After traveling through the book, I conquered the male protagonist Long Aotian!

"cooperate?"

Gu Qingze looked at the man in front of him, feeling the faint fluctuations of spiritual power emanating from his body, and guessed that his cultivation was probably in the late stage of foundation building.

It seems that the strength of this group is quite balanced, the weakest is in the early stage of foundation building, and the strongest is in the late stage of foundation building.

Gu Qingze felt a little scared. If he hadn't just taken out a spirit storage bead with the strength of a late Jindan stage, they might not have been afraid of him.

"Little brother, I am the leader here, my name is Rolness."

The man stretched out his rough big hand to Gu Qingze.

"Qingyun City Academy, Gu Qingze."

Gu Qingze gave him a typical smile, shook hands with him, and then took his hand back.

This man's hands are covered with calluses. Since there were no firearms in that era, Gu Qingze speculated that it was caused by frequent use of knives. It seems that this man is extremely skilled in knife skills.

Rolnis was slightly surprised when he heard Gu Qingze's words.

"Your last name is Gu, so do you know Gu Hongjing?"

Although I don't know why this person suddenly asked this, but now I have the Spirit Storage Pearl in my hand, they shouldn't dare to launch a surprise attack.

"...It is my father. Are you familiar with him?"

Hearing Gu Qingze's words, Rolnis smiled, and the look he gave him became friendly, revealing a nostalgic expression.

"Not very well, just a brief acquaintance. He once did me a favor when I was young."

Gu Qingze regrets it very much now. If he had known that mentioning the Gu family would work, he wouldn't have to go through so much trouble and wouldn't even have to take out the spirit storage beads.

"Even so, there is nothing I can do to help. I am just an ordinary cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building. If I can't even solve the problem for you, then I can't do it either."

Gu Qingze shook his head. Although he didn't know the specific content of the cooperation yet, he didn't want to go at all.

First of all, there were so many people who knew his father's name, who knew whether what Rolness had just said was true or not? What if he was trying to establish a relationship with them and steal the Soul Storage Pearl that could threaten them while he was off guard?

Secondly, even if what he said was true, the content of the cooperation should be inseparable from the business he was doing. Think about it, people who do this kind of business are not very clean and have too many grudges. If he is involved in it for no reason, he will be in big trouble.

Again, what if something unexpected happens during the cooperation with him? Safety is the most important thing, so it is better not to get involved in dangerous things.

Finally, even if the cooperation with him is successfully completed, if he is doing some thankless work and the remuneration he gets is totally disproportionate to his hard work, wouldn't he be a fool to go? He is not short of money, he can just tell his family if he wants to buy something.

When Rolnis saw Gu Qingze's refusal, he looked around and lowered his voice and spoke.

"Little brother, to be honest with you, the reason why I suddenly want to cooperate with you is because I saw that you have the Spirit Storage Pearl in your hand."

"A few days ago, when we were looking for prey, we happened to come across a valley full of good stuff."

Gu Qingze had a blank expression on his face, as if he was totally uninterested.

When Rolness saw this, he knew that this young man was not easy to fool, so he spoke in more specific terms.

“We found a fully grown Holy Spirit tree there.”

Holy Spirit Tree?

The Holy Spirit Tree only bears fruit once every ten thousand years, and each time it only produces nine Holy Spirit Fruits. Cultivators below the Golden Core Stage who take them will be promoted one level without any side effects, and their foundation will not be unstable at all. It is extremely rare and precious.

Gu Qingze then showed a hint of interest. This thing was in high demand and there were many wealthy families in the world. The Gu family had no chance of getting it.

"A mature Holy Spirit tree? Has it produced Holy Spirit fruit?"

This fruit will only be effective when taken by people below the Jindan stage. Now he just meets the requirements. Getting this fruit will be of great help to his cultivation and can save a lot of time.

"Although it hasn't gotten close yet, we sent people to observe it and found that the Holy Spirit Fruit is fully mature."

Rolness looked at him and didn't keep him in suspense.

"I observed it but didn't take it off. Maybe there is a guardian spirit beast around."

Gu Qingze stared at him, looking as if he saw through him.

"Sure enough, I can't hide it from my little brother."

Rolness smiled bitterly and made a helpless expression.

"There are nearly a hundred wood apes nearby, and the most troublesome thing is that there is also a wood ape king, who has reached the level of a mid-level spirit beast and is one level stronger than me."

Stronger than him, that means he has at least reached the Jindan stage, and he also has hundreds of low-level spirit beasts. No wonder he needs help from his spirit storage beads.

"You should know that the most difficult thing about the Wood Monkey King is not his strength, but his ability to command other Wood Monkeys."

Gu Qingze said softly that low-level spirit beasts are generally not intelligent, just like a pile of loose sand. It is not easy to deal with them, but you can barely do it if you try hard. But if you have the command of the Wood Ape King, it will be completely different. The mid-level spirit beasts already have a certain degree of intelligence, although it is not complete, but it is already very powerful.

Rolnis looked at Gu Qingze in surprise. He didn't expect that he knew this too. He even knew the habits of spiritual beasts better than those of them who had lived here for many years.

