Douluo: I have too many clones

Chapter 797 Gu Yuena: I can pay more

"By the way, don't even think about using violence~ Otherwise, I can't be sure if it will cause him any problems."

Kiana spoke casually, as if discussing the weather. After finishing her sentence, she lowered her head again, deftly flipping the silver fork in the plate, focusing intently on the pudding drizzled with caramel, as if the chilling words she had just spoken were nothing more than a casual, trivial matter.

Gu Yuena's fingers, resting on the table, tightened subtly. Her delicate face remained calm, but a ripple of emotion flickered in her eyes.

She paused for a moment, picked up her water glass, took a sip, and tried to suppress the turmoil in her heart. She asked softly, "I'm a little curious, why did you choose Fusheng? Is there something special about him?"

Kiana, who was forking a large piece of chocolate mousse into her mouth, mumbled, "You're wrong. It's not that I chose him, it's that he just happened to be chosen by me."

Was he not chosen, but rather just happened to be chosen?

Gu Yuena paused slightly, her brows furrowing as she pondered the meaning of those words.

The subtext of this statement seems to be that Nan Fusheng did not come into Kiana's sights from the beginning, but was chosen by her due to some chance opportunity.
What kind of opportunity would that be?

Gu Yuena's thoughts drifted back to the past, and she began to recall memories related to Nan Fusheng.

Before she split into Gu Yue and Na'er in her childhood, she had a brief period of time with Nan Fusheng.

At that time, Nan Fusheng was just a child with low cultivation level. His talent was only mediocre among his peers. He had neither outstanding soul power talent nor special martial soul phenomena. There was nothing about him that would make someone like Kiana pay special attention to him.

Later, he split into two individuals. While studying at Donghai Academy, Gu Yue focused most of his energy on his bet with Na'er, but he never stopped observing the people around him.

At that time, Nan Fusheng still did not show much abnormality. At most, his cultivation speed was slightly faster than his peers, but it was far from being astonishing. At least among his peers, there were many people whose cultivation speed surpassed his.

It can be said that almost every time Nan Fusheng cultivated during his time at the academy, it was done under her watchful eye, and he never revealed any qualities that could attract a "god" level being.

It wasn't until after they entered Shrek Academy that their paths gradually diverged due to Fors's entanglement, and Nan Fusheng's growth gradually slipped out of her sight.

"You found Fusheng through Fors?" Gu Yuena raised her eyes, looking directly at Kiana. Although her tone was questioning, it carried an undeniable certainty.

Yes, with Fors's looks and talent, she shouldn't lack suitors. Yet, after knowing Nan Fusheng for only a few days, her attitude towards him was already intimate to the point of being ambiguous, even bordering on insinuating. This is truly illogical.

While such thinking may belittle Nan Fusheng, there is no doubt that Fors's strength far surpassed Nan Fusheng's during his time studying at Shrek Academy.

How could a woman of such high status be so open and unreserved with someone like an ordinary lovesick fool? Even later, she could tolerate sharing a husband with Xu Xiaoyan. If all of this was a deliberate attempt to get close, then all the doubts become clear.

Upon hearing this, Kiana finally stopped what she was doing, swallowed the dessert in her mouth, and looked up at Gu Yuena, a hint of amusement flashing in her purple eyes: "Oh? You guessed quite accurately. However, Fors is just a prelude."

She picked up a tissue to wipe her mouth and continued, "If he hadn't just happened to fit a certain 'condition,' even a hundred Fors wouldn't have caught my attention."

Specific conditions?!

The scene at the Mingdu Grand Gymnasium flashed through Gu Yuena's mind—Nan Fusheng mentioning how he met Fors, and the monocle that had mysteriously appeared inside his body. A clear guess immediately emerged in her mind.

“It’s that thing that looks like a monocle!” Gu Yuena looked up at Kiana, her tone certain: “It’s because Fusheng fused with that thing that it attracted your attention.”

"Clap clap clap!"

Kiana clapped her hands lightly, a faint smile playing on her lips: "What a brilliant deduction. As expected of the Silver Dragon King, who is half of the Dragon God and possesses 'astounding wisdom,' he was able to deduce the general outline of the matter from just a few words."

