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"Now, everyone, can we talk properly?"

Xiao Yan withdrew his fighting spirit, passed through the guards who were merely for show, and returned to his seat as if nothing had happened.

Xiao Yan is not the kind of reckless fool; he thought things through before making his move.

The opponent was only practicing a Xuan-level technique, while he himself was at the mid-level Di-level. In terms of battle qi strength, he was the one who won.

The opponent's fighting skill is at the intermediate level of the Xuan rank, while his own is at the advanced level of the Xuan rank, which makes it a two-way victory.

The opponent's strength is at the two-star Dou Ling level, while my own body is at the one-star level. However, if I activate the divine runes, my strength will surpass theirs. This is my third victory.

The opponent only possesses ordinary battle qi, while I have a different kind of fire within me. I can attack without defending, while the opponent needs to take into account both offense and defense. This is the four-fold advantage.

On the surface, this battle appears to be a one-star Dou Ling versus a two-star Dou Ling, but in reality, whether it's cultivation techniques, combat skills, attacking treasures, or bloodline talents, he surpasses his opponent in every aspect. If he were to lose in this situation, he might as well end his own life.

The city lord of Black Rock City looked at Xiao Yan with a look of astonishment on his face. Even though Xiao Yan was a Great Dou Master, he was not too surprised, since that level was still within his control.

But now that Xiao Yan has defeated Yuan Heng so easily, it proves that he has indeed reached the level of a Dou Ling.

When they first met, the other party was already on equal footing with her. If they met again in the future, Lynn could foresee that perhaps another Dou Huang would be born ten years later.

A Dou Huang who is not even thirty years old is unprecedented, not only in the Jia Ma Empire, but also in the entire Northwest Continent.

Although the City Lord's Mansion lost face this time, it was really not necessary to completely antagonize such a genius for the sake of Yuan Heng.

In the end, Lynn acted as if nothing had happened: "Everyone, step back. Mr. Xiao Yan's strength at such a young age is truly astonishing. It seems that my previous suggestion to have you join my Black Rock City Lord's Mansion was indeed a bit presumptuous. In that case, let's drop the matter."

As long as Lynn is no longer confident of defeating Xiao Yan, it would be fine if it were someone else, but he is also a seventeen-year-old alchemist.

The Alchemist Guild will undoubtedly protect such talent and potential to the very end.

It's important to understand that the Alchemist Guild is not something that Blackrock City can contend with; it's a behemoth on par with the Cloud Mist Sect and the Emperor of the Gama Empire.

Even if he were to be dismissed from his post as the Lord of Black Rock City, the royal family of the Gama Empire would not make things difficult for Xiao Yan.

Even though she was unwilling, Lynn had no choice but to endure it.

"May I ask if there is anything else, Lord City Lord? If not, then I shall take my leave."

Coming to Blackrock City not only brought me no benefits, but also caused me a lot of trouble. I should have known better than to come.

"Mr. Xiao Yan, please wait. We cannot become guest elders, but we can still cooperate. If Mr. Xiao Yan has any needs, Black Rock City will certainly do its best to help."

All we need is for Mr. Xiao Yan to lend a helping hand when Black Rock City is in peril.

The plan to force Xiao Yan to join Black Rock City failed, but they still wanted to win him over.

Then Lynn clapped her hands: "Someone, bring the things up."

Then, ten scantily clad, slender, and beautiful women carrying jade platters slowly entered the hall.

They took turns holding up the jade plate and knelt before Xiao Yan.

The jade plate was covered with rare treasures, including not only black gold cards, but also various fighting techniques, medicinal herbs, and other precious items.

Xiao Yan glanced at the items and immediately understood their value. Each item was worth at least 300,000 gold coins, and the total value of all ten items was at least 5 million.

This profit was equivalent to the entire Xiao family's income for twenty years, yet the other party gave it to him as soon as they met. How generous!

"Mr. Xiao Yan, these things are a token of my appreciation from Black Rock City. Consider them a small gift for our first meeting."

Lynn spoke casually, but the value of these ten treasures was equivalent to several years' worth of military expenses for the entire Blackrock City Guard.

He's really gone to great lengths to come up with this.

However, Xiao Yan is not short of money at the moment. Although he is quite interested in these things, he is not in urgent need of them.

Moreover, as the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to do him a favor," so if Xiao Yan accepts this gift, he will be indebted to the other party.

"Lord City Lord, one cannot accept a gift without merit. I dare not accept such a valuable gift rashly."

Lynn was shocked. She hadn't expected Xiao Yan to have such a temperament at his age, not even wanting a free offer.

However, what he didn't know was that Xiao Yan, who had once been an Earthling, knew one thing best: free things are the most expensive.

"If that's all there is to it, then Xiao Yan will take his leave."

Xiao Yan lost his patience and got up to leave. This time, it was Lynn who was a little anxious.

The city lord's mansion has already lost face, and if they don't win over Xiao Yan, it will be a complete loss.

Thinking of this, a piece of information suddenly popped into Lynn's mind—a piece of information that an alchemist would definitely be interested in.

"It's fine if Mr. Xiao Yan doesn't like these treasures, but before I leave, I have some news to tell him."

Lynn's words made Xiao Yan pause slightly. If it was just a piece of news, he wouldn't mind listening to it.

"Oh, in that case, I'd like to hear it. Hopefully, it's not some trivial news."

"Mr. Xiao Yan, the main purpose of Black Rock City is to fight against the magical beasts in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, which may riot at any time, and to prevent and resist their infiltration into the human world."

At the same time, it is also necessary to clean up from time to time the powerful monsters that emerge in the surrounding area and pose a threat to Blackrock City.

On one occasion, when the Third Guard of Blackrock City was patrolling the Monster Mountain Range, they accidentally discovered a strange place. The spiritual energy there was far richer than in other places, and it also grew many high-level spiritual materials that were rarely seen in the outside world.

"If Mr. Xiao Yan is interested, I can give you a map of that extraordinary place."

Strange place?

Upon hearing this news, Xiao Yan immediately laughed: "If such a wondrous place truly existed, would your Black Rock City still be standing?"

I guess if it's not guarded by some terrifying high-level magical beast, then the environment itself is just too dangerous, right?

Xiao Yan is no child; how could he be so easily fooled? This information must not be of much value to have been given to him.

The fact that he dared to say it in front of so many people proves that the information is worthless.

Lynn looked slightly embarrassed and continued, "Mr. Xiao Yan is indeed clever. That strange place is indeed very dangerous. I don't know why it is always filled with a strong poisonous fog."

Several members of the guard tried to enter and explore, but within seconds, the poison penetrated their battle aura and corroded them into skeletons.

I went there in person, but the poison was so unique that even a cultivator at the Dou Ling realm couldn't withstand it, so I couldn't explore it.

However, I believe that Mr. Xiao Yan is protected by a strange fire, so even if the poison is extremely potent, it would be difficult to suppress the strange fire. This might be useful information for you.

After Lynn finished speaking, Xiao Yan turned around as expected. This information was very valuable to him.