Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 233 Lost Opportunity

After listening to Zhao Manyan's words, Mo Fan felt that they made some sense. Improving one's bloodline was not a simple matter, but improving one's strength was indeed necessary.

Whether it can improve its bloodline... well, that depends on its luck.

"How much?"

As soon as Mo Fan asked about the price, all three of them turned their attention to him.

Zhao Manyan knew that Mo Fan was about to spend a lot of money again; beast souls weren't cheap, and a happy smile appeared on his face.

"Hmm~ I'll give you a friendly price, 3 million. If this thing were sold on the market, the price would only go up, not down."

Wang Teng didn't intend to overcharge; the market price could probably rise by tens of millions more. But as he said before, it's better to sell something for money and also to gain favor, than just selling for money.

"So expensive? Forget it, I don't have the money right now. You can keep it for now, and I'll come back to you when I have the money." Mo Fan almost swore, always using hundreds of millions as the unit of measurement.

At his current rate of earning money, he simply couldn't afford something like this, so he hesitated. However, as an old classmate and also a creditor, he couldn't bring himself to ask for a discount.

"Why don't you sell it to me..." Zhao Manyan looked at the Soul Vessel with burning eyes. He was tempted by the price, thinking that he could make tens of millions by reselling it.

He had just used his mental energy to take a look inside and found that the quality was excellent. Such a good thing is very rare, and it would be a pity if it weren't auctioned.

"If you want it, I'll sell it to you."

Wang Teng smiled nonchalantly. Opportunities don't come every time; if he was given one, there was nothing he could do if he couldn't seize it.

"Okay! Once we're outside and there's a signal, I'll have someone transfer the money to you."

"How about this, I'll raise the price by another 20 million. Friendship is friendship, and business is business. I can't take too much advantage of you."

A strange glint flashed in Zhao Manyan's eyes. Taking advantage once or twice is fine, but anyone would get annoyed if it happened too often.

If a business wants to last, it can't be too greedy. He won't treat the other party like a fool; otherwise, he'll only end up being the fool himself.

Wang Teng and Mo Fan were classmates to some extent, and with that friendship in mind, he gave them a "friendship price," which was a genuine friendship price.

He's different. The relationship between the two is more of a transactional one, not that deep, so a "friendship price" can't be used as the transaction price.

"Hmm, that's fine." Wang Teng nodded in satisfaction. He really liked Zhao Manyan's offer of a higher price; he liked honest people like that.

After receiving confirmation from Wang Teng, Zhao Manyan immediately smiled and took out his Soul Vessel, handing over the beast soul.

He hadn't come away empty-handed today, and thinking about that made him feel much better.

Although he wasn't as lucky as Mo Fan, he could still make a lot of money doing business with Wang Teng, and they needed to maintain this relationship in the future.

Mo Fan stood to the side, dumbfounded. Why did they raise the price? They added twenty million in one go! That's not twenty thousand...

That doesn't mean that the "friendship price" Wang Teng mentioned was truly a "friendship price," not an exorbitant price, but rather a very cheap one.

Zhao Manyan is the kind of guy who won't do anything without a profit. This means that even if the beast soul passes through his hands, he can still make a profit, and probably a lot of it.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have raised the price! I immediately regretted it. If I had known, I should have bought it first. Even if I had just resold it, I could have made tens of millions!

Besides, it's not that I don't need this beast soul, it's just that I'm hesitant because I don't have the money right now.

The deal was over, so there was no point in saying anything more. Zhao Manyan had accompanied him around today but hadn't gotten anything in return. Now that he had just started to make some progress, it would seem shameless for him to step forward now.

Jiang Shaoxu took a sip of her cocktail and noticed the change in Mo Fan's expression. His eyes showed more indifference and less respect.

Time passed slowly, and night fell.

After half a day of research, Nan Jue entered the tornado several times to test it out. Combining the mysterious runes outside, he basically found a way to enter.

However, there's no time left, so we can only continue tomorrow.

The tents were already set up, and since it had just cooled down late at night, almost no one wanted to go inside; everyone wanted to enjoy the cool breeze outside.

pop~

Zhao Manyan opened his palm; the bloody mosquitoes had been killed by him, and he could see that his arms and thighs were covered in large welts from the bites.

"Why don't the mosquitoes bite you?"

Nan Jue laughed. She wasn't afraid at all. In the face of sound magic, mosquitoes? They were nothing more than moths drawn to a flame.

Around her, countless dead mosquitoes lay on the ground.

"Maybe you smell even better, haha..."

Jiang Shaoxu was overjoyed. There were no mosquitoes at all when sitting next to Wang Teng. If Zhao Manyan hadn't been covered in bites, she wouldn't have noticed these details.

Mo Fan's lips twitched as well. The mosquitoes in the wild were indeed fierce and large, but they were not a problem for a fire mage like him.

A slight fire magic swirled around him, preventing the mosquitoes from even getting close, otherwise their wings would definitely be burned.

The ground near him was also littered with dead mosquitoes, all mindless wild beasts that charged at him on instinct.

Logically speaking, the mosquitoes shouldn't have been able to break through Zhao Manyan's defenses, but something went wrong, and he was the only one who got bitten.

"Seeing how hard you're working feeding the mosquitoes, Mo Fan and I will take over the night watch."

Wang Teng watched him scratching himself vigorously, wondering if the guy was doing it on purpose or not. After all, he was a high-level mage, yet he was being bitten by night mosquitoes.

"Haha~ Then I'll have to trouble you two. These damn mosquitoes just won't leave me alone. I'm going into the tent first."

Zhao Manyan immediately got up with a smile and went into the tent.

"I'll take over the first half of the night," Mo Fan said immediately upon seeing the situation.

"what ever."

Wang Teng didn't care at all; he didn't care whether he slept at night or not.

As night deepened, everyone returned to their tents, leaving only Mo Fan standing guard outside.

With only four tents for five people, Wang Teng naturally crawled into Jiang Shaoxu's tent.

"I should be able to break through to the intermediate level in the Shadow element tonight."

When Jiang Shaoxu saw him come in, she immediately shared her joy.

"Good luck. I won't bother you anymore. After you reach the intermediate level of Shadow, your control will improve significantly, making you even more valuable in the team."

Wang Teng sat to the side, played with the long legs for a while, and stopped when he had his fill.

"It's all thanks to your Star Sea Magic Artifact. Without it, it would have been impossible. Its amplification for low-level cultivation is too exaggerated."

Jiang Shaoxu stroked the pendant on her chest, her eyes full of affection. Since wearing it, cultivation had become much easier.

"After all, it is a cultivation artifact made from the essence of a Grand Monarch. It is designed for use by Super-Rank mages. It would be exaggerated to use it in the early or mid-stages."

"Alright, you should focus on your cultivation. I'll stay here and watch over you."

Wang Teng didn't cause any trouble. Jiang Shaoxu was making a rare effort, so he naturally needed to support her more. Giving her some care was more important than enjoying herself.

(End of this chapter)