Chapter 81 One Month Later
As everyone was building up their emotions, Fang Che put on his cloak and mask and said, "I'm leaving first. You all can patrol slowly."
Everyone nodded with dark expressions, watching Fang Che leave.
After Fang Che left, he went to the Curse Master Mission Hall, rented a cultivation room that could be used for a month, and then entered the cultivation room to cultivate silently while taking elixirs.
As for the energy in the cultivation room, its absorption efficiency was too low, so Fang Che chose to ignore it.
The only purpose of this cultivation room was to provide a safe environment, preventing attacks from lunatics whose thoughts were controlled by the Cult Leader.
No matter how powerful those lunatics were, they could not kill people inside the Mission Hall.
For the following period, Fang Che stayed in the cultivation room, either cultivating or taking out items from his storage ring to admire carefully.
What Fang Che admired the most were the various methods for refining Curse Tools.
These Curse Tool refining methods were researched by Fang Che using his eye ability before he became a Professional, boasting a 100% success rate.
However, to ensure a 100% success rate, many precious materials were used in refining the Curse Tools.
This Slaughter Saber Academy area had declined, failing to attract talent, and lacked such precious materials.
Fang Che felt incredibly lucky to be able to refine three Curse Tools now.
That Soul Master Gu Ning might have the precious materials Fang Che needed.
However, Gu Ning was too wealthy; the treasures he possessed might be more numerous than any Fang Che had ever heard of.
For example, the token that concealed the information of the three Curse Tools—if Gu Ning hadn't taken it out, Fang Che wouldn't have known such a treasure existed.
If Fang Che had actively demanded materials for refining Curse Tools, he would have missed out on this token.
Facing a rich man like Gu Ning, making demands proactively was a disadvantage; passively accepting what he offered was the best strategy.
Now, Fang Che only wanted to quickly break through to Third-Order Professional, leave this small place, and search for materials in a broader area.
Thinking of this, Fang Che gained motivation for cultivation and immediately put all items back into his storage ring, taking elixirs to cultivate.
However, after cultivating for only a short while, this motivation vanished, and he once again felt Annoyance towards cultivation.
Fang Che took out various items again, admiring them silently.
There was no timing tool in the cultivation room, and Fang Che didn't know how much time had passed, only feeling that each cultivation session was particularly long.
One day, the curse energy in the cultivation room suddenly gathered towards the walls and was absorbed by them.
At the same time, the walls of the cultivation room emitted loud rumbling noises and pressed inward, making the cultivation room's space smaller and smaller.
Fang Che understood that a month had passed, the cultivation room's usage time had ended, and the Curse Master Mission Hall was driving people out.
Fang Che checked his cloak and mask, confirming his disguise was fine, then looked around, ensuring no items were left behind, and finally checked the life-saving tools on his body before pushing open the door and walking out of the cultivation room.
Arriving in the alley outside, Fang Che walked towards the academy.
A month had passed, and Fang Che needed to go to the academy to find Lü Jing, collect next month's patrol commission, and request ten more life-saving tools.
However, after walking for a moment, Fang Che noticed that other streets had returned to their former prosperity.
This indicated that the lunatics controlled by the Cult Leader had been dealt with.
Fang Che was slightly disappointed. He returned to the Blue Sky Group and took off his mask.
"Good day, Vice Leader."
"Good day, Vice Leader."
As soon as Fang Che entered the Blue Sky Group, the First-Order Professionals greeted him with smiles, their eyes revealing eagerness.
"You too," Fang Che nodded in response, knowing very well that they hadn't been so enthusiastic before.
Their current enthusiasm was merely because Fang Che had once promised to help them exchange resources for free.
And this was also the reason Fang Che returned.
Fang Che quickened his steps and soon arrived at the room where the Second-Order Professionals gathered.
Entering the room, the Second-Order Professionals looked at Fang Che expressionlessly.
After Fang Che closed the door, everyone stood up with smiles, cupping their hands and saying, "Vice Leader, you've returned."
"Vice Leader has worked hard these past few days."
Fang Che nodded lightly and said, "Did you prepare the list of items the First-Order Professionals need to exchange, as I asked you to collect earlier?"
"It's ready," a Second-Order Professional took out a storage ring and a notebook, handing them directly to Fang Che.
Fang Che put away the two items and continued to ask, "When were those destructive lunatics outside dealt with?"
