Ch. 2971..2980
Chapter 2971 Levi Is Selfish
That was the thought that popped into the head of someone who wielded incredible power and influence.
Instead of beating around the bush like how Hawen did, they planned to steal the resources directly.
Since Levi possessed abundant resources, who wouldn’t feel tempted to rob him?
Of course, they probably would not have come up with that idea if they knew what had happened in Hawen.
Despite the advantages of a bounty, it also had its disadvantages.
It exposed the fact about the resources in Levi’s possession, causing many to plot against him so that they could take them for their own.
Levi also had no clue that even those in Erudia were after his resources.
They were the people Levi met during the vortex at the South Pole, and they were from the Ecclesiastic Order.
The four of them met up with a few others somewhere in Erudia to discuss their plans.
“I can’t believe the mountain of resources Levi has. The magical herbs he owns are the good stuff. They’re all of the highest quality! Even the purity of the spiritual energy crystals is out of this world. They’re way better than the ones we usually use!” one of them remarked.
Someone else asked, “I wonder how he got all those resources. Are we really going to take it from him?”
“Come to think of it, isn’t he trying to get treatment for his daughter? If that’s the case, we could propose a trade with him. We’ll offer to help treat his daughter in exchange for his resources!” another piped up.
“But I heard that she was poisoned with Final Malice. It won’t be easy to create an antidote for that.”
“So what? The Ecclesiastic Order has the second volume of the Poison Handbook. With that, we can create an antidote for all poisons!”
If Levi knew the Ecclesiastic Order had taken an interest in him and Forlevia, he would have jumped for joy.
His trip to Hawen had not been a waste of time. Without having to give anything, he had doubled his resources and even gotten an ice bed.
That allayed his worries slightly.
The ice bed actually worked to seal her body temporarily from the effects of the poison. Nonetheless, I’d better continue to keep a close watch. That poison is no ordinary poison, and all this could merely be an illusion.
When word got out that Levi had fulfilled Hawen’s outrageous request, many flocked to the former to offer their assistance.
They recommended the expertise of talented individuals, suggested a myriad of solutions, and even brought magical medicine.
Unfortunately, many of their suggestions were of no use.
But that day, a crowd suddenly showed up because they had a bone to pick with Levi.
Shouting loudly, they caused quite a commotion.
When Dr. Erebus informed Levi about it, the latter instructed that they let the rowdy group in.
After the hundreds of people entered, they began yelling at Levi. “As Erudia’s Crown King, you’ve been unbelievably selfish! We’ve never seen someone as selfish as you! You’re undeserving of your title!”
Levi stared at them in utter confusion.
Me? Selfish? What’s going on? How was I selfish? As Erudia’s Crown King, I’ve devoted myself to serving the country. I’ve invested most of my time and energy and even risked my life! All with Erudia’s best interests at heart! Danger plagues my days, and I’ve knocked on death’s door countless times. Regardless of my duty to the country or my title of Crown King, my conscience is clear. The people should be deeply grateful for my protection over Erudia! I’m constantly making efforts to protect the nation, both seen and unseen. There were two recent attempts at causing harm to Erudia, and I was the one who thwarted them. Selfish? How? When have I ever acted selfishly? When have I ever betrayed the country for personal gain? It’s all lies! Complete and utter nonsense!
Levi faced the crowd and demanded loudly, “Who do you think you are? How dare you come here and start accusing me of being selfish? What right do you have to do so?”
“Levi Garrison, are you still in denial?” someone bellowed.
“Do you still think you’re worthy of your title? Do you think you’re worthy of the people of Erudia’s respect?”
“Have you seen the state Erudia is in now? What about you? What have you done? Do you even care about what is happening to Erudia?”
“If your behavior isn’t selfish, then what is? Do you still need to ask us what you’ve done? Shouldn’t you know it better than anyone else?”
Chapter 2972 I Make My Own Decisions
Levi grew increasingly puzzled as they continued to rain a barrage of criticism on him.
What did I do? Why are they acting like they’ve gone crazy and attacking me like this?
Furious, Levi retorted, “What did I do that was so selfish? Please explain what I’ve done!”
The crowd’s leader stepped forward and asked, “Levi Garrison, isn’t it true that you have plenty of resources? Don’t you have heaps of magical herbs and spiritual energy crystals? Haven’t you been giving them away in buckets?”
