I have an endless army of warriors, rampaging across the heavens.

Chapter 155! Who?! Investigate!!!

In the continent of sorcery, the 'Four Masters' are the most revered—

The first is called 'Spellcaster', which anyone can cultivate, but high-level practitioners are extremely rare.

The second is the 'Craftsman,' who can forge 'Spell Artifacts,' which have numerous effects.

The third is the 'Pharmacist', who can refine 'elixirs' and has many wonderful uses.

The fourth is the 'Scroll Master,' who can craft 'scrolls.' Scrolls can store various spells, which can save lives in times of crisis. Just now, Gongye Yangqiu tore apart the level four scroll, the Rock Guardian, and saved his life.

"The materials used in spell scrolls are precious, the drawing process is difficult, and the value is quite high. Apart from the second and third grade scrolls used by apprentices for practice, regular scrolls are generally at least fourth grade."

"A level four scroll is worth at least 150 gold coins, which is equivalent to a level three sorcerer's entire year's income."

Ordinary people can't afford 'spell scrolls', let alone use them.

But this obviously does not include Gongye Yangqiu.

Level 4 is ready to be used immediately.

Followed by.

He pulled a 'spell staff' from his sleeve, drew a circle in front of him, and chanted incantations. Instantly, a gust of wind arose, which formed a rope that tightly bound the enlarged Chu Yi, preventing him from breaking free no matter how much he struggled.

"This is--"

"Level 3 Spell: Wind Binding!"

Zuo Jing had never seen a spell before, but he had learned the names of many spells in Wuyun City through more than two hundred assassins. Combining this spell's appearance with Gongye Yangqiu's level, strength, and skill attributes, it wasn't difficult for him to guess the spell.

Zuo Jing isn't stupid.

"The Binding of the Wind".

"Something."

Even with Chu Yi's physical strength being 7+3+1=11 times stronger, he still couldn't break free.

Gongye Yangqiu's face darkened: "I thought he was some formidable character, but he's just a pretty face with no substance. He's wasted my level four scroll!"

Gongye Yangqiu was terrified by Chu Yi's transformation, scared half to death.

Seeing that Chu Yi was unable to break the 'Wind Binding', he was furious.

No!

If he had known this guy was so weak, and if he had known that his big hand had such little power, he wouldn't have needed to tear the level four scroll at all. He could have easily withstood it with just his level three sorcerer's 'Curse Veil'.

waste!

Such a waste!

How could Gongye Yangqiu not be angry?

"Once you fall into my hands, I'll make you wish you were dead!"

Gongye Yangqiu's eyes resembled those of a venomous snake.

Just then.

"Nineth Master!"

"What happened, Ninth Master?"

Upon hearing the commotion, all thirty members of the Black Rider squad rushed in, each one deeply concerned for Gongye Yangqiu's safety.

Zuo Jing and the others arrived silently. After the 'Rock Protection' on Gongye Yangqiu dissipated, he secretly instructed Chu Yi: "Explode! Explode!"

Chu Yi listened.

At that moment, it instantly activated 'self-destruct'.

The eleven-fold power exploded, posing a deadly threat to those of the twelfth rank.

An explosion at this moment—

Rumble!
"Oops!"

Gongye Yangqiu's expression changed drastically. The curse power within his body immediately reacted, forming a layer of gauze that protected him completely. Then, with a loud bang, he felt as if he had crashed into a wall or a mountain at high speed. His whole body ached, and countless bones were shattered.

Rumble!
The entire courtyard was blown up, and Gongye Yangqiu fell heavily to the ground, lying in a pool of blood, his fate unknown.

Not just Gongye Yangqiu.

Also destroyed in the explosion were thirty mercenaries from his Black Rider squad. These were all elites, each at least a level two sorcerer who had awakened their attributes. Not only was their sorcery more powerful and pure, but the power of their spells in actual combat was far beyond that of a level one sorcerer. They were definitely up-and-coming experts.

However, he was buried alive with Gongye Yangqiu at this time.

wrong.

"Gongye Yangqiu is still alive?"

The courtyard was filled with flying dirt as thirty assassins emerged from the ground, quickly cleaning up the battlefield and looting all the weapons, equipment, and valuables from the victims.

Zuo Jing, possessed by a death warrior, glanced at Gongye Yangqiu, who was still humming softly.

OK!

They still didn't die.

"Perfect!" "Take him back for questioning!"

