handful of creators—if that's even true. Honestly, it's just pitiful...
It's said that their master craftsmen get the highest respect and treatment. Some of the top ones are practically on par with the leaders of major factions back in the kingdom.
Hmph, they're getting off easy this time. The only reason they're even allowed into the Blazeforge Battlefield is because of us. Without Odin Kingdom, they wouldn't be able to open the Plane Road even if they knew where it was.
Honestly, they're completely reliant on Odin Kingdom for any chance at profit here. Charging them fifty percent of the spoils is already generous. Or do they still want to oppose me opening the Plane Road?
Or maybe they have some other ideas?
As long as those Greendale bumpkins aren't as dumb as pigbeasts, there's no way they'd refuse my generous offer...
With Odin Kingdom basically reaching a consensus, even Skyhold Fortress was about to cave and agree. Heron couldn't hold back any longer.
No matter what, Heron would never agree to giving up fifty percent of the total spoils in the Blazeforge Battlefield...
Fifty percent of the spoils, and they get first pick...
You have to understand, the smaller the value of an item, the more there tends to be, but the highest-value treasures might only exist as a single piece—something like a Goldscript Tower.
Go in there and you might get a few dozen Soul Mana Crystals, but the value of those doesn't even compare to a single bloodstone the size of an eyeball.
But Soul Mana Crystals—Shadow Tower has plenty, more than enough. Bloodstone, that rare magical gemstone, is pitifully scarce.
If you could trade dozens of Soul Mana Crystals for a single bloodstone, I'd happily swap out the whole vault of crystals without a second thought. On the contrary, I'd be thrilled...
If the other side gets to take fifty percent of the spoils and pick first, you can bet every valuable thing this round will be snatched up by the Shadow Tower.
If we go in, it's basically like working for Shadow Tower for free. Risking our necks in the Blazeforge Battlefield, facing enemies on all sides, just for a handful of Soul Mana Crystals?
No matter what, Heron would never accept fifty percent. That's just too much...
"Diras, if you want to force open the Plane Path, we can accept that. But fifty percent, and you get first pick? That's way too much..."
Heron's face was troubled. Accepting a forced opening of the Plane Path and giving up a portion as tribute, maybe. But fifty percent, that's just unbearable...
Diras's face was impassive, his narrow eyes locked on Heron, lips curled in a thin, mocking smile.