I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate-Chapter 62: Big News

After some smooth-talking from Su Ze, Mr. Ya was clearly tempted.

Mr. Ya bared his buck teeth in a simple-minded smile. "It’s not impossible, but... it’ll cost you extra!"

"No problem!" Su Ze readily agreed. "I’ll gift you a ’Tier-6 Extract’ every day."

Mr. Ya’s face lit up. "No need for that. We can cut out the middleman. Just wire me the money directly."

"Alright, send me your account number later."

Su Ze agreed without hesitation.

One hundred thousand a day to hire a Cocoon Stage evolutionary wasn’t expensive at all; in fact, it was a bit of a bargain.

Back when Liou Wenxin formed a team to cross the Black Rock Mountain Range, she had paid even Li Gaojie, a Peak of Pupa Transformation evolutionary, a commission of fifty thousand a day.

However, crossing the Black Rock Mountain Range was a life-threatening task. Mr. Ya would just be a tour guide, leading the way within Luofan Country, where there was basically no danger.

Besides, Mr. Ya couldn’t be considered a typical Cocoon Stage evolutionary. His combat power was absolute trash.

Thus, Mr. Ya happily accepted. Plus, he could still livestream on the road, working two jobs and earning double the pay.

"Oh, right, boss, can you check my stream? I wonder if they’re done fighting," Mr. Ya said suddenly.

He had left his phone back in the Black Rock Mountain Range, still streaming live.

Su Ze took out his phone, opened the livestream, and found that Mr. Ya’s channel had long since gone dark.

From the bullet comments, he pieced together what had happened. The Saint-level battle had been so intense that a mountain had collapsed, burying Mr. Ya’s phone.

As for the outcome of the Saint-level battle, the viewers hadn’t seen it either. They only knew that another Saint-level expert had joined the fight later, apparently one hostile to the Saints from Mu Country and Luofan Country.

After dinner, Su Ze went with Mr. Ya to buy a new set of streaming equipment.

That night, he stayed over at Mr. Ya’s place.

Mr. Ya was a bachelor. His house was quite large, just a complete mess.

In the evening, the two discussed the next day’s travel plans. Su Ze suggested they drive there.

He didn’t have any identification, so he couldn’t take public transportation.

Luofan Academy was located in Moli City, the capital of Luofan Country, which was quite a long way from Mengka City.

Mr. Ya’s Escape Technique was impressive, but Su Ze couldn’t just work him like a pack mule. Relying on the Escape Technique for the whole journey would probably work Mr. Ya to the bone.

Mr. Ya wasn’t an idiot. He could tell that Su Ze’s identity was a bit... shady. But Su Ze was an incredibly generous spender. Mr. Ya just wanted to please his number one supporter and earn more money; he wasn’t about to pry into his top donor’s secrets.

Seeing that Su Ze was unwilling to take public transport, but feeling that driving would be too exhausting, Mr. Ya offered a suggestion.

"We could take a boat."

"A boat?" Su Ze paused for a moment before remembering that Luofan Country had the "Brahma River," which they revered as the Holy River, and its basin covered more than half of Luofan.

"That’s right. We can charter a boat from Mengka City and follow the Brahma River straight to Moli City. It’s fast, and we won’t have to take any detours."

Mr. Ya added, "Chartering a boat is a bit more expensive, though. If cost isn’t an issue for you, boss, we could also rent two tamed Brahma River Turtles to pull the boat. They’re even faster."

"Money is no object," Su Ze said magnanimously.

’Traveling by water is indeed a better option. It’s faster, and much less tiring than driving.’

"Then it’s settled. We’ll rent a boat and some turtles tomorrow."

...

The next day, before Su Ze and Mr. Ya could even leave the house, they were stunned by the day’s top news story.

Mu Country’s Saint-Level Hegemon, Li Shangmao, Killed in Action!

Su Ze immediately clicked on the news to read the details.