A Second-Order Professional replied, "Half a month ago, the Soul Master invited a Third-Order Thinker. That Thinker released a golden light from his body, and all the lunatics nearby surrendered.
It was then that everyone realized these lunatics who were killing everywhere were controlled by the Cult Leader. Now that the lunatics have surrendered, the local area is stable again."
Fang Che nodded gently and said, "So that's it. I'll go to the academy to exchange resources now. You all wait here. Once I return with the exchanged resources, you can distribute them to everyone."
Everyone chorused, "Understood."
Fang Che turned and pushed open the door. The Second-Order Professionals instantly sobered their smiles, expressionlessly watching Fang Che leave.
The protective barrier outside Slaughter Saber Academy had disappeared, and Fang Che easily arrived at the welfare office to exchange for various resources.
Just as he was about to leave, Fang Che saw Ling Jie walk into the welfare office.
Upon seeing Ling Jie, Fang Che excitedly asked, "Is the mission complete?"
Ling Jie nodded, her face full of exhaustion, and replied, "It's complete. Everyone who was alive has returned. I'm here to hand in the mission; the others have gone back to rest."
Then, Ling Jie curiously asked, "What are you doing here?"
Fang Che smiled and said, "I'll tell you when we get back. You go ahead and hand in your mission first."
Ling Jie nodded, walked to the administrator, took out a pile of storage rings, and said:
"Two-fifths of our Blue Sky Group's Professionals died. According to the contract, for every person who dies, the resources we need to collect must be reduced.
After deducting those resources, the remaining ones are all here, along with the resources those people brought back earlier; not a single piece is missing. Please count them."
The administrator nodded and carefully counted the resources inside the storage rings.
Fang Che, standing nearby, heard about the loss of two-fifths of the Professionals, and his expression became much more solemn.
Previously, Ling Jie and the others had plundered one-third of the resources in the Blue Tiger Clan territory, allowing one-third of the Professionals to leave.
If not for that one-third of the resources, the Blue Sky Group's death rate would certainly have exceeded half.
This death rate was too high.
However, after a moment of thought, Fang Che realized that such a high death rate was very normal.
This mission was to collect resources; to complete it quickly, they had to act dispersed, and the death rate for dispersed operations had always been high.
If they had gathered and acted together, the resource collection mission would not have been completed so quickly.
Additionally, the Blue Sky Group had no Third-Order Professionals. If they had acted together, it's possible no one would have come out alive.
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Chapter 82 End of the Contract
It's normal for the Blue Sky Group to suffer such losses, as their strength is too weak.
If the Blue Sky Group had a Third-Order Professional, their losses would definitely be reduced significantly.
Thinking of a Third-Order Professional, Fang Che immediately asked Ling Jie, "Leader, have you seen the people from the Fierce Tiger Group?"
Ling Jie's expression turned serious upon hearing this, and she replied, "After the Fierce Tiger Group entered the Tiger-man Plane, they immediately occupied a territory, attracting the attention of many Tiger-man tribes.
The Tiger-man tried to eliminate them, but each time they were repelled by Chen Chuan. Even Third-Order Tiger-man were severely injured by Chen Chuan. I could tell that if Chen Chuan hadn't been focused on collecting resources and didn't want to escalate the conflict, those Third-Order Tiger-man wouldn't have survived.
Speaking of which, I still have to thank the Fierce Tiger Group. If it weren't for the Fierce Tiger Group attracting the attention of most of the Tiger-man, we would have lost even more people."
Understanding Chen Chuan's method of operation, Fang Che felt that this approach was quite good.
The strongest in the Tiger-man Plane were only Third-Order, and after Chen Chuan occupied the territory, no one could defeat him in the short term.
Given enough time, the Tiger-man might be able to eliminate Chen Chuan.
But after a long time, Chen Chuan would have already completed his mission and successfully withdrawn. Even if the Tiger-man had the ability to eliminate Chen Chuan, they wouldn't be able to find him.
Of course, Chen Chuan's method could only be afforded by a small number of people.
If Fang Che were to try this, he would be killed eight times a day.
The most suitable method for Fang Che was to kill people behind their backs, and then carry out his mission after killing them.
Fang Che looked at Ling Jie, and seeing her solemn expression, he consoled her, "Once the Leader breaks through to Third-Order, you'll also be able to use Chen Chuan's method to complete missions. There's no need to dwell on it."
Ling Jie looked at Fang Che with a complex gaze, then nodded slightly and said, "You're right, I have to wait until I break through to Third-Order."
