Chapter 2584: Chapter 2587: I’ll Do My Best!
"Uh... I just blurted it out!"
Jiang Chen awkwardly smiled.
Jin Ming was taken aback for a moment, looking at Jiang Chen in confusion.
"Jin Ming, from now on, do not let Mr Jiang call you grandfather, I’ll explain the reason to you later!"
Jin Tianqiong gave Jin Ming a displeased look.
Bastard!
The ancestor calls him brother, yet you have him call you grandfather. What should the ancestor call you? What should we call you?
"Ah? This... I see!"
Jin Ming hesitated for a moment, wanting to ask why, but upon meeting Jin Tianqiong’s gaze, he immediately agreed.
"Everyone disperse, the ancestral land will be restored after the competition, and everyone can enter to train!"
Jin Tianqiong turned and called out.
"Yes!"
The clansmen of the Gold-devouring Rat Clan responded loudly, a hint of excitement in their voices.
In ancient times, the Gold-devouring Rat Clan rose to prominence largely due to their ancestral land, but since the Extraterritorial Alien Race invaded, the land was sealed, and none of the current living members have entered it.
Upon hearing this, they all felt a hint of anticipation.
The clan dispersed, Jin Tianba cupped his fist towards Jiang Chen and then turned to leave. Jiang Chen and his companions landed beside Huo Qiong and the others.
"Brother Jiang, you’re formidable! No one has been able to subdue the Spiritual Fire for thousands of years, and you managed to!"
Huo Qiong gave Jiang Chen a thumbs up.
"Just luck!"
Jiang Chen humbly smiled.
"Zuo Lincheng, if your Zuo Clan targets Mr Jiang again, there will be no more Zuo Clan!"
Jin Tianqiong coldly looked at Zuo Lincheng.
Two months ago, Jin Ming had said this, and Zuo Lincheng hadn’t paid it much mind. But now that Jin Tianqiong said it, he couldn’t ignore it.
Jin Ming might not have the authority to declare war on behalf of the entire Gold-devouring Rat Clan, but Jin Tianqiong definitely does.
"It won’t happen!"
Zuo Lincheng quickly replied.
He hesitated for a moment, glanced at Jiang Chen, and spoke softly: "About the deal..."
"Sorry, we from the Gold-devouring Rat Clan won’t need the deal anymore!"
Jin Ang interrupted.
"Won’t need the deal anymore?"
"From now on?!"
Huo Langtian, Su Lieyang, and Zuo Lincheng all turned pale and exclaimed in surprise.
Huo Langtian turned to glance at Jiang Chen, his eyes flickering uncertainly.
No more deals from now on? Has this kid supplied enough Elixirs, or has the Gold-devouring Rat Clan’s ancestral land issue been resolved, so they don’t want to get fleeced anymore?
Thinking it over, Huo Langtian lightly shook his head.
Supplying enough Elixirs is definitely impossible! To support the entire Gold-devouring Rat Clan’s cultivation would require a massive quantity; it’s likely they don’t want to get fleeced. When the ancestral land was intact, I never heard of them seeking others to refine Elixirs!
Huo Langtian had a point; indeed the Gold-devouring Rat Clan didn’t seek Elixir refinement when their ancestral land was intact. But that was in ancient times, when the clan was one of the great powers and maintained their own batch of Alchemists, so there was no need for Elixir deals.
As for weapon transactions and the like, those were added by the major families intentionally, while the Gold-devouring Rat Clan didn’t care much for those treasures, so they said nothing.
"Yes, the Gold-devouring Rat Clan will seal the space for a while until the competition arrives. We’ve always had spots but never used them before, it’s time to utilize them!"
Jin Tianqiong confirmed once more.
"Then we won’t disturb you any longer!"
Su Lieyang spoke softly; the Jiang Chen group had already prepared for their second entry into the ancestral land, so although surprised, they could understand.
"Mr Jiang, it’s not long until the Canglan Domain competition, are you traveling with me or...?"
Su Lieyang asked softly.
"If he’s going anywhere, it should be with us first since our Alchemy competition comes first!"
Huo Langtian looked at Su Lieyang with dissatisfaction.
"You’re right, I forgot that!"
Su Lieyang chuckled softly.
He had intended to take Jiang Chen to the Su Family first to foster some bonds, but now it seems Huo Langtian had the same thought. And since the Huo Family’s Alchemy competition precedes the array competition, he had to abandon this idea.
"I won’t be going for the moment, there’s still time, I wish to visit the academy first, considering after the competition I’ll be heading there for a long time without returning!"
Jiang Chen spoke apologetically.
"After the competition..."
Huo Langtian and the others were momentarily stunned, giving Jiang Chen a surprised look.
They knew where he would go after the competition, but they hadn’t anticipated Jiang Chen to be so certain about it!
"Then Mr Jiang should strive hard, there are only ten thousand spots available!"
Su Lieyang gently reminded.
"Ten thousand? That few?"
Jiang Chen was stunned, a surprised look in his eyes.
He didn’t know the size of the Void Nether Realm, and even the size of the Canglan Continent was just a vague concept to him. But back in the Mingqian Realm, Hu Yiqiu had given him a detailed introduction of the continent, including its size.
Jiang Chen had heard many versions but believed Hu Yiqiu’s account the most reliable.
A laughable comparison about the size of a Mingqian Realm to Yuan Star’s area, resulting in one hundred times Yuan Star’s surface area!
This was a border realm, one of the smallest among the Canglan Continent’s thirty-two large realms. Some realms are several times larger, such as those housing Changling Academy and the Six Great Academies, which are notably larger than Mingqian Realm.
This shows the vastness of the Canglan Continent.
Yet on such a vast land, only ten thousand are entering the Extraterritorial Battlefield. This...
"Mr Jiang, ten thousand is a lot!"
Su Lieyang seemed to understand, and chuckled:
"Each of the Five Continents will have entrants, and each of the Three Minor Realms, Divine Infant Realm, Virtual Refinement Realm, and Unity Realm Stage has ten thousand entrants; this means fifty thousand for a single realm. The Canglan Continent holds its competition every hundred years because of the merits achieved by the previous batch on the battlefield, winning this opportunity for us."
"The other four continents compete every ten years. Everyone entering the battlefield stays at least ten years, and many never return. Over the years, the accumulated numbers on the battlefield have reached a terrifying count!"
"Ten years between competitions?!" Jiang Chen exclaimed.
Soon, a knowing look appeared in his eyes, which made things make sense.
Had there been hundred-year intervals, more people would die in the battlefield than those going there.
He had experienced wars, and though their pinnacle powers suffered little besides the last one on Yuan Star, the losses among the unification realm were always alarming!
"I will strive hard!"
Jiang Chen nodded lightly.
"Alright, we won’t interrupt, Clan Leader Jin, Third Elder, Great Elder, farewell!"
The three families bid farewell, turning to head towards the altar.
