Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 267: Battle for Quota
Dan Mansion.

"Brother Gu, this is the Dan family's alchemy workshop. We can refine all the pills needed by martial artists below the entry grade, while the pills above the entry grade depend on the medicinal materials."

"Depends on the medicinal materials?"

"The medicinal materials required for any pills taken by a martial artist of a certain rank are extremely expensive. However, the price is secondary; what is more important is that the materials for some pills are extremely difficult to obtain."

Dan Muqing held a green pill in her hand and explained, "Take this Nourishing Spirit Pill for example, it would take the combined power of three kingdoms to refine it."

"The power of the Three Kingdoms?"

"One of the main ingredients in the Nourishing Spirit Pill comes from Daliang, while the other auxiliary ingredient comes from Wu. Generally, Wu buys the main ingredient from Daliang and then adds the auxiliary ingredient to refine the pill. The pill is first refined into a semi-finished product and then transported to my Zhao Kingdom and then to my Dan family."

"So troublesome?"

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow. The refining of a single pill actually required the cooperation of three countries?
Daliang has the main ingredients, so they choose to sell them to Wu. Wu has the auxiliary ingredients for refining, which he can understand. But what does Zhao have?
Instead of refining the product themselves, the State of Wu chose to sell the semi-finished product to the State of Zhao.

"The Wu Kingdom can also refine the Nourishing Spirit Pill, but the success rate of refining the pill in the Wu Kingdom is not high, with only a 30% success rate, while our alchemy family has a 70% success rate."

Dan Muqing's face was filled with pride. In the field of alchemy, the Dan family was among the best in the entire Zhao Kingdom.

Hearing this explanation, Lin Chen understood why Wu Guo didn't refine the pills themselves. It was because their alchemy skills were inadequate, and the success rate was too low, so they simply let the alchemists refine them.

"Under normal circumstances, the prices of some alchemical medicinal materials in various countries are fixed and do not fluctuate too much. However, there are always some unexpected situations. Take yesterday for example, the Great Liang suddenly issued an official document stating that for all Wu merchants who purchase Great Liang martial arts resources, the price will increase by 30% per strand."

Why

"I don't know that. I just received a notice from the clan that after this batch of Nourishing Spirit Pills is finished, the clan will temporarily stop refining Nourishing Spirit Pills."

Dan Muqing shook her head. There were many speculations in the clan about why Daliang would suddenly treat Wu like this, and she even believed that the other countries were speculating as well. But strangely, Wu did not show any dissatisfaction, as if it had accepted the fact.

It should be noted that the ingredients for the Nourishing Spirit Pill are just one of the many martial arts resources available to the Great Liang. Among the nine kingdoms, apart from the Han Kingdom, the Great Liang has the largest territory and the most martial arts resources. When the Great Liang chooses to raise the price of all martial arts resources sold to the Wu Kingdom by 30%, it is equivalent to the Wu Kingdom's martial artists having to increase their expenses on cultivation by 30%.

Originally, if it took 10,000 taels of silver to go from cultivating qi to reaching the next level, it now takes 13,000 taels.

The trade of martial arts resources among the nine kingdoms is dominated by the Han Kingdom and follows a set order.

Logically, if Daliang suddenly raised prices unilaterally against Wu, Wu could have asked Han for help so that Han could put pressure on Daliang. But this time, Wu chose to remain silent.

Dan Muqing thought of her father's analysis. It was likely that Wu had done something in secret to anger Liang, and Wu, being in the wrong, could only bear Liang's wrath.

"Hey little sister, is this the one you brought here to participate in the competition?"

A voice sounded behind Lin Chen and Dan Muqing. Lin Chen turned around and looked at several young figures appearing in the corridor not far away. Dan Muqing's voice came from the side:
"Brother Gu, these are my two cousins. The other three are talented martial artists that my two cousins ​​found to participate in the competition."

Lin Chen did not reply. From the contemptuous tone in Dan Muqing's cousin's voice just now, he could deduce a lot of information.

The Dan family is not a monolithic entity.

That's normal. A large family and a sect are not much different, so there will naturally be infighting.

Dan Mufeng and his group arrived and looked Lin Chen up and down.

"You're the genius my little sister found?"

His eyes and words were full of doubt.

"Dan Mufeng, I have invited Young Master Lin back, and the elders of the clan have all agreed."

Seeing the suspicion in Dan Mufeng's eyes towards Lin Chen, Dan Muqing's expression darkened and she said coldly.

