Fang Rui opened his eyes slightly in shock. He never expected that Zhao Wuyan was targeting the entire Hongye Gang.
No wonder Lin Bo made it clear that he must do this.
The change of ownership of the gang really depends on him as the gang leader.
"What? You think I can't eat it?"
"Based on my understanding of District 24, you really can't defeat the Hongye Gang. What's more, regardless of Hongye's own strength, if you want to monopolize Hongye, the city lords of several nearby districts will also oppose it.
You, the twenty-fourth district, don’t have the ability to overcome all opinions.”
The entire urban area near the α restricted area, that is, District 22 to District 27, is now inextricably linked to the Hongye Gang.
Even if Fang Rui doesn't mind giving up power to Zhao Wuyan, the city lords of these other cities will never allow such a thing to happen.
"Indeed..." Zhao Wuyan nodded and admitted: "Now the overall strength of the 24th District cannot even compare with that of the 25th District, let alone convince several nearby districts."
"That……"
"But what if I am promoted to level B?" Zhao Wuyan suddenly changed the topic and said:
"If I rely on the purple jade crystal to reach B level and have absolute dominance, coupled with your Red Leaf Gang's understanding of the α restricted area, is it possible for us to become bigger and directly dominate the α restricted area?"
"Rule the Alpha restricted area? Do you want to rule all districts 22 to 27 together?" Fang Rui quickly understood Zhao Wuyan's ultimate goal.
In this new moon era, the restricted area is the main source of cursed resources in human cities. Therefore, all urban areas except coastal urban areas are basically built around the restricted area.
Among them, Districts 22 to 27 are urban areas built around the α restricted area.
If Zhao Wuyan really has the ability to rule the α restricted area, it would be equivalent to controlling the most important cursed resource lifeline in nearby cities. If these cities want to continue to develop, they can only surrender to Zhao Wuyan's rule.
"It's not me, it's us!" Zhao Wuyan agreed with Fang Rui's speculation and corrected the latter's wording.
"We?" Fang Rui raised his eyebrows and said half-jokingly and half-sarcastically: "You have really reached level B. Do I, the Red Leaf Gang, really have the right to join you and call us us?"
"Qualified." Zhao Wuyan looked directly into Fang Rui's eyes, as if he wanted to see through the latter:
"An eighteen-year-old young man who can reach D-level strength without relying on cursed objects and still convince an old fox like Lin Bo has unlimited potential.
I am not a short-sighted person. As long as I can take charge of the seven nearby cities, I will definitely treat you as my own son and devote all my resources to training you so that you can become the further hope of our seven cities!
No matter who is stronger or weaker in the future, we will all be equal!"
"You already want to be my father, and you're talking about being equal to me?" Faced with Zhao Wuyan's impassioned speech, Fang Rui was surprisingly calm, and even made a joke with Zhao Wuyan.
"Do you think I'm joking?!" Zhao Wuyan frowned displeased.
Fang Rui's reaction was too calm.
"No, I even think your plan is very reliable and great!"
"But you don't look excited or yearning at all." Zhao Wuyan's brows still did not loosen.
"Lin Bo once warned me to be down-to-earth and not to believe in the uncertain future that others say.
Although your plan is great, the prerequisite is that you must be promoted to B level."
"Do you think I can't be promoted to level B?" Zhao Wuyan responded subconsciously.
"Isn't it normal for me to have this worry?" Fang Rui said matter-of-factly:
"B-level is a threshold for cursers to advance. If it can be passed so easily, Xu Bufan, who has countless resources in his hands, will not go all the way and lose his life for the B-level 'Blood Red Bride'
Already."
"So, your worries are indeed justified, but..."
"Uncle Zhao seems to be very sure that he can be promoted to Class B. Could it be that he has already crossed that threshold?" Fang Rui suddenly interrupted Zhao Wuyan.
"Yes...Yes? Haha..." Fang Rui's sudden interruption was a bit unexpected. He wanted to pretend to be stupid quietly, but in the end he still couldn't respond calmly, so he simply smiled bitterly.
He shook his head and said:
"I didn't expect to fall into your trap. Did you already guess that I was hiding my strength?"
"It's just a guess." Fang Rui nodded and admitted:
"As far as I know, Liu Yongyu, the city lord of the 22nd District, has a C-level perfect strength, and he was stuck at this stage ten years ago. Logically speaking, such a veteran powerhouse should be the strongest among you city lords.
That's right, but Uncle Lin swore to me that you are the most powerful among the city lords.
Coupled with your strange behavior in front of the curse level tester last night, it makes people wonder whether you have been secretly promoted to level B.
So, I took the opportunity to test you, but I didn’t expect..."
"You didn't expect me to be tricked out so easily, right?" Zhao Wuyan took the words helplessly.
It's not convenient for Fang Rui to say, but as far as he is concerned, it is not a shame to be admired by his juniors.
This further shows that he sees people accurately and doesn’t appreciate the wrong person, right?
