The ultimate Valkyrie has fallen for me

"Lu Yuan!"

At the Ye family base, Ye Hongyun was taken aback when she saw Lu Yuan suddenly appear. But she quickly recovered, glanced at Ye Qingcang beside her, and then turned back to Lu Yuan.

"Is the news you told Qingcang true?"

Do you think I would make such a joke?

"..."

Ye Hongyun remained silent for a moment, her expression growing increasingly serious.

"I just want to confirm that the beast tide is really as large as you said."

"Only big, never small."

Lu Yuan sighed helplessly, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

"We all need to prepare early."

Then, Lu Yuan recounted his deal with Dong Pengfei.

Hearing that Lu Yuan had even sold the coal mine at a drastically reduced price to acquire those large-scale firearms, Ye Hongyun's expression grew increasingly grim.

Lu Yuan's actions have indirectly confirmed the truth of what he said.

If what Lu Yuan said is true, then all the bases and strongholds in the Northern Wilderness will likely suffer.

In that case, wouldn't all the effort he'd put into the Northern Wilderness over the years have been wasted?

"Therefore, no matter what, we must stop this beast tide!"

Lu Yuan spoke again, his voice unusually serious.

Ye Hongyun and Ye Qingcang exchanged a glance and nodded in agreement.

People are inherently selfish. At this moment, they cannot consider the overall interests of the Ye family; instead, they will prioritize their own interests.

"So what's the purpose of your visit this time?"

Thinking of this, Ye Hongyun asked again.

Although they belong to different factions, they all started from the Northern Wilderness and are now in the same boat. Lu Yuan's sudden visit must be to help resist the beast tide, and Ye Hongyun is willing to help if possible.

"I want to make a deal with your Ye family."

Lu Yuan didn't waste any time and spoke directly.

"I also own an energy-absorbing mine. Although I only hold a 40% stake, it is still quite valuable."

"You're going to sell that 40% of the energy-absorbing ore to our Ye family?"

Ye Hongyun looked at Lu Yuan and couldn't help but frown.

The beast tide is coming. If it's really as large as Lu Yuan said, it's hard to say whether the Northern Wilderness can be protected. What use would the mines be then?

but!

As mentioned before, from a personal perspective, he and Lu Yuan are now in the same boat.

If the deal is reached, Lu Yuan's improved eyesight will increase his chances of resisting the beast tide, which would be good for him as well.

As for what if we can't stop it, then we'll lose everything. It's the Ye family that loses, not Ye Hongyun.

"I can help you communicate with your family."

Ye Hongyun thought for a moment, then continued.

"But our Ye family doesn't have that many large-scale firearms."

"I've already done most of the trade with Tianjing Group on large-scale firepower to deal with ordinary monsters. What I'm trading with your Ye family are other things."

"What?"

"Swordsmanship!"

"Um?"

"So this is the legendary high-grade Earth-rank combat technique of your Ye family!"

"Lu Yuan!"

At this point, Ye Hongyun let out a cold shout, her expression instantly turning serious.

The Ye family sword technique is the foundation of their clan!

This must never be shared with anyone!

Let alone Lu Yuan, a complete outsider, even the wives the Ye family brought into the family, and some women who were not able to marry into the family and might marry out, were not taught the skills.

Lu Yuan actually coveted the Ye family's sword techniques. Just having this thought was a provocation and an offense to the Ye family!

"I will only learn and practice it myself, and I guarantee I will not pass it on to anyone else! In other words, I will only exchange the 40% of the energy-absorbing gold ore for the Ye family sword technique taught to me alone."

Ignoring Ye Hongyun's anger, Lu Yuan continued.

"Furthermore, I can guarantee that I will not use the Ye family sword technique on the Ye family members. No, not only that, I can guarantee that I will not use the Ye family sword technique on humans! In this way, the Ye family sword technique I have learned will not cause any harm to the Ye family."

"Is it only used to deal with monsters?"

Hearing what Lu Yuan said, Ye Hongyun's expression softened slightly.

