Shang Chuan spoke up from the side in a low voice that was just loud enough for everyone to hear.
After all, this was a massive piece of fat; Shang Chuan believed everyone would be tempted.
Sure enough.
Once Shang Chuan spoke those words, everyone turned their eyes toward Chu Yuan.
“Alright, alright, now isn't the time for that. Let's focus on distributing this Jormungandr's Blood first.”
Facing their eager gazes, Chu Yuan clapped his hands and laughed, avoiding a direct answer.
He immediately shifted everyone's attention to Jormungandr's Blood.
There was no need to explain how great a temptation this was for everyone.
Their focus was instantly drawn away.
“We recovered 5,000 milliliters from Naheye, 500 milliliters from Saran Siqing, and Chariot brought back 15,000 milliliters from the Formation 505 headquarters. That makes a total of 20,500 milliliters.”
“Whoa, that's quite a lot!”
Hearing that there were a full twenty thousand milliliters, Gu Xiaobei couldn't help but cry out. Her face was filled with impatience, and her fingers were twitching restlessly.
She looked as shifty as could be.
“Shall we distribute it based on contribution now?”
“Naturally.”
“In that case, let's first exclude the three who arrived last.”
“Yes, yes, I know we didn't contribute, so we won't take a share. I'll just trade with one of you later.”
Vivian, who hadn't planned on getting something for nothing, curled her lip.
To be honest, she was feeling a bit of regret now.
After all, this was over twenty thousand milliliters! That could create over four hundred thousand evolution items!
That meant four hundred thousand evolved beings.
Fortunately, she had a safety net; she had exchanged for 500 milliliters of Star Dragon King Essence Blood from Lan Qingyou.
This time, she didn't plan on diluting it; she would use an entire drop of blood for the process.
She wanted to see if there would be a difference between the vampires created this way and those created with diluted blood.
In Vivian's view, the reason the Witch race was so powerful now was likely because they used a whole drop of essence blood.
Or to be more precise, it was about ‘completeness.’
The fact that none of the Phantom Mist Vampires under her command could reach Duke-level immediately after evolution was likely related to this.
“So, how do we split it?”
Everyone had been quite excited and enthusiastic at the start, but when it came down to the actual distribution, they were a bit at a loss.
After all, to some extent, they were each like a ‘Lan Qingyou’ in their own right.
Having them weigh pros and cons or speak decisively was one thing.
But when several people with similar attributes and personalities gathered together, it was quite another.
“I suggest we divide the blood into 41 portions, with 500 milliliters per portion for distribution,” Shang Chuan raised his hand and suggested.
“Agreed, that's more convenient.”
“I think that's good too.”
No one had any objections to Shang Chuan's proposal. They were all busy, after all, and it was impossible to split it milliliter by milliliter.
Thus, as the founder of the villa, Chu Yuan stepped forward.
“Since no one has an objection to Shang Chuan's proposal, I will handle the distribution.”
“Sure.”
“That works.”
The group nodded again.
Chu Yuan was not only the founder of the villa but also a member of the Supreme Council.
Someone who could reach the position of a councilor, no matter how much luck was involved, would certainly be more comprehensive in considering distribution issues than they were.
To put it bluntly, this was his bread and butter.
The word for it was ‘professional.’
“First, let's talk about the Empress and the Lovers. Although we came here to help them, we stumbled upon information regarding Formation 505 because of it. So, it's no problem if they each get one portion first, right?”
Chu Yuan picked up a portion of blood and looked around at everyone as he spoke.
“Agreed.”
Everyone nodded. Although the two women hadn't fought, their contribution was real.
“Next, for those who actually fought, one portion each to start with, alright?”
“No problem.”
Since he said ‘to start with,’ it meant there would be more later. This was essentially acknowledging everyone's contribution to the battle first.
No one opposed it.
“The intel Nemo brought regarding Jormungandr's Blood was also vital. Giving him three portions isn't excessive, is it?”
“Not at all.”
“And Chariot took on Formation 505 alone and brought back over ten thousand milliliters of Jormungandr's Blood. Taking five portions is only right, isn't it?”
“Only right.”
“Good. That accounts for 23 portions. There are 18 portions left. Everyone takes one more portion, which leaves 5 portions. Now, let's discuss the distribution of these final 5 portions.”
After the first round of distribution, Chu Yuan saw there was still a fair amount left, so he gave everyone an extra portion.
This was fair, and no one could say a word against it.
The key was the remaining 5 portions.
It wasn't a huge amount, but it wasn't small either—roughly enough for fifty thousand evolved beings.
“My personal suggestion is for Shang Chuan and me to purchase them.”
“Don't make me laugh. We're not short on materials, why would we sell?”
“Exactly. Even if we were willing to sell, the materials you have wouldn't be of much use to us now.”
Seeing that Chu Yuan and Shang Chuan intended to buy the remaining portions, someone immediately complained.
In fact, it was true.
Everyone sitting here was a prominent figure; who would care about a few generic materials?
Of course, it wouldn't matter if the materials were useful.
But the problem was that whatever the two of them could offer now likely wouldn't be useful to the others.
Or rather, those materials were too easily replaceable to justify giving up ancient blood.
“Hmm... you have a point.”
Seeing the opposition, Chu Yuan rubbed his chin and thought for a moment before looking up again.
“How about this: these five portions will be treated as the common assets of the group. I will use them to conduct trades with other councilors—for example, for intelligence. This way, we can expand our information sources.”
“Intelligence?”
“I think that's actually viable.”
“Since it's precious ancient blood, it should be able to buy a lot of good intel.”
“We can use Nemo's old trick—trade ten milliliters per test tube.”
“Wait! If we do that, wouldn't we be able to buy intel many times over?”
“Of course. And if anyone takes our stuff and gives us fake intel, we'll have a reason to go pay them a visit.”
“Makes sense. I support this proposal.”
Hearing about intelligence, everyone was even more excited than they were during the initial ‘loot distribution.’
After all, this distribution meeting was a one-off deal, but as long as Chu Yuan's side could continuously provide intelligence, they wouldn't mind being a bit busy or working a bit harder. They could go out and hunt for ancient blood every day.
And so, amidst a chorus of praise, the matter was pleasantly settled.
“Clan Leader, I'll leave this blood to you. Remember to give it back to me after making the Breath of the Forest Elf. Or, you could just move over here.”
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