Among all the survivors, it could be said that Cang Xu was the one who best understood how to conceal his abilities.
His rich life experience made him quite clear: acting foolish and playing dumb was a very practical survival skill.
By pretending not to see through Ship Ghost and not appearing too clever, he would not arouse Ship Ghost's wariness. The latter adhered to his old impression of Ship Ghost and maintained a false sense of superiority from holding the high ground of intelligence.
To a certain extent, this also greatly defused Ship Ghost's jealousy toward the Saint-level bloodline that Cang Xu had mutated.
And Cang Xu's more important goal had also been achieved—that was, by playing dumb to detain Ship Ghost and indirectly force Ship Ghost to spill secrets, which ultimately resulted in the direct appearance of the Necromancy Instructor.
The appearance of the Necromancy Instructor was not only beyond Ship Ghost's expectations, but it was also not in Cang Xu's estimations.
Yet in terms of this result, this was a huge victory!
Cang Xu seemed weak, but through his unique social skills, in a very short time, he had neutralized Ship Ghost's jealousy and earned a stellar first impression from the Necromancy Instructor.
Among the survivors, not a single person could have done better than Cang Xu.
This kind of diplomatic achievement looked unremarkable, but the hidden benefits behind it were actually enormous!
Merchants like Zi Di and Fei She would certainly have a deep understanding of this point.
Even so, they still couldn't match Cang Xu's level of excellence. This was not only because Cang Xu had rich life experiences, but also because his mind was dark and he was better at penetrating human hearts, with acting skills that were pure and masterful.
Zi Di had