Master Changsheng

Chapter 170, Section 167: A Dream Fulfilled

The widow's mournful voice echoed from Hanks's courtyard.

The voice was shrill and sorrowful.

Just now, Hanks, with a smile on his face, closed his eyes in her arms.

The faint breathing stopped abruptly, and the complexion, which had become rosy due to the "last gasp of life," instantly turned deathly pale, and the hands and feet became ice-cold, as if they were blocks of ice.

Just after Hanks stopped catching his breath, his skin aged rapidly, turning in the blink of an eye into the bark of an old tree that had been battered by yellow sand for many years.

My condolences.

Wayne entered the courtyard at some point, and at this moment he represented not only himself, but also Ankai and Chaos City.

After Wayne, those who had left the courtyard returned one after another. Looking at Widow Wang holding the cold Hanks, they all whispered words of condolence: "Please accept my condolences!"

Standing in the courtyard, Wayne looked puzzled.

"The Necromancer Job Change Certificate" couldn't save Hanks?

"Does the master not want to save Hanks?"

Standing in the courtyard, Wayne looked at the grieving widow and the dead Hanks, who showed no signs of turning into an undead creature, and felt a little puzzled.

He could never figure out or guess what Teacher Ankai did.

About half an hour later, the witch clan entered the courtyard. Dressed in white, they began to make arrangements for Hanks' funeral.

During this time, Widow Wang held Hanks's cold "corpse" without moving.

After the grief, she seemed to be in a daze, her eyes vacant, and she was unresponsive even when others greeted her.

Hanks' death became a significant event among some of the most important figures in Chaos City.

The leaders of various organizations, including the Spirit Pavilion, the Demon Exorcism Pavilion, the City Merchants Guild, the Good House Mage Association, and the Good House Assassin Association, all came to Hanks' relatively small courtyard to bid him farewell.

In addition, Nurnexus, the pet kept by the mysterious master in the castle, also came here.

Nowadays, Nurnexus and Hanks no longer dislike each other as much as they used to.

Ultimately, it's because the two no longer need to compete for the position of "An Kai's right-hand man".

After all, the two men, one man and one dragon, have long since fallen from their positions as "Ankai's left and right arms".

Even those who replaced them, such as Malken and Milton, are now unable to keep up with Ankai's pace and have lost their former status as "Ankai's right-hand men".

Although Milton, Malken, and the others are no longer Ankai's "right-hand men," their status in Chaos City remains high because of their former positions.

of course.

This was Ankai's tacit agreement, and his indifference to questioning it.

Just pay his taxes. There are so many things to do in the city every day. If you have to take care of everything, you'll be exhausted.

After its level was raised to [Lv44], Nurnexus's size expanded again, and it was now close to 10 meters in length.

It had a burly build and a ferocious head.

After squeezing into Hanks' courtyard with great difficulty, the people around him dispersed to give Nurnexus a wide space when they saw that the newcomer was Nurnexus.

Throughout Chaos City, everyone knows that besides being the castle owner's pet, Nurnexus also has an exceptionally foul mouth.

If it weren't for the fact that it was Ankai's pet, it would have died countless times already...

"The old man, he's really dead?"

"What a pity, leaving such a pretty young woman alone, can you leave in peace?"

"Ugh!"

Nurnexus thought he was muttering something under his breath.

He was a little puzzled as to why everyone around him was looking at him.

His eyes looked a little strange?

Especially Hanks's little sissy, why is she looking at me with such an angry expression?

Nurnexus, with his Warcraft mindset, immediately spoke up to defend himself after being met with the Queen Widow's angry glare:

"I didn't kill him!"

"The last time I yelled at him was five years ago!"

That time, I only called him "a sickly wretch!"

Upon hearing this, Widow Wang's anger intensified.

If it weren't for the large number of people around and the need to consider An Kai's identity, Widow Wang would have slapped Nurnexius to death long ago.

Just like Ankai often says, you have to consider the owner before you beat a dog.

Hanks had just died, and he slapped Nurnexus in public right there in front of everyone. Wasn't that a blatant provocation against Ankai?

Of course, if it weren't in public, Widow Wang would definitely have given Nurnexus a good beating!

