The Death List Novel - Chapter 14

Chapter 14 Legendary Goblin
The situation inside the tent was different from yesterday. Grand Elder Goblin was still lying on an old couch. His son Gerd was not here, but there were two other robust Goblin guards.

On the Great Elder’s bed were piles of parcels. The two Goblin guards were in charge of guarding these items. They were probably part of the compensation that the Great Elder had promised the prisoners.

“Welcome, my distinguished guest. Please take a seat!” Grand Elder Goblin’s expression was much better than yesterday. He seemed to be in a very happy mood after dealing with the biggest uneasiness in the camp. “It’s almost noon now. You’re the last guest who came to me for compensation. It looks like you have some difficulty deciding. Do you need me to choose for you?”

“I came late on purpose. There’s no need to compete with others!” Qin Lun smiled faintly. He always looked shy. “However, I really want to know what my companions chose.”

“I’m sorry, young guest, I can’t reveal this information to you. After your companions have finished their selection, they all specifically instructed me not to reveal the items in their hands!” Grand Elder Goblin’s murky eyes revealed a trace of cunning as he smiled complacently.

“However, you should be able to guess that most of them chose weapons and motorcycles, a few chose currency and ores, and some of our Lulu Clan’s’special products’.”

Old Goblin had already observed these transmigrators last night. They didn’t trust each other, so he had them come alone to pick up the goods. They even sent people to inform Rand and Fireworks, who had not participated in the talks, about the situation last night.

For the Lulu Clan, as long as they could stabilize the twelve preparatory apostles and allow them to successfully complete their transaction with the Floating City, a small compensation was not worth mentioning.

This old fellow was truly a good method. With a small amount of compensation, the twelve prisoners turned from a whole into a tray of scattered sand! Qin Lun’s smile grew brighter and brighter, but he did not press Grand Elder Goblin any further.

Although the murderers might all understand Old Goblin’s methods, the openness of their families made it impossible for them to refuse. Besides, how could the prisoners be willing to let others know what they had obtained?

Whether it was prisoners who chose currency and ore, or prisoners who chose weapons and motorcycles, they would be afraid of being oversold by other prisoners. Don’t think that after everyone arrives in the floating city, they will be able to live a peaceful life under the protection of the elves. Prisoners themselves were criminals, and the laws of the Earth Federation were useless against them. Could it be that when they arrived at the floating city, they would be able to live peacefully?

“Alright, respected guest, let me hear what you want next.” The Great Elder leaned against the couch and narrowed his eyes to look at the shy-looking young man in front of him. However, there was no trace of contempt in his expression. “Perhaps you can listen to my suggestion. How about a high-quality magic bullet gun made by the Dwarves?”

Following the Great Elder’s words, the two Goblin guards behind him opened the parcels on the ground and took out a trumpet-muzzled gun and placed it on the small table between them.

The short trumpet gun looked shiny and greasy. The trigger had a lustre of oil on it. It looked like it was a new item preserved by the Lulu Clan.

‘”This magic bullet spear is easy to operate and has a small recoil. It has great power at medium and close range. It is a very good self-defense weapon. Even newbies who have not come into contact with firearms can use it well!” Old Goblin leaned forward slightly, his tone full of temptation. “If you choose this gun, I’ll give you another soul force field watch!”

Soul force field table? Qin Lun’s eyes lit up. He immediately remembered the pocket watch that allowed the two of them to communicate with each other at the soul level. This was indeed a good thing. However, he quickly smiled and shook his head.

“Then, some common currency in the shattered starry sky? A beautiful motorcycle filled with gas?” Looking at the young man who shook his head repeatedly, Grand Elder Goblin finally frowned slightly. “Then what do you want?”

“I want something that the floating city has not prepared for me!” Qin Lun seemed a little embarrassed as he lowered his head and whispered, “You should have prepared everything for us in Floating City, right?”

Old Goblin’s expression stiffened, and the wrinkles on his face trembled slightly. A trace of light flashed in his muddy eyes as he looked at the young man in front of him again. It seemed that after dealing with the eleven preparatory apostles, the smiling young man would take up a lot of his energy.

“Young distinguished guest, you have more brains than most of your companions!” Old Goblin said meaningfully, “Then I suggest you choose the ores. The ores our Lulu Race extracted from the scarlet Gobi are of great value. These are things that the floating city cannot provide you with!”

Facing Qin Lun’s questioning gaze, Old Goblin immediately gave a simple explanation.

In fact, the equipment the Lulu Clan had given them could only be used in the Shattered Universe. They could not be brought into another world by the apostles, and the weapons of another world could not be brought into the Shattered Universe either. The Laws of the two worlds were different. Think about the failed particle guns and modern equipment at the 91 base. On this point, most prisoners have misconceptions.