Levi nodded. “That’s true. But this matter has never been kept a secret. Doesn’t everyone already know about it? Indeed, I have plenty of resources. Much more than you could ever imagine.”
Since the information was not a secret, he admitted to it readily.
“Exactly. You have plenty of resources, but have you ever given Erudia any magical herbs? Have you given the country a single piece of spiritual energy crystal? The answer to that is ‘no’!” Erudia has never gotten anything!” the leader answered angrily.
“He’s right! You’ve never shared any of your resources with Erudia! We had pinned our hopes on you, thinking you’d use your resources to help Erudia rise. However, our patience has been for naught. That’s why we’ve come straight to you!” another person added.
Those words stirred up the crowd’s rage, and they erupted into noisy protests.
Realization dawned on Levi.
He finally understood why everyone was so upset and called him selfish.
So that’s why they’re so mad. I’m selfish for not sharing my resources with Erudia. In their minds, the first thing I should’ve done was hand them over to the country, but I didn’t. Therefore, I’m selfish because I didn’t prioritize the good of Erudia, and I’m not worthy of being Crown King. How ridiculous! It’s downright laughable! Is this their definition of being selfish? Have they forgotten everything that I’ve done before this? The only thing they care about is that I didn’t give my resources to Erudia!
Of course, Levi knew that only a handful of people thought that way and that the majority were grateful to him.
He smiled wryly. It takes all kinds to make a world, including the good and the wicked. Hence, there will inevitably be people like these. These f*cking b*stards! Those resources are mine! I’ll be the one who decides what to do with them, and I’ll give them to whomever I want, thank you very much. Even if I were to toss them into the trash or feed the magical herbs to the dogs, that’s my call. I have no obligation to report what I do with the resources, nor does Erudia have such rules. I have no obligation to give anyone anything. The resources belong to me, and I’ll make my own decisions. They’d do well to mind their own business. Besides, they’re supposed to be used to find an antidote for Evie.
“I think there’s been some misunderstanding. Those resources have nothing to do with you. They’re for me to use in obtaining an antidote for my daughter,” Levi said coldly.
His response set off another flurry of angry protests from the crowd. “You’re right to use them to save your daughter, but do you need that much? You have an abundance of resources, so why don’t you give a portion to Erudia?”
“We heard that the Dragonites and those from The Cardinal Hall are also helping you figure out how to treat your daughter. Aren’t you grateful for their help?”
“Your daughter may be in dire condition, but Erudia is also in the midst of a crisis because we currently have no Deity! Why don’t you use some of your resources to save us?”
“Clearly, you don’t care about Erudia! When it comes down to it, you’d choose your daughter over your country. Erudia means nothing to you. You only care about her!”
“You lack the ability to see the bigger picture! For your daughter’s sake, you’re willing to sacrifice the lives of everyone in Erudia!”
“What I’d like to know is whether you think her life is much more valuable than all of the lives of Erudia’s citizens!”
“More importantly, you gave your resources to another country to save your daughter! The stronger they are, the more of a threat they pose to Erudia! Have you considered that?”
“What’s more, you still haven’t found an antidote, so everything you did was for nothing!”
Chapter 2973 The Most Horrifying Emotional Blackmailing
“Don’t you think that you should change the way you look at things? There are better ways, you know? You should let your resources strengthen Erudia first. That’ll benefit your daughter too, won’t it?”
“That makes sense to me. Even though Forlevia’s very important to you, you have to remember that she’s the daughter of the Crown King! She should always be ready to sacrifice herself for the greater good. Isn’t it worth it for Erudia?”
“Of course, we’re not literally sacrificing her. I believe that if you’re willing to give your resources to Erudia, the country and its people will do everything in their power to cure Forlevia.”
“If we’re to be frank, we’d say that you and your daughter owe Erudia. This is the least you can do for this country.”
In response to the people’s clamoring, Levi laughed in derision. What a pile of bullsh*t! This is the worst emotional blackmailing I’ve ever encountered. How dare these people get on their moral high horse to demand me to make such a sacrifice!
Even Dr. Erebus and the Digital God could not believe what they heard and were on the verge of questioning Levi for protecting those people.
However, not all shared the same opinion, for the Divine Brigadier and a few others had different views.
“Levi, you should see just how many of us agreed that you have to do this,” voiced the leader of the group before gesturing for others to bring a banner forward.
