Sandworms are huge in size and are one of the most common sand beasts in the Sand Mountain. They are of little value.
Of the whole body, only a pair of eyes were worth something. The rest were useless. Not only was it time-consuming and laborious to process, but it couldn't be sold for a few hundred magic crystals.
Xu Chunniang had no shortage of magic crystals, and the Soul Breath Vine was very fast at killing sand beasts. Naturally, she would not waste time on such trivial matters, so she took away the first insect eye and left directly.
Shortly after she left, several monks came here and found the corpse of a sandworm with its eyes gouged out.
The monk in charge of exploring the path was very excited, "There are sandworm corpses again, there are five of them in total!"
Along the way, they had picked up dozens of corpses of sandworms whose eyes had been gouged out.
Based on an estimate of 600 magic crystals per insect corpse, this harvest alone has exceeded 20,000 magic crystals!
The other monks were equally delighted. Although the corpses of sandworms with their eyes dug out were not valuable, they could not sustain the quantity.
And they didn't do anything, so it was all for nothing. They just needed to take the insect corpses back and spend some time dealing with them.
Only one old man looked cautious after carefully examining the insect corpses.
“The cause of death of these sandworms is the same as the death cause of the sandworms we picked up before. They both died because their souls dissipated.
The people who kill these sandworms not only have extremely powerful souls, but are also proficient in soul arts. If the other party attacks us, we may not be able to resist like these sandworms. "
Hearing this, the joy on the faces of the other people dimmed a lot.
Although they failed to meet the person who killed the sandworms, judging from the death of these sandworms, the strength of the other party was far beyond what they could compare with.
The old man sighed softly, with a hint of worry in his eyes.
"We are following this person to pick up sandworms. What should we do if he finds out and makes the other person angry? We are about to reach the sandworm hill. Why don't we stop here? There will be a lot of unexpected gains from this trip. "
When the others heard this, they hesitated immediately. They were reluctant to give up the magic crystal that was within easy reach, and they were also worried that the act of picking up the leak would anger the person who killed the insect corpse and lead to death.
"The other party only takes the insect eyes and abandons the insect corpses, which is enough to prove that the value of the insect corpses is not worth mentioning in their eyes, or that the other party does not have time to deal with these insect corpses.
Logically speaking, our behavior of picking up insect corpses will not cause disaster. "
In silence, a female cultivator spoke after weighing the pros and cons.
"But these are just my guesses. Just in case, if someone really makes trouble, we will give half of the magic crystals from the insect corpses to that person."
"This is a wonderful move."
The old man's eyes flashed brightly. No one would have trouble with the magic crystal. They helped deal with the insect corpses, and it was not excessive to receive half of the reward.
Some people were unwilling to separate the magic crystals they had obtained and muttered in a low voice.
"It is troublesome and time-consuming to deal with the insect corpses. We only picked up a total of thirty sandworms, which are worth more than 20,000 magic crystals. If we were to divide half of them, the six of us would end up with less than 2,000 magic crystals. Well, there’s not enough points.”
The old man glanced at the speaker and said calmly.
"Don't forget where this is. Judging from the places where we picked up insect corpses, the place where the other party is going is Sandworm Hill.
When you arrive at Sandworm Hill, are you still worried that there are no insect corpses to pick up? "
Upon hearing this, the speaker's eyes lit up and he no longer had any resistance.
Seeing that everyone accepted this distribution plan, the old man nodded secretly, "Let's go, let's continue walking to Sandworm Hill."
The closer you get to the sandworm mound, the more insect corpses you encounter along the way.
After walking a short distance, the six of them harvested more than thirty insect corpses, which was almost the sum of all the insect corpses picked up previously.
Since then, no one has raised any objections.
However, at this moment, a vine blocked the path of several people.
Seeing the vines that suddenly appeared in front of them, the six people did not dare to be careless and subconsciously launched an attack.
A voice sounded before they took action.
"You followed me sneakily, what do you want?"
The six people quickly stopped their hands and looked at the figure in the distance.
The old man bowed and took the initiative to explain, "Fellow Taoist, please don't misunderstand us. We are only going along to pick up insect corpses. We don't have any malicious intent."
Xu Chunniang had already noticed the extra tails behind her, so she naturally did not miss their behavior of picking up insect corpses. Other than that, these people did not do anything out of bounds.
This was also the reason why she did not directly order the vines to strangle several people.
"Leave the sandworm mound immediately or face the consequences at your own risk."
Xu Chunniang spoke coldly, too lazy to talk to a few people.
She didn't have the temper to kill indiscriminately, but she didn't want to focus on preventing others from backstabbing when dealing with the sand beast.
The old man's expression changed slightly, and then he took a deep breath, "Okay, but before I leave, can fellow Taoist please listen to me?"
Xu Chunniang didn't speak, just looked at him calmly.
The old man said bravely, "I know that this sandworm corpse is nothing in the eyes of fellow Taoists, but a processed sandworm corpse can sell at least six hundred magic crystals.
We picked up a total of sixty-seven insect corpses along the way, with a total value of up to 40,000 magic crystals. We are willing to give half of the harvest to fellow Taoists. "
Xu Chunniang understood what the old man meant and her expression softened slightly.
"You mean, if you dispose of the insect corpses on your behalf, the magic crystals you get will be 50% equal to mine?"
"good."
The old man nodded and said, "It is very troublesome to deal with the insect corpses and takes a lot of time. If fellow Taoists do not agree with this distribution plan, we will immediately withdraw from the sandworm hill and actively return all the insect corpses we picked up."
A look of thought flashed in Xu Chunniang's eyes. She abandoned those insect corpses simply because she thought they were time-consuming and labor-intensive to deal with and of low value.
If someone helps her deal with the insect corpses and gets the magic crystal for free, why not?
There are a lot of sandworms in the sandworm hill, and after sweeping the sandworm hill, she will inevitably look for other sand beasts to kill in the future, and she also needs someone to help her deal with those sand beasts.
Thinking of this, she nodded slightly, "I understand what you mean, 50-50 split, that's fine.
But you must stay away from me, and when I am fighting, you must not let out my evil thoughts to spy on me at will. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude. "
Hearing the threat in her words, the old man's heart tightened and he quickly assured her.
"Don't worry, we know what's appropriate and will never do anything overstepping our bounds."
"I hope you will keep your word."
Seeing the female cultivator disappear, the old man breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
The other party clearly didn't do anything, he just stood there, but he had a tense feeling that his life was hanging by a thread.
But fortunately, the female cultivator was a reasonable person. Not only did she not act rashly, she also agreed to their proposal.
The cooperation was successfully negotiated, and the other five people were also very excited.
Although the insect corpses are troublesome to deal with, at least they are a stable income, and it is much easier than hunting sand beasts and finding heavy stones.
