Chapter 1129
Chapter 1129 - 1115 Negotiation Skills
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"Lu Ping’an? Who’s that?"
When Old Lu first heard the name, he was a bit confused.
Although he knew that those on the so-called "Special Attention List" were all important figures, he had genuinely never heard of the title "Lu Ping’an" or the name Lu Ping’an.
"Oh, you probably haven’t noticed, he’s a newcomer from the past two years, not even twenty years old this year..."
When it was mentioned that the newcomer was overly young, other high-level officials at the meeting couldn’t help but laugh openly and without restraint.
The professional world requires time to accumulate, and they’ve seen too many so-called "meteoric newcomers". Such individuals often rise quickly only to die out just as fast.
Most of them have climbed up from the bottom and have witnessed countless "potentials".
Their past experiences have shown them that potential means nothing if it cannot be realized, and only those strong individuals who have already reached the pinnacle are worthy of respect.
"...Just a year ago he was an ordinary person, and now he’s already at fourth-tier..."
Old Lu raised his head, showing some impatience.
Perhaps this might be an unfathomable miracle for most professionals, but he’s still just a fourth-tier... How does a "fourth-tier" qualify to interrupt the meeting of these big bosses?
"...Just two months ago, he had a record of killing two rule-level entities in the Exotic Realm."
At those words, everyone fell silent in shock.
Fourth-tier killing above seventh-tier? That was too preposterous, but based on their experience, if all of this was true, it meant that he was even more frightening than a hidden rule-level entity.
"Show me his information."
It was true that Old Lu hadn’t heard about him, let alone a few months ago, even "a year or two" was too brief for him; he had too many things to handle and couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to the matters in the Central Plains.
The Blind Seer felt the photograph but wasn’t completely sightless.
The so-called "Blind Seer" was never truly blind; rather, their "eyes" had often unlocked higher-dimensional, other-frequency, or specific pollutant vibrations.
If ordinary people’s "eyes" were like ears that listened to sound, then their eyes were akin to "radio receivers"—blind in appearance but essentially looking at things far beyond the mundane.
"Actually, a colleague..."
Those dull "white eyes" clearly saw into deeper truths.
With just one glance, Deer King Xi confirmed that the other person was indeed a true Blind Seer, and one of a high level at that.
He didn’t attempt any further "observation," for it’s neither polite nor safe to intrusively inspect a colleague.
No one knew what those eyes meant or what they were connected to...
"His basic information, his journey thus far, anything else?"
Not using powers to observe already showed Old Lu’s recognition of this person before him. However, he could still understand a thing or two through indirect information.
"The current Divine Chosen Champion of the Martial God Who Dominates Three Sides? Eh, he was just a first-tier Fighter when he joined? Ends up suspected as a fourth-tier Fighter..."
What seemed like absurd speech was supported by credible evidence.
"Currently suspected to be a fourth-tier Gardener, fourth-tier Tamer, fourth-tier Runner, fourth-tier Fighter, fourth-tier Scholar, fourth-tier..."
Someone read the list, prompting a round of laughter.
In the eyes of most professionals, Lu Ping’an’s professional role distribution, though diverse even among high-level professionals, was still too extraordinary.
Professions above decree-level required massive amounts of time and energy, and a person’s time is limited.
Normal professionals should focus on one main path and achieve strength there, followed by two or three sub-professions of a lower rank.
Lu’s career path was too "contrary to common sense," making the high-order professionals present feel it was somewhat inconceivable. Had Old Lu not been there early, they might have even bluntly said he was ruining his own potential.
"Stop laughing. Do you think you’re right? Is there a possibility that the mistake lies with the majority or, perhaps, that the supposedly infallible choices of the majority are merely reluctant decisions made due to limitations?"
Old Lu sighed. The mainstays in front of him were largely decree-level professionals, and their so-called "common sense" might not necessarily be "truth."
"Ordinary professionals are like stacking blocks; the higher the better. They lack time and energy, and they have no interest in worrying whether the base is solid. But someone like him..."