As soon as they unfolded the banner, Levi saw that it was riddled with thousands of signatures.
“This petition has been signed by thousands of people urging you to direct the resources to Erudia. We all think that is the best course of action.”
“Of course, that doesn’t mean we’ll leave your daughter to die. With our resources combined, curing her shouldn’t be a problem.”
Staring at the banner, Levi found it incredibly laughable. A petition? They might as well start a riot. Just because they have the numbers, these people think they can tell me what to do?
“Take a good look at all the signatures, Levi!”
“You should think carefully about what you’re doing.”
“We hope that this serves as a reminder to you, so take a good, hard look.”
The people persistently continued to persuade Levi.
“Like hell I will!” roared Levi as he released a wave of energy to shred the banner before its pieces rained down on the people.
Utterly stunned, the group of people never expected that Levi would react so aggressively.
“Levi, do you have any idea what you’re doing? You’re betraying Erudia!”
“Are you turning your back on Erudia? Is that what this is all about?”
Levi could not help but laugh again when the people continued with their emotional blackmailing.
“So tell me, what is it that you’re trying to say? What do you want? Huh?” questioned Levi directly.
“We’ll get straight to the point. Firstly, if you don’t mind, we’d like you to hand over your resources. We understand if you want to keep some because of your daughter’s situation, but we still think it’s best that you hand them all over. Secondly, we’d like you to tell us where and how you get your resources. Thirdly, we want you to take down the bounty right away. We can’t waste any more resources on your daughter, and we certainly can’t have them going to our enemies,” explained the leader before turning to his supporters. “What do you guys think? Is that fair?”
“Yes!” shouted the people unanimously in response.
“Le— I mean, Crown King. This is the voice of the people you just heard, and it represents the entire Erudia. Surely you don’t want to disappoint them?” asked the leader rhetorically.
Unexpectedly, Levi burst out cackling at the question. Does their greed know no bounds? Not only do they want my resources and my secrets to getting them, but they also want me to take down the bounty? That’s like asking me to stop trying to cure Forlevia and leave her for dead. Do they even have any idea what they’re demanding here?
Chapter 2974 You Are But A Waste Of Space
“It turns out there are people more despicable than those in Hawen. I’ve lived for a very long time, but I’ve never witnessed this level of shamelessness,” scoffed Dr. Erebus.
Then, the Digital God decided to be straightforward with the insufferable group of people. “You think you lot are enough to represent the entire Erudia? Don’t make me laugh. You’re but only a few hundred people.”
The group immediately got upset when Dr. Erebus and the Digital God chimed in.
“And just who do you think you two are? What gives you the right to speak up?”
“You think you’re all that just because you’re called Erebus Angel and the Angel of Light? You’re not worthy! In case you’ve forgotten, you two tried to destroy the world.”
“Crown King, why would you even side with these two? Have they put a spell on you or something?”
Like mad dogs, the group snapped at anyone who dared to go against them.
For some reason, they thought they had the moral high ground.
Enraged, Dr. Erebus and the Digital God were ready to get physical when Levi motioned for them to stand down.
“Is that all? Anything else you want to add?” Levi asked the group with a smile.
“Huh?” When they heard Levi, the people were pleasantly surprised because they thought he was going to agree to their terms.
“That’s all for now. We’ll let you know if we think of anything else.” The leader then smiled at Levi. “Crown King, you’re indeed a wise man. Someone as decisive as you deserve our respect, which is why we’ll continue to acknowledge you as the Crown King of Erudia.”
“Yeah! All hail the Crown King!” cheered the group.
“If you think about it, you’ll only be able to get your revenge on Idrae when Erudia is stronger than even Xyperia. With the country’s support, the Xyperians will have no choice but to surrender Idrae to you.” Since the people thought they had successfully persuaded Levi to hand over his resources, they decided to butter the man up.
“Do you think ten aircraft will be enough to move the resources?” inquired the leader, beaming.
“If not, we can always request to get more aircraft or make a few trips,” suggested one of the supporters.
“It’s settled then. Now let’s get to work! I want those at the back moved first.”
The group of people was about to make a move on the heaps of resources when the man suddenly shouted, “Not so fast! Are you going for the resources behind me?”
“Of course. Didn’t you agree to hand them over?”
“I don’t recall doing that.”
