Chapter 152 – The Way of Cooperation: Everyone Minds Their Own Business

The six of them arrived at a private room in a restaurant, ordered some tea, sat around, and briefly introduced themselves.

Xiao Tong, representing the Four Kings Gang, spoke first: “Since both sides have confirmed cooperation, we need to understand each other further to make plans and ensure their feasibility.”

Ka Si nodded in agreement, saying: “Exactly.”

Su Hao suddenly laughed: “I think you’ve misunderstood what I meant by cooperation.”

“Huh?” Xiao Tong looked at Su Hao in confusion.

Su Hao said: “I’ll take care of killing [Sky Lord] Stan. You don’t need to worry about it; just wait. After I kill [Sky Lord] Stan, you’ll be responsible for taking over the southern city area. Don’t cause major chaos, and I won’t interfere with any of your actions. Meaning, we’ll each mind our own business.”

Xiao Tong then asked: “What about afterward? What benefits do you want from the southern city?”

Su Hao said: “I don’t need anything! I don’t need anything at all. You can do whatever you want with the southern city afterward; it has nothing to do with me.”

The members of the Four Kings Gang exchanged glances, seeing surprise in each other’s eyes. Xiao Tong asked again: “Then, what is your ultimate goal?”

Su Hao said calmly: “We are from Silin City. The Sky Sand Gang went to Silin City to collect exorbitant protection fees, which we couldn’t afford, so we decided to wipe out the Sky Sand Gang. Since the core problem cannot be solved, we’ll solve the person who posed the core problem.”

The members of the Four Kings Gang: “…”

They were all speechless, all for this reason?

Moreover, someone from a small rural city dared to come to Linyuan City and arrogantly claim to kill one of Linyuan City’s giants!

This was the most absurd joke they had ever heard.

But they couldn’t laugh. Xiao Tong even felt like they had been played.

Furthermore, the Four Kings Gang also collected protection fees from their subordinate Small Cities every year. This was almost a convention; otherwise, how could they support so many people?

If collecting some protection fees caused those Small Cities to jump up and try to assassinate them, how could this gang game be played?

It wasn’t that no one had caused trouble before, but they had long since turned into white bones.

Su Hao ignored their strange looks and continued to speak to himself: “Therefore, my goal is very simple. Whoever targets our Silin City, I will eliminate them. Or, whoever might target Silin City, I might also eliminate them!”

After speaking, he looked at the four people in front of him with a scrutinizing gaze.

Ka Si sneered: “Kid, do you know what you’re doing? Do you know what the words [Sky Lord] mean?”

Su Hao said: “I don’t know, but to me, they’re all the same.”

They had met arrogant people before, but never someone this arrogant.

Su Hao suddenly said: “A while ago, a guy calling himself [Steel Armor King] Abi, along with two others, went to our Silin City to collect protection fees. I’ve already killed him.”

Gulp! The four of them swallowed hard, their eyes wide with disbelief.

Ka Si’s eyes widened, his pupils almost popping out. “You killed ‘Steel Armor King’ Abi?” he rasped.

Su Hao nodded, “If that burly bearded man was ‘Steel Armor King’ Abi, then yes.”

The members of the Four Kings Gang fell silent.

They knew exactly who ‘Steel Armor King’ Abi was. None of the Four Kings present could confidently say they could defeat ‘Steel Armor King’ Abi, let alone kill him.

If what this person called ‘Wei’ said was true, then who exactly was this Wei?

A Level Six Evolved Human?

They were starting to believe what Su Hao had said. They hadn’t seen the overbearing ‘Steel Armor King’ Abi for nearly two moons, which was out of character for Abi.

Suddenly, they felt a sense of relief. The Four Kings Gang had been vying with the Sky Sand Gang for control of Silin City, and they had even fought over it.

In the end, it was Gai Li who made the decision to give up on the protection fees from Silin City. They hadn’t understood why they would give up such a lucrative opportunity back then.

Now that they thought about it, if Silin City had ended up belonging to the Four Kings Gang, they would have certainly sent a Level Five Evolved Human to collect protection fees, and it wouldn’t have been ‘Steel Armor King’ Abi who died.

