I'm not just human!

Then Shafa wouldn't mind revealing his identity as a member of the Gilgamesh family.

It's important to understand that while the Gold Miners' Guild's influence spans the entire universe, making it a behemoth almost on par with the Gilgamesh family,

However, it was only a branch established on Caligi, not the headquarters.

And he himself was the head of the Gilgamesh family, the great-grandson of Emperor Sharatul!

If the two major powers were to clash over this, the Gold Miners' Guild would almost certainly make concessions. There was no need to offend the head of the Gilgamesh family for the sake of a branch member.

when--!

Just then, a distant and ancient bell rang out, as if it had traveled across time, spreading far and wide across the sea and causing ripples to spread across the surface.

Xia Fa felt a chill run down his spine, and his gaze suddenly turned to the sky not far to his left.

A pelican was flying overhead, carrying a red snapper in its beak, but perhaps affected by the sound of the bell, it was momentarily distracted, and the red snapper in its beak naturally fell to the ground.

Suddenly, the red snapper, which was about to fall into the sea, inexplicably rose again, and even the water droplets around it were thrown up.

The pelican that had already flown over this area involuntarily retreated backward and returned to its original position.

Just as it returned to its original position, the red sea bream "flew" back into its mouth, perfectly timed.

Everything looked as if this area had been briefly reversed in time.

when--!

Another distant chime rang out, and the next moment, the mysterious artifact Xia Fa had once seen, the "Time-Distorting Clock Tower," appeared in that location.

Both the pelican and the red snapper, having been struck by the white wall of the time-distorted clock tower, shrunk into a baby bird and a small fish.

Then, they transformed into smooth, white bird eggs and translucent fish roe, which then "plop" fell into the sea, splashing up a few waves.

Xia Fa clicked his tongue in amazement. Although compared to the True Mystic Treasures, the Outer Mystic Treasures were nothing, if they were not compared to the True Mystic Treasures, each of the Outer Mystic Treasures was a deadly weapon.

I may not need any more divine treasures for weapons, but it seems like I could get some defensive or special-function divine treasures... Anyway, I have over 50 million gold pounds, so I might as well spend them.

However, now is not the time to think about that.

Xia Fa raised his head and looked at the roof of the clock tower where time was distorted.

The veteran transcendent monarch, whose half-body was a fiery skeleton and the other half was ashen and emaciated, was sitting on it at this moment.

But unlike before when he closed his eyes to rest, this veteran transcendent monarch looked at the scattered mobile armor parts and metal fragments all over Sea Urchin Island, and then glanced at Xia Fa with considerable surprise, his cloudy old eyes flashing with astonishment.

Fukuzawa Ren subtly took in everything that happened on the spot, then looked up at Xia Fa with a smile that made it hard for anyone not to like him.

"Mr. Xia Fa, I'm sorry to have startled you. I have a question I'd like to ask you first."

Xia Fa's gaze narrowed slightly:

"Ask away."

Seeing that Fukuzawa Ren did not immediately launch an attack, his attitude softened somewhat.

Fukuzawa Ren smiled rather kindly:

"You didn't initiate any physical altercations with Nerva before this whale watching event, did you?"

Xia Fa said calmly:

"No, on the contrary, He has always regarded me as a thorn in His side, fearing that I would steal the prize that should belong to His ancient whale-hunting family."

Fukuzawa Ren laughed:

"Sure, sure. Actually, we've already investigated most of the matter; we just need you to confirm it in person. In that case—"

He snapped his fingers, and with a "snap," the time-distorted clock tower beneath the Gothic-style pointed white walls opened.

Behind the open door were three rulers, nearly twenty angels, and countless demigods.

The clock tower is not very big, only about ten meters high and about five meters long and wide, yet it doesn't feel crowded at all with so many people inside. It's as if there's an even more spacious area inside.

Of course, Xia Fa was not surprised. It would be strange if a complete outer mystic treasure didn't even have a subspace.

"Based on the movements of all the forces we know today, of course, only those who came to participate in our whale watching festival, and the questioning and investigation we just conducted, it is indeed true that after Nerva saw you reveal the fifteen colors of light, he was afraid that you would steal the prize from this year's whale watching festival, so he secretly used the connections of the ancient whale-hunting family to take action against you."

Fukuzawa Ren continued with a smile, a rare hint of appreciation appearing in his eyes:

"Fortunately, Mr. Xiafa, you are young and promising with considerable strength. Not only were you not killed by Nerva, but you also killed Nerva and Long Taoyi, the president of the Spirit Master Association whom he invited."

As he spoke, the head of the Gold Miners' Guild on Karigi Star looked Xia Fa up and down, clicking his tongue in admiration:

"Truly worthy of being called a genius who could defeat Tefalo."

Seeing this, Xia Fa felt completely relieved.

Since the Gold Miners' Guild was willing to act impartially, he was saved a lot of trouble.

“These people,” Xia Fa pointed to the Overlord and angels imprisoned in the Time-Warped Clock Tower, “are they all responsible for monitoring and tracking me?”

Fukuzawa Ren nodded:

"Yes, they've all been caught, not one has been missed. They will be taken away by the enforcers of our Gold Miners' Guild and imprisoned in the extraordinary dungeon of our Gold Miner's Star for ten years as a warning."

ten years?

Xia Fa was somewhat surprised. If it were angels and demigods who were imprisoned, that would be normal. However, there were three sovereigns among them who were imprisoned for ten years.

Of course, despite his surprise, he also felt a sense of satisfaction at having vented his anger.

However, no matter what, these people were involved in the operation to kill him, and Xia Fa would not really let them go.

