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[That's right, you really were out of options now. [I Am the Chess Player] had shattered outright when it helped you escape that higher-dimensional existence in the [Gods and Devils Realms].]
[And you couldn't possibly use [Wish Echo] right now, so you really didn't have many tricks left.]
[Even if "Old Self" came in person, he probably wouldn't fare well.]
[So you could only pin your hopes on Wu Yong. As for whether there was anything wrong with Wu Yong, you had no idea.]
[But you had to try, or you really would become a lamb awaiting slaughter!]
[After a round of bargaining with Wu Yong, you ultimately didn't have to give up the [Twelfth-Rank Pure World White Lotus].]
[Instead, you offered the mid-grade innate Numinous Treasure, the [Heavenly Spirit Mirror]] (Obtained as a reward from the Second Group Mission; see Chapter 259 for details.)
[Along with another "other self" in exchange. Once you signed the [Trade Contract], the deal was sealed.]
[You gained the chance to use the [Future Riddle Machine]'s remaining function—solving the riddle!]
[That's right, you only fucking found out now that this riddle could actually be solved directly through the "Future Riddle Machine"!]
[And Wu Yong hadn't told you?!]
[Then Wu Yong's electronic voice rang out:]
["Don't forget, I've used the Future Riddle Machine too. The answer to its riddle told me... your future would be utterly miserable, and solving the riddle at this moment was the optimal solution!"]
[Even with your composure, you couldn't help being speechless.]
[So this was a "crooked merchant"? Brazenly telling you, "I'm a crooked merchant, but I'm doing this for your own good"!]
[You inwardly wanted nothing more than to blow this lump of metal before you to smithereens.]
[That was a mid-grade innate Numinous Treasure,