The Elf Journey In The Western Fantasy World-Chapter 155: Negotiation and Compensation

The system froze up.

It really didn’t know how to keep up the argument with its host—there was absolutely no way to convince him.

The system had no measures in place to deal with this kind of situation, so it cheerfully chose to completely give up.

As long as it gave up fast enough, no one could fleece it.

[ What’s the point of saying so much? Isn’t it all just to get something out of me? All your petty little thoughts have been clearly seen through by this system. You just want to take something from me. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be arguing with me like this. ]

[ Whether reborn with memories counts as being a transmigrator isn’t even the point. You just want benefits, right? That’s what this is really about, isn’t it? ]

Having had his intentions so bluntly exposed by the system, Ice Flower couldn’t be bothered to play coy anymore.

He straightforwardly stated his demands.

[ I don’t care about any of that. Before I came to this world, none of you explained these things to me. So from the beginning, I’ve been kept in the dark. And now I run into a ’Prophet’? You can’t just say this has nothing to do with transmigrators and expect me to accept that. So—I want compensation. ]

The system was so speechless that its data chain began to destabilize.

Fortunately, after the initial wave passed, the data stream gradually stabilized again.

This host was honestly the most shameless and thick-skinned one it had ever seen.

And while its career as a system was only half a year long, that didn’t mean it lacked experience.

Back during its internship period, it had encountered all sorts of hosts—but never one quite like this.

The system realized it would never win in a debate with Juwon and didn’t feel like continuing the back-and-forth.

It directly escalated the host’s demand to its supervisor and the main system.

In this kind of situation, it was best not to stay involved as the middleman.

It didn’t take long before a reply came back from its real-life stingy supervisor.

[ Stingy Supervisor: ...Forget it. Choosing not to argue further was the right decision. Something similar happened before. That system couldn’t explain things properly to the host, and in the end, their partnership fell apart completely. You’re lucky you didn’t stubbornly insist on being right like that last one. Knowing when to give up is a skill. ]

[ Stingy Supervisor: I can’t be bothered to deal with the aftermath either. Just give the host what he’s asking for. ]

After reading the message from its supervisor, the system nodded in agreement.

Trying to stop someone who was dead set on fleecing you was a fool’s game.

It would be easier to go stare at a tree—maybe you’d be lucky enough to see a pig climb it.

At that moment, a message from the main system came through as well. Just one short line.

[ Main System: Give the compensation according to the host’s request. ]

It seemed even the main system didn’t want to get into a fight with this host.

Juwon who jss now flush with generous compensation, felt like he could suddenly stand a lot straighter.

Before he could take full advantage of this moment, the system had already gone silent. Before he even had time to gloat, the system had already delivered the compensation he’d asked for.

...Well, that was awkward.

Had he known they’d actually grant his request, he would’ve asked for more.

The massive compensation from the system instantly filled Juwon’s personal treasury.

This windfall lifted his mood significantly.

The first thing to do when you had money—was to count it. freёwebnoѵel.com

Yes, Juwon grabbed a fistful of cash and prepared to start counting. But before he could finish counting the bills in his hand, the system’s urgent call snapped him out of his bliss.

[ Don’t just stand there. Your future sucker—ahem, I mean, your future companion is trying to talk to you. I don’t understand what he’s saying, so you’d better listen for yourself. Even though this system wasn’t installed with an emotional module, the human heart is always unpredictable. ]

Juwon could feel a hint of concern from the system, and the lingering irritation in his heart gradually melted away.

But a problem still remained—he honestly had no idea what Eoryun had just said.

This was tough.

He’d just have to muddle through somehow.

Illiya and the others didn’t stay crouched for very long.

After witnessing the "teary-eyed reunion between hometown fellows" scene between Eoryun and the Iceflower, they chose to leave the Cold Pond.

There was no longer a need to observe what would happen next and they had already gotten what they came to understand.

For example, what exactly was the thing Eoryun had nervously schemed over for several days? Once they figured that out, they were satisfied.

Most importantly, their curiosity had been fulfilled.

Having reached a conclusion, everyone—as if by silent agreement—left the Cold Pond in orderly succession.

Just like how they had come earlier, they made sure not to be discovered by anyone, especially Eoryun.

After everyone had exited the Cold Pond and walked a fair distance away, the usually silent and speechless demons suddenly burst into chatter like boiling water, each voicing their thoughts one after another.

"I was dying from holding it in. I’ve never stayed silent for this long, especially with a bunch of people around."

"Right? Even though we set up a soundproofing magic array, I still didn’t dare speak too loudly. What if we got discovered?"

"I really thought we were going to stumble on something big. But in the end, this was it?"

"Okay, maybe it wasn’t anything major, but it was still kind of funny, wasn’t it?"

"This was my first time seeing such a cautious human—so cautious it was almost too much."

Illiya listened to the demons’ conversation and found it rather amusing.

Perhaps Eoryun never realized that, from the beginning, there had been no need to act like a sneaky thief to arrange a meeting with the Iceflower.

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