At this point, Gai Li spoke, “Wei, do you have the confidence to take him down? ‘Sky Lord’ is a Level Six Evolved Human, practically invincible within Linyuan City. Defeating him isn’t difficult, but killing him is.”

Su Hao replied, “I haven’t fought him, but I imagine it won’t be a problem.”

Gai Li said, “Alright, I understand. Give us Four Kings Gang some time. After dusk tomorrow, we’ll be ready to completely take over the southern district of the city.”

Su Hao nodded.

At this moment, Xiao Tong frowned, her face full of doubt. “Since you had the ability to kill ‘Sky Lord’ Stan, why did you need to find us to cooperate?”

Before Su Hao could answer, Gai Li explained, “Xiao Tong, don’t you understand? Wei was worried about the chaos in the southern district after killing ‘Sky Lord’ Stan, so he found us. He could have found us or the Paradise Gang; it didn’t matter to Wei, as long as someone could smoothly take over.”

Xiao Tong was furious. How dare this scoundrel undermine her in front of an outsider and side with him? How outrageous! She huffed, “Those bitches from the Paradise Gang are only interested in women, they wouldn’t be interested in the southern district.”

Gai Li turned and looked at Xiao Tong seriously. “Xiao Tong, listen to me!”

At this, Xiao Tong hesitated for a moment, then fell silent, sitting aside without a word.

Su Hao then spoke, “Since you’ve finished your questions, I have a few to ask as well!”

Gai Li flashed a big smile. “Wei, feel free to ask! We’ll tell you anything we know.”

Su Hao immediately asked, “I have a question. ‘Steel Armor King’ Abi was killed by me over a month ago, yet the Sky Sand Gang has been slow to send anyone to investigate the situation in Silin City. Do you know why?”

Gai Li chuckled, “It’s quite normal. Although ‘Steel Armor King’ Abi was managed by ‘Sky Lord’ Stan, he had a high degree of freedom. It wouldn’t be surprising if no one cared for half a year, let alone one or two moons. We just thought he might have wandered off to some small city! Besides, ‘Sky Lord’ Stan himself didn’t think he could kill ‘Steel Armor King’ Abi, so what trouble could there be?”

Su Hao nodded, “So that’s how it is!”

He then asked, “I heard that Linyuan City has four major factions, and the leaders of three of them are Level 6 Evolved Humans: [Sky Lord] Stan, [Supreme Lord] Kana Harmony, and [Primordial Monarch] Yuan. However, after entering the city, I’ve only found two Level 6 Evolved Humans. Is the third one not in the city?”

Gai Li’s eyes flashed, and he burst into laughter, “You must be talking about that guy, [Primordial Monarch] Yuan! That guy is a weirdo. He doesn’t provoke others, and we don’t dare to provoke him! Hahaha, we’re even a little afraid of him.”

Su Hao showed a hint of curiosity, “What are [Primordial Monarch]’s abilities?”

Gai Li said, “[Primordial Monarch] Yuan is a Level 6 Evolved Human from the [Mimicry Human] sequence. I don’t know the specifics, but I do know that no one can ever find his real body, or maybe he doesn’t have one at all. If you meet someone who calls himself [Primordial Monarch], it’s basically a clone.”

Su Hao’s mind suddenly flashed with the group of strange people he saw today, and he immediately asked, “There’s a place in the city where people are listless and behave strangely. Could that be [Primordial Monarch]?”

Gai Li nodded, “That’s right, that’s [Primordial Monarch]! A very strange person, isn’t he? Hahaha, I don’t understand him either.”

Su Hao made a note and then stopped asking about [Primordial Monarch], turning to ask, “What are [Sky Lord]’s abilities?”

Gai Li scratched his head, “I’ve dealt with [Sky Lord] quite a bit, so I know some things. He can fly freely in the sky at extreme speeds, and he can also move freely underground. Every time he burrows into the ground, he disappears without a trace. He can also precisely perceive our locations, like a slippery loach, impossible to catch. The most crucial thing is that he can give whatever he touches the same properties as him. For example, a table he touches can fly or burrow underground! To some extent, [Sky Lord] is extremely tricky.”

Su Hao nodded in understanding.

Then he asked the last question, “Is there a way to make [Sky Lord] Stan leave his castle?”

(End of Chapter)