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Chapter 2362 Three Kingdoms Kill
That's exactly what Grandmaster Lata was thinking; he wanted to bribe the cultivators.

In the culture of the tapir society, bribery is not actually a shameful thing—it's about buying a way out.

In the vast majority of ethnic groups, bribery is not a big problem, or even a problem at all.

Most of the time, the problem lies in whether the bribe-giver has the financial means and is qualified enough.

Bribery only becomes a problem, and may even escalate to a crime, in an environment that places exceptional importance on fairness.

Lata the Great is capable of handling things, and he stated that the Tapir tribe is willing to pay appropriate consultation fees—a relatively prudent approach.

Qu Jianlei wouldn't be pretentious; he had already witnessed how the Tapir tribe extorted bribes from Jin Ge.

When you're away from home, it's best to adapt to local customs. He then unleashed the broken sword.

"The opportunity I'm seeking is simple: to help my elders fulfill their wishes... Do you have any information about this item?"

News about it? Lata blinked a few times, feeling a bit conflicted: Your bribery tactics are a bit niche!

It had heard that the other party was skilled with the broken knife, but it really had no relevant clues.

It pondered for a moment and shook its head. "There's no relevant information at the moment, but I can go and ask."

“If you put it that way, it’s pointless,” Qu Jianlei said with a dark expression. “I could say a few words in support, but I have no motivation.”

“You can change your terms,” Grand Master Rata said without hesitation, adding that anything was negotiable as long as the other party was willing to talk.

"No individual can have only one piece of jade, right?"

Qu Jianlei hesitated for a moment, then drew a broken axe. "I have an elder..."

Two hours later, Rata the Great and Rajan left peacefully.

Jin Ge Zhenxian had long since lost his temper, "What did you solicit as a bribe?"

“Five guardian rules,” Qu Jianlei’s expression was a little strange, “and… two more origins!”

The broken sword and the broken axe were things he had asked for in a ridiculous way, but he really didn't know what good stuff the other party had.

This last bit of gain is... better than nothing.

The Five Elements are also very precious to the Tapir race, unlike the Guardian Rules, which are precious but not rare.

Just like a woman's cleavage, you can always squeeze it out.

"You've... what a waste!" Immortal Jin Ge lamented. "If you don't know how to bargain, I can help you negotiate!"

“Senior, stop for a moment,” Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but say. “Let’s get this straight. You should have been in charge of this negotiation.”

"You didn't want to negotiate, so you entrusted it to me. I also upheld the dignity of cultivators. At most, I was just a little greedy myself."

"You authorize me, I accept the task, and not only do I complete the task, but I also damage my own image. What's wrong with that?"

“You…” Jin Ge Zhenxian thought for a moment, “If you have this idea, you should have told me in advance.”

"So you're blaming me now?" Qu Jianlei snorted, then muttered under his breath, "I'll settle your debt with a single source!"

"You should have said so earlier," Jin Ge Zhenxian said, his anger turning to joy. He reached out and put his arm around Jin Ge's shoulder. "Let's go back!"

Don't underestimate such a light embrace; although the two great venerable ones have left, there are still quite a few tapirs around.

These tapirs exist to make it easier to entertain distinguished guests, but clearly, their duties are not as simple as they seem.

Before long, the news reached Grand Venerable Lata, who nodded to the other Grand Venerables, "Just as I thought..."

"This little Nascent Soul cultivator not only has a high status, but also receives benefits by bribing others. Who else thinks two sources of origin are too much?"

Within the Tapir clan, the rules of protection are negligible; one can simply squeeze in to get one.

The other Grand Venerables only had some reservations about the two origins, feeling that the cultivators were too greedy.

However, after Lata clarified the relationship between bribery and profit sharing, his clan no longer considered it extortion, and the matter was settled.

There have been some changes to the specific details, namely that cultivators have firmly refused to participate in such large-scale wars in the future.

This seriously violated the original intention of the tapir clan to retain them, because they suddenly realized that this kind of large-scale battle was what the other side was best at.

The previously agreed-upon task of helping protect the various home planets is a serious waste of the cultivators' combat power, fighting philosophy, and will!
In other words, the tapir clan also knew that fighting large-scale wars was too ineffective for the clan, and they needed such a pillar of strength to stabilize the situation.

However, in Qu Jianlei's view, the other party was simply used to using thugs.
He stated bluntly that this was impossible; cultivators would never again cooperate with the tapir race in large-scale battles.

If the other party does not agree to this request, then everything is over and both parties can part ways amicably.

Even the Great Lord Rata was a little embarrassed: It's one thing if you disagree, but isn't this a bit too much of a slap in the face?
Seeing that the cultivator was so disrespectful, the other Star Beast Venerables advised it to agree first.

The tapir tribe doesn't really care about saving face; once things have passed, they'll be fine again.

Let's agree to it for now and see how things go. If we really run into trouble, we'll figure out a solution.

Ratan said that this suggestion was excellent, and that the tapir tribe was indeed a group with traditional wisdom.

After the agreement was reached, the group of five did not delay and went directly to Rajan's home planet to rest.

