Master Changsheng

Chapter 110, Section 108: Name Change [Please Subscribe and Vote]

night.

The outer city of Chaos City was also very lively.

As the population grows, second-tier professionals have become the mainstream in the city, while only third- and fourth-tier professionals can still hold their own.

This caused the original inhabitants of the outer city of Chaos City to silently conceal their tyrannical side and try their best not to reveal their original identities.

After all, their average strength is not even at the second tier.

Those third and fourth-tier desert people are all imprisoned in the inner city of Chaos City by the city lord, fighting desperately against the desert orcs...

Therefore, the outer city of Chaos City is no longer the city of the Desert People.

Instead, the third and fourth tiers of refugees from the seven kingdoms became the mainstream here.

They reveled day and night, celebrating that they had found a safe haven in the desert.

Relying on their own strength, they established a restricted territory within the city.

At first, they restrained themselves somewhat, but as time went on, the Seven Kingdoms Alliance did not send anyone to oppose them, leading them to tacitly believe that the Seven Kingdoms Alliance allowed them to do so.

Therefore, the outer city of Chaos City has now been divided into nearly fifty-one territories of varying sizes by these leading third and fourth-tier professionals.

They do not interfere with each other, yet each occupies its own territory.

When they escaped, they brought plenty of food with them. Once they finally reached a stable place, they indulged their desires without restraint.

As time went by, they began to be assimilated by the desert and gradually transformed into the character of desert people.

It was as if an unseen consciousness was guiding them to do this.

Just like a gentle monster that turns into a ferocious monster when it comes to the desert.

Before long, once the food supply reaches a certain level, they will, like the desert people, turn on their own kind and wield their knives.

This is the fate of every desert dweller, an irreversible fate.

Torn between being killed and killing...

But tonight is a little special.

Within the city's various territories, the people of each territory were waiting for their leader to appear and announce the start of the banquet.

Then, when the revelry began, they couldn't wait for the leader to appear.

They waited from dusk till dawn, but their leader never appeared…

...

The headquarters of the Evergreen Gang.

Inside the main hall.

After a busy night, Malken finally fulfilled Ankai's request...

"My lord, there are 42 third-tier individuals and 9 fourth-tier individuals here."

"They have already taken the medicine. If they do not take the antidote in three months, they will turn into a pool of blood and disappear from this world."

"Well done." Ankai chuckled softly, his face showing a hint of remorse, and slowly stood up.

Three soldiers followed behind him.

In the courtyard, 51 people stood with somber expressions.

Some of them were indignant, muttering under their breath, "What does Ryan mean by this?!"

"Is this how you treat us?!"

"How despicable! Is this the arrogance of their nobility?"

"By the way, did you take any medication before you were invited here?"

"…have."

"You took it too?"

"Is this...poison?"

"I don't know, but I do know a bit about Ryan. He's a fourth-tier Berserker, he shouldn't be stupid enough to drug someone..."

squeak~

The sound of the door opening caused the 51 people in the courtyard to stop talking.

They composed themselves and looked at the figure that had emerged. Several of them were fourth-tier professionals who were determined to confront Ryan later!

however…

When the figure appeared, they were dumbfounded!

"Where's Ryan?"

Some people spoke up instinctively, simply because the person standing in front of them was the former city lord of the outer city of Chaos City.

That is, four ants of the first order!

"Welcome to my territory."

"You bastards, you dare to carve out your own territory on my land without even a word! You've got some nerve!"

"However... fortunately, I'm the kind of person who never likes to fuss over such trivial matters."

"I'll forgive your rudeness if you do just one thing for me."

Ankai stood before the three warriors, a gentle smile on his face as he looked at the 51 third and fourth-tier professionals from the seven kingdoms who had come here, and spoke with a cheerful smile.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a fourth-tier professional cursed, "Who do you think you are?! How dare you order me around?!"

"Where's Ryan? Get Ryan out here! I want to ask him why he brought me here!"

He looked at the fourth-tier professional who was disdainful of him but was also cursing him.

An Kai narrowed his eyes, extended his right hand, and pointed his index finger at the fourth-tier professional who was cursing...

A dark brown wind blade condensed instantly and flew out in the blink of an eye!

puff!

A sound like slicing a watermelon rang out, and before the fourth-tier professional who had been cursing could react, he looked at his stomach in confusion…

Slowly splitting in two...

He collapsed to the ground with a thud!

"Dead...dead!"

"A fourth-tier, third-level cultivator died just like that?!"

"Is this a Tier 1 code?"

The sudden death sparked chaos in the crowd…

"Quiet!"

An Kai suddenly roared!

The room fell silent instantly. The remaining 50 people looked at An Kai's face, and there was no trace of gentleness in it!

Ankai's gentle smile was seen as a threat of death by them.

Just one glance sent chills down their spines!

"I said, if you do things for me, I won't hold your past mistakes against you."

