Global Evolution: I transplanted the heart of the Supreme God.

Chapter 1125 Main Quest 2
Huaixi City, the inner hall of the city lord's mansion.

Dongfang Hong first inquired about Bai Pu's background and origins.

"So, young friend Bai Pu comes from the foothills of Ancient Locust Mountain (which is actually Cuiling). That place is isolated from Donglai Kingdom, no wonder I've never heard of a genius like you. May I ask how young friend Bai Pu managed to cross the Ancient Locust Mountain range and come to Huaixi City?"

"It's a long story..."

Bai Pu recounted how the Lion Camel Dragon wreaked havoc, how he led the warriors of the three tribes of Cuiling to fight it, and how he finally rode the Lion Camel Dragon for four days and five nights, landing west of the Ancient Locust Mountain Range. After another day of fierce fighting, he finally killed the Lion Camel Dragon.

As they spoke, Bai Pu also took out the dragon scales, horns, and animal hides that he had looted from the Lion Camel Dragon.

That's called showing off your muscles.

Of course, the materials Bai Pu pulled out were materials he had scavenged from the Lion Camel Dragon's corpse, not materials he had taken from the loot chest.

The materials extracted from the loot chests could be taken out of this world, and Bai Pu intended to bring them to the Heavenly Court's divine craftsman, Chi Li, so he certainly wouldn't show them to the natives. In any case, these plundered materials were enough to convince the natives of his abilities.

The Eastern City Lord and the chieftains of the Ye, Sha, and Lin tribes examined the dragon horns and scales that had been peeled off the Lion Camel Dragon.

They were discerning people, and after careful observation, their eyes revealed a serious expression.

"Truly, heroes emerge from among the young!" Lord Dongfang exclaimed in admiration. "Although I have never seen the Lion-Camel Dragon in person, I can tell from its remaining aura that it must be a savage beast. To be able to kill a savage beast, young friend Bai Pu's strength is indeed extraordinary!"

"A barbaric species?"

Bai Pu repeated it.

“Savage species are different from ordinary wild beasts. They generally possess a diluted bloodline of ferocious beasts from ancient myths and legends. The purer their bloodline, the stronger they are. For example, the Thunderhorn Kui Bull of Leize is also a savage species.”

At this point, Dongfang Hong looked at Bai Pu with hopeful eyes:

"Young friend Bai Pu, you are exceptionally talented and powerful. I wonder if you could assist the three races' expeditionary force in heading to Thunder Swamp and bringing back the Thunderhorn Star Core?"

Bai Pu glanced at Dongfang Hong and said with a smile, "With City Lord Dongfang's formidable strength, it seems he doesn't need my help."

Dongfang Hong shook his head and said, "My strength can only be fully utilized in Huai Xi City. I need to stay in Huai Xi City and cannot leave. In fact, neither the chieftains of the Ye Clan nor the Lin Clan will participate in this campaign against the Thunder Horned Kui Niu..."

Bai Pu then understood that the chieftains of the Ye and Lin tribes, as the pillars of their respective tribes, would certainly not risk their lives for the trouble caused by the Sha tribe.

The only clan leader-level expert who would go to Leize is Sha Tongtian, the clan leader of the Sand Clan.

Sha Tongtian will lead a large number of elite troops from the Sand Clan as the main force of the expedition. The Forest Clan and Leaf Clan will only send some capable experts.

"In the end, this trouble was caused by the Sand Clan, so of course the Sand Clan should be responsible. It has nothing to do with me," Bai Pu said with a smile.

The Lord of the Eastern City laughed and said, "Sha Tongtian, you can't leave Brother Bai Pu unrewarded. After all, he's the one who killed the traitor Sha Hao. Otherwise, you would still be kept in the dark by Sha Hao."

The words of the Eastern City Lord were somewhat like a vicious attack on the spirit.

You, Sha Tongtian, are you trying to shift all the blame onto Sha Hao? You even claim you were unaware of the situation and were misled by Sha Hao.

Now, I will nail Sha Hao to the pillar of shame, and Bai Pu's killing of Sha Hao will ultimately be classified as a meritorious service, and you will have to repay this favor.

