Chapter 838: Make it big! (1/2)

GDK 838: Make it big!

“My Lord, that guy must be mentally ill! How laughable, that puny little fella wants Your Lordship to submit to him! We should finish him off!” Haruli’s gang members started angrily cursing after they were away from Han Shuo and his party. From their point of view, what Han Shuo did was a great insult to their leader and he should be killed for it.

“Lunatic! No wonder Buzz wants to finish them. What a bunch of death seekers!” remarked another of Haruli’s followers in a scowl. He added, “We don’t even have to do anything to them - they will automatically be dead after they leave the Omphalos!”

Haruli was wearing a dark face. He did not expect to hear that proposal from someone as weak as Han Shuo and was rather offended by it.

He was one of the top characters in the Fringe. He had never really lost any battle during his many years in the Fringe and his reputation was on par with Buzz’s. That was the reason he dared to offer Han Shuo and his party protection.

He originally thought that Han Shuo and his party will definitely accept his proposal and spend the million black crystal coins in exchange for his protection. Although it was a hefty price, it was nothing compared to eight lives. However, not only that Han Shuo had immediately declined his offer, Han Shuo wanted Haruli to work for him. To Haruli, that was beyond what a sane mind would do.

“Lohia, go keep an eye on them. Immediately notify me when they are about to leave the city. I want to watch them die!” Haruli coldly groaned before he instructed one of his followers.

A highgod of earth nodded and immediately turned to one of the tangled and complicated streets. He tracked and observed Han Shuo and his party from a distance.

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“I have not heard of Haruli before. But if he has the courage to go against Buzz, then he must have extraordinary strength. Master, that was a little too blunt!” Rose was between laughter and tears. She could not understand how Han Shuo could say that to Haruli just like that. Haruli was a character ranking near the top in the Fringe. Before Han Shuo proved that he possessed greater strength, those words will only seem laughable to others.

As Han Shuo looked smilingly at Rose, he said, “Only a certain unconventional approach would work on someone as haughty as Haruli. He will definitely keep an eye on us out of curiosity. Hehe, once his curiosity is provoked, he will be drawn to us bit by bit.”

“We are not familiar with the Fringe at all. If we can subdue a local mafia boss like Haruli, it will be tremendously beneficial to our future operations. Father, Haruli will definitely be watching us. As long as we can demonstrate that we possess power greater than any average powerhouse in the Fringe, and if Father then makes him a sincere invitation, then it will have a high chance of working!” remarked Han Hao after thinking for a moment.

To subdue someone like Haruli whose chin was above his head, one must first make a lasting impression on the person. Then, one must demonstrate to possess far greater strength and power and be superior in every aspect. And if that was followed with a sincere invitation, the chances of successfully recruiting the person will be high. It appeared that Little Skeleton understood Han Shuo’s plan.

“Rose, you said that you have some friends in the Fringe. Do you know any who could join us?” asked Han Shuo after he thought in silence for a moment.

Rose thought for a moment before she nodded and replied, “I do have some friends, but they don’t live in the Omphalos. They do not have that kind of money to squander. We need to leave the Omphalos to find them. However, with Buzz blocking our way, it’s not going to be easy,”

“Then we will leave the Omphalos. It’s too peaceful here for us anyway.” Han Shuo casually looked around before he said to the party while winking, “Hehe, so there are people carefully observing our every moment. It seems that we are getting popular in the Fringe!”

“Really? You want to leave the city?” Perhaps Rose was too intimidated by Buzz and Bertha, she was acting less straightforward than she usually does.

“Yes, Let’s go!” replied Han Shuo. He then started slowly traveling in the direction of a city gate. He could sense that there were several people secretly watching them. They ought to be Buzz and Haruli’s subordinates.

The streets of the Omphalos were covered with stalls selling all sorts of items. While traveling towards the exit, Han Shuo would leisurely examine some of the goods being sold. And when he saw an item that he liked, he would buy them straightforwardly.

A lot of the merchants in the Fringe did not have a clean background. Some of them did not make money by selling goods but through a devious scheme that only exists in the Fringe. The scheme began with the ‘seller’ determining if their purchaser was rich. Then, as soon as the purchaser leaves the Omphalos, they will be robbed and murdered. Not only that the goods would be repossessed, but the purchaser would also lose all his black crystal coins along with his life.

There was a strange phenomenon in the Omphalos. A ‘merchant’ who sold a valuable item at a very low price would have the same item back on sale at the same place and same price after one or two days - again and again.