After comforting himself, Zhao Wuyan felt much better and returned to the subject:
"Since you already know my background, should you also reveal Hongye's background to me? We should be able to seriously discuss cooperation now, right?"
"for example?"
"For example, what kind of strength is this damn old fox like Uncle Lin? I hide it so well. Girls who sleep together every day don't even know what kind of strength I have, but this old fox knows it first!"
Zhao Wuyan said with resentment.
If Lin Bo hadn't pointed out the general direction for Fang Rui, Fang Rui wouldn't have suspected him of being a B-level curser.
He wouldn't have been tricked by such a junior.
"I don't know..." Fang Rui shook his head seriously.
"He is your housekeeper, you tell me you don't know his strength?" Zhao Wuyan looked unbelieving.
"He is my housekeeper and also my teacher. Isn't it normal for students not to know the strength of their teacher?"
"I've never heard of many teachers who listen to their students and let them make the decision for them."
"So, he is also my housekeeper and needs to listen to me."
"What about the strength composition of your Red Leaf Gang cadre members?" Zhao Wuyan was too lazy to ask Fang Rui the next question.
"Fire Snake is D-level, Thunder Monkey is D-level, I am D-level..."
"Then what?"
"Gone……"
"Are you kidding me?!" Zhao Wuyan clenched his fists and suppressed his temper:
"You kid, don't tell me that you only know the strength of these three people! If this is the case, this cooperation will no longer be possible."
"I'm not kidding you, but among the cadres, I really only know the strength of my two apprentices." Fang Rui explained seriously:
"Although I am the leader of the gang, Uncle Lin is in charge of the entire Hongye. I am just a hands-off shopkeeper. The only cadres I can come into contact with on weekdays are Thunder Monkey and Fire Snake."
"So, you never ask about the Hongye Gang?"
"I completely trust Uncle Lin, why should I ask about these things and worry too much?"
"That's enough!" Zhao Wuyan broke out unbearably, and he gasped emotionally:
"I am sincerely discussing cooperation with you. Where are you, the old and the young?
One told me that he could make the decision on everything, except that he didn’t have the power of the gang; the other said that he had the power and could make the decision on all Hongye matters by himself, but he basically knew nothing about the entire Hongye Gang?!
You two are playing tricks on me together, right?"
"Really?" Fang Rui was not affected by Zhao Wuyan at all. After the other party vented for a while, he asked calmly:
"Can you be sincere if you hide your strength and talk to us about cooperation?"
Fang Rui's words immediately made the originally aggressive Zhao Wuyan become much weaker.
"Didn't I also confess my strength to you?" Zhao Wuyan defended.
"Have you confessed?" Fang Rui shook his head in disapproval and said, "What I found out through testing cannot be regarded as your confession on your own initiative. This cannot be regarded as your sincerity."
"..." Zhao Wuyan didn't reply. He looked at Fang Rui and was silent for a long time. During this period, his expression changed several times, but he finally said with a wry smile:
"Originally, my boy is only eighteen. No matter how smart and sophisticated he is, he should not be difficult to deal with due to his age. But I never thought that you, like Uncle Lin, would be very difficult to deal with..."
Thinking back to how he had been calm and composed from the beginning, taking the initiative, to the moment when he could not control his outburst of temper and helplessness, and Fang Rui's unchanging calmness from the beginning to the end, Zhao Wuyan couldn't help but sigh again.
, admitting defeat with some frustration:
"I admit that I am not sincere, but my idea of cooperation is true. Today is no longer appropriate. Let's find another time to talk about cooperation."
"Yes, but you have to talk to Uncle Lin when the time comes. I will delegate the power to him. And before negotiating, I need to see your sincerity."
"Sincerity?" Zhao Wuyan was stunned.
"There are seven in the city, but there is only one in Hongye Gang."
"But I'm the only one with B-level strength."
"But the question is, has your B-level realm been completely stabilized?"
"What...what do you mean?"
"Since B-level is a threshold, the strength gap between B-level and C-level is naturally extremely huge. If you have truly reached B-level, why bother trying to hide your strength? Just use your strength to conquer other cities.
Enough?
Moreover, the main function of purple jade crystal is to help cursers below B level to break through the realm. For cursers of B level and above, the effect is greatly reduced. If you are really a genuine B level strong person, it is really
There is no need to offend Xu Bufan, the small city lord of District 11, for a piece of purple jade crystal."
"You... have been testing me since last night?!" Zhao Wuyan's eyes widened.
At this moment, he felt like he was naked in front of Fang Rui!
He was seen through by Fang Rui!
Even though he repeatedly improved his evaluation of Fang Rui in his heart, at this moment he still felt that he had underestimated the young man in front of him too much.
He even had an inexplicable feeling.
The young man in front of him might be even scarier than Uncle Lin, whom he had never been able to see through and had made him dumb countless times!
"Tell me..." After recognizing the reality, Zhao Wuyan said sincerely: