The King of Curses

Chapter 245 The Dragon Slayer's Purpose
Technology that transforms dragon veins into energy;
And, the "Dragon Court" where multiple dragon veins converge. According to the dragon slayer, this is probably the only active place in this era.

These were news that Cen Dongsheng had never heard of in his previous life.

"Can you tell us about this so-called 'country within a country' idea?"

The smile disappeared from An Zhizhen's face, and she asked solemnly.

"To put it simply, it is a method of using dragon vein energy to replace other energies while continuing to enjoy the convenience of modern technology while being isolated from the outside world and not being restricted by the industrial system."

"…It's actually possible to do this. I think the principle behind it is quite valuable for scientific research, and it may be able to solve some energy shortage problems."

"Unfortunately, we are the only ones who can understand this at the moment."

"And after all, it's not a perpetual motion machine. The dragon vein will be exhausted sooner or later..." said Cen Dongsheng.

"Haha."

The dragon slayer laughed.

"That's true. But to exhaust this energy, it would take at least 100 million people hundreds of years, which is more than enough for them."

"This is not okay."

An Zhizhen asserted.

"We, the Super Working Committee, will not admit this. Dangerous people who have this idea must be stopped in advance."

"I agree with that. It's really a risk to come up with such an idea."

Although the future will essentially be divided up among several "ancestor"-level rulers, they all acknowledge that they are in the same country and have a nominal supreme institution, the "Chinese Forbidden Teachers' Association." This is different from several other world powers that have already split up and whose powerful men have chosen to split the land into states.

Perhaps the King of the Spirits just wanted to safeguard the future of his ruling area and his people, but this kind of thinking itself is dangerous.

For some reason, the Dragon Slayer also disliked this proposal, so he rejected the invitation to the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly without hesitation.

"If you want to ask which side I will choose between the Super Workers' Committee and the Ten Thousand Immortals' Meeting... what I just said is the answer. In essence, I have already made my choice."

The dragon slayer said. His words were sonorous and powerful, and had a convincing spirit.

"I'm on your side."

"This is good."

An Zhizhen said with a smile.

"We are very happy to welcome a strong person like you...who is so capable, to become our partner."

The dragon slayer nodded.

"So, do you have any other questions? I still have important matters to attend to. If you have any needs, please let them know. The specific process of accepting the Super Working Committee as a member of the Ghost City will be handled by the young people here."

The man looked around with a stern gaze, and only stood up after all the representatives from the Ghost Market nodded respectfully.

"Is there anything we can do to help? I heard that there has been internal strife among geomancers recently, and a group of sorcerers that were driven out of this city in the past have returned to cause trouble again."

"You guys know clearly..."

The dragon slayer studied the young man's face.

Compared to An Zhizhen, who is at the same level as him, he seems to care more about Cen Dongsheng who just resisted the temptation... This is exactly the same as the future Psychic King.

"But I don't care about these things. It's just a minor illness. It's nothing to worry about. You can watch or intervene. It's up to you."

After saying that, the Dragon Slayer turned around and left in a hurry. The moment he stepped out of the hall, the tall figure swayed for a moment in the distorted world and disappeared on the spot, as if he had never appeared...

……

"Has the president left?"

"Well, that was the adults' 'shrinking the earth into an inch'. I was lucky enough to experience it once when I was a child."

Several representatives had a brief exchange and then focused their attention again on Cen Dongsheng and An Zhizhen.

The dragon slayer has left, but the distinguished guests are still here. The leader has entrusted them with the task, so they have to be extremely alert.

"You were very nervous just now." Cen Dongsheng said with a smile, "You were so nervous that you couldn't even say a word."

"...To be honest, I'm still very nervous in front of you two."

Yue Sihan replied with a wry smile.

"It's just that the Dragon Slayer is our leader. Our generation grew up watching him and listening to his legends. In our hearts, his status is unmatched."

It seems that before the spiritual energy of this world was revived, the dragon slayer already possessed extremely strong power. Cen Dongsheng thought, this is really... rare.

"So, what he just said was true?"

"Mr. Cen, you're really putting us in a difficult position. I think you can see that even if it's fake, we will never admit it."

