Chapter 43 (1/2)

“Come on, old tortoise, don’t you want to find out what am I offering this time?” Mohai was not in a hurry as he continued teasing Rexus.

A moment later, Rexus popped his head up again. “What do you have? You are just a bandit leader. I don’t think you can provide me with something of equal value.”

Based on the previous deal, he knew that Mohai must have strong support if he was demanding this much. Finding out what Mohai had to offer would not cost him anything anyway, and moreover, Rexus was actually curious.

“I have two pieces of intel to trade with you,” said Mohai.

“Hmph! I knew it! You little b*stard, trying to trick me again? Too bad. I won’t trade with you anymore!” Rexus grunted.

“Now, now, don’t skip to the conclusion so fast. The first intel I have for you is about a shortcut. You’ll be able to sneak past most of the monsters in the Magma Cave and you’ll also get to know when the Magma Golem is away from the crystal treasure chest. With this useful information, you’ll be able to get the Zero Degree Ice Shard in no time.”

“A little interesting, but I’ll trade it for three bottles of Magical Spring Water and a piece of Magical Crystal. Nothing more than that,” said Rexus as he pouted.

Mohai grinned. He was not in a hurry to negotiate with Rexus. He knew he had to throw in a little more sincerity in order to persuade Rexus to trade for this piece of information. However, if the first piece of intel was coupled with the second piece, the value of the first piece could be doubled.

“What about the second piece of intel?” Rexus might have claimed that he was not interested in Mohai’s intel, but after he heard the first one, he was curious about the second. Judging from Mohai’s tone, the second piece of intel must be a lot more valuable.

“The second piece of intel is that I’ll tell you where Sahakar is,” Mohai said with a smirk.

Rexus’ giant body was floating in the lake. The pure white moonlight was cast on his wrinkled face, making him look like a calm old tortoise. His curious gaze was locked on Mohai. However, when he heard Mohai mention the name Sahakar, the calmness on his wrinkled face turned into ferocity.

“Sahakar? You know about Sahakar?”

The lake water rippled fiercely following Rexus’ fury, beating the shore like the raging waves of the sea.

A loud splash later, Rexus came onshore.

“Of course, I know the name. Not only do I know the name, but I even know that you are accused and the one who is responsible is Sahakar.” Mohai nodded.

Rexus actually had a series of missions himself, and as a mission player, even though Mohai did not clear Rexus’ missions by himself, he had done his research on the mission background and stages in his past life.

The one who hooked up with the queen was not Rexus but Sahakar. Sahakar actually shifted the blame on Rexus because Rexus had been a playboy when he was young, so he did not have a way of proving his innocence and ultimately became the scapegoat.

Rexus might be weak now, but he was actually quite powerful when he was expelled from the Tortoise Kingdom. He simply did not give up and tried to force his way back to the Southern Sea several times, intending to take revenge on Sahakar, but aside from not even being able to locate Sahakar, he got severely injured several times, hence falling into his current weakened state.

The Zero Degree Ice Shard could help Rexus’ power recover, and once he regained his powers, he would go to seek Sahakar for revenge. In short, Rexus would not be able to reject this second intel.

“You win. Tell me and I’ll give you the items.”

Rexus stared at Mohai for quite a while. He had to make sure Mohai was not lying first before he agreed to the terms that were practically blackmail.

Truth be told, Rexus could not tell whether Mohai was telling the truth or not, but the last time he went back to the Southern Sea, he found out that Sahakar had left the Tortoise Kingdom soon after he was expelled and never came back.

Even if there was the slightest chance, Rexus wanted to try.

Moreover, this cunning bandit leader knew about his hidden past and he sure did not look like he was lying. On top of that, what the bandit leader asked for were considered disposable items to him, so there was no reason for him to refuse to trade.

Right after he agreed, Rexus brought all the things Mohai asked for to shore and put them in front of him: 20 bottles of Magical Spring Water, five Magical Crystals, and one Icy Mineral.

“Way to go, leader! You are awesome! We didn’t even need to fight and you got so many things from the tortoise!” The bandit leaders around Mohai were expecting a fight over the items. They did not expect him to get them simply by talking.