Chapter 57: The Blood-Crying Red Lotus

Friendship is equal. Yes, true friends often help you without considering the consequences or the risks, and such friendships can only be mutual, something that cannot be bought with money.

After Bing Zhi Xie said this, Luo could not say anything more and could only take the gun, secretly vowing to repay him with the same kind of friendship in the future.

Kanie Lya saw Wayne clenching his teeth and asked, "Wayne, what's wrong with you?"

"Damn bastard! Motherfucker." Wayne, with tears welling up in his eyes, rushed forward and hugged him, saying, "How could you say something so touching, making me... making me almost cry!" As he spoke, he was truly sobbing and tears were streaming down his face.

Bing Zhi Xie quickly broke free from him, looked around to make sure no one had seen, and said, "Hey, don't do such an over-the-top thing. If others see, they might think we... ugh!"

Wayne also realized he had lost his composure, wiped away his tears, and smiled, saying, "I was just moved."

Kanie Lya and Yilina both chuckled, but they also felt that Bing Zhi Xie was right; friendship is equal.

Bing Zhi Xie said to Luo, "Hey, don't think too much about how you'll repay me in the future. I gave you this gun because you like it so much, but there's one condition."

"What condition? Just say it, I'll agree to anything."

Bing Zhi Xie smiled and said, "Don't sell it."

Luo laughed and punched him on the shoulder, "Nonsense, this is a gift from a friend, how could I sell it? I wouldn't even if you killed me."

"Exactly, how could Luo sell it? If he dares, I'll beat him to death." Wayne, with his arm around both of them, laughed, "What a great brotherhood, Bing Zhi Xie, you made the right choice in befriending him, hahaha." Wayne's loud laughter drew the attention of the people around them.

Bing Zhi Xie broke out in a cold sweat and thought, "Idiot, don't do such foolish things, okay?"

"Hmm?" Not far away, Selt and his group heard the exaggerated laughter and turned to look, "It's Bing Zhi Xie."

Eshura said, "It really is him." After the duel between Luo and Sibol, they knew this person was Bing Zhi Xie and began to pay extra attention to him.

Xivira and his girlfriend Dodoris were also feeling the festive atmosphere and saw Bing Zhi Xie, saying, "It's him, that fool who spent 120,000 gold coins on that gun just now."

"Oh, what a coincidence?"

"Coincidence?" Xivira was puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Selt didn't say anything and walked over.

Bing Zhi Xie and the others naturally saw Selt and his group coming, and also saw the skinny man they had met in the weapon shop.

Wayne's exaggerated smile faded as he watched them approach.

Both sides looked at each other, and no one spoke first. Eshura and Selt's eyes were fixed on Bing Zhi Xie. That night, under Hab's battle aura, only Bimoye and Bing Zhi Xie could stand, which made their hearts leap like flames. Among the same generation in the capital, no one was stronger than Bimoye.

Dodoris and Xivira also sensed the different atmosphere, like dry gunpowder, ready to ignite at any moment.

"Do you know him?" This question shouldn't have been asked, as everyone could see the answer. But Dodoris still asked, not about them, but about him, because Selt and Eshura's eyes were fixed on the person wearing the magic hat.

Kanie Lya and Yilina also knew the three princes of the capital, and they originally wanted to greet them, but the atmosphere made them hesitate.

Selt and Eshura were wandering around the academy for two reasons: to feel the special atmosphere and to possibly run into Bing Zhi Xie. The academy was so large, with over a million people living inside, making it difficult to find someone.

No one wanted to admit they were inferior to others; everyone had this pride and self-respect, just like the duel between Sibol and Luo. Neither of them was willing to admit defeat, so they fought to the death. How much more so for Selt and Eshura, the princes of the empire and the best of their generation, who were even more unwilling to believe they could be inferior to the unknown Bing Zhi Xie!

Bing Zhi Xie pushed up his hat, revealing his face above the nose, but said nothing, just looking at them.

Selt was already eager to test himself. This person who even wanted to challenge Bimoye, how could he let this opportunity pass? Just as he was about to speak, a gun suddenly appeared in front of him.