Gu Qingze could tell what he was thinking at a glance and was a little speechless. These knowledge were all recorded in the library of the academy. Although he was not as experienced as them, there was nothing to be surprised about knowing these.

"You don't need to worry about these, little brother. We have special ways to deal with those wood monkeys. What we need your help with right now is to deal with the Wood Ape King. I sincerely invite you to join forces with us. Don't worry, we will fight it, and you just need to find an opportunity to kill it with the Spirit Storage Pearl."

Gu Qingze thought for a while and spoke with some embarrassment.

"Although my spirit storage bead can severely injure a mid-level spirit beast, it is still difficult to kill it completely."

Rolness smiled confidently.

"Don't worry. It's okay if you can seriously injure it. We are no pushovers. We can definitely find its weakness and defeat it in one fell swoop."

"I can rest assured that."

Gu Qingze smiled slightly and spoke cunningly like a little fox.

"Then let's talk about the reward. As you know, this bead of mine is not cheap. Sometimes it is even out of stock. If I want to complete this task, I will have to spend at least one spirit storage bead."

As if he had expected this, Rolness sighed and spoke.

"So how do you want to divide it, little brother?"

Gu Qingze pretended to think, and after a moment he slowly spoke.

"If this succeeds, the credit for this Spirit Storage Pearl will account for the lion's share. Plus, you also said that my father helped you. As for whether it's true, I'll have to see how sincere you are."

Rolness smiled bitterly.

"I only want three Holy Spirit Fruits from the Holy Spirit Tree. How about you give the other six to me?"

"Uncle Rolness is still good to me, so let's do it this way."

Gu Qingze smiled, looking flattered.

"I need to bring a few more companions, is that ok?"

Although after the initial negotiations, Rollness gave a very good impression and spoke very sincerely, but as the saying goes, you should not have the intention to harm others, but you must always be on guard against others.

"Yes, but the battle is very dangerous. It's best not to bring too many people, otherwise you won't be able to provide support even if you want to."

Rollnes thought there was no problem, so after a few reminders, he agreed.

Gu Qingze looked at the people behind him, and when he looked at Chu Lingxiao, he couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Ling Xiao, you must come with me..."

Before Gu Qingze could finish his words, Chu Lingxiao stood beside him without hesitation.

"This operation is somewhat dangerous, and I haven't told you the details yet. Don't you want to think about it?"

"I've decided, I'll go wherever you go."

Chu Lingxiao spoke firmly, and as if he was afraid that the atmosphere was too serious, he added another sentence.

"After all, we are best friends. You can't leave me alone."

"How is that possible? You're the first person I think of when something happens."

Gu Qingze stared at the group of students and thought for a moment. He definitely couldn't take Chu Lingxiao with him alone. His skills were not enough to control the situation. If something unexpected happened, it would be difficult for him to handle it alone.

The only ones here who are slightly familiar with him are Zhou Yue and Su Ming. I believe that when they hear the conditions he offers, they will definitely not refuse. Okay, let's do it.

After Gu Qingze made the decision, he pulled Zhou Yue and Su Ming aside, and asked Chu Lingxiao to come over, so that they formed a circle.

"Next, there will be something dangerous, but danger often represents opportunity. I will join hands with those people to complete a mission. If you are interested, you can follow me. The reward will definitely satisfy you."

After Gu Qingze finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Yue and Su Ming.

Zhou Yue and others were slightly stunned. They didn't expect Gu Qingze to be so bold as to cooperate with these people.

But after thinking for a while, Zhou Yue nodded. He believed in the vision of the young master of the Gu family. Since he promised that the remuneration would satisfy him, it must be good.

When Su Ming heard that Zhou Yue was going, he also raised his hand slightly and spoke in a low voice.

"Then I'll go too."

Gu Qingze nodded with satisfaction. Although this lineup was not very strong, there was still room for maneuver. If anything happened, they could still cope with it.

"After that, I have only one requirement when you are on a mission. You cannot disobey orders and act arbitrarily."

Everyone else nodded. This request was not excessive and could also ensure their safety to the greatest extent. It was very reasonable.

"La Yu, please take everyone back to the camp first. Also, tell the teacher that we are going to do something with Uncle Rolness and others, so he doesn't need to worry."

Gu Qingze looked at a somewhat shy boy and whispered.

The reason why he knew that boy was because he ranked first in the theoretical knowledge class in the school, and he even knew some content that went beyond the syllabus. He admired people who studied well and would deliberately pay attention to them.

The boy nodded obediently and led the others back. After this incident, they didn't dare to continue exploring. Compared with their own lives, the trial seemed less important.

Rolnis looked at Gu Qingze with some admiration in his eyes. It was obvious that the words he had just said were meant for them. If they really dared to do something, they would not be able to survive here anymore, and they might even lose their lives.

This guy is even more cautious than those of us who are experienced...

"I've arranged it, Uncle Rawnes, when are we leaving?"

Gu Qingze smiled innocently, but there was a hint of calculation in that smile, which made people shudder.