"Do you have enough money or do I need to get the full fifty cores?"


    "I have the money, but you should try to get as many cores as you can. Any rewards you could get would be good. It''s also excellent practice for you to battle as many as you can.


    "Reach out with your spirit sense and find some magical beasts. I''ll be with you, but I doubt you''ll need my help here,"


    "What are you waiting for, kiddo? You''ll have to fight a lot worse than a little ninth-star needlefang gorilla. Get to it,"


    "Here you go, kiddo,"


    "Are you okay, kiddo? You look a little pale,"


    "I''m fine,"


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    "This will be good for you. I won''t intervene. Take care of him,"


    "Is he trying to kill me? He''s insane!"


    "It would appear so. Focus and do not let down your guard. Take him out,"


    "I thought he''d be better at taking a hit than this. He''s a star... even a rank above me..."


    "His qi just isn''t anywhere near as pure as yours. Even though he''s a star above you, it could be said that you were the one to bully him,"


    "Will he be okay?"


    "He''s bleeding, and the scent may draw beasts to this area. He''ll be unable to defend himself and will quickly succumb if that happens. A just reward for one without honor,"


    "What? He''s just a kid! I''m not going to leave him here to die!"


    "Why not? He certainly had no qualms about killing and robbing you. He very nearly succeeded because of your hesitance to do what must be done. Leave him to die. You can get away with it. I can sense there are no elders nearby and I could easily hide what traces remain. They will not know who killed him. Besides, he brought this on himself. It would only cause you trouble to save him,"


    "I''m not a murderer,"


    "You need to learn that to show mercy to others is to be merciless to yourself. He''s trash. He tried to rob you. Death is something he should accept as a rightful consequence,"


    "Maybe he does deserve it. But I''m not a killer, and I won''t leave someone to die if I can help it. I don''t care if it causes me trouble. I''ll do the right thing because it''s who I am not because it benefits me,"


    "But you are a killer, Jie. You''ve killed countless beasts and I know you enjoyed dominating them with your superior might,"


    "I did not! I''m only doing this because I must, and I''m not just going to leave him to get eaten alive,"


    "Sometimes your stubbornness is not an asset,""at least take his beast cores. It''s only fair that he learns what it''s like to be robbed."