Chapter 1730 I Want to Buy Him Back
Han Sen made a silent gesture to Lan Se. Qiao picked up the phone.
Qiao answered the call at dinner because it was Hardman calling. Everyone knew what he'd be calling for. Qiao didn't want Han Sen to get any confusion or doubts, however, so she answered the phone right there in front of him. She didn't let Hardman know that Lan Se was there with them, too.
"President Qiao, can you talk?" Hardman was worried about Han Sen possibly being there.
He thought he had offended Han Sen, and that Han Sen wouldn't agree to any repurchase. So, he thought to get to him through Qiao.
"Yes, you may speak," Qiao answered.
Hardman didn't beat around the bush. He directly told her, "Qiao, I want Han Sen back. How about I double the money you gave me, in exchange for him?"
"Manager Hard, I only have one person in my employ. Giving me money doesn't solve the issue of having that number reduced to zero." Qiao looked at Han Sen and smiled.
Hardman gritted his teeth and decided to raise the price. "Okay, triple."
"Manager Hard, this isn't a monetary issue. No matter how much money you give me, I will not be able to find anyone to replace Han Sen. My team needs to go on." Qiao's face didn't change, and she remained smiling.
That meant she was telling Hardman that Han Sen was not for sale. It didn't matter how much money she was offered.
Hardman looked glum, so he decided to play his final card. "President Qiao, how about I quadruple the price you paid me. And I'll find you another Baron to replace him, with abilities that can equal Han Sen's. On top of that, he'll be loaned out to you for three years."
Qiao and Lan Se thought this was very strange. The offer was extremely good.
Han Sen thought this was normal. He actually thought Hardman was being too cheap and still offering far too little.
Qiao said, "Manager Hard, you should know Han Sen has used a xenogeneic weapon. It does not belong to him, and if he leaves Wizard, he will have to return it. Knowing this, do you still wish to buy him?"
"Yes." Hardman gritted his teeth. He really had to buy Han Sen to please the third master. If he didn't, things would go poorly. He had to buy him back through any means necessary, even if that meant dipping into his own pockets.
"I am so sorry. I can see your sincerity, but I cannot sell him," Qiao said firmly.
Hardman looked ill, but he still went on with his plight. He said, "Qiao, don't reject me just yet. At least sleep on the prospect. You said Han Sen relies on a xenogeneic weapon, and he can't fight xenogeneics otherwise. If something went wrong, he'd die. He is not a Noble, and he won't level up to slay higher tier xenogeneics. The Baron I can lend to you will be a different story entirely. Plus, with the money you'll be given, you could assemble a great team. Even if you keep him for now, do you really think Han Sen will stay with Wizard two years down the line, when the contract is up?"
"Manager Hard, I am sorry. Han Sen is not for sale." Qiao spoke with seriousness.
"There is no need to answer me yet. Again, you should think about it. And if the price still isn't enough, there is plenty more we can discuss. Think about it first. Think about it. We can talk more another time." Hardman's heart was bleeding.
After the call, Qiao turned to speak to Han Sen. "You heard what he has to say. What are your plans and thoughts? I would like to keep you, but if you do want to switch, I won't force you to stay where you do not wish to."
Han Sen smiled and said, "I don't have too much to offer Black Gold. Plus, I'm lazy. I can't be bothered moving."
Qiao looked very happy when she heard that. She raised up her cup for a toast and said, "Han Sen, I may not be able to promise you much right now, but the one promise I can make is that, while I live, I will strive to make Wizard the best it can be."
"Let us drink in the hopes of a brighter tomorrow." Lan Se raised up her cup as well.
"Cheers!" The glasses chinked against each other, a symbol of the promise.
Han Sen didn't want to go to Black Gold because of his relationship with Qiao. He did admire her, but he also thought staying in Wizard meant greater freedom. Black Gold was locked down with too many rules, and since Han Sen had a lot of private stuff he wished to dive into, he thought he would be better off where he was.
