frightfiction Chapter 986: Yali's Layout and Decision
Chapter 986: Yali's Layout and Decision
Faced with Lin Yu's questioning, April remained silent, which was rare.
Indeed, if I had known in advance what Lin Yu's plan was...
April may be acceptable, but it is definitely impossible to treat it with a normal mind.
"But...it doesn't hurt that I know."
she whispered.
Lin Yu shook his head: "No, there are still disadvantages - you beat that guy from 'Order', right?"
"That guy is the captain of Haicheng's team, a veteran 'Second Stage' named 'Crazy Blade'. He's very powerful and very good at frontal combat," Lin Yu looked at Siyue and said seriously, "But I know you can win - even though you've just been promoted to 'Second Stage', you're no worse than him."
"It's just... he's a formidable opponent after all, so I have to ensure that these messy things, this plan that might affect your mentality, will absolutely not affect your battle with him."
"I'm not trying to excuse myself, I just think... maybe this is better for you."
At this point, Lin Yu paused and shook his head: "But this idea may be a bit too arrogant. I won't be surprised if you are angry about it... But if I have to do it again, I will still choose to do it this way."
As Lin Yu spoke, April was stunned.
"No...if you put it that way, it's true," she sighed. "My victory was indeed very thrilling—well, maybe my mentality really played a role."
"And, and," April said, sighing, "I actually don't mind following other people's plans... provided the plan is reliable enough."
Lin Yu looked at her and spoke again: "That's why I said you are not suitable for the 'Predator'. You don't seem to be an ambitious and extremely self-centered person."
"There are all kinds of people in the 'Predators', and there are always people like me who joined simply because they hate the rules!"
April said helplessly.
Lin Yu stared at her for a long time before asking, "Is your reason for joining really so simple?"
April was speechless, then said angrily, "Hey, although you did make great contributions in this mission...but why do you keep belittling and questioning me? After all, I did defeat that 'Order' guy—even though it was all planned by you."
Lin Yu was dazed: "Sorry, I didn't mean that."
April was surprised: "You actually apologized - what do you mean by that?"
"What I mean is, well, although you're not a very ambitious person with strong opinions, in my opinion, you're not suitable to stay in an organization like the Predators like a lone wolf," Lin Yu said slowly, as if he was struggling to organize his words. "What I mean is... I want to climb up in the Predators, but I always need my own team, and you do have some skills in other areas, so..."
April raised her hand to interrupt her: "Stop, Yayu—I'm almost exhausted listening to you talking. Aren't you always so straightforward? Why are you beating around the bush this time?"
April looked at Lin Yu: "I know what you mean...just say it."
Lin Yu looked away for the first time and remained silent for a long time before speaking: "I think maybe after I really become the captain, maybe you can become my team member."
Siyue looked at Lin Yu and laughed: "Ha, after all this talk, I really want to talk about this - it seems that my performance is not bad, Captain Yayu."
Lin Yuchang exhaled: "I will talk about this when I return to hand in the task."
"I haven't agreed to your request yet," April shook her head. "Ordinary team members are too insincere. After all, I did solo a captain-level Order, a Tier 2. Even if they're not at peak form, at least give me a vice-captain!"
Lin Yu was a little surprised: "Okay, of course, that's fine, that's what I originally planned."
"Since I'm your vice-captain, you have to tell me the full picture of this plan," April said, leaning closer. "What's going on with this Haimu Zun?"
Lin Yu pushed April's head a little further away.
"I can only sense his ambition... In this world, if someone doesn't manage themselves, they can't achieve their reputation. A 'well-known collector,' regularly holding auctions that feel like charity—just think about it, and you know how someone who's just passionate about collecting can't possibly be that."
"And he not only has ambition, but also hatred—or rather, hatred stems from his ambition."
"Being framed by a mermaid and having his body transformed from a siren into a human must have ruined his promising future. This is definitely a disadvantage for a siren noble... And for a guy filled with hatred, ambitious, and who has been operating for many years, it's not difficult to guess what he wants."
April suddenly realized: "Oh, so you used him to plan this massacre of the mermaid royal family."
Lin Yu shook his head. "No, this fratricide was entirely my own doing. Hai Mu Zun only helped me prepare the venue for the main event. This wasn't the purpose of my cooperation with him, but the condition. It was only because I promised Hai Mu Zun that I would kill all the mermaid royal family, including the guy who betrayed him, that he chose to cooperate with me."
"And... what Haimu Zun did initially was just blow up his own courtyard and kitchen, then pretend to be stabbed to death by you. He was still holding back until he saw me actually let those twenty-three mermaid royals kill each other. Only after he witnessed my strength did he truly trust me completely and act according to my plan."
"Of course, no matter what kind of person Haimu Zun is, I will kill these mermaid royals—even before I met Prince Lid, I had already made up my mind to kill them... It was also thanks to that idiot that he responded to my provocation with his arrogance just as I imagined."
April was stunned. "So, you were the one who initiated the provocation back in Baoboer City? When exactly did you decide to obtain the Mermaid's Tear by 'killing the Mermaid King'?"
"Correction, it's not about killing them, it's about torturing them until they collapse - this way, if one of them dies, we can get two, but if we just kill them, we only get one," Lin Yu said seriously, "As for the source of this idea... it was probably when I received this mission."
Lin Yu said, "After all, [Mermaid Tears] require the grief and death of the mermaid royal family to produce, so at the time I was thinking... if this rumor is true, then why should we be so obsessed with collecting those that are already there? Isn't every mermaid royal family member a walking teardrop?"