Chapter 375: Moral Blackmail? Dream On! (Part 2)
Magic Artifacts and the likes, Yun Ran was certainly not short of, not to mention what she had inherited (fought and pleaded for) from her master and martial uncles.
Just to say, she herself was also a quite competent Artifact Refiner, so her longing for Magic Artifacts was really pitifully scarce.
Xin Fu probably noticed that Yun Ran truly didn't care for those things and was very free-spirited.
That's why he opened the box, and inside, a very fine Eight Diagrams Mirror lay quietly, a glint of joy flashing in his eyes.
He had bought similar items before, but they cost quite a sum of money, and were often not available on the market.
The Eight Diagrams Mirror before him was obviously of much higher quality than the ones he had bought at a high price.
Such a fine item, merely treated as common equipment in a mission?
He had heard before that the people from the Special Administration Bureau had exceptionally good welfare, and moreover, they were rich in resources; with capability, one could find anything good.
Now that he had experienced it firsthand, he truly understood what being 'richly blessed' meant.
Just as Yun Ran was about to go excavate the third Magic Artifact, the man who had previously fallen into the sea and climbed out in difficulty found himself having to step forward.
"The remaining items, should be left for me, right?"
Yun Ran looked at the person who dared to make this request, her tone distinctly scornful: "On what basis? Because you have a big face, or because you have thick skin?"
Originally, she had thoroughly studied the rules; there was no such argument.
Dream on if you're trying to morally coerce her.
The man rebuffed by Yun Ran turned pale in an instant: "Why do you have to speak so harshly!"
The people following behind Yun Ran, including Xin Fu, also looked at the man across in surprise, genuinely puzzled as to why he would say such shameless words.
It's a competition, after all, it's a life-or-death situation, do you still expect to be as noble as Kong Rong giving up pears?
Xin Fu, always mindful of his role, retorted directly: "You must be Zhao Ye, right? This is a competition, not playing house, how could you even make such a request?"
If it were during a mission outside, perhaps he wouldn't reject it outright; after all, who knows when you might need the other person's help.
But now, during a competition, giving leeway to others is just looking for trouble.
Zhao Ye's face soured upon being pinpointed; he had always been an arrogant person, whether on missions or anything else.
All the good items had always been prioritized for him.
He didn't pay attention to Yun Ran and their group before because he hadn't taken them seriously.
It was also because he had used a lot of physical strength and needed rest, so he let it slide.
But who would have thought that Yun Ran and her group would find two Magic Artifacts within just fifteen minutes?
Now, he naturally couldn't sit still.
Though Zhao Ye didn't know the exact locations of the Magic Artifacts on Reef Island, he had inside information, knowing that such a sizeable reef archipelago would only have three Magic Artifacts at most.
"Don't be too greedy!"
Zhao Ye's implied warning was understood by the three noble family's descendants behind Yun Ran; they immediately looked as meek as quails.
There are also distinctions among noble family's descendants; they dared not confront Zhao Ye.
"So what if we are greedy, since we are in the competition, it's naturally to strive to be first, or are you here for charity?"
Yun Ran didn't bother with Zhao Ye after speaking and directly went to the accurately calculated spot to dig up the third Magic Artifact.
Zhao Ye, despite his identity being exposed, didn't expect that Yun Ran would still completely disregard him.
Even though she already had the advantage, she remained aggressively pressing; such lack of magnanimity.
Xin Fu quickly followed her, eager to perform the manual labor; this was a chance to showcase his diligence.
Until Yun Ran stood still in the center of the reef archipelago, observing the terrain and countless jagged rocks.
At that moment, she was truly curious how the Big Competition Committee people managed to expend so much useless effort to hide these Magic Artifacts.
Xin Fu, seeing Yun Ran stop, immediately understood they had reached the right place.
He promptly said: "Lady Yun, I'll move these stones."
With someone willing to lend a hand, Yun Ran naturally agreed, nodded, and Xin Fu started working.
The remaining three who were dragged along had no choice but to help move the stones to avoid just standing idly.
Until they dug out a large pit, they finally saw underneath a Protection Talisman about the same color as the reef rocks.
Upon taking it out, it was about the size of an egg, seemingly plain at a glance.
Xin Fu held the item with both hands and presented it to Yun Ran.
"Wow, it's actually a Protective Magical Artifact blessed":[By a highly proficient person, it's a good item.]
However, this item was not very useful for Yun Ran; at most, the Protection Talisman could only withstand attacks from Evil Ghosts.
"Whoever needs it, can take it."
Xin Fu, thinking that he already had the Eight Diagrams Mirror, which also had good defensive abilities, found the Protective Magical Artifact a bit redundant.
Although reluctant, he looked back at the three men: "You guys decide who takes it."
Originally upset over being forced to do manual labor, the three were inwardly grumbling at Yun Ran's ruthless behavior.
Unexpectedly, what Yun Ran had said earlier was true; if there were Magic Artifacts, she truly meant to give them some.
This made the three somewhat embarrassed; they were just cursing internally earlier, and now they had to accept something from Yun Ran...
Seeing the three clearly looking guilty, Xin Fu knew better.
He felt that giving them this item was completely a waste and almost wanted to take it back.
If he had spoken up wanting it, Yun Ran would have more likely given it to him, even if it meant appearing greedy to her, he didn't want to let these men benefit.
But before he could open his mouth, one of them, seeming to sense Xin Fu's dissatisfaction, afraid that the duck at the mouth might fly away,
he quickly reached out and grabbed it: "I'll take it."
Xin Fu: ...
Haha, if anyone ever tells him again that these noble family's descendants are proud and principled, he is sure to spit at them.
For those closely watching the screen, especially the earlier critics claiming it was a coincidence, they suddenly seemed mouth-sealed, unable to utter a word.
As loud as their claims were earlier, now the boomerang had hit them just as profoundly.
Looking at their composed faces, but their hearts were clearly screaming inside.
About the divination being more accurate the more Heavenly Secrets are leaked, resulting in either blindness, broken legs, or an untimely death – not a single good end.
What are they seeing now!!!
Just look at Yun Ran, bouncing around lively, nowhere near like someone punished for leaking Heavenly Secrets!