The island owner of the company opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something in rebuttal, but when he looked at Lin Xu's ambiguous smile, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
He instantly realized that if he continued to try to outsmart Lin Xu, he might not see the sun rise tomorrow.
The island owner of the company finally nodded resignedly and began to take out the equipment.
After obtaining the trap detector, Lin Xu became curious about what else the island owner of the company possessed.
He continued to pressure the island owner, whose face twitched, but he dared not resist and continued to bring out various kinds of equipment.
Through this back-and-forth questioning, Lin Xu obtained a total of five types of equipment, all of which were detectors, reconnaissance devices, and monitoring devices.
In addition, the island owner of this company also brought out a new radio gun.
However, seeing the island owner's ashen face, Lin Xu knew that if he continued to pressure him, the guy might really do something drastic and commit suicide.
He then stopped pressuring him.
However, at the last moment, Lin Xu still asked one question:
"You've already paid the price for trying to deceive me. But there's still the price you'll pay for your lives. Hand them over, and I'll let you go."
The island owner's face twitched again.
The island lord, who had previously lost an arm, had finally regained some of his senses from the excruciating pain and looked at Lin Xu:
"Why should we believe you? What if you continue to blackmail us, then go back on your word and kill us?"
Lin Xu glanced at the man who was missing an arm, and was surprised that the guy could still talk.
However, he then gave a knowing look and said calmly:
"Of course you can't trust me; you can only take the risk and see if I'm as trustworthy as I seem. But if you refuse me, there's only one outcome..."
Lin Xu had already defused the bombs from the items handed over by the two island owners, so they no longer had any leverage to threaten him.
The two island owners looked conflicted.
The island owner with the severed arm wanted to say something more, but the other island owner, unaffected by his injury, remained relatively rational. He gestured to interrupt his companion and then produced something else:
"This is something we obtained by chance from a wild monster, and it's the biggest bargaining chip we can offer. If you still want to squeeze anything out of us, you might as well just kill us. We're already heavily in debt to the company, and if we can't develop without the necessary equipment, we'll end up being sold into mining slavery anyway."
Looking at the island owner, Lin Xu noticed that after suffering a setback, the guy finally seemed to have made some progress and was beginning to learn to think for real.
He glanced down at what the island owner had taken out, his eyes lighting up slightly, and reached out to take it:
"Alright, you've already paid your money. You'd better leave immediately before I change my mind, and don't do anything else unnecessary."
The two island owners' eyes lit up when they heard this.
The island owner, who was in perfect health, nodded repeatedly:
"Okay! Okay! Let's go now!"
He pulled his companions along and, with his henchmen, boarded the makeshift flying vehicle to return to their respective islands.
Lin Xu watched the two leave calmly, without breaking the contract or killing them.
After all, these two were just trying to trick him with their cleverness; they didn't actually intend to kill him.
Otherwise, when Lin Xu killed the round-faced island lord, he could have also taken care of those two and their gang.
After the two company owners left, Lin Xu looked down at the new things he had just received and smiled.
He held a compass in his hand.
It was the same type of compass he got from the Dark Orca.
Although those two company lords weren't exactly bright, they were clearly lucky to have unexpectedly obtained such a valuable item.
However, the compass now belongs to Lin Xu.
Lin Xu looked at the compass, and the information from the compass was already appearing in his eyes:
[A one-time code name compass]
[Function: Once you know the island owner's code name, you can use that to search for their location.]
[Limitation: This compass will disappear after one use]
It's another one of those disposable compasses.
This time, the compass is used to locate people.
Lin Xu was already very familiar with this one-time restriction.
By simply stacking this compass on top of an existing one, this limitation can be removed, increasing the number of times the compass can be used.
Furthermore, because the functions of the compass can be combined, the range of targets that this compass can find will become increasingly diverse.
As long as Lin Xu continues to collect similar items, one day this compass will become an all-knowing super indicator.
Lin Xu put away the compass with satisfaction, then looked at Li Ming:
"I'm going to investigate the ruins now. You can start dealing with the other island lords' equipment. If you want to leave, you can leave at any time."
Li Ming nodded repeatedly, reminding him:
"Thanks, Boss Lin! But you should still be careful. That ruin is no ordinary place!"
Lin Xu nodded in response.
However, he now has many trump cards and a trap detector, making it even easier for him to explore the ruins.
Therefore, Lin Xu wasn't too worried and stepped directly into the area of the ruins ahead.
This is a vast expanse of interconnected desert blocks, completely barren and devoid of any vegetation. Yet, the desert is remarkably flat, without even sand dunes.
Even at a cursory glance, one can sense that this area is anything but ordinary.
Lin Xu glanced around and spotted the only building deep within this desert area.
That was also a black gate to the ruins.
But this is a desolate ruin, and that gate shouldn't be the entrance to the ruin, but rather an altar for receiving rewards.
However, you will need to kill a sufficient number of wilderness monsters before you can clear the Wilderness Ruins.
Lin Xu looked around the desert but didn't see any monsters.
However, according to Li Ming, monsters should appear as soon as he steps into this area.
Lin Xu then prepared himself and stepped onto a desert block.
The next moment, the desert ahead indeed sank into two pits on either side.
A golden soldier, at least three meters tall, emerged from the sandpit.
The soldier was wearing heavy golden armor, his entire body, including his head, was encased in it.
The soldier held a giant sword and stared at Lin Xu with golden eyes.
The next moment, the soldier raised his greatsword and swung it down at Lin Xu.
"Be careful, boss!"
Li Ming, who was observing the battle from a distance, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Li Ming's relatives, friends, and subordinates were also watching the battle intently, and for a moment they all stopped moving weapons.
"Very fast! And doesn't seem weak either!"
Lin Xu ignored the shouts of Li Ming and his men, and calmly assessed the strength of the golden soldier.
No wonder the other island lords couldn't penetrate this ruin; this soldier's athleticism is extremely strong, even comparable to Lin Xu's level when he first gained extraordinary power.
However, Lin Xu had already upgraded the island's base again, and his physical attributes had increased threefold, so the speed of the golden soldiers could not threaten him.
Lin Xu easily dodged the soldier's sword strike with a sidestep, then swung his fist and smashed it into the soldier's armor.
The golden armor immediately caved in backward, and the entire golden soldier staggered back several steps, almost falling to the ground.
And a crack appeared in its armor.
However, before Lin Xu could launch another attack, the golden soldier stood up again, raised his greatsword, and the cracks and dents in his armor quickly closed up, actually healing the previous damage.
Lin Xu frowned.
At that moment, he immediately activated Life Suction, preparing to deprive the soldier of his life force.
But then, Lin Xu raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Just as Li Ming predicted, Life Suction had no effect on the Golden Soldiers.
This golden soldier has no life force; it is merely a puppet activated by a special mechanism...
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