In Douluo Continent, the Pope used me as a substitute for my first love.

Chapter 243 The Renowned Free Guild

On that day, a small team of deacons, accompanied by several ordinary members of the Spirit Hall, set off from the Spirit Hall branch in Notting City, carrying large and small bags, heading towards the Spirit Village.

I won't go into the specifics of what happened, but in short, after that day, old John, a simple and honest man who had lived his whole life, became a "successful person" in the eyes of many other villagers.

Afterwards, the already well-known village of Souls gained even more prestige around Nottingham City, and Old John, the village chief, naturally became more famous as well. Although he was a lonely old man without any children or descendants, people often visited him and chatted with him in recent years.

Old John, having lived to such an advanced age, could, to be honest, sense that something was amiss.

If he truly received this treatment based on the number of commoner soul masters who emerged from Shihun Village, then he should have received it long ago.

Certainly, something unexpected must have happened, or perhaps a "big shot" has emerged from among the promising Soul Masters who have emerged from Soul Village in recent decades, which is why Soul Village and he have been secretly taking such good care of them.

However, although he had thought of these things, he never intended to investigate them further.

It's good to be a little confused sometimes.

Old John often reminisces about a pitiful three-year-old boy from the Soul Village who he had adopted by chance about ten years ago. If the boy were still by his side, with his current "illustrious" status, even if the boy didn't end up becoming an excellent Soul Master, he could at least help him find a big-hipped, easy-to-give-child wife.

At this moment, Wang Zhao watched Old John, who was surrounded, from afar. He noticed that Old John was no longer wearing rough and tattered clothes and looked much cleaner and more presentable. He couldn't help but feel happy and a sense of loss.

He shook his head, silently turned his back, and suddenly a jade bottle appeared in his hand. After a pause, a small piece of paper appeared. Then, he paused again, loosened his grip, and the paper fell. A flash of crimson-gold soul power, symbolizing the ultimate blazing light, passed by, and the paper was instantly burned to ashes.

"well……"

Wang Zhao gazed leisurely, and used his powerful soul force to force open the stopper on the jade bottle. A pill flew out and was instantly melted into liquid by the crimson-gold light, then held in the air by the pure light soul force.

Then, Wang Zhao pointed his fingers into a sword shape, and the medicinal liquid in the air immediately changed shape, eventually condensing into a thin water arrow.

call out!

Silent, colorless, and transparent jets of medicinal liquid shot through the crowd with lightning speed and flew into Old John's mouth as he was speaking.

No one noticed this scene, including old John. He just suddenly felt a sweet taste in his throat, touched it, felt nothing wrong, and even felt warm and comfortable for a while, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Wang Zhao silently departed from afar.

He could repay the kindness of three years of care by living a peaceful and healthy old age, and by dying a long and peaceful death. This was the only thing he could do for old John.

As for taking him to see a wider world? To Wuhun City? Or even to see the entire Soul Master world, which is no longer significant in Wang Zhao's eyes? Or perhaps, to help him become a Soul Master?

This……

Whether it's repaying a debt of gratitude or seeking revenge remains to be seen. Now that he has achieved a peaceful life, Wang Zhao thinks it's best not to cause the old man any more trouble, after all, he's getting on in years.

At that moment, a faint sound came from behind Wang Zhao.

"Old John, I recently heard that the Spirit Hall of Notting City is planning to invite you to host the upcoming Sacred Festival. Is that true?"

"Of course."

Old John puffed out his chest slightly with a hint of pride.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a tall man in black robes walking with his back to him on a sparsely populated street in the distance.

Without giving it much thought, he quickly looked away and joined in the enthusiasm of those around him.

……

Wang Zhao walked along the streets of Nottingham with mixed feelings. Unconsciously, he passed by a tavern, so he went in after thinking for a moment, found a corner seat, and sat down quietly. He ordered drinks and some peanuts.

At that moment, several boisterous men were talking loudly in the tavern.

"Oh dear, ever since the Soul Beast Forest was closed last year, I've seen many of the hunters and soul masters who used to be stationed outside the Soul Beast Forest walls living much more comfortably. They've all basically married and started families. It's really strange."

"A drinker standing tall suddenly spoke."

Upon hearing this, someone nearby couldn't help but ask him curiously, "Brother, how long has it been since you last left the house?"

The drinker scratched his head.

"My home is in a residential area not far from the Soul Beast Forest in Notting City. I work as a blacksmith in a shop. I live a simple life, going back and forth between home and work, and I don't really interact with people much."

"Then this is something you don't know."

Soon someone enthusiastically explained it to him.

Have you heard of the Free Guild?

"Free Guild?"

The drinker was taken aback.

"I seem to hear passersby mention it often, but I've never asked them about it."

No wonder.

"Let me tell you, the story of the Free Guild begins with the Dragon King's Palace."

"You don't know about the Dragon King's Palace? Oh, you must know about the Spirit Hall, right? There used to be only one 'Palace' in the whole world, but now suddenly there's the Dragon King's Palace. You should be able to figure out the Dragon King's Palace's status now, right?"

"hiss!"

The drinkers couldn't help but gasp.

"That's truly terrifying."

"That's right."

"The Dragon King Palace is a super power with a legendary Title Douluo in charge. It is incredibly powerful. In recent years, it may have seized the opportunity of the closed-off era of the Soul Beast Forests in various places to establish the Free Guild under its name today."

"The Free Guild claims to be the end of boundless undertakings and a haven for the unemployed. It is a very large, free and open task and bounty platform that lives up to its name, 'benefiting the world without seeking personal gain' and 'able to solve any problem'."

"Hey, don't underestimate it. I wonder what secrets the Free Guild holds. The speed of information flow is incredibly fast. I feel that even the information network built by the Swift Clan, which used to be known as the fastest in the continent, working tirelessly day and night, couldn't achieve this level of efficiency."

"For example, there isn't a Free Guild branch in the small city of Notting yet. If you ask a Free Guild branch staff member in the main city of Fasno to upload a bounty, it might be seen by people in the distant Barak Royal City in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

"What does this mean? It means that if you have a very urgent problem that you need help solving, as long as you set an attractive reward and submit it to the Free Guild as a task, the Free Guild will search the whole country or even the whole continent for capable people or solutions to the problem very quickly."

(End of this chapter)