At this moment, the administrator had also calculated the value of all the resources, then took out a stack of contracts and smiled:
"The mission has been completed. These are the contracts of the Blue Sky Group members left at the Academy, and they will automatically terminate tomorrow. Of course, tearing them up now will also terminate the contracts."
Ling Jie took the contracts, and a burst of energy enveloped them, instantly turning them into powder.
After all the contracts had turned into powder, Fang Che, who was standing nearby, immediately felt a weight lifted from his heart.
This was a normal reaction after a contract ended.
Ling Jie, also looking relaxed, put away the contract powder and cupped her hands towards the administrator, saying, "Farewell."
Afterward, Ling Jie and Fang Che left Slaughter Saber Academy together and walked towards the Blue Sky Group.
Not long after, the two returned to the Blue Sky Group and saw that the Professionals of the Blue Sky Group were all happily chatting.
They had all discovered that their contracts had ended.
Fang Che looked around and found the Second-Order Professional who had previously asked him to exchange resources. He handed the newly exchanged resources and the list to this person, instructing him, "Distribute the resources as soon as possible."
The Second-Order Professional nodded expressionlessly, then smiled at Ling Jie and said, "Leader, I'm going to be busy now."
Ling Jie didn't know what this Second-Order Professional was busy with, but she didn't ask further, simply nodding and saying, "Go ahead."
After the Second-Order Professional left, Ling Jie asked Fang Che with some curiosity, "What did you give him?"
Fang Che pointed to a certain room and smiled, "Let's go inside and talk."
Seeing Fang Che being so mysterious, Ling Jie became even more curious and quickly followed him into the room.
After closing the door, Fang Che took out the contract for exchanging resources with Slaughter Saber Academy, handed it to Ling Jie, and smiled:
"My appearance at the Welfare Office just now, and the storage ring and list I just gave him, are all because of this thing."
Ling Jie took the contract for exchanging resources, examined it carefully, and a surprised smile appeared on her face: "I didn't expect you could get such a good thing!"
Fang Che smiled and said, "Leader can ask the people in the group if they need anything exchanged. I can help everyone exchange these resources for free.
However, after exchanging the resources, we need to publicize that I only helped First-Order Professionals exchange resources for free, and Second-Order Professionals paid a lot in service fees."
Ling Jie returned the contract to Fang Che and asked in confusion, "Why publicize it this way?"
Fang Che took the contract and replied, "This is a long story..."
Fang Che quickly summarized the matter of signing a contract with the Fierce Tiger Group and exchanging resources with the Academy.
Upon hearing this, Ling Jie suddenly understood: "No wonder that Second-Order member had a different attitude towards you and me just now. It turns out it was to deceive the Fierce Tiger Group and fake internal discord."
Fang Che nodded and continued, "Regarding the issue of internal discord, everyone doesn't listen to me, at most they are only willing to complain about me a few times. As for whether to expand the internal chaos, it's up to the Leader to decide."
Ling Jie fell into deep thought upon hearing this.
A moment later, Ling Jie said, "If a Professional leaves the Blue Sky Group, the Fierce Tiger Group will serve you in their place, and may even give you a sum of resources, which can alleviate the pressure on our Blue Sky Group.
Additionally, we can use the internal chaos issue to send our own people to the Fierce Tiger Group to gather information. I think a bit more chaos would be quite good."
Fang Che hoped for some chaos and hoped to deceive the Fierce Tiger Group to gain benefits.
However, Fang Che did not approve of sending spies, so he kindly reminded, "Having people join the Fierce Tiger Group can indeed alleviate the pressure on the Blue Sky Group.
But being a spy is difficult. The Fierce Tiger Group will definitely sign the strictest contracts with Professionals who leave the Blue Sky Group, making it impossible for the Blue Sky Group to get too much information."
Ling Jie retorted, "I believe that as long as there is no Plane Will supervision, there are loopholes to exploit in the contract.
And the Fierce Tiger Group won't possibly pay a huge price to hire the Plane Will to personally supervise for the sake of a few Second-Order Professionals. I think this is feasible."
Seeing that Ling Jie had her own ideas, Fang Che stopped reminding her and simply agreed, "The Leader also has a point. I'll listen to the Leader."
Ling Jie did not speak, falling into deep thought once again.
A moment later, Ling Jie decided to sign a few guarantee contracts with the Blue Sky Group members when they withdrew.