The people’s faces darkened when they heard Levi’s response. “You even asked us if there was anything else we wanted. Doesn’t that mean you agreed to our terms?”
“But I didn’t actually say that I agree, did I?”
Immediately, the darkened faces turned into those of anger as the group started questioning Levi.
“What the heck does that mean, Levi?”
“Are you refusing to hand over your resources?”
“Is this some kind of joke, Crown King?”
“I need them to save my daughter. How else am I going to do that if I give you everything?” inquired Levi rhetorically.
In response, the leader looked daggers at Levi. “You’ve already spent so much time trying to save your daughter, and still, you couldn’t cure her. Don’t you see it? You can’t save her! All you’re doing is wasting time and resources, so just leave her be. There’s nothing you can do about it!”
“Well, I think you’re a waste of space,” retorted Levi before stepping forward to attack the leader.
Bam!
Chapter 2975 More Futile Emotional Blackmailing
One punch was all it took for Levi to smash the man’s head.
Fresh blood was immediately sprayed onto those near the dead man, shocking them to the core.
The supporters were stunned as they tried to figure out what had happened exactly. Did the Crown King just smash someone’s head in?
On the other hand, Dr. Erebus and the Digital God could not be more relieved to see the intolerable leader dead.
To them, seeing the leader’s head explode was as satisfying as if they had attacked the man themselves.
The two knew what kind of person Levi had become, and it was definitely not the kind susceptible to emotional blackmailing.
Levi never expected that the group of people would go that far, so he knew violence was the only way to deal with the situation.
Because they were Erudians, Levi decided to tolerate their insolence. Otherwise, he would have killed every one of them a long time ago.
Those people crossed the line when they asked Levi to give up on his daughter and deemed his efforts a waste of time and resources.
It did not matter who said those things because Levi was ready to butcher anyone who dared to do so. I’ll kill anyone who tries to stop me from saving my daughter!
A full minute had passed in silence before the people finally regained their senses.
“Levi, how dare—”
“Do you have any idea—”
The group was going to question Levi for his action but never got the chance to finish their sentences.
“Die!” With that, Levi instantly beat those who dared to speak up to a pulp.
Once again, the group was stunned and showered with blood after Levi silenced their companions.
“Anybody else wants me to hand over my resources?” questioned Levi as he stared at the people.
Like a deer in the headlights, everyone froze and dared not to make a sound.
“Anybody else wants me to give up on my daughter?” continued Levi, who got nothing but silence as a response yet again. “You say that I’m selfish, but who’s really the selfish one here? You asked me to hand over my resources for the benefit of all Erudians, but what about my daughter? Is she not an Erudian too? You’d have me leave my daughter for dead just so you can have my resources, and you dare call me selfish? What a joke! I obtained all these resources on my own, and I didn’t even do it on Erudian soil. That means they belong to me. I can do whatever the heck I want with them. If you all love Erudia so much, why don’t you hand over your own resources instead of emotionally blackmailing me?”
Under the bombardment of hard questions, the people continued to shiver in silence.
Not only were they physically threatened, but they were also morally challenged.
The group was well aware of how much Levi had done for Erudia and even the world, yet they just could not help themselves when they saw the heaps of resources that belonged to the man.
They did not want Levi to spend the resources on his daughter because they were selfish and greedy.
“Let me ask again. Is there anybody else who wants me to hand over my resources?”
Chapter 2976 Desperate For Any Solutions
As Levi demanded coldly, his gaze swept across everyone’s faces.
“I think…” After a moment of silence, someone spoke up.
However, he had just said two words before Levi killed him with a single punch.
Blood splattered across the air.
“I don’t want your opinion. I’m asking if you’ve heard me!” growled Levi coldly.
Everyone returned to their senses and yelled, “We won’t try to steal the resources anymore!”
“You can, but I’ll kill anyone who does. Go back and tell everyone. If anyone wants to snatch my resources, go on! That’s if you aren’t afraid of dying. I’ll kill everyone who’s weaker than me. Of course, if you think that you’re stronger than me, just come at me! I’ll welcome you anytime.”
When Levi said that, the hundreds of people in front of him were so scared that they almost wet their pants.
However, they also understood that they had committed a heinous crime toward Levi.
Hence, he would not hesitate to kill.
Immediately, everyone scuttled away as they were afraid that Levi would go back on his word if they stayed there any longer.