Elder Deer paused for a moment, recalling certain ruthless individuals from his memories before he continued speaking.
"....They were building a tower."
The old man sighed; those were the leisure times one could only envy.
"They knew they would eventually enter the Cloud Realm, so they had to build it layer by layer, meticulously, without any sloppiness. That’s the only way to construct a skyscraper."
"Ugh, Elder Deer, you might be overthinking it. He’s so young; he could just be stuck at a bottleneck....."
Someone, however, had a different opinion.
This was also based on common sense: for professionals, tier equated to status, equated to lifespan, equated to power—how could anyone refuse that?
And the subsequent report proved whose judgement was correct...
"As a Divine Chosen Champion, he was actually about to advance at that time. It was an unprecedented series of thirteen battles, after which calculations showed he could even smoothly enter the sixth tier without future worries. He clearly showed signs of advancement...and then he forcibly suppressed it, even summoning his Magic Pet, causing other Magic Pets to undergo a peculiar advancement at that time."
This time, everyone knew it was Elder Deer who had the accurate insight.
This kid, he probably shouldn’t be judged by his tier, or even as a peak Decree-level....
"Treat him with the courtesy due to a Rule-level professional; I fear other places are doing the same."
Elder Deer’s words sparked some controversy.
After all, he was obviously looking for trouble. Giving him too high a treatment clearly would not lead to a good conclusion, and what happened next made them all honestly shut their mouths.
"During those thirteen battles, one was against Li Fan, the Holy Son. He also joined us after that battle. It’s just a rumor, mind you, but Li Fan, the Holy Son, used God’s Descent, and Arkur responded to his summons..."
Arkur? Ninth-order Quasi-God Arkur? Hearing about this super boss from the Church, everyone immediately took the matter seriously.
"...He gained Lord Arkur’s acknowledgement?"
According to common sense, this was the most likely development. To be acknowledged by a Quasi-God who had possessed him undoubtedly proved the young man’s strength and potential.
"No, he won... Even though the eyewitnesses didn’t understand how, he truly won, in just a matter of seconds..."
This time, it was the turn of everyone present to be puzzled.
Although Li Fan was a sub-par sixth-tier, his body’s physical strength was at least at Rule-level after possession. Moreover, with a Quasi-God as the pilot, his strength should be crushing most ordinary Rule-levels.
Especially since Arkur is a God of Martial Fight.... An entity of that caliber, even in the worst chassis, should not be something Elder Deer, an old hand at Rule-level, could handle.
"This water’s deep..."
Even Elder Deer, at this moment, maintained his silence, discerning something from the information.
The man who came to them willingly was hiding things that probably no ordinary Rule-level could touch.
"Could it be a fluke? Or perhaps a mistake, or maybe Lord Arkur didn’t succeed in his Descent..."
"...According to intelligence, ’Lord Arkur’ and Lu Ping’an were seen having tea and chatting, with an attitude of equality, several times after that...."
Well, there’s nothing more to say. Forget about Rule-level treatment, just go directly to the treatment set aside for eighth-tier area Supervisors and Bosses.
When they truly saw Lu Ping’an... Just at a single glance, the Blind Eyes of Elder Deer tingled with unease.
The "wonder" that the Blind Mercenary had seen back then was not only instantly perceived by him but seen even further...
Behind that puppet named "Lu Ping’an," there was an entire twisted world.
His very mode of existence was already too outrageous; a vast Power of Life soared up into the skies like a pillar supporting heaven.
And above that light pillar was an impassable Cloud Realm, and within it, it seemed there were Demons about to break through their Sealing... The one who could control the monster in front of him could only be....
"Elder Deer, what do you think of our proposal? At least give us a chance for an open bid....."
But now, this "Demon" was standing in front of him, negotiating an "insignificant" "petty business"...
"Fine, all is fine! Let’s talk, we can discuss everything."
Poor old Lu, what he hoped for now was for the "avatar of an Evil God" in front of him to achieve his goals and leave quickly.
— End of Chapter 1129 —