Chapter 18: Clash and Commission
Looking at the -??? Legendary Points in the Legendary Points Ranking, Su Xiao knew that this time, the ranking was likely irrelevant to him. However, completely giving up on the benefits from this aspect still felt somewhat regrettable. As such, he naturally needed to think of a way to manipulate the situation to compensate for this loss.
If he had truly violated the initial regulations or something similar, then no further operations could be carried out, as that would cause problems. The issue was that, for a long time, Su Xiao's Void Tree Reputation deductions were mostly due to summoning Jila.
Since Jila was his permanent summon, summoning her was perfectly reasonable. The only problem was that the insect race Jila spawned by establishing an insect nest would 'slightly' damage the world she was in.
This was the main reason Su Xiao's Void Tree Reputation was deducted. Of course, there were other reasons, such as stocking up at the faction store, or in the Treeborn World, using Aduo'er Papa's Overlord identity to farm killing merits… ahem, it should be obtaining killing merits.
Thinking about it this way, aside from summoning the insect race, stocking up at the faction store, farming killing merits, turning an open Primordial World into a War World, invading Apocalypse Paradise's worlds, and blowing through the Treeborn World, Su Xiao felt he hadn't done anything else that would deduct Void Tree Reputation.
Reflecting like this, Su Xiao suddenly felt that his Void Tree Reputation becoming -??? was actually quite reasonable. However, his current Legendary Points in this world becoming -??? made him secretly regretful. The Legendary Points that had just turned positive not long ago had instantly plummeted to the very bottom.
Faced with such a situation, how could he just wallow in despair? Su Xiao activated the team channel's communication function. Due to the long distance, he could only communicate with Kaisa via text. After learning that Su Xiao's Legendary Points had become -???, placing him at the bottom of the ranking list, although he couldn't see Kaisa himself, he could feel from the other's words the excitement that made his eyes gleam with a thief's light. There was indeed plenty of room for manipulation, and Kaisa couldn't wait.
Just as Su Xiao closed the ranking, he noticed that the world communication platform was buzzing with activity. He opened it to check:
Liliya (Holy Light Paradise): "The Legendary Points display has turned into a strange form. What caused this?"
Xiao Ge (Sanctuary Paradise): "A Hunter from Reincarnation Paradise. Nothing strange about it."
Henren Xiong (Reincarnation Paradise): "You're a Violator, and you have the nerve to talk about us?"
Xiao Ge (Sanctuary Paradise): "Yeah, a weakling like me with a Void Tree Reputation of -200+ points indeed has no right to talk about a big shot with a Void Tree Reputation of -3820 points."
Fortune Teller (Holy Light Paradise): "Actually, I feel you should reflect more on why you became a Violator with just -200+ points, while someone with -3000+ points is still a Hunter."
Hao Mei (Apocalypse Paradise): "Hahahaha, that's hard to refute."
Xiao Ge (Sanctuary Paradise): "..."
Anonymous (Apocalypse Paradise): "For some reason, I feel like this Legendary Points ranking is going to be ruined by these three."
Fortune Teller (Holy Light Paradise): "What do you mean by that?"
Anonymous (Apocalypse Paradise): "Just ask, do Bai Ye, Demon Scythe·Tailed, and Henren Xiong have even 1 point of Void Tree Reputation combined?"
Fortune Teller (Holy Light Paradise): "That still wouldn't ruin this ranking. Impossible."
Hao Mei (Apocalypse Paradise): "If you'd seen the extra warning for the 'Emergency Aid' authority in the Honor Shop, you wouldn't say that."
Fortune Teller (Holy Light Paradise): "What does that mean?"
Deer Horn Man (Death Paradise): "Is it that line, 'The Reinforcer must not intentionally harm the Reinforced'?"
Hao Mei (Apocalypse Paradise): "Exactly. That extra warning is full of stories."
