Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

Chapter 2474 The Art of Exploiting Acquaintances

Exploiting acquaintances is a forbidden art, especially when the victim is unaware that they are "acquainted".

At that moment, the seemingly unsolvable contradiction raised by Lady Serana was easily resolved by Fu Qian, and even their gazes were so calm and composed.

Those who speak with facts never lack such confidence.

"Then why are you in Moore?"

Of course, the challenge is not over yet.

After a brief moment of thought, Serana quickly raised a new contradiction.

His tone was even colder than before, giving the impression that if he misspoke even one word, his already bulging spine would be ripped out.

"Ah……"

Unfortunately, such a somber atmosphere was met with a sullen, old-fashioned laugh.

"Come find Gene."

Fortunately, Lady Serana did not have to ask any questions; Fu Qian had already added a sentence.

……

As mentioned before.

Although her face was blurry, one could still sense Lady Serana's sadness and the frustration of her anger being stuck in her throat.

Ruthless methods are one thing, but Fu Qian had no doubt that the other party would kill him.

However, his style is still somewhat straightforward, which makes it difficult for him to deal with some cunning and treacherous people.

"interesting."

As expected, the interrogator quickly regained his composure, and the wound on Fu Qian's back did not continue to worsen.

“Let me think. In order to avoid being implicated all at once, you deliberately severed your sensory connection with each other, so you don’t know where Gene is now… and then you came to Moore to find him?”

Considering that Laurie's words were insightful, Serana also abandoned the brief question-and-answer format to some extent and began to conduct a more detailed analysis in the context of the current situation.

"Yes, stop what he's doing right now."

It sounds contradictory that someone could come looking for someone even though they don't know where they are, but Fu Qian nodded without blinking and even gave a reason.

“Severing sensory connections does not mean we can remain unscathed. His idea is dangerous and could very well kill us all.”

Ok……

The "payment" refers to the kind of "life sharing" that is invincible against weaker opponents but has significant side effects when going against the odds.

Given that Serana clearly knew about perception sharing, she likely also grasped this more crucial point, and thus naturally incorporated it into her reasoning.

"But you don't seem to be afraid of dying..."

The reasoning was so subtle that "Serana" didn't seem to have found any logical problems, but she still astutely pointed out one.

And it certainly doesn't seem like it's easy to deny.

Despite being a prisoner, Laurie has remained remarkably calm from the moment he left until now, almost as if he has no regard for life or death.

And there's even the most important point—

"When you were on the ship, you just walked right past Sorendir?"

That's right, I was too unrestrained when I went to find food.

Serana, who was lurking in the shadows, indeed witnessed that scene.

"To be honest, even I was almost fooled by you until I suddenly discovered that there were two identical people on the ship... Didn't you ever think that if you were discovered infiltrating this kind of secret operation, you could very well lose your life?"

……

So the third demigod of the Sirens was named Sorendir?
A piece of intelligence was successfully obtained, and Fu Qian was fairly satisfied with the progress.

As for Serana's question?
"It's okay. I'm at the very top of the system. Even if I die, the consequences won't be too serious."

Unfortunately, the explanation for the preceding behavior was already in place when the name "Laurie" was decided upon. The damage sharing among the Greedy Insects has a certain vector nature, clearly tending to occur from bottom to top.

In this situation, if the person at the top has a spirit of self-sacrifice, then theoretically the risk is indeed less.

Therefore, the more Lady Serana knows, the more likely she is to accept this reason, and it might even be a good opportunity to test just how much she knows.

For a time, Fu Qian's willingness to die for his cause continued.

"...But you have no reason to take that kind of risk for no reason."

And as it turns out, she seemed to know quite a lot.

After a brief silence, Serana spoke again.

"There's no other way. I can't find him, and he could cause trouble at any time, so I have to take the risk and try."

“If Gene is on that ship, he'll be able to tell it's me at close range, so I need to move around a bit more, although I'm not entirely sure he's there…”

Before paying, he naturally answered fluently and even asked questions in return.

"And why did you go to the ship to look for someone?"

……

Although the instruction to only answer and not ask questions is very strict, given the character he's playing, it would be abnormal not to be curious at this moment.

Personally, I'm also quite curious about Lady Serana's journey and inner thoughts.

After all, theoretically speaking, the two-way rush between the vampire demigods and the greedy insects was almost entirely orchestrated by him.

It seems to be developing quite well so far, the only unusual thing is that the location is a bit remote.

After the extraordinary senses disappeared, the greedy insects' faith naturally went unanswered.

As for the lost sheep, what led them here? As their object of faith, Fu Qian is happy to care about them.

"Unfortunately, I'm not sure if he's there either."

Unfortunately, Lady Serana seemed to be in a bad mood and was unwilling to share any further details.

"But do you know what the benefit is? For me, it's all the same..."

The voice grew even colder the next moment, pointing out a cruel truth.

……

Indeed, they were all insects, and by sheer luck, they even caught a ringleader.

From the perspective of the Gruard family's avengers, this is an absolute bonus.

“I understand... You came for the Lord of Death.”

Unfortunately, Fu Qian wouldn't let her easily steer the conversation to those old stories, and the next moment she "suddenly realized" it.

Because of the limitations of perception, it's not easy to remotely guide the greedy insects and provide them with shelter. Isn't this perfect for offline interaction?

While Moore's situation is delicate, whether it is worth wasting precious time at sea has always been a question under consideration.

There's no reason to waste free labor that's delivered to our door now.

Even whether that symbol represents the King of Abandoned Prisons or the Lord of Death, this opportunity can be used to form preconceived notions.

"Do you know a lot?"

As expected, once the title, personally corrected by the King of Abandoned Prison, was uttered, Serana paused briefly before choosing to go with the flow and try to learn more.

"I'm the one who's strange."

His eyes were deep, but Fu Qian did not hide his doubts.

Very few people know this secret. Who told you?

(End of this chapter)