The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

”With everyone in a state of panic, all wanting to leave, what do you think Immortal Gathering Island can do to retain people under such circumstances?”

Upon hearing Nerisse Blaine’s words, Carson Flores suddenly realized: ”Lower the difficulty of obtaining points, so everyone can earn more points and exchange for what they need. If it used to take five hundred or a thousand years, perhaps with the current efforts, it might only take five or ten years. How many cultivators can resist such temptation?”

”In all the treasure troves, apart from consumable herbs, finished elixirs, refining materials, and items from many industries, there’s a large number of cultivation techniques. These techniques can certainly be learned by the sect’s disciples, but besides that, there is no other benefit from these techniques.”

”Once the oath for outsiders to learn various cultivation techniques is set, they can use these techniques to attract more and more geniuses and strong individuals to Immortal Gathering Island. These people, for the sake of various techniques or special items, participate in the Gathering Immortals Assembly, and are ultimately retained by the island, signing a contract to work their lives away!”

”If not for the Magic Spiders attack, perhaps many would feel this world is not that dangerous. Even if the contract duration is longer or the points are higher, they believe as long as they persevere, they can stay, work hard to earn points, and eventually get what they want.”

”The Magic Spiders incident awakened everyone, making them realize this world is not safe at all, and the worlds explored in the future are also unsafe. A moment of carelessness can lead to complete annihilation, with no trace left. So many who had a fluke mindset now want to leave immediately. After all, if you can’t get what you want, then so be it, as long as you’re alive. But if you encounter such a catastrophe and die, then you have nothing!”

”No matter how powerful the cultivation technique, no matter how top-tier the elixirs, everything beautiful requires the seeker to be able to earn it and have a life to spend it. Now that people’s hearts are unsettled and everyone wants to leave, how could a sect like Immortal Gathering Island be willing to let everyone leave in such a rush?”

”Increase the points’ rewards, rekindle everyone’s passion to work hard for points. After all, only a few have the ability to earn points in large quantities. Most people, even if they earn points, have a limit. Even if these people eventually leave after maxing out their points, it doesn’t matter. They will only become targets and role models for more people, inspiring everyone to work harder in exploration and labor.”

”In simple terms, this move is to give away points and stabilize people’s hearts, is that what you mean?”

Nerisse Blaine chuckled: ”Yes, that’s exactly what I mean.”

Carson Flores shook his head with a smile: ”A sect as large as Immortal Gathering Island with so many strong individuals, yet they still make sense, it’s quite surprising.”

While speaking, Carson Flores had already packed up all the stingers, laughing: ”This stinger is indeed the essence of the body. The steel-like body I shredded to pieces, yet this stinger remains unscathed. No wonder the people of Immortal Gathering Island offer a high reward for it. It’s a good choice to use this thing to refine a magic artifact... Alright, I’ve packed up the stingers, here.”

Nerisse Blaine stared into Carson Flores’s eyes: ”Wasn’t it both of us who killed it?”

Carson Flores laughed: ”No matter who killed it, you take it. You’re the only one who still needs points, and I don’t need them anymore.”

Nerisse Blaine thought for a moment, then took it without further ado.

”Alright, I’ll accept your kind offer. I came this time with just one purpose and nothing else. If the points are sufficient, all the remaining points will be yours!”

Faustus Flores widened his eyes: ”Why give it to me? Didn’t we agree on this earlier, why have you changed your mind?”

Nerisse Blaine smiled brightly: ”I just said, I have one thing to do. Once that is done, my task is complete. Any extra points can be used for other things, like restoring Zorvyn Harrison’s freedom...”

Carson Flores was slightly taken aback: ”How did you know?”

Nerisse Blaine’s eyes lit up: ”Did I guess it?”

Carson Flores was speechless, she was actually guessing, and his counter question was akin to admitting indirectly.

Nerisse Blaine laughed as she saw Carson Flores’s speechless expression: ”I saw how you interacted with Zorvyn Harrison before. You never treated her as a readily available maiden, but as an equal.”

”Last time you saved me, you also saved her, didn’t you? Considering her situation, I figured that with your character, if you have the ability, you would definitely find a way to rescue her.”

”Now you have exchanged for the cultivation technique, I must also complete my task. What’s left of the points should achieve what we both wish to do in our hearts.”

”Kaelen Flores, let’s work hard to earn more points. I figure that trying to leave with a flower maiden might require quite a bit of points.”

Carson Flores saw that she spoke so straightforwardly and agreed readily: ”Alright!”

After tidying up, the two continued to advance deeper into the abyss, encountering many Crystal Scorpions emerging from the ground, which the two dealt with together.

The number of stingers kept increasing, and both of them were quite excited.

Earning points this way was incredibly satisfying!

Unknowingly, the two kept descending, soon reaching the bottom of the abyss.

The Demonic Qi here was like dense ink, creating a terrifying sense of suffocation.

”The Demonic Qi is too heavy here. If a person lived here all the time, breathing it in, would they become demonized?”

Nerisse Blaine smiled sweetly: ”According to what you said, everyone in the West Prison has long been demonized.”

Carson Flores paused, then laughed heartily: ”Oh right, that was silly of me!”

Nerisse Blaine cautiously observed the surroundings: ”Going all the way down, we encountered many Crystal Scorpions, but their strength is increasing while their numbers are decreasing. Perhaps the most powerful Crystal Scorpion in the entire Land of Demonic Qi lives in this abyss.”

Carson Flores acknowledged with a simple reply: ”With such thick Demonic Qi, never mind powerful Crystal Scorpions, even if you said a Starry Sky Magical Beast lived in this abyss, I wouldn’t be surprised...”

Before Carson Flores could finish speaking, a visceral, heart-throbbing roar suddenly emanated from the black mist in the distance.

Terror struck!

Carson Flores instinctively placed a hand on his chest, as if afraid his heart would leap out if he didn’t.

”Boom”

The sound of collision resounded like thunder, and a figure suddenly pierced the silent abyss, flying back from the distant black mist and crashing heavily towards Carson Flores and Nerisse Blaine.

”Watch out!”

In a rush, Carson Flores grabbed Nerisse Blaine’s wrist, pulling her backward in a teleportation move.

The figure that suddenly flew out flailed its limbs and crashed heavily in front of them, creating a large pit in the ground.

Carson Flores took a good look and his eyes widened significantly.

Maedryn Cobb!

The one who had flown out and crashed to the ground in a pathetic, grimy state was Maedryn Cobb?