Master Changsheng

Chapter 150, Section 147: Back to the Nameless Town! [Thanks to Fuminwen and Zipinggongfa for their generous donations!]

The King of the Kingdom of Shak raised his hands and emerged from the deep pit.

Wayne, who had been observing from the sidelines, arrived at the scene immediately, disregarding the sweltering heat, which was unfriendly to him as a second-tier professional.

He approached the King of Shak, as if in disbelief, wanting to reach out and touch the King's body, yet he dared not, his voice trembling as he said, "Father..."

As Ankai made his move, he sensed the presence of the King of the Kingdom of Shak. In his meditation, he perceived that the undead was not malicious and even exuded a "friendly" emotion.

An Kai was initially puzzled, wondering if the undead had changed their minds.

Seeing Wayne's appearance now, and combining it with the information in the side quest, it's confirmed that this person really is Wayne's father, and not a backup plan left by Donglin.

The King of the Kingdom of Shak never imagined that he would see his most proud son again on his deathbed.

He appeared because Donglin's clone was killed, and at the same time, Donglin's clone was under Ankai's "magical restriction," and Donglin's "bewitchment" of him disappeared.

Only in the final moments of his life did he regain his true self. He originally wanted to tell the powerful figure who killed Donglin's clone about Donglin's secluded cultivation location and the evil deeds Donglin had committed. Now it seems that the true secrets buried deep in the heart of the King of Shak Kingdom need not be worried about being buried with him, as no one will know them!

The King of the Kingdom of Shak had a thousand words to say, but looking at his son before him, he ultimately uttered only, "Boy, you've grown taller!"

In an instant, Wayne could no longer hold on. He embraced the frail skeletal body of the King of Shak, and roared in anguish, "Father! I...I really missed you so much!"

Wayne's voice grew weaker and weaker. The King of Shak slowly raised his right hand and gently patted Wayne's back, just as he would when Wayne made a mistake as a child, gently patting his back to indicate his presence: "I am here."

An Kai, who had been watching this scene from the sidelines, slowly turned his back. He hated this kind of sincere "emotion." This kind of "sincere" "emotion" was like Hanks's existence, which contradicted his "cold" state of mind.

Just then, the King of the Kingdom of Shak suddenly unleashed a violent aura, as if a desert monster had appeared.

Uh... Pfft!

The King of the Kingdom of Shak suddenly exhaled a breath of grayish-brown energy, which transformed into the primordial element of magic.

His body was visibly dilapidated, like a skeleton that had been exposed to wind and sand for a long time.

"Ha! Lord, is this how you treat your believers?" The King of the Kingdom of Shak asked with disdain and mockery.

Then, looking at An Kai who had his back turned, he clenched his right fist and lightly pounded his left chest: "Thank you, sir!"

If Ankai hadn't maintained the "magical restriction," the King of the Shak Kingdom would have self-destructed and died next to Wayne with just that one blow.

Wayne didn't look at his father, but at Ankai, hesitating to speak.

"Wayne, there's no need to trouble this gentleman. I know my own situation. After Donglin detonated the aura of 'immortality' from me, I was already..."

The Kingdom of Shak extended its greyish-white skeletal hand and gently stroked Wayne's cheek: "I'm content just to see you one last time."

Wayne stubbornly remained silent, continuing to stare at Ankai, pondering his options and trying to persuade Ankai to save his father.

Although Ankai had his back turned, with [Meditation] active, he could clearly sense Wayne's intense emotions. In a flash, he arrived beside the King of the Shak Kingdom, sensed for a moment, and then looked at Wayne and gently shook his head.

Then he left the place and returned to his previous spot, giving the father and son some time alone together.

Each time the King of the Kingdom of Shak spoke, his body became increasingly dilapidated, and the aura of his withered bones grew stronger.

He talked a lot, including the love-hate relationship between the Shak Kingdom and Donglin.

Just as Will discovered, Donglin was also an important figure in the early days of the Kingdom of Shak, and he also participated in the initial creation of the Kingdom of Shak, as well as the construction and reconstruction of all the cities.

Moreover, the King of the Shak Kingdom revealed that their ancestor was also a "spirit-enchanting" professional recorded in the seven desert kingdoms, and Donglin was one of the reasons why he was able to break through.

