Deities: Starting From Goblins

Chapter 414: 229_1

Translator: 549690339

If the situation remained dire, their group of three thousand people would be willing to compromise, offering up to a hundred thousand Spirit Stones, and even surrender all their divine weapons and Dharma devices just to secure a chance of survival.

Even though Logan seemed to have the upper hand now, as long as they entered the formation, the situation would reverse instantly. No matter how many Spirit Stones were given to Logan, he would be obliged to return them all. They would even make Logan bow ten times without it being an issue, because by then, he would have lost his biggest support.

However, Logan simply shook his head and spread his hands, “You just don’t understand. This has nothing to do with Spirit Stones. Even if you give me one million Spirit Stones, the formation won’t open. It can’t accommodate too many people. Among you, there are quite a few formation masters, don’t you understand this simple point?”

Creating the formation only required ten thousand Spirit Stones. Logan had set up ten cubic spaces to increase the power of the formation. Once the space of the formation expanded, its natural power would be diluted, unless one could spend one million Spirit Stones to replenish the drained energy.

However, even if he had one million Spirit Stones, Logan was unwilling to do it, because these people were just not worth it. They wouldn’t appreciate his kindness. Instead, they would turn against him as soon as they were let in, trying to seize control of the formation. His own life would not be guaranteed.

“Since we cannot enter the formation, let’s make another deal, you give us the blueprint of the formation, we can set up one somewhere else and we won’t bothering you anymore. Deal?”

As the group of three thousand was struggling, one of them suddenly came up with a proposal, believing that Logan wouldn’t be able to turn them down. If so, Logan would risk offending the three thousand people and definitely wouldn’t be let off by their sects. Therefore, Logan had to stop creating issues on this matter, otherwise, neither side would benefit.

Caught off guard, Logan had to admit that it was a great strategy. His agreement would cause him great loss; his disagreement, on the other hand, would make him an enemy of the three thousand, who if died in the mountains, would urge their clans to seek revenge on Logan.

Unable to bear any longer, Ba Ke Yun criticized, “All of you are so calculating! Had you shown a bit of kindness and not been confrontational with Logan in the first place, would you have fallen into such a predicament now? You are still so arrogant and shameless. What about a cultivator’s pride?”

“We are about to die, what’s the point of considering those things?” Most of them smirked sarcastically. The only reason why Ba Ke Yun could be so self-righteous was that he was located within the formation and wasn’t worrying about being attacked by the demon beasts.

If Ba Ke Yun was exposed to the same danger as them, he would probably be even more extreme. There’s no fault in doing everything possible to survive. A cultivator’s pride is worthless. Only when one succeeds in cultivation and reaches the Holy See can the pride be regained, as many have left their bones behind on the path of cultivation.

Shangguan Bowe walked over and addressed Logan, “Brother Logan, I also know of a formation, which is rare enough. Although it’s inferior to your formation, it can still serve the purpose and solve the current issue.”

“No need. I have plenty of formations,” Logan waved his hand. He fell into contemplation not because he couldn’t decide, but because he was debating with himself over a choice: to completely cut ties with them or provide them an opportunity to live? Honestly speaking, both parties hadn’t had any grievances before, they just shifted the blame on Logan’s head recently.

After a moment of consideration, Logan made the decision, “Alright then, thirty thousand Spirit Stones for a formation blueprint from me. It won’t be too far off from my formation. You all can consider it.”

“No way, we don’t trust other formations. What if it gets breached by demon beasts? We only want this formation. Since you’re already being kind-hearted, why not go all the way and give us the formation map?”

After a round of discussions, all three thousand of them chose to refuse. They had set up many defensive formations before, some even created by the Dominator, yet none could withstand the onslaught of millions of demon beasts. What if Logan gave them a random low-level formation? Wouldn’t that mean throwing all three thousand of their lives away?

Logan’s face darkened instantly, and he sneered, “I wanted to do something good but you’re all ignorant. You’ve messed up the negotiation now, even if you give me one hundred thousand Spirit Stones, it won’t work anymore. Go back to where you came from!”

With that, Logan retreated alone to the side to rest. Overwhelmed by fatigue, he simply went to sleep, enraging the three thousand people who felt ignored.

Everyone dropped the pretenses, slinging all manner of insults. However, Logan didn’t hear a word. Instead, it was Ba Ke Yun and Shangguan Bowe who were irritated, yet powerless against them.

Some people targeted Shangguan Bowe, hastily saying, “Shangguan Bowe, don’t forget that our sects have always maintained a good relationship. Why don’t you open the formation? Once I return, I will explain to the Family Head.”

“Don’t listen to his nonsense, I’m willing to give one thousand Spirit Stones. You let me into the formation secretly and in the future, I will obey you unconditionally and serve as your guard, how about it?”

Another person proposed immediately. Soon, many people tried to negotiate with Shangguan Bowe, each one offering better conditions than the last. Shangguan Bowe felt overwhelmed. Unfortunately, he had no power at all. Besides, his relationship with many of the negotiators was quite good, they even fought side by side under the banners of the same sect.

However, Shangguan Bowe still shook his head, “I’m sorry. I have no say in this. I didn’t participate in the formation creation but was lucky enough to be permitted by Logan to stay here for three days. I have no idea how to open the formation, so please stop targeting me.”

He was well aware of his position. Compared to the mob outside, Logan was undoubtedly more valuable to befriend. Additionally, he really didn’t have the power. After Logan had clearly refused earlier, letting others in randomly would be the equivalent of publicly confronting Logan, right?

What if he angered Logan and was thrown out? Faced with the fury of the million demon beasts, he too would probably be devoured. He perfectly understood that the ten thousand Spirit Stones he lent to Logan was insignificant because Logan could borrow tens of thousands just by asking.

The big man standing by Shangguan Bowe was anxious, “Young Master, this is a good opportunity to network. Let some people from major sects in, it will be beneficial for both your personal growth and the development of our sect. By refusing so straightforwardly, you’ve offended them unintentionally.”

“What’s more important, networking or life?” Shangguan Bowe shot the big man a look, “How come you can’t distinguish which is more significant? You and I are just outsiders who are temporarily under the protection of Logan’s formation. The power of life and death is in Logan’s hands. We mustn’t forget our places.”

The big man scratched his head, and then suddenly sobered up. Indeed, he hadn’t taken into account everything just now. He was only thinking about Shangguan Bowe’s future and forgot about the threat of the million demon beasts. At present, this formation was the biggest safeguard, a lifeline for them.