Chapter 2131 - 2124: I Never Said I Only Found One
"Milk... milk tea?" Although Karon didn’t know what this strange drink was, nor what this strange procedure was about, since Zhang Menglong said so, he still respectfully presented this cup of milk tea exactly as Zhang Menglong requested.
"Mm," Zhang Menglong took a big slurp, "good, the kid’s teachable. From the moment you came in, you became my very first disciple, under me, Zhang Menglong."
"Deputy General Zhang, now that you’ve taken a disciple, shouldn’t you give him a gift?" The other Deputy Generals teased.
In fact, they were a bit envious of this. Young General Karon was General Xiwat’s only son. With this added connection, their relationship with General Xiwat would become far from ordinary; from now on, it wouldn’t just be a simple Superior–subordinate relationship.
"Hahaha, don’t make things hard for Deputy General Zhang. He’s only just regained his freedom; where would he get anything decent to give Young General Karon?" Persia stepped out at once to help Zhang Menglong out of the awkward spot.
"That’s true as well. Just remember it, remember it, and make up for it later!"
This kind of atmosphere reminded Zhang Menglong of all the noisy banter he used to have with his dorm mates back in university.
Of course, Zhang Menglong was someone who cared about face. He did originally have plenty of treasures on him, but when he entered the last battlefield, almost all of them were destroyed by the rules there, and what’s more, those things probably wouldn’t amount to anything impressive in this world anyway.
Right now, in his Dean’s Ring, there were only a few Supreme Weapons left, but the materials of those Supreme Weapons were basically on par with the weapons ordinary soldiers used on the battlefield. Taking them out would just be embarrassing; the only things that might be presentable were those Supreme Crystals.
Zhang Menglong still remembered that, back on the battlefield, the existence represented by the rules that created that world had seemed very eager to obtain large quantities of Supreme Crystals. That meant it was highly likely that in this Supreme World, Supreme Crystals were also extremely valuable.
While crossing the battlefield worlds, Zhang Menglong had used up almost all the Supreme Crystals he had, but thinking they might be useful later, he left a few million. Now it seemed they could finally come in handy.
"The Deputy Generals are right; I really don’t have anything particularly impressive on me. But since I’ve become your teacher, I, Zhang Menglong, still care about face; I can’t show up empty-handed," Zhang Menglong took out a Supreme Crystal and placed it on the table. "I picked this up back in the day. I thought it was very pretty, so I kept it. Now I’ll give it to you. Even if it’s not worth much, it can still serve as a token."
"This is..." Karon cupped that Supreme Crystal carefully in both hands.
To be honest, he hadn’t had any real expectations.
He knew very well what Zhang Menglong’s background was; even when fighting, he had no real technique at all. Karon hadn’t expected to get anything from Zhang Menglong, but somehow the thing looked a bit familiar.
Suddenly, his pupils shrank sharply. "This thing looks exactly the same as that Supreme Crystal I once saw on the tree!"
"What did you say? Supreme Crystal?" Xiwat and the other Deputy Generals shot to their feet.
"Menglong, may I take a look at it?"
"Be my guest, General!" Seeing their reaction, Zhang Menglong could basically guess that Supreme Crystals must be extremely valuable here in this Supreme World as well.
"It really is a Supreme Crystal!" Xiwat’s eyes were practically shining. "This kind of Supreme Crystal is formed from the condensed origin of the Supreme World itself. It has a heaven-defying effect of raising one’s Soul Rank. It’s said that the quantity is incredibly rare, and even people who know where it’s produced are few and far between. For countries like ours, getting even a single Supreme Crystal is almost impossible."
"I’ve only ever seen one in the Qinglan Empire. It was for the Third Prince’s birthday; His Majesty the Emperor paid an enormous price to get just that one piece."
"I’ve heard about it too. Supposedly that Supreme Crystal directly raised the Third Prince’s Soul Grade from Eighth Grade Superior of the Second Grade, up to the Third Grade!"
"This thing is that powerful?" Zhang Menglong was stunned.
He himself had used God-knows-how-many trillions of Soul Crystals just to raise his Soul Rank to Eighth Grade, yet this single piece could raise someone from Second Grade to Third Grade?
[Dean, that’s not actually so outrageous. For ordinary people, just 10 Supreme Crystals are enough for them to leave that Ghost World, and probably to raise their Soul Rank to about Second Grade. To go from Second Grade to Third Grade, I’d estimate you’d need a hundred or so. This Prince’s Soul Rank was probably already at the Peak of Second Grade, just a step away from Third Grade; a single Supreme Crystal was enough to nudge him past that threshold. You could say he was simply lucky.]
"So that’s how it is." Zhang Menglong nodded. But even so, the value of a Supreme Crystal in this world was probably still beyond calculation.
"Menglong, do you know what this thing is?" Faced with such a precious gift, Xiwat actually felt a bit afraid to accept it.
"Is it that precious? I picked it up; I’m not really sure." Zhang Menglong played dumb.
To be able to pick up Supreme Crystals, just how lucky did he have to be?
The others were all filled with envy. No wonder someone with a slave background had such a Gift; it seemed that sometimes the heavens really were unfair.
"This is a Supreme Crystal. It can raise your Soul Grade, and its value is immeasurable. Giving this thing to Karon is really too..."
"Once I, Zhang Menglong, take something out, I don’t take it back," Zhang Menglong said with a grin. "Since I’m fated with Young General Karon, I’ll give it to him."
"Thank you, Teacher!" Karon hurried to express his thanks, as if afraid Zhang Menglong might change his mind.
Even though he didn’t dare dream that this one Supreme Crystal could raise his Soul Rank from Second Grade to Third Grade, it would definitely give him a noticeable boost. The gap between Soul Grades is enormous even if it’s only a tiny difference. Who knows, maybe his future achievements could surpass his father’s!
"If you like it, take some more!" Zhang Menglong pulled out another handful of Supreme Crystals and dropped them onto the table.
Clatter, clatter—an entire pile of Supreme Crystals spilled across the tabletop, making everyone’s eyes go wide. When had they ever seen so many Supreme Crystals?
"Wait, didn’t you say you picked these up? How can there be so many?"
"I never said I only picked up one." Zhang Menglong replied.
The few of them exchanged glances. No wonder Zhang Menglong, despite being a slave, had such a Gift. Could it be that he’d accidentally stumbled into a Supreme Crystal vein? So his Soul Grade had been raised to a level surpassing ordinary people.
In that instant, they felt as though they’d uncovered Zhang Menglong’s secret.
"All these Supreme Crystals, you’re giving them to Karon?" Xiwat asked in disbelief.
"Deputy General Zhang, do you have any more?" The other Deputy Generals asked, itching to know.
"Nope, that’s all there is."
"They’re all mine, all from Teacher!" Karon scooped every Supreme Crystal into his arms in one go. Judging from the pile, there had to be at least a hundred or so.
"Young General Karon, how about I help you inspect them?"
"Dear nephew, you and I are the closest, right? We should share good things, don’t you think?"
"Ahem, ahem, how about I hold onto them for you first? Once you become a Transcender, I’ll give them back."
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