Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 1597 The Dead

“Even if it’s not to the point of hunting you down, the fact that he disagrees with our collection of the ‘Nine Treasures of the Pure Ruins’ is troublesome enough,” Lin Yu sighed. “All the things you just mentioned about his strengths in the Pure Ruins Realm, those reasons that could have been our ‘backing,’ will now become obstacles.”

"He only needs to make a slight move to greatly hinder our operations."

Lin Yu reminded him.

Chen Le shook his head: "But we don't need to avoid him specifically because of this—after all, we have his niece with us, and we can't waste this advantage."

"Moreover, entering the Central Sea... it wouldn't be difficult for us to completely keep it from him."

"So, we might as well just approach Card directly and openly—as for what you just mentioned, we'll just be 'smart' about it."

Chen Le said earnestly.

Although Lin Yu had already roughly guessed and knew Chen Le's thoughts, as "Zhu Ming," Lin Yu still pretended to be curious and asked.

"What do you mean by 'acting smarter'...?"

This was also to confirm whether Chen Le's thoughts were the same as his own and whether they met his expectations.

“First of all, we certainly can’t say outright that we’re here to take away the ‘Nine Treasures.’ Even if he guesses it, we absolutely cannot admit it—some things are just not meant to be seen in the open,” Chen Le analyzed seriously. “Even if we take a step back, although the ‘Nine Treasures of the Pure Ruins’ are very precious, what if, in the card’s judgment, these things aren’t that important? Maybe they really are items that he can turn a blind eye to, or items that he can use to conduct some secret transactions with us!”

"If that's the case, wouldn't bringing it to the forefront too early actually jeopardize this possibility?"

As Chen Le spoke, Lin Yu agreed: "That is indeed a possibility... but what if it isn't?"

“Then let’s just act like we’re completely uninterested in this,” Chen Le said, shrugging as he looked at Lin Yu. “Anyway, you do have an impeccable and genuinely valid reason—you still want to collect Whale Tears.”

“Although collecting the ‘Nine Treasures of the Pure Ruins’ is indeed a very tricky problem, your [Whale Tears] are not a common item either... and collecting [Whale Tears] should be a sure thing for you, no matter what.”

Hannah echoed Chen Le's words, "Quack! That's right... If you need to collect [Whale Tears], Uncle Ka will definitely not mind, and might even get it for you directly."

Chen Le gave a thumbs up: "Yeah, we can't let my business delay yours!"

Lin Yu, having overheard Hannah and Chen Le's conversation, frowned and said, "I still feel there's a risk involved..."

"What risk? Are you afraid his niece will tell on you?"

Chen Le said jokingly.

Hannah immediately spoke up seriously: "Quack! I'm not going to be a snitch!"

“Of course I know, I was just joking,” Chen Le raised his hand. “Excuse me, Ms. Hannah… but I am indeed a little curious. Although I know you are now Zhu Ming’s follower, don’t you feel that you are closer to your uncle?”

“I’m not surprised that you chose Zhu Ming’s side and helped us hide our true purpose from your uncle… But why did you seem to feel no psychological pressure or any hesitation when you made this choice?”

Chen Le asked curiously.

He was genuinely curious about it.

When Hannah heard Chen Le say that, she gently explained, "Quack... that's because it's a very clear thing that doesn't need to be debated."

“I have a very good relationship with Uncle Ka, and I admire Uncle Liu very much… but now I am a follower of the boss.”

“It is precisely because I have a good relationship with my uncle that I have less and less to worry about – because it was Uncle Ka who taught me the most basic qualities of being an octopus and a chef.”

"If you have someone to follow, then you must be completely open with them and your stance must be firm—Uncle Ka would be very happy to see me stick to my principles!"

Hannah said very clearly.

Her answer revealed that the three beating hearts of this little octopus were filled with an enviable sincerity.

"so good……"

Chen Le sighed.

While Chen Le and Hannah were talking, Lin Yu also let out a sigh of relief.

"call--"

He overheard their conversation... To be honest, Lin Yu was genuinely moved by Hannah's words.

However, his trust in Hannah did not increase further, because he already knew that Hannah was an absolutely trustworthy partner, and he also understood what Hannah had just explained.

In short...

"That being said, it is not an easy task to fool the card itself."

As Lin Yu spoke, Chen Le gave him a thumbs up: "At this point, we can only give it a try!"

