Chapter 1921_ Shadow Protector
Chapter 1921: Shadow Protector
The reason Mr. Chen arrived so late was that he had gone to request the highest contract privileges from the owner of Chengjun Auction House.
As a quasi-master level pill refiner, Xi Yue was only charged a 10% consignment fee for the pills. It was already a privilege typically reserved for great grandmaster level, but Mr. Chen was confident that this deal would make a surefire profit for him.
The idea of receiving a deposit caught Xi Yue’s eyes attention. She found the daily setup of her stall a hassle. So, without a second thought, she agreed, saying, “Okay, I agree!”
“Y-You really agreed!” Mr. Chen was really overjoyed and quickly took out the inscribed jade slip and signed a contract with Xi Yue.
As for the remaining pills, since they weren’t selling anyway, Xi Yue simply handed them all over to Mr. Chen to take care of.
Mr. Chen was quick and efficient in his actions, handing over a deposit of 100,000 crystals to Xi Yue without hesitation.
With the money she had just received from the pills, she now had more than enough to purchase the Dragon Spirit Fruit.
A faint smile appeared on Xi Yue’s face as she turned to head to the pharmacy. Just then, Qu Changfeng’s steady voice reached her ears. “If I become your Shadow Protector, will you be able to supply me with pills every day?”
Xi Yue paused and asked in confusion, “Shadow Protector? What is that?”
The crowd was about to disperse. However, upon hearing Qu Changfeng’s words, they stopped in their tracks; all of them looked pretty shocked.
The small stall was once again filled with a buzz of excitement and chatter.
“What? Qu Changfeng wants to become the Shadow Protector of a quasi-master level pill refiner. Has he lost his mind?”
“While a Shadow Protector can gain endless pill resources, they have to serve the pill refiner for at least ten years. Anyone with a bit of strength or a solid background wouldn’t bother taking on such a role.”
“Exactly. A Shadow Protector can’t betray the pill refiner for ten years. If they try to break the contract, they risk losing a level of cultivation, or worse, falling into madness! What on earth is Qu Changfeng thinking?”
Xi Yue had never heard of the title “Shadow Protector” before. It wasn’t until she listened to Mr. Chen’s astonished explanation that she finally understood.
It turned out that on the Siam Continent, pill refiners, and doctors typically focused most of their energy on refining pills and studying medicine, which left their overall strength relatively weaker.
Thousands of years ago, a cultivator had become a quasi-sage level pill refiner and Medical Sovereign. He was affected by a war and died in the end. It caused great damage to the Siam Continent at that time because the Medical Sovereign’s medical skills at that time had reached the point where he could heal the dead and restore decayed flesh. He had even discovered a method for the Completeness Stage cultivators to break through the bottleneck and reach the God Stage.
It was also the death of the Medical Sovereign that led to an unwritten rule on the Siam Continent for all those who came after.
Pill refiners and doctors could recruit powerful individuals to become their Shadow Protectors. These protectors would form a soul bond with them, staying by their side at all times. If they were ever in danger, the Shadow Protector could sense it through the soul contract and rush to their aid as quickly as possible.
The doctor and the pill refiner must provide an endless supply of pills to the Shadow Protector, helping them make significant progress in strength over the next ten years. Additionally, if the protector’s friends or family fall ill, the doctor was obligated to treat them and provide the necessary pills.
It was a symbiotic, mutually beneficial relationship. The doctor relied on the Shadow Protector’s protection, while the Shadow Protector depended on the resources the doctor provided.
In recent years, few powerful warriors or cultivators were willing to become the Shadow Protectors of physicians or pill refiners.
This was because many doctors were not strong enough, and the resources they could offer were limited, while the terms of the Shadow Protector contract were too harsh. ṛ𝐚𝐍𝘰𐌱Εʂ
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