Han Li and Min Ning were really exhausted this time, especially the former, who needed to rest for two whole months before he was roughly back to normal.

Next, Qu Jianlei, Jin Ge, and Wen Xian left to continue their search for opportunities in space.

A year has passed in the blink of an eye, and the harvest... is just a spirit stone mine.

It was a fairly large celestial body in space with a huge mineral vein on it. The three of them felt that there would be no consequences if they took it.

As for that chaotic star cluster, they had also gone to see it; the Treefolk and the Zerg were still locked in a standoff.

The three of them couldn't quite predict when the opportunity would appear, but it was unlikely to happen anytime soon.

After they returned to Rajan's home planet, they learned that Han Li and Min Ning had made another move that year.

It was a Star-Beast Venerable who contacted Rajan, requesting the cultivators to take action.

This great being's tribe was already on the front lines, and because of that great war, the threats it faced were greatly reduced.

However, not long after, it discovered something unusual about the asteroid belt some distance from its home planet.

After careful investigation, it discovered that there was a Zerg settlement there, and there was also an aura of astral projection.

This place isn't very close to the home planet, and the Zerg aren't very active right now, so it can observe for a while.

However, this great master did not hesitate to find Rajan, hoping to invite the cultivators to help.

If the opposing Zerg has a Nascent Soul ability, it's a Grandmaster, and it wouldn't be a problem for them to fight it out.

However, the previous battle made this great being realize that the Zerg were not only extremely ferocious, but also capable of all sorts of insidious schemes.

It was very worried that if it made a move and more people on the other side were to leave their bodies, it would be in big trouble.

In any case, it cannot tolerate such a large hidden danger near its home planet.

Inviting other Star Eater Grandmasters for help comes at a price, and there's no guarantee they'll be able to get help. Even if they do, their combat strength is questionable.

Since that's the case, it's better to seek help from cultivators. It just so happens that Rajan can act as an intermediary to introduce similar services.

Han Li and Min Ning had basically finished resting and, after confirming that this one's Out-of-Body status could be counted as a kill, headed straight there.

Unfortunately, this out-of-body insectoid creature had actually participated in the last great battle and fled back injured.

After returning, it felt that its planet was not very safe either, because cultivators had a history of coming to its door to take revenge.

In addition, as it weakens, the surrounding Zerg might also have some ideas.

So it simply took some of its subordinates and found a place to hide and recover from its injuries, and to rest and recuperate.

It would be impossible to say that it wasn't interested in the nearby homeworld of the Tapir race, but it also had no plans to attack it.

Its main thought was that the most dangerous place was the safest, and it simply couldn't find a particularly safe location.

However, this matter was discovered by the Great Venerable of the Tapir Clan, and what's worse, he even invited cultivators!
So all we can say is that this Zerg creature was incredibly unlucky; it escaped the last time, but couldn't avoid it this time.

Han Li and Min Ning made their move and swiftly killed their opponent in a very short time.

The benefits offered by the Star Eater Grandmaster were not many, just ten Extreme Spirits.

Because it had already agreed to report the kill quota and to make sure it gained the approval of the tapir tribe.

If the business-to-business transaction can be completed, ten spirit coins as a service fee is not a small amount.

Of course, how it expresses itself to Rajan is none of the cultivator's business.

After comparing the results from both sides, everyone was a bit depressed. "After a year... we still lost money?"

In fact, the income and expenditure were basically balanced, but the five-person group wasted a year. In the world of Houde, how much would that be worth?

Three months after the five reunited, Ratan came looking for them again—an old friend of his who wanted to wipe out the Tree Clan on the other side!
The contact area between the Tapir and the Tree Clan is not very large, and their biggest enemy is the Zerg.

This Star Tapir and the Tree Clan on the other side are old enemies, having fought each other for over a hundred years!
Although the Star Eater Grandmaster lost more than he won, he was able to maintain the battle line for over a hundred years, which means he was definitely a formidable fighter.

It had heard about the Tapir Clan's great victory over the Zerg Clan a while ago, but since it could withstand the Tree Clan, it felt that it was not much worse off.

However, recently, the tree race has suddenly intensified its offensive, and it has become somewhat passive in its defense.

After making some inquiries, I learned that the other side had borrowed troops in an attempt to conquer my home planet.

Borrowing troops is not uncommon among the Tree Clan, but they generally do not welcome the Mother Tree.

However, after fighting the opponent for over a hundred years, the Star Eater Grandmaster knew that the opposing Tree Clan Mother Tree was also stubborn and would not easily lend troops!

This time, the other side may have heard that the main fighting force of the Tapir race was concentrated on the Zerg battlefield, and wanted to take the opportunity to make a breakthrough.

This is probably the charm of Three Kingdoms Kill: the Tree Clan can't beat the Insect Clan, but they still drag the Tapir Clan down!
This time, however, the Star-Burning Venerable who sought help could not offer any benefits, but only stated that he would count the number of cultivators killed.

Otherwise, would it have to be His Holiness Ratan himself? Rajan would be too embarrassed to send such a message!
The key issue is that it doesn't get any referral fees!