The person who answered this time was Zhou Ruian, whom I had met once before on the train.

"But everything the president said is true. As for whether you are willing to believe it..."

"To be precise, that lord disdains to lie. The Dragon Slayer is a practical man who doesn't care about details. Including when we drove away the leatherworker lineage, if he was willing to take action, this group of people would not have been able to escape and would have been wiped out long ago."

Yue Sihan sighed and used past events as examples.

"Later, the Lord was quite dissatisfied with our actions. He didn't care how many people the leatherworkers killed, but he felt that after they left, there would be a shortage of manpower to build and maintain the ghost market. Only after we promised him that we would fill the vacancy did he allow us to continue to manage..."

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Cen Dongsheng and An Zhizhen left the meeting.

The specific matters naturally did not need two people to be responsible for. What they were discussing was the only person worth their attention, the Dragon Slayer.

"Sister Zhizhen, how much truth and falsehood do you think there is in this person's attitude?"

"It's all true. But some things are not made clear, they are deliberately concealed."

"Yeah, I think so too. But...it's not the worst ending after all."

His attitude is the attitude of the Ghost Market. It is rare for him to openly choose sides between the Super Working Committee and the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly.

"At the same time, the other party also showed his 'reverse scale', which is the land of Ghost Market, the 'Dragon Court' hidden under our feet."

Cen Dongsheng asked:

"Sister Zhizhen, do you still want to participate in the fight for the dragon vein?"

"No need. We can invite him to share his technology with us. Judging from his tone, it's no problem for him to split off one or two dragon veins. He only cares about the Dragon Court in Shanyin."

An Zhizhen had his own reasons for deciding to join the fight, but now that he already knew the other party's thoughts and intentions, it would be foolish to forcibly offend a special-class spell-binding master.

Anyway, if you want to stir up trouble, there are more than one contradictions that can be exploited.

"But...'Dragon Court'? We still need to understand the secrets of this matter."

The woman blinked, as if she had thought of something, and smiled.

"Dongsheng, when people like me realize that there are people in this world who can stand shoulder to shoulder with themselves, what do you think is the first thought that comes to their mind?"

"...I absolutely cannot allow anyone to be as strong as me. I must surpass them?"

"Yes, this is what is called 'like repels like'. I believe that every special forbidden spell master is seeking a higher realm. If there is anything more important than the fact that their own territory is about to be infiltrated by traitors, it is to 'make oneself stronger'." "I am lucky. With you, I have a specific guess about how to reach the next realm, while others need to find their own way."

People like Yi Qingyan who have no desire for followers and territory are exceptions. The remaining special-class spell masters who are somewhat ambitious will never allow a group of weaklings to run around in their territory and provoke them at will; even if they don't consider the issue of loss of interests, it is too embarrassing for them.

But the Dragon Slayer really became a hands-off boss, impatiently throwing all the work to his subordinates. In this regard, An Zhizhen put forward his own speculation:
"I have a feeling that this dragon slayer uses the so-called 'Dragon Court' for this purpose. I just don't know the specific principle behind it."

"Is there any evidence?"

"No, just a 'feeling'."

The elder sister laughed.

"Honestly, you're the only person in the world I can discuss this irresponsible judgment with. What do you think?"

"Well……"

Since it is the "intuition" of the future philosopher king, it should not be underestimated, Cen Dongsheng thought.

"Sister Zhizhen's time of interfering with the Ghost Market should be similar to that of my previous life. In other words, my rebirth should have no effect on the Dragon Slayer's goal. Judging from their performance, this person has been planning something under the Ghost Market for a long time."

"No matter what the dragon slayer's purpose was, he died silently because he failed..."

Cen Dongsheng's eyebrows tightened slightly.

"But we can't relax because of this. What if he succeeds in this life?"

“——That won’t do.”

The voices of the man and the woman rang out in unison in their hearts.

"You or I, Sister Qingyan can also, even if it is the so-called 'First Ancestor', let him continue to take this honor, but he... can't."

Cen Dongsheng nodded slightly to show his agreement.

