Master Changsheng

Chapter 135, Section 132: The Adulterous Couple [Please Subscribe and Vote]

A virtuous family.

The entrance to the Demon Exorcising Tower.

A fifth-tier professional guarding the Demon Extermination Tower, leading half of the third-tier and fourth-tier professionals.

Maintain order here.

There's no way around it; the newly opened Demon Exorcism Tower is just too popular.

The queue stretched from the entrance of the Demon Exorcism Tower all the way into the city.

There's no way around it; for most residents of the Good House, the mere prospect of "advancing from Tier 1 to Tier 2" is enough to drive them crazy.

Meanwhile, those professionals above the first rank saw that the items they could exchange for with "Demon Extermination Points" could actually improve their abilities.

How could I possibly tolerate this?!

It should be noted that in the seven desert kingdoms, due to the rampant power of the royal family and nobles, most of the methods for upgrading to the second tier and above are controlled by the royal family and nobles.

Few ordinary people can advance smoothly from Tier 1 to Tier 4.

Even if a commoner becomes a fourth-tier official, he is still connected with nobles and other powerful forces.

Each level of advancement requires not only resources and talent, but also the accumulated experience of predecessors.

Unfortunately, as ordinary citizens or members of ordinary forces, all they possess is talent…

Resources and the experience of predecessors were all controlled by those nobles and royalty.

The existence of the Spirit Pavilion gives these refugees from the seven kingdoms and the people of the desert a glimmer of hope.

A glimmer of hope that leads directly to the fifth tier—all you need to do is give it your all, fight for this goal, and perhaps even sacrifice your life in the process…

However, after being in the desert for a long time, who wouldn't understand the matter of life and death?

The desert dwellers are not afraid of death, and they are even less afraid of death as they pursue their own strength.

Regardless of An Kai's initial intentions in agreeing to establish the "Spirit-Empowering Tower" and the "Demon-Exorcising Tower," and what the small price he needed to pay was.

For the residents of the Good House, the Demon Exorcism Tower and the Spirit Restoration Tower represent their hope.

A hope and goal for enhancing strength.

When An Kai arrived at the entrance of the Demon Extermination Tower and saw the two long lines of people stretching as far as the eye could see, he smiled.

At the same time, one thing was confirmed.

Trial and error are no longer necessary.

The Demon Exorcising Tower and the Spirit-Giving Tower are exactly what good families need most.

He can now peacefully retreat into seclusion.

Back in the inner city, Ankai entered his mage tower through the Spirit Pavilion, went up to the second floor, held the [Staff of Meditation], sat on the soft fur bed, and prepared to begin his seclusion.

Before going into seclusion, An Kai quickly browsed through the side quests.

The Mainland Mage Association remains obsessed, forming members to search for some "Demonic God"...

The dragons remained as volatile as ever, searching the entire continent for dragon riders and slaughtering any alien races that dared to ride them.

The town of the dead seemed to have vanished without a trace, thanks to the orders issued by Donglin.

If An Kai hadn't seen in the side quest that Dong Lin's cultivation hadn't made much progress, he would have been fooled by the long-absent town of the dead.

In addition, a new side quest caught Ankai's attention.

[56: Donglin, the mastermind behind the town of the dead, is suspected of possessing a complete method of "spirit empowerment". The fact that Donglin used blood sacrifices to promote the spirits of his subordinates has been "spread" beyond the seven kingdoms of the desert.]

Led by the Wilderness Mage Association and joined by numerous other associations, the "Wilderness Development and Management Association" has taken notice of Donglin's identity. They are about to send investigators into the desert, and it seems... the complete method of "Enchantment" is what attracts them.

Unfortunately, the source of the message, the eldest prince of the Duchy of Buklin, suddenly became mentally impaired and knew nothing about the situation.

An Kai's expression relaxed when he saw this side quest.

"So, someone is managing things at Donglin!"

Inside the mage tower, Ankai's eyes flickered.

The Donglin faction wreaked havoc in the seven kingdoms and enjoyed smooth sailing all along, although this was related to their long-term scheming.

But in the end, Donglin held a blood sacrifice ceremony without any attempt to conceal it.

They adopted an attitude that "the world is vast, and Donglin is the greatest."

Furthermore, the side quests never mentioned anything about "arresting Donglin" or "criticizing Donglin," leading An Kai to believe that Donglin could truly act with impunity.

At this moment, seeing the voice of the "Wilderness Development and Management Association," a group that had never appeared before but seemed to be the real person in charge of the Wasteland, An Kai finally understood.

It turns out they weren't ignoring Donglin, they were just too lazy to care...

They only agreed to send people to investigate after hearing that Donglin possessed a complete method for "spirit empowerment"...