“Don’t be angry, Mr. Garrison. I didn’t expect these scums to be so shameless!” consoled Dr. Erebus and the rest.
Sometimes, what these ordinary people said was the most hurtful.
“It doesn’t matter. It’s the same everywhere. Some people are good and some aren’t.”
When Digital God heard that, he quickly agreed, “Yeah! For many of them, old habits die hard. Some of them might not even regret it. In fact, they might hate you even more.”
“It doesn’t matter, as long as they don’t kick up a fuss in front of me. If they do, I’ll kill every single one of them.”
With that, Levi spun around and left.
After staring at Levi’s back, Digital God and Dr. Erebus exchanged a look.
He’s so charismatic! Only people who are absolutely confident in their power can say that. If their power had reached a certain extent, they won’t need to comply with social norms. They can do whatever they want and follow their hearts. They can kill at a whim without needing any reason!
That was what Digital God and Dr. Erebus felt envious about.
Most importantly, there were a lot of people opposing Levi now.
As expected by Digital God, although there were many people who regretted it, some did not. In fact, they hated Levi even more.
After returning to Erudia, they repeated the story.
They did not even need to make the incident sound more dramatic for many people to become furious.
Thinking that Levi was being selfish, they hurled all sorts of insults and criticisms at Levi.
They criticized him for killing people as well.
Furthermore, he was planning to keep the resources to himself even though they were supposed to belong to Erudia.
Just like that, Levi got everything for himself.
Those people described Levi to be an extremely evil person.
Since Levi did not hear those comments, he could not be bothered about it.
It did not matter as long as they did not run their mouths in front of him.
After all, he did not have the time to teach them a lesson.
However, once he finished treating Forlevia’s poison, he might look for each of them personally.
After observing her for a few days, Levi discovered that the ice bed could temporarily freeze the poison.
Still, he understood that the poison was too overpowering.
Not only was it very cunning, but it also had a terrifying ability to adapt quickly.
Soon, it might adapt to the ice bed.
When that time came, the ice bed would no longer be effective.
He would still need to find a solution and magical medicine.
Troy and eighty other people were searching for the Ecclesiastic Order, which he had high hopes for.
The second part of the Poison Handbook was at the Ecclesiastic Order too.
He was so hopeful that it could be a solution, but there were no clues at all.
No matter what, this burden was still weighing down on him.
If this continued, the effects of the reward would become weaker.
He had tried all of the solutions and magical medicine. All sorts the strange individuals had also come to check up on Forlevia.
Yet, everything turned out futile.
Hope would only continue to dwindle in the coming days, which was what Levi did not want to see.
To be honest, he was panicking.
He was only moments away from disregarding everything else and resorting to any solution possible.
Where’s the hope for saving Forlevia?
Chapter 2977 The Fraud
After he announced the reward, there were less people who wished to earn the reward from Levi by thinking of solutions to cure Forlevia’s poison.
Instead, there were more people who had their eyes set on Levi’s resources.
Many forces were already thinking of snatching them away from him.
Even Xyperia and Idrae were keeping a close eye on him.
For Idrae, their method of creating Deities had already proved successful and the first batch of artificially created Deities was ready.
Out of the hundred people who were experimented on, nine of them were successful.
Now that Xyperia had nine more Deities, it created a huge uproar in the rest of the world.
They believed that this must not continue because Xyperia would just become even more powerful.
Theoretically speaking, they could have as many Deities as they wanted!
However, a lot of resources were required for creating Deities, so the price was very high!
They had to use loads of spiritual energy crystals and magical herbs.
Only a powerful nation like Xyperia had the ability to launch such an experiment.
Other nations or forces could not replicate that, even if they knew how to create Deities.
After all, they had no resources!
As a result, Levi became a target to everyone, including Xyperia.
Although they had nine more Deities, they experimented on a hundred people.
The efficiency was still very low.
When they invested in the resources, it was not just meant for nine people—it was meant for a hundred people.
If they wasted those resources, a day would come when they could not support it any longer.
Yet, if they got their hands on Levi’s resources, they could solve all of their pressing problems.
This applied to both Xyperia and the other nations.
Hydron yearned to have those resources so desperately that they had been racking their brains over how to get Levi’s resources.
It did not seem right to snatch them away from him directly, so there was only one solution—to trick him!
They had already set their mind to get the resources from Levi through trickery.
