"After that, I felt relieved enough to attend the Tiger King Conference. When the ti cos, just tag along with , and we’ll escape the Evil Dragon Kingdom together."
His calculations were clicking away, almost wanting to freeload on everything.
He wanted the Demon Blade, he wanted Xia Heng, he even didn’t want to pay for cybernetic enhancents...
Xia Heng pointed at him and shouted, "Oh really, you want to freeload on everything? It’s no problem to leave together, I’ll create the barrier, and you operate the elevator."
"And since we’re leaving together, let’s forget about the money for the enhancents, they’re just cobbled together from scraps anyway, consider it a few extra hands on deck."
"But thinking you can freeload the Demon Blade, that’s absolutely impossible!"
"This blade was a life-risking steal by the Heavenly Thief, it’s not mine."
Gao Xin raised an eyebrow and said, "You want money over your life? For just a million, you’d offend Evil Dragon Castle? I give you the money, and you won’t have lives to spend it."
Xia Heng scoffed, "Life without money is even worse!"
"If he was afraid of death, he wouldn’t have stolen the blade."
"This is the money the Heavenly Thief saved up to escape the island. Though this perfect Heaven Island is what he wants to escape from, to go back out to society’s cage, I find it laughable."
"But this guy is really loyal, he trusts to help him launder the money, so of course I should get the money for him!"
"Who cares about Evil Dragon Castle? Now that we’ve offended them, even if you help resolve the enemy once, can you do it for a lifeti? In the end, with not a penny to your na, still hunted by others, what’s the point?"
Gao Xin fell silent, what was said made sense.
If he was afraid of death, he wouldn’t have stolen the blade. That person is just the kind who’d take money over life.
Interesting, is it additional funds for escaping, huh? Wanting to escape the island? That’s sothing even Milan couldn’t achieve. It’s true, not everyone knows the ordeal of traversing the Seven Seas.
But still, to provoke Evil Dragon Castle, this Heavenly Thief is quite a character.
"Got it, but weren’t you splitting the profits fifty-fifty with him? Give him five hundred thousand, for your share, I’ll pay you back later," said Gao Xin.
Xia Heng scratched his head: "Damn, it’s always who owes others money, now you actually want to owe money?"
Gao Xin calmly said, "Just tell if you agree or not. Honestly, I have a Demon Blade myself, which is still decently useful."
"You’ve seen the auctions these past days. If I don’t buy, I’m afraid no one here dare to."
Xia Heng took out a pebble: "Alright, we’ll talk about my share later, but the Heavenly Thief’s five hundred thousand can’t be less, transfer it."
Gao Xin imdiately authenticated himself, with so unknown technology, this thing didn’t even require genes to recognize him as Tai Sui, just like the AI of the Silver Tower recognized him at a glance.
Then, he transferred all the redemption coupons to Xia Heng.
Seeing an additional two million on the account, Xia Heng was stunned and looked at Gao Xin in amazent: "Huh?"
Gao Xin said indifferently, "That’s all my money, I’m leaving it with you."
"Everything will still proceed according to the prices we discussed, and whatever I owe you will be paid back later."
Xia Heng grinned: "No, this is enough already!"
Gao Xin shook his head: "It’s not enough, this is the whole team’s money, I hope you can upgrade Qiao Long and the others to the True Tiger standard."
"From now on, it’s in your hands. Making cyberborgs is your expertise, I don’t care how you spend it, you can make any purchases you want."
Luo Yan and the others exclaid in surprise: "Huh? This guy is so obsessed with money, and you let him handle the finances?"
Gao Xin chuckled: "It’s precisely because he’s obsessed with money that he knows how to spend it."
"Can you imagine going from a Tiger Level cyberborg to a juvenile elephant in just one month, sothing even top players don’t know about, do you think that’s easy?"
"Xia Heng, as long as you can make the team stronger, even if you pocket everything, that’s your skill."
Xia Heng stood there dazed, entrusted with handling money, so much trust? Two million just handed over to him like that?
But then he exclaid, "Damn it! You’re waiting for to create ten True Tiger Cyberborgs? Two million isn’t nearly enough!"
"At the Silver Tower exchange, that only gets one person one arm, alright?"
Gao Xin said calmly, "You wanted the money, didn’t you? It’s all yours, you figure it out."
"If you can’t do it, you can give it back to ."
Xia Heng fell silent and shoved the pebble firmly into his pocket.
Then he smiled, "You really have an eye for talent, worthy of a legend."
"When I first arrived on the island, how co I didn’t realize how aweso you were?"
Indeed, he could do it, he could turn Qiao Long and those ten people into True Tigers with just one million and five hundred thousand.
In the Silver Tower, that amount of money wouldn’t be enough, nor in big cities, but he could make it work!
Plus, this place was a mountain of trash, he had plenty of materials and parts; with a bit more effort in searching and scavenging, with so luck on his side, not only could he make it happen, he could even pocket fifty thousand for himself!
"Really now... once the money’s given, there’s no taking it back, right?"
"Ten True Tigers, is it? I suppose I could strain myself to get it done for you."
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