Chapter 664

Chapter 664: Chapter 597 Ransom Chapter 664: Chapter 597 Ransom “I think it’s feasible, and their strength poses no threat to you, but don’t rashly go to the locations you’ve uncovered.

I’ll inform my older sister and wait for her to return before discussing further.”

“Uncle San’s clone doesn’t possess much spiritual wisdom, primarily serving as a guardian of the teleportation device.

They must have found some tricky way to deal with me.”

Sun Shiqing was quite delighted to receive the coordinates concluded by Tao Yu.

Regardless of whether these three locations were real or fake, whether they were disguised or backups, she felt she could complete a sweeping push!

As for the New Development Zone, the Suns were in an absolute advantageous position, not because the comprehensive strength of the Suns surpassed Starshine.

Even if the enemy had personal teleportation devices to arrive, the number of mighty individuals who could come would not be too many, and even if the Xing Family personally took action, a presence stronger than Sun Guangyao couldn’t decide the outcome with one blow, let alone manage to kill.

At the very least, they couldn’t suppress the transmission of information back.

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This is why the person who came was Sun Guangyao—his presence alone had a great deterrent effect in this environment.

Because no matter how fierce the fight, they wouldn’t dare to fully escalate.

Otherwise, if the old Development Area saw the Suns’ Catastrophe Levels each make a few moves, everyone would be eating dust together.

Such a lose-lose situation would not be chosen; this was also the basic principle of fruit splitting.

It now seemed like the invisible agitator was incredibly powerful, but in reality, hadn’t exceeded the Suns’ tolerance, as they were still able to reap more benefits in the New Development Zone.

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Small-scale wars and conflicts might erupt; one could just keep fighting.

There was no need for nuclear war as long as core interests were not touched.

But if there was a blatant obstruction against Sun Guangyao, a core asset, then nobody would be able to proceed, and all parties would part ways.

To fight without breaking—that was the current situation at Starshine Company.

Of course, not breaking referred only to some core interests; peripheral casualties and, even if theoretically Sun Shiyu and Sun Shiqing, were not worth the family’s self-destructive choices.

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Every power has its own internal individuals with different interests; it’s not a single monolithic personality.

Even if authority converged within themselves, that too is tied up in the interests among the top forces within the power.

Unless they too became Catastrophe Levels, entering the core layer of the Suns.

For this reason, Sun Shiqing, whom Mr.

Tao divined as greatly inauspicious, would have her judgment and conclusions.

“Rest assured, I’ll just go find those two easy targets; after all, I can make such dangerous devices right under Uncle San’s clone’s nose.”

Tao Yu didn’t bother to untangle and argue with Sun Shiqing.

Anyway, he would later go in person, as ‘Teng Lianghong,’ relying on the causality inducement of a Dada Company’s deceased employee, he should barely manage to disguise properly.

“But your Uncle San is definitely a key focus for them.

While it’s hard to keep track of his movements, they can probably make some judgments based on the level of interference in the divination.

His sudden return might startle the snake.”

Tao Yu mentioned another current issue.

Even he couldn’t completely pinpoint Sun Guangyao’s location, and he believed the ‘Priest’ wouldn’t be able to either.

But just as Tao Yu often sensed the presence of the ‘Priest.’

When the opponent waged an intelligence battle, they would also figure out some possibilities, even if it might just be smokescreens released by the Suns; but if the scope included their important areas, they wouldn’t take chances.

And the surveillance and confirmation of Sun Guangyao would likely be frequent.

“You’re right, but don’t worry, we’ll make arrangements; Uncle San is here alone because of cost-effectiveness, not because we don’t have people to send.”

Sun Shiqing’s pretty face showed a hint of a smile.

Each Catastrophe Level had their own approximate deterrence zone and responsibilities.

Still, with strength at such a level, they definitely weren’t working full-time like oxen or horses.

They could still manage to squeeze in manpower for a short time if schedules were slightly shifted, get the job done, and then return.

Hearing this, Tao Yu nodded and didn’t ask further.

Whatever arrangements the Suns made would undoubtedly take time and wouldn’t conflict with his own.

“Okay, I’ll investigate those two people and see you later.”

Since Tao Yu had taken on this task, he wouldn’t be influenced by Sun Shiqing.

After patting her face, he left the basement, greeted the daydreaming Little Dragon Girl, and went straight out…

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“Mr.

Tao, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”

Tao Yu had just left the Suns’ courtyard when he felt a gaze on himself, followed by a somewhat refined voice.

Looking in the direction of the voice, Tao Yu saw a middle-aged man clad in a white robe adorned with the Starshine Company’s emblem.

The man had brown hair and a slight smile on his lips, looking gentle and elegant.

However, Tao Yu did not recognize him.

Judging by the standard Floating City attire, he was definitely one of the Floating City’s people.

And to be able to loiter in this area without being questioned, his status was certainly not low.

Sensing with the spirituality of divination, though he posed no threat to Tao Yu, his strength seemed considerable, probably one of the few World Breakers in the New Development Zone at present.