Nurneseus thought he was just muttering quietly, but little did he know that his quiet muttering was like a thunderclap in the courtyard, resounding in everyone's ears...

Compared to the minor incident involving Nurnexus, most people remained solemn.

People came and went, and the most common phrase they left behind was: "Please accept my condolences."

There are also words of doubt and disbelief from Nurneshius.

Whether you believe it or not, it won't change Hanks's state.

When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out; the skin decays, the face turns pale, and the body becomes cold and stiff.

Only Widow Wang, seemingly unwilling to give up, continued to embrace Hanks…

Only after someone from the witch clan reminded her did the widow reluctantly release her hands.

Put Hanks into a coffin made of gold coins.

This can be considered a dream come true for Hanks.

He once said that he would build a house with gold coins in the future.

The dream did come true, but unfortunately, it wasn't to reside in the place while alive, but rather after death.

Time passes, and people come and go.

There was one person who never showed up.

It was none other than Ankai…

...

[Divine Court] Above the vast ocean.

Ankai sat in the room of the former Eighth Prince of the Orcs.

The window is open, and I can enjoy the sea breeze.

This time, the [Beast Taming] technique was used to enslave 314521 orcs, including 913 orcs, including the Eighth Prince, who were powerful sixth-tier orcs.

In addition, there are nearly five thousand ordinary sixth-tier orcs, who are sixth-tier orcs who advanced by using either [Strengthening Body: 30] or [Forging God: 30].

The rest are mostly [Spirit Empowerment], [Body Strengthening/Spirit Forging], and fifth-tier orcs.

There are also some fourth-tier orcs, but not many.

Judging from these surface-level strengths alone, they already surpass the current strength of Chaos City by several levels.

Enslaving over 30 orcs did more than just gain a group of capable slaves.

Resources were also abundant.

One 10,000-meter-long giant ship and 912 1,000-meter-long giant ships.

These ships are sufficient to support Chaos City's sea voyages.

In addition, there are countless kinds of food, precious materials, gold coins, etc.

By depositing it into the Chaos City treasury, it can bring a substantial return to the Chaos City.

Ankai also acquired quite a few magic stones, which he particularly liked.

Among them, there are over 100,000 low-grade magic stones.

More than 200,000 magic cores of various grades.

There are also 1423 mid-grade magic stones.

At this point, Ankai possesses a total of 28274 mid-grade magic stones.

This quantity of mid-grade magic stones is sufficient for cultivation.

As for low-grade magic stones and magic cores, Ankai basically didn't care much.

In ten years, Chaos City has become another emerging city in the wasteland, attracting countless merchants.

Chaos City has become the only city in the wasteland to openly use low-grade magic stones as a form of exchange.

Even when Ankai was collecting taxes, he was only charging for low-grade magic stones…

As for mid-grade magic stones…

One of them occasionally appears in Chaos City.

Every time a mid-grade magic stone appears, its price is driven up to astronomical levels.

Of course, in the end, it all ended up in Ankai's pocket.

Ankai can confidently say that he has no interest in money or low-grade magic stones.

This is not an exaggeration, but a realistic depiction.

The reason Wayne was favored was that despite his low strength, he held a high position.

It was because of his assistance that Chaos City operated in an orderly manner and continuously supplied resources to Ankai.

This would free Ankai from the burden of excessive resource consumption…

Therefore, among the spoils, the only ones that could pique Ankai's interest were the 1423 mid-grade magic stones.

After all, he not only had no shortage of other things, but was also much richer than the orcs.

"Sir, they're back."

At that moment, the voice of the Orc King's clone came from outside the door.

An Kai waved his hand gently, and the door opened automatically without any wind.

It slowly opens to both sides.

The eighth prince of the orcs strode into the room, dragging a half-dead human along.

"Lord! The ant has been caught."

"He had 19 men with him, all of whom I have wiped out!"

Ankai nodded and went to Moore, who was barely clinging to life.

He stepped on his body, used the [Brute Force Staff] to flick Moore's head, and straightened it...

Moore slowly opened his eyes. In his senses, the aura of the [Heart of the Sea God], which he had been searching for for 10 years, was right in front of him!

