"Can you sell me some of those materials, teacher? They are really hard to find. Don't worry about the price, I won't let you lose money." Leng Yue quickly inquired.
"Void stones below four stars are no problem. How many do you need?" Zhou Yan asked.
Leng Yue heard this and wondered if he had a lot. She naturally wouldn't ask such a private question and directly said, "500 units of one-star, 300 units of two-star, 200 units of three-star. Do you have four-star ones as well?" Leng Yue quickly asked.
"Yes, 100 units won't be a problem," Zhou Yan replied. He still had tens of thousands of four-star ones, so selling 100 units to her would have no impact.
"I only need 100 units as well. I'll be very satisfied if I can upgrade to level 40. I won't think about anything beyond that," Leng Yue quickly said.
"Come on, let's go to my residence to trade," Leng Yue quickly invited.
"Alright."
After they came outside, Teacher Leng Yue said, "Wait a moment."
Leng Yue took out a flower basket. The flower basket quickly enlarged, turning into a giant magical artifact. Then, Teacher Leng Yue said to Zhou Yan, "Come up."
"Okay."
Zhou Yan knew that Teacher Leng Yue was likely a cultivator-type profession. He directly leaped onto the flower basket. There were seats inside, as well as an exquisite glass table with a luminous spiritual grass placed on it. The entire flower basket was filled with a floral fragrance. Above the flower basket was a formation that blocked the strong winds, so even when flying at high speeds, one would not be affected by any gust.
"Sit down." Leng Yue smiled sweetly at Zhou Yan. Then, she cast a spell, her jade-like hands forming various hand seals. A stream of spiritual power was released from her hands. The flower basket began to fly, heading towards her residence. Within the academy, students, except for true disciples, were not allowed to use flying magical artifacts or fly. Even if they had flying artifacts or wings, they wouldn't be able to fly. The Ziwei Academy was extremely mysterious, and without the academy's recognition, one simply couldn't fly. The Ziwei Academy had many means and was also very mysterious.
After casting the spell, Teacher Leng Yue also sat down and took out a plate of spiritual fruits, saying, "Eat. I grew these myself."
"Mmm." Zhou Yan tasted one. Its quality was much inferior to the ones from his territory.
Soon, they arrived at the mountain range where the teachers resided. This entire mountain was the living area for the female teachers. Zhou Yan could see many students seeking guidance from the teachers, and he wasn't surprised to see them. The spiritual energy in the entire mountain range was much stronger than in the students' living areas.
Teacher Leng Yue's residence was a courtyard house, which was very elegant. There were also many women dressed in ancient attire inside. Seeing Leng Yue return, they would all say, "Greetings, Lord." They were clearly summoned by Leng Yue from her territory. He curiously asked, "Teacher Leng Yue, what procedures are needed to summon people from a territory to manage a house?"
"For that, you need to find Steward Zhao Changli. Report the specific number of people and their information to him. Generally, you can't summon more than ten people. Then he will give you a teleportation talisman. Take that talisman to the person in your territory, and they can be teleported out."
"However, the summoned person's loyalty must be above 95%; otherwise, they cannot be teleported. Also, be careful, if the summoned person commits any act that violates the regulations of the Divine Dragon Kingdom and the academy, the Lord will bear the same responsibility."
"Throughout the history of Ziwei Academy, there have been quite a few people summoned who caused trouble, so you must be careful when selecting people..." Teacher Leng Yue explained the situation in detail. Zhou Yan hadn't expected it to be so complicated. He supposed it made sense; after all, people summoned from a territory were not originally from this world. If any trouble occurred, they, as Lords, would bear an unavoidable responsibility.
Teacher Leng Yue led Zhou Yan to the living room, where a maid served them spiritual tea. They began to discuss prices. Zhou Yan offered a reasonable price, neither overcharging nor undercharging, which satisfied Leng Yue. Afterward, Zhou Yan took out the void stones from his territory. After Leng Yue inspected them, she was very pleased and then transferred the payment for these materials to Zhou Yan.
Later, Leng Yue seemed to remember something and said to Zhou Yan, "I heard you're acquiring buildings?"
"Yes, I'm buying any kind of building," Zhou Yan replied.
Leng Yue didn't ask Zhou Yan why he was acquiring so many buildings. She took out a building and said, "This building is of no use to me, so I'll give it to you."
Zhou Yan quickly examined the building and found it was another barracks building. He was very surprised.
[Building: Swordsmen]
[Type: Barracks]
[Quality: A]
[Description: Can build Swordsmen in the territory.]
"It's actually an A-quality barracks!" Zhou Yan was very shocked. This barracks building was of no low quality. It would cost tens of millions to buy, and even then, one might not be able to find it. Yet, she was giving it to him just like that.
Zhou Yan quickly said, "Teacher, you're doing this on purpose, right? I'll return the spirit coins from before to you."
"I'm a teacher, after all. Giving a student a building isn't too much, is it? You're so capable, teacher might need your help in the future." Leng Yue smiled, unconcerned, and continued, "My territory already has enough troop types. If there were more, teacher wouldn't be able to support them. It would just be a waste. If it weren't for your help, teacher wouldn't have known when I could have bought these materials."
Hearing this, Zhou Yan didn't refuse anymore and said, "Alright, if you ever need any materials in the future, I'll definitely help if I can. However, I can't help with high-level materials; I'm short on those myself."
"Don't worry, the entire Canglan Continent lacks high-level materials. I won't ask you to collect high-level materials. Below four-star is fine," Leng Yue said.
Zhou Yan had no problem with that. Many Lords' territories could only upgrade their buildings to around level 40 or 50 due to a lack of materials. Therefore, most Lords on the Lords' Continent did not have very high-level territories, with levels 40 to 50 being the most common. Lords above level 60 were much fewer, and those at level 70 were even rarer. Lords who reached the maximum level were truly rare. Otherwise, it wouldn't be the case that only a handful of people could cultivate to the peak and reach the realm of becoming a god. The realm was a difficult hurdle that limited all Lords, and the territory's level was also a major hurdle. High-level materials were extremely scarce, and you would rarely see anyone selling materials of eight stars or higher. For such top-tier materials, many people would choose to acquire them through bartering.
Zhou Yan also took the opportunity to ask Leng Yue for a lot of professional knowledge. A teacher was indeed a teacher; Zhou Yan benefited greatly from her.
Leng Yue had someone prepare a sumptuous meal, made with dishes from her territory's spiritual fields. It was evident that Teacher Leng Yue was someone who enjoyed life. The chefs' skills were excellent, and they could prepare various famous dishes, likely requiring considerable effort to train. After eating, Zhou Yan left and returned to his villa.