Master Changsheng

Chapter 92, Episode 091: [Quality: Lord]

The Mage Association was involved in every instance of turmoil that began in the seven kingdoms surrounding the desert, a fact that not only the twenty-eighth prince of the orcs discovered through his investigation.

Ankai, who had been staying in the mage tower, also discovered this through the daily side quests.

Furthermore, Ankai summarized a pattern.

It started with chaos in the Principality's Mage Association, followed by the king's mysterious death.

Finally, the Mage Association rallied the mages of the country to fight for the prince/princess who wanted to seize the throne. Just when victory was in sight, the prince/princess mysteriously encountered an accident.

Their standard procedure is to be drugged and lose their magical powers.

Yes, they also have something in common: they are all disciples of the president of the mage association in their respective countries.

Furthermore, mages possess exceptional talent.

Ultimately, these princes/princesses will have no choice but to flee to the desolate, lawless wasteland, due to the sudden loss of their magical powers and the sudden collapse of the Mage Association.

They considered escaping to other countries, such as leaving the wasteland, but they were all blocked by a force.

These principalities would then fall into a turbulent situation of widespread suffering and rampant foreign invasion.

Based on the patterns he had summarized, An Kai strongly suspected that the source of these disturbances was that old codger from Donglin!

It's because every time a town of the dead appears, that country begins to follow this pattern he's observed...

Looking back now, the nameless town that appeared in the Principality of Buklin only lasted a few years before the Principality of Buklin disintegrated...

"That old bastard deserves to die!"

Inside the tower of the mage, An Kai silently sent his best wishes to Dong Lin.

After citizens and professionals from neighboring countries flocked to the desert, one person received tangible benefits.

It was none other than Hanks, the underground emperor of the outer city of Chaos.

It would be a lie to say that An Kai wasn't envious when he saw the changes in the outer city of Chaos City in the side quests every day.

His heart was already itching to leave this damned mage tower!

With so many outsiders entering the outer city of Chaos City, how much protection money must be collected!

Will Hanks be able to spend all that money?

Of course, in addition to ordinary people, some nobles from the seven surrounding countries also took the opportunity to escape into the desert.

They came here with various purposes.

But the most common motive is to plot against the desert, or against the Chaos City…

The inner city is not an option, given the presence of the fifth-tier, silly, big-sister Chaos City Lord.

What they wanted was the outer city, just as Ankai envied Hanks for collecting protection money in the outer city of Chaos City…

They also coveted the peaceful desert settlement outside Chaos City.

The reason they haven't made a move yet is twofold: firstly, all parties are wary of each other and have entanglements with one another, fearing that their actions might benefit others.

Secondly, the battle between the inner city of Chaos City and the desert orcs has not yet been decided, and most of the nobles who came with orders do not know which side they should pay homage to.

A fifth-tier professional is not something any force can just produce; a fourth-tier professional is already the strongest among their ranks.

Therefore, the most important thing after taking over the outer city of Chaos City is to pay homage to its leaders, or in short, become its underlings…

The combination of these two reasons is why Hanks, a third-tier professional who had been hiding his true strength, was able to become the underground emperor of Chaos City for so long.

Whenever Ankai sees these things through side quests, he has expressed his envy for Hanks countless times.

After calculating the time, An Kai took out a piece of white paper from the first floor of the Mage Tower from his storage ring and used his magic core to carve another bar on it.

"I've collected protection money from you eight times in a year and a half. How is this any different from doing charity?"

An Kai muttered something to himself, then folded the white paper and put it away.

He was ready. Once he came out of quarantine, he would take this blank piece of paper to Hanks and demand his share of the protection fees from the eight times.

After a year and a half, there should have been nine installments of protection fee payments, but there was no other way.

Who told Ankai to think he was kind-hearted...?

...

The outer city of Chaos City.

Formerly the headquarters of the Evergreen Gang, now the City Lord's Mansion.

A minute ago, Hanks and Widow Wang were exploring the meaning of life.

Hanks, panting heavily, slowly said, "After collecting next month's fees, we should leave."

When Widow Wang heard Hanks' words, she looked at him blankly and asked, "Leave?"

"Alas! These are turbulent times!"

"We have no choice but to leave. Those noble gentlemen are running out of patience. Let's escape while they can still keep each other in check."

"This time, it will be just the two of us leaving. I plan to take you away from the wasteland. The surrounding countries are becoming increasingly chaotic, and even the Kingdom of Shak is on the verge of collapse. It is no longer safe to stay here."

Hanks presented facts and reasoning, believing he could persuade Widow Wang.

To everyone's surprise, after hearing what he said, Widow Wang didn't turn her head, but continued to stare blankly at the roof, muttering, "I'm not leaving."

Although his voice was soft, his tone was firm.

This startled Hanks, who instinctively asked, "Why?"

"Why? My first man died in this desert. According to custom, I can't leave."

"I won't hold you back. Let's continue being husband and wife for another month."

Widow Wang slowly sat up and looked out the blurry window at the sweltering courtyard...

Hanks, sitting on the edge of the bed, remained silent for a long time before saying in a low voice, "I'll think about it some more."

After getting dressed, Hanks, looking somewhat dejected, left the room.

After he left, Widow Wang watched Hanks' departing figure, somewhat lost in thought, and murmured to herself, "I... can't leave the wasteland..."

...

Inside the Mage Tower.

Ten days later.

In ten days, An Kai learned how to upgrade his equipment to +6, and although he was impatient, he had something to look forward to.

Aside from occasionally checking out the side quests and feeling a bit annoyed by that old geezer Hanks living a life of luxury in the outer city of Chaos, it wasn't a big deal.

In 10 days, Ankai gained a total of 16 attribute points.

This improvement is quite remarkable compared to how he could only gain one attribute point per month at the beginning.

After adding the four attributes, [Intelligence] reached [525] points, and the other three attributes also reached 524 points.

For the past ten days, he has been using [Summon] on time, but unfortunately, he has only obtained 7 Tier 3 magic cores and nothing else.

The elite-level monster I've been longing for hasn't even appeared once.

Today, Ankai used [Summon] again. At this moment, Ankai's state of mind had become somewhat calm and undisturbed.

Ultimately, it's because of too much disappointment...

A six-pointed star array floated beneath his feet, and familiar magical elements coalesced...

A moment later, a flash of light appeared…

[Nurnexus: Lv23]

[Quality: Lord]

[Talent: None]

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