ocean-life Chapter 70 How Did You Go Blind Again?
Chapter 70 How Did You Go Blind Again?
At 2 a.m., this had almost become Rita's internal clock. Even on nights when she didn't stay up late, she'd still wake up at this exact time.
After using her **Disguise** ability to transform into a goblin and crafting her daily three gold coins, she put on gloves, activated **Phantom Cloak**, and **Phantom Shift** to Rick's apartment. First, she activated **Hunter's Eye** to ensure there were no ambushes nearby. Once she confirmed it was safe, she slipped into the next room and cast **Sleep Spell** on Julian.
Passing through the living room, she couldn't help but check the damaged action figure.
Great. Its arm was still missing, and the head had been scraped off. Now it looked much more pleasing to the eye.
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Next, she entered Aaron's room and cast another **Sleep Spell** on him. She then pulled out a knife, pried open his eyelid, and with a quick twist, removed the magic eye. The sudden surge of pain from having the eye removed interrupted the **Sleep Spell**, and Aaron instinctively clutched his face and screamed.
But by that point, Rita was already gone, **Phantom Shifting** away with the magic eye in her possession.
She went to the seaside, cleansing herself thoroughly, then stored the magic eye inside the **Magician's Fake Tooth**. Only after that did she **Phantom Shift** back to her own home.
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"WHAT?! He went blind AGAIN?!"
By noon on the 21st, Rita received a call from Samuel.
It wasn't just to gossip. He wanted to know if she had anything good to offer as compensation to **The Jones Family**.
Rita, pretending to be outraged, let out a sarcastic laugh over the phone. "Have they ever considered that maybe **The Jones Family** has pissed off the wrong person? Why is it every time something happens, Rick's the one to blame? We already compensated them with an A-rank artifact! Do they even understand how much an A-rank artifact is worth?!"
Since Rick was likely eavesdropping on the conversation, Rita raised her voice more than usual, feigning intense anger with a tinge of hurt and concern for her brother.
Such a valuable item! And he had given it to **The Jones Family**?!
Zoey had never sworn in her life, but in this moment, she let out a very loud, "Holy sh*t!"
An artifact that could see into someone's recent actions and read minds! If you had offended **White Family**, Lopez could have taken care of it! But you gave such a powerful artifact to **The Jones Family**? Who are they to deserve it?! Even if you had pissed off the **White Family**, if you gave the magic eye to Lopez, we would have not only protected you but given you anything you wanted in return!
"And why is it your problem that someone from **The Jones Family** had their eye gouged out? It could very well be their fault for offending someone! Even Rita understands that! And what about your sister? Why didn't she mention before that she had channels to buy equipment?"
Zoey was growing angrier with each word. She didn't even care about revealing that she had been investigating the whole incident.
Rick sat on the couch, his head propped on his hand, staring at the floor while silently enduring Zoey's rare outburst of cursing.
Mateo, standing beside them, had maintained a cold expression as he watched Rick. Finally, once Zoey had exhausted herself with yelling, Mateo spoke. "You don't trust the Lopez family."
It wasn't a question, nor did it leave any room for Rick to deny it.
Rick didn't try to refute him. He sighed, leaning back into the sofa, eyes closed, and his voice heavy with exhaustion. "Have you ever included me in any of your core meetings about the game? Even after I helped you secure nearly a thousand pieces of equipment, you still leave me out of the important decisions. How do you expect me to trust you?"
Zoey and Mateo both fell silent. It was the truth, and even they couldn't argue against it.
In their eyes, Rick had always been an outsider. Especially with his weak and practically useless **Divine Gift**, the only valuable thing about him was his maxed-out luck stat. That's why they had let him develop on his own, without investing much in him, hoping he might one day surprise them.
And surprise them he did, by managing to acquire such a powerful A-rank artifact. But the shock was quickly followed by disappointment, as he had given it away just as quickly.
Still, this incident made Zoey realize something. Rick was generous to those he trusted.
And in a way, that showed he was a man of loyalty.