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Chapter 88 - 85 The Preconditions for Trading Away a Daughter

Chapter 88: Chapter 85 The Preconditions for Trading Away a Daughter

Leaning on her incredibly high charm value, Nai Zixue quickly persuaded both Da Yong and Scar-faced.

So easily that it made the former even start doubting their lives.

It doesn’t make sense, does it? It’s too easy, right?

As for the prisoners in Area A, they became even more obedient after Nai Zixue just said a few words.

After a little thought, they believed her.

Don’t ask—the reason is the power of beauty.

The difficulty just plummeted!

There’s really no need for explanations, damn it!

How do you say it?

Yes!

It was like turning the last big application question in a math test into a multiple-choice question.

Skipping all the process, just filling out the answer was enough.

But if that was the case, did it mean that object had already...

Thinking this far,

Nai Zixue’s mood sank.

At this moment, Nai Zixue, along with the prisoners, didn’t immediately go to confront the Prison Director.

Instead, she led them to the playground.

"Dig for me!"

Under her lead as a warden, the prisoners quickly got down to business.

During the digging, neither of the two great Prison Directors came forward to stop them.

The easier it was, the more certain Nai Zixue became of the conjecture in her heart.

Indeed.

As soon as the pearl was unearthed, it turned into a clump of black fog and slowly dissipated.

Right after that, the power that had been giving her a headache also disappeared...

Well, it was expected.

Not getting that odd artifact wasn’t too disappointing.

That’s right, the bug-like obviousness of the Kaidan meant they clearly weren’t planning on giving the Chosen any loopholes to exploit.

Maybe it was precisely because Jiang Xiao got the Obsession Pearl that the difficulty for the other countries was greatly reduced.

Otherwise, Nai Zixue wouldn’t have been able to persuade the trio from Area B so easily.

But many Chosen didn’t have Nai Zixue’s talent and affinity.

So persuading the prisoners was still a sticking point for many countries.

The prisoners in Area A were indeed easy to persuade.

But they were not strong enough.

With just the collective resistance of Area A’s prisoners, the two great Prison Directors could easily suppress them!

Apart from Sakura’s Nai Zixue, who succeeded in leading out the trio from Area B,

Da Liefu Ivan of Bear Country also successfully gathered all the prisoners from Areas A and B.

However, not many had noticed what his particular talent was.

Bear Country was supposed to be one of the countries without much presence this time but ended up clearing the stage quickly, arriving in third place.

Many countries were planning to observe this Da Liefu a bit more closely.

They couldn’t wait seven days.

The rule that surviving seven days would clear the stage was a huge trap.

Of course, surviving seven days could indeed lead to a clear.

But under normal circumstances, they probably wouldn’t last four days, they’d be driven mad by that weird power!

Now that the source of this Kaidan, the Obsession Pearl, had been taken by Jiang Xiao,

having lost the influence of the artifact, these Chosen likely wouldn’t go mad.

But for each day they stayed here, they would have to endure another day of pig swill.

Not exaggerating—eating that abominable stuff for two more days could kill them.

...

Nai Zixue and Da Liefu directly led the massive group of prisoners to find the Prison Director.

The process was very easy.

Wang Dayong, the coward, showed no intention of putting up a fight.

After all, his specialty was clinging to life in fear of death, treachery, betraying brothers, double-dealing, framing, and scapegoating...

To everyone’s surprise, the Kaidan turned out to be so "easy" in the end.

On the surface, all eight rules appeared to be true.

But the Chosen must deduce from the slightest clues that these prisoners were actually all innocent.

But it was also thanks to Jiang Xiao.

If not for Jiang Xiao’s textbook-like demonstration,

they would have had no idea that something was buried in the playground, nor that they needed to gather prisoners to confront the Prison Director.

A few Chosen who had resolved the issue were beginning to feel the call from the outside world.

The problem was solved, and staying any longer was pointless.

...

Jiang Xiao also woke up in his room.

Well.

His head didn’t hurt anymore, but the "gap" in his mind showed no signs of healing.

He could distinctly feel several streams of consciousness darting around inside...

If they all burst out suddenly, like before...

He’d definitely be mistaken for having a mental illness by everyone!

"Eh, whatever, I’m sure everyone would understand," he thought to himself.

Opening the door, Jiang Xiao saw Da Yong and the others all waiting for him.

"Boss!"

Da Yong opened his arms, planning to give Jiang Xiao a bear hug.

(▼皿▼#)"Stop right there! Don’t you dare give me that tearful, sentimental send-off!"

Jiang Xiao avoided Da Yong’s hug with a look of disdain.

You’re not the cute Bai Yi and the others; why the heck are you getting so close?

Hug a banana peeler instead!

Da Yong awkwardly retracted his hug and then laughed it off before starting to explain the results of their negotiation with the Prison Director.

Jiang Xiao wasn’t too interested in these details.

He just wanted to quickly understand the principle behind equivalent exchange.

But seeing that everyone was eager to share, he patiently listened.

There wasn’t anything particularly special.

Wang Dayong had given them complete freedom, but if anyone caused trouble by breaking the rules,

the two great Prison Directors could still directly intervene and suppress them.

In short, the two Prison Directors were still the big bosses, but Da Yong and the others were no longer prisoners.

The relationship between the two parties was simply that of managers and the managed.

Da Yong also said that they would continue to practice military posture until they reached the standard of Jiang Xiao’s "386th Independent Regiment."

"Ah, speaking of that, our Li Yunlong is really getting fired up!"

Jiang Xiao spoke at length, indicating that just practicing military posture wasn’t enough.

"You also need to learn to fight, and how to use a bayonet."

