512: Chapter 512 Each with their own ulterior motives

Even with Claude's seasoned experience, he was no match for the look of pure idiocy Nie Ning was giving him.

"Ahem, I'm just offering a suggestion; if it doesn't work, then forget it."

Claude felt inexplicably awkward.

"That transcendent artifact is bound to my life; it is impossible to give it to you."

Nie Ning paused as he spoke: "However, I do know a special secret technique."

"I only need you to help me hunt down transcendent beings of various races and obtain their blood."

"As beings of this world, we are inherently bound tightly to it. I can use a secret technique to steal the tribal fortune and use it to briefly enhance that sacrificial artifact."

The secret technique was, of course, nonsense, but since neither of them was willing to risk starting a war, he had to resort to other methods.

It was just a pity; if a war had started, he could have taken the opportunity to weaken their strength and avoid, as much as possible, them backstabbing him later regarding the core of the world.

Claude shook his head upon hearing this: "The time is too short. If we rely only on the two of us, it will probably take a month or two."

After all, this world was not devoid of powerful individuals.

Given their current condition, once the problem was discovered, it would inevitably lead to pursuit or even traps being set.

So now there were only two choices: either hide and wait for rescue, or execute the plan immediately and take a gamble.

Of course, they could also use the sacrifice to forcibly tear open space, but this would put them in danger, and it wouldn't be worth the loss.

Or they could slowly consume the core of the world, but that would take exponentially more time.

Nie Ning pondered for a moment before speaking slowly.

"How about this: I can go and scout for information from the local natives first, and you two can be responsible for gathering those scattered outside. Coordinating our actions like this should be faster."

Now that there was an opportunity to become stronger, he naturally wouldn't let this great chance slip by; he had to squeeze these people for all they were worth.

Moreover, rather than trusting Claude's words, strengthening himself first was the most important thing; even if an accident occurred, he wouldn't be completely defenseless.

Upon hearing this, Claude and Louisa hesitated.

It wasn't that they were afraid of Nie Ning turning against them, because they had already confirmed Nie Ning's identity.

But if Nie Ning suddenly kicked the bucket halfway through, their plan would fall through at the last moment.

"It's decided; this is the safest method. I can also spy on the intelligence of the Allied Forces, making your assassination path smoother."

Nie Ning stood up, giving the two no chance to refuse.

Claude watched Nie Ning, the magic power within his body stirring restlessly.

After a long silence, Claude ultimately abandoned the idea of killing Nie Ning and refining him into a puppet.

Without specific information about that sacrificial artifact, he didn't know if that transcendent artifact was truly as Nie Ning had described.

Furthermore, he and Louisa were both in an injured state, and he feared it would be difficult to subdue this cautious kid in a short amount of time.

If he were to escape, it would inevitably have an adverse impact on them.

A smile appeared on Claude's face: "Fine, we'll do as you say."

'Be cautious for now; anyway, after some time, that sacrificial artifact will still be ours…'

Nie Ning heard this and also revealed a bright smile, then began to discuss the specific details with the two.

It was just that Nie Ning and Claude were both harboring ulterior motives.

On the surface, they were discussing the plan, but in secret, they were thinking about how to stab the other party in the back, striving to maximize their own benefits.

After the plan was finalized, Nie Ning directly opened a portal and left the lake.

Claude and Louisa did not linger either; leaving only some traces of their stay, they fled in the other direction.

By the time he returned to the Blue Sea of Trees, Nie Ning was already severely injured.

However, these were all inflicted on himself intentionally.

After some explanation, Nie Ning shifted all blame for the killing of Que Guan and the deaths of Munro and the others onto Claude and his companion.

In any case, the relevant people were already dead, and with Claude and the other having fled, the high-level beings of the Blue Sea of Trees did not suspect Nie Ning.

Because Nie Ning had managed to survive and because of the Power of the World radiating from him, they were even more convinced of Nie Ning's identity as the Child of the World.

The benefit of this was that Nie Ning didn't need to run around; he just needed to stay in the Blue Sea of Trees and cultivate in peace.

Nie Ning took this opportunity to scout for information in the Blue Sea of Trees.

Using the communication mystic tool given by Claude, he disseminated information about Belvis humans and the owners of the genes he needed.

Due to the time constraint, Nie Ning did not hold back much, resulting in countless deaths among the beings of Lata World, most of whom died from sneak attacks.

After all, the plan was for at most one month, so there was almost no need to worry about the issue of exposure.

Even if they truly suspected him, his identity as the Child of the World would require those high-level beings to spend a considerable amount of time verifying it, rather than just killing Nie Ning outright.

After spending nearly twenty days, the beings of various races in the Lata World Allied Forces had been almost entirely slaughtered.

Although only a very small number of beings died each time, Nie Ning had already achieved his goal.

Only a small portion of high-level being genes were lacking, but this would not affect the overall situation, as the overlap rate of the genes would almost cover the entire genetic pool of the world.

The only thing missing was the high-level arts contained within their bloodline.

For Nie Ning, hunting exotic beasts after returning to Belvis World would be the same; too many skills would only make his brain unable to keep up.

Just like back at the Iron Mountain Fortress ruins, he was directly stunned by concentrated fire and forgot that he even had the Forbidden Domain of Living Beings skill.

Of course, it was mainly because his soul was injured, and the intense pain caused him to not react in time.

While hunting the natives of Lata World, the plan eventually encountered an accident.

However, it wasn't directed at the natives, but rather at the plan concerning Claude and Louisa.

Nie Ning did not like accidents, so he planned to find an opportunity to severely injure the two of them, preparing for his subsequent plot to seize the core of the world.

But the two recovered their strength too quickly; even though he intentionally gave wrong information and leaked the location of the level 8 Sacred Rune Warrior, he still failed to severely injure them.

He didn't know if it was because the difference in strength was too great, but the level 8 Sacred Rune Warrior couldn't even call for help before being killed by Claude and his group.

Even worse, Wizard Lapu and Garcia had already joined up with Claude and the others.

If he wanted to find another opportunity to severely injure the two, he would probably need to mobilize a portion of the Lata World Allied Forces.

As for the ninth rank...

Nie Ning had never obtained any relevant information; at least the level 7 high-level natives didn't know.

And in order not to be exposed, Nie Ning could not go and ask level 8 beings, otherwise it would be very easy for certain peculiar beings to spot the flaws.