This way, even if the spy doesn't get the Fierce Tiger Group's secrets, it won't affect the Blue Sky Group.
Thinking of this, Ling Jie temporarily put aside the spy issue and continued to ask:
"You said before that you would eliminate Chen Chuan after you broke through to Third-Order. I thought you would hire someone else to eliminate Chen Chuan.
But you also signed a contract with the Fierce Tiger Group, so you won't hire others to deal with the Fierce Tiger Group. With your strength, are you confident in eliminating Chen Chuan on your own?"
Fang Che did not plan to expose the Nailhead Seven Arrows Book, he simply replied, "I cannot hire others, but that doesn't mean others cannot hire me.
Someone dislikes Chen Chuan, and when I break through to Third-Order, he will hire me to kill Chen Chuan!"
Ling Jie was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "It seems you also exploited a loophole in the contract. I have even more confidence in sending spies now!"
Fang Che did not want to continue discussing these issues, so he took out the storage ring containing the promotion resources and handed it to Ling Jie, introducing, "This contains the materials for promotion to Second-Order. Leader, please distribute them as soon as possible."
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Chapter 83: The Blue Sky Group Begins to Serve Fang Che
Ling Jie took the Storage Ring, injected energy to examine it, and then was slightly lost in thought, saying in disbelief, "Are these all the resources you collected after leaving the Tiger-man Plane?"
Fang Che replied, "I don't have that much ability. These were all given by the Soul Master."
Upon hearing this, Ling Jie asked with great anticipation, "Did the Soul Master give you materials to advance to the Third-Order?"
Fang Che replied, "He gave a portion, and the Blue Sky Group still needs to help collect the other portion."
The advancement resources given by Gu Ning were suitable for ordinary Second-Order Curse Masters, but Fang Che would need to improve the advancement method in the future.
In case the improved method required additional resources, the Blue Sky Group would still need to help provide them. Therefore, Fang Che dared not speak too confidently.
Ling Jie felt disappointed upon hearing Fang Che's reply.
The most difficult part of helping Fang Che break through to the Third-Order was finding the advancement materials. If Fang Che had the advancement materials, the difficulty would decrease by at least two-thirds.
Ling Jie was disappointed for a moment, but quickly adjusted her emotions and smiled, "Next, the Blue Sky Group will serve you. You can list the materials you need."
Fang Che replied, "Any materials that a Curse Master can use can be collected for me; of course, the most important thing right now is the Curse Master's exclusive Second-Order cultivation pills."
Ling Jie nodded and said, "I will first arrange for Second-Order Professionals to collect materials. For the next two days, I will use the materials you provided to help other members of the Blue Sky Group break through to the Second-Order.
As for the remaining materials, I will use them to recruit some Professionals who lack advancement materials.
Once these people advance, they will continue to help you collect resources. Do you think this arrangement is acceptable?"
Fang Che nodded gently, then suggested, "I want to increase everyone's enthusiasm.
After everyone helps me complete three resource collection tasks, they can choose one task for themselves to collect resources. This can be signed into a contract."
Upon hearing this, Ling Jie was extremely excited.
If they could collect resources for themselves, the overall strength of the Blue Sky Group would not decline too much.
Immediately after, Ling Jie thought of another good idea.
Ling Jie suggested, "This matter can be used to create internal discord. For example, people who have a good relationship with you don't need to collect resources for you, while people who have a bad relationship with you need to continuously collect resources for you.
Of course, this is only for external promotion. Internally, everyone should still be treated equally. Do you think this is acceptable?"
Fang Che replied, "I have no objection to this matter. The Group Leader can handle it as she sees fit."
Ling Jie nodded, took out a piece of paper, and said while writing, "I will draft the contract now."
A moment later, Ling Jie finished drafting the contract and handed it to Fang Che.
After Fang Che examined it and confirmed there were no issues, he left his Curse Master energy.
Ling Jie also took out the Blue Sky Group badge and left a mark on the contract, and the contract was instantly established.
Ling Jie put away the contract and continued to ask, "Where will you live next? How often should I give you resources?"
Fang Che replied, "Before entering the Tiger-man Plane, I lived in room 303 in the northeast corner of the Blue Sky Group for a period. I will live there from now on.
Resources will be sent once every half month. If resources are insufficient, I will come to you in advance. If the Group Leader has nothing else, I will leave now."
Ling Jie hastily asked, "Where is the Soul Master? I want to find an opportunity to meet him."
