Heaven, Earth, Me - Volume 3

Chapter 405. Yasenia's Prowess. The Elders' concession.

After understanding their strength and pondering momentarily, Yasenia was not afraid to change her previous intentions. "Well, seniors. It seems that I've overestimated the strength of the Nine sects. Thus, I have another offer."

They raised their eyebrows in surprise. 'This is the first time I heard overestimate to describe feelings about our sects.'

Yasenia said calmly. "Since your levels in alchemy and blacksmithing are not that much higher than our Astral Sky Clan levels, I've decided not to sell the pill recipes and weapon designs. Instead, I suggest entering a seller-buyer relationship. Even if our group is not big and probably fails to meet the demand, we want to become a somewhat exclusive shop for high-level cultivators."

They squinted thoughtfully, and Yasenia clarified. "We don't want a piece of the pie. We want to increase the size of the pie. Even though I'm not deeply informed, I can guess the current supply of high-level treasures is very limited. Therefore, our clan entering this sector will only benefit your sects since we can become allies. We can even deny selling it to some groups as long as your explanations are reasonable."

This wasn't Yasenia's original intention. However, after her transformation, she could more directly influence the direction of their clan's development.

When she first arrived at this house, the dragoness wanted to leave the recipes to the large sects and share profits, taking advantage of their large workforce. Nevertheless, since their professional level is not that high, Yasenia thought the profits wouldn't be too different if they did it themselves. Moreover, they will remain independent and have more freedom of operation.

The faces of the elders changed after Yasenia's explanation. Even if it was reasonable, they were not people who would want things to be equal. They had strong powers behind them, so pushing people to gain the upper hand in negotiations was a day-to-day matter.

Moreover, the temptation of the Soul Refining Pill was great, instilling a feeling of greed in them.

Elder Mu said nodded calmly and said. "Junior, you are knowledgeable, and your vision is far and wide. However, you forget one thing."

Yasenia was confused and observed their expression closer.

However, these old foxes were good at hiding their facial expressions when they wanted, so Yasenia didn't feel anything wrong besides her gut feeling. 'Tsk, these old foxes are plotting something again.'

"What might I have forgotten, Elder Mu?"

Elder Mu calmly said. "You told us yesterday that you will do business with us as long as we allow your juniors to complete the ritual. There must be some kind of compensation for it."

Yasenia linked things in her head, but there was a piece lacking. Yasenia was still ignorant of the real value of the Soul Refining Pill for these people.

This factor was what made Yasenia confused. "Elder Mu, I don't understand. Everything I presented is for the benefit of our two powers. Are instant gains as important as the future gains we will have when cooperating? Why focus on the compensation for the insignificant damage we created?"

However, Elder Mu continued to insist, and the others didn't interrupt. "Don't pull our legs, little girl. We were letting you put forward your ideas, not agreeing with them."

Yasenia looked at them calmly for some seconds and asked. "What kind of compensation?"

Elder Mu smiled, thinking that Yasenia was compromising, and said. "We still want to try to learn the Soul Refining Pill. It is an interesting pill, after all."

Tatyana knew where Yasenia was stumbling, but she didn't interrupt. 'Sometimes, you don't know the value of the things you hold. However, a person must be sharp enough to understand when people become too interested in those things you hold lightly. Then, you shall adapt your strategy.'