YM778.TV Chapter 444 444
"The extra portion, give it to me now. No promissory notes, no receipts, just give it to me directly. The rest we can proceed as before," Lin Shen said.
"So much resource, you expect me... don\'t tear... don\'t tear... here, I\'ll give it now..." Chi 118 saw Lin Shen not saying a word, just reaching to tear the painting, and he was exasperated.
I\'ve seen those who are ruthless, those who have a death wish, and those who are shameless, but never someone like Lin Shen who is all three. This is truly a first for me.
If it weren\'t for Lin Shen\'s status as a patrol envoy and the many eyes that watched him enter the castle with Chi 118, he would have killed him right there.
"Just wait, I\'ll get it now... damn it... what are you doing..." Chi 118\'s pupils constricted, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
He had only spoken those few words when Lin Shen actually went ahead and tore the painting.
"Ah!" Kong Chuan and Tian Xin both screamed in fright; they were terrified.
"Lord Chi, now you don\'t have to look for excuses to default. Do whatever you need to do. It\'s fine if you don\'t give the item. I don\'t want it anymore." Lin Shen said as he picked up the torn painting and turned to leave.
"Dean... Mr. Tian... What are you doing? How does killing me benefit you? You won\'t survive either, don\'t you understand?" Chi 118 trembled with rage.
He had never seen someone as absurd as Lin Shen. One wrong word and Lin Shen didn\'t even bother to argue; he just tore the painting. Who plays like that?
You can negotiate even when paying indemnities and ceding territory, so why just tear it up?
"I know, I never planned to return alive anyway. Everyone knows the state of the Celestial Master Institute right now, and I know it too. I know my own capabilities. I\'m not capable of being the Dean, yet I have no choice but to be. That\'s the grace of the Lord Heavenly Emperor, there\'s nothing I can say about it. Let\'s just die, but let\'s die with satisfaction.
Whoever doesn\'t let me die content, I\'ll make sure they\'re discontent," Lin Shen said mockingly as he looked at Chi 118: "You like to play, right? Then keep playing. Whatever tricks you have, keep using them. I\'ll play with you for now, and you can keep me company on the road to the netherworld. That\'s fair."
As he spoke, Lin Shen tore off another piece of the painting.
"Mr. Tian... my ancestor... I admit you\'re my uncle, okay... What do you actually want?" Chi 118 was nearly going insane.
At this point, killing Lin Shen would mean no way out for him, and letting Lin Shen go back would be just the same. He had no idea what to do.
"Don\'t you know what I want?" Lin Shen pulled up a chair to sit in front of Chi 118, pointed to his chest and said, "I want money as if I\'m after your life. You tried to be sneaky with me, right? I\'m indulging you. Since you value money over life, leave your life behind."
"Mr. Tian... I honestly didn\'t expect this from you... alright... Mr. Tian...
I want to live...please give me a way out..."
"The painting is already torn, how can I give you a way out? Anyway, I don\'t have the ability to restore the painting. If you can, go ahead." Lin Shen directly threw the torn painting onto Chi 118.
Chi 118 quickly embraced the torn painting, smiling servilely as he drew closer to Lin Shen, then glancing at Tian Xin and Kong Chuan behind him.
"I don\'t care, you can say whatever you want. I\'m destined to die anyway, and I don\'t care about anything else," Lin Shen said, glancing at him from the corner of his eye.
He knew what Chi 118 meant, wanting Tian Xin and Kong Chuan to go out so he could talk to Lin Shen alone, but he simply ignored it.
"Mr. Tian, what do you think about this? You tore the painting, it really has nothing to do with me. Let\'s be honest here, when the time comes you just need to tell the truth, does this work for you?" Chi 118 said helplessly.
"No, what makes you think you can say I tore it? I... will... just... say... it...
was... you... who... tore... it..." Lin Shen poked him in the chest with each word.
Chi 118\'s face changed colors, but he ultimately swallowed his pride, smiling bitterly, "Sigh, Mr. Tian, my whole family depends on me for a living. It won\'t be easy if I die—the family will fall apart."
"What does that have to do with me? I have elders and young ones at home, aren\'t I going to die just the same? Why can\'t you die? Are you more noble than me?" Lin Shen said with a cold face.
"That\'s not what I mean. Look, Mr. Tian, you\'re doomed anyway, there\'s no need to drag me down. I have some savings. Take whatever you like, as much as you can carry. Leave me alive for the sake of your family\'s future..." Chi 118 himself felt disgusted, but nothing was more important than his life.
"That works... on top of what was mentioned before, add another double..." Lin Shen said indifferently.
Chi 118\'s eyes bulged out, wanting to curse at Lin Shen, but in the end, he could only smile bitterly, "Mr. Tian, you\'re asking too high a price."
"Too high? I\'m trading my life for it. If I don\'t give the Heavenly Emperor\'s share, can he let my family live? If my family can\'t survive, what good are these things to me? You have to give the Heavenly Emperor\'s share, and you can\'t shortchange mine either. As long as the goods are here, I die and you live.
If not, you\'re on your own," Lin Shen said as he got up to leave.
"I\'ll give... I\'ll give it... all of it..." Chi 118 had never felt such bad luck in his life: "But you need to leave me some evidence."
He regretted so much now—he wished he had never met with Lin Shen. Who in the world would have known to encounter such a money-grubbing thug who cared nothing for life.
When Lin Shen and his two companions left the castle, they pulled more than a hundred large carts. They were loaded with countless resources, including Pet Capsules, Ascension Liquid, Pet Eggs, and even Nirvana materials and Pet Capsules, Pet Eggs, and even several bags of Nirvana Remains, alongside various high-grade materials Lin Shen had never even heard of.
Ascension Eggs and Pet Capsules here were tallied by the cartload.
Though Lin Shen had already seen the inventory at Tian Xun\'s and knew how much they had to turn in each year, seeing it with his own eyes was still shocking.
This was merely what Giant Ring Star had to tribute every year to the Heavenly Emperor, and it was only two-thirds of it.
All these resources could create an Ascender\'s Small Legion, or even several Nirvana Beings. And for the Heavenly Emperor, this was merely a small part of his recreational expenses.
With planets like this under the name of the Celestial Race, it was unfathomable how many resources the Heavenly Emperor received each year.
Still, the Heavenly Emperor was never satisfied and constantly wanted to plunder more. Truly insatiable.
"You really are after money more than life, huh?" After leaving the castle, Tian Xin looked at Lin Shen with a strange expression.
"Who says I\'m after the money and not my life? I want the money, and I want to live," Lin Shen said with a smile.