Han Sen brought the ruby-looking muscle to his room for investigation.
The thing looked far prettier than any hunk of beef. It was hard, but the fat and the meat looked as soft as snow. It made people want to cook it like a good steak. Merely thinking of this, Han Sen's mouth began to drool.
When he tried to pull it apart, he couldn't. The Rhino Horn Dagger would only leave light marks across it And even if he could cut through it, he'd be unable to fry it.
"What is changing the mutated materials when I boil them? Surely there is more to the process than water in a pot. Something has to be affecting the materials. If I can figure out what that is, perhaps I can enjoy it like proper food." Han Sen was going to take a while to think it over this time instead of boiling it immediately.
Over the next few days, there was little to do. Aside from practicing, he was researching how to eat xenogeneics. As he did, he discovered something of note.
Han Sen did not find out what affected the xenogeneic genes, but he learned something quite interesting.
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He tried cooking the Violent Ape's meat in a fire. As he did, he noticed that the muscle's texture was changing, almost as if it was thawing out
The ruby texture melted into the fire, and the gemstone-like item began to transform into normal meat.
It was the same as throwing the meat into water. The materials looked like they were frozen, but after a good boil, they began to look like fine cuts of meat.
Han Sen knew this couldn't be a normal process for Planet Kate. If this was the way things always worked, the beings in this universe should have discovered the process before. There was no way he was the first to try cooking a xenogeneic's material.
Han Sen still didn't know what was causing the changes, but he wasn't too worried about it. At least he could now enjoy it as meat and not as some lame soup.
Han Sen found a frying pan and got some seasoning. He placed the thawed meat on the pan, and cut it into a few slices of a good steak. He threw the seasoning on and started to cook it
"This is how people should live." Han Sen placed the cooked meat in his mouth and chewed. The juice and seasoning filled his mouth, and the tastiness almost made Han Sen moan.
Chapter 1731 Lockdown
Qiao looked glum. Over the last few days, she had kept her ears to the ground and tried to find the location of more xenogeneics. But strangely, it was as if they had all vanished from existence. It was like she was deaf and blind, unable to learn anything.
Qiao knew why, though. It was because she hadn't agreed to return Han Sen. Hardman was using his ties and relationships with others to prevent her from getting news of any more xenogeneics.
Compared to Black Gold Group, a tiny team like Qiao's was nothing. No one would favor Qiao and her team over a grand organization such as Black Gold Group.
A hunting team that could not locate xenogeneics was pointless. Hardman's tactic to get Qiao to relinquish Han Sen was definitely below the belt. But Qiao did not have the power to fight back against Black Gold. Hardman seemed to have enough money to block every single avenue.
Still, Qiao wasn't going to crawl back to Hardman. If she went to him now, he would start mocking her. Qiao had to overcome the roadblocks herself.
"Are there too few xenogeneics on Planet Kate?" Han Sen asked Qiao as they ate.
Qiao thought for a moment before responding. "There are two different sources of xenogeneics. One is when beings evolve and mutate, or when those mutated beings reproduce. The other source comes from another place, called Xenogeneic Space."
"What is the difference?" Han Sen asked.
Qiao explained, "The two xenogeneics you have encountered were the result of a mutation. They were Baron class, but they could become stronger in the future. Dealing with those is the easiest We can usually fight ordinary Baron types. It if it was a xenogeneic coming from Xenogeneic Space, however, it could be of any tier. They're dangerous."
"Are there any Xenogeneic Spaces around West Gran?" Han Sen knew it was rare to encounter xenogeneics, and they were rarer than Nobles. It was difficult to say if there was even one spawning once a day.
"There is one, but it is dangerous. Although it is a small Xenogeneic Space, most of the creatures inside are Baron class. Some are Viscount class, however. And they are too dangerous to risk going against. I'm trying to find new sources, hoping to find a single Baron we can take out," Qiao said.
