"I came to comfort Black Rabbit."
Although Lin Que told a lie full of holes, Leticia had no intention of exposing him.
Looking at Black Rabbit, who seemed to be in a good mood, a smile also appeared on her face.
"Yesterday, after she searched all over No-Names and couldn't find you, she ran crying to Thousand Eyes to seek help from White Yasha-sama."
"White Yasha-sama was worried that Black Rabbit would be overly sad, so she asked me to come over temporarily and stay with Black Rabbit for a while."
"I see."
Lin Que understood: "Actually, you can just live here and don't need to go back to Thousand Eyes."
"Black Rabbit has been borrowing money from former allies these days, so this auction is basically a sure thing."
"Um..."
Hearing Lin Que's words, Black Rabbit, who was beside him, seemed to suddenly remember something and tremblingly raised one hand.
"Lin Que... actually, there's a problem with borrowing money."
Lin Que: "?"
After a moment of silence, Lin Que suddenly reached out and pinched Black Rabbit's ear.
"Tell me, what's the problem?"
"Ow, ow, ow! I've told you many times, don't just grab my precious ears!"
Black Rabbit pulled out a folding fan and slapped Lin Que's hand away, a look of dissatisfaction on her face.
"And if I have to say it, you're partly to blame this time, Lin Que!"
"I had already reached an agreement with Avalon and Griffin with Dragon Horns, and even the Queen had sent someone out of interest to prepare for cooperation."
"But the day before yesterday, as soon as I brought them to the base, you suddenly disappeared for two days! You made me lose their trust!"
In fact, it wasn't just a loss of trust.
When the other party left, their gazes towards her were even filled with pity.
The Moon Rabbit, belonging to the No-Names, after losing her companions for a year, had finally started to become mentally unstable, even fantasizing about a Pure-blooded Dragon leader.
Rumors like these had gradually spread among former allies such as Griffin with Dragon Horns, Avalon, and Salamandra.
"Because of your capriciousness, my hard-earned reputation is gone!"
Lin Que nodded: "I admit that's my fault."
"But regarding reputation, I don't think it's just my problem."
Black Rabbit's reputation?
He had indeed heard about it when he usually went for walks.
Positive evaluations were basically inherent to her race as a Hakoniwa Noble.
As for personal ones, they were mostly descriptions like 'silly rabbit,' 'easy to fool,' 'very lewd,' 'looks 呆呆,' and a series of evaluations that were hard to say were good or bad.
"That's impossible!"
Black Rabbit had an expression of disbelief: "My reputation is clearly very good, and I'm usually very popular!"
"Black Rabbit, you need to understand one thing."
Lin Que looked at her with pity: "Being popular because you're good-looking and being popular because of your personal qualities seem similar, but in essence, they are two vastly different things."
"How could this be..."
Black Rabbit hugged her head and squatted in the corner: "Could it be that I've been wishing for it all along?"
"Alright, Lin Que, don't bully her anymore."
Leticia walked over and stroked Black Rabbit's head: "Actually, Black Rabbit has her strengths."
"Leticia-sama!"
Black Rabbit looked as if she had seen a savior: "Really?!"
"Of course, it's true."
Leticia smiled: "For example... her personality is very gentle!"
"Why did you pause at such a subtle point?"
Black Rabbit became even sadder.
"Alright, don't be sad."
After shamelessly throwing away the blame, Lin Que stopped bullying Black Rabbit and seriously discussed business.
"Are you still planning to continue with the borrowing money plan?"
"If not, then let's go with the original plan."
Saying that, Lin Que pulled out red and blue orbs with a Medusa's head imprinted on them from his Gift Card, stacking them and spinning them between his fingers.
"Let's pick a good day and smash Boirxiusi."
"Wait!"
Black Rabbit's eyes widened, staring in disbelief at the two treasure orbs in Lin Que's hands.
"What's going on? Why do you, Lin Que, have the clear-through blessings from defeating the sea monster Kraken and the three Graeae sisters?"
"Of course, they were prepared in advance."
Lin Que replied with a smile, "It's basic common sense to have a backup plan for everything, isn't it?"
"After all, since you, Black Rabbit, are going to borrow money, you always need a fallback in case of failure."
Black Rabbit pouted and turned her head, "So you didn't trust me from the beginning!"
"Oh, no, not really."
Lin Que waved his hand, then suddenly made a shocking statement.
"In fact, even if you, Black Rabbit, succeeded, I would still have taken these two challenge items."
Black Rabbit: "?"
What does that mean?
"I see, so you decided to make a move from the very beginning."
Unlike the bewildered Black Rabbit, Leticia, who was beside them, understood Lin Que's words.
"You're eyeing Boirxiusi's wealth."
Lin Que shrugged, "No choice, they're the easiest to bully."
As the saying goes, a man is innocent, but his wealth makes him guilty.
As an old Community, Boirxiusi already possessed vast wealth.
After successfully developing a mass production method for invisible helmets and flying greaves twenty years ago, their speed of accumulating wealth further increased.
Conversely, Boirxiusi's strength had been gradually declining.
A crooked upper beam leads to a crooked lower beam; the leader's inaction led to the idleness of the lower-level personnel, who even started to slack off on their daily training.
Currently, Boirxiusi has been on a downward spiral, with its strength continuously decreasing.
"Don't worry, I won't miss."
Lin Que confidently patted his chest, "When I was out for a walk a while ago, I snuck into their territory a few times."
"I can confirm that those rotten fish and shrimp from Boirxiusi are no match for me."
"If it really comes to a fight, they won't even be able to break my defense if I stand still!"
"Wait!"
Black Rabbit's eyes widened, "Is that the point?!"
"Isn't it?"
"Of course not!"
Black Rabbit jumped up excitedly, "Sneaking into another Community's territory without permission is an illegal act!"
"Do you know you broke the law?!"
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