Undead Girl (Reincarnation Paradise): "'Henren Xiong' was the one who caused that."
Bee: "o((⊙﹏⊙))o."
Henren Xiong (Reincarnation Paradise): "That matter is purely a rumor. Everyone, don't believe it."
Thunder Mage·Aige (Apocalypse Paradise): "Rumor my… (Due to this Battle Angel's offensive remarks violating the platform rules, this segment has been blocked)."
Hao Mei (Apocalypse Paradise): "Could it be that you were a firsthand witness to this?"
Thunder Mage·Aige (Apocalypse Paradise): "Of course not."
Hao Mei (Apocalypse Paradise): "Hahaha."
Xiao Ge (Sanctuary Paradise): "Hahahahaha."
Befuri (Reincarnation Paradise): "Hahaha."
Molei (Apocalypse Paradise): "Hahahahaha."
Deer Horn Man (Death Paradise): "Laughing to death."
Bee: "╰(*°▽°*)╯"
[Tip: Thunder Mage·Aige has temporarily blocked communication platform messages.]
…
With that last tip, the world communication platform erupted in even more laughter, the atmosphere becoming very cheerful.
In the living room on the second floor of the castle, Su Xiao sat on a semi-circular sofa, pondering his subsequent plans. Just then, Bubu Wang approached him, barked, and then activated a projection device, projecting an image onto the opposite wall.
The projected image resembled a first-person perspective. Before Little Lord Gu'erwei went out, Bubu Wang had pre-installed a nano-level listening device on the coat she was about to wear. The reason for this was, of course, to find out whether Little Lord Gu'erwei's three companions, who were both friends and servants, truly knew the whereabouts of the secret treasure.
The secret treasure left behind by the old lord contained at least two 'Primordial Fragments'. As for 'Primordial Fragments', Su Xiao naturally wanted as many as possible. Breaking through the three technique abilities—Blade, Melee, and Blood Spear—past Lv.80 each required three 'Primordial Fragments', plus five needed to advance from Ninth Rank peak to 'Absolute Strong', totaling fourteen.
Currently, Su Xiao only had two 'Primordial Fragments'. Even counting the two from this secret treasure, that would only be four, just a fraction of what he needed. Moreover, whether he could obtain this secret treasure was still uncertain.
Through the image on the wall, Su Xiao saw that Little Lord Gu'erwei was being relatively obedient. At least she hadn't left the bounds of Midwinter City, instead taking a public transport train to the backstreet district in the southern part of the city.
The further south they went, the more dilapidated and run-down the buildings and streets became. The gazes of passersby grew more wary and hostile, and some bore tattoos symbolizing certain gangs.
Interestingly, these thugs or gang members, upon encountering Little Lord Gu'erwei, all chose to avoid her. Sometimes, when passing by in a narrow alley with no way to avoid it, they would lower their heads and turn aside, only daring to hurry away after Gu'erwei had passed.
Moreover, when they had met Su Xiao at the castle before, the maid was protecting Little Lord Gu'erwei from behind. Now, however, the maid was following closely behind Gu'erwei, as if staying more than a few meters away would make her unable to guarantee her own safety in the backstreet district.
In this chaotic backstreet area, it seemed Gu'erwei was now the one protecting the maid. This made one wonder if Gu'erwei was hiding some kind of ability, one she had only used on these thugs and gang members in the backstreet district, which was why they were so afraid of her.
More precisely, Gu'erwei probably didn't have many opportunities to use her ability, so she took the initiative to come to the backstreet district to deal with these thugs and ruffians. And these thugs, used as free live targets, were so afraid of this little lord because they were frequently dealt with.
From Su Xiao's observations, given Gu'erwei's small build, melee-type abilities were unlikely. Energy-type didn't seem right either, as he hadn't sensed any strong energy fluctuations. That left soul-type or some rare system.
Everyone's abilities give rise to different habits. Recalling Gu'erwei's most obvious traits, besides her preference for dark-style clothing, was her habit of not speaking.