Sha Tongtian looked at Bai Pu with a complicated expression.

However, he made a great effort to suppress the hatred in his eyes, instead plastering a smile on his face as he said to Bai Pu:

"Yes, thank you very much, young friend Bai Pu. What do you need? As long as you are willing to lend a hand, my Sand Clan will definitely make you pay... no, we will definitely pay you a reward that will satisfy you!"

Bai Pu thought for a moment and said, "As you all know, I come from Cuiling. We want to send some of the Cuiling tribe's local specialties, such as animal hides and herbs, to Huaixi City to exchange for grain, ironware, and other supplies. However, we are currently lacking a few trading shops..."

"Hahaha……"

The City Lord of the East clapped his hands and said, "Isn't this a perfect coincidence? The Sand Clan operates numerous shops and underground trading businesses. What do you think, Clan Chief Sha Tongtian, about having the Sand Clan vacate a few prime locations and transfer them to young friend Bai Pu in exchange for his assistance?"

Sha Tongtian's facial muscles twitched.

These shops were all family businesses passed down through generations, and now they had to be transferred to Bai Pu, which was more painful for him than cutting off a piece of his own flesh.

“I agree.” Sha Tongtian forced a smile.

“Well…” Bai Pu pondered for a moment, “City Lord, Chief Sha, I’ve always preferred ‘money first, goods later’.”

"What do you mean?" Sha Tongtian frowned.

Bai Pu smiled slightly: "You transfer the shop to our Cuiling first, and then I will accompany you to Leize to fight the Thunder Horned Kui Niu."

Seeing Sha Tongtian's displeased look, Bai Pu immediately explained:
“Chief of the Sand Clan, your Sand Clan is deeply rooted in Huai Xi City, with a large and prosperous family and business, while we Cui Ling are just outsiders. The shop is in the city and won't run away. If I go back on my word and take the shop but don't go to Leize with you, then of course it's my fault. You can ask the city lord to step in and uphold justice.”

“But what if I go to Leize with you, and then you go back on your word and refuse to give me a shop, or you specifically choose shops in extremely bad locations? That would cause a lot of trouble…”

Sha Tongtian retorted, "Young friend Bai Pu, the reputation of my Sha clan is worth far more than a few shops."

"Sorry, I don't know you well." Bai Pu's refusal was also very straightforward.

He added in his mind: Besides, we have a grudge against each other.

"Alright, alright," the City Lord of the East laughed, "Young friend Bai Pu's concerns are not without merit. Clan Chief Sha, you should hand over the shop to him. If young friend Bai Pu goes back on his word, I, the City Lord, will certainly uphold justice for you." While saying he would uphold justice for Sha Tongtian, he was actually helping Bai Pu put pressure on Sha Tongtian.

Sha Tongtian was helpless. As the saying goes, "One wrong move and the whole game is lost." Since his conspiracy had been exposed, he had to stand at attention when he was about to be beaten.

Otherwise, they wouldn't even have a chance to be beaten; they would be wiped out directly.

"When are you departing? I plan to return to Cuiling and bring some of my clansmen here to take over the shops."

Bai Pu said, "It will probably take several days to get there."

The Lord of Dongfang City said, "It's alright. It will take time for the three clans of Huaixi City to gather their experts, and they also need to make ample preparations for going to Lei Ze. As long as young friend Bai Pu can return within ten days, that's fine."

Bai Pu agreed, and at that moment he finally triggered the second stage of the main quest.

Main Quest 2: The Formation of Huaixi City

[Mission Objective: Assist in completing the defensive array of Huai Xi City.]

[Task Difficulty: S]

[Task period: 30 days]

[Task Rewards: Huai Xi City Reputation +1500~5000; Huai Xi City Lord's Mansion Merit +1500; Huai Xi City Shop Deeds *3 (Prepayment)]

[Failure Penalty: 1500 low-grade spirit crystals will be deducted, and ownership of three shops in Huai Xi City will be forfeited.]