"I heard you've been looking for me?"

Moore's expression changed drastically...

The thoughts in my mind cleared up instantly…

It turns out he intentionally hid the Heart of the Sea God!

No wonder I couldn't find him!

however.

It was too late. Moore, at the peak of the [Forging God] realm, was suddenly freed as the restriction was broken.

Before he could react, he was devoured by the orcs.

The replacement sent by the "organization" did not arrive due to some minor issues.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so easily defeated by the orcs.

At this moment, it's too late to say anything.

Moore stared hatefully at Ankai's face, trying to memorize it forever...

"I never imagined... that the Heart of the Sea God... would be... within you... orcs!"

Indeed, Ankai's face at this moment bore a slight resemblance to that of the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs.

Logically speaking, a [Normal] quality [Disguiser's Mask] shouldn't be able to fool a professional like Moore.

But the mask also depends on whose face it's worn on.

Ankai's aura was constantly activated, and there was also an [Freezing Technique] field activated by Ankai present. If Moore wanted to see Ankai's face clearly, he would first have to break through Ankai's layers of protection...

Moore is a member of a mysterious "organization" that is suspected to have a close relationship with Donglin.

Ankai was strong enough to kill Moore long ago, but he couldn't find a suitable scapegoat.

At this point, the orcs have been subdued, and a scapegoat has been found.

An Kai chuckled softly, nodded to the Eighth Prince of the Orcs, and then walked out of the room…

I had just stepped out of the room when I heard a sound like a watermelon being smashed coming from inside…

next moment!

Just like when Ankai killed that elf, a tremendous pressure suddenly appeared!

The oppressive aura lasted for a second, followed by an angry shout: "Orcs!"

Inside the room, the eighth prince of the orcs picked at his ear.

He spoke with disdain, "Why are you calling me 'dad'?"

"you…!"

The oppressive aura dissipated, and as it vanished, the person who had possessed it seemed to be in a bad mood…

...

Orc Kingdom.

Having just sent someone to deliver resources to his little eight, the orc is now in seclusion, contemplating how to counterattack the elves.

Just then.

A passage opened up in front of him.

A suppressed anger echoed from inside the corridor: "Unqualified!"

Before the Orc King could react, the passage vanished.

Only after the passage disappeared did the Orc King realize what had happened…

Five years ago, my application to join the "Longevity Organization" was rejected.

He, the emperor of the orc kingdom, was actually turned away by an organization?

The Orc King is enraged!

Without a second thought, he forcibly opened the channel: "I need an explanation!"

"explain?"

"You're shameless! Think about what you've done before you try to explain yourself!"

boom!

The passageway collapsed...

This indicates that the other party has forcibly severed ties with the Orc King.

The fact that they could do this shows that their strength is no less than that of the Orc King.

Upon seeing this, the Orc King was stunned.

They were speaking the common language of mainland China, so how come he couldn't understand a single word they said?

"What have I done?"

...

The reason the "Eternal Life Organization" was so resolute was because the Eighth Prince of the Orcs killed Moore.

Although Moore's strength is not among the top in the organization, he controls the aura of the Heart of the Sea God.

At this moment, with Moore dead, the aura of the Heart of the Sea God will completely disappear.

For their "longevity organization," this loss is considerable.

Their organization isn't one of those top-tier powers that can arbitrarily send numerous professionals into the [Divine Court].

The "Longevity Organization" is a clandestine organization whose sole purpose is to achieve immortality. To this end, the "Longevity Organization" has committed numerous outrageous acts!

For example, Donglin, a member of the "Organization," sacrificed millions of lives to open the first level of the "Divine Court."

It can be described as the largest and deadliest operation by the "Longevity Organization" in a thousand years.

The name of Donglin and the "Longevity Organization" have once again come to the forefront, only this time with infamy.

Even so, the "Longevity Organization" still indiscriminately absorbs living beings from the mainland.

For the organization's supreme belief: immortality.

Use every means to pursue and achieve it.

During this period, the Orc King was one of their recruits and test subjects.

He had intended to accept the Orc King, that rude fellow, into joining, but the Orcs, within the [Divine Court], deliberately surrounded and attacked Moore and his group.

