Poised to Strike

Cao Shisong had single-handedly paid a high price to buy Xu Yue's intelligence exclusively. That was practically price gouging.

The others had originally been considering pooling together some benefits to buy a share of the intelligence. It would cost them a little, but it would also give him a way to save face. He ought to show them some respect.

If they chipped in together, each person probably would not even have to spend a B-Rank Plot. Even at their level, B-Rank Plot Points were not something they could casually throw around. Whenever they encountered one in the Mission Space, they would work hard to complete it. Anything they paid had to be worth the value received, and this was the perfect opportunity.

But where the hell had this idiot come from? He had actually monopolized the intelligence all by himself.

Did your family know you wasted money like this?!

Seeing Cao Shisong grinning as though he had struck gold after obtaining the exclusive intelligence, everyone else could only look up at the sky in speechless exasperation.

However, Yuan Kerui soon secretly beckoned Xu Yue over as well, apparently intending to make some kind of under-the-table deal.

"I have already received your sincerity in standing up to my elder brother for my sake. I acknowledge your loyalty. There truly are not many people as perceptive as you..."

The moment Fourth Young Master Yuan opened his mouth, even Xu Yue could not help turning to look at him again.

He had thought the man was another bronze-tier amateur like Cao Shisong, but...

What the hell had this guy imagined up?

Looking at Yuan Kerui's admiring, approving expression and the deliberately dignified posture he had assumed, it seemed the rumors were indeed true. This guy really saw himself as the Fourth Prince.