Abyss Sequence-Chapter 447 - 22: Schemes

[The news about your application for the Bright Silver Abyss raid has caused quite a stir.]

While bleeding himself, Yan Luo looked at the message from Wu Zechuan, somewhat puzzled, he typed and asked: [What do you mean by quite a stir?]

[It’s just that because of this matter, the Hunter’s Guild Headquarters has been arguing nonstop.]

Wu Zechuan’s words carried a hint of glee at others’ misfortune.

Yan Luo asked curiously: [What are they arguing about?]

[The selection of Hunters to be dispatched to explore Towns No. 1 to No. 4 around the Bright Silver Abyss,] Wu Zechuan quickly replied, [The effect of the Saint’s Blood appeared before them, and they all know about the Ancient Cultivation Method, wanting to seize the chance to get themselves some Saint’s Blood.]

Yan Luo frowned.

He had only intended to give the blood to Hunters who helped, but the high-ups in the Hunter’s Guild had already regarded the Saint’s Blood as theirs even before he began his Bright Silver Abyss raid.

This left Yan Luo quite displeased.

This was his blood, and only the ones he decided upon could have it.

Wu Zechuan was an exception since he was a friend, and a bit of favoritism wasn’t too much, but who did these people think they were to covet his blood?

Yan Luo understood why Wu Zechuan suddenly contacted him; it was a reminder.

Knowing the Hunter’s Guild high-ups’ plans from the start meant that Yan Luo’s anger was less when he guarded against them first, rather than finding out about it afterward.

Yan Luo wasn’t very angry at the moment, he was just feeling displeased with the Hunter’s Guild high-ups.

Wu Zechuan was also protecting these people, knowing that Yan Luo would surely confront them if he learned about this matter afterward.

Yan Luo took a deep breath and typed his response: [Tell them for me, if they truly want it, they should come to the towns surrounding the Bright Silver Abyss to assist. If not, they can forget about getting my blood.]

Upon seeing Yan Luo’s reply, Wu Zechuan couldn’t help but laugh.

Just as he had expected, Yan Luo would definitely ask him to convey this to the Hunter’s Guild high-ups after learning about the situation.

Thus, Wu Zechuan complied with Yan Luo’s wishes and posted Yan Luo’s exact words in the Hunter’s Guild high-ups’ discussion group.

The Hunter’s Guild presidents and headquarters management from all over the world saw Wu Zechuan’s forwarded message and immediately targeted Wu Zechuan.

They were not only angered by Yan Luo’s words but were even more infuriated that Wu Zechuan had spread the messages from the discussion group.

Of course, they all did similar things themselves, albeit not as brazenly as Wu Zechuan, who not only spread the message but openly told everyone he was doing it.

[You idiots, do you really think Yan Luo wouldn’t notice such things?] Wu Zechuan was not the least afraid, straightforwardly mocking them, [He can sense who has Saint’s Blood within them, and once he finds out what you’ve done, what do you think he’ll do? Don’t use common sense to gauge Yan Luo’s thoughts, I tell you, Yan Luo will definitely come up with a way to crush you because he hates this kind of thing the most.]

Why was Wu Zechuan doing this? Why warn these people?

It’s simple, he didn’t want to see Yan Luo and the Hunter’s Guild high-ups clash head-on, as it would only lead to mutual destruction. Meanwhile, he also wanted to use this opportunity to expand his influence within the Hunter’s Guild.

Wu Zechuan knew that these people would never be grateful to him; they would only think he had made a mistake by telling the victim about their scheming.

But so what?

They now clearly knew that Wu Zechuan and Saint Yan Luo were on the same side, and in future actions, especially those involving Yan Luo, they would have to consider his perspective.

Yan Luo was already an indispensable figure in this world. As a friend of Yan Luo, and the only one among the Hunter’s Guild high-ups to have a good relationship with him, his influence would increase as Yan Luo’s did.

Despite now enduring their unified insults, Wu Zechuan remained emotionally unmoved, bearing a smile.

As expected by Wu Zechuan, and even beyond his expectations —

The insults in the discussion group hadn’t yet ceased when someone privately contacted him, hoping to procure some Saint’s Blood from him.

