"Foster father?"
Qin Siyang struggled, wanting to get up.
But the bandages tied at his back pulled on his wounds and his whole body, and in the end he failed.
Seeing this, Tang Wanjing thoughtfully raised the bed for Qin Siyang so he could lie in a sitting position.
"Thank you, Minister Tang."
Even in great anger, Qin Siyang still thanked Tang Wanjing.
After all, for a minister to serve him, he didn't have such a big face to pretend not to see it.
"You're welcome."
"Minister Tang, did Li Tianming tell you he's my foster father?"
"That's what he said, and I didn't doubt it. After all, your relationship with each other is known throughout the whole safe zone. So I thought it made sense for you to acknowledge a father-son relationship."
Qin Siyang revealed a cold smile, "Tch, tch, a foster father. Minister Tang, what else did Li Tianming say?"
"Professor Li said that you were grateful for his kindness and insisted on recognizing him as a foster father. Although he didn't want to agree, he couldn't resist your persistence, so he reluctantly established the father-son relationship."
Qin Siyang kept nodding, "So vivid, as if Li Tianming were describing it right next to my ear, indeed, that's exactly the kind of thing he would say."
"Then, he hoped I could keep your father-son relationship secret. Because he feels he's offended too many people and is afraid of implicating you. Even I, an outsider, could feel his concern for you."
Qin Siyang couldn't help but laugh aloud, "As expected of Li Tianming. With just a few words, his logic can still be self-consistent, truly meticulous and unmatched."
'Guard against fire, theft, and old Li.'
When in danger, old Li is the safest; when safe, old Li is the most dangerous.
Seeing Qin Siyang's face full of ferocity, like a tiger about to eat someone, Tang Wanjing realized something was wrong.
"What's wrong, Little Qin, has there been some problem in your foster father relationship with Professor Li recently?"
"There's indeed a bit of a problem. Oh right, Minister Tang, did you already give the reward for the Corrosion Black Centipede to Li Tianming?"
"Not yet, because the foster father relationship doesn't meet the procedure for collecting resources on someone's behalf."
"To collect on someone's behalf, it must be a guardian or a blood relative."
"So?"
Tang Wanjing patiently explained, "So Li Tianming is preparing to get an adoption certificate, proving that he adopted you, then he can help you collect the resources. Although in name it's an adoptive father, we know you're foster father and foster son, so it's no problem."
"Letting him collect the resources can be justified legally too."
Qin Siyang kept nodding.
The more he nodded, the more terrifying the smile on his face became.
"Touched, I'm so touched."
Tang Wanjing didn't understand why Qin Siyang was so angry, and looked puzzled, "What, your father-son relationship really has a problem?"
"Not a big problem."
Qin Siyang pulled out his phone and called Lu Daoxing.
"Hello, Professor Lu, are you busy?"
["Little Qin, I'm quite busy. Still making a Tier 3 God-Hunting item, planning to hand it over to the Ministry of Economy to pay off my wife's debt. What's up?"]
"Oh, nothing major, just a business deal at a good price, want to know if you'll take it."
Lu Daoxing immediately became interested.
'Qin Siyang is a big client!'
After paying off his debt, he still had to rely on Qin Siyang to supply him for research.
Lu Daoxing hurriedly asked, ["What kind of business?"]
"Eight grams of crimson crystal, can you forge me a Tier 4 God-Hunting weapon?"
["Ah? This… not that I can't, but in terms of function…"]
"Function doesn't matter much, as long as it's usable, you decide. If I'm satisfied this time, we can keep working together."
["Alright! I'll do my best!"]
"Although the function doesn't matter, I have a bit of a requirement for the appearance."
"Appearance? What kind of requirement?"
"You know the Fangtian halberd, right? Make me one based on that."
["Fangtian halberd? The ancient kind?"]
"Mm."
["Too easy! No problem! Leave it to me!"]
"Alright, thanks. As soon as possible."
"Got it, once it's done I'll contact you!"
Qin Siyang hung up the phone and exhaled deeply.
He smiled at Tang Wanjing.
"Minister Tang, since you came to see me today, do you have any other matters to talk about?"
Tang Wanjing pushed up his glasses, "Well… there is, but… just now, that Fangtian halberd God-Hunting weapon you're having made—"
"Passing down the virtues of China, following the example of ancient sages. Please don't speak of it, Minister Tang."
"Uh… alright, I understand. Your matter with your foster father… with Professor Li, I won't get involved."
"Thank you for understanding, Minister Tang."
"There's one more thing…", Tang Wanjing glanced at the ward door, as if checking if anyone was eavesdropping.
Seeing Tang Wanjing's hesitant tone, Qin Siyang turned his ring.
"The conversation is already shielded. Doesn't the minister have a God-Hunting item for shielding conversation?"
"I do, but this time I came to visit privately, so I didn't want to use the joint government's public God-Hunting item."
"Got it, cautious and careful, not leaving others any handle."
"Thank you for understanding, Student Qin. Last time I mentioned applying for a mission to hunt the Corrosion Black Centipede for you, right?"
"Mm, any progress?"
"It's already approved. But the mission's points involve quite a lot, and the management department isn't just my decision alone. In the internal meeting, everyone set a few standards."
"If you can submit the complete remains of the Corrosion Black Centipede, you can get 200,000 points."
"If you can submit the Corrosion Black Centipede's corrosion fluid sac and 1800 kg of remains, you can get 180,000 points."
"If you can only submit 1800 Kg of remains, then it's only 50,000 points."
"For the part exceeding 1800 Kg of remains, we'll buy it at 2 points per 600 gm."
After hearing this, Qin Siyang couldn't help clicking his tongue.
Calculating it, one corrosion fluid sac was worth 130,000 points.
"The difference in points is that big just for whether you hand in the corrosion fluid sac? How is this corrosion fluid sac even more expensive than the price you set for Titan Foxtail Leaves?"
Tang Wanjing smiled, "Little Qin, didn't you also say before, our rare material exchange prices are such that no one would agree, just for our own amusement, not to be taken seriously."
"Normally, Titan Foxtail outer leaves should be 50,000 points each, and the corrosion fluid sac's value should be around 100,000 points."
"But considering our pleasant cooperation before and likely continued cooperation, the management department raised it to 130,000 points."
"As everyone knows, the most precious part of the Corrosion Black Centipede is its corrosion fluid sac. Without it, the points are of course greatly reduced."
Seeing Qin Siyang a bit dejected, Tang Wanjing further explained, "I did fulfill my original promise, fighting to get the mission's upper limit of 200,000 points for you. Generally speaking, if you can kill the Corrosion Black Centipede, you can definitely get its whole remains, at least you can get its corrosion fluid sac."
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