Chapter 362: Opening the Source Stone (Crystal) Recharge Channel!
Although, from the outside perspective, Jiang Lin was the one putting himself in danger, only Jiang Lin knew that the real danger lay with the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King!
Right now, Jiang Lin was almost about to stick the phrase "Lion Queen, you wouldn't want your child to" directly on his own face.
Jiang Lin understood the unspoken agreement between the human race and the beast races, so he also knew how to bypass this tacit understanding. If the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King suddenly decided to act out of anger and attack Jiang Lin, while Yun Yun and Hai Bodong would naturally have a reason to intervene, they could then kill the Lion King as revenge and add one more lion cub without a mother to the world.
Of course, this was the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's own thinking. She believed that if she attacked Jiang Lin, who was confronting her directly, she would most likely face a calamity. However, what the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King didn't know was that she could not just attack and kill a strong, yet seemingly weak human, who was provoking her so openly.
"Human! What exactly do you want to do?" Facing the human who was practically shoving his head into her mouth, certain that she wouldn't dare move, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King held back her anger and muttered.
As the saying goes, "A dragon in shallow waters is played with by shrimps; a lion on flat ground is bullied by humans."
Looking at Jiang Lin, who seemed to have complete control over her, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King couldn't help but feel an intense surge of anger.
"I told you, I want to make a mutually beneficial trade with you," Jiang Lin said calmly, his eyes flashing with a hint of appreciation as he stared at the beautiful lion in front of him. It was a rare opportunity to admire the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King up close.
"But a year ago, I saw your lion open its huge mouth, so if I want to make a trade with you, I have to use some rather forceful methods, like getting myself some help."
"Alright, enough of the jokes. Let me just directly tell you the terms I have to offer. Didn't you want a Transformation Pill?" Jiang Lin lightly glanced over the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's beautiful fur, his dazzling red-gold eyes meeting the Lion King's beastly gaze as he softly spoke.
Upon hearing this, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's beastly eyes instantly contracted, and she seriously said, "Could it be that you can still provide a Transformation Pill?!"
'If it's really possible to get a Transformation Pill... then making a trade with these cunning, evil humans might not be impossible,' the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King thought to herself. Clearly, the mention of the Transformation Pill made the trade, which had been unclear before, now seem very formal.
At least the human in front of her had chosen a fair trade, not using a Dou Huang behind him to pressure her with force.
"Although I don't have a Transformation Pill at the moment, I can indeed acquire one," Jiang Lin smiled softly. He knew there was someone who had one in their possession. The Transformation Pill was incredibly valuable, but Jiang Lin also had something just as valuable—Crystal Cores.
Moreover, Jiang Lin could kill two birds with one stone by obtaining information on high-grade Magic Cores from Gu He.
For humans, the value of Crystal Cores was equivalent to that of Transformation Pills for magical beasts, though the two served slightly different purposes. To get a Crystal Core with the same value as the Transformation Pill, it would need to be a Sixth-Grade Crystal Core, which Dou Huang could use to aid their cultivation. And the Sixth-Grade Crystal Core's applicable audience was humans at the Sixth-Grade level and below. Likewise, Transformation Pills were for magical beasts of the same rank.
Since the Sixth-Grade Alchemist Gu He could obtain Seventh-Grade Transformation Pills, Jiang Lin believed that this guy could also find a way to obtain Sixth-Grade Magic Cores from elsewhere. This way, Jiang Lin could step on Gu He with one foot and on the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King with the other, achieving his goal of resource integration.
"The reason I'm telling you this is not to deceive you, this wild beast, but because I know that I can acquire the only Transformation Pill in the Gama Empire," Jiang Lin looked directly at the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, his gaze pure and his words straightforward, with no intention of hiding anything.
In the entire Gama Empire, it was difficult to find a suitable Sixth-Grade magical beast. The royal family's Ghost Dragon Beast didn't count; it was domesticated and lacked the wild essence.
The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King in front of him wasn't the key; what mattered was the pride of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.
Could anyone really believe that the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King only had this one large and one small lion? If there was no third lion, how would the little one come about? Could it be sponsored by another race?
At this point, Jiang Lin had discovered that the materials needed to refine Crystal Cores could only be produced by the Purple Crystal Winged Lion Clan's symbiotic Purple Crystal Source and the leftover Source Crystals. There might be other similar materials elsewhere in the continent, but they were most likely mythical, while the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King right here was a tangible and accessible source.
Many people misunderstood technology, thinking it's just about boiling water. If you don't boil water, then it's pseudoscience.
But in reality, technology, simply put, is about using what's useful.
If boiling water is useful for survival, then boil water.
This world has extraordinary energy, Dou Qi, and ignoring Dou Qi while continuing to boil water... these people are somewhat naive.
The technology used by burning "Dou Qi" is also a form of technology, but this kind of technology using extraordinary energy is usually referred to as... extraordinary technology.
Now, Jiang Lin realized that the Source Crystal from the symbiotic Purple Crystal Source was a valuable resource and naturally began to seek more.
"..."
Facing the temptation of the Transformation Pill, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King fell silent. She realized that as long as this human didn't make any demands that would violate the lion's morals, she might be able to agree.
"Human... what exactly do you want?" After being enticed by the Transformation Pill, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's tone softened significantly, no longer as aggressive as before.
"Hmm, before I tell you what I want, let me ask you a question first." Jiang Lin thought for a moment and decided it would be better to clarify some things first.
"Hmm? Go ahead," the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's eyes narrowed slightly, but she still asked.
Jiang Lin softly asked, "For your Purple Crystal Winged Lion Clan, is the shell of the Symbiotic Purple Crystal Source important to you?"
This question had to be asked carefully. If it was very important, then the Purple Crystal Winged Lion Clan would face a great disaster.
"Symbiotic Purple Crystal Source?!" As if triggered by a key word, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King instantly became alert, but upon hearing that it was about the unimportant crystal shell, her eyes suddenly showed some confusion.
"The shell? Some eat it, but it's hard to digest, so it's usually spat out."
She had initially wanted to say "poop it out," but after thinking, she chose the word "spit out."
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