Chapter 328: Bing Xiao Makes Amends

The dragonman youngster took the goggles, examined them, put them on his face, and found that they fit perfectly, as if they had been tailor-made for him.

Bu Quan was also satisfied with the result. She pinched the frame of her glasses with her thumb and index finger and raised them slightly: “My assessment of people has always been very accurate.”

Next, she took out the second alchemy artifact.

It was a small bag.

The bag was semi-transparent blue.

From the outside, one could see that it contained small cubic ice cubes.

“This is the Cold Heart Ice Bag,” Bu Quan explained, "Its effect is to absorb external ice-attribute battle qi and automatically convert it into a defensive force. This force can help the user temporarily increase their spirit power and clear their mind, thereby protecting them from spiritual attacks."

After listening to this introduction, the dragonman youngster's first impression was that this was an alchemy item made to target Teng Dong Lang.

This was because the battle qi and battle skills that Teng Dong Lang practiced were all ice-based.

This equipment was particularly suitable for the dragonman youngster.

He could even deliberately not dodge in battle and let Teng Dong Lang hit him so that he could absorb the external ice-type battle qi and help himself increase his spirit power.

“No, to be more precise, Bu Quan imagined a battle situation like this...”

“After suffering a mental shock, I'll be temporarily unable to fight back and suffer from Teng Dong Lang's frenzied attacks.”

"At that time, the cold bag will take effect, absorbing Teng Dong Lang's ice-based battle qi, which weakens the enemy's offensive on the one hand and reduces my healing pressure on the other. Most importantly, it will also increase my spirit power. It will clear my mind and restore my combat strength."

The dragonman youngster had suffered greatly from his lack of willpower defense. Therefore, any items and treasures that could help with spirit defense were welcome to him.

The third item taken out by Bu Quan was a spell scroll.

This spell scroll exuded a gold level aura.

After Bu Quan introduced it, the dragonman youngster was secretly startled.

Because the content recorded on this spell scroll was none other than the spell—Lava Hell!

Spells were divided into tactical-class, battlefield-class, and strategic-class.

The spell Lava Hell was battlefield-class, surpassing tactical-class spells.

Once used, it could transform the surrounding area into a hellish scene of constantly erupting dragon rocks.

The dragonman youngster was puzzled: "Battlefield-class spells are very difficult to find on the market. This is because such spells cause considerable destruction. Many nations have explicitly banned the trade of such spells and enforced strict regulations." 

"If I were to use such a spell in the dueling arena, would that be permissible? Would it violate your nation's laws?" 

“As far as I know, the Ice Sculpture Kingdom has strict regulations and imposes a strict ban on such spells.”

Bu Quan shook her head with a smile and explained, “Don't worry about that, Commander Long Fu.”

“Although this is a Lava Hell spell, it has been deliberately weakened.”

“The spell's range has been greatly reduced, now only about a third of the original version.”

“Using this spell scroll during the heroic duel is completely fine.”

“I believe that when the entire Snow Bird Dueling Arena is turned into a lava hell, it will greatly weaken Teng Dong Lang.”

“Not only that, but the scorching battlefield environment will surely be more suitable for you, Commander Long Fu.”

The dragonman youngster nodded and gracefully admitted this point.

He carried the bloodline of the Flame Dragon King, a secret that could not be deduced from his appearance.

However, people could infer from the dragonman youngster's bright red dragon scales, burly physique, amber dragon eyes, and other characteristics that his bloodline was inclined towards fire.

After giving the dragonman youngster three treasures, Bu Quan exchanged a few words with him and then took her leave.

Her quick and decisive behavior made the dragonman youngster like her even more.

The dragonman youngster accompanied her all the way to the pier.

At the moment of parting, Bu Quan blessed the dragonman youngster and expressed her hope that he would defeat Teng Dong Lang.

The dragonman youngster said that he would deeply remember Bu Quan's help and looked forward to deeper cooperation between the two sides in the future.

After returning to the ship, the dragonman youngster continued to gaze at the carriage Bu Quan had left in.

“Compared to these three treasures, I would rather have you, Bu Quan,” the dragonman youngster sighed secretly.

He did not reveal his intention because he also understood that this was not the right time to recruit Bu Quan.

He also understood that this was not the right time to recruit Bu Quan.

The current progress was already very good.

Having a common enemy allowed two strangers meeting for the first time to get off to a very good start.

Shortly after Bu Quan left, another visitor arrived at the pier.

“Bing Xiao?” The dragonman youngster heard his subordinate's report and found it hard to believe at first.

Bing Xiao was the former head of the Bayonet Gang.

How could he come at a time like this?

This was completely unexpected by the dragonman youngster.

"Commander, are you going to see him? Or should we just kick him out?" asked the subordinate.

The dragonman youngster quickly thought about it and said, “Let him wait outside first.”

