Chapter 172: Sowing Seeds for the Future
“This…What is the meaning of this?” Zhen Xing yelled. “They all have grade-one aptitudes!”
Faced with Zhen Xing’s aggressive questioning about the children the trio planned to recruit, Li Lang simply shrugged.
“I told you at the beginning. Our criteria are a little different from the norm. I can’t elaborate much more than that.”
“You!”
“Senior Zhen!” the younger Rigid Squall disciple, Lei Ying, said. “Please.”
Taking a deep breath, Zhen Xing relaxed a bit despite his frown not budging. It made Li Lang appreciate the younger diciples for calming down his senior.
“So, as per our agreement, twelve candidates with grade one aptitude at two red crystals each sums up to twenty-four. Here, take it.”
Throwing the money at them, Li Lang and his companions quickly ignored the Rigid Squall disciples and went on to address the selected twelve. They began inviting them onboard Li Lang’s Skyrunner so they could chat in a more private setting. Despite his brand new vehicle only being able to comfortably hold ten people, for a short period of time, there was no problem being overcapacity at the sacrifice of some comfort.
Seeing their actions, one of Zhen Xing’s companions leaned in and whispered.
“Should we take them in? They were obviously negotiating with us in bad faith.”
“No…I don’t think the elders will be happy if we do something so reckless without knowing their background. It would make us look bad in front of such a large crowd as well. Report back for now.”
With one final grunt of frustration, Zhen Xing summoned forth his own Skyrunner and brought his group away.