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Looking at the message sent by the other party, Li Ji raised one eyebrow and then asked.
"It's very simple. All the teams inside are either missing or dead, and now only you are left... And because you don't know how you managed to broadcast live, Gaul chose you."
"So fast?"
Li Ji was quite surprised when he saw the message sent by Lan Cao.
Although the deaths of the other teams were not unexpected, Li Ji did not expect that he and Raven would become the only survivors so soon.
Lancao ignored Li Ji's interruption and continued sending her messages.
“If you are willing to cooperate with Gaul, we will share all the intelligence we have with you.”
"Aren't we cooperating with Gaul right now?"
Li Ji glanced at the raven behind him and wondered if this guy had even been stripped of his citizenship.
"Captain Wanfeng is joking. Although Azure Wings belongs to Gaul, I represent the highest directive from Gaul... which is the official order."
Lancao didn't stop; her fingers flew across the keyboard as she typed out the next paragraph.
"Moreover, as far as I know, Raven's intelligence is only limited to the third level."
"The information I can provide you now goes far beyond what I have already provided."
"The information and information we've released to the outside world only pertains to the second boss on the fifth floor, namely the Crimson Blood Diamond Lucien."
"But in fact, we also know about the bosses in the other endings. Although we haven't completed the game, we have figured out most of their mechanics."
"Furthermore, we have arrested the fusion faction that exacerbated the rift and obtained some special intelligence in a special way. The rift is now in a completely different state than before it was intensified."
"Based on the changes we've observed so far, even though your collection and attributes are good enough, without proper planning of recruitment and strategy, you'll most likely still be unable to leave!"
……
After receiving another long string of messages from Lancao, Li Ji simply replied with four words:
"What's the price?"
The other party rambled on and on, and all Li Ji could see in their words was the word 'business,' with absolutely no 'sincerity' whatsoever.
If the other party really wants to provide him with intelligence... why use so many prefixes?
All you need to say is: 'You are our only hope now. This intelligence is entrusted to you. You must survive!'
Isn't that enough?
The reason Lancao is saying these things is simply to give Li Ji a sense of crisis, so that Lancao or the higher-ups in Gaul can achieve their own goals.
"It's nothing, just that you need to meet two small conditions from Gaul after you come out."
Arashi quickly offered her terms, even adding a thoughtful touch: "All you have to do is persuade Raven to vote for the current prime minister in the election a month from now, and after you come out, Gaul will have priority to choose one of the items you brought out; the rest of the items we didn't choose will be yours."
"That's great, you can get more information in exchange for such a small condition?"
"Of course, and this is all from above. There's no reason for us to lie to you. It's just that this information is very important... You must turn off the live stream."
Outside, Lancao was in a makeshift tent. Inside, besides a few members of the Golden Iris team, there were also many middle-aged men in suits.
After seeing Li Ji's message, they nodded with satisfaction, seemingly waiting for Li Ji to agree to this simple request.
This requirement is quite simple, and they came up with these conditions after discussion.
Information about subsequent bosses and route planning is something that others wouldn't even dare to dream of.
In this rift where everyone is seeing things for the first time, intelligence is arguably the most important thing.
Having information before engaging in a boss fight versus fighting randomly without any information will result in completely different experiences.
And the price was merely a persuasion that was of little consequence; they didn't even say that Li Ji had to succeed in persuading him.
And all you have to do is pay for one piece of the collection.
Wanfeng: [Such great conditions, it's really tempting!]
Upon seeing Li Ji's reply, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, because it now seemed highly likely that the negotiations had been successful.
However... just when they all thought they were about to succeed.
A few cold, hard words appeared on the screen:
However, I refused.
Chapter Thirty-One: Restrictions
Inside the tent outside the crack.
People who had intended to give each other a high five to signify their success all stood there, hands raised, stunned.
They couldn't understand why the other party wouldn't agree to such a simple request.
They were certain that no one else besides themselves could provide him with this information.
"He doesn't think he can beat the game alone, does he...?"
Antoinette leaned back in her chair, her hands, which had been half-raised in the air, awkwardly clasped together and rested on the table.
If there hadn't been an existing team that had already reached the third level, and if the collection hadn't been so amazing, Antoinette wouldn't have offered such generous treatment.
But he never expected that the other party would directly refuse the deal.
Even without the combined forces of Rhodes Island and Azure Wings, Gaul can still gradually clear the game by relying on intelligence, although it will require some manpower, luck, and time.
But that's not what Antoinette should be worried about now...
“Antoine’s internal affairs chief may not yet know the situation he will face next. I will talk to him again.”
Arashi also gently pursed her lips and spoke to Antoinette.
"If the situation is right, we can let him raise the stakes a little. We must get our hands on that artifact. We should also send someone to try to clear the customs. We can't put all our hopes on others."
After seeing Antoinette finish making the arrangements with a frown, Lancao spoke with Li Ji again.
……
Li Ji rolled his eyes and turned off the message from Lan Cao.
First of all, he doesn't have the habit of sharing his spoils with others, especially when it comes to something with a clearly marked price and the requirement of 'priority selection'.
Secondly, Li Ji did not want to get involved in the internal political struggles between them. He was currently leading a raven that had not taken sides, and if he agreed to this request at this time, it might be seen as taking sides.
If he signs that agreement now, even if his team isn't explicitly mentioned, it would be a huge landmine if something unexpected happens later.
Of the intelligence that Gaul could provide, he probably knew at least 90%, if not 100%.
In this situation, he really had no need to do the other party a favor.
After all, Gaul was a great power; we couldn't just surround it and prevent it from leaving, could we?
But if the other party really has no shame and insists on stopping him...
Li Ji's clear gaze now may not be so clear then.
If he wants to run away, there are probably very few people in this world who would want to stop him.
……
Arashi: [Captain Wanfeng, don't be so quick to refuse... This rift was intensified by the Fusion Faction using a special method. Without proper intelligence planning for the later stages, we'll most likely die inside!] (Unread)
Arashi: [If you are not satisfied with the terms, we can discuss it further...] (Unread)
Arashi: [...] (Unread)
Lancao: "?"
Seeing that seven or eight messages had been sent in a row, all of which were unread, Lancao couldn't hold back any longer.
She immediately sent another SC message in Li Ji's live stream:
[Let me give you some advice first. The boss you'll encounter on the third floor will have additional restrictions. With your current lineup and collection, getting through it... will be quite difficult.]
"With my current lineup and collection, is there still any difficulty?"
Li Ji's interest was piqued again when he saw the Super Score (SC) that Lan Cao had sent.
Even if the other party didn't see the strength of her lineup just now, she would still know about these collections.
Even so, is it difficult?
[I won't go into details about Arashi...?]
[How did Arashiro become a Riddler too? I die whenever I see a Riddler! Can't Riddlers just get out of Gotham City?!]
[Who can understand riddles? You just keep giving limited information...]
[Could this be the legendary competitor suppression...?]
Although the comments were mostly from Gaulish viewers, the rift was currently intensifying, and Li Ji's team also included Azure Wings, a top-ranked Gaulish team.
They also expressed their dissatisfaction with Arashi's behavior as the riddle teller.
However, the first message that Arashi posted clearly indicated that she had already thought about what to do next.
Before the audience's complaints had even reached the second page, another SC (Special Sentence) message from her appeared.
Arashi: [For the third floor boss, you won't have any ground tiles to deploy. Grab a few ranged operators now; that's all we know for now.]