AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 740 - 341: Are You Really Waiting for Him to Give You the Final Payment? _2

Chapter 740: Chapter 341: Are You Really Waiting for Him to Give You the Final Payment? _2

"Um?" Old Mo’s words made the mysterious art teacher and her follower both turn around in surprise.

However, as the mist surged, not a single person could be seen.

The mysterious art teacher paused slightly, then a flash of light crossed her eyes: "Not good!"

She quickly turned back, but in front of the shriveled stone sphere resembling a large raisin, there were no longer any signs of Old Mo and Lin Yi.

She stomped her foot: "Damn it, they’ve actually escaped just like that!"

The follower also showed a look of beating his chest in frustration: "This Black Chef is too cunning, actually willing to give up the final payment?"

The face of the mysterious art teacher darkened: "Rather than giving up, it’s better to say he never truly believed us... Instead, it was that simpleton by his side who believed us wholeheartedly from the beginning to the end."

"He used that kid to let our guard down!"

"Deceiving even his own people!"

Both of them gnashed their teeth, but could not find any trace of Old Mo and Lin Yi.

...

May 9, 2023, 22:03, at the other end of the Desolate Land.

Just a moment ago, Lin Yi heard Old Mo’s voice beside his ear, "Relax, don’t resist," and before he could react, the sound of the wind ’whooshing’ filled his ears, feeling like a kite being towed by Old Mo amidst the floating mist.

Were it not for his clear mind, he might have doubted if he had entered a dream again.

After all, these two settings were quite similar.

When his vision slightly returned and a sense of solid ground appeared under his feet, this strange sensation of being off the ground followed by feeling the ground beneath seemed like Qinggong saving someone in a martial arts movie, hopping from point A to point B.

Of course, the only difference might be that during this process, Lin Yi felt more like a weapon being carried in the hand by a martial arts master rather than the person being saved...

"Old Mo, how did we get here, don’t we still have an account to settle?" Lin Yi, whose mind hadn’t fully recovered, couldn’t help but ask.

Old Mo said exasperatedly: "Idiot, the guy has been gone for half an hour and you actually waited for him to give you the final payment?"

"Huh? But you just gave up, only taking half?"

"That’s okay... You don’t know how precious these scales are, that guy daring to give three pieces all at once definitely has some tricks up his sleeve," Old Mo explained, "Dealing with Zealots, don’t assume they’re easy to bully just because they appear weak..."

"You think they are weak only because they can’t defeat me, if they could, we would not be able to sit down and talk peacefully."

"Aow..." Lin Yi groaned.

Old Mo continued: "Moreover, I never intended to take the final payment from the start, and this is likely my last transaction with them. If it weren’t for worrying that they’d pursue us recklessly, I would have led you away empty-handed long ago."

Lin Yi immediately felt embarrassed, Old Mo’s words implied he even planned to simply take the three scales and flee?

Like taking a deposit and ditching, similar to getting a gym membership.

"Why didn’t you run then?"

"Because it’s not worth it, if it was just me, I’d have run, but taking you along would be too draining, better to follow the usual process," Old Mo slowly said, "Those stones, did you see them?"

"Um." Lin Yi nodded.

"Those are artificial crystallizations of supernatural power, similar to extracted ore. If you arrange and combine the sequences of supernatural power within them, you can create a body for Rage Angels, or you can use it for other things, like... constructing a school campus."

Lin Yi’s body stiffened.

Old Mo continued: "Their current state is like a raw stone, what they will become depends on what kind of sequence the matrix will incorporate for them... But just now, there was a problem with that matrix, the sequence inside was disrupted, resulting in some uncontrollable mutations."

"This mutation shifted the sequence structure from the direction of Rage Angels to a path that severely damages the supernatural power inside the matrix and must be cut off."

"But the Zealots don’t have the capability, so the deal was naturally concluded."

"Not having that capability?" Lin Yi pondered, "Could it be related to the golden aura?"

Old Mo glanced at Lin Yi: "Having said so much, you probably still don’t understand why I am willing to bother helping them with real work."

"Hmm." Lin Yi nodded.

Old Mo said: "Because, setting aside the various detours, the essence of those stones... is a type of supernatural power that has been refined through many processes to a purity beyond the conventional."

Lin Yi thought about the changes similar to ’Banquet’ inside the large gypsum bodies under Old Mo’s operation and guessed: "Are you actually helping them while also taking some of the supernatural power inside for yourself?"

Old Mo affirmed with a nod: "Smart."

"If I took three scales and ran, the Zealots would definitely chase me all the way. Although I could kill them all, the consumption would be too great; I might even drain you, my little Charging Treasure."

"But if I settle their account and then run... firstly, even if they are reluctant to lose the three scales, if they really catch up, they will have to weigh the pros and cons; secondly, having absorbed so much supernatural power, perfect for letting off steam, if they dare to chase, they are destined to find no grave."

"The reason I don’t pursue the final payment is also to avoid them reneging after benefiting, after all some Zealots are rather single-minded, and if they decide to turn against us, it’s no different than choosing the first option."

"Dealing with their trouble is inferior to us simply escaping. That way, even if they curse behind our back, it ends there."

"It’s ’old tradition’ after all, as long as it isn’t too excessive, everyone turns a blind eye... after all, those Zealots appearing here are somewhat unwelcome, all marginalized individuals, why bother risking their lives?"

"Is this really a tradition...?"

"You will understand later; even a fierce beast, a lion in a zoo isn’t quite the same as one in the wild, some still retain human nature, and by ’communicating’ we avoid teaching by virtue, Zealots, eh, just have ultimate pursuits different from ours, as long as it doesn’t escalate to blushing and neck-thickening arguments to throwing hands, peace is generally maintained." Old Mo patted Lin Yi’s shoulder, "So, benefits, taking a little should be enough satisfaction."

"Aw..." Lin Yi mused aloud, "So those things are really ’scales’? If they are scales, what are they scales of?"

Old Mo looked around, then said: "Let’s move out of this matrix’s range first, even though their matrix has problems, they could still lock onto us if they are determined."

"Okay."

Following Old Mo, Lin Yi soon reached the edge of the Desolate Land, and his intuition told him that this edge might actually be the other side of the Desolate Land.

Old Mo pushed aside the curling vines and ancient creepers, leading Lin Yi into the depths of this forest.

When they finally stepped out of Desolate Land, Lin Yi distinctly felt that cold touch, as if traversing through a layer.

"We won’t be tracked by them here." Old Mo patted the soil dust on his body, checked the route, and continued forward, "Let me know whenever you feel hungry, we can stop and eat something."

Lin Yi shook his head: "I’m not hungry yet, we can continue."

Old Mo nodded: "Alright, let’s skip to the next step."

Old Mo took off his backpack, reached inside, and took out the three scales, passing two to Lin Yi.

"These items are quite rare, I initially thought extorting two was the limit, but managing to get one more is a bargain for you."

"Both for me?"

Looking at the two indistinguishable scales in Old Mo’s hands, Lin Yi opened his mouth wide, showing a look of surprise.