I conquered the cultivation world with scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Chapter 267 Jiang, the Villain He

"Commander, all six men are here."

Zhong Liyu is holding a rope in her hand.

The other forty-four cultivators from Wanjue Academy stared intently at the cultivators from Xiling Academy.

After Mu Sui said she would exchange her crystal core for a chance to live, the others from Wanjue Academy stopped their attack.

Mingyue's more than 30 people were all wiped out, and only six people from Xiling Academy remained. These six people were either tied up or dragged into a cave.

Back on the desert map, the temperature rose again, and Mu Sui's face was covered in sweat, not just because of the high temperature.

She survived, but she didn't know Jiang He's attitude. There were only six of them left, while there were still 46 cultivators from the Wanjue Academy in front of them. Escape was definitely not an option.

But now the Wan Jue cultivators didn't kill them all, and even brought them back tied up. There must be room for negotiation, right?

Mu Sui thought uncertainly to herself.

Jiang He counted the heads.

The six cultivators from Xiling Academy, some lying on the ground and others standing, were all bound with various ropes. The way the ropes were tied on each person was also quite bizarre, with all sorts of knots.

Holding the Xuan Tie sword, Jiang He stood in front of the crowd, looking every bit like a bandit leader.

"How many crystal cores can you offer? We don't want the less valuable ones, or the low-value ones. At least Grade A crystal cores or above. Three cores per person. This is your life-saving money."

After Jiang He finished speaking, the female cultivator next to Mu Sui hissed.

Wen Yaping was very agitated by Jiang He's outrageous demands:

"Three crystal cores! And that's one life! That's way too expensive. You might as well just kill us all!"

Eliminating a cultivator earns 100 points, while killing an A-rank monster also earns 100 points.

The problem is that A-level monsters are rare on the map and difficult to kill, especially for Golden Core cultivators. It usually takes several people working together to kill a low-level A-level monster.

If even beginner-level A-rank monsters are like this, what about intermediate-level and advanced-level A-rank monsters?

Jiang He's words immediately enraged the bound cultivators of Xiling Academy.

Wen Yaping: "Our team doesn't have any A-grade crystal cores, just kill me, I don't want to live anymore anyway..."

Wen Yaping was still grumbling when Mu Sui immediately gave her a look that successfully silenced her.

"Three Grade A crystal cores per person, is that right?"

"Correct."

Shangguan Linghu and others from Wanjue Academy did the math: killing these people would only earn them 100 points. Even though they had eliminated some people, they had already killed a portion of them, and the points had long since been transferred to them.

This is early in the game, and these six people don't have very high scores yet. After killing them, they get 100 points per person plus the points from the monsters they kill, so they can get a maximum of around 1000 points.

If a person has 3 A-grade crystal cores, it is equivalent to 1800 points. However, these points cannot be inherited because the points are already counted for whoever killed the A-grade crystal core.

Points are one part, and crystal cores are another. If you give up points and get crystal cores instead, it is indeed a good deal.

The cultivators of Wanjue Academy had no objection to Jiang He's decision.

Mu Sui currently has all the crystal cores in her team, and she only has six A-grade crystal cores in total. According to Jiang He's conditions, only two people can be replaced.

She made a decision quickly:

"Six people, 18 crystal cores are enough for you, but our team doesn't have that many right now. We'll give you 6 A-grade crystal cores first, and the remaining 12 A-grade crystal cores will be given to you after we defeat the monster."

Jiang He nodded and pointed at Mu Sui:

"Alright, you come here and write a contract. Although the whole empire is watching our academy competition live, we can't guarantee you won't go back on your word. Let's write a contract."

Jiang He activated the communication device and created an electronic contract on the spot, then placed it in front of Mu Sui.

Mu Sui looked somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this. She knew it was a live broadcast, and she was not one to break her promises.

"Zhong Liyu, untie her."

"okay."

Zhong Liyu loosened the knot on Mu Sui's hand, but it didn't come off easily after a long time.

The knot was tied by Li Ling. She looked at it for a long time but couldn't stand it anymore, so she and Zhong Liyu freed one of Mu Sui's hands.

Mu Sui lowered her head, her hair falling slightly. Her almond-shaped eyes were slightly open, and her expression showed no weakness, but rather a strong determination.

For some reason, this sentence suddenly popped into Jiang He's mind.

The female protagonist, as resilient as a weed, is able to bend and stretch even when oppressed by a heinous villain.

Mu Sui is the female lead, while she is the heinous villain.

After imagining it for a while, Jiang He quickly shook her head.

Her current actions are somewhat like those of a villain.

However, thinking that even in a novel like this, the very authentic male protagonist Long Aotian was still on their side, Jiang He felt at ease.

Why be a villain? If you want to be one of them, you have to be a hero at Wanjue Academy.

Jiang He wasn't the only one with similar thoughts; the onlookers in the live stream watched as Mu Sui submitted to Jiang, the villain.

[I have to say, I feel that if Jiang He runs out of money in the future, becoming a robber would be a good fit. It's a perfect match for her major, since it seems like even a dog passing by Wanjue Academy would lose several crystal cores.]

This extortion attempt left me completely stunned. I don't know why, but the more I watched this scene, the more I felt that Mu Sui resembled a tenacious heroine from a storybook, who was now bowing down to evil forces.

Now that you mention it, I can picture it! Haha, it really does seem like it. Don't you think Jiang He is really good at playing villains? He's the kind of character who makes everyone grit their teeth the moment he enters the scene.

I just calculated that 120 people from Mingyue have been eliminated, and more than 90 of them fell to Jiang He. And this is only two days later! Just as the internet said, Wanjue Academy and Mingyue are at odds. This is a blatant exploitation tactic. At this rate, in another three days, Mingyue will be completely wiped out.

Wow! That's ruthless! Mingyue eliminated 120 people already!

Hahaha, lol! Is the metaphor of harvesting leeks even appropriate?

What villain? From Jiang He's perspective, he's clearly a cunning and resourceful character.

Those students from Xiling Academy are truly pitiful; they have to return 12 A-grade crystal cores. What's the difference between that and signing a contract of servitude?

There's nothing we can do about it; as long as we're alive, we can always make a comeback.

Xiling Academy is truly unlucky. They had a perfectly good fight with Jingxu, and then they got tricked by Mingyue's people while resupplying, almost suffering the same fate as Chang Wuming's group from Mingyue Academy—a complete annihilation.

There were still six people left behind. I never expected Jiang He to leave Mu Sui and a few others alive. If it were me, I would have killed them long ago. I never imagined I could maximize my profits this time.

Ten minutes have passed, and the leaderboard has been updated. Wanjue Academy is truly amazing; they've racked up so many kills and jumped straight to first place, even Ling Qing can only rank second.

: ? ? ? This is number one? You didn't see wrong, did you?

Go see for yourself.

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