"However, that will be an additional price."
Hearing this, Hai Bodong was stunned for a moment, then began to think seriously about what kind of price he should offer.
The main issue was that Heavenly Flames were simply too difficult to obtain, and finding a Sixth-Rank Alchemist who also possessed a Heavenly Flame was even harder.
Hai Bodong had searched for over twenty years without finding a single one. Now, Xiao Xue could be said to be the most hopeful person he had encountered in all these years.
Hai Bodong's strength had been reduced to the level of a Dou Ling, and he didn't have much longer to live. Once he missed this opportunity, he truly might not have the life left to wait for the next one.
Furthermore, Xiao Xue was still very young and already possessed a Heavenly Flame. Becoming a Sixth-Rank Alchemist, something unattainable for others, might not be a very difficult task for her.
"What do you want?" After thinking for a long time, Hai Bodong couldn't come up with anything he had that might move Xiao Xue, so he had to take the initiative to ask.
"Old Mister, it's not about what this Junior needs, but what you can give me." Xiao Xue revealed a fox-like smile.
"Sigh." Hai Bodong couldn't help but sigh. He knew he was being completely played by Xiao Xue, but she was his only hope for breaking Medusa's Seal.
He was now white-haired and old; he really couldn't wait much longer.
"Once I recover my strength, I will be a five-star Dou Huang. If you help me refine the pill, I can take action for you once." Hai Bodong said after some thought.
A sixth-grade pill in exchange for a Dou Huang's assistance once—that was indeed the standard price.
Xiao Xue shook her head. "Old Mister, I'm going deep into the desert to gather herbs right under Queen Medusa's nose."
"And if I remember correctly, Queen Medusa is currently at the Peak of the Sixth Tier. Moreover, that is the territory of the Snake-People Clan."
"Therefore, I need to use my connections to invite a Senior who is at least a Peak Dou Huang to help."
"Now, what do you think of the price you've offered?"
Hai Bodong was choked up, momentarily speechless.
After all, the price for a person to invite an Alchemist to refine pills and the price for an Alchemist to invite a person to take action were completely different.
If a person wanted to invite an Alchemist to refine a pill for them, they needed to provide the Pill Formula and three sets of medicinal ingredients.
If the refinement was successful, they also had to give the Alchemist a handsome reward.
If the Alchemist used up all the ingredients and failed to refine the pill, the person still had to force a smile and comfort them.
But if an Alchemist wanted to invite someone to take action, they needed to provide a Medicinal Pill that the other party was satisfied with.
The gap between these two scenarios was immense.
Even if the other party was a Genius Fifth-Grade Alchemist focused on by a major power, inviting a Peak Dou Huang would still require a personal favor.
Looking at it this way, the price he offered was indeed insufficient.
Hai Bodong thought again, and his eyes suddenly lit up. "In addition to that, I can also give you some information regarding Heavenly Flames."
"With this information, you might be able to obtain another Heavenly Flame. How about it?" Hai Bodong asked.
Hearing this, Xiao Xue smiled and nodded. "Deal. Old Mister, it's a pleasure doing business with you."
This information was actually better than nothing, but Xiao Xue was only saying that.
The things Hai Bodong could offer didn't have much of an attraction for her.
What she wanted was to make Hai Bodong feel that she had put in a great deal of effort to break the Seal for him.
Moreover, this also sent a signal to Hai Bodong: as long as she was willing, she could find helpers at the Peak Dou Huang level.
—She had people backing her!
Displaying her "background" and sense of mystery in this way made it easier to get this arrogant little old man to work under her.
After all, she had been eyeing the Mittel Auction House for a long time.
Legend had it that the assets owned by the Mittel Auction House were even greater than those of the Jia Ma Empire's royal family; it was truly a wealth that could rival a nation.
If the Xiao Family wanted to develop, they couldn't do it without money.
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