Luo frowned; the feeling of being ignored was worse than being defeated in battle. With his strong sense of self-respect, he could not tolerate Selt, a knight, doing this, even if he was one of the three geniuses of the capital!

Selt turned to look at him, then at the gun in front of him, and suddenly thought, "This is..."

Eshura, seeing Selt's surprised expression, asked Xivira, "Is this the gun?"

Xivira nodded, "Yes, this one."

Eshura narrowed his eyes, "It's indeed a good gun, worth 100,000 gold coins."

Selt suddenly shouted, "Worth a damn! This gun... this gun..."

"Uh...!" Selt's sudden shout startled them, and Eshura had never seen Selt so agitated and angry.

Selt turned to Xivira and asked, "How much did he pay for this gun?"

"1... 120,000..." Xivira was also intimidated by Selt's terrifying expression.

Selt extended his fingers, forming a 1 and a 2, and said, "I'll pay 12 million, sell it to me!"

Everyone's minds were blown, and they felt as if they couldn't breathe, "1... 12 million...!"

"12... 12 million..." Eshura gasped, "Hey, Selt, are you kidding?" Although he said this, Selt's expression didn't look like he was joking. But he couldn't believe that even the richest of the five great families in the capital would be shocked by 12 million gold coins.

Wayne was even more shocked, "12 million? 12 million! 12 million? 12 million!?" He kept repeating it, not sure if he was asking himself or others, but he was utterly disbelieving.

Even Kanie Lya covered her mouth in shock; the Isabelle family, a noble family for generations, did not have 12 million in total assets.

Selt suddenly laughed, "120,000? Idiot, is this gun only worth 120,000?"

"Hey, Selt, don't say that," Eshura said, "I know you, as a knight, are very knowledgeable about weapons, but you can't talk about us like that. It's fine for me, but you can't insult Xivira; he's not an expert in knight equipment."

"I'm sorry."

Xivira pouted, "It's fine. But I'm curious, what kind of knight gun is this, worth 12 million gold coins?"

Not just him, but Eshura, Dodoris, Kanie Lya, Yilina, Wayne, and even Luo were all curious about what he was holding.

Selt carefully examined every inch of the gun and slowly said, "Have you heard of 'God-Slaying'?"

"God-Slaying!" Dodoris said, "One of the thirteen strongest weapons listed in history?"

Eshura was surprised, "Is this it? I remember that 'God-Slaying' disappeared after Mordo Biseron killed the strongest dragon knight, and no one knows where it went."

Selt shook his head, "This is not 'God-Slaying.' There are very few records about it in history and weapon catalogs. But I won't be wrong; this gun is the only one that can rival 'God-Slaying.' Its name is 'Blood-Crying Red Lotus'!"

"Blood-Crying Red Lotus?" The name floated in everyone's mind, but no one had heard of it.

Selt said, "This gun has existed for a very short time. It appeared a few times in the Wind City before it was lost, but then it disappeared, so there are very few records about it."

"Wind City! Before it was lost, that was a long time ago," Xivira said. Although no one had heard of 'Blood-Crying Red Lotus,' the 'Wind City' was known to everyone on the continent. That desolate desert of death, listed as one of the ten forbidden zones alongside the 'Dragon Burial Valley,' was a place everyone had heard of.

No one would have thought that 'Blood-Crying Red Lotus' existed before the fall of the Wind City, but it only appeared briefly in history and then disappeared. Now it had miraculously reappeared here. If Selt hadn't revealed its history, who would have known the true value and identity of this gun?

Selt looked at Bing Zhi Xie, "Why did you buy this gun? Do you know it?"

He asked two questions in a row, but Bing Zhi Xie didn't answer either.

"Sell it to me, I'll pay 12 million gold coins."

Bing Zhi Xie shook his head, "This gun is no longer mine."

Selt was taken aback and looked at Luo, "Sell it to me, I'll pay you 100 times the price."

Luo turned to look at Bing Zhi Xie, realizing that he had anticipated someone would offer such a high price for the gun, which was why he had set the condition earlier.