Chapter 135
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Chapter 135: Ransom
Luo Ji, who had just heard his subordinate’s report, still couldn’t believe his ears.
Zhou Kai was caught?
He had already given up hope, yet Zhou Kai was actually captured alive and brought back?
Was this a case of deliberately planting flowers yields no bloom, unintentionally planting willows provides shade?
Without time to think further, Luo Ji quickly walked out of his tent.
In the center of the Mirror Tribe’s camp, the bruised and battered Zhou Kai was bound so tightly by a tree bark rope as thick as a baby’s arm that he couldn’t move.
His disheveled face stared back at Luo Ji with a complex expression.
Yes, complex.
Seven days had passed, but he was currently in a ‘captured’ state so he couldn’t retreat at all.
He could only quietly await his fate.
Humans are subtle creatures.
When someone is determined to die, if you give them a swift blow, they’ll truly be dead.
Such a resolve is usually an impulse, and even a slight delay, perhaps just a second, might cause them to change their mind once the impulse passes.
Zhou Kai’s current state of mind was clearly like this.
“What a coincidence, we meet again.”
Luo Ji said with a chuckle.
Zhou Kai’s facial muscles twitched at this, then he took a deep breath and replied.
“I admit defeat this time.”
“I didn’t expect you to have an ambush arranged even in a place like that…”
Mentioning this, Zhou Kai’s face still looked as if he’d seen a ghost, completely unable to comprehend how the opponent had calculated to such an extent.
To this, Luo Ji maintained a calm facade, but inwardly he couldn’t help but burst into maniacal laughter.
He could only say Zhou Kai had terrible luck.
He could have run anywhere else, but he chose to run east, only to run right into Guo Jia and Liu Zheng.
His luck truly was unparalleled.
Of course, Luo Ji would never voice these thoughts aloud.
“I’ve lost this round.”
“What do you want?”
“Just give me a straightforward answer.”
“However…”
At this point, a hint of struggle flashed across Zhou Kai’s face, but he eventually steeled himself and spoke.
“If you let me go, I can sign a non-aggression treaty with you, and also form a war alliance.”
“Both incidents will also be completely written off…”
Luo Ji remained completely unmoved by the conditions Zhou Kai offered.
Neither the non-aggression treaty nor the war alliance stirred any interest in him.
Seeing this, Zhou Kai’s expression stiffened, though he hadn’t really expected the other party to let him go so easily.
So, he spoke again.
“In addition to that, I’ll give you an item!”
“Consider it my ransom.”
“I’ve stored all my items in the system warehouse, not in my backpack.”
“If you kill me, you won’t get any items! But if you let me go, I can sign an agreement with you to exchange an item for my life!”
Everyone who played games knew what a system warehouse was.
To prevent items carried on one’s person from being seized by other players during combat, many players chose to store valuable items in the warehouse.
However, the system warehouse in this game wasn’t cheap.
Each storage slot required civilization points to unlock, and the more you opened, the more expensive it became.
Additionally, a corresponding storage fee was charged based on the duration of storage.
Simply put, most novice players didn’t have the spare money for this, unless they truly had some precious item they were uncomfortable carrying and absolutely needed to store in the warehouse.
“Ransom your life with an item, you say?”
Luo Ji was clearly very interested in Zhou Kai’s proposal.
“Alright, as long as you can produce an item of sufficient value, letting you go is not impossible.”
Seeing Luo Ji finally relent, Zhou Kai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, just as he was about to state his ransom, Luo Ji, standing before him, suddenly changed his tone.
“However, let me remind you, all of you are now in my hands.”
“I can annihilate all of you at any time.”
“If that happens, during system evaluation, I will undoubtedly receive a very high rating, in other words, a golden treasure chest!”
“If you truly want to save your pathetic life…”
As he said this, Luo Ji specifically raised his hand and gestured.
“Then you’d best present something equivalent in value to a golden treasure chest. Don’t think of tricking me with some useless item, that would be a dead end.”
“This guy, did he really realize it?”
Zhou Kai’s heart fiercely clenched upon hearing this, and a cold bead of sweat slowly dripped from his temple.
“But since he agreed to let me ransom my life with an item, that means the proposal is attractive to him. In any case, I’ll offer an item to test him…”
“Oh, right, I almost forgot to tell you, I’ve always been rather impatient, so you only get one chance, a single chance. You’d best think it through carefully. If I’m not interested in what you offer…”
As he spoke, Luo Ji beckoned with his hand.
Liu Zheng, standing by, immediately understood and instantly lifted the axe in his hand.
The exceptionally sharp blade was held directly against the back of Zhou Kai’s neck!
This action clearly showed Zhou Kai that if Luo Ji wasn’t satisfied, his head would be rolling the next second!
“This guy!!!”
At this moment, Zhou Kai’s mind was almost in a frenzy.
This bastard wanted him to directly hand over his best item!
At this moment, Zhou Kai felt as if a tilted scale was placed before him.
On one side of the scale lay his life, while the other side was empty.
The empty side awaited him to place something upon it, but if what he placed wasn’t enough to tip the scale in favor of his life, then the executioner’s axe suspended over his neck would directly fall, severing his head from his body!
Could he gamble?
Gamble with his life?
The immense psychological pressure almost suffocated him.
Luo Ji’s move was truly ruthless, hitting exactly at the opponent’s soft spot!
“I, I…”
His mouth gaped a few times, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans appeared on Zhou Kai’s forehead.
“Don’t be nervous.”
“Take a few deep breaths, calm down, and then think clearly before speaking.”
“After all, one wrong word, and there won’t be another chance.”
Luo Ji still maintained that cheerful smile, but in Zhou Kai’s eyes at this moment, the man before him had been branded with the label ‘smiling tiger.’
However, he still followed the other party’s advice, taking two good deep breaths.
He truly needed to calm down before making his decision.
“A gold-tier, five-star artificial wonder, the design blueprint for the Great Wall!”
After speaking, Zhou Kai glared fiercely at the man who had outsmarted him.
“Are you satisfied now?!”
“This is already the best thing I have!!”
