Published at 17th of November 2024 9:59 am

Chapter 909: Everyone Schemes (2)

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After thinking about it, Su Yu said, "Brother Phoenix, are you saying that the mystic armors are in possession of some ancient city medallions?"

"Yes." The big bird said, "They have been here for so many years. They definitely have some medallions. They can easily buy the information about Su Yu's general location from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion and start their hunt. They only need to unlock all the doors in that area and Su Yu will be dead."

Su Yu inhaled in shock. He asked, "Aren't they afraid of provoking public anger by unlocking all doors in the area?"

"What is there to fear?" The big bird nonchalantly said, "Most people staying in ancient cities are those with no other place to go. The mystic armor race is a race with at least one Invincible. Why do they need to fear these people? Public anger? What could that even do to them? A single word from an Invincible is enough to crush all of them."

"What are the levels of their medallions?"

"I don't know." The big bird said, "But if you're willing to pay, I can try to ask around for you. But it honestly doesn't matter. The levels of their medallions are definitely high enough to deal with you humans. It's not like you humans can get into the inner rings. The mystic armor race seems to have unlocked a door in the twentieth ring before. Thus, they can probably unlock all doors up to that ring."

Twentieth ring. The mayor's residence was considered a part of the first ring. Meanwhile, the mystic armors had unlocked a door in the twentieth ring before.

Instead of asking more about the mystic armors, Su Yu asked something else, "Brother Phoenix, do you know the ways I can obtain the opportunities in the city?"

"..."

The big bird stared at him for a long while before replying, "Yes. What are you looking for? The mayor's residence? The ancient buildings? Or the medallions carried by the death spirits?"

"..."

After a long pause, Su Yu clenched his teeth and said, "Thanks, Brother Bird."

Fuck! Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. Screw them! Those damn scammers! The expensive information they sold him was known to even a random bird he found on the street. And the same information could actually be obtained for free on the streets.

The big bird seemed to have realized something. He cautiously said, "Uhm, since our transaction has been completed, I'll be taking my leave. You can keep the remaining fifty drops of source qi liquid. I don't need them. Merchants like us will normally open with a higher price. Since you did not haggle, I won't be overcharging you."

Inwardly, the big bird was cursing. Was this a customer of the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion? Initially, he didn't put much thought into that question. But when he noticed Su Yu's change of expression, it was clear that this human had just been ripped off. And it was more likely that the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was the one doing the ripping.

Generally, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion would only transact with top experts and super geniuses. The reason for that was simple. These people were rich. Most people would have very little interaction with the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion. Thus, this human before him would either be a top expert or a super genius.

Su Yu...was most likely within the city.

Numerous thoughts rose in the mind of the bird. He wondered if he should just run far away. Why did a random person he found on the street happen to be the main character of the story he was peddling?

Su Yu said nothing and tossed the remaining source qi liquid over despite his anger. How dare those scammers charge him five peak profound weapons for some information he could get for free on the streets? He would not let that slide!

When the bird saw that Su Yu was still paying, he said after some thought, "Brother, you only need to get used to this. You need to always compare prices before making your purchase. Did you buy some information from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion? That's not surprising at all. The information they sell...is overpriced. But you can always be assured of the accuracy. To be honest, some of the information you can buy from other sources is nothing but rumors. I guess you just gotta accept this."

The bird was trying to calm this human down so that the human wouldn't take his anger on the poor bird instead. This was very normal. One would get used to it after getting ripped off a few more times. At the very least, accuracy was guaranteed when one bought from the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion.

"If you have proof that they sold you inaccurate information, you can actually ask for a refund. Most of the time, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion will agree."

Su Yu nodded. He asked, "Brother, did you manage to guess who I am?"

"No." The big bird hurriedly denied, "People like me are nothing but tiny merchants. We naturally won't get involved in major quarrels like this."

"You won't sell my information right after this, right?"

"That absolutely won't happen." The big bird hurriedly explained, "Nobodies like us won't be able to meet the mystic armors even if I want to. Even if I somehow manage to meet them, they won't trust me. If they fail to find their target after acting on my information, they might even take it out on me. It's not worth risking my life just for a tiny bit of profit, right?"

Su Yu nodded, "Will the mystic armors attack the other humans if they fail to find Su Yu?"

"Who knows?" The big bird was a lot more cautious with his words now, "The mystic armor race alone might not have the courage to do so. But courage will come with a strong backer. The mystic armor race is already hostile toward the human race. The Heavenly Forge King of your human race has been trying to kill their supreme ancestor for many years. This is similar to how your Silk Destroying King has been trying to kill the Silkwyrm King for many years. Thus, when an opportunity to kill some humans arises, the people of these races won't let it go."

Su Yu was quite speechless. Those two lunatic Invincibles seemed really good at creating enemies for humanity.

"Are there no mystic armor Sunmoons in the city currently?"

"No. A Sunmoon can be considered a big shot. They only have one stationed here, but that fellow is already dead."

"Will the mayor really not involve himself in this?"

"That's most likely the case."

"Apart from the mayor, are there many Sunmoons in the city?"

"Not really. There are probably two or three of them, but they are all from the minor races. The Sunmoons of major races don't visit ancient cities that much."

Su Yu said, "Thanks for the information, Brother Phoenix."

"You're welcome. If there's nothing else, I'll be taking my leave..."

