Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 580: Showdown
When Zhao Hai heard Billy say this, he couldn't help but smile slightly and said, "There's no need to worry. The place I'm inviting you to settle is not Golden Island, but the true root of our Budah family. There, only members of the Budah family and some slaves exist, with no one else around."
Billy and Juno were momentarily taken aback when they heard Zhao Hai's words. Then, both of their eyes brightened with excitement. Juno looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Could it be that those 100,000 slaves you bought earlier have been sent there?"
Zhao Hai paused for a moment, then smiled slightly and replied, "It seems you both are already aware. Yes, those slaves have been sent there, and not just them; even the winery and several other processing factories have been set up there."
Billy might not have fully understood, but Juno was quite clear. The Budah family's business was extensive, especially with the numerous products from Peach Blossom Spring and the specialties of the orc tribe, many of which required processing.
Billy looked at Zhao Hai in confusion and asked, "Apart from Golden Island, what other territories does the Budah family have? I haven't heard that the Budah family has acquired new territories in the past two years."
Zhao Hai smiled slightly and responded, "There's no need to acquire new territories. It would be a shame not to utilize such a large territory that we have. That vast territory is almost equivalent to the area of the Aksu Empire."
Both Billy and Juno were stunned for a moment, and then they quickly realized that the territory Zhao Hai was referring to was the Black Earth Wilderness. That was indeed the largest territory in the world and originally belonged to the Budah family.
However, Billy and Juno, along with everyone on the continent, knew what was going on in the Black Earth Wilderness. They exchanged puzzled glances, and Juno cautiously asked, "But isn't that place already shrouded in the poisonous mist from the Corpse Swamp? Can people even live there?"
Zhao Hai smiled slightly and said, "Every poison has an antidote. Have you both forgotten that my staff came from there? Our Budah family has almost completely controlled the Corpse Swamp. When we fought against other families in the past, those beast-shaped ninth-level experts were all magical beasts from the Corpse Swamp."
Both Juno and Billy trembled slightly. Suddenly, they recalled the prophecy of the dwarf clan, which mentioned that the five restrictions would be lifted!
The manifestation of the divine artifact had already been realized, and now that the Budah family had also controlled the Corpse Swamp, it meant that the secrets of the Corpse Swamp had been uncovered, making the prophecy one step closer to fulfillment.
They looked at each other, both seeing hints of shock in one another's eyes. Zhao Hai looked at them in confusion, as he knew they would be surprised, but their reactions seemed a bit strange.
Billy sighed and said, "Is it destiny? Could it really be fate?"
Juno also sighed, "It seems that way. Now we just need to wait for news from the Spirit Clan."
Zhao Hai looked at them in confusion and asked, "What’s going on? What are you talking about? I don’t understand."
Billy sighed and explained the prophecy of the dwarf clan to Zhao Hai. The prophecy was quite simple and could be understood from its literal meaning, so Zhao Hai grasped it quickly.
His expression changed dramatically. He knew more about this matter than Juno and Billy did. They clearly did not know about the great war among the clans and the participation of divine-level experts and divine artifacts, but he was aware.
Seeing Zhao Hai's change in expression, Billy thought it was due to the prophecy and sighed again, saying, "I increasingly believe that the 'non-king of kings' mentioned in the prophecy refers to you. Because you have almost completed two tasks mentioned in the prophecy."
Zhao Hai forced a smile, sighed, and then turned to look at the two, helplessly saying, "In fact, although I’m not familiar with this prophecy, I know more than you do. I even know things about the God Realm..." Zhao Hai then shared what he learned about the divine race from the blacksmith with Billy and Juno.