147: Chapter 147 Commander Sa should know how to be grateful.
Li Jianrong knew what Sabowang wanted to say.
The total value of the spoils this time was definitely more than five billion; having roamed for half his life, when had he ever seen so much money?
Plus, with so many people who were supposed to share the money now dead, it was hard not to think about having a few more die.
It would be best if they all died, leaving only himself, so that all the money would belong to him.
Five billion... with this money, he could definitely expand his Adventure Group by more than tenfold, and at the same time, he would have hope of attempting to break through the shackles of level fifty and possess more Lifespan.
His talent was sufficient; what he lacked was resources, because all resources were in the hands of the nobles, the Twelve Families, and the various City Lords.
For a commoner like him, no matter how good his talent was, level forty-nine was the limit.
Because from level forty-nine to level fifty, a key item was needed—crystal marrow.
This item was firmly held in the hands of the Twelve Families; if a commoner didn't become their dog, it was impossible to achieve a Breakthrough to level fifty. Even if there were wild ones, they would be exterminated by them.
This was their bottom line.
After level fifty, the next hurdle was at level one hundred; the path in between was smooth sailing.
But it was said that in this world, those old ghosts who survived from the old world were only around level ninety now, and they were already invincible existences.
If the Twelve Families couldn't control the bottleneck at level fifty, what would they use to remain transcendent?
Under this temptation, Li Jianrong had also tacitly agreed at the beginning.
Knowing that those people, using the pretext of mopping up the remnants of Dongji Company, were looking for a second path down the mountain, with the goal of bypassing Summit City.
He also pretended not to know.
Because what Yun Zhuo wanted was simply too much—a full forty percent.
That was almost half of all the proceeds, and all he contributed was one bomb.
Compared to those who risked their lives, this seemed a bit unfair.
But now that it was dawn, the chill of the dew gradually cooled his feverish brain, and he calmed down to think.
Was it worth it?
To swallow this five billion alone, he would at least have to take out Sabowang; he figured Sabowang was likely thinking the same thing right now.
By then, he would only be able to take forty percent, because there were still over ten thousand people waiting to share the money.
He couldn't possibly kill everyone, could he?
He didn't have that ability himself.
But in Summit City, that kid Yun Zhuo had that ability.
That kid not only had the ability, but also the courage and strategy. Most importantly, he was still young, at most twenty years old.
With his talent and ability, as long as he didn't die before thirty, his future would be limitless.
Even if he took forty percent of the five billion, that was only two billion.
Was it worth offending such a person for a mere two billion?
He looked at Sabowang beside him, whose greed was undisguisable in his eyes.
In the end, he said nothing and turned to leave.
This guy already had issues with that kid Yun Zhuo, and very big issues at that. Added to the fact that he was currently blinded by greed, saying anything to him now would be a waste of breath.
"Hey, Old Li, I'm asking you a question, why are you leaving? What is the meaning of this?"
"One must keep their word, otherwise who would dare to cooperate with you in the future?"
"You!" Sabowang blocked his path in a rage. "Stop acting like some high-and-mighty saint here. That's five billion! Even if we split it fifty-fifty, each of us would get two point five billion."
"Don't tell me you, Li, aren't tempted?"
"What do you want?" Li Jianrong asked in return.
Sabowang pointed towards Summit City and said: "That kid didn't participate in the entire battle, yet he wants to take forty percent. We lost so many people, why should we give him forty percent?"
"Just because without him, we wouldn't have been able to win at all, do you believe that?"
Sabowang was choked by the question and immediately waved his hand fiercely. "That still doesn't justify forty percent. Giving him ten percent would be the absolute limit. If you don't believe me, ask everyone; see if they agree."
Li Jianrong followed his gaze and looked at the crowd slowly gathering. Many people had expressions of being moved, and more were, as Sabowang said, 'unconvinced'.
That kid didn't even participate in the battle, why should he get forty percent and take the lion's share?
Li Jianrong knew this was all caused by human nature: greed.
Gluttony, sloth, greed for wealth, fear of death—these are all human nature. He had been tempted before, so there was nothing to say about that.
But after sobering up, one would realize that no matter what one is greedy for, one must know when to stop.
Taking cephalosporins and still craving alcohol—that's courting death.
If your house is on fire and you're still craving sleep—that's courting death.
At a time like this, to still be greedy for money—that is even more courting death.
Sabowang was courting death himself, but he wanted to drag so many people down with him. This originally had nothing to do with him, but it had to do with that kid Yun Zhuo.
It suddenly put that kid in opposition to everyone.
With the ability of that cyber bodhisattva in Nun Village, she could kill everyone. By then, that kid Yun Zhuo would take forty percent, and he himself could actually take sixty percent, because everyone would be dead.
But it would probably be hard for that kid to establish himself in Central Heaven City in the future.
Of course, as the sole survivor, Central Heaven City probably wouldn't have room for him either; he would only be able to take the money and fly far away.
Since he had already decided to be on good terms with that kid Yun Zhuo, he might as well help him out now.
"Sabowang, if you want to die, don't drag everyone else down with you."
"What do you mean?"
"I can understand that you don't like that kid Yun Zhuo and want to swallow his share.
But I'll just ask you one thing: after you swallow his share, will you be able to get out of Summit City?"
"You..." Sabowang was momentarily speechless, then immediately stubbornly retorted: "In Summit City, that kid is a Dragon, but once he leaves Summit City, he's just a worm. I don't believe that Summit City is the only way down the mountain."
"Then I wish you good luck."
"Are you really leaving? You can leave, but you have to leave the spoils behind."
"I didn't bring them at all."
After saying this, Li Jianrong led the people of the Blazing Fire Adventure Group, pushed through the crowd, and walked away.
When the others saw him walking onto the suspension cable without looking back, truly intending to leave just like that, they couldn't help but start to hesitate.
Everyone had already searched the whole mountain just now; there was simply no second path down. To get down the mountain, one had to go through Summit City.
Who living in the Central Heaven City area didn't know the ability of that cyber bodhisattva in Nun Village?
Back then, tens of thousands of people were wiped out by her completely. With just the people here now, if they really fought Nun Village, they wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps in her teeth.
After some whispering in the crowd, someone finally said: "Regiment Leader Sabowang, if you really aren't going over, then please take your ten percent and leave. We are going over."
Sabowang immediately said angrily: "Are you all crazy? That's two billion! You're just going to give it up like that?"
Forget it. Even if there really were a way not to give Yun Zhuo that two billion, with you, Sabowang, here, none of us would be able to get much.
"One must keep their word. Since no one had any objections beforehand, then don't have any complaints afterward."
"That's right. You can't just step back when things get bad and rush forward when there are benefits."
"Just like Regiment Leader Li said, although he didn't participate in the battle, without his method and that blood crystal fission bomb, we wouldn't have been able to win at all."
"Most importantly, if it hadn't been for his final decision to be responsible for taking out the bridge position of Dongji Company, we would definitely still be waiting there like fools, while the people from Dongji Company would have long since left, and in the end, we would get nothing."
"Regiment Leader Sabowang, one must know how to be grateful."
Sabowang was so angry at everyone's bickering that his lungs were about to explode.
"Fine, you're all so noble, you're all so capable. Just don't regret it in the end."
After saying this, he took his men and the spoils, and was the first to jump onto the suspension cable...