Levi’s vulnerability was strikingly obvious—Forlevia.
Soon, the organization spread the news about a magical medicine—the Ten Millenium Snow Lotus—that could cure hundreds of diseases.
Even though the snow lotus had already withered with only half of it remaining, it could still eliminate toxins easily.
The news immediately created a huge commotion.
A mysterious person had the Ten Millenium Snow Lotus, but no one knew who he was.
However, they knew that this mysterious man was in Erudia and was eyeing Levi’s resources.
He asked for an exorbitant price—ten tonnes of spiritual energy crystals and one thousand magical herbs.
Not only was his request crazier than Kuro Dragon’s, but he also asserted that he would not accept anything less.
The news soon reached Levi.
“Investigate it thoroughly! It might be true. Regardless of whether it’s effective, I think that we should give it a try,” suggested Dr. Erebus.
“A Ten Millenium Snow Lotus from Erudia? It might possibly be the solution! Just give it a shot,” agreed Levi.
He felt hopeful when he heard Erudia being mentioned.
After all, the powers of Erudia’s ancient medicine were beyond one’s imagination.
It was normal to have such herbs.
Dr. Erebus pursed his lips. “However, the other party is very strict with their requirements. They demanded that we give them half of the resources before the exchange. That’s five tonnes of spiritual energy crystals and five hundred magical herbs! That’s not a small sum.”
After thinking about it, Levi said, “All right, then. Let’s give them half of those resources.”
He said that for two reasons. Firstly, he had so many resources that he could give them away freely.
Secondly, he was not afraid of being scammed. If that happened, he would find the culprits personally.
Dr. Erebus quickly made arrangements for that.
The other party was extremely cunning—they did not let Dr. Erebus give him the resources in one go.
Instead, they asked him to distribute these resources to ten spots in Erudia.
A small portion of the resources would be placed at each spot.
Dr. Erebus followed those instructions and ordered his men to place the resources at those ten places.
Furthermore, no one was allowed to remain there and guard the items.
Soon, all of the resources in the ten spots had been taken away.
Naturally, it was Hydron who wanted the resources.
Chapter 2978 Ten Millenium Snow Lotus
Their headquarters was on a small island.
As they gazed at the huge heap of resources, they grinned in delight.
They did not actually have the Ten Millenium Snow Lotus—everything was fabricated so they could lure Levi out.
They quoted an extremely high price to take advantage of Levi’s desperation for solutions.
They figured Levi would definitely agree to their request.
After all, he did not lack the resources at all.
Without the actual Ten Millenium Snow Lotus, they could not make an exchange with Levi.
As Levi would definitely want to check the goods during the exchange, they would be exposed and the scam would fall through.
Hence, they asked for a 50% deposit, so Levi could give them half of the resources first.
As that was only the deposit, they would not arouse Levi’s suspicion.
However, right from the start, they were only aiming for that deposit—this was their true objective.
The ten tonnes of spiritual energy crystals and one thousand magical herbs were only a distraction.
Their aim was to trick Levi into giving them the deposit, which was the five tonnes of spiritual energy crystals and five hundred magical herbs.
No one would ever expect that they were not going after the full sum. Instead, they had been targeting only half of it right from the very start.
It was too risky to ask for too much.
If the checking of goods failed, they would not get anything.
Not only would Levi pose a danger to them, but they also knew that Idrae would intervene.
After all, Idrae’s principle was to stop anything that could benefit Levi.
Even if they managed to get their hands on the ten tonnes of spiritual energy crystal, they might not be able to transport everything back safely.
Hence, it was better to just trick Levi of half of the requested amount.
He would definitely give it to them. Furthermore, since Idrae would be waiting at the final exchange, they could snatch the resources away easily.
Whatever it was, it would be a win-win situation for Hydron.
“Hahaha! We have so many resources that I can barely imagine it! Only the top five powers in the world can have so many resources!”
“These resources are a blessing in this critical time! This is amazing!”
Staring at the pile of resources, everyone was overjoyed.
“Right! Now that we’ve reached our goal, should we still meet Levi?” asked one of them.
“Of course! We should meet him directly and pass him a fake snow lotus. Then tell him that he has been scammed!”
“I can imagine the expression on Levi’s face after that dumbass realizes that he’s been tricked!”
“Hahaha! This feels great!”
