Devouring Evil Martial Arts, Eliminating Demons from All Heavens

Chapter 420 The Primitive Market

Chu Tianshu walked to the side and stood in front of the reporter's body.

Because this corpse had not been refined for long, its physical hardness, speed, and power when it actually pounced were actually much weaker than other iron bowl puppets.

The bald wizard only used this puppet as a temporary measure when he was in battle.

In the ensuing series of events, the corpse was neither fully refined nor armed, so it was not mobilized.

Chu Tianshu looked at the bluish face and found that it indeed resembled the face of the ghost he had seen in many ways, only the color was different.

"You, sir, do you perhaps know Bercy?"

Zheng Jing caught his breath, slowly stood up, and approached his friend's body.

"So we know each other."

Chu Tianshu said, "This reporter's only wish is to preserve the evidence he has collected..."

Yun Gu had already leaped down, and amidst the vast ruins, he reached out and grabbed an arm, pulling it outwards with a forceful yank.

He dragged the bald wizard out, and a small patch of ruins clattered and tiles rolled around.

"Tell me, where is all the evidence this reporter collected kept?"

The bald wizard was jolted awake from his daze by Yun Gu's question.

"What? What evidence have you collected? I don't know anything about it!"

The bald wizard was also shocked and frightened, and felt extremely wronged.

What kind of crucial evidence could attract such a group of people?

If the reporter had such a thing in his possession, why didn't he say so earlier when he was arrested?

If I had said so earlier... well, I'd already offended them anyway. If I had said so earlier, I would have found a secluded place to destroy the evidence, made things much cleaner, and escaped far away.

Chu Tianshu's experience has grown increasingly rich. Seeing that the bald wizard, despite his fear, still had an uneasy expression, he guessed that the wizard was up to no good.

"I suppose you didn't notice the evidence on the reporter's person."

Chu Tianshu stared at the man, his eyes revealing a series of marks that turned from blue to red. "But you should know very well what he had on him when you captured him, and where he left it behind!"

Enveloped by the bewitching power of the magic seal, the bald wizard instantly forgot the pain in his body and subconsciously tried his best to recall what Chu Tianshu had asked.

However, just as his eyes showed a hint of confusion, a struggle appeared on his face.

Several puppets in the courtyard that had fallen earlier but hadn't been targeted by the stomping feet had iron bowls on their heads emitting a faint glow.

It was a very inconspicuous light. The iron bowl, which was originally pitch black, now shone, making it appear only slightly shinier.

In the ruins there, there were also some puppets whose iron bowls on their heads were exposed, and they underwent the same change.

Chu Tianshu's eyes flickered slightly.

"You really are creative, managing to connect your mental power with these iron bowl skulls. When faced with a mental shock, you can share the burden with these magical corpse puppets' cold brains."

Chu Tianshu saw through the clues, but he didn't intend to use any isolation measures against those iron bowls. Instead, his eyes blazed with a red light.

Like a crimson cross in the southern sky, it made onlookers feel dizzy.

The struggle on the bald wizard's face vanished instantly, leaving him completely stunned.

There are limits to using the power of the bewitching puppets that are already dead, and Chu Tianshu directly exceeded those limits.

The bald wizard, who already understood Chinese, spoke in a measured and deliberate manner, reciting a place name and explaining how to get there from this town.

When he arrested the reporter, he casually discarded some of the reporter's belongings there.

Among the group behind Chen Taozhi, there was one who was most skilled in light-footed kung fu, and he immediately set off.

Sun Buyuan then went into the courtyard to examine the corpses.

"These corpses have been refined through rituals. To make items to nourish the soul, a small section of rib from the reporter's body would be the most suitable material."

As Sun Buyuan spoke, he reached out and stroked the corpse's face, closing its eyes first.

Although he had hesitated beforehand, he felt quite relieved that he could find a sorcerer to help these people rest in peace. Looking at the many corpses, he recited a prayer for their rebirth.

Zheng Jing, standing to the side, had already guessed what was going on, and his face showed a mixture of surprise and delight.

"It is a matter of chance that a person can leave behind a ghost after death. It is even more fortunate that the person has not yet entered the spirit world and been corrupted by ghosts and gods, thus erasing their original nature."

Chu Tianshu looked at the man and said, "But after death, people are quite different from when they were alive. I originally planned to take the reporter's ghost away and settle it after I finished some things."

"But I never expected that he would have such an expert friend as you. If you are willing, once the ritual implement is made and his soul is placed inside, you can take care of it and enjoy his full lifespan in the afterlife."

