Really?” Fei Weng narrowed his eyes at Deacon Que. “You are saying that one of them found an old comrade’sremains encased in black ice in the Blacksnow Tundra, so they are seeking to bring it back to honour their old comrade? Not just that, but they got attacked by strange skeletons while trying to do so, and are refusing to give up since they prioritise their companions over personal achievements within the mystic realm?”
Deacon Que had pulled him aside to speak in private, so he had thought that the former would be mentioning some important secrets.
Shh! Not so loud!” Deacon Que hushed him quickly. “Those kids don’t want the old comrade’s cultivation partner to hear of it before they can confirm their success!”
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Regardless of the truth, if the deacon truly wanted to help these participants, Fei Weng did not mind getting the observer team to translate that intent into action as long as it was not too much trouble.
However, Fei Weng was definitely not intending to use the spirit stones that had been allocated to him for such private requests, especially when he was not even being told the full story!
This isn’t my first time, so I understand that at least,” Deacon Que nodded. “But can’t you try to claim this expenditure under necessary expenses? After all, the kids are trying to do this for a good cause!”
Not a chance. Rules are rules,” Fei Weng shut him down immediately.
But still, it is all for the sake of their comrade. Doesn’t the sect teach us abou-”
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Fine, I will fund it!” Deacon Que finally said through gritted teeth.
He might not know what exactly Nuo Qianling’s party had found, but he decided that it was worth gambling on it for once.
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By ‘Brother Fei’, are you referring to me?” Fei Weng felt the corner of his lips twitch. “Are you being serious right now?”
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Indeed, he had some impression of participants coming across black ice or skeletal enemies in previous years. But as the deacon in charge of the entire observer team, his focus had always been on whether the participants were able to handle the situation.
If they could not, then he would step in to give them a caution or two, including asking them to directly pull out of the Four Symbols Mystic Realm.
How would he have the time to study ways of helping the participants defeat their opponents or uncover greater treasures?
While doing so, Zhao Yunxiao seemed to have a good grasp on the participants’ means and abilities, using this knowledge to help them escape their enemies and avoid detection within the Trident Lake.
It looks like Brother Fei has thought of something?” Deacon Que asked.
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It is not that there are no other ways,” Fei Weng replied. “If you are willing to take the risk, I can get my observer to provide some small tips to the group. He has been a member of the observer team for a few years now, so he has a rather good understanding of the mystic realm. But as I said, you will be the one bearing all the risk if you choose to do this. In no way would I, or my observer, be liable for any consequences that arise as a result!”If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.
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After confirming the payment amount and solidifying the agreement with a handshake, Fei Weng parted ways with Deacon Que and walked over to Zhao Yunxiao.
Listen, Little Zhao. I have a business offer for you...” Fei Weng casually stood beside Zhao Yunxiao while telling him the story through voice transmission.
As Zhao Yunxiao listened on, he could not help but feel mixed emotions.
Due to the sheer importance of this event, it was not surprising that every inner sect faction would try their best to secure the best benefits for their representatives. Therefore, there would always be private requests to look out for certain participants.
However, these requests were both a boon and a bane.
These requests would usually only be entertained after the more pressing matters had been dealt with, so as to ensure that they did not directly affect their official duties. Therefore, they could be considered just another source of benefits for observers.
But at the same time, entertaining such requests would naturally come with a risk of offending others, especially when the participants whom they tried to help still ended up not doing well. Of course, most people would understand that it was not the fault of the observers, but there would occasionally be some unreasonable ones as well.
To minimise such incidents, Fei Weng would always act as the first line of vetting and filter out any unreasonable requests. However, what Fei Weng believed was feasible might not always align with the observers’ thoughts.
Thecurrent request from Deacon Que was one such example.
Zhao Yunxiao quickly went through the information in his mind, trying to recall anything relevant.
We both know that the story is complete bullshit, but I’m sure you also understand that our focus isn’t on that. More importantly, are you confident of providing some assistance? If not, I will go turn it down,” Fei Weng continued.
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That’s all you need to do,” Fei Weng nodded before taking on a solemn expression. “Temporary control granted with regards to Nuo Qianling’s party, considering the precarious situation that they are in at the moment.”
As long as Zhao Yunxiao could provide any form of value-add whatsoever, that would be more than enough for him to prevent Deacon Que from asking for a refund!
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These strange skeletons might not be exceptionally strong, but they were incredibly tenacious. As the battle dragged on, the party members’ energy reserves had slowly begun to deplete, causing them to struggle against these lesser opponents.
At this rate, it was only a matter of time before the rest of them followed in Shu Yifei’s footsteps and were forced to exit one after another!
Three long months of shamelessly begging and pleasing others just to get the information that they needed – all that hardwork was what finally allowed them to make this exciting discovery.
No, that’s not exactly it either. Even considering how they had beenarmed with that knowledge, this was still an extremely fortunate result.
Therefore, she was trulyunwilling to give up just like that!
As for retreating first and coming back for the sword later, that did not seem like a viable option either.
After retreating a good distance, they finally came to the conclusion that these skeletons would not be giving up anytime soon, or at least not until they left the borders of Blacksnow Tundra.
And even if they truly retreated all the way out of Blacksnow Tundra, whether these skeletons would really stop their pursuit then was still uncertain.
That said, they could not afford to retreat that far either.
Not only would the disorientating environment make it difficult for them to return to the exact spot where the wooden sword was located, but battling across long distances could also draw the attention of other participants in the vicinity.
The worst-case scenario would be for other participants to dive in and take away the wooden sword while they were busy luring the skeletons away.
Simply thinking about this possibility made her blood boil in indignation!
Still, considering the current situation that they were in, perhaps she had no other choice.
Just as Nuo Qianling was starting to resign herself to her fate, she suddenly heard a message come through from the sect administrators.
[Zhuang Chan, execute the Spiralhorn War Tune. Everyone else, quickly set up a defensive perimeter and protect Zhuang Chan at all costs.]
Junior Martial Sister Zhuang, Spiralhorn War Tune!” Nuo Qianling shouted. “Everyone else, defensive formations on her!”
Rather than wasting precious time on asking them one by one, she might as welljust make sure that everyone understood the plan by immediately repeating it aloud!