"I hope you don't end up like him. After all, if you die far from home, no one will be there to collect your body."

An Kai's expression didn't change much after casually killing an ignorant fool.

Seeing that the courtyard had quieted down, he clapped his hands lightly, signaling Malken to bring out the 21 imprisoned members of his faction.

The 21 loyal followers of the faction were like dead dogs, because they had endured several hours of torture by Malken.

Among them, Malken was the most ruthless towards Ryan, who was also from the Kingdom of Shak.

The reason is simple: Ryan's family took advantage of the chaos to carve out a territory and attempt to divide up the Kingdom of Shak.

They sent Ryan to the desert so that they would have a way out if their family were to fail.

When these 21 direct descendants of powerful forces appeared, those present, despite having a preconceived notion, were still terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.

If they had known this would happen, they would never have entered the outer city of Chaos City.

"Look, if their family doesn't come to their rescue soon, they're going to die."

"I assume you two know each other well, so you'd be willing to deliver this distress message, right?"

"By the way, they're currently in the hands of the desert orcs and need some resources before they'll let go. Is that alright?"

The 50 people in the room felt disdain upon hearing An Kai's words, but their faces remained expressionless.

Once they leave, the distress call will be delivered. Similarly, they will bring these powerful figures back here and raze this place to the ground!

Especially that damned desert man, he will surely suffer their fiercest revenge!

How could Ankai not know what they were thinking?

Especially the woman with an effeminate face standing in the middle, whose hatred almost devoured him.

However, the woman disguised herself quite well, remaining expressionless and showing no change.

pity…

Ankai's meditation allowed him to clearly perceive this hatred directed at him...

He gave Malken a look, needing no further words.

A fleeting, gray aura emanated from Malken...

"Well…"

The woman, who harbored hatred for An Kai, only managed to utter a soft groan before instantly turning into a pool of blood…

It slowly melted into the ground.

"There's one more thing I forgot to tell you. You only have three months. If you don't complete the tasks I've assigned within three months, and don't return here..."

"You will end up like him."

The 49 people in the arena looked at Ankai as if they were staring at a demon.

To kill someone over a mere disagreement—even desert people wouldn't be this tyrannical, would they?

An Kai knew that his actions had been misunderstood again.

But he didn't bother to explain since it was a misunderstanding.

That hatred was the strongest he had ever encountered. If he didn't eliminate the root of the problem, even with Malken's backup plan, he was worried that the little wench would secretly report it.

Therefore, Ankai's solution to this potential threat is... to kill!

As soon as he finished speaking, the three warriors behind Ankai took out a stack of letters from their pockets. On them were resources that Hanks was demanding in the voice of a desert beastman.

The three warriors approached the 21 members of the faction, swiftly removed some of the tokens they used to prove their identities, and placed them beside the letter paper.

Ankai thoughtfully used a freezing spell to freeze their wounds, preventing them from wailing over the loss of their fingers.

The three soldiers divided the 49 people into pairs, and seeing that there were still 7 people left, they turned to look at Ankai:

"Sir, should we kill these seven extra ones?"

The seven people, who thought they wouldn't have to deliver the message, were secretly delighted, especially seeing the worried faces of those around them, which made them even happier.

Unexpectedly, the three barbarians' first words were to take their lives...

An Kai seemed to be seriously considering the question, which frightened the seven people so much that they immediately prostrated themselves on the ground...

"Sir, please don't kill us! Please don't kill us!"

"I'm useful, sir, I'm useful to you!"

"Don't kill..."

The seven were truly terrified. Only now did they witness what a real desert man was like, a ruthless killer.

Life is like the cheapest thing in their mouths.

They thought that after spending more than a month in the city, they had completely integrated into the desert and were no less than the real desert people.

Until this moment, they realized they were wrong.

That's completely wrong!

They still have a long way to go compared to true desert dwellers…

"Forget it, I'm not some kind of killer. Let's leave them here for now."

"I'm giving you seven a day to integrate all of you rude bastards and the people you brought with you."

"Thank you, Lord Xie, for sparing our lives! Thank you, Lord Xie, for sparing our lives!"

"Thanks…"

...

When Mairken heard Ankai declare that he was not a murderer, the corner of his mouth twitched.

Think about it.

I thought of a word to describe An Kai: shameless.

That night, the 42 unlucky men assigned to the task each left with an envelope that could very well be their death…

They had no choice; if they didn't go, they would die; if they went, they might not die.

When faced with life-or-death situations, they will seize even the slightest chance of survival.

The remaining 7 people were brought together according to An Kai's instructions.

Following Reed's... the real Reed's instructions, they were systematically distributed throughout the city.

Furthermore, some of the most powerful individuals were selected by Reed to serve as his bodyguards.

Reed never imagined that he, a first-tier wizard, would one day instill fear in third- and fourth-tier professionals.

And even his own henchmen aren't qualified for the second rank...

