Chapter 332: Clues
Translator: YH Editor: TYZ/CakeHermit
A dark and empty gallery deep within the Beast Venom Temple.
Two god shamans were engaged in a quiet discussion as they walked.
"Did you know? The iron man was moved to the blood pool this morning under the elder god priest’s special order."
"That’s good, I hope he regains his consciousness soon. It’s a waste for soone as tough as iron man to beco a blood sacrificial warrior."
"I agree, but who knows when he’s going to wake up. It’s extrely strange that he has obvious responses towards external stimuli but simply doesn’t wake up. To think he was just going to be used as an expendable, but now nobody wants him to die. One hundred and eight types of fresh blood. The previous record was only sixty-two types!"
"Perhaps he has sothing in his heart that he just can’t let go of. What a terrifying resolution that must be, if his will is still intact despite being infused with one hundred and eight types of blood. Is he from the first batch of blood sacrificial warriors?"
"Yeah, it was before this place even existed."
"If I rember correctly, that batch of blood sacrificial warriors were made from maid individuals?"
"Yes, they were all elentalists who failed to transform into god elentalists. Recycling is all the rage, you know."
"That’s probably why he doesn’t want to wake up."
"That’s true, it’s quite the dilemma. Do you think he’ll eventually wake up?"
"Maybe, maybe not. Who knows."
...
The two silhouettes gradually faded out of sight as their voices beca fainter.
At the bottom of a deep, crimson pool surrounded by countless troughs filled with blood, a motionless figure was faintly visible.
.....
Swordsman Training Hall.
Ai Hui thought of the old prisoner because a plan like the lesser Avalon of Five Elents was probably hatched by an ambitious organization like the Assembly of Patriarchs. The old prisoner had an amazing wealth of knowledge and even used to have a high position in the Assembly of Patriarchs. The likelihood of him being exposed to related matters was, as such, relatively high.
"... Soone in the organization has indeed done research on this. The idea of leaving the Avalon of Five Elents has been played around with several tis in the past. Because of this, soone has broached the subject before. Later on, however, the relationship between the Assembly of Patriarchs and the Avalon of Five Elents beca increasingly tight and this idea was never ntioned again."
"I have seen the description of a place in the Wilderness that was suitable for the establishnt of a five elental city back when I’d looked through one of the seniors’ notebooks. There was also a sketch accompanying the information. A pity this was too long ago and my mory has blurred. What’s more, I wasn’t particularly interested in the Wilderness back then, so I only gave it a cursory glance."
"If you want to find out its exact location, you’ll have to make a trip to headquarters. This particular notebook should be kept on the seventh floor of the headquarters’ Hall of Ancient Records, its author has the surna Xiao. I’ve completely forgotten any other details. I hope this is sufficient to help you."
Headquarters?
Ai Hui hesitated for a mont. He knew that as Chu Zhaoyang, he was qualified to join headquarters. Hua Kui had ntioned it to him several tis, but he never once agreed.
The relationship between the old prisoner and the Assembly of Patriarchs was a strange one. He was sotis very proud of them and sotis very angry with them. Every now and then, he would sigh deeply when he spoke of the organization.
Ai Hui privately guessed that the old prisoner most likely betrayed them or sohow got expelled. He wondered what relationships inside the Assembly were like, but the old prisoner always refused to talk about it.
The old prisoner was nice, but very cautious. He was on alert most of the ti and never spouted nonsense. The advice he gave was largely pertinent and worldly, and his guidance had been indispensable to Ai Hui’s progress during these three years. Like Master Shao, he was an elentalist not geared towards fighting.
Nothing had been heard from Master Shao yet. It was as if he had suddenly vanished from this world.
Lou Lan missed Master Shao a lot, and worried about him constantly. Master Shao had, after all, been a big part of Lou Lan’s life ever since he could rember.
The ssage tree lit up again.
"Judging from the current situation, building a five elental city shouldn’t be your goal. For those who are weak, having too sumptuous a al is no different from taking poison. Although the Elders Guild has made such a commitnt regarding the selection of the next Great Elder, only those whose foundations are strong enough will be capable of holding onto the post firmly. You won’t be able to build a five elental city or hold the position of Great Elder if you don’t beco much stronger first."
Ai Hui laughed. The old man was too conservative, but he had good intentions in mind.
Ai Hui quickly wrote on the leaf. "Rest assured that I do not covet the position of Great Elder, and have never once thought of lording over a five elental city; however, having control over a five elental city is incredibly enticing for the aristocratic families. I believe it would be a good investnt if I can sell one off at the opportune mont. A pauper dying of poverty pays his respects to the great prisoner."
That’s right, Ai Hui never thought of fighting for the position of Great Elder. This simply wasn’t sothing he hankered after.
However, he wasn’t sure whether this plan would work out.
As more and more people returned to Swordsman Training Hall, the information collected started to pile up.
The prices of various materials were soaring on the markets. All the enterprises were desperately acquiring materials. The elental energy pool blueprints were already available for purchase from the Elders Guild, but at a price of one thousand Heaven rit Points. Hunting groups’ commissions were easily up tenfold, but those that were highly reputable commanded even larger sums of money. Despite these exorbitant prices, almost all of the hunting groups had been signed by various aristocratic families. The first wave of elentalists had already made their way into the Wilderness.
