Master Changsheng

Chapter 108, Section 106: Buying and Selling [Please Subscribe and Vote]

The outer city of Chaos City.

At the entrance.

Widow Wang sat inside a carriage drawn by a yellow horse.

They had been waiting here for a long time.

Widow Wang does this every day, and has been doing so for half a month.

Today is slightly different from before.

Today, Widow Wang's makeup was even more exquisite, and combined with her increasingly youthful face, she could easily be mistaken for Hanks' daughter when standing next to him...

The only thing that Hanks found a little regrettable was that, although Widow Wang looked like his daughter when she stood next to him, she wouldn't call him "Baba..."

The outer city of Chaos City is now much more lively than it was a month ago, thanks to the increasing number of wandering forces joining from the desert.

Putting everything else aside, the vendors who had set up stalls in the city since the orcs arrived have gradually left the city and started setting up stalls in their old spots outside the city.

In the past month, a saying has spread throughout the city: "The current city lord of Chaos City and his forces are vassal forces of the desert orcs."

Therefore, you don't need to worry about being bothered by desert orcs outside the city when you set up a stall.

After all, they are now "family..."

Before long, several figures appeared in the distant desert.

Inside the carriage, Widow Wang opened her eyes, a look of relief on her face.

At the same time, his expression turned somewhat strange, and he muttered under his breath, "You little bastard!"

...

"Young master, why are you impersonating my father...?"

"What's wrong? Are you unhappy to see your father?"

"...My father has been dead for decades, how could I possibly be happy?"

"That's not important. Just tell me if I look like it or not."

"No, my dad isn't that healthy."

"Huh? You old man, you're calling me dark-skinned, aren't you!"

Ankai turned around, pretending to hit Hanks. In the desert, the darker the skin, the healthier the person.

Hanks quickly apologized, even rolling up his arm to compare it to Ankai's.

This was to prove that Ankai was much fairer than him.

Of course, Hanks also took the opportunity to casually reveal some scars on his arm...

This was to demonstrate how difficult his seven-nation trade journey had been...

How could Ankai not know what Hanks was thinking?

They just want more benefits.

"Now that you're back, hurry up and exchange my magic stones for mine. Don't try anything else; you won't be shortchanged on taxes in the future!"

"Hehehe, I'm sure the young master won't forget me."

Hanks smiled broadly and lowered his sleeve.

Having received an affirmative answer, Hanks looked towards the outer entrance of Chaos City, where a familiar carriage was located.

Then, standing still, she asked, "Young master, what do you think of my outfit?"

An Kai was taken aback at first, then looked at the outer city entrance of Chaos City and understood.

"With your pathetic state, how could you possibly keep her so devoted? Hanks, have you been practicing some kind of evil magic, old man?"

Hanks scratched his head and didn't say anything.

They walked towards the carriage.

Watching Hanks leave, Ankai said irritably, "Slow down, don't get so excited you'll burst."

"They don't even have many years left to live, and they don't know how to exercise restraint!"

Muttering a few words, Ankai walked towards the city, ignoring Hanks and Widow Wang, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.

Having just acquired the Wind Blade Technique, I was planning to leave Chaos City and find a target to test its power.

Just then, thinking that Hanks would be back soon, I went in that direction and happened to run into Hanks, who had almost been killed.

In truth, it was Widow Wang's carriage at the city gate that prompted An Kai to make this subconscious decision.

He had intended to wander aimlessly, picking any random target, but upon seeing Widow Wang's carriage, he suddenly remembered Hanks, whom he had almost forgotten...

After this battle, Ankai had some new insights into his own strength.

In a surprise attack, if you strike first, the combination of [Wind Blade] and [Fireball] should be enough to fight against someone with a strength of around level 4, level 5.

Of course, this strength is the average strength within the fourth tier, fifth level, not that of those exceptionally powerful professionals...

As An Kai passed by the vendors at the city gate, his eyes gleamed as he contemplated his upcoming actions…

"Malken, are those guys obedient?"

"Listen to me, there haven't been any unusual movements lately..."

"but…"

"explain!"

"Those guys who were imprisoned became arrogant because we hadn't done anything to them. They thought we wouldn't dare to touch them, and under the leadership of one guy, they started to stop cooperating with us."

Upon hearing what Malken said, Ankai thought of the 21 core members of the seven kingdoms' forces whom he had first captured…

He chuckled coldly: "Not cooperating? No problem, they won't have a chance to cooperate anyway."

Hanks has returned, and Ankai is prepared to maximize the interests of these factions' core members first.

Then deal with those self-proclaimed honored guests and devotees in the city…

...

The outer city of Chaos, at the entrance.

Hanks stood somewhat awkwardly in front of the carriage…

Just as he was wondering how to begin, the widow Wang's mocking voice came from inside the carriage: "You old fool, what kind of righteous person are you pretending to be? Whether those residents have enough to eat or not is none of your business!"

"Why did you come back? Why didn't you just die out there?! You're so old, trying to play the hero, ugh!"

...

Widow Wang's mouth was like a machine gun, spewing out one sarcastic remark after another.

Hanks remained silent until Widow Wang paused, then he scratched his head and whispered, "Ten percent in taxes..."

"You sold yourself for a mere ten percent?! That bastard treated you like a slave!"

"That's quite a lot," Hanks corrected Widow Wang's words...

