GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?

Black Knife also said, “It is not as if I am asking for the heart of your family. You can surely afford this much money. And if I manage to stop the small noble families from leaving, you will be able to earn more than you paid me from their lives and properties. So gamble on me.”

What Black Knife said was reasonable. Bushwick could find many ways to refute his claims. But that won’t change the fact that no one is willing to work with his family now.

Even the fate weaver has left the town. Black Knife is the only person he can count on to kill Silver Mirror.

In fact, he doesn’t need Black Knife to succeed. As long as Black Knife can scare Silver Mirror away, the plan of the small nobles would be as good as foiled.

The more he thought about it, the more reasonable he found it to be. But there was no way he was going to pay three times 1,800 for energy water.

He didn’t care about the price before because he had no intention of paying it. Now that he has to pay it upfront, his heart is already beginning to ache with loss.

He said to Black Knife. “Alright. We can work together, and I can pay you upfront. But I can’t pay 5,400 liters. I can only pay 3,000.”

Black Knife sneered and said, “But you agreed so easily earlier. What has changed?”

Bushwick didn’t feel any shame as he replied, “The venture has become more risky now. There is a gulf of a difference between paying after the job is done and paying before the job.”

Black Knife shook his head. “Even so, 3,000 is too low. Pay 4,000 liters.”

Bushwick refused. “If I pay 4,000 liters, that would be an extra 2,200 liters. That’s too much for the life of a rank 4 godclad. 1,200 liters is already 50% more than the market price.”

Black Knife also refused. He smiled as he said, “You are right. The normal price for the life of a rank 4 godclad is 800 liters or 8,000 gold coins. But you’re currently desperate. You don’t have any choice.”

He spread his hands and looked around him as he said, “I don’t see anyone willing to associate with you or your family at this point in time. Tell me if I’m wrong.”

Bushwick gritted his teeth before saying, “I can only double his price. I’ll pay 1,600 liters for him. That makes 3,400 in total. That is my final offer.”

Black Knife sighed and said, “We have a deal. Take it as my fault for trying to help you in your time of need. It is not your fault that you’re determined to take advantage of me.”

Bushwick didn’t want to listen to any more of his nonsense. So he said to the elders listening by the side, “Send someone to bring his payment.”

Ten minutes later, rank 1 knights began wheeling barrels into the meeting hall. Black Knife took out the bucket he prepared and began sending away the barrels.

He took the barrels of energy water right in front of everyone without any guilt or fear. After he was done, he bowed to Bushwick and said, “I will be on my way.”

Without waiting for Bushwick to say anything, he turned around and left. Bushwick looked at him go with a face that one would see and think that he just sucked on a lemon.

Bushwick was truly angry. He felt as if he had just swallowed something bitter and sour.

But he didn’t flare up. Instead he said, “Good, good. It is not your fault. Keep jumping around while you still can. The day of reckoning will be soon.”

Black Knife sauntered out of the large Ivory family estate as if the property belonged to his father, not some prideful noble who has been looking for the opportunity to kill him for quite some time.

His confidence is not faked. He truly doesn’t feel fear because of the encouragement of his “inner voice.”

Ever since he received the pathway of the slave, he has accepted his fate and decided not to worry too much about anything. He is slowly and surely becoming the right tool for his master.

In the past, he would have been very scared to approach Bushwick and fleece him before going to kill Silver Mirror. But now, he didn’t think there was anything to worry about.

Legion wasn’t around to see his actions, and they didn’t activate his second eye yet so as not to arouse Bushwick’s suspicion, but they could read Black Knife’s mind, so they knew what was going on.

They knew that their plan to recover what Bushwick owed them before they left the town had worked. It had worked so well that they even got extra after making Black Knife pretend that he was going to kill Silver Mirror.

Of course, Black Knife himself doesn’t know the true goal of his missions. As a slave, he should just do as he is told and not worry about the rest.

Even if their plan fails, they won’t blame Black Knife since they can see that he is doing his very best. Not that Black Knife has a choice in the matter. He has to do his best after his mind has been bombarded by many doses of Hypnotize.

Now that Black Knife had left the Ivory family and was away from Bushwick, Legion felt that it was safe enough to activate the pathway of the slave.

A second pupil opened in both of Black Knife’s eyes. These pupils were red and gave off a sharp feeling to those who are sensitive.

Black Knife immediately knew the pathway of the slave was activated. He gained access to three more abilities and a new source of spiritual energy that he couldn’t use before. So he definitely noticed the changes in his body.