CHAPTER 970: CHAPTER 968: THAT SCARED THEM?

After a hearty feast, Zhang Menglong and several young elves gradually became familiar with each other, even starting to call each other brothers.

"Brother Zhang, you’re much kinder than the other people from the Ritian Sect. You’re the first generous and kind person we’ve met," Blake said. "You don’t know, in this Treasure Hunting Space, we sometimes even have to be wary of people from our own civilization."

"Actually, that’s just your prejudice against us from the Ritian Sect," Zhang Menglong said. "Like you just said, did you personally witness the actions of people from the Ritian Sect?"

The four shook their heads; they had, of course, only heard rumors and hadn’t seen it themselves.

"See? You haven’t even seen it with your own eyes, so how could you know that people from the Ritian Sect are all so fierce and evil?" Zhang Menglong laughed. "If you hadn’t heard of us before, what would you think our organization is like?"

Blake was taken aback, "Brother Zhang, with you being so kind, the others in your organization must be kind as well."

"Exactly! Many things are preconceived notions. Without the facts, there is no right to speak. People say the Ritian Sect robs and kills everywhere, and you believe it? I think they’re just jealous!"

Zhang Menglong continued, "This time, this treasure trove opened, and we got as many as fifty thousand spots. As the saying goes, big trees attract wind. Others have opinions about us and want to destroy our reputation in this way, inciting everyone to resist us. If you believe it, these people will have achieved their aim."

"Brother Zhang, you’re absolutely right!" Dai Anxi looked at Zhang Menglong with admiration. Ever since he appeared like a hero and scared away those despicable sneak attackers, she became his biggest fan.

"Actually, what they say isn’t entirely true, but not completely false either," Zhang Menglong said. "We from the Ritian Sect are reasonable people. You respect me a foot, I respect you a yard. If people don’t offend us, we won’t offend them. But if someone insists on provoking us, we won’t be easy to bully. I guess our people were forced to retaliate."

"That’s true," Blake nodded, convinced by Zhang Menglong’s reasonable arguments, completely brainwashed.

"By the way, after the Beast Tide, this Treasure Hunting Space is very dangerous at night. It’s about to get dark. Where do you plan to go?"

"I was just about to discuss this with you," Blake said. "We elves have some special abilities that allow us to blend our aura with nature. Even at night, the beasts might not find us, but it’s not a long-term solution. We’ve heard from other Treasure Hunters that there’s a large city in the north, and we’re planning to head that way."

"There’s a city nearby?" Zhang Menglong’s eyes lit up. If so, the second branch of his chain hotel could be settled.

"We’ve only heard it from others, but there shouldn’t be any problem. Do you want to travel with us? It’d be good to have company along the way."

"Alright." Zhang Menglong was feeling quite bored alone, so having someone to chat with was delightful.

...

After traveling north for three days, they finally saw a majestic city. This city was shaped like an island, floating in the sky like the City in the Sky.

"Finally there!" Blake and the others breathed a sigh of relief. "It’s exactly as they described, a city floating in the sky."

"What a beautiful city!" Everyone gazed up at the City in the Sky. If Zhang Menglong’s city was a future city full of technological vibes, this was a dream city existing only in fantasy.

"Let’s go! Get a feel for the situation first." Zhang Menglong led the way towards the entrance, casually pulled someone over, and started chatting, "Brother, want a pack of spicy strips?"

The Treasure Hunter curiously took one and put it in his mouth. Moments later, his eyes almost sparkled because he felt that this thing called spicy strips was even more powerful than the Genetic Transition Potion!

Responding to Zhang Menglong’s questions, he answered everything swiftly. Zhang Menglong quickly got the information he wanted, and the Treasure Hunter, clutching the half pack of leftover spicy strips, ran away as if fleeing for his life.

"How is it?"

"Got it all clear," Zhang Menglong said. "This city is jointly controlled by Treasure Hunters from three very strong Level Five Peak civilizations. They have more than 200 people in total, with the strongest being a Level Six Life Form, and the rest are all Level Five Peak Life Forms!"

"What? A Level Six Life Form?" Everyone was shocked. Each time, someone might receive some great creations in the Treasure Hunting Space. Some obtained rare treasures, some had explosive growth in strength, and some directly broke through the shackles of Life Levels to become an immortal Level Six Life Form!

But only a few have such luck. Among trillions of civilizations and billions of beings, only a few hundred become such individuals every time.

"Their king seems to have bought a Power Pill from our Ritian Sect and leveled up upon entering the Treasure Hunting Space."

"They really shelled out for this, huh!"

"A Level Six Life Form is indeed enough to overawe a city!"

Now, the available Power Pills on the market were almost unavailable, their price even five to six times higher than when Zhang Menglong initially released them, and at such prices, still hard to procure.

The group reached the city’s entrance, where dozens of Level Five Peak Life Forms maintained the city’s stability, and everyone had to go through identification to enter.

"Every person entering the city must register their civilization and name. The entry fee is 100,000 Cosmic Coins per entry. Inside, various accommodations are provided, ranging from 500,000 to 5 million Cosmic Coins a day."

"This price is not too expensive." The elves nodded.

"Indeed, not expensive," Zhang Menglong smiled, cursing them internally for keeping it so cheap. What are they aiming for? Can they do business properly?

"Newcomers register here," the gatekeeper Treasure Hunter said haughtily.

"Celia Cosmic Empire, Blake."

"Celia Cosmic Empire, Alvin."

...

"And you?"

"Twin Whales Cosmic Empire, Zhang Menglong."

"Twin Whales..." Suddenly, the Treasure Hunter’s pupils dilated several times, "You’re from the Twin Whales Cosmic Empire?"

As everyone knows, the Ritian Sect comes from the Level Five Elementary civilization known as the Twin Whales Cosmic Empire.

However, he was just a bit shocked—they were only on guard against people from the Ritian Sect. "Which organization are you from?"

"Oh, I’m from the Ritian Sect!"

"Ritian Sect? You’re from the Ritian Sect?" At that moment, the Treasure Hunter’s expression changed dramatically.

Not only him, but others guards also looked as if they had seen a ghost.

"Everyone enters the city immediately, close the gates, activate defense systems at full power, notify the City Lord immediately, highest alert level! Attention, this is not a drill, attention, this is not a drill!"

Everyone rushed into the city like startled birds, the gates shut tight, and the Protective Shield was activated. Such a scenario hadn’t occurred since the Beast Tide first struck.

"What’s happening?" Zhang Menglong and the elves looked at each other, "Do I look that scary?"

Blake and the others shook their heads.

"No way? Could it be that just the words Ritian Sect scared them?"