Chapter 4192: Reneging on One's Promise

Chapter 4192: Chapter 4211: Reneging on One’s Promise

“Can you really still give them their freedom?”

After the servant led Lin Chen and Qiu Chan away to rest, Sean sat down and asked in a steady tone, “You’re surely well aware of what that ability of theirs can be used for.”

Talina nodded. “Yes. I already promised. If not for Lin Chen, my father and I would never have escaped. I would have been forced to marry someone else and never have another chance to rise up for a lifetime.”

Sean nodded. “They saved you, that really helped a lot. But they themselves are slaves you bought. Everything they have belongs to you, including his ability, his Magical Treasure, his life. You paid the price; isn’t it only right that they serve you?”

“You are Master; their whole life should be spent in your service. That’s only natural. You can reward them, but there’s no need to grant him freedom and let him leave just because he helped you once.”

Talina frowned. “But I already gave my word.”

Sean laughed. “That’s easy. Give extra compensation on top. Whatever they want, give it. Be generous. But you cannot give them back their freedom.”

“Maybe they’ll feel resentment in their hearts, but so what? They’re slaves; their lives are in the Palm of your hand. You don’t need to explain anything to them.”

Talina bit her lip. “You’re asking me to break my promise. With their Strength, they basically can’t get back to the Federation. Even if I give them freedom, they have nowhere to go and can only stay and help us.”

Sean shook his head and snorted coldly. “Nowhere to go? Not necessarily!”

Talina frowned, stayed silent, but the resistance in her eyes was strong.

Buying Lin Chen from the slave traders had originally only been to try some Foreign Domain cuisine, with no other demands. Now Lin Chen had saved her and her comatose father from the tiger’s jaws; that was already an Accident and pleasant surprise.

During the Time on the journey, Lin Chen not only made her lots of delicious food, but often played games with her. They got along quite happily. Though it was a Master-servant relationship, Lin Chen was well-traveled and knowledgeable; his various conversations gave Talina great comfort. Deep down she already faintly regarded him as a friend.

Now she was prepared to release Lin Chen and Zhao Qing to repay the lifesaving grace, but Brother Sean was asking her to break her own promise; this left her quite displeased.

She herself was also living under someone else’s roof now and couldn’t oppose him, so she could only use silence to express her dissatisfaction.

Sean explained, “With that ability of his, coming and going without a trace, and he Can use the Spatial Artifact to carry a large number of living beings—do you know what that means?”

“One man is a whole army!”

“He can quietly slip past the enemy’s Reconnaissance, pass through their army, and appear directly at any location within their territory, he can even appear straight in the backyard of the Royal Court.”

“If we want to carry out decapitation strikes or raids against who, he alone can do it, launching attacks at any location without giving the enemy any chance to react.”

“This man, this ability, must be held firmly in our own hands. If you give him freedom, he may choose some faction for survival, he may join one of the other Three Kings, or he may enter Augustus’s command.”

“With someone like that on the opposite side, we, who are already at a disadvantage, might as well not fight at all.”

Sean said his piece and saw that Talina still looked unconvinced. He frowned and said, “Talina, our situation is really bad right now. With his help, things would be much better. You don’t want to see me wiped out by Augustus, do you?”

Talina said in a low voice, “We Can talk with him and have him stay.”

Sean shook his head and said coldly, “Words spoken by a slave still wearing shackles aren’t worth believing even a fraction. Once the shackles are removed, if he wants to slip away silently, who could keep him?”

Without waiting for Talina’s reply, Sean made the decision directly. “I’ll handle this. You don’t need to worry about it.”

…

Lin Chen and Qiu Chan saw the housekeeper off and closed the room door.

“Do you think Talina will keep her promise?”

Lin Chenxiao answered, “Talina maybe will, but Sean won’t.”

Qiu Chan nodded; she thought the same.

Just now, when Talina mentioned returning their freedom, the radiance that flashed in Sean’s eyes was clearly seen by Lin Chen and Qiu Chan.

He hadn’t agreed immediately, instead arranging their accommodation, with an obvious intention to stall.

“Then what do we do?”

Lin Chen smiled easily. “His refusal to let us Go is a good thing for us. After all, we saved Talina and his father. If he wants to break his oath, he has to pay a price.”

Qiu Chan laughed. “You want to take the chance to ask for things?”

Lin Chen shrugged. “We saved their lives; getting compensation is only right. With Talina around, Sean shouldn’t tear his face with us but should instead give us generous rewards. That gives us an opportunity to open our mouth like a Lion.”

“I’m planning to ask them for some Lion Heart Potion. That stuff has a huge boosting effect for any martial artist. The two of us Can both use it…”

Qiu Chan frowned. “Then we’ll have to show our Strength?”

Lin Chen let out a sly laugh. “The stronger we are, the more Sean will feel we’re valuable and the more willing he’ll be to give us good things. In his eyes, our lives are under Manipulate; as long as he doesn’t unlock the shackles, we’ll be under his control forever and can only work ourselves to death for him.”

“Although this might raise some suspicions in between, it doesn’t matter. At worst we just run away. We saved Talina, so he’ll still find it hard to turn hostile outright.”

Qiu Chan nodded. “Do as you think best.”

At dinner, the Handmaid came to the door and led the two to the dining hall.

Sean and Talina were seated in the dining hall. Talina glanced at the two and then dropped her gaze. Sean, on the other hand, looked at them with a broad smile on his face.

Seeing this, Lin Chen was all the more certain of his guess.

“The two, please sit.”

Lin Chen didn’t move and said, “Given our status, it’s not appropriate…”

Sean smiled. “No need to stand on ceremony. You saved my younger sister and my father. That is great kindness to me. And Talina has said she will return your freedom, so Dajia naturally are equal. Sit.”

Lin Chen and Qiu Chan sat down, and Sean ordered the dishes served.

Sean’s attitude was enthusiastic. He chatted about this and that for a while, then finally spoke with an apologetic look. “Just now, when I went to help Talina deal with her smart-brain, I found that Augustus’s side had damaged the backup of Talina’s smart-brain. It’s temporarily impossible to download the backup, so we temporarily can’t receive the command to remove the shackles on you.”

Lin Chen widened his eyes, wearing an expression of shock and dejection.

Qiu Chan pressed her lips together and lowered her head.

She wasn’t sad; she was afraid that if she saw the expression on Lin Chen’s face, she wouldn’t be able to keep from laughing out loud.

Sean comforted them. “The two of you can rest assured; we will find a way to repair the data. Once it’s repaired, we will definitely be the first to return your freedom. Until then, just stay here in peace. It’s absolutely safe…”