CHAPTER 386: CHAPTER 232: FIVE-EYED DEMON, XIONG MU (HAPPY NEW YEAR, DUCK!)

"Honorable sir, please allow me to fulfill my duties as a host and invite you to my residence..."

The Three-eyed Demon hadn’t finished speaking when Qin Shou waved his hand to interrupt, "No need, just accompany me for a stroll around this city, I’ll be leaving soon."

"Yes, sir." The Three-eyed Demon dared not refuse.

He shot beams of light from his three eyes, retracting the Monster Puppets back into the Demon Eye Space.

He cautiously glanced at the creature beside Qin Shou, a fusion of a Giant Dragon and a snail, and speculated in his heart.

Could this honoree have gone to the Earth territories to snatch a beast from an Earth Beast Tamer?

On the Monster Planet, cases where Demon Eye Star People go to Earth territories to capture beasts turning them into Monster Puppets are not unheard of.

But if they’re accidentally cornered by Earth cultivators, their lives might be in jeopardy.

The Demon Eye Star People have undeniable power on the Monster Planet, but that doesn’t mean they can act with impunity here.

Over the past centuries, Earth’s overall power has transformed, no longer an entity that can be easily trifled with.

Usually, unauthorized hunting of monsters incurs no reaction from Earth, but going overboard could provoke Earth people, so ruthlessly that even the Giant God Race would have headaches dealing with them.

Residing on the border city, he isn’t like the others of the Demon Eye Star People, who have a lack of proper insights on Earth people.

Thinking this, the Three-eyed Demon couldn’t help but admire the "Four-eyed Demon" before him.

...

While Qin Shou kept the Three-eyed Demon occupied, the Intelligent System successfully infiltrated the Yunle City network, logging into the Demon Eye Base City’s network through Yunle City’s equipment and obtaining significant internal data.

An hour later, Qin Shou bid farewell to the Three-eyed Demon and continued on his journey to the Demon Eye Base City.

There’s still someone to help find a wife!

By this time, Bai Yan should still be on the way to the Earth Base City!

Capsule Apartment.

"Respected Master, after collecting information from the Demon Eye Base City, it is advised that you temporarily refrain from appearing in the image of a High-level Magic Eye Noble to avoid any unforeseen events."

Galatron emitted a cold electronic synthesized voice from the Communicator screen.

Qin Shou raised an eyebrow, "What have you discovered?"

"Respected Master, from the internal network of the Demon Eye Star People, I have learned that they can obtain the magic eye of a Magic Eye Noble by killing one, which presents a certain chance of promotion to a noble with more magic eyes."

"What? There’s such a method? Doesn’t disguising as a High-level Magic Eye Noble become very dangerous?" Qin Shou was taken aback.

"Respected Master, ordinary Demon Eye Star People are unaware of this promotion method; only Eye Nobles with five eyes or more know about it.

It is precisely because of this method that the nobles on the Demon Eye Planet have suppressed this information, establishing the strictest noble hierarchy possible.

All to ensure the safety of the Magic Eye Nobles and maintain their long-standing ruling status.

This is also why it is advised not to easily disguise as a Six-eyed Demon before your strength improves.

If targeted by some powerful Five-eyed Demon, it would be very troublesome."

Qin Shou rubbed his brow, feeling a headache coming on.

He thought disguising as a Magic Eye Noble would allow impunity, but didn’t expect such a complication.

Plans can never catch up to changes.

Fortunately, this information was discovered in advance, otherwise, he might be killed someday without even knowing what went wrong.

Scary, indeed.

Qin Shou pondered, rubbing his chin; if only the Eye Nobles from five eyes and above know this method, then the most secure disguise is as a Five-eyed Demon.

Even if a Five-eyed Demon goes insane, they would target higher-ranked Six-eyed or higher Magic Eye Nobles, not plotting against those of the same level out of mischief.

However, between same-level Magic Eye Nobles, they can sense each other’s magic eye aura; to perfectly disguise, a Five-eyed Demon’s corpse is needed.

Qin Shou opened the virtual map, "Galatron, search for the nearest city guarded by the lowest strength Five-eyed Demon."

"Beep... searching..."

"Search successful, best target located..."

"Bailing City, 190 kilometers from here, guarded by a Unbreakable Realm Three Stars Five-eyed Demon, making it the best target."

Qin Shou touched his chin, "What background does this Five-eyed Demon have?"

"Beep beep... information searching..."

"Beep... This Five-eyed Demon is named Xiong Mu, the Five-Eyed Family behind him has already declined, leaving only Xiong Mu as a Five-Eyed Noble.

Because of Xiong Mu’s violent character and poor reputation, he’s disliked by same-rank Magic Eye Nobles and was eventually dispatched to the resource-limited Bailing City.

Slaying Xiong Mu poses less than a ten percent risk, with a less than twenty percent chance of identity exposure."

Qin Shou nodded, "Then it’s settled. Regardless of anything else, first obtain a Noble Pass."

...

Bailing City.

The entire city covers a significant area, and with a large population, even with average Earth Core resources, with proper governance, people should live in ease and abundance.

But due to the violent nature of Xiong Mu, the populace lives in fear, constantly worried and anxious, dreading falling ill and becoming a meal for the monsters.

Here, all elderly, weak, diseased, and disabled individuals are reduced to mere fodder for Monster Puppets.

All healthy young adults are forcibly sent to the mines to extract Earth Core Energy Crystals.

A vast expanse of fields is left to women and children, whose strength is insufficient compared to the tougher labor, leading to a severe decline in production.

The soil of the Monster Planet is unlike Earth’s; even the not-so-weak indigenous women struggle with this task.

And life is even more miserable for the young miners in the mining area; Earth Core Energy is already hard to extract, and with Xiong Mu’s relentless driving them to mine Earth Core Energy Crystals day and night, countless people have died from exhaustion.