"Insolence!" Several lords immediately shouted in rebuke, but Ye Chen's nonchalant attitude clearly showed that he did not take them seriously.
The lord who had spoken first frowned slightly, but quickly recovered and continued to look at Ye Chen with a warm gaze.
“That’s not quite right. Today’s magic crystal bombs were indeed not powerful enough. Do you know of any more powerful magic crystal bombs?” the lord asked.
“Yes, but it cannot be mass-produced and cannot pose a threat to a large number of dark races!” Ye Chen said decisively.
Through Jian Mengyi's introduction, we learned that this lord's name was Edward, a priest, and his clan was also a powerful angelic race, but he followed the path of faith, which was different from Jian Mengyi's.
There are many types of relationships between lords and their kin. Ye Chen and Jian Mengyi represent the most common imperial route, while Edward represents a different theocratic route, absorbing the faith of his kin by glorifying himself as a god.
The faith stones that Ye Chen used before were also condensed from the hands of such lords.
Neither path is inherently better or worse; they are simply different directions of development.
"Tch, what a waste! Your magic crystal bombs can only clear out a few small monsters!" Chris, who had a grudge against the two, immediately said, not letting go of any opportunity to strike at Ye Chen.
"Indeed, it's a bit useless. I wonder if it can even blow up your territory? If it gets blown up by this piece of junk, what are you then?" Ye Chen said with a faint smile.
"You!" Chris's face immediately turned red, and he didn't know how to refute it for a moment.
"Alright! What's all the noise about? If only a few magic crystals explode, then we'll just collect more. It's just the outer ring anyway."
"Based on past experience, the dark creatures on wasteland planets are slightly weaker than those in this area."
"So once we create an opening and enter the wasteland planet, we won't need the magic crystal bombs anymore!"
Lin Hu spoke sternly, and everyone immediately fell silent, their gazes turning back to Ye Chen.
"I admit you do have some strength, but I'll say it again: as long as you can leave this wasteland alive, I can let bygones be bygones!"
"But now, let's talk business. How long will it take to accumulate magic crystal bombs?"
Lin Hu looked at Ye Chen and asked, "Faced with so many peak Tier 3 dark creatures, the magic crystal bomb is their only hope."
"I think you've got something wrong. Even if accumulating magic crystal bombs is really possible, why would I provide them to you? What benefit would I get from that?" Ye Chen said with a smile.
The wasteland planet is definitely not as safe as Lin Hu said. The average strength of the dark creatures is indeed slightly lower than that of the outer areas, but their peak strength is far greater than that of the outer areas.
If we can't gain enough benefits from this, then providing a sufficient amount of magic crystal bombs would be a waste of money.
"Are you courting death?" Orib roared, and the other lords also showed anger upon hearing Ye Chen's words.
In this way, he offended all the lords in one fell swoop.
"The magic crystal bombs are ours. We can easily clear out the dark creatures on the periphery with our own strength. It will just take a little time."
Why should we provide you with magic crystal bombs and then share this wasteland planet with you?
"You're right. In business, it's about making a profit. Since it's a business transaction, it can't be just one party making the sacrifices. You all have to contribute something too, right?"
Ignoring the anger of the crowd, Ye Chen looked at the many lords and spoke.
After the words were spoken, many lords calmed down. Indeed, since it was a transaction, they had to give something in return for it to be reasonable.
They simply didn't want this kid to take advantage of them, since they currently outnumbered them.
Therefore, although many lords calmed down, they did not speak up for Ye Chen. Instead, they quietly watched this farce unfold, while some hot-headed individuals would always rush to the front.
"Hmph! Fair trade? Do you think you're qualified? You, a commoner lord, dare to do business with us, the chosen ones?" Chris sneered, his words clearly echoing the sentiments of many lords.
However, Ye Chen didn't indulge him this time. He glanced at Ye Ling beside him, who nodded and immediately drew the golden bow in her hand.
"Whoosh~~~" A sharp arrow shot out and disappeared into the darkness.
A loud booming sound rang out, and Chris's projection shook violently, his face showing a look of terror.
"How dare you!" Chris roared, and the other lords were also moved. If nothing unexpected happened, it was Ye Ling's explosive arrow that had shot towards Chris's territory, and it was an extremely powerful Tier 3 explosive arrow.
Chris's two red dragons were immediately severely injured, and it will probably take them a long time to recover.
"Ye Chen! You're too arrogant!" Lin Hu roared, glaring angrily at Ye Chen.
"Outrageous? How could you be more outrageous than us? You just love getting things for free? And you even feel justified in doing so?"
"Besides, I was just testing the power of a Tier 3 Explosive Arrow. Why don't you ask this piece of trash if the power is enough?"
Ye Chen also rebuked him with a serious expression, not taking Lin Hu's threat seriously at all.
Upon hearing his words, the other lords were all taken aback and turned to look at Chris.
His projection had been restored, and behind him was a large crater. Some of the closer lords even saw the heavily wounded red dragons in his territory.
"Enough! This power severely injured two of Chris's red dragons and several others were slightly injured! And this was just from the explosion of a magic crystal bomb!" Many lords exclaimed with joy, all delighted to have found a way to deal with the dark creatures.
Their words also made Lin Hu stop his further threats, and he looked at Ye Chen with a complicated expression.
Unfortunately, Ye Chen is currently the only one capable of dealing with those dark creatures.
In contrast, Chris, who was made an example of, could only grit his teeth and swallow the blood. He was also afraid that Ye Ling would shoot another arrow, which would greatly weaken his strength.
At the same time, Ye Ling's actions made everyone realize that this great god in Ye Chen's territory was a true existence beyond the 3rd rank, a real intermediate unit.
With Ye Ling around and an unlimited supply of magic crystal bombs, no lord could stand against them.
Having grasped the situation, Lin Hu took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and looked intently at Ye Chen.
"I don't think you want to be stuck here like this, do you? Who knows when you'll be able to clear out the dark creatures on the perimeter by yourselves!"
"So let's get straight to the point: what conditions do you want for clearing out the dark creatures on the outskirts?"
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