Chapter 309: Difficult Choice

Come to think of it, judging from the place where the Boss had appeared, wasn’t it exactly where the manor was supposed to be?

He glanced at his rapidly depleting Star Fortune and the Star Fiend that was increasing at an equally rapid rate. Then he lowered his head and looked at Byeol in his arms. Joo Joowon calmly began cracking sunflower seeds.

Hmm... Sometimes life was simply like this. It rose and fell, then fell some more and fell again. Since the other party had not appeared even when the earth fire had caused such a huge commotion back then, what did all of this have to do with a rookie player like him who was only Level 10?

In any case, he was far away. If the situation became dangerous, he could simply grab Bomi and Byeol and run away.

Seong Seungmin dodged the Boss’s attacks and was honestly somewhat confused.

Before choosing this location, he had used his equipment to scan the area. The only high-energy reaction here had been at the place where that ant lived. There had been nothing at all in the other areas. Therefore, he had never expected that he would suddenly be attacked while peacefully doing construction work.

Although the other party’s strength was not particularly powerful and could not hurt him, its ability to conceal itself was truly impressive, even though many of his abilities had been restricted after coming to this world.

Seong Seungmin dodged the attacks while looking toward Joo Joowon.

In the image transmitted by his chip, the other party had taken out a small stool and was sitting on it. He was even eating snacks while watching from this side. It was obvious that he had noticed the commotion, yet he had no intention of coming over to deal with it.

Had he known about it long ago?

The construction of the Lord’s Manor had only taken about half an hour. Logically speaking, there was indeed no need for him to leave. However, Joo Joowon had wanted to leave at the time, and Seong Seungmin had not paid much attention to it. Now that he thought about it, could this be revenge?

Just because he could not resist probing a few extra times?

His instincts told Seong Seungmin that this matter definitely had something to do with the other party.

The other party had already left an ant here ahead of time, which meant that he had taken a liking to this place long ago. Moreover, the ant even had a perfectly normal name, which also meant that it was probably being raised as a subordinate.

And most of the insect races could burrow underground. Whatever was on this mountain, they had probably already known about it long ago.

This gave Seong Seungmin quite a headache.

What was he supposed to do?

He could definitely escape if he ran, but if he did that, there was no way the Lord’s Manor could be completed. If he did not intend to have any further involvement with the other party, then it did not matter whether the manor was built or not. At most, he would only have to compensate the system with some money, and it was not as though he could not afford it.

Originally, Seong Seungmin had already been considering backing out. One could tell that the other party was not someone easy to deal with, at least as far as the beast races were concerned, simply from the fact that even the beast pets he raised did not have proper names. However, the appearance of the ant made him hesitate somewhat. It seemed that the other party did not completely dislike beast-like creatures either.

But there was still a huge difference between the insect race and the beast race.

Moreover, after analyzing the world, he had discovered traces showing that this world had once been corrupted. This meant that this place would become a forward outpost in the future, so naturally, he began to feel even more like withdrawing.

Doing business naturally involved both losses and profits. He also understood the principle of cutting his losses in time.

He had even already started thinking about whether he should make one last profit before leaving.

After all, no matter how great the other party’s background might have been in the past, right now, he was merely a Level 10 player. Therefore, Seong Seungmin believed that even if the other party had life saving items on him, he definitely could not use them too many times.

However, now...

Seong Seungmin was somewhat hesitant. The other party’s desire for revenge did not seem small. More precisely, he seemed like the kind of person who would immediately settle any grudge on the spot. At this moment, Seong Seungmin really could not be certain that the other party had no backup plan.

After dodging another attack, Seong Seungmin felt somewhat irritated.

When they went to other game worlds, they were not allowed to attack the native creatures. There were many restrictions. Once they finished their work, they had to leave, unless they had established a hired mercenary relationship.

So if he attacked now, not only would the amount of time he could stay be shortened, but it would also become difficult to come here again in the future. On top of that, there would be a fine, and his reputation would also decrease.

How many things had he already lost today?!

Seong Seungmin’s heart was bleeding. This was exactly what was meant by sunk costs. As long as there seemed to be profits to be gained from the other party, he was truly reluctant to give up. However, there were also too many flaws in the other party, making it difficult for him to make up his mind about investing.

Among the wolf race, there was a unique hierarchical culture within the wolf clan. The wolves at the top had absolute suppression over the wolves at the bottom. When this kind of situation appeared among supernatural beings, lower-level wolves would always have to maintain humility toward higher-level wolves. Even parents had to do the same. Even whether they could reproduce had to be requested from their clan leader or main household.