The real estate in the lower levels of Nest City has never been expensive.

Lacking legal constraints, gang members and thugs can snatch someone's shop and storefront at any moment.

Thus, a bar like the Insect Gang's, in terms of the deed and house price, would barely fetch 20,000 Silver Cannons even at most, and it's not guaranteed to find a buyer.

However, the interior decoration here is quite luxurious. There's probably a good amount of valuable liquor in the warehouse... and some shady contraband drugs. If sold, they could probably fetch around a hundred thousand or so.

Because of this, Yun You dared to set the price at 120,000.

Yet the girl who dared to stand out as bait—Kasidelle—refused this great sum.

This was 120,000 Silver Cannons...! Spent sparingly, it's probably enough for half a lifetime.

But Kasidelle didn't want the money.

"Could it be that her true identity is a rich lady, working just to experience life?"

Yun You started to imagine.

But she quickly dismissed this guess.

Because she had just seen with her own eyes, when the Headless Monster released the first shock wave, this girl was coughing blood and yet still protected two bottles of liquor, muttering quietly, "Damn, almost smashed it to pieces, luckily I was quick... otherwise I'd have to pay two months' salary!"

Such a foolish and clumsy appearance, rich people could never pretend to have.

"So why are you following me? Wouldn't it be better to take the money to improve your life?"

Yun You looked up and down at Kasidelle, using a phrase from a certain tycoon boss: "Don't you like money?"

"How could that be possible, there's no one in Nest City who doesn't love money, right?"

Kasidelle shook her head like a rattle drum.

"It's just that, compared to money, I think having a backer is more important."

"My family used to run a black market prosthetic body workshop, and even though we didn't have a production license, my dad had skills and could handcraft all sorts of counterfeit chips... so we made quite a bit of money, even became the richest on the street."

"But later, because we didn't pay the gang protection fee, they broke my dad's hands so that he could no longer make money and took away all our money."

Kasidelle stared at Yun You, speaking earnestly: "From that moment, I understood that money is just a toy in front of [power]; if your fist isn't big enough, no matter how wealthy you are, you can't hold onto your wealth."

"My dad later used his hidden stash of money to buy various genetic potions to feed me, hoping to raise me into an Apprentice Death God... But unfortunately, I lacked such talent, so I want to follow you! This way, the money I earn in the future won't be taken away!"

Hearing this, Yun You couldn't help but feel moved.

She casually picked up two pieces of cotton, stuffing them into Kasidelle's ears, signaling her to steer clear of the Headless Monster's heartbeat while they spoke.

After the remnants of the heartbeat shock wave subsided, Yun You wiped the blood from her mouth and helped the girl up.

Just a few days ago, she too had dreamt of becoming strong like Kasidelle.

Because in Nest City, only strength guarantees benefits. Only by becoming strong can you have dignity and everything else.

Aside from that, things like "knowledge," "wealth," "schemes," and so on... are just accessories to strength, rootless floating wood.

That's the cruelest part about Nest City; apart from getting stronger, people basically have no way to change their fate.

And like Yun You, a fortunate few, most people can't even find a pathway to strength, let alone defy destiny.

So, she doesn't dislike those at the bottom, and can gradually understand Kasidelle's mindset.

If you can't become strong, find a friend or boss who can...

Maybe this will cost a little dignity, but at least it frees you from the fate of being humiliated.

But then again, being someone else's reliance is something Yun You had never considered before.

So after a moment of silence, the little girl curiously asked: "You just trust me like that?"

"Aren't you afraid that I'm just another bully, or an unreliable newbie?"

"No way, I'm very good at judging people."

Kasidelle shook her head again, earnestly saying: "If you really were a bad guy, then you would have just grabbed someone to use as bait, instead of asking our opinions."

"As for strength..."

Kasidelle smiled faintly.

"Although I can't see your face clearly, judging from your voice and height, you can't be over 16, can you?"

"To take down an entire gang at the age of sixteen, if you're a newbie, then we're all just trash."

Listening to this rather rigorous analysis, Yun You awkwardly smiled, not knowing how to refute it.

So, helplessly, she could only nod.

"Alright, alright, I agree, but now isn't the time to negotiate salary and employment contracts, put on the cotton first, find a way to approach the Headless Monster, and after we kill it, we'll talk about the other things."

"Yay! A long-term meal ticket!"

Kasidelle excitedly jumped up and down like a swallow.

Without much hesitation, she quickly put the cotton in her ears and prepared to dash out of the cover.

"Hey, wait a minute."

Yun You hurriedly stopped Kasidelle, grabbing two Mantis Blades and thrusting them into her hands.

"Hold onto these, otherwise, it might not even consider you a threat... Get close and just throw them, when it releases the heartbeat, remember to protect your chest with your hands."

"And also."

Yun You paused, then lowered her voice, saying softly: "If... you come back alive, you'll be my [friend], not a subordinate."

"Okay!"

Kasidelle nodded with a smile, then climbed over the table.

To run faster, the silly girl wobbled her ankle after two steps, kicking off the ill-fitting high heels, and dashed barefoot toward the Headless Monster, making a "pat-pat" sound.

This sound seemed to catch the attention of the Headless Monster; it turned its head, looking at Kasidelle with its nonexistent eyes, and began to gather power.

Seeing this, Kasidelle's body shook, and she quickly flung the Mantis Blades.

Her strength wasn't impressive; the thrown blades looked limp, lacking force.

But fortunately, the sharp characteristic of the Mantis Blades compensated for this, and purely by their inherent downward momentum, they were enough to cut through gold and jade.

The Headless Monster clearly felt the danger of the blade, so it didn't hesitate to stop gathering power, releasing an "instantaneous" heartbeat.

Thump—!

Once again, a terrifying shock wave swept forward, engulfing Kasidelle.

She instinctively followed Yun You's instructions, covering her chest with her hands.

But she wasn't Yun You, with a physique strong enough to withstand the heartbeat's might.

At such a close range of just a few meters, the invisible impact crushed her hand bones, collapsing her chest.

She flew backward violently, crashing onto the sofa, with blood rushing up her throat, while her head violently shook, as if it were about to explode.

The crowd couldn't help but worry, as if they already saw the scene of Kasidelle's head exploding.

But surprisingly, the next moment, the girl widened her eyes, gulped down her saliva, and suppressed the blood in her throat.

At the same time, the sudden increase in blood pressure in her brain gradually subsided with her deep breaths.

She was severely injured, but miraculously alive!

Perhaps, this was the result of the "Genetic Potion" she had taken in the past.

Those potions didn't make her strong, but they did save her life in this moment of life and death.

"Well done!"

Yun You's small figure flashed past Kasidelle, leaving a word of praise, becoming a gust of wind hurtling toward the Headless Monster.

"Leave the rest to me."

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