Zheng Jing nodded repeatedly: "I am willing. Although my lineage consists of archers, it is a path to spiritual enlightenment. With my strength, raising a little ghost will not be a problem. I will definitely take good care of it."

Yun Gu's gaze fell upon them.

"Although he is not an excellent Ba archer, his cultivation level is indeed quite good."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jing blushed slightly: "After I came of age, I didn't have many opportunities for real combat, which has brought shame to the clan's heritage. Sir, have you met the elders of our clan?"

"I've seen it."

Yun Gu chuckled, "They are indeed very senior. I've learned some things from those friends. I can teach you sometime." Just then, the team member who went to get the items returned quickly.

The abandoned place was located in the jungle, and although some time had passed, no one had picked up the items.

Chen Taozhi took the crossbody bag and looked through it. Inside was a camera with many photos, as well as a lot of paper manuscripts, all of which were first-hand interview materials.

He glanced at it briefly and then gave it to Chu Tianshu.

Chu Tianshu glanced at it twice and then nodded.

"Let's put it away for now."

Chu Tianshu then looked at the bald wizard and asked, "Where is your sorcerer's trading market located, and how large is it?"

The bald wizard said, "The location and scale are not fixed. The place was discovered last time, but no one will use it anymore."

Chu Tianshu asked, "Who organizes this kind of market? How do you contact the organizers?"

The bald wizard simply said, "I don't know who organized it, and I don't have their contact information."

Chu Tianshu was a little surprised.

Who organized it is unknown, and where it took place is unknown.

There's no way to contact them, so how did they manage to put together this market?
Zheng Jing then chimed in, "You're looking for this kind of market? That's really troublesome."

"Originally, there weren't many sorcerers in the Golden Triangle, but there were a few fixed trading locations."

"But in the last six months, there has been constant turmoil. Those trading points have all been destroyed. The total number of warlocks gathered here, their fighting and plundering among themselves has been almost endless, and their gains have skyrocketed."

"As a result, many temporary trading points have emerged."

Zheng Jing, who was quite knowledgeable in this area, explained it in detail.

These kinds of trading opportunities are entirely based on luck.

A few people are active here, and after trading, they stay for a while, and nearby warlocks may join them.

I'll take out any magical resources I don't need right away and see if I can exchange them for something more to my liking.

Such trading points are, of course, very vulnerable.

Without an organizer and without anyone to maintain order, even if they are not ambushed by bounty hunters, if any of the warlocks participating in the gathering have any thoughts of looting, it could easily lead to a bloody fight, and then they would scatter like birds and beasts.

Chu Tianshu was speechless for a moment.

It's the 21st century, yet there are still such primitive, fragile, and purely luck-based trading and gathering methods.

Indeed, chaos easily leads to backwardness, or even regression to primitive state.

Even if it doesn't manifest as technological backwardness or regression, it will directly affect certain aspects of the social system.

He suppressed the red light in his eyes, reached out and pinched the space between his eyebrows, and suddenly chuckled.

"Since nobody's doing this, let's just do it ourselves."

Chen Taozhi and Sun Buyuan exchanged a glance, both understanding each other perfectly.

We need to gather local intelligence and identify any clues that may be related to the Cave Heaven incident.

The best approach is to target these perceptive and meticulous sorcerers.

"Okay!"

Chen Taozhi said, "Now that these sorcerers have arrived in the area, it is our duty as an observation team to use some organizational methods to observe their ecology."

Sun Buyuan cautioned, "But evil sorcerers are all very vigilant, and it will probably not be easy for us to gain their trust."

"Who said we should try to gain their trust?"

Chu Tianshu said slowly and deliberately, "From the very beginning, we need to make our position clear when we hold this trade meeting."

"We do not accept members of evil sects whose practices are often inhumane!"

"Spells may not be able to define good and evil. If we exclude a small portion that are definitely not good, the remaining group should still make up about 70%."

“These are not heretical, or at least do not consider themselves heretical, and that is enough to bolster the trading gathering.”

As he spoke, he had already considered all sorts of possibilities and paused for a moment.

"However, to achieve significant results, we need to act quickly, especially in the initial publicity and promotion..."

Chen Taozhi immediately replied, "That's easy. We have professionals in our team, and we can get support from within the country at any time."

Chu Tianshu glanced at the number of people in the observation team and couldn't help but smile.

“That’s true. Our observation team isn’t really limited to just a few dozen people.”

It's still more comfortable back home.

In another world, if you need certain talents, you have to cultivate them yourself. But back home, if you need any kind of talent, you can just make a phone call and find someone to help.

(End of this chapter)