As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 83 Oak Sage (Fourth Update!)

Long Jianhuan also noticed this.

Unfortunately, she didn't have a VIP card and couldn't get in.

Moreover, she arrived earlier than Xu Yan and stayed here for too long, perhaps conducting some sensitive investigations, which had attracted the attention of the security guards.

As she passed the VIP room door, a security guard muttered something into the communicator.

The gazes of the three other security guards swept across Long Jianhuan's camouflage cloak like a crossfire.

Long Jianhuan keenly realized that the atmosphere was not right.

She muttered a few words and left the Rolling Stone Club before the other party became suspicious.

"Even Long Jianhuan is helpless. What can I do to crack the secret of the Rolling Stone Club?"

Xu Yan closed his eyes.

The lobby environment that had just been scanned, the information collected by the patrol team this morning, the information about "Big Boss" John Carter and Ms. Leiliana, and the related information about the Rolling Stone Club that had been inquired about in the past half month, all flashed before his eyes in the form of a waterfall.

He quickly drew up four plans.

Unfortunately, both take a long time to deploy.

"Long Jianhuan isn't the kind of person who would strictly follow procedures and investigate slowly. I don't have much time left, and..."

Xu Yan swallowed his saliva.

Due to overusing his brain and consuming too much energy, he felt a sense of emptiness in his brain.

The Human Emperor Banner is hungry again.

“I haven’t devoured a vicious soul in several days.

"As its life level rises, the Human Emperor Banner's appetite becomes bigger and bigger. A mere low-level bronze evil spirit is simply not enough to fill its teeth.

"If I want to go to Dawn City and compete for the 'Ticket to the Ten Thousand Souls Sect', my current strength is definitely not enough. I must devour a large number of evil spirits in the shortest possible time and at least raise my strength to 'Silver Level'!"

The problem is coming.

Where can you find so many fresh, juicy, plump and delicious evil spirits?
Xu Yan stared at the VIP room of the Rolling Stone Club, his stomach rumbling and his eyes deep.

He stayed in the hall for another two hours.

I enjoyed three bloody and exciting fighting spirit competitions.

It was late at night.

The four arenas were empty one after another.

The gamblers who were killing time also left one after another.

The hall suddenly became much quieter.

The only ones left were the VIPs who really had business to discuss, and the spirit masters and card makers who practiced all night.

Almost all of them are professionals in the circle, much stronger than ordinary gamblers. Many of them exude a strong smell of blood, as if they have just experienced a life-and-death fight in the wilderness.

Xu Yan still didn't find an opportunity to take action.

Just when he realized that he was out of tune with the people around him, in order to avoid arousing suspicion, he could only sigh secretly and prepare to go back to slowly think about the infiltration plan.

A small quarrel suddenly broke out up ahead.

"When exactly will Ms. Leliana return?"

"Is it possible that in such a huge Rolling Stone Club, besides Leliana, there is no one who can repair this Oak Sage?"

"We've ventured to Rolling Stone Castle twice. Where on earth did Leliana go?"

A man wearing an old crimson cloak and having a hooked nose slammed the counter with his fist, showing no sign of concealing his murderous intent.

Looking closely, the deep red wasn't camouflage, but dried blood.

Two companions stood behind him.

One was sinister, the other was unruly, but both were stroking the card reader and staring at the armed security guard not far away, looking ready to take action at any time.

The scale badges worn on their chests indicated that they were all traveling merchants in the wilderness area.

In the wilderness, "traveling merchants" and "gangsters" often mean the same thing.

Late at night, most of those who still lingered in the Rolling Stone Club were there to watch the fun and were not afraid of trouble.

Hearing the quarrel, they all rushed forward.

"That's right, Ms. Leiliana hasn't shown up in over half a month. I sent several cards to her for maintenance, but she ended up being perfunctory. It's not even as good as what I could have done myself!"

"I also sent a card in for repair. They said it would take three days, but it took a week and there was no result."

"The Rolling Stone Club, besides Ms. Leiliana, can't they even find a qualified card maker?"

Many people had just lost everything and took the opportunity to vent their anger by making some sarcastic remarks.

Anyone who dares to open a Lingka Club must have a plan to deal with customers causing trouble.

But it is not a glorious thing to spread the news that a customer's card cannot be repaired.

Several armed security guards looked at each other, not daring to use force.

"Everyone, please be patient."

A middle-aged man with a slicked-back hair and powdered face appeared, wearing a supervisor badge.

He rubbed his hands together like a rat, bowing and scraping to the three merchants and bandits, apologizing profusely. "I'm Green, the supervisor here. Ms. Leliana has gone to the wilderness to purchase extraordinary materials, and her return date is uncertain. This 'Oak Sage' is indeed a bit troublesome. Perhaps we can discuss it in the VIP room?"

The other party didn't buy his trick at all.

"I wonder when you'll be back?"

The hawk-nosed merchant sneered, "Then the Rolling Stone Club might as well wait until she comes back before opening!" Manager Green's face froze.

He knew that the other party came from the large "Tianping Merchant Group" deep in the wilderness and was used to being domineering.

