56: Ron makes a plan to drive away the wolf and devour the tiger

At this moment, Hunter Da Shu was about to force a smile.

However, he pulled the wound on his face, and immediately gasped in pain.

"Da Shu, why don't I help you find a place to rest first?"

Seeing this, Ron couldn't help but suggest.

Hunter Da Shu heard this and originally wanted to refuse.

But seeing that Ron had already reached out and helped him up, he could only repeatedly express his thanks.

Five minutes later, Ron took Hunter Da Shu to a restaurant.

The restaurant was not large, but its decor was elegant, offering not only high-end meals but also drinks and alcoholic beverages.

When he was helping Hunter Da Shu walk earlier, he heard his stomach rumbling and knew that he must not have eaten.

So, after ordering a cup of coffee for himself, Ron ordered some food and a large drink for Hunter Da Shu.

Hunter Da Shu felt a bit embarrassed at this.

But under Ron's persuasion, and being famished, he finally couldn't resist and began to wolf down his food.

After finishing the meal, Ron then began to ask what had happened earlier.

"Alas..."

Hunter Da Shu sighed deeply when he heard this.

Then he recounted the events that had transpired.

It turned out that Hunter Da Shu was from Xilin Town, one of Kura City's subordinate towns.

Because there was a stream outside Xilin Town and a forest against the mountains, with many wild beasts in it.

Thus, Hunter Da Shu made a living by hunting and raised a fifteen-year-old son.

Originally, although Hunter Da Shu's wife had died young, his son was well-behaved and sensible, and the father and son lived a decent life.

However, some time ago, the town's big merchant, for unknown reasons, began to target the two of them.

He not only stole their money and game but also broke one of his legs during an argument.

Although later, the other party compensated a small amount of money under the mediation and orders of the sheriff.

However, because he couldn't continue hunting after his leg was broken.

After the money ran out, his leg still hadn't recovered, and life became increasingly difficult.

In desperation, Hunter Da Shu's son happened to hear that someone was recruiting workers.

So, he signed an agreement and was taken to Kura City.

After Hunter Da Shu's injury had improved somewhat, he wanted his son to quit his job and come back.

However, several letters he sent received no reply.

So, Hunter Da Shu realized something was wrong.

He quickly found someone from the local Exchange and asked what was going on.

The other party, however, said that his son had signed not a work agreement, but a deed of servitude.

Hunter Da Shu was immediately dumbfounded; he was a country bumpkin who couldn't read a single character.

When his son signed the contract, he was at home recovering from his injury and didn't accompany him.

Therefore, by the time he realized what had happened, it was already too late.

And when he learned that the redemption price for his son's deed of servitude was ten times the original selling price.

He was even more utterly devastated, falling into regret and despair.

Fortunately, there's always a way out, and later, to redeem his son, Hunter Da Shu.

He had no choice but to venture deep into the forest, hoping to hunt some large game.

As a result, he didn't catch any game but unexpectedly caught a litter of white wolf cubs.

These white wolves had extremely pure fur, looked very beautiful, and if raised from a young age, could even be domesticated.

Therefore, this litter of white wolf cubs commanded a very high price.

After selling the wolf cubs, Hunter Da Shu gathered enough money for redemption and then came to Kura City.

What Hunter Da Shu didn't expect was that after he just finished talking about this with the Saar Family's steward.

The steward, who had originally been quite amiable, suddenly changed his expression dramatically, and his tone became stiff.

"They said my son damaged a valuable item while working."

"To redeem him, I'd have to pay another compensation fee and go back to raise the money."

"But my son has always been cautious; he's never even broken a teacup since he was little, so how could he possibly damage something valuable?"

Hunter Da Shu said indignantly and somewhat sadly.

"So, I wanted to see my son first and ask what the situation was."

"As a result, not only did they not let me see him, but they even had people drive me away and beat me..."

Ron's eyes flashed with a cold light as he listened to Hunter Da Shu's account.

He not only empathized with Hunter Da Shu's plight but was also filled with raging anger.

More importantly, Ron knew that he no longer needed to go to the Saar Family.

Because his plan to redeem his sister was no longer possible!

"They wouldn't agree to ten times the redemption price and want to raise it even higher."

"Is it because they are too greedy? No! This indicates that what they want is not ransom at all, but the slave himself!"

Ron slowly clenched his fists, the killing intent in his eyes almost solidifying.

If these people were merely greedy and wanted more ransom.

Then what they should do is act like a casino dealer, slowly raising the stakes to entice.

Until they exploit the other party of every last penny, draining all their value, and then kicking them out.

And not like now, where they resort to violence and forcefully drive him away at the slightest disagreement!

"It seems that to rescue my sister, I really need to carefully consider the plan of 'driving a wolf to swallow a tiger'!"

Ron's gaze flickered, and after a long while, he slowly suppressed his agitated emotions.

Meanwhile, Hunter Da Shu across from him shivered involuntarily after sensing the chilling aura emanating from Ron.

However, although he was a little nervous, he didn't feel scared.

Because Ron being able to invite him to eat showed that he was a good person.

Perhaps he was just angry because he sympathized with his plight?

So, Hunter Da Shu sighed, also looking troubled, and fell into contemplation.

After a while, Ron chatted with Hunter Da Shu for a bit longer before getting up to say goodbye.

However, he didn't immediately return to the inn, but instead headed straight for Kura City's commercial street.

Twenty minutes later.

Ron emerged from a clothing store, and after disguising himself, he once again put on his alchemist mask.

After a while, he arrived at the Exchange.

Compared to the Exchange in Hibo Town, which was like a retail supermarket, the Exchange here was incredibly bustling.

Not only was it more than a dozen times larger, but the goods inside were also dazzling and diverse.

In addition to ordinary physical transactions, it could also involve work, real estate, shares, recipes... In short, almost everything in the Exchange could be placed on the shelves for sale.

At this time, after circling around, Ron went to the second floor.

Compared to the ordinary goods sold on the first floor, the items here were rarer and more expensive.

For example... energy crystals.

"Hello, what can I help you with, sir?"

A young, beautiful, sweet-smiling female attendant came forward to ask.