Saint-level experts were pivotal figures in every country, representing the pinnacle of a nation’s combat strength. They were its Guardian Gods.

Under the rule of Lin Hua Country, it had been countless years since any of the six nations had seen a Saint-level hegemon fall in battle.

With the death of a Saint-level expert, Mu Country needed to provide an explanation to its people. Therefore, the news gave a relatively detailed report on the Saint-level battle that had taken place in the Black Rock Mountain Range the previous night.

Su Ze had been on the scene for the first part of the events, so he was more or less clear on what happened.

The news report was also mostly accurate.

Four Saints from the two countries had joined forces to interrupt the Spirit Root Tree’s evolution and had severely wounded it. Just as the four Saints were preparing to finish off the Spirit Root Tree and collect their spoils, they were harassed by Bai Guishou, an elder from the Filth Earth Organization.

At the same time, the despicable Filth Earth Organization dispatched another elder, Feng Bqing, to perform a feint. He secretly infiltrated the base of the Spirit Root Tree to steal the fruits of victory that belonged to Mu Country and Luofan Country.

After the four Saint-level hegemons discovered this, they surrounded and attacked Feng Bqing.

This was the part of the events that Su Ze had witnessed in person.

He had originally thought that Feng Bqing would be quickly suppressed and killed in a one-versus-four fight. However, the news reported that Feng Bqing had undergone a bizarre mutation that greatly increased his combat power, allowing him to hold his own against all four of them!

Later, the other Filth Earth Organization elder, Bai Guishou, returned to support Feng Bqing, putting the four Saint-level hegemons from the two countries under immense pressure.

In the end, the four Saints used their trump cards to injure Bai Guishou, but this gave Feng Bqing an opportunity. He used a strange ability to drain Li Shangmao’s life force, killing him.

The outcome was that Bai Guishou was severely injured and fled, Feng Bqing mysteriously vanished, and Li Shangmao was killed in action!

Mu Country and Luofan Country were left with only a Spirit Root Tree that had its extract drawn out and its Tree Marrow drained dry. Although it was still incredibly valuable, it wasn’t worth it compared to their losses.

This was especially true for Mu Country, which had lost a Saint-level hegemon.

Even if he was a hegemon in his twilight years, his very existence was a deterrent. Sometimes, a dying hegemon was more feared than one in their prime.

After reading the news, Su Ze was so shocked he was speechless for a long time.

’I played no small part in things turning out this way.’

’Without me, Feng Bqing might not have used his Escape Technique to go underground, and he might not have performed his feint to get close to the base of the Spirit Root Tree.’

’If I hadn’t fed the Spirit Root Tree’s extract to Feng Bqing, he wouldn’t have mutated into a "Twisted Tree Spirit," and he wouldn’t have become so powerful.’

’Without my goading, Feng Bqing wouldn’t have turned back to fight one against four; he probably would have escaped long ago.’

Su Ze began to question his life choices. When he had poured the Spirit Root Tree’s extract into the Tree Marrow, he had only been trying to poison Feng Bqing. He never expected it would make Feng Bqing mutate and become so powerful.

’Feng Bqing is even crazier now, and even stronger.’

’What kind of mess is this?!’

The death of a Saint-level expert even alarmed the Sovereign Country. Lin Hua Country subsequently issued a continent-wide arrest warrant for all of Lin Hua Continent, ordering a purge of all defilers within its borders.

The Filth Earth Organization was in for a rough time.

Su Ze took a deep breath. ’Since the matter with the Spirit Root Tree is over, Amida should be leaving Mengka City soon, and Liou Wenxin will go with her.’

’Whether Amida travels by plane or uses an ability, she’ll be back at Luofan Academy by tomorrow at the latest, definitely much faster than I can get there by boat.’

’Meanwhile, Ye Muni will most likely continue to hunt for me in Mengka City.’

"Let’s go rent the boat. We’re leaving today."