Elven King of Bugs

100 million.

Bai Chen has never seen so much money in his life.

Although for a trainer who spends a lot of money, 100 million is not a big amount, but for Bai Chen, who has just made his debut, 100 million is enough for him to buy training resources for the Giant Needle Bee and give him the confidence to conquer more elves. .

Thinking of this, Bai Chen's breathing became a little heavier.

He was bound to get this commission.

"Grandpa Gusuke, please give me this commission. I will definitely get the terrible sweetness."

Bai Chen looked sincere.

Unexpectedly, Gu Jie shook his head: "Young man, I appreciate your courage, but do you really know the dangers in the wild? Even an experienced treasure hunter like me would not dare to go to EMI without sufficient preparations in advance. Stay in the forest longer.”

Gu Jie didn't want to refuse Bai Chen. If he really wanted to refuse, he could just rush people to see Bai Chen off the moment he saw Bai Chen. There was no need to wait until now.

He just wanted to confirm Bai Chen's determination.

Frankly speaking, Bai Chen is so young, and Gu Jie doesn't think he has the ability to find the "terrible sweetness".

But as a treasure hunter, he himself has experienced life and death in the wild. If Bai Chen wants to go further in this journey, then this experience of searching for the "terrible sweetness", regardless of success or failure, will be a rare and valuable experience. .

As for life and death

Just kidding, treasure hunting is definitely dangerous. Now that you have made a choice, you have to bear the price of your choice. Besides, Gu Jie has no obligation to care about Bai Chen's life or death.

"Mr. Fousuke, do you think I don't have the ability to complete the commission?"

Bai Chen narrowed his eyes, not only did he change the name in his words, but his tone also suddenly became tougher.

He didn't know what Gusuke was thinking, but if he really had no intention of delivering the entrustment to him, Gusuke wouldn't have to put forward an offer of 100 million in front of him.

If that's the case, then you should be tougher and show your determination to accept the commission.

"Yes, I do doubt your ability."

Gu Jie also nodded. He suddenly wanted to know how Bai Chen would react when his client questioned his situation.

This old man has really bad taste.

Bai Chen secretly cursed, lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly raised his right index finger, pointed to the sky, and said in a very sacred and serious tone:

"My grandma once said: Only vulgar people will judge a person's ability based on appearance."

"Mr. Gusuke, you are well-informed and you are a great collector who has traveled all over the world. You must not even know such a simple truth."

Bai Chen finally figured out that this old man named Gu Jie just wanted to fight back. The harder he hit him and made him speechless, the more likely Gu Jie was to hand over the commission to him.

Just in case Gu Jie still had an excuse, Bai Chen added: "Of course, if you are worried, Mr. Gu Jie, you can wait until I get the terrible sweetness before paying the full reward."

"This way, you don't have to pay anything, and you don't have to worry that I won't be able to complete the commission."

"Pfft hahaha"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Jie burst out laughing so loudly that he was out of breath.

After finally taking a breath, Gu Jie pointed at Bai Chen and said, "You are a boy that I like very much, so I can hand over the commission to you, and we will sign a contract later."

He felt that Bai Chen was very much like himself when he was young, with the same boldness and youthful energy. If he could retain this energy through some training, he might become a good treasure hunter and explorer.

Gu Jie blinked again and said, "But as you just said, if you can't complete the commission, I won't give you a penny."

"no problem."

Bai Chen nodded indifferently. This was a sky-high commission worth 100 million.

He'll get it done no matter what.

"Grandpa Gu Jie, let's talk about the details of the commission next. If you can reveal some useful information, maybe it can reduce the difficulty of my treasure hunt."

After saying that, Bai Chen felt a strange feeling in his heart. Normal people would talk about the content of the commission first and then the remuneration. How could it be reversed here?

In fact, it wasn't bad. Bai Chen probably had an idea of ​​how difficult the commission was. Even if Mr. Gu Jie couldn't give out useful information, it wouldn't affect his decision to accept the commission.

