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Chapter 1211: Chapter 549: Redemption Price
Liang Yuan smiled slightly, everyone here is an adult, and these two have become aware after being reminded by me.
He chuckled softly, "No rush, let’s first discuss the matter at hand."
"Please go ahead," Xu Haoyang promptly said.
Liang Yuan said, "Gentlemen, I have refined the Heart Core of this Floating Island. Logically speaking, aren’t all the resources on this island mine?"
Xu Haoyang and Ma Gaoxuan were taken aback.
Xu Haoyang immediately replied, "Of course, having refined the Floating Island Core, you are naturally the master of the Floating Island, and all resources here are certainly yours."
Ma Gaoxuan also said, "That’s how it should be."
Liang Yuan smiled, "Then shouldn’t anything both of you took earlier from here be returned to the owner?"
Xu Haoyang and Ma Gaoxuan’s breaths were momentarily halted.
They finally understood what Liang Yuan meant.
They may not have obtained the Heart Core, but they managed to dig out plenty of Blood Crystals using their Space Equipment.
These Blood Crystals would at least cultivate a large number of experts in the Dark Attribute Genetic Species when brought back!
So Liang had been waiting for them here.
The two took a deep breath, but had no other options.
Now they were as fish on the chopping board, they could only accept their fate.
Xu Haoyang said, "Mr. Liang is correct, I did excavate some Blood Crystals here earlier, and once we leave, I will naturally return them to the owner."
Ma Gaoxuan also responded quietly, "That’s how it should be."
Liang Yuan chuckled, "Both of you are reasonable, that makes it easy."
"Let’s continue, there is neither feud nor favor between us, but now you both want me to rescue you, shouldn’t there be some reward?"
"Do you two agree with what I’m saying?"
Xu Haoyang and Ma Gaoxuan’s minds became chaotic.
You’ve refined the Heart Core of this Floating Island, sending us out, isn’t it just a casual matter?
Even this requires compensation?
However, they had no way around it.
Everyone knows there’s no such thing as a free lunch.
When someone saves you, it’s kindness; when they don’t, it’s their right.
Just because you’re old doesn’t mean you’re entitled to a seat on a bus.
This principle, even in a normal society before the great flood, was well understood.
Back then, people were no longer accepting moral coercion, and after the great flood, the moral bottom line collapsed entirely.
Xu Haoyang hesitated only slightly before making a decision.
"Mr. Liang, please name your terms."
Ma Gaoxuan sighed, "What does Mr. Liang want?"
Liang Yuan smiled, "We can discuss alliances later; let’s talk about your lives. How many Superpower Stones do you think your lives are worth?"
"Set a price for yourselves, I’ll accept whatever amount."
Liang Yuan didn’t care about alliance conditions.
Are you kidding? Can alliances be formed just by talking?
Even agreements written on paper are unreliable.
Only two forces of equal strength have the right to form alliances.
When you grow strong, many will seek to connect with you.
Xu Haoyang seemed mentally prepared, and immediately said, "Mr. Liang, I believe I am worth something, but didn’t bring many Superpower Stones on my trip. My ship has over 6,000 various Attribute Superpower Stones, all to be given to Mr. Liang as compensation for his rescue, how about that?"
Liang Yuan laughed upon hearing this, "Brother Xu is indeed straightforward, alright, a ship along with all the Superpower Stones on it, it’s settled."
Xu Haoyang was momentarily stunned, "Huh? Ship?"
"What, is Brother Xu’s life not worth a ship and those 6,000 Superpower Stones?"
Xu Haoyang fell silent, a voice seemed to echo in his ear saying, "Why ask for a bike?"
"Haha, Mr. Liang is right, it’s just a ship, Brother Xu gives it to Mr. Liang."
Liang Yuan chuckled, then turned to Ma Gaoxuan, "What about you, Brother Ma?"
Ma Gaoxuan laughed bitterly, realizing that escaping this time would truly cost him everything.
He could only say, "Mr. Liang, I also have a ship with nearly 7 to 8 thousand Superpower Stones on it. All are given to Mr. Liang as ’thanks’ for saving my life."
Both understood this was the ransom.
Liang Yuan laughed heartily, "It’s no trouble, merely lifting a finger, with your graciousness, I can’t refuse. So, it’s settled."
"I’ll lead both of you out."
With that, Liang Yuan waved his hand and ripped open a fissure.
Xu Haoyang and Ma Gaoxuan were immediately overjoyed, feeling the energy of the outside world pour in.
At this moment, Deng Ze sprang forward, trying to escape through the fissure first.
However, Liang Yuan saw this and coldly snorted, "Did I say you could leave?"
He shouted fiercely, and an extremely terrifying Spiritual Power instantly surged out.
Buzz!
In an instant, all three present groaned simultaneously.
Even Xu Haoyang and Ma Gaoxuan were affected by the Spirit Shock, their heads splitting with pain!
Liang Yuan’s eyes flashed, silently sending three Parasite Species into their consciousness realms.
Deng Ze screamed in agony, having received Liang Yuan’s special attention.
Liang Yuan patted Xu Haoyang and Ma Gaoxuan, saying, "Gentlemen, you may leave."
Bang bang!
Their bodies were uncontrollably sent flying out, through the fissure and out of the Shadow World.
Liang Yuan stepped across quickly, following them.
Inside the Shadow World, the fissure gradually closed, Deng Ze screamed in terror, "Liang Yuan, I have a ship too, and Superpower Stones, I’ll give 10,000 stones, let me out, let me out!"
His voice faded as the fissure closed.
Meanwhile, exiting the Shadow World, Xu Haoyang and Ma Gaoxuan stabilized their forms, standing on a desolate mountain.
