Chapter 158
Chapter 158: Times have changed
Translator: Skyfarrow Editor: Skyfarrow
Gu Yue Yao Ji had longed after Fang Yuan’s Nine Leaf Vitality Grass, and thus, she exploited her authority to set a policy for the transfer of Nine Leaf Vitality Grass .
However, Fang Yuan advanced to Rank three and became an elder, responding with a powerful counterattack which caused Gu Yue Yao Ji to faint on the spot and let Gu Yue Chi Zhong take the stage .
A new officer in power has to display his authority, Gu Yue Chi Zhong took the initiative to find Fang Yuan and persuade him to hand over the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass .
"Handing over the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass, it’s not that it cannot be done," Fang Yuan said after muttering to himself for a bit .
There was a saying: what was true then isn’t true now .
And now, the situation was different from before… .
Previously, Gu Yue Yao Ji wanted Fang Yuan to hand over the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass; that was an order, you had to hand it over whether you wanted to or not .
However, Fang Yuan was already an elder now and his status was equal to Gu Yue Yao Ji and others, and only lower than clan leader Gu Yue Bo . Thus, Gu Yue Chi Zhong asking Fang Yuan to hand over the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass was not an order, but instead it was a type of transaction with equal benefits .
Nine Leaf Vitality Grass was indeed very precious; with its ability to produce vitality leaves, it was by itself a micro-scale source of revenue and was in high demand . Fang Yuan was now raising many Gu worms and a large part of their food expenses was supported solely by it .
However, this world didn’t have anything that couldn’t be sold . It was only a matter of the profits being too small to move the heart .
Nine Leaf Vitality Grass was precious but if an appropriate price was provided, why couldn’t it be sold?
Gu worms were only tools; methods to achieve one’s desires and ambitions . So what if it was the Spring Autumn Cicada? As long as the circumstances were suitable, why couldn’t one give it up to exchange for an even larger benefit?
If one wants to obtain benefits, they need to learn to give up first .
Naturally, Fang Yuan had the awareness of this and looked at Gu Yue Chi Zhong .
Gu Yue Chi Zhong understood and smiled, "If sire is willing to hand over the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass, I will willingly compensate you with this command token . "
Saying so, he took out a token .
This token’s design was simple; it was triangular-shaped with smooth corners . There were words written on the front, pilling up in a pyramid shape —‘Prize Token’; similarly on the back said —‘Reward Contributions’ .
Prize Token, Reward Contributions .
"Sire is a newly promoted elder, and may not be clear on some matters . This Prize Token is issued to the Gu Masters who have made great contributions to the clan . Even among elders, few possess it . With this token, you can go down to the clan’s underground Gu cave and choose any Gu worm you like . The underground cave holds many rare, precious Gu worms . Among the top ten Gu worms in the exchange board, four of them have been selected from the underground Gu cave," Gu Yue Chi Zhong explained .
Fang Yuan was instantly moved .
He wasn’t surprised about this, for Gu Yue Clan had stood high for centuries and it was impossible for there not to be any trump cards and accumulations .
In fact, any long-established clan would also have secret places to store Gu like the Gu underground cave .
But to obtain such Gu worms, one needed to have made great contributions and also should be loyal to the clan .
Fang Yuan only recently became an elder, so he was very far away from having such qualifications .
"I want to leave the clan so I need a storage Gu . This token is a good choice, but… . " Fang Yuan had some worries .
If he had to give up the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass, so be it; it was a great help to Fang Yuan, but he wouldn’t have any use for it in the future .
Its healing ability was not outstanding and one couldn’t continuously use the vitality leaves to heal .
Fang Yuan’s worry was that there might not necessarily be his ideal Gu worm in the Gu underground cave .
Gu Yue Chi Zhong had been observing Fang Yuan’s expression and he misunderstood the latter’s hesitation, saying, "The underground cave holds not only Rank three Gu worms but also Rank four . Elder Fang Yuan, you won’t be at a disadvantage . But, if somehow you regret it, we could re-exchange them . That can be done after some time, secretly . "
Fang Yuan raised his eyes, unable to refrain from looking at Chi Zhong again .
"This is an outstanding guy," he sighed inwardly .
A new officer in power has to display his authority, Chi Zhong clearly understood why he was promoted; he had to strike a balance with not only the clan leader but also Chi and medicine faction . And at the same time, he needed to display his ability .
Fang Yuan transferring the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass over, held a special significance to him and he was willing to pay a high price for it .
"The world is vast, countless outstanding talents are everywhere! Under the wolf tide, the old timers are being sacrificed and newcomers are advancing . From a certain point, this can also be said to be a reform which allows the clan to preserve its vitality and stand high without falling," Fang Yuan thought inwardly .
Too many old timers will only create a rotting organization . Thus the process of elimination is the only way for an organization to continue working .
Gu Yue Chi Zhong was a representative of this .
The world was all about the survival of the fittest . A human body continues to live through the process of metabolism . A Gu Master shouldn’t stick with the same Gu worms, only with change could they progress .
At this thought, Fang Yuan accepted the token from Gu Yue Chi Zhong and then handed over the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass . As he had transferred it himself, Chi Zhong could quickly refine the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass .
Only after keeping this grass Gu into his aperture did he let out a big sigh of relief .
He had his own ambitions and being able to act as the temporary medicine hall elder was an extremely important opportunity to him . If he could grasp this, he might even assume the official post instead of temporary .
However, he would have to make compromises with the three sides if he wanted to achieve this . After all, politics was an art of compromising .
Yao Ji couldn’t do anything to Fang Yuan while she was reigning . But after taking the seat, he was able to get Fang Yuan to hand over his Nine Leaf Vitality Grass . This not only showed goodwill to the medicine faction, being able to handle the political matters left behind by Yao Ji and subtly display his own ability .
Thus, he didn’t hesitate to give up the prize token which he had got with great difficulty .
"Lord Chi Zhong, it’s really delightful to chat with you . I wonder if you still have some time now?" Fang Yuan asked as he stored the token .
Gu Yue Chi Zhong’s eyes flashed; he was puzzled .
After a while .
In a hall .
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