I rely on myself

Chapter 314: Mocking Words

"........."

There was silence in the room, and the originally normal atmosphere suddenly became tense at this moment.

Edmund's eyes were fixed on Lin Yuan at this moment, without the slightest wavering. Most people would have felt a little uneasy under such a gaze, but Lin Yuan still acted as he pleased, even picking up the black tea on the table and tasting it, as if the current situation had nothing to do with him.

"...Mr. Lin Yuan, did I not hear you clearly? You just said 'reject', right?"

After a long silence, Edmund was the first to break the silence. He said this in a serious tone and emphasized the word "reject" as a reminder or threat.

Facing Edmund's behavior, Lin Yuan remained indifferent. After drinking the last sip of black tea, he said calmly: "You heard it right. I did say no. There is nothing wrong with that."

Lin Yuan's answer immediately made everyone else in the room change their expressions. If the servants around him just surrounded Lin Yuan vaguely just now, now there was no concealment at all. They were all staring at Lin Yuan with sharp eyes.

Not to mention Edmund, the leader. After Lin Yuan said no, he became terrifyingly silent. He even lowered his head slightly, hiding his face in the shadow under his bangs, exuding a chilling murderous aura.

Feeling Edmund's murderous aura, Lin Yuan couldn't help but look at him with a new respect. Although the other party was obviously very immature in terms of negotiation and recruitment, judging from his murderous aura, he was not an ordinary person either. He was probably supposed to be someone who carried out killings, but that was all.

"...Why, after seeing our country's mechanical soldiers, do you, a Qing citizen, still have some unreasonable fantasies in your heart? As a first-class puppet master, you should know how powerful they are."

Now that the relationship had been exposed, Edmund naturally put away his self-proclaimed kind expression and expressed his doubts in a tone as cold and biting as the north wind in winter.

"How strong are they? Hehehe... ahahahahahaha..."

Lin Yuan repeated Edmund's words and laughed loudly as if he had heard a funny joke.

And this laughter sounded particularly harsh to Edmund's ears, as if he were a clown.

"What's so funny!!"

Edmund shouted directly to interrupt Lin Yuan's laughter. Seeing this, Lin Yuan also stopped laughing, but the mocking smile on his face did not diminish at all, and he spoke.

"What's so funny? That's only natural. Is the power you're so proud of, 'Mechanical Soldiers', really that powerful?"

"Isn't that natural? Wasn't the situation just now very obvious..."

"That's just the advantage of the first move and intelligence. It's true that the mechanical soldiers do have very good strength, but in other words, they are just good. Don't get me wrong."

"........."

Edmund showed a surprised expression on his face. He really didn't expect that the clever soldiers he knew were very powerful were just good in Lin Yuan's eyes. Didn't the other party just praise them? Could it be that because the situation is different now, he deliberately said some unpleasant comments? These thoughts kept rising in Edmund's mind. Before he could express his doubts, Lin Yuan answered directly.

"You must be confused now as to why I said that." Lin Yuan looked at Edmund with a sneer on his face.

Although he really wanted to take down this arrogant Qing man right away, he didn't mind spending some time to resolve the confusion, so Edmund did not take any action. He just looked at Lin Yuan silently, wanting to know what answer the other party would give.

Lin Yuan also directly responded: "The magic circuits on the mechanical soldiers are indeed very good. If I am not mistaken, it should be some kind of magic that can control the movement of molecules. That is why it can deflect the Demon Sword. No, to be more precise, it should change the trajectory of the Demon Sword."

Edmund's face jumped. Although there was no change on the surface, his heart was in turmoil. He did not expect that this Qing man in front of him could see through the ability of the clever soldiers with just a few glances. How could he not be shocked?

Lin Yuan was indeed capable of doing this, but there was another reason why he was able to see through the mechanical soldier's magic circuit so quickly this time.

That was Alice. After all, Alice's butler and the puppet Xin were both mechanical soldiers. Thanks to Alice, Lin Yuan had watched Xin's abilities up close many times and even experienced them personally. That's why he recognized him so quickly.

Of course, Lin Yuan would not say all this. Looking at the barely maintained calmness on Edmund's face, Lin Yuan decided to continue to take drastic measures.

"…and can they really match thirteen people? Those clever soldiers."

"What do you mean?"

"It's easy to guess the answer, right? Why can the mechanical soldiers only be transformed from humans? The reason is simple. It's simply because they are not strong enough. That's why they do this. By adding the magic power of the automatons transformed from humans and the magic power of the puppet masters, your mechanical soldiers can match the thirteen people. But it's only magic power, so do you need me to explain it further?"

"........."

Edmund's face showed a look of gnashing teeth, as if he was trying hard to endure something, but Lin Yuan would not have any mercy on him. He dared to show off such a weird thing in front of him. Lin Yuan had accumulated a lot of anger in his heart because of this, so of course he had to take this opportunity to vent it.

"That is to say, the mechanical soldiers do have considerable strength, but it also depends on what they are compared with, and..."

Lin Yuan glanced at the other party meaningfully, and then continued, "Can that thing really be mass-produced? In order to produce a mechanical soldier that can rival the thirteen, the requirements for the human material must be very high. At least the magic power must not be too low. Then the question is, how many such qualified people are there in your proud motherland? I'm afraid there are not even 500 people."

"........."

"So, what is there to be proud of when something like this is not as good as the best or the worst?"

Lin Yuan's words directly belittled the mechanical soldiers as if they were worthless, and Edmund could no longer hold back his anger after hearing this, and shouted, "Enough!!!"

(End of this chapter)