"Wait!" Darren raised his hand and said, "Guys, I sincerely want to join you. And I have brought you some gifts. Please have a look before you decide."
Then, he quickly pulled out some bright fragments from his Space Ring.
"What?!"
"These are the components to cast the level-seven divine weapon!"
The four people couldn't believe what Darren had presented to them. Even the gangster leaders stared at the fragments, their eyes full of longing.
Once Darren had acquired the fragments to cast his level-nine divine weapons, he no longer needed the material for the level-seven divine weapons. However, these fragments were highly coveted by these gangsters.
Splash!
Now that he had caught their attention, there was no need to keep the components on display. And so, he returned them to his Space Ring.
"Hand them over to me!" the leader shouted.
He was dying to possess the fragments.
"Ha-ha. Take it easy, sir. We came here to gift you the fragments. But first, you have to accept me," Darren said.
"Don't dream of it! We will kill you and take the fragments!"
"Humph, my death won't benefit you. I have enough material to make hundreds of level-seven divine weapons. Kill me, and all that material will be destroyed. I will comply once you've carefully considered my offer." By revealing that he had a large quantity of material, he could guarantee that these gangster leaders wouldn't kill him without thinking.
All he had to do was successfully negotiate his way out of this crisis. That would buy him enough time to deal with these gangsters in the future.
Darren waited patiently. The silence in the clearing made it apparent that the gangsters were using their spiritual sense to discuss his conditions.
The leaders knew that they couldn't take the Space Ring by force. Once it was broken, everything inside it would be destroyed.
"Do you really want to join us?"
"Yes. I'm not lying to you, guys. Some bad people were chasing me, which is why I hid in the Tussle Region. Unexpectedly, I met Tim, who also tried to kill me. That is why I had to take over his territory.
Then I learned that you four are the absolute kings of the forest. I am in awe of you and would like to be on friendly terms," Darren appeared sincere, as he explained.
"What do you think?" one of the leaders asked another one through his spiritual sense.
"We should pretend to be his friends first. After he gives us the treasure, we'll see if he has any other use. If he can't continue to provide us with more, we'll kill him then."
"You are right."
"I agree with you. As for how to divide the treasure in his Space Ring, we will discuss it after we go back."
The four leaders reached an agreement by talking to each other with their spiritual sense.
"Well, since you are so sincere, we will allow you to take over Tim's position. Tell us your name."
"My name is Darren Chu."
"Okay, Darren, listen carefully. We now appoint you as King Darren, and you own the territory for three hundred kilometers around. Our order comes into effect immediately."
"Thank you. That is a very generous offer." As the gangster leader looked like he was making an important announcement, so Darren played along.
"Give us your treasure. This is your first assignment."
"Yes."
Darren waved his hand at once and released enough glittering fragments to create a hundred level-seven divine weapons.
Lindsay, who had been quiet this whole time, appeared puzzled. She used her spiritual sense to communicate with Darren. "Are you silly? You have given them so much fragments at one go. Aren't you afraid that they will go back on their word and kill you? What's more, it's a pity that you freely gave them such a valuable gift."
"You don't understand. This is only a temporary exchange. I'll get the fragments back after a while."
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