[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t":3,"chapter-global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-274":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Global Survival: The Tower Witch with an E-Rank Talent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1374319,1818,"Chapter 275: Playing the Borrowed Knife Trick Quite Well","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-274",274,"\u003Cp>It was unclear when exactly it started, but the members of Tarot Manor had shifted their self-perception from 'academic researchers' to 'battlefield fighters'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even their standards for judging others had undergone a subtle change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, research remained the absolute baseline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without that fundamental quality, no matter how powerful someone was, they could not enter Tarot Manor. They would not even qualify for a recommendation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well... with the exception of a certain pure fighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was recommended by the Witch, and he was undeniably useful in certain specific situations, so everyone selectively ignored that rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, this pure fighter also offered plenty of professional combat advice during experiments, so no one really minded his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... water... give me water...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald man with a soot-blackened face could no longer care about the searing pain on the back of his hand; his entire body was agonizing anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, he still could not fathom how exactly he had lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his combat prowess and the sheer performance of his long blade, he should have completely decimated his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn't that doomsday chariot-like contraption dismantled just like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So how had he ended up so utterly helpless against a simple pile of stones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even an A-rank long blade could not withstand the explosion generated by a single swing of the opponent's stone club. It defied all logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Water my ass! Answer the question! Or you'll get a real taste of suffering!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald man wanted a drink, but Riesling, who was already burning with impatience, refused to give him a moment to breathe. He stepped up and delivered a vicious kick, perfectly portraying the aura of a ruthless underworld gangster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he not tried to bring up mathematical calculations earlier, the onlookers might have actually believed he was one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh, I... cough, cough... my name is Xia Siqing... I'm with... the 505 Formation...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That doesn't matter. I asked where the headquarters of your 505 Formation is located.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I... answer... can you give me some... water?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Siqing, who couldn't even twitch a finger, weakly raised his eyelids to stare at Riesling's polished leather shoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph, you don't get to choose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riesling let out a cold snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Al... right. It's at...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You had better not lie to us, or you can imagine the kind of inhuman treatment you'll face, Sailan Siqing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the captive was about to answer Riesling, Lan Qingyou stepped forward, casually uttering his true name as a clear threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Analysis Magic Eye was simply incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy couldn't even manage to conceal his own name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ho ho! Xia Siqing, Sailan Siqing. How interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ferocious smile crept up the corners of Riesling's mouth. The nerve of this guy, throwing out lies before the real interrogation even began?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evidently, Riesling was extremely displeased about being deceived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empress, if you don't mind, how about lending me a room?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riesling turned to Jiang Lan with the request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course you can. Just go over there, it's where I store my fertilizer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Lan smiled brightly, pointing out a specific room for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Jiang Lan's kind and motherly expression, how could anyone who had established a foothold in a place like this be a pure-hearted saint?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it would be more accurate to say that even if she were kind-hearted, her kindness was selective and had its limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just anyone could walk away unscathed, let alone an enemy who had openly threatened her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just as Riesling was preparing to drag the man calling himself Xia Siqing—actually Sailan Siqing—into the fertilizer room, the Chariot, Orff, reached out and stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I couldn't show my strength earlier, so let me handle the interrogation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't really mind, but are you sure you know how to interrogate someone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't, but the torture devices I crafted certainly do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, you've got some tricks up your sleeve, you Nordic barbarian.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Orff volunteer so eagerly, Riesling handed the battered Sailan Siqing over to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Chariot dragged the shrieking Sailan Siqing into the fertilizer room, Esmeralda began her Divination under the expectant gazes of the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Esmeralda's Divination was one hundred percent accurate, Riesling had opted for the interrogation just to be absolutely foolproof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't that he didn't trust Esmeralda; rather, he didn't trust the talents of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, talents and magical skills came in all sorts of bizarre forms. There might just be something out there capable of blocking a Divination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since this concerned ancient blood, a little extra caution never hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once both of them had settled into their respective tasks, Chu Yuan approached Frena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of which, I'm quite curious about something. I wonder if the Lovers could give me an answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Yuan's words drew the attention of the remaining members, who turned to look at him and Frena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frena was equally perplexed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's like this: I'm highly curious as to why you bumped into the Empress the moment you arrived in the Cursed Corridor. Honestly, the probability of that happening seems extremely slim to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though she had been formally invited into Tarot Manor, as an initiator and maintainer of order, Chu Yuan still needed to clarify the doubts in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought it was something serious. I didn't run into Jiang Lan right away. When I first fled here, I met someone named\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought it was something serious. I didn't run into Jiang Lan right away. When I first fled here, I met a man named Gerod.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After finding out I was being hunted, he took me to see a leader named Na Heye. Ultimately, this leader told me to come here, claiming that only the people in this place had the power to grant me shelter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frena concisely summarized the sequence of events that led her to seek out Jiang Lan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, now that is quite interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Playing the borrowed knife trick to kill someone? They played it quite smoothly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In almost an instant, this group of shrewd individuals deduced exactly what the leader named Na Heye was scheming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nothing more than an attempt to redirect the 505 Formation to cause trouble for Jiang Lan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And judging by the enemy's vicious actions towards Frena, the ultimate intended result was likely to claim Jiang Lan's life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empress, who is this leader called Na Heye? Do you have a grudge against him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chariot asked with deep curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Na Heye was someone who used to partner with me in business...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, oh! Is he the one? The partner the High Priestess mentioned who traded ingredients like vegetables and rice across different regions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiaobei suddenly came to a realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Na Heye is the one whose talent allows for cross-region trading.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Lan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why did you turn against each other?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruan Qingyi's gossiping heart was burning fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wasn't a major incident. It's just that after the Fool found me and I joined the Manor, almost all the ingredients produced by me and the cultivators were entirely contracted by you guys. There was simply no surplus left for him to sell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand now. Cutting off a man's source of wealth is akin to murdering his parents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing to the side, Shang Chuan gave an imperceptible nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a merchant, he naturally understood that it wasn't the least bit strange for a man like Na Heye to do such a thing; on the contrary, it was perfectly normal behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One had to realize that Jiang Lan's food supplies were always in incredibly high demand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could even be considered one of the very few entities on the market capable of providing a stable supply of ingredients.\u003C\u002Fp>",1291,"2026-06-05T21:58:31.955Z",1,"novelbin.me","c0bc69eba13e7ddee91f674e8066cc1f4dc07cde53042ade303682d5c3c3ab8e","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-275","global-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-chapter-273",965,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-survival-the-tower-witch-with-an-e-rank-t-cover.jpg"]