Chapter 272: Lifelong Foe

Zhang Mu, ready to strike a deal with the white tiger before him, began to voice the first condition he had already thought through.

Zhang Mu held up two fingers and said to the white tiger, “The first condition is to provide two thousand first-tier mutant beasts to help Blood Lotus restore its functions.”

The white tiger’s expression now looked like it wanted to tear apart the greedy little man in front of it.

Two thousand mutant beasts, that’s half of the entire animal population it had gathered. Zhang Mu suddenly had to give up half of his subordinates. Although the white tiger only saw them as tools for current use, Zhang Mu’s demand seemed to have driven him crazy.

The white tiger didn’t explode in anger, appearing calm as it looked at Zhang Mu and said, “Even though I urgently need The Source of Wood, and even if four thousand first-tier mixed-blood mutant beasts in my eyes are just a meaningless bunch of wild animals.

However, our trade doesn’t mean you can set prices as you wish.”

Zhang Mu smiled and replied, “I haven’t deceived you either. The Source of Wood you mentioned, during these months under my guidance, almost all the blood food was given to it, yet it only produced one Essence Crystal. Asking for mutant beast bodies from you is just to compensate for its loss of vitality.

Also, the once-injured caused by extraction may not heal again, no one knows what will happen if a permanent trauma is left. If you can guarantee that, I won’t say anything.”

The white tiger’s eyes flickered and it said slowly, “Two hundred mutant beasts are enough to restore The Source of Wood, as for whether there will be permanent damage, if it occurs after extraction, I will compensate you.”

Zhang Mu guessed that the white tiger didn’t know the specifics about The Source of Wood it mentioned, and he said with a smile, “It will be too late once it’s extracted. How about this, let’s make a compromise, one thousand heads, as long as you give me a quarter of your subordinates. You are the king of beasts, recruiting more first-tier subordinates under you won’t be an issue, right?”

“Five hundred, the largest number, do not challenge my patience to the limit.”

The White Tiger’s voice showed no emotions, indeed Zhang Mu had guessed right, it also could not confirm how much damage the Essence Crystal could cause to the Blood Lotus.

But when Zhang Mu tried to bargain with the White Tiger again, he looked up and saw the mockery in the tiger’s eyes, knowing that it had seen through his tricks. Then he waved his hand and said, “Forget it, forget it, five hundred it is, a little less is fine by me.”

The White Tiger snorted coldly and said heavily, “Now, can you hand over The Source of Wood’s Essence Crystal?”

After speaking, the White Tiger struck the ground heavily, trying to approach Zhang Mu’s position.

“Wait!”

As Zhang Mu reached out his hand, he felt like he was about to touch the warm nose of the White Tiger. They were so close that had it not been for Zhang Mu’s command, the Obsidian Beetle would have attacked the White Tiger long ago.

Being so close was a provocation? Being both second-rank, the Obsidian Beetle detested the White Tiger’s aura immensely. Its kingly aura, speaking manner, and jealousy of the White Tiger’s ability to talk made the Obsidian Beetle loathe the White Tiger completely now.

What White Tiger, what King of the Hundred Beasts, I see nothing more than an enlarged mutated big white cat.

Its claws and the gathered wind element were getting harder to control. The white tiger ignored its presence and came closer. Obsidian Beetle only thought about fighting the white tiger now.

Even though the paw attack earlier was very powerful, if Obsidian Beetle could speak, it just wanted to exchange some tough words with the big white cat.

“If we really fight and I touch you once, then you’re tough.”

If the white tiger outmaneuvered Obsidian Beetle, Obsidian Beetle would really be frustrated.

Zhang Mu’s mind was tired. He had to resist the pressure from the beast king, calm Blood Lotus’s emotions, and keep the restless Obsidian Beetle stable.

He took a deep breath and said, “You haven’t forgotten, have you? I mentioned two conditions earlier. I have only mentioned one. Why are you in such a hurry?”

This time, the white tiger didn’t step back. It opened its voice so close to Zhang Mu, “What other conditions do you have in mind?”

Zhang Mu stared into the white tiger’s eyes and said slowly, “I want you to help me once in the future.”

The white tiger was momentarily stunned when it heard this, but after seeing that Zhang Mu was serious, it burst into laughter with a sound like a tiger’s roar, which was very awe-inspiring.

“Are you joking? You are a human, and we have always been at odds with your kind. If it weren’t for The Source of Wood, we wouldn’t be having this conversation.”

Me helping you? That’s absurd. This condition is even more unbelievable than the one before, involving two thousand tribes.

Not attacking Luo Yang City doesn’t mean we won’t harm humans. Those deserving death will be killed. Humans and Beastmen will never be allies. Don’t dream too much, as this is a lifelong enmity.

“Absolutely not, no compromise whatsoever.”

Zhang Mu thought about this condition for a long time. He realized that this white tiger was no ordinary mutant beast. He was unsure of what was involved, as it led to the appearance of a white tiger and clarified the secret of the Blood Lotus even further.

However, he knew that befriending this white tiger was definitely the right decision.

Asking it for help once was just a test. The white tiger’s words when its emotions fluctuated revealed some information.

The speaker may be unaware, but the listener is attentive.

Others may not think much about it, but the white tiger’s words resonated with Zhang Mu’s memories.

Humans and Beastman were chosen at the same time. Zhang Mu felt that Beastman was like a grindstone for the continuous evolution of humans, but the grindstone was too tough and would break the knife.

In the future, humans had reached a point of waiting for death. Without Era City, there would be no humans.

Zhang Mu was a reincarnator, so he knew this naturally.

But now, this white tiger knew too much.

Zhang Mu looked at the white tiger with a very complex look in his eyes, emphasized his previous statement, and continued, “It’s not about making friends between humans and the animal group, nor is it about you helping humans once.”

“It’s about an individual act – you helping me, Zhang Mu, personally, just once. Can you do that?”

The white tiger’s expression softened slightly. The Source of Wood was very important to it, and it didn’t understand how Zhang Mu, who seemed so weak that it could easily defeat him with a slap, managed to ask for its help.

Just as the white tiger hesitated, Zhang Mu added a very heavy bargaining chip. He said, word by word, “If I ask you for help now, and in the future you need something from me, I will help you once.”

Surprisingly, the white tiger did not mock Zhang Mu’s arrogance but fell into silence.

In their brief encounter, it slowly dawned on the creature that there was something different about this human named Zhang Mu.

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