Which probability was greater?
Lucas was still unsure.
Kosma was silent for three seconds, then spoke again: "I have finished... Do you have any objections?"
Did he have any objections?
Lucas felt that the transaction rules Kosma stated this time were already very complete.
Unlike the previous reincarnation,
Even if he said he didn't know when facing a question, it seemed to be fine.
The previous Kosma did not allow him to say he didn't know.
Was the other party lying, or was it a deliberate trap?
Perhaps this horned Ember was waiting for him to raise an objection.
If what Kosma was saying now was true,
Lucas would violate the sixth rule.
At that time, Kosma would have two choices—kill him, or withdraw from the transaction and leave this place.
The first choice was not worth worrying about.
What Lucas was more concerned about...
Was the second one.
Withdrawing from the transaction and leaving this place seemed at first glance to be prepared for Lucas, but if he violated the rules,
Could Kosma also make this choice?
Lucas leaned towards yes.
After all—Crimson Jade Maru had left the red lacquer drum, so why couldn't Kosma?
"If I couldn't reincarnate, I really wouldn't want to get involved in this mess."
Lucas sighed silently in his heart.
Crimson Jade Maru escaping was already headache-inducing enough.
Add another Kosma.
Lucas felt troubled just thinking about it.
And now, unless the other party lied and he noticed it, or slandered him for lying,
Otherwise, Lucas couldn't leave the Bronze Bell at all.
He just didn't know if Judah could help...
Kosma continued, "If you have no objections... then it's my turn to ask you."
"I have no objection, ask away."
Lucas did not casually question him.
Kosma's golden eyes rotated, and he bared his large mouth, revealing rows of pointed teeth.
"Which Valkyrie do you like the most?"
Upon hearing this question,
Lucas was stunned. He hadn't expected, nor anticipated, Kosma asking such a sensitive topic.
"No... what's the point of asking that?!"
"Are you sick?!"
For a moment, Lucas truly didn't know how to answer.
Which Valkyrie do you like the most?
Kiana, Raiden Mei, Bronya...
The names of one Valkyrie after another flashed through Lucas's mind.
"I don't think this question should take you much time. Give me an answer quickly."
Kosma's urging made Lucas realize something. A strange light flickered in his eyes, and he thought, "If I keep not answering, can I stall until morning? Anyway, there's no time limit in the rules, so this counts as a bug."
"But dragging it out until daytime won't do me any good either."
"And I don't know..."
"What Kosma will turn into during the day."
"Hiss... thinking about it, he could also use this rule to stall for time."
"But Kosma didn't do that."
"Why?"
"Could it be that in his explanation of the rules... he still concealed something?"
After a few seconds of simple thought, Lucas clenched his fist and said, "I don't have a favorite Valkyrie. I like every single one of them."
As the saying goes,
A day as husband and wife brings a hundred days of kindness.
At St. Freya Academy, Lucas had basically been intimate with every Valkyrie whose name could be called out, so saying he liked every one of them was actually not a problem.
Hearing this resounding answer,
Kosma's eyes narrowed slightly.
Lucas originally thought the other party would pull some trick, but he didn't do anything.
"I have no objection, so... now it's your turn to ask."
Kosma said.
Lucas thought for a moment.
"My question is—Kosma, do you know where the Herrscher of Corruption, Ling, is hiding?"
"I don't know."
Kosma shook his head.
Lucas was not at all satisfied with this answer; he even had the idea of directly raising an objection.
However...
Lucas did not do that.
The reason was simple: he felt it wasn't worth questioning over this issue.
To be honest.
The internal space of the Bronze Bell was not small.
Lucas, standing upright now, was still about 20 centimeters away from Kosma's head.
Of course...
That was horizontal distance.
Not a height difference.
After Lucas was sucked into the Bronze Bell, he communicated with Kosma face-to-face; there was no need to look up anymore.
He could also create distance.
As long as Lucas squatted down...
But that kind of behavior would be showing weakness.
A true man.
It was just a dead head.
Lucas was not so cowardly as to dodge and hide.
"If you have no objection... then it's my turn to ask."
Kosma stared at the man with a pair of golden eyes.
Lucas shook his head.
"No objection."
Although it was a bit regrettable, since the other party said he didn't know, Lucas didn't intend to press the issue.
Kosma said, "Have you seen Su?"
"I have."
Lucas answered very quickly this time.
Kosma nodded thoughtfully, a smile appearing on his face.
"You've already seen him, huh... Hehehe... Su..."
"Do you and Su have a conflict?"
Lucas stared intently into Kosma's eyes.
The Ember named Xu Guang let out a low chuckle and said, "Conflict... Of course, Su and I have a conflict, otherwise... how would I have become like this?"
"They lied to me... They lied to me... They're all liars, all liars!!!"
Kosma's sudden roar was deafening.
Lucas had originally thought this guy was willing.
Now it seemed.
There seemed to be an inside story to the matter.
Welt Yang telling him to be careful of the incoming S-Rank Valkyries was not without reason.
These thirteen Ember did not seem to be of one mind.
Plus, each possessed unique skills...
...
At this moment, Lucas covered his ears, his expression somewhat uncomfortable.
That last sound was like a gun going off in a small, enclosed space.
The immense noise was not something an ordinary person could endure.
Kosma quickly calmed down and said, "Then... it's my turn again, Lucas... Where did you see Su?"
"Inside the Eden Star."
Lucas's answer was still very quick.
Kosma's lips curved, revealing a sinister smile.
"Inside the Eden Star... Hehehe, so you were hiding there..."
Hearing this.
Lucas clearly felt something was amiss.
"Kosma is relying on me to gather information."
"Does he want to leave the Bronze Bell to seek revenge on Su? Then I can probably understand why he disappeared."
Lucas's mind raced.
The next question quickly came to him.
Lucas said, "Kosma, why did you let Welt Yang release the Herrscher of Corruption?"
"She shouldn't be confined here to serve some so-called rules... Ling is innocent, she should have freedom."
Kosma's reply was awe-inspiring—what the hell!
Lucas was at a loss for words for a moment.
"Could Kosma be lying to me? He's speaking up for Ling."
"But the Herrscher of Corruption is almost certainly the contamination source."
Lucas felt he could raise an objection now.
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