Chapter 51

"No, no, the manual already states that your user has been locked in, which means the only person you can guide in transactions is me, and the knowledge you have can only be sold to me. Therefore, the price we set can only be based on what I can afford. If I can't afford it, your knowledge will only depreciate over time. The more steps I climb on my own, the less value you have," Zhuochuan waved his hand and said.

The black rabbit stopped laughing upon hearing this. Zhuochuan's reaction was unexpected. Normally, soul successors and underground reserve citizens would immediately recognize it as a teacher and acknowledge its status after hearing its promises and the fact that it requires high-quality soul crystals to function.

After all, the previous B47995, before conducting the time-space experiment, always followed its instructions obediently.

But this mere new soul successor, which it could easily deduce, maintained a distance in words and treated it on equal terms. It didn't intend to oppress the other party, after all, it still relied on the user for survival.

However, the other party actually suggested a barter system to request its guidance, which made it laugh. But beyond the laughter, it had to think more deeply. The other party must have some reliance, so they wouldn't dare say, "The more steps I climb on my own, the less value you have."

No citizen or reserve citizen had ever dared to speak like this to it. It had followed B47995 for hundreds of years and had seen countless people. They were all confident, but none were as confident as Zhuochuan, who, knowing its power, still dared to say he could climb the steps on his own without seeking its guidance. This had never happened.

The black rabbit looked Zhuochuan up and down again and suddenly laughed, "Let me guess, you didn't inherit any of B47995's soul memories, right?"

Zhuochuan nodded. The black rabbit's guess was indeed impressive, but Zhuochuan wasn't surprised. After all, his tone in the previous conversation had revealed some things. At least, if he had inherited the previous memories, he would know how to address the black rabbit, so he would follow the previous owner's way of addressing it.

"But you did inherit B47995's body, which was enhanced to the maximum. This body has an innate, strong memory of the soul skills he comprehended in life. You must have relied on this to grasp some soul skills before mastering soul power, gaining many advantages over ordinary reserve citizens. That's why you dare to say you can rely on it to climb the steps of soul advancement and gradually restore his former status, right?"

Zhuochuan was moved. He had never told the other party what soul skills he had comprehended.

Seeing the change in Zhuochuan's expression, the black rabbit's tone became smug. It wiggled its long ears, "Let me connect to the underground reserve citizen network and see. Just from the information you left, I have enough confidence to guess what soul skills you have comprehended."

Zhuochuan's expression changed drastically. Apart from time travel, he had not exposed any of the soul skills he had comprehended, not even to Fang Lao, a citizen who had fought against him and survived.

After about ten seconds, the black rabbit's smug expression gradually changed. Eventually, it jumped down from the wall-mounted tray and hopped a few steps away from Zhuochuan, keeping a distance.

Its tone changed dramatically. It pointed at Zhuochuan with a short leg, stammering, "You just had a duel with an E-class citizen and killed him. No one saw your attack, but I know, I completely know! You actually comprehended the soul attack skill that B47995 comprehended last before his soul time-space experiment!"

The black rabbit couldn't believe it but had to. Its tone was filled with surprise and even a hint of fear.

"He hid it deeply, even S-class citizens didn't know. He used it secretly to eliminate an S-class extraterrestrial invader. This is the most powerful and mysterious soul attack skill in this time-space, the one that made his ambition swell. It can lock time and control space, allowing for arbitrary teleportation. B47995 named it 'Sigh of Time and Space'! Unstoppable, unbreakable, a soul skill that makes the entire time-space bow in awe!"

Zhuochuan had always felt that the 'Sigh of Time and Space' he had comprehended was excessively powerful. An E-class mid-level citizen was no match for him. And he hadn't even truly mastered soul power; he was just using the skill instinctively, clumsily, yet it was already so powerful. If he could master soul power and reach B47995's level, it would be even more terrifying.

The black rabbit's previous condescending attitude now further confirmed the power of this skill.

Seeing Zhuochuan's expression, which showed little surprise, the black rabbit's guess was further validated.

The black rabbit was incredibly smart, as evidenced by its role as a soul intelligence guide for high-level citizens.

"No, I understand now, B47995, you didn't die!"

After carefully observing Zhuochuan's expression, the black rabbit suddenly shouted, then hugged its head and crouched down.

"I was wrong, I was wrong. B47995, considering we've been together for 432 years, considering I taught you step by step, considering your time-space experiment failed but you didn't really die, please be merciful and forgive my disrespect, and forgive me for sneaking out during your time-space experiment when you were busy, and not completing the final cooperation."

Zhuochuan listened to the other party's words. At first, he found the misunderstanding amusing, but then his expression changed. He finally understood why the rabbit was so afraid. It was afraid of death and had not properly cooperated with B47995's final experiment steps, which was likely the ultimate reason for the experiment's failure. This gave him the opportunity to take over and travel to this new world.

Zhuochuan understood the situation but absolutely did not believe he was B47995's soul, as his own memories were too clear. However, he was puzzled. Why did the rabbit think B47995 was not dead? Zhuochuan believed this was not a mistake on the rabbit's part and must have some special reason.