Chapter 97 Entering the Gods' Graveyard Area (Part 5)

  Yat Rayo said, "We don't have any beasts on hand. Generally, when we catch a beast, it's quickly sold and there's no inventory. If you want high-ranking beasts, you can only catch them now."

  Li Xie said to the Ben Lei Mercenary Corps, "I need a magic beast of level 7 or higher, the higher the better. I don't know how many I can catch, what's the price?"

  The innate seven-tier demon beast on the market sells for 15 million gold coins per head, while the eight-tier demon beast is even more outrageous, reaching 500 million gold coins per head.

  A sixth-tier demon beast is worth only 1.5 million gold coins, the reason why there's such a huge gap between seventh and sixth tier demon beasts is that demon beasts can only be upgraded five levels, sixth-tier demon beasts will never become divine beasts, while seventh-tier or higher demon beasts may have the chance to upgrade into divine beasts.

  Although there is no precedent for a magical pet to upgrade to a 12th-tier divine beast in human hands, the theoretical possibility alone can increase the value of a 7th-tier magical beast by tenfold.

  The reason why the eighth-tier demon beast is valuable is that it's possible to sell it to a country, and an eighth-tier demon beast is already extremely powerful. It's normal for a country to raise its value to 500 million. As for ninth-tier demon beasts, the three major guilds won't sell them to any country. The price might be similar to that of an eighth-tier demon beast, but nobody would dare to sell one because the power provided by a ninth-tier demon beast can't be measured in numbers like 500 million or 1 billion.

  For example, this 9th-level giant dragon, Zaynord, even if someone offers 10 billion, Li Xie won't be able to sell it.

  Li Xie asked this, naturally wanting to negotiate a lower price with Arte Rayo. Li Xie only had 600-700 million gold coins on hand, not enough to buy many seventh-tier magic beasts. One eighth-tier magic beast would cost him his entire fortune, so being able to negotiate a lower price was always a good thing.

  Yat Yiu laughed and said: "It seems that the evil brothers have never done business with mercenaries."

  Li Xie smiled awkwardly: "First time and it's already given to Lei Yao brothers."

  "Haha... that's right, you just need to give us a commission. The commission is directly proportional to the difficulty of the task and the employment time. Capturing 7th or 8th rank magical beasts for our Thunderbolt Mercenary Corps is considered a ground-level difficulty, requiring 100 million gold coins. We will give you one month's time, within which, no matter how many magical beasts you capture, as long as they do not exceed 8th rank, they are all yours. If it exceeds one month, every additional month of time will require an additional payment of 50 million gold coins."

  One billion a month is not expensive, if you catch several eighth-level magic beasts within a month, that's a huge profit! However, Li Xie was worried about another issue.

  "What if we can't catch the demon beast within a month?" Li Xie asked.

  Art Rayo seemed to see through Li Xie, or perhaps it was because many people would have this question, and only smiled: "I know what Brother Xie is worried about. The Thunder Mercenary Corps is a mercenary corps with honor and credibility. Once the task is accepted, we will definitely treat it with all our heart and soul, and will not say that we can't find the demon beast on purpose. As long as there is half a clue, the Thunder Mercenary Corps will do its best to capture the demon beast for the customer, even if it means making some sacrifices. Of course, the money must be paid first. If the high-level demon beast cannot be captured within a month, the money cannot be refunded either. I hope Brother Xie can understand this. If high-level demon beasts were so easy to capture, the price wouldn't be so expensive, and there wouldn't be so few high-level demon beasts on the market."

  What Art Ray said was exactly what Li Xie was worried about, he was worried that the Thunderbolt Mercenary Group would take the money and not do anything. Wasting a whole month's time, and then taking the money easily!

  Brad Pitt patted Li Xie's shoulder heavily, causing him to stumble, and then laughed loudly: "Don't worry, brother Xie, the honor and reputation of the mercenary group are more important than life itself. I can guarantee that Atre won't cheat you."

  Li Xie nodded, and from Art Yayo's words, he understood that the number of demons that could be captured was unpredictable. It all depended on luck, maybe they could capture many, or maybe not a single one. Even from his tone, the probability of this 100 million commission going down the drain was quite high.

  But there's no other way, Li Xie wants to upgrade, he needs a magic beast above the 7th or 8th level, and to strengthen the power of Chrysanthemum City, he also needs high-level magic beasts. This hundred million even if it's just a splash of water, it's still a good relationship with the Thunderbolt Mercenary Group, and in the future, there will be connections and transactions, which will make things much easier to discuss.

  "That's settled then. I'll pay a month's commission first, and whether to hire for the next month will depend on the specific situation." Li Xie said.

  He lost one-seventh of his assets in an instant. Li Xie realized that he didn't have any money, or rather, he earned too little!

  He pulled out a crystal card worth 100 million gold coins and handed it to Arte Raye, but he didn't take it. Looking at Li Xie's group, he said: "Actually, I have another idea. Your follower is a tenth-tier Sword Saint, plus me as a ninth-tier Summoner, and Brad as a tenth-tier Sword Saint. If the three of us join forces to enter the Gods' Graveyard, we might be able to capture more high-level magic beasts than the entire Mercenary Guild. Moreover, the price can also be lowered. I'll only charge 50 million, as for Brad, you can name your own price."

