It was because of this perceived sense of his capabilities that she didn’t bother to chase after the symbol of authority when it appeared. She thought to herself that if the reincarnation of a divine being couldn’t get the symbol of authority, then it wouldn’t be her turn to get it.
She didn’t think she was capable of doing what the reincarnation of a divine being could do. In fact, she didn’t want to be anywhere near the divine being at all.
She truly didn’t want to have to use her Life Ability to defend herself because the question marks in the evaluation of the life of the rank 4 forger also meant that the power of an attack that usually kills rank 5 cultivators might not be enough to kill him.
So even if she paid the exorbitant price of 112.640 billion energy stones, it was unlikely to be enough to kill him. The sect would surely kill him for her as long as she uses her Life Ability, but the price she will have to pay will definitely be higher than the quoted 112.640 billion energy stones.
And this is without the overhead caused by her using her Life Ability to kill many people. She has already killed 173 people with her Life Ability, so she will have to pay an extra 173% to kill him. That would bring the least amount of money she has to pay to kill him to 307,507,200,000 energy stones.
Even if she has that kind of money, she won’t throw it away like that. As a money cultivator, her first instinct is to make money, not lose it. So rather than waste money on killing him, she is thinking about how to make money from him.
This made her say to herself, ’The good news is that the rank 4 forger is safe, and I will surely get to keep the money I was paid for the job. I will even earn more.’
’The bad news is that Kelvin is definitely in trouble. Even if this rank 4 forger isn’t a reincarnated divine being, they aren’t someone that Kelvin can handle.’
As she thought of this, she chuckled to herself and said, ’He has bitten more than he can chew. What will likely come out of this is that he will break his teeth and die.`
As she chuckled, she said to herself, ’If he somehow manages to subdue the rank 4 forger and swallows the forger whole, what he will gain from it is a Divine Metac, not a mutated Life Ability. When that happens, I can blackmail him with it.’
’He either has to do what I want, or I tell people that he is in possession of a Divine Metac. At that time, he will have to get rid of me or pay me anything to keep my mouth shut.’
At this point, her eyes lit up as she said, ’In fact, why bother to wait for Kelvin to shoot himself in the foot? Why not sell the information now? I am sure that there are plenty of divine beings who would want a Divine Metac."
After she said this, she took out her token and used it to contact a divine being. She sent a message saying, "I might have credible information about the location of a Divine Metac."
She plans to sell the information to the highest bidder. It is something she can do with confidence because she believes that the rank 4 forger truly has a Divine Metac and because she is not interested in keeping the Divine Metac for herself.
If she were a forger, she might be interested in the Divine Metac, but she is not. She is a money cultivator, so she can never use the Divine Metac to become a divine being.
This means that the only benefit she can gain from the Divine Metac is to exchange it for something that she wants. Her appetite is large, and she would like to get a Divine Metac of the Money Pathway in exchange, but she knows that she can’t ask for that.
So she plans to get the second best. But exactly what she will get will depend on how enthusiastic the divine beings are for more Divine Metacs.
While this was going on, Loki was chasing after the golden pillar.
Just earlier, he had seen the rank 5 forger ignore the golden crown and rush over to the edge of the pit to kill one of the clones of the deceiver.
He thought that was a bad idea because he believed that the priority should be the symbol of authority. But his disappointment only increased when he saw her receive a stick from the clone of the deceiver and not try to kill the clone.
He couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw this. The situation became even more unbelievable since the other clones of the deceiver had grabbed the symbol of authority and were running away with it.
This made him say, "Did they bribe her with that stick? What’s so special about the stick?"
Unfortunately, he was too far away to interfere in the deal. He could only watch helplessly as she took the stick and raised it above her head triumphantly.
By the time he arrived at the pit, the symbol of authority was long gone. So he could only continue his chase while shaking his head in disappointment at the rank 5 forger.
However, after he calculated his speed and the speed of the deceiver, he realized that he wouldn’t be able to catch up easily. So instead of continuing his chase, he turned back the way he came.
He went to meet the forger and said to her, "Hit me."
She looked shocked that he would suggest this. Then she shook her head many times as she said, "No. I don’t want to do that."
But he said sternly, "I want you to hit me. I want you to attack me with all of your power."