Rumors had it that Gu'erwei had never spoken a word since her parents were killed. From another perspective, could it be that the trauma of her parents' death had caused her to awaken an ability that couldn't be used casually, because its prerequisite was speaking or making sounds with the mouth?
Little Lord Gu'erwei and the maid traveled all the way to the southernmost part of the backstreet, almost reaching the base of the several-hundred-meter-high wall, before stopping behind a two-story building. The maid knocked on the door, and after exchanging a secret code, the door opened.
The one who opened the door was a fox clan member. Seeing this, Su Xiao picked up the documents on the table, compared the photo in the documents with the image on the screen, and after confirming it was correct, he flipped through the fox clan member's information. This fox clan member came from the slums, had no name, and was called Silver Feather because he often wore a silver feathered robe.
As Little Lord Gu'erwei entered the building, Su Xiao saw the other two members of the treasure-hunting team: a young gray wolf clan member who called himself the future alpha, York, and a tree clan member, Stone Tree·Ao.
The three members of the treasure-hunting team were usually led by Alpha·York, while Reverse-Ear Fox·Silver Feather was more scheming, and Stone Tree·Ao was the straightforward type.
As the door closed, the room was plunged into darkness. No one spoke for a few seconds. Finally, the maid broke the silence, saying, "Even if we're going to plot something, do we have to keep the lights off?"
"It's not that we want the lights off, it's that this idiot Silver Feather didn't pay the gas bill, so the gas lamps won't light."
Alpha·York spoke from the darkness, his night vision talent making him relatively at ease.
"I spent all my money treating your injuries."
Reverse-Ear Fox·Silver Feather replied. Hearing this, the maid lit a candle and placed it on the table. The five of them sat around it. The maid said, "There's a new lord at the lord's manor."
"Yeah, we knew that, which is why we went. I had Silver Feather investigate this person earlier. Silver Feather."
Alpha·York looked at Reverse-Ear Fox·Silver Feather, who sighed deeply, resting his head in his hands. With a hint of resignation, he said, "I suggest we stop searching for that secret treasure. Miss, you should obediently listen to that lord."
"What do you mean by that? Is this new lord really capable? Very strong?"
Alpha·York frowned. Hearing this, Silver Feather sighed again and explained, "This time, it's not about strength. This new lord, not long ago, single-handedly annihilated an entire sea clan legion."
"?"
Alpha·York tilted his head, looking at Silver Feather suspiciously. Silver Feather shrugged, indicating that was the fact, and he couldn't do anything about it.
"Then… we'll win through strategy!"
Alpha·York was still somewhat unwilling. He had been searching for the secret treasure for so long, and suddenly being asked to give up everything, while feeling it would be easy, was also deeply unsatisfying. It wasn't that he coveted the treasure's value; York was a born adventurer. He enjoyed the process of searching for a treasure and the satisfaction and sense of achievement upon finding it.
*Dong~*
Gu'erwei lightly tapped the table, indicating she agreed with Alpha·York. Since they couldn't win through force, they would win through strategy.
"Strategy, huh."
Reverse-Ear Fox·Silver Feather ran his hands through his silver-white hair, his face full of worry. After a moment of deliberation, he said in the most tactful way possible, "This lord named Bai Ye conspired with Grand Commander·Kain in the main city to obtain the Midwinter City fiefdom. I feel that if we compete in strategy… we might be a bit… inexperienced? He can scheme with the Grand Commander in the main city. We can't even outwit a border fiefdom's steward. If we go up against this lord…"
As Reverse-Ear Fox·Silver Feather spoke, his forced smile became increasingly strained. His words left Gu'erwei, the maid, Alpha·York, and Stone Tree·Ao all silent.
Seeing this, Silver Feather gave a sly smile and said, "We can't match him in combat, and we can't outwit him in strategy. However, that lord has many enemies. If we maintain the current situation, it's to our advantage, because we're in the shadows, and he's in the light."
