Chapter 86: A Debt of Five Hundred Billion

  "Uh..." Zhao Zhengfeng was stunned, 50 billion wasn't a small amount, he couldn't make the decision himself.

  "I know the number is a bit too large, so let's put it this way, I'm willing to refine 1,500 defensive spiritual artifacts for the Zhao family without charging any fees, and at the very least, they will be of third-grade white silver or higher." Yang Tong made a sufficient concession.

  "Wait for me." Zhao Zhengfeng took a deep breath, and he was also moved. Defensive spiritual equipment is originally difficult to refine, so its value is naturally high. A defensive spiritual equipment master like Mu Lin Sen is hard to come by, the previous generation's head of the Lin family even used one of his own daughters to win Mu Lin Sen over to join the Lin family. One thousand five hundred pieces of defensive spiritual equipment, with a total value that absolutely exceeds 7 billion.

  Zhao Zhengfeng quickly contacted the father of the previous household. "Father, Yang Tong is willing to sign a contract with us to borrow 5 billion spiritual coins in exchange for 1,500 defensive spiritual artifacts."

  "What?" The head of the Zhao family was also moved by these words, carefully weighing the pros and cons. Although they too wanted to bring Yang Tong into the Zhao family, such things cannot be forced. Mu Lin Sen himself came from a subordinate family of the Lin family, and the price of joining the Lin family was also the independence of the Mu family, gaining huge family benefits and development opportunities. Yang Tong's background is completely different from that of Mu Lin Sen.

  "I can agree to that, 50 billion spiritual coins is it? Our Zhao family can afford it, but we need to add a time limit." The head of the Zhao family was also very decisive, this matter had no harm and only benefits for the Zhao family.

  "Alright." Zhao Zhengfeng responded and turned to Yang Tong saying: "My father has agreed, he just wants to add a time limit to this deal."

  "What's the deadline? How about ten years?" Yang Tong said.

  "Ten years? Ah, okay!" Zhao Zhengfeng agreed in one breath. Ten years of time, for a Grandmaster-level cultivator, was not long at all.

  "Alright, you prepare the contract and money, I can sign it anytime." Yang Tong agreed in one breath.

  The next day, Zhao's contract was delivered to Yang Tong's desk. After carefully reviewing it several times, he nodded in satisfaction and signed his name.

  "It was a pleasure doing business with you." Zhao Zhengfeng said with a smile, "Five hundred billion Ling coins have been transferred to your account, take a look."

  Yang Tong nodded and pulled out the account to take a look, and indeed there was an extra 50 billion inside.

  "Alright, I should take my leave too." Zhao Zhengfeng understood that Yang Tonghua borrowed 5 billion at such a great cost, definitely having important matters to attend to, and it was not suitable for him to stay here.

  "Zhao Xuechang, slow down." Yang Tong politely saw the person out of the dorm.

  Yang Tong immediately contacted Fang Baijiang and said: "Fang Hui Zhang, the money is ready, I don't know when we can start?"

  "Ah, it can be done tomorrow." Fang Bai was straightforward, waking up on his own and exercising his rights to get a spot, which wasn't difficult at all.

  Yang Tong happily agreed and thanked him thousands of times. After that, Yang Tong contacted Director Huang again before going home for the holiday.

  Director Huang also made a straightforward decision and agreed directly.

  Yang Tong asked for leave and did not stay in school, but went directly to the teaching office to pick up the pass, which could only be used to exit the school gate.

  Yang Tong returned home and found his parents in the living room, browsing online shopping malls through virtual network imaging.

  "Dad, Mom, I'm back." Yang Tong shouted loudly.

  "Huh? Son, how did you get back?" Mom shut down the internet and came up to welcome him with joy, hugging her son who was already several centimeters taller than her.

  "Hehe, I've got some good news for you all. I've already purchased two quotas for artificial awakening for you guys, and tomorrow morning, we can head to the Mercenary Guild, where President Fang will take you to undergo the artificial awakening process." Yang Tong said with a smile.

  "Artificial awakening?" Yang Tong said in surprise.

  "Son, is what you're saying true?" Luo Xiaojuan found it hard to believe.

  "Of course." Yang Tong nodded affirmatively in response.

  "But I've heard that artificial awakening quotas are extremely expensive and in short supply. How did you manage to get one?" Yang Tong asked.

  "Dad, the artificial awakening quota of the Wu Xuan Empire is very expensive, but the quota of the Mercenary Guild is abundant, it's just not open to outsiders." Yang Tong explained that this was true, the Mercenary Guild had such technology, but it was not open to outsiders, only peripheral members of the Mercenary Guild had such opportunities. The Mercenary Guild had rules, a certain number of spirit coins and points could be exchanged for artificial awakening, formal guild members, a certain number of contribution points could be exchanged for artificial awakening, all of which were clearly stipulated. These were all means to motivate guild members, especially peripheral members to move forward.

  If it weren't for the quota being very loose, Fang Bai would also not have been able to use his authority to help Yang Tong buy a quota.

  "How much did you spend this time?" Luo Xiaojuan asked seriously.

  "Not much." Yang Tong casually tried to brush it off.

  "How much is not much?" Yang Tong asked equally seriously.

  "It's just 400 contribution points and 500 million spiritual coins." Yang Tong replied honestly.

  "What? That's almost a trillion spiritual coins?" Yang Tong's parents exclaimed in shock.

  "Dad, Mom, I'm a spiritual tool now, what's the point of this little money? If I spend it, I can earn it back." Yang Tong solemnly advised: "You two are my dearest relatives, maybe in the future I will leave you two to pursue an even higher realm. The kindness of parents' upbringing has not been repaid, how can I leave you with peace of mind. I..."

  Filial piety is the place where Yang Tong was most deeply influenced by the culture of his past life. In his previous life, the old Dao who raised him died early, leaving him no chance to repay his kindness. In this life, his parents are still alive, and he has a lifespan of 400 years, but his elderly parents have worked hard for half their lives and cannot live longer, so how can Yang Tong be at peace when traveling far away?

  "Alright, we accept our son's filial piety." Yang Tong agreed in one breath, "However, son, you must promise us that since you've already set foot on this path of the strong, there can be no retreat. I hope my son will become an existence that surpasses all living beings on the continent in the future."

  Which parent does not hope their son will become a dragon and their daughter a phoenix? Yang Tong is even more persistent, he hopes that Yang Tong can become a great existence like a god, this is also his dream and pursuit when he was young.

  "Dad, Mom, I promise you." Yang Tong replied firmly.

  "Great, my son is back, I'll go cook a rich dinner." Luo Xiaojuan said with a happy smile.

  "Tong'er, come with me." Yang Tong called Yang Tong to his own room and asked seriously after closing the door: "What's going on with An Hu?"

  "Dad, how did you know?" Yang Tong asked curiously. If it weren't for Zhao Zhengfeng telling him himself, he wouldn't even have known about this matter.

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