I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

Chapter 81 Asking for an Exorbitant Demand

"What happened? What's gone wrong this time?"

As Yan Ziming entered 055, he suddenly sensed a powerful aura—no, several powerful auras—emerging and confronting them.

Looking through the porthole, Mu Mu saw several familiar figures and said in a deep voice, "It's the ninth-level experts from the United States, the European Union, and Japan who have arrived here."

"What?!" Ye Qianxue pressed her face against the porthole, wanting to catch a glimpse of the scene where several ninth-level experts were facing off.

"Where did the news leak out? How did they all end up here together?"

Yan Ziming shifted uncomfortably, his hand holding the crystal core trembling slightly.

"It's certain that the news leaked out, but it didn't come from our side. It came from Youming and his group. They probably even deliberately provoked it."

Remembering the harsh words Youming had uttered before leaving, Mu Mu and Yan Ziming easily guessed the cause and effect.

A faint, almost imperceptible lightning filled Yan Ziming's eyes, containing a subtle killing intent.

"A bunch of gophers are so annoying..."

They caused them trouble time and time again, ruining what should have been a smooth operation. No wonder Yan Ziming was in a bad mood!

"Big sister, calm down..." Ye Qianxue patted Yan Ziming's back, and Yan Ziming's anger seemed to have been wiped away by Ye Qianxue, and his intimidating aura disappeared.

“Now is not the time to be angry; we should be thinking of a way to escape.” Mu Mu’s brows furrowed with worry. “As long as they don’t know the sea serpent has a crystal core…”

"When did Japan have a ninth-tier expert?" Yan Ziming asked in confusion.

Japan, a country with such a small territory, has only avoided much pressure from mutated species due to its island geography. It was even crippled by sea serpents a few years ago, yet it still has a ninth-tier being appearing?

"You're obviously the kind of person who doesn't read the news. This is someone who was recently promoted to the ninth rank; he's the number one big shot in the military."

Mu Mu mocked.

Yan Ziming scratched his cheek awkwardly: "You just got promoted and you dare to try and steal our stuff? You've got some nerve!"

On the Asian continent, over 60% of mutated species are controlled by China. Japan is merely enjoying this hard-won peace at sea; do they really dare to compete with them for resources now?

Moreover, Liu Mengxian was the one who killed the sea serpent, so giving it to someone else would be a huge loss no matter what.

"Hehe, they're really bold. They just recently produced a ninth-tier expert, and they want to take this opportunity to turn the five permanent members of the UN Security Council into six!" Mu Mu said with a smile.

"They dare to do something so reckless? Do you think the five permanent members of the UN Security Council would agree to it?"

Ye Qianxue was quite surprised. Although the appearance of a ninth-tier expert could garner a lot of influence for one's country, Japan had only contributed a little to the world's fight against mutated species, yet it was already thinking of taking over. Wasn't that a bit presumptuous?

"Of course they wouldn't agree; it was a veto by all five members."

"Well, that's to be expected." Yan Ziming nodded. The United Nations already has enough of five rogue states; it won't allow any more rogue states to emerge and take away their power.

Moreover, in terms of the quantity and quality of the ninth-tier members, as well as their contributions to the international arena, they are somewhat unworthy of this position.

"Let's see how things develop. They dare to come and steal from us simply because they're relying on the power of the EU and the United States," Yan Ziming said calmly, looking out the porthole.

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"Don't try to get on my good side. Who said we're old friends?" Qin Tianhai said with a sneer, looking at the person in front.

As enemies, they were always vying for power, and Qin Tianhai was more than happy for them all to die here so he could finally have some peace and quiet.

The Netherworld has truly brought them a great deal of trouble. These families are not easily fooled, and it's impossible for them to keep all the benefits of this trip to themselves.

At this point, the distribution will depend on their individual negotiation skills and hard power; those with stronger hard power will naturally receive more.

"Don't be so formal, we've known each other for years, haven't we?" The ninth-rank Chinese from the United States spoke fluent Chinese, with no noticeable errors.

His name is Hyde, one of the four ninth-level experts in the United States. His strength is average, probably at the initial stage of the Divine Gathering Realm.

"Oh? What do the other two think?"

Yan Shan looked at the other two and said with a gloomy expression.

"We all share the same goal: to allocate resources rationally." #English#

"Me too." #Neonlang#

Hyde exchanged a smile with them: "Look, we've known each other for so long, it's only right that we share some, and besides, you can't swallow this piece of cake in one bite."

"You should know that our appetites are much bigger than you imagine." Qin Tianhai never gave them a kind look, his tone was irritable.

