Chapter 631: Value (1/2)
GDK 631: Value
Han Shuo wasn’t alone on this; even Edwin and Belinda standing not far away could tell the obvious change on the six-horned tribal king’s face. They were puzzled on how those few colorful rocks in Han Shuo’s hand could make the usually emotionless six-horned tribal king so excited all so suddenly.
Han Shuo observed the glint flickering off the six-horned tribal king’s eyes in all smiles. He was rather amused by the tribal king at this moment. “So, what do you say? Is there anything of use to you?” Han Shuo asked in a teasing manner.
“It would seem!” the six-horned tribal king bluntly answered. Right after that, with great difficulty, the six-horned tribal king shifted his gaze from Han Shuo’s palm, and stared at his face for a few seconds in silence before he asked, “Those, those words you said just now, are they for real?”
“What words?” Han Shuo tried to clarify even though he already knew the answer.
“Words about compensating me!” the six-horned tribal king said as he looked at Han Shuo in a deadly earnest manner. His voice sounded somewhat pressing. His behavior at this moment seemed greatly inconsistent with how he had behaved in the past.
“Of course. Tell me, which one of these could best compensate the losses you incurred the last time?” The crystals in his hand all originated from the Void. Han Shuo could recognize some of them, but some, Han Shuo didn’t even know what function they served. However, as these crystals were acquired from the Void, they had to be items left behind by those deceased gods. Items carried around by gods were hardly ever anything mediocre; Han Shuo was certain of it.
Normally quick to respond, the six-horned tribal king became hesitant as Han Shuo spoke. There were tiny speckles that leapt about in his eyes, deeply focused on Han Shuo’s palm. He seemed to be contemplating a major problem. From his performance so far, Han Shuo was certain that there were at least a few crystals that greatly piqued the interest of the six-horned tribal king.
The two penta-horned aliens standing behind the six-horned tribal king were motionless. They seemed to have sunken into a daze with their gazes tightly fixed on Han Shuo’s palm. It appeared that they too were deeply shaken. After a long, long while, the six-horned tribal king finally came to a decision. He extended his hand, pointed at a stone the size of goose egg that sparkled with a green shimmer, and said resolutely, “Well, this one it is!”
Han Shuo stared blankly for a moment and carefully observed the greenish stone. Each and every stone in his palm had some fluctuation of energy waves within them, which Han Shuo could detect. And yet, Han Shuo had no idea as to specifically what function the misty green stone had. Han Shuo was intrigued to observe that the six-horned tribal king appeared to be very excited when he pointed at that stone.
“If you can tell me the function of this stone, I will give it to you,” Han Shuo said after thinking for a moment.
“Green Oceandew Crystal. For people of my race, this crystal could extend the reach of our souls. It’s very precious!” the six-horned tribal king hesitated for a moment before answering.
“Take it. Whatever debt between us is now written off. If I hear you shout ‘petty thief’ once more, I will happily beat the crap out of you!” Han Shuo kept the name of the stone in his mind. He simply handed over the stone, which he had no use for.
The six-horned tribal king was trembling slightly when he received the misty-green stone from Han Shuo. After carefully putting it away, he closed his eyes for a moment. Then, as soon as he opened his eyes, he assured Han Shuo, “Fine! I will make no mention of that anymore!”
Edwin and Belinda, who appeared rather nervous all along, finally heaved a sigh of relief at this moment. As long as there was no conflict between Han Shuo and the six-horned tribal king, the Pope of Calamity Church would not lay any blame on them. Their objective was to make Han Shuo comfortable and at home. Seeing that the tension between Han Shuo and the six-horned tribal king had greatly reduced, their moods naturally loosened up.
“Good, we will never talk about it again. Now I want to know, back then, why is it that you did not come to me when I provoked you?” Han Shuo asked because he had always felt that the six-horned tribal king’s absence at the Shrine of Ice before was truly regrettable.
“As I stumbled through this place, I was attacked by these people. That’s why I was stuck here.” The six-horned tribal king’s explanation had confirmed Han Shuo’s hypothesis.
“So that was indeed the case,” Han Shuo nodded and muttered.
Han Shuo had learned everything he wanted to know from the six-horned tribal king. Given this tribal king’s presence at this facility, he surely must have reached some sort of agreement with the Calamity Church. To Han Shuo, the six-horned tribal king at present was merely another character that he could beat to a pulp if he wanted to and Han Shuo didn’t take him as a threat at all.
“Let’s go, take me to my quarters. I want to rest,” after stretching his body, Han Shuo glanced and calmly instructed at the extremely deferential Edwin and Belinda standing beside him.