"Wang Xian, if you insist on not coming here, don't blame me for going back on my word." Teacher Luo was unyielding. He was joking; how could he just publicly reveal the techniques he'd bought with so much merit? What right did these guys have? Why didn't they buy them themselves?
Teacher Luo is an old-fashioned sage. He can joke around and be carefree in normal times, but when it comes to matters of interest, he will never back down an inch.
"Oh, Teacher Luo, this is really your fault. I have to give you a good talking-to. Since your magic can make life easier for blacksmiths, you should share it with your fellow blacksmiths. Don't you think that makes sense?"
"Although I can notify everyone to leave at the appointed time, won't everyone still face the problem of survival once they leave? If Feng Xian, or Sister Shishi, Sister Zhaojun, or Sister Diaochan die and return before completing the mission because they haven't mastered this technique, how can you bear it!"
"Don't you feel guilty? Aren't you ashamed? If you insist on not sharing with everyone, then I don't want to learn the magic either. Otherwise, if I survive and complete the mission, I won't have the face to see these brothers and sisters. If you don't agree, I'll go and forge!" Wang Yao scolded Teacher Luo, secretly pleased.
“Listen to Luo, what kind of person are you? What kind of awareness do you have? How the hell did you become a teacher?” With Wang Yao’s strong support, Feng Huan immediately questioned Teacher Luo.
"Feng Xian, don't blame Luo Xian. He probably has other means to achieve Mahayana in the future through forging. We still need his help, so we must not offend him," Wang Zhaojun said sarcastically from the side.
“Wang Xian, you must not rush to forge. In my opinion, you should go and learn that technique. If we die by accident, we will only blame ourselves for bad luck and lack of skill. We will never blame you.” Li Shishi advised Wang Yao to compromise, considering the bigger picture.
“Teacher Luo, if you really have a way to pass the divine and demonic forging on your own, then you don’t have to teach it. Otherwise, I advise you to pass on that technique to everyone. Tell us how much merit is needed, and we can slowly collect it to repay you when we return to the Heavenly Court.”
“After all, we are all fellow practitioners in the Immortal Mouth Group. It wouldn’t look good if we fell out. What do you all think? This magic technique didn’t come from Teacher Luo for nothing. As long as his price is fair, we can pay him back slowly when we have some savings. We can’t let him suffer a loss.”
Diao Chan stepped in to smooth things over.
After hearing Diao Chan's words, Feng Huan and the others, even though they still harbored some resentment, outwardly expressed their agreement. It was true that Teacher Luo's method was so useful to everyone, and the cost was indeed worthwhile.
"This technique of mine is called the Deception Technique. I bought it from the Basic Spells Department for 120,000 merit points. You can check the price list at the Spells Department when you get back. Moreover, the academy will not give discounts for this kind of unorthodox technique, so there is no discount at all."
Seeing this, Teacher Luo had no choice but to bite the bullet and say something.
“Hmm, 120,000 merits is quite an expense. How about this, since Wang Xian has 14 questions and needs to help us complete the task, he doesn’t need to bear the 120,000 merits. Feng Xian, Shi Shi, Zhao Jun, and I will each owe you 30,000 merits. What do you think?” Diao Chan asked.
After Diao Chan finished speaking, she waited a moment, and seeing that Teacher Luo did not respond, she continued speaking.
“Since we’ve all been forging this together and are also good friends, we shouldn’t let Teacher Luo lose money. But Teacher Luo also has to think about us. Which of us doesn’t Teacher Luo know? Thirty thousand merits is not a small number for any of us.”
"Therefore, we can only guarantee that you, Teacher Luo, will not suffer any losses, but we cannot help you make any more money. We hope you can understand this. If you are unwilling to compromise because of this, then we can only complete our own tasks."
"Everyone, please share your thoughts. Don't let me be the only one to make decisions for everyone," Diao Chan said.
“Sister Diao Chan is right. At my current level, it would take me about five years to accumulate 30,000 merits. So I promise to give all of these merits to Teacher Luo within five years after I leave.” Li Shishi was the first to respond.
Feng Huan and Wang Zhaojun also expressed their support for Diao Chan's opinion, but Teacher Luo remained silent. After a while of discussion, the forging space finally quieted down again.
"Um... Teacher Luo, could you call out a couple of times so I can confirm your location?" Wang Yao waited for a while, and seeing that there was still no response from Teacher Luo, he stood up, intending to find a way to back down.
Of course he wanted to learn the technique that concealed the fluctuations of spiritual energy throughout his body. The reason he had forced Teacher Luo to teach it to everyone was simply to test the Luo family. Wang Yao wasn't stupid; he wouldn't give up a technique worth 120,000 merits just for everyone's sake.
“Excluding Wang Xian, it’s 35,000 per person,” Teacher Luo suddenly said in a low voice. He had also thought it over and over, and had no choice but to bargain with everyone again.
The situation was actually quite clear. If he only taught Wang Yao, he would definitely lose everything, but he couldn't bring himself to ask Wang Yao for money. After all, he owed Wang Yao 14 questions, and he also needed Wang Yao's help to complete his trial mission.
Therefore, Feng Huan made him attend large classes, especially after Diao Chan's suggestion, which actually provided him with a way to compensate for his losses. However, according to Diao Chan, each person would only receive 30,000 merits, which would only break even for Teacher Luo. This price still could not satisfy him.
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