Jiang Kai and Zhou Chu immediately rushed to the front hall.
The people from the military had already been waiting here for quite a while. Zhou Chu walked over quickly. "Marshal Dong, God Luo, God Hua, God Wei, your presence honors us. We failed to welcome you properly!"
Jiang Kai was already quite familiar with the other three. Only one white-haired old man among them was someone he had never seen before. Needless to say, he was one of the four marshals of Huaxia, General Dong Hong!
Marshal Dong was probably already around sixty years old, but he looked full of energy, stood tall and straight. If not for that head of white hair and the rough skin on his face, it would really be hard to tell that he was already past sixty.
The four marshals also stood up. "Sect Master Zhou, we're all old friends. No need to be so polite."
"Elder Wan, Elder Sun, long time no see."
Elder Wan and Elder Sun nodded repeatedly.
Wei Ying's gaze had been fixed on Jiang Kai the whole time. Seeing Jiang Kai wearing a mask, he could not help but snicker.
"This must be little brother Han Yi, right?" Wei Ying looked at Jiang Kai with a half-smile. "Back then, Han Yi really stood out during the matchmaking tournament at Kunlun. Now you're going to Mount Hua to take part in another matchmaking event. Truly, a young man is never dull in romance."
Jiang Kai let out a sigh. At this point, his identity was no longer any kind of secret, especially to these old acquaintances. How could a single mask fool them.
Looking at Old Wei trying to hold back his laughter, Jiang Kai had already imagined his inner monologue.
You brat, you actually came to take part in matchmaking, and even joined two in a row…
Jiang Kai directly took off the mask, stepped forward, and said, "Old Wei, stop making fun of me."
"Hey, isn't this Jiang Kai!" Luo Ping also joined in the fun. "Tsk, Jiang Kai, when did you finally get a clue? You actually ran all the way from District 18 to come to a matchmaking event?"
Jiang Kai's face darkened. "God Luo, can you all stop bringing up matchmaking?"
"Hahahaha!" Luo Ping laughed. "So you're embarrassed. What's the big deal? Fair lady, gentleman's pursuit. Back when I was young…"
"I know, I know. When you were young, you were all love saints." Jiang Kai said irritably.
Dong Hong raised a hand to stop his subordinates from continuing to tease Jiang Kai, and said with a smile, "Alright, alright. I've also heard about it. Little Kai really isn't very good when it comes to pursuing girls."
"Little Kai has had crushes on fourteen girls, and never confessed even once. This time, being brave enough to come to a matchmaking event, I think that's already a big improvement."
Marshal Dong should not have spoken. After he did, Jiang Kai felt even more like life was hopeless.
How did the four great marshals of Huaxia even hear about his history of secret crushes?
Wait, the real number of girls he truly had crushes on was only nine. Where did fourteen come from!
Zhou Chu had not expected Jiang Kai to be this familiar with these high-ranking military figures. The way they chatted was exactly like old friends.
"Jiang Kai, you had crushes on fourteen girls?" Elder Wan exclaimed in shock. "Quite a wide range of tastes."
Elder Sun nodded solemnly, while humming an old song. "The taste of secret love, you don't understand this feeling…"
Jiang Kai held his forehead. He did not even have the strength to deny it anymore.
"Alright, alright, just joking." Hua Tianchen hurriedly stopped everyone. "Ahem, Sect Master Zhou, do you mind if we talk with Jiang Kai alone for a bit?"
Zhou Chu immediately arranged for Elder Wan and Elder Sun to temporarily leave. He himself also turned around and prepared to go.
Jiang Kai suddenly called out to Zhou Chu, then turned to Hua Tianchen and said, "Old Zhou is one of my people. There's no need to avoid him if there's something to discuss."
The status of Qingyun Sect among ancient martial sects had been getting lower and lower. Jiang Kai keeping Zhou Chu was also his way of giving Qingyun Sect a helping hand.
Hua Tianchen glanced at Marshal Dong. Seeing the leader nod in tacit approval, he said to Jiang Kai, "Alright. Since you trust him, we definitely have no objections."
The six of them sat down.
"Kai, even Marshal Dong has come. With a lineup like this to see you, you probably already know this isn't something ordinary." Luo Ping got to the point. "You're an old acquaintance with the three of us. Marshal Dong has always valued you highly. Since we're all on the same side, I'll go straight to the key issue."
Jiang Kai nodded and listened.
Luo Ping looked toward Marshal Dong, letting the leader speak personally.
Marshal Dong looked at Jiang Kai and smiled slightly. "Little Kai, Ghost Star is about to enter the transcendent stage. At present, the biggest change we know of is the adjustment of the death mechanism."
"It can be said that after Ghost Star upgrades, resurrection badges will become extremely crucial items. To ensure that the development of Ghost Star is not affected, our military must stockpile a large number of resurrection badges."