Through this message, Ankai confirmed something.

Combining the information from Milton, the Enchantress, who is unable to break through the "Cage of the Dead," and the clues from the [Side Quest], this suggests that the Enchantress is indeed unable to break through the "Cage of the Dead."

Donglin's seclusion wasn't about "spiritual empowerment," but rather something beyond that, perhaps the "sixth rank"? An Kai had no idea; no one had told him these things.

However, the last message revealed by the [Side Quest]...

"The twenty-eighth orc prince is not bad..."

The eldest prince of the Duchy of Buklin is a puppet of the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs. Therefore, it can be inferred that the matter of Donglin was exposed by the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs.

To erase any trace of the orcs' involvement, they even thoughtfully made the eldest prince of the Principality of Buklin mentally impaired...

Ankai was somewhat surprised. Given the cautious nature of the 28th Prince of the Orcs, shouldn't he have killed the eldest prince of the Principality of Buklin?

When did the 28th Prince of the Orcs become a vegetarian?

With a light laugh, An Kai paid no attention to such trivial matters and began his seclusion in a good mood.

...

A month later.

The underground settlement of desert orcs.

The twenty-eighth prince of the orcs was furious.

Standing in the main hall, he shouted angrily, "Who is it?!"

"Who on earth slaughtered all the orcs in our Kingdom of Buklin?!"

"Find him! Kill him!"

"Damn it! The person my father arranged for me to marry has also died there!"

It is nearly two meters tall, but its strength is only at the third level.

The twenty-eighth prince of the orcs, with his brownish-green body, two fangs over twenty centimeters long, and bloodshot eyes, was shouting at all the orcs present.

This included three fifth-tier orcs.

Like the fourth-tier orcs, the fifth-tier orcs kept their heads down and remained silent.

He was afraid that his words would only make the already furious 28th Prince of the orcs even angrier.

Just now, the 28th Prince of the Orcs learned an important piece of information through his last Booklin informant.

Within the Kingdom of Buklin, the orcs were suddenly slaughtered.

His puppet, the eldest prince of the Duchy of Buklin, suddenly became mentally impaired a month ago for unknown reasons.

Forget about normal communication, they can't even take care of their own eating, drinking, and toileting.

Among the dead orcs was a woman the orc king had arranged for his twenty-eighth prince to marry.

Although the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs did not like her and wished for her to die sooner, he still felt angry when he heard the news of her death.

There's no other way; I have too many subordinates, so I always have to put on a show.

The twenty-eighth prince of the orcs is different from ordinary orcs not only in his thinking.

Even their aesthetic sense is different.

He disliked orcish women with strangely shaped heads; he only preferred petite human or elf women…

The death of his betrothed was a minor matter; what the 28th prince of the orcs was truly concerned about was who had attacked him.

So targeted.

However, the situation in the Duchy of Buklin was still unresolved, and the new information brought by his subordinates only added to his frustration…

"General Dao, please continue. Why did those madmen in the Good Family suddenly change so drastically?"

After catching his breath, the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs calmed down, sat back down in his chair, and asked questions that were closely related to his life and safety.

The fifth-tier orc general gently raised his head and glanced at the twenty-eighth orc prince…

Seeing that his prince had truly calmed down, he slowly spoke:

"Your Highness, the strange occurrences at the Good House are due to the newly built Demon-Exorcising Tower."

"The Demon Exorcising Tower?" the twenty-eighth orc prince muttered, feeling as if the name was targeting him...

"We obtained information from some kind-hearted human families that the Demon Extermination Tower intends to eradicate demonic beasts."

"Oh~" The twenty-eighth prince of the orcs breathed a sigh of relief, then said disdainfully, "There are so many magical beasts in the desert, can they kill them all?"

"Besides, when did magical beasts become prey for humans?"

Seeing that his lord had not properly grasped the strength of the Demon Extermination Tower, General Dao revealed the information he had obtained from the human prisoners:

"My lord... the Demon Extermination Tower guarantees at least eight Tier 5 professionals, all of whom come from the seven kingdoms."

"Furthermore, the House of Goodness not only built a new exorcism tower, but also a... spirit-enhancing tower!"

"It contains a complete career advancement system from Tier 2 to Tier 5, as well as various supplementary information..."

Before the fifth-tier orc general could finish speaking, the twenty-eighth orc prince suddenly stood up.

With an incredulous expression, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Damn it! This group of fifth-tier forces has been subdued!"

"Spirit Empowerment Pavilion...Spirit Empowerment Secret Realm...Could it be that someone actually succeeded in spirit empowerment?"

