Master Changsheng

Chapter 12 012: Voluntary and Coercion

Unfortunately, Ankai saw right through Reed and his group's plan...

"You old geezer, have you lost your mind? What's the point of keeping them around?"

"You can't bear to kill him? Want me to do it for you?"

As soon as Ankai spoke, Reed and the other three buried their heads even deeper...

"This bastard!" Reed thought with terror. He had never doubted that Ankai would raise his blade against him...

"Hey kid, stop teasing them. Tell me, what good stuff did you bring this time?"

"Last time you left in such a hurry, your sister Wang mentioned it several times!"

Hanks walked up to Reed and his three companions, looked at Ankai standing on the dilapidated carriage, and smiled.

At the same time, some doubts also lingered in my mind.

Hanks had already secretly observed Ankai with a detector long before Ankai appeared.

An Kai is at the first level of the first tier.

Why did An Kai seem to far exceed the strength that should exist at this level, and even more powerful than when they last met?

Hanks couldn't figure out what went wrong. If Ankai's strength wasn't the issue, then there was only one problem...

Tomorrow he will go to the shop that sold him the defective detector and twist the head off that fat, big-eared shopkeeper!

This kind of fraudulent tactic actually fooled Hanks?!

When Ankai saw Hanks approaching, he stopped hiding, put away his iron sword, and jumped off the carriage.

He stated bluntly, "I need the Philosopher's Stone."

"Your carriage is too dilapidated; it's worth at most one low-grade magic stone. This is only because of our friendship!"

"not enough!"

"not enough?"

"Not enough!!" An Kai nodded forcefully, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

Hanks understood Ankai's meaning, pondered for a moment, then pulled Ankai to the back of the carriage, blocking their figures behind it.

"Hunting or fishing?"

Hanks then used the slang used by the residents of the nameless town to ask his question.

Fishing, the same method Reed and his companions used, tests the character of passersby in the desert.

If you can resist the temptation, you will leave safely; if you cannot…

Countless people die each year in the desert.

As for hunting, it was even simpler and more brutal.

It's commonly known as "robbery!"

This is also the way most residents of the nameless town choose to obtain resources.

This method is extremely risky; one wrong move and you could go from hunter to prey.

Ankai, on the other hand, only used it once, and that time he encountered a double-crosser.

Although An Kai was a scoundrel, he had not been assimilated in the year he had been here.

Deep down, I still hold fast to my principles.

The chosen prey are also the most heinous criminals.

Actually, in this desert...

If ten people are found and hanged, it's estimated that only one will be accidentally injured.

That one was simply new here and hadn't had a chance to become part of the corrupt system yet...

It is a border area with many countries, yet no country is willing to take control of it, or rather, no country has the ability to take control of it.

This resulted in the desert becoming a true no-man's-land.

Here, kindness is both the least valuable and the most valuable thing.

Only hypocrisy and cold-bloodedness are the rules for survival.

When An Kai first arrived, he was not used to it either. Because of his kind nature, after encountering three life-and-death crises, An Kai finally understood the way of survival here!

Upon hearing Hanks' question, Ankai's lips twitched, as if he were recalling his past experiences.

Without Chaos City, Ankai's choice might have been between hunting and fishing.

Now that he has Chaos City, An Kai wants to find a faster way to make money...

—The Bounty Tower!

...

"Bounty Tower?!" Hanks was somewhat surprised after hearing Ankai's meaning.

In his eyes, Ankai, this lawless guy, actually wanted to abide by the rules.

This was quite unexpected for him.

Based on Hanks' impression of Ankai, shouldn't this guy suggest robbing the bounty tower?

To be honest, An Kai did consider it, but due to his limited strength, he quickly abandoned the idea.

He's reckless, but not stupid.

"Kid, the bounty hunter business isn't easy. Don't be fooled by how easily those four guys completed it; the number of those who failed could fill the entire Chaos City!"

Hanks tried to persuade him one last time.

But after seeing An Kai's expression, he knew that An Kai probably hadn't even heard a word he said!

Not to mention anything about the right ear...

"Okay, I promised to help you. Do you have a membership card if you want to take on bounty missions?"

"Reed and his three companions were just lucky; they weren't actually included. You never know if something like this will happen once in a hundred years."

"Furthermore, the bounty rewards for those without a membership card are several times higher than those for those with a membership card!"

Like an elderly father, Hanks carefully explained the precautions to young Ankai.

Unfortunately, much of what he said didn't reach Ankai's ears.

Ankai only noticed one thing: without a membership card, the rewards would be greatly reduced!

"Can the Bounty Tower membership card be transferred?"

As if guessing Ankai's thoughts, Hanks gave a dry reply: "...We can't force him..."

"Understood!"

bass!

Ankai drew his iron sword, a smile on his face, and approached Reed and the other three, who were bowing their heads.

He pressed the iron sword against Reed's neck, and a faint line of blood could be seen...

"Would you be willing to transfer your Bounty Tower membership card to me?"

With the iron sword pressed against his neck, Reed broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly replied, "I do! I do!"

Having received a response, Ankai didn't rush to withdraw his iron sword. Instead, he asked gently, "Did I force you?"

"No! No! It was my own choice!"

Reed quickly responded to Ankai's question, fearing that if he answered too late, the guy would stab him through the neck with a sword...

Ankai heard the answer he wanted, sheathed his iron sword, turned to look at Hanks, and smiled: "See, isn't the problem solved?"

"Voluntary...voluntary...hey!" Hanks said somewhat helplessly. Ankai's style was indeed typical of this nameless small town...

"It was voluntary!" An Kai replied gently, like a friendly older brother.

Reed, standing to the side, nodded vigorously: "Voluntary! Voluntary! Sir, all of this was done voluntarily!"

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[Skill Point +1]

[Freeze skill proficiency +1]

【Freeze Spell Lv1『9/10』】

The carriage was sold, and the seller intended to sell it for two low-grade magic stones as a favor, but Hanks suddenly changed his mind, saying that he had no connection with Ankai.

One low-grade magic stone is hardly enough for Ankai right now.

Even a mosquito's leg is still meat!

After the transaction was completed, Hanks, along with Ankai and Reed, who voluntarily transferred his Bounty Tower membership card, entered Chaos City.

Their purpose in coming here is to complete the bounty mission!

(End of this chapter)