"On one hand, we need to organize people to challenge the Tower of Life. On the other hand, we will also organize specialized War God teams to go to areas 150,000 square kilometers away, to hunt lord-level bosses."
"But the problem is, we don't understand how dangerous the Tower of Life is. And obtaining resurrection badges in the wild is inherently extremely dangerous. So we hope to have some resurrection badges on hand to improve our margin for error."
"You also know that if a War God falls, the loss to us will be enormous!"
"And right now, globally, you are the only person who has the chance to obtain resurrection badges in advance. So we want to buy the resurrection badges you have."
Jiang Kai nodded. "No problem."
Wei Ying smiled at Dong Hong. "See, I told you. This kid would definitely be willing."
Luo Ping frowned. "Before Ghost Star upgrades, you can obtain sixteen level-five resurrection badges. How many can you sell to us?"
"How many do you want?"
"More than five. Mainly to deal with unexpected situations during the early stage of Ghost Star's upgrade."
Jiang Kai thought about it. The difficulty of the Tower of Life was still unknown. The military would definitely need people to carry resurrection badges inside. As for hunting lords in the wild, it required long-distance travel. The expedition distance could exceed 150 kilometers, with many dangers along the way. Resurrection badges were also indispensable.
Five was too few…
"How about this. I'll give you twelve." Jiang Kai said. "I still need to keep a few for myself and my friends."
"That's great!" Luo Ping said excitedly.
Twelve might not be a lot, but it was far better than nothing. The military could have several more chances to try!
Marshal Dong nodded with satisfaction. "Then what would you like to get from the military in exchange? Equipment, materials, battle pets, mounts, or money, all are acceptable."
Jiang Kai thought for a moment. "Do you have fourth-tier Life Chaser?"
"Uh… we only have Life Chaser up to the third tier." Luo Ping said regretfully.
Jiang Kai frowned. The military had high-level equipment, but he had no need to change his gear.
Besides, he could farm it himself. There was no need to waste this opportunity.
"Then exchange for beast cores." Wei Ying suddenly said. "120 low-grade beast cores. Medium and high-grade ones are extremely scarce in storage, after all, those powerful beast gods are too difficult to hunt."
"That's a good suggestion. You can consider it." Luo Ping said. "This way, it's equivalent to you helping our military get through the early stage of Ghost Star's upgrade, and we help you get through the early stage of the Beast God battlefield."
Wei Ying's suggestion immediately caught Jiang Kai's interest.
He was just worried about not having teammates to hunt beast gods together. If he could directly exchange for beast cores and cash out 1,200 attribute points, that would help him get through the most difficult early stage.
Zhou Chu had been quietly tugging at Jiang Kai. From his look, he was urging Jiang Kai to agree quickly. This deal was worth it!
Resurrection badges would definitely depreciate in the future. The reason Jiang Kai's badges were so valuable now was because of his privilege.
At this moment, globally, aside from him, no one else could obtain resurrection badges in advance.
"Alright!" Jiang Kai agreed readily.
With the deal settled, Hua Tianchen asked about how Jiang Kai discovered the ruins of the God of Life.
Jiang Kai omitted the part about the Willow God and told the other details truthfully.
After hearing it, the four could not help but shake their heads.
"The discovery of divine ruins is indeed never easy… But the Dongfang family really helped a lot. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to activate the statue." Luo Ping said with emotion.
Jiang Kai nodded. "Exactly."
Marshal Dong fell silent for a moment, then looked up at Jiang Kai. "Little Kai, this time the Dongfang family has invited several officials from the War God Hall. They're probably planning to target you during this matchmaking event."
Wei Ying nodded. "That's true. From what I've learned, the officials the Dongfang family invited all have prejudices against you. With those officials backing them, the Dongfang family's voice carries much more weight. If they slap some charge on you, you won't even be able to explain yourself clearly."
"You have to know, sometimes, it's not that just because you tell the truth, others will believe you."
Luo Ping looked worried and said, "The Dongfang family's power is much greater than Qingyun Sect's. They have many allies. When the time comes, I'm afraid you won't be able to defend yourself even with a hundred mouths…"
Jiang Kai frowned. He really had not expected the Dongfang family to even bring in officials from the War God Hall to back them up.
At that moment, Marshal Dong suddenly spoke.
"Luo Ping, Tianchen, Wei Ying, the three of you hurry up and deal with the matters on your hands these next few days. All of you free up one day."
The three of them looked at Marshal Dong in surprise.
"What instructions do you have, sir?"
Marshal Dong smiled slightly. "No particular instructions. I haven't been too busy lately. How about this, on the day of the matchmaking tournament, let's also go and join the fun."
"Little Kai is not that young anymore. It's about time he settled his personal matters."
The three of them immediately widened their eyes. Marshal Dong handled countless affairs daily. How could he possibly have 'nothing much to do'?
It was clear that Marshal Dong was personally going to help Jiang Kai hold the stage!
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