In an instant, the twenty-eighth orc prince felt his future was utterly bleak…

Then I remembered the information about "human prisoners" that General Dao had mentioned.

He immediately shouted, "Where did you capture these human prisoners? When did you capture them?"

The fifth-tier orc general was taken aback: "Yesterday, around our oasis, sir... what happened?"

"What's wrong?!"

"We're being watched!"

"Give the order: depart in five minutes for our last gathering place in the desert!"

Without a second thought, after giving the order, the 28th prince of the orcs rushed straight to the ground.

Halfway there, seeing the fifth and fourth-tier orcs still standing there in a daze, not understanding what was happening, he shouted, "Get moving! Are you all just waiting to die?!"

This loud shout made the orcs realize that they hadn't misheard.

Following the instructions of the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs, they rushed straight to the ground.

...

The next day, at midnight.

The second settlement of orcs left no clues other than traces of orc life.

Ankai, along with Milton (the heavily armored warrior), Widow Wang (who could go toe-to-toe with Chris), and two fifth-tier mages from the "House of Goodness Mage Association," arrived here together.

Oh right, and there's also the Tier 5 Assassin, Malken, who helped them hide...

The group of six stood on a sand dune a hundred meters from the oasis. An Kai looked down at the deserted oasis and spoke with a sense of helplessness:

"That bastard is really afraid of dying."

Yesterday, Ankai learned from Reed, who was in charge of the Demon Extermination Tower, that the city's residents had suffered heavy losses in one direction while hunting.

Today, through the side quest, Ankai confirmed that it was the work of the orcs, and also learned where the orcs' gathering place was.

Without a second thought, he immediately called for help and headed straight here.

Even though he was quick.

However, the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs was faster.

When I arrived, it had become an empty oasis…

"Make a note of this and mark this place as a supply point for our Good House."

"Okay!" Malken took out a map and marked the oasis that wasn't originally on the map.

The map is densely covered with numerous supply points.

Sort them using numerical serial numbers.

The oasis in front of Ankai is supply point number 952 on the map.

"You bastard, I'll see how fast you can run!"

With a muttered word, the group of six headed towards the House of Goodness.

Milton and his companions were somewhat depressed. They had heard Ankai say that the twenty-eighth orc prince was cautious, and today they truly understood what "cautious" meant...

However, if Ankai continues to draw up his map, sooner or later the beastmen will have nowhere to hide.

After all, discovering a supply point that isn't on the map earns a certain number of "demon-slaying points," so the residents of the Good House quite enjoy doing this.

The next day, at the Castle of Goodness.

Today is the first monthly meeting since the Demon Extermination Tower and the Spirit Imbuing Tower were established.

The heads of both buildings gathered here.

This includes Reed, the head and deputy head of the Demon Extermination Tower, Polpi, and the leader of the Seven Nations Caravan.

Wayne, the master of Fuling Tower, and Hanks, the honorary master of Fuling Tower.

And Milton, Widow Wang, and Malken, all fifth-tier heroes, plus Nurnexus, who was gnawing on a bone...

Ankai had not yet arrived; the people inside the castle were chatting idly.

Like Hanks, who stood next to Nurnexus gnawing on a bone: "Hey! You bastard, got promoted as watchdog?"

"Sigh... You're getting old, and at such an advanced age, you've become the honorary master of the Spirit Restoration Pavilion. It's so annoying."

"Nu... what's with this Xiu Si? Have you tried being a thread starter or deputy thread starter for fun?"

Hanks's words seemed to indicate that he didn't care.

But his expression clearly showed that he was showing off.

In an instant, Nurnexus felt that even the bones in his hands no longer tasted good.

Just as I was about to make a few sarcastic remarks about Hanks, saying that he rose to power by relying on women…

Just as he was about to speak, he noticed Widow Wang staring at him with hostile eyes…

Nurnese chose to follow his heart.

His ears drooped down abruptly, covering his ear canals, and he lowered his head, adopting an attitude of as if he couldn't hear Hanks no matter what he said...

Hanks laughed at Nurnexus's expression.

He crouched down, put his arm around Nurshus's neck, and chattered on and on about the privileges he now possessed, as if he were a good buddy.

Whenever Nurnexus became impatient and wanted to bare his teeth, the widow would give him a "concerned" look.

"You two are such a scoundrel!"

Enraged, Nurnexus could only curse inwardly; every minute, every second was torture for him…

Fortunately, An Kai suddenly appeared at that moment.

He glanced at Nurnexus, then ignored the aggrieved look Nurnexus gave him and muttered under his breath, "Useless."

Then he sat on a fur chair in the middle of the hall.

He picked up a glass of ice water and said gently, "Let's begin."

(End of this chapter)