Jiang Xiao began to talk at length to the students...

"What bayonet? Is it like practicing one-on-one with a bayonet near a tavern by the Qinhuai River at night?"

Li Bing came over with a smile, and the many students were amused by the misquoted line, bursting into laughter.

Approaching Jiang Xiao, Li Bing lowered his voice to ask.

"Director Jiang, I’m really curious, are you deliberately misquoting these lines of poetry, or is it intentional? You know what I’m asking. Are you really foolish, or just pretending to be?"

Jiang Xiao didn’t answer directly, only shrugged his shoulders.

"The mountains are high and the road is long, we’ll meet again on the river of life~"

Turning around, he waved to Da Yong and the others, as Jiang Xiao’s figure slowly faded from their sight.

Da Yong sniffled, feeling that the wind and sand in Hengshui were a bit heavy today.

Scar-faced, seeing this, teased.

"Damn, kid, you’re not crying, are you?"

"Get lost, brat! I was just reminded of the first time the director beat the tar out of me. I’m too happy to see him go! Besides, aren’t you the cold and aloof Prison Idol? What’s got you in the mood to joke around with me?"

"Eh, we’ve only been together for three days and I kind of miss him already..."

The other students also nodded empathically.

It was hard to say whether they’d miss Jiang Xiao or Li Yunlong more.

Anyway, there was definitely something about the charm of Commander Li.

"Hopefully, we’ll meet again one day. By then, we’ll have to act like real soldiers!"

"Exactly! We need to get our training on!"

"Hey, before you start training, do you want to take a look at Director Jiang’s zero-point exam papers?"

Li Bing pulled out prepared exam papers from his pocket and waved them at Da Yong and the others.

What?

The director has this kind of black history?

"Damn! Let me see, I want to see! Just a glance, please, give me a look, I’m begging you, Deputy Prison Director!"

"I need to make a copy of this!"

"Hahahaha, the director keeps calling us prodigies every day, but now that we’ve seen the exam papers, we know he’s the real genius!"

Li Bing felt very pleased inside.

Hahaha, I respect Director Jiang’s strength, but when it comes to knowledge...

Hehehe.

Today, I’m going to let these students see for themselves the literary side of their director~

...

Wang Dayong sneaked into the canteen.

The greasy chef hummed a tune from the Yimeng Mountains while preparing the food.

Wang Dayong spat and waited until the chef had finished chopping the last potato.

Only then did he put on a sycophantic smile and speak.

"Great Onyx, I’ve arrived..."

"Is the job done?"

"Done and dusted! You can totally rely on my acting skills; even that punk Li Bing got played for a fool by me!"

Seeing that Wang Dayong showed no signs of leaving, the chef, or rather Great Onyx, raised an eyebrow.

"What’s the matter? Something else?"

Wang Dayong hesitated, but curiosity got the best of him.

"Great One, I mean... why did you come here to be a chef?"

"A hobby, what do you know!"

"And one more thing, why are we treating this Jiang surname like this?"

"An old friend asked a favor of me; I was simply going with the flow."

Wang Dayong’s brain began to race...

This Hengshui Prison hasn’t even been around for a full week.

And the rules are poorly set...

Encountering a tough nut like Jiang Xiao, this level of Kaidan was purely for him to rack up achievements.

So, does that mean...

This new Kaidan was specially prepared for Jiang Xiao?

"Great Onyx, your old friend wouldn’t happen to be Huang..."

"Shut up, overly clever Kaidan don’t usually live long."

Wang Dayong’s expression changed drastically, it was really him?

"Yes, yes, it’s my fault for being nosy; I’ll take my leave."

...

Jiang Xiao’s consciousness did not return to reality.

Instead, he found himself in the mysterious space where he first chose an imaginary character.

Analog Horror: "I’m curious why you think you can make an equivalent exchange here for anything, even if you’re insane."

Jiang Xiao nervously took out the Obsession Pearl, not expecting Wang Dayong to be right.

Although the Kaidan said this, it must be possible!

"I have a Kaidan, can I, can I exchange Shi Shi and the others? Anyone will do, you know, there are four of them in total."

Analog Horror: "..."

Analog Horror: "Using my items to trade with me is a good thought but not good enough."

"I’m willing to give everything!"

Analog Horror: "Equivalent exchange, what you offer is not equal to your request. One Kaidan can at most grant you a single meeting with her."

Just one meeting?

Jiang Xiao fought the urge to see her immediately, asking how many Kaidan it would take to exchange for the people he wanted.

Analog Horror: "The initial condition is two Kaidan, then complete a Kaidan of at least nine-star difficulty. As for the subsequent conditions, wait until you find two Kaidan before we talk."

One Kaidan for a meeting, two to actually get someone out?

Of course, Jiang Xiao knew what to choose!

"Right, may I ask, are they, are they all still alright?"

Analog Horror: "Alive."

Alive?

Jiang Xiao’s heart tightened, but he also felt some relief.

At the very least, they weren’t in mortal danger.

Maybe their situation wasn’t as bad as he’d imagined?

Then the Analog Horror returned to its aloof nature, no longer answering Jiang Xiao’s questions.

After adding his attribute points, Jiang Xiao left the world of the Kaidan with doubt still written across his face.

[Chosen One: Jiang Xiao]

[Talent: Delusional Disorder (SSS)]

[Strength: 41]

[Agility: 13]

[Endurance: 7]

[Spirit: ?]

[Charm: 10]

[Skills: Regeneration (S Rank) Bai Liu’s Blessing (X Rank) Family’s Blessing (A Rank)]

Maybe it was his imagination.

But Jiang Xiao felt that sometimes, the Kaidan could be quite endearing?