"If they hadn't let greed take root in their hearts, would they have met such a miserable end, without even their bones left?"
"And the people dying now-aren't they all dying out of greed too, trying to collect the Space Rings the earlier victims left on the ground? Star Beasts can't use those things and have no need for them... so they've become useless junk. Naturally, anyone hoping to pick up a bargain will try their luck..."
Chapter 271: Oh No
"Who knows what got into that Centipede King, making it so bloodthirsty? Those seeking wealth failed to find any and instead left their own rings there too. But whatever the case, this has nothing to do with Zuo Xiaoduo..."
"With this arrangement alone, though, counting those seventy-six people, more than a hundred and thirty have died there so far."
"And as long as those rings remain there, more and more people will keep coming, hoping to get lucky..."
"These people came here, but even if they complete the mission, only a handful will ultimately collect the bounty. One person might even take it all, while everyone else goes home empty-handed. But who would willingly accept that?"
"Now there are so many ownerless Space Rings sitting there. Anyone who grabs a handful will have gold blowing through both sleeves. Only, to grab that handful, they have to gamble their lives!"
"The Centipede King played a truly sharp hand. It's practically besieging a stronghold to strike the reinforcements, inviting its victims into the urn." Zhan Xiaofei was deeply impressed.
Wen Xingtian snorted. "What do you mean, besieging a stronghold to strike the reinforcements, inviting victims into the urn? Zhan Xiaofei, you're just uncultured! Does this even warrant such elegant terms? It's clearly a pile of shit sitting there, drawing countless flies