Are you kidding ?
Fan Lie cursed under his breath, feeling like he'd boarded a pirate ship. But thinking back to his conversation with Nalan Li, he realized he had no choice but to stay on this ship.
Otherwise, his only option would be to kill Nalan Li and beco a rebel.
Choosing between being a soldier or a rebel wasn't difficult.
This damned fate—if soone said Du Ge wasn't pulling the strings behind the scenes, even a ghost wouldn't believe it...
Changed tactics, have we?
So, is Du Ge's keyword this ti "behind the scenes"?
But is he sure he can handle the situation?
Once the Alien Star warriors gather or team up, the chances of losing control increase. This doesn't seem like Du Ge's style. Maybe his keyword isn't "behind the scenes" after all...
But soon, Fan Lie realized the benefits of being organized.
Information about Fallen Leaves Know Flowers kept pouring into Nalan Li's microcomputer.
In no ti, all the suspicious points about Fallen Leaves Know Flowers were highlighted, including expert analyses of her personality.
Fan Lie swallowed hard, finally realizing that on this tech-savvy planet, unless the Battle Network was destroyed, he couldn't escape.
Even if he didn't use any communication devices, as long as people around him used smart devices, he would be exposed in this world...
"This guy nad Xin Tianyang should be Ying Fei's accomplice," Nalan Li pulled up their information for Du Ge and Fan Lie to see. "Xin Tianyang suddenly appeared near Ying Fei three days ago. They have no direct communication links, but their signals intersected five tis in three days—twice in a park, once in a teahouse, and twice in a casino. It's safe to say they're players from the sa planet."
Fallen Leaves Know Flowers, real na Ying Fei, female, 27, hotel lobby manager, resigned five days ago, frequently seen in casinos afterward, and set up various betting pools on the Battle Network targeting hot news, amassing 36.53 million Net Coins in just a few days. Her keyword seems to be related to gambling...
Xin Tianyang, male, 26, unemployed, makes a living by impersonating celebrities on the Battle Network, ID: Ever-changing Star, abilities unknown, keyword unknown.
Fan Lie looked at the information on the microcomputer and said dryly, "Captain Nalan, there are two people on the other side, and one of them has unknown abilities. Shouldn't we plan carefully?"
"We have three people," Nalan Li said. "That's more than enough to take them down."
Fan Lie choked, then said tactfully, "Captain Nalan, what I an is, if they resist desperately, my abilities are limited and I might not be able to protect you!"
"No worries. When I took on this mission, I was ready to die. The main force of the Hill Civilization will arrive in two years. For us, it's just a matter of dying sooner or later. As long as we can do sothing aningful for Bi Xing, I'm not afraid of anything," Nalan Li said calmly. "Besides, if we explain things to them, they might not resist, unless they want to go against the entire Bi Xing..."
"..." Fan Lie opened his mouth but couldn't say anything in front of Nalan Li, who was completely indifferent to life and death. You can't threaten soone who doesn't care about their life. Awkwardly, he changed the subject and asked Du Ge, who was driving, "May I ask this young brother's na?"
"Lin Hong, Captain Nalan's assistant," Du Ge smiled slightly. "I'm not afraid to die either."
"..." Fan Lie.
"Instead of chatting, why don't we discuss what skills might arise from gambling?" Nalan Li interrupted their conversation. "Fan Lie, you're a player. You should have so experience."
"On our planet, there have been records of skills related to the gambling keyword," Fan Lie said. "Soone once awakened a gambling skill called 'Fortune Favors the Bold.' Before doing sothing, he would bet with himself, and if he won, it would be as if the heavens were helping him."
"Anything else?" Du Ge asked.
"There's also 'All or Nothing.' When fighting other Alien Star warriors, he would wager all his attributes and skills. If he won, he would take all of the opponent's attributes and skills," Fan Lie said. "It's a terrifying skill. If you keep winning, you'll keep winning. But lose once, and you'll lose everything."
"There's a skill that can take soone else's abilities?" Du Ge was stunned for a mont, inexplicably reminded of previous trades.
"On the Alien Star Battlefield, anything can happen," Fan Lie said. "Gambling is actually quite a buggy keyword. The skills awakened are generally not bad. Sotis, even combat skills can't compete with gambling, and you might lose everything. Besides, she has a helper."
"Gambling is that uncontrollable?" Nalan Li frowned, talking to himself.
Du Ge said nothing, and Fan Lie added, "Any powerful keyword is hard to control. What you're doing is playing with fire."
"Is it possible to just kill her?" Nalan Li asked.
"Who would do it?" Fan Lie smiled bitterly. "Don't expect to do it!"
"Try talking to her! Maybe she'll want to join us!" Lin Hong chuckled. "Captain Nalan, the dark division should have so powerful figures in charge. You can't just recruit cowards who fear death!"
Ying Fei is a woman, which makes her the best quality resource for Du Ge.
Every female Alien Star warrior is his treasure. Kill all the n, but you can't kill them!
"If you want to talk, you talk. Just don't expose my identity. I won't fight them," Fan Lie sneered. "One against two, I'm not confident. At worst, I'll just rebel."
Nalan Li turned back, giving him a cold stare.
Fan Lie was fearless.
He had ford the Sea God Gang on the Battle Network, gathering mbers from all walks of life, gaining so fa. In a few days, he had harmonized a marketplace to be incredibly cohesive, with decent attributes. Escaping from Nalan Li's side would be easy.
At worst, he'd raise the flag of rebellion and start a class integration on Bi Xing. As long as he could et up with people from his planet, seizing power wouldn't be a problem.
These two natives thought they could control Alien Star warriors with a few threats. Too naive.
Even a clay figure has so fire. There's no reason to cooperate with them when he hasn't gained any benefits but is expected to risk his life...
Who knows if these two guys are backed by Du Ge?
...
The journey was silent.
So investigators did send back so information about Xin Tianyang.
But from this information, Xin Tianyang's keyword was still unclear. Other than suddenly leaving his hotown to find Ying Fei, he hadn't done anything particularly outrageous.
In the middle of the night.
Du Ge and the others arrived in the city where Ying Fei was located.
At this mont.
Headquarters' information showed that both Ying Fei and Xin Tianyang were inside the Battle Network.
Ying Fei was soone who knew how to enjoy life. After earning a lot of money, she bought herself a villa and equipped it with two smart housekeepers.
Xin Tianyang ca to this city under the guise of tourism. He rented a small villa three kiloters away from the villa community for himself.
"Who do we go for first?" Du Ge asked.
"Ying Fei," Nalan Li said. "Capture Ying Fei, then get Xin Tianyang's keyword from her, and then deal with him."
"Don't you think it's strange that the two of them have already t but are living so far apart?" Fan Lie stretched lazily and said, "Captain Nalan, if I were you, I wouldn't take this risk. I'd just call in the chs and blast them with heavy artillery, end of story."
"Fan Lie, I'll ask you one last ti. Will you fight alongside us?" Nalan Li got out of the car and looked at Fan Lie in the back seat.
"I said I won't go, unless you can use your abilities to subdue Ying Fei and Xin Tianyang, proving your skills and value. Only then will I truly cooperate with you," Fan Lie said, resting his arms behind his head. "I've shown my abilities, but you haven't shown yours! Hanging out with you ans hitting a wall every day. Such cooperation is worse than rebelling. Besides, if you get killed by Ying Fei, soone has to be left to report it, right?"
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