World Breakers’ transmission fees were also more expensive, and aside from the Suns’ own family members, restrictions were placed on the arrival of such top-level World Breakers, resulting in low-cost performance and senior partners being more cost-effective.

Thus, Tao Yu would still update information on the World Breakers in the base; not recognizing this person meant he had arrived recently.

“I’m from the Outer City and don’t know many people; may I ask who you are?”

Even now, with Tao Yu’s public status and position, he didn’t need to overly concern himself with a Floating City’s World Breaker.

“I am Prius, the father of Puzz.”

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It must be said that once power brings distinct social status, even the big shots of Floating City have to speak politely!

Upon hearing the other party’s words, Tao Yu also figured out who it was.

Puzzi was the Pioneer that Saruman killed in the Magic Ring World Cup, and the only one from their team who managed to escape alive and return was Gant.

Now Gant hasn’t returned to the Development Area, so he must have gone to places like the Border Rainforest to complete his return; he’s probably still in the Current World.

And he must have also roughly taken the intelligence back.

Tao Yu had also finished looting Puzzi’s possessions and even tried divination, but didn’t divine anything significant.

After all, it was a family with a Catastrophe Level figure sitting at the helm, and although it wasn’t on par with the Starshine twelve, it was still one of the batch just behind those twelve in Starshine City.

The difference between having a Catastrophe Level and not having one was fundamental.

After learning the other party’s identity, Tao Yu also relaxed his expression a little and said,

“So it’s Mr.

Puli, I’m very sorry about Puzzi’s matter.

Although I met him once, that powerful wizard left something deadly on him.”

Tao Yu seemed to sigh.

Although he didn’t know Puzzi at all and wasn’t particularly sentimental, respect for the deceased was still expected, and he could afford to say a few polite words.

Besides, it’s possible that the other party wanted to redeem the items looted from Puzzi.

Although he had already obtained sponsorship for the Witch characteristic from Sun Shiqing, which was enough for his own “Authority: Price” to complete Deification.

But when it comes to Yuan Force, the more, the better.

To Tao Yu, anyone who came to give money was just so amiable.

“Ah, it’s fate, Puzzi was a talented kid, learned a lot since childhood, and was a future core figure that we all valued; but alas, who knew a simple scouting mission could end this way…”

Puli’s sadness was not feigned.

This was not only his son, but he also had exceptional talent, capable of surpassing his progenitor.

The fact that he was able to teleport here indicated that he wasn’t among the top of the World Breakers.

But Puzzi was different, his talent exceeded his own, and there was potential for further improvement.

The family had invested a lot and had high hopes, yet he died just like that.

It was just that the Gans had always been diligently managing the Inner City, and now that this person in front of him had spread his wings, he had no target for his anger.

Otherwise, a few more might have died.

“Then may I know why Mr.

Puli has come to see me?”

Tao Yu thought saying a few words of condolence was already good enough; he didn’t have time to waste, so he went straight to the point.

“It’s like this, I heard from Gant that it was Mr.

Tao who helped gather the remains.”

Tao Yu thought about it—the guy’s spinal cord was pulled out by him, but he still nodded,

“Yes, I’ve given them a proper burial according to the customs of the local Elves, putting their bodies on rafts to float downstream.”

“Um, the things that were on them…”

“They might have floated downstream as well; I can look for them if I have time to help Mr.

Puli.”

“It’s like this, I want to pay to redeem the items he had on him, please name your price, Mr.

Tao.

He had an item on him that only our family’s bloodline can use, it’s of no value to others.”

Puli understood then—the person in front of him wanted to see the rabbit before he would release the eagle.

He talked about helping when he had time, but without offering a benefit, he’d probably never have the time!

Maybe the items were even on him at that moment!

However, the person in front of him did indeed have the standing to set conditions.

Considering the circumstances, this was a fortunate turn of events—they didn’t expose any of their family’s intentions or stance.

Otherwise, being a target in the crossfire of power struggles was bound to be unpleasant.

“Ah, as it happens, I’ve been short on Yuan Force recently.

If you have one or two million, I can contact some friends in that world.”

Tao Yu paused here before continuing,

“If you’ve seen Gant, you must also know that I managed to ascend the high tower with the help of local forces, so I need to secure some benefits for them.”

Hearing this, Puli was a bit speechless.

They could afford this expense, but their Yuan Force didn’t just come with the wind.

It was hard-earned from the earth and accumulated over the years.

Then Puli somewhat reluctantly said,

“Mr.

Tao might not know this, but the Yuan Force that our families of Floating City can obtain each year is limited.

For recovering objects that others can’t use, I can pay a million Yuan Force as a finder’s fee.”

Actually, this price was close to what Tao Yu initially predicted—when he loaned two million to Treya, she was pained to part with it.

“Indeed others can’t use it, but its intrinsic value is more than a million.

What I mean is, I can ask for you, but whether they can find it is not certain.”

Tao Yu said somewhat perfunctorily.

“Two million, I’m being very sincere.”

“Deal, come and get it tomorrow…”

Settled.

After the depletion from Deification, there’d still be some pocket money left over for emergencies, not too bad…

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