Chapter 2710: Chapter 2710 - Honest Cow-Headed Monster
“Hand over my sacrifice or forfeit your lives!” The bull monster glared at Han Sen .
“You see, we are not your sacrifice, and yet you are asking us to give you something valuable . That is simply not appropriate . ” Han Sen could see that the bull monster’s intelligence wasn’t very high, and he could tell that the creature was afraid of the Shield of the Medusa’s Gaze . So, he stopped playing nice .
When it heard what Han Sen said, the bull monster started to get angry . Before it could react, though, Han Sen continued . “How about this: we’ll make a wager . If you win, I will give you the shield as a sacrifice . ”
“What do you want to wager?” the bull monster asked .
Han Sen was pleasantly surprised that the creature was considering his proposal . He hadn’t actually expected the bull monster to agree to his suggestion . He only wanted to stall for more time and extract some extra information from the bull monster . But it seemed as if the bull monster was genuinely interested .
“This deified creature is easier to talk to than I thought . ” Han Sen didn’t dare to let his guard down . He thought about it and then asked the bull monster, “So, what should I call you?”
“Whatever you like,” the bull monster said impassively .
“I will call you Brother Bull . Have you ever played coin toss, Brother Bull?” Han Sen asked him .
“What is a coin toss?” the bull monster asked with curiosity .
Opportunities just kept presenting themselves . So, Han Sen quickly brought out a coin and explained, “This coin has two sides . One side features a number, and the other side contains the image of a person’s head . I will shake the coin in my hands, and you have to guess which will be shown when I reveal the coin—the number or the head . If you guess it correctly, I will give you the shield as a sacrifice . How does that sound?”
“Sure . Let’s start then,” the bull monster said . Its voice had grown much quieter than it had been at the beginning .
Han Sen laughed and said, “Brother Bull, if this is a bet, we both need to put something on the table for the wager . I am offering up this shield, but if you lose, what are you going to give me?”
Han Sen was testing how far he could push this bull monster . There was nothing he really wanted from the creature, and if it grew angry, Han Sen would ask for nothing more .
Surprisingly, the bull monster really did bring out something .
Pang!
The bull monster dropped the item right in front of Han Sen . It fell, creating a deep hole when it hit the ground . Han Sen craned his neck to get a look at it . It was a gemstone with thunder trapped inside it . It was only the size of an egg, but the lightning inside it was shining with power . It looked as if it might randomly explode at any given moment . There was a frightening amount of energy inside the small item .
“Let’s use this lightning geno core to sweeten the pot,” boomed the bull monster’s voice .
“Is this a deified geno core?” Han Sen was shocked . He hadn’t expected the bull monster to offer up something so expensive .
A deified geno core was a treasure only deified xenogeneics could create . They were called treasures, but they were different from the ones that were artificially constructed . Deified geno cores could melt into a person’s body and give the geno core power directly to their recipient .
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Ordinary synthetic treasures required the user’s power to activate . Once a deified geno core was absorbed into a person’s body, however, they could use it with the same ease as one of their own geno arts .
Deified geno cores were also known as skill geno cores . They were very useful, but only deified xenogeneics could create them . Even for deified xenogeneics, producing one was no mean feat . A single deified geno core was considered quite precious .
Even if people killed a deified xenogeneic, ordinary deified xenogeneics would destroy their geno cores before death . They would never allow one to fall into enemy hands .
“Brother Bull is truly generous,” Han Sen thought as tears leaked down his face . Now that the bull monster had wagered something so valuable, Han Sen had to gather his wits before he could respond .
Deified geno cores were divided into ranks, and the bull monster was definitely above primitive class . If he was able to get the creature’s deified geno core and absorb it, Han Sen would receive a power that was equivalent to the bull monster’s . And since it was a geno art, that was a very good thing .
“What? Is that not enough for the wager?” The bull monster saw Han Sen staring at the deified geno core in profound silence . He thought Han Sen wanted something more .
Although the bull monster wasn’t particularly intelligent, it was smarter than a lot of other xenogeneics . But compared to intelligent creatures like humans or Very High, the bull only had the mind of a seven or eight year old .
He recognized that the Shield of the Medusa’s Gaze was a powerful item, and he knew his geno core was nowhere near as valuable as the shield . That was why he had asked if he needed to wager something else as well .
“It is a little bit unfair if you ask me . But because it is you, Brother Bull, I will accept it,” Han Sen conceded, looking a little embarrassed .
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He hadn’t anticipated that the scary bull monster would be so easy to fool . It made him wonder if he was dreaming . He had never known that the world had a xenogeneic that was this easy to talk to .
“Then let us begin!” the bull monster said as he stared eagerly at the coin Han Sen was holding .
The bull monster had once seemed scary and almighty, but by this point, that image had been completely scrubbed out of Han Sen’s mind . Han Sen lifted the coin and smiled at the bull monster . He said, “Brother Bull, look closely . This side is the number, and this side has the image . ”
After that, Han Sen clasped his hands together and began shaking them back and forth . And while Han Sen was shaking his hands, he used his Dongxuan Area power to keep the bull monster from stealing any information about the coin .
The Dongxuan Area wasn’t as powerful as the bull monster, but it would allow Han Sen to see all the cogwheels spinning nearby . Han Sen might not be able to stop the universal cogwheels if they act strangely, but he would definitely notice .
Han Sen had underestimated the bull monster’s honesty, though . The beast really wasn’t trying to steal a look at the coin . Eventually, Han Sen stopped shaking his hands and held them up before the bull monster . The creature looked at Han Sen’s hands and hesitated to make a decision . He was guessing which would end up on top; the image or the number .
“Did this bull monster grow up with a family? Why is he so honest?” Han Sen would never have guessed that a xenogeneic like this existed .
“Number,” the bull monster said eventually, after a long time of hesitation .
“Brother Bull, are you sure that the coin is showing a number? Once you confirm your bet, you cannot change your mind again,” Han Sen said, smiling at the bull monster .
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“I will choose the image, then,” the bull monster said . It actually changed its mind .
“Are you sure it’s the image? Are you certain of your answer now?” Han Sen smiled again .
“Yes . It is the image . I’m not changing,” the bull monster said, gritting its teeth .
Han Sen opened his hands to reveal that it was the number that was facing up . Han Sen looked at the bull monster and said, “Brother Bull, what a shame . You should have stood by your gut instinct earlier . ”
Although Han Sen appeared calm, his body was tense and ready to attack . If the bull monster was going to lash out after losing, Han Sen would have to react instantly . He was afraid the bull monster would disregard the results of their wager .
But the bull monster simply stared at the coin for a while .
“Do it again,” he said after a while .
If the bull monster hadn’t had such a scary presence, Han Sen would never have believed that it was a high-level deified xenogeneic .
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