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#427 - Chapter 427 The Vortex of Power
“I see....”
Wu Wei smiled and pointed to the lifelike portrait in the room.
“Looks like I got caught up in a power struggle between big shots before.”
“No wonder I was able to obtain such valuable world coordinates.”
The “big shot” Wu Wei was referring to at this moment was the protagonist in this portrait.
The empire's First Prince.
Shi Renjun!
“That explains everything.”
Seeing Wu Wei smile so happily, the man wearing the silver mask also smiled.
But unlike Wu Wei.
The smile hidden beneath the other party's mask was a little more complicated.
His smile contained a bit of schadenfreude, and a bit of worry....
“No.”
“Mr. Wu Wei.”
“Your statement is incorrect.”
The man interrupted Wu Wei and said with a smile.
“You weren't caught up in a power struggle between big shots before... You are still, at this very moment, in the middle of a power struggle between big shots!”
“Hehe,” the man chuckled as he spoke. “These power games between big shots, once you get involved, it's impossible to stop unless you're crushed to pieces.”
“But, Mr. Wu Wei, since you are not very sensitive to the political situation within the empire, let me briefly introduce it to you so that you can understand it better.”
“First of all, I need to explain.”
“The reason you got involved in this power struggle is related to you hurting the empire's Third Princess, Shi Yinuo, back then.”
“Because Shi Yinuo is a princess of the royal family, she is a very special existence in the War College.”
“She can contribute to the War College, but she cannot be injured.”
“But the specific reason, I won't, and can't tell you, so you can only guess for yourself....”
“In short, after she was injured, her position in the War College suddenly became awkward.”
“Not only did she have to stop the subsequent assessments, but she also had to pay some... small price for it.”
“And because she paid these small prices, that big shot is very 【grateful】 to you.”
“You also obtained the world coordinates of the Green Leaf Network as a result.”
“So, Mr. Wu Wei, as the man who made her shed her first drop of blood, you have successfully made the already fierce power struggle even more intense.”
The silver-masked man smiled very happily this time, without any of his previous affectation.
Hearing what the other party said, Wu Wei shrugged his shoulders.
“Okay, I understand.”
“To put it simply, I hurt the Third Princess Shi Yinuo, so the First Prince Shi Renjun is very happy, right?”
Although the silver-masked man was very unhappy that Wu Wei directly said the name of the First Prince Shi Renjun, he still nodded.
“And because Shi Renjun is very happy, he gave me the coordinates of this world plane!”
“That's right!”
“Phew... since that's the case, then I'm relieved!”
Hearing the other party affirm twice in a row, Wu Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
“If that's the case, then I can take this world coordinate with peace of mind.”
“Yes... you're absolutely right, and then?”
The silver-masked man tilted his head and looked at Wu Wei.
He was waiting for what came next.
“And then?”
However, it was somewhat different from what he expected.
Wu Wei also tilted his head and said in an extremely puzzled tone.
“What and then?”
“Then I should leave.”
“Thank you for your hospitality!”
After saying that, Wu Wei made a gesture to leave.
“Wait!”
Seeing Wu Wei do this, the man with the silver mask became anxious.
He stood up and grabbed Wu Wei's sleeve.
“You little brat, are you really stupid or pretending to be!”
“Do you really not understand what I'm saying?”
“Oh, I understand...”
Seeing the other party like this, Wu Wei understood.
“You want a kickback from me, right!”
“Actually, I'm a little tight right now, if you really want a kickback, I can only give you at most....”
“Damn it!”
Seeing Wu Wei still “playing dumb”.
This man was really angry.
“Alright, you little brat, stop playing dumb with me!”
“I'll just tell you the truth.”
“Wu Wei, do you remember me telling you that you are still in the power struggle between big shots at this very moment?”
“From the moment you injured the Third Princess Shi Yinuo, you can't escape this power struggle.”
“So, in this power struggle, you are equivalent to an existence that has 【openly chosen a side】.”
“No, that's not right....”
“Only those large families and alliances have the qualifications to choose sides.”
“Wu Wei, compared to choosing sides, you have a better description, that is... Lord Shi Renjun's pawn!”
“Pawn?”
The moment he heard this word, Wu Wei's eyes narrowed, and he also sneered.
Although he didn't show any anger.
But as long as the demons familiar with Wu Wei knew, when Wu Wei showed this expression, terrifying things would often happen!
Sure enough, Wu Wei knocked the other party's arm away.
At the same time, he also stretched out his palm and grabbed the other party's neck fiercely.
“You also deserve....”
Wu Wei lowered his head and stared at the man's eyes in front of him with a pair of scarlet vertical pupils.
He opened his mouth and said word by word in an extremely indifferent tone.
“To call me a pawn?”
As he spoke, Wu Wei gradually increased the strength of his palm.
Although the man tried his best to move Wu Wei's hands away from his neck.
But unfortunately, Wu Wei's hands were like iron claws, firmly imprisoning his neck.
Gradually, a feeling of suffocation flooded into the man's mind.
Along with it came the panic of impending death.
And what aggravated this panic of impending death was Wu Wei's expression at this moment.
The silver-masked man discovered in horror that Wu Wei, this madman, actually had no expression at all at this moment.
He just looked down at himself suffocating little by little, without any expression!
No excitement, no anger, no panic.....
It was as if this madman had no psychological burden at all about killing someone!
This...
But this is in the real world!
As the oxygen in his lungs decreased, the man with the pale face began to twitch.
Even his arms used to block Wu Wei gradually weakened.....
Death was approaching!
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Suddenly.
Just a few seconds before the man was about to die, Wu Wei released his arm, allowing the man to collapse to the ground.
“Ah!”
“Hiss... ha.... hiss... ha.....”
The man greedily breathed in the surrounding air while grabbing at his neck.
As for Wu Wei, he squatted beside him and said coldly.
“Go back and tell your master, that is .”
“I have no interest in the so-called power struggle.”
“Although the reward he gave was tempting, it was what I deserved.”
“So, go back and tell your master, if he dares to regard me as his pawn, then I will.....”
Suddenly....
“What will you do?”
A male voice completely different from the silver-masked man in front of him came from the next room.
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