area51novel Chapter 235 Elemental Flame Princess
Chapter 235 Elemental Flame Princess
Chapter 235 Elemental Flame Princess
"Yan Ji is a special elemental demon; her combat power is far superior to that of ordinary demons. It's a real pity that Jiang Han can't form a contract with her," Zhao Manyan said with considerable regret.
"Hey, what are you all lamenting about? I've also awakened summoning and fire-type abilities. I can form a contract with Flame Princess," Mo Fan said.
"Do you have money? This secret scroll alone isn't enough to confirm the accuracy of the information," Ai Tutu said calmly.
Having been dampened by Ai Tutu's words, Mo Fan calmed down. If the information about Yan Ji in the Secret Scroll was false, wouldn't he be at a huge loss by the time he reached the northern corner of Zhuoyuan? So, Mo Fan could only turn to Zhao Manyan and ask, "Old Zhao, do you have any way to obtain more information about Yan Ji?"
Mo Fan had heard of elemental demons. If a summoning mage could form a contract with an elemental demon, the elemental attribute cultivated by the summoning mage would be enhanced several times due to the elemental demon's attributes. For example, if Mo Fan, who mainly cultivated the fire element, could form a contract with Yan Ji, the power of his fire element would be enhanced to another level. Even if the power was not enhanced, it might be accompanied by some special fire effects.
"Of course there is a way, but it takes money." Zhao Manyan rubbed his index finger and thumb together as he spoke, and then continued, "Secret scrolls are classified, and the classified secret scrolls are more expensive. If you have money, you can buy all the secret scrolls from Dunhuang and the northern corner of Zhuoyuan. If the information brought back by the hunters from Dunhuang and the northern corner of Zhuoyuan overlaps with the matter of Yan Ji, then we can confirm that this matter is true."
"Uh, wouldn't that cost a lot of money? Besides, this is just to confirm the accuracy of this information," Mo Fan said, somewhat speechless.
"Want to contract an elemental demon like Yan Ji without spending money? There's no such thing as a free lunch," Jiang Han said calmly.
"This thing is inherently a gamble. If you're betting that the Flame Princess of the Northern Corner of the Scorching Plains is actually pregnant with new life, then buy as much as you can, buy like crazy. If it turns out to be true, you'll have far fewer competitors than you would with a bounty from the Hunter's Alliance," Zhao Manyan continued.
As Zhao Manyan explained, Mo Fan became more and more tempted. There were quite a few people in the academy who possessed spirit seeds, and his Rose Flame and Thousand Pounds no longer showed much advantage. If he could form a contract with Flame Princess, his strength would undergo a qualitative leap.
Zhao Manyan had been tricked by Mo Fan many times before, so this time he was determined to squeeze some money out of Mo Fan. Seeing that Mo Fan was interested, Zhao Manyan continued, "Yan Ji can be raised. If you can feed her more spirit seed fragments when she is young, you might even be lucky enough to transform into a soul-level flame when she advances. If that happens, you'll be set for life."
Mo Fan originally came to the auction to acquire his desired contracted beast, but he felt that the demons appearing at the auction house were all lousy and even less practical than the Swift Star Wolf, which could be used for transportation, digging holes, and fighting monsters. If he bought a lousy contracted beast, Mo Fan would probably go crazy.
In the end, Mo Fan made a tough decision and gambled away all the money he had on him—oops, I mean, he handed it to Zhao Manyan to buy the secret scroll.
After handing over the bank card he had saved up for a long time, Mo Fan felt a little awkward. After all, it contained a lot of money that he had saved up for a long time, and it would hurt quite a bit to spend it all at once.
"Hey, let go! Didn't you want me to buy the Zhimi scrolls?" Zhao Manyan said, tugging at the bank card Mo Fan handed him.
After receiving the bank card from Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan was quite pleased. It was extremely difficult to squeeze some money out of Mo Fan, and as a brother, he should definitely give Mo Fan a discount. As for how much discount to give, that depended on the manager. Most importantly, it wasn't unreasonable for a good brother to earn a little of Mo Fan's profit margin.
Every day, the entire hunter mage community is flooded with all sorts of news. Although most of this news exchange takes place in the Hunter Hall, there are also some special places where hunter mages can also provide valuable intelligence.
Zhao Manyan, a young master from a prominent family, was quite familiar with the practice of hunters selling information privately. After receiving the money from Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan beckoned several of his men to gather information.
A moment later, several waiters came into the lounge carrying a large pile of Zhimi scrolls. Looking at the scrolls piled on the table, Mo Fan said with some pain, "Each scroll has only a few words, yet it's worth thousands or tens of thousands. This money is being burned too fast."
After saying that, Mo Fan gave each person a few secret scrolls. He figured it would take a long time for them to unroll the scrolls themselves, and if they spent too much time at Zhao's Auction House, it would affect tomorrow's competition.
Ai Tutu was quite excited about disassembling the secret scrolls, while Jiang Han, Mu Nujiao, and Zhao Manyan carefully examined the contents of each secret scroll. Soon, Jiang Han had disassembled a useful secret scroll.
"I've found some useful information." Jiang Han said, handing the Secret Scroll to Zhao Manyan and Mu Nujiao to look at.
"This secret scroll mentions that a group of hunter mages, while searching for spirit seeds in the Scorching Plains through the territory of the Flame Princess, were attacked by her with terrifying force. This is something the Flame Princess knows, given her vigilance and volatile temper, which aligns well with the idea that she is nurturing life," Zhao Manyan said.
From the Secret Scroll, Mo Fan and Jiang Han had already learned a lot about the North Corner of Zhuoyuan, and also knew the approximate range of Yan Ji's activities. There were relatively few hunter mages active there, mainly because ordinary people simply could not adapt to the intense heat there.
Dunhuang is a famous ancient gathering place of demons in China. Many pure-blooded and ancient demons live there. The brilliance of many magical civilizations in China is also recorded in that Gobi Desert. Thunder mages often go there to search for lost civilizations.
Those with good luck might even be able to unearth rare materials, magical artifacts, and other treasures from lost civilizations.
"Now that we know the location, route, dangers, and valuable items of the Flame Princess, all we need to do is conduct an on-site investigation," Mo Fan said.
Although the Secret Scroll contained a lot of useful information, it was ultimately provided by other hunter mages. They still couldn't avoid going to the site to investigate the situation. Without the right techniques, humans might find it very difficult to make any progress there.
"You're not planning to go to Dunhuang, are you?" Zhao Manyan asked, somewhat surprised.
"There's no harm in going; consider it a training opportunity," Mo Fan said nonchalantly.
Zhao Manyan's face darkened when he heard the word "experience," and he said unhappily, "Don't you dare mention experience in front of me."
"Old Zhao, have you ever heard the saying, 'The best way to overcome fear is to face it'? So, if you want to overcome the shadow of your last experience, you need to go out and train more outside the Anjie Realm," Mo Fan said with a smile, putting his hand on Zhao Manyan's shoulder.
"Whatever you say, I'm not going with you anyway," Zhao Manyan said.
Going to a place like Dunhuang, a gathering place of ancient demons, definitely requires a reliable team. Jiang Han will bring one along, mainly for safety, and secondly, for Zhao Manyan, the tortoise-shell mage with strong defense. If he doesn't agree, well, then Mo Fan can't blame him for using some special methods.
"Jiang Han, are you interested in coming with me?" Mo Fan asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I don't care whether I go or not," Jiang Han said calmly.
(End of this chapter)