"Forty years old, One-Star Dou Master, his character is alright. He has a son and a daughter at home, his wife died early, his daughter seems to have gone to Jia Nan Academy two years ago, and his son is quite ordinary—at eighteen, he is only at the Sixth Stage of Dou Zhi Qi!"
When Gu Ni obtained this Cultivation Technique, he had already sent people to investigate the mercenary's identity thoroughly.
A Profound Tier High-Rank Cultivation Technique was no small matter. If it had been stolen from a Sect or Family, they, Mittel, would bear great responsibility if they sold it.
"Then ask him if he is willing to join the Mittel Auction House. If he is willing, give him a Profound Rank Low-Rank Cultivation Technique, and promise him a fourth-grade pill and One Hundred Thousand gold coins!"
The value of these items added up to nearly 400,000 gold coins, and even with money, this mercenary might not necessarily be able to obtain a Profound Rank Low-Rank Cultivation Technique and a fourth-grade pill.
"I understand!" "I will go arrange it right away!" Gu Ni nodded.
"By the way, ask Xiao Zhan as well, has he collected all the medicinal herbs that Xiao Yan asked him to?" Chen Yang instructed further.
"Yes, Teacher!"
Half an hour later, at the Xiao Family. Xiao Zhan learned of Gu Ni's visit and hurriedly went to welcome him. When he saw the Third-Grade Alchemist badge on Gu Ni's chest, he immediately smiled and shouted: "Congratulations, Great Master Gu Ni, on your promotion to a Third-Grade Alchemist!"
Gu Ni laughed upon hearing this: "Haha, thanks to my Teacher's blessing, and also thanks to the Xiao Family's blessing. If it weren't for Mr. Xiao Yong bringing my Teacher to Wutan City, I, Gu Ni, would probably have had no hope of advancing to the third grade in this lifetime!"
Speaking of this, Gu Ni felt like kowtowing to Xiao Yong.
"We are all enjoying the good fortune brought by Brother Yong!" Xiao Zhan was also filled with infinite emotion.
"Teacher asked me to inquire, Clan Leader Xiao, how is the collection of the medicinal herbs that Young Master Xiao Yan asked you to gather?" Gu Ni asked.
"I am ashamed. The matter Yaner entrusted to me—I have been busy for over twenty days, and I am still missing one medicinal herb!" "I have already sent the Xiao Family's team to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to search for it. I expect there should be news in a few days!" Xiao Zhan said with a smile.
"Hmm!" Gu Ni nodded, then began to discuss the main business.
"This morning, the Mittel Auction House received a Profound Tier High-Rank Cultivation Technique, the 'Wind Scroll Technique', a wind-attribute Cultivation Technique!"
"After my Teacher learned of it, he had me hold it back and deliver it personally to the Xiao Family!" Gu Ni took a scroll out of his storage ring and placed it on the table in front of Xiao Zhan.
"Profound... Profound Tier High-Rank Cultivation Technique???" Xiao Zhan stood up directly, excited.
"That's right, and it is a wind-attribute Cultivation Technique that Clan Leader Xiao Zhan can practice!" "I believe that if Clan Leader Xiao Zhan switches to practicing this Profound Tier High-Rank Cultivation Technique, your combat strength will be greatly improved!" Gu Ni said with a smile.
"This... thank you so much, Great Master Chen Yang!" "I... I don't even know..." "Ah!!!" Xiao Zhan was so excited that he was incoherent.
"Clan Leader Xiao, don't be in such a hurry to thank me. For this Cultivation Technique, my Teacher is asking for 400,000 gold coins!" Gu Ni continued.
"No problem. Never mind 400,000, even 500,000 gold coins would be normal!" "That Great Master Chen Yang remembers Xiao Zhan—Xiao Zhan is endlessly grateful!" Xiao Zhan reached directly into his storage ring to take out the money, but as he kept digging, he remembered that the Family's current liquid capital was no longer that high.
"Uncle Xiao Zhan!" "I have money here, use this first!" Just then, a figure in a purple dress appeared at the doorway and called out to Xiao Zhan inside.
"Xun'er???" Xiao Zhan hurriedly stood up. His attitude towards Xun'er was actually even more special than it was towards Gu Ni.
"Uncle Xiao Zhan, if you are in urgent need of money, just take it first. You can just have Brother Xiao Yan pay me back later!" Xun'er smiled, walked gracefully into the hall, then took a five-patterned purple gold card out of her storage ring and placed it on the table.
"This..." "Then thank you, Xun'er. When the Family's industrial harvest for this year is reported, Uncle will pay you back immediately!" Xiao Zhan did not want his son to help him pay back the money.
"Xun'er said to let Brother Xiao Yan pay it back, so let Brother Xiao Yan pay it back!" Xun'er said with a serious face.
"Then... alright!" Xiao Zhan smiled bitterly. He didn't dare to disobey a single word from this girl!
"Then I'm leaving!" After Xun'er finished speaking, she didn't even look at Gu Ni, turned around, and left.
Gu Ni was very smart and did not ask about the relationship between Xun'er and Xiao Zhan. Instead, after Xiao Zhan transferred the 400,000 gold coins to him, he left quietly!
Time flew by, and another three days passed. That night, Chen Yang was riding with Ya Fei in the room when a System notification sound suddenly rang in his ears: [Ding!] [Detected that the highest Cultivation Technique Rank in Wutan City is the Profound Tier High-Rank Cultivation Technique 'Wind Scroll Technique', host has obtained the Earth Rank Low-Rank Cultivation Technique 'Blazing Sun True Technique']