"We've put in so much effort and taken so many risks, and you suddenly jump out and try to take a share of the profits with just a few words without doing anything. Do you think we'd agree to that?"

Yan Shan laughed, a very happy laugh, but it was a mocking laugh, a laugh born of extreme anger!

There are far too many shameless things like this in this world, and Yan Shan has seen them all before. But if anyone tries to get something for nothing from them, they should be prepared to have a few teeth broken!

Hearing this, Hyde frowned and said, "Then what do you want? Don't you know how precious a sequence-level corpse is? Aren't you afraid of choking to death by swallowing it all?"

"You're quite the smooth talker about how precious sequence-level corpses are, huh? Don't you want to know what price you'd have to pay to exchange them with us? Don't think you can get something for nothing just by saying a few words."

From their fragmented conversations, Yan Shan deduced that they only knew there were sea snake corpses on the island, but were unaware of the existence of crystal cores.

It seems that Youming still held onto a sliver of hope, believing he could obtain the crystal core, and thus didn't reveal the biggest benefit.

In that case, giving up a portion of the sea serpent's corpse is acceptable, but if it involves the crystal core...

One of the three of them is bound to die...

Hyde discussed it with the other two ninth-tier individuals and finally said, "Ten S-grade obsidian stones, are you satisfied now?"

Yan Shan and Qin Tianhai were stunned, not because the harvest was particularly satisfying, but because...

Ten S-grade crystal cores in exchange for the corpse of a Sequence-level sea serpent?

Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?!

"Looks like the talks have fallen through... Do you really think we're beggars?"

Yan Shan said angrily, the earthy yellow halo filled the sky, wisps of energy fell down, the wind and clouds in all directions trembled, and the mountains and valleys trembled.

Qin Tianhai was also trembling with anger. These guys really thought they were superior to others, believing that this meant China had gained a huge benefit and that China should be grateful to them.

Ten S-grade obsidian stones? How could they even say that?!

These Western countries, having lived in luxury for so long, have developed a conceited arrogance, thinking China is some impoverished beggar family that's so easy to please?

Hyde and his men suddenly changed color. They hadn't expected Yan Shan and his group to get so angry, ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

At the same time, he was also intimidated by the terrifying aura emanating from Yan Shan, which put him at a disadvantage in terms of momentum.

"How can this old guy be so strong!" Hyde cursed inwardly. It seemed that even with three ninth-level experts, they couldn't guarantee a victory!

"Tell me your conditions, but they must be within a reasonable range."

The EU representative advised them that they didn't want a war, as Yan Shan's display of power in Yongjing made them all hesitant to act rashly.

If a war really breaks out, things will get very serious. Relations between the countries will plummet, and the subsequent plan will be impossible to proceed.

Yan Shan sneered. It was impossible to avoid making these self-important fools bleed and lower their arrogant heads. So he said:

"Five SS-grade and thirty S-grade obsidian stones, not a single one less!"

These words hit them like a bombshell, and Hyde blurted out:

"This is impossible!!!"

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Yan Shan sneered. It was impossible to avoid making these self-important fools bleed and lower their arrogant heads. So he said:

"Five SS-grade and fifty S-grade obsidian stones, not a single one less!"

These words hit them like a bombshell, and Hyde blurted out:

"This is impossible!!!"

Chapter 82 How can this be tolerated?

Hyde immediately thought it was impossible. What were S-grade and SS-grade obsidian?

That is a nation's strategic resource! It is the nation's foundation!

The reserves of obsidian can be included in the comprehensive strength of a major power, directly affecting its international standing!

Even if they are wealthy, they cannot withstand such consumption.

Besides, we're already willing to pay such a 'valuable' price as ten S-grade obsidian crystals, so what more could China possibly want?

He himself thought it was too much! It was something that could have been done without spending a single penny, and asking them to pay ten S-grade obsidian crystals was already a huge financial burden.

For years, they have relied on plunder and colonization to acquire wealth and exploit the world to strengthen their national power. Such daily practices have blinded them. In their subconscious, they believe that they should not have to pay any price to enjoy the best treatment.

As for the life or death of others... is that their business?

It's not that they have low intelligence, but rather it's their nature. They are born believing that the world is their own backyard, where they can freely plunder wealth without anyone being able to resist. If anyone dares to resist, then they are committing a crime!

The war-torn oil continent on Earth is the best proof of their power.

How glorious they were back then! They had everything they could want; it was the greatest era of their country.

Unfortunately, it wasn't until the early 21st century that a superpower rose in the East, uniting the world to gradually weaken their influence.