83: Chapter 83 Negotiating Conditions

"I wonder if this condition is something I can discuss with you, Family Head Wang?" Ye Fan said slowly, unhurriedly.

Patriarch Wang Quan fell into deep thought for a moment; the condition Ye Fan mentioned was indeed very tempting to him.

Right now, he was indeed, as Ye Fan had said, stuck at the peak of the second rank.

No matter how many zombie crystal cores he used, there was no improvement at all, as if the path forward had been completely blocked.

If the condition Ye Fan offered was true and could help him reach the third rank, then it would be extremely beneficial for both himself and the entire Wang Family of Jiangcheng.

Just as Ye Fan said, after the apocalypse arrived, one's own strength was the only hard truth.

If one's own strength was insufficient, even if one possessed vast amounts of food and supplies, being unable to protect them would be nonsense.

However, these supplies were also extremely, extremely important to him.

Without these supplies, even if he were powerful, it would be difficult to survive.

This made Patriarch Wang Quan very annoyed; it was truly too difficult to choose.

Patriarch Wang Quan remained silent for several minutes, not saying a word.

Ye Fan, however, did not urge him at all; he lay on the sofa with a relaxed expression, waiting quietly for Patriarch Wang Quan's answer.

He knew this matter could not be rushed.

After constant hesitation and struggle, Patriarch Wang Quan finally raised his head slowly, looked at Ye Fan, and said in a deep voice, "If what you said is true, then we can indeed discuss it."

"It is guaranteed to be true, Family Head Wang, you can rest assured! I, Ye Fan, never lie." Ye Fan met Patriarch Wang Quan's gaze and said with a smile.

"Fine, then tell me! How many supplies do you want?"

"Half."

"What? How much? How much did you say..." Patriarch Wang Quan looked at Ye Fan in front of him in disbelief, astonished.

At this moment, he truly thought his ears might have misheard.

How is this a discussion? Isn't this just plain robbery?

"I... I must have heard that wrong, right!" Patriarch Wang Quan asked slowly, still feeling a bit uncertain.

"You heard me right! We want half of the supplies of the Wang Family of Jiangcheng!"

"No way! Do you know what you are saying? Asking for half of the Wang Family of Jiangcheng's supplies—even robbery doesn't start like this!"

"Family Head Wang, don't be in such a hurry to refuse!"

"Do you know what the concept of half of the Wang Family of Jiangcheng's supplies is? Even before the apocalypse arrived, this half of the supplies could have supplied everyone in Jiangcheng City for about a month."

After hearing this number, Ye Fan was stunned for a moment; he had not expected that the Wang Family of Jiangcheng possessed such vast amounts of supplies.

What kind of concept was this? He probably wouldn't be able to use it all up in a lifetime.

Today had truly opened his eyes.

Before the apocalypse arrived, he was just a very ordinary student.

He couldn't imagine just how powerful the three major families of Jiangcheng City really were.

But now, another question appeared in his mind.

That was, why did the Li Family of Jiangcheng, also one of the three major families, have such low reserves of supplies? Could the head of the Li Family of Jiangcheng have intentionally deceived him?

Upon thinking of this, Ye Fan's gaze silently shifted from Patriarch Wang Quan and landed on Li Hao, the eldest son of the Li Family of Jiangcheng, who was standing to the side.

Seeing Ye Fan's strange gaze, Li Hao immediately felt his whole body tense up, as if something bad was about to happen.

"Master, wha... what's wrong?" Li Hao asked cautiously, staring at Ye Fan with a bitter smile on his face, feigning complete ignorance.

"Why is the supply reserve of the Li Family of Jiangcheng so low?" Ye Fan asked suspiciously.

"Ah! Th... this, well, it's mainly because our Li Family of Jiangcheng doesn't specialize in this area! Isn't that quite normal?" Li Hao's eyes darted around rapidly as he spoke slowly.

"Oh! Is that so?"

"Of course, of course, how could we possibly lie to you! As the saying goes, there is a specialty in every trade; the Wang Family of Jiangcheng is in this business, so it's normal for them to have more supplies stored."

"Hmm, alright! I understand." Ye Fan nodded silently and said to Li Hao.

Ye Fan felt that what Li Hao said was quite reasonable. There is a specialty in every trade!

Of course, Ye Fan felt that even if Li Hao and his father had a hundred times the courage, they would never dare to lie to him. Because the lives of the father and son were always in his hands.

Now that they were on the same boat, deceiving him would not benefit them in any way.

While Ye Fan and Li Hao were conversing, Patriarch Wang Quan's gaze darted over Li Hao; because from the conversation between Ye Fan and the others just now, he could confirm that these three were people from the Li Family of Jiangcheng.

"You... are you Li Hao, the eldest son of the Li Family of Jiangcheng?" Patriarch Wang Quan scrutinized Li Hao, feeling that the figure was becoming increasingly familiar, as if he had seen him before, and then couldn't help but ask slowly.

"That's right! I didn't expect you to finally recognize me. Long time no see, Uncle Wang." Li Hao curled his lip, his eyes filled with a hint of hostility, and said slowly.

After confirming that this person was indeed Li Hao, Patriarch Wang Quan let out an angry snort and then pointed at Li Hao, cursing loudly.

"Hmph! Damn it, so it was you, you little brat. I was wondering who gave you the guts to cause trouble on the territory of the Wang Family of Jiangcheng!"

"You..."

"What? After the apocalypse arrived, the Li Family of Jiangcheng has fallen to such a state that even the eldest son of the Li Family of Jiangcheng has become this beggar-like figure? I'm afraid people would laugh if they heard about it!"

Patriarch Wang Quan looked at the dirty person sitting in front of him, a mocking smile appearing on his face, his tone filled with a hint of sarcasm.

"I... you..." Li Hao looked at the black substance stained on his body, at a loss for words for a moment. His face turned bright red.

"I have some other conditions; I wonder if Family Head Wang would consider them?" Ye Fan said slowly.

Upon hearing Ye Fan's words, the smile on Patriarch Wang Quan's face slowly faded. After thinking for a few seconds, he asked, "What conditions? Let's hear them. If you can really move me, it's not impossible."

He was now completely certain that the Ye Fan in front of him must be some big shot, and what he said might be true. Perhaps he really could help him reach the third rank.

Because just now, he had heard the conversation between this person and Li Hao clearly.

That Li Hao, the eldest son of the Li Family of Jiangcheng, actually addressed the person in front of him as Master. What an incredible thing this was!

One must know that this Li Family of Jiangcheng, just like their Wang Family of Jiangcheng, was one of the three major families of Jiangcheng. And for someone to be addressed as Master by the eldest son of the Li Family of Jiangcheng, the future heir of the Li Family of Jiangcheng—what kind of person was he, exactly?

"As long as you agree, I will not only help you raise your strength to the third rank."

"In the future, whenever you need to break through a realm, I will help you do so, and from now on, you will be an ally of me, Ye Fan, and my group. How about it?"