Zuo Jing had two assassins carry the ill-fated Gongye Yangqiu and quickly retreat through the tunnel. Immediately afterwards, the other twenty-nine assassins also retreated swiftly.

……

"what!"

"check!"

"Who! Who has the audacity to kill Old Nine!"

Gongye Pei was furious. He was standing at the Black Rider squad's encampment, which was now in ruins.

Su Mingyang turned around and quickly reported: "There are a total of thirty different footprints, which came and went through the tunnel. Little Ninth Master is nowhere to be found. He has most likely been kidnapped and is still alive."

Gongye Peisheng's face was so dark it was almost dripping with water: "Who dares to kidnap members of my Gongye family from Wuyun City!"

This really stumped Su Mingyang.

It's not that we can't think of people.

It's not that there are too many people.

Although Gongye is one of the thirteen elders of Wuyun City, the vast city of Wuyun City is so large that even if the thirteen families joined forces, they might not be able to completely control it. Not to mention that the thirteen families have cooperation, competition, opposition, and even hatred among themselves, and it is not uncommon for them to trip each other up and resort to underhanded tactics.

This is only among the thirteen companies.

Also.

Because Wuyun City is near the Source Beast Mountain Range and is one of the entrance cities, it is very prosperous. Countless mercenaries and mercenary groups come and go through Wuyun City to hunt source beasts in and out of the Source Beast Mountain Range. Given Gongye Yangqiu's temper, it is not surprising that he has made many enemies and died many times.

What puzzled Su Mingyang even more was: "What methods did those people use to wipe out the entire Black Rider squad in an instant!"

He was Gongye Peisheng's strategist, known for his wisdom, resourcefulness, and extensive knowledge. However, after circling the scene, he could not discern which lineage or method of magic had caused the traces on the ground.

Weird!
Gongye Peisheng frowned: "Start with Lao Jiu's enemies, Mr. Su. Investigate who Lao Jiu's enemies have been and what conflicts they've had in the past three months, one by one. If investigating back three months isn't enough, then investigate back six months, a year, three years, five years! In short, we must find Lao Jiu! And rescue him alive!"

He just doesn't know what he's doing!

Those in the know understand—

"Fourth Master."

"Those people kidnapped Master Jiu most likely because they had some demands."

"We can send people to investigate and track them down, but I think that before we find anything out, someone will surely come knocking on our door!"

Su Mingyang is the one who knows what he's doing!
……

"Sent!"

"But it didn't spread much."

Zuo Jing ordered his assassins to break up into smaller groups and dig a basement underground. He wasn't in a hurry to interrogate Gongye Yangqiu; the guy hadn't woken up yet, and it was still unknown whether he was alive or dead.

He first tallied up the spoils—

"Seven magical artifacts of various styles, value unknown."

"A level 4 scroll costs 150."

"Six level three scrolls, each priced at 30."

"It is worth approximately 330 gold coins."

"2025 copper coins, 2882 silver coins, and 94 gold coins—this is the cash."

"Unfortunately, all the pills were destroyed in the explosion."

Zuo Jing, reflecting on his gains, couldn't help but sigh, "Working for someone else is definitely not as good as robbing."

As far as he knows.

In Wuyun City, the average commoner's annual income is about 30 silver coins, which is equivalent to 0.3 gold coins or 3 copper coins.

Once someone becomes a sorcerer, even a level one sorcerer, their annual income can be at least 10 times that of an ordinary person, which is about 3 gold coins a year. Some can even earn 20 or 30 gold coins a year, depending entirely on their individual abilities. Just like two college graduates, one earns 5,000 yuan a month while the other earns millions a year. It is not easy to generalize.

After returning from their mission, the Black Rider Squad not only had some spare cash on hand, but also accumulated a considerable sum in the squad's treasury, Gongye Yangqiu's private coffers.

All things considered, the total amounted to 123 gold coins after conversion to cash, equivalent to the annual income of a level two or even level three sorcerer, and equivalent to the income of a commoner in Dark Cloud City for 400 years!

Absolutely a huge sum of money!
but--

“A level 4 spell scroll can sell for 150 gold coins.”

"The spell manuals and cultivation techniques are all made by sixth-level spell masters, so I estimate they won't be much cheaper than spell scrolls."

123 gold coins.

It looks like a lot, but it's actually not much!
"Far from enough!"

"If we sell all the scrolls and then all the magical artifacts, the outcome will be roughly the same."

The difficulty lies in—

Stolen goods are hard to sell!
……

(End of this chapter)