"If it isn't too much trouble to go out and take a look, let's go," Han Sen said.
"It's too dangerous." Qiao shook her head.
"Hardman has blocked your resources, right?" Han Sen said quietly.
With the way Qiao worked, it shouldn't have taken this many days to find another monster. Han Sen wasn't stupid, though, and so he could imagine what had happened.
"I will find a way. I am a manager, so it is my role to face this problem myself. You just need to keep in the best of shape. You will have a job coming your way soon enough," Qiao said stubbornly.
Han Sen nodded and did not reply. Qiao didn't want him to take any risks, and Han Sen understood that. Besides, he had never seen the power of a Viscount at work before, so it might really be quite dangerous to go seek them out.
"What else can I do?" After eating, Qiao went out, and Han Sen went on the internet in his room.
Han Sen wanted more money-making opportunities. Qiao didn't need the ingredients, so Han Sen could buy the parts of the material she'd otherwise sell off. The only problem with that was that he needed money to do it. He needed a lot of it, too.
But Han Sen didn't have money, and he had already spent all his wages on buying the muscle from the silver ape. If he wanted to purchase more xenogeneic materials to absorb more xenogeneic genes, he had to have more cash.
Violent Ape gave him one Baron gene. Even if he could kill more of the monsters, that meant he'd have to kill a hundred Barons to get one hundred Baron genes.
There were many jobs available online, but not many would provide him the chance to earn big bucks. Han Sen wasn't very good when it came to financing, so he couldn't do financial stuff to make money.
Han Sen scrawled the web for a while, but he was unable to find anything that'd give him a lot of cash.
The phone suddenly rang, and Han Sen noticed it coming from a number he could not identify. He picked it up.
"Han Sen, where are you? I am coming to find you. Let's practice sword skills together." It was Mister Tiger calling him, and he shouted down the line loud enough to deafen Han Sen.
"Where are you? I'll come to you." Han Sen lived in Qiao's house, which was also Wizard's base. He didn't want to invite strangers there without Qiao's permission.
"I'm at home. Come here, I'll wait for you." Mister Tiger gave Han Sen his address and then closed the communicator.
There was nothing for Han Sen to do right then, so he packed a few things and went to the address Mister Tiger had provided him.
Mister Tiger's house was far larger than Qiao's, and its luxury was comparable to a five-star hotel. It was gorgeous, but it didn't even feel like a home.
"Han Sen! You are finally here. Come! Let's head to the training room." Mister Tiger was wearing baggy pants and some flip- flops. He welcomed Han Sen wholeheartedly, and invited him in.
Han Sen followed him to the indoor training room. There, he saw a variety of equipment. There was also a geno tree there for testing.
"You want to try that out?" Mister Tiger offered when he saw Han Sen looking at the geno tree. Mister Tiger was quite curious to see what Han Sen's fitness was like.
"Sure!" Han Sen wanted to know his own fitness, too.
Han Sen walked in front of the geno tree, then dropped a bit of his blood on its bark. The blood was absorbed, and all of a sudden, the tree started to grow.
If a Kate had just received their geno armor, they typically bloomed twenty flowers. That included the strength of their geno armor. Mister Tiger said he could produce a hundred, which was the average of a Baron Noble. There was obviously a large difference between commoners and nobles.
Normal people, with geno armor, could not even hope to fight against a Noble.
Han Sen and Mister Tiger were looking at the flowers that grew, and the Noble was surprised to see how many flowers actually bloomed.
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"Fifty-four flowers? That is scary! You are the first I have seen to have so many flowers, despite having just generated their armor recently." Mister Tiger looked at Han Sen with genuine shock.
Han Sen hadn't evolved twice, though. He only had his Spell geno armor, and even he didn't expect that he had become twice as strong as the average Kate.
Han Sen did not know how many flowers a Baron gene could increase. He would find out the next time he tested his strength.