Chapter 33: Ch33- Gathering (2)
"Each Origin Core Realm Cultivator will receive three portions of Advanced Beast blood and twelve million yuan."
The entire gathering became even more excited.
The rewards were simply too generous. They could keep all the spoils they personally obtained, and they would also receive additional resources from the Yan Family.
Even if they couldn’t carry away a large Beast corpse, the Yan Family would retrieve it and give them half of the value.
This was an extremely attractive offer. The Cultivators naturally had no objections.
After all, some Beasts were simply too large. A massive Beast corpse could weigh thousands or even tens of thousands of jin.
Even if they killed such a Beast, they often had no choice but to leave most of its body behind. Now the Yan Family was willing to retrieve those materials and give them half the value.
To everyone, this was already very generous.
However, Mo Yuan only smiled faintly. He wasn’t nearly as excited as the others.
’These people are thinking too optimistically.’
The rewards were indeed very good and there was no denying that but there was one important problem.
They had to survive first. If they died in the Wilderness, what use would all these rewards be? Not only would they not receive the money, they wouldn’t even be able to enjoy the resources they had obtained.
Moreover, Mo Yuan didn’t believe that the Yan Family would suffer losses from this arrangement.
’The Yan Family is very clever.’
’They’re basically gathering a large number of free fighters.’
’These people will help them clear the Wilderness and kill Beasts.’
’At the same time, the Yan Family can collect a huge amount of Beast Materials.’
’Even after giving everyone their promised rewards, the Yan Family will probably still earn a massive profit.’
Mo Yuan couldn’t help but admire the Yan Family’s methods.
This was a win-win situation on the surface.
The Cultivators received resources. The Yan Family obtained manpower and resources.
Everyone was happy.
Of course, the Yan Family was probably the biggest winner.
Mo Yuan looked around.
"There are about two hundred and fifty Cultivators gathered here."
"Adding the Cultivators mobilized by the various major families, there should probably be no fewer than fifteen hundred Cultivators participating in this plan."
This was a huge number. The entire Dong Hai Base only had a few thousand powerful Cultivators.
Mobilizing more than a thousand at once was already a very serious operation. It showed just how important this expedition was.
Immediately afterward, Yan Kun ordered someone to bring out a strange pillar.
The pillar was several meters tall and covered with complicated lines. There were faint fluctuations of Primordial Qi coming from it.
Mo Yuan immediately recognized it.
’Primordial Qi equipment.’
The pillar was clearly a force-testing instrument.
By punching the pillar, a Cultivator could display their physical strength.
"This is a force-testing instrument obtained from another base."
Yan Kun explained.
"Everyone will test their strength before the expedition begins."
"We will divide everyone into different groups according to their cultivation and strength."
One Cultivator after another stepped forward.
"Bang!"
"12,000 jin!"
"Next!"
"18,500 jin!"
"Next!"
"24,000 jin!"
The numbers continued to appear.
The crowd became increasingly excited as powerful Cultivators displayed their strength.
Soon, it was Mo Yuan’s turn.
He walked toward the force-testing pillar.
He had no intention of revealing his true strength.
If he displayed the strength of an Origin Core Realm Cultivator, too much attention would fall on him.
That would only bring unnecessary trouble.
Therefore, Mo Yuan controlled his strength and displayed the level of a Late Stage Origin Vessel Realm.
"Bang!"
His fist struck the pillar.
A number appeared.
"Almost 9,000 jin!"
The surrounding Cultivators immediately became shocked.
"That’s the strength of a Late Stage Origin Vessel Realm?"
"He’s so young!"
"His physical strength is incredible!"
"He must have extremely good talent!"
Even some Origin Core Realm Cultivators looked at Mo Yuan with surprise.
Yan Kun also glanced at him.
A hint of interest appeared in his eyes. A young Cultivator with such strength was obviously worth recruiting.
After the test ended, Yan Kun personally approached Mo Yuan.
"Brother Mo, your strength is quite impressive. Would you be interested in joining the Yan Family?"
Mo Yuan smiled and shook his head.
"I’m sorry, but I don’t plan to join any family."
Yan Kun was slightly surprised, however he didn’t force him.
"That’s fine."
He simply nodded.
In his mind, Mo Yuan was probably a Superior Grade Cultivation Talent genius.
A Superior Grade Cultivation Talent was certainly valuable in Dong Hai Base but to the Yan Family, it wasn’t particularly rare.
After all, the Yan Family had existed for many years and had seen many geniuses.
After everyone finished testing their strength, the grouping began. The Cultivators were divided according to their cultivation realms and combat strength.
The Origin Core Realm Cultivators were placed into groups with other Origin Core Realm Cultivators.
The Origin Vessel Realm Cultivators were grouped together as well.
Different groups were assigned different tasks.
The Origin Vessel Realm groups were mainly responsible for clearing Low-level Beasts and dealing with weaker areas.
The Origin Core Realm groups were responsible for clearing Intermediate-level Beasts and more dangerous regions.
The stronger the group, the deeper they would be allowed to enter.
Mo Yuan looked at the groups being formed. He didn’t have much interest in staying with any particular team.
His real target was the Moonscale Salamander. He needed to find it as soon as possible.
However, leaving the main group immediately would also attract unnecessary attention.
So, Mo Yuan decided to stay with them for a while.
’I will follow them for some time.’
’Once we’re deep enough into the Wilderness, I’ll find an opportunity to leave.’
’Then I’ll go directly to search for the Moonscale Salamander.’
Mo Yuan had already made his plan.
As long as everything went smoothly, he could complete his objective without attracting too much attention.
He quietly stood with the other Cultivators and waited for the expedition to officially begin.
Not far away, Yan Kun was also making the final preparations.
Soon, the large group of Cultivators began moving toward the Wilderness.
The real expedition had finally begun.