Chapter 912: White Panning Is Something I Have to Pay a Price For (Part 2)
“It’s the same meaning. Later, when I, this Demon Lord, order people to collect those Ghost Tribe corpses, you two don’t expose it. When you collect them, I, this Demon Lord, will also not expose it. Let’s cooperate and white pan that woman to death!”
“This is a good idea. You can earn a lot of money without spending a dime. That woman didn’t stipulate that only one Ghost Tribe member can claim one relative. I suggest that everyone claim eight hundred unclaimed corpses as relatives later, and completely dominate the market, leaving her with nothing to auction.”
A skeleton wearing armor said sinisterly. He was the Demon Lord of Hurricane Star, Gu Tao of the Bright Cult, and an early Earth Demon level existence.
“Unclaimed corpses? Brother Gu, you’re too conservative. Anyway, dead people don’t talk. I suggest we claim all corpses, whether they are claimed or unclaimed, as relatives. Anyway, other Ghost Tribes wouldn’t dare to compete with us.”
Another short and stout Zombie Demon Lord was even more greedy. He was the Demon Lord of Yellow Stone Star, Fei Weng of the Bright Cult.
“That’s right. Since we’re here, we have to stuff ourselves until we’re full!”
The last Evil Ghost Demon Lord, Ding Long, who was at the early Earth Demon level, agreed. He was the Demon Lord of Hell Star.
“Perhaps it’s not that easy to claim, right? Although the corpses don’t talk, zombies can read memories by sucking blood. If she just sends a trustworthy zombie to suck the blood of the corpses, she’ll know if we’re really relatives.”
Skeleton Demon Lord Gu Tao questioned.
“Brother Gu, you’re overthinking it. Can’t you see that woman just wants to sell the spoils of war at a good price? It doesn’t matter who she sells it to. Do you really think she’ll check them one by one? Those from the Immortal Alliance are definitely watching covetously in the dark. Doesn’t she want to live anymore?”
Wu Zheng said with a disdainful smile.
“Yes, you don’t really think that woman is doing this for the sake of camaraderie among the Ghost Tribes, do you? She’s a woman, not a saint. If she were truly a saint, why auction them? She could just give those corpses to everyone, couldn’t she? To put it bluntly, she just wants to exploit everyone else.”
Fei Weng and Ding Long also agreed.
Ding Long thought about it and realized it made sense, so he shut his mouth.
There’s still one more problem.
“How should we distribute those Ghost Tribe corpses in her hands? Who gets to claim first and who goes second? How many batches will each person claim? What if two or more people want the same batch of corpses at the same time? Who should yield?”
Fei Weng pointed out a thorny issue.
“In the Immortal Realm, strength is everything. Of course, the distribution should be in order of strength. Although we are all Ghost Tribes at the first or second level of Earth Demon, in terms of combat power, zombies are stronger than skeletons, and skeletons are stronger than ghosts. Therefore, I, this Demon Lord, should have priority.”
Wu Zheng said matter-of-factly.
“Is that so? Theories are just theories. We have never fought all out, so we don’t know who is stronger or weaker yet.”
Gu Tao smiled noncommittally.
“Yes, if you truly believe you can defeat the three of us, you wouldn’t have called us here to discuss it.”
Ding Long also spoke up.
“Of course, if Lord Wu Demon is so confident, you can do as you say. Just try us. That woman doesn’t pursue it because there’s no dispute. If there’s a dispute, it will be different.”
Fei Weng also issued a threat.
“Hmph! Then what do you suggest we do?”
Wu Zheng snorted coldly, his expression very unpleasant.
“In my opinion, we should take turns obtaining priority. Since this matter was initiated by Lord Wu Demon, Brother Wu is Number One, I am second, Brother Gu and Brother Ding are third and fourth respectively. After one person claims, they must wait until everyone has taken their turn before they can claim again.”
Fei Weng offered a plan.
“That’s a good idea, but there’s a problem. If two consecutive batches are ones that I want and you don’t, can I be forced to give up the second batch just to abide by the so-called priority?”
Wu Zheng raised a question.
“Then you can take it! My priority only refers to those corpses that everyone wants.”
Fei Weng explained.
“This method is good!”
After a moment of thought, the major Demon Lords agreed. Thus, the matter was settled.
Qi Huang “saw” everything. She couldn’t help but smile. These guys wanted to white pan her without even hearing the auction rules. They truly lacked the tempering of society.
“Big Sister, all living Ghost Tribes have been claimed.”
At this moment, Huang Ren reported the progress of the mission.
“Very good!”
Qi Huang’s lips curled up, and then she flew back into the air, looking down from above. “I have returned all the living Ghost Tribes to all of you. Next, it’s time to claim the corpses.
Hearing this, the Ghost Tribes below fell silent. One by one, they poked their heads out, their faces filled with anticipation. This was because everyone knew that this was the highlight of the “claiming relatives” event. After all, most of the evil spirits present had been holding back for the “auction.”
“As I said before, I, this National Preceptor, am doing this for the sake of camaraderie among the Ghost Tribes, not for personal gain. Therefore, anyone who falsely claims will be severely punished. Once discovered, they will be severely punished.”
Qi Huang first extended her slender index finger, and then her middle finger. “Second, those unclaimed corpses will be auctioned. However, each Ghost Tribe can only bid for one. As for how to bid? Of course, it will still be with labor or Ghost Tomatoes.”
