I'm Trying To Go Broke, So Why Do I Keep Getting Richer?!-Chapter 240: Offer

As his vision began to darken, he saw them hovering over the controls, their faces twisted with a manic greed to own the ship.

His heart gave a final thump. His eyes closed and death claimed him.

Reality Restored

[Simulation Over]

[Status: Fatal Outcome]

[Analysis: Mercy toward desperate variables results in a 94% probability of betrayal within 200 hours]

Leo’s eyes snapped open in the real world. He was still sitting in the Captain’s chair. The youngsters were still pinned to the floor in the other room, face-first on the floor, exactly where he had left them.

The cold sweat on his forehead felt real. He couldn’t help but rub his throat in disbelief.

He leaned back, his expressions darkening. Everything felt so real that it was as if he had actually died.

Finally he understood how the simulation actually worked. There was no announcement of simulation activation. But that was also a problem.

If there was a problem in the future, and he forgot to activate the simulation, while believing that he had... He didn’t even want to imagine.

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. Even though it was a useless skill, but it was also an extremely dangerous skill which might blur the line between simulation and reality for him.

He took in a cold breath, his expressions turning solemn.

"So that’s how it is," Leo said, his gaze turning toward the door.

He shook his head, and turned his attention towards the youngsters on the floor. The memories of their betrayal were still fresh in his mind.

This was the second time they had betrayed him, and he didn’t even know what to think about that.

Was it really in their character to betray people? Even though he said that he wouldn’t be paying them for their work, it wasn’t like it was for eternity.

After a few months of scaring them with free labour, he would’ve actually forgiven them. But now... He didn’t want to do that anymore.

However, what could he do? Should he just kill them? Although he didn’t like bloodshed, but he didn’t like the sour feeling of getting backstabbed either.

These humans were even more unpredictable than a freaking goblin.

He checked the skill’s cooldown. He had six months before he could run another one, but he didn’t need a second look at this scenario.

The simulation had given him exactly what he needed... a preview of his own mercy being turned into a weapon against him.

"How amusing..." The corner of Leo’s lips crept up as he looked at the youngsters on the ground.

He stood up, making the youngsters on the ground flinch.

He waved his hand, and two daggers appeared in his hand. The appearance of the daggers sent a chill down the spine of the youngsters who were just prostrating on the ground, unintentionally.

"W-what? My Lord, we accepted our mistake! If we knew that you weren’t there to kill us, we never would have attacked! We are all good people!"

"That’s right! Please forgive us! I swear in heaven that I will never make this mistake again!"

Tears were streaming down the cheeks of the girl, her face as pale as a ghost.

One after another, everyone apologized, even appearing as if they were simply screaming, frightened out of their mind.

Leo ignored their screams and walked closer to them.

The cries for forgiveness intensified even more, but Leo didn’t say a single word.

As the youngsters were starting to give up hope, believing that this monster was never going to let them go, Leo stopped.

He stopped before the gravity device that was on the floor.

It made the expressions of the youngsters soften. Did they misunderstand him? Was he going to free them from this gravity? But if that was the case, why would he bring those daggers out?

Leo picked up the gravity device, and tossed both daggers on the ground, albeit at some distance from each other.

He walked back to the chair, carrying the gravity device.

After returning, he took his seat. His actions confused the youngsters even more.

"I believe that you are good people. But that’s precisely the problem... I don’t need good people."

Leo’s fingers tapped on the gravity device as he looked at them without much emotional fluctuations. "So I will give you a choice..."

"I will accept one of you as my disciple, granting you privilege beyond your imagination. But I want my disciple to be ruthless so he can never be backstabbed by others."

The youngsters looked at each other, their breathing getting faster as greed flashed in their eyes.

Although they didn’t know Leo’s identity, the godlike means that he had shown, and this metal behemoth, was already enough to make them understand that this young man’s identity wasn’t simple.

If they managed to become his disciple, wouldn’t they rise to heaven in a single step? He already said that he was going to find his disciple many privileges. Maybe he might even give his disciple this ship and the gravity device.

Just a few moments ago they were worried for their lives, but now... They had a massive opportunity.

The only problem was that only one person was going to be selected. It meant that everyone was in competition with each other.

The leader of the group thought that he was a natural choice, and everyone would let him become the disciple. But he was taken aback to see the look in the eyes of other youngsters, as if they wanted to challenge him.

As he was about to say something, he stopped himself. After all, Leo had started speaking at the same time.

"The content of this exam is simple. Since only one of you will become my disciple and earn my forgiveness, I don’t need the others. In a few seconds, I will free you of the gravity restrictions."

Leo said extremely calmly, as if it was only a matter of fact.