Chapter 166
Heifei said, "Actually, I have no intention of being your enemy. I can guarantee that I won't kill anyone, but I want to live in the central district of your Blue Star's main city. I need a thousand pounds of Saint Clan corpses every day. If I'm in a good mood, I might even help you clean up the Ze Lan 12 Saint Clan."
Zhao Shuying's wariness towards Heifei deepened.
She had encountered many BOSS-level异兽 (yì shòu, exotic beasts), at least those within the Special Affairs Bureau, and the most famous one, Tulang. Although these creatures possessed intelligence and varied personalities, none of them had the foresight to plan ten steps ahead like Heifei did.
Demanding to live in the city center? With Heifei's ability to spread toxic mist over a wide area, once it settled in the city center, the Special Affairs Bureau would no longer dare to act against it lightly.
And those exotic corpses? Offering to help them clean up the Ze Lan exotic beasts if it was in a good mood? That was even more of a trap. Whether it was Tulang or other exotic beasts, they leveled up through slaughter. Heifei's so-called "help" was more about wanting to level up itself.
Zhao Shuying replied, "That's impossible. You can stay in the outskirts. We can provide you with meat, and that's it."
Heifei flicked its tail, sending Yu Xunhuan flying several dozen meters, leaving the latter with only 2% health: "Then let's go to war."
Yu Xunge, holding her bow and arrow, felt a surge of tension as she witnessed this scene. She clenched her fists in anger, glaring at Heifei, silently shouting in her heart.
— "Nice shot!!!"
— "Beautiful!"
At this moment, she couldn't just stand there glaring; as a seasoned actress, how could she make it that easy?
Even though everyone on the field was focused on Heifei, she had to show the appropriate reaction. This was what it meant to have the self-discipline of an actor.
After glaring at Heifei, she anxiously ran half a circle to Yu Xunhuan's side, feeding him a healing potion, then grabbed the back of his collar and pulled him away to a safe distance from the dragon-like Heifei and Zhao Shuying.
With her weapon in hand, she kept a vigilant watch on Heifei, firmly protecting her brother behind her!
In that moment, she looked so majestic!
Just like all those times in childhood when she stood in front of him, shielding him.
Yu Xunhuan, sheltered behind her, felt a warm current flow through his icy heart.
It had to be his sister!!!
Yu Xunge turned her head slightly to glance at Yu Xunhuan and said, "Don't worry, you won't die." You’ll wish you were dead.
Indeed, at this moment, her unwavering stance beside Yu Xunhuan instantly boosted his trust in her to 95!
Yu Xunge felt satisfied.
She could guess that she had become one of the reasons the Special Affairs Bureau couldn't act against Heifei.
She wouldn't let herself get too carried away, but she also wouldn't underestimate her own worth. She knew that she was someone the Special Affairs Bureau had to take seriously now.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have brought her along when establishing a new base at the volcano.
But this was unavoidable. If she wanted to deceive Yu Xunhuan, she had to deceive everyone, and sometimes even deceive herself. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to recall many of the reactions a good sister should have.
And even if she weren't here, there was still Su Yitong. As long as the Special Affairs Bureau dared to disregard Yu Xunhuan's life, Su Yitong would make them pay dearly.
The war of public opinion was always effective.
...
This contract had many strange aspects, the biggest question being why it chose Yu Xunhuan instead of Su Yitong?
Even when Su Yitong contracted it, it would send her flying, but when Yu Xunhuan approached, its tail actively met his contract scroll.
Zhao Shuying was still waiting for a response from outside. To buy some time, she asked, "Why are you interested in Yu Xunhuan?"
Heifei looked in Yu Xunhuan's direction, but was actually watching Yu Xunge. It said, "I know you are family. As long as you can find a way to give me true dragon blood to help me transform, I can not only spare Yu Xunhuan, but I can also protect Blue Star."
Yu Xunge's breath caught in her throat. She had never anticipated that Heifei could actually transform, and that it needed dragon blood.
More importantly, this was the very reason it sought out Yu Xunhuan?!
No, that pet fragrance must have played a role; it was just the catalyst, while the dragon blood was the key.
Why hadn't it asked for dragon blood in its previous life? There was no mention of it on the forums.
No... no, it was very likely that it had indeed sought dragon blood and succeeded.
It was even possible that Heifei's request for dragon blood from Yu Xunhuan had inspired him to start selling it! Later, when Heifei stopped pretending and went on a killing spree, it might have been looking for a place to evolve...
