Chapter 336
"Please don't do anything that will make me misunderstand, Mr. Comet." Negri sat on the soft sofa, gently swirling the purplish-red wine in the glass in his hand. He was wearing a black windbreaker that he had casually picked up.
Comet Bree, who sat in front of him, was like a guest. He appeared very reserved, and the carefully groomed beard on his face trembled slightly in fear and anger.
Comet glanced at Jimmy and Pilo who were following behind Negri, as well as the bodyguards who had collapsed at the door, and forced a smile: "How could that be? Facing Mister Negri, I wouldn't dare to make any moves."
Today, these three fellows had somehow snuck into one of his secret residences. The bodyguards who were responsible for the security of the residences were powerless in front of the man who called himself Negri. With just a light flick of his finger, the two fellows, who were as strong as bulls, had fainted.
This made Comet believe that he had met the people hiding in the shadows of the Academic City — — the Mystics.
As a former gang leader and the current owner of the White Heart Mining Company, he would sometimes interact with these mysterious people. After all, he could be considered a successful person and had some resources in his hands.
Those fellows could easily kill normal humans, so the majority of them did not view humans as humans. Every time they came into contact with those fellows, Comet would feel goosebumps all over his body, and from Negri, he felt an even stronger sense of danger.
That was why Comet was so cowardly. Indeed, after becoming an Upper-Class, Comet was no longer as ruthless as before. He wanted to maintain the elegance and calmness of an Upper-Class, as well as their dignity. That was why he was no longer like before, pulling out a dagger and pointing it at his opponent's neck to threaten them.
It was like a wolf taking the initiative to pluck out its fangs and disguise itself as a dog in order to eat the food bestowed by humans, just to blend into the upper class.
"I'm sure you've already forgotten about my two brothers." 'Negary 'glanced down at his fingernails. There was a bit of black powder inside them, which was a mixture of black glue mixed with some plant roots to create a poison. Even a tiny bit of it was enough to cause a person to fall unconscious, and if they didn't receive immediate treatment afterwards, they might even suffocate to death.
The poison required the removal of mucous membranes to be effective. Negri flicked his fingers and sent the powder into the mouths and noses of the bodyguards, making them fall unconscious.
"Let me remind you of the night you killed Professor Terry." Negri didn't look at Comet's pale face as he continued. "Of course, I'm not here to threaten Mister Comet. I'm only here to ask for some compensation on behalf of my brother."
You're already putting your threat on your face, alright? Comet was furious, but on the surface, he forced a smile and said, "It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."
Comet looked at Jimmy and Pilo, his heart filled with hatred. Why had these two filthy insects not died yet? Not only were they still alive, they had even brought people of status to him.
Comet was originally the leader of one of the Sediments, and the reason why he was able to become an Upper was because of the person he killed, a professor of the academy.
The facts proved that the Upper-Class looked down on the Sediments. Due to a lack of manpower, Professor Terry hired a security company, or in other words, a gang to help his people enter a dangerous forest. His research led him to discover traces of a mineral vein.
Due to the elegance and arrogance of an Upper, Professor Terry didn't follow the mine exploration team, only throwing a few of his apprentices and servants into the mine exploration team to help them measure the data.
Inside a certain forest, Comet's people discovered the exact location of the mineral vein. During this process, he learned the exact value of the mineral vein through his apprentices, as well as the fact that Professor Terry didn't tell anyone else about this information in order to keep it a secret.
In other words, only he and Professor Terry's people knew about the mineral vein. Professor Terry looked down on the Sediments, so he believed that Comet's people didn't know what they were doing, and even if they did, they wouldn't dare to try anything funny.
Unfortunately, the Comet of the past was much more vicious than he was now. Because killing a scholar was a major crime, Comet, who didn't trust anyone else, chose to do it himself.
Everything went smoothly, as Professor Terry was caught off guard and was easily killed. What happened afterwards wasn't too difficult either, he framed the servant who joined the mine exploration team and ran away with his belongings.
Everything went smoothly, aside from the fact that he was discovered by two Sediments while disposing of the corpse. Being alone, he didn't do anything to the two Sediments, but he sent his subordinates to chase after them, making it so that they couldn't even leave the slums, let alone report him.
Just like that, by relying on the mineral vein, he paid a heavy price to become the current boss of the White Heart mining company. Although the majority of the company's shares were held by others, he also managed to get rid of his status as a Sediments.
Perhaps after seven or eight generations, his descendants would become true Upper-Class people, unlike his current situation, where even though he had obtained his status, he still couldn't integrate into the circle of Upper-Class people and was secretly known as a Sediments.
Who would've thought that the two Sediments who had died in the sewers would once again appear in front of him.
Suppressing his emotions, Comet understood very well that since these two had gotten close to a Mystic, the information he had on them would become a powerful bargaining chip. He could only hope that this person wouldn't go too far, otherwise, he would be able to ask another Mystic to help him if he had to pay a certain price.
"If that's the case, then it's fine" Negri looked at Comet, through his micro-expressions, he was able to roughly understand the former leader of the criminal organization in front of him. After understanding Comet's bottom line and current way of thinking, he took out the rest of his bargaining chip.
"A new food — — Dirt-Infused Moss" After a while, as he watched the three of them leave, Comet looked at the emerald green Dirt-Infused Moss in his hand with a strange expression on his face. If this matter was handled well, it would be an opportunity that wouldn't lose out to the mineral vein.
A few days later, one week before the Mana Banquet, a new type of food appeared on the market, mainly targeted at workers or Sediments, which attracted a lot of attention as soon as it appeared.
In the Academic City where people often starved to death, a new type of food wouldn't change the current situation; at most, it would provide them with a new path to survival, but the benefits it brought were considerable.
Using this path, Negri obtained a certain amount of resources, which included getting to know a few so-called Upper-Class people and gaining control over them.
Benefits were the most tempting. The reason why Sediments couldn't escape from their status was because they couldn't bring in any benefits. Even if they suddenly became rich overnight, without a stable source of income, their sudden wealth would only make them feel comfortable for the time being.
But when there was an endless stream of benefits, escaping from the status of a Sediments wasn't as difficult as one might imagine. Of course, this separation was done on the surface, with the other party acknowledging your identity in a formal setting, but unless you were willing to part with benefits, it would be very difficult to integrate into the circle, and even if you did, you would only be a marginal character.
However, Negri didn't need such things. Honor was indeed useful in certain situations, but the insect's honor was completely useless to Negri.
Comments