Although the Rolling Stone Club is the local boss of Rolling Stone Castle, it still has no choice but to conflict with the "Tianping Merchant Group".

The problem was that he had already studied this "Oak Sage" with all the card makers in the club, except for Leliana, but they couldn't find the problem, let alone a repair plan.

Seeing that the other party was not giving in, Manager Green felt a little annoyed, not knowing whether he should bother the "big boss" with this matter so late at night.

His expression made Xu Yan's heart move.

Not right.

Rolling Stone Castle is the bridgehead of Dawn City. The supply of goods here is sufficient, so there is no need for Ms. Leiliana to go to the depths of the wilderness to purchase extraordinary materials in person.

Besides, every time Ms. Leiliana went on a long trip, she would inform the elderly, weak, women and children at the garbage dump and prepare sufficient supplies for everyone in advance.

When distributing supplies last time, Ms. Leiliana said in person that the temperature would drop in a few days and there might be heavy rain. She would then come back to distribute warm clothes and help improve the drainage conditions of the landfill.

However, the heavy rain lasted for three days, but she did not appear again.

"Crazy Cat" Chris told Xu Yan that Ms. Leiliana always kept her word and never let the wilderness refugees down.

This was the first time she broke her promise.

If you think about it carefully, the time when Ms. Leiliana disappeared seems to be very close to the time when "Silver Tongue" Riley hid?
"Could it be that Ms. Leiliana didn't go far away, but was murdered because she discovered that someone was providing cannon fodder to Dr. Hyde?

"And Silver Tongue Riley was implicated in Ms. Leliana's disappearance, forcing him to abandon everything and go into hiding?
"It's a pity that when I sneaked into the slums, 'Silver Tongue' Riley had already been killed, otherwise I could have pried the answer out of him.

"Now..."

Xu Yan made up his mind and made a decision.

He pushed aside the two customers in front of him and, facing their surprised gazes, strode towards the center of the vortex filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

"Can you show me this card?"

He looked calmly at the hook-nosed man who reeked of blood.

The hook-nosed man was slightly startled.

Manager Green did not expect that an uninvited guest would appear out of nowhere.

The onlookers were even whispering.

"Who is he?"

"I haven't seen him before. A new face."

"What does he want to do?"

Everyone looked at Xu Yan with a mixture of curiosity and excitement.

Many experts in the circle know that "Oak Sage" is the best among bronze cards.

Many times, the value and level of a spiritual card are not the same thing.

Cards of the same level, one contains a simple-minded beast soul, while the other contains the profound wisdom of an ancient sage. Even if the spiritual pressure is the same, the value may differ by several times or even dozens of times.

The so-called "Oak Sages" were priests and leaders of certain mountain tribes in the First Age.

In ancient languages, it is also called "druid".

They are the guardians of nature and the inheritors of ancestral spirits. They are leaders, priests, doctors, judges, teachers and poets.

In battle, they can use their talent for communicating with nature to summon animals and plants to help them.

He can also transform himself into a ferocious beast like an owlbear and tear enemies who invade the tribe and destroy nature into pieces.

If the spirit of such a druid is immortal and a trace of soul is retained, it can sign a contract with humans.

Not only can you use skills that are close to nature to control the situation, you can also transform into an owl bear to engage in hand-to-hand combat, or even dig into the secrets deep in their souls to find out more historical truths of the First Age. It has a wide range of uses.

Therefore, the card that seals the "Oak Sage" is an absolutely "strong card" that cannot be bought with money and is a rare and unattainable existence.

However, because the "Oak Sage" has many skills, a deep residual soul, and a complex talisman array, once a problem occurs, it is extremely difficult to repair.

This "Seven-Star Bronze" level "Oak Sage" is a very rare card in a border town like Rolling Stone Castle.

The hook-nosed man's eyes showed obvious suspicion and his face was full of vigilance.

Supervisor Green narrowed his eyes, looked Xu Yan up and down, thought for a moment, put his hands behind his back, and used a stealthy movement to stop the armed security guard who was about to step forward.

"Old Mo, it's okay to have someone take a look. Your 'Oak Sage' is a difficult case anyway. Even Lady Leliana might not be able to fix it. Let them try their best!"

A customer, who seemed to know the hook-nosed man, was making sarcastic remarks outside.

The merchant named "Lao Mo" hesitated for a moment, then lifted his cloak, revealing an exquisite suitcase.

There was a low-temperature card inserted in the suitcase, and when it was opened, a biting chill came out.

The sealed card box inside is filled with mithril stabilizing liquid.

Floating in the stabilizing liquid was a seven-star bronze seal card engraved with a mistletoe pattern.

He placed the sealed card box on the counter and slowly pushed it over with a serious expression, but did not open it.

Xu Yan didn't care.

He made a hand seal with his right hand at lightning speed, put his index finger and middle finger together, and carefully stroked the card box. His expression was as calm, focused, and deep as that of an old Chinese doctor who was examining a patient with a thread of pulse.

After a moment, his eyes brightened.

"I'd like to ask, have you recently used this card to explore any ruins related to the Third Age, or touched any old items from the Third Age, or allowed the Oak Sage to have deep contact with any of the Heroic Spirits of the Third Age?"

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