Volume 1 Chapter 59 Consider It Repaying a Favor

Lin Yifan made his intentions very clear: he was willing to back the creation of a new guild.

However, his purpose was equally straightforward—to use it as a tool against the Heaven and Earth Society.

He did not conceal anything, nor did he deceive her in the slightest. His candid and open approach actually took Chen Yunuo somewhat by surprise.

Naturally, since Lin Yifan was willing to support her in establishing a guild, she had no reason to refuse.

Both of them shared the goal of dealing with the Heaven and Earth Society, so their paths ultimately led to the same destination.

Even so, Chen Yunuo still possessed a measure of self-awareness. Asking her to build a guild single-handedly filled her with a profound sense of doubt.

Unable to help herself, she tried to persuade him:

"Lin Yifan, why go through all this trouble? If you become the guild master yourself, you will hold the absolute power of the entire guild in your own hands all along. Why take the risk of backing someone else's guild?"

"Even I cannot guarantee that once the guild becomes successful, I will always put your interests first!"

"I never needed you to guarantee my interests in the first place." Lin Yifan's mood remained calm and composed as he typed out his reply:

"Anyway, stop overthinking and just answer me: do you dare to do this or not?"

"If you dare, then we cooperate. If you don't dare, then let's pretend this conversation never happened, and you will remain my senior."

"Considering how you helped me back in our school days, if you ever need any help, I will still assist you."

This was an extraordinary opportunity!

Chen Yunuo was ambitious, and naturally, she knew how to seize the moment.

After thinking it through carefully, she ultimately refused to let such a golden opportunity slip through her fingers. With firm determination, she replied:

"Very well! I will establish this guild. If the guild can grow and thrive under your support, I promise you that whatever you need or whatever tasks you want me to accomplish—as long as it does not disrupt the operation of the entire guild—I will do my absolute best to carry them out for you."

"Having your word is enough!" After sending this message, Lin Yifan added:

"Then I'll leave the rest in your hands. If you need any reasonable support, just let me know. If it is within my power, I will do my best to satisfy your requests."

Chen Yunuo did not put on any false airs. She immediately began calculating what kind of support she needed right now.

After pondering for a moment, she sent a message:

"I do need some basic material support, but after all, we are in a cooperative partnership; I cannot simply take your resources for nothing. I happen to possess a special blueprint in my possession, though it requires identification before its details can be confirmed."

"I would like to use this blueprint in exchange for a portion of your [High-Efficiency Mosquito Repellent] to attract new members. Would you be willing to make this trade?"

At the same time, Chen Yunuo sent over the item information.

[Special Blueprint] (Requires an appraiser or an appraisal card to reveal item details)

Item Tier: Currently unknown (At least Rare grade or higher)

Since it was a blueprint of at least Rare grade, it was indeed a valuable item.

Lin Yifan was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected Chen Yunuo to be so fortunate as to obtain something of this caliber.

However, since he was neither an appraiser nor in possession of an appraisal card at the moment, he had no idea when he would be able to identify the contents of this special blueprint.

Regardless, an item reaching the Rare tier was undoubtedly a fantastic asset for greenhorns who had just arrived in this survival realm!

While the [High-Efficiency Mosquito Repellent] could also be considered a great item, its value would plummet once the mosquito swarm crisis passed.

Since Chen Yunuo was willing to trade a special blueprint for the repellent now, she clearly intended to capitalize on this exact timing to promote her guild and attract a wave of new members.

Therefore, Lin Yifan was not stingy. He checked the remaining quantity of [High-Efficiency Mosquito Repellent] in his possession—there were still around four to five hundred portions left.

He directly pulled out 100 portions, traded them to Chen Yunuo, and messaged her:

"These 100 portions of [High-Efficiency Mosquito Repellent] are the exchange for the blueprint. Besides that, I have about 360 portions left, which I can authorize you to sell."

"You can price these authorized repellents however you like. I only want special items in return, such as ceramics, cement, glass, various blueprints, or spirit crystals."

"You can give these to me gradually later on; there is no need to rush. Of course, if you fail to sell them, it doesn't matter either—just return the unsold portion to me, and I will handle it myself. Well? Do you dare to take on this business?"

Seeing Lin Yifan's words, Chen Yunuo froze completely in place!

She knew her own situation best. While her special blueprint did hold value, was it really worth 100 portions of [High-Efficiency Mosquito Repellent]?

Of course not!

Especially at this exact juncture—although the disaster of the mosquito swarms had not yet arrived, since it was scheduled to strike in three days, it would inevitably happen tonight.

At this moment, the value of the [High-Efficiency Mosquito Repellent] far exceeded anything else!

Yet Lin Yifan casually offered her 100 portions right off the bat, and even authorized her to sell another 360 portions. Such generosity felt utterly unimaginable to her.

Hesitating for a moment, she couldn't help but type out a question:

"You're willing to hand over several hundred portions of [High-Efficiency Mosquito Repellent] to me just like that? Aren't you afraid I'll embezzle the goods?"

Lin Yifan replied, "There's nothing to be afraid of. They're just materials. At worst, losing them will only cost me a bit, but it won't cost me my life."

"And being able to see someone's true nature through these items makes it worth it. Of course, you don't have to worry—if you really want to pocket these goods, go right ahead."

"Consider it repayment for the favor I owed you back in school. But from this moment onward, we will be strangers. If you don't cross my path, fine; but if you cross me, don't blame me for showing no regard for the past."

Lin Yifan was a man who remembered debts of gratitude. Those who had helped him would be remembered, and those favors would be repaid.

However, this did not mean that a favor could shackle him for a lifetime. Once he felt he had repaid it, any subsequent relationship would be reduced to that of strangers.

Even if Chen Yunuo was the campus belle, it made no difference.

Reading Lin Yifan's words, Chen Yunuo fell into a brief trance.

In truth, her impression of Lin Yifan was not deep. The only reason she had intervened back then when someone tried to snatch his scholarship was purely because she despised the person who tried to steal it.

She never expected that two or three years later, Lin Yifan would still remember that favor.

He was even willing to dish out such a massive amount of supplies to settle the debt.

Yet it was painfully obvious now that Lin Yifan's favor was far more valuable than this batch of [High-Efficiency Mosquito Repellent]. She was certainly not foolish enough to pick up a sesame seed while losing a watermelon.

With utmost seriousness, she typed her reply:

"I will not embezzle this batch of supplies. I will make good use of them to build the guild we both want."

"Just watch me! I won't let you down!"

Lin Yifan: "Then I shall look forward to it!"

After finishing the trade, Lin Yifan did not say anything more to Chen Yunuo because a sudden thought crossed his mind.

He had completely forgotten about Mao Mao, the golden eagle!