Many people knew that Yan Luo was a person who took things seriously; once he set his sights on a target, he would pursue it wholeheartedly.

Wu Zechuan’s warning was heard, they realized that secretly coveting the Saint’s Blood would absolutely make them enemies in Yan Luo’s eyes.

No one wished to fall out with the only Saint Blue Star had now. Since it was the case, their original plan couldn’t proceed, they had to think of alternatives.

Coincidentally, Wu Zechuan, who was friends with Yan Luo and the president of the No. 2 Crimson Hunter’s Guild, was reportedly given some leftover Blood of the Saint by Yan Luo during his last distribution. Could they possibly obtain a portion or more of the Saint’s Blood from Wu Zechuan...

Seeing those private messages, Wu Zechuan chuckled and forwarded them to Yan Luo.

[As I said, if they want it, they should come and get it themselves!]

Yan Luo remained steadfast in his initial terms.

Yan Luo was still in a bad mood at the moment, directly persuading him was useless, so Wu Zechuan simply sent Yan Luo’s original words over.

At this point, the ’smart ones’ also realized Wu Zechuan’s intentions.

[What do you want?]

There was no way Wu Zechuan would have shared the discussion group’s quarrels with Yan Luo just because of his good relationship with Yan Luo; he sought something else, wanting to take advantage and blackmail them.

[Expand the Hunter ranks.] Wu Zechuan replied with a smile.

He then informed Yan Luo about his intentions to trade with the Hunter’s Guild high-ups.

Yan Luo had no objection to expanding the ranks of Hunters, he hoped to see this happen.

Wu Zechuan was well aware that Yan Luo was not a particularly upright person; Yan Luo merely spoke frankly, rarely concealing his true thoughts.

In fact, Yan Luo was capable of ’bribing’ to eliminate the Abyss.

If ’the Hunter’s Guild high-ups covertly obtaining Saint’s Blood’ was turned into ’Yan Luo bribing the Hunter’s Guild high-ups with Saint’s Blood to expand the ranks of Hunters,’ thereby shifting from passive acquisition to active gifting, Yan Luo would be open to it.

Yan Luo was somewhat perplexed after seeing the message Wu Zechuan sent.

It’s now all the presidents of exploration town Hunter’s Guilds and headquarters management wishing to obtain Saint’s Blood, implying Wu Zechuan’s negotiations aim to expand Hunter ranks globally.

Why was Wu Zechuan doing this?

After organizing his questions into words and sending them over, Wu Zechuan promptly responded: [The effects of ’Absolute Sky Connection’ are gradually receding, and once Blue Star’s magic power environment returns to its former state, the Abyss will also strengthen. Nowadays, Blue Star cannot lose the Abyss, the only approach is to enhance itself to contend with an increasingly difficult situation, hence expanding the ranks of Hunters is crucial.]

Wu Zechuan knew many things that others didn’t, which explained why they couldn’t understand why he wanted to expand the ranks of Hunters, but Yan Luo, seeing Wu Zechuan’s reply, immediately understood.

Indeed, in this time period, expanding the ranks of Hunters was a very necessary thing.

Seizing the moment, before Blue Star’s magic power environment returned to its peak, to expand the ranks of Hunters and plan ahead for the future, Wu Zechuan’s approach was indeed beneficial to Blue Star’s development.

Thus, when Wu Zechuan proposed using Saint’s Blood to bribe those Hunter’s Guild high-ups, Yan Luo readily agreed.

Seeing the words that floated before him, Wu Zechuan grinned widely.

The Hunter’s Guild high-ups would surely find a way to obtain a portion of Saint’s Blood. If they intended to play tricks, they would face Yan Luo’s disdain, causing a conflict between Yan Luo and the Hunter’s Guild.

However, if the thinking was shifted, allowing Yan Luo to personally gift Saint’s Blood to the Hunter’s Guild high-ups in exchange for their aid, the issue could be smoothly resolved.

People often thought Yan Luo had no desires or pursuits, but this wasn’t true.

Wu Zechuan had become the communication channel between the Hunter’s Guild high-ups and Yan Luo, thereby invisibly enhancing his position.

Readers of the series could see him getting one step closer to holding sway over the Hunter’s Guild’s power.