Chapter 163
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Li Li didn't think there was anything wrong with keeping half of it, or maybe he shouldn't have given them a few points in a fit of rage.
Li Li realized belatedly that he had done something foolish. Fair? Reasonable? In the swamp, where the strong prey on the weak, where is there any fairness or reason?
Li Li looked at the four teammates in front of him. Except for Aaron's clear eyes, the other three looked at him with greed in their eyes, even though they concealed a lot.
"Xia Qiu, what do you mean? This energy stone was originally the reward given by the boss to the captain for leading the way. The captain didn't have to share it with us. The captain was just being kind..."
Although Aaron was frightened by the sand beast today, he has recovered now. He thought that he would lose everything and be in debt if the mission failed, but he did not expect that the captain would give him a huge sum of money.
With this huge sum of money, he can not only pay the mission compensation, but also let his family live a good life without having to go hungry. Holding this special energy stone, Aaron was full of gratitude to Li Li.
He was shy and thin-skinned by nature, so he had been thinking about the words of gratitude in his mind for a long time. After he finally finished the draft and mustered up the courage to tell the captain how grateful he was, he was interrupted by Xia Qiu before he could even say anything.
He originally thought that the other party also wanted to thank the captain, but the more he listened, the more something seemed wrong... What was Xia Qiu saying? ! !
Aaron's face flushed with anger, and he couldn't help but excitedly retort to Xia Qiu.
"A Kuan, I'm scared~"
Xia Qiu seemed to be frightened by Wang Long. She hugged the arm of a young man next to her like a little white lotus and leaned against him.
"Wang Long, what do you mean? Xia Qiu is my girlfriend, and I've never yelled at her. The captain hasn't said anything yet, so why are you yelling at Ah Qiu?!" Compared to the thinner Ah Long, the young man named Ah Kuan was muscular, tall, and had a voice like a bell. He was glaring at Wang Long with dissatisfaction, his sleeves rolled up, as if he was about to fight Ah Long.
"You, you, you guys--" Aaron couldn't help but get angry when he saw that the other party was being unreasonable. Being an introvert by nature, he seldom argued with others, so he kept talking for a long time without saying anything.
"Okay, okay, the captain hasn't said anything yet, why are you two fighting first? We should trust the captain's character and listen to what he says." Another young man who had not participated spoke up. His words seemed to be trying to mediate the conflict, but in fact they shifted the conflict to Li Li.
"Zhao Hai, why are you also?" A'long's brows were tightly knitted. Anyone could hear the meaning behind Zhao Hai's words. He was naturally not a fool, but why would Zhao Hai be like this? A'long's eyes were full of confusion.
Zhao Hai and Wang Long are from the same hometown. Unlike Wang Long's poor family, Zhao Hai's family is a middle-class family in the swamp area, and there are many slaves serving at home.
Zhao Hai ignored Wang Long's question. Like Xia Qiu and A Kuan beside him, he fixed his gaze on Li Li, as if waiting for him to say something. Wang Long was right. His family was indeed well-off, considered among the elite among the middle class, but their inability to break into upper-class society was a source of worry for the Zhao family. Now, with the old city lord abdicating, if his father could be promoted to city lord, ruling a planet, then the Zhao family would undoubtedly rise even higher. However, there were too many contenders for the position of city lord. Although his father held real power, his chances of standing out were slim.
Originally, his family had given up hope, but he didn't expect that he would get such a huge unexpected reward after taking on a task on a whim.
This is a special-grade energy stone that is three times larger than ordinary energy stones. If he can get a few more to give as "gifts" to those above, then his father's position as the city lord will not be a problem.
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