155: Have you no shame?

“So, according to you, demons actively seek out people with evil intentions to form contracts?”

Gu Qinghan frowned, Cui Rang’s words giving him some very bad premonitions.

Cui Rang nodded frantically and quickly said:

“That’s right, the power they promise is too great, that’s why we… You must kill me, otherwise my soul will definitely be dragged into the abyss by demons!”

Gu Qinghan looked at his terrified expression and couldn’t help but ask curiously:

“The abyss? Have you seen what it looks like there?”

“I have. During the few days I was missing, my soul stayed in the abyss.

It’s dark there, with only a blood-red wasteland, rotting flesh, and mud!

And, there are those terrifying demons!”

As he said this, his body couldn’t help but tremble, as if the fear originated from his soul.

Gu Qinghan then immediately asked:

“One more question, when a Time Walker’s time runs out, are they truly dead?”

“No,” Cui Rang shook his head, “the Time Walker’s power comes from the river of time. When their time runs out, they will remain in the river of time forever.”

“The river of time? How do you get people back from there?”

“I don’t know, maybe… Ah!!!”

Cui Rang suddenly clutched his head and fell to the ground, his flesh and blood rapidly shriveling up like a deflated balloon.

Everyone could see a blood-red teleportation array appearing beneath his body.

It looked as if the teleportation array was connected to a terrifying and distant place.

“Kill… kill… me…”

Cui Rang looked at Gu Qinghan, making his final plea.

But Gu Qinghan did not act. Firstly, if he did, his soul imprint would be maxed out.

He still needed more preparation to face the so-called demon’s lock-on.

Secondly, he had learned from Kong Yan about the various sins Cui Rang had committed over the past month.

If it were peacetime, the death penalty would be a reward for him.

Such a person deserved to go to hell.

Of course, if there was no hell, then the so-called abyss would also be good.

Watching Cui Rang’s body gradually shrink, contort, and finally be absorbed by the blood-red array, Gu Qinghan’s expression remained calm.

Although this would mean losing a large amount of the other party’s Necromantic Power, Gu Qinghan felt this was the best solution.

However, he suddenly looked at Ren Tianqi next to him and asked:

“Does the military have any Time Walker Professionals?”

“Shicheng Military doesn’t seem to, but other military regions do.”

Ren Tianqi also saw that Gu Qinghan seemed to attach great importance to this news, and quickly stepped forward to speak.

Gu Qinghan nodded, looked at the messy battlefield, and was about to say something.

Suddenly, several voices that everyone could hear rang out:

【A new version, “Embrace of the Demon,” is coming soon. All players, please prepare.】

【The Class Change System is about to open. Complete special quests to obtain advanced classes.】

【The Mall System is about to be updated, and the Auction System will be enabled. All players will receive 5 Demon Crystal rewards.】

Gu Qinghan pursed his lips, looking at the flame pattern on his arm, and suddenly had a feeling.

This new version of the global game seemed to be getting more dangerous… In the Shicheng Military base, Gu Qinghan was sitting at the same table talking with several military officers.

One of them, a man with a neat beard, cleared his throat and slowly said:

“The statistics for the Time Settlement are out, and the losses are much smaller than we imagined.

The number of deaths is roughly over a thousand, and hundreds are injured.

In addition, most of the Professionals with special abilities from the Time Settlement have also survived.”

Hearing his words, everyone nodded, showing a relieved expression.

Not everyone here was from the military; some were leaders of surrounding Gathering Places.

It wasn’t that the military was unwilling to incorporate all of them; it was simply that there were too many people, so they could only temporarily stabilize the situation by forming an alliance.

Moreover, in these times, many people had ambitions, and forced incorporation might be counterproductive.

A Beer-bellied Man looked at the silent Gu Qinghan and took the initiative to speak:

“I think we should split the Professionals and resources from the Time Settlement equally.

After all, everyone here is a force within Stone City, and every additional Professional is crucial right now.”

The other people, hearing someone start, immediately echoed a few words.

Finally, they all focused their gaze on Gu Qinghan.

Among everyone present, only Gu Qinghan was attending the meeting as a non-Gathering Place leader.

However, it was said that he played a huge role in dealing with Cui Rang and others, so they couldn’t say much.

But looking at his clothes, which were not dusty at all, and his lack of any murderous aura, most people here had a dismissive attitude.

They had held high positions before the apocalypse, which allowed them to win over people’s hearts and establish Gathering Places afterward.

Such a young punk, at a time like this, was probably too nervous to know what to say.

Gu Qinghan, at this moment, seemed to have come back to his senses, looked at everyone, and slowly said:

“I don’t want the Professionals, but all the resources are mine.

Also, for the Professionals you take, each person must give me three hundred catties of food, converted into food.”

After saying this, he glanced at the military man and added:

“The military is exempt.”

Gu Qinghan’s voice wasn’t loud, but at this moment, it landed in everyone’s ears like a bolt from the blue.

The greasy middle-aged man who had spoken first earlier widened his eyes, leaned forward slightly, and asked:

“Three hundred catties of food per person? You really are young. Do you know how precious food is now?”

Gu Qinghan looked at him, showing no emotional fluctuation, and simply said:

“Don’t tell me your Gathering Place doesn’t even have some Professionals with planting skills now.

If that’s the case, then you shouldn’t participate in the division of Professionals.”

The man was choked for a moment but said with a somewhat grim expression:

“Of course we have them, but three hundred catties of food per person is too exaggerated.

If none of us take these Professionals, can you take them all by yourself?

Young man, don’t be too greedy. Let’s discuss this properly, and we can be friends in the future.”

Gu Qinghan found it somewhat amusing; to be honest, he felt that three hundred catties of food was a bit too little.

He looked at the leaders of the surrounding factions and asked:

“Who else among you thinks three hundred catties per person is too much?”

Immediately, several people expressed their stance, but two still remained silent.

Gu Qinghan nodded, then glanced at the military personnel, and continued:

“Since everyone thinks it’s too much, then I’ll change the exchange ratio.

For those who think three hundred catties of food is too much, it will be five hundred catties per Professional.

For the two who remained silent, it will still be three hundred catties.”

“Price gouging? Be careful your appetite is too big and you burst your stomach!”

The Beer-bellied Man from before said coldly, a hint of chill in his expression.

Gu Qinghan looked at him, slowly stood up, stretched, and said:

“I saved these people, and the military participated in the rescue, so I won’t demand anything from them.

Almost all Professionals in Stone City now have affiliations, and everyone knows the value of these Professionals.

But you want to get a piece of the pie just by talking, and you still find this unreasonable and that wrong.”

He lowered his hands, fixed his gaze on the man, and slowly asked:

“Do you have no shame?”