However, Gu Yuena remained unmoved by the praise, her expression still calm. She only asked the question that concerned her most at the moment: "Will that 'monolithic lens' and 'key' be harmful to Fusheng?"

Given Kiana's previous attitude, even if she pressed for details about the origins of those two items, the other party would most likely not tell her the truth. Therefore, Gu Yuena settled for second best, only wanting to know whether they would endanger Nan Fusheng's safety.

"Judging from the current situation, it should be harmless." Kiana gave a very ambiguous answer, her tone as relaxed as if she were talking about the weather. "At least those two things have integrated with him very smoothly, so the probability of any problems is not high."

Gu Yuena frowned and pressed, "What if something goes wrong? What will happen if Fusheng fails to integrate successfully? Will his life be in danger?"

"It's not that bad." Kiana smiled slightly, her tone casual, as if describing a trivial matter. "If the fusion fails, the best-case scenario is that he'll go insane and become a beast that can't distinguish friend from foe."

"And a worse outcome is that he will be unable to maintain his human form and will become a grotesque being—such as an bloated lump of flesh or a monster covered in worms."

She paused, then added, "But don't worry, basically, as long as you can successfully fuse those two things in the initial stage and don't go insane, the probability of problems later on is extremely small. Most accidents will happen in the initial fusion stage."

Listening to Kiana's clear and logical explanation, Gu Yuena felt a chill creep into her heart.

Whether the outcome was "better" or "worse," it clearly exceeded her expectations.

A mindless beast? A bloated lump of flesh?
These descriptions alone were enough to send chills down one's spine. But what terrified her most was Kiana's ability to say these words with such nonchalance.

Judging from how eloquently and clearly the other party spoke, it is conceivable that Kiana must have sought out many people and conducted similar experiments with them over the long years—otherwise, how could she be so familiar with the results of the failures?

Recalling the scene when Naxida fed Nan Fusheng the "key," Gu Yuena's eyelids twitched slightly. It turned out that at that time, Nan Fusheng had already walked through the gates of hell.

No, it was twice. After all, he still had that monocle inside him, which had been there for who knows how long. It's likely that the fusion process must have involved a similarly dangerous ordeal.

After a moment's thought, Gu Yuena looked up at Kiana and asked in a serious tone, "I want to know what your ultimate goal is? With your strength, no one on the continent should be able to stop you now, so why go to such lengths to scheme against Fusheng?"

However, Kiana simply held her dessert spoon, a meaningful smile playing on her lips, remaining silent the entire time. Seeing this, Gu Yuena knew that further questioning would be fruitless, so she simply changed the subject: "Fusheng's eighth spirit ring should be Qingque, right?"

"Yes, that's right." Kiana readily admitted it without any attempt to hide anything.

"Then I want his ninth spirit ring." Gu Yuena's tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable determination. "I also have a corresponding ferocious beast spirit, enough to support him in breaking through to the Title Douluo level..."

"No."

Kiana interrupted her abruptly, her previous nonchalance vanishing instantly in her purple eyes, replaced by a rare seriousness: "It's best if we don't interfere with each other. You do your plan, and we'll do ours."

She paused, her tone now carrying a hint of warning: "Nan Fusheng is our property, so I hope you won't try anything with him. Otherwise, I'll have to settle accounts with you for what you did to him before."

Secretly playing with him? How can that be called secretly playing with him? She was clearly playing with him openly and honestly, okay?

Gu Yuena frowned slightly, inwardly grumbling, but she didn't dwell on the words. Instead, she calmly stated a condition: "I can add money!"

"Add money? What do you mean?" Kiana was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting her to say this suddenly.

"The Beast Platform, a small plane I built myself, is also an important means for me to overthrow human society in the future." Gu Yuena frankly revealed her grand plan for the revival of soul beasts without any hesitation, and did not even hide the core role of the Beast Platform.

In her view, Kiana herself is a powerful soul beast, whose power is almost enough to sweep through the current Douluo Continent, so there is nothing wrong with talking to her about these things.

“I can trade you some of the authority over that minor plane,” she added, a shrewd glint in her eyes.