All of a sudden, the Avalon of Five Elents’s broken spirit seed to have been restored.
"The elental energy pool costs one thousand Heaven rit Points, what a ludicrous price! The Elders Guild is ruthless."
"Shall we start moving? I see so many others frantically rushing into the Wilderness."
"Nah, I don’t think so. Not many people can afford to buy the blueprints anyway."
"Nobody’s even bothering about the elental energy pool. Anyone willing to go into the Wilderness can make a ton of money. The commission for average elentalists has gone up five tis already. Who is going to remain here?"
"But it’s risky."
"There are so many of us, even the dire beasts will be afraid."
Everyone was engaged in lively discussion about the current situation.
Ai Hui called Shi Xueman, Duanmu Huanghun, and a few others to one side. Lowering his voice, he said, "I need your opinion on sothing. Do you think we’d be able to sell a five elental city at a good price?"
"Five elental city? Sell?"
They were all staring at Ai Hui blankly.
Shi Xueman was the first to respond. "Do you know sothing? Have you found the right location?"
Ai Hui thought for a mont before saying, "There’s a chance, but it’s not certain."
Everyone was in high spirits. A five elental city would command the highest reward the Elders Guild had offered.
Fatty imdiately asked, "If you had a five elental city, why would you want to sell it? Why not just directly take the position of Great Elder and rule over the entire Avalon of Five Elents?"
"Moron!"
Everyone spoke out in universal contempt.
Duanmu Huanghun said, "Selling is a good idea since influential families would be willing to pay almost any price to buy one. What I’m afraid of is that they may attempt to take it by force. I have looked through the Elders Guild’s instructions and nothing on it disallows snatching."
Other people were also worried. After three hard years of tempering, they were no longer the ignorant teenagers they had once been. They knew very well that if the benefits were large enough, people would beco willing to take bigger risks. Whether it was the influential families or the new citizens, they would all be the sa.
Ai Hui said, "Then I’ll give the city to Iron lady and let her be the Great Elder."
Everybody’s eyes lit up. With the Shi family’s status and Shi Beihai’s imnse influence, anyone wishing to snatch the Shi family’s assets would be out of their minds.
Fatty winked at Ai Hui. "Hey, check out this guy’s generosity. The Lightning Blade is really sothing else, giving a city to a lady as gift."
The others turned their faces aside.
Shi Xueman cracked her knuckles and clenched her fists. "Do you really miss my beatings that much, Fatty?"
Fatty turned pale at the thought of the iron lady’s fists eting his face. With a flattering smile, he quickly praised, "Sister Xueman, how can you be given any ordinary gifts? You should be given an entire city at least. Ouch, ouch..."
Staring at Shi Xueman’s iron fists, Fatty fled like a terrified rat. Everyone else laughed heartily
After the humorous exchange, Duanmu Huanghun took a good look at Ai Hui and said, "Actually, Iron... Sister Xueman would make a pretty good Great Elder. With our reputations and the Shi family na as our backing, we will have enough leverage..."
"I disagree," Shi Xueman snapped. "The mont I make use of my family’s influence to step up to that position, a lot of things will move beyond my control. I would be stuck in the sa position I was before being expelled, what’s the point in that?"
Everyone was dumbfounded. It was indeed true that if Shi Xueman hadn’t gone out and done so reckless things, she’d definitely be next in line to beco the Great Elder. Going back to square one after doing so many things, what’s the point in that?
"Alright, publicly break all ties with the Shi family then. I believe the other aristocratic families won’t go on the offensive so soon anyway." Duanmu Huanghun continued, "I can’t say the sa for everyone else though."
Sang Zhijun coldly exclaid, "It’s not like we’re made of mud!"
Having this discussion helped Ai Hui to clarify his thoughts. He said, "It’s okay, we can start finding bidders after the construction of the fourth elental energy pool. We don’t have to wait until the entire city has been built to start selling. This way, we’ll have ample ti and it won’t be so eye-catching. As long as we let others know that we plan to eventually construct a five elental city, I believe we’ll be able to sell it."
Everyone nodded in agreent.
For the influential families, a semi-finished five elental city was more suited to their needs. They would gladly throw more money into the project to finish building the remaining elental energy pools.
Ai Hui left quietly after affirming the feasibility of the plan.
Shi Xueman and the others continued to stay in Peace City. Peace City was, after all, located at the border, making it a very convenient location to enter and exit the Wilderness. Besides, they could make use of the ti together to build up their camaraderie. They hadn’t fought together in three years and would do well to catch up with one another.
Most of them had served stints in the combat divisions, especially those who were a part of the A-1 unit. In terms of base level or combat experience, all of them had beco way stronger than before.
As they beca more familiar with one another, everyone quickly regained the rapport that they once had.
Swordsman Training Hall that had captured everyone’s attention soon beca completely disregarded.
The city expansion order had caused so kind of frenzy. Countless people were pouring into the Wilderness. All the ssage trees were constantly filled with ssages regarding the Wilderness.
The ssages were about things such as: Several families have begun to lay the foundations for their cities, who will be the first to complete theirs? So lucky kid managed to take down a dire beast that was wounded by others and made a fortune off it.
The Avalon of Five Elents was brimming with action.
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