  "Isn't it bad when there are many people?" Li Xie was somewhat puzzled.

  Yate Rong smiled: "Capturing a sixth-level demon beast requires manpower, but for seventh or eighth level demon beasts, having more people would be cumbersome! Believe me, I'm a professional!"

  Li Xie didn't understand either, so he said: "Then I'll pay 50 million gold coins to invite Pete big brother to come together too."

  "Huh? Me? Just kidding, a million is enough for me. You spend five million, I'll have to call up the deputy team too. But, the deputy team has to help me bring the Twin Blade Mercenary Team... this... one million is fine."

  "Brother Pitt said with a smile, just 50 million, no need to haggle, the extra will be considered as my gift to the Double-Blade Mercenary Corps brothers for drinking money. Money is an external thing, being able to make friends with two of them is priceless, so let's not talk about price anymore." Li Xie felt very comfortable with the mercenary's straightforwardness and honesty, and giving Brad Pitt a high price was indeed out of a desire to make connections, after all, they might still need their help in the future.

  Brad Pitt patted his head and smiled: "Alright then, I'll thank the evil brothers on behalf of the Double Blade Mercenary Group."

  "Also..." Li Xie said again: "I also want to go together."

  "No way!" Arte Rayo immediately refused, "Capturing a high-level demon is not as simple as you think. Even with the strength of the three of us, there may be danger to our lives. How can we protect you?"

  Art Yeo had already seen that Li Xie's body did not have any magical or aura fluctuations, but he would not think that Li Xie was an expert who could see through him. Because if Li Xie was more powerful than him, at least a tenth-tier summoner or eleventh-tier sword saint magician, then Li Xie wouldn't need to hire them to capture seventh- or eighth-tier magical beasts.

  Therefore, Arte Rizard definitely thinks that Li Xie is a useless person without magic or aura. In fact, Arte Rizard has already put it very euphemistically, because someone with such strength, which is not even comparable to an ordinary person, will only have a dead end when entering the Tomb of the Gods.

  Li Xie smiled: "This, Lei Yao doesn't need to worry, although my strength is not good, but self-protection is no problem, rest assured, I won't play with my own life."

  In Li Xie's view, he was a green-eyed vampire, with the strength of about 6 or 7 levels of Sword Saint. Although it was far from the strength of a 10-level Sword Saint, his defensive and survival abilities were even stronger than those of a 10-level Sword Saint. Moreover, with the sword blade wings, his flight speed was even faster than that of a 10-level Sword Saint. If things went wrong, escaping shouldn't be a problem.

  As for why Li Xie insisted on following, it was because he wanted to see the tombs of the gods and take a look at various magical beasts. He also wanted to use his blood sense to check their blood energy content, so that he could determine which magical beast to capture.

  "He's right!" Zayn added.

  The cat on Li's head also stood up, waving its front paws and meowing twice. However, Xie Nade didn't translate and had no idea what it was saying.

  Yat Yiu saw Li Xie say so and didn't continue to pester him. He said, "Then you all wait a moment, I'll go get some traps."

  "What is a beast catcher?" Li Xie seemed as curious as a baby, and it's no wonder, he had zero understanding of capturing magical beasts.

  Art Ray gave Brad Pitt a look, then walked into the residential area. Brad Pitt said: "The Beast Catcher is something that captures magical beasts, a product of the goblins. Similar to the Magical Pet Space, it can hold magical beasts that have lost their resistance without killing them."

  Brad Pitt said, and then took out a cylindrical object that looked like a cannon, aimed at the sky and fired a shot. A white light flew straight into the air, exploding with a loud noise.

  "Brother Pete, what are you doing again?"

  "I told Vice Commander to take charge of the mercenary group, I won't be going back for now."

  "Oh. Where can I buy these? Or should I make them myself?" Li Xie looked at this thing that resembled fireworks, who knows if it could be used to set off fireworks, and besides, in situations where communication was inconvenient, this thing might come in handy.

  "This thing is called a Thunderfire Cannon, I bought it from the Dwarves, but you can also buy it from the Continental Merchant Guild. Various colors and patterns are available for selection, and customization is also possible. Most mercenaries have one, and you've seen its effect."

  Earth Spirit?

  This Thunder Cannon is a product of the Dwarves, and so are airships. It seems that the Dwarves are the scientists of the Continent of the Gods. After this trip is over and we return to the city, perhaps we can find some Dwarves in Huajing City.

  Li Xie vaguely remembers a sentence saying: Technology is the primary productive force!

  However, Li Xie did not know that his unintentional thought would make him the richest man on the mainland of gods. No wonder Master Meng said: Everyone is a genius, because everyone may have an unintentional thought to create great wealth, so no one should underestimate themselves.

  "Let's go." Arte Rayo seemed ready and called out to several people to head towards the Gods' Graveyard.

  Demons exist all over the mainland of gods, but under human capture, high-ranking intelligent demons have gradually retreated to the tomb of gods, a place where humans cannot completely desecrate.

  Apart from some powerful demon beasts that humans can't even touch, the first choice to find high-ranking demon beasts is the Gods' Graveyard.

  Then the three men and two beasts walked into the tomb of God, and their future prospects would depend on fate.