Hearing this, the other four all nodded in agreement. Meanwhile, in the second-floor living room of the lord's manor castle, Su Xiao was watching the four of them nodding in agreement on the screen.
After watching the footage for a while longer, Su Xiao confirmed one thing: this treasure-hunting team was indeed the closest to the secret treasure. The reason was that, although Gu'erwei couldn't sense the secret treasure's location, she could use a small fragment broken off from the treasure to roughly determine its general direction.
With this advantage, combined with the efforts of the three treasure hunters, they had deduced that after being stolen by a servant, the secret treasure was likely hidden in some underground area. However, the servant had died under torture by a tribal voodoo warlock, his soul exhausted before he could reveal the treasure's location.
With the secret treasure's whereabouts having some leads, Su Xiao was in a good mood. However, his two opponents this time were both troublesome, whether it was Demon Scythe·Tailed or that tribal voodoo warlock.
He had some understanding of Demon Scythe·Tailed, but the voodoo warlock was a complete unknown. Thinking of this, Su Xiao had Bubu Wang fetch Eguin.
Eguin soon entered the living room, looking as reliable and capable as ever. However, since arriving at the Midwinter City fiefdom, this guy's rebelliousness had grown alarmingly.
Previously, on the main battlefield and in Eternal Ring City, Eguin had always worked under Su Xiao, making it difficult to escape his sight. Now that he was in Midwinter City, Eguin suddenly had freedom. If Su Xiao hadn't arranged the steward position so comfortably and easily, Eguin's rebelliousness would have long since exploded.
Harvey, who was originally used to restrain Eguin, was now busy transporting important resources and dealing with the unruly wealthy merchants and nobles of Midwinter City, leaving him with little time to rest. It was clear that Harvey was genuinely grateful to Su Xiao for bringing him out of the underground city, repaying that gratitude with action and loyalty.
"I heard you recently secretly met with the generals of the six legions outside the city?"
As Su Xiao spoke, he broke off a small piece of the Soul Crystal in his hand, placed it on the steam stove to heat it, and after it was warm, put it in his mouth and chewed slowly.
"How would I dare, my lord. Where did you hear such a rumor…"
Before Eguin could finish, Su Xiao tossed a few photos onto the table. Seeing the content of these photos, Eguin's knees nearly gave way.
"My lord, I did this for…"
"Well done. You should continue to interact with these generals in the future, get to know their factions."
"My lord, I admit my mistake."
"Besides knowing their factions, you also need to dig up their leverage. That way, it'll be easier to command them to do your bidding. But you don't need to handle all the generals of the six legions; just handling the generals of two legions is enough."
"My lord, I really didn't mean…"
Before Eguin could finish, Su Xiao turned his head and looked at him with half-lidded eyes. This made Eguin, who was on his knees, immediately lower his head and shut up, no longer talking past each other.
"It's good that you went to make contact early. Have you gained their respect?"
"Sort of… I guess."
Saying this, Eguin lowered his head even further.
"Mm, it's good that you can gain their respect. You represent me there. If you embarrass me, I'll make your soul into tomorrow morning's breakfast."
As Su Xiao spoke, he leisurely chewed the Soul Crystal in his mouth. Hearing the low, crunching sound of chewing, Eguin's forehead pressed completely against the carpet.
"We were just chatting. Why are you kneeling? That's not a good habit, Eguin."
"Right, right, right."
Eguin stood up. Seeing this, Su Xiao's expression darkened, and he casually said, "I don't recall telling you to stand up."
Hearing this, Eguin quickly knelt on one knee and lowered his head.
Holding half a Soul Crystal in his hand, Su Xiao sat on the sofa and looked at Eguin. He genuinely felt that Eguin had the potential to become a lord in the future. He could bend and stretch, was ruthless and decisive, and most importantly, had ambition. If this guy became a lord, his next goal would surely be to climb to the position of the seven great families. Once there, the next target would be the Beast King's throne.
