159: What a sweet sugar-coated bullet

Yang Dian was noncommittal to Chelsea's inquiry:

"If you had come to me when I first underwent Awakening and asked if I wanted to develop my abilities abroad, I might have weighed the pros and cons."

"But I'm doing perfectly fine in China now, so why would I abandon everything here and start over in Western Europe?"

"Because Western Europe offers enough freedom," Chelsea said, her voice full of temptation.

"In Huaxia, you have to obey others' commands, protect ordinary people who have no relation to you, and even fight desperately for them."

"But you don't have to do that in our Western Europe."

"As long as you wish, you can do whatever you want in Western Europe."

"Beauties, delicacies, fine wines..."

"Even various Spirit Medicine, Spirit Fruits, and even heaven and earth treasures, rare treasures..."

"As long as you wish, you can obtain everything."

Chelsea's words were tempting, but Yang Dian was very clear-headed.

He wasn't stupid.

Giving up the excellent development prospects in Huaxia to start from scratch in unfamiliar Western Europe—wasn't that a joke?

"If I can do whatever I want to ordinary people, then can other Transcendents stronger than me also do whatever they want to me?"

Chelsea's expression stiffened for a moment.

Everyone knew such things implicitly; saying it out loud was a bit impolite.

But before she could explain, she heard Yang Dian continue:

"Besides inviting me to Western Europe, is there anything else?"

"If that's the only thing, we have nothing to talk about."

Chelsea coughed to cover her embarrassment, then said:

"Mr. Yang, you are a bit too impatient."

"Since you don't want to develop in Western Europe, how about we discuss other forms of cooperation?"

Perhaps fearing Yang Dian's direct refusal, she immediately stated her true intention:

"We can exchange heaven and earth treasures, rare treasures, for the future intelligence you possess."

Yang Dian was stunned.

He had only just received Old William's prophecy from the Special Administration Main Bureau, and these people were already eyeing him so eagerly?

Was this speed a bit too exaggerated?

"You want Old William's prophecy about the future?"

Thoughts swirling in his mind, Yang Dian then nodded slightly:

"It's something to consider."

"However, as a show of sincerity, shouldn't you first tell me who informed you that I possess information about the future?"

Chelsea's eyes lit up, then she named someone Yang Dian had not expected:

"William, it was William."

"William said he made a deal with you."

"He obtained a heaven and earth treasure from you."

"And the price he paid was swearing to God that he would only tell you Huaxia about the future Old William foretold, and he swore he would not tell anyone else."

"He has already signed a demonic contract with Satan."

"To obtain information about the future, we can only come to you."

Yang Dian hadn't expected this answer.

He replayed the entire process in his mind and then praised William's decisiveness and ruthlessness.

William's move could perfectly be described as diverting disaster.

Could he have traded the prophecy to other countries or powers?

Of course, he could have.

He could even have traded the prophecy to multiple countries and powers to maximize his profits.

But was Old William's prophecy necessarily accurate?

Certainly not perfectly accurate.

It could only serve as a general reference.

If the prophecy he traded to others turned out to be wrong, leading to them not benefiting from it, or even suffering irreversible losses as a result...

Would others blame him for those losses?

Undoubtedly so.

But now?

With just one transaction, William easily extricated himself from Old William's prophecy.

Not only did he exchange a golden lotus seed from them, but he also shifted the attention of other powers onto them.

Isn't this 'golden cicada shedding its shell' plus 'diverting disaster'?

His thoughts raced for a moment, then Yang Dian flicked the plastic cup in his hand and stood up:

"I've signed a confidentiality agreement. If you want to know about future information, you can communicate with our Huaxia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or directly with the Special Administration Bureau headquarters."

Chelsea stood up with a hint of a smile:

"We only need prophecies about Western Europe."

"For this, we are willing to pay one heaven and earth treasure for each prophecy."

Yang Dian's little heart trembled.

There were many prophecies about Western Europe.

Perhaps because Old William was in Western Europe, the prophecies concerning Western Europe were numerous and detailed, totaling 33 entries.

This meant that if he agreed to Chelsea's request, he could obtain 33 heaven and earth treasures from her.

Perhaps to break Yang Dian's mental defenses, seeing him fall silent, Chelsea continued:

"Mr. Yang, the heaven and earth treasures we offer in Western Europe are not like your Huaxia's earth core milk, which can be acquired in bulk."

"Each heaven and earth treasure we offer is unique and possesses incredibly special magical power."

"With your Aptitude, perhaps you can use these 33 precious heaven and earth treasures to Impact the Legendary Realm."

Seeing Yang Dian still silent, she curled her lips again:

"Oh, and the Legendary Realm I'm referring to is equivalent to your Huaxia's City-Level powerhouses."

"It's just that your Huaxia officials deliberately made the combat Realm titles extremely common to prevent Transcendents from detaching from the mundane world."

"Unlike our Western Europe."

"Over there, 'Legendary' represents a true legend."

No wonder the great man said that even the most heroic and fearless warrior cannot withstand an attack with sugar-coated bullets.

These sugar-coated bullets were truly sweet.

Yang Dian smacked his lips.

"Is it worth it?"

Chelsea understood the unspoken meaning in Yang Dian's words and, in a very gentlemanly manner, bowed to him with a noble's etiquette:

"Just those not-necessarily-accurate future messages are naturally not worth the price we would pay."

"But if we add you, I think it's very much worth it, more than worth it."

"If you are willing to come to Western Europe to develop, I believe Western Europe will become even greater under your leadership."

"Of course, you would also need to pay a tiny, insignificant price."

"For example, a marriage alliance..."

Yang Dian laughed.

After laughing, he turned around and walked towards the research institute:

"Since you've said that, it means the price you're offering is still far from enough."

"If you want Old William's prophecy, communicate with the Huaxia upper echelons with a more formal identity."

Chelsea was stunned.

She hadn't expected Yang Dian to refuse even after she offered such conditions.

"Director?"

Hearing her bodyguard's question, Chelsea shook her head and slowly exhaled.

"As expected of a warrior with a firm belief in Red Idealism."

"His will is harder than the toughest steel."

After speaking, she turned around again and gulped down the Snow King lemonade in her hand:

"It seems the idea of obtaining intelligence from him and taking the opportunity to pull him into our camp is impossible to achieve."

"We'll still have to negotiate with the Huaxia Wen Organization using a formal identity..."