Published: March 2, 2025
The whole world is under a manhunt...
It sounds terrifying, but for Wen Yu, whose combat power crushes the entire world, it feels more like a joke.
In the case of the "failed assassination of the Sea King," Tang Haofei could not relentlessly pursue Wen Yu. In fact, it was questionable whether he would pursue Wen Yu at all. Moreover, Lin Haifeng would not deploy a large number of people to do something so meaningless.
The only ones who could take action are the oceanic tribe.
However, Wen Yu was not afraid at all—he didn't live in the sea. If they dared to come ashore to cause trouble, the outcome would be clear as day.
The entire process of the plan was clearly laid out before Wen Yu by Lin Haifeng.
Yet Lin Haifeng said nothing, merely sitting quietly and waiting for Wen Yu's choice.
...
Wen Yu's mind raced, quickly going through the entire situation—the cause and effect, pros and cons—in his head. After a moment, he slowly shook his head and said softly.
"Not enough. Your offer is insufficient!"
"This matter isn't too difficult for you; it merely involves inserting a prop into the Sea King's body."
Lin Haifeng frowned and tried to persuade him again.
"Just regarding this matter, your offer was indeed enough..."
"But..."
"Have you forgotten the incident where you tricked me?"
Hearing Wen Yu's words, Lin Haifeng opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word. Clearly, he guessed Wen Yu's thoughts.
"I don't know if what you said before is true or not. If it is, I don't know your real purpose. Who knows if you're trying to trick the Sea King or me? Don't forget, I am also a non-divine beast species life form."
"After all that has happened, to be honest, I am very reluctant to engage in this messy business with you... You need to raise the price—this is the price to solve our trust issue."
Wen Yu could do this.
However, the unknown risks hidden behind the event were simply too great. Lin Haifeng said it like that, but Wen Yu couldn't take it at face value—Lin Haifeng was very skilled at saying one thing and doing another!
However...
If the price were high enough, there was nothing Wen Yu couldn't do.
In summary, it was merely a matter of risk versus reward.
...
Lin Haifeng tapped the table with one hand, frowning.
Before talking to Wen Yu, Lin Haifeng hadn't realized the real problem lay here—trust crisis!
Wen Yu did not trust Lin Haifeng at all. However, due to the nature of that prop, the user must possess strength far beyond the Sea King to truly achieve the element of surprise, which created a paradox.
The consequences were simple—severe losses!
"What do you want?"
"Foundation level skills—light system, soul system, or skills that can break limits, and they must be usable by me!"
Apart from that, Wen Yu would not consider anything else!
Lin Haifeng shook his head.
"I don't have those."
"Then there's nothing more to discuss."
Just based on a single sss rank light system skill and a bunch of props whose usability was uncertain, to make Wen Yu face the wrath of the oceanic tribe and Tang Haofei, plus the possibility of being dragged down by Lin Haifeng...
Wen Yu would be a fool to agree!
He stood up directly, ignoring the frowning expression on Lin Haifeng's face behind him, and walked towards the door.
Until he reached the door, Lin Haifeng still made no response; instead, Wen Yu sighed lightly.
He had initially thought Lin Haifeng might offer a foundation level skill, but it seemed both sides had not reached a consensus...
Without a suitable foundation level skill, there was no need for Wen Yu to proceed.
"By the way, even though I won’t participate, I won’t disclose this matter."
Lin Haifeng nodded expressionlessly—on this point, Wen Yu was still relatively trustworthy.
...
Standing by the window, watching Wen Yu board the military vehicle and drive out of the military headquarters, Lin Haifeng remained expressionless, squinting his eyes as he sought other strategies.
Regarding controlling the oceanic tribe, Lin Haifeng believed the benefits outweighed the drawbacks—so long as the actions were carried out unnoticed, there was essentially no risk.