This seemed arrogant, but his goals were clear. He wasn't trying to reach the top in one step; he was ambitious, climbing step by step. Such a person could be entrusted with important tasks and accomplish great things.
"Go to Fenris for me and investigate together which tribe's voodoo warlock has come to my territory."
"Yes."
Eguin stood up and walked out. His earlier groveling had filled his eyes with unprecedented resentment.
Just as Eguin was walking step by step, Su Xiao suddenly said, "Be mentally prepared. My next step is to elevate you to the position of legion commander."
Hearing this, Eguin immediately stopped in his tracks, his eyes full of confusion. This situation of being hit with a stick and then immediately given meat made the resentment in his eyes vanish, replaced by a rekindled ambition. The position of legion commander was almost equal to that of a city lord, second only to the lord in the fiefdom.
By sending Eguin to find City Lord·Fenris, Su Xiao naturally expected the two to collude. If Eguin was a born wolf, then Fenris was a jackal who would go along with him.
Su Xiao wanted these two to collude, forming the most troublesome alliance in the fiefdom. Only then could he learn the fiefdom's various secrets and prevent the other eight city lords from acting rashly.
In the Midwinter City fiefdom, the three men under Su Xiao each represented a different force. First was Spotted Fox Clan·Pilu, the fiefdom's god of wealth. Don't forget, Pilu was once the financial officer of the main city, Eternal Ring City, but made the wrong choice at a critical moment, ending up in a sorry state.
Then there was City Lord·Fenris, a local snake. Eighty percent of the intelligence channels in the Midwinter City fiefdom were in his hands.
Finally, there was Eguin, who represented the legions. In just a day or two, over half of the generals of the six legions in the Midwinter City fiefdom had expressed their allegiance to Eguin.
Therefore, as long as Su Xiao prevented Pilu, City Lord·Fenris, and Eguin from colluding, he could control the situation. As the reward corresponding to the risk, once these three aspects were under their control, they would surely be far more effective than before.
Eguin and City Lord·Fenris did not disappoint Su Xiao. By evening, the two had returned to the lord's manor and pushed open the door to the third-floor study.
Behind the desk, Su Xiao closed the book on sealcraft he was reading, turned up the gas lamp, and gestured for the two to sit wherever they liked.
"My lord, time was short, so the information we gathered is limited. There will certainly be more later. These are the known intel for now. Please take a look."
City Lord·Fenris handed over a file bag that resembled kraft paper. Su Xiao took it and opened it, finding not only several pieces of intelligence but also some tribal-style trinkets: half a beast tooth, or powder resembling bone ash. Judging by the energy fluctuations of these remnants, they had likely been used as spellcasting mediums, now depleted and useless.
The one from the tribal faction competing for the secret treasure was indeed a voodoo warlock. His name and age were unknown. Based on the graffiti on his hands, the intelligence personnel under City Lord·Fenris judged that this person was over 200 years old. For a warlock, this was roughly their peak age, a stage where their physical energy had not yet declined, and their experience was extremely rich.
Through his attire and clothing, the intelligence personnel under City Lord·Fenris determined that this voodoo warlock came from a tribe that worshipped death, more specifically, the death of the soul.
Seeing this intelligence, Su Xiao picked up the half beast tooth beside him. He had felt the mark on the tooth looked familiar, and now it seemed that the mark symbolized the Soul Death God.
Thinking this way, the deity worshipped by this voodoo warlock was precisely the target Su Xiao needed to hunt this time. He had never been able to find any trace of the Soul Death God before, whether among the beast clan or the sea clan, with few records. Now it seemed the deity was with the tribes.
[Soul Death God: Bounty 1500 ounces of Space-Time Force. This target must be slain to obtain the full bounty. If killed normally, only 400-500 ounces of Space-Time Force can be obtained.]
