Chapter 87 Throwing Bait (Second update available~)
"Hasn't it been difficult to find suitable positioning materials for your aircraft? Does Yan Feidie want one?" Xie Yu threw out the first bait. He had a lot of bait and he didn't believe that they wouldn't take it.
There is a kind of magnetic particles in the brain of the swallowtail butterfly, which is similar to a compass. It can identify the direction according to the sun and stars and mark rivers, mountains, etc. They are the creatures that are least likely to get lost.
"Damn, this is a monster, are you sure it exists?" You Hao narrowed his eyes into slits. In his words, this way he could distinguish the real from the fake.
"Of course I have. I never lie. I came to Lianjiao Star specifically to explore the volcano. I spent the past two months just accompanying everyone through training, so that everyone could gain something from it and it would be worth the trip."
The implication was that not many people would go underground in the volcano. Look at him, he was both eloquent and well behaved. Yun Xiang, who had been dragged here to observe, felt ashamed of himself.
"This..." You Hao hesitated, and the balance tilted slightly.
"It only belongs to You Hao, what benefit can I get?" Tengchong asked anxiously.
Yan Feidie definitely can't escape. If there are other good things, he will be more willing to delay graduation.
"Are the bucktooth fish and the ghost grass worth the risk? Or ceding territory and paying compensation?"
The bucktooth fish is the companion animal of the Youyou grass. Before it mutated, the bucktooth fish was just an ordinary small fish, at the bottom of the food chain. Anyone could eat it and anyone could bully it.
Perhaps he was bullied too badly and suppressed his negative emotions for too long, so after a mutation, he turned into the most ferocious monster with extremely high attack power. What surprised everyone even more was that he mutated into a amphibious monster.
Rumor has it that the yuyou grass originally served as a protective shield for the bucktooth fish, who often hid beneath its leaves to avoid enemies. So, after the mutated bucktooth fish, they continued to guard the yuyou grass to repay their gratitude. Others say that the yuyou grass is the fish's food. Although the mutated bucktooth fish now feeds on meat, their lifestyle remains unchanged, which is why they appear in patches of yuyou grass.
Yun Xiang guessed that the above words came from a female liberal arts student, who had delicate emotions and rich imagination, while the following words were naturally from a male engineering student, and whether it was reasonable or not was always the primary issue they considered.
"Damn, bucktooth fish!" Tengchong suddenly jumped up and cursed without paying attention.
"Calm down, calm down. Don't forget that the parasitic vine in your body has not been completely removed." Zeng Li kindly reminded.
"..."Can we please not bring up things that are not related to the topic?
The scales and skin of the Warcraft Bucktooth Fish are integrated into one, and normally look like ordinary fish skin. However, when attacked, it will instantly turn into metal. Currently, weapons with lightning attributes cannot penetrate its defense.
Metal is conductive and this has never changed. Therefore, no matter how strong and wear-resistant its skin is, and how high its defense is, no one will make it into protective clothing, for fear that it will fail to provide protection and become a death warrant. Therefore, it is basically used for machine manufacturing.
The bones of bucktooth fish can be refined to make joints for mechas or robots. They are flexible, wear-resistant, and lightweight. They can also be made into various fine parts, making them the most coveted and scarce materials for the manufacturing community.
The spikes of the Youyou grass can be used to make repair powder, and the fruit can be used to make blood-clotting pills. They can be used as medicine all over the body. Even if they cannot use them, they can hand them over to the school as the cost of delaying graduation.
Mercury College has a six-year curriculum. Students can graduate directly after completing the course, or apply for delayed graduation. For each year of delay, a certain amount of materials must be submitted as public resource usage fees. These can be spiritual plants, high-grade materials, nutritious ingredients, or new inventions, as long as they are valuable.
Students who defer graduation are virtually identical to those currently enrolled, with the only difference being that the former have the freedom to do so, while the latter must apply for permission to leave the university. This is considered a preferential treatment offered by the college to its students, allowing those who are unsure of graduation or who are unable to graduate at all to have more time to prepare.
Of course, if you don't want to pay the fee, the college won't force you. If you can graduate, you get your diploma; if you can't, it's your incompetence. People like You Hao, who either failed their graduation projects or were delayed by field missions, rarely go three or four years without graduating. They're practically celebrities.
Of course, after meeting Xie Yu, their fame will reach new heights, making them the longest-staying students in the academy's history. They are now working hard on this path.
The balance in You Hao's heart shifted halfway, and Tengchong was completely moved. Bie Nao and Tong You were ready to make a move, just one step away from success. Zeng Li's opinion was unimportant.
"What? What are your thoughts?" Xie Yu was the best at fooling people, so it was impossible for him to give it all away at once. He had to whet people's appetite and use leverage to increase his chances of winning.
"Think about it again." You Hao hesitated, mainly weighing the pros and cons.
He had his own plans. He'd been looking for shops at the beginning of the year, intending to open one on Mercury after graduation. He'd already earned a Level 3 manufacturing license, so opening a basic shop was no problem. However, such excellent materials were hard to come by. If he missed out, it wouldn't be worth it to lose them later or pay a higher price.
"You Hao, I agree!" Tengchong is an impatient person who likes to cut the Gordian knot.
"Don't rush me, I'm not as stupid as you!" He gets angry with anyone who disturbs his thinking.
Hey, Tengchong widened his eyes and took back the rebuttal that was about to come out of his mouth. After all, it was a major event in life, so he should not get involved.
"You Hao, what are you thinking about? It's just a year late." Don't make a fuss. No matter what important events in life are, as long as you can make a profit and it's worth doing, and you can get it if it's legitimate.
Despite his usual antics, Xie Yu was the most righteous and saw things clearly. He used the promise of profit to lure them into cooperation, aiming to build closer ties, a method that suited his taste perfectly.
When people interact with each other, they always have to consider the issue of "profit." When this issue is mentioned, most people react with disgust, belittling it, and seeing it as materialistic, a taboo in trusting relationships. However, this is not the case. When interests are not exchanged equally, it's seen as "cheating." When interests are exchanged equally, it's "intercourse."
For example, between neighbors, today you give me a garlic clove, tomorrow I give you a scallion. After a few exchanges, our relationship becomes closer. This is what the old saying goes, "A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor." Xie Yu needed their military power, so he provided them with equivalent supplies in exchange. The more they interacted, the closer their relationship became. You fulfilled your promises to me and didn't let me suffer any losses. Naturally, I trusted you, and a trusting relationship was established.
"You said the same thing last year, and it's delayed again this year." You Hao glared at him unhappily.
"..." Bie Nao shrugged and stood aside. He would definitely go anyway.
"You Hao——"
"Tong You, are you trying to persuade me too?"
"No, I want you to go back. The president has to go with us. How can we go without a senior leader? We've got to get the people out, and we have to get them back safely. You're responsible for getting those kids back to Mercury safely.
Oh, and don't let anyone ride your hovercar, it could kill them."
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"Oh right," Tong You slapped his forehead and continued to make arrangements, thinking very carefully, "By the way, please help collect the red flame sand."
(End of this chapter)
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