The dragonman youngster turned and went down into the cabin to meet with the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord again.

He briefly told the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord about the three items that Bu Quan had sent and then mentioned Bing Xiao.

The Snow Bird Harbor City Lord was secretly satisfied with the dragonman youngster's behavior.

The dragonman youngster could have met with Bing Xiao first and then told him the results.

But he didn't do that.

Instead, before acting, he came down specifically to communicate with the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord and ask for his opinion.

The Snow Bird Harbor City Lord knew that Commander Long Fu was a very opinionated person, and the main purpose of doing so was to express his sincerity of cooperation to him!

The Snow Bird Harbor City Lord said, “I do understand the personalities of Bing Xiao and Teng Dong Lang very well.”

“He must have discussed this with Teng Dong Lang beforehand before coming here this time.”

“The main purpose is to show goodwill and weakness, to paralyze you, to try their best to undermine your fighting spirit, so as to buy time for themselves.”

The dragonman youngster shook his head, his eyes determined: “No matter what price they pay, the city Lord and I have already reached an alliance, and we will never waver.”

But the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord shook his head: “No, what I mean is, Commander Long Fu, please try your best to be tactful and play along with their plan.”

“With the condition of not signing any contract with Bing Xiao, try your best to soften your attitude and lull them into a false sense of security.”

“That way, my subsequent actions will have a higher success rate!”

“I understand.” The dragonman youngster agreed, frowning.

Because for him, this was a difficult challenge.

It was hard for him to control the situation.

After temporarily bidding farewell to the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord, the dragonman youngster returned to the captain's cabin.

Here, he received Bing Xiao.

When Bing Xiao saw the dragonman youngster, he first bowed deeply and said in a sincere tone, “Commander Long Fu, thank you for forgiving me and giving me this opportunity to meet with you.”

“I am here to apologize to you.”

“Regarding the conflict over the giant-type intelligence potion, I was arrogant and did not recognize your strength.”

“Ah!” Bing Xiao sighed deeply, his face filled with regret, "If I had known that the minor conflict from back then would escalate to this extent, I would never have acted that way.” 

“Giving up a portion of the giant-type intelligence potion to gain a friend like you, Commander Long Fu, is truly a worthwhile trade.” 

"I was blind!"

When the dragonman youngster heard his apology, he did not feel any relief but instead felt a strong chill.

Bing Xiao's attitude was definitely not a sincere apology, but rather an attempt to lull the dragonman youngster into a false sense of security.

He was a dignified former gang leader, yet he did something so humiliating without any regard for his own reputation.

He was truly a remarkable person that was able to put down his pride.

“The lower he can stoop today, the stronger his revenge against me will be when he has the chance in the future.”

“This kind of person is very dangerous!”

The dragonman youngster understood this clearly, and said in a low voice, full of emotion, “Lord Bing Xiao, I never thought it would come to this.”

“I admit that the conflict with you was the natural result of me going with the flow.”

“When I found out your identity, I regretted it.”

"But there was no way out, so we had to go along with it. Although I took the initiative to provoke a heroic duel, my original plan was to impress Teng Dong Lang, show my strength, and promote peace through war."

"I never expected the Bayonet Gang to be so domineering. After I defeated Xiong Ju, not only did you use your connections to make things difficult for us, but you also sent a gold level assassin to steal and assassinate, causing us heavy losses..."

Bing Xiao raised his hand and hurriedly said, "Commander Long Fu, please forgive me for interrupting you. Our side definitely did not send any assassin to infiltrate and assassinate."

“The gold level battle qi cultivator that Snow Bird Harbor City Lord killed was definitely not one of our people.”

“This is a huge misunderstanding!”

“The main purpose of my visit this time is to clarify this matter!”

The dragonman youngster's face darkened, and he snorted coldly, “Since you've done it, you should face up to it.”

“No, no, no, we definitely didn't do that.” Bing Xiao waved his hands repeatedly.

The dragonman youngster sneered, "I understand. Your explanation is not for me, but for the people of Snow Bird Harbor."

“If I were you, even if the assassination failed, I would never admit that I was the mastermind behind it.”

Bing Xiao sighed deeply, “Commander Long Fu, you have too many prejudices against our gang.”

“Our gang has never had any intention of assassinating your gang members, let alone taking action.”

“The second purpose of my visit is to make up with your mercenary corps.”

“The compensation on this list is a token of our sincerity. Please take a look, Commander.”

With that, Bing Xiao handed the dragonman youngster a piece of paper.

The dragonman youngster took it and looked at it, his breath pausing slightly.

In order to paralyze the dragonman youngster, the Bayonet Gang had come up with a list of apologies worth a fortune!

There were eight gold level items on this list alone.

In addition, some fixed assets, such as shops in excellent locations, were to be compensated to the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps free of charge.

There were even two alchemy workshops among these fixed assets!