Chapter 430 Fair Competition
Chapter 430 Fair Competition
In the end, Li Weiwei was the first to look away, muttering softly, "Anyway, I think you're more suitable than me."
Zhang Tianya sighed and turned to Lin Tian: "Brother Lin Tian, look at the mess this has made... How about this, you decide for us?"
Lin Tian shook his head.
"Your affairs are your own to decide."
Zhang Tianya scratched his head: "But we can't make a decision. No one else will agree to it."
Li Weiwei nodded, looking troubled.
The council chamber fell silent for a few seconds.
Lin Tian looked at the two of them and suddenly smiled.
The smile was faint, just a slight upturn of the corners of his mouth, but compared to his usual indifferent expression, it was a very obvious expression of emotion.
"You guys," he said, with a hint of helplessness in his voice, "are really too modest."
Zhang Tianya chuckled: "That's right. What kind of relationship do we have? We wouldn't fall out over something like this, would we?"
Li Weiwei nodded: "Tianya and I have known each other for so long. Although we bicker sometimes, we never argue about important matters."
Lin Tian hummed in agreement.
"How about this then?" he said.
The two of them immediately looked at him.
Lin Tian picked up the crystal, twirled it between his fingertips, and then put it back on the table.
"This [SSS-grade Talent Enhancement Stone] is a reward I received in the preliminary rounds of the Multiverse Conquest. It's an extra reward for first place." He said calmly, "The second round of the Multiverse Conquest starts in seven days. Maybe I'll have another chance to get it then."
Zhang Tianya and Li Weiwei's eyes lit up at the same time.
Lin Tian continued, "You two don't need to keep being so polite. This politeness won't get you anywhere by tomorrow morning."
He paused, then looked at the two of them.
"How about this, we'll use skill upgrade stones."
"Skill upgrade stone?" Zhang Tianya was taken aback.
"Yes," Lin Tian said. "I need a lot of skill upgrade stones, regardless of grade, the more the better. Whoever provides me with the most and the highest quality skill upgrade stones will get this [SSS-grade Talent Enhancement Stone]."
He looked at the two of them. "Do you have any objections?"
Zhang Tianya and Li Weiwei exchanged a glance.
Zhang Tianya's eyes lit up, and a familiar, slightly roguish smile spread across his lips.
Li Weiwei smiled too, a smile tinged with competitiveness.
"No objections!" Zhang Tianya spoke first. "That's a great idea! Fair and just!"
Li Weiwei nodded: "I have no objection either. Let's settle this with skill; whoever wins gets it."
Zhang Tianya laughed heartily, turned to Li Weiwei, and deliberately drawled, "Li Weiwei, then let's see who has the best skills!"
Li Weiwei raised an eyebrow: "You think I'm afraid of you? It's true that the War Alliance is powerful and influential, but we sisters of Crimson Romance are not to be trifled with. It's hard to say who will accumulate the most skill upgrade stones."
Zhang Tianya chuckled: "We'll see about that."
Lin Tian looked at them and nodded slightly.
"Then let's set a three-day deadline," he said. "Three days later, here again, you two bring the skill upgrade stones you've collected, and I'll count them myself."
Zhang Tianya slapped his thigh: "Deal!"
Li Weiwei nodded: "Deal!"
The two exchanged a smile, and the atmosphere became much more relaxed.
Zhang Tianya leaned back in his chair and stretched: "Okay, I'm relieved that this is settled. Three days is enough time for our guild to mobilize everyone to collect it."
Li Weiwei pondered, "Skill upgrade stones... I remember we still have some in our guild warehouse, but nobody uses them. I'll have the sisters go to the major markets and we should be able to collect quite a few."
Zhang Tianya's eyes lit up, and he immediately opened his private messages and started sending messages.
Li Weiwei was not to be outdone, and she also checked in via private message, typing rapidly.
The council chamber fell silent, save for the occasional whispers exchanged between the two as they sent messages.
Lin Tian leaned back in his chair, watching them work without disturbing them.
He suddenly realized that this atmosphere was actually quite nice.
After sending the message, Zhang Tianya tossed the communicator onto the table and looked up at Lin Tian: "By the way, now that this is settled, shouldn't we get down to business?"
Li Weiwei also put down the communicator: "Yes, you just said you wanted to watch our training."
Lin Tian stood up.
"Then let's go," he said.
Zhang Tianya and Li Weiwei also stood up.
Just as the three reached the door, Zhang Tianya suddenly stopped and looked back at the crystal on the table—Lin Tian had already put it away.
He scratched his head, looked at Lin Tian, and said with unusual seriousness, "Brother Lin Tian, thanks for this..."
Li Weiwei nodded and said solemnly, "No matter who gets it in the end, we will both remember this favor."
Lin Tian glanced at them.
"Don't say that," he said, his tone still calm, but it seemed to have a touch more warmth compared to his usual indifference.
Zhang Tianya grinned and patted his shoulder—of course, he didn't dare to use force.
"Alright, that's enough. Come on, I'll show you the elites from our two guilds, and show you what true elite status is!"
Li Weiwei chimed in, "Elite? Who was it that got utterly thrashed by our Blood Romance sisters last time?"
Zhang Tianya's face darkened: "That's cheating! We agreed on a one-on-one fight, but you all attacked together!"
"Who talks about one-on-one duels on the battlefield?"
"you--"
The two bickered as they walked out of the council chamber one after the other.
Lin Tian followed behind them, a slight smile playing on his lips.
The sun is shining brightly.
The level 35 map east of Luoxia City should be quite lively today.
......
Zhang Tianya and Li Weiwei walked out of the council hall.
Sunlight fell on the two of them, casting long shadows on the bluestone pavement.
Zhang Tianya stretched and loosened his shoulders before opening his contact list.
"Old Zhang," he sent a voice message in the guild channel, "notify all elite members to assemble in the front yard of the base in ten minutes. Bring your equipment and get ready to depart."
The channel exploded less than three seconds after the message was sent.
"President, where are we going?"
"What are we fighting? The boss?"
"Holy crap, finally something's happening! I've been so bored!"
"Gather! Gather! Stop talking nonsense!"
Zhang Tianya grinned as he looked at the messages flooding the chat, then added, "Don't ask so many questions, you'll find out when we get there. Be quick, Boss Lin Tian wants to see your skills."
There was a half-second silence in the channel, then the messages started flooding in even more wildly.
"Boss Lin Tian? That Lin Tian?!"
"??!"
"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! I'm going to meet a real big shot!"
"Brothers, charge! Don't embarrass yourselves!"
Zhang Tianya put away his communicator and turned to look at Li Weiwei.
Li Weiwei was also sending messages, but her approach was much more refined than Zhang Tianya's.
She simply sent a short notification in the Blood Romance channel: "Sisters, gather in the front yard in ten minutes. Boss Lin Tian wants to observe, don't embarrass yourselves."
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