Fang Che replied, "Slaughter Saber Academy, Dormitory Building 3, Room 001."
Ling Jie nodded and said, "Thank you for the reminder. You go get busy."
Afterward, Fang Che got up and left the room, went to room 303, arranged various defensive and soundproofing tools, and then began to cultivate.
Meanwhile, Ling Jie found Yun Tian and Ye Ling to deal with issues concerning advancement resources, exchanging resources with the Blue Sky Group, deploying Second-Order Professionals to execute tasks, arranging First-Order Professionals to assist in tasks, and various other issues, including creating internal chaos.
Under the arrangements of Ling Jie and the others, various matters were completed in an orderly manner.
Every now and then, some Second-Order Professionals would be trained in the Blue Sky Group and then assigned to execute tasks.
Time flew by, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Fang Che, who was bored and zoning out, suddenly heard the tool hanging at the door shout, "Someone's knocking, someone's knocking, someone's… "
Fang Che injected a stream of energy into the tool, and it instantly quieted down.
Opening the door, Fang Che looked at Ling Jie outside and said, "Group Leader, please come in."
Ling Jie entered the room, handed a Storage Ring to Fang Che, and introduced, "These are the resources collected previously. Also, the Fierce Tiger Group returned five days ago."
Fang Che asked curiously, "How was their loss?"
Ling Jie sighed and replied, "The loss was very small, and they all died while collecting resources outside.
Additionally, before Chen Chuan left, he killed two Third-Order Tiger-men and hundreds of Second-Order Tiger-men, and exchanged a lot of good things from the Soul Master."
Fang Che nodded expressionlessly.
If it had been before, with Chen Chuan gaining so many benefits, Fang Che would have tried to hide to avoid being targeted by Chen Chuan.
But now that Fang Che had signed a contract with the Fierce Tiger Group, they could not harm him. Therefore, Fang Che was much calmer than Ling Jie.
Fang Che asked, "Should the items that Blue Sky Group members need to exchange be gathered? I need to go to Slaughter Saber Academy to help them exchange resources and also discuss the contract with Lü Jing."
Ling Jie immediately handed a Storage Ring to Fang Che, "Thank you for your hard work."
Fang Che took the Storage Ring, left the room, and headed to Slaughter Saber Academy.
As soon as Fang Che entered Slaughter Saber Academy, he saw Lü Jing waving to him from a certain room.
Fang Che walked into the room, Lü Jing quickly closed the door, and said, "The Fierce Tiger Group returned a few days ago, and I discussed your idea with Chen Chuan. The Fierce Tiger Group agreed to give you a batch of resources every year until you break through to the Third-Order.
I originally wanted to tell you earlier, but I was worried that the Blue Sky Group would find out, so I didn't remind you. Instead, I waited for you to come, but I didn't expect to wait for you for five days."
Fang Che asked somewhat excitedly, "Where is the contract?"
Lü Jing took out the contract and handed it to Fang Che, explaining, "According to the previous agreement, these resources can only be used to help First-Order Professionals break through to the Second-Order, or to refine Curse Tools; they cannot be used for cultivation.
Additionally, the Fierce Tiger Group added a new requirement: starting from the second year, members of the Blue Sky Group must join the Fierce Tiger Group in the previous year for the Fierce Tiger Group to give you resources for the new year.
If no members of the Blue Sky Group join the Fierce Tiger Group in the previous year, then you will not receive resources. The Fierce Tiger Group has already signed the contract. If you agree, you can leave your mark."
Fang Che carefully examined the contract twice, confirmed that the information recorded in the contract was the same as what Lü Jing had said, and smiled, "I agree to this contract."
After saying this, Fang Che immediately released his curse energy and left his mark on the contract.
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Chapter 84: Blue Sky Team Members Join the Tiger Team
After Fang Che left the Curse Master's mark, the contract was instantly completed.
Lü Jing put away the contract and handed a storage ring to Fang Che, explaining, "These are the resources given by the Fierce Tiger Group. There's a seal on them. Once you inject energy to view the items inside, the seal will break."
Fang Che took the storage ring and immediately noticed a seal left by a Third-Order Sword Immortal.
The seal was perfectly intact, with no signs of damage.
Fang Che immediately injected energy and, after viewing the contents, instantly frowned, "This is too little."
Lü Jing calmly replied, "Chen Chuan told me to tell you that as long as members of the Blue Sky Group join the Fierce Tiger Group this year, the resources provided by the Fierce Tiger Group next year will definitely be more than this year's."
