Chapter 89: A Northern Jiang Blockbuster?

Installing the solar device required only a single wire to power the computer. Its stored solar charge was abundant, and its energy conversion was far superior to that of his previous life. Besides, after being adjusted by the basic intelligent system, the computer had been stripped down to only automatic playback and projection.

“All right, when you want to turn it on, just press here. Yes, lightly. Then it will automatically start playing Magical Girl.”

“That’s all? It won’t break?” Long Qian pressed it very carefully.

“It won’t. There’s a basic intelligent subroutine inside. You can talk to it and choose which episode to play. There are probably more than a thousand episodes of the anime, enough to keep you occupied for five or six months. There are comics on that bookshelf too; you can read those. Do you have a storage ring?” Yun Xuan suddenly remembered the snacks.

“I do. Here.” Long Qian removed a storage ring from her finger.

“No need to give it to me. Just use it to store the food.” With a sweep of Yun Xuan’s hand, a great pile of snacks appeared before them.

“All of this is for me?” Long Qian looked at Yun Xuan in delighted surprise.

“Yes. When I come next time, I’ll bring you even more snacks, and delicious food, and better anime and comic books.” Yun Xuan nodded.

“Why are you treating me so well? Is it because of the treasure?” Long Qian fixed her gaze on his eyes.

“I’m an orphan. When I see you, I’m reminded of who I used to be. You’re kind, and pure. I don’t especially want the Martial Emperor’s treasure. If it’s full of deadly traps, why force my way in? And what if I did gain greater power? I’m not someone who likes taking risks. Only when I have no other choice would I wager my life. For a treasure I may not even be able to obtain, I’m not foolish enough to throw my life away.” Yun Xuan gave a soft laugh.

“You truly are different from the others.” A faint smile appeared on Long Qian’s face.

“In truth, I have a small request. If you don’t want to, then forget it.” Yun Xuan suddenly thought of something.

“A request? If it is too excessive, then do not say it. I will not go against my former master’s last wish.” Long Qian hesitated before speaking.

“No. I only want one strand of your hair,” Yun Xuan said seriously.

“My hair?” Long Qian stared blankly.

“You’re the first dragon I’ve ever met. I want to keep something as a memento. If you don’t want to, that’s fine.” Yun Xuan scratched his head.

“Here.” Long Qian held out her hand. Three long crimson strands drifted in her palm.

“Thank you. I’ll be leaving in another hour. When I come next time, I hope you’ll be living well.” Yun Xuan put away her hair and smiled.

“Leaving? This is Rift Valley. You cannot fly up from here by using true energy, and I cannot fly up either.” Long Qian shook her head.

“I have my own way. Just wait a little and keep your eyes open.” Yun Xuan smiled mysteriously.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye.

“Long Qian, until next time.” Yun Xuan stood up and waved.

“Save. Traverse,” Yun Xuan said in a low voice.

From the sky above, a pillar of light descended and enveloped him.

“This is…” Long Qian’s eyes widened. Before that power, she was utterly unable to move.

With a soft sound, Yun Xuan vanished together with the pillar of light.

…

In the hotel room.

Yun Xuan opened his eyes and checked the time. Only one hour had passed.

“With these three strands of Long Qian’s hair, I ought to be able to strengthen myself nicely. Pity it isn’t dragon—”

Before he could finish speaking, the three strands of hair vanished. What appeared in his hand instead were three scales, three bloodstained scales.

“So her hair was transformed from scales… Why didn’t she say so?” Yun Xuan stared blankly at the three dragon scales in his hand.

…

After leaving the hotel, Yun Xuan still felt somewhat dazed. He had clearly experienced two full days, yet in reality only two hours had passed.

He had already dealt with his bloodstained clothes in Rift Valley, and at dawn had even bathed with purified water.

He had just washed again at the hotel, yet Yun Xuan still felt as though the smell of blood clung to him, impossible to hide.

“Could this be an aftereffect of battle? Or have I simply killed too many people?” Yun Xuan rubbed his head as the thought crossed his mind.

His phone rang, cutting through his thoughts.

He picked it up and saw that it was Ding Dang, the person in charge of Northern Sauce.

“Sister Ding Dang, what is it?” Yun Xuan asked casually.

“Good news, unbelievably good news! Yun Xuan, I’m waiting for you at Autumn Intent Tower. Come at once. I’ve got an enormous surprise for you.” Ding Dang’s voice was bubbling with excitement, leaving Yun Xuan somewhat baffled.

“All right. Give me ten minutes.” Yun Xuan smiled wryly. Her tone was indeed full of delight, though as for surprises, he had long since ceased to be astonished by them.

…

Yun Xuan took a taxi to Autumn Intent Tower. It took less than ten minutes. The moment he got out, he saw Ding Dang.

“Yun Xuan, Yuwen Film wants to purchase the screen adaptation rights to Northern Sauce. They’re the biggest film and television company in the country. They produced the Magical Girl feature film, and it made over five hundred million at the box office!” The moment Ding Dang saw him, she grabbed him and hurried him inside.

“Huh?” Yun Xuan could hardly believe it. A Northern Sauce feature film? Had they made some mistake? Northern Sauce could become a major motion picture? She was the villainous side, after all.

Ding Dang led Yun Xuan into an ordinary private room on the first floor. The instant he pushed the door open, a prompt sounded in his mind.

“Ding-dong. A beauty with a composite score of seven has been detected.”

Yun Xuan gave the woman in business attire only a glance. Her generous figure, black-rimmed glasses, and professional outfit all contributed to that rating. Aside from those, at best she was on the same level as Chang Yue.

“I didn’t expect Teacher Northern to be so young. A pleasure, truly. I am An Rumo, deputy general manager of Yuwen Film.” An Rumo rose to her feet, smiled slightly, and extended her hand.

“I’m the illustrator of the Northern Sauce sticker set, Yun Xuan.” Yun Xuan shook her hand and sat down opposite her.

“First place in the Star-Moon Cup, and the most valuable sticker set as well. Teacher Yun Xuan truly deserves the word genius.” As she spoke, An Rumo took out a document and placed it before him.

“You flatter me. I was merely lucky.” Yun Xuan lowered his eyes to the file.

An Rumo smiled and did not disturb him. Ding Dang quietly slipped out to order dishes. Once both parties signed, the company could also take a share of the profits. More importantly, the Northern Sauce intellectual property would become thoroughly famous, turning into a representative icon of the sticker world, and the decision regarding a Northern Sauce animation would also be settled.

As the person in charge of Northern Sauce, she would absolutely become a rising star, with her income climbing ever higher.

“With all due respect, is this document meant to amuse me?” After reading it, Yun Xuan spoke blandly.

“I wonder what issue Teacher Yun Xuan sees with it? We can discuss it.” Not only was An Rumo not angry, she merely smiled.

“Screen adaptation rights can be understood to include both films and television dramas, and yet you want to buy them outright for a mere ten million in adaptation fees? Are you playing a wording game with me?” Yun Xuan took a sip of tea and let out a quiet sneer.

In this world, the matter of adaptation rights had already been refined to a very detailed degree.

For example, with a light novel, manga, television dramas, films, games, merchandise, advertising, and fan works were all separate parts of adaptation.

Film adaptation rights and screen adaptation rights were, in this world, two entirely different terms.

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