Reed knew perfectly well that all of this was brought to him by Ankai.

...

Three months later.

Ankai emerged from the mage tower.

Today is a good day for him.

Two good things are happening.

First, after four months in the outer city of Chaos City, his Intelligence finally increased to 581, allowing him to upgrade his spell level again.

After glancing at the 3799 skill points remaining, An Kai had an idea and took out 200 Tier 3 magic cores.

Then they are converted into skill points.

[Skill Point +600]

Skill Points: 4399

At this point, he still had 324 magic cores remaining.

Over the course of four months, Ankai did not give up using summoning, which is why he still had 324 Tier 3 magic cores stored up.

During this time, Nurnexus was also fulfilling his promise.

Continuously help Ankai summon [Elite]-level monsters.

This upgrades all of Ankai's equipment, except for the [Brute Force Staff], to [+6].

With plenty of skill points, Ankai waved his hand...

[Skill Points -4200]

[Meditation, Fireball, Freeze, Summoning, Spell Armor, Wind Blade, Blacksmithing Proficiency +60.]

After the comprehensive upgrade, Ankai opened his new panel.

【Level Lv1: 10/10 'Locked'】

[Intelligence: 581 (535 + 46)]

Endurance: 580 (535 + 45)

[Stamina: 580『535+45』]

[Strength: 580 (535 + 45)]

[Talents: Immortality '∞', Mage's Body 'lv3']

【法术『上品-』：冥想Lv24『640/640』、火球术Lv24『640/640』、冰冻术Lv24『640/640』、召唤Lv24『640/640』、法甲术Lv24『640/640』、风刃术Lv24『640/640』】

[Skill 'Superior': Forging Lv24 '640/640']

[Identity: Wanderer's Guide, Elite NPC]

All my years of consistent meditation practice have been for this moment.

Seeing the huge improvement on my dashboard filled me with a sense of satisfaction…

After being satisfied, Ankai began to test the upgraded spells one by one. The most noticeable change in the [Lv24] [Meditation] spell was that the time to gain attribute points had been reduced to 7.5 hours, half an hour less than before.

Although the reduction wasn't as consistent as before, with each level decreasing by an hour, Ankai was still quite satisfied with half an hour...

[Fireball] The diameter has increased to six meters. Apart from being darker and hotter, there is no significant change in the surface color. Of course, the power has also increased.

However, being located at the Evergreen Gang's headquarters, he was unable to conduct a concrete experiment.

The most noticeable changes from the [Freezing Technique] are increased hardness and a darker color, progressing towards pure black...

In addition, the three-dimensional defensive range of [Freeze Spell] has been increased to four meters.

This improvement is still a rather considerable change.

Not only does the defensive power of [Freeze] increase, but the defensive power of [Magic Armor] also increases.

After actively activating it, my feet and legs were enveloped in a dark red light, and the temperature became increasingly hot.

Unfortunately, there weren't many enemies for Ankai to test his power on...

With a thought, he continued to use the [Wind Blade Technique]. Originally eight meters long, it has now become nine meters long, and its color has become even deeper.

The cutting power has also been upgraded to a new level.

After completing these experiments, Ankai did not continue experimenting with [Summoning] and [Forging]...

[Summon] is because the cooldown period has not ended.

The reason for [Forging] is that Ankai currently has no items that can be enhanced.

He was waiting for Hanks' reply. Ever since he gave Ankai 5000 low-grade magic stones, Hanks had been completely exhausted.

Ankai was never provided with any more low-grade magic stones.

Until two days ago, Hanks mysteriously approached Ankai and asked if he could trade with Ankai for a mid-grade magic stone.

I was shocked to hear that such a good thing was happening.

Ankai decisively agreed.

If low-grade magic stones can circulate in the black market of the desert, then mid-grade magic stones wouldn't even circulate in the black market...

Each mid-grade magic stone is a true strategic resource…

The improvement in our strength is the first good thing today.

In addition, another good thing happened.

That is the caravan from the seven kingdoms, which will arrive here today to begin the first transaction since the separation of the inner city and outer city of Chaos City!

...

In the desert, a massive caravan, escorted by hundreds of professionals, headed towards the outer city of Chaos City.

To ensure the success of this transaction, multiple caravans jointly funded the hiring of a Tier 5 professional!

This fifth-tier professional was none other than Donglin, who was dressed in black robes and was now disguised as a wandering mage!

Donglin gazed at the outer city of Chaos City not far away and chuckled softly.

He was still somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that in this desert, the small outer city of Chaos City, without the protection of the inner city and that mad woman, would regain its vitality.

Donglin appreciated such talent. He believed that it was a waste for such a person to stay here and that they should join his Eternal Town.

The convoy moved forward slowly, reaching a point 500 meters from the outer city of Chaos City.

Donglin squinted at it and chuckled softly, "Interesting."

This is because the outer city of Chaos City has now been renamed:

—A family of good people!

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