"Alright, I'll try my best to squeeze them," Fang Che responded, putting away the storage ring, and then asked, "Does the Fierce Tiger Group have any other contracts they want to sign with me?"
Lü Jing shook her head, "No."
Fang Che was slightly disappointed, then reminded, "After Blue Sky Group members join the Fierce Tiger Group, tell the Fierce Tiger Group to provide me with various resources usable by a Curse Master. Please have the instructor transfer them to me at Slaughter Saber Academy.
I'll come to collect them once every half month. The value of the resources provided by each member who leaves the Blue Sky Group should be equivalent to a bottle of Second-Order Curse Master's medicinal pills.
As for communication tokens and such, don't give them to me. If Ling Jie and the others find out, it would be detrimental to me."
Lü Jing pondered for a moment, then frowned and said, "Having a Second-Order Professional continuously perform tasks, even for half a month, would barely gather a bottle of Second-Order medicinal pills.
If they accidentally delay even a little, they might not even gather a full bottle of Second-Order medicinal pills.
These people have already left the Blue Sky Group. Is there really a need to exploit them so harshly? If you have such exploitative methods, why not use them on the Blue Sky Group members instead!"
Fang Che retorted, "I don't think so. With the help of First-Order Professionals, Second-Order Professionals of the Blue Sky Group can easily gather a bottle of medicinal pills in half a month.
Since the Fierce Tiger Group has agreed to help me find resources, they should dispatch First-Order Professionals to assist in completing the tasks. If they don't agree, then there's no need to contact them in the future."
Seeing Fang Che's arrogant demeanor, Lü Jing fell silent.
If Fang Che were to be angered and genuinely cut off contact with the Fierce Tiger Group, the Fierce Tiger Group would certainly be displeased, and she would be the one to suffer. It would be better to simply relay messages.
Thinking this, Lü Jing replied, "I will convey your demands to the Fierce Tiger Group. Do you have any other requests?"
Fang Che shook his head, "No other requests. Goodbye."
"Take care."
Fang Che turned and headed to the Welfare Office, exchanged various resources, and then returned to the Blue Sky Group.
After finding Ling Jie, Fang Che closed the door and said, "Just now, I signed another contract with the Fierce Tiger Group, which is..."
Fang Che quickly explained the situation, then handed Ling Jie a portion of the resources used to help Professionals advance.
As for the other materials used to refine Curse Tools, Fang Che did not take them out.
Ling Jie put away the materials and smiled, "Don't worry, people will definitely leave the Blue Sky Group and join the Fierce Tiger Group this year. Your gains next year will be even greater!"
Fang Che smiled slightly, stood up, and said, "Then I'll be leaving now. Remember to send me resources in half a month.
Also, if anyone needs to exchange anything, they can tell me in half a month as well."
Ling Jie nodded, "Alright, take care."
Fang Che returned to his residence, activated various tools, and then resumed his sporadic cultivation life, working for three days and resting for two.
In the following period, Fang Che went out to exchange resources once every half month. The rest of the time, he never went out and knew little about the outside world.
Time flew by, and soon two and a half months had passed.
On this day, Ling Jie excitedly came to Fang Che's room, handed him two storage rings, and smiled,
"Previously, I signed contracts with everyone, where the Blue Sky Group would provide advancement materials, and they had to participate in the Tiger-man Plane war and also help you break through to the Third-Order.
Half a month ago, four people left the Blue Sky Group. I used the excuse that they hadn't fully executed the contract and demanded a huge amount of compensation from them.
The Fierce Tiger Group sent people over and negotiated with me for a long time, but I still managed to get a portion of the compensation.
The compensation is now in the red storage ring. When you go to see Lü Jing, pay attention to this matter."
Fang Che took the two storage rings and smiled, "I didn't expect an extra gain. This is good, I will pay attention."
Afterward, Fang Che went to Slaughter Saber Academy, directly to Lü Jing's office, and bluntly reminded her,
"Instructor, I heard that four people left the Blue Sky Group and joined the Fierce Tiger Group half a month ago. Please give me all the resources they should provide."
Lü Jing took out a storage ring and handed it to Fang Che, smiling,
"Chen Chuan asked me to relay a message to you: in order to get these four people, the Fierce Tiger Group was extorted by the Blue Sky Group.
However, the Fierce Tiger Group will not deduct this money from you; consider it making a friend."
