CHAPTER 461: CHAPTER 92_2

"Quite unique, isn’t it? These are new breeds of Spiritual Beasts," Chen Jiuge said indifferently.

"This is true. Let’s call it making friends—five million Top Grade Spiritual Stones," Yu Niang said with a coquettish smile.

Is this price high? No, on average, these Spiritual Beasts don’t even cost one Top Grade Spiritual Stone each.

You should know that the Qing Jade Mouse can continuously produce resources. Such production-type Spiritual Beasts are very important resources for great powers. There are also Fire Spirit Mice, which cannot produce resources, but the Fire Spirit Mice that Chen Jiuge brought out had all mutated more than three times and could at least reach the Dharma Manifestation Realm.

"Yu Niang, this price isn’t right. I was thinking of doing good business with you in the future," Chen Jiuge stressed the words ’in the future’.

Yu Niang’s eyes flickered, and she suddenly activated the Array in the private room to ensure that the following conversation wouldn’t be heard.

"Lord Chen, your cultivation isn’t high. Achieving the position of Assistant Minister is all thanks to the Taiji Deer you’ve cultivated."

"You are an ascended being, so it’s natural for you to have unique abilities. But this is the True Realm, a place that has gathered everything from thousands of worlds; the resources here are more plentiful than you could ever imagine."

"So what?" Chen Jiuge wasn’t intimidated by Yu Niang.

"So, can you breed Yin Yang Deer?" Greed flashed in Yu Niang’s eyes.

"Heh, I cannot breed purebred Yin Yang Deer, but I can come up with something a bit less perfect," Chen Jiuge said lightly.

"Ten million Top Grade Spiritual Stones! Lord Chen, I’ll take this batch of Spiritual Beasts. Also, I hope you will think of me more often when you do business in the future," Yu Niang hinted.

Chen Jiuge naturally knew that Yu Niang desired the Yin Yang Deer he would breed in the future, but he didn’t see a need to discuss it. The Yin Yang Deer was indeed something good for Qingming Ancient Country, but to those great powers, they were just okay.

"Then, thank you, Yu Niang."

With the deal settled, Chen Jiuge stylishly returned to his own mansion.

In the private room of the Beast Pavilion, Yu Niang was still sipping tea, only now her company had changed to an old man.

With triangular eyes and a hooked nose, this old man did not look like a kind person.

"Yu Niang, he’s just an Assistant Minister, not even in the Great Divine Power Realm. Why not just keep him here?" Yu Ying said, somewhat dissatisfied.

"Heh, Third Great-uncle, this is the Assistant Minister of the Beast Control Department personally appointed by His Majesty. If he disappeared before even taking office, do you think our Yu Family could endure the wrath of a Heavenly Immortal?" Yu Niang said exasperatedly.

"It’s just a fifth-rank Assistant Minister. Would His Majesty really trouble our Yu Family for him?" Yu Ying said dismissively.

"Yes, just a fifth-rank Assistant Minister. But this very Assistant Minister, with his low strength and status, can cultivate Yin Yang Deer. Do you think His Majesty wouldn’t trouble the Yu Family for the sake of Yin Yang Deer?"

Yu Ying’s face stiffened, but Yu Niang didn’t let him off the hook and continued to scold, "Have you become senile? Do you really think our Yu Family is still the same Yu Family from the time of the founding? We don’t even have a single Heavenly Immortal, yet you dare to be so presumptuous. Are you tired of living?"

Ten million Top Grade Spiritual Stones not only solved the financial issues of Chen Jiuge’s residence but also secured resources for the current guard training.

「The next day」

Chen Jiuge, dressed in a white robe and carrying the Identity Token of an Assistant Minister from the Beast Control Department, arrived at the Beast Control Department under the guard of four Divine Martial Guards, moving at a steady, unhurried pace.

The Beast Control Department was huge. From what Chen Jiuge could see along the way, its area was at least ten times the size of Eden Garden, and this was only the terrestrial Spiritual Beast cultivation area. There were also two other areas for aquatic and Flying Spiritual Beasts.

A large herd of black and white deer galloped across the boundless plains. Conflicts occasionally broke out among the herds, erupting into fights where hundreds or even thousands of black and white deer would die—these were considered normal losses.

Therefore, the Beast Control Department was a very lucrative place. However, while obtaining these benefits might seem easy, whether one could securely hold onto them depended entirely on one’s own capabilities.

As the Assistant Minister of the Beast Control Department personally appointed by the King of Qingming, the officials didn’t make things difficult for Chen Jiuge. They simply followed orders to specially fence off an area for Chen Jiuge to utilize freely.

"Lord Chen, this is where you will be working from now on," Wu Yang, who walked with a limp, said with an amused smile.

"The superiors said, Lord Chen, that you need to hand over a certain number of Taiji Deer every year, and the quality mustn’t be too poor. After a sixty-year cycle, you must hand over at least one Taiji Deer that meets the threshold of a Yin Yang Deer."

"As for the resources you can manage, it’s one million Top Grade Spiritual Stones per year. These resources can only be used for cultivating the black and white deer."

"Also, within this black and white deer herd, there are a thousand slaves at the Great Divine Power Realm to assist you."

"This is your Token. If you need anything, just use the Token to contact them. The slaves inside and the external Array are all controlled by this Token, so you mustn’t lose it."

After rattling off a long list of instructions, Wu Yang gave a perfunctory salute and limped away.

Chen Jiuge caressed the Token in his hand, then turned to Yu San beside him and asked with a smile, "What’s this Wu Yang’s background?"

Yu San’s face showed a complex expression as he replied, "He is a member of the Wu Family, albeit from a side branch, but his position in the Beast Control Department is quite good."

"If it weren’t for His Majesty personally appointing you as the Assistant Minister of the Beast Control Department and also assigning you such an important task as breeding Yin Yang Deer, you would probably face considerable difficulties."

Chen Jiuge marveled, "The Wu Family’s influence is that significant? Someone with a limp, and only at the Divine Storage Realm, holds such a position?"

"It’s more significant than you imagine. The Wu Family is one of the founding ducal families of the Qingming Ancient Country. A daughter from their direct lineage is highly favored in the harem. Furthermore, the Chief Inspector of the Beast Control Department is a member of the Wu Family. In fact, at least half the officials in the entire Beast Control Department are either from the Wu Family or have connections to them."