"To be honest, I'm also confused."

When it comes to treasure hunting, Gu Jie looks very serious and recalls with a sigh: "Ever since I heard the sweet legend five years ago, I have been trying to find it, but I have searched countless books. I’ve read books and asked all the residents of Pathé City, but there’s still no obvious clue.”

"There is no other way. I have to resort to death to find it. Since it is Tiantian, it must be an item related to Three Bees. I kept tracking the traces of different Three Bee colonies, but unfortunately I found nothing in the end."

"The only thing I can tell you is that the terrifying Sweetness is likely to exist in the northwest area of ​​the Pathé Forest. I have searched all other areas. There is a high probability that the terrifying Sweetness does not exist."

"Northwest region" Bai Chen repeated the word and nodded thoughtfully.

"I understand, Grandpa Gu Jie, thank you for informing me."

Next, Bai Chen and Gu Jie talked about some details, such as how much "terrible sweetness" Gu Jie needed, the deadline for completing the commission, the problem of photos, etc.

Speaking of photos, since Bai Chen didn’t have a camera, Gu Jie kindly lent Bai Chen an extremely durable digital camera that could even withstand attacks from wild elves, and asked him to take photos when he saw relevant scenes. , take and bring back photos.

This camera alone costs at least tens of thousands of yuan, right?

However, compared to the remuneration of 100 million, the initial investment of 2 yuan or [-] yuan is nothing.

After discussing the details of the commission, Bai Chen finally couldn't hold back and asked a question that had been lingering in his heart for a long time: "Grandpa Gu Jie, can I ask you a question? Why are you pursuing the terrible sweetness?" "

Even if it is tens of millions of times sweeter than ordinary sweetness, the terrifying sweetness is just a delicious ordinary food and a bait to attract wild elves.

Unlike other collections here, Horrible Sweetness neither carries a heavy historical significance, nor is it a priceless rarity.

In Bai Chen's opinion, a jar of terrible sweetness is not worth 100 million alliance coins.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Bai Chen. After all, he is just a wage earner who accepts commissions.

But when he thought about Yami still holding on to this last wish after Gu Jie's death, Bai Chen found it difficult to understand.

What makes Gu Jie so persistent?

"Young man, if you continue your treasure hunting work, sooner or later you will understand what a treasure is and what the meaning of treasure hunting is to a treasure hunter."

Gu Jie smiled and did not answer Bai Chen's question directly.

Bai Chen didn't bother to let go. What Gu Jie thought was his business. Anyway, for him, the purpose of treasure hunting could only be money, and there was no other reason.

After signing the contract and borrowing the camera, Bai Chen left the mansion without staying too long.

After sending Bai Chen away, Yami, who had remained silent, finally spoke and looked at Gusuke with some confusion: "Grandpa, do you really think that gentleman can successfully complete the commission?"

"No, it's basically impossible."

Gu Jie shook his head very firmly.

"Then why did you give the commission to him? Grandpa, didn't you say: Treasures you don't find with your own hands are meaningless? Why don't you set out to find them yourself?"

"That young man has great potential, and it won't hurt him to hit a wall. And as he said, I won't lose anything by leaving it to him. At most, it will just waste a little time."

“As for finding it yourself”

Gu Jie stroked the scar on his cheek and said with a wry smile: "Why don't I want to? But even if I don't want to admit it, the decline of body functions is a fact that I can't escape."

“Coupled with the hidden injuries accumulated from years of adventure, my body has long been pineapple-like.

"I am no longer suitable for treasure hunting."

Gu Jie sighed with emotion. Until this moment, he seemed like an old man who was 70 or [-] years old and a hero in his twilight years, which made his granddaughter Yami feel heartbroken.

At this moment, Yami secretly made up her mind. If Bai Chen's trip failed, she would definitely inherit her grandfather's last wish as a treasure hunter. Even if it took her whole life, she would find the "terrible treasure hunter" for her grandfather. The sweetness”.