Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 511 Setting up a stall

Upon hearing that Qinghuo had asked him to be his follower, Zhao Shuibiao was not angry but rather pleased, feeling as if he had found a powerful backer.

"In this Holy Palace, there are already eight confirmed successors stronger than me, plus the three of them, including the Fallen Angel King Lucifer and the others, plus that newly ascended Angel King. This is a dangerous place. The guy in front of me is very likely the ancient saint Yu Baichen. Even if he isn't, his strength must be very powerful, far above mine. My intuition is never wrong. If I have this guy as my backer, I should be more secure..."

Thinking of this, Zhao Shuibiao smiled and immediately bowed to the avatar of Qinghuo, saying, "I am honored by your high regard, senior. From now on, I will follow you. If you need anything, please feel free to ask. I will serve you wholeheartedly and will not dare to slack off."

"Hmm? You agreed?"

Lei Chi was slightly surprised, thinking to himself that this guy was a coward, completely different from the Fallen Ones he had encountered before. He had actually agreed to be a follower without the slightest resistance.

After thinking for a moment, Lei Chi controlled his Azure Flame avatar and said, "Alright, from now on, you'll be my follower. Shui Biao, what kind of martial art do you practice?"

Zhao Shuibiao, with a fawning expression, said, "Master, Shuibiao has learned the King's Overlord Divine Fist!"

"Good heavens! He's even calling me 'master'! This guy's either a coward or a ruthless villain!" Lei Chi wasn't going to underestimate Zhao Shuibiao, and slowly asked through his Azure Flame avatar, "Have you got the license yet?"

Zhao Shuibiao said, "Get a certificate? Oh, Master, you mean the Level One Overlord War God Certificate, right? Shuibiao just got it!"

"Did you get it?"

Lei Chi's heart skipped a beat. This guy must be quite strong to have obtained the Level One Overlord War God Certificate.

He was no longer going to underestimate Zhao Shuibiao, and continued to talk to him, subtly trying to obtain some information about "system power" and "Yu Baichen".

After much persuasion, Lei Chi learned from Zhao Shuibiao that the Divine Tomb was a place where the system digested and nurtured its laws. Long ago, nine ancient saints joined forces to enter the Divine Tomb, attempting to steal the power of the system, but they failed.

Zhao Shuibiao mentioned that the elders of the Fallen Temple had jointly deduced that eight of the nine ancient saints had been confirmed to have perished, with only one still alive, but in a strange state.

This sage is none other than Yu Baichen.

Zhao Shuibiao clearly mistook Qinghuo's incarnation for Yu Baichen.

However, this red-armored fallen one knew nothing more about the power of the system and Yu Baichen.

Zhao Shuibiao also mentioned that previous generations of disciples had appeared in this ancient holy domain, and their strength was very powerful, which made Lei Chi quite concerned.

"Shui Biao, come with me to the Trial Tower!"

The Azure Flame incarnation put his hands behind his back and strode toward the Trial Tower.

"Yes, Master! Shui Biao, lead the way!"

Zhao Shuibiao immediately ran to the front of Leichi, opened the black ball, and took out a large black knife. Judging from his appearance, he really looked like a guard with a knife.

Before long, the Azure Flame Avatar and Zhao Shuibiao arrived at the foot of the Trial Tower.

A fallen angel sat cross-legged before the Trial Tower; that was none other than Gentis, the Fallen Temple Hunter.

Upon spotting Zhao Shuibiao, Gentis seemed pleasantly surprised and immediately stepped forward respectfully to bow, saying, "Genttis, Black Armor Hunter of the Fallen Angel Squad, greets Lord Breaker."

Zhao Shuibiao nodded nonchalantly, but said, "Move aside, make way!"

Gengdis was taken aback, but quickly stepped aside, not daring to show the slightest disrespect.

She recognized Zhao Shuibiao. Among the many lawbreakers in the Fallen Temple, Zhao Shuibiao was deeply loved by the elders, so even though he was not strong, his status was different.

In fact, among the many hunters of the Fallen Temple, Zhao Shuibiao's strength is a mystery. Those who say he is not strong are inferring based on his combat performance. In fact, this lawbreaker has never lost a fight, whether it is a private duel or a formal arena competition held by the temple. As long as Zhao Shuibiao is on the field, he has never lost.

Therefore, many people suspected that Zhao Shuibiao was hiding his true strength and believed that he was a super expert.

In addition, Zhao Shuibiao has a bad temper, especially when facing the Black Armor Hunters. He is arrogant and will beat and scold them if he is unhappy. As a result, he is considered the most untouchable lawbreaker in the circle of Black Armor Hunters. Some lawbreakers even secretly call him the "most evil lawbreaker". In the temple, hunters usually avoid him.

Zhao Shuibiao ignored Gengdis and turned to Lei Chi, bowing and scraping, saying, "Master, we've arrived at our destination. Are you here to participate in the trial?"

"No rush, let me set up a stall first..."

Zhao Shuibiao was clearly a little confused.

At this point, Gengdis was also stunned.

What's going on?

What did the most evil spellbreaker call that human player?

Owner?

Am I hallucinating?

