"I'm on Horseshoe Island. Coordinates are..."
Bai Pu seems to have made up his mind, and he quickly reveals his location.
"Alright, don't worry, continue with the transplant surgery! I'm nearby, I'll be there soon!" Crazy Zen's voice carries a hint of excitent.
Qin gives him an inquisitive look.
Bai Pu smiles and shakes his head, "It's nothing."
A few minutes later, a Blood Ring Warship arrived at Horseshoe Island.
Crazy Zen was the first to jump off the warship, followed by a group of people.
In this group, there were pirates, sailors, farrs, blacksmiths... mostly natives of Stockholm. There were both ordinary templates and a few elite templates.
Their identities varied, but the only commonality was the fervent adoration in their eyes directed at Crazy Zen.
"Where's Gangxin?" Crazy Zen asked.
Under Yingwa's command, two expeditionary soldiers approached, "Master Dior said he's currently at a critical mont in surgery, please assist in defense on the island, but don't enter the operating room."
Crazy Zen nodded, "Very reasonable."
As he nodded, he suddenly reached out with both hands, each grabbing the throat of an expeditionary soldier!
Then he exerted force, slamming them hard onto the stone ground.
Two pirates rushed forward, ready to kill the expeditionary soldiers. But Crazy Zen stopped them.
This wasn't a benevolent impulse from Crazy Zen to spare the lives of the expeditionary soldiers.
Crazy Zen wanted to personally kill these two — although they would only bring him a small gain in Spiritual Points, to Crazy Zen, even a little extra was better than none.
After killing the two expeditionary soldiers, Crazy Zen laughed heartily, "Gangxin, where are you? Let tell you, the waters of the Primordial Heart run too deep for you to handle, let do it!"
Silence enveloped the surroundings.
Crazy Zen, with a victor's tone, laughed aloud, "It doesn't matter if you don't say anything. This island isn't that big. The only place you could possibly hide is... underground! I'll have you pulled out soon enough!"
The followers behind Crazy Zen sward onto Horseshoe Island, thodically searching. They were looking for the entrance to the underground operating room.
"Crazy Zen, you've finally shown yourself?"
Bai Pu's voice echoed, "You've really helped a lot these past days. I hate to see today's scene unfold, but you left no choice."
"Stop pretending everything is under control, are you just putting on an act?" Crazy Zen sneered, "If you suspected , why would you tell the coordinates!"
"It's quite simple, you already knew my coordinates a long ti ago." Bai Pu said calmly, "The intercom tool you gave could monitor my location, right? The day I arrived in Stockholm, you already knew! The reason you asked for my coordinates wasn't because you needed them, but to test if I had any suspicions about you!"
Crazy Zen's face changed, he took out his sowhat dim intercom and cast a glance at a middle-aged Awakened behind him, "Helian, what's going on?"
The middle-aged Awakened codenad "Helian" exclaid, "Gangxin couldn't possibly find the Stealth Waymark, because its priority level is 10 points, it's a rune passed down from the Evolver World!"
Crazy Zen sneered, "Gangxin, are you bluffing? Can you detect a priority 10 Stealth Waymark?"
Bai Pu's voice rose again, "I don't know any Stealth Waymark. I simply made a logical deduction based on my suspicion of you."
"Why do you suspect ? Haven't I played the role of a sincere and cooperative ally?"
Crazy Zen's followers had already found the tal column hidden among the rock piles, and using the column as a center point, they began digging violently below ground.
At this stage, Crazy Zen was no longer in a hurry.
Bai Pu seed equally willing to chat with him, leisurely explaining, "It all stems from an understanding of your character.
"Crazy Zen, you are the kind with a penchant for petty gains. Back when the Hidden Snake Team fought against the Crimson Wings, you were overly interested in the Bloody Treasure Chests of several lower-tier Awakened in the Hidden Snake Team, not minding an increase in your Bloody Value at all.
"I don't disdain your greed. But you actually refused the allure of the world event's main battlefield just to help complete the job transition! Honestly, this selfless spirit does not align with your usual character traits. From that day, my vigilance towards you increased."
Opting to remain on the main battlefield like Blood Spider, grinding Battle rits, is the most normal choice for an Awakened. If Blood Spider insisted on not grinding Battle rits, ignoring the job transition task clues, insisting on helping Bai Pu with the job transition in Stockholm, Bai Pu would likewise be suspicious.
Because this goes against human nature.
Crazy Zen abandoning the main battlefield at that ti only suggests one thing:
Staying in Stockholm brought him greater rewards than the main battlefield!
Bear in mind, Bai Pu had promised, as long as Crazy Zen orchestrated an operation of camp rebellion, screwing over soone high ranking like Marshal Horn, he would diate, ensuring the acceptance of the expeditionary camp!
Even if he couldn't set up Marshal Horn, targeting an entire Blood Ring Team to assist the expeditionary army in killing a group of Blood Ring Generals shouldn't be an issue. The amount of Battle rits gained would be astounding! Not to ntion the substantial Treasure Chest rewards.
Yet facing such bountiful gains, Crazy Zen insisted on refusing.
Bai Pu pondered and concluded that Crazy Zen's staying in Stockholm could only an he stood to gain one thing:
The Living Tissue of the Primordial Heart, and two pieces of it!
Bai Pu recalled Crazy Zen saying that the piece of Primordial Heart Tissue the Superstar Alliance seized originally belonged to the Jiangnan Xu Clan.
This implies that the Jiangnan Xu Clan might have a thod of utilizing the Primordial Heart Tissue! If Crazy Zen obtained the Primordial Heart Tissue, it could either significantly enhance his power or greatly enhance the family's foundation, ultimately yielding benefits greater than world events!
Of course, subsequent events also corroborated this.
For example, when Bai Pu infiltrated the Royal Alchemy Academy, although the plan was disclosed to Crazy Zen, the specific timing of action wasn't. At first, Crazy Zen didn't show up, but later he appeared in the Blood Ring's pursuit team.
Or during the ancient passage incident, when the Hidden Snake erupted, targeting Luz, Crazy Zen could have intervened, yet he stood aside, allowing Luz to be sacrificed in vain.
If Bai Pu trusted Crazy Zen, he could provide various rationalizations. But given Bai Pu's caution against Crazy Zen, these irregularities were imdiately magnified.
Before entering the world of [Flesh and Blood Plague: Aberration], Bai Pu signed a contract with Crazy Zen, Crazy Zen would help him through the job transition task, and he would help Crazy Zen's brother "Xu Shijie" cure his cancer.
The issue is, this was a transactional contract.
The cost for Crazy Zen to tear up the contract was rely the breakdown of the transaction, Bai Pu simply wouldn't help Xu Shijie with his cancer!
The Spirit Realm is vast, and not just one path of Flesh and Blood Alchemy could save Xu Shijie. Even in the line of Flesh and Blood Alchemy, aside from Qin, there are still quite a few masters of the art that could be found!
In other words, Crazy Zen would suffer no loss.
So even after signing the contract back then, Bai Pu never fully trusted Crazy Zen.
This also relates to his upbringing and experiences; for a world that had hurt him, Bai Pu always maintained a cautious heart and never entirely trusted anyone.
As Crazy Zen heard Bai Pu reveal each of his doubts one by one, his expression gradually darkened, and the unease within him slowly amplified.
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