"Playing dumb!"
The leading outer sect disciple listened to Zhang nglong and his expression turned a bit impatient.
Actually, during this ti, there would always be one or two troublemakers. After all, 50 contribution points were enough for a lot of things, and no one wanted to give them away lightly. So almost every ti there was a fierce conflict between new disciples and senior disciples.
"Brother, first of all, you can’t just ask for these contribution points and expect to hand them over," Zhang nglong said, "Even if I’m willing to give them to you, my brothers in the Shamate Clan might not agree, right? You see, nobody here is willing. Taking things by force isn’t particularly enjoyable, is it?"
The outer sect disciple was about to explode, but another outer sect disciple patted his shoulder and stepped forward. He had an innocent face, but Zhang nglong could tell with just a glance that he was insincere.
"Fellow junior brothers and sisters, we really have our difficulties," the outer sect disciple said reluctantly, "Do you really think we want to do this? We’re all in the sa sect; we see each other frequently. It’s not good for us to make our relationships so tense and hostile."
He sighed, "This pressure cos from the inner sect seniors above us. In Sunset Sect, from direct disciples to core disciples, and from core disciples to inner sect disciples, and then to us, the outer sect disciples, it’s exploitation all the way down. We don’t have much choice."
"The contribution points we take from you aren’t all pocketed by us; most of them are taken by the seniors above us. If we can’t gather these points, they might co and deal with it themselves. Those inner sect disciples aren’t as easygoing as we are."
"It sounds sowhat reasonable when you put it that way."
"They’re being understanding by being so open with us."
"This doesn’t sound excessively unreasonable; it’s layers of exploitation, and we’re the weakest with no way out."
"Should we just hand them over then?"
"Damn, these fools!" Zhang nglong rolled his eyes.
The guy was clearly using the inner sect disciples as an excuse. Zhang nglong didn’t doubt that so of the points would go to those inner sect disciples, but he couldn’t say what proportion.
Maybe those inner sect disciples needed only 10 or 20 contribution points each, and these outer sect disciples were pocketing the difference, claiming they’re doing it for their seniors.
In this way, they would be the biggest winners.
This little trick, and these people couldn’t see through it; he was exasperated.
"Are they brain-dead? They actually believe this?" The people around Zhang nglong, who had beco familiar, were suddenly anxious. This was obviously a classic good-cop, bad-cop routine.
"Don’t worry." Zhang nglong reassured them, "I’ll think of sothing!"
Zhang nglong thought for a mont, then began to speak insincerely, "Brothers, if that’s the case, then we absolutely must not give you these points!"
"Huh? Why?"
"Brother, we’re doing this for your own good!"
"For our good? Let’s hear your reasoning," the outer sect disciple was curious about what Zhang nglong would co up with.
"Look," Zhang nglong said, "Seniors and elders have been at Sunset Sect for so long. These contribution points aren’t really significant for you; they’re dispensable. But for us new disciples, they’re very valuable."
"As newcors, we need these points to develop here. If we lose them now, we’ll lose the chance for sustainable growth and risk getting kicked out of Sunset Sect soon. At most, you’ll get 150 contribution points from each of us."
"In the future, if your seniors ask you for points again, where will you find them?"
"Uh..." The outer sect disciple was unexpectedly at a loss for words.
"But think about it; if we can fully utilize these points, we can quickly increase our strength. We’ll be able to take on various tasks to earn even more points, and we won’t forget your kindness today."
"Imagine, if we can spare 50 points for oppressors, how many more hundreds or thousands of points would we spare for you who have helped us? Feel the applause!"
"Clap, clap, clap!" The surrounding people began to applaud enthusiastically.
"Wow, I’ve seen people sell dreams before but never like this! Hundreds or thousands of points, he really dares to say it!"
"He’s not only selling dreams to these outer sect disciples but also manipulating them emotionally!"
...
"So, everyone, please leave for today. We won’t forget you if we succeed in the future."
"I told you, you can’t speak softly with these new interns," the first outer sect disciple coldly laughed, "If you communicate peacefully with them, they’ll think we’re easy to handle. So hard bones need a heavy hand."
"Ah," The outer sect disciple sighed, "I wanted to handle this peacefully, but if it cos to blows, there’s no choice. They’re asking for it themselves."
"Let’s cut the crap," the outer sect disciple stepped forward, "These contribution points, no matter what, we’re taking them today. 50 points is already leaving you half. You’d better appreciate it!"
"That’s right. If you hand them over obediently, we promise not to bother you this year, but if anyone wants to stir up trouble, we won’t just take all your points. We’ll drop by frequently this year too."
Though their words weren’t overtly threatening, the word "drop by" clearly illustrated their stance.
"Will you hand them over yourselves, or should we take them from you directly?"
"You," the outer sect disciple pointed at Zhang nglong, "It looks like you have the highest regard among them. You must be this examination’s top scorer, right? Don’t think your current achievents allow you to negotiate with us. Even if you’re number one, you should bow your head to us outer sect disciples!"
"If you handle this smoothly for us now, there might be opportunities for collaboration in the future. You should know what’s more important."
"I understand what the seniors are saying, but before that, I have one question I’d like to ask you all."
"What’s the question?"
"I want to ask, how many points did you seniors bring with you today?"
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