Without needing to look back, Yu Xunge knew that at this moment, Yu Xunhuan must be hating her. If it was just hate, that would be fine; she wasn't worried about him hating her in his heart. Hating someone and trusting someone weren't mutually exclusive.
But if she didn't produce the dragon blood after Heifei's statement, Yu Xunhuan would definitely stop trusting her. Even if she explained that Heifei wanted the power and bloodline of Tulang, it wouldn't matter. He had already made his move, and Yu Xunhuan would start to doubt whether her past kindness was genuine...
And Heifei's last words were also a hidden danger...
【Chapter 215: The One to Whom This Crystal Must Be Given Is Not the Current Me】
A dragon that did not explicitly state it would protect Blue Star, and a dragon that would protect Blue Star as long as it received dragon blood to transform.
"A dragon belonging to an individual player" or "a dragon belonging to Huaxia"?
This choice was too simple.
They wouldn't have to bear the losses, but the latter would guarantee them a hundred percent profit.
She didn't even dare to guarantee that the Special Affairs Bureau wouldn't be tempted.
Even though the reversal of the contract was happening right before their eyes, the risks were controllable. The Special Affairs Bureau was filled with talented individuals who would surely find a way to plug the loopholes, and then they could obtain a dragon that could protect Huaxia!
Moreover, Heifei hadn't done anything irreversible yet; not a single person from the dragon team had died— even if Heifei had fought to kill, many only saw the results.
In the eyes of most people, Heifei and Tulang, the dragon and the true dragon, were not that different.
Yu Xunge thought a lot, she pondered for a long time, and the silence on the field matched her contemplation.
During this time, everyone was watching her, waiting for her answer.
Even Zhao Shuying remained silent; she couldn't speak lightly. At this moment, she was the spokesperson for the Special Affairs Bureau, not her friend.
Yu Xunge didn't think Zhao Shuying should speak up for her either; that thought underestimated the latter's work capability and attitude. Zhao Shuying was working for the Special Affairs Bureau, not for her.
Yet, she couldn't help but feel a sense of "as expected... it should be this way..."
She knew how most people thought; they were waiting for her to agree, waiting for her to be sensible and consider the bigger picture.
People can donate blood, so why can't dragons? Tulang giving dragon blood wouldn't necessarily lead to its death, right? Healing could take care of that!
But she believed it wasn't that simple. The transformation of a dragon was a monumental change for its race. She didn't believe it was just a matter of a little blood; it was definitely different from losing blood in a regular fight.
If it were that simple, how could Ze Lan have only a few thousand dragons? Ze Lan must have research talents; they could easily cultivate dragons themselves, which might involve the power of the source.
If Heifei ascended to the clouds and transformed into a true dragon, would Tulang fall into a pit and regress into a half-lizard, half-dragon?
She couldn't afford to gamble, nor did she want to.
Yu Xunge thought to herself, "Tulang, rewind time to 140 seconds ago."
In the next moment, everything around her—the people, the earth, the sky—became illusory.
Yu Xunge felt her position shifting; both she and Yu Xunhuan were moving backward.
— "Then let's go to war."
That was Heifei's voice.
At this moment, Yu Xunge was in the area where the ranged players were, and the next second, Yu Xunhuan was sent flying.
Yu Xunge silently told Tulang again, "Do it once more!"
The time they had already traversed was stolen again, and time moved forward as Yu Xunhuan was pulled back.
— "If you kill me, he will die too."
It was still Heifei's voice.
At this point in time, Yu Xunhuan was kneeling before Heifei.
That was enough; any further would take them to the moment before Yu Xunhuan's contract, where unexpected events could occur. She didn't want to gamble on that possibility.
Yu Xunge held the skill crystal labeled 【We’re Not Familiar, But That’s Okay】 but didn’t use it.
She suddenly didn’t want to guide any thoughts anymore.
Changing people's desires and personalities through guidance was far too difficult.
Yu Xunhuan was kneeling; she tried to use this skill crystal to influence Heifei's thoughts, hoping it wouldn't harm its dragon, but wasn't that also a form of kneeling?
Only the weak would try to change others' desires to avoid being harmed.
The strong shouldn't be like that. She hid her strength to better protect herself, not to make herself feel safer by kneeling.
She quietly put away the crystal.
The one to whom this crystal must be given was not the current her.
Director Yu Xunge began to explain the next script to Tulang in her mind, while simultaneously allocating all 15 of her distributable attribute points to agility.
She not only wanted Yu Xunhuan's trust, but she also aimed to shatter Heifei's and everyone else's unrealistic fantasies, all while continuing to conceal her true self.
She wanted it all!
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