Chapter 372: Bargain (2/2)

No matter what they thought of this strange man, they all knew that he was the key to their escaping this place alive. Everyone but the warriors still battling against the fangwolves at the perimeter was watching the strange man closely.

After a long moment, Ye Chong said, ”Money. Map.” Ye Chong was zuanless, so money was a no-brainer. He also desperately needed a map, or he might lose his way and enter the Black Forest again. That would be horrible.

As for finding Rui Bing and the rest, he could only do that discreetly and not rely on the Han Family.

Han Yue exhaled deeply and answered, ”Of course, we will definitely fulfill your requests. However, please get us out of this place.” He was afraid that the strange man would make some weird requests. That would spell trouble for him. To the Han Family, money was only a digit. He remembered that the Lord had once said, any problem that could be solved with money was no problem at all. The map, on the other hand, was even easier. The Han Family had one of the most complete maps of Dankwood planet. This was not exactly classified material, so it would be alright to make a copy of it for the strange man.

”Alright!” Since the man had agreed to his requests, Ye Chong was more than happy to fulfill his part. He took the two open leave pouches from his waist and held them in his hands. He then circled around the group’s perimeter, and the fangwolves around them were immediately knocked out.

All of them heaved a sigh of relief. The combatants who had fought for too long sat down heavily, gasping for breath. Ye Chong controlled the amount of knockout agents used carefully, and the group was not affected.

”So he’s an alchemist,” Han Yue thought to himself in relief. Once he knew the man’s skillset, he could better fight against him. Not that Han Yue planned to go back on his words, but it was a precaution. It was better to be careful against unfamiliar people.

”You’re very skilled!” Han Yue was not flattering Ye Chong. Instead, he was genuinely impressed. The man had easily dealt with the fangwolves around them. He was confident of leaving this place alive now. The alchemists under Han Yue were also looking at Ye Chong with deep admiration. They did not recognize the knockout agents that Ye Chong used. The man was a mystery to them. Besides, Ye Chong had used just the right amount of knockout agents, sparing them all. They were much impressed by this man’s capabilities.

”Can you see which school he’s from?” Han Yue stole a glance at the strange man as he asked softly to Bibia. Bibia was from the Suyu school, and the strongest alchemist that Han Yue had brought with him this time. On Dankwood planet, the Suyu school was not as famous as the Qian system, but it was still quite respectable, with a long history of its own. Disciples from famous schools, like Bibiya, were often very knowledgeable.

Bibiya himself was a short and skinny man. He had a pair of bright eyes, and they were now shining with confusion. He shook his head and said, ”I don’t know. He must have used a few different kinds of strong knockout agents. They must be nearly as strong as the Qian system’s Illusion. His scattering methods are complicated and obscure.”

In fact, Bibia had overestimated Ye Chong. Ye Chong’s knockout agents were strong, but they were still weaker than the Qian system’s Illusion. It was only because Bibia had never seen Illusion in action that he made this wrong assumption.

Han Yue asked, ”Could he be from the Qian system?” There were three alchemy schools that were famous for their knockout agents - the Qian system, Hanming school and Jiu Family. Qian system’s Illusion, Hanming school’s Ice and Jiu Family’s Blissful Drunkenness were the three most famous knockout agents. Of these three schools, only the Qian system was on Dankwood planet. That was why Han Yue suspected it.

Bibia shook his head again. ”No. His knockout agents are strong and aggressive. Qian system’s knockout agents are gentler and longer lasting. These two are very different.” After a few seconds, Bibia laughed wryly. ”He’s used more than a dozen scattering methods, and I don’t know any of them.”

The other alchemists showed shock, admiration and even envy at Ye Chong’s performance, just like Bibia.

Ye Chong’s eyes swept across the unconscious fangwolves around him. He secured his leaf pouches once more. If he just walked into Han Yue’s group like he was, they would all fall unconscious.

Everyone looked to Ye Chong with respect. Ye Chong’s demonstration was enough to win their admiration.

The guards that were securing the perimeter quickly dashed towards the Old Mistress and surrounded her. They watched Ye Chong carefully.

”Don’t be so ungracious,” the Old Mistress admonished her guards, before smiling gently at Ye Chong. ”Young sir, please don’t be offended, they have overreacted.” At her age, she had earned the right to call Ye Chong ”young sir”.

Ye Chong nodded, ignoring the guards. He did not want further trouble. He could see that these guards were strong, and he had no intention of making things complicated.

Right now, he was thinking about how to help these people escape from all the fangwolves around them. If it was just him, his knockout agents would be sufficient. With the entire group, however, they were far from enough.

He must figure out some other way.