Chapter 413: Fish Bai (1/2)
Lu Yin put Progenitor Wushang’s hide away and coughed. He had not fully blocked that branch and had actually been injured by it. He grabbed the man’s cosmic ring and cut his finger before letting the man’s blood drip onto the ring, unlocking it. From the ring poured out a large pile of items.
The cosmic ring was not as large as the one that Northgate Lie had given Lu Yin, but it was not small either. There were many things inside: about ten vials of special drugs from Shamrock Enterprises as well as other unknown medicines, weapons, star crystals, and even star essence.
Lu Yin was shocked, as this person possessed a considerable amount of wealth. His brother’s power had not been simple, and this Cruiser was the same. They were elites among Cruisers and should possess some influence. Still, none of that mattered anymore since everything of his now belonged to Lu Yin.
He looked through the pile, but it was still the star crystals and star essence that attracted Lu Yin’s attention the most. There were 220,000 star crystals, which wasn’t much, and ten star essence, which was the same as 100,000 star crystals. Not bad, not bad. This is good enough for now.
He drank a vial of the Shamrock Enterprises’ special medicine and suddenly felt much better.
The pile also held three Mavis Bank cards, one memory chip, and a large pile of objects that Lu Yin could not identify.
For people who roamed the universe, nothing could surpass the importance that resources and medicines held, except for battle techniques and cultivation methods. This group had been led by this Cruiser’s brother, so unfortunately for Lu Yin, the most valuable items had all been on that brother’s body.
Still, this was already a pretty good profit.
The wealth of a single Cruiser could allow Lu Yin to temporarily break free from his frustration of being destitute. Although the Cruiser’s ring didn’t hold much wealth, it was at least enough to buy another radiant-grade spacecraft.
He felt rather depressed, as his vessels never had happy endings.
“Seventh Bro, what should we do with this bastard?” the monkey asked, fuming with rage. If not for this person, they would never have ended up in their current situation, with this unknown fate of if they would ever be able to escape from this place.
Lu Yin crouched down, placed a hand on the man’s abdomen, and mercilessly unleashed Thirty Stacks. There was a soft boom, and the white beach shook as the man was crushed beneath the sand. The Cruiser woke up and opened his eyes as he spat out a mouthful of blood.
After opening his eyes, the man felt an intense pain in his abdomen, and it felt as if his organs had been crushed. He was now in a much worse condition than before.
The man fearfully looked at Lu Yin. “I- I didn’t do it on purpose. I was trying to test your vigilance. After all, if we are going to cooperate, I can’t work with someone who’s not alert.”
Lu Yin felt nothing but disdain. “So you tested me?”
The man panted heavily and released a breath. “Yes, tested. I’d be happy to work together with you.”
Lu Yin laughed. “Of course. Or at least, I’ll be very happy.” Then, in full view of the man’s panicked gaze, Lu Yin’s star energy took the shape of a thread extending from his fingertip. Lu Yin then tied the man up before tossing him into the golden ocean as if he were fishing.
The man was terrified. “No! Please, let me go! I’m begging you! I’ll give you resources, battle techniques, weapons, anything! Please, let me go!”
There was a plop, and the man’s words were drowned out under the water.
“Seventh Bro, this person’s shameless,” the monkey ridiculed.
Lu Yin’s fingertip quivered while the man shivered in fear beneath the surface of the ocean. Although the water was normal, it was unknown if there was anything else in the water. Humans feared the unknown, and this man had just been tossed around by Lu Yin like bait.
After quite a while, Lu Yin pulled him ashore.
Splash~~
The man spat out another mouthful of blood. His entire body was drenched, and he just lay there on the shore, shivering.
When Lu Yin saw the man’s unharmed state, he muttered, “It looks like it’s safe near the beach. But who knows if it’s safe further out or if there are some terrifying organisms lurking in the depths.”
The man’s face paled, and he grew even more terrified. His extreme fear coupled with his serious injuries caused his eyes rolled back as he fainted.
“Seventh Bro, you’re using him as bait to explore the ocean?” the monkey asked.
Lu Yin grunted. “This place is too weird. I won’t risk exposing myself to unknown dangers.”
“You’re too cruel,” the monkey mumbled.
Lu Yin was unhappy. “It’s either him or you. Your choice.”
“Seventh Bro, I actually think that you’re incredibly brilliant. How did I not think of using this guy as bait? I should learn well from Seventh Bro and try to improve myself every day.” The monkey immediately started flattering Lu Yin.
Lu Yin casually fed the Cruiser a special medicine since he did not want the man to die. After all, it would be difficult to find another Cruiser to use as bait in this place.
This person held a grudge against Lu Yin, so he acted without any reservations. If this Cruiser had been just another bystander, then he might not have been able to bring himself to do this, though Lu Yin himself readily acknowledged that he was not a good person.
After some rest, Lu Yin awakened the man once more and threw him into the ocean to continue his noble fishing trip.
This was not Lu Yin’s first time fishing, as he had also fished while on the Astral River Ark before. Back then, he had been nervous every time he cast his line from the ark as he feared something freakish biting, and this current endeavor was no different.
The vast ocean and the tall mountain held an indescribable terror to Lu Yin. The number of rune lines that a person or item possessed represented the amount of influence that they had on the universe, but both the ocean and the mountain had an absurd amount of runes converging around them. The amount was so high that his scalp turned numb at the thought, and he didn’t dare to approach them personally.
As he moved along the white beach, Lu Yin rotated between using the Cruiser as bait and looking into the distance to see if there was an exit.
After two days, Lu Yin casually tossed the Cruiser into the ocean once again. After his initial period of fear, the Cruiser now felt only numb. He longed for death at this point, since he would no longer have to suffer if he died.
“It looks like either the coastal waters are safe, or the entire ocean is safe. You’re very lucky,” Lu Yin commented. The Cruiser, still injured from Lu Yin’s earlier punch, stood nearby.