He then wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked softly, "He said you've been here for the past two weeks?"

"Bullshit! You believe what he says?"

"I'm in a bad mood; this is my first time out today!"

"Hehehe...I believe you."

"Get back up here and go home! I'm hot!"

"Alright!"

Despite his advanced age, Hanks was still vigorous and agile, leaping up and standing behind the yellow horse.

Waving his whip, he shouted, "Giddy up!"

The elderly Hanks, driving a carriage pulled by an old yellow horse, sped towards the city...

Halfway through the journey, Hanks suddenly said, "Tonight, I'm in charge."

Inside the carriage, after a moment of silence, Widow Wang muttered softly, "Just once."

...

The outer city of Chaos, at the entrance.

Hanks has just entered the city.

Reed's group of four appeared, watching the carriage drive away. Reed wailed, "They forgot about us again!"

"So... are we going back?"

"Go away! Go away my foot! You believe that if we go now, that old bastard Hanks will rip us to shreds!"

"Then...where do we go..."

Reed pondered for a moment: "Let's go find Polpi; that guy certainly won't mind us bothering us!"

"Hey! That Polpi guy has quite a collection..."

...

The next day.

When Hanks arrived at the Evergreen Gang's headquarters.

Ankai, Wayne, Malken, and the monster Nurnexus were gathered in the courtyard.

Because Ankai's strength has increased, his understanding of the fourth tier is not very clear.

Wayne, Malken, and Nurnexus, a human and a beast, are helping Ankai to rediscover fourth-tier professionals.

Most of the time, it was Malken, the fifth-tier [Assassin], who was talking.

Wayne occasionally chimed in, while Nurnese would interject every now and then: "Boss is awesome, Boss, you're a genius, Boss, you're different, you're a true genius!" and so on...

Hanks arrived, glanced around, and then quietly stood aside, ready to hear what he, too, lacked to know.

Perhaps annoyed by his grumbling, An Kai casually asked, "Is a fourth-tier cultivator stronger than you?"

The fifth-tier [Assassin] Malken was taken aback, then shook his head and continued to explain, "Although I'm only at the first level of the fifth tier, dealing with them is still quite easy for me. Fourth tier..."

"Alright, alright, I understand." After hearing that he was not as good as Malken, Ankai waved his hand to indicate that Malken did not need to continue.

He muttered under his breath, "Is a fifth-tier rank really that weak?"

Although it was said softly, everyone present except Wayne, who was too weak to hear clearly, heard the words.

As a fifth-tier [Assassin], it is no exaggeration to say that wherever he goes in this desert and the surrounding seven kingdoms, he is an honored guest!

Only here in Ankai…

He seemed to have never experienced the dignity that belonged to a fifth-tier professional…

They come when called and leave when ordered, and when they're in a bad mood, they might get scolded for no reason, though not as much as Nurnexus…

But he's a fifth-tier cultivator, a fifth-tier cultivator!

Malken blushed, unsure how to respond…

This made Hanks laugh. If even a fifth-tier professional was getting humiliated by Ankai, then the humiliations he had suffered before didn't seem so bad...

Unable to contain himself, Hanks let out a soft chuckle…

However, before Malken could respond to his laughter, he was met with a counterattack from Nurnexus:

"Still laughing? Haven't you realized something's wrong after all these years?"

Hanks was taken aback; he had a feeling that what Nurnexus was about to say wouldn't be anything good...

"In our dragon race, if a dragon finds a female dragon and doesn't conceive within a year, it will be considered infertile, and its female dragon will be reassigned!"

"Old man, don't you think about how many years you've been with that little wench? Have you had any kids yet?"

Nurnexus grinned widely and finally uttered the words he had pondered for so long, words he had intended to use to attack Hanks…

Hanks remained silent.

His silence was just like when Malken heard Ankai say that he was weak; it was a deafening silence...

"According to research, age also plays a role. I've seen some analyses that say the older the man is..."

Wayne was about to give a serious explanation of Nurnexus's question when he saw Hanks's expression growing increasingly grim, and finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Alright! Stop talking!"

"Huh? How dare you speak to His Highness like that? Watch your manners!...Wanted criminal!"

Without a second thought, Malken glared angrily at Hanks…

Hanks realized that, in this whole situation, he was the one everyone could bully.

Even that damned big rat was humiliating him!

However… Hanks took Nurnexus’s words to heart…

"Sigh! Take it easy. In our hometown, you usually need help with these kinds of things. If you can't get help, then... sigh!"

Ankai patted Hanks on the shoulder, offering words of comfort, but these only made Hanks more distressed…

"Alright, stop overthinking. Come with me, we need your help with a deal."

As soon as he finished speaking, An Kai turned and left.

Hanks, burdened with unspoken thoughts, followed behind Ankai…

As he watched them leave, Nurnexus grinned, a very happy smile on his face.

For it, making Hanks uncomfortable is its greatest pleasure, after all, in a sense, Hanks is its competitor.

Hanks followed Ankai all the way to a room that exuded a cold aura.

Ankai nodded, and Malken stepped forward and pushed open the door, exposing the people inside to the sunlight streaming in…

Standing at the door, An Kai beamed in the sunlight, like a saint rescuing the suffering, and pointed to the guys inside, chuckling softly:

"How about this deal? It comes from a direct descendant of a noble family from one of the seven kingdoms!"

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