Chapter 3042: 1001_2

Zhou Tian witnessed firsthand how a child bullied by nearly everyone in the small town managed to create a misunderstanding between a mercenary and the lord’s son, leading to a conflict. He then tricked a thief into stealing the mercenary’s wealth and getting killed, and finally, how the mercenary carelessly allowed the child to attack and kill him. It can be said that everything was orchestrated by a seemingly harmless child, who cleverly eliminated two people he held grudges against according to his plot, not only clearing his own suspicion but also avenging his great vendetta along the way.

Even in a world where power is everything, a person with great wisdom is unlikely to fare badly. Zhou Tian is confident that as long as the child doesn’t face any accidents, at the very least, he will stand out in the future.

Although Zhou Tian himself prefers simple people, he rarely has a good impression of those who excel at strategy, finding them too cunning, as interacting with them could easily lead to being plotted against.

However, since he hadn’t encountered any other remarkable individuals at that time, while he didn’t have a good impression of those adept at strategy, it wasn’t enough for him to abandon this individual entirely. In the absence of anyone to cultivate, Zhou Tian didn’t mind lending the child a hand.

Secondly, the situation back then was indeed special, and the child had no strength of his own, being merely an unaccomplished child. Even if he had exceptional talent, there was no way he could fight adults. If he had directly engaged those enemies at that time, he would have been undeniably idiotic.

Reasonably using wisdom under unfavorable circumstances wouldn’t provoke any resentment from Zhou Tian. And in that world, Zhou Tian’s development was indeed improbable, but having a wise assistant promoting abyssal power could undoubtedly save him considerable effort.

So, in such circumstances, although Zhou Tian didn’t like those who used strategy, he was still thrilled upon witnessing how the child achieved his goals through his plot. Seeing the strategy truly succeed, Zhou Tian chose to approach him at that time.

"What a clever kid. With just a few simple arrangements, you’ve eliminated several enemies who originally couldn’t threaten you. Being so formidable at such a young age, once given some time to grow, likely no one will be able to control you," Zhou Tian remarked.

"Who?"

Zhou Tian suddenly appeared behind the child, and his words startled the child.

However, the child understood what those actions represented. Though Zhou Tian’s words revealed he had seen the entire series of actions, the child wouldn’t admit to it outright because of Zhou Tian’s address.

"Uncle, what are you talking about? I don’t understand what you mean," the child replied.

"There’s no need to pretend anymore, kid. I harbor no ill intent towards you; otherwise, you wouldn’t be alive right now, would you?" Zhou Tian reassured.

Upon hearing Zhou Tian’s words, the child visibly relaxed. Pretending to be foolish was a self-preservation tactic, but the world was not Earth, where life held little value. Like the mercenary, who dared to admit to murder, the mercenary could bribe others, as he wasn’t accused of killing a noble. His status and power as a mercenary were enough to settle the matter.

Clearly, the child had accomplished something significant, but apart from Zhou Tian, no one knew about it. Thus, in the eyes of most, he was merely a civilian child. If someone killed him, nobody would stand up for justice.

Zhou Tian undoubtedly possessed the strength to kill him, and the child was aware of this without testing it. After all, how Zhou Tian approached him was unknown to the child, and based on Zhou Tian’s performance, if Zhou Tian truly intended to kill him, he wouldn’t even know how he died.

The disparity in power was enormous, something the child felt long ago, and knowing he couldn’t contend with Zhou Tian, he dared not make any moves when Zhou Tian approached. Even when Zhou Tian learned of his secret, the child never considered assassinating Zhou Tian.

Absolutely no possibility of success!

The child knew why he successfully assassinated the lord’s son earlier; the opponent was unguarded and was merely an ordinary person. Even when a dagger struck the opponent’s vital point, he could kill an adult.

But Zhou Tian, from any aspect, didn’t appear ordinary. Hence, his original tactics were useless.