Douluo Dalu: Immortal Dragon Clan

Jing Hongchen dared not delay for a moment. The pen tip glided quickly across the paper. After finishing writing, she held the paper with both hands and carefully handed it to Mo Yan, even softening her breathing.

Mo Yan casually took the paper, glanced at the contents, and his previously calm expression instantly darkened, his brows furrowing tightly.

Jing Hongchen felt a sudden jolt in her heart, realizing something was wrong—judging from this expression, she hadn't quite captured the heart of this young lady.

"Five 100,000-year-old soul bones, plus a hundred kilograms of rare metals?" Mo Yan slammed the paper on the table, his tone full of displeasure. "You fatso, are you underestimating Shrek Academy? Do you really think we're so poor that we can't afford more?"

She turned to look at Jin Tianming, who was pretending to sleep with his eyes closed, and complained, "Jin Tianming, you're such a cowardly teacher. You're so cautious even when you're making a request. How can you accomplish anything with such a small amount of courage?"

Jin Tianming didn't even lift his eyelids, maintaining his leisurely and carefree demeanor, clearly handing over all decision-making power to Mo Yan.

Seeing this, Mo Yan picked up the paper again and shoved it in front of Jing Hongchen, his tone carrying a naked threat: "I'll give you one last chance. Think it over and write it properly! Otherwise, I'll have my Limit Douluo godmother take action and let you experience the taste of a roasted fat pig."

She tilted her head and smiled innocently: "Since you've already been frozen pork once, being roasted pork once more is like experiencing both ice and fire, so it's not a loss."

Mirror Red Dust: ???

His mind went completely blank for a moment. Was this girl some kind of demon?
Moreover, she actually has a Limit Douluo as her backer, who is also her godmother?

As expected of a genius who is being groomed by his family, he has a Limit Douluo-level backer behind him, just like Jin Tianming. This treatment is simply heaven-defying.

Jing Hongchen didn't dare to hesitate at all, and quickly took the paper and pressed it firmly on the table.

He held the pen, but did not write anything immediately. Instead, he pondered deeply—how outrageous could his request be to satisfy this old lady?
This scene completely changed his understanding of negotiation.

Looking across the entire mainland, where have you ever seen a claimant's demands be refuted simply because they were too low?

While others are afraid of being overcharged during negotiations, he was threatened with being roasted like a pig if his demands weren't high enough. This experience was truly surreal.

Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo, who were standing to the side, were dumbfounded and thought it was very strange.

If Elders Xuanzi and Yan Shaozhe were to see this scene, they would probably be so angry they would vomit blood on the spot—Mo Yan wasn't negotiating at all; he was clearly treating Shrek Academy like an ATM, letting others take advantage of him at will. He was simply a complete spendthrift!
Before long, Jing Hongchen seemed to have made up her mind. She quickly filled the paper with words and handed it to Mo Yan again, her tone somewhat uncertain: "Do you think this is okay?"

Mo Yan took the paper, read it carefully, and finally a satisfied smile appeared on his face. He patted Jing Hongchen on the shoulder: "You're a promising student! That's more like it!"

“Otherwise, it would make it seem like Shrek Academy can’t afford to pay, which would be so embarrassing.” She waved the paper in her hand, her tone smug. “Shrek always cares about its reputation in these kinds of matters.”

She was overjoyed. The requirements on it were demanding enough to make those old guys at Shrek furious.

Mo Yan turned around and handed the paper to Wen Yu, indicating, "Miss Wen Yu, please be a witness."

"..." Wen Yu looked at the paper handed to her, her eyes practically rolling to the sky.

She took the paper, glanced at it, and couldn't help but complain, "This isn't about compensation; you're clearly treating Shrek Academy like a charity, trying to drain their coffers!"

"What, Miss Wen Yu, are you tempted too?" Mo Yan raised an eyebrow and asked with a sly smile. "Why don't you write down your requirements as well, and I'll ask Shrek Academy for them for you?"

“6…” Wen Yu was too lazy to waste words with her, threw the paper back, and turned to leave. “I’ll go back and explain things first, and have my teacher communicate with those Title Douluos afterwards.” After saying that, she quickly left the room.

Mo Yan took the paper and said to Jing Hongchen, "Dean Hongchen, let's wait for news. I will handle this matter."

“I understand.” Jing Hongchen nodded, a shrewd glint in his eyes.

This old fox had long since figured it out: the Sun Moon Empire could never possibly obtain the outrageous compensation on paper. Mo Yan and Jin Tianming's negotiations had been hiding other motives from beginning to end.

As they left the hotel, Zhang Lexuan, Mo Yan, and Han Ruoruo walked side by side.

Han Ruoruo, who had been silent all along, finally couldn't help but speak up: "Le Xuan, Mo Yan, do you really think the academy will agree to these compensations? I think it's impossible."

She simply couldn't understand why Jin Tianming and Mo Yan were putting on such a show.

Mo Yan and Zhang Lexuan exchanged a glance. Zhang Lexuan slowed down and explained softly, "Mo Yan and Jin Tianming did this not to get compensation for the Sun Moon Empire, but to incite conflict between the two forces."

"A contradiction?" Han Ruoruo was taken aback at first, but then her clever brain worked quickly, and she instantly figured out the key point.

She stared at Mo Yan in disbelief, her voice trembling slightly: "Mo Yan, so you wanted to... use this outrageous claim to escalate the conflict between the academy and the Sun Moon Empire again?"

Mo Yan curled his lips into a smile, a cold glint in his eyes: "That's right, the academy may seem vibrant, but it's already on its deathbed."

"The academy has Xuanzi and Yan Shaozhe, a pair of brilliant minds, and the conflict between them already exists, which will only intensify further. What we need to do is to use Long Xiaoyao's death to make this conflict erupt completely."

“Those compensation clauses are an impossible task to complete,” Zhang Lexuan added. “Once we make this list of claims public, the outside world will only laugh at Shrek Academy for being in the wrong but unable to pay compensation, and the academy’s reputation will plummet as a result.”

"That's killing two birds with one stone!"

"At that time, Xuanzi and the others will inevitably put pressure on the Sun Moon Empire in order to save face for the academy; and we can take this opportunity to eliminate the opposing forces within the academy and firmly grasp power in our hands." Mo Yan's voice was somewhat lazy. "As for Long Xiaoyao's death, it was just handing us the sharpest knife."

In fact, this was more about laying the groundwork for a war on the mainland. The core purpose was to have Yan Shaozhe and Xuanzi, the two brilliant strategists, incite conflict on the mainland.

As for the power of Shrek Academy, even a dog would shake its head in disbelief.

However, Mo Yan was too lazy to go into details and only revealed the surface purpose.

Han Ruoruo was already terrified. She finally understood that this seemingly absurd negotiation was a carefully planned conspiracy from beginning to end.

What Mo Yan wanted was never compensation, but control of the entire Shrek Academy.

As night deepened, the three women disappeared at the end of the street, but a storm sweeping through Shrek was only just beginning.

...(End of chapter)