Ch 355: Exchanging Tokens
Among the current group of people, Liu Ke’s team is undoubtedly the most dangerous Existence. This is not without reason, after all, after three Tests, their team only suffered minimal Losses of a single person, while other teams have long since been scattered and suffered heavy casualties.
Now, the third Test is more than halfway done, but Liu Ke’s team still has eleven people alive, a situation that is clearly extremely unfavorable to them. You must know that in such a cruel Test, the survival of each person means more competition and pressure.
Liu Ke naturally understood this as well. He knew in his heart that the next two Tests would be exceptionally difficult. Moreover, even more troublesome was that now every team has someone who can use a Cultivation Technique or Special Ability, which undoubtedly adds more variables to the situation.
Liu Ke, as the only person in the team who can use a Cultivation Technique, although his Strength is not to be underestimated, he did not have the absolute confidence to defeat the other nine people. What’s more, he also needs to be constantly wary of whether others might take the opportunity to ambush him.
Faced with such a complex situation, after pondering for a moment, Liu Ke resolutely decided to take a special measure. He quickly acted, placing a Mark on each of the other ten people. This action made all ten of them very surprised; they looked at Liu Ke incomprehensibly, seemingly doubting the purpose of this Mark.
Seeing this, Liu Ke quickly explained: “Don’t worry, everyone, this Mark is something I specially applied. Its purpose is to prevent you from being ambushed. If people from other teams all charge over, I will do my best to protect the safety of all ten of you.”
At this time, the weak person in the team called Monkey came over with a fawning expression.
Monkey had a smile on his face, taking small, quick steps to Liu Ke’s side, his Voice containing a deliberately lowered flattery: “Brother is Brother, he thinks so thoughtfully! With your Mark, we feel much more at ease. You say, besides preventing ambushes, does this Mark have any other tricks? For example… can we get some of your Light, improve our Strength, or something?”
As he spoke, he secretly raised his eyes to look at the Light of the Mark on Liu Ke’s hand, his Finger unconsciously rubbing the light gold Mark on his arm, his eyes unable to hide his eagerness. The others in the team also pricked up their ears, clearly somewhat concerned about Monkey’s words—who wouldn’t want a little more confidence in this deadly Test?
Liu Ke glanced at Monkey, the corner of his mouth curled up but he didn’t respond to his words, only saying lightly: “Do what you should do, don’t cause trouble, that’s the biggest help to me.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from a distance, accompanied by several screams. Liu Ke’s eyes narrowed: “They’re here.”
Hearing someone coming, Liu Ke quickly drew the knife from his waist and stared vigilantly at the other person.
“Don’t be nervous, I’m here to exchange Tokens,” the person said hastily in explanation.
“Exchange Tokens?” Liu Ke repeated, quickly thinking about the other person’s intentions in his mind.
After a moment, he seemed to have figured something out, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, readily accepting the proposal.
The two stood face to face, each holding their Tokens face down, then simultaneously pushing their Tokens forward.
Liu Ke picked up the exchanged Token and, looking closely, it was exactly as expected—a “sad” character was engraved on it.
However, he did not show disappointment or annoyance, but instead smiled slightly, as if he had expected this result.
After the other party opened the Token, seeing the same “sad” character, he cursed inwardly. However, he felt that he had not suffered any real Losses, so he didn’t care too much.
Just then, Liu Ke suddenly showed a delighted smile, and said to the other party with a smile: “Big Brother, you are too kind! You actually gave me a ‘happy’ one!”
“Wh…what?” Hearing this, the other party was immediately stunned. He looked at Liu Ke’s Token in disbelief; it clearly had a “happy” character engraved on it.
Liu Ke showed him the Token to prove what he said was true.
The other party then realized that he must have taken the wrong one. He quickly glanced at the Token in his hand and indeed found that he had taken the wrong one.
Just as he was extremely annoyed, Liu Ke did something unexpected.
Liu Ke took out a Silver Ingot from his bosom and, without hesitation, forcefully stuffed it into the other person’s hand.
“Thank you, Big Brother, for saving my life. This is all I have left. Big Brother, you are too kind; I will remember you,” Liu Ke said sincerely.
The other party’s face was extremely gloomy, as if a torrential rain might fall at any moment.
He secretly cursed inwardly. If his Teammates knew that he had actually exchanged a “happy” Token that could save his life for a “sad” Token that would lead to his death, the consequences would be unimaginable. His Teammates would probably dismember him without hesitation, or make him neither dead nor alive.
Just as he was anxious, he suddenly saw Liu Ke preparing to turn and leave. He quickly rushed forward, tightly grabbing Liu Ke’s clothes, and said with a fawning expression: “Brother, I’m really sorry, I seem to have taken the wrong one just now. Do you think we can exchange these two Tokens back?”
Hearing this, Liu Ke’s lips curled up slightly, revealing a smirk. He said calmly: “Big Brother, you don’t think I’m a fool, do you? I finally exchanged a ‘happy’ Token from you, do you think I would easily exchange it back with you?”
Upon hearing this, the other party immediately became somewhat angry and ashamed. He widened his eyes and roared fiercely: “You! You’re looking for death!”
However, Liu Ke was not intimidated by his imposing manner. He said unhurriedly: “Big Brother, don’t get angry first. I want to ask you a question: How many people are left in your team now?”
The other party calmed down slightly and replied in a bad mood: “Five including me. What about it?”
The smile on Liu Ke’s lips became even more pronounced. He said slowly: “But my team still has eleven people. Do you think that if we really fight, who will have the advantage?”
This sentence was like a Heavy Hammer that hit the other person’s heart hard. His face became even more unsightly, and he secretly pondered: Liu Ke’s team has more than twice the number of people than his own. If they really fight, he probably has no chance of winning.
Just as he was hesitant, he suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly pulled out a pearl the size of a goose egg from his pocket. This pearl was round and smooth, emitting a faint luster, and its value was obvious at a glance.
He handed the pearl to Liu Ke, smiling and saying: “Brother, how about this? As long as you agree to exchange the Tokens back, this pearl will be yours.”
Liu Ke looked at the pearl before him, a trace of greed flashing in his eyes, but he still pretended to be calm and asked: “Is that really true?”
Seeing this, the other party was secretly delighted, and quickly nodded repeatedly like pounding garlic: “Of course it’s true! This is my family heirloom, priceless!”
