Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

"It's not impossible for me to join you."

Night Song said, "But you have to tell me specifically what the benefits are, right?"

“Of course,” Carl said. “The chairman said you can directly join the board of directors and receive a share of the company’s shares.”

“0.001% is also a share of the profits.” Ye Ge didn’t believe his ambiguous statement at all: “Don’t beat around the bush, you have to tell me the exact amount.”

Carl smiled and said, "Of course, that can be discussed slowly."

“Is that so…” Ye Ge stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then raised his hand and made a gesture, saying seriously, “Okay, then I don’t need much, 50% of the shares will be enough.”

Carl: "......"

Bai Xueling: "..."

Night Song: "Is there a problem?"

Karl was silent for a moment, then chuckled: "Mr. Star Dragon is quite the joker."

Ye Ge said seriously, "I'm not joking."

Carl: "......"

"Hehehe..." The demon Rakshasa licked his lips with his long tongue, his sharp face grinning sinisterly, "Karl, I don't think this guy has any intention of talking to us properly... I happen to be in need of a cursed doll recently, how about we kill him and give him to me?"

Night Song glanced at him, then looked at Karl: "Is this your sincerity?"

Karl was silent for a moment, then waved his hand, signaling Rakshasa not to speak. He then smiled and said to Night Song, "We can give you 2% of the shares. This is the average shareholding of most shareholders on the board, except for the chairman."

"In addition, our company has data experience and technology that can help you break through to the Soul Emperor realm in a short time."

'Data-driven empirical techniques...'

Night Song in deep thought.

This likely refers to the data energy that Xue'er stole after hacking into the company's cyberspace last time...

It should be similar to the Darkin energy stored in the Demon Tree, which digitizes and accumulates the extraordinary energy needed for upgrades of extraordinary individuals, and then distributes it directly.

“In addition, the company will give you the same resources, benefits, and authority as regular shareholders,” Carl said. “You can come back with us and discuss the details with the chairman.”

“That’s more like it. I hate it when people make me give them an offer first.” Ye Ge paused, then added, “So, what do you want from me?”

“You must return Lin Chishang, the woman you stole from the company, to the company,” Karl said.

"Oh, you mean this?" Upon hearing this, Ye Ge took out a replica of the Phoenix Inner Core that she had prepared beforehand.

A golden, glowing inner core bearing phoenix patterns floated above his palm.

Karl's eyes flickered: "The inner core of a Phoenix Clan descendant?? You gave Lin Chishang..."

“Yes,” Ye Ge said, “I took her inner core and refined it, and I used her body as a furnace.”

Karl frowned slightly.

I didn't expect this guy to move so quickly...

Karl had no choice but to say, "Then give me that inner core..."

The words are not finished yet.

Ye Ge picked up the golden inner core and, in front of Karl and the others, popped it into his mouth.

"Gudong"

His throat moved.

He swallowed it without hesitation.

Carl: "?!?!"

"!?" Zhu Yu, Lin Ye, Wei Shitian and the others were also shocked when they saw this scene.

"What are you doing?!" Karl's usually refined face finally showed anger.

That's a descendant of the Phoenix Clan with 22% Phoenix bloodline!!!

And it might already be the extinct lineage of the Phoenix Clan!!!

And now he's just using it as a furnace to refine it?!?

And he even swallowed the inner core!

"Oh, because I know you'll definitely make conditions, saying that after inviting me to join, you want me to hand over this inner core."

Ye Ge looked aggrieved and said matter-of-factly, "Well, there's nothing I can do. I didn't want to give it to you, so I had to swallow it and put an end to your hopes."

Carl: "......"

Zhu Yu, Lin Ye, and Wei Shitian: "..."

“Well, you’re a gene company, you’re more professional than me, and you should know more about this than I do.” Ye Ge touched his stomach: “The inner core melts in my mouth and has completely integrated into my blood, so it’s too late for you to cut open my stomach and take it out.”

Carl: "......ntm......"

“Hehehe…” Rakshasa laughed: “See, I told you, I knew this guy definitely didn’t have any sincere intention to cooperate.”

Karl stared at Night Song, his face ashen.

His face turned somewhat gloomy.

He does look a bit angry.

"So you can get angry after all." Ye Ge chuckled. "I thought you only had one expression: a professional smile."

"..."

Carl took a deep breath.

Although he really wanted to smash the dragon man in front of him.

But the chairman specifically instructed that this person must be brought back...

“Mr. Star Dragon,” Karl said with a wry smile, “you don’t need to give us this hard time.”

“I didn’t mean that,” Ye Ge said. “So now that I’ve swallowed Lin Chishang’s inner core, are you still planning to invite me into your group?”

“Of course,” Carl said. “We wanted to invite you to join us, not because of Lin Chishang.”

“Well done.” Ye Ge clapped his hands. “As the saying goes, to love someone is to love all of them. Actually, I swallowed the inner core just now to test whether you came for that woman or for me. Now you have passed the test.”

"..."

Carl wasn't going to continue arguing with Nightsong.

He waved his hand, signaling Lin Ye and Zhu Yu to dispel the barrier.

Upon seeing this, Lin Ye and Zhu Yu immediately released the hand seals.

The Vajra Flame Hell Barrier slowly dissipated.

Ye Ge looked around: "You've already broken the barrier? Aren't you afraid I'll back out and run away?"

“We’re not afraid of you going back on your word,” Carl said. “No matter where you go, the company will find you.”

Ye Ge smiled slowly: "You guys are quite confident."

“Gurgle gurgle gurgle…”

“Gurgle gurgle gurgle…”

"Hiss..."

At that moment, a strange and eerie sound echoed through the swamp.

Zhu Yu paused, remained silent for a moment, listened intently, and said, "Did you hear anything?"

Mu Jiannan also clearly realized something at this moment.

His expression turned serious.

"Did you feel it?" Mu Jiannan whispered to Ye Ge, "It's the power of ancient evil."

Ye Ge nodded gently: "Mm."

Not far away, the thick fog of the Bone Swamp seemed to be stirred by an invisible hand, and the miasma condensed into a blood-red vortex.

Bubbles began to rise from the mud beneath our feet, and murky waves carrying the stench of rotting flesh rippled in layers.

"Nine-Headed Serpent Xiangliu?"

Karl looked around and said calmly, "It seems that our fight just now has disturbed the spirit of Xiangliu."

This is the Bloodstained Demon Pool, originally the BOSS room, the habitat of the 9-headed hydra Xiangliu's undead.

Although this place is still some distance from the area where the BOSS will appear, compared to the game, it's normal that they must have been alerted by the commotion they made fighting here.

Ye Ge remained silent, for he too sensed a powerful, ancient, and malevolent force rapidly approaching.

but......

Ye Ge narrowed his eyes.

Why does it feel like this is a little different from the situation in the game?