A hundred years ago, Donglin found this ancestor, and the two talked about something. After Donglin disappeared for more than a month, the ancestor, the king of the Shak Kingdom, successfully imbued the spirit with his power. After leaving behind the words "You have taken the wrong path to spirit imbuing," he disappeared with all the information about the spirit imbuing.

Hearing this, Ankai understood some of the reasons why Donglin did this. He guessed that Donglin had figured out the "method of praying to the gods for spiritual empowerment" but felt it was dangerous, so he handed the method over to the King of the Kingdom of Shak to test.

Given Donglin's character, he was the kind of person who could do such a thing.

"Wayne, remember one thing: if you ever reach the realm of Spirit Empowerment, never follow the same path as our ancestors!"

The King of the Kingdom of Shak spoke weakly, not intentionally, but because his breath was becoming increasingly faint. In Ankai's perception, he was like a skeleton that had been blown by the wind and sand for countless years.

Wayne has always been a good listener, just like when he was a child, longing for life outside, his father would tell him everything he knew in a gentle voice, and remind Wayne of things to pay attention to from time to time.

However, the dilapidated surroundings were quite different from what Wayne had seen in his childhood.

The Kingdom of Shak continued to recount everything he knew, unaware that his body was slowly dissipating from the soles of his feet.

Seeing this, An Kai coughed lightly: "Although I don't want to ruin your last moments together, I want to remind you... you... don't have much time left."

As soon as he finished speaking, the King of the Kingdom of Shak followed Ankai's gaze to his feet...

"Wow, that was fast!"

Is it fast?

Actually, it wasn't fast; two hours had already passed since the King of the Kingdom of Shak spoke.

With a helpless chuckle, the King of Shakky continued to gently stroke Wayne's head with his gray, decaying hand: "My son, there's no need to grieve for me!"

"Listen carefully to what I'm about to say, and remember it!"

Wayne, whose eyes were already brimming with tears, nodded emphatically!

"If we, the royal families of the seven kingdoms, wish to break free from the control of the Donglin Party and defeat them, there is only one path!"

An Kai also became interested, turned around, and listened attentively.

The King of the Kingdom of Shak suddenly straightened up, his legs having vanished: "With the divinely bestowed spiritual power of my profession, I can break free from the control of the Donglin and seize the strength to oppose them!"

At this point, the King of the Kingdom of Shak paused, and looked at Ankai…

Although he didn't know Ankai's strength, he could clearly sense that Ankai didn't have the same "divinely bestowed profession" aura as Wayne.

"A divinely bestowed profession?"

An Kai recalled the second system choice he made when he was imbued with spirit.

Divine prayer, divinely bestowed professional spirituality, and his own "spiritual awakening" are the three known methods of spiritual empowerment he has received.

Judging from this situation, it seems that Donglin's method of imbuing spirits is not one of these three?

At this moment, the King of the Kingdom of Shak was still explaining to Wayne the precautions for imbuing the "Heavenly Profession" with spirits...

However, as he recounted the story, the lower half of the Shak Kingdom disappeared.

It's as if it were erased by an eraser, leaving no trace in this world.

A moment later, Shak's body had vanished down to his chest. With his remaining half-arm, he gently patted Wayne:

"Boy, take him to that esteemed man. He's looked after you for so long, and I, as your father, haven't even thanked him. That's incredibly rude of me!"

Wayne paused, wanting to say something, but in the end he pursed his lips, lowered his head, and chose to carry the King of the Shak Kingdom on his back, his steps heavy, towards Ankai.

Although it was only about 20 meters away, it felt like an insurmountable barrier to Wayne.

Ugh…

Seeing this, Ankai moved swiftly and came to Wayne's side.

The King of Shak gently nudged Wayne's back with his head: "Kid, put me down!"

Wayne was unwilling, but he also knew that his father and Ankai really had something to say to each other.

"Stay away, don't come near here."

The King of the Kingdom of Shak paused, then urged Wayne to leave.

This time, Wayne didn't leave happily as he usually did when his father chased him away.

Instead, they chose to stay here, their steps heavy, their teeth clenched, their lips pursed, refusing to move an inch!

"roll!"

The two, who were once a loving father and son, suddenly turned against each other when the King of the Kingdom of Shak.

"Father...Father!"

Wayne's eyes were filled with tears, his expression pleading, hoping his father wouldn't let him leave...

"roll!"

The Kingdom of Shak remained unfazed and used all their strength to drive Wayne away.

