Published: February 12, 2025
Chapter
"No way!" Old An instinctively rejected the suggestion.
This item was hard to come by. Back then, Black Dragon City did not have as many experts as it does now. Old An risked everything and made many promises to unite everyone. Just on the way to the top of Changbai Mountain, over five hundred people had died.
By the time they obtained Storm Glaze, nearly four thousand people had perished in the battle, and on the way back, they were intercepted by many mutated beings that sensed the prize, resulting in even more casualties.
It could be said that the value of Storm Glaze was so high that the evolvers of Black Dragon City regarded it as an invaluable treasure!
Old An felt this even more! He had sacrificed too much for this small item.
Now, Storm Glaze represented, to some extent, the safety of Black Dragon City. Even if Old An revered Ye Zhongming, he wouldn’t use this item as a bargaining chip for favors.
Thus, he didn’t even consider what Ye Zhongming had said and directly vetoed it.
Ye Zhongming wasn’t surprised. He stood up and walked over to Old An.
The big shots from Black Dragon City who accompanied Old An grew tense.
If Ye Zhongming really wanted Storm Glaze, they knew their group alone wouldn’t be able to stop him. His straightforward mention of it proved he had some intention, but like Old An, they didn’t believe anything could match the value of Storm Glaze.
If this top figure from the national district truly intended to force a trade, they could only resist. Hence, they revealed a hint of hostility.
Ye Zhongming waved his hand, signaling them to calm down.
"Old An, everyone, I know this item is very important to you. It has been guarding you for a long time, and you have special feelings for it. I understand."
Ye Zhongming took a slight step back to give these big shots a stronger sense of security.
"I don’t know much more about its use than you do, but I want to experiment with it. Perhaps it can help one of my abilities. However, after the experiment, I can't guarantee it will remain as it is now or that it can still provide energy to the Four Dragon Heads, which is why I want to exchange it for something of equal value."
Seeing Old An frowning and about to speak, Ye Zhongming gestured for him to wait and pointed at Storm Glaze, saying, "It may indeed be priceless to you, but everyone understands that in the apocalypse, everything has a price, even my life. If someone offers a high enough price, the entire national district might unite to kill me."
"Storm Glaze is the same."
Ye Zhongming's words silenced the big shots from Black Dragon City. They understood that he wasn't lying to them; in the apocalypse, nothing is truly priceless. For example, if someone offered a bottle of nine-star evolution potion in exchange for Storm Glaze, even Old An would likely agree without hesitation.
Through their interactions with the King of Cloud Summit over the past few days, they knew that this top figure from the national district had a good reputation and would not resort to underhanded or greedy tactics. Seeing Ye Zhongming's seriousness, the people from Black Dragon City began to consider his words for the first time.
"Storm Glaze is precious, but how is what I have not precious?"
Ye Zhongming pointed at the sky. "The Four Dragon Heads, after gaining energy from Storm Glaze, are very powerful and can even threaten ninth-level lifeforms, but that’s just a threat. If a ninth-level lifeform really goes all out, it might not be able to stop them. It's not that its power is lacking, but that their numbers are too few. Against the high-speed charge of a ninth-level being, how many times can the Four Dragon Heads strike? I don't know how many hits would land, but I think it won’t be many."
Old An and the others were rendered speechless because Ye Zhongming was speaking the truth.
There’s no doubt about the strength of the Four Dragon Heads; they can even switch between multiple attack modes.
But their firing rate is quite average, and their accuracy… well, that depends on luck.