According to the order of the previous life, An Zhizhen was the second special-class spell master to become an "ancestor".

To the elder sister, the first three people she mentioned were all her own people, and if the "first ancestor" was still King Ku Rong, it meant that the world was still following its original development trajectory;
But if the dragon slayer succeeds, it means that history will be greatly changed. This is a disadvantage that is worth eliminating personally for men and women.

Although they have just become partners, they have not yet established a relationship of trust, so they will not have any psychological burden even if they fall out.

When it comes to the fight for the general situation in the world, no one will show mercy.

"What we need to do next is to find out the Dragon Slayer's plan without causing any trouble, and then consider a response strategy..." Cen Dongsheng touched his chin, "I still don't understand. Although the Dragon Slayer himself doesn't care, is the joint invasion of that Lame Old Seven and the Leatherworker really unrelated to the existence of the 'Dragon Court'?"

Cen Dongsheng once again recalled what Lame Old Seven, who was disguised as a train driver, had said to him -

"...I think the reason is nothing more than 'great changes in the world, the revival of spiritual energy'. Everyone knows about the huge wave, and Shanyin City has not been spared. Also... Shanyin City is 'where dragon veins gather', so it is more sensitive to the changes in the world."

Dragon vein, dragon vein.

As to the source of all these disputes and changes, Lame Old Seven had told him the answer from the very beginning; and the term "where dragon veins gather" was probably not just a casual remark.

The old man seemed to be just an aging curse master, and the helpers he got were just a group of stray dogs that were driven out of the ghost market ten years ago. It was impossible for him to have the bargaining chips to compete with the top curse masters, but what was the reason why he tried every means to lure himself into the game?
In the absence of sufficient intelligence, no one can get an answer and can only follow their original ideas and take one step at a time.

"Speaking of which, Dongsheng, you have another auction to attend next, right?"

"Do you want to come along?"

"It's better for the Super Working Committee to watch from the outside."

The elder sister replied with a smile.

"Also, you have to leave some time for you to spend with your teammates. You can't take it all up."

……

Half an hour later, after completing the investigation together with the staff sent by the Chao Working Committee, the members of Cen Dongsheng's team met again at the agreed street entrance.

"Master!"

When Song Yutang saw him from afar, she waved happily and walked over briskly. After noticing An Zhizhen's presence, she bowed her head and greeted him politely.

"Good morning, Miss An."

"Hello."

An Zhizhen smiled and nodded slightly, then turned to Cen Dongsheng and said:

"Then I'll leave first."

The woman leaned over affectionately and gave the man a sweet kiss on the cheek, leaving a faint lip mark.

"Bye-Bye."

She waved gracefully and turned to leave.

"See you tonight."

Song Yutang remained silent, watching the woman's back as she left, until Jiang Yunmei beside her quietly tugged at her sleeve, and the girl finally reacted.

"Master, let's talk somewhere else."

……

Cen Dongsheng briefly described their negotiations with the Dragon Slayer.

In this regard, Jiang Yunmei's first reaction was——

"Does this mean there's nothing for us to do?"

"Um……"

Cen Dongsheng did not refute for a while.

"With the Super Working Committee led by Miss An here, I feel like we can leave everything to them."

The girl counted her fingers.

"If there is a fight between special-class spell-forbidden masters, Miss An will definitely be the one to fight in person; and the rest of the work can all be done by the large team of the Super Working Committee."

"That's true."

He thought about it and replied.

Of course, given Cen Dongsheng's special strength and his connection with Yi Qingyan, if the critical moment comes, he will probably have to appear in person; but for his teammates, there is really not much point in continuing to participate in this trip to the ghost market...

and many more.

Cen Dongsheng suddenly realized that it was a series of unexpected changes that caused his thinking to go astray. In fact, he came here for his teammates in the first place!
"After all, we haven't achieved our original purpose of coming to the Ghost Market this time. Teacher Cen, you haven't forgotten it, have you?"

As if seeing through his thoughts just now, Jiang Yunmei puffed up her cheeks with some dissatisfaction.

"……how come."

Cen Dongsheng laughed.

"Come on, I'll take you to get it."

(End of this chapter)