As for why Lin Chen is addressed as Young Master Lin, it's not because Lin Chen revealed Dan Muqing's true identity, but rather because he changed his surname so that the Zhuang family wouldn't immediately see through Lin Chen's identity.

The dealer only knew "Gu Fei" from Chen Yan's words. If the surname didn't match, he wouldn't immediately connect the two.

"is it?"

Dan Mufeng smiled and shook his head: "Little sister, I forgot to tell you something. This time, our family's five spots may not be enough. The genius you invited cannot represent our Dan family in the competition."

"Dan Mufeng, do you think that our Dan family is now under the control of your lineage?"

Dan Muqing's beautiful eyes held a hint of sarcasm. Her grandfather had three brothers, her father was the second oldest, and she also had an uncle and a younger uncle. Dan Mufeng was the eldest son of her uncle, while Dan Muyun, standing to his left, was the youngest son.

"Little sister, you've misunderstood me. I naturally don't choose these people. However, I invited Young Master Yun yesterday, and I'm sure you won't object to having one of his spots."

When Dan Mufeng mentioned Young Master Yun, the young man standing to his right revealed a self-deprecating smile.

"Mr. Yun?"

Dan Muqing's mind raced, and the next moment her voice suddenly rose: "Is it Young Master Yun Zhongjin?"

"It's down."

Yun Zhongjin nodded with great poise: "I am here to represent the Dan family in this competition at Brother Feng's invitation."

Dan Muqing's pretty face changed expression; she had naturally heard of Yun Zhongjin's name.

Especially after the Martial Garden issued the Hidden Dragon Ranking, and with the Four Clans Competition approaching, she made a point of learning about the geniuses on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, focusing on the Earth Ranking.

Yun Zhongjin is a genius ranked twenty-sixth on the Earth Ranking.

"Young Master Yun is willing to fight for my Dan family, and I am extremely grateful."

Dan Muqing first bowed to express her gratitude, as Yun Zhongjin was absolutely qualified to do so, but...

Dan Muqing glanced at Lin Chen beside her out of the corner of her eye. She didn't know how strong Gu Fei was. Perhaps he couldn't compare to Young Master Yun, but he was definitely no worse than the other three people invited by the clan.

“Dan Mufeng, there are a total of five spots in the clan. Even if Young Master Yun occupies one spot, there are still four spots left. I believe that with Young Master Lin’s strength, he is capable of securing one spot.”

Upon hearing Dan Muqing's words, the Dan brothers' gazes fell on Lin Chen again. Lin Chen, however, stood there calmly, his expression unchanged.

“Little sister, there are five spots in total. The one you found is the last one. Now that Young Master Yun is willing to represent our Dan family in the competition, someone naturally needs to step down. According to the order of priority, it should be Brother Lin’s turn.”

After Dan Mufeng finished speaking, he looked at Lin Chen and said, "Brother Lin, our Dan family is not stingy. We will still pay the reward that the clan promised you earlier."

You can get rewards without participating in the competition.

In Dan Mufeng's opinion, the conditions he offered were already generous enough, and Lin Fei, unless he was stupid, would know what to choose.

Although the battles inside the ruins are not life-threatening, nearly half of the participants are injured in each session.

Lin Chen looked at Dan Muqing. He chose to represent the Dan family in the battle for three reasons: first, to avenge the Zhuang family; second, to take this opportunity to obtain the demon core; and third, the reward offered to him by Dan Muqing.

"I'm sorry, I was invited by Miss Dan. If Miss Dan asks me to leave, then I will leave."

Lin Chen shook his head, his meaning clear: as long as Dan Muqing didn't tell him to withdraw, he wouldn't give up the spot.

"Dan Mufeng, I will not let Young Master Lin give up."

Dan Muqing quickly expressed her opinion, admitting that she had been somewhat worried that Gu Fei would choose to give up after hearing the conditions offered by Dan Mufeng.

Hearing that Lin Chen hadn't given up, she breathed a sigh of relief and immediately expressed her stance.

To some extent, the allocation of slots for geniuses from other races also represents their status and voice within their race.

"Since my little sister has said so, then we can only use the fairest method and let them let their strength speak for itself."

Dan Mufeng smiled and spoke. He had anticipated Dan Muqing's attitude and had already prepared a response.

"and many more!"

But just as Dan Mufeng finished speaking, Yun Zhongjin suddenly spoke up.

"Young Master Yun, you don't need to get involved."

When Dan Mufeng heard Yun Zhongjin speak, he thought Yun Zhongjin had misunderstood and quickly explained.

"No need for that. Just have them each take three of my moves. Whoever can stand firm will be eligible for a spot."

(End of this chapter)