What the apostles really needed was spiritual equipment associated with their souls, capable of traveling through the shattered starry sky and other worlds along with their souls and nomological bodies. The Lulu Clan mined special ores in the scarlet Gobi Desert. They could extract metallic materials to make spiritual equipment. This was also the foundation for the survival of all the scavenger tribes.

In fact, anything that attracted the attention of the apostles was of great value in the shattered starry sky, and even the floating continents would fight over these mineral resources.

“How about it, smart young man? If you make a decision, I can help you choose some of the best quality ores.” Seeing Qin Lun’s interested gaze, Old Goblin’s face trembled and he grinned.

“No!” Qin Lun’s answer was concise and to the point, his refusal was extremely firm, causing the old man’s smile to freeze on his face.

Perhaps these ores were indeed valuable, but with Qin Lun’s physique, how much could he take? How many spiritual materials could be extracted from tens of kilograms of ore, 100 grams? Or 200 grams? Moreover, the materials were different from the finished products. If he used these ores to trade for money in the floating city, why didn’t he directly ask for more common currency here?

“Then what exactly do you want?” Grand Elder Goblin finally felt a little uneasy and rubbed his forehead with a headache.

Qin Lun remained silent. The smile on his face remained the same. A pair of bright and clear eyes stared fixedly at Grand Elder Goblin.

Qin Lun read extensively in the prison and studied a complete set of clinical medicine and psychology. Adding on the fact that the prison itself was full of dirt and all sorts of ugly phenomena, he gradually mastered a special ability that allowed him to see through the minds of others to a large extent.

It could be said that after coming into contact with psychology at the age of eighteen, Qin Lun had slowly grown into a master of psychology.

However, Qin Lun had been separated from society for a long time and was not good at dealing with people with words. This was also the reason why he was able to see through Hansen’s tricks last night and almost had a fight with his disciples on the way.

Last night, apart from silently digesting the information provided by Grand Elder Goblin, Qin Lun had focused most of his attention on the old man himself. This old Goblin was as sophisticated as a human being, and his exquisite control over the meeting scene caused his horizons to widen. It was as if he had seen the Asura Dao that had transformed the profound knowledge in his mind into a giant axe and sharp blade.

Qin Lun could vaguely feel that even if all the prisoners ignored Grand Elder Goblin’s compensation, the old man definitely had other trump cards that could stabilize everyone.

In fact, Qin Lun wasn’t very interested in what he could obtain in the end. He just wanted to see what Old Goblin would do to dismiss him!

This was also why he chose the last one to look for Old Goblin. He knew that he might make a big commotion. Compared to what he could obtain in the end, Qin Lun wished to see what kind of performance Old Goblin would have when faced with such a stubborn stubbornness!

One old and one young, one person and one strange. They stared at each other with wide eyes. The atmosphere in the big tent was slightly frozen.

Grand Elder Goblin’s cloudy eyes had been completely opened at some unknown time. His eyes were shining brightly, and his old age had long since disappeared.

When Old Goblin was young, he was a different kind of person from the Lulu Clan. Not only was his body strong, his intelligence far surpassed that of other clansmen, he was also filled with a spirit of adventure. Unlike most of his clansmen who sought to live in peace, he left his hometown as an adult and went out on adventures.

He had followed several powerful apostles, leaving behind adventurous footprints in many floating continents and cities. He was a legend of the Lulu Clan, and even of all the scavenger tribes. He had even won the respect of many powerful intelligent races.

When Grand Elder Goblin was too old to continue adventuring, he gathered a large number of his clansmen to form a scavenger tribe in the Red Gobi Desert. The Lulu Clan’s individual strength was weak, and the fact that they had a place in the Scarlet Gobi’s “Scrap Picker’s Paradise” depended on Old Goblin’s great prestige from the past.

However, Goblin was getting older and older these past few years. He knew that he would die soon. At that time, the current comfortable life of the Lulu Clan would probably end, so they would not hesitate to seek the official right to settle in the floating city. However, relying solely on their prestige, the elves would probably not accept the Lulu Race. They still needed an opportunity.

The twelve preparatory apostles in front of him were the opportunities that Grand Elder Goblin had been waiting for. He would never allow anyone to destroy his lifelong pursuits.

Apart from that, when Old Goblin first met the prisoners, he felt that this group of human transmigrators was different from the preparatory apostles he had seen before. The shy young man in front of them was one of those who smelled of blood, even stronger than some of the official apostles.

Perhaps he was really old, even facing such a young man, he felt that it was difficult! The light in Grand Elder Goblin’s eyes slowly faded away. He took out a small cloth bag from his bosom and took out more than ten orange crystal fragments the size of rice grains from the cloth bag and placed them on the table.

“Take it, this is what you want. However, you must swear by your soul that you will never reveal what you have obtained today!”