Chapter 1748: Talking Big

Chapter 1748: Chapter 1748: Talking Big

In the art of war, targeting the mind is paramount.

Regarding the specific circumstances of the ’Qing Lushi’ in the void, Ji You knows nothing. Whether it is male, female, or non-binary, what it excels at, any special abilities it has, or whether it has a large team nearby...

But these unknowns are not important.

Ji You knows one thing:

It is apprehensive of her.

Apprehensive of what?

Ji You gently grasped the ’invisible and intangible’ silk thread in her palm, certain that one reason for its apprehension was indeed this thread.

But it is not the entirety.

Because the ability to easily locate and grasp the most critical silk thread in her palm is also a major reason for its apprehension.

So—

Having these two points is enough.

Thus, Ji You appeared completely unbothered by the opponent’s conspiracy and traps, and any other residual tactics.

She’s not afraid...

It’s afraid of her.

That’s what attacking the mind means.

Indeed—

Qing·Lv·Shi fell silent for a moment, then immediately said, "Lord Long Aotian, it is not my intention to make things difficult for you, but my tribe is not wealthy. I can’t produce even one of this treasure, a crystal core, let alone ten."

"Oh..." Ji You raised her eyebrows slightly and said indifferently, "So poor that you can’t even produce 100 pieces of local specialty?"

But—

At this moment, Ji You’s heart skipped a beat; the crystal core indeed serves as hard currency in this plane. So, what about other planes?

Is it hard currency in other planes too? Crystal cores are discovered in the bodies of High-level Star Beasts in the human world, but what about in this plane? What about other planes?

Let’s put these considerations aside for now.

Ji You’s face was filled with black lines at this moment.

Truth be told, she had imagined numerous scenarios for her encounter with aliens, but Ji You had never expected the first "cordial, friendly, harmonious" conversation with an alien would involve the alien pleading poverty.

An alien, pleading poverty to her?

Are we sure there’s no mistake?

Even novels dare not write like this.

As expected, reality is always more outrageous than drama.

Ji You kept a stoic face, internally mocking the situation.

Lord Long Aotian’s retort clearly carried a tone of mocking displeasure, and Qing·Lv·Shi hesitated for a moment but did not concede, saying, "Lord Long Aotian, haven’t you already taken quite a few local specialties?"

Ji You: "???"

She took some?

How come she doesn’t know?

In that brief moment of bewilderment, Ji You suddenly recalled the grids in the grids; she mobilized the group to collect quite a lot during the collapse of the grids.

Could it be that?

Ji You certainly wouldn’t admit it; when it comes to extortion, the more you can extort, the better. Ji You’s eyes turned dark as she said, "If the so-called local specialties are just those bits of scrap, sorry, that was something I found. It doesn’t count as your gesture. Or perhaps you had no sincere intention to negotiate, merely intending to dally with us to stall for time?"

Upon hearing this, Qing·Lv·Shi’s deep green eyes suddenly shifted slightly.

Realizing the opponent can see her, she quickly lowered her eyes, saying, "Lord Long Aotian, what do you want?"

Of course, Ji You couldn’t see it, but merely from the sound, she could sense the significantly softened attitude of the opponent; what else could it be?

It’s obviously guilty conscience.

So, this alien indeed intends to stall for time.

Then, what’s its backup plan?

Ji You couldn’t fathom it but imagined it must be troublesome, so she decided to quit while ahead, take the benefit, and flee quickly.

Thus, Ji You’s attitude softened too; she didn’t cling onto the opponent stubbornly, saying, "If you guys are genuinely impoverished, I’m not unreasonable; I can forego the local specialties, but you must swiftly clear all obstacles on the path away from here for me."

"Lord Long Aotian..." It said, with a slightly hesitant tone.

"???" Somehow, each time the opponent called Lord Long Aotian made Ji You feel it’s slightly irritating, suspecting whether it was intentionally calling her like that?

Or—

It actually believes her name is Long Aotian?

Ahem...

Reflecting on the opponent’s name, Qing·Lv·Shi, what did she self-destructively introduce again? Ji Longao Tian You, so the opponent calling her Long Aotian isn’t out of mocking but simply that these aliens place their name in the middle?

Is Green actually its name?

Qing and Shi, these two characters might represent the tribe and the address?

Slightly moved internally, Ji You maintained her composure, looking at the opponent indifferently and saying, "Lord Green, since we’re negotiating, honesty is certainly expected. If you have difficulties, speak freely without hesitation."

With Ji You’s appellation ’Lord Green,’ Qing·Lv·Shi’s tone indeed lost the earlier strain and tension. It raised its deep green eyes, looking at Ji You on the screen, its manner evidently lightened, saying, "Indeed, it’s somewhat tricky, as the escape routes are not solely under our Green Clan’s control. The surrounding areas also belong to Blue, Yellow, Red...other tribes, so I cannot promise you alone to remove all obstructive points. Only the obstacles within my tribe can be cleared."

Ji You’s heart jumped abruptly.

Red, Yellow, Blue?

Or perhaps not just these three, but more?

So, these aliens are classified by color into tribes? Does this color refer to skin color or something else?

Her heart was wildly beating, yet Ji You remained calm externally, saying indifferently, "Oh, so you intend to stall for time, gathering forces from the Red Yellow Blue tribes to annihilate us together?"

Qing·Lv·Shi, its heart skipped a beat, quite embarrassed at being seen through but obviously an acting master, didn’t let any sign of it show, just said, "Lord Long Aotian, please don’t misunderstand. Our Green Clan does not favor killing, the conflict arose from a misunderstanding with you."

Oh?

Evidently, this fellow indeed plans to convene other tribes to obliterate us.

This bastard dares be two-faced with us?

Having heard this, Ji You thought, I don’t believe you one bit; you deceitful old thing are quite terrible. Yet, verbally, Ji You still grinned, saying, "Since it’s a misunderstanding, let’s resolve it here. To be honest, I, Long Aotian, am not unreasonable. I solemnly declare here, as long as you clear all obstacles from your side, then I will sincerely be your friend!"

"Being friends with me, Long Aotian, won’t guarantee fame and fortune, but certainly won’t be so impoverished that you can’t muster 10 crystal cores." Ji You bragged without a draft and added, "If you personally take me to visit your tribe, then I will give you another 100 crystal cores."

Upon hearing this, Qing·Lv·Shi’s heart trembled intensely.