"Conditions?"
Ye Lin smiled.
"Withdraw your pressure first."
As his words fell, the chill in Loren's eyes deepened, but he wasted no words and silently withdrew his pressure.
With the weight lifted from his body, Ye Lin felt that terrifying pressure vanish into thin air. The stone weighing on his heart eased a little, too.
Good. This old bastard was smart. Once he realized intimidation had failed, he didn't waste any more time.
That saved him the trouble of pointing a gun at his own head.
Ye Lin walked over to a chair and sat down, ignoring the coldness on Loren's face.
"Three conditions."
Leaning back in the chair, Ye Lin held up three fingers and spoke calmly.
"First, give me a Fusion item. I want to revive my teammates."
"Second, tell me what a Rule actually is, and what other ways I can master that power."
"Third, shield me from the Starshatterers' pursuit. At least until the seventh round, they can't send anyone at the Fourth Tier to kill me. Also, give me information on every team hunting me, especially the Star Voyager."
After speaking, Ye Lin patiently waited for Loren's response.
He hadn't demanded too much, nor had he made an outrageous demand for several thousand points.
The gap in their strength was simply too vast.
There was only one thing he could use to threaten a Patroller: his life. He could kill himself, let someone else kill him, and ruin the Patrollers' plans.
But they only wanted his corpse; they didn't absolutely need it. If he pushed his threats too far, the Patrollers would never allow a mere Second Tier to manipulate them.
After careful consideration, Ye Lin had only proposed conditions the Patrollers were most likely to accept.
First, buy time. Second, learn how to grow