Fang Che sneered, "These four left the Blue Sky Group, so I won't get the cultivation medicinal pills they provide.
The Fierce Tiger Group also can't provide me with cultivation medicinal pills. I believe the Fierce Tiger Group will definitely give me some materials for refining Curse Tools, or resources for advancing to the Second-Order."
After saying this, Fang Che broke the Sword Immortal seal on the storage ring and poured out its contents.
Just as Fang Che had said, there were no items or medicinal pills to accelerate cultivation inside the storage ring; they were all materials for refining Curse Tools.
Fang Che put away these materials and sneered, "For the Fierce Tiger Group, as long as my cultivation speed is reduced, they won't suffer a loss.
It's just that the Fierce Tiger Group's behavior is too ugly; I don't want to be friends with such people.
Please trouble the instructor to inform the Fierce Tiger Group that in the future, when providing me with resources, there must be a portion of Curse Master-exclusive Second-Order medicinal pills, otherwise I will not continue to exploit the Blue Sky Group members!"
Seeing that Fang Che was not fooled by a small profit, Lü Jing's smile faded, and she asked, "How many cultivation medicinal pills do you want?"
Fang Che replied expressionlessly, "That depends on Chen Chuan's attitude."
Afterward, Fang Che turned and went to the Welfare Office, exchanged the resources, returned to the Blue Sky Group, handed the resources to Ling Jie, and then recounted what had just happened.
Following this, Fang Che suggested, "In future external promotions, you can say that I have improved everyone's treatment and reduced the exploitation of everyone. I hope to use this method to make the Fierce Tiger Group offer more benefits, and I ask for the Group Leader's approval."
Ling Jie nodded lightly, "No problem."
At the same time, within the Fierce Tiger Group, Chen Chuan also received Lü Jing's message and summoned all trustworthy Second-Order Captains.
Chen Chuan informed everyone of Lü Jing's message, then announced, "In half a month, give Fang Che a quarter of the cultivation medicinal pills."
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Chapter 85 Thoughts of Both Sides
The Red-haired Captain, standing beside Chen Chuan, frowned when he heard Chen Chuan's words.
He said, "A quarter of the cultivation elixirs is too much. If this continues, Fang Che's strength will definitely increase rapidly, which is not good for us!"
The others nodded in agreement.
Chen Chuan, however, smiled and said, "It's not too much. Next, I will gradually increase the number of elixirs given to Fang Che.
Eventually, I will even only give Fang Che elixirs and nothing else."
Everyone was shocked upon hearing this and asked in unison, "Why?"
Chen Chuan replied, "There aren't that many Second-Order Curse Master-specific elixirs on the market. After the Blue Sky Group members complete their tasks, they won't get many elixirs; it will only be barely enough for Fang Che's cultivation."
Upon hearing this, some people looked thoughtful, while others were even more bewildered.
Chen Chuan's eyes gleamed as he confidently explained:
"Fang Che is a selfish person. Such people are always shortsighted, always offending others for temporary gain, thereby losing out on greater long-term benefits in the future.
When the Blue Sky Group members cannot provide elixirs, if we provide a large number of elixirs, Fang Che will definitely become close to the Fierce Tiger Group and force the Blue Sky Group members to join the Fierce Tiger Group.
Once most of the Blue Sky Group members have joined the Fierce Tiger Group, we will directly stop providing Curse Master elixirs, which will slow down Fang Che's cultivation speed, or even prevent him from ever breaking through to the Third Order!"
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.
The Red-haired Captain excitedly said, "The Group Leader is brilliant!"
At this point, Captain Liu asked, "We have a contract with Fang Che. How do we deal with this contract?"
Chen Chuan smiled slightly and replied, "The contract doesn't stipulate that we must provide cultivation elixirs. Moreover, the contract only states that after we accept the Blue Sky Group members, we provide resources for these Blue Sky Group members.
In the future, we can let these people leave the Fierce Tiger Group and form a new group. In this way, we won't need to provide resources for the Blue Sky Group!"
Everyone was excited to hear this coherent plan.
The Red-haired Captain looked at Captain Liu and smiled:
"The Group Leader is a master strategist. He must have thought of everything before drafting the contract. Anyone who thinks the contract has problems is foolish!"
Captain Liu's face darkened, and he wanted to curse, but seeing how excited everyone around him was, he didn't want to spoil their mood and held back his words.
