# Chapter 3: Tree Emblem × 5 Pieces
These items had already been fetched by Baha. Baha had died three times earlier to open up the map, which not only dispelled the black fog on the map but also set coordinates in several important areas he passed through. Half an hour ago, Baha had teleported through the safe zone's "Law-Destroying Teleportation Array" to near the Corrupted Blood Sea. It was estimated that Baha would return before long.
Checking his skill list, Su Xiao flipped to the knowledge category. Sealing Arts was still at Lv.93, but he had a feeling that he was just one step away from breaking through to Lv.94. It all depended on the final usage effect of "Abyss Contract."
He rested for a while longer until the fluctuations of the teleportation array caused Su Xiao to open his eyes. A dozen seconds later, Baha traversed space and appeared in the room.
"Boss, everything's handled. The materials, the realm-level teleportation array blueprints, and the coordinates of the Lord Continent have all been delivered to the Dwarf Royal Family. They've long had the idea of building a realm-level teleportation array, but the problem was they never had the materials. They only had a few old space mages. Now they've started constructing the realm-level teleportation array."
"Mm."
Su Xiao picked up the [Ancient Dragon Essence] that Baha had brought back and examined its properties.
[Ancient Dragon Essence (Special Item): Upon use, permanently increases Health Points by 120,000 points, permanently reduces Willpower attribute by 20 points.]
Compared to the [Divine Blood Fruit] obtained in the first round, this [Ancient Dragon Essence] was somewhat inferior. However, being able to increase Health Points by 120,000 points was still an astonishing amount.
Su Xiao certainly wouldn't use such a secret treasure directly. This time, he planned to use the extraction method to find a way to strip away the side effects of the [Ancient Dragon Essence].
Aside from this, he had Beini take [Ritual Malice Blood (Cursed Curio · A-Class)] to the black market to find that member of the Hunting Church and complete the transaction. That cursed characteristic oath item named [Ancient Hatred] was very compatible with his ability system.
Furthermore, he also had Beini negotiate the price of the "Mysterious Eye Core" with them. If the other party remained firm and only wanted the highest-grade cursed curios, then he would save up for a while longer. If the other party's stance softened, he could use other conditions to obtain the "Mysterious Eye Core" from them—for example, priority usage rights after the realm-level teleportation array was completed.
Su Xiao could certainly make this decision. He had provided all the materials and blueprints for the realm-level teleportation array. As for why priority usage rights could move the "Hunting Church," the reasoning was simple. After Su Xiao had reached an agreement with the Royal Family, the Royal Family had subtly hinted to the five major powers of this world about the plan to go to the Lord Continent, and that once the Lords on the Lord Continent were completely eliminated, it would be a very suitable world for habitation.
Regarding this, the five major powers of this world naturally wouldn't believe it easily. Among them, the wealthiest Mercy Sanctuary had a high-ranking member leave this world through some method and, after transiting through the Void, arrive at "Golden City."
That high-ranking member of Mercy Sanctuary, upon arriving at "Golden City," immediately noticed the changes there. First, the Lord had already been slain. The former underground city had become a large food storage depot and a containment area for giant freshwater purification devices. The public security within the city wasn't great, but judging by the residents' happiness levels, it was a thousand times better than living in the damp, dark underground city.
After discovering these things, that high-ranking member of Mercy Sanctuary risked death to leave the city. Having been to the Lord Continent before, he naturally knew that there were many corrupted beast herds in the wilderness.
But when he actually reached the wilderness, he didn't see a single corrupted beast. To verify that the corrupted beast herds here had been completely wiped out, that bold high-ranking member of Mercy Sanctuary went alone to the Western District, the original location of the corrupted beast herds.
The result was that the high-ranking member of Mercy Sanctuary didn't see a single corrupted beast. What he saw was, on a lush green plain, some basic insectoid units with poor vitality carrying giant boulders, constructing a city's high walls and basic internal structures.
These worker scorpions were mechanical and low in vitality, clearly indicating that their Insect Queen had already left. Someone was controlling them through a pre-arranged method to complete this work.
Behind this city was a river. The river wasn't wide, probably a few dozen meters. It might dry up during the dry season, but it posed no threat during the wet season. Whether for residential water use or river transport, it was quite good. Further behind was an endless forest. After crossing this forest zone spanning over a hundred kilometers, one would reach the edge of the ocean.
In front of and on both sides of this city was an endless plain. The soil here was so fertile that even the wild grass grew astonishingly robust. After initial cultivation, it could serve as high-quality farmland. With resources like this, not only could it support the several hundred thousand commoners of Ash City, but even if the population multiplied several times over, it could easily sustain them. Not to mention, the large forest over a dozen kilometers behind the city was also a production area for various resources.
After seeing all this, that high-ranking member of Mercy Sanctuary felt the profound sincerity. He returned to Ash City in this world as quickly as possible and explained the situation to other high-ranking members of Mercy Sanctuary. Although Mercy Sanctuary wanted to conceal the situation on the Lord Continent, they had to demonstrate their sincerity in cooperating with the Royal Family.
When the other four major powers saw this situation, they instantly understood the situation on the Lord Continent. The always proud Mercy Sanctuary had lowered their stance so much this time, which showed that the conditions on the Lord Continent must be very enticing.
As for the Pilgrim faction that had always wanted to make pilgrimages to the "Eternal Great Bell," at the root of it, they wanted the curse of this world to recede. Now that they had a better option, they certainly wouldn't be so stubborn as to stay in this world and continue making pilgrimages to the "Eternal Great Bell," especially since the previous pilgrimages had truly been ineffective.
The five major powers of this world were now all gathering their forces, preparing for relocation. This was also why the priority usage rights of the "Realm-Level Teleportation Array" held such tremendous appeal for the Hunting Church. The large city on the Lord Continent was already sixty percent built. Whoever arrived there first could choose their respective territories and establish themselves more quickly.
Don't think that the five factions of Ash City were coexisting peacefully here. This was only because outside Ash City lay the lethal curse. When they arrived at the safe Lord Continent, these five factions would inevitably have conflicts later on, even to the point of irreconcilable hostility.
Over an hour later, Beini sent back a message. The Hunting Church agreed to this transaction, but they would only produce the "Mysterious Eye Core" after arriving at the Lord Continent, with the Royal Family acting as guarantor.
This transaction was within expectations. Su Xiao went up to the fourth floor, confirmed that the four array diagrams were functioning well, then returned to the bedroom on the third floor. He needed to raise Sealing Arts to Lv.94 as quickly as possible. Ash City wouldn't have safe zones for much longer.
It wasn't that Su Xiao had a way to destroy the safe zones certified by the Void Tree, but rather that he was going to act on a larger scale. First, one needed to understand that the safe zones corresponding to each team this time were certified based on Ash City. This was why, upon first entering this world, the Void Tree had established several rules.