"To be precise, it's to deal with this monster."

Lu Yuan nodded, then sighed again.

This beast tide is not only large in scale, but also includes king-level monsters, and there are more than one of them!

Compared to ordinary monsters, this is what Lu Yuan is most worried about.

If the base city doesn't send corresponding Grandmasters to support them, how will they deal with these King-level monsters?

Lu Yuan had already fought against Xiaoyue Tianlang, but he couldn't defeat him.

Lu Yuan's current strength is already considered invincible below the Grandmaster level. Even if he doesn't win, there is absolutely no general who can defeat him.

However, even so, they are still worlds apart from grandmasters.

In his previous battle against Xiao Fentian, he mainly relied on the advantage of physical attributes, but even so, he was caught off guard and temporarily broke through Xiao Fentian's domain.

Xiao Fentian could actually raise his domain again and achieve a power that Lu Yuan could not withstand.

In other words, even with attribute advantages, Lu Yuan is no match for Xiao Fentian.

Lu Yuan is currently only a seven-star warrior. Although he has overcome the bottleneck, the higher the level of cultivation, the more difficult it becomes, from eight-star to nine-star, and it is by no means something that can be accomplished overnight.

Unless, he condenses a pseudo-nucleus.

But that would be self-destructive.

Moreover, even a pseudo-core is still at the Star Core Realm, and ultimately not a Grandmaster.

After much thought, he could only come up with one solution: combat skills.

Let alone ordinary combat skills, even low-grade or mid-grade Earth-rank combat skills are unlikely to bridge this gap.

Only the highest grade of Earth rank!

The only high-grade Earth-rank combat technique that Lu Yuan knew of was the Ye Family Sword Technique.

Actually, he wasn't sure if the Ye Family Sword Technique was a high-grade Earth-rank combat skill, but this was the most recent answer he had.

Moreover, he had fought against Ye Honglan, the Sword King of the Ye family.

Despite being inferior to him in physique and internal energy, Ye Honglan exerted immense pressure on him using the Ye family sword technique.

Ye Honglan himself admitted that he was only at the half-step sword intent stage, meaning he had not yet fully mastered the Ye family sword technique.

Thus, Lu Yuan pondered that if he could learn the Ye family sword technique, with his powerful physique and true qi, he might be able to bridge the gap between himself and a grandmaster.

Even if they can't truly catch up with the grandmasters, at least they have the strength to fight!

That is why, even though he knew it was impossible, he still came to seek the Ye family's sword technique.

Even so, the heads of the families would never agree to it.

Ye Hongyun hesitated for a moment, then shook her head.

The Ye family sword technique is the Ye family's signature skill. If it were passed on to Lu Yuan, where would the Ye family put their face?

For these powerful forces, sometimes face is more precious than real gold and silver.

"Besides the 40% energy-absorbing gold ore, I can also provide the formula for a pseudo-core pill!"

Lu Yuan spoke again with a serious expression.

"Or, if your Ye family has any other requests, please feel free to make them!"

"Fake walnut pills?"

"It was at Shen Fuyue's birthday banquet that I presented the pill formula as a birthday gift. Cai Yuanzhi confirmed that it could condense a pseudo-core and help a six-star warrior directly break through to the seven-star level."

"this……"

Ye Hongyun's eyes widened slightly. He had heard of that prescription before; it was a treasure that could be passed down through generations and ensure the long-term prosperity of the clan!

"Alright! I can speak to the clan on your behalf!"

It must be said that Lu Yuan has indeed offered a price that is attractive enough.

Furthermore, if Lu Yuan learns the Ye family sword technique and can withstand this beast tide, it will also be a good thing for Ye Hongyun.

Both publicly and privately, he should speak up—no, not just speak up, but do everything in his power to make this happen.

"but."

But then, Ye Hongyun frowned and said something else.

"Don't get your hopes up too high. I estimate that the family heads will most likely still not agree."

"Okay, just do your best. If you need anything, let me know."

Lu Yuan sighed softly and nodded.

He was also aware of the difficulty of this matter.