The mission difficulty is only S-level?
Bai Pu secretly pondered that the difficulty level had dropped a notch compared to the task of dealing with the Lion Camel Dragon.

Perhaps it's because the strong members of the Huai Xi City adventure team are stronger than the warriors of the three races of Cui Ling? Or is it because my own strength has increased?
Bai Pu pondered for a moment before embarking on his journey to Dongqu Cuiling.

He refused the request from the Huaixi City government to accompany and escort him.

Bai Pu planned to find a way out, but it would be best if this way was controlled by the three tribes of Cuiling themselves.

Outside Huaixi City, Bai Pu first captured a "small animal"—a millstone-sized water turtle, a level 15 warrior template.

In this wild and untamed world, a level 14 warrior monster is merely a small animal.

Bai Pu subdued it without much effort. He simply unleashed his Myriad Manifestations Power, and the swirling water turtle shrank back into its shell, head and tail intact, not daring to move an inch, let alone resist.

Bai Pu flicked out a drop of pure blood, which, under the powerful suppression of template priority, successfully enslaved the target.

This water turtle was initially reluctant, but after accepting Bai Pu's pure blood, its strength actually leaped up, advancing to the level of a level 14 enhanced warrior!
Its resentment and anger vanished instantly, and it rubbed its turtle head against Bai Pu's palm, appearing very affectionate and ingratiating.

"Go! Go! Go."

Bai Pu was quite disgusted. This ugly turtle was unaware of its own ugliness. With its millstone-sized body, it was actually trying to act cute like a clumsy bird.

Bai Pu didn't really care about the Whirlpool Turtle's upgrade to Warrior-level template—he didn't need the Whirlpool Turtle to fight.

For Bai Pu, this swirling water turtle was merely a coordinate.

When he returns from Emerald Ridge, he will again need to cross the Ancient Locust Mountain Range, where he will be disturbed by its mysterious spiritual influence and lose his way.

At that time, Bai Pu will descend into the space through the Source Master, communicate with the consciousness of the Whirlpool Turtle, determine the location of the Whirlpool Turtle, and use the Whirlpool Turtle as a compass.

After Bai Pu had the water turtle hide, he summoned the Winged Tooth Beast King, Da Fei.

After arriving in the Wilderness World, Dafei, as a pure-blooded servant, rapidly increased its strength level, matching Bai Pu's level and reaching level 14, with a template of Lord level.

This will naturally cost a considerable amount of spirit crystals—a full 1530!
In total, Dafei was originally level 12. It cost 130 low-grade spirit crystals to level up to level 13, and a whopping 1400 low-grade spirit crystals to level up to level 14! As expected, advancing to the intermediate lord level brings about a qualitative change.

However, Bai Pu was wealthy and generous at the time, and paid without batting an eye.

He sat on the back of the big flying bird and flew eastward, guided by the directional information transmitted by the clumsy bird, Tuanque.

"I wonder if the three clans of Cuiling miss me, or if they have prepared any welcoming ceremony for me..." Bai Pu thought happily, holding one of the large horns of the Lion Camel Dragon in his hands.

Putting everything else aside, it wouldn't be unreasonable to have a dozen girls like Xuanling and Qingrou who are full of athletic charm.

Forget about the Shi ethnic minority girls; Bai Pu has no plans to use their looks for poverty alleviation.

The Winged Tooth Beast King Dafei, carrying Bai Pu, flew all the way to the foot of the Ancient Locust Mountain Range, which blotted out the sky.

Bai Pu stopped paying out battle qi energy, patted Da Fei on the head, and took his leave.

Dafei grumbled reluctantly and obediently disappeared from sight.

This time, Dafei has gained a lot from being summoned – after rebinding with the second-tier purple weapon "Doomsday", it gained several high-priority True Meaning skills for free, making it the strongest among the Lord-level ferocious beasts.

Bai Pu decided to travel into the mountains on foot. He needed to leave markings along the way so that the three tribes of Cuiling could find the passage through the Ancient Locust Mountain Range. This way, even if he left later, the three tribes of Cuiling could continue to trade with Huaixi City.

(End of this chapter)