Chapter 116: Chapter 27: The Greatest Trump Card
"Yan Luo, have you heard of a theory? Related to magic power," Sasa suddenly asked.
Upon hearing this, Yan Luo thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "The inevitable transcendence?"
Sasa laughed, "You’ve heard of this theory too, so the next part is easy to explain—’anything related to magic power will inevitably transcend in the end,’ even a rock, when soaked in a high concentration of magic power environment, can produce strange effects. What happened to you is likely related to this, since you can absorb magic power to strengthen your body, ’transcendence’ naturally appears in you.
"You have some similarities to mutated creatures, but differing slightly. Transcendence not only manifests in your flesh but also in your blood, possibly even in your hematopoietic organs. If possible, I hope you could sponsor me some money and let me study your bone marrow."
This time, Yan Luo couldn’t make a quick decision.
Sponsorship wasn’t the issue; Yan Luo still had some money, and the sponsorship Sasa needed was a mere trifle for him. The issue was with the bone marrow.
After much consideration, Yan Luo finally made up his mind.
"Alright! How much do you need?"
Sasa laughed even more heartily, holding up three fingers, "Three million."
Her heart was already overjoyed, countless voices of herself cheering: Found a sponsor!
As soon as she finished speaking, Sasa received the transfer notification, and she gasped.
Though she had known Yan Luo for a while, and knew he was decisive, she hadn’t expected Yan Luo to transfer three million over without batting an eyelid.
He hadn’t even asked what she wanted to buy!
Sasa swallowed hard; spending this money was enough for her to become a VIP user at the black market.
Becoming a VIP user would significantly expedite shipping speed, allowing her to start researching Yan Luo’s bone marrow before his next Abyss hunt.
Taking a deep breath, Sasa remembered another matter: "Oh, Yan Luo, I’ve subtly mentioned to Professor Li about demons possibly materializing, and he’s agreed with my ’analysis.’ So in a while, he’ll probably head to the Abyss for investigation."
Yan Luo nodded; he was somewhat worried that issues might arise in the Abyss because of this. Fortunately, based on his last hunt in the Abyss, demon materialization hadn’t made significant progress.
"So, Professor Li wants me to invite you to join our team, which could greatly benefit our research group."
Finishing, Sasa began observing Yan Luo’s expression.
In the next moment, Yan Luo directly declined: "Not worth it. I know your team’s research budget is limited, hiring me once would possibly pay between 50,000 to 120,000; if as a consultant, even less than 200,000."
Yan Luo’s time allocation was tight, aiming to quickly repay his debts, leaving no time to assist the Lingquan University research team.
The longer it took, the more debt accumulated like a snowball he couldn’t repay.
Sasa was helpless, but Yan Luo wasn’t wrong; he needed to repay his debt as soon as possible.
Thus, Sasa could only sigh, "Alright, I’ll convey your thoughts to Professor Li."
Certainly, she couldn’t tell Professor Li as directly as that, she’d find a way to soften Yan Luo’s words.
"Anything else? If not, I’ll continue my workout," Yan Luo said to Sasa.
Sasa shook her head, indicating she’d said everything.
Yan Luo nodded slightly, just about to turn and continue exercising when he received a message from Li Xinyue.
At that moment, Yan Luo’s eyebrows twitched, turning to Sasa and saying, "I need to go out for a while, I don’t know when I’ll be back. If you have any requests, just tell Keke."
Sasa smiled and said, "You go ahead, I’m fine."
After finishing, Sasa paused for a moment, staring at Yan Luo’s departing back, lost in thought.
Just now, she felt like she and Yan Luo were acting like a couple... and strangely, it didn’t feel bad.
......
[That’s right, I knew from the beginning it was the Wang Family’s doing.]
Even though she had guessed, when Li Shen Yi truly admitted this, Li Xinyue was momentarily disoriented.
Biting her lip, Li Xinyue’s scattered gaze refocused, becoming resolute.
After some thought, Li Xinyue asked, "Grandpa, how much assistance can you provide me?"
[Assistance?]
Upon hearing this, Li Shen Yi laughed, [Dear, are you underestimating yourself? With the power in your hands, resolving this issue shouldn’t be difficult.]
Li Xinyue, hearing this, was stunned again.
The power in her hand could solve this?
But what power did she have?
With her mouth slightly open, Li Xinyue was temporarily unable to react.
Seeing his granddaughter like this, Li Shen Yi merely smiled, without directly reminding.
Luckily, Li Xinyue wasn’t slow-minded and soon realized what her grandfather meant by ’power.’
"Grandfather, you mean the people around me?" Li Xinyue came to understand.
Li Shen Yi chuckled: [Correct, as a leader, you shouldn’t do everything yourself; subordinates, friends, these are part of your power. If utilized well, solving this issue would be easy.]
Hearing this, Li Xinyue understood what her grandfather was saying.
"Grandpa, you’re referring to Yan Luo, right?"
After she became a hunter, her grandfather must have investigated those around her. As a fellow candidate and friend, grandfather couldn’t possibly not know Yan Luo.
Li Shen Yi gave a mysterious smile, still couldn’t resist giving a hint: [He’s your best card in hand.]
The young man was so outstanding that Li Shen Yi could barely believe his eyes when he saw Yan Luo’s profile.
With so many good qualities in one person, if Yan Luo could undergo engraving, he’d be truly flawless.
Precisely because of this, Li Shen Yi had no worries about Li Xinyue.
As long as Li Xinyue made good use of Yan Luo, solving this issue shouldn’t be a problem.
Diverting attention to send Yan Luo a message, Li Xinyue was filled with confidence.
She trusted her grandfather’s judgment wasn’t wrong and believed in Yan Luo’s abilities.
Besides lacking engraving, Yan Luo was virtually a multi-talented superman, Li Xinyue hadn’t seen any problem defeat him yet.
[It seems you’ve planned how to resolve this matter.] Li Shen Yi chuckled: [In that case, I’ll patiently await your results. Grandpa has other things to do, hanging up now.]
Li Xinyue waved at her grandfather’s projection, ending the call.
Now she fully understood how to solve this issue!
Previously, many speculated that Yan Luo’s participation in the hunter skills competition wasn’t his intention but a deal with the guild president.
Because the Tenglong II type he now used aligned with the timing post-competition, logically fitting.
Those familiar with the competition’s rules mentioned that before starting, officials would clear City-breaking Level mutated creatures; however, midway through, a City-breaking Level creature suddenly appeared, clearly targeting Yan Luo.
Unexpectedly, some didn’t want Yan Luo to win the championship.
Logically, with someone hindering Yan Luo, the cooperating president should assist him, yet Yan Luo received no help, killed a City-breaking Level creature with his own strength.
This situation was suspicious; likely Yan Luo’s backers betrayed him, not providing agreed support.
After all, Yan Luo superbly led that creature in a marathon for twenty-six hours, aid arrived slowly or should’ve reached.
Thus, Li Xinyue sent Yan Luo a message, writing—
[I want to deal with Daoist Li, can you come to help me?]