Seeing that Captain Liu didn't dare to say a word, the Red-haired Captain became even more smug and then suggested to Chen Chuan:
"Group Leader, I think we should provide resources to Fang Che now. The sooner we provide resources, the sooner we can achieve your goal."
Chen Chuan shook his head and said, "This matter cannot be rushed. Rushing too much will make Fang Che wary. We need to take it slowly, slowly misleading him.
Besides, our Fierce Tiger Group doesn't have too many Curse Master resources, so even if we were in a hurry, we couldn't provide them."
Captain Liu immediately interjected, "Group Leader, I am willing to lead people out to collect Curse Master-specific elixirs. I will absolutely not be like some people who don't use their brains and only talk big!"
The Red-haired Captain's face darkened, and he quickly said, "I am also willing to lead people to collect Curse Master resources."
Chen Chuan knew that these two had a conflict and didn't want to show favoritism, so he ordered:
"Both of you go collect Curse Master-specific Second-Order elixirs, but stay away from the Slaughter Saber Academy area. Go to other places to accept tasks to avoid being discovered by the Blue Sky Group."
The two said in unison, "Understood."
Chen Chuan then looked at another Second-Order Professional and asked, "What is the situation with those four Blue Sky Group members now?"
The Second-Order Professional who was asked replied, "The four of them eat, drink, and play every day, living very leisurely.
Every time they hear about a task, they hide far away. They must have been exploited too severely by Fang Che and developed a psychological shadow.
The four of them also do nothing, just wander around every day. Our own people are very envious. I'm afraid problems will arise over time. Should we assign them some simple tasks?"
Chen Chuan shook his head and said, "No need to assign tasks. Treat them well. I want to set them up as examples to attract other Blue Sky Group members to defect.
Of course, we can't let them wander around our own territory. You plan a route so that they avoid our own people when they eat, drink, and play, and also make sure the Blue Sky Group members see them."
The Second-Order Professional nodded and said, "Understood."
Chen Chuan continued to command, "There's one more thing: keep a close eye on those four. Sometimes, you can leak the whereabouts of some Fierce Tiger Group members to them."
The Second-Order Professional nodded solemnly and said, "Group Leader, rest assured, I will continue to test them.
In the future, when Blue Sky Group members join our Fierce Tiger Group, I will also thoroughly test them to ensure no undercover agents are left behind!"
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble you."
Within the Blue Sky Group, except for a small number of people who were resting, most Professionals were outside helping Fang Che collect resources.
At this moment, after cultivating for a while in Room 303, Fang Che quickly shifted his attention and boredly counted the resources in his storage ring.
After counting resources for a while, Fang Che began to cultivate again.
Under this 'three days fishing, two days sunning nets' cultivation mode, the cultivation elixirs Fang Che consumed were not many.
Even though the cultivation elixirs collected by the Blue Sky Group were not many, Fang Che still hadn't used them all.
At this moment, Ling Jie arrived and handed over the resources collected over the past half month to Fang Che.
Afterward, Ling Jie took out several more storage rings and handed them to Fang Che, explaining:
"For the past half month, during my promotion, I said that you had improved the treatment of Blue Sky Group members.
However, your previous exploitative behavior is already deeply ingrained in people's minds, and coupled with the Fierce Tiger Group's good treatment of the four Blue Sky Group members who left earlier, it has created a considerable impact.
Based on these impacts, I specifically selected three Blue Sky Group members and arranged for them to join the Fierce Tiger Group in exchange for a sum of compensation.
In the future, I will continue to arrange for people to join the Fierce Tiger Group based on subsequent impacts."
Fang Che took the storage rings and reminded with some concern:
"Both sides are promoting, and the current public opinion is unfavorable to the Blue Sky Group. What I am most worried about now is public opinion getting out of control.
If public opinion gets out of control, it will only lead to two outcomes: one is that the Fierce Tiger Group realizes they've been tricked and retaliates against us.
The second is that to continue deceiving the Fierce Tiger Group, we dispatch more Blue Sky Group members to join the Fierce Tiger Group based on the impact.
However, if we run out of manpower, many things will no longer be under our control.
Therefore, when promoting next, don't overdo it. No matter what, you must ensure that public opinion is in our hands and that we have people available."
Ling Jie felt a little happy upon hearing this, but her expression remained calm as she replied:
"I have always had a promotion standard, which is to ensure that our overall strength surpasses the Fierce Tiger Group.
However, if we want to firmly adhere to this standard, the Fierce Tiger Group might not give you additional resources."