The System Arrives: Leading My Clan to Become the Strongest

51: Zhang redeemed Mu Yao.Before long, the Attendant led Jiang Chen to a room’s entrance and stepped forward to knock on the door.

”Who is it?”

A clear, youthful female voice came from inside.

”Master Mu, someone is looking for you.”

The Attendant spoke cautiously, but no sound came from within. After a moment, the voice spoke again.

”Please come in.”

The Attendant cautiously pushed open the door and made a gesturing motion for Jiang Chen to enter.

Jiang Chen stepped into the room, and the Attendant carefully closed the door behind him.

At that moment, a young girl in a pink dress was flipping through some booklets on a long table. Jiang Chen glanced over and found that they were all booklets regarding the prices of auctioned items.

This young girl was none other than the Auctioneer, Mu Yao.

Jiang Chen didn’t speak. Seeing a seat nearby, he walked over, sat down directly, and began to rest his eyes.

After a long while, Mu Yang finished flipping through a booklet. Her eyes flickered slightly as she set the booklet down, looking in surprise at Jiang Chen, who was resting his eyes in the seat.

”I wonder what business you have with me?”

Seeing that Jiang Chen remained indifferent, Mu Yao had no choice but to ask. She didn’t recognize the young man before her, but she needed to understand the purpose of his visit.

Hearing Mu Yao’s question, Jiang Chen finally opened his eyes slowly. Those eyes were as black as night and bottomless, making one feel as if they would sink into them with just a single glance.

Even Mu Yao felt her mind sway for a moment. However, as an Auctioneer who had seen countless people, Jiang Chen only caused her mind to daze for a split second before she quickly composed herself.

”Let me introduce myself. My name is Jiang Chen, currently of the Qingyun Mountain Jiang Family. I am very interested in you.”

Jiang Chen said while looking at the young girl.

”Uh, sir, I have no intention of looking for a Dao Companion right now. Please leave and don’t disturb my work.”

Hearing Jiang Chen’s words, Mu Yao was momentarily speechless. Who was this person? To say such things upon their first meeting—did he think she was that easy?

”Uh, Miss Mu Yao, I think you’ve misunderstood. It’s like this: our Jiang Family is currently in need of an Auctioneer. I wonder if you’re interested in joining us? As for the monthly stipend, how about twice what you’re currently earning?”

Jiang Chen didn’t beat around the bush and directly revealed the price he was offering.

To him, it was just Spirit Stones; it was a drop in the bucket, and he could afford it.

”Uh, dear guest, I am an Auctioneer of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower. I will not leave the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower.”

Looking at the price Jiang Chen offered, Mu Yao didn’t care much. To her, staying at the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower was quite good. Although the other party doubled the monthly stipend, she didn’t think it was suitable for her. Being an Auctioneer at the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower didn’t just mean a monthly stipend; there were also commissions from every auction, and a single commission far exceeded her monthly stipend.

”Triple.”

Jiang Chen thought she felt the price was too low. Furthermore, his was indeed a newly opened Market Square with few personnel, but as long as the price was right, no problem was truly a problem.

”It’s not a matter of price.”

Mu Yao refused outright.

”Five times.”

Jiang Chen spread his five fingers and spoke to Mu Yao again.

”Guest, it’s not...”

”Plus one condensing gold pill.”

Jiang Chen dropped another bombshell. The condensing gold pill was the stepping stone for a Breakthrough from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core. Some people remained at the Peak Foundation Establishment for their entire lives, dying in regret.

With a condensing gold pill, the success rate for a Golden Core Breakthrough would reach eighty to ninety percent. Anyone would know how to choose.

Currently, Mu Yao also had Foundation Establishment Middle Stage strength. Although she was still a long way from Peak Foundation Establishment, it wasn’t too early to start preparing items for the Golden Core Breakthrough.

Hearing that Jiang Chen was actually willing to produce a condensing gold pill, the words of refusal that Mu Yao wanted to say could no longer leave her mouth.

The price Jiang Chen offered was truly not low, and there was even a condensing gold pill.

Why did she come to the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower to be an Auctioneer? Wasn’t it just to earn more Spirit Stones to buy a condensing gold pill?

But she also knew that buying a condensing gold pill wasn’t just about having Spirit Stones. Sometimes, if one’s status didn’t match, even if you got a condensing gold pill, it wouldn’t truly belong to you.

But now there was an opportunity. As long as she agreed, a ready-made condensing gold pill would be hers.

This caused her to hesitate for a moment. Should she agree or not?

Looking at the conflicted Mu Yao, Jiang Chen stopped speaking. To be honest, this price already exceeded Mu Yao’s own value.

If he had to increase the price further, Jiang Chen felt he might as well look for another Auctioneer.

”I’ve signed a contract with the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower. If I leave, I have to pay a penalty for breach of contract.”

Mu Yao said weakly while looking at Jiang Chen. At this moment, she had already agreed, but she truly couldn’t afford the contract penalty herself. If she couldn’t pay it, she couldn’t leave.

”How much?”

Jiang Chen asked directly. Just a compensation payment—it was a small matter.

”One million.”

Mu Yao said softly, fearing that if she spoke too loudly, Jiang Chen would immediately turn around and leave.

”One... how much? One million?”

Jiang Chen was momentarily stunned. One million? For just an Auctioneer? And a damn contract penalty at that?

For a moment, Jiang Chen felt like giving up. Although he had many Spirit Stones, he wasn’t a sucker.

”Um, is there any other Auctioneer who doesn’t have a contract penalty? Someone a bit worse would be fine too.”

Jiang Chen asked tentatively. If there were, he could only say sorry to the beauty before him.

”Basically, Auctioneers like us all sign agreements. If we want to leave before the term is up, we generally have to pay a penalty, which starts at 500,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.”

Mu Yao’s expression dimmed. She had thought the person before her was a big spender, but it seemed he wasn’t. As for Jiang Chen’s question, anyone could find out by asking around at the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower, so there was no need for her to hide the truth.

Hearing her say that even the worst would cost 500,000, then paying an extra 500,000 for the one before him seemed reasonable.

”Where do we go to terminate the contract?”

Jiang Chen asked. He didn’t want to waste too much time on such a trivial matter.

”You... you agreed?”

Mu Yao didn’t react for a moment. It was only afterward that it dawned on her, and she couldn’t help but ask again.

”I said, where do we go to terminate the contract? Take me there.”

Jiang Chen’s tone brooked no refusal.

”Alright, Family Head, follow me.”

Hearing Jiang Chen agree, Mu Yao immediately changed how she addressed him.

The two arrived at the top floor of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower. Inside a luxurious room, a middle-aged man looked at Jiang Chen.

This middle-aged man was named Lu Mingyuan, the person in charge of the Tianfeng City Ten Thousand Treasures Tower.

”You want to pay the contract penalty for Mu Yao?”

Lu Mingyuan asked Jiang Chen again. He was very curious. Although Jiang Chen was young, he didn’t dare to show the slightest contempt because he sensed that Jiang Chen, like himself, had an Initial Golden Core Stage cultivation.

What he couldn’t understand was why a Golden Core True Person would pay a contract penalty for a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator. Although she was beautiful, someone with Golden Core strength wouldn’t be willing to pay such a large penalty just for her looks.

This made him hesitate for a moment, wondering if this Mu Yao had some secret he didn’t know about.

”Tower Master Lu, what do you say?”

Seeing Lu Mingyuan remain silent, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but ask.