"All... all used up?"

After warning Liu Xia Hui with his eyes to stop messing around and provoking Li Chen Zhou, Captain Jin was about to speak when his superior's voice suddenly came through the communicator:

"Xiao Jin! Stabilize that young man. We have already organized personnel and are preparing to make contact with him. Before that, don't let anything else go wrong!"

"Understood!"

Captain Jin replied immediately.

"A-are they all used up?"

At this moment, the Liu family member who had brought the mutant crystal cores stared blankly at the obviously empty bag and stammered.

"What? Is there a problem with them being used up???"

Liu Xia Hui was in a bad mood because Li Chen Zhou had scammed him out of five hundred level-9 mutant crystal cores. However, that damned thunder ball was still with Li Chen Zhou, and Captain Jin had warned him, so he didn't dare vent the anger in his heart. This guy's words gave him an outlet:

"It's just five hundred mutant crystal cores. Even if they're level-9, I can afford to lose them!!!"

"B-but Elder, there weren't five hundred in there. There were a thousand."

The man looked at Liu Xia Hui and said cautiously:

"Because we were afraid it wouldn't be enough, we prepared a little extra. Moreover, the warehouse manager even left the crystal core boxes behind and only brought the crystal cores!"

"What???"

Liu Xia Hui jumped up and shouted loudly:

"I wanted five hundred, who the hell told you to bring a thousand?"

Five hundred mutant crystal cores were already enough to make Liu Xia Hui's heart ache, but now that it had suddenly become a thousand, Liu Xia Hui wasn't just feeling heartache, it was like having his heart ripped out.

"I-it was the higher-ups' idea. They were afraid there might be accidents, so they had us bring more and said to prepare them first. If they weren't needed, we'd bring them back!"

The man quickly explained, afraid that Liu Xia Hui's anger would be directed at him!

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Liu Xia Hui also reacted instantly. That's right! The kid said five hundred mutant crystal cores, so how did he use a thousand? He should get the extra five hundred back from him, preferably by having him compensate with that thunder ball.

It wasn't that Liu Xia Hui wanted the thunder ball. He wanted to stay as far away from such a dangerous thing as possible. He just wanted to remove Li Chen Zhou's trump card.

Now, Li Chen Zhou had not only beaten his son, but even Liu Xia Hui's own hatred for Li Chen Zhou was more profound than that of his son, Liu Bu Zhu.

Therefore, he wanted to force this kid to hand over his trump card. Then, he would torture this kid properly, just like his son said, and make him regret being born!!!

He would also invade the other party's world and slaughter their world, to vent the humiliation of today!

"Kid! You said it would take five hundred level-9 mutant crystal cores to suppress this ball, but there were a thousand in that bag. You used them all up. Are you going to compensate us for the other five hundred?"

Staring at Li Chen Zhou, Liu Xia Hui asked:

"You said you wanted to cooperate with us. Cooperation requires trustworthiness. Especially since I heard that the way you want to cooperate with us is that we use mutant crystal cores to exchange for evolution potions. That's a transaction. If there's no trust, how can we trade with you?

You said you wanted five hundred today, but you ate up a thousand of ours. What about in the future? Are we going to have to be constantly wary of you? So, if you really want to cooperate with us, you have to show us your sincerity from the very beginning! That way we can cooperate better in the future!

So, shouldn't you return the extra five hundred level-9 mutant crystal cores to us? You'd better not say you'll offset it with future payments. It's best to exchange them for us now. If you don't have that many crystal cores, you can use something else of similar value."

Originally, when this guy opened his mouth, Captain Jin subconsciously wanted to stop him and even started winking at him. But Liu Xia Hui seemed to have anticipated this and didn't even look at Captain Jin, just finishing his own words.

After hearing his words, Captain Jin was also a little surprised. This crude guy's words were somewhat skillful. This was clearly aimed at the thunder ball in Li Chen Zhou's hands, right?

Captain Jin naturally wouldn't object to this. After all, Li Chen Zhou was an outsider to him. If that powerful weapon could be obtained by Liu Xia Hui, that would be for the best.

No matter how bad Liu Xia Hui was, he couldn't possibly release that terrifying ball like Li Chen Zhou. After all, this was his home.

So, Captain Jin chose to remain silent, standing quietly to the side. As long as Liu Xia Hui didn't resort to force, he would let him play it out.

"It's really surprising to hear these words coming from someone like you!"

Li Chen Zhou looked at Liu Xia Hui and smiled. Of course, he knew the number of crystal cores. When he received five hundred, there were still more inside, so he naturally wouldn't stop on his own initiative. So he simply recycled them all:

"However... if we're talking about being untrustworthy, you guys started it first. First of all, I said I wanted five hundred, why did you bring a thousand? And you didn't even remind me!"

As he spoke, Li Chen Zhou casually tossed the thunder ball in his hand, then caught it, playing with it so easily, and said:

"I need those mutant crystal cores to suppress this doomsday thunder ball. And to suppress it, you have to let it absorb the energy of the crystal cores. Do you think this thunder ball is going to count those crystal cores?

Besides, it's fine if you bring five hundred extra, but at least you should have divided them into two portions, right? Mixed together, how am I supposed to know how many there are inside?"

As he spoke, Li Chen Zhou walked towards Liu Xia Hui while tossing the thunder ball, scaring Liu Xia Hui pale. This guy was treating something that could destroy the entire base like an ordinary ball? What if he didn't catch it?

Captain Jin and the others were also covered in cold sweat, because no one knew what the detonation method of the thunder ball was.

"I know, you want me to compensate you for your crystal cores, and your goal is this thunder ball. It's okay, if you really want it, I'll give it to you. However, after I give it to you, this thing will have nothing to do with me. If it gets triggered someday, it's definitely because you guys were careless. Don't come looking for me then!"

After arriving in front of Liu Xia Hui, Li Chen Zhou looked at him and smiled. Then, he tossed the ball again, caught it, and brought it to him:

"Don't worry, as long as you know the method, it's basically impossible to trigger it. It's very safe. Take it?"

"Gulp!"

Looking at the doomsday thunder ball in front of him, Liu Xia Hui couldn't help but swallow hard, turning his head to look at Captain Jin, wanting him to make a decision on whether to take this thing.

Captain Jin pretended not to see him. He didn't dare to express his opinion on such a matter. Li Chen Zhou's words made him feel very uneasy. What if they took it and somehow triggered it again? Wouldn't they have to take out five hundred level-9 mutant crystal cores again?

Now, Captain Jin didn't dare to underestimate Li Chen Zhou in the slightest. This guy looked young, but he was cunning to the core, more slippery than a monkey...