"Did I use too much force...?"
Looking at the dying Wen in the distance, Samuel summoned the Ten Rings from the ground.
After a moment of thought, he also dragged Wen over.
"Do you surrender?" Samuel asked Wen.
Wen's eyes were somewhat unfocused; it took him a while to concentrate and look at Samuel: "I... I lost. The Ten Rings, the Ten Rings are yours."
Samuel looked at him: "You're going to die."
Wen forced a smile. He knew his physical condition; he was indeed going to die.
Samuel's punch was too ruthless!
Although most of the force was blocked by the Ten Rings and its protective shield, even the residual shockwave was more than he could bear.
"I can send you out of the Bamboo Forest. Whether you live or not depends on your luck, but you are not allowed to come back here within ten years!"
"Do you accept?"
Samuel wasn't moved by pity, nor was he overflowing with saintly compassion. His reasons for letting Wen go were simple.
Firstly, Wen was fairly principled, which made him not too annoying.
Secondly, his wife, child, and even his weapon were gone. Even if he miraculously survived, without the Ten Rings, his life wouldn't be easy.
Lastly, the Ten Rings Gang, having been established for so many years, still had some foundation. It would be a pity to disband it just like that.
He would let Wen manage it for a few more years, and once he returned to the original timeline, he would have White Queen incorporate them to expand the basic strength of Void Express.
"Acc... accept." Wen said, trembling.
"Good!"
Samuel responded with a wave, directly sending him away through Kamar-Taj's portal.
"Whoosh—"
The portal disappeared, and Wen also vanished.
As for whether he would survive, that depended on his luck.
For Samuel, dealing with Wen was a small but not insignificant event that had come to an end.
But for Suzy and Ying Nan, it was just a common minor interlude, not worth dwelling on at all.
"What do you two think of these Ten Rings?" Samuel asked the two women, smiling, as he controlled the Ten Rings to float in mid-air.
"They're great! A very powerful weapon, and it seems to amplify the power of the Dragon Force," Ying Nan said.
Suzy nodded in agreement.
Samuel smiled and asked, "Do you want them?"
Suzy gently said, "We don't need them. You should keep them."
"That's right, with them, your strength will be even greater," Ying Nan echoed.
Samuel smiled and said, "The Ten Rings are just icing on the cake for me. With or without them, my strength is already formidable."
"You two are different. To stay by my side, your strength must become even greater!"
Pausing slightly, Samuel's tone carried a hint of farewell: "Once the entrance to Tuke closes, I'll have to leave. The next time we meet, it might be ten years from now."
"In ten years, you two will probably no longer be in your prime!"
Ying Nan raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean? Are you saying you'll dislike us when we're old?"
Samuel shrugged, jokingly saying, "Don't you know? Men are very consistent; no matter their age, they only like young women!"
"You... saying that is too much, isn't it? I really didn't expect you to be such a person!" Ying Nan huffed angrily.
Suzy was also a bit upset, as the relationship between the two—no, between the three of them—had been an open secret for some time.
It was just that due to the number of people being uneven and the situation being somewhat complex, they hadn't explicitly clarified things further.
Now you say you're leaving, and you won't see us again for ten years!
Fine!
Ten years is ten years, we can wait!
But what do you mean by disliking us because we'll be old in ten years? Isn't that a bit too much?!
Samuel shrugged frankly: "I'm stating a fact. If you don't want to have crow's feet when we meet again in ten years, you'd best wear the Ten Rings at all times."
Suzy was stunned, then seemed to realize: "Your goal is to have us accept the Ten Rings?"
"The Ten Rings can grant eternal youth!" Samuel nodded, using Wen as an example: "Do you know Wen's age? He has lived for over a thousand years."
"What?!"
The sisters looked surprised, finding it hard to believe.
Eternal youth, especially not aging, immediately piqued the sisters' interest.
At the same time, they were also very moved.
Would you not be moved if such a divine artifact that grants eternal youth was given to you?
"Don't you need them?" Suzy asked hesitantly.
Samuel smiled and shook his head: "I can already live forever, and besides, these are not the only Ten Rings."
Three battles had yielded three sets of Ten Rings, plus Wen's set, bringing Samuel's current total to four sets of Ten Rings.
When he extracted two sets of Ten Rings from the system and handed them to Suzy and Ying Nan, the sisters were so surprised they didn't know what to say.
Such divine artifacts, were there really so many?!
The sisters, who had originally intended to politely decline, no longer held back. Each took a set of Ten Rings and began studying them with great interest.
It must be said that the Dragon Force and the Ten Rings were a perfect match!
The Dragon Force could control the Ten Rings, allowing them to unleash greater power, while the Ten Rings could amplify and enhance the effects of the Dragon Force.
To put it this way, the sisters with the Ten Rings had their combat power increased by at least five times, if not more.
Now, working together, they could easily suppress and eliminate Soul-Devouring Monsters. If fighting solo, their chances of victory would be about fifty-fifty.
In the following days, apart from Wen, no one else came to the depths of the Bamboo Forest.
During the day, the sisters sparred with each other to familiarize themselves with and master the Ten Rings, allowing Samuel to farm many sets of Ten Rings in a nested fashion.
At night, the sisters took turns keeping watch and resting. Because Samuel was leaving and wouldn't be seen again for ten years, the sisters' reluctance caused the affection built over the past year to erupt, and Samuel's desires were almost naturally fulfilled.
Happy times are always fleeting.
On the day the Tuke entrance portal closed, Suzy and Ying Nan returned to Tuke. White Queen, who had already made all arrangements, finally met Samuel.
"Are those the Ten Rings? Did you kill Wen?" White Queen saw the Ten Rings on Samuel's arm.
Samuel shook his head and told her everything that had happened over the past year.
White Queen listened, then smiled gracefully: "I actually did quite a few things too."
"Oh, what did you do?" Samuel asked curiously.
White Queen kept it a secret: "Most of it was beneficial to Void Express. After we go back, you can discover them slowly; consider it a surprise I prepared for you."
"Alright."
Samuel didn't press further, just chuckled. He was quite interested in this kind of 'find the difference' surprise!
"Let's go!"
Taking out the Time Controller, he set the time and location. The two passed through the rectangular golden portal and returned to their original timeline.
That is, when the core employees of Void Express had their dinner party!
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