As soon as Lin Yu said this, even Zhu Rong, who was sitting to the side listening in, couldn't help but look up.

"What?"

The woman in the communicator who called herself "Your Excellency" was relatively calm, but she was also clearly surprised by Lin Yu's words.

"You want to... kill Peerage Nobility?"

"Why? Are you seeking revenge?"

The other party inquired.

Lin Yu's reply was even more concise: "Not at all. I have no grudge against the Peerage Nobility... If I had to say, it's like going into the mountains to hunt."

"For survival—although one might survive by eating foraged berries without hunting, having meat to eat always means living better and having a greater chance of surviving various encounters."

The woman in the communicator was silent for a moment before speaking again.

"Comparing the Peerage Nobility to meat... that's an incredibly arrogant way of putting it."

"Your belief that the Peerage Nobility cannot be compared to meat is the true display of your arrogance," Lin Yu said bluntly. "Although you say you don't consider yourself Peerage Nobility... deep down, you still feel you 'should have been' one..." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"You just resent that you aren't one of those direct descendants or Heirs."

Lin Yu stated directly.

The other party didn't deny it either: "Of course. Anyone placed in our position would naturally feel resentment, jealousy, and dissatisfaction. If I had been born a Commoner, perhaps my feelings of grievance and injustice wouldn't be so severe... But the closer you get to the center of that power, the more clearly you see that supreme authority, almost as if it's within your grasp... When you know you are destined never to touch it, the sense of loss in your heart only grows stronger."

"Call me greedy, call me overambitious—I truly am unwilling."

Pausing here, she continued: "So, you want to kill Peerage Nobility. That does sound terrifying, but... you've come to the right person."

"Tell me, who do you want to kill—after all, there are many among the Peerage Nobility."

Hearing her words, Lin Yu did not answer directly.

"You just mentioned 'us'... In other words, you actually represent some invisible alliance or organization, filled with many young marginal figures from Peerage Nobility families like yourself, correct?"

"It also includes some collateral branches from powerful Duke and influential Marquis families, those who have been discarded, but the majority are Peerage Nobility," the other party said in a low voice. "Why do you ask?"

"I want to know your names."

Lin Yu stated frankly.

"Sorry. Although I personally have decided to trust you and am willing to gamble by initiating this conversation and revealing our existence, directly giving you our names..." she paused, "...we don't have that level of trust yet, Mr. Furbollo."

"After all, you are ultimately working for Sleepless Sky Huole," the woman in the communicator said cautiously. "My revealing this much to you is already an extremely risky move. Isn't this enough to express my sincerity?"

"I just told you, I want to kill Peerage Nobility."

Lin Yu reiterated.

The woman in the communicator spoke, puzzled: "Yes, I heard you... Are you trying to say that stating your plan is also a display of your sincerity?"

"I did sense that, but these flippant words aren't enough for me to hand over our entire list..."

Lin Yu rudely interrupted her.

"You don't understand my meaning... I said I want to kill Peerage Nobility, so I can't be sure if the people I intend to kill include your companions. If you provide me with their names, I can avoid them."

"I'm considering your little organization!"

Lin Yu's words once again left the woman in the communicator utterly shocked.

"You mean... you intend to kill more than one Peerage Noble?"

"Obviously."

Lin Yu declared arrogantly.

The woman was astounded and asked that question again: "Why on earth?"

She was intensely curious about Lin Yu's motives.

"What benefit does killing Peerage Nobility actually bring you?"

"And from the sound of it... you don't need to kill specific Peerage Nobles; you can choose to kill or not kill—is any Peerage Noble fair game?"

"Don't worry so much about us 'Otherworldly Visitors.' Even if I explained, you wouldn't understand," Lin Yu said, waving his hand dismissively. "In short, since I want to cooperate with you, I naturally don't want to kill your comrades—it would be even worse if I accidentally killed you, Your Excellency."

The woman in the communicator fell silent.

Even Zhu Rong looked at Lin Yu with newfound respect.

Especially since he had personally fought Lin Yu and had a deep understanding of this man's strength.

He knew, given the abilities Lin Yu had displayed and his status and influence within the Sleepless Night Family... perhaps this wasn't an empty boast.

"Well, compared to ordinary Peerage Nobility, I might actually be harder to kill—besides, I heard from Zhu Rong that you probably know roughly what I look like, so if you see me, you can just show mercy."

Lin Yu was somewhat surprised: "You don't even use a disguise when operating in the Outer City?"

"No... Among our group of 'those abandoned by our families,' my situation is particularly wretched, to the point that almost no one in Sleepless City knows my current appearance," the other party chuckled softly. "Thanks to that, I can actually move about freely with my original face."

"That's not like Sheng Lan Kui then... When Sheng Lan Kui goes to the Outer City districts to take commissions for thrills, he at least takes the trouble to disguise himself properly."

As Lin Yu spoke, the other party was astonished again: "You even know about that?"

"Is my network in the Outer City not stronger than you Peerage Nobles?"

Lin Yu retorted with a cold laugh.

The other party let out a breath: "That's true, I suppose."

"Since you want me to show mercy if I see you, how about this: let's agree on a code phrase," Lin Yu suggested. "If your people encounter an assassination attempt, they can try to exchange the code phrase with the assassin—if the code matches, they get to keep their life."

"Of course, if they die before they can say the code... well, tough luck."

The woman in the communicator was surprised: "So you're not alone either... That makes sense. What you're planning is no small matter; it would indeed be difficult to accomplish alone."

Lin Yu was, of course, alone.

But sometimes, he alone could equal many people.

So, Lin Yu did not deny it.

"Anyway, you come up with the content for the code phrase."

After thinking for a moment, the other party spoke: "Let's use half a verse of poetry from your world. It's about the sea, told to me by Zhu Rong. I personally like it very much."

"Over the sea grows the bright moon..."

Lin Yu had "sharing this moment though far apart" on the tip of his tongue, but then he heard her continue.

"...Stars shine upon the azure sky."

Lin Yu was taken aback for a moment.

"Alright, that's the one."

He agreed.

At the very least, as a code phrase, its secrecy was certainly strong enough.

"Good. If you need help in the future, you can contact me through Zhu Rong."

With that, the other party hung up the communication.

Lin Yu handed the communicator back to Zhu Rong and couldn't help but complain.

"What nonsense have you been teaching her?"

Zhu Rong also sighed: "I'm a 'Farmer.' What do I know about poetry?"