How is that possible?

Next, the black-armored hunter overheard more of the conversation between Lord Zhao Shuibiao and the human.

"Master, you just mentioned setting up a stall?"

"That's right, setting up a stall! I have some equipment here that's useless to me, so I plan to sell it and exchange it for some cultivation supplies."

As he spoke, Qinghuo touched his storage ring, and a [Universe Edge], a [Meteor Divine Sword], two [Heaven-Breaking Divine Swords], a set of [King Overlord Divine Armor], and a set of [Unparalleled Divine Armor] flew out.

This scene stunned Zhao Shuibiao and made Gengdis's mouth drop open.

"Shui Biao, help me promote this! These equipment are really good; they can greatly enhance combat power and are very useful for outer sect disciples. Let me introduce them to you first..."

The Azure Flame Avatar gave Zhao Shuibiao a general overview of the attributes and effects of each piece of equipment. Zhao Shuibiao was even more surprised and became more wary of the Azure Flame Avatar.

After listening to the introduction by the avatar of the Azure Flame, Zhao Shuibiao patted his chest and said, "Master, rest assured, Shuibiao will definitely handle these equipment well... I wonder if you could bestow this King of the Underworld Armor upon me?"

"You're quite the impolite fellow," the Azure Flame avatar said with a smile. "If you can offer me something that appeals to me, I wouldn't mind bestowing this armor upon you!"

Zhao Shuibiao was overjoyed and quickly examined the black ball. After a moment, he took out a large pile of items and said, "Master, do you find these items satisfactory?"

Lei Chi looked closely and couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

Among the items Zhao Shuibiao took out were quite a few good things, including three universal gems, as well as the [Tear of the Star], the [Mother of Black Gold], and others.

"Barely worth a look!"

The Azure Flame avatar remained outwardly calm, but secretly collected all the items, then said to Zhao Shuibiao, "Take the King's Armor!"

Zhao Shuibiao was overjoyed. He felt he had made a huge profit and immediately bowed to express his gratitude. Then, he happily accepted the [King of the Gods Armor] and put it on on the spot.

"Truly worthy of being called divine armor, it perfectly complements my Overlord Divine Fist!"

Zhao Shuibiao clenched his fist, his expression full of excitement.

Gengdis hurried over to offer his congratulations: "Congratulations, Lord Shui Biao, on donning your divine armor!"

"Haha!" Zhao Shuibiao nodded, quite satisfied, and said to Gengdis, "Go and call Lucifer and the others to come and pay their respects to their master. Oh, and first, take out all your belongings as a tribute to your master!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Gengdis's face immediately fell.

"What? You have a problem with that?"

Zhao Shuibiao suddenly turned into a sinister expression, narrowed his small eyes, and stared at Gengdis.

Gentis took two steps back, not daring to disobey, and quickly took out a large number of items from her black sphere, gritting her teeth as she presented them to Lei Chi.

"You're a promising young man!" Lei Chi laughed heartily, and with a wave of his hand, he collected all the items.

Those items were quite valuable, including many high-grade materials. If pieced together, they would be enough to forge a Meteor Sword, with a considerable surplus.

"These materials must have been obtained by this little angel from the Lucky Treasure Chest, they're not bad..."

Lei Chi was very satisfied with Zhao Shuibiao's performance, and what followed pleased Lei Chi even more.

Gengdis quickly brought Yudara over. Zhao Shuibiao, behaving like a bully, forced her to take out all the cultivation resources from the black sphere.

This is a free gift!

Lei Chi accepted everything without question.

Yodara opened more Fortune Chests than Gentis and accumulated more high-level materials, which made Lei Chi very happy.

Originally, Lei Chi did intend to set up a stall. He wanted to exchange his custom-made equipment for a large amount of materials so that he could continue to refine equipment in the Refining Pavilion. In his view, this was a way to improve his "Refiner" level, and of course, he could also make a considerable profit from it.

Unexpectedly, after gaining a cheap underling, he immediately started a business selling five kinds of goods.

Before long, a red-armored spellbreaker arrived. Upon seeing Zhao Shuibiao, the spellbreaker snorted and said, "Zhao Shuibiao, what are you doing?"

Unfazed by the newcomer, Zhao Shuibiao shouted, "Megis, it's you! Grandpa's helping my master set up his stall. What, you have a problem with that?"

"You bastard! You are a Fallen Temple Spellbreaker, how dare you acknowledge this human as your master?" The red-armored Spellbreaker, called Megis, was furious. He then looked at Lei Chi and shouted, "Who are you? State your name!"

Before the Azure Flame avatar could react, Zhao Shuibiao shouted, "How dare you! Disrespecting your master is an unforgivable crime!"

"That's enough!"

A sharp voice rang out, and another red-armored spellbreaker appeared. This was a god-race individual, his exoskeleton resembling orange-red metal plates. He shouted, "Zhao Shuibiao, Megis, fighting is not allowed here, don't you know that? If you make a move, the guardians will expel you."

"Arsh, you've come at the right time! This Zhao Shuibiao actually acknowledged a human player as his master, he's really disgraced us!" Megis still looked furious.