Let alone ten years, I'm afraid that in just one more year, I will become a god. At that time, I will personally go to the extraordinary dungeon of the Gold Miners' Guild and clean up these people one by one.

Thinking of this, Xia Fa raised his head, forcing a smile on his face:

"Very well, your Gold Miners' Guild is indeed fair and just in its dealings. In that case, I have no objections."

Seeing this, Fukuzawa Ren's smile deepened:

"It's good that you're not pursuing this matter. By the way, this time it was our Gold Miners' Guild's oversight that caused the problem. On behalf of the Gold Miners' Guild, I'd like to compensate you with a gift worth ten million gold pounds. Mr. Shafa, what kind would you like?"

When He said those words, it was visible to the naked eye that the ruler, the angels, and the demigods imprisoned in the Time-distorted Clock Tower all felt a pang of pain.

After all, as Fukuzawa Ren said before, the money was actually provided by them.

Xia Fa pondered for a moment. Directly asking for a Hegemon-level secret contract would be too obvious. After all, the outside world only regarded him as the signatory of the Silver Throne and the future extraordinary monarch. In other words, in the eyes of others, he had already signed a Hegemon-level secret contract, and it would be useless to ask for other Hegemon-level secret contracts.

Besides the supreme-level secret agreement, what he needs most is—

Xia Fa's gaze sharpened, and he made a decision:

"Compensation is unnecessary, but since your Gold Miners' Guild is so selfless and unwilling to let anyone who comes to participate in the whale watching event suffer a loss, well... I'll reluctantly accept it. Do you have any Pure White Light-Chasing Silver?"

When Fukuzawa Ren heard Xia Fa say that "there is no need for compensation," he was initially pleased, but after Xia Fa finished speaking, he could only smile bitterly to himself.

This Xia Fa not only possesses such remarkable strength and potential at such a young age, but also has quite high emotional intelligence. He managed to put Him in a difficult position with just one sentence, leaving Him with no way to renege on the debt.

Although Fukuzawa Ren had no intention of defaulting on his debt.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Xiafa, but Pure White Light-Chasing Crystal Silver is such a sacred metal that it is extremely rare and precious. Even our Gold Miners' Guild has a hard time keeping it. It is usually bought up by various important figures, and we cannot refuse their requests."

He paused, then, seemingly to show sincerity, explained further:

"After all, you know that the Silver Throne you signed is the most powerful attack among the ten overlord-level secret contracts."

"In contrast, the pure white light-tracing crystal silver that you can absorb is also the best choice for rulers and extraordinary monarchs to enhance their attack power when crafting their own secret treasures."

"Therefore, people have been buying our gold miners' association's gold at high prices, and some have even prepaid several times the amount as a deposit. As soon as it appears, it will be snapped up immediately."

Xia Fa had known this for a long time, just as corrosive, rusty iron, due to its unparalleled ability to gather energy, was the greatest favorite among those with supernatural abilities in the mechanical realm.

Pure white light-traveling crystal silver has been in demand from a wider range of perspectives because it can greatly enhance the attack power of secret treasures.

"Hmm... How about this? I'll add one million gold pounds. You just need to get me some pure white light-traveling silver that weighs the same as ten million gold pounds. Don't include the extra one million gold pounds."

Xia Fa began to speak, saying that while pure white light-chasing crystal silver was indeed scarce, he simply did not believe that the Gold Miners' Guild, which had opened extraordinary shops on many inhabited planets throughout the universe, had no reserves.

Fukuzawa Ren smiled apologetically;

"I'm sorry, Mr. Xia Fa, we really don't have that."

Xia Fa replied without hesitation:

"What if I add two million gold pounds? Would that be possible?"

Fukuzawa raised an eyebrow, but his face still wore an apologetic smile:

"Really, no, Mr. Xia Fa, you have to believe me. When we do business, the most important thing is to be honest."

Xia Fa smiled mysteriously:

"Three million gold pounds, that's the highest price I can offer. You won't lose money no matter what, and you might even make a profit."

Fukuzawa was now truly tempted. A thoughtful look appeared on his fat face. Suddenly, he turned his head and exchanged a glance with the old man sitting on the top of the Time-Twisted Clock Tower.

The old man, half a flaming skeleton and half a withered husk, nodded slightly and then casually patted the roof.

With a creak, the doors of the Time-Twisting Clock Tower closed, cutting off the sight and perception of those rulers and angels.

“Shafa, you can raise the price by three million gold pounds, but there is one additional condition.”

The old man pointed to the sea urchin island below:

"We want Nerva's body, as well as the remaining parts of the Ancient Slaughter Machine that you destroyed."

Xia Fa looked at the dark red chunks of flesh scattered everywhere in the sand, and the broken mechanical parts strewn all over the place. He really couldn't understand what the Gold Miners' Guild wanted this for.

But since it was useless to him anyway, he readily agreed.

Three million gold pounds, plus these recycled gadgets, in exchange for two pure white, light-seeking silver crystals the size of soybeans—that's an incredible profit!

Of course, this also includes the ten million gold pounds in compensation promised by the Gold Prospectors' Guild, but since it's not their own money, it's not that painful.

"Okay, it's a deal then."

Xia Fa made a decisive statement, settling the matter directly.

The old man nodded slowly, then suddenly tossed it away.

Two beams of silver light immediately illuminated the sky, carrying a pure white light of holiness and purification, and flew in a graceful arc through the air towards Xiafa.

Xia Fa reached out and scooped it up, then opened his palm to see...

A pure white, light-reflecting silver crystal the size of half a cherry!

Judging by its weight alone, this is worth at least fifteen million gold pounds!