Ah?
After completing another mission and returning to the Warehouse, Fu Qian sat in his seat, finding what he'd just heard deeply interesting.
The mission summary wasn't very long, but it contained a great deal of information.
Some of it was even different from previous summaries. It now described a predecessor in remarkably blunt terms.
The "he" mentioned in the summary was undoubtedly the Lone King.
And his résumé from before becoming a king even referred to missions directly.
He sounded like a veteran member of the Warehouse, but he'd lost his way to greed and ultimately met his end here.
As for what that greed was, the Warehouse hadn't said outright, but it was easy enough to guess—
More chances to make mistakes, and a way to resist the fear of death... So it really was Sanity Value?
Killing people could earn extra Sanity Value. With a few successful missions under your belt, that was easy enough to figure out.
And judging by what the Warehouse had said, this predecessor had discovered a place in some mission where he could harvest Sanity Value to his heart's content. After that, there was no stopping him.
Where was this treasure trove? Akons's meeting earlier had already made that clear.
Faith really could keep you fed. Those who had fallen deep into the Mind World through their devotion had turned into a nonrenewable resource for others to harvest.
Too much of a good thing, though.
This hoarding obsession had apparently given his crafty opponents an opening. Who would've thought?
To be honest, even though he'd never gone out of his way to do the same, Fu Qian could understand his predecessors' fear.
After all, when missions got difficult, the losses could be substantial.
In that situation, having a few extra resurrection