Even now, unwillingly, Wayne could only slowly walk away backwards…

Tears streamed down his face, blurring his vision. His father's figure grew increasingly indistinct in his eyes...

With a casual wave of his hand, Ankai unleashed the [Freezing Technique] domain, enveloping him and the King of the Shak Kingdom in a pitch-black aura.

From that moment on, Wayne would never see his father again…

Within the [Freezing Spell] field, the King of the Kingdom of Shak breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you."

He thanked Ankai for helping him maintain his "dignity" in the final moments of his death...

The Frozen Spell enveloped him, ensuring that his tragic death would not be seen by anyone else... by Wayne.

"Actually, I was a little selfish. I let Wayne leave because I didn't want him to carry too much burden."

"I know him. This kid has always had his own ideas since he was little. He may seem carefree, but he is actually very thoughtful."

"After I coughed unintentionally, he would spend a year redesigning the palace environment..."

"Sir, you know what, this kid is quite clever. After his planning, I really haven't coughed at all..."

Cough cough! Cough cough!

After coughing violently a few times, the Kingdom of Shak gave an embarrassed laugh…

"Sir, do you want to know the location of Donglin Temple's seclusion?"

An Kai, who had been silent all along, reacted for the first time and slowly nodded.

"Sir, could you please grant me a request...?"

An Kai frowned; he hated being blackmailed with questions.

The King of the Shak Kingdom, seemingly oblivious to Ankai's expression, continued speaking to himself, "Can't you just give me a quick death? I don't want to die such a wretched death!"

"I am the King of the Kingdom of Shak! How can I be so pathetic!"

Suddenly, the king of the Kingdom of Shak exuded an aura of dominance.

"Okay! I promise you!"

I thought it would be something serious, but it turned out to be something that could be done very easily.

"Hahaha! Thank you, sir!"

The Kingdom of Shak seemed to have no more worries.

He has already said what he needed to say regarding entrusting his son to others.

In their brief encounter, he had already learned about An Kai's personality, and what he had said was enough.

With Ankai's guarantee, the King of the Shak Kingdom's last wish was fulfilled.

At this moment, the aura of a sovereign has returned.

Having been treated like a dog for so long, the King of the Kingdom of Shak had almost forgotten what it felt like to stand up straight.

"My lord, the Donglin Academy's secluded retreat is located at..."

...

Five minutes later.

A sudden surge occurred within the [Freeze] field…

The next moment, the [Freeze] field disappeared.

Only Ankai appeared.

Wayne stared blankly at Ankai, his mouth agape for a moment before finally managing to utter, "Did...did he suffer when he died?"

"No, I left with a smile."

He did indeed leave with a smile, because Ankai chose to strike suddenly when the Kingdom of Shak was laughing, allowing him to depart without pain.

"Malken!"

The fifth-tier [Assassin] Malken, who had been standing next to Wayne, suddenly came to his senses.

"M-Sir, what's wrong?"

His face still showed a confused, puzzled, and dazed expression.

The reason was that the King of the Kingdom of Shak died completely before his eyes…

"There's a magic stone vein underground. Have those damned fifth-tier orcs mine all the mid-grade magic stones for me within a day!"

After uttering those words, An Kai disappeared.

He disguised himself and entered the capital of the Principality of Buklin.

To him, the King of the Kingdom of Shak was just a passerby, a stranger.

His heart was surprisingly touched by this stranger...

For Yu Ankai, the king of the kingdom was once an incredibly distant figure.

Now, however, he is personally sending this king on his way...

An Kai felt troubled, unable to figure out what had caused his distress.

Is it the father-son relationship between Wayne and the King of Shak? Or the King of Shak's nonchalant attitude at the time of his death?

He didn't know what to do; all he wanted to do now was find Donglin and smash Donglin's damn head with the [Brute Force Staff]!

"Donglin! Wait for me!"

An Kai muttered to himself, if the Kingdom of Shak hadn't told him about this, he wouldn't have expected that Dong Lin was actually hiding there in seclusion!

The next day.

An Kai first checked the side quests and confirmed that Dong Lin had not emerged from seclusion, but he was puzzled as to who had killed his clone.

At the same time, An Kai also saw something else: because Donglin had sent a message, the forces behind the seven foreign tribes had learned of the existence of his Desert Good Family.

"You scum! You really deserve to die!"

An Kai cursed fiercely, his eyes gloomy.