"Moreover, we are still some distance from the Central Sea, which is enough time for us to think about what to do and even rehearse."

Lin Yu said with a serious expression, "That makes sense... In any case, at least for Hannah's sake, Ka shouldn't kill both of us directly."

Chen Le understood Lin Yu's dry humor: "Haha, that's true. In any case, we have no 'worries' anymore."

As the two talked, the Sea Moth continued its submerged journey in the sea.

Hannah once again acted as Lin Yu's guide, continuing to steer the Sea Moth in the intended direction...

As Lin Yu's driving skills improved, his mind became more and more relaxed.

At first, Lin Yu had to navigate carefully according to Hannah's instructions to avoid the detection of the fishman patrol team or accidentally cause the Sea Moth to run aground.

But now... Lin Yu is like a skilled driver, driving his car, which he has been driving for many years, on the highway.

Driving no longer requires him to use all his threads.

So, Lin Yu started chatting with "Fishing Guy" Chen Le again.

"Speaking of which... there's one sentence Fang Qing said before entering the 'Pure Ruins' that I'm a little concerned about."

Lin Yu spoke up.

Which sentence?

Chen Le countered with a direct question.

“Boss Fang Qing mentioned that since the establishment of the ‘Freedom Alliance,’ there has only been one case of a member dying within the organization, and she doesn’t want a second one,” Lin Yu said in a low voice. “But before today, I had never heard of a member of the ‘Freedom Alliance’ ever dying—so I want to know about that deceased member.”

As Lin Yu spoke, Chen Le revealed a knowing expression.

"Oh...you want to know about this? That's certainly something that piques my curiosity."

"However, that was a long time ago... After all, Fang Qing is very strong - Fang Qing is actually a 'player' who quickly advanced to 'Tier 3' and almost skipped 'Tier 3' to immediately advance to 'Tier 4'."

"Shortly after obtaining the [Exclusive Item], she immediately activated the 'Heart Domain' and advanced to the 'Fourth Tier'—and with her strength at the 'Third Tier' and 'Fourth Tier', she naturally has all sorts of ways to improve the survival rate of our 'Freedom Alliance' members. Even in dire situations, she has various ways to arrive at the scene as soon as possible."

"After Lao Wu and Uncle Zhuo both advanced to the fourth rank, and even we gradually advanced to the third rank, there was even less to worry about."

Lin Yu listened to Chen Le's words and chimed in, "Fang Qing is indeed a very concerned and responsible guy... To be honest, before I joined the 'Freedom Alliance,' I never imagined that the founder of this organization would be such a serious guy."

Chen Le rubbed his hair: "Nobody expected this... To be honest, her personality can sometimes be a bit 'troublesome'."

"But overall, I am still very grateful to her—because she has indeed saved me, and many times."

As Chen Le spoke, Lin Yu pondered, "So, that member died before Fang Qing advanced to the 'Third Rank,' right?"

“Yes, that was a long time ago, so long ago that I hadn’t even joined the ‘Freedom Alliance’ yet, and I just had a good relationship with Fang Qing and we got along well,” Chen Le sighed softly. “However, it was precisely because I was already friends with Fang Qing back then that I met the deceased a few times.”

"That was a... very cute guy."

Lin Yu asked with some curiosity, "Cute?"

“Hmm, she was a very shy girl, about the same age as Li Nian… Ah, actually she should be a year or two older than Li Nian, but she was about the same age as Li Nian back then,” Chen Le said in a low voice. “She was very close to Fang Qing, and Old Wu, Uncle Zhuo, and Qian Huan, who had already joined the ‘Freedom Alliance’ at the time, all liked her very much.”

"To be honest... I like her a lot too."

"Is that so... such a lovable and adorable child died," Lin Yu said softly, as if infected by Chen Le's emotions. "So, aside from her personality and such... what were her abilities as a 'player'?"

“I don’t know much about her specific abilities. You can ask Qianhuan, maybe he will know,” Chen Le scratched his cheek. “But back then, everyone in the ‘Freedom Alliance’ would change their code names after joining, so I can roughly guess what her ‘profession’ and abilities are related to.”

Lin Yu asked, "What is it?"

“‘Photographer’—her code name is ‘Photographer’,” Chen Le said seriously, “so her ‘profession’ is either ‘journalist’ or…a real ‘photographer’ or something like that.”

"Moreover, it seems that there is indeed a camera among her props."