Chapter 685: Chapter 50: An Unexpected Surprise (Part 2)
"Also, why is this guy Sea Wolf so determined to kidnap the Lord of Gems?"
"Is the key on the Lord of Gems?"
Lu Yuan felt many doubts arise in his heart, but after going through Alphonso’s memories, he couldn’t find any answers.
Just as he was about to walk out of the mountain’s belly, turning into some dark corridor, Lu Yuan suddenly sensed something, quickly turned around and looked in a certain direction.
"Who?"
"Hehe..."
A shadow slowly stepped out from a corner, looking at Lu Yuan with a smirk.
Upon seeing the person’s appearance clearly, Lu Yuan’s eyes flickered, then his expression quickly calmed down, and he spoke lightly: "So it’s you."
The person was burly with a thick beard and fiery red hair, and there was a noticeable scar at the corner of his left eye.
He was obviously the red-haired man who frequently raised "opposing and questioning" opinions to Sea Wolf in the mountain’s belly hall before.
No one knows this guy’s real name anymore, but his nickname is quite well-known among the Star Thief community, everyone calls him "Red Beard."
And the reason why this guy appeared here...
Lu Yuan probably understood as well.
"Alfanzo, I’ve really underestimated you...."
Red Beard cheerfully approached and threw his arm around Lu Yuan’s shoulder, giving him a thumbs up.
"Amazing, didn’t expect you could also win over Sonice... tell me honestly, have you slept with her or not, how does it feel?"
"None of your damn business."
Lu Yuan shook off the arm Red Beard had on his shoulder, squinting coldly at him, "Are we that close?"
"You..."
Red Beard’s face became unsightly, but after a moment, he quickly recovered, snorted coldly, and said: "Then let’s talk business."
Red Beard quickly scanned the surroundings, spread his Spiritual Power to cover the area, then took out a semi-transparent small glass bottle, containing a light red pill, and said in a deep voice: "Before setting off, find a chance to make Sea Wolf eat this.
I’ve already contacted everyone, just waiting for you to make a move.."
Lu Yuan looked at the bottle in Red Beard’s hand, expressionless.
Red Beard furrowed his brows and said coldly: "Don’t tell me you’re scared now.
You were the one who contacted us in the first place.
Think about the future, without Sea Wolf, the entire Sea Wolf Star Thief Group would be yours, no one could suppress you anymore....
Will you do it? Killing Sea Wolf benefits everyone!"
Lu Yuan glanced at Red Beard, calmly took the bottle from his hand, then walked straight past him, moving forward.
Red Beard watched Lu Yuan leave with a cold expression.
Only when Lu Yuan’s figure was almost out of sight did he spit and curse under his breath: "Pah, what a piece of trash, still daring to give me attitude.
Once Sea Wolf is dealt with, you’re next.. hmph..."
.....
Lu Yuan walked while casually playing with the small bottle in his hand.
After pondering for a moment, he opened the bottle and casually popped the red pill into his mouth, chewing it like candy with cracking sounds.
After finishing it, he even savored it carefully.
"Some kind of genetic poison, also with some hallucinogenic effects.."
This red pill was highly toxic, Red Beard dared to bring it out for Lu Yuan to feed to Sea Wolf, proving even an average Grade 8 Mechanician would have a hard time detecting it, probably not cheap.
"Quite generous with the expense..."
Lu Yuan thought.
Alphonso had long harbored the idea of replacing his elder brother Sea Wolf, contacting "Red Beard" and his group before this major loot operation, preparing to opportunistically eliminate Sea Wolf.
Unfortunately, before the plan could officially begin, Alphonso was already taken out by Lu Yuan.
And now.....
"Red Beard found someone to contact you intending to kill me during my fight with the Spirit Court Guard?"
"Yes."
Lu Yuan stood before Sea Wolf, shrugged, and said: "He also wanted me to poison you in advance."
Sea Wolf’s face was expressionless, looking at Lu Yuan, he calmly spoke: "So you refused?"
"No."
Lu Yuan shook his head and said naturally, "I agreed."
Sea Wolf’s eyes flickered fiercely for a few seconds before he stood up.
"Good, very good. You did well this time, Alfanzo..."
Standing in front of Lu Yuan, Sea Wolf gently patted Lu Yuan’s shoulder, then his tone turned chillingly cold as he said in a low voice, "It seems Red Beard and his men have indeed lived too long...
I must see who exactly is in such a hurry to see me, Sea Wolf, die...."
Lu Yuan stood quietly beside, without saying a word.
He simply enjoyed the spectacle without minding the chaos.
Whether Red Beard or Sea Wolf won or lost had nothing to do with him.
He was participating under the identity of "Alfanzo," seemingly betraying Red Beard to side with Sea Wolf, but in truth, he had no stance at all.
When the time comes, he would help whichever side he felt like helping.
Thinking about the "wonderful" expressions of both sides by then, it was indeed amusing.
"Alfanzo...."
Here, Sea Wolf turned his face to Lu Yuan, his tone softening a lot.
"You are my brother.
Rest assured, once this is over, I will fully support you in advancing to level eight... and prepare a suitable Mecha for you."
"Mm."
Lu Yuan believed Sea Wolf’s promises to Alfanzo were not empty words, but he wouldn’t be using the identity of this Star Thief for long, and would probably never get to taste Sea Wolf’s "big pie" personally.
So his response was rather casual.
"If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave."
But what Lu Yuan didn’t expect was.
Perhaps because his response was somewhat cold, Sea Wolf thought he was dissatisfied, and just as he turned to leave halfway, Sea Wolf called him back, tossing something towards him.
"Take this, keep it well."
Lu Yuan instinctively caught the item Sea Wolf threw, and upon looking at it in his hand, it was a palm-sized, crimson-colored crystal prism.
It looked beautiful, like a piece of art, but held in hand, he could distinctly sense a powerful wave of Spiritual Power emanating from it.
"Inside it is sealed a level nine Spiritual Power shock, if you encounter danger, just crush it.
I’m worried those Red Beard people, upon discovering the betrayal, might turn against you in anger...."
Sea Wolf looked at Lu Yuan and softly said, "Protect yourself, Alfanzo, my brother."
Lu Yuan saw the emotions swirling in Sea Wolf’s eyes, and was slightly stunned, before nodding firmly.
"Go rest well."
Sea Wolf waved him off, and Lu Yuan complied and left the room.
Once he turned away, his expression immediately turned peculiar.
An energy crystal containing a level nine Spiritual Power shock....
Could it be that Sea Wolf gave him his ultimate life-saving tool?!
Getting it for free like this....
What a thing!
Lu Yuan carefully stored the crimson crystal prism and walked away with satisfaction.
.....
In a brightly lit, luxurious room, soothing light music wafted gently like flowing water.
Dong Lingxue stood before an enormous bookshelf, her fingers gliding over exquisitely bound, valuable books.
She randomly pulled out one and pretended to read it in her hands.
In reality, it was a book on antique gemstone appraisal, filled with many obscure and profound technical terms, written in a very niche language, so Dong Lingxue couldn’t comprehend a single word.
But she had to do this, otherwise... her "lack of education" and playing the part might get noticed by someone.
Though being found out wouldn’t matter much, Dong Lingxue thought it would be extremely embarrassing, both for her and her father, Dong Mu.
While pretending to read "with great interest," Dong Lingxue idly observed the other people in the room.
The immense, ornate room had three levels, with about thirty noble girls like herself scattered about in groups, minding their own business.
And in the center of the room, beneath an extravagant, giant gemstone chandelier, two men sat casually chatting away.