“Levi, this is the consequence of not joining us. You deserve to be conned!”
…
In the meantime, Dr. Erebus quickly rushed back and updated Levi, “Mr. Garrison, those people are too cunning. They transported the resources away so quickly! My men were too far to keep an eye on them. However, they’ve arranged for the swap to be held tomorrow. After we check the Ten Millenium Snow Lotus and confirm that it’s authentic, we’ll pass them the rest of the resources.”
“Okay!”
Levi nodded.
The next day, Levi and the rest arrived at the meeting point.
They carried along the remaining resources in their aircraft.
There were a few people from the other side waiting for them, all wearing a mask.
However, the person standing in front was holding a box.
When Levi and Dr. Erebus saw those men, they realized that something was amiss.
These men were only slightly stronger than the average person, so it seemed like they were merely there to transport the things.
It was far from what Levi and Dr. Erebus expected.
Anyone who could have the Ten Millenium Snow Lotus would definitely not be a weak faction.
If a weak faction had such a powerful object, they would never be able to protect it.
Something’s strange!
Although few of them already noticed that something was amiss, they still had a little hope.
After all, that was what they had been doing all along.
When the person holding the box saw Levi, he took a step forward and said, “You’re Mr. Garrison, right? Someone asked me to pass the Ten Millenium Snow Lotus to you. Please check and accept it!”
Levi took the wooden box and opened it slowly.
Dr. Erebus and Digital God moved closer too.
Boom!
A terrifying sense of hostility flowed out from them instantly.
Chapter 2979 Does This Look Like A Sword
After opening the box, they saw a tree branch lying inside.
The Ten Millenium Snow Lotus was gone and only a tree branch could be seen.
Levi was boiling with rage and even Dr. Erebus was furious.
Their expressions changed drastically as a menacing glint flashed across their eyes, as if they yearned to rip everything into shreds.
We’ve been tricked! After that long wait, this isn’t the Ten Millenium Snow Lotus at all. It’s just a tree branch! How despicable! Da*n it! They actually tricked us like that!
Those opposite Levi were puzzled as well. They had been hired by a mysterious man to deliver the box, so they did not know what was inside it.
They thought that it was just an expensive item.
However, when they noticed Levi and the others’ reactions, they went over to take a look subconsciously.
A look of utter disbelief crossed their faces when they saw the tree branch.
The mysterious man spent so much money to make us deliver a tree branch?
“Look! There’s something inside,” exclaimed one of them when he saw a piece of paper at the bottom.
Levi grabbed the tree branch slowly and took out the piece of paper.
After he unfolded it, he saw the words: Levi Garrison, you are a dumbass! You’ve just been tricked! We’ll leave the remaining half of the resources to you so you can go for a surgery to make yourself smarter!
“Hahaha!”
Levi burst out laughing.
“Very well!”
There were many people who tried to snatch the resources away from him through fraud.
They tried to exchange the resources for some useless herbs or ideas.
Levi had seen too many of them.
However, since he still wished to hope for a miracle, he was not too bothered by it.
It was the first time someone had tricked him so openly.
Not only that but this entire scam was also executed very professionally. It tricked him of a lot of resources.
However, Levi expected it.
From the start, he had already noticed that something fishy was going on.
The thing is—he was not afraid of being scammed.
After all, the solution might work.
As long as it could prove helpful to Forlevia, he would not let go of any chances.
Even if he would get scammed, he still wanted to bet on it.
If the Ten Millenium Snow Lotus was real, perhaps Forlevia’s poison might be cured.
However, he had lost the bet.
The scammers were not that ‘greedy’. Right from the start, their goal was only half of those resources. Those people demanded an exorbitant price as distractions!
Levi was genuinely laughing. Not only was he not furious, but he was guffawing heartily.
Not bad! Someone managed to trick me.
“B*stard! Da*n it!”
“Do those scammers want to die? They’re provoking us! They’re humiliating us!”
However, Dr. Erebus and Digital God were furious, thinking that the other party was insulting their intelligence.
This humiliation is so unbearable, especially that tree branch! They could have just used a random snow lotus, but they chose a tree branch instead. It looks like they intend to embarrass us! They even insulted Levi on the piece of paper.
Rumble…
A murderous aura engulfed the entire place, causing those men who delivered the box to fall to their knees.
“Please spare us! This is not our doing!”