If we could use the authority of the Beast Platform as leverage to completely bind Kiana, a first-level god-level power, to our side, that would be the best possible outcome.

Upon hearing this, Kiana pretended to ponder, resting her chin on her hand, and tentatively asked, "Then I want seventy percent of the power over the Beast Platform?"

"Okay." Gu Yuena agreed without hesitation, her tone revealing a bold and resolute spirit, somewhat like "selling her grandfather's land without a care."

For her, the Ten Thousand Beasts Platform was essentially a freebie. Although she invested a lot of resources to expand the platform, it was ultimately just a weapon she used to revive the soul beast race and take revenge on humanity.

Let alone 70% of the power, even if the other party wanted 90%, she might not hesitate—as long as she retains the core power, she can continue to use the Dragon Mystic Technique to control all the Soul Masters who have entered the Ten Thousand Beast Platform, and that is enough.

At this moment, exchanging 70% of her authority for one of Nan Fusheng's spirit ring slots seems like an outrageous loss, even a loss, but in Gu Yuena's heart, this deal is incredibly worthwhile.

As for the opinions of the original owners of the Ten Thousand Beasts Platform, the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape? In her eyes, that was not important.

Kiana was clearly taken aback by Gu Yuena's sudden boldness, and secretly exclaimed: Goodness, are all people this terrifying when they're in love?
After realizing what she meant, she quickly shook her head and laughed, "Forget it, your 70% power is useless to me, I won't trade it."

"What would it take for you to trade with me?" Gu Yuena frowned, her tone finally showing a hint of urgency.

"No, absolutely not." Kiana shook her little white head, then looked at her with a hint of warning and said, "I advise you not to do anything underhanded, otherwise it won't do either of us any good."

"You..." Gu Yuena wanted to say something more.

However, Kiana seemed not to hear her at all. Her gaze suddenly went over Kiana's shoulder and looked towards the entrance of the dessert shop. Her previously slightly lazy eyes instantly brightened.

She even raised her arm and waved it vigorously towards the door, her clear voice filled with obvious excitement: "Xiao Yan, over here! Over here!"

"Xiao Yan?" Gu Yuena's heart stirred slightly, and she turned her head to look at the shop entrance following her gaze.

A group of people were walking into the store together. The leader was Nan Fusheng, with Xu Xiaoyan and Fors following closely behind. The three of them were talking in hushed tones, with relaxed smiles on their faces.

Following closely behind were Xilin and Naxida. Fu Xuan walked in the middle with her arms crossed, her expression still calm. Qing Que walked timidly beside her.

Bai Xiuxiu, Wu Siduo, Zheng Yiran, Ye Xinglan, and Nanali followed in turn, with Lan Fuzi at the very back, her face expressionless but her steps never faltering.

Among them, Lan Fuzi had been pestering Gu Yuena ever since she heard her name. She really wanted to see the Silver Dragon Princess and didn't want to miss any opportunity to get close to her.

There were more than ten people in total, and they filled the not-so-narrow entrance of the shop to the brim.

"You've finally arrived!" Kiana stood up and waved to everyone, her tone cheerful. "I've been waiting for you for so long, come and sit down."

Nan Fusheng and the others quickly approached, and Xu Xiaoyan was the first to respond with a smile: "Sorry, sorry, I waited outside for Xinglan for a while. She just finished her competition, which took up a little time."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xinglan smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

"It's alright, it's alright, come and sit down. I ordered a lot of delicious food, and I was just worried about who would share it with me," Kiana said warmly, gesturing for the waiter to come and add a chair.

Nan Fusheng's gaze swept between Gu Yuena and Kiana. Although the two were sitting at the same table, the atmosphere seemed a little awkward. However, he did not ask any questions. He simply nodded to Gu Yuena as a greeting and then sat down next to Xu Xiaoyan.

Lan Fuzi silently found a seat not too far from Nan Fusheng and sat down, her gaze fixed on the desserts on the table. She seemed indifferent, but in fact, she kept an eye on Nan Fusheng's movements out of the corner of her eye.

In an instant, the once quiet corner became lively, with everyone talking at once, and the topic quickly turned to the martial arts competition that had just taken place.

(End of this chapter)