This caused the aura that the organization had painstakingly collected ten years ago, taking advantage of the initial appearance of the "Heart of the Sea God," to disappear with Moore's death.

This means that the "Eternal Life Organization" has returned to the same starting line as those top forces in its exploration of the "First Level of the Divine Court".

However, the "Longevity Organization" cannot send a large number of people in, so starting from the same point is tantamount to giving up.

Therefore, this is the reason for the "Longevity Organization's" anger.

In a fit of anger, they chose to refuse to admit the Orc King into their ranks.

In retaliation against the Orc King, the "Eternal Life Organization" deliberately recruited the leaders of the three most powerful tribes in the Orc Kingdom.

The price is a portion of the so-called "secret to immortality"...

The Orc King, in his seclusion, racked his brains but still couldn't figure out how he had offended this damned "Eternal Life Organization"...

Little did he know that it was his beloved Xiao Ba who had taken the blame for him…

"Damn it! What on earth happened?!"

For some reason, the Orc King had a feeling that he had been framed...

...

"My lord, that old bastard Orc King has already sent people to deliver resources to the border of the Divine Court."

"I plan to ask for resources again in five days. Knowing that old geezer's personality, I estimate he'll become suspicious after three times at most."

In front of the Orc King's clone, the Eighth Prince of the Orcs kept calling him "Old Immortal," acting all "filial."

The Beastman King's avatar frowned. Hearing the Eighth Beastman Prince's words, he had a feeling that the other party was insulting him...

"Well done, you're much better than those two good-for-nothings!"

Ankai was generous with his praise, patting the eighth prince of the orcs on the shoulder with an encouraging smile.

This orc prince is a good person.

Not only did they actively request resources, but they also resolved the minor concern of "organization".

The orc caravan headed towards Chaos City.

The speed was not intentionally increased.

Wayne uses the [Contract] to livestream the "Hanks' Funeral" process to Ankai from time to time.

During this time, Wayne hesitated several times before speaking.

Ankai knew what he wanted to ask.

It all boils down to whether the [Necromancer Job Change Certificate] can save Hanks.

The answer is obvious.

No.

To date, Ankai has not found a suitable user for the [Necromancer Job Change Certificate].

After receiving the certificate, Ankai tested it immediately, but he couldn't use it.

No system notifications appeared.

Then they inquired with some outside mages, such as Arken, about the profession of "necromancer".

Through communication with Aken and the others, Ankai became certain that the "necromancers" of Donglin and the "necromancers" they described as skilled at digging graves and assembling skeletons were not the same species.

Initially, Ankai also thought that the [Necromancer Job Change Certificate] would allow Hanks to live a little longer.

It turned out he was overthinking it...

To date, no one in Chaos City has met the requirements for the [Necromancer Job Change Certificate]!

And Hanks…

Ankai stood by the window.

Reflecting on his discoveries over the years, and extrapolating from Hanks' past experiences...

"Life and death are preordained, wealth and honor are determined by Heaven."

late at night.

More than 300,000 orcs quietly arrived in Chaos City.

At Ankai's instruction, they gathered on the eastern side of the island where Chaos City was located.

This is also the closest shoreline to Ankai Castle in a straight line.

After settling the orcs, Ankai led 500 top-tier sixth-order orcs as his guards and sped towards Chaos City.

One hour later.

Outside Hanks's compound.

Even late at night, the lights were still on in Hanks' small home.

It was covered in white.

At the entrance, the witches guarding the gate were about to shout when Ankai suddenly appeared before them, but Ankai stopped them.

With one step, An Kai's figure disappeared.

Upon entering the courtyard, I stood before a coffin made of gold coins.

Ankai closed his eyes tightly, using his meditation skill to the maximum extent.

A moment later…

"That old man, he really was hiding something..."

"You're really lucky!"

An Kai chuckled softly, then turned and left.

A thought in my heart finally came to fruition…

After Ankai left, a sudden gust of wind swept through Hanks' courtyard, and bolts of lightning crashed down from the sky!

Wayne, who was left outside, saw this scene and sensed the presence of lightning in the air, and suddenly froze on the spot...

"[Heaven-Given Profession] Enchantment?!"

(End of this chapter)