The big bird was still cursing inwardly. How unlucky. Fortunately, these young geniuses were all quite rich. A hundred drops of source qi liquid was no big deal for them.

"Sure."

After the big bird left, Su Yu exited the building as well. He was feeling quite gloomy. They all assumed that he would enter the city. What if he hadn't entered? Wouldn't all their hard work go to waste?

Why were they so sure that he was already in the city? Should he leave the city to prove them wrong? Also, would the mystic armor race really unlock all the doors to search for humans? Did they really have the courage to offend so many people?

"So either the immortals or the divines are backing them up?"

According to the big bird, the backer was unlikely to be the devils. The judgment of someone with so much experience in the Allheaven Battlefield was most likely accurate. It would seem like the human race really wasn't doing so well in the Allheaven Battlefield. Even some minor races had the courage to provoke them. This was most likely due to a lack of beating.

"What should I do?"

Su Yu kneaded his head. He wasn't really worried about himself. He could always run if he wanted to. They wouldn't be able to catch him so easily. More importantly, what about the other humans living in the city?

Some were here to take a break. Some were here to hide from whatever danger they were in. These humans who would rather stay in an ancient city than return to the Human Realm had probably committed some crime back home, so Su Yu wouldn't feel guilty implicating them. But he also didn't feel comfortable leaving them to their fates.

"What a pity that I'm not as strong as Mo Duona. Otherwise, I'll be able to beat them all to death as long as they don't have a Sunmoon around."

Su Yu sighed regretfully. In the end, he was only in such a dilemma due to his lack of strength. How nice would it be if he was as strong as Mo Duona? That was someone who could put up a fight even against Sunmoons. As for the death spirits that would appear after someone was killed, that was not a concern for him either.

At that thought, Su Yu grabbed a random passerby. Under the passerby's surprised expression, he asked, "Brother, may I ask you a question?"

"...Sure."

This human was capable of stopping him with a casual grab. What else could he do but answer?

"I heard that the death spirits will only appear because of blood. If I start sprinkling blood everywhere, will the death spirits appear?"

"..."

The passer-by, who happened to be someone with the body of a human and the head of a bull, looked at Su Yu like he was looking at a madman. After a long while, he answered, "No. Blood of the dead won't work. But the blood of the living will work. For example, you might be able to lure them out with your own blood...but the death spirits will not stop following you after that."

He didn't care if this human wanted to die. But he definitely didn't want to get involved.

With a pensive look, Su Yu asked, "Did anyone try this before? For example, luring some death spirits out to deal with their opponents."

"Yes." The bull answered, "Some experts tried this before. They discovered that only the blood of the living worked. But most of them died before they could even get their enemies killed. Thus, this is a method very few will try. If you wish to test it out...I don't think experimenting on yourself is a good idea."

The bull had seen way too many lunatics. Thus, he wasn't too surprised that there was yet another lunatic standing in front of him. But this lunatic better not drag him into the madness as well.

Su Yu asked nothing else and released his grip, allowing the bull to leave. Shortly after, he entered a different building. He took out his index copy and wrote something on it, "Buying information regarding the mystic armor race's strength in Heavendoom City, including information on the strength and location of the immortals who had arrived yesterday."

As for whether those new arrivals were really immortals, it didn't matter. He was simply making a shot in the dark.

He called this strategy. If the newcomers weren't immortals, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion would naturally have nothing to sell. In that case, he would have his answer. The newcomers were divines.

He only needed to pick one out of two. Thus, it wasn't that hard of a guess. If he guessed correctly, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion would still be unaware of what he knew. Perhaps they might even reduce the price thinking that he actually knew more. Not long after, a reply came.

"We're open for this transaction, but we don't have their exact location. They are most likely residing in the headquarters of the mystic armors. Do you wish to buy real-time updates of their location?"

"Yes. Name your price."

Su Yu cursed inwardly. So it was really the immortals. Damn them!

After a short while, a reply came, "For this transaction, you may receive the information regarding the mystic armors for free. As for the information regarding the immortal geniuses, it's worth a drop of Sunmoon blood essence. As for their location, you can receive constant updates with one drop of Sunmoon blood essence per hour."

Was this daylight robbery? He would only be able to get about a dozen drops of blood essence from killing a Sunmoon. So in the eyes of these people, the lives of Sunmoons were so worthless?

"Do you take merit points?"

"Yes. Fifty thousand merit points for a drop of first-stage Sunmoon blood essence."

He knew they would accept it. After all, the Heavenly Hunt Pavilion seemed to have its own network inside the Human Realm as well. But the price was too excessive. This was absolutely overpriced.

Immortal geniuses...

After thinking about it, Su Yu checked the ranking. Before long, he replied, "What's the price for information and location of Xuan Wuji, the fourth-ranked genius in the Heaven Index?"

"..."

No reply came.

Su Yu snorted and pushed on, "Are you not interested in this business?"

After a long while, a reply came, "We are, but Su Yu, this conflicts with the previous information you wish to purchase."

The Heavenly Hunt Pavilion was no fool. Information about different geniuses would naturally be priced differently. Su Yu only needed to ask the price for all the immortal geniuses. Before long, he would be able to determine who the newcomers were.

Su Yu replied, "Why should I care about that? Haven't you guys been claiming that you are always open for business? Haven't you guys been claiming that you are always fair in doing business? Since I'm buying, I naturally need to ask about the price. How are we supposed to do business if you refuse to tell me the price?"

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