Arsh looked at the Azure Flame avatar, about to say something, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the [Divine Will Cosmic Edge] out of the corner of his eye. He was stunned for a moment, then ran to Lei Chi with wild joy, exclaiming, "This is the Divine Will Cosmic Edge? The Void Sword God's exclusive equipment!"

Lei Chi nodded: "That's right, this is indeed a Divine Will Universe Blade. Do you want it? Trade it for cultivation resources or high-grade materials."

Arsh glanced at Lei Chi, quickly regaining his composure, and asked, "Just who are you, sir?"

Lei Chi said, "You may call me the Lord of Bliss!"

"The Lord of Bliss?" A glint flashed in Arsh's eyes, and he suddenly walked up to Megis and began to speak to him in a low voice.

At this moment, Zhao Shuibiao also approached Lei Chi and said, "Master, that Meijis is about the same strength as me. I'm not afraid of him one-on-one. However, Alsh is a little stronger than me. But don't worry, as long as you give the order, even if I'm expelled from the Holy Palace, I, Shuibiao, will go and take them down..."

"Understood, there's no need for you to risk your life for now!"

As he spoke, Qinghuo's avatar looked to the side. In the distance, Mo Lang, the captain of the Hunter Squad, and Lucifer, the King of Fallen Angels, were rushing over one after the other.

Mo Lang walked ahead and shouted loudly from afar, "The outer sect's senior sister has arrived! All bystanders, make way!"

Lucifer, the King of Fallen Angels, walked behind with an arrogant air, truly resembling a great figure.

The gaze of the Azure Flame avatar swept past the two of them and looked further back.

There was a simply dressed figure walking leisurely towards them.

Zhao Shuibiao also noticed the newcomers and immediately became tense. He retreated behind Lei Chi and whispered, "The one behind him is a previous generation disciple, I think his name is Sun Hu, he's very strong!"

"Very strong? How strong? Stronger than me?"

Anyway... he's better than me!

"All right!"

Lei Chi controlled the Azure Flame incarnation and looked at Sun Hu again.

Sun Hu appeared to be walking leisurely, strolling step by step, but in reality he was walking extremely fast, as if he had used the skill of shrinking the earth to an inch, and arrived at Qinghuo's avatar before Mo Lang and the others.

"Huh, the Heaven-Piercing Divine Sword! Although it's only the lowest standard version, it's still usable! I didn't expect there to be a weapon refiner here..."

Looking at the [Heaven-Shattering Divine Sword] that the Azure Flame avatar had taken out, Sun Hu said gently, "I'll take these two Heaven-Shattering Divine Swords. This one is for you! My name is Sun Hu. I hope you can quickly improve your weapon-refining level. If you can reach level three, come find me at the blacksmith shop in the secret realm!"

He threw a black iron ball towards Lei Chi, and then with a wave of his hand, he and the two Heaven-Shattering Divine Swords on the ground disappeared.

The Azure Flame Avatar frowned, but quietly put away the small black iron ball.

"This thing is no ordinary object!"

Lei Chi had already sensed the extraordinary nature of the small black iron ball. As soon as he got his hands on it, he keenly perceived an extremely sharp sword intent within it.

"This thing... is a sword pellet! A sword pellet containing the intent to shatter the heavens? Its power shouldn't be underestimated. Sun Hu, a former disciple of the Holy Divine Palace..."

The brow of the Azure Flame incarnation relaxed. Looking around, he said, "If you want the equipment here, then trade it with your cultivation resources and high-grade materials. The equipment is limited; it'll be gone if you're too late!"

"That's right, these are all real artifacts, hurry up if you want them!" Zhao Shuibiao shouted along.

A moment later, all the equipment crafted by the Azure Flame Avatar was replaced, but its gains were enormous. Not counting the Sky-Breaking Sword Pill and some miscellaneous items left behind by Sun Hu, the crafting materials alone were more than three times the amount of the materials used to craft the original batch of equipment.

A moment later, the crowd dispersed. Zhao Shuibiao glanced at the towering trial tower and asked, feigning curiosity, "Master, are you also an outer disciple now?"

As the Azure Flame avatar tallied its harvest, it nodded faintly.

"With your strength, Master, you could be considered an ancestor even among the most powerful forces. Why would you come here?"

The avatar of the Azure Flame looked at Zhao Shuibiao, who was clearly feigning innocence, and said, "This place is no ordinary place; you wouldn't understand even if I explained."

"oh."

Zhao Shuibiao dared not press further, but his respect for the Sacred Palace grew even stronger. He casually asked, "Master surely wouldn't stoop to being an outer disciple, would he?"

"That's natural, but there's no rush for a promotion."

"Oh... Master is staying here to participate in the trial?"

"No, you're the one who should participate!" The Azure Flame avatar smiled warmly and said, "You go through the trials, gather information for me, and when you come out, I'll tell you about each trial. I'll be of use to you."

"This..." Zhao Shuibiao hesitated for a moment, but ultimately dared not disobey Lei Chi's will. He quickly cupped his hands to the Azure Flame avatar and then entered the Trial Tower.

(End of this chapter)