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Chapter 42 Don't be so polite, we're all brothers.

Xinyun Livestock Farm, on the outskirts of Zhongzhou City.

In the reception room, the farm manager listened to the purpose of their visit and said...

"Ten thousand grams of Grade E spirit blood, we have it in stock right now. We'll give you the wholesale price: 120 per gram, totaling..."

"Wait a minute." Zhang Zhiyong interrupted him, frowning as he said, "Why is it so expensive? In previous years, the highest wholesale price for E-grade spirit blood has never reached 120 per gram."

"Besides, Mr. Li and I are like brothers, and we've always gotten discounts on our orders..."

"Team Leader Zhang, the situation is different now," the administrator explained.

"You were the one who led the team that handled the escape of the exotic beasts from the farm a while ago, so you should be aware of that."

"As you should know, we conduct rigorous monthly inspections of our facilities. Before the incident, all facilities on site passed inspection and were found to be in good working order—the problem was caused by the alien beast."

"In the past two months, the beast horde has been restless and incidents have occurred frequently, causing the blood-breeding process to be interrupted frequently, and the production rate of spirit blood has dropped significantly."

"As a result, the price of spirit blood has risen significantly recently."

Zhang Zhiyong frowned and remained silent.

He had heard what the administrator said, but he hadn't paid much attention to it.

They were unaware that the price of spirit blood had fluctuated so much.

However, Zhang Zhiyong had already boasted to Jiang He that if he failed to negotiate the price and it ended up being higher than expected, he would be too embarrassed to admit it... It would be too shameful.

He suddenly stood up, pulled Jiang He up from the sofa, and led him out of the reception room.

"Uncle Zhang..."

"Let me talk to the manager again, and then I'll call my friend. You can wander around the farm for a while," Zhang Zhiyong said. "You've never been to a farm before, have you? Just consider this a visit."

...Is Uncle Zhang going to make some kind of shady threat?
Jiang He hurriedly said, "Actually, I can buy less..."

"Never mind that, go have fun." Zhang Zhiyong waved his hand and slammed the door shut.

The reception room is well soundproofed and blocks mental probes.

Even though Jiang He is an E-level superhuman, he can't sense anything.

He turned his head, and Baihe leaned against the wall, her hands in her pockets.

"Don't worry, Uncle Zhang isn't the kind of person you think he is."

Baihe Future also spent a long time at the fire department, so his evaluation is authoritative.

Jiang He felt relieved after he said that.

Bai He turned around and walked out of the building.

"Let's go, let's do as Uncle Zhang says and take a look around. I'm very interested in this place."

Jiang He quickly caught up with him: "Haven't you ever seen a farm before?"

“I’ve seen plenty of farms, but I’ve never seen one like yours.” The white crane looked outwards thoughtfully: “The restless herd of strange beasts… Your world is truly fascinating.”

What does that mean? The white crane has never seen a restless, strange beast before?

That's not right. According to the administrator, the beast horde has been acting strangely for two months.

The point of divergence between the white crane and the current world was last Friday's "moment of awakening".

These events should have occurred in the timeline he experienced.

Jiang He was curious and was about to ask when a surprised voice suddenly rang out.

"...Jiang He?"

Jiang He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a boy with a face full of freckles standing at the entrance of the hall, looking at him in surprise.

He had absolutely no memory of this boy and asked in confusion, "You are...?"

"I'm Shao Jun!" The freckled boy walked over.

"Uh..." Jiang He was a little embarrassed.

You are Shao Jun, so here's the question: Who is Shao Jun?
Seeing Jiang He's expression, Shao Jun's face kept changing. He hadn't expected that Jiang He had not only ignored him back then, but hadn't even noticed him at all.

He took a deep breath, clinging to his last hope, and forced a smile: "I'm Shao Jun from the top class at No. 1 High School. When you broke through to a higher level in the meditation room, I even greeted you when you came out..."

"Oh, oh, oh!" Jiang He suddenly realized, finally recalling such a fragment.

At that time, he was so focused on his spiritual practice that his mind went blank, and he simply didn't have the extra energy to focus on other people.

Looking back now, it was quite impolite.

"I'm sorry, Shao Jun, I was just too tired at the time and all I wanted to do was go home and rest." Jiang He extended his hand apologetically.

"Let me reintroduce myself. My name is Jiang He, and I'm a freshman in the top class."

Shao Jun was already full of resentment, but when he heard Jiang He's words and saw his outstretched hand, most of his resentment dissipated.

After all, Jiang He is an S-level talent.

If he had S-level talent, he would be so arrogant that he wouldn't care about classmates, let alone apologize.

Looking back now, Jiang He did indeed look exhausted at the time.

Considering all of this, coupled with the Arc Light attack on the school a few days ago, he realized the importance of power...

Shao Jun's smile became much more sincere as he reached out and shook hands with Jiang He: "It's alright, I just didn't notice the time."

"By the way, Jiang He, what brings you to Xinyun Breeding Farm?"

"I'm here to buy spirit blood." Jiang He said, "You're here to buy spirit blood too?"

Xinyun Breeding Farm is the largest exotic beast breeding farm near Zhongzhou City. It's normal for Shao Jun, as a student, to come and buy some spiritual blood to help with body tempering.

But upon hearing his words, Shao Jun smiled.

“My dad is the chairman of Xinyun Company, and this farm is owned by my family.”

"I just came here for a stroll since I had nothing else to do."

"You want spirit blood? No problem, just tell me how much you need!"

Shao Jun waved his hand dismissively.

He has never lacked spiritual blood.

And the feeling of showing off in front of an S-class genius is really awesome!
Jiang He shook his head: "No need, I brought money with me."

Even if he and Shao Jun were close, he wouldn't want to take someone else's things for free.

Unlike the spiritual blood quota that Uncle Zhang gave him, which was an advance payment of wages, he would be working at the fire station afterward.

"Oh, don't be so polite with me," Shao Jun said with a smile. "How about this, since you want to pay for it, I'll ask Uncle Li to give you a discount, okay?"

"Let me tell you, students in the top classes get a discount when they buy spirit blood from my store."

"We're classmates, it would be really disrespectful to refuse us like this!"

Jiang He hesitated for a moment: "Are there really discounts for all of them?"

"Really!" Shao Jun said, "If you don't believe me, just ask me when school starts. Would I lie to you?"

Since Shao Jun has already said so, it would seem a bit pretentious for Jiang He to refuse again.

He nodded: "Then thank you, Shao Jun."

"No need to thank me, we're buddies." Shao Jun smiled and put his arm around Jiang He's shoulder, leading him back into the building: "Come on, I'll take you to pick up the goods."

"Wait a minute, Uncle Zhang is still in the reception room..."

"Uncle Zhang, which Uncle Zhang?"

Baihe smiled as she looked at the two boys with their arms around each other, then walked out of the building alone and entered the breeding area.

His gaze swept over the group of strange beasts, sensing their changes, and he nodded slightly.

(End of this chapter)