Chapter 1298: Chapter 1298

1298: Chapter 1284: Air-Dried 1298: Chapter 1284: Air-Dried The traitor’s plan was crafty.

He knew that the senior executives of the Chamber of Commerce could sense the unease and hesitation of the low-level sailors—the moment he started to incite them, he knew he would be labeled a traitor.

“But this is only the first layer of a three-layered betrayal…”

In the first layer of betrayal, he betrayed those low-level sailors and ordinary mercenaries, casting them out as the least valuable losers and decoys.

Just a trial, relying solely on those bombs to destroy this monster ship capable of regenerating itself?”

As the Sailor Captain who had worked on this ship for eight years, he knew many secrets…

the plan he offered to other “comrades” was unlikely to succeed from the start.

Thus, he betrayed the other traitors…

“…My target, from the start, was that meteorite, and then using this opportunity, let those big shots make their appearance, eliminating the lingering trouble of my betrayal and preferably killing a few of the organization’s high-level members…”

The third layer of betrayal, betrayed his past, betrayed the idealized version of himself.

Without using this opportunity to eliminate certain people, he could never feel at ease…

Even if his new employer offered a quite favorable treatment and security promises, but how could he trust mere lips service?

He knew that if that fragment was indeed so important, the new employer’s capturers would definitely handle the obstacle—it would mostly be a silencing…

So, all he needed to do was make the Chamber of Commerce’s upper echelons become the nuisances.

This time, he used himself as a bait, hoping to catch the most dangerous hunters, hoping to eliminate lingering troubles.

If the Rebirth Chamber of Commerce lost most of its top executives, then it would struggle even to protect itself, naturally lacking the time and energy to seek him out, who fled to the ends of the earth.

As a result, at least until the last moment, the plan was successful…

When one by one, the short-range teleportation gates, invaluable and theoretically infallible, each failed before his eyes.

The traitor’s eyes widened, a flash of rage at being betrayed passing through them, followed by a realization…perhaps this is the fate a traitor deserves.

But even at this moment, he still hadn’t given up; he felt he still had value, he could still try…

“I…” he tried to articulate his value and price.

Mid-sentence, he found his vision already tilting.

The last thing remaining in the traitor’s field of view was that headless corpse.

A pair of large hands casually caught the head, yet still did not gaze at him, already losing his life.

The Panda-man looked at the teleportation gate fragments shattered into pieces; these were super expensive.

What had happened to turn the expected struggle into nothing?

Even if Decree strongmen wouldn’t live without their heads, what made these heads restless was that until the end, those two “senior executives” never even glanced at them…

“How very arrogant you are, you will eventually…” Finally, the traitor let out his last roar and curse in life.

Annoyed by the noise, Lu Ping’an simply clasped his hand, and all he had was a handful of “tomato sauce”.

When consciousness was completely gone, the headless corpse could only spray blood and fall directly to the ground.

Why listen to the traitor’s words?

Listen to their seemingly interesting reasons for betrayal?

Or listen to their either proud or frantic negative emotions?

“Hey, we agreed to spare lives for convenience in settling lingering troubles, but you didn’t even spare the head.”

Catherine was somewhat upset—the head of the traitors was in hand, and it was possible to trace back and dig out quite a few things from it.

Even if that side would mostly deny, but at least something could be knocked out.

“Don’t be foolish, it’s still strength that speaks in this world…”

With his massive size and scars all over, the battle-hardened Panda-man drank as he watched the departing ship.

He of course knew that there must be other forces intervening behind this; otherwise, where would that Rule-level Combat Power come from?

But really, what could be knocked out with just a traitor?

When has this world ever reasoned with the weaker ones?

Rebirth Chamber of Commerce was doing well in this world, but compared to those factions with eight or nine tier Big Shots, it was nothing.

Even if he took this prisoner to cause trouble, given the current weight of Rebirth Commerce, it would be easily brushed aside.

However, looking at the corpse still bleeding on the ground, the Panda-man began to laugh.

Of course, logical thinking was one aspect, but not wanting to see the traitor’s face, not wanting to listen to his nonsense was the main reason.

“Dispose of them all; feed the dead ones to the fish after chopping them up; hang the living ones on the deck to dry.”

Perhaps only when the traitors became corpses would Xue En want to take another look at them.

The rebellion was quickly suppressed; a series of dried corpses would serve as a warning for a while to those who harbored foolish ambitions, and after dealing with these troubles, the Ship stabilized quite a bit…

Of course, the main reason was those departing Pursuit Fleets.

“They, why did they leave….”

If the traitor was telling the truth, there was no reason for those behind the teleportation gates not to show up.

A change of mind at the last moment?

Or simply a big price paid for nothing?

The high-level members of Rebirth Commerce could not understand, especially why the eager pursuers suddenly left en masse.

You see, there were several Rule-level beings among them; sending them out had been a significant investment…

Continue to stay alert.”

Of course they couldn’t understand; after all, no one would have guessed that their lessened pressure stemmed from Lu Ping’an, who was miles away, suddenly making a decision.

“With me here, they wouldn’t dare overdo it…”

Lu Ping’an said so, and indeed the development of the situation seemed once again to validate the distant Xue En’s judgment…

In this world, it is a harsh reality that only the strong are respected, and no one listens to the complaints of the weaker.

But soon, the high-level members of the commerce on the ship didn’t need to worry…

“Old Guan/Captain Guan, you’re finally awake?!”

Soon, very soon, after Lu Ping’an decided “No more acting, I am the Big Shot,” he obtained what he had never been able to grasp before.

“…Although it was off course, thankfully, not by too much.”

Suddenly, very suddenly, someone mentioned the general location of the Redemption on the contact board; next thing, there was a flurry of discussions, and almost the coordinates were shared.

At the same time, Lu Ping’an also received some private messages.

Some were straightforward, offering him “small gifts,” such as assets of considerable value in certain places.

Others were more tactful, expressing a slight apology, stating that they “had not governed strictly, leading to some minor disputes” among their subordinates, and then sent more valuable gifts.

Lu counted them up; there were seven families…

He drew a sharp breath; luckily he had made up his mind, or else, even if it wouldn’t have been the end, some trouble would have arisen.

Lu Ping’an, of course, didn’t think these Big Shots were afraid of him, a “newcomer”; rather, having gained recognition in this circle, everyone had to play by the rules.

Those who had “accidentally crossed lines” earlier, if they did not want to make enemies unexpectedly, had to offer compensation.

How much to compensate wasn’t important; this gesture alone was an expression of “I haven’t disrespected you”…

Only beings of the same level could command respect.

Lu Ping’an shook his head; at this moment, he found himself longing for “power.”

Perhaps power in itself is nothing, but to survive, to live with dignity, it is indispensable.

He called over Meow, obviously for work…

“Go make a trip; let them come here and meet with me…” If there’s something to do, it’s Meow’s job; if there’s a path, Meow runs it.

Looking at the huge tree covering the sky outside the window, Lu Ping’an knew he still had to wait, but perhaps, this tree itself was the source of a new “power.”