Keep Flirting and Don't Get Killed

Prison Star Calendar

May 6, 187

2:21 a.m.

Confession Death Countdown Left: 28 Days

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The information Jiang Ran saw made him break out in a cold sweat.

The Scarlet Cloud Bandits were the gang that looted Luka Village.

When the villagers of Ella Village rescued Jiang Ran, he happened to see the news that "Luka Village was looted by the Scarlet Cloud Bandits" in the thoughts of one of the villagers, so he took the name of Luka Village as cover, but he didn't expect that the Scarlet Cloud Bandits would actually come to Ella Village.

Since he is a scout and moves stealthily at night, he is most likely here to scout Ella Village.

Damn, things might get tricky...

There were three main reasons why Jiang Ran was so worried:

—First, this was the first time he met someone with a 'Combat Profession' since he came to this world. The opponent's level was as high as 6, and he was only a deputy leader. In contrast, the village chief Woodall had been a hunter for more than 20 years and was only a 'Level 2 Hunter', which was enough to show the strength of the Scarlet Cloud Bandits; 

—Second, the Scarlet Cloud Bandits had just successfully looted a village recently, and the scale of Ella Village and Luka Village was not much different, so they might face the same fate;

—Third, since the deputy leader had come to scout in person, there might not be much time left before the Scarlet Cloud Bandits launched an attack... In the worst-case scenario, they might even start today.

Even without monsters coming from the sky, other 'man-made disasters' could still occur. This parallel world of 'Impossible Level' difficulty did not allow Jiang Ran to live comfortably even for a moment. He had only been in the Prison Star World for less than twenty-four hours, and he was already in a death crisis for the second time, and it was a death crisis that was imminent.

Silly Ni: (Isn't it just a bandit group? Look how scared you are. Compared with the monster that came to kill you yesterday, isn't it just a bunch of small fry?)

What the stupid loli said was right, but she ignored two things. One was that Jiang Ran was now a seaweed that couldn't even beat small fry, and the other was that Jiang Ran had 'had a reserve at his back' the first time.

When facing the unknown monster before, Jiang Ran could choose to find a passerby woodcutter with bad behavior as a scapegoat, but now he...

You are right, we can just leave. Their target is Ella Village, not me.

Much to the stupid loli's surprise, Jiang Ran actually agreed with her, and after listening to his words, the stupid loli realized how thoughtless her words were. 

Silly Ni: (Hey! Wait, wait! If you run away, what will happen to Ella Village? What will happen to, to Violet!?)

None of my business.

Silly Ni: (You...!!!)

Stupid loli thought Jiang Ran was just teasing her and trying to anger her, but she didn't expect him to actually do what he said.

No matter what stupid loli said, Jiang Ran ignored her. He continued to track Fox's footprints and followed him from a distance.

In just a few minutes, Jiang Ran's plan changed. He gave up everything he had planned in Ella Village and changed his goal to join the Scarlet Cloud Bandits. Jiang Ran believed that after joining the Scarlet Cloud Bandits, there was a high probability for him to obtain information about the 'Combat Profession'. If he could master the combat profession, then the production profession and manufacturing profession would become irrelevant.

… 

Jiang Ran tracked him for half a day until Fox's figure finally disappeared at the entrance of a cave that was guarded by four bandit-looking men holding machetes. Jiang Ran checked their basic information. Only two of them had combat professions under the name 'bandit' and they were both level 1. The other two only had production professions as farmers. They were all over 45 years old.

Such a combination... it seemed that the old bandits were monitoring the newcomers... The newcomers were probably recruited from the looted village.

Seeing this, Jiang Ran was more confident about his next plan. He stabilized his breathing rhythm, hid the kitchen knife, rope, and flint he was carrying in the bushes, and then looked at the "Jiang" character carved on his palm to boost his courage. Finally, he gritted his teeth, raised his hands high to face the bandits, and walked forward, shouting that he was here to surrender.

"Brothers! I, I want to join you as a bandit!"

Although Jiang Ran announced he was surrendering, his sudden appearance still alerted the bandits.

"Who are you!"

"Don't move!"

"Get down!"

I've seen people being forced to squat with their hands on their heads, but this seems a little excessive.

Jiang Ran didn't resist, and he lay down on the spot obediently. Then, he was searched by two bandits and escorted into the cave.

The cave was much bigger than Jiang Ran expected, but the bandits were not as many as he thought. There were only about ten people in total, so it seemed that the troops were not all here.

"Kneel!"

The bandit who was escorting Jiang Ran kicked his knee, and he knelt down with a plop. In front of him sat a bearded man and the deputy leader Fox from before.

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Wolf, male, 39 years old, leader of the Scarlet Cloud Bandits

Production Profession: None

Manufacturing Profession: Blacksmith - Lv1

Combat Profession: Bandit - Lv9

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Jiang Ran glanced at the man's information and immediately knew that his decision was right. The strength of the Scarlet Cloud Bandits was indeed overwhelming for Ella Village.

"Great King, spare my life! I... I am here to submit to you! Please give me a chance to work for you!"

Jiang Ran bowed to Wolf without hesitation, and his body was shaking so much that he was about to fall down.

"Wow~ You have a good eye. You can tell that I am the king, hahaha!"

Wolf patted Fox's shoulder and laughed. Fox's face changed colors, turning pale and blue. He kept whispering to Wolf that it was inappropriate for him to sit side by side with the king, but Wolf ignored him.

"Young man, tell me your name."

"My name is Banning!"

"Which village are you from? Why do you want to be a bandit?"

"I'm from Ella Village! I want to be a bandit because bandits are awesome!"

"Wow~ you're from Ella Village~"

The smile on Wolf's face suddenly disappeared. He looked at Jiang Ran meaningfully and then continued to ask questions.

"Then tell me, how did you, a native of Ella Village, know that our bandit group was stationed in a cave more than twenty kilometers away?"

There was no doubt that Wolf's question was full of ulterior motives. As long as the boy who came to 'surrender' gave a slightly suspicious answer, Wolf would kill him without hesitation!

However, what Wolf didn't know was that his thoughts were all seen clearly by this boy.

"I, I will tell you, my king, I have heard of the reputation of the Scarlet Cloud Bandits for a long time. Especially the name of the deputy leader Fox is very well-known. Last night, when I was hunting in the Ella Forest, I had the honor of meeting Lord Fox. I was afraid that Lord Fox would not accept me, so I gathered my courage to follow him, thinking that if I kowtowed to you, my king, I might have a chance..."

When Jiang Ran finished speaking, Fox's face had turned completely green.

"Oh my, it seems that our 'Master Scout' has grown old. How could a scout be followed by a young boy for more than twenty kilometers without noticing?" Wolf put his arm around Fox's trembling shoulders with a sinister smile.