"Your foresight ability really is terrible! Every time, half of it depends on guessing. It's such a waste of time!"
Kaleb complained from the side.
But Harriet didn't think so.
She recalled every word Ethan had said while analyzing his image and expression.
Very quickly, she came to a conclusion.
"I think Charlie's crystal ball is probably telling us that the person in front of us is a merchant who values profit. If we want to persuade him to cooperate, we need to offer some important information and make him feel there's something to gain. Then he'll naturally work with us."
"Sister Harriet makes a lot of sense," Charlie nodded repeatedly, "Just now, the crystal ball cleared away the mist for a moment. I think it's because Sister Harriet's analysis was correct. That's why the mist inside the crystal ball was able to part and reveal the truth."
"Anyway... I'll do my best and give it a try."
Harriet nodded to the two of them before turning to Ethan and speaking directly.
"What we did before was wrong. After all, this underground palace can be considered ownerless. As for treasure chests and things like that, they're naturally first come, first served. I apologize to you here."
"If apologies worked, why would we need the police?", Ethan looked at her with disdain.
What he hated most was people who did something wrong and thought one apology could make it all go away, then acted as if saying sorry solved everything.
What, does apologizing erase the wrong thing you did before?
An apology is only a way of admitting a mistake.
The important part is recognizing it, correcting it, and giving enough compensation to the victim.
That's what really matters.
"I know that a simple apology isn't enough to show our sincerity."
Harriet took out a soft vest woven from golden threads and tossed it to Ethan.
"This is called a Vajra Soft Armor. It's woven from the silk of a creature called a Vajra Spider. Weapons can't pierce it, fire and water can't damage it, and it can even easily block some ordinary magic."
"I hope you'll be generous and not hold a grudge against a group of reckless people like us."
Ethan caught the Vajra Soft Armor that Harriet threw over.
After all, he was already thoroughly poisoned himself. Was he really supposed to worry about her putting a little poison on the armor?
Since someone was giving him a gift, he naturally accepted it.
However... what surprised Ethan was that Harriet hadn't poisoned it.
Moreover, the description on the item's prompt matched exactly what Harriet had said.
That left Ethan somewhat puzzled.
[Vajra Soft Armor: Woven from Vajra Spider silk. It has extremely high defensive power. Ordinary magical and physical attacks cannot easily penetrate it. It is also very light and feels almost weightless when worn. It is a top-grade defensive piece of equipment.]
[PS: Vajra Spiders are extremely dangerous. Every year, many people lose their lives trying to obtain a little Vajra Spider silk. After all, Vajra Spiders are immune to water and fire and cannot be harmed by ordinary weapons. Their only weakness is one of their eight eyes, the one that emits a black glow. However, Vajra Spiders often keep that eye closed to protect themselves, making them very difficult to deal with.]
'The armor is real, and it isn't poisoned?'
'Is she really apologizing?'
"What do you want? Just say it."
Ethan directly stored the Vajra Soft Armor in his Tail Ring.
He guessed that Harriet definitely wanted something from him. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so generous.
Still, no matter what request she made or whether he agreed to it, he certainly wasn't returning the compensation gift.
"It isn't really a request. I just want to cooperate with you to clear the next temple," Harriet forced out a smile, "As a condition for cooperation, I can share some secrets about this labyrinth with you."
"Tell me first why you have to cooperate with me."
Ethan really knew nothing about this labyrinth.
He had originally planned to just charge through it.
But after encountering the first so-called temple and nearly dying to Medusa's statue, he became certain that this labyrinth was far more dangerous than he had imagined.
Instead of wandering around blindly, he might as well listen to some information.
As for whether to cooperate, that depended entirely on the benefits involved.
In any case, Ethan couldn't completely trust them.
As for these people, he believed they most likely just wanted to use him to clear the stage.
But why did they specifically need him?
Ethan boldly guessed it was related to the person who had just died.
After all, their attitude toward him had changed immediately after that person's death.
But Ethan didn't really care.
Both sides were already planning to use each other.
As for who would end up using whom in the end, that would depend on whose cheat was better.
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