Standing outside the Principality of Buckingham's mausoleum, I couldn't wait to smash Donglin's head!

"My lord, the collection is complete."

At this moment, Malken suddenly appeared beside Ankai, holding a storage ring in his hand, which he handed to Ankai.

[43 Medium-grade Magic Stones]

"Only 43?"

Ankai already had 12, so adding these 43 makes a total of 55.

Malken chuckled sheepishly, "My lord, that's already a lot. Five fifth-tier orcs were seriously injured while collecting the rare magic stones..."

"Is it possible to recover?"

Malken shook his head: "I don't know."

Ankai pondered for a few seconds: "If they can't be restored, let's send them to be used for pile driving. My castle is under construction anyway."

Upon hearing this, Malken paused for a moment, then slowly nodded.

Another thought arose in his mind: a fifth-tier orc, the master just threw him away like that. This shows that the fifth-tier orc is really not someone the master can't discard.

Malken silently made up his mind that he would definitely make a name for himself in the House of Good Assassins' Guild!

After finishing his report, Malken quietly left.

Before long, Wayne regained his composure and came to Ankai's side: "My lord, the analysis of [Fireblast] is complete."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wayne handed over an exquisite spell scroll!

【Firestorm Lv0 Roll 'Analysis Board'】

[Usage Requirements: Intelligence 589, Endurance 436, Stamina 481, Strength 531.]

Upon seeing the scroll, An Kai's breath hitched. He was certain that this thing was utterly useless to any other mage except for himself.

Such high scores in all four attributes.

You should have learned [Fire Blast] a long time ago!

Others suffer hardship, but Ankai is a panacea.

Putting away [Fire Blast], Ankai didn't hold back his praise: "Well done!"

Wayne remained expressionless, reverting to his usual demeanor, seemingly unmoved by anything.

He continued, outlining his plan: "My lord, I will begin researching methods to shorten lifespans and rapidly put them into production, starting with orcs."

"At the same time, I will also use their lifespan to develop items that can be converted into our own human lifespan."

"Not just orcs, all alien races are among my research targets!"

"I've initially set out a five-year plan. I'm sure we'll make some discoveries in five years!"

Wayne, as he recounted these events, had a sinister expression on his face; the hatred he felt was palpable, needing no further explanation.

Watching Wayne's actions, Ankai suddenly felt that perhaps he was raising a "monster scholar"...

but…

This seems pretty good.

An Kai chuckled and suddenly patted Wayne on the shoulder: "Just tell me what you need. If Fuling Tower can't meet your needs, you can come to me, and I'll help you!"

Wayne suddenly suppressed his hatred and regained his usual calm expression: "Thank you, sir!"

Five days later.

The Good Family's outing team gathers here.

Without needing to say anything, the first thing the group did upon arrival was to massacre the city.

The capital of the Principality of Tubklin.

The alien races suffered heavy losses. Among them, it is worth mentioning that the 28th prince of the orcs, Gulair, who was disguised as Ankai, was killed due to his own carelessness.

He was seriously injured during the alien counterattack.

An Kai glanced at it and casually remarked, "If it's beyond saving, send it for pile driving."

Terrified, the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs, disregarding his own injuries, patted his chest and coughed up blood with each word, assuring him, "My lord, it's just a minor injury, I'll definitely recover!"

An Kai witnessed firsthand what it meant to force a smile.

Whether he recovers or not, he doesn't really care.

Because the value of the orc prince Gulair to him was negligible.

His only outstanding trait was his "cautious" personality; after being controlled by Ankai, this trait lost its luster...

Two days later.

Through the side quest, it was confirmed once again that Donglin had not left the pass and was even preparing to go to a second country to secretly mine the veins himself.

Ankai would absolutely not give him that chance.

Leading the fifth-rank members of the Good House team, and concealing their presence within Malken's aura, they sped towards Donglin's secluded cultivation location!

Among them, the fourth-tier professionals and the twenty-eighth orc prince, Guleil, were left in the capital of the Duchy of Buklin as a disguise...

Therefore, the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs, Gulaier, has been in a state of panic every moment since Ankai left.

He was terrified that a volatile fifth-tier alien race member might suddenly appear and slap him, this traitor among the alien race, to death...

...

Ankai and his party traveled eastward from the capital of the Principality of Buklin.

It takes a day.

They arrived at the Donglin retreat site.

It was also Ankai's former residence...

—An unnamed town!

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