“We just got hired by that mysterious man to deliver the box. We have nothing to do with this!”
Upon realizing that their lives might be in danger, the men became terrified.
However, Levi paid them no heed and continued toying with the tree branch.
As he scrutinized the tree branch curiously, he curled his lips into a bloodthirsty smirk.
“Why don’t you throw it away, Mr. Garrison?” asked Dr. Erebus, unable to hold himself back.
This was so embarrassing that he did not even want to look at the tree branch.
Levi chuckled. “Why should I throw it away? Don’t you think that it looks like a sword?”
After Levi reminded them, Digital God and Dr. Erebus glanced over.
Indeed, the tree branch looked like a sword.
A sword? Could it be…
Realizing something, Dr. Erebus and Digital God cast a fearful look at Levi and shuddered.
“It’ll feel amazing to kill someone with it!” exclaimed Levi with a laugh.
Chapter 2980 Snatch It Openly
Waving the tree branch in the air lightly, he continued, “I’ll stab it into those scammers and pull it out. Blood will pour over the ground…”
Although Levi was grinning brightly, everyone thought that he looked just like the devil.
He was simply too terrifying.
Suddenly, the grin disappeared from Levi’s face.
“Investigate who the scammers are and catch them! I’ll keep this tree branch. When they’re caught, I’ll use this tree branch to drain their blood to the last drop,” snarled Levi with a vicious expression.
“Got… Got it!” replied Dr. Erebus and Digital God as they gulped.
The others were shivering uncontrollably, feeling like there was a mountain weighing down on them.
Even if people could take Levi’s things, they would not be alive to use them.
If they dared to lie to Levi, their only outcome would be death.
“Hahaha! Did you see how Levi, that dumbass, looked when he realized that he got tricked? I’m going to die from laughing!”
“I really want to trick him again!”
Everyone in Hydron was guffawing on the island, especially the five of them who had met Levi before.
Their grins were the brightest.
Soon, news of Levi being scammed spread and he became the butt of a joke.
Utterly overjoyed, Xyperia and Idrae wanted to know who the person who tricked Levi was.
Many others were gloating over it secretly as well.
The majority of the people in Erudia were insulting Levi for being foolish. Not only did he refuse to give the resources to Erudia, but he also got tricked.
In fact, this was the best news that Hawen had ever heard that year.
However, this also revealed two problems.
Firstly, Levi had enough resources.
Secondly, Levi was so desperate to cure Forlevia that he was so vulnerable to such scams.
When Levi returned, he realized that too.
His mindset had changed because of Forlevia’s situation.
I mustn’t panic and act rashly. There’ll definitely be a solution.
Meanwhile, there were a few people from the Ecclesiastic Order walking around a restricted area in Erudia. They were the three men and woman whom Levi had seen before.
“It’s understandable why Levi got scammed. He’s willing to bear any costs for the sake of his daughter!”
“However, I am confused about something. When I went to investigate where Levi got his resources from, I could not find anything at all. It’s like he can get resources whenever he wants to! It’s really strange.”
“Why don’t we strike a deal with him? We offer to cure his daughter’s poison.”
“Let’s listen to the military chief’s opinion after we report it to him.”
Afterward, there were many people approaching Levi because of the reward.
Although there were quite a few who tried to trick him, they did not do anything overboard and merely fooled around.
After all, it would no longer be easy to ask for a huge reward.
In the past, Levi ignored those people who tried to scam him of his resources.
However, he now instructed Dr. Erebus, “Record all those people or forces who tried to trick me! In the future, we’ll settle the score with them later.”
Levi’s fury was slowly accumulating.
A few days later, Terrandya, which was ranked third globally in terms of power, sent some representatives over.
Terrandya was the force that had been advocating for snatching Levi’s resources away directly.
They met Levi because they wanted to discuss matters concerning the resources.
Upon hearing that reason, Levi was stunned. After all, those people who looked for him previously all wanted to discuss Forlevia’s poison.
What is Terrandya trying to do?
“Let them come in!”
Soon, Terrandya’s representatives came in.
There were seven of them—one envoy and six Deities.
It was a powerful group.
“Why are you here?” asked Levi.
“Levi, we’re here on behalf of Terrandya to demand you to give up all of your resources to Terrandya. Furthermore, you must reveal the secret of how you managed to get all these resources. In other words, you must announce that all of your resources are now ours!”