Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 787 - Choosing Treasures

Chapter 787: Chapter 787 Choosing Treasures

In all the cities, Red Cliff City was at best of medium size, but it still housed a population of several hundred thousand.

The daily consumption of food and supplies by the residents of the city far exceeded what could be produced locally. A large portion came from the many villages below, as well as from trade with other cities.

Thus, the Holy Ancestor’s Way was a vital lifeline.

If the Holy Ancestor’s Way were cut off by rogues, Red Cliff City could hold out for at most a month or two before chaos would inevitably ensue.

This was something Zhao Zhenxuan absolutely could not tolerate!

This Innate expert had already dispatched multiple teams to exterminate the rogues, but each attempt ended in failure with significant losses.

To date, two Acquired masters had fallen in battle, and dozens of Marrow Refinement pinnacle martial artists had been lost, with even greater casualties among the others.

Red Cliff City, no matter its size, couldn’t withstand such continuous bleeding.

Wang Chen was shocked, “Are the rogues that strong?”

“Exactly,” Zhao Zhenxuan nodded gravely. “The leader of the rogues is at the peak of the Acquired tier!”

A peak Acquired tier acting as a simple thug and robber?

Wang Chen found it unbelievable.

Such a master, even if he couldn’t get by in one place, could surely thrive under an assumed identity in another city, much better than being a rogue, right?

Could it be for the thrill?

Zhao Zhenxuan offered a very reasonable explanation.

He speculated that the group of rogues harassing Red Cliff City was very likely supported by other cities.

It wasn’t an outlandish idea.

Cities supporting or forming bands of rogues to despoil other cities for supplies was a common occurrence, especially in years of poor harvests, when these incidents were particularly frequent.

Not only did these rogues attack the Holy Ancestor’s Way, but they also pillaged the villages under the city’s control, acting with extreme ferocity.

Red Cliff City had already lost contact with several villages and suspected that some might have fallen.

Therefore, eradicating this group of malevolent rogues had become the most important matter for Red Cliff City at the moment.

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The problem was that as the most important combat force in Red Cliff City, Zhao Zhenxuan couldn’t leave the city lightly to suppress the bandits.

“There are many spies of the rogues within the city.”

The Innate expert spoke in a low voice, “Once I leave, they will certainly cause trouble in the city.”

Rogues were best at guerrilla warfare; they would never confront Zhao Zhenxuan head-on, only employing sneak attacks and underhanded tactics.

Zhao Zhenxuan had to secure his own base, and that’s why he had come here to seek Wang Chen’s help!

After listening, Wang Chen asked directly, “What’s in it for me?”

In fact, Wang Chen was already tempted, because eradicating these infamous rogues would be no burden to him, and he could earn a substantial amount of Qi-Blood values.

But to simply agree without any negotiation would make him look cheap, wouldn’t it?

Wang Chen didn’t want to give the impression of being an easy mark!

“How about a Divine Weapon?”

Zhao Zhenxuan had obviously considered this question beforehand and responded without hesitation, “There are two Divine Weapons in the secret vault of the City Lord’s Mansion. After you exterminate this band of rogues, you can choose one!”

The Innate expert was bleeding inside.

Divine Weapons were so precious, and if not for the dire circumstances, he would never have thought of offering one as a reward.

“A Divine Weapon, huh.”

To his surprise, Wang Chen seemed disinterested, “I already have one.”

Not only did Wang Chen have a Divine Weapon, but he also had three!

Having more would be useless.

“You don’t want any Divine Weapons, now that really throws Zhao Zhenxuan for a loop,” “Then you say it!”

Zhao Zhenxuan had everything—money, women, power, Cultivation Techniques—but he estimated that these mundane things probably couldn’t move Wang Chen, so he simply threw the question back to Wang Chen.

Wang Chen was also a bit troubled—he didn’t lack anything!

After some thought, Wang Chen said, “How about this, you let me choose three items from your secret vault, excluding Divine Weapons.”

“Deal!”

Zhao Zhenxuan agreed without giving a second thought.

The treasures inside the secret vault of the City Lord’s Mansion were his personal collection, with the most precious being two Divine Weapons. Since Wang Chen didn’t want the Divine Weapons, Zhao Zhenxuan was completely willing to part with not just three items, but even a few more.

To show his sincerity, he said, “Let’s go pick them out now.”

This Innate expert proved quite cooperative, and Wang Chen didn’t refuse but followed him to the City Lord’s Mansion.

Without a doubt, the City Lord’s Mansion was the largest and most imposing complex of buildings in Red Cliff, a city within the city with tall walls and numerous estates.

Zhao Zhenxuan led Wang Chen straight to the heart of his mansion and, after dismissing everyone around, opened the doors to the underground secret vault.

The scale of this secret vault was on par with the one Elder Yao had on North Mountain, with almost everything displayed on shelves—weapons, tools, materials, Pills, Cultivation Techniques, and so on, though the quality was obviously lacking.

The most eye-catching items were undoubtedly the two Divine Weapons, a hammer and a stick.

But to Wang Chen, the Divine Weapons that Zhao Zhenxuan considered treasures couldn’t compare to his Overlord Spear and Moon Slaying Saber.

“The Shield Armor on the second row to the right, fifth slot up, is not bad.”

Just as Wang Chen was carefully making his selections, Elder Yao’s voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

Wang Chen nonchalantly made his way over and located the item the Nascent Soul True Immortal had pointed out.

It was a shield-shaped metal badge about the size of a palm, roughly two fingers thick, with a dark golden luster. Its surface was carved with countless intricate runes, but without the slightest hint of spirit.

“This is a Body Protection Magical Treasure,”

Elder Yao’s voice carried a hint of schadenfreude: “It’s a wonder which fellow cultivator brought it down.”

Those referred to as fellow cultivators by him must be of the same tier!

The objects remained, but the people were long gone.

Wang Chen didn’t even give it a second glance before immediately taking it into his possession.

This Magical Treasure couldn’t exert much power in the Foggy Mountain Realm, but once brought back to the Haotian Realm, its value would be immense.

He had come to this world with great effort, and it was only right for him to secure some benefits for himself.

Following Elder Yao’s guidance, Wang Chen then acquired two more quality items.

These items had been left behind by cultivators from the Lower Realm, and only those of the Nascent Soul tier could have brought items down, so whatever had been preserved until now had to be of high quality.

As for a native of this realm like Zhao Zhenxuan, he must have sensed their extraordinariness but couldn’t understand the origin and use of these items, so they were left to collect dust in the secret vault.

Over time, even he had forgotten about them.

Now, as Wang Chen unearthed and took them, Zhao Zhenxuan watched thoughtfully, his eyes flickering ever so slightly.

Not wanting the Divine Weapons but choosing these useless otherworldly items—if there was nothing particular about this, then he must be very foolish!

But Zhao Zhenxuan had no intention of going back on his word.

“All done.”

Wang Chen had made his choices from the other’s secret vault, feeling quite satisfied.

It was now naturally time to get to work.

“City Lord Zhao, please hand over all the information about these rogues to me,” Wang Chen said. “Within three days, I’ll bring you their heads!”

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