“Each person can only bid for one?”
The four great Demon Lords were completely dumbfounded when they heard this.
Wu Zheng thought for a moment, then quickly said to Hou Biao beside him, “Hurry up and go recruit people. All Ghost Tribes willing to join Chongwu Star… no… regardless of whether they are human or ghosts, recruit them all under your command.”
The other three Demon Lords also reacted and immediately ordered their men to “recruit talented people.” They had never been so fond of talent before.
Qi Huang almost burst out laughing when she saw this scene, because this was exactly the effect she wanted.
Qi Huang tried her best to suppress her laughter, then cleared her throat and said seriously, “These are the main points. Those Ghost Tribes who come to claim relatives, open your eyes wide and don’t let your relatives’ corpses be falsely claimed by others, nor let them become auction items. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences.”
The Ghost Tribes heard this and their crimson eyes widened, their necks stretching even more exaggeratedly than a giraffe’s.
“Alright, release the first batch of corpses. Start with the weaker ones. As usual, release a thousand at a time.”
Qi Huang instructed Huang Ren.
“Yes!”
Huang Ren took the order and took out the first batch of a thousand Ghost Tribe corpses from his storage ring. The bottom tier of the remaining 150,000 corpses were mostly humans.
Demons below the Human-Demon level had very little Yin Energy in their bodies.
For such corpses, let alone the four Demon Lords, most of the evil spirits present were not interested. Only a hundred or so were claimed by relatives. Of course, the price paid was still thirty years of labor or ten thousand Ghost Tomatoes.
“Big Sister, don’t you need to identify them carefully? What if they are falsely claimed?”
Huang Tian reminded her via mind transmission.
“No need. First, no one is foolish enough to pay such a high price to falsely claim the corpse of a low-level evil spirit. Second, since there is no competition, it means the relatives of the corpse have given up. Since they don’t care about it, why should we bother?”
Qi Huang replied casually.
Huang Tian thought for a moment and then felt relieved. Big Sister had worked so hard to extract these corpses. Now that no one came to claim them, it wasn’t excessive to exchange them for a laborer or ten thousand Ghost Tomatoes, right?
“See, I told you this woman was purely after profit, so she wouldn’t check the authenticity one by one.”
Seeing this, Wu Zheng proudly showed off to the other three Demon Lords.
“That’s good, then we have no worries.”
Fei Weng nodded in agreement.
“This woman is really stupid. She let people claim them so easily without checking. Isn’t she afraid of being white panned? Does she really think everyone will keep their promises for a piece of waste paper?”
Gu Tao mocked.
“This is what they call ‘big breasts and no brain’! It seems I’ll have to visit Queen of the Underworld Star when I have time. With my methods, I can warm her bed in three days.”
Wu Zheng smiled confidently.
At this time, Qi Huang pointed at the remaining corpses of the first batch and said, “Everyone, these are all ownerless corpses. The auction begins now. Ghost brothers and sisters who are happy to go are welcome to bid.”
Qi Huang’s voice fell, and the surroundings fell silent. No one was willing to spend resources to exchange for the corpses of such low-level evil spirits.
“Forget it, let’s take them back to the Nine Nether Demonic Cat tribe to satisfy their hunger.”
Qi Huang shook her head helplessly and then asked Huang Ren to put them away. Then came the next batch of corpses.
Qi Huang looked around and found the little brother looking for his mother.
He was still peeking around in the crowd of evil spirits. So she walked over and asked, “Little brother, haven’t you found your mother yet?”
“Not yet.”
The little zombie shook his head.
“What is your mother’s strength? Do you know?”
Qi Huang asked.
“My mother is a ‘Relative-Demon’ level zombie.”
The little zombie replied.
“Is that so? You have an outstanding mother!”
Qi Huang praised him with some surprise, and then said, “Sister is still processing the corpses of Ghost Tribe members below the Human-Demon level. You will probably have to wait another day or two.”
“It’s okay, Sister! As long as I can retrieve my mother’s corpse, let alone one or two days, I’m not afraid even if it takes one or two years.”
The little zombie replied firmly.
“What a good child!”
Qi Huang sighed inwardly, then asked, “By the way, what’s your name?”
“Sister, my name is Xiaojia.”
The little zombie replied.
“Xiaojia, okay, you just wait here obediently. When it’s time for the Relative-Demon level Ghost Tribe corpses, Sister will naturally remind you.”
Qi Huang instructed.
In just one day, Qi Huang finished processing seventy to eighty thousand Human level and below Human level Ghost Tribe corpses. Most of them were just put on display. Besides those claimed by relatives, no one else was interested.
Next were the corpses of Master-Demon level evil spirits. There were about thirty thousand in this level, and they were all claimed by relatives. There were also incidents of false claims, but after being exposed, they retreated, as no one wanted to risk it for a Master-Demon level corpse.
Half a day later, Qi Huang began to process the corpses of “Relative-Demon” level evil spirits, and at the same time reminded Xiaojia to carefully search for his mother.
The Four Great Demon Lords also made a move. Although corpses at this level were useless to them, they could be used to strengthen the armies under their command.
“Everyone, since I, this Demon Lord, am Number One, I will not decline.”
Wu Zheng smiled triumphantly and then ordered Hou Biao beside him, “Hou Biao, take a thousand men to claim relatives. Don’t miss a single corpse.”