Xu Haoyang immediately created a patch of light, dispersing the surrounding darkness.
At the same time, he searched for the figure of Mr. Liang.
Previously outside the Floating Island, he hadn’t seen Liang Yuan’s face clearly.
After this contact, he wanted to take a good look at Mr. Liang’s dignified appearance.
Ma Gaoxuan had the same thought and looked around.
Behind them stood a young man in his twenties, handsome in appearance, strong and muscular.
Liang Yuan smiled slightly, looking at the two, and said, "Congratulations to both of you on regaining your freedom."
Xu Haoyang and Ma Gaoxuan looked at Liang Yuan carefully for a while, both deeply shocked.
Clearly, neither expected Liang Yuan to look so young.
Xu Haoyang took out a Rune Bone from his arms, and as he activated his superpower, the Rune Bone glowed with a cyan light, and a large amount of dark blood crystals poured out immediately.
He said, "Mr. Liang, these blood crystals were dug out from near the heart chamber, and now I return them all to you as promised."
Ma Gaoxuan also consciously took down the cyan gourd, then opened its mouth, and a stream of blood crystals poured out.
Liang Yuan was amazed by the space equipment in their hands.
"Where did you get this space equipment from?"
Hearing this, Xu Haoyang glanced at the Rune Bone in his hand and said, "This is a Rune Bone produced inside a Spatial Mutation Beast in Baoshan City. It is quite precious on our side. If Mr. Liang likes it, I can give you one."
Liang Yuan raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Then I shall take it without formality."
Xu Haoyang smiled and immediately tossed the Rune Bone to Liang Yuan.
Liang Yuan explored it with his Spiritual Power and found that indeed there was a small space inside, not very large, just a few cubic meters, but it was enough.
Ma Gaoxuan put away the gourd and directly said, "Mr. Liang, I cannot give you this space gourd as it was an accidental find in Fir Valley and is too precious."
Liang Yuan smiled, "Haha, then never mind."
"Mr. Liang, the remaining Superpower Stones and the boat, I will deliver them to you once we leave the island," said Xu Haoyang.
Ma Gaoxuan nodded, "Indeed, we cannot deliver them at the moment."
Liang Yuan thought for a while and said, "I forgot to tell you both that we have been on the island for over a month, and it seems the Floating Island has drifted elsewhere. I don’t know where it is now."
"I just went out and looked; your boat is no longer nearby."
"What!"
The two were greatly surprised, and Xu Haoyang hurriedly said, "I will go check it out."
Ma Gaoxuan hurriedly said, "I’m going too."
The two immediately sprinted towards the outside of the island.
One was an Agility Superpower User, and the other a Light Attribute Superpower User, and their Escape Speed was not slow.
Soon, they reached the outside of the island.
Stepping out of the Floating Island of the Abyssal Mouth, they looked at the bright world outside, feeling as if a lifetime had passed.
However, the next moment, Xu Haoyang exclaimed, "It’s snowing!"
Ma Gaoxuan’s expression also sank, "I sensed it might snow before entering the Floating Island, but I didn’t expect it to have snowed so heavily already."
At this time, Liang Yuan also came over and asked the two, "Can you figure out where this is?"
Ma Gaoxuan and Xu Haoyang looked around, seeing nothing but a vast expanse of water, unable to even determine the cardinal directions, let alone geographical location.
"There are no buildings here, it’s hard to identify," Xu Haoyang furrowed his brow, somewhat helpless.
Ma Gaoxuan said, "I’ll go nearby and see if there are any buildings or survivor gathering places."
Xu Haoyang also said, "Let’s split up, it’ll be quicker that way."
Liang Yuan smiled, "I won’t see you two off then."
The two didn’t want to stay with the person who had skinned them figuratively anyway.
Xu Haoyang clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Liang, rest assured, when I return to Baoshan, I will have the boat and Superpower Stones sent to Yangshan."
Ma Gaoxuan also said, "Fir Valley will also fulfill its promise."
Liang Yuan chuckled, "I trust you both, it’s just that my finances are tight lately, so don’t make me wait too long."
The two reluctantly nodded, promising to deliver within half a month.
Then the two fled quickly from the Floating Island of the Abyssal Mouth.
Watching the two leave, Liang Yuan smiled, not fearing they would break their promises.
His immediate priority was to hurry back to Yangshan.
Because if the temperature continued to drop and the surface froze, the Floating Island would be stuck here.
He must leave before the river surface freezes.
"Let’s see where I am now."
Liang Yuan needed to confirm his position to navigate the Floating Island towards Yangshan.
And his way of checking the location was simple and direct.
No landmarks on the surface? Go underwater!
Xu Haoyang and Ma Gaoxuan didn’t have underwater survival capabilities, but Liang Yuan did.
"Splash!"
He jumped into the water, feeling the icy floodwaters, likely close to freezing, threatening to ice over at any moment.
Liang Yuan quickly sank and swam underwater.
Scanning his surroundings, he saw a forest buried in mud and a nearby highway.
He felt helpless; this was obviously the outskirts, with no distinctive buildings around.
Liang Yuan swam rapidly along the highway.
After swimming about ten kilometers, he spotted a service area beside the highway underwater in front.
Looking up, he saw the service area name covered in algae and shells.
[Chengyang Service Area]!
Liang Yuan was stunned, greatly shocked.
"Chengyang? How did the Floating Island drift here?"
The Chengyang Service Area is located in Chengyang City, part of the lower Yangtze River region.
Its location is even further Southeast from Linjiang, having crossed several lower cities in between.
Liang Yuan never expected that in just a month, this Floating Island drifted hundreds of kilometers, nearly across provinces!