The Collector's true body was hidden in the sea, at an unknown depth.
But even the puppet before him was unimaginably fast.
Yang Yi had seriously considered killing or shaking off the Collector, perhaps by severing those threads and sailing away.
But there were too many unknowns in doing that.
Until the situation became unmanageable, Yang Yi had no intention of trying it.
In that case, trading is the only option left.
Yang Yi said to himself.
He began reviewing what he had available to trade.
Conch Coins were certainly out, since the Collector only accepted barter.
If he traded equipment or items, Yang Yi had very few possessions valuable enough to exchange for a supreme-grade item.
The Roaring Flintlock counted as one.
Then there were the white fragment of unknown grade and the Stone of Truth.
Yang Yi did not rush into a trade. Instead, he reviewed the notifications in the activity log again.
They explicitly stated that different Collectors had different preferences. Catering to those preferences might be what mattered most.
Besides, the Collector had not attacked, at least not so far. He behaved like a polite, patient merchant looking forward to a trade, showing no intention of rushing it.
Without betraying anything, Yang Yi tried contacting Song Yingwen through private chat.
"Do you have any information about Collectors?"
The other man was still awake and quickly sent a message back.
"You ran into a Collector?"
"Yes."
"I don't know much.
"But someone once tried to sell me a special item. I think it was called a Collector's Contract Item.
"Nobody bought it, though. Later, that person's account... disappeared," Song Yingwen replied.
Yang Yi narrowed his eyes slightly. He also knew what the contract item Song Yingwen mentioned was.
The seller had been desperate to get rid of