"Yes, Mr. Conlon, please continue. I'm listening.”Payne said.
Conlon sighed. I have a subordinate who is being chased by a giant scorpion in the Amazon rainforest. He can't leave the rainforest on his own, so I need to send someone to save him.”
"Chased by a giant scorpion?" Payne blinked. This sounded really strange! Mr. Conlon, I would like to ask, how big is that giant scorpion? Didn't your men bring any weapons with them in the rainforest?”
"Of course he brought a weapon!" Conlon said," I can guarantee that they brought enough weapons, but everyone else is dead. He's the only one alive! It was said that the scorpion was two to three meters long and would treat humans as its food!”
"Mr. Conlon, as far as I know, you came here the day before yesterday. Was it for this matter?" Payne asked after some thought.”
Conlon nodded." Yes, it was about this the day before yesterday." I was looking for Harden the day before yesterday."
"Yes, I know that. Someone saw you sitting here with him." So, what had happened?”
" After I found Harden, he went to the rainforest," Conlon said." And then it was about six hours-well, it's almost seven hours now! About seven hours ago, I spoke to Harden for the last time. After that, his satellite phone has been in a state of no answer. Three hours ago, the satellite telegram couldn't be reached.”
"It sounds like this matter is a little troublesome!”Pine said," I'm afraid Harden has failed! However, I'm still willing to give it a try! Now, let's talk about the price of this matter!”
"How about a million dollars?" Conlon asked. He would pay 500,000 USD first, and after the matter was settled, he would pay the other 500,000 USD.”
"Is this the price you negotiated with Harden?" Payne frowned.”
"Yes," Conlon nodded.
"Mr. Conlon, I'm afraid I can't accept this price." Perhaps you don't know, but in the esper circle, my price is much higher than Harden's!”
Conlon had a slightly puzzled expression on his face.
" Mr. Conlon," Payne explained," perhaps in the eyes of outsiders like you, Harden's fire power is cool, but cool and powerful are two different things!"”
"Let me explain it to you this way. If I were to fight Harden, I would definitely be able to beat him up within a minute! Although Harden's fire power was cool, his own strength was too weak, and his reaction was too slow!”
"All in all, Harden's superpower is flashy but not practical in the eyes of real insiders!”
Conlon thought for a while and asked,""Then, Pine, how much do you want?”
Pine stretched out two fingers."Two million dollars. I promise to save that person from the rainforest.”
"Isn't this price a little too high?”Conlon looked at Pine and said.
"Mr. Conlon, value is always linked to strength!" Payne shrugged. If you want to hire a powerful person to deal with some troublesome matters, you have to pay a high price! Of course, you can also choose those cheap espers, but what's the proverb? Yes,'cheap goods are not good'! If you covet a temporary advantage, you will often lose more in the end!”
"Are you sure you can complete the mission?" Conlon asked.”
"I'm very sure." Payne nodded.”
Conlon gritted his teeth." Very good. I'll wait for your good news then!" Also, if you can capture the giant scorpion alive, I'll give you another million dollars. If it was a corpse, it would be 200,000 dollars.”
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Two days later, the tall and muscular Pine appeared in the rainforest.
Although Pine weighed 140 kilograms, he didn't show any signs of clumsily moving.
Compared to Harden, who had entered the rainforest a few days ago, Pine was clearly much more agile.
"I'm big, I have great wisdom!”Pine hummed a song as he walked.
Li He followed behind Pine about twenty to thirty meters away, patiently observing him.
"Another esper! From the looks of it, he should be a strength-type esper!”Li He thought to himself.
" On the surface, this muscular guy seems to be a boorish man with well-developed limbs and a simple mind. But judging from the signs he shows when he walks, his mind is not simple at all!”
After observing for a while, Li He came to a conclusion: "This big guy is obviously more powerful than the esper I ate last time, but this is not a reason for me not to eat him!”
Since he had already decided to make a move, Li He no longer hesitated. His four pairs of legs exerted strength at the same time, and his body flew towards Pine like an arrow leaving the bow!
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