Su Xiao's plan was to first kill the voodoo warlock, then extract the target's soul memories to learn about the Soul Death God.
Over time, Su Xiao had figured out the correct way to use the second effect of the 'Soul Devourer' talent, besides enhancing soul strength.
The second effect of Soul Devourer seemed to be about improving one's own abilities by absorbing soul memories. In reality, this was quite unreliable, with risks outweighing benefits. Conversely, after strengthening one's own soul, using this trait to view an enemy's soul memories was an excellent way to obtain information and knowledge.
That's right, the correct use of Soul Devourer's second effect was to extract knowledge from soul memories, then learn and master that knowledge oneself. This perfectly solved all the side effects of directly absorbing soul memories.
In Su Xiao's view, the price of various high-level knowledge was indeed higher than rare treasures. Additionally, he could compile the knowledge gained from soul memories and sell this compiled high-level knowledge to the Soul Library, obtaining Library Silver Coins. He could then use these Library Silver Coins to buy the knowledge he needed from the Soul Library.
If the opportunity was right, Su Xiao could also use the knowledge bought from the Soul Library to trade with wise men in the mission world. For example, exchanging sealcraft knowledge for knowledge of the same rank. Then, he could compile this newly acquired knowledge. If the Soul Library hadn't yet collected this high-level knowledge, he could sell it for another batch of Library Silver Coins.
Su Xiao connected the key factors—finding the secret treasure, the voodoo warlock, and the Soul Death God—into a single thread. The ultimate goal of this thread was, of course, to kill the Soul Death God and obtain the 1500 ounces of Space-Time Force bounty.
Besides this thread, there were several others. Another was developing the insect race. This thread was already mostly developed. As long as he obtained over 2 million gold coins, this thread would be complete. He wouldn't need to do much afterward; it would all be profit.
The third thread was finding the 'Initial Mark'. Su Xiao had already found 5.1% of the 'Initial Mark', which should be a leading level.
Su Xiao decided to handle the development of the insect nest first. This was not only because this thread was all about profit from here on, but also because it was closely tied to the main mission.
In the past, Su Xiao had completed main missions by skipping several stages, or turned them into war missions. This time, he planned to develop the situation so that the main mission would complete itself.
The reason was that, with his previous setup, once the fungal carpet developed, the various aspects of his fiefdom would surely improve step by step. This would also lead to a situation where, just as the second stage of the current main mission was completed, the third stage would appear, and the fiefdom's condition would already be sufficient to complete it. The subsequent fourth, fifth stages, and so on, would likely be similar.
In simpler terms, it wasn't that Su Xiao had predicted the main mission's development, but that he had completed all the possible requirements the main mission might have in advance. There were only a dozen or so possibilities. After all these possibilities were completed to their maximum limits, of course, the main mission would activate one stage and automatically complete it.
Calculating the time, it had been about two or three days since his last visit to White Hoof Port. Although he had originally planned to visit again in 3-5 days, he was now too short on gold coins.
After instructing Eguin and City Lord·Fenris to continue investigating the voodoo warlock, Su Xiao led Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha down to the first floor of the castle.
This area had been cleared out to be exceptionally spacious, with a large number of array diagrams already engraved on the floor. After having Amu lock the door leading to the upper floors, Su Xiao walked to the center of the array, placed one hand on it, and closed his eyes to sense.
As expected, the sea clan at White Hoof Port hadn't bothered to replace the materials for the 'Array Core'. Instead, they had smelted the original damaged materials to create a new 'Array Core'. As a result, the numerous micron-level array diagrams Su Xiao had left in the 'Array Core' materials had been aggregated together.
The combined array diagram over there had apparently not been discovered yet. As for its effect, it was simple and brutal: upon activation, it would absorb everything within a 500×500 meter radius and teleport it to Su Xiao's array diagram here.
