Chapter 177: Station Tickets
[Despite knowing that both of the options you gave them would lead to their death, these veteran Train Conductors still knew the difference between dying a quick death and prolonged suffering.]
[Having just witnessed your methods of killing them without their knowledge and even resurrecting them, they realized that you truly have the means of torturing them until their minds would break.]
[Even accidentally killing them during torture wouldn’t be possible, as you could easily use your magic to resurrect them again.]
[Moreover, they truly have no hope of making a comeback or having someone save them.]
[You and Jade had killed everyone in their trains, not only just these veteran Train Conductors, but also their train crewmates.]
[The only difference was that you resurrected them since they still have value, while the rest of their train crewmates had been turned into minced meat.]
[Knowing that, one of the veteran Train Conductors asked, "If we give all our items, you won’t make it difficult for us, right?"]
[Hearing that train conductor’s question, you patted your cheek and assured them, "Of course! Although, as you all know, I won’t spare your lives, but I will keep my word of giving you a quick death."]
["If that isn’t enough to assure you, then just let one of you do it. After seeing their demise after handing out their item inventory, that should be enough to convince the rest of you."]
[Hearing your suggestion, they knew that they didn’t have any better options available. And the fact that you talked to them this long meant it was better for them to do it now rather than later.]
[After all, your patience was limited, and you only accommodated them since your Hint Prompt found useful items among them that Jade didn’t have in her exchange list yet.]
[Among these five train crews, five of the veteran Train Conductors were solo, while Kyle and another Train Conductor had train crews with Duo Train Conductors.]
[Due to that, the solo Train Conductors started persuading either one of them to sacrifice their duo to set an example for the rest of them.]
[Eventually, the other Train Conductor Duo, which consisted of two brothers, yielded.]
["We’re all going to die anyway. Dying now or later won’t make much of a difference."]
[The older brother spoke up and started releasing all items he had in his item inventory.]
[He knew they were all going to die, so he might as well sacrifice himself first to pave the path for his younger brother.]
[When all of the older brother’s items were released from his item inventory, you stored everything in your system inventory.]
[Just seeing them was enough for it to be added to Jade’s exchange list. Because of that, you didn’t need to transfer it to her specifically, so you stored all of them instead.]
[Using Hint Prompt on that older brother, you nodded your head in approval, "Since you gave everything you have and weren’t foolish enough to trick me, then as promised, I’ll give you a quick death."]
[Canceling your Absolute Boundary that kept that older brother alive, it undoubtedly caused his death, as the injuries he received were too life-threatening.]
[If not for your previous use of Absolute Boundary, these veteran Train Conductors would have already died, as they were way too close to death’s door.]
[Witnessing the quick death of his older brother, the younger brother no longer hesitated and took out all items he had in his item inventory.]
[The rest of the veteran Train Conductors, even Kyle and his girlfriend, followed suit.]
[With the older brother’s quick death as an example, they no longer have to worry about you reneging on your promises.]
[However, one of the solo veteran Train Conductors was foolish enough to think that he could fool you by joining the others in taking out all their items.]
[All of the remaining six veteran Train Conductors, except for him, had taken out every item they had in their item inventory.]
[However, you didn’t confront him yet. Only after you took everything they had taken out and stored it in the system inventory did you do so.]
[You didn’t kill the other five veteran Train Conductors yet, but instead, killing intent flashed in your eyes towards that solo veteran Train Conductor who attempted to fool you.]
["Do you really think you are clever? Unfortunately, you lost the gamble. I truly have the method to know what items you have in your item inventory."]
[Hearing your words, the solo veteran Train Conductor kept his composure, thinking that you were just bluffing him.]
[However, unlike him, the rest of the five Train Conductors snickered in schadenfreude towards him as they weren’t bold enough to test whether you truly have that method or not.]
[Anyway, unlike that solo train conductor, they had already accepted their death and didn’t want to risk being tortured. They also didn’t have any extremely rare items that they didn’t want you to have, so they didn’t dare attempt it.]
[Without any hesitation, you started ten minutes worth of torture before that solo train conductor could speak up and defend himself.]
[No matter what his intentions were, you still had to set an example, so you used the torture techniques you’ve learned from Astraea on him.]
[Seeing his horrible fate, the other six Train Conductors naturally used his as a comparison and were pleased that they made the correct choice.]
[After those ten minutes had passed, you stopped torturing that solo train conductor and coerced him, "Are you going to hand it or not?"]
[Recalling the torture you did, the solo train conductor no longer dared to be clever and immediately took out all his items, "This is everything I have!"]
[This time, he didn’t lie, and he indeed gave you everything he had.]
[The reason why he didn’t do so before was due to his having a bunch of rare items.]
[It was none other than Station Tickets, an item that had a really low treasure chest drop rate and was used for heading to the specific station engraved on the ticket!]