Chapter 1210: An Unexpected Pleasant Surprise

Chapter 1210: Chapter 1210: An Unexpected Pleasant Surprise

Long Jin paused and noticed the disappointment on Pei Yan’s face. Quickly, she added, "However, these wolves are still a very good choice as contracted beasts! Their chances of breaking through the final limitations will increase according to the master’s enhanced strength. Moreover, a master-servant contract places almost no restrictions on the master, so if the master later has the strength to form contracts with other Beast Races, it won’t pose any obstacles."

"You’re really keen on selling them, aren’t you?" Pei Yan was quite surprised by Long Jin’s patient explanation and joked with a chuckle.

"Even if you don’t ask me, the Fenrir Race would patiently explain it to you! I might as well tell you directly to be forthright." Long Jin confessed with a side glance.

Hearing this, Pei Yan nodded in acknowledgment, though a little disappointed by the response. What he really craved was the kind of combat power displayed during the Dragon Realm battle when reinforcements from various Dragon Races arrived, especially evident in the fierce battle against the Blood Demons. If a Beast Race of that caliber could sign contracts with their investigation department, the entire department’s combat effectiveness would be significantly enhanced.

Now, with Long Jin’s explanation, Pei Yan understood that most of the support at the Dragon Realm that day comprised Dragon Domain Divine Beasts or elites from clans close to the Divine Beast status. These clans are the core combat forces of the Dragon Realm—formidable yet limited in number. When large-scale battles occur, it is still the sheer volume of lower-tier Beast Races that serves as fodder to wear down the enemy forces.

If improvement in quality isn’t possible, then greater benefits must be sought in quantity. Enabling ordinary agents in the department to gain assistance equivalent to a Tier Four supernatural being would greatly increase their survival rates in battles. When he came, he heard that with recent mergers and expansions, the number of supernaturals in the department had risen to nearly three thousand! Such a figure was unimaginable for the department in the past. Although the numbers have surged in the short term, combat effectiveness has not improved!

Besides the original investigation department agents, who recently underwent special training in a space synchronized with the time flow of other realms, prolonging time and benefiting from continuous resources from inter-realm cooperation, their strength has generally increased to Tier Six or Seven. However, the strength of new agents recently joining the department is generally below Tier Five, creating the most significant shortfall in the department now. The inclusion of this batch of wolves could somewhat alleviate this situation.

"The numbers are a bit lacking." Pei Yan decided and, pretending to be in a quandary, mumbled softly while stroking his chin.

Seeing Pei Yan’s attitude, Fenris immediately understood that this offer had intrigued him. She quickly stepped forward and proactively said, "If Mr. Pei can forgive us, the numbers are negotiable. Why not propose a number so that we may discuss it?"

"Five thousand!"

"Cough, cough, cough!" Watching Pei Yan put up five fingers and state a number, just when Long Jin thought the negotiation would ease and let out a sigh of relief, she nearly choked—a hundredfold increase from the initial five hundred! Is this how you haggle?

As expected by Long Jin, the moment Pei Yan uttered those words, both Fenris and her entourage’s faces went dark. Fenris suppressed her inner anger and forced a smile while asking Pei Yan, "Mr. Pei, are you joking, or are you intentionally making things difficult because you have leverage over our tribe?"

"Hmm?"

Seeing the negotiations on the verge of collapse, Long Jin quickly interceded between the two to explain, "Clan Leader Fenris, Pei Yan only has a partial understanding of our dimension’s affairs. There’s a misunderstanding here; let me talk to him!"

After calming Fenris, Long Jin then turned to Pei Yan and whispered, "Aren’t you asking for too much?"

"Didn’t you say these clans have a massive basic number? Don’t tell me that even in such a vast dimension, you can’t gather 5,000 wolves? Besides, I didn’t say she couldn’t negotiate down if I started high! I left room for her to haggle, didn’t I?" Pei Yan didn’t understand why Fenris was so angry and spoke his mind directly before everyone without using secretive telepathy to Long Jin.

Putting aside how Fenris and her people were left speechless by Pei Yan’s merchant-like attitude, Long Jin shook her head at his words, pointing at him with a hand, and it took a long while before she caught her breath and said, "This has nothing to do with quantity! To say nothing of 5,000 wolves, even gathering 50,000 from the magical realm clan of wolves as a primary source of army power isn’t an issue. The problem is, none of the clansmen would ever willingly sign a contract with outsiders."

Seeing Pei Yan show signs of understanding, Long Jin continued to explain, "When we first came to this realm, it was to escape capture by humans from other realms. To us, living freely without coercion is the most important. Therefore, signing contracts with humans, especially master-servant contracts, are recognized as the most shameful of acts by both major clans. Some clansmen, once captured, would rather die than allow the captor to succeed in forging a lifelong servitude contract. Clan Leader Fenris must have made great sacrifices to persuade her people to offer five hundred slots for reconciliation with you, which, in our eyes, already demonstrates considerable sincerity. Mr. Pei, the number you proposed is indeed making things difficult for us."

"Oh!" On hearing this explanation, Pei Yan suddenly understood, nodded to Fenris, and extended his hand with a hint of apology, "Sorry, I was ignorant and didn’t realize the reasons behind this."

"No problem, as long as Mr. Pei can understand our difficulties! Then about our..." Fenris, seeing Pei Yan’s goodwill, stepped forward, shook his hand, and probingly asked.

"Uh...!" Pei Yan did not immediately respond but pondered for a long time before finally shaking his head and saying, "The number can’t be reduced."

After saying this, seeing Fenris’s face darken, he hastily explained, "Clan Leader Fenris, don’t be angry. Hear me out first. I initially had no plans in this area, but since you’ve brought it up today, we might as well have a good discussion. Let’s not talk about reconciliation! Your daughter’s case was a minor matter for me, so let’s not dwell on it. Let’s discuss cooperation!"

"Cooperation?" Fenris released her hand and asked in confusion.

Pei Yan spread his hands wide with enthusiasm and said, "Exactly! Cooperation! Cooperation with our investigation department! After hearing Miss Long Jin’s explanation earlier, I fully respect your clan’s pursuit of freedom. There’s a saying I told your daughter earlier, and I’ll say it again now: in my world, there’s a proverb that a twisted melon is not sweet. Such agreements formed through coercion are merely short-term gains. In the long run, they would destroy the deep friendship we’ve just forged through battle between our two clans."

"Uh, but wasn’t this agreement just proposed by you?" Fenley stared bewilderedly at Pei Yan, who had suddenly become so welcoming.