What if it encountered spatial blockade along the way? Just ignore it. It was like someone using roadblocks to stop a car, but no one would try to stop a train speeding down a rocky road.
Checking the time, it was now 6 PM, 2-3 hours after the transport team had arrived at White Hoof Port. There should be a batch of processed crystal resin stored in the treasury on the third underground floor of the central building in White Hoof Port.
To teleport things from over there, it had to be sudden. Su Xiao, crouching on the ground, took out a Soul Crystal Core, crushed it with a crack, and pressed his hand onto the central node of the array.
*Boom!*
A loud noise came from beneath his feet. Due to the teleportation causing the alloy seal box to shatter, a large amount of solid crystal resin surged out from the spatial array below, mixed with other supplies. What surprised him even more was that a thin figure was flung out, slapping against the side wall with a splat.
This thin man was bleeding from his mouth and nose. He groaned on the ground, then rolled his eyes and passed out.
Su Xiao walked over to the thin man. The long blade in his hand, already drawn, did not strike down, because the tattoo on the man's sleeve represented one of the three great blacksmiths of the myriad realms: the Dwarf King.
This thin man was certainly not the Dwarf King himself, but he should be an apprentice or disciple of the Dwarf King. Whether apprentice or disciple, this time he was incredibly lucky.
After a restorative potion from Su Xiao and a few concerned slaps, the thin man's eyelids fluttered, and he opened his eyes.
"You… who are you?"
The thin man was still a bit shaken, weak as if he might faint again at any moment. Hearing this, Su Xiao said in a calm tone, "Don't worry, I'm a Law Destroyer."
Hearing the words 'Law Destroyer', the thin man rolled his eyes and fainted again. The look in his eyes, as if his life was over, was unforgettable.
Meanwhile, tens of thousands of miles away, in the 21st-floor command room of the central building in White Hoof Port, Sea Clan Commander·Ponero was reviewing several documents, all about strengthening the defenses of the central building and the underground treasury.
"My lord, rest assured this time. We specially invited the Dwarf King's disciple to reinforce the treasury defenses. I believe this time, we will certainly…"
Before the dwarf adjutant could finish, a breathless messenger ran into the command room, his expression indignant, and reported, "My lord, it's bad! The treasury has been looted again!"
Hearing this, Sea Clan Commander·Ponero was stunned for a moment, but quickly accepted the fact. He let out a long sigh and asked, "Who did it?"
"I… I don't know."
After saying this, the messenger himself instinctively stepped back half a step.
"?"
Sea Clan Commander·Ponero looked at the messenger suspiciously. This 'I don't know' was truly unexpected. Meanwhile, the dwarf adjutant, who had just claimed the treasury was absolutely secure, didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
"If there's nothing else, all of you may leave. Let me have some peace and quiet."
Sea Clan Commander·Ponero gently rubbed his slightly buzzing head.
"Actually, my lord, there is one more thing to report."
"Speak!"
"Just now, we discovered that the Dwarf King's disciple seems to have been taken as well."
"Who did it?"
Sea Clan Commander·Ponero was truly angry this time, but he didn't show it. The crystal resin in the treasury being stolen was a loss, but compared to the Dwarf King's disciple, it was nothing.
"Speak! Who did it!"
"I… I don't know."
After saying this, the messenger felt as if he had been granted amnesty when Sea Clan Commander·Ponero gestured for him to leave.
"Bai Ye."
Sea Clan Commander·Ponero said in a deep voice. After a moment, he looked at the three people opposite him and said, "Name your price. Just help me eliminate this person."
Hearing this, Nightmare·Kain didn't speak. Remembering the time he had dealt a three-digit number with an ultimate soul-type ultimate move, he became even more silent. Beside him, Thunder Mage·Aige, who specialized in magic + lightning + soul systems, was clearly very interested in this deal and was ready to accept the commission to have a showdown with Su Xiao.