The Reveal and the Threat: Zhou Yuan's Choice

When Zhou Yuan regained consciousness, his mind felt so drained that he could have slept for a day and a night.

But somewhere in the back of his mind, he sensed that an important decision was waiting for him.

So he fought off his exhaustion and opened his eyes.

Not far away, under the light, a young man in black combat body armor was reading what looked like a book about melee weapons.

His muddled memories rushed back.

He remembered. He remembered everything.

This young man had appeared out of nowhere tonight with a bottle of exquisite liquor Zhou Yuan had never seen before and proposed a partnership.

He had also displayed several unbelievable powers.

Zhou Yuan's gaze shifted to the half-empty bottle on the table, confirming his memories.

"Wait... If all that was real, then that rat..."

Before Zhou Yuan could finish the thought, Yu Yuan noticed he was awake.

Yu Yuan put Weapon-Fighting Techniques—Longsword into the Rabbit Ring.

He checked the time. Only half an hour remained of his stay in the Motel's Master Guest Room.

He couldn't help it. Most of the time had been lost while Zhou Yuan was unconscious.

But Zhou Yuan was his best chance of gaining a foothold inside the East City Resistance Alliance.

The Rat-Tail Whip did have a minuscule chance of triggering Enslavement.

But that chance was impossible to count on. Yu Yuan had long since given up any hope in his own luck.

If he tried to gamble on it with the whip, he could probably strike Zhou Yuan a hundred times, kill him, and still never trigger the effect.

Besides, he had just heard that Humpback Whale was calling a general meeting tomorrow. He couldn't let Zhou Yuan get hurt.

That left him with Persuasion.

Ever since Yu Yuan